H3O Church Podcast

What if God’s judgment isn’t about punishment, but healing? In this message from Hosea 4–6, Cam explores how Israel's story is our story and unpacks how God’s love is like a physician, diagnosing what’s broken, cutting to restore, and binding us back to life.

The book of Hosea presents a confronting metaphor. As we kick off our new teachings series, Todd steps us through this metaphor and how it reveals the endless love of God who doesn't give up on his people.

For the final episode of our Life Together series, Andrew looks at how Jesus called a rag tag bunch of people to help Him spread His message. Is it any different today? Can anyone be called by Jesus? If yes, how can we make that happen as a community?

This week, Todd shares how in a world that is so quick to define who's in and who's out, we can instead be a community defined by what direction we're headed.

Christian community may be nice, but it's also hard. This week Mon looks at how Jesus served his community, and how we should realistically approach our own community.

Despite the beautiful elements of Christian Community, it can also be really hard. This week, Todd breaks down the complexity of shame and it's ripple effect on us and our relationships and how Jesus has a greater promise for us than to stay stuck there.

This week Jess unpacks why we should share our joys and sorrows with each other and how it can help transform us more into a community of love.

In a culture that is increasingly disconnected, the table pulls us back together into a family. And in a culture that excludes, the table throws open its doors and makes room for the under-invited. This week Cam looks at the table and its central place throughout Christian history.

In a culture marked by loneliness and individualism, Jesus offers us something deeper: a community that doesn’t just feel like family, but truly is family. This week in our opening of a new series, Todd explores the New Testament vision of church as household, why discipleship can’t happen in isolation, and how cultivating different layers of community leads to transformation and belonging.

With all of the wisdom we have got from this James series, how can we apply it in our current moment? This week Todd gives us a framework to respond like Jesus.

How do we hold the tension of this passage and experiences of unanswered prayer? This week Mon delivers us a powerful reminder that prayers are powerful and we are encouraged to pray always. Scripture: James 5:13-18.

There's warnings all throughout scripture about the deceitfulness and power of wealth, and this week Cam explores James' prophetic judgement on the rich of his time and what we can take from it today as followers of Jesus living in the western world. Scripture: James 5:1-6 The link mentioned is: https://www.h3o.church/stewardship

Words don’t just fill silence, they form our souls. This week, Andrew looks at James 3:1-12 which reminds us that our speech carries the power of life and death, and calls us to become Spirit-shaped people whose words reflect the love and truth of Jesus.

We all face conflict, but James says the true battle starts in the heart. This week Todd explores how before we seek resolution out there, we’re invited to confront what’s going on within.

In a world obsessed with appearances and status, favouritism feels normal — and we often show it without even realising. This week, Mon shows us how James invites us to see others the way Jesus does: with love that’s impartial, inclusive, and rooted in grace.

James says to “consider it pure joy when you face trials”—but what happens when that verse is weaponised in the face of real abuse? Cam and Todd unpack the difference between redemptive suffering and preventable harm—and how the church can walk with wisdom, justice, and hope.

Suffering is something we avoid at all costs. But James opens his letter with a radical claim: that trials might actually be a gift. In this message, Cam explores what that means—and how it could change everything about how we face hardship.

Ever feel like you're trying to follow Jesus but your life’s being pulled a different direction? This week, Todd explores the quiet tension of divided loyalty, the invitation James offers toward wholeness, and how grace—not guilt—leads us back to a more integrated, grounded faith.

This week, Lyndal takes us through how reconciliation is at the very heart of the Gospel and is crucial for followers of Jesus to engage in. With this in mind, we look at National Reconciliation Week and the contextual example that is for us in Australia.

This week, we get a practical example of how Lucy, from Horizons Family Law Centre, lives out her faith in a line of work that has a reputation of being notoriously difficult to do so. More information on Horizons Family Law Centre can be found at horizonsfamilylaw.org.au

Continuing along our theme of the Sacred Work sermon series, Todd and Cam sit down and discuss, what happens if you find your job mundane, boring or can't work out how it contributes to God's greater plan.

This week Todd invites us to see our work—paid, unpaid, seen or unseen—as deeply meaningful to God. Whatever your role, your everyday faithfulness becomes part of God’s restoration story.

Why would a king ride a donkey instead of a war horse? Why would he wear a crown of thorns instead of gold? This Palm Sunday, Todd shows us how Jesus redefines power, leadership, and hope — and why his upside-down kingdom is still the best news the world has ever heard.

In a world overwhelmed by noise, how do we find what’s real? Lyndal this week shows us how Jesus calls us to discern by fruit, build on the rock, and stay anchored to His truth. This message shows us how to live faithfully in an age of confusion.