Ignite Life Church Gold Coast

In Old Testament times there was no concept of time as in 'clock time.' Life was regulated by the agricultural seasons and significant events such as wars and ascent of a new king. In the New Testament there are four Greek words for time, namely, chronos (historical time), kairos (special or 'God' moments), hora (the 8 divisions of the day - four night 'watches' and four daylight 'hours'), and aio...

This is the third and last part of a series on God's provision. This part focuses on 'getting' God's provision. I talk about the 'Divine Two-Step', namely, seeking first the Kingdom of Heaven and His righteousness and loving God with all we are.

On the first Sunday in February all the Ignite Life Churches in Australia joined online to hear from Ps Keith Walters. He shared a vision for 2026. In a nutshell the vision was this: In 2026 let us love God with all our heart, mind and strength. This is the foundation of Ignite's mission statement: 'Loving God and loving people, we are a church of disciples making disciples and raising leaders to...

One of the names of God is Jehovah Jireh. Some argue that Jireh is not a name, but a place of provision. This sermon focuses on Psalm 23, one of the best known scriptures in the Bible. Psalm Rod explains how this psalm describes God's provision for our bodies, souls and spirits.

We often talk about God as Jehovah Jireh and understand this as a name of God (God our provider) or a place (of provision). If we understand Jireh as God seeing us and seeing to it that He provides we find a link between Hagar's story in Gen 16 and Abraham's story in Gen 22. God's provision is not a transaction. He sees us and sees to it that He provides. This is relationship rather than transacti...

Are you a disciple of Jesus or merely a professing Christian? If you engage in a local church, you're in a small minority of the Australian population - about 3%. Governments in western countries, including Australia, are gradually privatising religion. Ultimately, they will outlaw it. Are you prepared to pay the price for being a disciple? You probably won't enjoy this sermon, but listen anyway.

Ps Rod presents the second in a series of sermons on discipleship. Here, he focuses on Matthew 11:28-32, the well-known 'Come to me all who labour and are heavy laden' scripture. He invites us to consider this scripture as applying to both the spiritual and political/economic life. He explains how Jesus is interested in both spiritual and political/economic realms and how the disciple embraces bot...

In this sermon, Dr Rod explores what it means to be a disciple, to be committed to God's purpose, His principles and His plan. Rod suggests that God's overall purpose, revealed throughout the Bible is to fill the earth with people like Him and that His principles and plans stem from that purpose.

June was Pride Month in some of the 'western' nations. Some of the more outrageous behaviours were naked men riding bicycles (Seattle) and activists chanting, 'We're here, we're queer, we're coming for your children' in New York. Big business promoted Pride. Ps Rod objected to Pride Month on the ground that it sought to cancel women. In this sermon, he honours biological women by reference to some...

In this sermon, Dr Rod, pastor at IgniteLife Church Gold Coast, relates a personal testimony about how God answered his prayer on leadership with two simple words - wisdom and compassion. He shares about how we can develop both.

Dr Rod concludes his two-pair series on how Christians should pray against what he calls, 'The Great Awokening' or the adoption of Cultural Marxism by those on the left. He reiterates that we should eschew anger at the people who espouse woke ideas but that we should pray and intercede without ceasing, not allowing ourselves to be discouraged if our prayer seems unproductive. We are warring agains...

There is a major clash between classical (or historical) Christianity and Cultural Marxism. The growth of Cultural Marxism has been rapid since about 2010. In Australia today, Christians can lose their job just because they are Christians. Dr Rod St Hill explains why Cultural Marxism upsets Christians and discusses how we can pray against the 'Great Awokening.' This is Part 1 of a two-part series...

Jesus used the parable of the sheep and goats in Matt 25. His words have inspired some Christians to argue that we should be building sheep nations now. Dr Rod explains the concept of the sheep nation and discusses the important motif of living under the grape vine and fig tree.

'The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.' (John Eldridge) Dr Rod continues his discussion on resilience. In this part, he notes five behaviours of resilient Christians. Towards the end of the discussion he recommends John Eldridge's recent book, Resilient, and the free app, 'One Minute Pause'.

In this discussion point, Ps Rod defines resilience as 'the quality of being able to break through all the life-altering challenges you face and move toward your destiny.' He explains that resilience is the biblical norm. In the Bible we find both exhortations to, and assurances of, resilience.

Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, aged 96 years and having celebrated her Platinum Jubilee as Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations, Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England. In this discussion point, Ps Rod attributes her 'stick-to-itivity' or resilience to her faith in Jesus. This is the first of tw...

Early this year Ps Rod shared a word for IngiteLife. It was: And with great ability and power the apostles were continuously testifying to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace [God's remarkable lovingkindness and favour and goodwill] rested richly upon them all. (Acts 4:33 AMP)This discussion point is a reprise of that message, with an emphasis on generosity as the outworking of God...

It is undoubtedly true that most people, even some people who think of themselves as Christians, doubt the resurrection, yet without it Christianity fails utterly. In this Discussion Point, Ps Rod St Hill addresses four common objections to the resurrection.

If Jesus did not rise from the dead, he would have been guilty of blasphemy under the law. He wasn’t! We know this because God raised Him from the dead. The resurrection is historical fact. God vindicated Jesus!

Many of us have grown up believing that God is angry with us or will smite us for the smallest indiscretion. Nothing could be further from the truth! Matt Hallet shares from the Word of God and his own experience about the goodness of God.

On Palm Sunday we traditionally focus on the so-called triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (in early April, around 33 AD). It is arguable that things were set in motion for the crucifixion of Jesus by the public miracle of Lazarus raised to life by Jesus about four months earlier. Although nobody denied this miracle it divided the people between those who accepted that Jesus was who He said He...

Many people like to live dangerously. They seek thrills and have spills. Here are some tips for true living dangerously. Speak the truth; take up your cross; given your life for others; let compassion motivate you; love the unloved; have the courage to forgive.

There are disagreements between Catholic and Protestant understandings of Matthew 16:13-19. Ps Rod explains the differences and focuses on what it means for protestants today. He touches on interpretations of 'binding and loosing' and explains ekklēsia. He notes that Catholic beliefs associated with (Simon) Peter underpin their notion of the magisterium of the church, something that is absent in p...

Ps Rod explains what it means to 'bloom where you are planted.' He offers three keys for blooming, namely, 'be resilient', 'be fruitful', and 'be righteous.'

In Acts 4:33 we read, 'And with great ability and power the apostles were continuously testifying to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace [God's remarkable lovingkindness and favour and goodwill] rested richly upon them all' (Amplified Bible). In this discussion point, Ps Rod explores what this might mean for the church in 2022. He suggests that if this verse is prophetic for 2022 w...