Lindisfarne Anglican Church Podcast

Have you ever wondered how those people you look up to and admire seem to have such amazing faith and trust in God even in the most difficult of circumstances? The Prophet Daniel is one of those people and as we examine his life you'll learn more about what it means to have heroic faith.

Pastor Abraham Hang founded the Development for People of Cambodia (DPC) to assist children and families in Cambodia struggling with extreme poverty. Check out this update on what God is doing through the ministry of Pastor Abraham and his team in Cambodia and hear how you can be involved here in Australia to support the lives that are being transformed through Abraham's life-changing work. To fin...

As we go about being a church for Lindisfarne, making disciples of Jesus, our strategy, or what we actually do is to help individuals take their next step with Jesus. No matter where you or your friends are at in their walk with Jesus, from being totally uninterested to committed to growing as a Christian or serving as a Christian leader, we all have a next step Jesus is calling us to take to go d...

Part 2 of our vision refresh series in the lead up to our Annual Meeting looks at the second part of our vision statement, A Church for Lindisfarne, making disciples of Jesus. What does this mean? What is our role as a church? As individuals?

Join us over the next 3 weeks as we unpack our vision and reflect on it in light of the new normal of COVID19. This series will be a great chance for you to discern whether you want to join our church community!

God is for you! He will give you all things! He will not condemn you! He will never leave you! He will ALWAYS love you! This is our God! Do you believe in Him? Do you know him yet?

Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you started following Jesus? In this deeply personal message, Chris Bowditch unpacks Romans 8 where Paul talks about how as children of God we will share in the glory of God, but in the meantime, in our sinful world and sinful bodies, we will experience suffering.

If you're sick of trying to find freedom by following the latest rules for life, then listen to what the Bible says. In Romans 8:1-17, Paul talks about how the Holy Spirit enables us to enjoy our freedom in Christ.

In Romans 7 we Paul describing the internal battle of someone who loves God but can't do what they want. But the big question is, who is Paul describing, and what does this mean for us as Christians today?

In Romans 6, Paul considers the question, can grace lead to sin? That is if we believe we are saved by grace not works then are we likely to not worry about how we live? Paul's answers is an emphatic no on two counts. Firstly, by grace, we have been united to Christ in his death and resurrection which means we live resurrection lives now which empowers us to flee sin. Secondly, in choosing to put...

As we continue our series looking at the book of Romans, today we consider the question of the relationship between Adam, Jesus and us. Looking at Paul's argument in Romans 5:12-21 we see that we inherit our sin from Adam and our righteousness from Jesus. A tricky and theologically full message. We hope that this message will help you take your next step with Jesus.

At the moment the world seems to be full of good reasons not to have hope. Whether it be COVID19, systemic racism, or record unemployment. How do we find hope and joy amid the chaos? This talk addresses these issues from Romans 5:1-11 in the Bible and is part of our series "More than Conquerors".

Ever wondered if you've done enough to earn your way to heaven? If anyone had it surely would be Abraham who was willing to not only leave his homeland for God, but also perform surgery on his delicate parts and nearly kill his own son! But in Romans 4, Paul teaches us that we actually need something other than our works (stuff we do) to save us.

Is God angry with you? Does that mean he doesn't love you? Listen to this message to learn how Jesus solves the problem of God's anger (or wrath) against our sin (the bad stuff we do).

We continue our series More than Conquerors looking at Romans 2:17-3:8. As we look at Paul's words written almost 2,000 years ago we see that what he said then is applicable even today, especially as we struggle in our world for racial reconciliation and justice.

Do you often compare yourself to others to try and work out if you're a good person? Do you spend hours curating your social media profile to make sure you're coming across as a person who loves justice and all the other causes? How tiring is living life like that? Judging others for not been as good or as woke as you. Hoping beyond hope that you matter and will make a difference. The Christian st...

In Romans 1:18-32, Paul shows us that the big problem each and everyone one of us faces is not someone or something external but rather our own attitude. Paul calls us away from a god-less life to a life with God at the centre!

What does it mean to live a good life? As we take a look at the opening verse of Paul's wonderful letter to the Romans we see that the gospel, the story of Jesus, is good news for everyone! In the gospel, we find the good life!

At a time when the future seems hard to predict, we take a look at the future of the church as we round out our series on What is the church? Note: Audio is listenable too but a little scratchy for the first 1min30 then we resolve it.

Why does the church exist? What is God's purpose for his people? We take a look at what the bible says about the church and its mission.

We continue our series looking at the church this week by considering the question, who is the church? Who makes up the church? Can anyone claim to be part of the church or are their certain criteria? Let's find out!

What is the church? What does it mean to be God's gathered people when you can't gather? Join us over the coming weeks as we unpack the question, what is church?

Christ is Risen! Three words that ought to have a profound impact on our lives as they change everything!

Reflecting on the death of Jesus in the midst of COVID19.

As we reflect on the story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, we stop and think about what it means to trust Jesus as our faithful King during this COVID-19 season.