Lindisfarne Anglican Church Podcast

In Mark 12:18-44 Jesus encounters the Sadducees who have limited God based on their past experiences. They can’t imagine that God could have a better future for them than they’ve experienced in the past. Then Jesus encourages us to make sure we love God with everything we’ve got and to show that love for God by loving other people. Our love for God can’t ever be an excuse to be selfish. Finally, J...

As we look at the story of the Parable of the Tenants and Jesus' response to the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tax in Mark 12, we learn that here in Mark's gospel we're being challenged to think about whether we've really got God at the centre of our lives.

In this video, we're joined by Revd Dr Michael Bird who gives us a wonderful overview of The Gospel of Mark and what it teaches us about Jesus the suffering King.

As a church, we believe that all of us are called by Jesus to the task of making disciples. That is God wants us to help other people learn more about following Jesus and have their lives changed by Him.

As we head into a new year with a few changes coming our way as a church it's important to face the change mindful of what hasn't changed. The vision and mission God has called His people to.

As we reflect on what was for many a rough year in 2024, we look forward with God to what the future holds for us with Jesus.

A talk on 1 Thes 5:12-24

A talk on 1 Thes 4:13-5-11

A talk on 1 Thes 4:1-12

A talk on 1 Thes 2:17-3:13

A talk on 1 Thes 2:1-16

We begin a series working our way through the book of 1 Thessalonians. In this talk, we learn more about Paul and his reasons for writing the letter as well as some of the historical context. We then look at what Paul's thanksgiving prayer for the Thessalonians means for us today and how it can help us to keep our eyes on Jesus so that we have an inspired faith.

Jesus promises that as we go and make disciples we do so under His authority and with His presence. Paul instructs the early church to be constantly praying and seeking God's help for the chance to share the good news. If we want people to turn their lives around and follow Jesus then we've got to pray!

As we seek to share the hope we have in Jesus we need to do so in a way that enables us to connect our stories to the stories of our friends, families, neighbours, and coworkers.

In this talk we consider the power of a story and how connecting our personal story to God's big story is a powerful and effective way to share the hope we have in Jesus and the real difference it has made in our lives.

As we begin to think and pray about the Anglican Church of Australia's Hope 25 season from Easter to Pentecost 2025 we remind ourselves of Jesus' command for us to "Go and make disciples" and we look at some examples for the early church of what it looked like for them to "Go" and how we can "Go" and get ready to go during Hope 25.

In Mark 7 we read about how Jesus brings healing and cleansing to those who have faith. It's not what we do that matters but where our hearts are at.

In Mark 6 after the disciples get back from their short-term mission trip, Jesus demonstrates His power by feeding 5,000 men with 5 loaves and 2 fish and then walking on water before healing people simply through being touched by them. In the midst of these demonstrations of His power though he is teaching us something about the nature of discipleship and His invitation to all of us to be disciple...

In Mark 6:1-13, Jesus is rejected by the people in his hometown, and then he sends the disciples out to spread the gospel telling them to "shake the dust off their feet" of places that reject the gospel. What do these stories tell us about what we need to shake off as we follow Jesus today?

In Mark 4:35-5:43 we see the power Jesus has over nature, evil and even death! It can be tempting to think of Jesus as just a nice guy with some good advice for life, but actually, he shows us that he is so much more! He is God!

In Mark 4:1-34 Jesus tells several parables and explains why he tells them. How should we understand Jesus today?

In Mark 3:7-35 we see the contrast in response to Jesus between those who respond to his call to follow him and those who choose to reject him. For those who respond to the call, Jesus invites them into his family, but for those who reject him, there is no forgiveness to be found.

In Mark 2:18-3:6 we read about how Jesus greatly offends the Pharisees because he doesn't conform to their rules and way of seeing things. Jesus wants to challenge their stubborn hearts which are centred on themselves and not on God. Jesus will do the same to us too if we don't humble ourselves and put God first. When was the last time Jesus offended you? How did you respond?

Mark's gospel tells the story of Jesus forgiving and healing a paralysed man and eating dinner with tax collectors and sinners. These actions make him incredibly popular with some, but for others it makes them incredibly upset. As we respond to Jesus calling us out of our sin into new life with him, how can we then be like Jesus and take his good news of life and hope to those who need it most wit...

The Tower of Babel tells the story of human pride and desire to do life without God. The sin of pride isn't just an ancient problem, it's one still with us today. And the only way to beat pride is to humble ourselves before Jesus the true humble servant of God.