Outpost Church, McLaren Vale

Have you ever noticed how our troubles or worries can quite easily become the main thing we focus on? We spend time focusing and worrying about them but it doesn't really help. In this episode Kezia encourages us to put our focus and God and watch how it impacts the rest of our lives.

If you've read the New Testament then you've heard about baptism, but what is baptism and why is it so significant? In this episode Christy unpacks for us the 'ins and outs' of baptism and why it is so important.

The Christian walk is one where we often face the tension of knowing that we've been saved but there's still work to do. How do we face this tension? In this episode Crystal unpacks the critical need for us to know God's grace in order to live our lives the way He wants.

If you've read and of the New Testament or spent time in churches you've probably heard the term 'in Christ' but what does that actually mean? In this episode our guest speaker Simon Dent shares on what it means to be in Christ and how understanding this changed his life.

Understanding the Gospel is so important for Christians but it's not always so easy to understand. In this episode Nick preaches from a famous passage in John as he takes on the question 'What is the Gospel?'

The word discipleship is a common word amongst Christians but what did the first century believers think of when they heard this word? In this episode Shane teaches us what the Jewish understanding of discipleship was and how radical this makes Jesus' approach to discipleship.

Everything that is created is created with a purpose in mind. In this session Ruth shares with us the true purpose of all humanity.

In this episode Dave shares the brilliance of God's love.

In this session Ruth shares with us how God desires to love others through us.

The kids at Outpost are such a big focus for us and they're a huge encouragement to us as a church. In this episode Meagan takes us inside what happens at Outpost kids and reminds us of the significance of this ministry area.

God has a plan where everything in all of creation is going to be restored and that's something we get to look forward to. In this episode Nick walks us through the biblical narrative showing us God's plan for his new creation.

Practice hospitality is one of our core behaviours at Outpost. In this episode Christy encourages updates us on this area of ministry and encourages us from book of Hebrews to 'not forget to show hospitality to strangers.'

In this episode Nick takes us through the interaction that Jesus has with Zacchaeus and what this account shows us about God's heart for us.

'The life we live is the legacy we leave' In this episode we have the privilege of hearing from Craig Bailey as he shares on the topic of Legacy. We all have the ability to say yes to something and what we say yes to will have implications on future generations. What kind of legacy will we leave?

Shane continues on with Revelation 1:4-8, and the forecast response to Jesus' second coming.

Abiding in God seems to be something we know we should do and want to do. But so often it's something we desire to do but struggle to actually practice. In this episode Christy takes us right back to the simplicity of what it means to be with God. To just look at him.

In this episode Shane teaches into the power of confession and a life of worship.

We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 This is such a potent and powerful verse but it can also be very confusing. Looking at God's glory transforms us! But what is God's glory and how do we look at it? In this episode Nick...

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, because it is written, Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree . Galatians 3:13 We have been redeemed from the curse! But what exactly does that mean for us? In this episode Nick shares about the results of the curse and redeeming work of the cross of Christ.

Dead, died, crucified.. These are just some of the words that Paul used to describe our relationship to sin. In this episode Dave shares on some of the substance of our salvation.

Worship has so many different expressions. Singing, dancing, serving, giving, the list goes on. In this episode we have special guest Simon Story share with us about what worship truly is at it's core.

Prophecy plays a big role in the way that we as believers can encourage one another and pursue good for one another. In the final part of our series on 1 Thessalonians Nick focuses on prophecy. Paul commands the Thessalonians saying, 'Don't stifle the Spirit. Don't despise prophecies.' What does it look like for us to be obedient in this way?

When we consider who we are we can go to so many different sources to inform our view of ourselves. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 has a lot to say about our identity in Christ. In this episode Christy exhorts us to live as children of the day because that's who we are.

Have you ever noticed how Jesus and some of the New Testament writers used the word "sleep" to refer to death? Shane steps us through the Apostle Paul's exploration of the shift in our understanding as we view death from God's perspective. And yes, it does still involve mourning.

"For this is God's will, your sanctification:" 1 Thes 4:3a God's will can often seem mysterious or confusing but here in 1 Thessalonians 4 we have very clear instruction around what His will is for us. Shane shares some very important teaching into the area of our sanctification. God's will for us.