The Centre Dural Podcast

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  M&M talk about the progressive downfall of King David in 2 Samuel 13-14, the importance of addressing issues early both in family and business, (and of course) the thematic hyperlinks in the story of Amnon and Tamar to earlier biblical stories. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We m...

As we come to a close of our Samuel series, Mitch explores how Jesus enters even the most chaotic of situations to bring redemption, peace and fulfilment.  To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural  

What's the best Christmas present for 2023? To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural  

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  The interpretation of the story of David & Bathsheba is one which has fell awry throughout church history to an overly male scholarship... so who better to remedy this issue than your boys Mitch and Murray! They chat about the inaccurate typecast of Bathsheba as the Temptress, themes which are more dominant in the story ah...

Mitch walks through one of King David's greatest falls, and explores some of the cultural subtext that allows us to read this story with new perspective To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural  

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  The boys do a deep dive on the prophetic words of Nathan to King David in 2 Samuel 7:11-16 and unpack the multiple ways in which these 6 short verses point towards Jesus in multiple ways. They also chat about vacations, dolphins vs sharks, and mnemonic devices for remembering the names of the King's of Israel. To find out more...

How do you discern God's will? Murray explores 3 ways in discerning whether something is God's intention, or simply a "good" intention. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural  

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  We take a break from our regular broadcasting this week to reflect on the year that has been. The boys share highlights from our Celebration Sunday Service, perspectives on what they see God doing at The Centre, and where we're heading into 2024 and beyond. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/chu...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  On nearly every list of "Weirdest Bible verses", David collecting 200 Philistine foreskins for Saul always itself near the top. Even more challenging on a moral level, is the following passage where David lies, pretending to be insane in order to save his own life. Looks like we've got our work cut out for us this week... To f...

David's exile was one of fear, hunger, and desperation - and yet David remains faithful. Mitch explores the ways in which God protects, provides, and prospers David amidst the most challenging season of his life to date. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural  

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  The boys reflect on Christian persecution, the theme of wealth in the Bible and how we can better engage with our global church. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural  

Joel visits us from Open Doors to share about their organisation's work with the global persecuted church. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural  

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. M&M chat about beauty in the church, the traps we can fall into when looking for modern leaders, and explore the narrative arcs of the tribes of Benjamin and Judah as reconfigured in the reigns of Saul and David. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in perso...

"So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David." (1 Sam 16:13)  David's anointing as King of Israel foreshadowed Jesus' Baptism as King of Heaven and Earth. As Christians (meaning "Anointed ones") we are now marked out by the Holy Spirit as Kings and Queens of God's Kingdom. To find out more a...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. The boys explore the significance of Goliath as an archetypal Serpent being crushed by the anointed (or "Messiah") David. They ask how imperative it is to always tie the story of Goliath back to Jesus and why we don't need to fear the Spirit leaving us like He did with Saul. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentr...

Even if you've never read the Bible, you're probably aware of the story of David and Goliath. Mitch reveals how this well known story isn't just about defeating giants, but actually points us to Jesus. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural  

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  M&M explore some of the early warning signs of Saul's kingship, the prevalence of the "serpent" in the book of Samuel, and why Saul's failures were judged so harshly by God. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@cent...

"But when the Israelites said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king." (1 Sam. 8:6-7)  To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  In this chat the boys highlight ways in which Samuel mirrors Jesus' own life and ministry. Hannah's son Samuel is portrayed as the "new son" of Eli - a pattern of replacement we'll see repeated throughout the book of Samuel. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday...

"The Lord makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts."  (1 Samuel 2:7)  Hannah's song at the opening of the book of Samuel sets the tone for the following story of the proud Saul and the humble David.  It also points towards an upside-down Kingdom that Jesus will inaugurate through his life, death, and resurrection.  To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ W...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  First century Jews communicated in a very different way to we do in the modern age. Murray and Mitch chat about understanding Jesus' rhetorical devices in the Bible and how they help to shed light on fascinating moments of conversation in the gospels. They also take a forensic deep-dive into Nicodemus' family tree and chat abo...

We know that Jesus was faultless, compassionate, humble... but do we think of Jesus as being smart? Murray takes us back to one of the most well known passages of scripture, John chapter 3, and shows how Jesus is even smarter than we realised. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredura...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. The boys reflect on the vital role each person plays in church culture, how difficult passages in scripture further prove the Bible's legitimacy, and practical ways to identify reoccurring patterns and themes in scripture. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in...

Why are two Christians living under the New Covenant in Acts, struck dead for lying? Murray tackles what he considers the hardest passage in the New Testament - the judgement of Ananias and Sapphira. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/   We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural   

M&M wrap up our Trinity series by chatting about the Holy Spirit's role in Gospel fulfilment, the focus of not just time but space in the works of the Spirit today and what Paul likely means by "kinds of tongues" in 1 Corinthians 12-14. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/channel/UCrfgV...