The Centre Dural Podcast

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack last Sunday's sermon.  The boys take a hypothetical trip to Ireland, chat about "soil people" and muse on the various elements of tithing, both spiritual and physical. To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrfgVAeXt...

"The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it." (Gen. 2:15) From the very beginning God gave us the land to take care of, be fruitful and multiply. Out of that comes an overflowing abundance to; "Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with ne...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack last Sunday's sermon.  Mitch & Murray are fresh out of Covid-induced isolation and ready to get down to do what they love; being absolute Bible NERDS!  The boys unpack the vivid the imagery of spiritual armour in Ephesians, the theme of serpents in the Bible and the scriptural allusions in Lord of the Rings.  To find out more about The Centre v...

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." (Ephesians 6:12-13)  To find out more...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack last Sunday's sermon.  The Lord's Prayer is one of the most well known passages of scripture, but what was Jesus ACTUALLY saying?  What does it mean to "hallow" God's name?  And which of His names do we hallow? YHWH? Elohim? Jireh? Abba? Jesus?  How do we actually forgive those who sin against us?  And how do we make time for prayer when we're...

Jesus said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'"  (Luke 11:2-4)  Prayer is foundational to our relationship with God. Mitch looks first and foremost to Jesus for a framework of prayer, then to some of the biggest name...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack last Sunday's sermon. It's a stormy old day in Dural, but that doesn't stop M&M from breaking down Sunday's sermon and exploring the importance of small groups and church community. The boys also chat turning 30, pink shirts and reversing that pesky biological clock.  To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredural.org.au/chu...

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching." (Hebrews 10:24-25)  The Christian life is best when done in community. Mitch helps expand on what that looks like in practice for all types of relationships, whether a Paul...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack last Sunday's sermon. Okay, so we're told to "meditate on the law day and night" (Psalm 1:2) ...but aren't we "no longer under law, but under grace"? (Romans 6:14) And what does it actually mean to "meditate"? And what parts of the Bible are actually "law"? And why is all of this even important? ...phew! We got our work cut out for us this week...

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17  Christians all agree Bible reading is important. But there are times when we struggle to read the Bible for lack of time, boredom, or forgetfulness. Reading the Word enables us to experience the...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly breakdown of The Centre's Sunday sermon where we dive deeper into the themes and concepts found in the message that week. This week is an extra special episode as Mitch & Murray launch the inaugral episode of BANTER and explore the intertextual allusions found within Psalm 1. They also chat about pull ups, new borns and what it means to "delight in the law (or "Torah"...

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither - whatever they do prospers.  (Psalm 1:1-3)  Mitch casts h...

Rachel is wife to Mitch; The Centre's Senior Pastor and mother to their two young children. When she's not busy caring for her family, she works as a freelance photographer, but is a jack of all trades when it comes to anything art and creativity. To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; https://www.yout...

Vivian is the Chinese teacher for primary students at Norwest Christian School. She's been a member of The Centre for over 2 years and has a long history of walking faithfully with Jesus. To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrfgVAeXtBlq6BsELAIBEog  

Angie has been part of The Centre’s Church family for over 20 years. Originally involved as a volunteer serving in Women’s Ministry for 4 years, Angie was approached to come on staff in 2005 and now works in the role of Office Manager. With a business background in sales, marketing and business management, Angie also enjoys working with people and managing events. She has a passion for making peop...

As General Manager, Craig is responsible for the day to day running of all aspects of The Centre at Dural. Craig, along with his wife Robyn, have been attending our church for over 20 years and have 3 adult daughters. Craig successfully started, ran and then sold 4 retail businesses over a 25 year period, he was also heavily involved in the Service Station Association, being a Director for 15 year...

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”    When we imagine the Christmas nativity scene, we often don't think about murderous kings and fearful refugees. This however is the scene Jesus is born into. No matter h...

Who's the king of your heart? Herod took the lives of his wives, children and infants to maintain his Earthly Kingdom. Jesus gave his life up on a cross so we could inherit his Kingdom of Heaven.  How can we be less like Herod and more like Jesus?  To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; https://www.you...

The Gospel of Matthew tells the weird story of mysterious magicians who follow a prophetic star to place extravagant gifts at the feet of an infant - what in the world is going on here? The irony is, this story would have sounded even weirder to it's first readers... Let's try to unpack it.    To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every S...

18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. 20 As he considered this, an ang...

When you get to long list of names in the Bible, you usually skip past it or at the very least skim read. But what if there's more to learn from Jesus' geneaology than just a bunch of weird names that are hard to pronounce?  Mitch reveals how Jesus' family tree at the start of Matthew has more to tell us than we might first realise.  To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredur...

A healthy community is one which invests in one another.  What does wholistic discipleship look like in practice?  How can we do it better?  Brian opens up a wellknown passage of scripture to shed some new light on the concept of discipleship.    To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; https://www.youtu...

"But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!" (Amos 5:24)  There is a river of righteousness that flows from the opening pages of the Bible all the way to the very last chapter. So what does it look like for us to bring righteousness and social justice into our world? Is there a wrong way to bring justice? What are the pitfalls to watch out for?  To find out mo...

Why is youth ministry so important?  What did Jesus say around the role of kids in his kingdom?  How do we emulate this in our own community?  To find out more about The Centre visit; http://www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrfgVAeXtBlq6BsELAIBEog

"And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, bec...