The Centre Dural Podcast

John 15:1-7 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit u...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  Mitch & Murray delve into the relationship between the members of the Trinity, the various implications of Jesus "making a home" in us and what it looks like to be led by the Spirit.  They also chat about love and when they first knew their were "in love" with their wives. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thece...

John 14:15-31 “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anym...

John 14:1-14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to h...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  Mitch & Murray chat around various view points on predestination, the importance of covenantal community, and the power of breaking bread with those we struggle to love. 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/@centredu...

John 13:18-38 “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me.’ “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.” A...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  The lads sit down to go deeper in the unique seating arrangements in Middle Eastern dining and it's ramifications for Jesus' disciples at the Upper Room meal. They also unpack some of the charged language used in John 13:1-17 to evoke imagery of the impending crucifixion and resurrection, and the role of Satan in the book of J...

John 13:1-17 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  Mitch & Murray delve deeper into the themes of The Hour The Vine & The Glorification of Christ on the Cross  They also reflect on the need for many of us (including themselves) to have a greater reverence and excitement for the Spirit's availability for us today whom Jesus declared was an even greater advocate than him...

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 The Centre!  We're a Church in Dural, Sydney who want to Make Jesus The Centre of our lives, community, and world. Join us for a time of worship, community and teaching.  Remember to stay in contact with the church, especially if...

Isaiah 43:16-21 This is what the Lord says—     he who made a way through the sea,     a path through the mighty waters, who drew out the chariots and horses,     the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again,     extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: “Forget the former things;     do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!     Now it springs up; do you...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  Mitch & Murray chat about the importance of change, how to overcome the fears and anxiety associated with new seasons and delve deeper into what scripture teaches us about transitions. 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.youtub...

Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 There is a time for everything,     and a season for every activity under the heavens:     a time to be born and a time to die,     a time to plant and a time to uproot,     a time to kill and a time to heal,     a time to tear down and a time to build,     a time to weep and a time to laugh,     a time to mourn and a time to dance,     a time to scatter stones and a time to ga...

There are moments when words fall short, and this is one of them. This week, we honour and celebrate a man whose fingerprints are all over the story of The Centre Dural. If you’ve ever kicked a ball in our sports hall, joined a mission team, walked through our café, sat in church or turned wood, then you’ve encountered the 34-year legacy of Brian Codrington. None of us would be here today in the w...

Luke 10:25-37 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You have answered correc...

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 The Centre!  We're a Church in Dural, Sydney who want to Make Jesus The Centre of our lives, community, and world. Join us for a time of worship, community and teaching.  Remember to stay in contact with the church, especially if...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  Mitch and Murray go deeper into Psalms 110 and 16 to explore the deeper biblical allusions Peter was making in his famous sermon in Acts 2. 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  

Acts 2:22-41 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. But God raised him from the dead, freeing him...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  The boys share about the Jewish understanding of the Spirit, the three major schools of interpretations for Revelation, and strategies to explore the prophetic in our own spiritual walks 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....

Acts 2:14-21 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: “‘In the last days, God says,     I will pour out my Spirit on all people...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  Mitch & Murray chat about the relationships of doves, water, and the Holy Spirit from Genesis to Revelation. They identify some of the poetic chiasmus (a symmetrical literary structure which points us towards the centre of the narrative) found in the Noah story and explore some ancient understandings and interpretations of...

1 Peter 3:18-22 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eigh...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  Mitch & Murray trace the theme of mountains through the Bible. They reflect on what mountains reveal about God's nature, and His desires and relationship with us. 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  

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 The Centre!  We're a Church in Dural, Sydney who want to Make Jesus The Centre of our lives, community, and world. Join us for a time of worship, community and teaching.  Remember to stay in contact with the church, especially if...

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 The Centre!  We're a Church in Dural, Sydney who want to Make Jesus The Centre of our lives, community, and world. Join us for a time of worship, community and teaching.  Remember to stay in contact with the church, especially if...