The Centre Dural Podcast

Mitch starts our new series on the Sermon on the Mount as we reflect on what it means to be blessed in the Kingdom of 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/@centredural  

Brian shares on 3 ways to ensure our lives are ones of significance and reveals how all 3 rely on an intimacy with 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  

Lyndon opens up Jesus' parable of the sower to challenge us on how well we listen to God and to others and how we might develop greater skills in listening. 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  

Keith explores how each part of the Trinity play a unique and vital role in understanding our identity as Christians. 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.  This week, rocking the podcast solo, Mitch unpacks some of the context of households in the Book of Acts, chats about what the name of Jesus means, and wraps up our Acts series.  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/@cen...

Mitch closes up our series in Acts looking at the story of Paul and Silas in prison in Philippi.  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.  What can we do to address our own prejudices?  What beliefs or traditions should we relinquish for the sake of other's salvation? What "scandalous" acts could the church perform to break down cultural barriers?  The boys chat about these questions and many more in the latest episode of BANTER. To find out more about The Centre...

In Acts 10 God gives Peter a vision which contradicted everything he understood about cleanliness, legalism and holiness when it came to food. What prejudices do we hold today and how does God want us to overcome them for His glory? 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 talk more about the biblical themes of blindness, 3 days, and the dragon within Saul's Conversion on the road to Damascus. 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  

Before Paul became a prolific church planter and wrote a quarter of the New Testament, he was Saul; the zealous Pharisee who persecuted the church.  Mitch takes us along the road of Damascus as we once again reflect on that pivotal moment that Saul met Jesus and became the Apostle Paul. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in perso...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  Peter's healing of the lame man in Acts 3-4 acts as a linchpin between the ministry of Jesus and Paul in Acts 14. But the cultural paradigms around lameness are far deeper than we could know on face value. The boys talk about some of these historico-cultural insights, as well as reflecting on how we as Christians can fall into...

How do you come to God?  With open palms?  With clenched fists?  Mitch challenges us on our willingness to relinquish power and prestige to follow 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.  The lads dive deeper into how to grow in our evangelical skills and understanding of  Cultural Contextualisation  Theological Contextualisation  Communal Contextualisation  They also chat about other films that explore biblical themes, Jesus' own unique techniques of evangelism, and more of the cultural contexts around the Are...

In Acts 17 Paul evangelises to Greek philosophers which leads to some of them following Jesus. However, Paul doesn't directly quote scripture once and he doesn't even mention the crucifixion!?  Murray looks at 3 techniques Paul uses in Acts 17 to effectively share the gospel with people who don't know Jesus. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am...

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. Mitch & Murray chat about the parallels between eunuchs in the 1st century and people considered outsiders in the 21st century. They also talk about the supernatural elements of Philip's teleportation and ability to keep up running alongside a horse and how Jesus redeems the tricky laws concerning people with disabilities i...

The baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8 is yet another scandalous story in the book of Acts, but one which challenges us to broaden our own perspectives of gospel inclusivity. 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.  Without context, the Holy Spirit coming at Pentecost in Acts 2 seems random and unprecedented. Mitch and Murray look back at Old Testament passages which help us understand the context of Acts 2.  They also reflect on some of their own encounters with the Holy Spirit, how a more evened emphasis on the Spirit within the Trinity...

The day of Pentecost in Acts 2 can be one of the most confusing moments in the New Testament. What does this historical event mean for us in the modern church? Mitch highlights 3 truths this passage reveals to us about our personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. 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....

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.  The lads chat about what the story of Tabitha and wider New Testament context teaches us about women's vital role in the church, how to navigate spiritual healing, and what their respective families got up to for Mother's Day. To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sund...

Mitch jumps into the resurrection of Tabitha in Acts to explore how discipleship can be uniquely tailored for each person. 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  

It's a very special episode of BANTER this week, recorded live at our 10am Sunday Service!  Mitch and Murray set the scene for our new series in Acts.  They explore themes such as the Holy Spirit, persecution, and how the narrative, geography, and even language of Acts echoes the opening words of Jesus; "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in...

What's stopping your life being more Spirit-filled? Liz challenges 3 ways that our lifestyles may be stopping us from experiencing Spirit-filled faith. 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  

"Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. (...) And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13:8-10,13) To find out more ab...

Growing in relationship with Jesus can be like climbing a ladder.  We can only ascend to the next rung once we have a solid footing on the one below.  Lyndon shares around some of the integral rungs on our ladder that will ultimately bring us closer to Heaven while on Earth. 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.  Mitch and Murray look back on some highlights from the Treasure series. They examine the ramifications of a life that exhibits Resurrection Practice within the context of 1 Peter, then read Wendell Berry's poem and reflect how the same Resurrection Practice manifests differently in a our own lives in the modern west. To find o...