The Word On The Street

Have you had swimming lessons before? Is swimming something you enjoy doing? In Australia we swim a lot because it is hot here. There are over 10 million swimming pools wold wide with Australian’s building more domestic swimming pools (per capita) than any other country. Jesus didn't swim in this story,  although he could have if he had wanted to! Bible Verse: Matthew 14:22-32 Do we doubt? Doubtin...

Join Anna in this episode as she retells the story of one of the most amazing days in history - the day Jesus, with just 5 small loaves and 2 fish, fed 5000 men, not counting women and children, and had plenty of food left over as well! Jesus provided for the people that day, and he cares for them and their needs. He cares for you and your needs. He cares about all the things you care about. Bible...

Join Anna as she discusses the bible passage about Jesus calming the storm. Jesus insists that his disciples put their faith in him. Discuss the episode together using the questions at the end, and as a family get you thinking and relating at a deeper level. There is always something to learn when Jesus performs a miracle and this story is no different! Bible Reading: Mark 4:35-41 What is faith? C...

Tune in to this episode to find out the basics about Satan, his demons and who is more powerful than them! In many stories and movies there is a goodie and a baddie. The main character is usually good and there is a villain who is a bully, mean and nasty and we always hope that the main character beats the villain by the end of the narrative. Good vs evil. It is like a big fight. A war. The bible...

Tune in to find out how much power Jesus has - power over sickness! Yes, even Covid-19! Have you ever been sick? Have you had to go to hospital? If you were really ill, but didn’t know how to get better, wouldn’t you want to try everything? Some people do not like that Jesus has this power! They think he is an ordinary man. Jesus is God. He is proving this by performing miracles. God can forgive s...

Today’s episode is about fish. Do you like fishing? Jesus is teaching crowds at Lake Galilee. Jesus uses Simon’s boat as a stage for teaching. Then they row out to the deep water and catch fish. Then something amazing happens! Luke 5:1-11 “Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret,[a] teaching the people as they crowded around him to hear God’s message. 2 Near the shore he saw two boats l...

Miracles are supernatural events that occur because of God’s power. If you haven't listened to it already, I recommend you check out this episode on Jesus' miracles from May 2020 as an introduction to this series on miracles! Jesus performed miracles to show that he had the power of God. Today’s episode tells the story about the first miracle. Jesus has already been baptised by John and he has cho...

How did I come to know Jesus? This episode is a personal one! The story about how someone becomes a Christian is called a testimony and today I am going to share mine with you. Some people’s testimony’s involve a dramatic change - one day they do not believe in God and then something drastic happens in their life and they just have to believe in God. Other people come to know Jesus gradually, slow...

Listen first to the episode “Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?” God didn’t want us to be his toys, but his friend. God doesn’t MAKE bad things happen but he does let them happen. God could stop it. He has the power to do anything. Bible Verse: Luke 1:37 “Nothing is impossible for God!” God has power over sicknesses. But God chooses not to do some things. eg God chooses not to sin. He chooses not...

In today's episode Anna tackles the biggest question of all - What Is The Meaning of Life? This question springs from other questions: Why Did God Make People? What is God’s purpose for us being here? What is the purpose of life? What is the Meaning Of Life? Why Did your parents want kids? Why Did I want kids? People are different from all the rest of God’s creation because we have been made in Go...

Today’s question is Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? This is something that many people struggle with and if you can’t get your head around it now that’s fine - some things become clearer over time and when we get to Heaven we will understand everything. I found this verse today that I think is helpful to keep in mind when learning about things that we struggle to understand: 1 Corinthians 13:1...

Baptism. It is a strange thing Christians do with water. Why Do People Get Baptised? What is Baptism? It is an outward sign of something happening inside. Some people think they won’t go to Heaven if they are not baptised with water, but that’s not true. Remember the man next to Jesus on the cross? Luke 23:39-42 What does the bible say about baptisms? Phillip baptized a man in the Jordan River - A...

Why Did Jesus Give Us Communion? What is communion? What is the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist, Breaking of bread? Matthew 26:26-30 This wine is my blood and this bread is my body is not literally that, but is a symbol. Some people think that the wine and the bread literally changes to become Jesus body and blood. What do you think? My experiences taking communion Communal cup and plate walk up the...

Join Anna in this episode to discover what the 10 Commandments are for, whether you have to obey them to be a Christian, whether it is good to obey them and what they tell us about the nature of God. If you believe in Jesus and have repented for your sins then you are a Christian and we Christians want to live our lives pleasing God because we are thankful that he saved us. Many people think being...

In this episode Anna discusses the difference between Christianity and other religions and talks about how you can decide on which one you think is right (because you want to choose the right one, not just the one that you like the sound of). There are nearly 8 billion people on earth, in 195 different countries, and so there are a range of different beliefs. What does the word “religion” mean? Th...

This episode answers a common question many Christians ask about church - DO I HAVE TO GO? To properly answer this question, we also need to know why churches exist, what they're for and what the bible says about it all. Church is not a building, although people often refer to the building where the meeting is as ‘church’. The word actually means assembly. Not school - getting together! In our mod...

I quote the bible in every episode because it’s so important! The bible is the most important book to every Christian. Why is it so important? The Bible is important because it is God’s Word. The Bible is the way God communicates with us and tells us things - 2 Timothy 3:16 Each author who wrote part of the bible was inspired by God. The bible is a living book - Hebrews 4:12 The Holy Spirit is wor...

We begin a new series focusing on answering important questions about God, the Bible, the Holy Spirit and other things you may have wondered about before! This episode answers the questions What's So Good About The Holy Spirit? There are 7 main things that make the Holy Spirit such an awesome gift from Jesus: 1. The Holy Spirit opens our minds to understand God - and helps us become Christians, is...

BONUS EPISODE:  BLACK LIVES MATTER!  This BONUS episode explains from a Christian perspective RACISM, in a simple and clear way for kids to understand, especially white kids who have no idea of what black people have to endure. Over the last month there have been a lot of people talking about how Black Lives Matter and I thought it would be helpful to spend an episode talking about that. They are...

Have you ever had to say goodbye to someone you loved, and knew that you weren’t going to see them again for a very long time? Did they leave something with you - a gift or a letter maybe - as something to remember them by? In today’s episode we are going to look at what Jesus left behind when he left the earth and went up to Heaven. It was the Holy Spirit, which is the most amazing and generous g...

Jesus died and went to heaven but he is coming back in the same way he left - coming through the clouds! But when is this happening, how is it happening and WHY? There are a lot of prophecies that give us clues to all these answers, although we will not know all the details until the time comes. The second coming is the beginning of the end. Jesus will come back, those who have had their sins wash...

In this episode Anna talks about all of the things to do with Jesus leaving the earth and going back to Heaven. Jesus Ascension refers to Jesus going up to heaven and the definition of ‘ascend’ go up or climb OR rise or move up through the air.  What were Jesus’ last words here on earth and why were they so important? Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus' eleven disciples went to a mountain in Galilee, where Je...

This episode we continue on our journey exploring the key parts of Jesus' time here on earth and we finally reach the climax - Jesus' Resurrection! Our sins have been dealt with and Jesus got punished for them instead of you and me. Was that it? Is that all? No Way! Jesus died and took away our sins on the cross but he didn’t have to stay that way! Because he was sinless and because he was God, he...

In this episode we delve right into the bible to find out exactly what happened on the day Jesus died, as written down by Jesus' disciples in the Gospels.  To hear all about WHY Jesus died, listen to the episode on THE GOSPEL STORY: Red from 30th March 2020. In this episode we hear the details written in the Scriptures by John, Luke and a little from Matthew. The story covers EVERYTHING and is a l...

In this episode I want you to understand how Jesus chose his friends. He related to a lot of people and was pretty popular with many of them, because he was miraculous. But heaps of people didn’t like him, because he was popular but also because he was changing God’s laws a bit. We know that he IS God, and so could do that, but some of the people felt like he was disrespecting God. I can kind of r...