Vision Church Podcast | Christian Church in Canberra

David Bean | Matthew 3:13-17 — David Bean from Compassion Australia teaches on the importance of having a heart connection with our Heavenly Father and gives us an update on the work of Compassion Australia.

Adam Ritchard | Acts 12:1-17; 20-24 — ‘About that time’ of breakthrough and growth for the early church came the unexpected death of James, the imprisonment of Peter and King Herod triumphing and bringing opposition. In times of fear and uncertainty, in situations that seem impossible, and when we wrestle with questions and the ‘why’ - we must remember that God’s ways are higher, His power is in f...

Andrew Baker | Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-4 — At the church in Antioch we find a unique and varied group of people brought together by their common faith in the Lord Jesus. Community in the Kingdom of God is not built on uniformity, but on unity of Spirit.

Andrew Baker | Acts 10:24-48 — The pouring out of the Holy Spirit upon Gentile believers in Acts 10 begins the inclusion of every tribe, nation and tongue into the family of God.

Andrew Baker | Acts 10 — As we approach another major transition in the narrative of Acts we see the Lord moving sovereignly to prepare the way for what is to come next. Join us as we discover the significance of a place called Joppa.

Kathryn Hartley | Acts 4:34-37; Acts 9:26-30; Acts 11:22-26 — The language of the early church describes the church as family, as members together of God’s household. In the household of God we are all sons and daughters, but as a multigenerational family we also need Mothers and Fathers in the Kingdom - that is, mature people of faith who will intentionally invest in and embrace the privilege and...

Adam Ritchard | Acts 9:31-43; 1 Peter 2:9 — The early believers were known as ‘saints’. Whilst today the word saint is uncommon or even misunderstood, for those who are in Christ, ’saints' is our position and identity - those with a holy call, set apart for the Lord and His purposes, and walking in the same manner as Jesus did. Our call and identity as saints must have an impact on how we live, an...

Kathryn Hartley | Acts 9:1-19 — The book of Acts could be viewed as a book full of “suddenly” moments - there are miracles, dramatic moments, thousands and thousands being saved. But the early church was marked by both “suddenlies" and “steadilies".  We can all relate to circumstances in our lives where we long to experience a “suddenly” God moment, or even times when we have encountered a “s...

Adam Ritchard | Acts 8:4-13; 26-40 — The early church was one that was moving forward and taking ground from the enemy. How do we contribute to Christ’s church continuing to do this today? As we look at the life of Philip the evangelist and the way God worked through him powerfully, we see that there is a call for us to be steadfast and faithful to God’s mission, to live authentic lives of faith,...

Trevor Galpin | 1 John 3:1 — How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! Trevor Galpin (Fatherheart Ministries) teaches on the Father’s love.

Adam Ritchard | John 20:1-23 — The resurrection of Jesus from the dead has such significance for us. The heart of Resurrection Sunday, and what it proclaims over our lives, is that there is an unshakeable truth that we can build our lives upon; that sin and death have no hold or power because of the victory that Jesus has accomplished; and that we have an endless, living hope in Him. He is risen i...

Andrew Baker | Isaiah 53:1-12 — 600 years before Christ was born, His life and death was prophesied and His finished work for us was foretold. Jesus, our Saviour, achieved His saving work through suffering.

Andrew Baker | Acts 6:8-15; 7:1-60 — As we look at the account of Stephen’s death and the subsequent spread of the Gospel, we see God not only permits suffering and persecution but also uses that suffering to victoriously achieve His plans and purposes. We see this principle at work here in the life and death of Stephen and most clearly of all in the life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 6:1-7 — When you sit down at the table with people who don’t think like you, act like you and look like you, except that you all follow Jesus, that is an act of holy resistance ( philoxenos ). In the early church, hospitality - the love of the stranger, or the one who is not like you - was taught as an important way of protecting the bond of peace in the body of Christ. How much more importan...