Wahroonga Anglican Podcast

Salvation by grace and the reconciliation of all believers into one unified community.

A series on the miracle that is the church of the living God - God’s community that He is building throughout our world, and here in Wahroonga. My prayer is that as we look at God’s community, we’ll delight in what God is building here, and dedicate ourselves to serve wholeheartedly to see her grow, for his glory.

A series on the miracle that is the church of the living God - God’s community that He is building throughout our world, and here in Wahroonga. My prayer is that as we look at God’s community, we’ll delight in what God is building here, and dedicate ourselves to serve wholeheartedly to see her grow, for his glory.

God made it We broke it God will fix it

Genesis 3:8-24 describes "the Fall" of humanity, detailing the immediate fallout of disobeying God. It explains the origin of sin's shame, the resulting curses on creation, humanity's separation from God, and the first scriptural glimmer of ultimate redemption

This pivotal moment outlines the universal pattern of sin: deception leading to disobedience, which results in shame, broken relationships, and attempts to hide from God. It sets the stage for the rest of the Bible, establishing humanity's desperate need for redemption and a Saviour - the second Adam.

Genesis 2:18-25 details the creation of woman and establishes the divine blueprint for marriage.

A close-up, intimate account of humanity’s creation, highlighting our purpose as caretakers, our need for relationship with God, and the reality of boundaries.

On the seventh day God rested. What is it to be in God's rest?

The climax of creation, where God creates humanity—male and female—in His own image to represent Him and steward the earth.

In the beginning...

James 5:12-20 concludes the book of James by emphasising dependence on God through prayer in all circumstances

James 5:1-11 warns against hoarding wealth and exploiting workers, predicting imminent judgment on the unjust rich.

A passage all about being humble with our plans about tomorrow.

James calls believers to abandon the self-centered, pleasure-seeking, and divisive behaviours of the world, replacing them with a humble, submissive, and God-focused life.

James calls believers to abandon the self-centered, pleasure-seeking, and divisive behaviours of the world, replacing them with a humble, submissive, and God-focused life.

James 3:13-18 contrasts true, godly wisdom with false, worldly wisdom, emphasizing that genuine wisdom is demonstrated through humble, peaceful conduct rather than intellectual pride. Godly wisdom is characterized by purity, peace, gentleness, and mercy, while earthly wisdom breeds jealousy, selfish ambition, and disorder

Rather, in James 3 the focus is on how faithful Christians speak about other human beings made in God’s own image, calling us to account for abusive language. However, to get to this argument, James begins with a meditation on human speech and on the potentially destructive power of the human tongue.

True, saving faith is inherently active and inevitably produces good works, while faith without action is dead, useless, and merely intellectual agreement.

Favouritism - if you fail to love God and other people, everything else falls apart.

True faith perseveres through trials, finds joy in spiritual status over earthly wealth, and matures by obeying God’s Word.

James says that for followers of Jesus, joy is not to be tucked away on a shelf like a fine wine, kept on special reserve and poured out only in those rare occasions when we believe all is as it should be

The necessity of constant spiritual readiness for the return of Jesus, as the exact time is unknown.

Stories of the King - the Parable of the Wedding Banquet, where a king invites guests to his son's wedding feast, but they refuse and mistreat his servants, leading to judgment

Stories of the King - the Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard, where Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of Heaven operates on God's generous grace, not human fairness.