Wahroonga Anglican Podcast

Matthew 9:35 - 10:4

Matthew 28:17-20

There are seven signs that are introduced in the passage by the words “and I saw” The whole cycle makes two points: The dragon loses, flee him; The Lamb wins, worship him! The Old Testament book of Daniel (especially Chps 7-8) helps us understand what we see…

That while spiritual gifts and knowledge are temporary, "love never ends," and as a greater virtue

The blowing of the seven trumpets - “What is this teaching us about what God is doing about evil in the world?”

Spiritual gifts within the Christian community, emphasising the unity and diversity of believers.

Farewell from Josh Lewis - Remember Jesus... something that's beyond our experiences, our feelings, it's the unchangeable action of God in history - the truth about Jesus... because remembering, trusting... connects us to him and brings the wonderful hope of life.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 addresses the Lord's Supper, highlighting its purpose and proper observance. The passage emphasises that the Lord's Supper is a time to remember Jesus' sacrifice and not a regular meal or a social gathering where divisions are displayed.

Paul's Testimony

Let the focus be on God, not on yourselves.

The throne room of heaven.

The letter to Laodicea - of the seven letters in Revelation. It is jam packed with a massive rebuke. Yet, its blessing is even greater. We want to hear a rebuke about trusting in ourselves and our wealth that pushes us to earnest prayer and repentance. We ought to also hear Jesus give us such a beautiful and heavenly promise that we should be motivated to pray and praise our God diligently.

A word to the weak. We feel weak for a range of reasons - physically weak through sickness, or surgery, or tiredness; psychologically weak, as we feel sad or stressed; spiritually weak as we wrestle with doubts and temptations. To the church at Philadelphia, and through them to us, Jesus says, “ I know your deeds… I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have lit...

In Revelations 3, Jesus speaks to the Christians at Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea, and, through them, to us! We notice one church is hot, one is cold, and one is lukewarm with respect to their relationship with Jesus. Listen out for which is which, and which one reflects your heart. There are great promises here for the person who takes following Jesus seriously. Let the one who hears listen...

Some decisions are simple and sensible, but in the heart of the moment hard to make! This Sunday we’re taking a look at 1 Corinthians 10. It is a passage addressing our decision making again. It will help us see why we struggle to let go of freedoms, the danger of that, and where to go with that struggle.

Having a certainty in life that lets us truly live! I’ve been encouraged thinking about it this week, and I pray you will be too - along with it being a clear invitation to trust Jesus for those who haven’t yet.

The average person makes around 34,000 decisions a day. That’s a lot! Some are very small. Some are life changing. But, big or small, all of our decisions have reasons, motivations, implications. 1 Corinthians 8-10 is an invitation from God’s word to take a radically different approach to our decision making. It’s brilliant, and I can’t wait to explore chapter 9 together on Sunday.

I wonder where you make most of your decisions - both the small, day-to-day ones and the big life changing ones? Do you have a goto place? Perhaps late at night with a cuppa? Perhaps you wait for a holiday, or a long-weekend to have time for such deliberations? Or maybe you’re so busy you just have to make decisions on the run? Wherever you make your decisions, I wonder what factors go into decidi...

We’ll hear this urgent word from the Apostle Paul: ‘what I mean brothers and sisters is that the time is short… …Serving God is what counts…’ 1 Corinthians 7, 19, 29 If serving God is what counts, what’s the best situation for me to be in to do that? Single or married? With kids or without? Happy or grieving? Young or old? On Sunday we’ll hear God’s answer to that. He will speak into the particula...

1 Corinthians 7, as we begin to see the positive instructions that Paul gives with respect to our relationships and how sex should be used within them. It’s wonderful that whether we’re married or unmarried, our relationships are because of and point to the God who is himself ‘love’ (1 John 4:8).

How do you feel talking about sex? (Not my most comfortable topic either). Here is what I know: God is good, Sex is good, and the Bible’s teaching about sex is good, and for our human flourishing. In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Paul continues his straight talk about sex. It is a word to Christians not unbelievers. Paul wants Christians to think right about their bodies, and act right with their bodies,...

Paul addresses the issue of believers suing each other and urges them to resolve disputes within the church rather than resorting to the secular legal system.

The chapter emphasizes the need for church discipline, urging the Corinthians to remove this man from their fellowship, "handed over to Satan" (5:5), to preserve the purity of the church and potentially save his spirit. The analogy of leaven is used to illustrate how sin can spread and contaminate the entire community.

Paul's insistence to the Corinthian Christians to stop making themselves judges of each other. Only the Lord's judgment matters. They are living as if their wealth and status are all they need, while the apostles serve Christ in poverty and under persecution, imitating Christ. Paul urges them to change course and imitate his life.

The spiritual maturity of the church in Corinth and the importance of building upon the foundation of Christ.