Grasslands Church Podcast

How can we discern the truth in a world full of lies? The key is having a lens through which we can interpret everything and everyone that claims to be speaking the truth. For Christians, that lens must be Jesus and his gospel. SCRIPTURE: Titus 1:1-16

When it comes to Jesus, it's human to have our doubts. Jesus graciously moved towards Thomas in his doubts, and he is still doing that with us today. SCRIPTURE: John 20:24-29

The resurrection of Jesus has the power not only to change our eternal destiny, but our everyday lives too. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:1-20

The guilty are set free because an innocent man takes their place. This is the story of Good Friday. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 27:11-26

In Matthew 21, Jesus comes riding into Jerusalem not to conquer, but to bring peace. What if Jesus were the King who wants to come and bring peace to the anxieties and fears we face today? SCRIPTURE: Matthew 21:1-17

Jesus' teaching reveals that one relationship has the power to transform all others - a relationship with our Heavenly Father. This relationship of love gives us the power to change the way we're honest about ourselves and how we treat others. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 7:1-12

Marcus Valles preaches from Matthew 6, showing us how worry and anxiety might possibly be some of our most common feelings when it comes to money. Jesus however points us to a solution that we might not expect - to look at birds, flowers and grass - as the antidote to anxiety. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 6:19-34

Every spiritual practice carries a reward. But are we trusting that God will reward our pursuit of him? Or are we settling for recoginition from others? SCRIPTURE: Matthew 6:1-18

Guest preacher Bree Mills preaches from Matthew 5, explaining how Jesus' concern goes beyond our behaviour to focuses in on transforming our hearts. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 5:17-47

Who gets to be part of Jesus' kingdom? The answer to this question might surprise us - it's the weak, the humble, the suffering and the persecuted who have a place with Jesus. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 5:1-16

Jesus' mission has 3 essential elements - the call, the message & the ministry. Followers of Jesus must receive and live out each of these as we join in his mission in the world. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 4:12-25

Almost all of us know the feeling of being let down by someone we trusted. So how can we be so sure that we can trust Jesus? SCRIPTURE: Matthew 3:13-4:11

Jonathan Lopez brings our series in Ruth to a close. In Boaz we see leadership modelled that is not only strong, but loyal and sacrificial. SCRIPTURE: Ruth 4

God 's redemption becomes a reality as power is used to protect and provide for the vulnerable. But will we choose to use our power to see, be curious, protect and provide? SCRIPTURE: Ruth 2

God brings redemption through relationships. What relationships are you being called to pursue at the onset of 2026? SCRIPTURE: Ruth 1

Christmas reminds us that when we find ourselves in a hard place, no matter how hard, dry or dead it is, God comes to meet us there in Jesus. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 3:1-17

Jesus is no stranger to life's ups and downs. In Jesus, God came to live out the story of all humanity so that through Jesus, he could write a new story with all of us in it. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 2:13-23

RIght from the beginnings of Jesus' life we're introduced to a tense question - who is the true and rightful king? How we answer this question dictates who or what we place our hopes in. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 2:1-12

Jesus' surprising birth was a great interruption to Joseph's plans. Yet God often works through the interruptions in our lives to bring about his saving purposes. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 1:18-25

You would expect that the Saviour of the world would come from a family that is perfect and pure. But Jesus' family tree is anything but that. If God was willing to work through broken people, families and circumstances then, we can have that he will keep doing the same today. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 1:1-17

God's promise in Joel 2 was fulfilled in Acts 2 and still stands today - God promises to pour out his Spirit on every person who calls on Jesus to save them. SCRIPTURES: Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:1-16

When we look at the state of the world, it can be hard to believe that things can ever be restored. Despite how things look, God's heart is to restore every broken thing. SCRIPTUREs: Joel 2:18-27, Matthew 28:1-10

We can wrongly assume that God only wants us to return to him once everything is good and we've got our act together. But in the midst of everything going on, God calls out, "Even now, return to me with all your heart." SCRIPTURE: Joel 2:12-17

Joel 1-2 opens with a song of grief about a plague of locusts destroying a nation. In the midst of destruction and disaster, the God of the Bible wants people to turn to him with all their pain and grief. SCRIPTURE: Joel 1:1 - 2:11

How should Christians stand against Satan and the forces of evil in the world? Constant Spirit-led prayer is the way in which we're taught to stand firm on the truths of the Bible and the Gospel in everyday life. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 6:10-24