Grasslands Church Podcast

Christians believe that we are waiting for a time when Jesus will return to restore all things. But what does he Jesus want us to do in the meantime? SCRIPTURE: Luke 12:35-48

Jesus' powerful kingdom breaks in to set people free from the forces of evil. This power doesn't just come into dramatic situations, but also in the unimpressive and ordinary things of life. SCRIPTURE: Luke 13:10-21

Jesus wants his disciples to always pray and not give up. Yet its only when we can see God for who he is - just, good, powerful and gracious - that we will be able to overcome our doubts and cynicism to pray with persistent faith. SCRIPTURE: Luke 18:1-8

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to McDonalds makes you a hamburger." The older son's story in Jesus' parable challenges us to see that just because we go to church and tick the boxes doesn't necessarily mean that we are on good terms with God. SCRIPTURE: Luke 15:1-2, 11-32

We kick off 2025 with a new series looking some of Jesus' greatest hits - parables that he told throughout his ministry. The parable of the lost son shows us the layers of shame we all deal with, and how God runs toward us in Jesus to save us from it. SCRIPTURE: Luke 15:1-2, 11-24

We have a sense that Christmas should be about joy, love and peace... but why? God came to be with us in Jesus to give us peace. He came so that he himself would be our peace. That's the heart of the Christmas story. SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 9:2-7

Christians have a great hope in the promises of God. We see many of them fulfilled through Jesus, but many of them are yet to be fulfilled. How should we live as we wait for all of God's promises to become reality? SCRIPTURES: Luke 1:28-38, Matthew 1:18-24

Life is full of not just ups and downs, but doubts too. God's people aren't people who never have doubts. Rather God's people can hold on to hope in God even when doubt remains. SCRIPTURE: Luke 1:5-25

God's plan has always been to bring blessing into the world through his loved and chosen people. What God asks of his people is that they would seek after him, live according to his values, and make their hearts and communities a place that is receptive to him. SCRIPTURE: Hosea 10:1-15

We're all about pursuing God with all we are because that's exactly what he's already done for us in Jesus. SCRIPTURES: 1 Kings 16:29-17:1, 18:1-2 & 17-46

Repeatedly throughout history, God has brought transformation to communities, cities and entire countries through his word and his power. We're all about seeing God transform our community of Brimbank with the same word and power today. SCRIPTURE: Acts 19:1-20

We believe that people who come into contact with Jesus have their lives transformed. Through Jesus we're given a new identity, new values and new ways to live. SCRIPTURE: Luke 19:1-10

Since the beginning, God's people were meant to be a living expression of who God is and what he's like to the people and place they're in - especially when circumstances are less than ideal. SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 29:1-14

WHAT WE'RE ABOUT: GOD & HIS GLORY Humanity (and the church) exists because of God and for God. When we lose sight of that, things get out of order. SCRIPTURES: Habakkuk 2:1-14, Hebrews 1:1-3

There are two types of tests in life - those we choose and those that we don't. In his closing words to the Corinthians, Paul calls them to test their faith, lives and relationships to see if they are truly being transformed by Jesus' presence with them. What about us? SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 13:1-14

Vincent preaches from 2 Corinthians 12 on how God works through our human weakness to display his all-sufficient power through Jesus in us. SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

In a time where we are more suspicious of our leaders than ever, what should we look for in the people who lead us? 2 Corinthians 10 points us to look at Jesus' humility, forbearance, and conviction, are the qualities that should mark any one who would lead in Jesus' name. SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 10:1-11

A generous person is someone who isn't controlled by anxiety or fear, but as Jesus says, sees the world with 'healthy eyes', trusting that God will take care of them. SCRIPTURES: Matthew 6:22-24, 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 & 9:6-11

We typically avoid and suppress anything that feels bad. But what if feeling sorrow was the key to true and lasting change? SCRIPTURES: Luke 5:27-32, 2 Corinthians 7:2-16

One relationship has the power to transform how you see yourself and others. SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2

Jonathan preaches from the text on how a perspective on what's temporary differs from one that is set on what is eternal. SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10

The person or thing that most captures your imagination is the thing that will most form your heart, mind and life. The Christian's life is one that is increasingly fixated on God's glory shown to us in Jesus - and that's the image that brings true and lasting transformation to us. SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 3:1-4:6

How do you cope when plans get changed or thrown out the window? 2 Corinthians shows us that there are always 3 sets of plans at work - ours, Satan's and God's. Yet it's God's plans that will always be fulfilled. We see it most of all through Jesus - and that puts all of our plans today into perspective. SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:17

Where do find comfort when things aren't going the way you hoped? In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul shows us that the deepest and sweetest comfort we can find is not in ourselves, but in God. SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

God's power turns the tables for the good of his people taking them from shame to honour, despair to joy, and death to life. SCRIPTURE: Esther 8:1-9:10