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Grace Church Cork
by Grace Church
A Real, Relevant, Rational and Outwardly-Reaching Church
Episodes
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The Fear/Faith Factor - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Pastor Michael O'Donovan explores the tension between fear and faith, drawing on Jairus, Israel's spies and Joshua. He encourages us to trust Jesus, remember God's faithfulness, and act with courage because God is with us. Through Psalm 27 and Isaiah 26:3, Michael points us towards the peace that...
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Jairus' Journey of Faith - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Pastor Michael O'Donovan reflects on Jairus’ journey in Mark 5, emphasizing that Jesus is the deliverer over demons, disease, and death, and that faith means continuing to trust Him when circumstances appear hopeless. He encourages listeners to reject fear and discouraging voices, keep troubling...
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I know who's in charge - Associate Pastor Dara Burke
Associate Pastor Dara Burke teaches that the spiritual realm is real, yet Jesus has complete authority over darkness and gives believers freedom through His victory on the cross. She urges Christians to reject occult practices, horoscopes, crystals, manifestation, and other sources of spiritual...
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I Prayed for This - Associate Pastor Dara Burke
Associate Pastor Dara Burke reminds listeners that many ordinary responsibilities are answers to prayers, so they should care for them with gratitude rather than treating them as burdens. Drawing on Matthew 7, Deuteronomy, Genesis 2, Luke 12, and Galatians 6, she encourages believers to work...
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The Outsider TOO Part 2 - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Pastor Michael O'Donovan teaches from Mark 5 about the woman who reached through the crowd to touch Jesus, showing that Christ welcomes outsiders, brings healing, and restores people to wholeness and community. He challenges listeners to examine what they reach for in times of fear, pain, or...
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The Outsider - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Pastor Michael O'Donovan explores Acts 8, where Philip meets the Ethiopian eunuch and explains Isaiah 53, revealing that Jesus welcomes those who feel excluded and makes them part of God’s people. He encourages listeners to trust God’s divine appointments, keep engaging with Scripture, leave past...
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Bridge Builders - Senior Pastor Tom Burke
Senior Pastor Tom Burke uses Cork’s bridges and the example of Barnabas to explore how encouragement can connect people to Jesus and to one another. He challenges us to reach across differences, go the extra mile and trust God to use even past wounds to bring hope to others. Chapters 00:00:00...
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The Outsider - Senior Pastor Tom Burke
Senior Pastor Tom Burke explores the persistent faith of the outsider woman in Mark 7 and Matthew 15, who approached Jesus for her daughter’s healing. Through her response to silence, rejection and seemingly closed doors, this message encourages us to keep praying, trust God’s goodness and…
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Capture the High Place - Pastor Tom Burke
Tom encourages us from the scriptures to pray for the prosperity of Cork - the spiritual, emotional, relational, financial wellbeing and salvation of her people; and to capture the high place and take authority in Jesus power over darkness and evil.
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Prepare the Soil - Assoc. Pastor Dara Burke
Dara encourages us to prepare the soil of our hearts as we prepare to plant a bible by faith in a field in Cork for Jesus, for our city, for generations. When we act in unity the Lord commands his blessing.
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Choose Life - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Michael reminds us that we have agency over our lives to choose blessings or curses as we decide to obey or disobey God; and he encourages us to choose Jesus because He is Life!
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A Good Idea? - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Have you ever done something you thought was a good idea, only to realise it wasn't? Michael encourages us to follow "God ideas" not just good ideas and shows us five ways, based on the Bible, that we can - with confidence - know what to do, especially when we feel stuck.
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When You Don't Know What To Do - Part 2 - Assoc. Pastor Dara Burke
In the second part of this talk, Dara shares the astounding account of what God says and does when King Jehoshaphat and his people fast and pray humbly after their cousins launch a personal attack. The battle belongs to the Lord!
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When You Don't Know What To Do - Part 1 - Assoc. Pastor Dara Burke
In the first of two parts, Dara shares what to do when we feel personally under attack in our thoughts or in our families: seek God, fast and pray humbly - like King Jehoshophat in 2 Chronicles 20; for we serve a God who sees!
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The Rest of Your Life - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Mike invites us to come to Jesus, who has promised all who are weary and heavy burdened, that He will give them rest.
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Plan C - Guest Speaker Pastor Craig Cooney
Are you a planner? Do you have Plan A and then a backup Plan B? Craig looks at the biblical account of Paul's second journey through modern-day Turkey and how the Holy Spirit stopped him from going to certain places; closing doors and then opening the unexpected, God-directed Plan C which saw the...
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A Simple Instruction - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Most things would work out better if we just followed the instructions! Michael encourages us to ask the Holy Spirit who is willing to help us do just that.
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The Cost of the Cure - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Sometimes the cure for something comes at a cost. Surgery or chemotherapy to cure cancer; the cost of raising children when infertility is cured. Mike looks at the man who was lame for 38 years when Jesus asked him, "Do you want to get well?" and reminds us that Jesus paid the cost for our sin in...
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When God Breathes Again - Pastor Tom Burke
Tom reminds us that the God who rose from the dead can breathe life into areas of our life that were dead — relationships, careers, recovery from addiction and people who've lost hope. They can live again!
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Definitely Dead? - Pastor Tom Burke
In the first of a two part talk, Tom questions whether something that we think is definitely dead - a relationship, a dashed hope or a dry period in our faith-walk - is actually so; or whether we should ask God to breathe on it, like Ezekiel did in the Valley of Dry Bones.
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Facing Down Pharaoh - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Michael encourages us to not back down - in God's strength - when it comes to facing the 'Pharaoh' in our lives - the Enemy of our souls.
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Faith and the Crowd - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Mike encourages us from the Hebrews 11 'Hall of Fame' - those people of faith who died still believing God to be faithful to his promises, even though they didn't see them fulfilled in their lifetime. Piotr
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Oops... I Did It Again! - Associate Pastor Dara Burke
When we're stuck in a pattern of sin we might think our willpower is enough to break it, but Dara encourages us that God's power is the key to overcoming.
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It's Already Paid! - Assoc. Pastor Dara Burke
We all need forgiveness and Dara reminds us that the cost of our sins has been paid for in full through Jesus' death on the cross. Put your faith in his finished work.
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The Invisible Inheritance - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
In the Bible, the Levi tribe inherited no territory in the Promised Land, because God Himself was their inheritance. Mike encourages usto remember that in the challeges we face in our lives and to keep our eyes on the prize: Jesus - our very great reward.
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When God Speaks and We Don't Listen - Assoc. Pastor Dara Burke
Dara looks at the first time anger and murder are mentioned in the Bible. You think your family's disfunctional, check out this one! God looks at our heart and the attitude of our heart.
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Miracle Milestones - Assoc. Pastor Dara Burke
Dara encourages us from the Bible to turn back to God. To set up physical reminders of the miracles he's done so when asked, we can give glory to God for his faithfulness. And to keep trusting even when we've waited on God's promises for a very long time.
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Overwhelmed Part 1 - Pastor Tom Burke
Are you feeling flooded by all of life's current problems? Tom looks at a Biblical character who felt the same and shares he's strategy to overcome.
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Guest Speakers Paul & Priscilla Reid
Long-time friends of Grace Church, Paul & Priscilla Reid share wisdom and insight on two stand-out names of God from the scriptures. Jehovah Jireh - the God who provides and El Roi - the God who sees.
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Desperate Dan - Pastor Tom Burke
Tom talks to us about God opening new doors in our lives; and how the Bible encourages us not to be isolated.
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Facing Facts with Faith - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Are you facing a hard fact in your life? Michael encourages us from the Biblical account of Abraham, who faced the hard fact that his body was as good as dead, yet he trusted God to fulfil the promise that his decendents would be as many as the stars in the sky.
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Abraham's Inheritance - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
We've all inherited genes and been shaped by our environment growing up but Mike reminds us that putting our trust in Jesus means that Abraham's inheritance is ours too.
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The Tale of Two Traitors - Pastor Tom Burke
Sometimes we need to leave the false protection of our old lives and ask for blessed protection to follow Jesus. Tom looks at 2 Biblical guys who were seen as traitors in their culture for following the Lord. No turning back!
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Open Sunday Church Vision 2026 - Pastor Tom Burke
Senior Pastor Tom Burke shares Grace Church Cork's Vision for 2026 which includes each person stepping into what God has called them to so that Cork will be turned upside down for Jesus Christ!
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The Inheritance - Pastor Mike O'Donovan
Mike reminds us that while we're all born with either a blessed or cursed inheritance — from our genetics or our environment, but there is an inheritance we can invest in that has returns that are out of this world.
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Prepare for Departure - Assoc. Pastor Dara Burke
As we prepare to depart from 2025, Dara shares some home truths in a hilarious metaphor of boarding a flight through the Narrow Gate; with Holy Spirit-inspired packing tips on what to leave behind as we head into a New Year.
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Finding Real Rest of Christmas - Dr. Brian Synnott Guest Speaker
Guest speaker, Dr. Brian Synnott, asks "How do we find peace in an unpeaceful world, this Christmas?" and shares insight from the scriptures and his personal experience as a professional counsellor and pastor.
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Remote Control? - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
While you may hold the remote control in front of TV or social media, there's a remote control pointing back at you; with algorhythms that are feeding you more of what you look at. Mike reminds us from God's word about Holy Spirit inspired self control.
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Messy Family Mighty God - Assoc. Pastor Dara Burke
Even in the best of families there are messy situations, or people who enter a room and change an atmosphere. From God's word, Dara offers wise counsel on how to deal with it.
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The Shake Off - Pastor Tom Burke
A message that's been burning on Tom's heart since the Summer, and confirmed last week with guest Pastor Craig Cooney; Tom brings a prophetic word. God wants to show you the stars like he showed Abraham, but first you've got to let 'Lot' go.
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Making Sense of Malta - Guest Speaker Pastor Craig Cooney
Have you ever found yourself on a detour from where you thought you'd be right now? Guest Pastor and prophetic minister, Craig Cooney reminds us that the same thing happened to the apostle Paul when, headed for Rome, he ended up shipwrecked on the island of Malta, but God's plans were bigger than...
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WHO are YOU looking for? - Pastor Mike O'Donovan
Mike asks the question, "Who are you looking for in your life?" Our desires are often mixed up and messed up but if we pay attention, all of our desires will only be fulfilled in God.
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Just James - Skeptic to Saint - Pastor Tom Burke
Tom talks about Jesus' brother, James, who rejected Jesus but later confessed him as Lord, in all humility, without playing the "big brother" card.
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Vessel - Pastor Tom Burke
You are a vessel, like a water bottle. If you don't drink water in the natural, you will dehydrate and eventually die. Tom reminds us that it's the same in our spiritual life: unless we are spiritually filled we will die.
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WHO's Looking For YOU? - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
The first question ever recorded in the Bible is God asking, "Where are you?" In a survey done in Ireland, one in three adults said they feel either isolated or lonely, either most or all of the time. Mike asks the question, "Who's looking for you? Who's looking out for you?"
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Who's Looking at YOU? - Pastor Mike O'Donovan
In such a surveillance saturated society where we're being watched by CCTV cameras, door cameras, dashcams and listened to by our devices and social media, Mike reminds us that our Heavenly Father is watching us too. Not a sparrow falls to the ground outside of his care; and we are worth more to...
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How to Overflow with God's Blessing - Associate Pastor Dara Burke
Before God fills, He fixes. If you're leaking, you can't overflow. Pastor Dara encourages us to let God heal what's been draining you so His blessings don't just fill you; they overflow to others.
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Mirror Me? - Pastor Mike O'Donovan
People are mirrors! Jesus said, do to others what you would have them do to you. If you want to improve your life, try doing what Jesus said and you'll likely find people will mirror your kindness back to you.
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Who are you looking at? - Pastor Michael O'Donovan
Mike challenges us with a question: Who are you looking at? And encourages us from God's word with practical advice for our lives.
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A Full Fishing Net (Part 2) - Pastor Tom Burke
Tom picks up where he left off with Part 2 of his message: Your life is like a fishing net. Repair the net or lose the catch.
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