Grasslands Church Podcast

The story we tell about money is the story we live out. We can live with the belief that we own everything and we are the masters of our own fate. But the Bible paints a different picture - everything belongs to God, and what we have has been entrusted to us to provide for our needs and advance God's purposes in the world.SCRIPTURE: Genesis 2:4-17

What we believe to be true doesn't just change who we are, but it deeply impacts the daily choices we make. Christians are called to devote themselves to doing good, not out of guilt or obligation, but because we have been made new people by God's Spirit living in us. SCRIPTURE: Titus 3:1-15

What we believe to be true shapes the way we see ourselves. Jesus changes who we are in the present by breaking the power of the past and giving us a hope for the future.SCRIPTURE: Titus 2

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

What does it look like for Christians and the church to be protected by the full armour of God? Vincent unpacks Ephesians 6:10-17.SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 6:10-17

What attitude should we take into our relationships? Into marriage? Ephesians 5 outlines the foundational principle and model for Christian marriage - Jesus. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 5:21-33

Why does the church exist? God wants to fill the whole universe, the church is part of that both in being filled AND in being the vehicle through while God will achieve his plan. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:1-16

God's grace towards us in Jesus is a gift. God also gives us as gifts of grace for the sake of others too. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:1-16

Christians are saved into something much bigger than ourselves - the body of Christ. As a part of the body we function best when we maintain the unity that Jesus makes possible. To do that we need to be humble, gentle and patient just as he is. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:1-16

Proverbs shows us that the wise person doesn't just honour God with their words and life, but also with their wealth. But our tendency to use wealth as an anchor for our security often stops us from being generous. SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 3:1-10, 18:10-11

What do we look for in a true friend? The wisdom of Proverbs tells us that we should not only look for friends that are loyal, honest and forgiving, but we should also be friends who are loyal, honest and forgiving too.

What do you consider when you make plans? What influences the decisions you make? Proverbs teaches us that we need to be aware of God's sovereignty, God's plans and our own hearts when making any decision whether big or small. SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 16:1-9

According to the ancient wisdom of Proverbs, the wise person is more concerned with who they are becoming than what they are doing. Proverbs counsels us to understand that everything we say, see and do shapes our hearts. SCRIPTURES: Proverbs 2:1-10 & 4:20-27

We kick off our series in the book of Proverbs called 'Wisdom For Life'.According to the ancient wisdom of Proverbs, the foundation of a wise life is living in the fear of the LORD. This doesn't mean being terrified of God, but it does mean that we live our entire lives treating God as God. SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 9:1-18

We need courage to live in a world full of dangers - but where do we find it? Some try to cope by inflating themselves through achievement or fame. Others survive by making self-protection priority number one. The God we discover in Genesis 1-11 wants to send humanity out into the rawness of the world secure in his love for them. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 11:1-9

In Genesis 4 we see both the downward spiral of sin in humanity, as well as God's mercy in warning Cain and preserving his life.SCRIPTURE: Genesis 4:1-16

Genesis 3 is the saddest chapter in all of scripture. The Bible's answer to why the world isn't the way it ought to be is shockingly clear: it's because we chooses to trust our own goodness rather than God's. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 3

The Creator doesn't just make things, but he also provides everything we need to thrive. Both our physical and our relational needs are provided for in God's good world. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 2

What on earth are we here for?Genesis 1 & 2 assure us that every human has dignity and worth, not because of what they can do, but because of who they are - people made in God's image. As God's image bearers every human life has meaning and purpose in God's good world.SCRIPTURE: Genesis 2

Genesis 1-11 are foundational for way Christians (and many secular people) see the world today. Genesis starts with one clear emphasis: that there is a Creator. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1

Before he ascended to heaven's throne, the resurrected Jesus gave his disciples a mission - to make disciples in every place they went. Jesus' mission is now the mission of Christians everywhere. But we don't go it alone; Jesus promises that he is with us now and forever. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:16-20

Why do Christians celebrate Easter? The resurrection is the hinge of the Christian faith. If it really did happen, then we have a source of joy, strength and love that can never perish, spoil or fade - and that's worth celebrating. SCRIPTURES: Luke 24:1-12, 1 Peter 1:3-9

Life has a way of bringing us to the end of ourselves. Where do we turn to hope in those moments? Jesus' encounter with the criminal at the cross gives us hope that no matter how far gone we think we may be, God meets us there to show us his mercy.

We're need unity - in our relationships, homes and world. Yet only one thing is truly powerful enough to hold people together in love - the good news of what God has done in Jesus. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 3:1-13

Paul uses 3 things to paint a picture of the new unity Christians have in Jesus - we are a family, citizens of the same kingdom, and a home for God's Spirit to live in.SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 2:11-22

Most people (Christians too) live thinking that we're mostly okay, but just need a little bit of help every once in a while. The confronting thing about Christianity is that it says that we are 'dead in sin'. Christianity says that we don't just need a little help every now and then, we need to be brought back to life. The good news is that there is a God who moves towards us with love, mercy, grace and kindness in Jesus to bring us from death to life. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 2:1-10