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Talk for 12
by Orange Evangelical Church
Talk for 12 is a podcast hosted by the women at Orange Evangelical Church. These 12-minute episodes teach from God’s Word and encourage and equip women in their daily walk with Jesus.
Episodes
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Transform your mind
If only we could plug our minds in for an overnight reset like our phone! Monica and Suellen explore how does God renew our minds and what can we do about it?
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Listening with the Head and Heart
Do you usually go with your head or your heart? Join Monica to explore whether the two are really so different and the many ways God calls his people to love Him with their heart, soul, mind and strength.
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How do you…face a life-threatening illness?
Chris shares how God has been working in her life, and what he has been teaching her, after complications following significant heart surgery left her sedated and on a ventilator for 96 days.
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How do you…come to church with young kids?
Going to church with young kids is a great joy and privilege, but can also be chaotic and challenging. In this episode, Jo and Mel discuss why it's worth the effort and how we can support parents of young kids at church.
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How do you…teach SRE?
Have you ever considered teaching SRE in schools but not really known what it's all about or how to get started? Listen as Allie shares how she got started in this ministry and why she keeps signing up for another year of it.
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Meet the Church in Laodicea
Could your love for Jesus be 'lukewarm'? Join Suz and Skye as they unpack another letter of Jesus to his church in Laodicea and consider Jesus' warnings and encouragement to Christians then and now.
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Meet the Church in Ephesus
How does the risen king Jesus warn, encourage and inspire his 1st century church and his 21st century church? Listen in as Sarah and Heather read the Bible together and consider how we might recapture our 'first love'.
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Meet the Risen Lord Jesus
Have you ever felt daunted to read Revelation? Pull up a seat and listen in as Anitra and Gill begin our 1-1 Bible reading series in Revelation 1 and let the Lord Jesus lift your eyes to his heavenly majesty.
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Singleness and Grief
For single women, there can be grief in not having a husband and children. In this return of the Empty Womb series, Meg and Faith share the thoughts and experiences of 3 single women who were interviewed about their experience of being single and childless and how God is growing their contentment...
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My Life as a Woman who Grew Up with Jesus
Amy grew up learning about Jesus, but it wasn’t until she met Jesus with her need for forgiveness that she fully understood what a relationship with him meant.
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My Life as a Woman who Met Jesus
Monique met Jesus in her 20s, through a series of events and interactions that clearly show God's hand at work in calling her to himself, as well as other members of her family. Now a Christian, Monique reflects on God's work in her life so far, and how meeting Jesus has changed everything.
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The Bleeding Woman
In Luke 8, we meet a woman who has been bleeding for 12 years, who reaches out to Jesus in faith that he will heal her. Join Phoebe as she unpacks this passage with us, reminding us of how Jesus' death and resurrection changes everything (including periods!) and restores our relationship with God.
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#FOMO/JOMO
Social media constantly tells us we’re missing out - or that the solution is to opt out entirely. What does a Christ-centred life actually look like when it comes to rest, ambition, and comparison?
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#youdoyou
#youdoyou sounds like an easy way to agree to disagree without giving offense - you live out your authentic self and I'll do me. Join Lily and Lauren to consider whether Jesus calls us to 'be ourselves', or something else.
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Prayer in the Family
Join Kristy and Sandy for lessons we've learnt praying for and with our kids.
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The Power of Prayer
Sometimes we feel less than confident in prayer. Judy and Shirley share how God has grown them to rejoice always, pray continually and build one another up through prayer.
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The Privilege of Prayer
Let's kickstart a year of prayerfulness! Jane and Rhianna help us remember the privilege of prayer as God's children and the using the words God gives to shape our prayers.
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Summer Reading
It's the end of Talk for 12 for 2025 but not the end of reading and growing. Get some of our top recommendations for books for the holiday break or under the Christmas tree.
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A Christmas Carol
You know it's Christmas time when the carols hit the airwaves in the shops and advertisements. Get ready to enjoy the season's carols even more deeply as Naomi and Veronica consider the origins and meaning of some of our favourite Christmas carols.
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Episode 100!
Celebrate with us! Talk for 12 has championed the stories, widsom, teaching and encouragement of OEC women (and some excellent others) for 100 fabulous episodes. Remember and be inspired from our beginnings, now and next steps.
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Life Beyond the Retirement Party
Retirement is a cherished dream for many women but it's not always an easy transition. Rochelle speaks with Robyn about making the most of the most of the post-work years for the glory of God.
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Life Beyond the HSC
The Higher School Certificate is well underway all around in Australia and for many it can feel like these exams determine one's whole future. Join Rochelle as she speaks to Bec and Josie about the plans they have beyond their final exams and the security they have in knowing that their identity…
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Transforming Friendships
Transforming friendships are those we have with non-believers whom we are sharing the hope of the gospel with. Navigating these friendships requires wisdom as we seek to love those who do not know Jesus in a way that is genuine, sharing the gospel with them, but not being transformed in a worldly...
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Changing Friendships
Navigating Changing friendships through different seasons of life brings both grief and joy. Most of us will have experienced the grief of losing friends or seeing friendships change, as well as the joy that is found in making new friends. Join Alice, George and Mel as they discuss what the Bible...
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Growing Friendships
Friendship can take many forms and is a gift from God that is vital to our flourishing. Beginning a new series on cross-shaped friendships, Mel, Madi and Lorraine share from the Bible and their own lives how God uses Christian friendships to help grow us in godliness and service of him.
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Patience
Patience is part of God's character and is part of the fruit of the Spirit that many of us struggle with. Patience is the ability to trust and to rest in God and who He is, to let go of the striving and the need to know all the answers. Join Heather and Kirrily as they share how God has been...
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Goodness
Growing the fruit of the Spirit is the work of God in us as we seek to live a Christ-focused life. This week, Sarah & Bec share with Heather what God has been teaching them about the fruit of the Spirit, and particularly goodness, as they seek to love and serve others, and show God’s goodness to...
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Power and Production
The Christian life is not about striving and relying on our own power, but rather about letting Jesus change us over time, as we live connected to him. Join Heather and Kirrily as they kick off our new series looking at the fruit of the Spirit by reminding us that it is God's power and Spirit…
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Creation and the Universe
The bible tells us God created the earth in 6 days. Science says the universe is billions of years old. In part 2 of this series Sarah shares with Faith how she see's God in her work as an Astrophysicist.
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Science and Christianity
Christianity and science are often thought of as being at odds with each other. In part 1 of this series Faith talks to Sarah, who is both a Christian and a scientist, about how she balances these 2 view points.
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Miscarriage
How can we as the church "weep with those who weep" when some suffering can often be experienced silently? In the second episode of our series on "an empty womb", Meg and Rochelle discuss the experience of miscarriage and how we as the church body can better care for couples going through one.
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Infertility
The experience of an empty womb can leave us feeling empty, alone and disappointed. In the first episode of this two-part series, Meg and Rochelle, two women who have both personally experienced and cared for others going through infertility, discuss what the bible says on the topic and where we...
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My Life as a Woman with Limitations
We all have limitations. These often shape how we serve Jesus and his people. Listen in as Suellen and Caz talk about how MS has impacted Caz's daily life and her interactions with Jesus.
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My Life Speaking Indonesian and English
Moving to another country and being immersed in a language that is different to your native tongue has blessings and challenges. Suellen chats with Deb about her transition from Indonesia to living in Australia as a woman who loves Jesus.
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Women at Jesus’ Feet
Two women: one physically present at Jesus feet with a need for forgiveness, one at Jesus feet in our lifetime with a need for reassurance and comfort. Suellen speaks with Ali, a visiting SMBC student about what we read in Luke 7 and the journey Ali is on.
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Spotlight a Missionary - Stef
We all serve God in the place he has put us. Sometimes that is close to home and sometimes that is in a country on the other side of the world. In this episode, Stef shares about her life as a missionary in Chile, what God has been teaching her during her time there, and what she is looking…
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Dipping into Psalm 32
Using 4 simple questions to help guide their time in the Bible together, Grace and Natasha model 1 to 1 Bible reading for us by dipping into Psalm 32. They discuss they joy that is found when we confess our sins to God and live in relationship with him.
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Dipping into Psalm 23
Listen in as Melody and Abbey read Psalm 23 together. They discuss what is means and how it has been an encouragement to them when they have faced hard times, using 4 simple questions to help guide their time in the Bible together.
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A time I shared the gospel…at the school gate
Have you ever been nervous to strike up a conversation with another parent at the school gate or the back of assembly? Gill asks Heather what she's learned from intentional interaction with a diverse range of school mums and dads.
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A time I shared the gospel…at mum’s group
Join Gill and Tash to consider how the season of life caring for small children at home can bring opportunities for connection and deep conversation and how Bible stories might play a part.
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A time I shared the gospel…at work
How good it is to start a new year secure in the knowledge of salvation in Jesus, our living hope, an inheritance 'unfading, kept in heaven for you' (1 Peter 1:3). So many people we live and work with do not know this hope. Be encouraged and inspired by God's story and Lauren's story of seeking...
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Through Matthew’s Eyes
Matthew tells us how the birth of Jesus took place. Christine invites us to consider Mary and Joseph and who the central character, Jesus, is and what he came to do. Have a listen and keep in mind who you might share this with this Christmas. Talk for 12 will be taking a break until after the...
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How do you…open your home for hospitality?
The house is a mess, there's nothing in the cupboard and we are running between work and social activities. God can't expect me to invite people over to my house can he? Meg speaks with Krista about why hospitality is still important and possible in the messiness of life.
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How do you…be a Christian online?
It often seems that 'anything goes' in the online world - you can say anything, be anyone. Or can you? Meg asks Caity what she's learned interacting online and asking whether there is a place for visible, kind Christianity online.
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How do you…keep coming to church?
Have you ever wondered, 'how does she do that?' Meg kicks off a 3 part series with Jodi, exploring some of the teaching, people, decisions and joys that keep her coming back to church every week!
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Happy 3rd Birthday
It's always exciting to celebrate a birthday, even of a podcast! In this episode, the Talk for 12 team reflect on the past year of podcasts, share how different series came about as well as some moments of joy and encouragement. Happy 3rd Birthday, Talk for 12!
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What’s it really like to be new at church?
New to Orange and OEC, Katelyn shares her experience of being a new person at a new church. Listen in to her conversation with Suellen and be encouraged.
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#Praise God
Using our words to build up our brothers and sisters in Christ, is a huge privilege and is a foundational aspect of Christ-centred fellowship. In this second episode of our 2 part series on common phrases in Christian community, Lily and Nicki talk through the phrase "Praise God", when we say it,...
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#thoughts and prayers
How often do you reflect on the meaning of what you say? In this first episode of a 2 part series on common Christian phrases, Lily and Amanda talk through the phrase 'thoughts and prayers', and how the Bible teaches us to care for one another through grief.
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Anxiety and Community
Christian community is a place of comfort for the anxious and downhearted. But it doesn't always live up to expectation. In the second episode of this series Belinda shares with Gill helpful and practical ways to respond to anxious thoughts and feelings in ourselves and in others.
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Talk for 12 is a podcast hosted by the women at Orange Evangelical Church. These 12-minute episodes teach from God’s Word and encourage and equip women in their daily walk with Jesus.
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Talk for 12 is a podcast hosted by the women at Orange Evangelical Church. These 12-minute episodes teach from God’s Word and encourage and equip women in their daily walk with Jesus.
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