Wahroonga Anglican Podcast

On the seventh day God rested. What is it to be in God's rest?

The climax of creation, where God creates humanity—male and female—in His own image to represent Him and steward the earth.

In the beginning...

James 5:12-20 concludes the book of James by emphasising dependence on God through prayer in all circumstances

James 5:1-11 warns against hoarding wealth and exploiting workers, predicting imminent judgment on the unjust rich.

A passage all about being humble with our plans about tomorrow.

James calls believers to abandon the self-centered, pleasure-seeking, and divisive behaviours of the world, replacing them with a humble, submissive, and God-focused life.

James calls believers to abandon the self-centered, pleasure-seeking, and divisive behaviours of the world, replacing them with a humble, submissive, and God-focused life.

James 3:13-18 contrasts true, godly wisdom with false, worldly wisdom, emphasizing that genuine wisdom is demonstrated through humble, peaceful conduct rather than intellectual pride. Godly wisdom is characterized by purity, peace, gentleness, and mercy, while earthly wisdom breeds jealousy, selfish ambition, and disorder

Rather, in James 3 the focus is on how faithful Christians speak about other human beings made in God’s own image, calling us to account for abusive language. However, to get to this argument, James begins with a meditation on human speech and on the potentially destructive power of the human tongue.

True, saving faith is inherently active and inevitably produces good works, while faith without action is dead, useless, and merely intellectual agreement.

Favouritism - if you fail to love God and other people, everything else falls apart.

True faith perseveres through trials, finds joy in spiritual status over earthly wealth, and matures by obeying God’s Word.

James says that for followers of Jesus, joy is not to be tucked away on a shelf like a fine wine, kept on special reserve and poured out only in those rare occasions when we believe all is as it should be

The necessity of constant spiritual readiness for the return of Jesus, as the exact time is unknown.

Stories of the King - the Parable of the Wedding Banquet, where a king invites guests to his son's wedding feast, but they refuse and mistreat his servants, leading to judgment

Stories of the King - the Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard, where Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of Heaven operates on God's generous grace, not human fairness.

13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.

Come Lord Jesus, come.

The glorious future for believers: a new heaven and earth where God dwells with humanity, eliminating death, sorrow, and pain, centered around the magnificent, jeweled New Jerusalem, a perfect city descending from God, symbolizing His perfect presence and relationship with His people, the ultimate fulfillment of biblical promises for a restored, eternal dwelling place for the redeemed

Jesus's physical resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith, proving His victory over sin and death, and guaranteeing believers will also rise with immortal bodies, transforming our hope from a mere wish to a powerful, enduring reality, urging steadfastness in faith and service.

1 Corinthians 14:26-40 is about good order in the church - God's good order and not ours.

Seven Woes

How do you speak to encourage people when you come to church?

Seven Signs

1 Corinthians 12 & 13

7 Trumpets

Unity in the church

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 addresses the Lord's Supper, highlighting its purpose and proper observance. The passage emphasises that the Lord's Supper is a time to remember Jesus' sacrifice and not a regular meal or a social gathering where divisions are displayed.

The throne room of heaven.

Come to me all who are weary and I will give you rest.

Two parables that teach the immense value of the Kingdom of Heaven, which is worth sacrificing everything for

Jesus's Parable of the Sower, which illustrates how different "soils" (hearts) respond to the "seed" (the word of God)

Satan, Sin and Death are Finally Eliminated

The resurrection of Jesus Christ and the general resurrection of believers

7 Woes

1 Corinthians 14:26-40 instructs the Corinthian church to organize their worship services to be orderly and edifying, rather than chaotic, emphasizing that all spiritual gifts should be exercised for the building up of the entire body of Christ.

Details the outpouring of seven "bowls" of God's wrath upon the earth in the final days, bringing severe and escalating plagues on those who worship the beast and its image.

Paul's instruction is clear: use spiritual gifts, especially in church, in a way that is understandable and beneficial to everyone.

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Matthew 10:5-31

Dave answers questions

Matthew 9:35 - 10:4

Matthew 28:17-20

There are seven signs that are introduced in the passage by the words “and I saw” The whole cycle makes two points: The dragon loses, flee him; The Lamb wins, worship him! The Old Testament book of Daniel (especially Chps 7-8) helps us understand what we see…

That while spiritual gifts and knowledge are temporary, "love never ends," and as a greater virtue

The blowing of the seven trumpets - “What is this teaching us about what God is doing about evil in the world?”

Spiritual gifts within the Christian community, emphasising the unity and diversity of believers.

Farewell from Josh Lewis - Remember Jesus... something that's beyond our experiences, our feelings, it's the unchangeable action of God in history - the truth about Jesus... because remembering, trusting... connects us to him and brings the wonderful hope of life.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 addresses the Lord's Supper, highlighting its purpose and proper observance. The passage emphasises that the Lord's Supper is a time to remember Jesus' sacrifice and not a regular meal or a social gathering where divisions are displayed.