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Weekly Talks
by Rev Charlie Lacey
Weekly Talks from St Andrew’s Springfield Queensland Australia
Episodes
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The Priests and their Role
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Leviticus 9: 22 – 10: 3 Leviticus 9: 22 – 10: 3 (NIV) Leviticus only covers a period of 1 month, while Israel is still camped at the base of Mount Sinai. At the beginning of Leviticus, Moses can’t go into the Tent of Meeting, in other words, he can’t approach God. By the…
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Approaching a Holy God
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Leviticus 1: 1-9 Leviticus 1: 1-9 (NIV) Leviticus probably isn't a favourite book of the Bible for many people. Yet there's far more in it than many Christians realise, and it's foundational to understanding the Gospel. Today we looked at the elaborate system of animal...
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Fallen Creation and Our Present (All Age Service)
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Genesis 3 Genesis 3 (NIV) Today we came to the final message in our three-part series, ‘Creation Care.’ Week 1 focused on ‘Creation and Our Origin’; Week 2 on ‘New Creation and Our Future’; and this week we turned to what lies between Creation and New Creation. In other...
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New Creation and Our Future
by Rev Trevor Adams | Revelation 21: 1-5 Revelation 21: 1-5 (NIV) Do you dream during your nightly sleep? Some people don't ever dream. Joseph in the Bible was dubbed 'that dreamer' by his jealous brothers. Why did they do that?
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Creation and Our Origin (Baptism)
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Genesis 1 Genesis 1 (NIV) Genesis 1 and 2 provide us with crucial information about our origins, our role and our position in the world as we relate and interact with God, one another, and creation itself. If we don't understand these chapters, we don't understand God's...
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They Worshipped without Blood and Smoke
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 17: 16-34 Acts 17: 16-34 (NIV) In the ancient world, animal sacrifice was a key part of worship for Jews and Gentiles alike, but Christianity brought a radical new way of doing things.
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They Proclaimed Good News (All Age Service)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 20: 17-38 Acts 20: 17-38 (NIV) When Paul parted company with the leaders of the church at Ephesus, he impressed upon them the importance of proclaiming the Gospel. Someone once said that ‘the Church is the only organisation that exists for the benefit of its...
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Transformed but Imperfect
by Rev Trevor Adams | Acts 15: 36-41 Acts 15: 36-41 (NIV) Every single person in the whole wide world has unique finger-prints. Our own personality is nearly, almost like that. At times a personality-clash between two people happens. The big positive forward, work out a way in which we can still…
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Cared for the Least
By Rev Trevor Adams | Acts 4: 32-37 Acts 4: 32-37 (NIV) Acts has once again brought us to the theme of radical generosity. The church was prepared to do whatever it took to ensure that no-one was in want. We're reminded that the people surrounding us in church are literally our brothers and...
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A Different Perspective on Time
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 3: 11-26 Acts 3: 11-26 (NIV) Time is a funny thing. Some people seem to live in the past – others are always thinking about the future – and others still seem to live only for the moment. But as Christians, we need to keep sight of the past, present, and future, all at...
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Enjoined as a Household of Faith
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 2:42-47 Acts 2:42-47 (NIV) Christians are called to love one another to such an extent that it becomes counter cultural. Unfortunately, we don’t always get this right , but when we do – it’s one of the most compelling aspects of our faith. In Acts, chapter 2, we get a...
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Possessed by the Spirit of God (All Age Service, International Service)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 2: 1-21 Acts 2: 1-21 (NIV) Continuing with our series ‘Acts: Weird, Dangerous, Compelling, one of the things that makes Christianity so unique, is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. To some it might sound weird – but there's no doubt that this doctrine and more...
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They Followed a Crucified King
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 1: 1-11 Acts 1: 1-11 (NIV) We began a new series today, exploring the life of the early Church in the book of Acts. Over the coming weeks, we’ll see that the first Christians were weird, dangerous, and compelling, for reasons that will soon become clear. We started…
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The Love of Jesus
By Rev Charlie Lacey | John 11: 32-36 John 11: 32-36 (NIV) On Sunday we came to the end of our mini-series on The Fruit of the Spirit – 9 aspects of the Spirit's fruit explored in three lots of three, over three years and seen through the lens of Jesus' life. Closing today with the most important...
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The Goodness of Jesus
by Rev Charlie Lacey | John 8: 1-11 John 8: 1-11 (NIV) Continuing with our mini-series on the fruit of the Spirit, today we looked at goodness. A big theme, but one we can recognise when we see it lived out. Goodness looks very different from niceness. The world wants us to be nice, to keep…
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The Peace of Jesus (All Age Service)
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 4: 35-41 Mark 4: 35-41 (NIV) In many ways, the world we live in is not very peaceful; and sometimes the circumstances of our lives are far from peaceful. Today we saw that, with Jesus, it is possible to experience peace no matter what’s happening around us.
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The Gospel Boasts of the Cross
Galatians 6: 11-18 | by Rev Charlie Lacey Galatians 6: 11-18 (NIV) In Galatians 6, Paul reminds us that our identity isn’t built on how we present ourselves, what we achieve, or how well we impress the world. There’s no need to boast in those things. In fact, the only thing worth boasting in is…
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The Gospel Shapes Relationships
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Galatians 6: 1-10 Galatians 6: 1-10 (NIV) The Church is meant to be a place where the best relationships grow. And sometimes we see that; moments of real grace and kindness. Other times, we let each other down. But none of us stands above anyone else. We’re all sinners in...
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The Gospel Shapes Our Living (Baptism)
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Galatians 5: 16-26 Galatians 5: 16-26 (NIV) The apostle Paul compares two ways of living - life by the flesh and life by the Spirit. Life by the flesh is destructive to ourselves, the people around us, and society in general. By contrast, life by the Spirit leads to the…
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The Gospel Brings Us Freedom
by Rev Charlie Lacey | John 8: 31-34, Galatians 5: 1-15 John 8: 31-34, Galatians 5: 1-15 (NIV) The Apostle Paul makes it clear that if we want to get right with God, we need to put our faith in Jesus. Following religious rules will not lead anyone back to God. Jesus came to free us from...
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The Trinity (Trinity Sunday, Confirmation Service)
by Bp John Roundhill | Matthew 28: 16-20 & 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 Matthew 28: 16-20 & 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 (NIV) God is not like us. Yes, we’re made in his image, but God is unique. As Karl Barth said, "One cannot speak of God simply by speaking of man in a loud voice." The Christian...
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The Gift of the Spirit (All Age Service, Pentecost, Combined Service with TSAC)
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 2: 1-24 Acts 2:1-24 (NIV) Two-thousand years ago, about 10 days after Jesus ascended to be with his Father in heaven, God poured out his Holy Spirit on a group of believers who were waiting for this gift that Jesus had promised. Since that day, everyone who repents and...
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The Gospel is Received by Faith
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Galatians 3: 1-14 Galatians 3: 1-14 (NIV) In Galatians 3, we see Paul reprimanding the Galatians for losing sight of that which brought them into a right relationship with God in the first place; namely, their faith in Jesus Christ. Their journey started with faith and they...
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The Gospel is Unique (ANZAC Sunday 2026)
by Rev Charles Vesely | Galatians 1: 1-10 Galatians 1: 1-10 (NIV) Christianity stands out from all the religions and ideologies of the world. In a world that is becoming increasingly violent – Christianity provides the only real hope there is.
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What Do You Want Me to Do For You?
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 10: 46-52 Mark 10: 46-52 (NIV) Jesus asked blind Bartimaeus the question: What Do You Want Me to Do For You? It’s a question that Jesus continues to ask us, even though he’s already done immeasurably more for us than we could ever hope for or imagine.
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What Good is it for Someone to Gain the Whole World, Yet Forfeit their Soul?
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 8: 34-38 Mark 8: 34-38 (NIV) Jesus' invitation to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow him is daunting and demanding, but it's also the most wonderful invitation we will ever receive. We must be prepared to give everything in order to gain everything.
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Who Will Roll the Stone Away? (Easter Sunday 2026 Service in the Dome)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 16: 1-8 Mark 16: 1-8 (NIV) Today we celebrated the most hopeful, exciting, and impactful event in all of human history - the resurrection of Jesus! In recent weeks we’ve been looking at some of the questions that Jesus asked. Today we’re focused on a question that was...
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Why Have You Forsaken Me? (Good Friday 2026)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Isaiah 53: 1-7, Mark 15: 1-20, Mark 15: 25-46 Isaiah 53: 1-7 Mark 15: 1-20 Mark 15: 25-46 (NIV) When Jesus cried out on the cross, 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?') - it sounded like a desperate cry for help, and it was - but it…
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Are You Sleeping? (Maundy Thursday 2026)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 14:1-50 Mark 14:1-50 (NIV) In Mark 14, we see human opposition to God manifested in a number of ways: those who wish God dead; rejection of God in favour of materialism; and simply failing to fulfill the tasks that God gives us.
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Whose Image is This? (Palm Sunday 2026)
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 12: 13-17 Mark 12: 13-17 (NIV) When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds welcomed him as their King, with shouts of joy and great excitement. But the mood soon began to change. The chief priests and teachers of the law were determined to arrest Jesus, so they sent the...
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Are You So Dull?
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 7: 14-23 Mark 7: 14-23 (NIV) Jesus loved the disciples, but he didn’t mollycoddle them, and sometimes he could be extremely direct, especially when they were being slow to understand. Today we see the disciples struggling with the concept that we’re not made right with...
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How Can Satan Drive Out Satan? (Baptism Sunday)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 3: 20-30 Mark 3: 20-30 (NIV) Continuing with our 'Questions Jesus Asked' series, today we looked at a question Jesus asked the religious leaders when they accused him of being demonic.
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Follow Me?
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 1: 16-20 Mark 1: 16-20 (NIV) We began a new series today in Mark’s Gospel called, 'Questions Jesus Asked.' Today we looked at a command that was, in a sense, also a question - "Come, follow me." In this episode, we explore what it means to hear those words as a…
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Study (All Age Service)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | 2 Timothy 3: 14-17 2 Timothy 3: 14-17 (NIV) Reading God’s Word is unlike reading anything else, because through it God speaks to us, giving us everything we need to know for salvation. It’s not about collecting more information; it’s about coming to know a person. From...
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Celebration
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 9:14-17 Matthew 9:14-17 (NIV) Today we looked at something that you might be surprised to find on a list of spiritual disciplines, namely, Celebration. It’s a good reminder that none of the spiritual disciplines ought to feel like chores, rather they’re something…
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Fighting Evil (Ash Wednesday 2026)
By Rev Charlie Lacey Psalm 51: 1-17 Psalm 51: 1-17 (NIV) We see so much evil in the world around us, and even in our own hearts, but what can be done to counter it? We must turn away from sin and towards Jesus, and encourage society to do the same.
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Fasting
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 4:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Acts13:2=3 Matthew 4:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Acts13:2=3 (NIV) Of all the spiritual disciplines, fasting is probably the one we struggle with the most. Fasting has fallen out of mode with Christians in the West, but are we in danger of losing...
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Devotion
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 22: 34-40 Matthew 22: 34-40 (NIV) Jesus teaches that the most important thing we can do in life is to love God with all that we are. That single commitment shapes so much of our lives now and everything about the life to come. And without that love and devotion to...
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A Life of Prayer (All Age Service Baptism)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 6: 5-15 Matthew 6: 5-15 (NIV) We started a new series today all about Spiritual Disciplines to help get us in the right mindset for the season of Lent. We started by looking at prayer, without which we do not have a relationship with God.
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Future Glory
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Revelation 21: 1-7 Revelations 21:1-7 (NIV) So far in our 'Glory' series, we’ve seen that God’s glory is best seen through His character – and God’s character is best seen in the person of Jesus. But we’ve also seen that God wants us to reflect his glory, in preparation for...
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Our Glory
By Rev Carlie Lacey | Psalm 8 Psalm 8 (NIV) We can’t fail to notice that there’s a huge gulf between the best and worst of human behaviour. And, if we’re honest, we’d have to admit that there’s a huge gulf between the best and worst of our own behaviour. In many ways human beings can be glorious…
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Jesus as God’s Glory
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 17: 1-13 Matthew 17:1-13 (NIV) We’ve come to week two of our first series of the year, which is called ‘Glory’. Last week we saw that God’s glory is best expressed through his character – and this week we’re going to see that God’s character has been perfectly...
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The Glory of God (All Age Talk)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Exodus 33: 12-23 Exodus 33: 12-23 (NIV) Today was The Epiphany of Our Lord. Epiphany means ‘appearance,' and God has made himself known to us, not only through creation – but by making an appearance and revealing himself to us personally. We’re started a new series today...
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How We Relate to Time
by Rev Charlie Lacey | Psalm 90 Psalm 90 (NIV) On the last Sunday of the year, as we headed into 2026, we thought about ‘time’. What is it? Why does it exist? How do we use it? How should we use it? And what are we going to do with the 8760 hours that will make up 2026?
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Christmas has a Name (All Age Service Christmas Day 2025)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 1:18-25 Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV) The birth of Jesus is the defining event of human history - God became man and entered into his creation. To discover why this happened, we don’t need to look beyond the two names that appear in today’s reading: Jesus and Immanuel.
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Simeon’s Song
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Luke 2: 22-40 Luke 2: 22-40 (NIV) As part of our ‘Songs of Advent’ series we looked at Simeon’s song, sometimes called the Nunc Dimittis (‘now dismiss’). It’s a song that reminds us that the whole of history has been moving ever closer to God’s final act of salvation.
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The Angel's Song (Nativity Service Service in the Dome)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Isaiah 9: 2-7a & Luke 2: 1-21 Isaiah 9: 2-7a & Luke 2: 1-21 (NIV) Humanity longs for peace, whilst simultaneously making it an impossibility. There is only one who can bring true and lasting peace to the world and to our individual lives, and his name is Jesus.
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Zechariah’s Song (The Benedictus) (All Age Service)
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Luke 1: 57-80 Luke 1: 57-80 (NIV) God had been silent for 400 years, and then, all of a sudden, Jesus’ birth narrative begins - and various people are filled with the H/S, burst into song, and prophesy. Today we focussed on Zechariah (the father of John the Baptiser), who...
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Mary’s Song
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Luke 1: 39-56 Luke 1: 39-56 (NIV) On this first Sunday of Advent we began a new series called, ‘Songs of Advent’. Luke includes four songs in the first two chapters of his Gospel. Mary, Zechariah, the angels, and Simeon, all break into song. And over the next four weeks…
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The Nephilim
By Rev Charlie Lacey | Genesis 6: 1-8 Genesis 6: 1-8 (NIV) We’ve come to the second of our two-part mini-series called ‘Perplexing Passages’; and today we were looking at the time in Genesis when humanity had become so evil that the Lord decided to destroy everything with a flood. At this point,...
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