Douglas Bradley's Podcast

What is one of most rewarding ways of communicating our faith? In this message we learn how to prepare and share our testimony so we can answer people who ask about the hope we have in Jesus. (24th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

Suffering can make us either bitter or better. In today’s message Douglas explores how God uses our suffering for his glory and our benefit. (23rd of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)Theme music supplied by bensound.com

What makes one church healthy and another unhealthy? In this sermon Douglas explores what 1 Peter tells us about doing church together and doing it well. (22nd of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)Theme music supplied by bensound.com

How Jesus can be a real comfort as we grieve the loss of a loved one.  Words of encouragement spoken at the funeral service for Nancy Aked.

In today’s message Douglas opens up the Bible to explore God’s plan for healthy husband and wife relationships. (21st  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

In this midweek service Douglas explores how we can bear much good fruit even when we are in life’s later stages.Theme music supplied by bensound.com

Today Douglas explores what the Bible says about suffering, including advice given to an accident victim who had just become a quadriplegic, “God permits what he hates, to accomplish that what he loves”. (20th of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)Theme music supplied by bensound.com

How do young people establish their identity in a social media world? In today’s message Douglas looks at how we can develop a healthy, robust and authentic identity that honours God while being true to ourselves. The video referred to (9million hits) is well worth viewing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD8tjhVO1Tc&t=60s

The Psalms are a tremendous resource to help us as we grieve. In this sermon Douglas opens up Psalm 130 to encourage and comfort us as we miss Faai dearly.

Is our walk with Jesus an asset, a hinderance or irrelevant in the workplace? These are some of the questions questions Douglas explores as he continues this sermon series through 1 Peter. (19th of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

What is the relationship between a Christian and the government? Is it ever right for a Christian to disobey the government? These are some of the questions that Douglas explores in today’s message from 1 Peter. (18th of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

In this mid-week message we find encouragement as God restores our lost years as we look to Jesus

How do we know if we are really a Christian and not just fooling ourselves? In this message Douglas opens up God’s Word so we can have assurance that we right with God and following in his footsteps.  (17th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

Jesus is the Great and Good Shepherd who leads us through dark places to bring us to safety and rest.

Gideon’s commissioning reveals God’s plan and pattern for each of us and is especially relevant as we commission Cathrine to the role of Children and Families Worker.

While we acknowledge the coronation of king Charles, Christians pledge allegiance first and foremost to Christ the King. In this message Douglas looks how the coronation of king Solomon foreshadows and helps us understand the coronation of Jesus Christ. 

In this mid-week message Douglas shares how God sustains and brings joy to the aged.

In this message we not only learn what it is to be a “people belong to God” but how to experience this profound sense of belonging so we overflow with “inexpressible joy”.  (16th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

When God’s Word reaches hard hearts the devil steels it away like birds taking seed from a path. However God’s in the business of softening such people. In this sermon Douglas opens up The Parable of the Sower to explore how God’s love can break though into the hardest, stoniest or thorniest of hearts.

Does it matter if some people say, “I’m a Christian but I don’t go to church”? What the Bible have say about this. In this message Douglas explores this question and more as we learn that Christ is the Cornerstone while his followers are living stones. (15th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)