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Join us as Pastor Rod Bayley unpacks further the astounding words of Jesus in this passage. Hear more about the freedom and assurance that comes from Christ for those who put their trust in him, the seriousness of legalism and why it is such an offence to God, and how we should think about and observe the Sabbath in our lives as Christians.

This episode kicks off our podcast for 2020!  Our new series “Radical” is a study of chapters 13-16 in Luke’s gospel. It’s filled with radical things said by Jesus.  This week: repent or perish (Luke 13:1-9).  Tune in this week to hear Pastors Ken Davies and Mark Roberts discuss what true repentance is, what the ‘fruit’ of repentance refers to, what we should do if we examine ourselves and find there isn’t any fruit, and how we can reconcile both the urgency of Jesus’ message and our experience of God’s patience with us. 

This is our final episode for 2019! Join Pastors Rod, Mark and Ken as they think back over the year that has been and reflect on God’s faithfulness to us as a church, and the way that God has grown them personally. Tune in to hear about the lessons learnt this year, the highs and lows of 2019 and the hopes for 2020 as WBC heads into another year. 

This is the final episode in our series on 1 Peter. Tune in to hear pastor Mark Roberts answer questions from the last chapter of this letter. Content covered includes further consideration of what true humility looks like, how we can preach the gospel to ourselves, why we ought to serve eagerly and particular circumstances when we should not submit to our church leaders. This episode also includes reflection on this book as a whole, and a summary of what we’ve been exploring across our “Glorious Exiles” series.

This chapter is filled with a number of different areas for us to consider as we think more about what it looks like to live lives for God's glory. Tune in to hear Ken Davies unpack more about prayer, hospitality, acts of service, figuring out and using the gifts we've been given, as well as a whole lot of discussion on the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. 

How and why should Christians do good? What are the right and wrong motivations behind doing good? What does it mean to revere Christ as Lord and what IS the reason for the hope we have as Christians? Tune in as we chat to Ken Davies about living lives filled with good works as we seek to stand out as Christians in our secular society. 

Join Pastor Mark Roberts as he's interviewed by Paster Ken Davies. Together, they'll unpack further the implications of this tricky and controversial passage, thinking through God's good design for marriage more deeply and practically. Tune in as they think through this passage's implications for marriage, submission, headship and allowing our closest relationships to clearly reflect how God has instructed us to live and interact with one another.

Join us for an all-in episode with our three pastors: Rod Bayley, Mark Roberts and Ken Davies. Tune in to hear more about what it looks like to submit to authority as God calls us to in this section of Peter’s letter. We’ll be considering whether or not Christians should actively engage in politics, if we should submit to our boss’ demands even if it means sacrificing time with our homegroups and families, and we’ll also consider if Jesus really does expect us to submit to authority the way that he did.

Join us as Pastor Rod Bayley unpacks the next passage in our series on the book of 1 Peter. Content covered includes the value and importance of the local church, what we should do to feel more connected to our church and how we should approach Christians who do not attend church. This episode also includes some results from our recent church survey as Rod, our Senior Pastor, unpacks how we’re going as a church at getting involved in homegroups and serving.

Join us as Pastor Ken Davies unpacks the next passage in our series on the book of 1 Peter. Content covered includes the role of the believer in their own purification, what it looks like, in practical terms, for us to live now in light of our heavenly future, plus Ken's observations as Community Pastor about how we're going as a church at loving one another. 

The start of our new series on 1 Peter! Join us as Pastor Rod Bayley unpacks further the opening verses of Peter’s letter to the early church. This episode refers to 1 Peter 1:1-12. Content covered includes the role of the Christian in persevering with their faith, how we can have joy even amidst suffering, how God uses our suffering to shape our faith and for his own glory, as well as practical ways we can start thinking about what it means to live on earth now in light of our heavenly citizenship in Christ.

Tune in to hear a very special episode with Open Doors representative Jocelyn Goto as we learn more about the persecuted church and the work of Open Doors. What can the western church learn from the persecuted church? Do we have an obligation as Christians in the free world to support Christians being persecuted? How can we get informed and start supporting those who are being persecuted?  A great place to start as we kick off our series in 1 Peter, a letter written to the persecuted church. 

Tune in to hear Pastor Ken Davies answer questions that arose from this week's talk as we examined the relationship between science and Christianity. As we dive deeper into the topic at hand, we'll consider questions like: Are Christians inconsistent in the scientific endeavours they will and wont support? What should we do when science and Christian ethics clash? Do Christians simply change their interpretation of scripture based on the latest scientific developments? Head to our website wollongongbaptist.org to listen to Ken's talk before tuning in to this episode. 

Is it possible to be a gay Christian? Is the cost of following Jesus greater for the homosexual person? Has Christian culture sent an unhelpful message about the importance of eros (romantic) love? Tune in to hear the answers to these questions- and others like them- as we explore Christianity and same-sex attraction.

Join Pastor Mark Roberts as he interviews Pastor Ken Davies on why Christians are hypocrites and what we ought to do when we recognise hypocrisy in ourselves. Is there a difference between small inconsistencies in our living and serious hypocrisy? What does Jesus have to say to hypocrites? Should Christians be judging others for their sin? How can we gently and appropriately rebuke one another for living inconsistently with God's word? These and other related questions will be answered during this episode. 

In this episode Pastor Ken Davies interviews Pastor Mark Roberts about his sermon on why we can trust the Bible. This episode will consider how the Old Testament points forward to Jesus, how our trust in a book can GROW and how we should approach the varied interpretations of the Bible. Discussion will also reflect on how to respond to those who don't yet trust the Bible. 

Conversations about the existence of God seem rather taboo. But in this episode, Pastor Rod Bayley encourages us to be sensitively sharing our convictions with others, pointing to Jesus as the ultimate proof of God's existence.  In this episode we will also unpack the Christian understanding of God, what to do if a Christian has doubts about God's existence and how Christians ought to live in light of longing for eternity. 

How and why should we share Jesus with others?  This first episode in our new apologetics series "Conversations that Matter" will help us lay the foundations for why Christians ought to be sharing the gospel, and the ways in which we can go about doing that effectively. Join us as Pastor Ken Davies encourages us to meet people where they are at, in order that we might win them to Christ.