Broome Anglican Church Podcast

There is so much in these few verses from Paul's letter to the Colossians.

A new series is opened up by these key verses. Tim Mildenhall.

Kelvin Crombie worked for many years in Jerusalem at Christchurch Anglican Church. He shares with us some insights from these years.

It's not just the younger son who's alienated from his Father. Both the older and the younger want the father's stuff but not the father. Jesus tells this story to illustrate how we tell God to rack off so we can get on with being our own bosses. You'll never read the prodigal son parable the same way again.

The parable of the prodigal son has been famous for a long time. But have we really understood?

Why does the book of Joshua finish with 3 funerals?
Joshua 1-12 deals with the taking of the land of Canaan. Chapters 13-24 deal with the division of the land. But chapter 21 makes the point that Joshua is all about God’s promises being fulfilled. Chapter 24 points the same way.

What is more important than military victory? The obedience of God’s people. When Achan disobeys God’s instructions during the entry into the promised land, God interrupts his plans to teach his people what really matters.

Ever had a problem with God's judgement. This sermon examines the genocide recorded in these chapters of the Bible and delivers a stirring challenge.

Where do miracles fit in the Christian life and world-view? These chapters from Joshua give us help in understanding this issue.

Our series in Joshua continues with a surprising twist.

Moses is dead. But God's plans don't fail.

Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, says Jesus. What exactly does he mean?

Jesus teaches his followers to check their own hearts. As he goes to his death in Jerusalem, he urges them to recognise their own need for mercy from God and to ensure they are people who 'do mercy'.

Why did Jesus come to earth? Not to bring peace he said. He came to bring a fire, and to undergo a baptism.

Luke 12-13 contains a number of warnings. Warnings against hypocrisy, against primarily worrying about material things rather than the kingdom of God, and, in this week's passage, warnings against growing complacent or selfish. Seriously important for the disciple of Jesus.

As Jesus heads towards Jerusalem, he teaches his followers what it means to follow him. If we are willing, we can learn how to be his followers too.

With sermon we resume our look at Luke's gospel.

Jesus has made his mark - incredible healings, confrontations with demons, the forces of nature, and people. And in each situation, Jesus is shown to be someone unique. Unique in power, but more than that, unique in authority. For he wields his power in obedience to his Father and for the good of others.

In Luke 9:52, Jesus turns his face towards Jerusalem, and with his followers surrounding him, begins his journey to his death. The conflict with the religious leaders escalates. The following crowds don't get that has to go to Jerusalem to die. Even his disciples are too dull to understand.

It's about three years that the disciples have been following him. And finally, it seems, they realise that his custom of praying to his Father is important. And so comes the request 'to teach us to pray'.

And so Jesus teaches them. But he doesn't teach them a mechanism. He teaches them about organic prayer. Prayer that comes from wanting nothing more than the hallowing of God's name. Prayer that is not self seeking, or trying to impress others, or trying to leverage God. But prayer that has God at the centre.

Jesus affronts his host at a dinner party. In so doing, he teaches his host the most important lesson of his lifetime. Tim Mildenhall unpacks Luke 7:36-50 for us.

Why listen to Jesus? Why read the Bible that testifies of him? In Luke 7:1-17 we see two episodes in Jesus' life which answer these questions, for Israel and for everyone else. Do you know the authentic Jesus?

Jesus allows, even stimulates a controversy about the proper place of the sabbath day in Luke 6:1-17. Through this passage, Luke challenges us to reconsider what the baby born at that first christmas came to do. Tim Mildenhall is the preacher.

Bishop of North West Australia David Mulready asks the question 'Are there any non-negotiables in our church?'

How can someone be right with God? This talk from Galatians chapter 2 explains the message that the Apostle Paul had for the Galatians.

If the letter to the Romans is the Everest of the New Testament, then Galatians could be called K2.

Galatians is a significant book, yet it is often relegated to the edges of Christian teaching. The issues are thought to be too particular, too specific to be of much relevance to us. Yet God inspired this word for us, as much as for the original recipients.

This talk kicks off our six part series on Galatians.