Georges River Life Church Podcast

Revelation 20,21 This week we come to the end of our half year long telling of the great story of Jesus the King and His Kingdom. We explore how the book of Revelation describes what is to come and how this vision can fill us with a deep hope in life in the face of our present sufferings.

Our journey through the big story of the kingdom is nearing its destination, and this week we shift from looking back to looking forward. We explore how the story ends and one of the topics Jesus most spoke on - judgement! Who does the judging, when and on what basis are we to be judged. These are neither light nor uncontroversial questions but are indeed central to the good news of the Kingdom. I hope, by the end you will discover that judgement is indeed good news. ~ Pastor Scott Morrison

As John Stott famously said, “our God is a missionary God.” But are we His missionary people, partnering with Him in the revealing of His Kingdom? This Sunday Scott will be teaching from Matthew 5:1-16 to help us explore the who, how and why of mission for every disciple today.

The New Testament assumes that believing in Jesus and being filled with His Spirit is life changing. But is it? And if so how? This Sunday we reflect on God's vision for life in the kingdom and explore key ways to foster a kingdom shaped life inside the life we are already living.

God's people flourishing as he envisaged right back in Genesis 12:1-3. This is a community that is blessed to be a blessing, living in a way that is intentional, holistic, communal, selfless and missional.

This Sunday as we enter the second half of our Kingdom Series. For the next three messages in the series we explore how the outpouring of the Holy Spirit shapes and empowers life in the Kingdom, starting with how the Spirit brings a new reality around our identity and purpose in life.

We have been journeying through the big story of scripture for several months now, trying toget our bearings on this thing called 'the gospel of the Kingdom' that Jesus continually taughtand demonstrated. In simple terms, the 'Kingdom' is wherever the will and way of God is donein partnership with people for the blessing of all creation. Our job is to partner with God in all things that express His will and way...

This Palm Sunday we trace the long journey of Israel's longing for a king all the way to Jesus. We will examine what kind of king they wanted, the kinds of kings they got and the stark contrast to the kind of king they needed.

What is a "nation of priests"? Why did God want a tent? What does holiness look like? Where does the Law of the Old Testament fit into faith today? And how does all this relate to the grand narrative of the Kingdom of God? In this bonus sermon in the series, we explore how these themes weave together to form the blueprints of the kingdom of God - both for the original recipients, and us today.   

This week, we explore the beginning of God's unrelenting plan to restore us to his Kingdom and blessing. With Abraham, humanity begins the long slow journey of unlearning and relearning just who God really is. We will overview most of Genesis with special attention to Genesis 12, 15 and 22. These are some of the most important passages in the Old Testament and critical to understanding the gospel of the kingdom and how to read scripture in general.

In this message Pastor Scott Morrison speaks about sin – what is it, where it comes from and what are its consequences? Not because we all need a good dose of condemnation but because we need a good dose of hope and to see that even though our lives are impacted by sin, they need not be defined by it.   Access our discipleship resources at www.grlc.org.au/discipleship-resources    

In this message we hear from Pastor Scott Morrison and begin our journey of exploring the beauty and breadth of the good news of the Kingdom of God. So its back to page 1 of the bible this week.    For more information or to access our discipleship resources visit our website www.grlc.org.au

In this episode, Pastor Scott Morrison shares our vision for 2021 as we continue our journey in an unpredictable environment. Pastor Scott begins our series 'THE KINGDOM" looking at the beauty and wonder of the gospel.

In this episode Pastor Scott Morrison is sharing a message from John 21:15-18   The new year is starting and I’m sure many of us yearn to come back – back to some kind of normal or familiar life as we knew it, church as we knew it. After all, we are comfort loving creatures.   But what if God is way more concerned with our growth than our comfort? What if his preference is not to come back, but to come forward – to step forward with Him, for Him and through Him. This week we examine his invitation to us through his invitation to one of his closest disciples, Peter. My hope is that you will be renewed in your faith to come forward with us into the year ahead.   For more information visit our website www.grlc.org.au

Join us online 10am Sunday to bring in the new year with worship and discussion from Scott, Ben and Sophie on Discipleship in 2020 and the year ahead. https://youtu.be/aYHTllqbZzc   For more information visit our website www.grlc.org.au

Ben Rusin wraps up our Justice Reset Series. Ben Rusin preaches live; Looking at Jesus, the church and what it means for a disciple to live out social justice today. Visit our website for our Discipleship Resources.

Scott Morrison continues our Justice Reset series . Scott shares with us how social justice moves from pious idealism to earthy reality? In this sermon Scott examines Philippians 2 and focuses us on how the mind sets and motivations that grow authentic Christian community, also produce authentic expressions of doing justice. And, that Jesus’ life and death are both our ‘why’ and our ‘how’ of Christian social justice. Visit our website for our Discipleship Resources.

This week Marbuen Diaz brings his knowledge and experience from his work at Baptist World Aid and how that will encourage us as we continues our Justice Reset series. To access our Discipleship Resources please visit our website www.grlc.org.au/discipleship-resources    

Ellen Power continues our Justice Reset series exploring Luke 10 and how this chapter can empower us to start seeing people as Jesus does  - so we can come alongside our neighbours and take the next step with them.  Visit our website for our Discipleship Resources.

Matt Gray continues our Justice Reset series and invites us to dive into Isaiah 58 and explore the relationship between devotion, worship and justice, asking the question; Can we worship God without being people who do justice?  Access our Discipleship Resources via our website   

This week Pastor Scott Morrison brings us the last sermon from our Reset series titled 'Reset Us'.  Find our Discipleship Resources up on our website.   You can find all of this weeks info on our webpage This week @ GRLC

Pastor Scott Morrison continues our Reset series with a message from Haggai called Reset Relationships. Access our Discipleship Resources via our website www.grlc.org.au  

Pastor Scott Morrison continues our Reset series with a message from Haggai 2: 1-9 about Resetting Discipleship. Access our Discipleship Resources via our website www.grlc.org.au  

In this message, Pastor Scott Morrison continues our Reset series with a message called "4 Ingredients to reset life." Check out what's happening this week at Georges River Life Church Find the discipleship resources at www.grlc.org.au/discipleship-resources Contact us via email care@grlc.org.au  

This week Pastor Scott Morrison introduces our new series "Reset"  - the invitation before us all right now – to reset our discipleship, to renew us in our faith and our shared calling as the church.   For information and resources please visit our Discipleship Resources web page or email us at care@glrc.org.au to connect with us.     

This week, a very special finale to our Love Move Series. Sophie, Ben and Matt head up a panel of incredible people from GRLC in a round table conversation. Through their reflections, vulnerability and learnings we are invited to move forward together into a new season.  If you have any questions about this message please email us at media@glrc.org.au Our worship, teaching and news commences live from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.    

Move past offence and into love, with a gospel that grows in the most unlikeliest of places. Ben Rusin speaks from the final passage in Acts. If you have any questions about this message please email us at media@glrc.org.au Our worship, teaching and news commences live from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.

Life is hard, but sometimes it feels like we are hit from so many sides that our life comes apart. In this message, Scott asks, where was God in the storm and how do we go on, when it seems all is lost? If you have any questions about this message please email us at media@glrc.org.au Our worship, teaching and news commences live from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.

In this message Pastor Scott Morrison looks at the relationship between three basic longings of the heart – meaning, community and freedom and how we must steward our freedom well in order to flourish in the other two. If you have any questions about this message please email us at media@glrc.org.auOur worship, teaching and news commences live from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.

We are all being shaped by the stories that we are living. What story is driving your life? This week, Matt Gray explores how the gospel radically re-shaped Paul's life. The gospel reminds us that the story of Jesus is the greatest story that has ever been told. Like Paul, if we catch a glimpse of the magnitude and splendour of the gospel we will never be the same. If you have any questions about this message please email us at media@glrc.org.au Our worship, teaching and news commences live from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.

This week, Scott shares with us a powerful idea flowing though our culture is that you can be spiritual without being specific or dogmatic. Is there a spiritual truth that trumps the others or is one person's theory as good as the next. In Acts 17 Paul addresses the agnostic world view and points them, and us, to the God who is before and behind all creation. This message challenges us that we can no longer sit on the spiritual fence pleading ignorance. This is a great message to share via social media with your wider family and friends. If you have any questions about this message please email us at media@glrc.org.au Our worship, teaching and news commences live from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.

This week Scott begins a two part message from Acts 17. In part one we explore what an idol is and reveal how the gods of Ancient Greece are still alive and well today - just with different name tags. In part 2 we explore the remarkably modern ideas of Ancient Greece and challenge the growing agnostic world view in our culture.  If you have any questions about this message, please email us at media@glrc.org.au Our worship, teaching and news commences live from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.

In our second Life Conversations this week Scott talks continues the conversation of National Reconciliation week and caught up with Mara Cooper, a long time friend of Georges River Life church.   For more info or to get in touch email us at media@grlc.org.au

In Life Conversations this week Scott talks about National Reconciliation week and caught up with Margaret Miller, a woman that has dedicated the best part of her life to working with the the people of Elcho Island in NT.  Read the blogs mentioned in this podcast; Gardening Terra Nullius Bushfires - Is climate change to blame? For more info or to get in touch email us at media@grlc.org.au  

This week Scott Morrison explores grace; a beautiful word that lives in the heart of God and at the centre of the gospel. Acts 15 describes the critical moment when the church is united around the greatest distinctive of Christianity - we are saved by grace alone.   Our worship, teaching and news is available from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.

This week Ben Rusin shared with us from Acts 14 as part of our Love Moves series. "Dejavu or Authentic Christian living? Love that points to Jesus"Our worship, teaching and news is available from 9.30am every Sunday morning. Come and join us online.

On Sunday we heard from Sophie Brodie and looked at how Love moves to everyone through Acts 10-11. The Holy Spirit in our lives gives us the confidence that God is always doing something in and through us and we can promise others He will do the same for them too. No one misses out when it comes to Jesus. For more info visit GRLC Online 

In this weeks podcast, Pastor Scott Morrison takes us on a journey looking at Acts 9 – We meet a man whose life was radically changed when he met Jesus. It looked as though Saul’s world was turned upside down on that road outside of Damascus. But as we will discover, this was the moment when his world started to turn right side up. Sometimes when our world seems most shaken, God is doing his best work. Visit the GRLC Online for access to our online resources for worship and teaching.  

This week, listen to a great message from Pastor Ben Rusin as he explores Psalm 46 and what it means to follow Jesus into the Stillness. Visit the GRLC Online for access to our online resources for worship and teaching.  

Experience the mystery of Resurrection Sunday as we here a message from our Pastor Scott Morrison. If you would like to watch our Easter Friday service please visit our You Tube Channel 

Experience the mystery of Good Friday as we here a message from our Pastor Scott Morrison. If you would like to watch our Easter Friday service please visit our You Tube Channel 

This week our special guest Marbuen Diaz shares on the life of Stephen in Acts 6+7 to discover  how we can faithfully play our part in what God is doing in this time.  Visit the GRLC Hub for access to our online resources for worship and teaching.  

This week Scott looks at the life of Phillip in Acts 8 to discover how we can navigate the crises of life well. Access our website for more information and resources www.grlc.org.au/grlc-hub/    

This week Pastor Scott Morrison continues our series Love Moves with a focus on Acts 4 This week at Georges River Life Church we have started something a little different. With the current COVID-19 circumstances our church gatherings will look different. GRLC will be delivering weekly online resources so you can continue to worship in your small groups and at home with your family.  Keep up to date with all our online activities via our website www.grlc.org.au  

This weeks message from Pastor Scott Morrison explores the way of generosity in the face of lack. Keep up to date with all of our communications via our facebook and instagram pages @georgesriverlifechurch and our website www.grlc.org.au Please email us if you have any enquiries media@grlc.org.au  

This week on Life Conversations Scott sits around the table with our very special guest Mark Scandrette and our very own Braddon Wheeler to chat further about Marks mission and his heart for Practicing the Way of Jesus.    For more info email us at media@grlc.org.au  

We were very fortunate to hear from our special guest Mark Scandrette at both our 10am and 5pm services on Sunday. Mark took us deeper into Practicing the Way of Jesus.  

This week on Life Conversations Scott catches up with Ben Rusin and special guest Andrei Mocanu for a chat about what it looks like to do kingdom friendships, how did Jesus do friendships and our 333.  For more info contact us at media@grlc.org.au  

This week we continue our Love Moves series with Scott Morrison sharing from Acts 3 and 4 - Love Can Get You Into Trouble -  Scott describes how a wonderful miracle lands the church in hot water with the authorities.   Click Here to access information about the NT Wright book Scott mentions in his sermon For any feedback please email us at media@grlc.org.au    

Our Love Moves series continued on Sunday with Scott Morrison sharing from Acts 2:42-47 - Devoted to a shared life - The church started with a bang, but how did it keep growing? This week we lift the lid on 4 essential behaviours that characterise a Jesus shaped community, be it in the first century or the 21st century. If you have any questions please email us at media@grlc.org.au    

This week on Life Conversations Scott, Ben and Sophie answer some of the questions from our Slido on Sunday and share their own personal experiences and intentions offering practical and spiritual ways that we can all allow the Holy Spirit into every facet of our lives.   For more info email us at media@grlc.org.au