Lift Church Podcast

What does it mean to be lead by the Spirit? Is the leading of the spirit random and unpredictable?

What is the "charisma" that God gives to us? What are we to do with it?

My appetite is my responsibility!

Every mother gets to pass an inheritance on to their children. What will you inheritance be?

While Jesus is the Game Changer, the Holy Spirit changes the game!

Jesus' resurrection changes everything!

Hell is a topic that even Christians don't like. And a big part of it is that it is hard to reconcile a loving God with a place of eternal punishment. So how do we work this out?

Rom 12:1 tells us that we are to be living sacrifices, which is our spiritual worship to God. What is Paul describing here? Is it simply singing out loud? Or is there more to it?

How do we know what truth to build on?

James 3 tells us that selfish ambition and bitter jealousy are "demonic". What does this mean? And how are we to fight against demonic activity?

What's the difference between happiness and joy? And how do we actually find joy in our lives? There is a surprising way that we are meant to produce joy.

There is something that is absolutely detrimental to meaningful relationships, something that the Bible shows us again and again. Hear what it is in this message from Ps Nate.

Last week we spoke about what every person brings to the table of relationship. This week we turn our focus onto leaders in God's household. Are leaders necessary? What do leaders actually bring to the table?

Since relationships take investment, what is it that all of us can and should bring to the table?

Note: apologies, we did not get a recording of the first session. In this session Ps Donna and John answer some questions about marriage, and then discuss 10 keys for parenting. Finally, we end with a quick Q&A on parenting.

What is Biblical Hospitality?

How do we understand how the world works? What is truly meaningful?

Julie discusses Heb 4:11 on striving to enter God's rest. What does it look like to strive to rest in God?

Jesus described himself as the "true vine" in John 15. What does that mean for us today?

In one of the more obscure statements Jesus makes, he claims to be "the resurrection and the life". What does this mean? And how are we meant to live in the light of it?

What does Jesus mean when he said, "I am the gate", and "I am the good shepherd"?

Light is something that you either know is there or not. So why did Jesus have to explain that He is the light of the world?

Jesus says in John 6 that he is the bread of life. Why did Jesus use "bread" as a way to describe what He's come to accomplish?

Did you know that humility is one of the most "rewarded" things in the Bible? Check out what the Bible says about humility, and what it actually means to be humble.

When planning for the new year, what do you see as a "win"? Are you putting in space for "mess"? Without mess we won't be able to grow and mature!

In our final week of "Resetting Our Emotions", Ps Nate and Bec share some gender differences when it comes to emotions. We also discuss an important way we learn to regulate our emotions.

What are we to do with difficult emotions? Are we simply to suppress them? Or hope they will go away?

In Colossians 3 Paul tells us to set our hearts and our minds on Christ. What does that look like? Through this message we explore what it looks like to change as a person, and the processes involved in doing so.

What does God think of emotions? And does God have a design for our emotions?

Our guest speakers answer a variety of questions people sent through for the morning.

Psychologist Mandie Shean describes the different branches of our lives to explain flourishing, giving practical tips on how we can live a fruitful life.

Sally Hewitt talks about grief and how it is a gift for us. She gives some handles on how we can process grief in our lives.

Grant Dusting is a social researcher at McCrindle, and gives a presentation on the context we live in, and how it relates to flourishing.

We have more time off work now than ever, yet we seem to be more exhausted and burnt out. Is it that we aren't resting, or that we don't know how to rest? We explore how Jesus calls us to rest and recharge in this message.

Ps Bec shows us 3 characteristics of a good disciple through the life of Mary.

What occupies you? What disciplines you have shows what masters you.

One characteristic of a good disciple is that we allow God to regularly disillusion us.

Dads are so important in our lives, and in a church family we also need men to play the role of spiritual fathers. How do we do that, and what does it look like?

Grace speaks of more than just salvation. In fact, if we live as though God's grace only covers our salvation, we are living under "skim grace". So what is full-fat grace? And what does it mean for our lives?

How do we maintain the fire of God in our lives? Jesus tells us that to enter the Kingdom, and to be great in the kingdom we need to turn and become like a child. What does this mean for us?

The presence of God should be the focus of our faith. We should be fire chasers, not altar cleaners.

Jesus calls us to pray "in His name", and that it will be done! How can we pray shamelessly audacious prayers in our lives?

What if we're not called to simply take steps in our faith, but leaps? How do we step into new seasons that God is leading us into?

How do we get to a place where we don't worry about money? When we base our finances on principles, not preferences. The Bible gives us 3 principles that we can base our relationship on finances on.

We all need a fixed point to orient our lives. In this message we discuss the fixed points of atheism, polytheism, agnosticism and monotheism, and why Christianity is unique.

How do we know the words of the Bible hasn't been changed over time? How do we know people haven't changed it to benefit themselves? And how do we know the Bible contains truth?

Ps Nate and Bec answer questions you've put forward regarding relationships in our final installment of Stronger Together.

"What is so precious about sex that we need to handle it with such care?" Maybe you have grown up hearing about the do's and don'ts of sex, but not a lot about God's heart for our sexuality. Ps Bec explores God's design for sex, and how we can steward our sexuality according to His design.

Ps Phil and Sue unpack the levels of communication, and why conflict is necessary in relationships. Plus hear some helpful steps in resolving conflict. We then finish off with a short Q&A session.

Do you know the terms and conditions of the marriage covenant? Do you want to build greater unity in your marriage? Ps Phil and Sue unpack how the Bible describes the marriage covenant, and essential steps to take in building "one flesh".

The postponing of gratification has been linked with greater wellbeing. How does that link to how we do relationships? And how do we grow in this area in our lives?