Sermons | Caleb Nicholes

The rise of New Atheism in the last decade has filled the worldview vacuum left after Christianity. In this video I discuss a brief history of Atheism over the past 300 years and also touch on the implications of atheism for our Australian cultural moment.

2020 has been an unusual and trying year for many. Paul encourages us in the book of Philippians to Press On towards the prize that is Christ Jesus. In this message we unpack how we too can press on and take hold of the Heavenly Vision!

Can I grow spiritually without a Church? I have my own community, why would I need a Church? Is there a link between Jesus and the Church?

We all enjoy our friends, we all need good friends, but do you have a mate who is committed to helping you become like Jesus? Peer Discipleship happens when Christ centred friendships have the common purpose of accomplishing the will of God.

Jesus had a small group of 12, the early Church met house to house in small groups and Churches utilise the power of the small/home/fellowship/life groups. Do you need one also? Is it optional or essential?

We are all involved various types of communities. However, because Jesus is at the core, the Church is the best community any person could be part of. The first Church community in Acts 2:42–47 was devoted to the mission of Jesus and demonstrated five key community ingredients: Friendship, Discipleship, Prayer, Care and Evangelism.

We have all been there… many times… kids going crazy, our partner struggling, responsibilities looming, CRISIS! Unfortunately, during these times our glorious and well-intended parenting plans and strategies are replaced with dark and undesirable behaviours, attitudes and parenting. In this video I give some insights that will help you hold to your parenting values even in the hardest moments!

The discipleship journey towards maturity in Christ is well summed up in Genesis 32:28. Our struggle with God and people are the key ingredients to spiritual formation, maturity and breaking into a new day.

Tim is an Aussie icon, social justice leader and regular Christian voice on cultural issues. Having led World Vision for many years he now heads up Micah Australia. In this video Tim talks with me about discipleship, his personal journey with the mysterious man, Jesus and takes questions from our discipleship students. www.micahaustralia.org Tim’s Memoir: https://amzn.to/3hAOo2Z

God has a great vision for his relationship with us. Likewise, we have great vision for our lives: marriage, children, work, ministry. However, Vision Drift is imminent and subsequently seasons of Vision Renewal will always be necessary. In this video we unpack King Josiah’s Vision Renewal in 2 Kings 23 and I share the four steps of Vision Renewal to help you return to purpose.

We are in Lockdown 2.0 and it can seem like we have entered a void that we can't escape. Ps Caleb shares a special message on how you can speak vision, renew vision and share vision during these unprecedented times.

Eighteen Sundays have now passed without a Church service. So over the next three weeks we will spotlight various people and households from around the Church Family to hear what God has been doing in their lives during this season without in-person Church gatherings.

Murray Hiebert is the leader of 111Global, they train and send Believers worldwide to establish 24-7 prayer and worship. Murray has been connected to the International House of Prayer in Kansas since its early days. In this video we talk 24-7 prayer, how sad we all are that our Aussie 24-7 prayer conference was cancelled by Coronavirus along with global worship and end times.

This is the second part of Caleb & Brads discussion around no bull meditation   NO BULL JESUS Two Aussie blokes discussing if Christianity is relevant to the modern day Aussie.

This is the first part of Caleb & Brads discussion around no bull meditation   NO BULL JESUS Two Aussie blokes discussing if Christianity is relevant to the modern day Aussie.

This is the third part of Caleb & Brads discussion around no bull meditation   NO BULL JESUS Two Aussie blokes discussing if Christianity is relevant to the modern day Aussie.

Every human, Christian or not, struggles through crisis. This world constantly offers suffering as a challenge to overcome. During this series we will dive into the life of Joseph (Genesis 37-50) to discover the purpose of crisis. God always uses bad for good and throughout the process strengthens our faith, ensures our success and ultimately leads us to destiny, the fulfilment of our calling.

Matt Whitlock is a speical Kingdom friend of ours with a fantastic "Lifestyle Missionary" message among many other things. Matt is a true man of God, global thinker, discipleship trainer, pastor and goat sacrificer. In this video we chat about his move from YWAM to local Church as "Lead Teaching Pastor" at Capo Beach Church in Southern California.

In part two of our first episode, Caleb & Brad continue their discussion the wrestles of life, including how to deal with depression & anxiety and how you can talk faith and spirituality with your mates.

Every human, Christian or not, struggles through crisis. This world constantly offers suffering as a challenge to overcome. During this series we will dive into the life of Joseph (Genesis 37-50) to discover the purpose of crisis. God always uses bad for good and throughout the process strengthens our faith, ensures our success and ultimately leads us to destiny, the fulfilment of our calling.

In part one of our first episode, Caleb & Brad discuss the wrestles of life, including how to deal with depression & anxiety and how you can talk faith and spirituality with your mates.

Every human, Christian or not, struggles through crisis. This world constantly offers suffering as a challenge to overcome. During this series we will dive into the life of Joseph (Genesis 37-50) to discover the purpose of crisis. God always uses bad for good and throughout the process strengthens our faith, ensures our success and ultimately leads us to destiny, the fulfilment of our calling.

We must model our life on Jesus Christ. Don't try and find yourself, try and find Jesus Christ. Become more Like Him and less like you, because finding yourself will always be an imperfect dissatisfying kind of journey, but finding more of Jesus Christ will work. Learn to manifest Jesus Christ, let the fruit that comes out of your life, the fruit that you bare because of His work on the cross and what He has done for you. Today we discuss and partake in Communion. Communion is a great way for us to focus our. attention back on Jesus Christ.

What is the Church and who is the Church for? Do we disciple or evangelise? Well both. The role of the Church is to draw the unchurched to Jesus (evangelism) and then grow the Believers to maturity in Christ (discipleship). The Church is therefore for all people; Jews and Gentiles, as we see in Acts 15 at the council of Jerusalem. It is also for the insiders and the unchurched as we see in 1 Corinthians 14:22–25 where Paul encourages the Church at Corinth to be sensitive to the inquirers among them at Church gatherings ensuring that the service and the gospel presentation is relatable to the outsider that their heart may be convicted and their life transformed.

Should the focus of the Church be deep Bible teaching or presenting a culturally relevant gospel to the world? Like everything in this series, it should have elements of both! The role of the Church is gospel translation. The gospel transcends every human culture yet the truth of the gospel cannot be shared outside of a given culture. It is our responsibility to share the good news in ways and words that are actually understandable and not unduly offense to the people in our community we are called to reach.

Churches are meant to be organised organisms. We must institutionalise the absolutes and core doctrines in order to protect them and pass them to the next generation. However the Church of Jesus Christ is always at its heart a people movement. Each local Church will express the gospel differently. This expression is life giving as it is led by the Holy Spirit, empowered by leadership and participated in by every Believer. It must be grassroots, organic and dynamic declaration of God’s truth within a particular time and a place.

Jesus introduced the Church in Matt 16 as the ekklesia, a called out gathering of people with a purpose. This purpose was a laser-focused mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus. The danger for the Church is in becoming a mere location, building or institution, the Kirche. In this video we unpack the first dimension of what the Church.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Bill Brown. Dr. Bill is a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center. The Colson Fellows Program equips Christians with a robust Christian worldview so they can thoughtfully engage with post-Christian culture, inspire reflection in others, and work effectively toward re-shaping the world in the light of God’s kingdom. In this interview Dr Bill & I discuss; What is a Worldview 3 major categories of Worldview How Dr. BIll got into the study of Worldview Worldview and Evangelism Worldview and Apologetics What is a cultural moment What is the Colson Fellows program Value of Worldview training in education And the value of Worldview training in the church https://colsonfellows.org

God’s character is unchanging; it is the same yesterday, today and forever. Our world is constantly changing. The Coronavirus pandemic has emphasised how uncertain and unreliable our world is and how fragile, anxious and needy people can be. Only trust in Jesus’ perfect nature can guarantee peace in the storm. This video will study an attribute of ‘God’s Unchanging Character’ in contrast to the constantly changing circumstances of life in this world.

God’s character is unchanging; it is the same yesterday, today and forever. Our world is constantly changing. The Coronavirus pandemic has emphasised how uncertain and unreliable our world is and how fragile, anxious and needy people can be. Only trust in Jesus’ perfect nature can guarantee peace in the storm. This video will study an attribute of ‘God’s Unchanging Character’ in contrast to the constantly changing circumstances of life in this world.

God’s character is unchanging; it is the same yesterday, today and forever. Our world is constantly changing. The Coronavirus pandemic has emphasised how uncertain and unreliable our world is and how fragile, anxious and needy people can be. Only trust in Jesus’ perfect nature can guarantee peace in the storm. This video will study an attribute of ‘God’s Unchanging Character’ in contrast to the constantly changing circumstances of life in this world.

Tim Costello AO, is an Australian icon and all-round good bloke. He heads the Australian Centre for Public Christianity and is well known for his 13 years as CEO of World Vision. I had the honour of sitting in his home to discuss the Australian view of life, the cultural challenge for Christianity and why people fight over toilet paper during crisis.

As believers we live in a fast secularising Australian culture. The Aussie perspective is often not aligned with the Christian worldview. This message shows how Jesus came in grace and truth to people with a range of competing worldviews. He modelled how to Ignite Hope at the intersection of Christianity and Culture.

Church Family: Love it! God has been gathering his family, establishing his household and building his Church for all time. God offers all people adoption into his family, the Church so that we can know our Father in Heaven through his Son Jesus. In this sermon, I explain how only the Church family can prepare and launch you into calling. Part 2 next week – Church Family: Invite others

Preacher: Caleb Nicholes | Where do you think the church is at when it comes to Apologetics and how can christians effectively share why they believe not when they began to believe. This is part one of an interview I recently had with Dan Paterson. Dan is an Apologist with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. Dan leads the Australian RZIM team and recently shared at our Engage Young Adult Conference. #SLENGAGE Some resources mentioned in the interview 1. Unbelievable UK Show - https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable 2. Ask Away Podcast - https://www.rzim.org/listen/ask-away