Werribee Baptist Church Podcast

Above all, love! God’s Love is the greatest gift, the highest goal and, as Paul writes in 1 Cor 13:1, “the most excellent way” to live!

Today Pastor Stan unpacks Paul's answer to the Corinthians question about Spiritual Gifts. Spiritual Gifts can be confusing. Where do they come from? Who has them? What are they for? Get the answers here!

A meal meant to commemorate the gift Jesus sacrifice had become a subject of shame for the Corinthian church. The meal had become a party to selfishness, drunkenness and and even hunger! Another slap from Paul to the church at Corinth is a reminder to us that The Lord's Table was brought with a price and we are not to make it a ticketed event; we are to leave room at our tables for all who would come!

As we continue our series 'I'm Glad You Asked', Pastor Stan helps us answer the tricky question of "How can I resist the temptation to..." teaching us how to be committed, concentrated, careful and comforted!

Paul says he became all things to all people. Is that hypocrisy or just good ministry methodology? Pastor Stan unpacks that question in this 3rd installment of our series ‘I’m Glad you asked.’

What rights would you be willing to give up to help another person understand true freedom in Christ? Would you give up where you shopped? What you ate & drank? Simply put, would you modify your run to help others walk? Whilst Paul’s challenge to rethink the impact food offered to idols might seem irrelevant to us today, today’s message offers an application that may just make your next BBQ a little harder to stomach!

As we start a new series this week, Pastor Stan unpacks Paul’s answers to questions about marriage and singleness in 1 Cor. 7. Find out – ‘If I am in a bad marriage can I get a divorce? If I am single, should I stay single or get married?

The church of Corinth was in need of a behavioural overhaul and in chapter 6 of first Corinthians, Paul wasn’t pulling any punches! What’s the lesson? Pastor Stan explains how we live in the liberty and love of Christ for sure, but we are challenged to live differently as Kingdom Kids.

Noah was in isolation for over a year! Pastor Stan takes us on a journey of understanding that while God judges sin, He always makes a way of escape and invites us to enter into His Grace!

The man who met Jesus in John 9 was blind but he heard Jesus' voice, listened and obeyed! His view literally changed after Seeking Jesus! In the same way, Revelation 22 teaches us that we should take a lead from the words of Jesus so we can; Look Sure – Jesus said, "I AM coming soon!" Look back – Jesus is the source of David's throne. Look forward – Jesus is the heir to the throne Look up – Jesus is the bright and morning star

This Easter we are celebrating differently than ever before. Pastor Stan takes us from the Garden tomb all the way back to the Garden of Eden to help us understand how God has been working in crisis from the beginning, and what He is doing in the midst of COVID-19.

We have a HOPE that is greater than the current crisis we find ourselves in. How can we share that HOPE while we are isolated? Pastor Stan shares with us how the early believers responded when they found Jesus and encourages us to do the same.

Times of crisis bring reflection and that reflection often causes us to refocus. While we are all in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, Pastor Stan talks about what the church should look like based on the model of the first church.

The world is in a state of fear and panic at the moment due to COVID-19. Pastor Stan brings a message of HOPE and CHALLENGE to the church about how we can respond to the unprecedented opportunities that God has given us in the midst of this unprecedented crisis.

Jesus taught His disciples how to settle disputes amongst brothers and sisters in the faith

The church is a place where people are accepted and loved. How then do we appropriately respond to sin in the church? What about sin in the lives of unbelievers? Pastor Stan unpacks this from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. Warning! This is some heavy lifting!

Leaders aren’t perfect! One of the greatest enemies of unity in the church comes when people choose one leader over another. As we wrap up the ONE series, Pastor Stan unpacks how we can set aside that divisive practice and stay UNITED instead of coming UNTIED!

Paul winds up to give the people of Corinth another slap! We are reminded of what it is to glorify God with our unity and how hard we need to work at! We DESIRE to be used by God. We need to DIRECT our hearts to Him and DENY the flesh - simple really!

Looking at Biblical thinking and practical tools to help us to understand and love one another.

Sharyn White continues the ONE series by exploring how the message of the cross is both foolishness and wisdom.

In 50 AD in a city full of the temptations, Paul made tents and planted one of the most impacting churches the world had seen. Years later he sits with his scribe Sothenes to remind the church at Corinth of the power of the cross and to realign them to Christ and to each other. This letter, written in love, inspires us to live in unity together and keep Christ at the centre of His church.

Wrapping up the breathe series, pastor Stan gives us the secret to breathing as he tells us how we can simplify our world.

With sensory overload at epidemic levels in our modern era, find out how you can pull aside, turn off and make space to hear from God by following the example of our Good Shepherd.

Sabbath is the circuit breaker in our week - a commandment to stop the work that stunts our worship

We are all busy. Busy is not all bad, but when we end up in a perpetual state of hurry we become unhealthy in every area of life. Pastor Stan kicks off the new series ‘BREATHE’ with a timely challenge for us to ‘SLOW DOWN’

2019 was full of memories – both good and bad. As we look towards 2020, Pastor Stan encourages us to take time to REMEMBER what God has done and CELEBRATE – both the good and the bad!

Pastor Stan Richey lands the I AM series with Immanuel, God with us! What did it mean for God to enter human history as a man and what are the implications for us today?

Phil Wilson explores some of what we need to understand if we are to know the peace of God that the Prince of Peace brings into our lives.

Pastor Stan Richey uses a 'Counselling Room' to help us understand how Jesus is our Wonderful Counsellor.

Pastor Stan Richey unpacks God as the ‘Healer’ and helps us wrestle with Why God heals sometimes, and sometimes He doesn’t.

Pastor Stan Richey takes us on a journey to discover how God both sees and hears us in the midst of the chaos of life.

Sharyn White continues the I AM series by exploring God the Gardener and how he works in us to bring us to spiritual health resulting in good fruit in our lives.

Pastor Stan Richey engages with God as ‘our provider’ and suggests that if we are not relying on Gods provision then we are settling for far less than God wants to do in and through us.

Pastor Stan Richey continues the I AM series by explaining why God, the king of nations, is better than our idols. The challenge is to see God in all His grandeur and trade our idols for trusting the Lord of Heavens Armies!

Pastor Justin teaches how understanding that God is with us requires constant reminders of His faithfulness to us! Moses was given a staff in his hand to remind Him daily and after Israel won their first battle, he built and altar for the people to see as their constant reminder that YAWEH was indeed their banner too; YAWEH-NISSI.

Pastor Stan begins our new series “I AM” with the name Yahweh, unpacking the implications for our lives if God truly exists.

How do we avoid losing or falling away from our faith? Is our faith deep enough to endure through difficulties? We produce good fruit through a good heart and perseverance.

Today Deanna Richey wraps up with – Me & _ series with Me & the enemy.

Pastor Stan unpacks what employee/employer relationships can look like if we each focus on doing our part as unto Jesus.

What’s the best recipe for a Godly marriage? Pastor Justin Gall talks about Paul making it clear in his letter to the Ephesians that mutual submission and a fella that’s willing to lay down his life for his bride is a good place to start!

Fathers and children have unique responsibilities in their relationship, but both require mutual submission. In this message fathers learn how they can be sure to frustrate their kids, and the alternative, how they can help their kids flourish.

Stan Richey brings the message about our struggle between our old and new nature. Taking off the grave clothes and putting on the grace clothes.

This week Alex Reid speaks in our PM service continuing series of Me &___.

Sharyn White brings the message about the church is the body of Christ. And it's only as each part finds its place and does its work (together with all the others parts) will the church walk in the fullness of its calling here on earth.

This week Yohann Mathews speaks in our PM service continuing series of Me &___.

The church is often seen as an exclusive club by those on the outside. God's design was that we share His PLAN with everyone!

This week Abbie Pilat speaks in our continuing series of Me &___.

This week Pastor Justin looks at why Christ is our Peace and Peace is our Purpose! Jesus came to preach peace, therefore we can be adopted in to His family and the wall of division and hostility has been broken down! There is NO wall!

Join us for our special Aftershow podcast as we dive deeper into our current ME&___ series.

This week Pastor Stan explores again the relationship between Me & God.

It's time for #2 of our ME&___ series Aftershow! This week there's an extra guest in the chair, PLUS the team get competitive by setting themselves AND you a challenge for the week!