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Word Alive is a 30-minute Bible-teaching programme produced by Good News Broadcasting Association. Broadcast weekly on national christian radio stations in the UK and around the world and now also available as a podcast. Bible teaching by GNBA Director Tom Ward and guests.

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    • May 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 276 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Word Alive

    How to be good

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 26:01


    God has told you what is good… so do it! Micah 6:1-8 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (17): Dangerous preaching

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 25:22


    It's always dangerous to doze through the preaching of God's word.  Acts 20 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (16): The long haul

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 25:57


    The kingdom clashes with culture when Paul stays in Ephesus. Acts 19:8-34 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (15): Behind the scenes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 25:57


    The theology of work and the importance of mentoring. Acts 18 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (14): To the known God

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 25:54


    Ideas, idols and offspring. Acts 17:16-34 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (13): Closed doors and open hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 25:36


    We travel with Paul on his second missionary journey. Acts 16 and 17 with Tom Ward.

    The road to the Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 25:57


    Everyone must respond to the claims of the Resurrection. Luke 24 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (12): The letter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 25:57


    The gospel is a blessing not a burden. Acts 15 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (11): Apostles on tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 25:57


    We journey with Paul and Barnabus on their missionary travels.  Acts 11-14 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (10): Two become one

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 25:50


    Not your average conversion story! Acts 11 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (9): Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 25:57


    Can people really change? Acts 9 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (8): Philip

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 25:57


    The ordinary and extraordinary meeting between Philip and the Ethiopian. With Tom Ward.

    Acts (7): Stephen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 25:57


    The longest speech in Acts comes from the first Christian martyr. Acts 7 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (6): Prison break

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 25:57


    Jail doesn't work in the book of Acts. Acts 5,12,16 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (5): The price

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 25:57


    Dissecting the most shocking story in the New Testament. With Tom Ward.

    Acts (4): Beggars belief

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 25:57


    A life changing miracle followed by an eternity changing message. With Tom Ward.

    Acts (3): The fellowship

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 26:01


    What can we learn from the church in Acts? Acts 2:42-47 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (2): The gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 25:57


    An extraordinary present for the brand new church. Acts 2:1-41 with Tom Ward.

    Acts (1): The promise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 25:57


    The apprenticeship is over its time to work. Acts 1:1-14 with Tom Ward.

    Rahab

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 25:57


    God uses messy people. Joshua 2 with Tom Ward.

    The Famous Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 25:57


    Taking a bird's-eye view of the first set of books in the Bible. With Tom Ward.

    Faithful fasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 25:57


    Why would God refuse to accept our fasting? Isaiah 58 with Tom Ward.

    Who wants to be Joseph?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 20:54


    There's more to Joseph than meets the eye. Matt 1:18-25 with Stuart Reynolds.

    The truth about Christmas (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 25:56


    What Jesus was born to do and how we should respond. Luke 2:1-20 with Stephen Thompson.

    The truth about Christmas (1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 25:49


    Four reasons why Luke's nativity is a reliable account. With Stephen Thompson.

    Delighted

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 25:57


    What God sees and says about the church. Isaiah 62 with Tom Ward.

    Are you ready?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 25:57


    Watch and work until Christ returns. Luke 12:35-48 with Tom Ward.

    Open doors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 25:57


    Exploring what the New Testament means by ‘open doors'. With Tom Ward.

    Living letters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 26:01


    If your life is a sermon, what are you saying? 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 with Tom Ward.

    Give grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 25:57


    Before you can give grace you need to get grace. Genesis 50:15-21 with Tom Ward.

    Faithful Conference (3): Insights on how to stay faithful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 25:57


    Surviving and thriving despite challenging circumstances. Acts 27 and 28 with Derek Stringer.

    Faithful Conference (2): When the world falls apart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 25:57


    Learning from Habakkuk's prayer journal. Habakkuk 2:4 with Derek Stringer.

    Faithful Conference (1): Freedom through the Faithful One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 26:01


    Why is it essential that Christ is fully human and fully divine? From the GNB day-conference, Elmwood Church, 2024. Hebrews 2:14-3:6 with Tom Ward.

    Childlike faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 25:26


    We're called to have child-like not childish faith. Luke 18:15-17 with Tom Ward.

    The Great Escape (3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 26:01


    Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 with Tom Ward.

    The Great Escape (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 24:17


    God is still in the business of setting people free. Exodus 6:6-7 with Tom Ward.

    The Great Escape (1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 24:26


    Remember, rejoice, respond. Exodus 15:1-18 with Tom Ward.

    Humble faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 25:46


    Learning to trust Christ from a Roman centurion. Luke 7:1- 10 with Tom Ward.

    Better attitudes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 26:01


    Don't be grumpy, you are blessed! Luke 6: 20-23 with Tom Ward.

    Do you want to be healed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 25:13


    Physical healing is not enough. You need spiritual healing! John 5:1- 15 with Tom Ward.

    To live, Christ. To die, gain.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 25:52


    Joy and happiness are not the same thing. Philippians 1:21 with Sam Ward.

    Fair-weather Christians

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 26:01


    How will you respond if persecution comes? 1 Peter 4:12-19 with Tom Ward.

    How not to do evangelism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 26:01


    Learning from a reluctant, grumpy prophet. Jonah 4 with Tom Ward.

    Dear Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 26:56


    The Apostle Paul is frustrated by the Corinthian church, so how will he start his first letter to them? 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 with Tom Ward.

    From the archives (10): Jacob at Jabbok

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 26:01


    To be blessed and to be a blessing. Genesis 32 with Jean De Garis.

    From the archives (9): More happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 26:01


    We've got happiness all wrong. Psalm 1 with Derek Stringer.

    From the archives (8): Discovering the Holy Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 26:01


    Do we actually understand who the Holy Spirit is? John 20:19-23 with Stephen Thompson.

    From the archives (7): The power of God's heart for us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 25:36


    From the archives (6): Treasure in Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 26:01


    Lets talk about money! Matthew 6 and Luke 16 with Derek Burnside.

    From the archives (5): More change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 26:01


    Learning abut the fruit of the spirit not the fruits. Galatians 5 with Derek Stringer.

    From the archives (4): The cost of commitment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 26:01


    Jeremiah is at rock bottom! Jeremiah 20 with Peter Lewis.

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