John 3:16 Podcast

The New Christian is a podcast for anyone exploring faith — asking big questions about who God is, who Jesus is, and what it really means to call yourself a Christian.

Hosted by Chris Jolly, Drive announcer on Hope 1032 and a relatively new Christian himself, this podcast follows a journey of discovery as Chris sits down with seasoned Christian leaders, mentors, and thinkers to explore the foundations of faith.

Key Takeaways:

• "The New Christian" podcast is designed to help those exploring Christianity by answering fundamental questions about faith, God, and church life.
• Chris Jolly recently embraced Christianity and seeks to share his insights with a broader audience, drawing upon his background in radio broadcasting.
• Each episode in the first season covers major topics such as the nature of God, understanding Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and navigating church customs.
• The podcast endeavors to demystify the church experience for newcomers, addressing common questions and anxieties faced by new Christians.
• Listeners can expect a blend of personal stories, expert interviews, and thoughtful discussions aimed at guiding them through the early stages of their faith journey.

Notable Quotes:

• "Why are you doing this, Chris?" — Ben McEachen
• "There are things that you can't explain that led us both into, I think, the new age world." — Chris Jolly
• "But here I am, 20 years later, so keen to go to church." — Chris Jolly
• "This is the podcast that you wished was around when you were becoming Christian?" — Ben McEachen
• "Vanessa said, very sheepishly, I should add, would you mind if maybe one Sunday you drive me to church?" — Chris Jolly

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Episode 1 available April 7

The New Christian is a podcast for anyone exploring faith — asking big questions about who God is, who Jesus is, and what it really means to call yourself a Christian.

Hosted by Chris Jolly, Drive announcer on Hope 1032 and a relatively new Christian himself, this podcast follows a journey of discovery as Chris sits down with seasoned Christian leaders, mentors, and thinkers to explore the foundations of faith.

Season One covers questions like:

Who is God?

Who is Jesus?

Who is the Holy Spirit?

Why church? Why prayer? Why does evil exist?

Even… how do you read the Bible?

Each episode is an honest, thoughtful conversation designed for the curious, the seeker, the new believer — and even the lifelong Christian wanting to go deeper.

No jargon. No assumptions. Just real questions, trusted voices, and a growing faith.

Whether you’re exploring Christianity for the first time or rediscovering it, you’re invited to learn alongside Chris — one conversation at a time.

Because some questions don’t have quick answers… but they’re worth asking.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at hope1032.com.au/podcasts.

Support the show, a product of Hope Media: https://hope1032.com.au/donate/2211A-pod/

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Join Heidi Wysman as she reflects on biblical principles to anchor you deeper in Hope.

Heidi’s desire is for everyone to understand and experience the love of God, that she encountered in 1993. She is the founder of Hope with Heidi, a ministry to help disciple people to have a revelation of Jesus. Heidi is a recognised speaker and lecturer. She has a BA in Ministry and is the author of One – Complete Intimacy with God.

"I pray this message will encourage and inspire you," – Heidi

Key Takeaways:

• Joy, as described in the Bible, is a profound, abiding presence not dependent on external circumstances.

• Jesus invites us to abide in Him, which allows His joy to remain in us and our joy to be full.

• The concept of abiding involves daily engagement with God's word and being receptive to His presence.

• True joy is an inherent gift from Jesus, not something that needs to be manufactured or earned.

• Remaining in Jesus’ love, especially during trials, anchors the soul to an unmovable foundation.

Notable Quotes:

• "His joy remaining in me, so that my joy may be full."

• "It's about receiving what only he can give."

• "These things I've spoken to you, that my joy may remain in you and that your joy may be full."

• "Joy. True joy lives in us."

• "In his presence there is fullness of joy."

Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.

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Welcome to Money: Faith & Finance where we explore the profound and practical of everyday finances. In every episode, we explore the real-life impact of everything from superannuation to stewardship, the World Bank to your wallet – and what does God have to say about money?

Join hosts Ben McEachen and Pete Burrows as they sit with Hope1032's brekky announcer Danniebelle Whippy on the Money: Faith & Finance podcast. Discover how Danniebelle's upbringing in biblical generosity faced challenges from redundancy and mortgage pressures to anxiety. Learn how she turned to Jesus' promises in the Sermon on the Mount and 1 Corinthians 10:13, seeking God through hardship to grow in faithfulness. 

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Key Takeaways:

Faith and Generosity: Danniebelle's generous upbringing has shaped her approach to money. Any time she can show generosity, Danniebelle sees that as success.

Struggles in Sydney: Living in the second-most unaffordable city in the world, Danniebelle shares how financial strain was compounded by health issues, unemployment and worry.

Journey Through Darkness: Danniebelle recommends wise counsel, professional healthcare advice, and spiritual re-engagement to help navigate out of dark periods.

Faith, Not Finances: Rather than continue to strive for financial security, Danniebelle came to trust in God’s provision - no matter her circumstances.

The Power of God's Word: I Corinthians 10:13 has provided Danniebelle with comfort and resilience, reaffirming that God never pushes us beyond our limits.

Notable Quotes:

"It's easy to slip into the depths of the depression of it, but actually [I found it was about] not letting yourself go there and turning to God's word..." – Danniebelle Whippy

"I'm just going to get my walk right with God... and things started to change in my financial state." – Danniebelle Whippy

"It's trusting in him that he will provide for you." – Danniebelle Whippy

"He’ll never let you be pushed past your limit. He’ll always be there to help you come through it." – Danniebelle Whippy

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We love your questions. Contact the Money: Faith and Finance team and we will aim to get back to you in a future episode.

Pete Burrows is an accountant for small business and individuals with Lower Russell and Farr in Penrith, Western Sydney, Australia.

Ben McEachen hosts Hope Mornings on Hope 103.2FM in Sydney, Australia.

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From John the Baptist to the cross, what happens after John 3:16 helps us to better grasp hold of it. In this final episode, Tom and Cass discuss God's verdict upon the world and the gracious opportunity to share eternal life.

The John 3:16 Podcast is a limited series explores the build-up to, the rich detail within, and the aftermath of John 3:16.

In conversations with Hope Morning's Ben McEachen, New Testament experts Cass Kwakye (former lecturer at Whitley College, Melbourne) and Tom Habib (Moore Theological College, Sydney) help us to pull together the Old Testament threads and new revelations flowing from Jesus' discussion with Jewish leader Nicodemus.

We hope the John 3:16 podcast will resource your faith with powerful truths about belief in God’s Son that leads to eternal life.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

MORE ABOUT CASS

Cass lectured in New Testament at Whitley College, Melbourne. Previously, she also lectured at Morling College in Sydney for more than 14 years. Cass is an ordained minister and has served for more than 20 years in roles such as church planter and associate pastor.

MORE ABOUT TOM

Before serving at Moore Theological College as a New Testament lecturer, Tom was an assistant minister at Yagoona and Condell Park Anglican church.

 

Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.

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Ever wanted to see the heart of God? Tom and Cass take us right to it as we examine what happens immediately after John 3:16. Bask in the heartbeat of God even as an apparent contradiction about judgment – by Jesus! – comes into view.

The John 3:16 Podcast is a limited series explores the build-up to, the rich detail within, and the aftermath of John 3:16.

In conversations with Hope Morning's Ben McEachen, New Testament experts Cass Kwakye (former lecturer at Whitley College, Melbourne) and Tom Habib (Moore Theological College, Sydney) help us to pull together the Old Testament threads and new revelations flowing from Jesus' discussion with Jewish leader Nicodemus.

We hope the John 3:16 podcast will resource your faith with powerful truths about belief in God’s Son that leads to eternal life.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

MORE ABOUT CASS

Cass lectured in New Testament at Whitley College, Melbourne. Previously, she also lectured at Morling College in Sydney for more than 14 years. Cass is an ordained minister and has served for more than 20 years in roles such as church planter and associate pastor.

MORE ABOUT TOM

Before serving at Moore Theological College as a New Testament lecturer, Tom was an assistant minister at Yagoona and Condell Park Anglican church.

 

Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.

Support the show, a product of Hope Media: https://hope1032.com.au/donate/2211A-pod/

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Cass and Tom continue to delve into the Most Famous Sentence in the Bible. In the second half of one longer chat about one verse (NOTE: Listen to Episode 3 first), Tom starts off with the significant matter of what belief is all about. From there, perishing and eternal life are given context, consideration and celebration.

The John 3:16 Podcast is a limited series explores the build-up to, the rich detail within, and the aftermath of John 3:16.

In conversations with Hope Morning's Ben McEachen, New Testament experts Cass Kwakye (former lecturer at Whitley College, Melbourne) and Tom Habib (Moore Theological College, Sydney) help us to pull together the Old Testament threads and new revelations flowing from Jesus' discussion with Jewish leader Nicodemus.

We hope the John 3:16 podcast will resource your faith with powerful truths about belief in God’s Son that leads to eternal life.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

MORE ABOUT CASS

Cass lectured in New Testament at Whitley College, Melbourne. Previously, she also lectured at Morling College in Sydney for more than 14 years. Cass is an ordained minister and has served for more than 20 years in roles such as church planter and associate pastor.

MORE ABOUT TOM

Before serving at Moore Theological College as a New Testament lecturer, Tom was an assistant minister at Yagoona and Condell Park Anglican church.

 

Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.

Support the show, a product of Hope Media: https://hope1032.com.au/donate/2211A-pod/

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We have arrived at John 3:16, so Cass and Tom gently pull apart this one stunning sentence. In this episode, the first half of John 3:16 is covered. What is God's love? Why is it given to the world? What IS the world, exactly? And what does it mean to be the "One and Only Son" of God? Find out.

The John 3:16 Podcast is a limited series explores the build-up to, the rich detail within, and the aftermath of John 3:16.

In conversations with Hope Morning's Ben McEachen, New Testament experts Cass Kwakye (former lecturer at Whitley College, Melbourne) and Tom Habib (Moore Theological College, Sydney) help us to pull together the Old Testament threads and new revelations flowing from Jesus' discussion with Jewish leader Nicodemus.

We hope the John 3:16 podcast will resource your faith with powerful truths about belief in God’s Son that leads to eternal life.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

MORE ABOUT CASS

Cass lectured in New Testament at Whitley College, Melbourne. Previously, she also lectured at Morling College in Sydney for more than 14 years. Cass is an ordained minister and has served for more than 20 years in roles such as church planter and associate pastor.

MORE ABOUT TOM

Before serving at Moore Theological College as a New Testament lecturer, Tom was an assistant minister at Yagoona and Condell Park Anglican church.

 

Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.

Support the show, a product of Hope Media: https://hope1032.com.au/donate/2211A-pod/

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Before discussing everything found within John 3:16, we pick up with Cass and Tom delving into the soul-soaring interaction between Jesus and a Jewish leader, Nicodemus.

How much should Nicodemus have known about God's kingdom and Jesus' mission? What's all this about the Spirit and being born again? Cass schools us on the origins of baptism. Tom raises his theory about earthly and heavenly things (yeah, it's a good one). We cannot avoid talking about the bronze snake, Moses and what's that got to do with John 3:16.

This limited series explores the build-up to, the rich detail within, and the aftermath of John 3:16.

In conversations with Hope Morning's Ben McEachen, New Testament experts Cass Kwakye (former lecturer at Whitley College, Melbourne) and Tom Habib (Moore Theological College, Sydney) help us to pull together the Old Testament threads and new revelations flowing from Jesus' discussion with Jewish leader Nicodemus.

We hope the John 3:16 podcast will resource your faith with powerful truths about belief in God’s Son that leads to eternal life.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

MORE ABOUT CASS

Cass lectured in New Testament at Whitley College, Melbourne. Previously, she also lectured at Morling College in Sydney for more than 14 years. Cass is an ordained minister and has served for more than 20 years in roles such as church planter and associate pastor.

MORE ABOUT TOM

Before serving at Moore Theological College as a New Testament lecturer, Tom was an assistant minister at Yagoona and Condell Park Anglican church.

 

Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.

Support the show, a product of Hope Media: https://hope1032.com.au/donate/2211A-pod/

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How well do you know the most well-known sentence in the entire Bible?

This limited series explores the build-up to, the rich detail within, and the aftermath of John 3:16.

In conversation with Hope Morning's Ben McEachen, New Testament experts Cass Kwayke (former lecturer at Whitley College, Melbourne) and Tom Habib (Moore Theological College, Sydney) help us to pull together the Old Testament threads and new revelations flowing from Jesus' discussion with Jewish leader Nicodemus.

This episode is the first half of Cass and Tom's exploration of what happens as we head toward John 3:16, covering the start of John's gospel – and everything before.

We hope the John 3:16 podcast will resource your faith with powerful truths about belief in God’s Son that leads to eternal life.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

MORE ABOUT CASS

Cass lectured in New Testament at Whitley College, Melbourne. Previously, she also lectured at Morling College in Sydney for more than 14 years. Cass is an ordained minister and has served for more than 20 years in roles such as church planter and associate pastor.

MORE ABOUT TOM

Before serving at Moore Theological College as a New Testament lecturer, Tom was an assistant minister at Yagoona and Condell Park Anglican church.

 

Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.

Support the show, a product of Hope Media: https://hope1032.com.au/donate/2211A-pod/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.