Paul writes to Titus reminding him that not everyone who claims to know God, actually does know God. How can we discern the difference? Most importantly, how can we ensure our own faith is genuine? Join Graham as he explores this important topic.

What does the movie "Unhinged" and the Pixar oeuvre have in common? And what does this have to do with Paul's majestic summary of God's grace in Ephesians 2:1-11? And how could this possibly tie in with the 19th century gold rush in North Queensland? You'll have to listen to find out!

What is wisdom? How does it work in our lives? Where does it come from? Graham tackles this theme, and looks at Paul's explanation of wisdom in second half of Ephesians chapter 1. Explore with us how God's wisdom is truly the best foundation for life.

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul starts with a long, powerful sentence of praise for God. God, he says, has poured our spiritual blessings on us. But what is a spiritual blessing? And what spiritual blessings has God given to us? And how do these affect our daily lives? That's what we're looking at here.

In the closing verses of his letter to the scattered Christians, James writes about prayer. These are difficult verses for us to understand, partly because we struggle to understand our relationship with God. Listen as Graham unpacks how to understand James's (and the New Testament's) teaching on prayer.

As James comes to the end of his letter, he presents in stark contrast, two ways to live. We can be like wealthy landowners who exploit others so that they might live a life of luxury. But they will soon suffer the consequences of their greed. Or we can be patient and endure as we wait for Christ's return, caring for one another. We have to choose one or the other, we cannot be a double-minded person who vacilates between both, because they are so opposed.

James describes the deadly danger of the tongue, of words, with such vividness that it almost distracts us from his main point: that we require wisdom in order to live a fruitful, Christian life. Too often we think of wisdom as an abstract or academic quality, rather than the simple (but not easy) craft of living well. James's description of wisdom (and its competitors) is worth dwelling on. Join Malcolm as he explores this in "Fighting Fire."

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The letter of James presents quite a different take on "works" (religious practice) as opposed to Paul's emphasis on faith. What's going on here? Does the New Testament contain contradictions? Listen as Graham works through James's teaching on faith and works, and how they fit together for the Christian.

Suffering is hard, yet James tells us that it has purpose. But we have a part to play, we can blame God for responding to suffering with sin, or we can ask him for wisdom to endure, and so grow in integrity. Ultimately it is our choice that will determine our eternal destiny. Listen to this week's sermon for James's advice on how we can manage all that.

In our final instalment in our Inside Out sermon series, Graham grapples with joy. Joy is the only emotion which doesn't come easily or naturally. Yet the Bible tells us to be filled with joy, always. So we don't need to wonder how to react to joy, rather we need to learn how to encourage joy. Join Graham as he explores how we can rejoice always.