Talk for 12

When life felt meaningless and hopeless, Naomi found peace, happiness and life in God. Despite continuing to struggle with occasional doubts and fears, Naomi shares with Susan how she knows and is reminded of God's faithfulness and hold on her life through his word spoken, sung and preached to her.

To continue our series on suffering and God's faithfulness in it, Susan chats to Olwyn. Olwyn shares how despite going through multiple hard seasons in life, including the breakdown of her marriage, she has been able to persevere because her joy and identity is rooted in Christ. This has proven to be a constant in and out of the seasonal happiness we all face in this fallen and broken world.

In the second episode of our series, Skye shares with Susan about how she has been reminded of God's steadfastness over the past five and a bit years. At times, when Skye has felt unable to walk beside God, God carried her through as she and her family have dealt with and continue to deal with medical concerns for their youngest son

How should we respond when life is hard? Is it ok to break down and cry out to God? Is it ok to ask "why me"? In the first episode of our new series, local Christian Psychologist Susan introduces us to the idea of 'lamenting', the pattern of praying in tough times seen in the bible. In Psalm 77, we see the author go through different stages of lament, which can be helpful for us to keep in mind when we ourselves face suffering.

In our final episode of ‘Women interacting with Jesus’, we get an inside look into what it is like to be a Christian teenager! Rochelle chats to Mackenzie and Hannah about their experiences of meeting Jesus and how that affects their day to day lives as they juggle uni and school.

Being a part of the neurodivergent community can have both its joys and challenges for many. Tune in to the second episode of our ‘Women Interacting with Jesus’ series, to hear how for Naomi it has also been a real blessing in her walk with Jesus. 

Jesus' resurrection, which is at the very heart of our hope, was first witnessed by three women. In the first of our 2023 series of 'Women interacting with Jesus', Meg will be teaching us from Mark 16 and sharing with us the implications that this has for us.

Being a part of the family of God is a wonderful blessing. Join Tess as she shares how surrounding herself with other Christians has encouraged her in her walk with God.

Helen shares her story with Heather of being found by Jesus and sticking with him in the ups and downs of life. Join us to discover that on the road with Jesus, the burden is light.

Knowing and loving Jesus gave Roni identity and hope. Tune in to hear how she has learned to pray and trust God with each step as a disciple through some of the toughest times.