The Grainery Church Podcast

In the final message of our series "Are You Coming To The Party," Adrian Smith brings a message to remind us of an important truth: we are not God.

We often try to control our lives on our own terms, but the Parable of the Lost Son shows us that we embody both sons.

Adrian dives into how we tend to act like the youngest son, demanding what we want, only to waste the opportunities given to us—whether it's money, time, or blessings.

In the story, God is the Father and no matter how many times we come back for forgiveness from God, he will run to us and give us a hug just like in the Parable

Join us for this powerful conclusion, challenging us to surrender control and embrace the Father's grace and wisdom in our lives.

As part of our sermon series "Are You Coming To The Party?", Ps Rachel Baker looks at the purpose for the feast, in the parable of The Two Lost Sons.

We explore the context and purpose of this illustration and what our response, as the listeners, should be, as we celebrate this divine homecoming

As we end our current topic of "Are You Coming To The Party", Dave Ritchie looks at how important a banquet is.

In life, we know that banquets can be a few things:

• They can be a sensory overload,
• Banquets are solids as we are told in the bible that when we go to heaven, there will be a massive banquet for us.
• A banquet is made up of individuals whether its celebrating a wedding or a big event.
• A banquet is a community, they can be made up of friends, family or people meeting for the first time.

In this weeks sermon given by Bev Murrill titled "The Lavish Love of the Father", she explores the boundless grace and forgiveness of God, just like the Father in the story of the Prodigal Son.

Whether we stray like the younger son or struggle with pride like the elder, God’s love remains constant and unconditional.

Through powerful insights from Romans 8:30-39 and Luke 15:25-32, this message reminds us that no matter how we "act up," God is always ready to welcome us back with open arms.

Don’t miss this inspiring and hope-filled sermon that will encourage you to experience the overwhelming love and forgiveness of the Father.

This week we have guest speaker Tim Costello who is the former CEO of World Vision, former St Kilda Mayor, former President of Baptist Union of Australia and currently the Executive Director of Micah Australia come and speak on how we should as Christians be looking after those in need especially those who are in extreme poverty around the world.

In "The Three Parables," Ps Sue Irwin continues our exploration of Tim Keller's book "The Prodigal God," focusing on how God uses the relationship between brothers in biblical stories to reveal profound truths. Drawing from Luke 15:1-10, Sue delves into the dynamics of the brothers in the Prodigal Son parable, as well as the story of Cain and Abel. She explains, in simple terms, what it means to be an "older brother" or "younger brother" in today's world.

Join us for an enlightening message that uncovers the deeper meaning behind these sibling relationships and what they teach us about God's love.

In this week's AM message, Asher Morrison brings a heartfelt message as we continue exploring Tim Keller's book, "The Prodigal God."

Diving deeper into the story of the Prodigal Son, Asher shares personal stories about organizing parties and how they have changed over the years, drawing parallels to God's invitation to His celebration of grace. He challenges us to consider whether we truly feel welcome at the Father's table and how our perceptions of worthiness might hold us back.

Join us for an inspiring and relatable message that invites all to embrace God's open invitation.

Asher Morrison speaks at the Fathers Day Day PM service with a message based around mental health as male from a psychologist point of view. He looks at the way we have handled our mental health over the past generations to now and how we can improve our mental health as a male

Ross Pene who is the Founding Direcotr of Connecting People to Change comes and explains how he is a father to those who have comes from the prison and want to change their life for the better.

Fathers Day isn't just for fathers of sons and daughters. Fathers Day are for those who work as an "unofficial" father to people whether they are looking after someone who comes from the next generation to a role model.

Sue Irwin comes with a question for us all...What Does Found Look Like?

We continue our journey through the Parable of the Lost Son as she explains the objects that the Father uses on the son who was found and backs them with verses from the bible.