Vision Church Podcast | Christian Church in Canberra

Andrew Baker | Acts 17:16-31 — When faced with prevalent idolatry in Athens, Paul elected not to publicly challenge such ungodly practices. Instead, he was driven to passionately preach the Good News about Jesus. Like Paul, our highest calling on Earth is not to fight against the darkness all around us, but rather to proclaim the light of God’s glorious Gospel in its midst.

Andrew Baker | Acts 17:1-15 — While The Gospel was rejected by many who Jews heard it, those from Berea received Paul and Silas’ teaching with great eagerness and careful consideration. The Bereans’ intentional pursuit of God poses us two challenging questions: ‘How hard are we leaning on God?’, and ‘How well are we listening to Him?’

Adam Ritchard | Acts 16:19-34 — Even in the hopeless depths of a Philippian jail cell, Paul and Silas could be found praying and singing to God. What happens next is no coincidence. As God’s people, we too are called to take up these weapons of prayer and praise, and to look for how He’s working - even in the midst of those ‘midnight moments’.

Andrew Baker | Acts 16:1-19 — Having been led to Macedonia to preach the Gospel, Paul and Silas soon encountered a demonic spirit who persistently followed their movements. Paul’s response to this opposition impresses our great need to stand firm against harmful spiritual influences around us.

Martyn Ritchard | 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 — Jesus proclaimed The Gospel not only through clever words, but also through a demonstration of God’s power, through the miraculous works of the Holy Spirit. If we are to be truly effective in proclaiming His Kingdom here on Earth, we must be filled and enabled by this same Holy Spirit.

Andrew Baker | Acts 15:36-41 — Before Paul and Barnabas set off for their second missionary journey, a sharp dispute instead caused them to part ways. In Acts, as in our own lives, we see that such human failures are never final, thanks to the redemptive power of God’s abounding grace.

Andrew Baker | Acts 15:1-18 — As the Gospel spread to the Gentiles, so too did issues of doctrine arise amongst the Jews. The early church’s response affirmed Jesus’ atoning sacrifice as the sole means to salvation, and reminds us of our need for this same foundational truth.

Andrew Baker | Acts 14:21-28 — The motive of Paul’s heart as he set out on his missionary journeys was to make not just converts, but disciples of Jesus Christ. Paul was passionate to see each new Christian established, encouraged and planted within their local church community.

Kathryn Hartley | Acts 13:48-14:7 — The reality for us all is life is filled with highs and lows; it is an unavoidable fact. On their first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas were not filled with joy because there was no opposition, they didn’t continue to preach the gospel because the reception and feedback was consistently positive. Instead they demonstrated and lived from a place of enduring robust, faith in the highs and lows.

Andrew Baker | Acts 13:4-41 — Throughout the Bible we see God leading and initiating His perfect work among His people. In Acts 13, we see Him working through Paul and Barnabas to achieve His story, His work, His mission and His agenda.