Title: Well Pleasing in His Sight
Speaker: Pastor Phil Haddad
Date: 15th March 2026
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Summary:
“The Lord is not asking us to bring a perfect work. What he’s asked us to do was already perfect.”

This episode looks at a question that sits underneath almost every decision we make: who are we actually trying to please? It opens with Caleb and Joshua, the two men who came back from the promised land with a good report and then waited forty years in the wilderness before they ever set foot in it again. They held onto God’s promise while everyone around them let fear win, and God said of Caleb that he had another spirit in him and followed fully.

From there the teaching turns to three moments in the life of Jesus that show us what pleases the Father: his obedience in baptism, his answers to temptation in the wilderness, and his willingness to lay down his rights at the cross. Each one is simple rather than impressive. The picture is drawn using a child running up the aisle with a coloured-in page, scribbled well outside the lines, desperate to hear a parent say they’re proud. God is not grading the artwork. He is looking at the attitude behind it.

There’s a practical edge here too. Pleasing God often costs us popularity, and there are moments when the right thing and the easy thing part company. The episode closes with a list of eighteen things that please God, and a reminder that what we bring him each day is no longer a piece of paper but our decisions, our conversations and our attitudes.

Key Points:

• God responds to attitude and obedience, not to polish, performance or impressive results.
• Caleb and Joshua held faith through a forty year delay, showing that waiting well is part of believing God’s promise.
• At his baptism Jesus had performed no miracle and taught no crowd, yet the Father said he was well pleased, because obedience alone was enough.
• The three temptations in the wilderness each offered a shortcut to satisfaction, authority or attention, and each was answered with Scripture rather than argument.
• Seeking to please people and seeking to please God will sometimes pull in opposite directions, and popularity is the cost we may have to pay.
• Being falsely accused and taking it patiently, rather than defending ourselves, is described as acceptable to God.
• Simple daily practices please God: faith, obedience, humility, repentance, love, mercy, prayer, thanksgiving, serving others, endurance, truth telling, forgiveness, generosity, faithfulness and walking in the Spirit.

Reference Scriptures:

• Numbers 14:24
• Galatians 1:10
• Matthew 3:13-17
• Isaiah 9:6
• Matthew 4:1-11
• Philippians 2:6-8
• Isaiah 53:7
• Isaiah 53:10
• 1 Peter 2:19-25
• John 4:34
• John 5:19
• John 5:30
• John 8:29
• John 8:50
• John 18:11
• Ecclesiastes 7:20
• Ecclesiastes 12:13
• Matthew 25:21

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Title: The Friendship That Never Lets Go
Speaker: Ben Campbell
Date: 5th July 2026
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Summary:
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” This episode explores what true friendship looks like, using a personal story about a decades long relationship as the starting point before turning to one of the greatest friendship stories in the Bible: Jonathan and David in 1 Samuel.

Unfamiliar with the show? This episode is a great entry point. It breaks down the qualities that make a real friendship work: loyalty, honesty, sacrifice and trust, and shows how those same qualities describe a relationship with Jesus. Rather than treating friendship with Jesus as a one way street where we only turn to Him in hard times, the episode challenges people to see it as a genuine two way relationship built on shared time, honest conversation and mutual care.

The episode also covers what can damage friendships, particularly gossip and talking behind someone’s back, and offers practical, scripture based guidance on how to sharpen and support the people close to you rather than tearing them down.

Key Points:

• True friendship is a two way relationship built on loyalty, honesty, shared time and sacrifice, not a one sided arrangement where only one person gives.
• The friendship between Jonathan and David shows sacrificial love in action, including Jonathan giving up his robe, weapons and eventually his claim to the throne for David’s sake.
• Gossip, whispering and talking behind someone’s back destroys trust and friendship. Removing that kind of talk (like taking wood off a fire) allows conflict to settle.
• Iron sharpening iron means real friends challenge and strengthen each other rather than just offering comfort, and faithful correction from a friend matters even when it is hard to hear.
• Praying for friends, even when they have let you down, is one of the most powerful expressions of love and friendship.

Reference Scriptures:

• Proverbs 17:17
• John 15:13
• 1 Samuel 18:1
• 1 Samuel 18:3
• 1 Samuel 18:6-8
• 1 Samuel 20:1-3
• 1 Samuel 20:30-33
• 1 Samuel 23:15-18
• Ephesians 5:29
• 1 Samuel 31:1-2
• 2 Samuel 1:26
• 2 Samuel 9:1-7
• John 15:15
• Proverbs 18:24
• John 11:3, 5, 33, 35-36
• John 13:23
• Matthew 11:19
• Proverbs 27:17
• Exodus 33:14
• Genesis 4:5-6
• Proverbs 26:20
• Proverbs 16:28
• Proverbs 11:13
• Proverbs 27:6
• Job 42:10
• John 17:9-12
• Proverbs 27:9

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Title: Joanna
Speaker: Jacob Riggs
Date: 9th June 2026
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Summary:
She only gets two mentions in the entire Bible, but dig a little deeper and Joanna’s story is remarkable. This episode takes a close look at a woman named in Luke 8 and Luke 24 who travelled with Jesus throughout Galilee, supported his ministry out of her own wealth, and was among the very first to encounter the risen Christ.

Joanna was the wife of Chuza, the personal steward of Herod Antipas. That placed her in a world of money, influence, and social standing. Choosing to travel with Jesus and fund his work was no small thing. She was putting her husband’s career and her family’s reputation at risk. Yet she went anyway, serving faithfully and generously across at least a year and a half of Jesus’s ministry. In a sense, Herod unknowingly helped fund it all.

From the crucifixion to the empty tomb, and very likely through to the Day of Pentecost, Joanna’s presence is woven through the most critical moments of the Gospels. Her story raises a direct challenge: when we recognise how precious Jesus truly is, are we willing to count the cost the way she did?

Key Points:

• Joanna came from wealth and high social standing as the wife of Herod’s steward, yet she chose to follow and financially support Jesus at real personal and professional risk
• She was one of the first people to encounter the risen Jesus, and he told her and the other women to go and tell his disciples
• Two lasting lessons from her life: she valued Jesus above status and comfort, and she served with genuine humility, using what she had for the benefit of others

Reference Scriptures:

• Luke 8:1-3
• Luke 24:1-12
• Luke 23:46-56
• Matthew 28:1-10
• Matthew 13:45-46
• Acts 1:13-14
• Acts 2:1-4
• Romans 16:7
• 2 Corinthians 9:7
• 1 Peter 4:10
• Revelation 21:27

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Title: Enduring until the end
Speaker: Pastor Chad Haddad
Date: 5th February 2017
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Summary:
“He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.” These words from Matthew 24 set the tone for an episode that takes an honest look at what it actually costs to stay the course in the Christian life.

The episode works through a thread that runs from the garden of Eden to the letters of Paul: the difference between a narrow, problem-focused view of life and the higher vantage point that faith makes possible. Just as Jesus stepped away from the temple with his disciples and gave them a clearer view from the Mount of Olives, believers today are called to step back from the noise of daily pressures and see God’s bigger plan. The carnal mind narrows everything down to the immediate problem, much like Eve’s focus on the tree in the garden. The spiritually minded person keeps sight of the whole picture.

A significant part of the episode focuses on praying in the Spirit as the practical compass for endurance. Drawing from Romans 8 and 1 Corinthians 14, the connection between worship in the Spirit and the ability to overcome daily challenges is unpacked clearly. Abraham’s example in Hebrews 11 closes out the episode as a powerful reminder that simple obedience, even when the full picture isn’t visible, is the foundation of faith that endures.

Key Points:

• Enduring to the end means staying spiritually minded through the pressures of daily life and keeping the bigger picture of God’s plan in view.
• The natural mind narrows focus down to immediate problems, just as Eve’s attention locked in on the fruit rather than the relationship with God.
• Praying in the Spirit is the believer’s compass for navigating life, building up inner strength and maintaining connection with God day by day.

Reference Scriptures:

• Matthew 24:1-14
• Romans 8:6-7, 14-19, 26-27
• Genesis 3:1-7
• John 1:1-12
• John 4:21-24
• Matthew 22:34-40
• Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-10, 17-19
• 1 Corinthians 14:2-4, 14, 39
• Genesis 22:17-18
• 2 Timothy 2:3

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Title: Contending for the faith
Speaker: Pastor Franco Princi
Date: 22nd March 2026
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Summary: “Let us contend for the faith” is the challenge sitting at the heart of this episode, drawn straight from the book of Jude. The book of Jude is one of the New Testament’s shortest but sharpest letters, and this episode unpacks why Jude felt compelled to set aside his original topic and urgently call believers to defend what they had received. Written just decades after Jesus, Jude’s letter was addressed to a church dealing with people distorting the gospel from within and that challenge, as this episode makes clear, is just as relevant now.

The episode moves through Ephesians 6 and the famous armour of God passage, connecting each piece of Roman military equipment to something real in the life of a believer today. From truth as the belt that holds everything together, to faith as the shield that blocks the attacks that come our way, these are not abstract ideas, they are practical anchors for everyday spiritual life. The bigger challenge named throughout is apathy: the quiet drift that happens when life gets comfortable and the urgency of the gospel gets replaced by a “she’ll be right” attitude.

The episode closes with a sweep through core scriptures in Isaiah, John, Romans, and Corinthians, building the case for why believers need to know what they believe and why. The goal is not to win arguments, but to stay convicted, stay grounded, and keep pointing others toward the gospel while there is still time.

Key Points:

• Apathy is one of the greatest spiritual dangers we face. When life gets comfortable, conviction can quietly fade, and believers need to actively guard against drifting away from scripture.
• The armour of God in Ephesians 6 is not symbolic decoration. Each piece is a real spiritual tool: truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation, and the Word of God all serve a function in daily Christian life.
• Contending for the faith starts with personal conviction. You cannot defend what you do not know, and knowing scripture for yourself (not just relying on others) is what builds the strength to stand.

Reference Scriptures:

• Jude 1:1-3, 17-25
• Ephesians 6:10-17
• Isaiah 1:16-18
• Isaiah 28:9-12
• John 3:5-8
• John 4:14, 23-24
• John 7:37-39
• Acts 26
• Romans 5:5
• 1 Corinthians 12:3, 13:1
• 1 Corinthians 14:19, 39

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