Title: Fixing Our Mistakes
Speaker: Pastor Chris Jose
Date: 23rd November 2025
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Summary:

“I don’t think I should have been in there. I think I should have known better.” That thought, borrowed from a tough work meeting years ago, sits at the centre of this episode about mistakes big and small.

It starts with a home repair gone wrong: a simple job replacing garage door rollers that ends with a snapped cable and a scramble to fix the damage. From there the episode builds out four ways we relate to mistakes in life: avoiding them, making them, fixing them, and learning from them, plus a fifth option (ignoring them) that never actually works.

Drawing on Deuteronomy, Matthew, Colossians, the Psalms and 1 John, the episode looks at why self-awareness and clear goals help us avoid unnecessary failure, and why the mistakes that matter most (the ones scripture calls sin) need honest acknowledgement rather than denial. It closes with a reminder that forgiveness is real and available, without ever being an excuse to stop trying.

Key Points:

• Mistakes generally fall into four categories: avoiding, making, fixing and learning from them, and ignoring a mistake is never a good fifth option.
• Having a clear goal and a dose of self-awareness (Psalm 131 and Psalm 39) helps prevent unnecessary failure before it happens.
• Confessing a mistake honestly, rather than denying it, opens the door to genuine forgiveness (1 John 1:8-2:2).
• Jesus is described as an advocate and atonement for sin, meaning forgiveness is available, but it is never a licence to sin on purpose.

Reference Scriptures:

• Deuteronomy 30:15-20
• Matthew 7:7-14
• Colossians 3:12-17
• Psalm 131:1-2
• Psalm 39:4
• 1 John 1:8-2:2
• 1 John 2:15

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Title: Willing
Speaker: Pastor Darryl Williams
Date: 11th January 2026
Location: Melbourne, Australia

This episode explores the biblical theme of willingness through the account of Isaac and Rebekah in Genesis 24, showing how God’s plan unfolds through hearts that are ready and responsive. The story is presented not simply as history, but as a clear picture of God preparing a bride for His Son, pointing forward to Christ and the formation of the Body of Christ.

The focus centres on Rebekah’s simple but decisive response — a willingness to leave the familiar and move forward in faith. That same attitude is traced through Scripture, showing that God’s work is never driven by coercion, ability, or status, but by a voluntary, joyful commitment to His purpose. Willingness is shown to be the starting point of obedience and the fuel for spiritual growth.

Drawing from the examples of David, Solomon, and the early church, the episode calls for an ongoing, wholehearted response to God’s calling. The message is clear: the work is great, the calling is high, and God takes pleasure in people who offer themselves willingly and consistently in service to Him.  

Key takeaways

• God looks first for willingness, not ability or circumstance
• Willingness must continue beyond the beginning of faith
• Joyful commitment strengthens both individuals and the whole Body of Christ

Reference scriptures

• Genesis 24
• Isaiah 1:19
• Isaiah 6:8
• 1 Chronicles 28:9–10
• 1 Chronicles 29
• Judges 5:2
• Psalm 110:3
• John 6:66–69
• 1 Corinthians 15:1–4, 58
• 2 Corinthians 8:12
• Philippians 2:2
• 1 Peter 5:2

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Title: Be Ready
Speaker: Pastor Darryl Williams
Date: 16th April 2023
Location: Melbourne, Australia

In this reflection on Matthew 24, we walk with Jesus as he predicts the fall of Herod’s magnificent temple and, more profoundly, the end of the age. Drawing on vivid parables – the eagles circling a carcass, the budding fig tree, even the changing skies – he shows us how to read the warnings and signs pointing to Christ’s final return.

Key takeaways:

• Matthew 24’s prophecy has a dual fulfilment: Jerusalem’s destruction in AD 70 and the ultimate end of the age.
• Natural parables (eagles, fig tree, weather) equip us to discern God’s unfolding timeline.
• Believers are called to endure, remain watchful, and uphold holiness in anticipation of Christ’s coming.

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Title: Watch and Be Sober
Speaker: Pastor Chris Jose
Date: 27th October 2024
Location: Melbourne, Australia

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Title: True Happiness
Speaker: Pastor Darryl Williams
Date: 8th January 2023
Location: Melbourne, Australia

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