Title: No Relationship Beyond Repair
Speaker: Pastor Bill Allen
Date: 26th January 2026
Location: Gold Coast, Australia

Summary:

“There’s no such thing as an irrevocably damaged relationship for those that look to the Lord and love the Lord.” Episode 836 opens with a question most of us have asked at some point. Have you ever wrecked something so badly, a marriage, a friendship, a working relationship, that you assumed there was no way back?

The episode works through John chapter twenty one, the last chapter of John’s Gospel. The disciples are unsettled after the resurrection, so Peter does the one thing he knows how to do and goes fishing. Jesus meets them on the shore with a fire already burning and breakfast already cooking. Then comes the conversation Peter has probably been dreading, three questions that mirror the three denials by the fire only weeks before.

The reading offered here is that Jesus is not reopening a wound. He is doing the opposite. By pointing Peter forward to a job that needs doing, feed my lambs, shepherd my sheep, feed my sheep, Jesus lifts him out of guilt and back into purpose. There is also a look at the friendship between Peter and John, why John is the one who recognises Jesus first and who he chooses to tell, and why the net breaking in Luke chapter five but holding here might be the whole point.

Key Points:

• Peter carried weeks of guilt after the denials, and the shoreline meeting is most likely the first one to one conversation between him and Jesus since that night.
• The three questions match the three denials, but the purpose is restoration rather than punishment. The cure for condemnation is being given something to do.
• In Luke chapter five the net broke when the disciples worked in their own strength. Here the catch is bigger, the work is harder, and the net holds.
• John recognises Jesus first and tells Peter, not the others, which shows a friendship untouched by what Peter had done. John had already moved past it.
• When Peter asks what will happen to John, the answer is direct. That is not your concern, follow me.
• The first two questions use agape, the love of God. The third uses phileo, the love of a brother, an invitation into a personal, walking alongside relationship.
• Her sins were forgiven because she loved much. The questions that matter are whether we love the Lord, and whether we love the people around us.
• A person cannot be truly strong until they confront their own weakness. Peter was brittle before Pentecost and a tower of strength afterwards.

Reference Scriptures:

• John 21:1-25
• John 21:15-17
• John 21:25
• Luke 5:1-11
• John 14:13
• John 17
• John 19:26-27
• Luke 22:61-62
• Isaiah 42:3
• 1 Corinthians 12:12-21
• Matthew 4:19
• Jeremiah 31:34
• Luke 7:36-50
• John 12:1-8
• Romans 3:23

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Title: Stewards
Speaker: Pastor Bill Allen
Date: 22nd February 2026
Location: Adelaide, Australia

This episode reflects on the life-changing experience of being washed, filled with the Holy Spirit, and made whole through Jesus Christ  . It looks back to that moment of clarity when the “lights came on” and the fracture within was healed, drawing attention to the power of Calvary and Pentecost working personally in a believer’s life.

Using the parable of the unjust steward in Luke 16, the message challenges every believer to see themselves as a steward—entrusted with time, resources, and influence. There is a clear call to prepare for the day when our stewardship is called into account, not by building “bigger barns,” but by pursuing true riches: wisdom, knowledge, joy, and faithfulness in the small things.

It concludes with an encouragement from 2 Peter 1 to press into the Kingdom, add virtue to faith, and live as partakers of the divine nature—confident that we are washed, justified, and sanctified, and called to glory and virtue.

Key Points / Takeaways

• We are stewards of everything God has entrusted to us, and one day we will give account.
• True riches are found in wisdom, knowledge, joy, and faithfulness—not material security.
• Pressing into the Kingdom requires courage, diligence, and a focus on eternal glory.

Reference Scriptures Used

• Revelation 2:4
• 1 Corinthians 6:11
• Luke 16:1–13
• Proverbs 13:10
• Galatians 5:4
• Isaiah 55:2
• Philippians 3:13–14
• Ecclesiastes 2:26
• Matthew 5:8
• Acts 2:17
• 2 Peter 1:2–7
• Hebrews 9:27

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Title: Our Great Endeavour
Speaker: Pastor Bill Allen
Date: 22nd March 2022
Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia

This episode focuses on Paul’s charge in Ephesians 4 to actively pursue and preserve the unity that comes through the Holy Spirit. The message explores how humility, patience, and a shared commitment in Christ strengthen the fellowship, and how unity is something built intentionally across generations.

The talk also highlights confidence—knowing who we are in Christ despite the uncertainties of the world. It then moves into the culture of a healthy fellowship: welcoming, compassionate, forgiving, outward-focused, and anchored in love. Every member has a place, a purpose, and a role in God’s ongoing work.

Key Takeaways

• Unity requires deliberate effort—maintaining peace, humility, and shared purpose in Christ.
• True confidence grows from knowing who we are in the Lord, not from earthly stability.
• A strong fellowship culture is welcoming, forgiving, outward-focused, and grounded in love.

Scriptures Referenced

• Ephesians 4:1–3
• Jude 1
• Isaiah 5:18–23
• 1 Peter
• Isaiah 60:1–2
• Matthew 5:14–16
• Ecclesiastes 7
• John 16:1
• Colossians 4:6
• Romans 12
• 1 Corinthians 12
• Ephesians 4:11–16

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Title: John 21
Speaker: Pastor Bill Allen
Date: 23rd March 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia

During the talk focused on John 21, the speaker explored the profound narrative of Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to His disciples, emphasizing their return to fishing amidst uncertainty. Drawing connections to Jesus’ initial calling of the disciples, the speaker highlighted the significance of the miracle of the nets not breaking, symbolizing the arrival of the Holy Spirit. A key moment arose during Jesus’ conversation with Peter, where He asked Peter three times if he loved Him, reflecting Peter’s earlier denials and illustrating the theme that past failures do not sever our relationship with Christ. The speaker called on believers to shift their focus from failures to fulfilling God’s calling, stressing the importance of being fruitful in our service and actions. The meeting concluded with a discussion on fellowship and communion, highlighting the need for self-examination and the strength found in walking together in faith, underscoring that while believers await Jesus’ return, their active engagement and love shape their lives and communities.

This talk was originally available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pUukGCYf0

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Title: Our Commission as Watchman
Speaker: Pastor Bill Allen
Date: 29th September 2024
Location: Gold Coast, Australia

This talk was originally available from the Gold Coast Revival Fellowship YouTube channel.

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