Title: You are worthy
Speaker: Pastor Ward Young
Date: 15th March 2026
Location: Fresno, USA

This episode centres on the parable of the prodigal son and the deep assurance that God does not meet repentance with rejection, but with compassion, forgiveness, and joy. The message draws out the younger son’s sense of shame and failure, showing how easily people can feel unworthy before God, family, and even themselves. Yet the father’s response is one of welcome, restoration, and celebration.

The message also reflects on the older brother, revealing that unworthiness can show up in different ways, including resentment, self-justification, and failing to recognise what the Father has already given. From there, the focus turns to Revelation, where Jesus is revealed as the Lamb who is worthy. Because He is worthy, His people can come boldly to God in prayer, live as those redeemed by His blood, and stand with confidence as sons and daughters in His kingdom.

3 Key Points / Takeaways

• God’s response to true repentance is mercy, restoration, and joy, not rejection.  
• Feelings of unworthiness are answered by returning to the Father and remembering His love.
• Jesus is the worthy Lamb, and through Him God’s people are made accepted, prayerful, and confident in their calling.

Reference Scriptures Used

• Luke 15:11–32
• Acts 2:38
• Revelation 4
• Revelation 5:1–12

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Title: Blessed is he who is not offended in me
Speaker: Brian Pennington
Date: 8th April 2026
Location: Adelaide, Australia

This episode reflects on how Jesus spoke the truth plainly, even when it offended the religious leaders of His day. In Mark 7 and Matthew 15, the contrast is clear: the Pharisees were committed to outward tradition, while Jesus looked directly at the heart and exposed hypocrisy.  

The message then turns to the Syrophoenician woman, whose persistence and faith stood in sharp contrast to those who rejected the truth. Though tested, she kept pressing toward Jesus, trusting that He alone had the answer. The episode highlights the need to love the truth, stand on the Word of God, and refuse to be offended by the full gospel.  

3 Key Points or Takeaways

• Jesus did not soften the truth to avoid offending those who were hardened in tradition.  
• Real faith keeps pressing toward the Lord, even when tested.  
• The gospel calls for obedience, submission to God’s Word, and a refusal to compromise.  

Reference Scriptures Used

• Isaiah 53:2
• Luke 4
• Mark 6:54–56
• Mark 7
• Matthew 15
• Matthew 9
• Matthew 12
• Romans 10
• Matthew 11:5–6
• Matthew 13:57  

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Title: Keeping our eyes on Jesus
Speaker: Pastor Phil Haddad
Date: 1st February 2026
Location: Adelaide, Australia

In this episode, the message centres on keeping our eyes on Jesus in a world full of noise, pressure, and distraction. It reflects on how easily life can pull our focus away through busyness, fear, hardship, or uncertainty, and reminds us that the Lord always calls us back to himself. Rather than trying to solve everything alone, the encouragement is to look to Jesus for wisdom, direction, and peace.  

Drawing from Hebrews, Isaiah, the Gospels, and the letters of Paul, this episode shows that Jesus is both the example and the answer. Just as he endured the cross with purpose, God’s people are called to stay fixed on him through every circumstance. The message also highlights the role of the Holy Spirit in helping us truly know Jesus, understand spiritual things, and keep moving forward with faith even when the way ahead feels narrow or unclear.  

Key points / takeaways

• Distraction does not always come through obvious sin; it can also come through busyness, pressure, and gradually drifting from the things of God.  
• Jesus is the author and finisher of faith, and his example teaches how to stay steady when life feels loud, uncertain, or painful.  
• The Holy Spirit enables people to truly know Jesus, understand spiritual truth, and find hope, direction, and strength in every season.  

Reference scriptures used

• Hebrews 2:1–9
• Hebrews 12:2
• Isaiah 53:3–5, 7–8, 12
• Matthew 14:22–31
• 1 Corinthians 2:9–13
• 2 Corinthians 4:1, 5–10
• 1 Peter 1:8

Also referenced in the message

• Mark 16:17–18
• Luke 24:49
• Matthew 6:33
• Matthew 11:28–30
• Hebrews 13:5
• 1 Peter 5:7
• The woman with the issue of blood
• Blind Bartimaeus
• The man born blind
• Lazarus
• The woman at the well 

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Title: Why unity matters
Speaker: Brendan Gloyn
Date: 2nd November 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia

This episode centres on why unity matters in the church and in the life of every saint. Drawing mainly from Ephesians 4, it shows that division does not begin with circumstances but with the flesh: pride, self-interest, ambition, frustration, and bitterness. In contrast, true unity is shaped by humility, patience, love, and a shared submission to the leading of the Lord.  

The message also highlights that a strong walk with the Lord and a strong connection to the body of Christ must go together. A person cannot thrive on private devotion alone while neglecting fellowship, and a church cannot remain healthy without a common spiritual vision. Where God’s people move together in faith, truth, and love, the body is strengthened, the church is built up, and the power of God is evident.  

Finally, the episode points to the bigger purpose of unity: to reflect God’s nature, preserve the health of the church, and prepare God’s people for His coming kingdom. It is a clear call to put away pride and selfish ambition, to value the role each person plays in the body, and to let Christ lead both individual lives and the fellowship as a whole.  

3 Key Points / Takeaways

1. Division is driven by pride, selfish ambition, and the desires of the flesh, while unity grows through humility, patience, and love.
2. A healthy spiritual life requires both a personal walk with Jesus Christ and an active connection to the body of Christ.
3. Unity in the church is essential because it strengthens God’s people, supports the work of the gospel, and reflects the order and purpose of God.

Reference Scriptures Used

• Ephesians 4:1–16
• Proverbs 29:18
• Mark 3:24–26
• James 4:1–3
• Acts 2
• Revelation 22:2
• Isaiah 53:5
• Matthew 27:46
• John 3:16–17

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Title: Confidence in God
Speaker: Pastor Mark Wickstein
Date: 26th October 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia

This episode looks at confidence and spiritual vision through the promises of God. Using Matthew 16 and a range of Old and New Testament passages, it shows that true confidence is not self-belief, but a settled trust in the Lord, in His plan, and in the truth of salvation. The message draws attention to the church as the people God is building, with Jesus Christ as the true foundation and every saint as part of that living work.  

It also highlights how God reveals Himself as the one who heals, provides, and makes people righteous. Through examples like Abraham, Esther, Moses, and Gideon, the episode shows that confidence grows when God’s people act in faith, even when circumstances feel uncertain. It is a steady reminder that the Lord is present, faithful, and still working through His people today.  

3 Key Points or Takeaways

• True confidence comes from faith in God, not in natural strength or circumstances.
• Spiritual vision helps God’s people see His plan, His church, and their place within it.
• The Lord is still the one who provides, heals, strengthens, and equips His people to contribute to His work.  

Reference Scriptures Used

• Matthew 16
• Jeremiah 23
• Exodus 15:26
• Genesis 22
• Matthew 1
• Esther 4
• Acts 20:35
• Judges 6
• Hebrews 13:5
• 2 Corinthians 5:7
• Matthew 6:33
• Romans 3:23
• John 1:29
• James 2:23
• 1 John 5:7
• Hebrews 13:8

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