Vision Church Podcast | Christian Church in Canberra

Andrew Baker | Hebrews 10:19-25; Ephesians 1:22-23; Acts 9:4-5 — As we take stock of 2024 and with gratitude recall all that God has done, may we heed the encouragement given by the writer to the Hebrews: in all things fix your eyes on Jesus, seeking to live out love and good works as the Body of Christ.

Adam Ritchard | Habakkuk 3:2; Psalm 27:4; Revelation 3:14-20; Romans 12:11; Matthew 3:8, 24:12; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Acts 2:37-38 — If we truly desire awakening then we must continually seek after it. In order for us to sustain this cry for awakening, we must heed the call of Jesus given to the Laodicean church: to fuel the fire of God in our hearts; to humble ourselves in repentan

Andrew Baker | Ephesians 4:1-16; John 17:22-23; Acts 2:42-47 — There are few things more effective at thwarting the work of the Spirit than disunity. It is no wonder then that the Apostle Paul, the Early Church, and Jesus himself all call us to prioritise unity with our fellow believers. As we press in to see God move, may we put aside our personal preferences to pursue the great

Adam Ritchard | Luke 18:1-8; Mark 11:15-17; James 5:16b-18; Nehemiah 4:15; 1 Kings 18:1,41-45 — If awakening is the fire, then prayer is the spark. Through the parable of the persistent widow, Jesus’ listeners were encouraged to always pray and never lose heart. But they were also challenged: will Jesus find this kind of faith on the Earth? As we cry out for awakening in our da

Andrew Baker | Mark 10:46-52; Luke 8:40-48 — The healing of Bartimaeus’ blindness was not remarkable compared to many of Jesus’ other miracles. But what does stand out is the desperate hunger with which he cried out for Jesus. As the rumblings of revival go on in our midst, will we be spectators or participants? Will we too cry out ‘all the more’ with an unusual hunger fo

Matt King | Psalm 107:9; Matthew 5:3; Psalm 42:1 — When God says that revival is coming, what is our response? Do we hunger and thirst for deeper relationship with Him, crying out for Him to move? Or are we lulled into comfortable, secure, spiritually apathetic lives? God is too good to leave us where we are. His invitation today is to “Come away with me”; to go deeper with H

Andrew Baker | Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:4,14, 3:1-2,17-19; Acts 19:8-20 — While an awakening of belief in the world around us is ultimately a work of God, we as believers have a critical role to play: Like Habakkuk, our hearts must be deeply moved by the brokenness of our world, and our faith must be restored by the permanent promises of our Living God. As we enter 40 days of prayer and

Andrew Baker | Matthew 5:1-12; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18; James 1:2-3 — Jesus’ ministry and death show that the Christian should not be surprised to suffer persecution. In fact, Christ says that those who are mistreated on His account ought to rejoice, for they are blessed to receive the kingdom of heaven. If and when we endure persecution, it is to this promise - the only promise

Adam Ritchard | Matthew 5:1-9; Romans 12:18, 15:13; Philippians 4:6-7; Hebrews 13:20; Colossians 1:20; Ephesians 2:13-14; 2 Corinthians 5:18; John 14:27; Isaiah 53:5 — Biblical peace is not simply the absence of conflict. Rather, it is the God-given wholeness that we as His children may know in every circumstance of life, and actively pursue in every situation. As we sow and carr

Kathryn Hartley | Matthew 5:1-12; Ephesians 2:4-9 — The mercy that typified Jesus’ ministry was more than a charitable act or a withheld punishment. In countless encounters (not least the Crucifixion), Jesus delighted to move towards the helpless, suffering, and sinful - you and me - in unrestrained kindness. As we seek to live ‘the Jesus way’, may the reality of our contin