Life Centre Church - Caloundra
278 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -Making, Maturing, and Multiplying Disciples and Communities that Depend Upon, Declare, and Display the Gospel of Jesus Christ for all of Life
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Micah 7:1-20
July 30, 2019 06:32 - 41 minutes - 26.8 MBWho is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.
Habits #5 - Praying to God
July 21, 2019 22:33 - 44 minutes - 28.6 MBIt's not that we MUST pray, it's that we get an invitation to know God our Father and King
Habits #4 - Living with God's People
July 14, 2019 23:17 - 48 minutes - 30.5 MBIt's not that we have to go to church, it's that you and I get a church, which is a gift from God, and that's good news, because we need a church.
Habits #2 - Stewarding God's Resources
June 30, 2019 02:53 - 43 minutes - 26.7 MBWe don’t HAVE to give and be generous with what God has given us, we GET to give and be generous with what God has given us. At LCC giving is not central, the gospel is central, and then we see generosity flow from hearts that are set on the gospel.
Habits #1 - Listening to God
June 24, 2019 01:06 - 58 minutes - 40 MBSometimes reading the Bible can feel like standing in front of Mt. Everest, wondering how on earth you will get to the top. It doesn’t have to be that way. While it is a large book and it can seem quite daunting, God in his grace has given us guides to help find our way through his word, in order that we might know him more.
The Prodigal Prophet #8 - God’s Grace to Jonah and Pagans
June 16, 2019 23:34 - 39 minutes - 22.5 MBGod in his compassionate mercy extends grace to Jonah a second time. First time was through a fish, this time through a plant. This was to teach Jonah his heart to extend his covenant love to pagans and gentiles. He is revealing the redemptive narrative of the whole Bible to Jonah.
The Prodigal Prophet #7 - Jonah’s Heart Revealed
June 09, 2019 23:54 - 46 minutes - 27.9 MBThe gospel is that Yahweh is, “a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and relenting from disaster.” (4:2) This gospel is good news not just for other people, it is for us. The gospel is not just for salvation but also sanctification. In Episode 1 Jonah fled from God’s mission, his motives for doing so are revealed after Nineveh turns (4:2). Being on mission always reveals our heart. Our hearts need to encounter Yahweh again.
The Prodigal Prophet #6 - Jonah Meets Pagans in the City
June 02, 2019 22:36 - 44 minutes - 28.4 MBThe gospel is Gods ‘Spirit Empowered Working Word’ that saves even the most unlikely of people. Repentance is always and ultimately a work of God (2 Tim. 2:25).
The Prodigal Prophet #5 - Jonah Goes in Disobedience
May 26, 2019 02:39 - 46 minutes - 31.4 MBGod is endlessly patient with his people as they are endlessly stubborn, to proclaim a message that is endlessly good.
The Prodigal Prophet #4 - God's Grace to Jonah
May 19, 2019 19:51 - 42 minutes - 23 MBNo matter how far down we go – God’s grace is waiting for us. Jonah went down to Joppa (1:3a), down to the ship (1:3b), down to the bowl of the ship (1:5b), where he laid down (1:5b) and is swallowed by a fish and taken down to the depths of the sea. Yet it is at Jonah’s lowest point he finds God.
The Prodigal Prophet #3 - Jonah's Identity Revealed
May 13, 2019 00:35 - 37 minutes - 21.8 MBEveryone is given an identity from someone or something else. Whatever that someone or something is, is your God. Therefore your identity is grounded in who or what you worship.
The Prodigal Prophet #2 - Jonah Meets Pagans on the Sea
May 06, 2019 02:11 - 36 minutes - 20.2 MBGod’s sovereign grace is attached to every storm in order to work his mercy into our hearts and bring us back to himself.
The Prodigal Prophet #1 - Jonah Runs in Defiance
April 28, 2019 04:35 - 41 minutes - 26.8 MBRunning from God is always a downward trajectory and the enemy waits with the perfect ship to take you away.
The Road to Jerusalem #4 - Resurrected
April 21, 2019 09:01 - 42 minutes - 28.6 MBThe resurrection is part of the fulcrum of the gospel; it is central to everything that Christians believe. In 1 Corinthians, Paul eloquently displays the facts and the implications of the resurrection for those who are in Christ, namely that their own resurrection is not only plausible, but inevitable!
The Road to Jerusalem #3 - Revealed
April 14, 2019 22:46 - 39 minutes - 21 MBJesus is the promised Messiah. He is from the line of David, and here he enters Jerusalem as Israel’s true King. Here he would also die King of the Jews—this is something that he not been unaware of but had set his face towards. But he would also be raised and return as their King. The triumphal entry is Luke’s way of informing his readers that Jesus is the fulfillment of all Old Testament promises. This Jesus, in whom they believed, is truly the Son of God.
The Road to Jerusalem #2 - Reversed
April 07, 2019 22:21 - 35 minutes - 18.7 MBAs Jesus continues in his journey towards Jerusalem, the question over who will and won’t be saved comes into focus. Jesus’ response is to strive to enter through the narrow door, i.e., to go through the difficult process of repentance. Anyone who seeks to follow Jesus without repenting and turning from his ways is following a Jesus of their own design. This is the great reversal of the kingdom of God. Those who are at table with Jesus in the great banquet will often be those whom no one expe...
The Road to Jerusalem #1 - Rejected
April 01, 2019 01:00 - 37 minutes - 20.4 MBIn 9:51-55 we see that an entire Samaritan village reject Jesus because his goal was Jerusalem and not Samaria. The troubled history between Jews and Samaritans underwrites this rejection, and since Jesus’ agenda did not match their own, they reject him. In 9:56-62 as Jesus is going on the road to Jerusalem, we learn of three people who are eager to follow him, yet Jesus presents clear obstacles in their way. These two sections are sides of the same coin. Following Jesus comes at a cost. For ...
Crossing the Jordan - Stand Alone Sermon
March 25, 2019 03:44 - 38 minutes - 20.8 MBAs we hold our first service together in our new building, we look back upon the momentous occasion when God's people crossed into the promised land, and into all that God had prepared for them.
About Us #5 - We are Worshippers
March 18, 2019 03:30 - 50 minutes - 26.7 MBWe were created to worship and to enjoy God as we worship him.
About Us #4 - We are Disciples
March 10, 2019 21:09 - 42 minutes - 23.9 MBEvery Christian is called to be a disciple, and as disciples, we grow.
About Us #3 - We are Servants
March 04, 2019 00:48 - 38 minutes - 23.1 MBA Christian servant is someone who gives out of the abundance of what Jesus has given them.
About Us #2 - We are Missionaries
February 24, 2019 21:10 - 44 minutes - 22.8 MBJesus calls each and every one of his followers to be on Mission; if you're a Christian then you're a missionary wherever you go, whether it's at home, work, school, uni, that cafe you go to each day; everywhere. The basic premise for mission is this: Go everywhere, Tell everyone. At LCC we are missionaries, and so as missionaries we go.
About Us #1 - We are a Family
February 17, 2019 09:16 - 37 minutes - 21.1 MBOne of the most wonderful doctrines of the Christian faith is the doctrine of adoption, which tells us that since we have been justified by faith in Jesus Christ, we are now adopted into God’s gigantic family! We are a family, and so as a family, we gather.
Encounters with Jesus #5 - The Rich Young Ruler - Luke 18:18-30
February 10, 2019 05:26 - 30 minutes - 16.1 MBJesus encounters a rich young ruler whom it appears was an obvious candidate for salvation. When the young man asks him a question, Jesus' response makes him sad.
Encounters with Jesus #4 - Mary and Martha. Luke 10:38-42
February 03, 2019 01:59 - 33 minutes - 19.3 MBThe greatest priority in our Christian faith ought to be that we place ourselves at the feet of Jesus and listen to his words.
Encounters with Jesus #3 - The Thief on the Cross - Luke 23:32-43
January 27, 2019 08:30 - 34 minutes - 18.9 MBAs Jesus hung on the cross, he encountered a thief undergoing the same punishment. The thief miraculously cries out to Jesus in faith, and Jesus extends salvation to perhaps the most unlikely person on earth.
Encounters with Jesus #2 - Zacchaeus - Luke 19:1-10
January 20, 2019 07:29 - 29 minutes - 16.5 MBThe gospels are full of encounters that made a profound impact on those who spoke with Jesus. Jesus meets people at their point of need; when they are in desperate need of answers revealing his grace, love, mercy toward them. Today’s sermon is about a tax collector named Zacchaeus. He was rich, powerful, and universally despised. In a brief encounter, his life is turned around because Jesus came to seek and save the lost!
Encounters with Jesus #1 - Simon and the Sinful Woman. Luke 7:36-50.
January 13, 2019 05:38 - 23 minutes - 12.7 MBThe gospels are full of encounters that made a profound impact on those who spoke with Jesus. Jesus meets people at their point of need; when they are in desperate need of answers revealing his grace, love, mercy toward them. Today’s sermon is about a sinful woman and a proud Pharisee. It’s always surprising who Jesus extends salvation to.