Lucas on Life

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  Strengthen Your Church - Part 5 02.08.2026 13min

  Jeff explores how simple acts of kindness, encouragement and humility can strengthen the local church. In a world where Christians have too often made headlines for the wrong reasons, discover how being a blessing to one another helps the Church better reflect Christ.
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  Strengthen Your Church - Part 4 26.07.2026 16min

  Jeff Lucas reflects on the purpose of the local church, reminding us that it doesn't exist simply to bless us. The church belongs to Jesus, not to us, and we're called to strengthen it by serving rather than becoming consumers.
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  Strengthening Your Church - Part 3 19.07.2026 13min

  Continuing his series on how we can bless and strengthen our local churches, Jeff reflects on the danger of cynicism. While acknowledging that churches and leaders sometimes fail, he encourages us not to become cynical or lose hope. Instead, he urges us to embrace a realistic, biblical view of the Church, serve faithfully, think discerningly, and guard our hearts against attitudes that can damage both our faith and our relationships with others.
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  Strengthening Your Church - Part 2 12.07.2026 13min

  Continuing his series on how we can bless our local churches, this week on Lucas on Life, Jeff reflects on the recent flurry of church leadership scandals. He suggests they can nudge us into believing that all church leaders are bullies, when of course that simply isn't true. Instead, he encourages us to support our leaders in the best way possible: by praying for them.
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  Strengthening Our Church - Part 1 05.07.2026 12min

  How can we become people who bless our local churches? In Lucas on Life this Sunday evening, Jeff Lucas explores three attitudes that can become toxic in church, family and friendships, and candidly admits the one he struggles with most.
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  Managing Our Tech 28.06.2026 15min

  We're all living in a high tech world. Our phones are smart, our laptops let us browse at lightning speed, and that voice in our sat nav tells us exactly where to go. But here's a question: is all this technology actually controlling us? Join Jeff as he explores how to take back control and manage our tech, rather than letting it manage us.
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  Laodicea - Part 7 21.06.2026 18min

  Join Jeff Lucas as he discusses Laodicea.
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  Philadelphia - Part 6 14.06.2026 11min

  Join Jeff as he continues his series on the seven churches of the book of Revelation. This week he visits Phildelphia - a city blessed by being near a volcano - and cursed because of that sme volcano. Join Jeff as he asks - where are our strengths actually weaknesses?
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  7 Churches - Part 5 - Sardis 07.06.2026 12min

  Living for Jesus isn't about appearances alone. As Jeff continues his series on the seven churches of Revelation, journey with him to Sardis, where believers were challenged to wake up from spiritual complacency and rediscover a vibrant, living faith
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  7 Churches - Part 4 - Thyatira 31.05.2026 12min

  7 Churches - Part 4 - Thyatira
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  7 Churches - Part 3 - Pergamum 24.05.2026 14min

  This week Jeff takes us to ancient Pergamum, where one of the early Christian communities faced huge pressure to compromise. Reflecting on Jesus’ words to believers who were praised for holding on, yet challenged over where they had begun to drift. It’s a reminder that faithfulness is not just about surviving difficult surroundings, but staying true when compromise starts to feel normal.
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  7 Churches - Part 2 - Ephesus 17.05.2026 16min

  Jeff continues his series from the seven churches of Revelation with a visit to Smyrna, a city marked by suffering, pressure, and fierce loyalty to Christ. Standing among the ruins of this once-great Roman city in modern-day Turkey, Jeff explores what it meant for the early Christians to remain faithful in the face of persecution, opposition, and fear. Though centuries have passed, the message Jesus gave to the church in Smyrna still speaks powerfully today about endurance, courage, and holding firm when faith comes at a cost.
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  7 Churches - Part 1 - Ephesus 10.05.2026 26min

  Following a recent trip to Turkey to visit the locations of the seven churches of Revelation, Jeff begins a new series exploring the sights and sounds of those ancient congregations. Our world may be very different from theirs, but the words Jesus spoke to those churches remain timeless and deeply relevant today.
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  Anger 03.05.2026 13min

  This week, Jeff Lucas takes on anger, the kind we justify, hide, or let simmer under the surface. Jeff explores how unchecked anger can quietly shape our lives and how facing it properly might be the first step to real freedom.
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  Church Consumerism 26.04.2026 11min

  Is church something we attend… or something we’ve turned into a product? Jeff Lucas challenges the culture of 'what’s in it for me?' and calls us back to a deeper, more costly faith. Honest, thought-provoking, and rooted in Scripture, this episode asks what it really means to follow Jesus, not just consume church.
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  Praying for Those Who Preach 19.04.2026 17min

  Preachers carry more than a message. They carry pressure, scrutiny, and responsibility. In this episode, Jeff Lucas looks at why those who teach and lead need consistent, intentional prayer. What happens when leaders are supported well? And what happens when they’re not? A practical and honest reflection on standing behind those who stand up to speak.
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  Humility 12.04.2026 16min

  We know God calls us to be people of humility, but that isn’t always easy. It’s all too easy to start thinking we’re better, or that our church is better. And before we know it, our tone changes and we sound arrogant. That’s not who we’re called to be as followers of the servant King, Jesus Christ. Join Jeff as he reflects on a simple but challenging truth. We are called to humility.
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  Easter Sunday 05.04.2026 16min

  Easter Sunday is here, when we celebrate the truth that Christ is Risen, but sometimes its hard to believe that He is risen for us - me, you. Join Jeff as he considers three of the resurrection appearances - and celebrate the truth that Christ is alive, and that He loves, not just the world - but us specifically.
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  When Leaders Fail 29.03.2026 14min

  In recent months, we’ve seen heartbreaking stories of high profile leaders and churches falling through neglect, abuse, sexual sin and more. It’s not just disappointing, it can be devastating. Join Jeff as he shares wise, steady counsel for those moments when heroes fall short.
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  Presence 22.03.2026 15min

  We all know we’re living in turbulent times, and fear is everywhere. So how should we, as Christians, respond when dark clouds gather? Join Jeff as he reflects on words Jesus spoke to His people during a time of deep uncertainty.