Podcast Revival

Episoade

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  Growing in Understanding Through the Holy Spirit - Pastor Tim Cope 30.07.2026 39min

  "Get wisdom, and with all thy getting, get understanding." This episode explores why understanding is treated in scripture as something different from knowledge or wisdom, something that develops over time as faith deepens. Starting with Jesus washing His disciples' feet in John 13, the discussion moves through a surprising connection to modern happiness research, into Psalm 73's honest wrestling with envy and doubt, and finishes in John 3 with Nicodemus's conversation about being born again. It's a practical look at why spiritual growth can feel slow, and what it means to move from simply knowing facts about God to genuinely understanding Him.
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  Free Indeed - Pastor Rob Sinclair 27.07.2026 43min

  What does it really mean to be free? This episode traces the theme of captivity and freedom right through the Bible, starting with Samson, tied up and surrounded by enemies, until the Spirit of the Lord comes on him and breaks his bonds. But his story is also a warning, because knowing how to be free didn't stop him walking back into danger. From Samson to Jesus in the synagogue at Nazareth, to the cross, to Paul's letters on what it means to be truly free in Christ, this episode looks at the captivity we don't always notice in our own lives and how real freedom is found and kept.
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  The Power of God: Why the Church Needs More Than a Feeling - Pr Sascha Bramao 23.07.2026 38min

  "When the power of God comes into someone's life, it starts to blow things up." This episode compares losing electricity in a storm to losing spiritual power in the church today, and asks what it really means to be "plugged in" to God. Through John 1, Luke 24 and Acts 2, we look at how Jesus offers not just the power to choose him, but the power of the Holy Spirit to completely transform a life. Real stories, including well known rugby league players whose lives changed dramatically, show what this looks like in practice. A challenging and encouraging look at what it means to run on real power rather than tradition or habit.
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  The Double Portion: What Elijah Left Behind - Pr Kevin Quirk 21.07.2026 32min

  "If you get a drop of God inside you, that will revolutionise your life." This episode digs into the account of Elijah being taken up in a whirlwind and Elisha asking for a double portion of his spirit. What looks like a story about a passed-on mantle is really about Jesus, who was taken up to heaven and left behind the Holy Spirit. Along the way you will find a hidden meaning in the Hebrew word for mantle, and a practical picture of what happens when we swap our old self righteousness for God's robe of righteousness. It is a gift, freely given, and this episode helps you see just how big that gift is.
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  The Friendship That Never Lets Go - Ben Campbell 16.07.2026 42min

  Title: The Friendship That Never Lets Go Speaker: Ben Campbell Date: 5th July 2026 Location: Adelaide, Australia Summary: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." This episode explores what true friendship looks like, using a personal story about a decades long relationship as the starting point before turning to one of the greatest friendship stories in the Bible: Jonathan and David in 1 Samuel. Unfamiliar with the show? This episode is a great entry point. It breaks down the qualities that make a real friendship work: loyalty, honesty, sacrifice and trust, and shows how those same qualities describe a relationship with Jesus. Rather than treating friendship with Jesus as a one way street where we only turn to Him in hard times, the episode challenges people to see it as a genuine two way relationship built on shared time, honest conversation and mutual care. The episode also covers what can damage friendships, particularly gossip and talking behind someone's back, and offers practical, scripture based guidance on how to sharpen and support the people close to you rather than tearing them down. Key Points: True friendship is a two way relationship built on loyalty, honesty, shared time and sacrifice, not a one sided arrangement where only one person gives. The friendship between Jonathan and David shows sacrificial love in action, including Jonathan giving up his robe, weapons and eventually his claim to the throne for David's sake. Gossip, whispering and talking behind someone's back destroys trust and friendship. Removing that kind of talk (like taking wood off a fire) allows conflict to settle. Iron sharpening iron means real friends challenge and strengthen each other rather than just offering comfort, and faithful correction from a friend matters even when it is hard to hear. Praying for friends, even when they have let you down, is one of the most powerful expressions of love and friendship. Reference Scriptures: Proverbs 17:17 John 15:13 1 Samuel 18:1 1 Samuel 18:3 1 Samuel 18:6-8 1 Samuel 20:1-3 1 Samuel 20:30-33 1 Samuel 23:15-18 Ephesians 5:29 1 Samuel 31:1-2 2 Samuel 1:26 2 Samuel 9:1-7 John 15:15 Proverbs 18:24 John 11:3, 5, 33, 35-36 John 13:23 Matthew 11:19 Proverbs 27:17 Exodus 33:14 Genesis 4:5-6 Proverbs 26:20 Proverbs 16:28 Proverbs 11:13 Proverbs 27:6 Job 42:10 John 17:9-12 Proverbs 27:9
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  Practical Faith - Pr David Sunderland 14.07.2026 40min

  "Be doers of the word and not hearers only." This episode works through the book of James, one of the most practical books in the New Testament. It looks at who James was, why his letter focuses on action rather than doctrine, and the honest questions he raises about how we actually live: our tongue, our patience, our humility, and how we treat people. It is a clear reminder that faith and action are meant to work together, and that good works flow out of salvation rather than earning it. A great starting point if you are looking for somewhere practical to begin reading the Bible for yourself.
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  The Promise - Pr Phillip Rowley 09.07.2026 38min

  "The promise is unto you, to your children, and to all that are afar off." This episode traces one promise God made to his people, the gift of the Holy Spirit, from Moses and the prophets all the way to the day of Pentecost. Along the way it shows how Jesus connected his own life and ministry to these ancient words, and how that same promise still applies to anyone willing to repent, believe and live by the Spirit rather than by their own strength. A hopeful look at how old words became a living reality.
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  Fixing Our Mistakes - Pr Chris Jose 06.07.2026 25min

  "I don't think I should have been in there. I think I should have known better." A simple garage door repair goes wrong, sparking a look at the four ways we deal with mistakes: avoiding, making, fixing and learning from them. Drawing on Deuteronomy, Matthew, Colossians and 1 John, this episode explores why self-awareness helps us avoid unnecessary failure, why honesty matters more than denial, and why forgiveness is real but never an excuse to keep getting it wrong on purpose.
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  Persisting in Prayer Through the Trial of Your Faith - Pr Peter Moore 02.07.2026 37min

  "He prayed seven times not because it didn't work the first time. He prayed seven times because he believed." Using Elijah's persistent prayer for rain in 1 Kings 18, this episode explores what it really means to keep praying when nothing is visible yet. The trial of faith is not just for hard seasons. It is life itself. And the faith being tested is not ours alone, but the faith of Jesus Christ living in us, and that faith has already won.
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  What It Really Means to Wait on the Lord - Pr Jeremy Archer 29.06.2026 31min

  Waiting on the Lord is not standing still. It is standing firm. This episode takes a close look at Isaiah 40:31, one of the most quoted scriptures in the Bible, and unpacks what the Hebrew word for wait actually means and who it was written for. The original audience were Jewish exiles in Babylon, thirty-five years into a seventy-year captivity, with everything stripped away. The episode then traces how Jesus used Isaiah's captivity scriptures to speak to a new generation under Roman rule, and why that context still speaks today.
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  Better Things Concerning You - Pr Colin Tan 25.06.2026 1h 7min

  "We are confident of better things concerning you" is God's expectation for every believer. This episode digs into Hebrews 6 and follows three key examples from David's life to show what genuine spiritual maturity looks like in practice. From facing Goliath to trusting God through family betrayal, the message is clear: salvation is the starting point, not the destination. It also covers the tongue, the heart, and the wisdom to know which battles are worth fighting.
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  The Sure Mercies of David - Pr Mark Wattchow 22.06.2026 46min

  "Hear, and your soul shall live" - Isaiah 55 holds a promise that reaches back to King David and forward to every believer. This episode unpacks the phrase "the sure mercies of David," tracing God's rock-solid covenant promises from Psalm 136 through to Acts 13. Drawing on passages from Hebrews, Luke, Isaiah, and 2 Peter, it shows how every promise made to David and Abraham comes to its fulfilment in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We receive those same sure mercies today through the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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  Joanna - Jacob Riggs 18.06.2026 26min

  She only gets two mentions in the entire Bible, but dig a little deeper and Joanna's story is remarkable. As the wife of Herod's steward, she had wealth, status, and everything to lose. Yet she followed Jesus, funded his ministry out of her own pocket, and was among the first to see him risen from the dead. This episode pieces together what Scripture tells us about Joanna and the two powerful lessons her life leaves behind.
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  Enduring to the end - Pr Chad Haddad 16.06.2026 42min

  "He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved." This episode unpacks what it really takes to stay the course in the Christian life. Drawing from Matthew 24, Romans 8, and the example of Abraham, it explores the difference between a narrow, problem-focused mindset and the higher vantage point that faith makes possible. Praying in the Spirit is presented as the practical compass for endurance, and Abraham's obedience in Hebrews 11 closes it out as a powerful example of trusting God's bigger plan.
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  Room at the Inn - Pr Warren Sharrock 11.06.2026 34min

  "You need a past to have an identity. You need a future to have a hope." This episode examines two inns in Scripture, the kataluma in Bethlehem and the inn on the Jericho Road, and finds surprising depth in what both reveal about the nativity, the Good Samaritan, and why the church is the place every rescued person needs to be brought to.
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  Staying healthy in the Lord - Dave Hawkswood 08.06.2026 35min

  "Godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come." What does it actually take to stay spiritually healthy? This episode draws a clear line between physical and spiritual fitness, exploring what happens when faith is left unattended and what it looks like to build real, lasting strength in God. Drawing from Ephesians 3, Isaiah 40, Hebrews 12, and 1 Timothy 4, it covers how to lay aside the things that slow you down and walk with endurance for the long run.
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  The Names of God - Pr Bryan Smith 04.06.2026 40min

  "The Lord is my shepherd" is one of the most quoted lines in the Bible, but what does that name actually mean for your life right now? This episode unpacks several Hebrew names of God including Jehovah Tsidkenu (the Lord our righteousness), Jehovah Rohi (the Lord my shepherd), and Jehovah Rapha (the Lord who heals), tracing each one from the Old Testament through to Jesus in the New. Far from being abstract theology, these names reveal a God who is deeply personal, actively present, and more than able to meet every need. A grounding and encouraging episode for anyone wanting to know God more.
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  Contending for the faith - Pr Franco Princi 01.06.2026 40min

  "Let us contend for the faith" is Jude's urgent call, and it lands just as sharply today. This episode unpacks the book of Jude alongside Ephesians 6, exploring what it means to put on the armour of God and actually use it. The episode tackles the quiet danger of apathy, the comfortable drift that can settle in when life is going fine, and challenges believers to know their Bible personally, not just rely on others. With a sweep through John, Isaiah, Romans, and Corinthians, this is a grounding episode for anyone who wants to hold firmly to the gospel and help others find it too.
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  The Order of Melchizedek - Peter Nankivell 28.05.2026 39min

  "Before Abraham was, I am." That answer from Jesus points to something hidden in plain sight across the Old Testament. This episode follows the story of Melchizedek, a mysterious king and priest who blessed Abraham after battle, and shows how that brief appearance in Genesis connects directly to Jesus Christ and the kind of access to God we have right now. Through Psalms, Hebrews, and the Gospels, the episode builds a clear picture of why Jesus operates in a priesthood above the old law, and why that changes everything for us today.
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  Giving more than you receive - Pr Scott Nobel 25.05.2026 41min

  "When we're not looking to our own good, but to the good of others, many opportunities arise." This episode starts in Leviticus, where God built generosity into the farming laws of ancient Israel, and follows that thread into the story of Ruth. Boaz had no reason to go as far as he did for a poor foreign widow, yet he gave freely, protected her, and asked for nothing back. His example shapes how we read Jesus in Luke and Paul in 2 Corinthians. The question this episode leaves you with: what does it look like in your life to give without keeping score?