Paul's Podcast

It’s important to be ready. If I want to get the bus to school, I have to be ready in time. If I want to succeed in that job interview, I need to be ready for it.

There are many incidences in life whe…

One thing we did a lot in my family growing up was huddle round the TV on a Saturday night for a TV show called Gladiators. An entertaining show, where contestants faced off against 'gladiators' in a…

Today we begin chapter 4 and the final obstacle: finishing strong. Based on chapters 3, 2 and 1… chapter 4 begins with an urgent charge from Paul to Timothy.

What is that urgent charge?

Part one: Timot…

The last days are perilous, but it is possible to be victorious in them. Here's the big secret as to how, ready... the big reveal... read the Bible.

We've heard that before, but what we sometimes miss…

Travelling overseas once, I got myself in a little pickle in Asia.
The mix of travelling and the heat and quite a bit of physical exercise… plus the food that my body wasn’t used too… I actually becam…

In policing terms, a good Safer Neighbourhood Team has (at least) two main responsibilities.

They have to deal generally with the challenges of the area. This means keeping an eye on particular areas …

Key to being successful in any endeavour is understanding what you’re up against. The sailor studies the weather before they set out, the boxer watches hours and hours of their opponent in the ring t…

In Acts 2, before people get saved, and before Peter shares the gospel, God sets the stage...

Today, we want to see people get saved, and we want to share the gospel, but what needs to happen in our l…

What does a servant of the Lord do? What does it look like when someone today is completely submitted to the will of God?

That can seem like an unattainable position, but let me share with you two ver…

I have here two balloons that are the same. Same colour, same material, from the same shop, the same packet, even the same writing on them.

Here’s one - I’ll throw it to this side of the room and let’…

Having all been in school/education in some way, one thing we will have all experienced is different kind of students… lazy ones, hardworking ones, some like to sit right at the front near the teache…

...us believers are in an impossible spot then, because we know following Christ involves suffering, but we hate suffering.

How do we get past that?

The answer might be in these 3 things that the Apost…

How I used to wash cars as a kid... that is an example of someone not working smart. I was working, but I wasn't working smart. There was some endeavour, but it did not achieve the fruit that my effo…

Last week, we started our exploration of how to be useful to the Lord. This is the second of our 4 obstacles - and we cannot finish our course if we are not meet for the master’s use.
We can and will …

In this study of Finishing Our Obstacle Course, we have left behind obstacle 1 in chapter 1 (fear/shame) and are now sizing up obstacle 2: being useful.
We are going to hang our study of chapter 2 on …

Today we get the final piece of the puzzle we need to overcome our first obstacle of fear and shame. We have seen that we're fully equipped, we have seen that we need to be involved on His terms, tod…

Giving is the practical basis of every love relationship.

Giving is a doctrine that nearly every culture gets wrong.

Giving is the foundation of all worship.

...so pretty important we get this one right…

Being scared of spiders, heights, needles or whatever, may or may not have that great of an impact on our life. We could probably be scared of one of these things and go on to live a pretty happy and…

Two people were crucified on that day with Jesus, but only one thing was different about them. What was it? And what does it mean for us today?

Take a listen & find out...

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My wife has many gifts, but one of my favourites is her supernatural ability to create a delicious meal out of nothing. A couple of days before the next Tesco delivery, I’m looking in the kitchen thi…