Douglas Bradley's Podcast

The Psalms are a tremendous resource to help us as we grieve. In this sermon Douglas opens up Psalm 130 to encourage and comfort us as we miss Faai dearly.

Is our walk with Jesus an asset, a hinderance or irrelevant in the workplace? These are some of the questions questions Douglas explores as he continues this sermon series through 1 Peter. (19th of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

What is the relationship between a Christian and the government? Is it ever right for a Christian to disobey the government? These are some of the questions that Douglas explores in today’s message from 1 Peter. (18th of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

In this mid-week message we find encouragement as God restores our lost years as we look to Jesus

How do we know if we are really a Christian and not just fooling ourselves? In this message Douglas opens up God’s Word so we can have assurance that we right with God and following in his footsteps.  (17th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

Jesus is the Great and Good Shepherd who leads us through dark places to bring us to safety and rest.

Gideon’s commissioning reveals God’s plan and pattern for each of us and is especially relevant as we commission Cathrine to the role of Children and Families Worker.

While we acknowledge the coronation of king Charles, Christians pledge allegiance first and foremost to Christ the King. In this message Douglas looks how the coronation of king Solomon foreshadows and helps us understand the coronation of Jesus Christ. 

In this mid-week message Douglas shares how God sustains and brings joy to the aged.

In this message we not only learn what it is to be a “people belong to God” but how to experience this profound sense of belonging so we overflow with “inexpressible joy”.  (16th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

When God’s Word reaches hard hearts the devil steels it away like birds taking seed from a path. However God’s in the business of softening such people. In this sermon Douglas opens up The Parable of the Sower to explore how God’s love can break though into the hardest, stoniest or thorniest of hearts.

Does it matter if some people say, “I’m a Christian but I don’t go to church”? What the Bible have say about this. In this message Douglas explores this question and more as we learn that Christ is the Cornerstone while his followers are living stones. (15th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

Many people are surprised how much evidence for the resurrection of Jesus there is. In this Easter message Douglas lays out the forensic proof for the resurrection so we can be confident in what we believe.

In this mid-week service Douglas draws upon the Chronicles of Narnia to explore which of competing stories describes what really happened on that first Easter Sunday

Good Friday: One of the most heart breaking cries in the Bible is “My God, my God why have you forsaken me?” Spoken by Jesus on that first Good Friday these words are the focus of this message which explores the great hope lying behind this cry of dereliction. 

How wonderful for the open invitation to taste and see that God is good! In this sermon Douglas explores what this means and how we can experience more of God’s wonder and beauty. (14th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

The rewards of “growing up” in our faith are life changing. This sermon helps gauge our spiritual maturity while providing practical steps on how to grow up and grow into all God has for us. (13th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)

It’s easy to love the loveable but who can love the unlovable? This is exactly God’s position with us. In today’s sermon Douglas explores the depths of God’s love for us and how we can be free to love one another.

In this midweek sermon we are reminded that because Jesus is our friend we need never be alone

“The Bible teaches that it’s impossible to be a Christian unless you are born again”. Is this true? In today’s sermon Douglas explores this question and others as he opens up God’s word on what it means to be born again. (11th  of 36 sermons from 1 Peter)