Paul's Podcast
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182 episodes
God's Rest (Hebrews 4:1-11)
A global ‘sleep survey’ conducted by Dutch company Philips concluded that '60% of adults don’t sleep as well as they would like to.'That's physical rest, how about mental rest? Almost every measure and study suggests people a...
A Charge to the Heart of Belief (Hebrews 3:12-19)
There are a lot of things we do each day, for example: brush our teeth, look in the mirror, check social media, eat.Some of those things are important, some not so much.What we'll see today is the Apostle Paul adding somethi...
The Haunted Man (Ecclesiastes 1-2)
Solomon's wisdom from Ecclesiastes 1 and 2 provides us with a choice: do we want to live a haunted life or a happy life?Listen to find out more...
God Speaks Today (Hebrews 3:7-11)
The sinking of the Titanic is a very well-known disaster… but did you know that the ship actually received multiple warnings about the dangers before it ever got close to hitting the ice-berg? Some of these warnings even reached the command tea...
The Heart of the Matter (Hebrews 3:7-11)
The human heart is so important for our health and survival, that any issues with it can lead to a wide range of problems: shortness of breath, swelling, nausea, confusion.It is also pretty important mentally. We often say things like ‘h...
Building the Best House (Hebrews 3:1-6)
Talk about going for the big guns: Paul has comprehensively explained how Jesus is better than angels; now he turns his attention to Moses. Moses was awesome, but Jesus is better.On the surface of it, Jesus being better than ...
The Perfect Pain Relief (Hebrews 2:14-18)
In the late 1800s, a renowned medical company believed they had solved a serious medical issue sweeping lots of the Western world. They went to market with their solution: a drug called Diacetylmorphine. Their studies had shown that this was a ...
Abound In The Work
1 Corinthians 15:58 is a popular verse that tells us we have to be steadfast, unmoveable, and always abounding in the work... But what is The Work, exactly?And are we up for the job?
It's Personal (Hebrews 2:9-13)
Last month a 13 year old boy made the news for a seemingly super human endeavour.He got into trouble on a paddle board off the coast of Western Australia, swam 4k to shore, ran 2k to the nearest phone... all despite the fact he'd failed ...
The Failure of Man (Hebrews 2:5-8)
Picture a man: a first class young man, a good man, an attractive man, a man better, taller and stronger than his peers… This is Saul in 1 Samuel 9. His story started well, but it ended in tragedy.Like Saul's story, the story of mankind ...
Don't Make Light of the Message (Hebrews 2:1-4)
'The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come... they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his f...
His Coming Reign (Hebrews 1:8-14)
You know those huge, big red double decker buses in London? My fiend’s sister got hit by one. (She has made a full recovery now, thankfully.)She didn’t look to the right when crossing the road and stepped out and boom. It is important to lo...
His Most Excellent Name (Hebrews 1:4-7)
W. Shakespeare wrote “What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;” The suggestion is that the name one gives to something doesn’t actually matter that much.I’d have to disagree! I think na...
Listen to the Right Voice (Hebrews 1:1-3)
“We were right. We just weren’t listened to.”These were the heartbreaking reflections of the engineer who knew the danger that the Space Shuttle Challenger was heading into. The tragedy is now taught in various forums as an illustration ...
Christ Is Better (Hebrews - the introduction)
Christ is better. That is the most repeated message in the epistle to the Hebrews, and I would suggest that this is a message we really need to hear today.We really need to hear it today because every week, everywhere, us believers are maki...
The Heart For God's Word (Ezra 7:10)
One of the coolest guys in the bible has to be Eleazar... one of David’s mighty men, one of his top 3 guys, the man who fought so long and so hard that his hand clave to his sword.That is cool.What is even cooler, is when we see the pic...
Set On Fire For Christ (Daniel 3)
John Wesley was a minister in the Church of England. He was very devout; he was very disciplined; he was very knowledgable in the scripture; he prayed, preached and fasted regularly.There was only one problem: he was lost.When he ...
Trust The Process (1 Corinthians 15:58)
We want to be fruitful in our labour for the Lord, but the idea of bearing fruit can often come with some weighty questions:How do I bear fruit? Am I being fruitful? Am I bearing enough fruit? Or a big one: if fruit doesn’t seem to be c...
Don't Let The Good News Become Old News (Luke 2:8-12)
When the angel spoke to those shepherds all those years ago, they brought them good tidings of great joy. ('Good news of mega cheerfulness!')The good news about the good news is that it is very good news indeed. The bad news about the go...
Move Like The Magi (Matthew 2:1-12)
Not all wisemen were wise. We know these wisemen were wise by how they responded to the information they heard about Jesus.Application for today: not all people are wise! What makes someone wise today is how they respond to the informati...
What Role Will You Play? (Matthew 2:1-12)
We've heard the Christmas story many times before, but we've missed a few things: how it is a true story from the past, how it is a story of prophesy, and how it is a personal story.Listen to the story again, and decide which role you wi...
7 Things to Say to a Younger Believer (Philemon)
Without effective mentoring, people fail.That's true in the world, in the Bible, in history, in our own lives, and in the Great Commission.The problem is not that we don't want to be effective mentors, but rather we don't kn...
Spread It Around (Philemon 20-25)
Winter is just around the corner and you know what that means: the common cold.We're going to get one, and we're going to spread it around to those near us. Not cool.But, what if I were to tell you that there is something else that you ...
