Living Temple Christian Church
Preaching and teaching from Living Temple Christian Church, with campuses in Tugun and Tweed Heads on the Gold Coast / Northern NSW border in Australia. This podcast shares Bible-based messages that are practical, Christ-centred, and designed to help people encounter God and grow in a living relationship with Jesus.
Episodes
83 episodes
John 15 - Andy Sermon Tugun 24th May 2026
Listen to Andy Sawden’s sermon on John 15 at Living Temple Christian Church Tugun as he unpacks Jesus’ teaching on the true Vine, abiding in Christ, and bearing spiritual fruit through a deeper relationship with God.
Mothers Day 2026
Celebrate Mother’s Day with an inspiring message from Pastor Jess Quak at Living Temple Christian Church. This heartfelt sermon explores faith, family, strength, and God’s love through the lens of motherhood, encouraging and equipping people in...
Love Is Not About Me — Getting Back to Basics
In this message, Ash Morrison returns to the foundation of the Christian life — loving God and loving people. Drawing from Jesus' greatest commandments in Matthew 22 and John 13, Ash unpacks what agape love actually looks like in every...
How To Hear From God
If you’ve ever wanted to help someone find Jesus but felt stuck between overthinking and awkward pressure, we get it. We’re chasing something simpler and more courageous: loving one person at a time with the kind of clarity that comes from actu...
Discernment, Distraction & Mission: Acts 16
Jess Quak preaches at Living Temple Christian Church, unpacking Acts 16 and the many ways God uses ordinary moments to advance His mission.This message reframes how we read the Bible, showing the difference between what Scripture command...
One Person at a Time: The Parable of the Sower
Dave Quak preaches at Living Temple Christian Church from Matthew 13, exploring Jesus’ parable of the sower and what it means to live with other people in mind.Rather than carrying the pressure to “save everyone”, Dave unpacks the simple...
One at a Time | Dave Quak
In this message, Dave Quak unpacks a simple but powerful vision for evangelism and discipleship at Living Temple Christian Church: one person at a time.Looking at Matthew 18:12–14, Dave shows how the heart of God is not just for crowds, ...
Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Impact. At The Table With Ruth
Jess Quak preaches from the book of Ruth and shows how God works through ordinary people in ordinary moments.Set during the time of the judges, Ruth is not a flashy story of kings, battles, or public miracles. It is the story of grief, l...
From Spectator to Participant: Tasting God’s Rescue
In Exodus 12, God rescues His people through a sacrifice and a meal. Not an idea. Not a lecture. A lamb, eaten in haste, with blood on the doorposts. This message walks through the Passover story, explains covenant as something deeper than cont...
News Series: "At the Table." The First Meal and the First Choice
A new teaching series from Living Temple Christian Church.In this opening message of our new series, Jess explores the first meals of Scripture in Genesis 1–3, where food, trust, and identity are deeply intertwined. Before sin enters the...
In Christ, But Still in a Battle: Standing Firm in the Armour of God
Here is a clean, roughly half-length version, keeping the flow and theology tight while cutting repetition and trimming illustrations.The book of Ephesians begins by grounding us in who God is and who we are because of Him. God is the al...
Putting Off the Old, Putting On the New – Living the Ephesians 4 Life
Ephesians 4 shows us that following Jesus is not behaviour modification — it’s transformation. In this message, Jess walks us through Paul’s vision of what it means to be truly new in Christ: not patched-up, not improved, but remade from the in...
You’re Called: Ephesians 4:1-16 and the Coffee Cart
This week Dave shares a hilariously chaotic playgroup coffee-cart story that turns into something deeper: calling, unity, and grace from Ephesians 4:1–16. Why every person’s contribution matters, how to guard unity, and what the fivefold gifts ...
Ephesians 3:1-13. United in Christ: Discovering the Mystery of God’s Love and Purpose
This week at Living Temple Church, we explore Ephesians 3:1-13—a powerful passage revealing the mystery of God’s plan to unite all people in Christ. Through vivid illustration and heartfelt teaching, we see how Jesus breaks down the barriers be...
Ephesians 2:11-22. From Division to Peace: Finding Our Place in God’s Story.
In this message, Dave unpacks Ephesians 2 exploring faith, peace, and belonging. Drawing from his travels to Israel and Gallipoli, Dave explores what it means to draw near to God—not through geography or heritage, but through Jesus.Wheth...
Why We Should Read the Bible: Daily Scripture, Deep Formation, Shared Life
This message explores why daily engagement with Scripture matters for every follower of Jesus. Starting with a personal story of receiving a first Bible in rural WA about twenty years ago, we look honestly at how long it can take to form a dail...
Knowing God More Deeply: Paul’s Prayer in Ephesians 1
Episode SummaryIn this message, Jess unpacks Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesians 1:15–23. She explores why Paul gives thanks for the believers’ faith and love, and why he cannot stop praying for them. Jess highlights the heart of P...
Chosen, Free… or Both? Ephesians 1:3-14
In this message, we open Ephesians 1:3–14 and tackle the big question everyone loves to argue about: did God choose us, or did we choose Him? Rather than getting stuck in camps, we step back to the context of Paul’s soaring introduction — grace...
Hebrews 12:14–29: Jesus is Better: Living for the Unshakable Kingdom
Main IdeaJesus offers us something far greater than anything the world can give: an unshakable kingdom. Don’t trade eternal blessing for temporary satisfaction.OutlineHebrews in ContextWritten to believers, ric...
Hebrews 12:1-11 - Running the Race with Eyes on Jesus
Scripture Passage: Hebrews 12:1-11, Habakkuk 3:17-18, John 16:33This sermon, rooted in Hebrews 12:1-11, encourages believers to persevere through life’s challenges by keeping their eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of...
Hebrews 11:35-40 - Enduring Suffering with Emmanuel
Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:35-40, John 16:33, Romans 8:18Summary:This sermon, centered on Hebrews 11:35-40, delves into the reality of suffering as an inherent part of the Christian life, both due to persecution f...
Hebrews 10:19-39... Living Like You're Free
Episode Overview: This week, Dave draws a surprising comparison between The Shawshank Redemption and the book of Hebrews. What does a wrongly imprisoned man crawling through sewage to freedom have to do with our life in Chri...
Hebrews 10. The gospel is fantastic news!
So, what happened in the Christian calendar around 312–313? Enter Constantine. He becomes emperor, has a vision before battle—“In this sign, conquer”—and suddenly, Christianity goes from underground movement to state religion. Some say it was t...