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As Christmas approaches, it’s easy to rush ahead to the familiar themes of joy and celebration. But Advent asks us to slow down — to wait, to prepare, and to hope.

In this sermon, we focus on the often-overlooked figure of Joseph, the quiet, righteous man through whom God prepares the way for the Son of David. We’ll reflect on what Advent hope really looks like, and how God keeps his promises, honours the hopeful, and works through ordinary faithfulness to bring salvation.

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This week for the second Sunday in Advent, Phil takes us into the wilderness with John the Baptist and the unsettling but life-giving call to repentance.

We explore what it means to prepare for Christ’s coming—not with fear or self-righteousness, but with a humble, honest, and sincere heart.

Along the way we’ll hear how repentance frees us from presumption, opens us to God’s truth, and leads us into a life that’s not performed for others but shaped quietly by the Spirit.

If you’ve ever wrestled with whether your faith is “real,” or wondered how to keep going when you feel like you’re starting again, this sermon offers hope. Advent doesn’t ask us to prove ourselves—it invites us to make room for the One who comes with grace.

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What does it take to live a good life? Is it possible to live in a way that means we'll look back and say, 'I did everything I was put here to do'? In these final verses of 2 Timothy, Paul seems to have plenty of unfinished business. And yet he also confidently says that he has fought the good fight, kept the faith, and is finishing the race. How is it possible to hold these two things together?

Join us as we explore how to finish well - no matter how far in life we still have to go.

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In cricket, a batter has less than half a second to decide what to do with a 140km/h ball. No time to think. Only muscle memory. Only reflex.

Paul says discipleship often works the same way.

This week we’re in 2 Timothy 3:14–4:5, where Paul reminds Timothy—and us—that Christianity isn’t a set of ideas to nod along with, but an apprenticeship under Jesus. And every apprentice needs practice. Serious practice. The kind of formation that shapes our instincts, our reflexes, our split-second choices.

We’ll look at why Scripture is the Spirit’s tool for training us in righteousness, why we need real mentors and not just digital discipleship, and why every generation tries to reinvent Christianity into something easier, softer, or more comfortable.

Tune in as we explore what that means for your prayer life, your family relationships, and your daily walk with Jesus.

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In this episode, we look at one of the most confronting but clarifying passages in the New Testament: Paul’s warning to Timothy that the “last days” — the time between Jesus’ victory at the cross and his return — will be brutal, deceptive, and distressing.

Why? Because evil is defeated, but it hasn’t stopped fighting.

We’ll explore why our culture’s obsession with self-love leaves us distorted, how love of money and pride twist our behaviour, and why family breakdowns and cultural chaos shouldn’t shock us. And we’ll talk honestly about the dangers inside the church — about counterfeit godliness, manipulation, and the harm done when appearance matters more than repentance.

But Paul doesn’t leave us anxious. He lifts our eyes to something stronger:
the last days may be fierce, but for those who belong to Christ, they are ultimately harmless.
The war is already won.
The King is already risen.
And he will return.

Join us as we walk through 2 Timothy 3 and learn how to stay alert, stay steady, and stay confident in the only One who can rescue, vindicate, and keep his people to the end.

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When life gets complicated, it’s tempting to make faith simpler by changing the words — to make the gospel sound more believable. But in 2 Timothy 2, Paul warns that “wrangling over words” doesn’t save the gospel — it ruins it.

In this message, Phil Rademaker explores how redefining the gospel empties it of power — and why we don’t need to rescue Christianity because it already has a Saviour.

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When life gets noisy, it’s easy to forget why we started following Jesus in the first place.
In 2 Timothy 2, Paul reminds us to keep our eyes on the prize:
to remember who we are—soldiers, athletes, farmers;
to remember why we signed up—because Jesus first loved us;
and to remember what he promised—life, purpose, and a share in his glory.

In this message, Phil Rademaker explores how endurance, focus, and love keep us steady in the long obedience of faith—especially when we’re tired, distracted, or tempted to take shortcuts.

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In this episode, Phil unpacks 2 Timothy 1:8–18 and challenges the idea that faith is a private matter. From Caesar’s Rome to modern-day Canberra, declaring that Jesus is Lord has always been a public act — one that inevitably clashes with the powers that be.

Paul writes to Timothy from prison, urging him not to be ashamed of the gospel or of those who suffer for it. Phil explores how shame still operates today — not through persecution, but through social pressure, comfort, and distraction. While these pressures can seem overwhelming, God makes a way for us to resist. In cross and resurrection, Jesus overturns our categories of honour and shame.

This episode invites listeners to see the gospel not as a private comfort, but as a public allegiance — and to stand unashamed in a world that prizes reputation over loyalty to Christ.

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