Walking with Conviction in an Anxious Age

#556 Ordered Love - Loving What God Loves, The Way God Loves

Love isn’t just something you feel — it’s something you practice. In this episode, we explore Faithful Love through the example of Jesus in John 13.
Love when it’s hard
Stay steady under pressure
Move toward people instead of away
This is love that is formed over time — and it changes everything.
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#555 Ordered Love - The Shape of Desire

You don’t just wake up wanting what you want.
This week in Ordered Loves, we explore what shapes our desires — and how God reshapes them.
If you don’t choose what forms you, something else will.

#554 Ordered Love - When Good Things Take God's Place

Why do we overreact or feel overwhelmed when we know it's not warranted?
 
Often, it’s not just stress — we're loving good things in the wrong order.  In this episode we're exploring how the order of our loves shapes our peace, clarity, and reactions.

#553 Why Church Still Matters (Even If You’ve Been Hurt or Disappointed)

In a world more connected than ever, many people still feel increasingly isolated. Podcasts, online content, and digital communities can be helpful — but they can’t replace genuine, face-to-face belonging.
So why does church still matter?
In this episode, we explore why God designed believers to live out faith in community, not isolation. Drawing from Philippians, we look at how the local church shapes identity, produces transformation, and helps us grow through the tensions we often try to avoid.
If you’ve ever wondered whether church is really necessary — or struggled with disappointment, frustration, or past hurt — this conversation offers a deeper perspective on why faith was never meant to be lived alone.
If this episode encourages you, consider sharing it with someone searching for connection and purpose.

#552 Tension: Liberty - Holiness

Not every tension in the Christian life is meant to be solved.
Some are meant to be held. This week, we are wrestling with one of the most challenging tensions believers face: liberty and holiness.
 
What happens when sincere Christians love Jesus, honour Scripture, and still land differently? What if growth doesn’t come from choosing a side, but from learning to remain calm, loving, and faithful in the tension God allows?
 
Romans 14 reminds us that formation happens not when tension disappears, but when love governs how we live with one another.
 
If faith ever feels complicated, uncomfortable, or slow—this message is for you.

#551 Tension: Faithfulness - Harvest

Ever been curious about what a pastor does during the week? This week, Pastor Chris is talking candidly about it, tying it with the tension between faithfulness and harvest that all believers wrestle with.
What does success look like for a Christian? We’re often tempted to measure success by results. Scripture tells a different story.
Faithfulness is obedience - Producing a harvest is God’s work.
When we confuse the two, we drift into anxiety, manipulation, or discouragement. God forms people through unseen obedience before visible fruit.

#550 Tension: Authority - Servanthood

Authority isn’t domination - Servanthood isn’t weakness.
Jesus shows us a better way, strength used to serve and leadership willing to bleed.
Gentle for the sheep. Dangerous for the wolves.

#549 Tension: Tradition - Progress

Tension isn’t something to escape. And it isn’t always something to solve.
In this episode, we begin a new series exploring the tensions God intentionally holds together—tensions people keep trying to resolve, but can’t.
We look at Tradition and Progress, and why nostalgia and novelty are both shortcuts that promise relief but quietly undermine formation. Scripture doesn’t call us backward or forward into anxiety—it calls us to remain present, faithful, and settled before God.
 
Spiritual maturity doesn’t come from eliminating tension.
It grows as we learn to stay calm, grounded, and obedient within it.
 
God is not anxious.
And neither should we be.
If you’ve ever felt pressure to choose sides, fix everything, or escape discomfort, this conversation will help you recognise the difference between a problem to solve and a tension God may be using to form you.

#548 Resentment - The Snare of The Older Brother

Two sons. Two ways of living. One feast.
In Luke 15, Jesus exposes how both conformity and rebellion can leave us standing outside the celebration. The difference isn’t behaviour. 
This week, we’re looking at why one brother joined the feast and the other wouldn't.
Learn why the Gospel isn’t just the beginning of Christian life—it’s the whole thing.

#547 Return - The Welcoming Father

We all live with images in our minds. Images of success, nostalgia, a version of life where everything feels right. But when those images become our hope and what we serve, they become idols. And idols always disappoint.
Jesus didn’t come to fulfil an imagined version of ‘home’. But to bring us to the place we truly belong.