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GBC | SermonsWith Clear Hearts | Ministers of the New Covenant | 2 Corinthians 3:7-18Our Associate Pastor Matt Willis unpacks The Ministers of the New Covenant in 2 Corinthians 3:7-18. In our series With Clear Hearts.Welcome to the GBC Sermon podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney, Australia. This message from our Sunday church service is part of the resources we provide as we seek to see lives changed by Jesus. You can also listen to our Big 3 Podcast, a conversation that unpacks three big questions raised from sermons like this one.We hope this message has challenged and strengthened you, encouraged you to pray and rely on God, a...2023-04-0527 minGBC | SermonsPrelude To The Passion | Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus | Mark 10:46-52Our Associate Pastor Matt Willis Unpacks the story of Bartimaeus the Blind man being healed by Jesus in Mark 10. Welcome to the GBC Sermon podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney, Australia. This message from our Sunday church service is part of the resources we provide as we seek to see lives changed by Jesus. You can also listen to our Big 3 Podcast, a conversation that unpacks three big questions raised from sermons like this one.We hope this message has challenged and strengthened you, encouraged you to pray and rely on God, and blessed yo...2023-03-2726 minGBC | SermonsThe One | Be The One | Matthew 9:9-13Our associate Pastor Matt Willis dives into Matthew 9 and unpacks what it looks like to be The One in someone's life. Which actually turns out to be "the one" Christian in someone's life. There a distinct difference between being "a" Christian and being The Christian. This series explores a number of priorities we want to make room for as followers of Jesus The One. Welcome to the GBC Sermon podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney, Australia. This message from our Sunday church service is part of the resources we provide as we seek to see lives chan...2023-02-0927 min
GBC | We Are The ChurchMatt WillisAdam sits down with Associate Pastor Matt Willis who talks about his journey of coming into ministry. Being one of his kids sports coach for the first time and reveals a book that made him send fan mail to the author. We hope you enjoy the fifth episode of We Are the Church. If you would like to come on the podcast email us at office@gymeabaptist.org.au. We'd love for you to join us for one of our services this weekend. For more information on upcoming services please visit www.gymeabaptist.org.au...2022-08-1749 minGBC | SermonsWhat is the Church? | The Family of God | Galatians 3:23-4:7Welcome to the GBC Sermon Podcast, a weekly podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney Australia. I'm Roxane Lawler, Associate Pastor. We pray you're blessed by listening to this sermon.Our series 'What Is The Church' continues as we unpack different images the New Testament uses to describe God's church. This week it's The Family of God, and Associate Pastor Matt Willis speaks about how an ancient understanding of the family unit can help shape our modern practice in the church. We can find our identity as part of the family of God, know our responsibility to th...2022-08-1528 minGBC | SermonsRenovation | Appointed to God’s Purpose | Nehemiah 7:1-5Nehemiah 7:1-5 looks at a time after the completion of the wall, where Nehemiah is appointing people to important roles to fulfil the purposes of God. Even though they were in effect bouncers or security guards, worship leaders, and priests - we can learn from those Nehemiah appointed. Matt Willis our Associate Pastor explores how we too must be people who Care holistically for those around us, how our Character and integrity is forged in the time we spend with God, and how there is at times a Cost to being part of the plans of God....2022-06-2730 min
GBC | Big ThreeThe Kingdom of Heaven is Like... | Kingdom ConclusionsWe are back after a week off! Jess and Roxane as they ask your hard hitting questions to Matt Willis around his sermon 'Kingdom Conclusions' from our series The Kingdom of Heaven is Like.If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of our three services on Sunday, and you snap the Slido QR code before the sermon.If you've enjoyed the Big Three podcast today, please take the time to give it a rating and be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with all future...2022-06-0152 minGBC | SermonsThe Kingdom of Heaven is Like... | Kingdom Conclusions | Matthew 13:47-52This week we wrap up our series called Kingdom of Heaven is like, with Associate Pastor Matt Willis exploring the Parable of the Net from Matthew Chapter 13. Matt looks at the Reach of the Kingdom, the Rule of the King and the Role of the people in the Kingdom and encourages us to seek out new treasures from the storehouse of God's activity in our lives.We hope that today you'll experience the love of God that crosses barriers and boundaries and casts the net wide in order to bring everyone into the Kingdom. We also hope...2022-05-3128 minGBC | SermonsThe Kingdom of Heaven is Like... | The Tension Between Cost and Gain | Matthew 13:44-46This week Associate Pastor Matt Willis unpacks the parable of the hidden treasure and pearl that Jesus uses to teach us about the Kingdom of Heaven. Matt explores how once we've experienced the tangible Kingdom, the cost of searching for it or obtaining is made redundant or insignificant and we'd give anything to have the Kingdom.So where are you treasure hunting? Where are you seeking first the Kingdom of God? And how much do you value God's kingdom that you'd be willing to give everything for it? We pray that you were challenged, inspired and encouraged...2022-05-2227 minGBC | Big ThreeThe Kingdom of Heaven is Like... | Tending the SoilAssociate Pastor Roxane Lawler is joined by our Evangelism Coordinator Belinda Lakelin to ask Matt Willis your hard hitting questions around his sermon 'Tending the Soil' from our new series The Kingdom of Heaven is Like...If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of our three services on Sunday, and you snap the Slido QR code before the sermon.If you've enjoyed the Big Three podcast today, please take the time to give it a rating and be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with...2022-05-0545 minGBC | SermonsThe Kingdom of Heaven is Like... | Tending the Soil | Matthew 13:1-23This week Associate Pastor Matt Willis launches a series called 'The Kingdom of Heaven is Like...' This series explores the parables Jesus taught which explain the Kingdom of Heaven, recorded for us in Matthew's Gospel. Matt unpacks the term "Kingdom of Heaven", covers why Jesus taught in Parables and then narrows in on the Parable of the Sower sometimes know as Soils, looking at the soils we have in our own lives.Matt has encouraged us to consider the state of the soil of our hearts, to pray about it and to remove any rocks and w...2022-05-0431 minGBC | SermonsRenovation | Inspecting Our Walls | Nehemiah 2:11-20This week we continue our theme for 2022 - Renovation: Rebuilding for Purpose and our study of Nehemiah. In this week's sermon, preached by Matt Willis, Nehemiah surveys the broken down walls of Jerusalem for himself. In doing so he gets a first hand view of exactly what he and the people of Judea are up against. There is an important principle for us as we engage in our own work of renovation.Sometimes, the first work of spiritual renovation is to take a good hard look at ourselves; to see where the walls have been broken down...2022-02-1430 minGBC | SermonsJesus and The Sydney Morning Herald | A Mental Health Pandemic | Psalm 13This week we conclude our summer series "Jesus and the SMH" where we reflect on contemporary issues from the perspective of faith. In this message, associate pastor, Matt Willis, considers the challenges of the mental health pandemic we face.As people of hope we cannot ignore the problems posed by mental health in our society. In fact, our faith allows us to act as people of hope in the face of the challenges of mental health. Let us be a lighthouse in the dark; guiding people to Jesus and the hope he brings. Without denying the darkness...2022-01-2429 minGBC | SermonsLives Changed by Jesus. | The Syrophoenician Woman - Jesus Honours Faith | Mark 7:24-30This week we learn an important lesson about the kind of faith that Jesus honours in the story of the Syrophoenician woman in Mark 7.You can also download a discipleship menu for this sermon. The menus are a selection of activities that you can engage in on your own, with a friend, or even in a small group to put this message into practice in your life. Download the menu from our website gymeabaptist.org.au under the Next Steps tab.The wonderful lesson of this passage is that Jesus honours the faith we bring...2021-11-0928 minGBC | Big ThreeLives Changed by Jesus. | The Leper – Come As You AreJess and Marc are asking your big questions in our series Lives Changed by Jesus and Matt Willis's sermon 'The Leper – Come As You Are'.If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of our three services on Sunday, and you snap the Slido QR code before the sermon.If you've enjoyed the Big Three podcast today, please take the time to give it a rating and be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with all future episodes.If you'd like to join us on...2021-11-0547 minGBC | SermonsLives Changed by Jesus. | The Leper – Come As You Are | Mark 1:40-45Welcome to the GBC Sermon Podcast, a weekly podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney Australia. I'm Marc Rader, senior pastor here at GBC and I hope that you are available to hear the invitation of Jesus.This week Matt Willis reflects on the healing of the leper in Mark 1:40-45. In this passage, Jesus' willing and compassionate interaction with a man who had experienced rejection, isolation, and exclusion is front and centre.Before we get to the message, let me remind you to join us for the Big III, a mid-week podcast where Matt...2021-11-0226 minGBC | SermonsFollowing Jesus In John's Gospel | The True Vine | John 15:1-17This week we finish our series entitled "Following Jesus in John's Gospel" in which we are exploring John's somewhat unique way of describing discipleship in his account of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. Associate pastor Matt Willis brings the series to a conclusion with a reflection on Jesus' words in chapter 15, "I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener".Following Jesus is, once again, more about the one we follow than our ability to follow. Remaining in him is where fruitfulness starts.Remain in him.Is there someone you know...2021-06-2129 minGBC | Big ThreeFollowing Jesus In John's Gospel | The First StepsJess is joined by Marc as they sit down with the one and only Matt Willis to dive deeper into his sermon from our current series Following Jesus In John's Gospel. Matt's sermon this week came from John 9:1-38.If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of our three services on Sunday, and you snap the Slido QR code before the sermon.If you've enjoyed the Big Three podcast today, please take the time to give it a rating and be sure to subscribe to stay up...2021-05-1847 minGBC | SermonsFollowing Jesus In John's Gospel | The First Steps | John 9:1-38This week we heard two different sermons on two different passages in John's gospel. This is the second of them, preached in our evening congregation by Matt Willis. In this message Matt takes us through John 9 and the experience of the man born blind who provides us with a model of what it looks like to follow Jesus.We too have been invited to follow the light of the world and that invitation is given to us right where we are; this is where following Jesus begins. As the formerly blind man demonstrates for us where we...2021-05-1830 minGBC | Big ThreeOn This Rock... | The Art of WaitingJess is joined by Marc as they sit down with Matt Willis to reflect on his sermon in our new series On This Rock.Whether to wait or to take steps. How can a disciple know?If the full life isn’t necessarily the easy life, what does the full life look like?How do we tell the difference between a good idea & a God idea?If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of our four services on Sunday, and you snap the Slido QR code before the sermon....2021-04-1559 minGBC | SermonsOn This Rock... | The Art of Waiting | Genesis 17:19-21This week we start a sermon series that will recur throughout the year entitled "On this rock.. - personal reflections on foundational texts". Each sermon will be on a text, biblical character, or theme that has been particularly foundational for the preacher. The title is taken from Matthew 7 where Jesus says that "Anyone who hears his words and listens to them is like a wise person who built their house on a rock." This week, newly appointed associate pastor, Matt Willis reflects on what he has learned from Abraham about the promises of God.We should expect...2021-04-1226 minGBC | Big ThreeThe Fourth Question | The Space BetweenWith the departure of Brett Robinson, Mark Coleman and Jodene Watling what will 2021 and the future or GBC look like. Listen to what Roxane Lawler and Matt Willis will be doing in their new roles as well as some of the new faces now on staff at GBC.If you've enjoyed the Big Three podcast today, please take the time to give it a rating and be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with all future episodes.You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram or visit our website at gymeabaptist.org.au.We...2021-01-1237 minGBC | Big ThreePlan A | KnowingJess is joined by Jodene as they sit down with Matt Willis to discuss your questions on his sermon on Kowing in our series Plan A.Are we minimising God’s reach by thinking that he’ll only connect with those we know?How do we open ourselves up to know new people while also setting healthy boundaries?How do I identify the people I should be paying attention to?If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of our three services on Sunday, and you snap the Slido QR code...2020-11-0350 minGBC | SermonsPlan A | Knowing | Matthew 9:9-13This week as part of our series Plan A: The Great Commission for Every Christian. Matt Willis is looking at the second principle of Knowing and in this passage he's going to be looking at the example that Jesus has with Matthew, the tax collector, and how Jesus notices and connects and then gives Matthew a purpose.For each one of us, we are challenged to notice people around us, to then build purposeful connections in order that we might invite people to know and follow Jesus even as we are. This second principle of Plan A...2020-11-0123 minGBC | SermonsSongs of the People | Psalm 145This week we continue our series, Songs of the People, in which we are exploring the invitation, encouragement, and challenge of the psalms. The psalms we will be looking at are determined by the lectionary; the three year cycle of readings that many churches around the world follow.This week, our youth coordinator Matt Willis dives into Psalm 145 and the question of what makes God so great. God’s greatness is not merely his power and strength, but his good and gracious character. God’s greatness is manifested in his actions on behalf of his peopl...2020-09-2522 minGBC | Big ThreeSongs of the People | Psalm 145Jess is joined by Amaris this week to grill Matt Willis on your questions from his sermon on Psalm 145.How do we reconcile that God’s goodness is for everyone when scripture also says that he will destroy the wicked?How do we go about using God’s power to reflect his goodness?Where can we start to live out an all-encompassing life of praise?If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of our three services on Sunday, and you snap the Slido QR code before the sermon.If...2020-09-2344 minGBC | SermonsSongs of the People | Psalm 145This week we continue our series, Songs of the People, in which we are exploring the invitation, encouragement, and challenge of the psalms. The psalms we will be looking at are determined by the lectionary; the three year cycle of readings that many churches around the world follow.This week, our youth coordinator Matt Willis dives into Psalm 145 and the question of what makes God so great. God’s greatness is not merely his power and strength, but his good and gracious character. God’s greatness is manifested in his actions on behalf of his peopl...2020-09-2100 minGBC | Big ThreeSongs Of The People | Psalm 149Matt Willis is back in the host seat along with Jess Baker and Marc Rader. Listen to your top questions from our the first sermon of our new series Sonds Of The People.How do we reconcile the violent nature of God's judgement with the invitation of a redemptive relationship?In our cultural context that is filled with entitlement, how can we train ourselves in humility?At times where I don't understand God or feel disconnected from him, how do I live out real praise instead of pretending?If you want to be part of the conversation, m...2020-09-0944 minGBC | Big ThreeThe Church Reimagined | We Are Family... ( And That Means Something)Join Matt Willis and Jess Baker as they sit down with Marc Rader and discuss your biggest questions around the latest sermon in our new series The Church Reimagined. Plus a special song by Matt for our new guest host Jess!This weeks questions:What are the challenges facing the houshold model in a world which focuses on the individual?How does this household language relate to those called to God's mission outside of the church? Like school, university or work?How does the move into LifeGroups facilitate this call to join God's household and His...2020-08-0544 minGBC | Big ThreeThe Church Reimagined | We Are Following Jesus (And That’s All That Matters)Join Matt Willis and Jess Baker as they sit down with Marc Rader and discuss your biggest questions around the latest sermon in our new series The Church Reimagined.This weeks questions:What would a dysfunctional community of faith look like?What's our approach to being both socially relevant and keeping Jesus at the center?How do we keep Jesus in the center?You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram or visit our website at gymeabaptist.org.au.We’d love for you join us for church at gbconline.org.au at 8:30, 10:30, and 6:00pm (AEST2020-07-2846 minGBC | Big ThreeThe Church Reimagined | We Are The Church Ungathered... (And That's Okay)Join Matt Willis and Jess Baker as they sit down with Marc Rader and discuss your biggest questions around the latest sermon in our new series The Church Reimagined.This weeks questions:Have we formalised church too much? Do we rely too heavily on professional leaders without leaving room for God to raise up Spirit led but not formally trained leaders?What do “disciples who make disciples” do?How do you imagine the church re-gathered will look like? What will be different?You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram or visit our website at gymeabaptist.org.au.2020-07-2246 min