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GBC | SermonsIn Remembrance of Me | Roxane Lawler | Luke 1:46-55Welcome 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 you today. If you'd like to get to know some of our church community, you can listen to the We Are Th...2024-03-2535 minGBC | SermonsHome for Christmas | John the Baptist Prepares the Way | Mark 1:1-8This week Roxane Lawler, Associate Pastor, kicks off our Christmas series. Rox spoke to us from Mark 1:1-8 John the Baptist Prepares the Way.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. We hope this message has challenged and strengthened you, encouraged you to pray and rely on God, and blessed you today. If you'd like to get to know some of our church community, you can li...2023-12-1332 minGBC | SermonsOn This Rock | A Mother's Request | Matthew 20:17-28This week in our PM service Associate Pastor Roxane Lawler, shares with us in our On This Rock... series. On This Rock... unpacks personal reflections from foundational texts. Roxane takes a look at a Mother's Request in Matthew 20:17-28.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.2023-11-0732 minGBC | SermonsFinding Your Place | In our care for the Poor and Marginalised | Matthew 25:31-46This series explores finding your place in the mission of God. This week associate pastor Roxane Lawler looks at finding your place in caring for others. Having a look at Matthew 25.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 s...2023-09-1136 minGBC | SermonsFinding Your Place | Through the Power of God | John 15:1-11This series explores finding your place in the mission of God. This week associate pastor Roxane Lawler looks at finding your place in the power of God. Delving into John 15.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 y...2023-08-2329 minGBC | SermonsFinding your place in the mission of God | Passion, Ability and Opportunity | Ephesians 2:1-10This series explores finding your place in the mission of God. This week associate pastor Roxane Lawler speaks into our passion, ability and opportunity. Diving into Ephesians 2.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 t...2023-08-0834 minGBC | SermonsThe Anointed One: Royal Psalms | A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem | Psalm 132Our Associate Pastor Roxane Lawler takes a deep dive into the Royal Psalms, song lyrics that tell about the King, the Kingdom and what it means for us. This week taking a look at Psalm 132. This is from our series called The Anointed One: Royal Psalms.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 r...2023-07-1730 minGBC | SermonsThe Anointed One: Royal Psalms | The Reign of the Righteous King | Psalm 72Our Associate Pastor Roxane Lawler does a deep dive into the Royal Psalms this week taking a look at Psalm 72. This is from our series called The Anointed One: Royal Psalms.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 s...2023-07-0329 minGBC | SermonsThe Enabling Presence | Discerning The Holy Spirit | John 16:7-14Our Associate Paster Roxane Lawler shows us in John 16 and Acts 2 how we can discern the Holy Spirit. This is from our series The Enabling Presence.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 pr...2023-05-3127 minGBC | SermonsWith Clear Hearts | Jars of Clay | 2 Corinthians 4:1-18Our Associate Pastor Roxane Lawler unpacks the Jars of Clay in 2 Corinthians 4 for us 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, and b...2023-04-1831 minGBC | SermonsPrelude To The Passion | Parable of the Ten Servants | Luke 19:11-27Our Associate Pastor Roxane Lawler leads us through the Parable of the Ten Servants in Luke 19.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 you today. If y...2023-03-2725 minGBC | SermonsThe One | Find The One | Acts 16:1-15Our associate Pastor Roxane Lawler checks out Acts 16 and shows us how we can find the one person in our lives. To serve or to come along side of and to give an encouragement to. Also letting us know that we need to leave a bit of margin in our lives for God to move. 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...2023-02-1730 minGBC | SermonsChristmas Unboxed | Mary's Song | Luke 1:46-55Our Associate Paster Roxane Lawler unpacks Mary's song in Luke 1 to see what it means for us today. This is the first sermon in our Christmas Unboxed series. It is said that Mary's song is the Gospel before the Gospel. It was actually sung by the early church to remember what God had done for them. Can we declare what God has done for us too?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 s...2022-12-1429 minGBC | SermonsWhat is the Church? | The Living Temple | 1 Peter 2:4-10Welcome 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.This message by Senior Pastor Marc Rader concludes our 'What Is The Church' series on the church as the Temple of God with a deep dive into 1 Peter 2:4-10. Marc takes us on a journey through the Scriptures to help us see what it means to be a living temple, the place where people can see the renewing and restoring work of Jesus.The church co...2022-08-2340 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 | SermonsWhat is the Church? | The Body of Christ | Ephesians 4:11-16Welcome 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.This message is part of a series called What Is The Church, where we look at different Biblical images or metaphors of the church. This week it's the Body of Christ. Senior pastor Marc Rader looks at various passages such as Ephesians 4:11-16 and explains how unity is an essential part of what it means to be the Body of Christ. We are to be a people uni...2022-08-0934 minGBC | SermonsWhat is the Church? | The Bride of Christ | Revelation 19:6-9Welcome to the GBC Sermon Podcast, a weekly podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney Australia. I'm Roxane Lawler, Associate Pastor. Thanks for joining us.We are continuing in our series called What Is The Church - which explores Biblical images of the church, and how they each reveal a different aspect of what it means to be the church today. This week looks at the metaphor of the Bride of Christ and explains how betrothal and marriages in the ancient world were about community security and flourishing rather than romantic love and had distinct stages that s...2022-08-0127 min
GBC | We Are The ChurchRoxane LawlerWelcome to the first episode of We Are the Church! Adam and Brianna met with Roxane Lawler, or as her kids call her now the Reverend Mother. Roxane talks about her ministry life, growing up in with her family in a children's home and some fantastic stories about her very Scottish father.We hope you enjoy this inaugural 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 m...2022-06-2343 min
GBC | Big ThreeRenovation | Conflict Within Our WallsWe are diving back into our series Renovation: Rebuilding for Purpose and this week Matt and Jess sit down with Roxane Lawler to ask your questions around her sermon 'Conflict Within Our Walls'. 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.2022-06-1646 minGBC | Big ThreeThe Kingdom of Heaven is Like... | The Weeds and the WheatIt's Episode 100 and Jess is back! Join Matt and Jess as they ask your hard hitting questions to Roxane Lawler around her sermon 'The Weeds and the Wheat' 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...2022-05-1145 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 | Big ThreeDiscerning the Invitation of God Together | Prepare. Patterns. Partner.Matt and Jess are back to ask Marc Rader your hard hitting questions around Roxane Lawler's sermon 'Prepare. Patterns. Partner.' from our series Discerning the Invitation of God Together.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...2022-03-1647 minGBC | SermonsDiscerning the Invitation of God Together | Prepare. Patterns. Partner | Acts 11:1-18This week we continue our exploration of what it means to discern the invitation of God together by looking at one of the most significant turning points in the entire Bible; the conversion of the Gentiles. This momentous event was accompanied by a vision from heaven and the leading activity of the Spirit but still required discernment. In this message, Roxane Lawler, identifies three principles we can use to discern the invitation of God together.Having a posture of preparedness to hear God's invitation, looking for patterns, and partnering with others are all helpful principles for discerning...2022-03-1431 minGBC | SermonsJesus and The Sydney Morning Herald | Creation Care | Colossians 1:15-20We are two weeks into our summer series "Jesus and the SMH" where we reflect on contemporary issues from the perspective of faith. In this message, associate pastor, Roxane Lawler, considers the theology of creation care.This is our father's world - the old hymn goes - and that implies a responsibility to care for it. Beyond that, however, the care of creation is also an invitation to participate in the renewal and restoration of all things. When we reduce, re-use, and recycle, we are joining in with God's plans. And of course, that is just a...2022-01-2433 minGBC | Big ThreeLives Changed by Jesus. | The Paralytic - Forgiven and HealedEpisode NotesMatt and Jess are asking your big questions on the start of our new series Lives Changed by Jesus and the sermon 'The Paralytic - Forgiven and Healed' with Roxane Lawler.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 fu...2021-10-0746 minGBC | SermonsFollowing Jesus In John's Gospel | Recognise/Receive | John 3:1-10This week we heard two different sermons on two different passages in John's gospel. The first, preached in our morning services by Roxane Lawler, explored Nicodemus' night-time visit to Jesus in John 3 and what we can learn about following Jesus from this interaction.As we spend time with Jesus, bringing our questions and confusion, we are invited to recognise who he is and receive the life he offers which may challenge what we are currently grasping that is holding us back from taking up the right to be called children of God.Nicodemus' journey to...2021-05-1832 minGBC | Big ThreeOn This Rock... | For The Whole World?Matt is joined by Jess as they sit down with Roxane Lawler to reflect on her sermon in our series On This Rock.Is it wrong to have things or do things in our lives that don’t directly honour the lord but on the flip-side don’t go against the lord?How would you explain the concept of losing your life for Jesus to a non-Christian?How can we live a life purposefully for God, when we battle society each day?If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of o...2021-04-2151 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 | Showing UpMatt s joined by Jess as they sit down with Roxane Lawler to discuss your questions on her sermon on Showing Up in our series Plan A.When we show up, what does it look like for us to set forth the truth of the gospel plainly?What are some of the barriers facing believers today that are stopping us from showing up?How do we go about learning to better hear the promptings of the Spirit?If you want to be part of the conversation, make sure you're there at one of our three services on...2020-11-2546 minGBC | SermonsPlan A | Showing Up | 2 Corinthians 4:1-12In this week’s message, Roxane Lawler concludes our Plan A sermon series looking at the fifth principle: Showing up. This principle states that we must rely on God’s activity in the lives of those around us.Using Paul’s metaphor of jar of clay in 2 Corinthians 4 Roxane reminds us about our role and God’s role the transformation.In the work of evangelism, we are called to allow the power of God in us to refresh those around us and to be the light that others see. Our responsibility is to pray, to respond...2020-11-2326 min