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Westlake Lausanne PodcastShort Story for Advent - Part 4This episode is the last of our Advent Daily Podcasts- the fourth and final part of our Short Story for Advent. Apologies to all the francophones for the ‘French' accents!
2020-12-2428 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - The MessiahToday’s episode is our penultimate advent podcast, and Raphael Pinson talks about his favourite Christmas song… from The Messiah. At the end you get to hear it!
2020-12-2310 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - An Invitation to the PartyToday’s episode is our last look at a Christmas book... in fact, I read one of my favourite children’s books - Jesus’ Christmas Party- to the Owens boys! And you get to hear what they think of it!
2020-12-2210 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - His Coming Forth is From of OldAs we enter the last week of Advent, in today’s episode Rhys and I take our last look at the prophecies of Christ’s coming. This time it’s Micah’s prophecy, that from somewhere insignificant God is going to bring someone great.... which tells us something incredible about the workings of God.
2020-12-2108 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastShort Story for Advent - Part 3Today’s episode is part 3 of our short story for Advent.
2020-12-1926 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - Mary and the Modern TeenagerToday’s episode is our Friday ‘Thought for the Day’ for Advent, brought to you by Geert Hendriks. It’s about Mary, her faith and obedience and what that has to say to us about teenagers.
2020-12-1810 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - Taxes, Census and SovereigntyIn today’s episode I interview Peter Randewijk about the census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, and what it has to tell us about the reliability of the Bible, the power of government and the sovereignty of God.
We finish with the most beautiful of carols - Once in Royal David’s City.
2020-12-1712 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - The Angels KnewIn today’s episode I talk to Noémie Neighbour about her favourite Christmas Carol. But before we get there we hear about her love of Christmas and what her students have to suffer!
2020-12-1610 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - A Christmas MiracleIn today's episode I talk to Su about her favourite book for Christmas... the one that makes her cry... every year!
2020-12-1510 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - To Us a Son is GivenIn today’s episode we look at Isaiah’s prophecy in Isaiah 9: that to those who walk in darkness a child is born, and he will be more than anyone could ever imagine.
And we finish with a new song for Christmas - Hope of the Ages.
2020-12-1410 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastA Short Story for Advent - Part 2Today’s episode is Part 2 of our short story for Advent.
2020-12-1224 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - We Have Seen His GloryToday’s episode is our weekly ‘Thought for the Day’ - today with Nik Papageorgiou. It’s about the glory of Christ and how the eternal God has experienced what it is to be human. In other words, he has walked in your shoes. We finish with a beautiful advent carol: Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendour.
2020-12-1109 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - And an Angel of the Lord AppearedIn today’s episode I interview Mike Evans, ex-director of the Institute Biblique de Genève about angels. What are they? Why do they keep showing up in key moments of salvation history? What’s with the intriguing parallel between the announcement to Samson’s parents and that regarding Jesus? Plus, there’s a song… about angels.
2020-12-1010 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - Heaven Cannot Hold HimIn today’s episode I talk to Doug Cripe about his favourite carol - the words of which catch something of the beauty of God in the incarnation of Christ. And at the end you get to listen to it.
2020-12-0910 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - When Ghosts Come and VisitIn today's episode Noel Kabskopf and I review a Christmas classic - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. A story of ghosts and transformation and generosity and... Christmas. But is it Christian?
2020-12-0813 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent -The Long Promised KingIn today's episode we look at the Old Testament prophecies that narrow the line of Messiah down. Through Abraham - Judah - David - the promised king is coming.
2020-12-0707 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastA Short Story for Advent - part 1Today's episode of our Advent podcast is part 1 of a serialisation of a short story for Advent.
2020-12-0522 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastEmmanuel - Experiencing God With UsToday's episode is this week's Advent Thought for the Day by Christoph Jung on Matthew 1:18-25: Emmanuel - Experiencing God With Us
2020-12-0412 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - His Beauty Does All Things ExcelIn today's podcast I interview Linley Bennett about her favourite carol, and I can almost guarantee you won't know it! Time to be educated!
2020-12-0309 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastBethlehem: because where you're from mattersIn today's episode, I'm joined by David Niblack, Director of the Institute Biblique de Genève. And the question I ask him is 'why Bethlehem?' His answer doesn't just give us the facts, it can encourage our hearts.
2020-12-0209 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - The Christmas MysteryIn today's episode of Tidings of Comfort and Joy I'm joined by 4 very special guests, to discuss a book we've enjoyed reading together! I hope you have as much fun listening to this as we had recording it!
2020-12-0109 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAdvent - The One who Comes to Crush our EnemyIn our first podcast for Advent, Rhys and I look at the first, and great, prophecy of the coming of Christ - the One who will undo all the work of the devil. Plus... there's an advent medley at the end!
2020-11-3012 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Filoque ControversyA disagreement over a single, seemingly insignificant, word - filioque - laid the ground for the first major church split. A split that still divides eastern and western churches. In today's podcast Nik and I discuss that word and the controversy around it.
Prepare to be educated!
2020-11-2712 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastMorality: Right and Wrong - but who gets to decide?In today's Episode we discuss how our current culture tells us that morality is socially constructed. And yet, at the same time, it is deeply inconsistent and moralistic. So how are we supposed to think about morality?
2020-11-2509 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastLeadershipIn today’s podcast I interview Randall Zindler on why leadership matters. As a former CEO and board chair, he should know! So… what makes for good leadership in a crisis? Why is character so important for a leader? What are some common deficiencies in leaders? And… what would an old and mature Randall say to a young Randall just starting out?
2020-11-2014 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastIdentity MattersOur culture tries to form and shape us - not least to do with identity. Does that matter? And if it does, what can you do about it? Today’s episode - Identity Matters - discusses the stories our culture tells us about where we get our identity from, the dark side of that, and a much better story.
2020-11-1810 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWhen Ancient Controversies MatterIn today's episode, Nick Papageogiou and I discuss an ancient controversy about Jesus. Except, it's not so ancient, at least not in its importance. As one member of Westlake discovered this week, you may even get a letter in your mailbox from an organisation promoting it. It was also controversial enough to make St Nicholas slap someone. But you've got to listen to the end to discover what that was about!
2020-11-1315 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWhen Salvation Comes to Your HouseIn today's episode of our relaunched podcast I interview Nick Mahtani about how God saved first his father, then his family. It's all the more extra-ordinary as his father was Hindu.
2020-11-1109 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe World is My ParishToday's episode - The World is My Parish - is the last of our Westlake Daily Podcasts! Nik and I talk about the great evangelist of the the 18th Century, John Wesley. We may not agree with everything he taught, but when it came to a love for people of all classes, and a passion to see them saved, he was extraordinary! An encouraging way to start your weekend, and to end these podcasts!
2020-06-0612 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWhen God Smiles Upon YouToday's episode - When God Smiles Upon You - is our Friday 'Thought for the Day', and our penultimate daily podcast. What do you need to get through the day? What, if you have it, brings everything else into place? Psalm 80 gives us a clue.
2020-06-0506 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe People Who Shape a LifeIn today's episode - The People Who Shape a Life - I ask Mope who it is who has most influenced her. I was looking for, maybe, one person... I got four! But each of them has shaped her into a woman of God.
2020-06-0408 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Rest You NeedIn today's episode - The Rest You Need - Rhys and I discuss the fourth commandment, Remember the Sabbath Day, and why you can enjoy a deep inner rest.
2020-06-0306 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWho God Says I amIn today's episode - Who God Says I am - Inge and I talk about our identity. How do you see yourself? Think about yourself? What is shaping that? How does that influence the choices you make, or the joy you experience? And what can happen when we are more influenced by what God our Heavenly Father says than the world or the enemy?
2020-06-0209 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastHave Faith in God My HeartToday's episode is no.2 in our series on a hymn you've got to listen to at least once before you die, or Jesus returns! For Linley that is, Have Faith in God My Heart. You may not know it - I didn't - but it's a hymn for today.
2020-06-0109 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWhen Everything Else FailsIn today's episode - When Everything Else Fails - Nik and I discuss the remarkable life of Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, who saw incredible fruit from his ministry that continues to shape China (and cross-cultural mission) today. But he also knew what it was like to be brought to the end of himself. When that happens, what can you do?
Here are the books we discuss at the end:
The Autobiography of Hudson Taylor
The Spiritual Secret
Hudson Taylor and Maria: by John Pollock
2020-05-3009 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastFinding The Thing We Long ForToday's podcast is Friday's 'Thought for the Day' with Christoph Jung, one of our elders. It's on the love of God: Finding the Thing We Long For.
2020-05-2909 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastKnowing you LoveIn today's episode - Knowing you Love - Andrew Parris gives us five complements to the five love languages. How do you put those languages into practice? What are the signs you love and how does the other person know you love them?
2020-05-2806 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastDon't Use it in VainIn today's episode - Don't Use it in Vain - Rhys and I discuss the 3rd commandment. It's about the Lord's name. What does his Name mean and how can taking it in vain slip under our radars?
2020-05-2706 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastLike an Endurance EventWhy does the Bible repeatedly compare the Christian life to an endurance race? And what does physical endurance have to teach us about sticking with it as a Christian? Today's podcast - Like an Endurance Event - I talk to David Niblack about running for miles and crossing the line.
2020-05-2608 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastMy Heart Awaking CriesThe hymns you've got to listen to at least once before you die, or Jesus returns, whichever is sooner! That's our new Monday podcast. And in today's episode - My Heart Awaking Cries - Su says you've got to listen to When Morning Gilds the Skies. And you don't want to argue with Mrs Slack.
It's not easy to find a good recording, but Su says this one is 'half-way decent':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKkTB617sDU
2020-05-2504 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastPerfect PreparationWhat is God up to when life is far from awe-inspiring? When, let's face it, it's a bit monotonous, maybe even humdrum? In today's episode - Perfect Preparation - Nik and I talk about Corrie Ten Boom, and just one of her many inspiring quotes. And how can you not be inspired by such a woman of God?
Here are the books we mention:
The Hiding Place
Tramp for the Lord
Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels' Den
Reflections of God's Glory
2020-05-2308 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastIn the Upper RoomWhere do you go, what do you do, when you are confused or perplexed. In today's episode - In the Upper Room - Geert Hendrick's brings us our 'Thought for the Day.'
2020-05-2206 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastSeeing the Goodness of GodIn today's episode - Seeing the Goodness of God - I talk to Peter Lyon about a psalm that has spoken comfort and encouragement to him over the years, but especially at the moment.
2020-05-2105 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastSliding into the SnareIn today's episode - Sliding into the Snare - Rhys and I take a look at the second of the Ten Commandments. If you're unlikely to go carve a wooden idol, what has this commandment got to say to you?
2020-05-2006 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Joy of the Gospel in a Post-Christian WorldToday's episode is part 2 of my conversation with Colin Donaldson, who heads up GBEU/IFES in Switzerland. In part 1 we talked about the challenges of ministering to students in a post-Christian environment. In part 2 we discuss the joys. And they are great!
2020-05-1905 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastHeard By Our Singing... TogetherToday's episode - Heard By Our Singing... Together - is part 2 of my discussion with Doug and Linley on worship. Why do we sing together? And why does what we sing together matter?
2020-05-1810 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastNever LostIn today's episode - Never Lost - Nik and I discuss Elisabeth Elliot, famous missionary, writer and speaker, and her quote: "You can never lose what you have offered to Christ." And she knew a thing or two about loss.
Here are the books we discuss:
Shadow of the Almighty
Keep a Quiet Heart
Let Me be a Woman
Through Gates of Splendor
2020-05-1608 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastDrawing NearWhat is God's heart for you? How does he feel towards you? How can you know? In today's episode - Drawing Near - Dan Dubei brings us our 'Thought for the Day' on the love and welcome God has in store for you.
2020-05-1508 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Challenges of a Post-Christian WorldWhat does it mean to live in a post-Christian world? How does that influence the minds of students, and how you reach them with the gospel? Today's episode - The Challenges of a Post-Christian World - is part one of a conversation with Colin Donaldson on the joys and challenges of ministry on campus.
2020-05-1406 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWhen We Go Looking ElsewhereThe Ten Commandments tell us about God and us. The first searches our hearts. In this episode - When We Go Looking Elsewhere - Rhys helps us to consider the first commandment, and what it is we adore, trust in, look to, thank, and the only person who has ever kept it.
2020-05-1307 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWhen Exercise Becomes an IdolBody image. Time taken. Achievement. Community. Just some of the ways sport or exercise can become an issue for us. So how to avoid it?
2020-05-1209 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastHeard By Their SingingToday's episode - Heard By Their Singing - Doug Cripe and Linley Bennett discuss why, more than any other religion, Christians sing. Why?
2020-05-1109 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastGod, Glory and a Happy HeartIn today's episode - God, Glory and a Happy Heart - Nik and I talk about Jonathan Edwards, arguably America's greatest ever thinker, philosopher and theologian, and one of his famous quotes: 'The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted.' If that's a mouthful, just think: you and I are the creature. So, this is about how to be truly happy and truly you.
Here are two of the books we mention:
Jonathan Edwards - A Life: George M Marsden:
https://www...2020-05-0908 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastLoving God When No One is WatchingIf you could ask Jesus to teach you something, what would you ask? The disciples had just that opportunity. What did they ask? In today's episode - Loving God When No One Is Watching - Christoph Jung brings us our 'Thought for the Day'.
2020-05-0808 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastSport, Exercise, Life - Part 1Today's episode - Sport, Exercise, Life - is a round table discussion with David Niblack, Geert Hendriks and Naomi Tiller on the impact of sport and exercise on the whole domain of our lives. Today we deal with the positives!
2020-05-0709 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastOn God and ManIn today's episode - On God and Man - Rhys and I start a new series on the Ten Commandments. Used for centuries to form disciples, how do they leave you feeling? Cold? Great? because you think you keep them? Beaten down? because you don't? We begin by setting the scene of a people set free.
2020-05-0607 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastA Peculiar People - part 2Today's episode is part 2 of A Peculiar People, our round table discussion on the best and worst things of being a pastor's kid. Can our panel find an answer to the best thing? You bet they can.
2020-05-0509 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastFound Just as I AmIn today's episode - Found Just As I Am - I talk to Jeremie Moinat about his favourite song, Here I Am. It's a reminder of just how much we need the Lord's grace, and just how much he is willing to give it.
You can listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNGdcq0pAuU
2020-05-0405 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastSeeing Everything ElseWhat's the lens through which you see the world? How do you make a story out of what you see? How do you make sense of it all? In today's episode - Seeing Everything Else - Nik and I discuss the great Christian writer, thinker and apologist, CS Lewis, and (one of) his most famous quotes.
It might not be a walk on the wild side, but it might be a waltz through the wardrobe.
2020-05-0208 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWaitingWe are experiencing what it is to have inactivity forced on us. But that is not the same as patience, or waiting, or waiting with patience. At least not if you think biblically. In today's episode - Waiting - Geert Hendriks, one of our elders, brings us today's thought for the day.
2020-05-0106 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastA Peculiar People - part 1Today's episode - A Peculiar People! - is an in-depth journalistic investigation into the life of pastors' kids in Westlake. Well... ok... maybe not. But, like herding cats, it's fun! Join us for a round table discussion, featuring no less than 9 pastors' kids, on the best and worst things of being a PK.
And we start with the worst.
2020-04-3007 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Power and the GloryIn today's episode - The Power and the Glory - Rhys and I take a last look at the Lord's Prayer. A prayer to shape our prayers and that finishes with a line that says it all - that addresses what we should live for, how we can do it, and who we do it for. The kingdom, the power and the glory.
2020-04-2906 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastLanguages to Learn in LockdownOur current experience of confinement can deepen relationships or put them under stress, or both. In today's episode - Languages to Learn in Lockdown - Inge Verboom, from our pastoral care team, talks about the 5 love languages. Not just for couples, these are helpful for all our relationships. There's never been a better time to learn a language!
2020-04-2807 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastGetting Lost in the Lie'Make it count, leave a mark, build a name for yourself. Dream your dreams, chase your heart, above all else.' So says the world. In today's episode - Getting Lost in the Lie - I talk to Naomi Tiller, one of our evening service worship leaders, about her song of the moment: Only Jesus.
Sometimes you just have to recalibrate. So start the week with a song that can help you do just that.
You can listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXIBP2BdYR8
2020-04-2706 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Brave not Always CourageousThere's nothing like hearing someone talk about something you struggle with to make you go, 'you too?' In today's episode - The Brave not Always Courageous - Nik and I talk about the life and famous quote of Charles Spurgeon, the great preacher. The subject of the quote? Depression. And Spurgeon was a fellow sufferer. Which makes what he has to say all the sweeter!
2020-04-2508 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastTake Your StandWhat are you supposed to do when you see evil in the world, or feel weighed down by anxiety or stress? What resources are available to you? In today's episode - Take Your Stand - John Pollard brings us today's 'Thought for the Day' and takes us to the armour God provides.
2020-04-2405 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastTake Heart, Be StillHow do you find peace in troubled times, or discover the task to do in stillness? In today's episode - Take Heart, Be Still - I talk to Brian and Cori Cover about two Bible verses that help them do just that.
2020-04-2304 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastTrials, Temptations and our Great DefenderIn today's episode - Trials, Temptations and our Great Defender - Rhys and I take a look at the next line in the Lord's Prayer: 'Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil'. Not just a prayer for our own protection, but one that joins us to all the Lord's people in the trials they are facing, not least today.
2020-04-2206 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Pursuit of Marriage, The Place of LamentToday's episode - The Pursuit of Marriage, The Place of Lament - is the second of my two part interview with David Niblack on singleness. Today I ask him what advice he would give to those who, like him, are single.
2020-04-2106 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastMay His Beauty Rest Upon MeStart the week with a song! In today’s podcast - May His Beauty Rest Upon Me - Linley Bennett talks about the hymn that she is using each morning to focus her mind for the day ahead. When our thoughts run to anxieties, or problems of homeschooling, work, or relationships, what can shape our minds, emotions and behaviours positively? Well, this hymn tells us, and does so beautifully.
You can listen to it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXUOuzJo1bE&feature=youtu.be
2020-04-2009 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Gates of Paradise OpenedIn today's episode - The Gates of Paradise Opened - Nik and I attempt the impossible... to consider in 5 minutes the life and famous quote of the great reformer, Martin Luther. We fail. By 2 minutes. Which must count as a win.
Along the way we talk about what it was that opened the gates of heaven for Luther... and how it does the same for us. That's got to be worth the overrun.
Here are our recommended books:
Here I stand - Roland Bainton
https://www.bookdepository.com/Here-I-Stand-Roland-H-Bainton/9781426754432?ref=grid-view...2020-04-1807 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastComfort and HopeIn today's episode - Comfort and Hope - Dan Dubei brings us our 'Thought for the Day'. The news is short on such things, God our heavenly Father is not.
2020-04-1704 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastSomeone to Rely OnIn this episode - Someone to Rely On - I interview Mel Cretegny, one of our students, about the challenges of being a Christian on campus and among friends. And in response she talks about the blessing of faith and community, as well as the importance of facing your questions.
2020-04-1605 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Forgiven ForgiveEver been hurt by someone else? How can you escape the prison of bitterness and resentment? In today's episode - The Forgiven Forgive - Rhys and I consider the line in the Lord's Prayer, 'forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.' It tells us where can find the ability to do just that, and begin every day in joyful freedom.
2020-04-1506 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Ultimate RealityIs marriage and family the ultimate? Is singleness good, bad, both or neither?
In today's episode - The Ultimate Reality - I talk to David Niblack about his own experience of singleness and how, single or married, we can connect to the ultimate reality. Alternatively, we could miss it.
2020-04-1409 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastMorning by Morning New MerciesIn today's episode - Morning by Morning New Mercies - I talk to Moises Vazcuez, one of our evening service worship leaders, about his favourite hymn - Great is thy Faithfulness - and why it talks to the big, and the seemingly not so big, things of life, all the time reminding him of his family.
2020-04-1304 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastMy Heart Happy in GodIn today's episode - My Heart Happy in God - Nik Papageorgiou and I talk about the incredible life of George Muller, the man who rescued thousands of orphans, who at his death the press called 'the robber of the cruel streets'. And he did it all by faith. His secret? To make his heart happy in God.
To learn more, read one of his biographies listed below. To persuade you to do that, do a google image search for 'George Muller funeral' and ask yourself, why would a city line the streets to say farewell to...2020-04-1108 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastStanding Around the CrossToday is Good Friday. What is good about the day on which the Son of God was crucified? Answer: so much. And in today's episode - Standing Around the Cross - Geert Hendriks, one of our elders brings us a 'Thought for the Day', taking us to the cross and to the various groups gathered around it. Which one would you find yourself in?
Here is the link to the song Geert mentions: https://youtu.be/Mn-MLsaxt1Y
2020-04-1006 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastJoy in Risky TimesIn today's episode - Joy in Risky Times - I interview Anne-Lize Hertgers. One of our student leaders, Anne-Lize has a serious lung condition that leaves her at risk of coronavirus. Where does she find joy and stability at the moment? Well... you'll just have to listen to find out!
2020-04-0907 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastNeeds, Greeds and Daily BreadIn today's episode - Needs, Greeds and Daily Bread - Rhys and I talk about the next line in the Lord's Prayer - Give us today our daily bread. It's not just about daily provision, it's about dependency and generosity. All in one power-packed sentence.
2020-04-0804 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastAnxiety and The Boy on The End of The RopeGiven the state of things at the moment, anxiety may be a problem. In today's episode - The Boy on The End of the Rope - I talk to Inge Verboom about what anxiety looks like, what we can do to give our anxieties to God and what practical steps we can take to achieve this.
2020-04-0708 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastA Blessing Buried in the Broken PiecesIn today’s podcast - A Blessing Buried in the Broken Pieces - I talk to Katie Slack, one of our Evening Service worship leaders about her current favourite song: There was Jesus, by Zach Williams. A song for those times when it feels like God is absent, or we have fallen on our faces, or the future is uncertain. Amazingly, it even features Dolly Parton.
Dolly Parton on the Westlake Podcast, who'd have believed it.
Westlake... the place where miracles occasionally happen.
You can listen to the song here: https://www...2020-04-0606 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastMy Heart I Give to YouThere have been some incredibly inspirational figures over the history of the church. Men and women who didn't have it easy but who pursued and loved God anyway. In today's episode - My Heart I Give to You - Nik and I talk about John Calvin, the great reformer and pastor of Geneva, and his life's motto. Different from his popular caricature, he wasn't just influential in his day, he was inspirational. Plus, he was instrumental in the founding of international churches in Geneva not unlike Westlake.
All that, and more, in 6 minutes. A little light listening for Sat...2020-04-0406 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastGod Works it for GoodIn today's episode - God Works it for Good - Christoph Jung brings us this week's 'Thought for the Day'. It's a reminder that even when things seem bad, God is at work. Even when that bad involves those we love. And in reminding us he tells a story that will leave you thankful and encouraged.
2020-04-0306 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastWhen You Want His Kingdom to ComeWith the state of the world as it is, it's not hard to want things to be different. Jesus knows that even better than us - and encourages us to pray for exactly that. In today's episode - When You Want His Kingdom to Come - Rhys and I talk about the next line in the prayer to shape our prayers.
2020-04-0203 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastHome School Survival (plus Miracles)Experiencing the joys and challenges of children at home all day? Well... help is at hand! In today's episode - Home School Survival (plus Miracles) - I interview Jimena Pinson (no novice to home schooling) and ask for her top survival tips. And, as a bonus, she tells us how the Lord has spoken to her of the miracles that come with obedience.
2020-04-0106 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastNo Fear or Panic - Thinking Biblically about Covid-19In today's episode - No Fear or Panic - Thinking Biblically about Covid-19 - I'm joined by Mike Evans (Director, Evangile 21) and David Niblack (Dean, Institute Biblique de Genève) to discuss how we should think biblically about the situation we find ourselves in. Judgement? The end times? A random event? As they answer those questions Mike and David point us back to where our faith and courage can stand strong.
2020-03-3107 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastMy Father's Care Circles MeIn today's episode - My Father's Care Circles Me - Doug Cripe tells us about his current favourite hymn: Whate're My God Ordains is right. A song for the moment. And along the way he tells us about how he ended up in Switzerland, his work with the WMO, and the way he first learnt this song - singing it with 18 other worship leaders. All that in just 6 minutes!
Here's the link to the hymn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7H4qwj5rpo
2020-03-3006 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastRest for Restless HeartsStuck at home under lock-down? Bored of doing press-ups? Just ever so slightly restless?
In today's episode we take a mini, bite-sized look at one of the great and inspiring figures from the early church, St. Augustine - at his life, writings and most famous quote: 'Our hearts are restless till they find their rest in thee.'
It's got to be better than press-ups.
2020-03-2707 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Now and the Not YetIn today's episode, John Pollard brings us a 'Thought for the Day' from the letter to the Hebrews. This is for anyone who knows that life can be like a wilderness, who knows what it is to wander, but who also knows that something much better lies ahead.
2020-03-2603 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastSpeaking God's Word to Your HeartIn this episode I interview Jo Ashok about how she is learning to speak God's word to her heart. Unable to go home, with things not going the way she wants, how does she encourage her heart in God?
2020-03-2505 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastThe Prayer to Shape your PrayersWhen Jesus said, 'pray like this' he was giving us a form to shape our prayers. And what a form! The Lord's prayer leads us from the intimacy of God as our Father, to the climax of his kingdom, power and glory enduring forever! There is nothing like it. Begin to let this shape your praying and your praying will be revolutionised.
2020-03-2406 minWestlake Lausanne PodcastA song for troubled timesWhat songs are our worship leaders listening to at the moment? Hear from one of them.
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