BCC Podcasts

Re-Shape: Shaped for Maturity

Re-Shape your life by re-engaging with the Bible - the book that is both Divine and Human: inspired, infallable and all sufficient!

God has called us to Himself, and that calling is the start of a life that is designed to be filled with ministry. Biblical ministry is based on a call to serve God, through loving and serving others. This message shows the Biblical importance of serving and how it will begin to transform our daily lives, open the door to the power of God, and reveal our purpose.

God wants to re-shape our expectation and experience of what living in the Spirit is all about!

Loneliness is significantly impacting our society, often with very damaging consequences. God tells us that loving each other is foundational as we form a strong, healthy community of believers. But how can we truly love others?

Are we in the ‘shape’ that God wants? Do life circumstances indicate that something needs to change? This message will help you to understand that it is God who shapes your life and how you need to work with Him in this process.

Deborah concludes our year and series of the Nativity from the perspective of Jesus.

Graham brings King Herod's perspective from the Nativity, a perspective of pride and fear. He then teaches on what we can learn to avoid from King Herod.

Perspectives: Mary

Perspectives: The Wise Men

Pastor Mark Wiltshire preaches from the perspective of Joseph, Jesus' biological father. This message helps us to understand how Joseph coped with the contextual dilemmas he had to face once he learned of the expected birth of the Messiah and why God doesn't always change our circumstances.

Act Now: Anchoring our Thoughts

Luke teaches on why it is important to make disciples and gives practical principles that we can follow to make disciple making achievable in all of our lives.

We have spent the last 6 weeks looking at Legacy and we have reflected on our own legacy here at BCC. 90 yrs of other people’s work in this place that we now enjoy. So the question we need to ask ourselves is “what am I going to leave for others” How will I handle the baton while it is in my hand?

LEGACY: Y = Why?

C is for celebration and last Sunday we celebrated the history and legacy of 90 years of BCC, celebrating those who were before us and pioneered what we have today.

LEGACY: A = Awareness

Graham Ashby focuses on The Parable of the Ten Minas in Luke 19 and asks the question, “What needs to grow in your life to ensure you leave a legacy for the kingdom of God?”

Do you ever wonder, “What could God do in and through me?” Deborah Holman explains why we should not limit God, but rather why we have every right to a greater expectation for our lives.

What having, leaving and becoming a legacy is all about – you have been given the ability to change the world, and can start right where you are. You have the power to both live and leave behind a real legacy through God’s lasting love. Do you want to be part of the production of this or just a bystander?

Wisdom in Discipline

In this message, Pastor Mark Wiltshire teaches on the importance and power of forgiveness and how God has given it to us as a gift for our benefit as well as the offender.

Deborah Holman continues our current theme teaching us on important aspects of finance.

Sharing from the Bible and experience in youth ministry Luke Milton teaches about discovering our calling and the importance of wisdom being passed on to our children and spiritual children.

Taking us into the sixth instalment of this exciting series, Graham guides us through specific verses in Proverbs to bring alive how we can learn to deal with difficult people and how to ultimately live life well.

Pastor Mark offers bible-based directions on how to rebalance your life and explains the importance of obtaining balance and stability on the inside, to avoid walking into avoidable difficulties.

Deborah takes us step by step through how we can obtain the wisdom to know God’s will and grasp good judgment in the decisions we make.

With the help of two very special guests, Pastor Mark discusses the wisdom attached to attraction and the wisdom we need to develop both a healthy life and successful marriage.

Deborah introduces our new series 'Wisdom for Life'; she explains how we can find the wisdom of God and who we should receive advice from.

In this message, Pastor Mark teaches us through Matthew 28:18-20 how God is interested in Christians reaching the nations. Sofía Monterroso also shares with Mark about missions within BCC and how we are trying to reach the nations for Christ.

Deborah continues on from last weeks sermon and looks at what our response is to the great commission that Jesus gave us.

This Sunday kicked off our new series, 'Won by One'! We explored the potential open to us as individuals to understand and operate in the power of God's calling, locally.

Deborah Holman answers the last question in our series, teaching about God's unconditional love for His children and how His love always stands even when we fail.

This week Pastor Mark tackles the huge question, 'Is there an Afterlife?' Looking at different world views on the subject, he takes us through what the Bible says and explains the exciting future we can look forward to if we believe in Jesus Christ.

Many believe that Science and Christianity do not go hand in hand, but in this message Luke Milton shows us that Science does not actually disprove the Word of God. It in fact makes many mentions of Science and how we can use it to deepen our relationship with God.

Pastor Mark explores how and why God cares about family and teaches us five principles to ensure they are Christ centered.

Deborah Holman teaches us that if we want to know the real Jesus, we must commit ourselves to reading God's Word, The Bible.

If you were God, wouldn't you create multiple avenues for people to know you? God gives 'One Way' because there is one God and in His single way, He reveals Himself to us.

How to build a legacy that honours God and redeems lives.

Deborah Holman teaches us to understand how evil came into the World, how it affects us and how we can overcome it as the body of Christ.

We judge God's justice according to human criteria but our own personal justice system is flawed; this means that the best way in which we understand the justice of God is through the person and work of Jesus Christ who is the embodiment of absolute, perfect justice.

Pastor Abraham continues our series of 'Life's Big Questions' by speaking on the question, 'How can I cope in a world filled with suffering?', giving testimonies about his own sufferings in life, how God has been with him through them and preaching from 2 Kings 6:1-7.

Thinking about the Kingdom perspective on this question, Pastor Mark explores what the Bible says about the How, What and Why a good God would allow so much suffering.

Between the Resurrection and the Ascension, Jesus Christ imparted gifts that would enable the people to step into the purpose and destiny He had for them. It's not only that Christ has a plan for our lives but He's got our lives for His plan.

If you had five days left to live, what would you do? Reflecting on Jesus’ priorities leading up to His death, Pastor Mark explores how Jesus chose to use His last days to demonstrate God’s unconditional love.

In this first episode of our three week Easter series, Pastor Mark explores Palm Sunday and begins the build up to what Easter really represents.

Happy Mother's Day! In this message Deborah Holman teaches about the culture of "self" and how we need to train ourselves to be Godly (1 Timothy 4:7), to be a Church looking outward, preaching the Gospel.

In this message Vlad Ciolan uses the event of "feeding the five thousand" in Mark 6, to show us that God has always intended that we are to play our part in the Great Commission.

In this message Vlad Ciolan teaches us about the importance of being generous, not as a command but as a condition of our heart. "If we are selective in our generosity it may be that we are selective with our worship."

In this message, we dig deeper into the actualities of what God thinks. Stewardship by nature is not our right, it is a God-given gift. He gives us what belongs to Him and in turn trusts us with all He has given.

In this message Pastor Mark Wiltshire teaches us the meaning of stewardship and why we must be good stewards, using the finance and talents God has given us wisely for the Kingdom.

In this message Pastor Mark Wiltshire teaches that God is positioning us to carry responsibility, positioned for others. God given responsibility is “Empowered Accountability”.

We are called to be living stones, not living bricks (conforming but never belonging) or rolling stones (going with the “flow”). God has designed us in a unique way and we can step into the destiny and calling He has prepared for us.

Pastor Mark Wiltshire highlights the practical, powerful and profound impact that prayer can have on our lives, when brought out with the Word of God.

Continuing our series, 'Made for More', Vlad Ciolan speaks about the importance of God's Word. He teaches that the most powerful tool we have for life and godliness, is God's Truth. The Bible is the best and most primary way in which we can get to know and love Christ more and more.

In this message Pastor Mark Wiltshire kicks off our latest series "Made for More". He teaches us that worship is more than singing but is a lifestyle and how the enemy wants to distract us from living a life of worship to God and instead fix our worship on other things.

In this message Vlad Ciolan teaches us that as we step up in our faith and grow our minstries we will face opposition but we do not have to fear because we have God's favour.

In this message Vlad Ciolan gives us four key aspects as to what "Hope" does for us, whilst doing this, he explains how Jesus is our "living hope" and what this great news means for us.

Continuing our series Immanuel, Vlad Ciolan teaching about the role of a High Priest and how Jesus is our Great High Priest being a mediator between God and us.

In this message Pastor Mark Wiltshire explains how Jesus gave up His Godly rights to become man and endure suffering, therefore He could empathise with ours.

In this message Vlad Ciolan speaks about loneliness and how Jesus can identify how we feel when we feel lonely. 'Loneliness was the first thing that God's eye named not good. - John Milton'.

Pastor Mark Wiltshire kicks off our December series, Immanuel - God With Us, painting a picture of the truth about who Jesus was and is and why Jesus had to give up His Godly rights to become fully man to be able to fulfill His mission.

In this message Graham Ashby concludes this year's Movement and Multiplication series speaking from Acts 19:21-41 about the riot in Ephesus. Explaining how it started by peer pressure and that we must avoid being peer pressured into doing the wrong things and causing chaos.

In this message Vlad Ciolan speaks from Acts 19:11-20 teaching that the strength to stand strong against the enemy's attacks comes from the identity that us nurtured in intimacy with Christ.

In this message Pastor Mark Wiltshire preaches from Acts 19:1-10 about when the Apostle Paul was in Ephesus and met some disciples who did not know who the Holy Spirit was, so Paul taught them and baptised them and they received power. Pastor Mark teaches that we too can have that same power.

In this message, Vlad Ciolan teaches from Acts 18:24-28 about how Aquila and Priscilla brought accountability to Apollos' teaching, making sure that he was preaching the truth. Vlad also teaches that we need Aquilas and Priscillas in our lives and how we need to be Aquilas and Priscillas for others, teaching them the full truth and not settling for anything less.

Our guest speaker, Pastor Chuck Warnock from New Covenant Church, Texas, teaches from Hebrews 11:8-10 about how we need to come to a place in our lives where our faith can carry us through times of risk when we do not know where we are going, just as God did with Abraham.

In this message, Graham Ashby preaches through Acts 17 giving a first person account of what Paul went through and taught in each city, facing persecution from the religious pharisees.

In this message, Vlad Ciolan teaches from Acts 16:16-34 looking at the event of when Paul and Silas were in prison and the earthquake came, they did not flee but were focused on the mission. We too must be focused on the mission not matter the circumstance we are in, we must always be looking for the one God has called us to reach.

In this message, Vlad Ciolan teaches from Acts 16:11-15, looking at the life of Lydia, who although was an ordinary woman, helped to pioneer Christianity in the early Church. She became a history maker and Vlad encourages us to learn from Lydia so we too can become history makers.

Pastor Mark Wiltshire kicks off our fourth part of our series 'Movement and Multiplication'. Starting with Acts 16, Pastor Mark talks about how God messes up our foundations so we can refocus and see where God wants us to start building.

In this message, Pastor Nick Resce from Unihill Church, Australia, speaks into the future of BCC and encourages the Church to move forward into the future God has for them. He gives key points which we can all apply to our lives in developing our ministry.

In this last message of The King's Speech, Adam Bird unpacks Matthew 7:15-29, teaching us that it is not enough for us to just be "hearers" of the Kingdom and it is not enough for us to just be "doers". We must be both hearers and doers.

In this message, Vlad Ciolan preaches from Matthew 7:7-12 speaking about what Jesus meant when 'ask and it will be given'. Vlad then goes on to teach us about 'The Golden Rule', explain the importance of "whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them".

In this message, Pastor Mark Wiltshire takes us through to the end of Matthew chapter 6 - The Sermon on the Mount - where Jesus encourages his listeners not to worry about everyday life matters. Putting God and money in their rightful places will give us a stronger foundation in our Kingdom life.

In this message, Vlad Ciolan takes us through Jesus' message from the Sermon on the Mount about where we store our treasures. Our heart follows our treasure so we should invest in Kingdom treasures that are eternal.

In today's message, Adam Bird goes through Matthew 6:5-15, The Lord's Prayer, and teaches us how our prayer life can take us into a deeper relationship with God.

In this message, Graham Ashby breaks down Matthew 6:1-4 and explains that we all need to be charitable but when we are, we must do it in secret.

In this message, Pastor Mark Wiltshire speaks on Matthew 5:43-48 which teaches about loving your enemies. Pastor Mark unpacks what Jesus meant when He tells us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us and how revenge brings more hate but 'love carries redemption'.

In this message, Deborah Holman continues our current series, teaching on Matthew 5:38-42 which speaks about retaliation. Deborah unpacks what Jesus meant when He said 'Turn the other cheek' and she teaches that we should retaliate by going the extra mile for our enemies.

Continuing our series, Pastor Mark opens up Matthew 5:31-32 and teaches about how we can create strong, dependable relationships.

In this message Vlad Ciolan gives us an overview of the damaging affects that lust has. Looking at how it affected people in the Bible and how it affects us now, Vlad gives us some Biblical tips on how to deal with the issue of lust.

In this message, continuing our journey through the Sermon on the Mount, Adam Bird examines what Jesus and the scriptures have to say about Anger. Anger can be both good and bad. It can lead to sin or, if managed correctly, can lead to a positive change. With helpful tips to help us learn to control our ‘bad’ anger and release our ‘good’ anger, this message could be just the thing to help you move towards a fuller Kingdom life.

In this message, Vlad Ciolan teaches that the relationship between God and Israel was established through His Covenant, not through His Law. The Law was given to an "already saved" (from Egyptian slavery) people, 430 years after the permanent covenant God made with Abraham.

Pastor Peter Tsukahira, Kehilat HaCarmel, unpacks part of 2 Kings 5 to reveal how God remains Sovereign over Israel, and explains how his promises can then be trusted to apply to each of us individually. Peter also gives insights into the importance of humility, and how this draws God’s power into our lives.

Pastor Peter Tsukahira, Kehilat HaCarmel, Israel, shows us that in the Bible, if God says He will do something, it will always happen and how that is still true today.

Pastor Peter Tsukahira, Kehilat HaCarmel, Israel, talks us through the journey we go through as Christians in discovering our gift and how God equips us to use it.

Continuing our series through the Sermon on the Mount, Adam Bird looks at what it means to be Salt of the Earth - shunning a ‘compartmentalised’ life and submitting totally to the will and power of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Mark opens this New series with a focus on the importance of building strong foundations individually and as a church. The greater the building the stronger the foundations must be. The basis of everything is the work of Christ in our lives, and this is brought alive through a review of the beatitudes, contrasting human nature with kingdom nature.

Jesus' prayer just before he was arrested was that his followers would have unity (John 17:21). On the day of Pentecost we see the Father answering that prayer by sending his Spirit. In this message, Adam Bird challenges us to have the same mindset as Christ in our dealings with others.

Guest speaker, Pastor John Partington, teaches us through the scriptures of Matthew 17:14-20, that God is interested in crowds and the individual and He is able to do anything for us but also through us, as long as our faith is set in Him.

Pastor Mark Wiltshire teaches, on Easter Sunday, how the event of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead was a sign of who He is as the Son of God but it was also a metaphor to try and show His followers of what was about to happen to Him on Good Friday to Resurrection Sunday.

In this message, Vlad Ciolan explains to us what Jesus meant when He said "I am the vine; you are the branches", teaching that if we are truly connected and abide in Him then we will produce healthy fruit.

Pastor Mark Wiltshire continues our series of 'I AM' by teaching what Jesus meant by 'I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life'.

In this message, Deborah teaches about Jesus being "The Good Shepherd". "If you do not know God, you will create your own God."

Vlad Ciolan continues our series of 'I AM' by teaching what Jesus meant when He said, 'I am the door.'

In this message, Adam explains how out of all of the 'I Am's' of Jesus, being "the light", is the only one that Jesus calls us as Christians to be too. We apologise for the poor sound quality of this Podcast.

Pastor Mark kicks off our new series, 'I AM', speaking about how bread is something we need daily to keep us sustained and how Jesus explains to us why we need Him in the same way.

Mike Brickley is the President of 'Pocket Testament League', an organisation with a mission to share and give out the Word of God. In this message, Mike reminds us that God's Word is alive and active and he encourages us, that we should always be mindful about sharing it with people. If you would like to know more about Pocket Testament League then visit www.ptl.org