Beste Lift Church podcasts (2024)

In Colossians 3 Paul tells us to set our hearts and our minds on Christ. What does that look like? Through this message we explore what it looks like to change as a person, and the processes involved in doing so.Door Lift Church

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13 Oct || Disordered Love || Resetting My Emotions Week 1 35:55

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What does God think of emotions? And does God have a design for our emotions?Door Lift Church

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Oct 6 || Lift Talks Q&A 22:59

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Our guest speakers answer a variety of questions people sent through for the morning.Door Lift Church

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6 Oct || Lift Talks Guest: Mandie Shean 15:56

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Psychologist Mandie Shean describes the different branches of our lives to explain flourishing, giving practical tips on how we can live a fruitful life.Door Lift Church

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6 Oct || Lift Talks Guest: Sally Hewitt 17:10

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Sally Hewitt talks about grief and how it is a gift for us. She gives some handles on how we can process grief in our lives.Door Lift Church

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6 Oct || Lift Talks Guest: Grant Dusting 29:05

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Grant Dusting is a social researcher at McCrindle, and gives a presentation on the context we live in, and how it relates to flourishing.Door Lift Church

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29 Sept || How To Truly Rest 41:35

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We have more time off work now than ever, yet we seem to be more exhausted and burnt out. Is it that we aren't resting, or that we don't know how to rest? We explore how Jesus calls us to rest and recharge in this message.Door Lift Church

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22 Sept || There's Something About Mary || The Good Disciple Week 3 42:21

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Ps Bec shows us 3 characteristics of a good disciple through the life of Mary.Door Lift Church

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15 Sept || The Disciplined Disciple || The Good Disciple Week 2 41:34

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What occupies you? What disciplines you have shows what masters you.Door Lift Church

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8 Sept || Disillusioned Disciples || The Good Disciple Week 1 42:03

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One characteristic of a good disciple is that we allow God to regularly disillusion us.Door Lift Church

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1 Sept || How to Be a Spiritual Father || Father's Day 46:06

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Dads are so important in our lives, and in a church family we also need men to play the role of spiritual fathers. How do we do that, and what does it look like?Door Lift Church

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25 August || Full-Fat Grace || Open Heaven Week 5 44:18

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Grace speaks of more than just salvation. In fact, if we live as though God's grace only covers our salvation, we are living under "skim grace". So what is full-fat grace? And what does it mean for our lives?Door Lift Church

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18 Aug || Unprofessional Christians || Open Heaven Week 4 46:17

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How do we maintain the fire of God in our lives? Jesus tells us that to enter the Kingdom, and to be great in the kingdom we need to turn and become like a child. What does this mean for us?Door Lift Church

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11 Aug || Chasing the Fire || Open Heaven Week 3 40:26

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The presence of God should be the focus of our faith. We should be fire chasers, not altar cleaners.Door Lift Church

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4 Aug || Shamelessly Audacious in Prayer || Open Heaven Week 2 34:59

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Jesus calls us to pray "in His name", and that it will be done! How can we pray shamelessly audacious prayers in our lives?Door Lift Church

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28 July || Taking Leaps in Faith || Open Heaven Week 1 40:49

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What if we're not called to simply take steps in our faith, but leaps? How do we step into new seasons that God is leading us into?Door Lift Church

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14 July || Principles Over Preferences || How Not To Worry About Money Week 1 50:56

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How do we get to a place where we don't worry about money? When we base our finances on principles, not preferences. The Bible gives us 3 principles that we can base our relationship on finances on.Door Lift Church

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7 July || Why Not Trust The Bible? 41:08

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We all need a fixed point to orient our lives. In this message we discuss the fixed points of atheism, polytheism, agnosticism and monotheism, and why Christianity is unique.Door Lift Church

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30 June || Why We Can Trust The Bible || Week 1 44:25

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How do we know the words of the Bible hasn't been changed over time? How do we know people haven't changed it to benefit themselves? And how do we know the Bible contains truth?Door Lift Church

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23 June || Table Talk || Stronger Together Week 5 56:32

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Ps Nate and Bec answer questions you've put forward regarding relationships in our final installment of Stronger Together.Door Lift Church

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16 June || God's Design for Sex || Stronger Together 48:15

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"What is so precious about sex that we need to handle it with such care?" Maybe you have grown up hearing about the do's and don'ts of sex, but not a lot about God's heart for our sexuality. Ps Bec explores God's design for sex, and how we can steward our sexuality according to His design.Door Lift Church

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9 June || Conflict Resolution and Q&A || Stronger Marriages Session 2 1:02:44

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Ps Phil and Sue unpack the levels of communication, and why conflict is necessary in relationships. Plus hear some helpful steps in resolving conflict. We then finish off with a short Q&A session.Door Lift Church

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9 June || Terms and Conditions of the Marriage Covenant || Stronger Marriages 53:36

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Do you know the terms and conditions of the marriage covenant? Do you want to build greater unity in your marriage? Ps Phil and Sue unpack how the Bible describes the marriage covenant, and essential steps to take in building "one flesh".Door Lift Church

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2 June || One More Rep! || Stronger Together Week 2 42:37

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The postponing of gratification has been linked with greater wellbeing. How does that link to how we do relationships? And how do we grow in this area in our lives?Door Lift Church

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26 May|| Why the Christian Community Should be Stronger || Stronger Together Week 1 41:29

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Friendships are an important part of our lives, with research indicating that the quality of friendships has an impact on our overall wellbeing. And the church community has the potential to be a strong community. Check out the message to find out why, and how.Door Lift Church

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19 May || The 2 Aims of the Church || Pentecost Sunday 50:20

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The day of Pentecost is the church's birthday! It is the day that, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the church came into being. So what are the 2 aims of the church? And how does Lift try to live them out?Door Lift Church

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12 May || The Role of a Mother || Mother's Day 45:50

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Why do mums matter? What role do their play in our homes and in society?Door Lift Church

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5 May || How to Silence the Voice of Insecurity || Never Good Enough Week 3 39:58

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We have spoken about the devastating impact of the voice of insecurity, so how do we silence it?Door Lift Church

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28 Apr || The Search For Validation || Never Good Enough Week 2mp3 33:55

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The search for validation can derail your life. Check out the story of King Saul, who was set up to succeed, but his insecurity led to his rejection.Door Lift Church

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21 Apr || Imposters || Never Good Enough Week 1 43:58

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The Bible tells us that we have been empowered to be builders in God's Kingdom. But what does that make us? Are we saviours? Or are we not good enough? How are we meant to live without becoming imposters?Door Lift Church

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14 Apr || Triple Treat: Claire Green 15:20

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14 Apr || Triple Treat: Claire Green by Lift ChurchDoor Lift Church

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14 Apr || Triple Treat: Mitch Higgins 13:59

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14 Apr || Triple Treat: Mitch Higgins by Lift ChurchDoor Lift Church

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14 Apr || Triple Treat: Jo Maurangi 9:13

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14 Apr || Triple Treat: Jo Maurangi by Lift ChurchDoor Lift Church

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7 Apr || Guest Speaker: Zac Gageler 46:53

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In this message we hear from Ps Zac Gageler from Alpha!Door Lift Church

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31 Mar || Why Easter Means Freedom || Easter Sunday 34:45

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Check out why Easter means freedom for us, and Bec's testimony for her baptism!Door Lift Church

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24 Mar || Living in the Light of ther Cross || Scandal Of The Cross Week 4 43:37

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So after 3 weeks of going deeper in our understanding of the cross, how are we meant to live? We explore Jesus' words to deny ourselves and take up our cross.Door Lift Church

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17 Mar || The 2 Works of the Cross || Scandal Of The Cross Week 3 40:48

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The cross accomplished 2 different things according to Scripture. In order to understand our salvation, both of these are equally important to grasp.Door Lift Church

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10 Mar || Consider the Weight of Sin ||Scandal Of The Cross Week 2 30:31

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In the second installment of the series, Ps Nate discusses what is so bad about sin. The issue here is that if Jesus' death was so catastrophic, then it was remedying something equally catastrophic - sin.Door Lift Church

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3 March || Why is the cross scandalous? || The Scandal Of The Cross Week 1 25:33

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Today we display crosses on our walls and as jewelry, and it might have contributed to the sense that the cross is quite normal. But the cross was anything but normal in Jesus' times. In fact the cross was downright scandalous. Note: this audio was re-recorded as the message recording didn't work.Door Lift Church

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25 Feb || What to do about the memories? || In Christ Week 3 39:47

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Sometimes it feels like when we're about to step into a new thing with God that the memories hit us hard. What are we to do about them?Door Lift Church

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18 Feb || Adoption In Christ || In Christ Week 2 45:51

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What does God's adoption of us accomplish? Is this a one-off event that simply changes everything?Door Lift Church

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11 Feb || What does it mean to be "in Christ"? || In Christ Week 1 40:55

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As Christians our identity is rooted "in Christ", but what does that mean? And what does that mean for our everyday lives?Door Lift Church

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4 Feb || Timid-less || Unleashed Week 3 39:06

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What really is faith? Or hope? And what does timidity have to do with faith?Door Lift Church

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28 Jan || Name Change || Unleashed Week 2 39:47

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In life we can either let our past and our experiences define who we are, or we can allow God to give us a name change!Door Lift Church

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21 Jan || A Tale of Two Sams || Unleashed Week 1 41:28

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Our word for 2024 is "unleashed", but are "leashes" always bad things? Ps Nate looks into the life of two different Sams in the Bible to compare their life stories in exploring this question.Door Lift Church