The Higher School Certificate is well underway all around in Australia and for many it can feel like these exams determine one's whole future. Join Rochelle as she speaks to Bec and Josie about the plans they have beyond their final exams and the security they have in knowing that their identity is secure in Christ and not in their marks or university offers.

Transforming friendships are those we have with non-believers whom we are sharing the hope of the gospel with. Navigating these friendships requires wisdom as we seek to love those who do not know Jesus in a way that is genuine, sharing the gospel with them, but not being transformed in a worldly direction ourselves. Wrapping up our series on cross-shaped friendships, join Mel, Tash & Lara as they discuss how they have navigated these friendships.

Navigating Changing friendships through different seasons of life brings both grief and joy. Most of us will have experienced the grief of losing friends or seeing friendships change, as well as the joy that is found in making new friends. Join Alice, George and Mel as they discuss what the Bible has to say about changing friendships and how to navigate them with wisdom and love for each other.

Friendship can take many forms and is a gift from God that is vital to our flourishing. Beginning a new series on cross-shaped friendships, Mel, Madi and Lorraine share from the Bible and their own lives how God uses Christian friendships to help grow us in godliness and service of him.

Patience is part of God's character and is part of the fruit of the Spirit that many of us struggle with. Patience is the ability to trust and to rest in God and who He is, to let go of the striving and the need to know all the answers. Join Heather and Kirrily as they share how God has been developing patience in their lives and how you can do the same.

Growing the fruit of the Spirit is the work of God in us as we seek to live a Christ-focused life. This week, Sarah & Bec share with Heather what God has been teaching them about the fruit of the Spirit, and particularly goodness, as they seek to love and serve others, and show God’s goodness to them.

The Christian life is not about striving and relying on our own power, but rather about letting Jesus change us over time, as we live connected to him. Join Heather and Kirrily as they kick off our new series looking at the fruit of the Spirit by reminding us that it is God's power and Spirit that produces His fruit in our life.

The bible tells us God created the earth in 6 days. Science says the universe is billions of years old. In part 2 of this series Sarah shares with Faith how she see's God in her work as an Astrophysicist.

Christianity and science are often thought of as being at odds with each other. In part 1 of this series Faith talks to Sarah, who is both a Christian and a scientist, about how she balances these 2 view points.

How can we as the church "weep with those who weep" when some suffering can often be experienced silently? In the second episode of our series on "an empty womb", Meg and Rochelle discuss the experience of miscarriage and how we as the church body can better care for couples going through one.

The experience of an empty womb can leave us feeling empty, alone and disappointed. In the first episode of this two-part series, Meg and Rochelle, two women who have both personally experienced and cared for others going through infertility, discuss what the bible says on the topic and where we can find comfort and hope.

We all have limitations. These often shape how we serve Jesus and his people. Listen in as Suellen and Caz talk about how MS has impacted Caz's daily life and her interactions with Jesus.

Moving to another country and being immersed in a language that is different to your native tongue has blessings and challenges. Suellen chats with Deb about her transition from Indonesia to living in Australia as a woman who loves Jesus.

Two women: one physically present at Jesus feet with a need for forgiveness, one at Jesus feet in our lifetime with a need for reassurance and comfort. Suellen speaks with Ali, a visiting SMBC student about what we read in Luke 7 and the journey Ali is on. 

We all serve God in the place he has put us. Sometimes that is close to home and sometimes that is in a country on the other side of the world. In this episode, Stef shares about her life as a missionary in Chile, what God has been teaching her during her time there, and what she is looking forward to when she goes back.

Using 4 simple questions to help guide their time in the Bible together, Grace and Natasha model 1 to 1 Bible reading for us by dipping into Psalm 32. They discuss they joy that is found when we confess our sins to God and live in relationship with him.

Listen in as Melody and Abbey read Psalm 23 together. They discuss what is means and how it has been an encouragement to them when they have faced hard times, using 4 simple questions to help guide their time in the Bible together.

Have you ever been nervous to strike up a conversation with another parent at the school gate or the back of assembly? Gill asks Heather what she's learned from intentional interaction with a diverse range of school mums and dads.

Join Gill and Tash to consider how the season of life caring for small children at home can bring opportunities for connection and deep conversation and how Bible stories might play a part.

How good it is to start a new year secure in the knowledge of salvation in Jesus, our living hope, an inheritance 'unfading, kept in heaven for you' (1 Peter 1:3). So many people we live and work with do not know this hope. Be encouraged and inspired by God's story and Lauren's story of seeking opportunities at work to live a gospel-shaped life and speak gospel truths in whatever context God has placed you.