The Centre Dural Podcast

BANTER - David & Bathsheba

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. 
The interpretation of the story of David & Bathsheba is one which has fell awry throughout church history to an overly male scholarship... so who better to remedy this issue than your boys Mitch and Murray!
They chat about the inaccurate typecast of Bathsheba as the Temptress, themes which are more dominant in the story ahead of lust, and what a contemporisation of this story could look like.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

David & Bathsheba - Mitch Levingston

Mitch walks through one of King David's greatest falls, and explores some of the cultural subtext that allows us to read this story with new perspective
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

BANTER - How do you discern God’s will?

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. 
The boys do a deep dive on the prophetic words of Nathan to King David in 2 Samuel 7:11-16 and unpack the multiple ways in which these 6 short verses point towards Jesus in multiple ways.
They also chat about vacations, dolphins vs sharks, and mnemonic devices for remembering the names of the King's of Israel.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

How do you discern God’s will? - Murray Lambert

How do you discern God's will?Murray explores 3 ways in discerning whether something is God's intention, or simply a "good" intention.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

BANTER - Celebration Sunday

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. 
We take a break from our regular broadcasting this week to reflect on the year that has been. The boys share highlights from our Celebration Sunday Service, perspectives on what they see God doing at The Centre, and where we're heading into 2024 and beyond.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

BANTER - God’s Presence in Exile

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. 
On nearly every list of "Weirdest Bible verses", David collecting 200 Philistine foreskins for Saul always itself near the top. Even more challenging on a moral level, is the following passage where David lies, pretending to be insane in order to save his own life. Looks like we've got our work cut out for us this week...
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

God’s Presence in Exile - Mitch Levingston

David's exile was one of fear, hunger, and desperation - and yet David remains faithful. Mitch explores the ways in which God protects, provides, and prospers David amidst the most challenging season of his life to date.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

BANTER - The Hidden Treasure

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon. 
The boys reflect on Christian persecution, the theme of wealth in the Bible and how we can better engage with our global church.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

The Hidden Treasure - Joel Narayan

Joel visits us from Open Doors to share about their organisation's work with the global persecuted church.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

BANTER - Anointing and Baptism

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.
M&M chat about beauty in the church, the traps we can fall into when looking for modern leaders, and explore the narrative arcs of the tribes of Benjamin and Judah as reconfigured in the reigns of Saul and David.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

Anointing and Baptism - Murray Lambert

"So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David." (1 Sam 16:13) 
David's anointing as King of Israel foreshadowed Jesus' Baptism as King of Heaven and Earth. As Christians (meaning "Anointed ones") we are now marked out by the Holy Spirit as Kings and Queens of God's Kingdom.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural 

BANTER - David vs. Goliath

Welcome to BANTER; the weekly podcast where we unpack Sunday's sermon.
The boys explore the significance of Goliath as an archetypal Serpent being crushed by the anointed (or "Messiah") David. They ask how imperative it is to always tie the story of Goliath back to Jesus and why we don't need to fear the Spirit leaving us like He did with Saul.
To find out more about The Centre visit; www.thecentredural.org.au/church/ We meet at 10am every Sunday in person and online at; www.youtube.com/@centredural