# Weekly Talks Weekly Talks from St Andrew’s Springfield Queensland Australia Page: Feed: --- ## A Different Perspective on Time _2026-08-16_ By Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 3: 11-26 Acts 3: 11-26 (NIV) Time is a funny thing. Some people seem to live in the past – others are always thinking about the future – and others still seem to live only for the moment. But as Christians, we need to keep sight of the past, present, and future, all at the same time, to fully appreciate what God is doing in and through history and where we fit into it… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19623099-a-different-perspective-on-time.mp3) ## Enjoined as a Household of Faith _2026-08-09_ By Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 2:42-47 Acts 2:42-47 (NIV) Christians are called to love one another to such an extent that it becomes counter cultural. Unfortunately, we don’t always get this right , but when we do – it’s one of the most compelling aspects of our faith. In Acts, chapter 2, we get a brilliant example of what genuine love looked like in the early Church, which functioned very much like… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19590581-enjoined-as-a-household-of-faith.mp3) ## Possessed by the Spirit of God (All Age Service, International Service) _2026-08-02_ By Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 2: 1-21 Acts 2: 1-21 (NIV) Continuing with our series ‘Acts: Weird, Dangerous, Compelling, one of the things that makes Christianity so unique, is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. To some it might sound weird – but there's no doubt that this doctrine and more importantly, the phenomenon itself makes Christianity dangerous and compelling. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19554466-possessed-by-the-spirit-of-god-all-age-service-international-service.mp3) ## They Followed a Crucified King _2026-07-26_ by Rev Charlie Lacey | Acts 1: 1-11 Acts 1: 1-11 (NIV) We began a new series today, exploring the life of the early Church in the book of Acts. Over the coming weeks, we’ll see that the first Christians were weird, dangerous, and compelling, for reasons that will soon become clear. We started with the most striking thing that set them apart, both in the first century and still today: they followed… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19517415-they-followed-a-crucified-king.mp3) ## The Love of Jesus _2026-07-19_ By Rev Charlie Lacey | John 11: 32-36 John 11: 32-36 (NIV) On Sunday we came to the end of our mini-series on The Fruit of the Spirit – 9 aspects of the Spirit's fruit explored in three lots of three, over three years and seen through the lens of Jesus' life. Closing today with the most important one - Love. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19485061-the-love-of-jesus.mp3) ## The Goodness of Jesus _2026-07-12_ by Rev Charlie Lacey | John 8: 1-11 John 8: 1-11 (NIV) Continuing with our mini-series on the fruit of the Spirit, today we looked at goodness. A big theme, but one we can recognise when we see it lived out. Goodness looks very different from niceness. The world wants us to be nice, to keep things smooth and polite, but that’s not the same thing as goodness. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19449987-the-goodness-of-jesus.mp3) ## The Peace of Jesus (All Age Service) _2026-07-05_ by Rev Charlie Lacey | Mark 4: 35-41 Mark 4: 35-41 (NIV) In many ways, the world we live in is not very peaceful; and sometimes the circumstances of our lives are far from peaceful. Today we saw that, with Jesus, it is possible to experience peace no matter what’s happening around us. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19415447-the-peace-of-jesus-all-age-service.mp3) ## The Gospel Boasts of the Cross _2026-06-28_ Galatians 6: 11-18 | by Rev Charlie Lacey Galatians 6: 11-18 (NIV) In Galatians 6, Paul reminds us that our identity isn’t built on how we present ourselves, what we achieve, or how well we impress the world. There’s no need to boast in those things. In fact, the only thing worth boasting in is the cross of Christ, because it’s there that God made it possible for each of us to become a new… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19381974-the-gospel-boasts-of-the-cross.mp3) ## The Gospel Shapes Relationships _2026-06-21_ by Rev Charlie Lacey | Galatians 6: 1-10 Galatians 6: 1-10 (NIV) The Church is meant to be a place where the best relationships grow. And sometimes we see that; moments of real grace and kindness. Other times, we let each other down. But none of us stands above anyone else. We’re all sinners in need of a Saviour. And when someone is struggling, our calling is to gently restore, not to judge. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19358748-the-gospel-shapes-relationships.mp3) ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Y8oqRYTNpxu0) _2026-06-20 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## The Gospel Shapes Our Living (Baptism) _2026-06-14_ by Rev Charlie Lacey | Galatians 5: 16-26 Galatians 5: 16-26 (NIV) The apostle Paul compares two ways of living - life by the flesh and life by the Spirit. Life by the flesh is destructive to ourselves, the people around us, and society in general. By contrast, life by the Spirit leads to the fruit of a godly character, and all the benefits that flow from that. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207001/episodes/19310621-the-gospel-shapes-our-living-baptism.mp3)