Mayfield Baptist Church Podcast
The Sermon Podcast of Mayfield Baptist Church.
Episodes
174 episodes
The Writing On The Wall - Dare To Be Like Daniel Series (Glenn Baigent)
Guest speaker Glenn Baigent explores Daniel 5, focusing on the tension of being "in the world, but not of the world". Drawing on his background in the building industry, he contrasts the "front" people present in interviews with the authentic r...
Standing Firm In the Fire - Dare To Be Like Daniel Series (Grant Watts)
In the second message of the Daniel series, Grant explores the dramatic shift from the private discipline of chapter 1 to the very public defiance of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3. He contrasts King Nebuchadnezzar’s massive, ego-d...
Where Do You Stand? - Dare To Be Like Daniel Series (Nathan Holland)
Nathan launches the "Dare To Be Daniel" series by examining Daniel 1, where Daniel and his friends are taken into exile and pressured to assimilate into Babylonian culture through new names, education, and diet. He highlights Daniel’s resolve n...
Easter Sunday: The Unconquered Christ (Grant Watts)
In his Easter Sunday message, Grant proclaimed Christus Invictus, the unconquered Christ, exploring the profound "new order" where the lowest in society—the women at the tomb—were the first to witness the risen Lord. He explained that while Fri...
Good Friday: The Posture Of The Cross (Andrew East)
In his Good Friday message, Andrew explored the "posture" of God by examining Peter’s denial through the metaphor of a Rorschach test, highlighting how we often project our own fears of judgement onto the heart of Christ. Drawing from the...
Our Shared Assignment (Wayne Tso)
During our Mission-Focused Day, Wayne Tso from the Newcastle Christian Students group delivered a compelling message on our shared "assignment" to tell others about Jesus, framing evangelism as an urgent rescue mission. He contrasted the non-ur...
Being Continually Filled By The Spirit - By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series (Andrew East)
In the final message of our series, Andrew explored Being Continually Filled by the Spirit, drawing on Ephesians 5:18 to contrast the destructive influence of intoxication with the clarity and joy found in the Spirit. He noted that the original...
Love: The Spirit's Lifestyle - By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series (Nathan Holland)
In the sixth message of our series, Nathan explored Love: The Spirit’s Lifestyle, framing love as the essential "form" of all other spiritual virtues. He revisited his "juicy mango" analogy, challenging the congregation to offer their best char...
Evangelism: The Spirit's Heartbeat - By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series (Corey Gregory)
In the fifth message of our series, Corey explored Evangelism: The Spirit’s Heartbeat, describing evangelism as a loving act of sharing hope in a broken world. He used the 2000 Olympic flame relay as an analogy for believers being...
Receiving The Spirit's Gifts - By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series (Grant Watts)
In the fourth message of our series, Grant explored Receiving the Spirit’s Gifts, distinguishing between "fruit" (our character) and "gifts" (our capacity for service). He likened spiritual gifts to specialised "power tools" provided by God for...
Cultivating The Spirit's Fruit - By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series (Nathan Holland)
In the third message of our series, Nathan explored the contrast between the "fruit of the Spirit" and the "works of the flesh", comparing a juicy mango to a decaying apple. He explained that while the flesh destroys community thr...
Salt And Light - HCS Commisioning Service (Simon Herd)
In this special commissioning service for Hunter Christian School, Simon Herd explored Matthew 5, focusing on the call to be salt and light. He emphasised that a disciple’s identity must precede their activity, serving as a "blueprint" for a co...
Knowing The Spirit's Presence - By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series (Grant Watts)
Grant explored Knowing the Spirit’s Presence, defining the Trinity as a mystery where God exists as a self-sufficient "God of Love". Because the Spirit dwells within us, our bodies are "temples" providing constant, direct access to the "...
Identifying The Spirit's Role - By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series (Andrew East)
Andrew opened the series by introducing Mayfield Baptist’s 2026 vision: "Remember the Lord". He emphasised that spiritual maturity requires both Spirit and Word, as focus on one without the other leads to either "dryness" or insta...
Practicing the Way: Memorising Scripture (Nathan Holland)
In the final message of our January series on Practicing The Way - Scripture, Nathan explored the discipline of memorising Scripture, defining it as "hiding God’s Word in our heart" so it is accessible anytime and anywhere. He emphasised...
Practicing the Way: Studying Scripture (Simon Iveson)
In the third instalment of our series, Simon anchored us in Deuteronomy 6, exploring Moses’ final sermon to a new generation on the banks of the Jordan. He highlighted a radical shift in the biblical narrative: the first command to not just fea...
Practicing the Way: Meditating On Scripture (Grant Watts)
In the second message of the "Practicing the Way" series, Grant explored the practice of biblical meditation, contrasting it with secular mindfulness. While modern culture encourages emptying the mind, Grant emphasized filling it with God’s Wor...
Practicing the Way: Reading Scripture (Andrew East)
Andrew launched the "Practicing the Way" series by defining discipleship as an apprenticeship focused on learning the ways and words of Jesus. He honoured the legacy of William Tyndale, reminding us that while Scripture is now easily accessible...
Jesus Strong And Kind - A Year In Reflection (Andrew Margetson)
In the final message of 2025, guest speaker Andrew Margetson reflected on the profound paradoxes of Jesus being both infinitely strong and remarkably kind. He explored how the immortal Creator became a vulnerable creature, contrasting the seaso...
God Working Through Us (Christmas Day) - Immanuel Series (Grant Watts)
Happy Christmas! This week, Grant concluded our Immanuel series with a final message titled 'God Working Through Us,' drawing from the well-loved account of the nativity in Luke 2:1–20. Grant reflected on how the journey of Immanuel has progres...
God In Us - Immanuel Series (Steve Pickering)
This week, Steve Pickering shared the second message in our Immanuel series, titled 'God In Us', exploring how God addresses the internal brokenness of the human heart. Using a humorous story about a shirt from Nepal to illustrate how we are of...
Jesus Is King - Immanuel, God With Us Series (Nathan Holland)
This week, as we begin our Christmas series, Immanuel: God With Us, Nathan unpacked the birth narrative from Matthew 1:18–25, highlighting the full identity of Jesus. Nathan explored four key declarations about Jesus: Son of David, Son of God, ...
The Heavenly Celebration - Streamer Service (Andrew East)
This week, Andrew shared a combined message on Celebration for both kids and adults, focusing on Jesus's parable of The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1–7) to remind us that God loves a party when someone is found. Andrew challenged the grumpy and judgmen...
Getting Together To Discover Lasting Solutions - Resolving Everyday Conflict Series (Grant Watts)
This week, as we wrapped up our series, Resolving Everyday Conflict, Grant shared his final message, Getting Together to Discover Lasting Solutions, focusing on the crucial final principle: Reconciliation (the "Us" section of the God, Me, You, ...
Gently Engaging Others - Resolving Everyday Conflict Series (Andrew Ponsen)
This week in church, Andrew Ponsen (Ponso) shared his message, Gently Engaging Others, focusing on Restoring the Relationship (the "You" part of God, Me, You, Us) as a part of our Resolving Everyday Conflict Series. He defined crucial conversat...
