x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

GBC | Big Three

Gymea Baptist Church

The GBC Big Three podcast is a weekly podcast where we unpack three big questions from Gymea Baptist Church"s latest Sermon chosen by our congregation.

religion & spirituality christianity

All Episodes

00:32:55

The Big 3 | 26 Nov, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/11/26

By the wording of his letter, which of the fruit of the Sprit is Paul implicitly asking Philemon to exhibit?Why didn’t Paul (or Jesus) call for the abolishment of slavery?Is there any other evidence that Onesimus did get set free?

en-au

00:28:47

The Big 3 | 19 Nov, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/11/19

This week's questions:-1. Given joy is somewhat experiential - how can we know that the joy we experience is from the spirit?2. What does it mean that the Joy of the Lord is our strength?3. What did James mean when he said we should count it all joy when we encounter trials?

en-au

00:32:04

The Big 3 | 12 Nov, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/11/12

Is it noteworthy that love is the first on the list?Why does Paul only mention love for others and not love for God in Galatians 5:14 like Jesus does in the parable?God’s love in sending Jesus is easy to recognise. In the Old Testament it’s much harder. How is God’s love expressed before Jesus?

en-au

00:30:11

The Big 3 | 5 Nov, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/11/05

Could Paul’s letter to the church be a passive aggressive response to the sins the church could have done? For example, they might have acted with hatred.We’ve looked at the same text for two weeks and haven’t addressed Paul’s interest in the law. What does the law have to do (or not)with the fruit of the Spirit?The vices are obvious, except in us. No one thinks they're in a faction, idolatrous or sexually immoral, yet we know these exist in the church. How do we do better?

en-au

00:31:29

The Big 3 | 29 Oct, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/10/29

How do the gifts of the Spirit contribute to our fruitfulness?How is the Trinity involved in our fruitfulness?Was fruit part of the Holy Spirit’s role in the Old Testament?

en-au

00:32:46

The Big 3 | 22 Oct, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/10/22

Does the fruit of our lives have to be public? Can’t we do these things in private or is ‘public’ about how it eventually affects others & therefore relational?Can you say more about how and why our fruitfulness is connected to God’s purposes and glory?Matthew 7:20 fits with people seeing God through our fruit, but what does it mean when we see what looks like good fruit from non-believers or bad fruit from believers.

en-au

00:33:37

The Big 3 | 24 Sep, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/09/24

Does God always follow judgment with grace throughout the entire Bible? If there is a time without grace, why might that be?Why did Abram feel he had to lie to protect himself. Why couldn't he just trust God to look after him?Historically many churches have chosen to either a focus on the effects of sin or prosperity doctrine. Why does this either/or behaviour happen?

en-au

00:35:40

The Big 3 | 17 Sep, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/09/17

Who were the people supposed to be representing God to if their role was to be image-bearers of God?Why did Noah curse Canaan? He was the son of Ham and wasn’t even directly mentioned as being involved, so why? And how do we see the curse working out?What has influenced your re-thinking of the Sunday School version of the stories in Genesis 1-11 to focus on God’s purposes rather than where Cain found a wife?

en-au

00:34:41

The Big 3 | 10 Sep, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/09/10

If the flood didn't fix mankind's sinning, what did it achieve? Was God just grumpy but now he's got it out of his system and has promised not to do it again?God promises not to destroy the earth again but isn’t Isaiah 65:17 creating a new earth a different way to say destroy the earth again?Why is Noah first told to take two of every type of animal into the ark but later to take seven of every kind of clean animal? How would he know the difference?

en-au

00:36:24

The Big 3 | 3 Sep, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/09/03

Who are the Nephilim in Genesis 6:4, and who are the Sons of God in Genesis 6:2?How can Jubal be the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes, Genesis 4:21, if his descendants were wiped out in the flood? Doesn't Lamech's lineage end?When Adam & Eve sinned, why didn't God just start over?

en-au

00:32:49

The Big 3 | 27 Aug, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/09/01

Does the phrase ‘Cain brought some fruits of the soil' but Abel brought from the 'firstborn', indicate anything regarding the quality of or heart inclination of the offerings?You mentioned a commentary that said we are too hard on Cain but should be harder on God-how can we do this appropriately? Why would the Bible at such an early stage of knowing God, contain both Eve and Cain’s ways of misrepresenting him. How do we know what’s right or wrong about God?

en-au

00:33:38

The Big 3 | 20 Aug, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/08/20

If the snake does not represent the devil, then why is it important that Jesus is the one to crush his head? Does the snake represent evil more generally? Or…If God made Adam and Eve equally in their vocation, why does God only curse Adam’s work on the ground?Why has this excerpt from the bible been used by so many preachers to emphasise the hopelessness of the human condition and the burden of sin?

en-au

00:32:52

The Big 3 | 13 Aug, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/08/13

If the Genesis record of God's instructions to Adam and Eve is literal, why should we regard their dialogue with the serpent as a parable?Was the interaction with the snake ordained/allowed by god as a way to give us a choice to follow him or not? If Eve and Adam didn’t have the knowledge of good and evil, how could they know that the serpent was lying, or that what they were doing was wrong?

en-au

00:32:41

The Big 3 | 6 Aug, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/08/06

To what degree did the original audience interpret Genesis as scientifically factual about creation vs a message about the creator?If Adam was not actually giving the creatures names, what was the significance of Adam's naming? Couldn't God have just given the names to Adam?If Genesis does not mention evangelism, how did it evolve from Genesis to how beautiful are the feet that share the good news, go and make disciple?

en-au

00:34:53

The Big 3 | 30 Jul, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/07/30

Can you re-explain more about the connection between sexuality and creation. Are you talking about the days of creation?Why would God invite the gods to share their images in creating humankind? Isn't it more likely that "us" is a preview of the Trinity?How should being made in the image of God affect how we live and our faith?

en-au

00:37:11

The Big 3 | 23 Jul, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/07/23

Amos’ famine of the Word was a judgment, sometimes we find the Word dry. Is that a judgment or is something else going on?The two sermons went in quite different directions. As someone who teaches preaching can you comment on the different approaches?What are your recommended rules for hermeneutics, e.g. top 5.

en-au

00:31:05

The Big 3 | 16 Jul, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/07/16

What is the lectionary and why are we only following it now? Did the Israelites believe that the other “gods” were real? Psalm 82 call us to defend the vulnerable and Luke 10 shows embodied mercy. Are we too comfortable in giving money than offering ourselves in the work of love?

en-au

00:34:06

The Big 3 | 2 Jul, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/07/02

The New Testament presents Jesus’ death and resurrection as separate but connected events. Both play a part in our salvation. What does each achieve? Was His death sufficient?We don’t seem to talk about sin as much today? Why not? Is this a compromise of the gospel?In John 10, Jesus says “My sheep know my voice” Do moments like Mary and disciples after the resurrection, hearing Jesus is something divine/revelation of this?

en-au

00:30:36

The Big 3 | 18th Jun, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/06/18

What other costs are there to following Jesus?In the book of Mark, James and John ask Jesus but in the book of Matthew their mother asks Jesus. Is there a difference? Does it change what we take from it?Rox mentioned what happened to Peter, James and John. Do we know what happened to the other disciples?

en-au

00:32:27

The Big 3 | 11th Jun, 2025

GBC | Big Three ·

2025/06/11

Should we encourage people to ask for a demonstration of Jesus’ power? If so, how do we do that to foster faith?What is the relationship between Jesus’ miracles and faith in the gospels?The sermon wove the four stories together. Are there other lessons in these stories that weren’t picked up?

en-au

205 results

Similar Podcasts

Jeff Haygood, Pastor

PodPoint

PASTOR ALVARO VALENCIA

Pastor Alvaro Valencia

Grace Life Church CT.

Joseph Levesque

Pleasant View Church

Ted Nance

Christian Heritage Church"s Podcast

PodPoint