Pastor Stephen Hackney Podcast

Episode 19 | How To Handle Criticism

Aristotle said, 'There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing; say nothing; and be nothing.' If like me, that is not an option then here are a few thoughts on how to handle criticism in your life. 

Episode 18 | Holy Week - A Slow Walk to the Cross

A few encouraging words on why it matters to refect on this important week in the Christian calendar. It leads into the Holy Week daily podcast devotional.

Episode 17 | Maintaining Peace in a Troubled World

We live in troubled times and this impacts on us all. How can we find peace in the midst of trouble so that we are not paralysed through fear but can rather act from a position of stability and faith. In this podcast we take a brief at what it means to maintain our inner peace and live wisely as we navigate the world around us.

Episode 16 | On Leaving Things Behind

If we want to embrace our future then we need to learn what to do with our past. Our past shapes us but should not restrict us and in learning the lessons of our past we best position ourselves for fruitfulness in the future. 

Episode 15 | Noise

If we want to listen well then we need to cut out life's distractions. Here are a few thoughts on the importance of dealing with noise.

Episode 14 | Holy Week Day Seven - New Life

So here on Day 7 we come to the end of our talks by coming to the beginning of the New Life that Easter promises and may we all both know and live in the life that Jesus died in order that we might possess - a life both abundant and new.

Episode 13 | Holy Week Day Six - Waiting

And so fixed between Good Friday and Easter Sunday we are faced with the waiting. What do we do with the waiting? What do we do in the waiting? On this day six of Holy Week we explore what it mean to wait - and to wait well for the promise to be delivered.

Episode 12 | Holy Week Day Five - Cross

As we arrive at Good Friday we take time to reflect and think about the Crucifixion and how the death of Jesus offers new life to you and me.

Episode 11 | Holy Week Day Four 4 - Sacrifice

In this episode of the podcast we take the phrase from John the Baptist who in seeing Jesus said, 'Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.' Through it we contrast the Jewish sacrificial system with the life of Jesus and how in the giving of his life we are set free from the pollution, power, penalty and partition of sin.

Episode 10 | Holy Week Day Three - Dying

Jesus said, ..'Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.' Today we look at what it means to die to self in order to live fully for Christ.