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Inspire Church Albany
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Welcome to Inspire Church Albany Podcast. We are a Jesus centered church that believes in the power of God to transform lives. We take hold of our God given purpose with both hands; stepping into possibilities and futures beyond what we could imagine. To learn more visit our website at www.inspirechurchnz.com
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"Counting the Stars" with Ps Don McDonell 14 June 2026
5d ago00:52:58Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Ps Don McDonell continues his powerful message Counting the Stars, calling us to step out of small thinking and into bold, voice‑activated faith. He reminds us that God’s promises are bigger than our circumstances and that one heartfelt “Amen” can shift an entire future. Get ready for a message filled with real stories, real power, and a fresh invitation to believe God for the impossible.
Transcribe →Sunday with Ps Don McDonell // 7 June 2026
2w ago01:15:04Tap to summarizeSunday with Ps Don McDonell (7 June 2026) This Sunday’s service carried a strong atmosphere of faith, healing, and unity as Ps Don led the church in bold prayer for miracles—declaring healing over sickness, restoration in families, and breakthrough in finances. He reminded the church that impossible situations are simply invitations for God to move, urging believers to lift their perspective above circumstances and speak life with their words. A significant moment in the service was the announcement that Ps Kim and Jesse are transitioning to serve at Doxodeo. Ps Don and Ps Julia affirmed their love, blessing, and full support, emphasising unity, honour, and the absence of any conflict. The church will formally pray them out on the 28th. Ps Don continued the Spirit of Faith series, teaching from Genesis 15 and challenging the church to live with expectation, overcome discouragement, and walk by faith rather than sight. He highlighted that revival is not something we wait for—it’s something we carry—and encouraged the church to keep advancing, believing that with God all things are possible.
Transcribe →"Sunday Service" with Ps Chas Stevenson 30 May 2026
3w ago01:01:51Tap to summarizeSunday service with Ps Chas Stevenson (30 May 2026): Ps Chas Stevenson brought a dynamic and faith‑charged message, reminding the church that authentic Christianity is rooted in the Word of God and a living relationship with Jesus. He challenged believers to live boldly by faith, confronting fear, doubt, and unanswered prayers with the certainty of God’s promises. Through personal stories—including his childhood healing—he illustrated how simple, unwavering belief in Scripture activates the miraculous. The service stirred the congregation to pursue a deeper walk with God, marked by confidence, conviction, and a renewed commitment to live by faith every day.
Transcribe →"Free to Surrender" with Ps Shane Willard 12 Dec 2021
3w ago00:18:20Tap to summarizeFree to Surrender by Ps Shane Willard (12 Dec 2021), grounded directly in your archived transcript: Ps Shane Willard explores how biblical figures like John the Baptist, Moses, Jeremiah, Mary, and even Jesus faced seasons of struggle despite doing everything right. He shows that faith is not the absence of doubt or difficulty, but the choice to surrender when life feels uncontrollable. Through these stories, he highlights that control leads to frustration and captivity, while surrender opens the way to freedom, trust, and spiritual growth. The message invites listeners to release their need to control outcomes and embrace the life‑giving power of surrender to God.
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"Pentecost Sunday" with Ps Julia McDonell // 24 May 2026
4w ago00:36:13Tap to summarizePentecost Sunday with Ps Julia McDonell centers on welcoming the Holy Spirit afresh and remembering the power Jesus promised to His followers, as she reminds the church that “the Holy Spirit’s a gift” and the source of courage, wisdom, and transformation. Drawing from Acts 2, she highlights how the Spirit turned fearful disciples into bold witnesses and calls believers today to choose joy, surrender control, and live empowered lives, noting, “That joy comes from the Holy Spirit.” Ps Julia contrasts the division of Babel with the unity of Pentecost, where every person heard the gospel in their own language, revealing God’s heart to reach the ends of the earth. She closes by urging the church to live Spirit‑filled, unified, and courageous—people who carry God’s love into the world with bold faith.
Transcribe →"Tested Faith, Trusted Faith" by our own Ps Julia McDonell 17 May 2026
May 1700:42:49Tap to summarizePodcast Summary — Ps Julia McDonell | 17 May 2026 “Tested Faith, Trusted Faith” Ps Julia McDonell brings a deeply anointed and emotionally charged message on the journey from tested faith to trusted faith, calling every believer to move beyond comfort and step into personal revival. Drawing from Ephesians 4 and the powerful story of Elijah and Elisha in 2 Kings 2, she shows that God forms trustworthy vessels through seasons of pressure, surrender, and obedience. She reminds the church that revival is no longer about the “big names” or the spectacular movements of the 1990s—God is igniting revival within each believer, empowering them to transform their world, workplace, and relationships. Through vivid storytelling, Ps Julia highlights Elisha’s unwavering loyalty, his willingness to walk through rejection, famine, confrontation, and grief, and his ultimate transition into a double‑portion inheritance—not of power, but of sonship. With raw honesty, she shares her own journey through grief and the moment she had to “push through and touch the hem of His garment,” urging listeners not to remain stuck in pain but to cross over into personal faith, personal prayer, and personal encounter with God. The mantle, she says, falls in moments of painful separation—but each believer must choose to pick it up. This message calls the church to maturity, surrender, and courage: Stop depending on someone else’s walk with God. Strike the water for yourself. Step into the new season God is opening before you.
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"Special Mother's Day Dedication" with Ps Julia and Don McDonell Sunday 10 May 2026
May 1201:04:46Tap to summarizeSpecial Mother's Day Dedication with Ps Julia and Don McDonell Sunday 10 May 2026 Ps Julia opened the Mother’s Day service by honouring the women of the church, reading from Proverbs 31 and declaring strength, dignity, and God‑given beauty over every woman, saying, “I am magnificent and I carry God’s favour.” She encouraged the congregation with stories of Sarah’s renewed youth and reminded the women that God can revive what feels worn out, restoring grace, purpose, and joy. The service then shifted to a powerful moment of child dedication, where Ps Julia prophesied life, wisdom, and God’s favour over each child and spoke about the church’s role in shaping the next generation. Ps Don joined in prayer as the church celebrated family, legacy, and the call to speak life, hope, and blessing over both mothers and children.
Transcribe →"Spirit of Faith" with Ps Don McDonell 3 May 2026
May 400:32:46Tap to summarize“Spirit of Faith” — Ps Don McDonell 3 May 2026 Ps Don McDonell teaches that a spirit of faith is caught, not taught, and grows in the atmosphere you choose and the words you speak. Drawing from Scripture, personal stories, and examples like Timothy, Caleb, and Smith Wigglesworth, he emphasises that faith is a spiritual force that transforms environments and unlocks God’s promises. He challenges believers to guard their words, reject negativity, and speak life, because “death and life are in the power of the tongue” (as he states in the sermon). Ps Don calls the church to lean into faith over the coming month—praying, gathering, and stepping out boldly even when the path is unclear. He concludes by declaring that faith breaks heaviness, awakens hope, and positions every believer to rise, overcome, and walk in God’s purpose.
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"Anzac Weekend" with Ps Ken Harrison // 26 April 2026
Apr 2600:52:11Tap to summarizePodcast Summary — ANZAC Memorial & Sermon by Ps Ken Harrison (Sunday, 26 April) Ps Ken Harrison opened the service with a deeply personal and reverent ANZAC commemoration, honouring the sacrifice of New Zealanders who served in World War I, World War II, and later conflicts. Drawing from his own family history — a grandfather wounded at Passchendaele and a father who fought in Egypt and Italy — Ps Ken reflected on the cost of freedom and the responsibility each generation carries to protect peace. He shared vivid stories from the battlefields he has visited, including the trenches of Epes and the Seneo stopbank in Italy, grounding the remembrance in real human courage and loss. As he read Laurence Binyon’s famous lines, “At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them,” the congregation stood to honour those who served and those who still carry the scars of war. Transitioning into his sermon “Seize Life, Seize the Day,” Ps Ken connected the ANZAC legacy of courage to the Christian call to live purposefully. Using his father’s wartime diary — including the entry written the day his father was wounded — he illustrated how moments of crisis can shape a lifetime of conviction. His father’s motto, “You only pass this way once — live it,” became the foundation for a message urging believers to embrace each day with faith, passion, and intentionality. Drawing from Ephesians 5 and Ecclesiastes 9:10, Ps Ken taught that seizing the day means recognising God’s love, goodness, and guidance in every season. He reminded listeners that faith is not passive; it “holds up” the promises of God and propels us into the future with courage. Using the acronym LIVE — Love God, Invest in His kingdom, Value your time, and be Eager to please Him — he called the church to live fully for Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit and committed to the work of the Kingdom. The message closed with a challenge: as long as it is day, we must do the works of the One who sent us. Just as past generations fought for our freedom, we are called to honour their legacy — and Christ’s sacrifice — by living boldly, faithfully, and purposefully today.
Transcribe →"Free to Surrender" by Ps Shane Willard // 12 Dec
Apr 2300:21:12Tap to summarize“Free to Surrender” by Ps Shane Willard Ps Shane Willard unpacks the stories of John the Baptist, Moses, Jeremiah, Mary, and Jesus to show that faith isn’t about controlling outcomes but learning to surrender in the middle of struggle. Through their journeys, he highlights that even when we do everything right, life can still feel uncertain — yet God meets us in that place. True freedom comes not from fixing every circumstance, but from releasing control and trusting God’s work in us and in others. The message calls listeners to embrace surrender as the pathway to peace, strength, and deeper faith.
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