Grapevine Ministries
Grapevine Ministries Podcast with:
Ps Phillip Barker is an itinerant pastor in Perth, Western Australia.
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New Episodes Weekly from the bible to uplift and encourage those that need a word from the Lord, to strengthen their faith.
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199 episodes
The Father's Heart To Bless
The world trains us to chase what we want right now, but we’re not meant to be driven by demand, fear, or distraction. We take a clear look at the Father’s heart to bless, and why real spiritual strength starts with a different priority: time i...
Faith of Samuel Part II
If you’ve ever had that sinking moment where you realise you’re drifting again, this conversation sits right in that tension and refuses to stay vague. We pick up the story around 1 Samuel 7 and trace Israel’s rise and fall under Philistine pre...
The Faith Of Samuel Part 1
Israel wanted a king, and Samuel’s story shows what happens when a whole culture decides it knows better than God. We unpack the early life of Samuel through 1 Samuel, but we start where the story really begins: with Hannah, a woman of faith wh...
Faith of David
He had the chance to end his enemy with one quick move, and he chose restraint. That moment with Saul’s robe isn’t a footnote; it’s a window into why David gets named in Hebrews 11 as a man of faith, even though his life includes messy sin and ...
Faith of Moses Part II
If you knew you couldn’t keep a single thing you own, what would you chase and what would you finally let go? We return to the faith of Moses and put a spotlight on a life shaped by the future, not the moment. The thread running through everyth...
Faith of Moses Part I
Living for “right now” feels powerful until it all changes overnight. We sit with Hebrews 11:23–29 and trace the faith of Moses, not as a distant Bible hero, but as a steady example for anyone trying to endure pressure, disappointment, or slow ...
Faith of Abraham Part II
The hardest moments are the ones where the facts feel final. We look at Abraham at 99 and Sarah at 90, stare straight at the words “as good as dead” and “barren”, and ask the question that sits underneath so many real-life trials: what do you d...
Faith of Abraham Part I
Control feels like safety until it turns into anxiety you can’t switch off. We start with Abraham because his life shows what faith really looks like when God calls you forward but refuses to hand you the full itinerary. Abraham obeys the call,...
Faith of Noah Part II
Noah didn’t have proof, applause, or even a weather forecast. He had one thing: God’s Word. We pick up the story of Noah’s faith from Hebrews 11:7 and ask what it means to trust God about “things not yet seen” when your world has no visible sig...
Noah Faith
Hollywood can make a Bible story look epic while quietly rewriting what it means. We start by unpacking why the film Noah left us frustrated, and why a distorted retelling can shape people’s imagination more than the actual text of Scripture. F...
Faith You Can Hold
Faith can sound like a church word until you’re staring down something you can’t control, and you need more than optimism. We take Hebrews 11 seriously and talk about faith as “substance” and “evidence” something you can actually grab hold of w...
Part V God Is Bigger
Fear loves specifics: a volatile world leader, an election you can’t control, a fuel crisis, a boss who plays games, a family member who won’t budge, a habit that won’t let go. We talk honestly about those threats, then widen the lens until Isa...
Part IV God Is Bigger
If the opposition in front of you looks bigger, louder, and stronger, this message is a reset for your nerves and your faith. We’re in part four of God’s waiting room, and we keep coming back to one stabilising truth: God is bigger than any com...
Part III God’s Waiting Room
Waiting can feel like wasted time, like the door won’t open and God has gone quiet. We tackle that head on by reframing the delay as God’s waiting room, a season that is meant to form you, not flatten you. I share why waiting patiently is not p...
The Power Of Waiting
Waiting can be the hardest answer of all. When life is already heavy, “wait” feels like silence, like freefall, like being stuck in a corridor with no exit sign. We talk honestly about that space, the one we call God’s waiting room, and why it ...
The Power Of Waiting
Waiting is one of the most honest tests of faith, because it presses on the part of us that wants control, speed, and certainty. After Easter, we sit in that tension: Jesus has risen, the gospel is true, and yet we still find ourselves praying,...
The Road To The Cross II
The road to the cross isn’t a vague religious idea. It’s a straight line Jesus chooses to walk, knowing it leads to rejection, humiliation, flogging and death and knowing his own friends will scatter when it gets real. We talk through why that ...
Peace In A Troubled World
Trouble is not a surprise, and peace is not a pretend feeling. We open John 16:28–33 and listen to Jesus speak plainly about where he comes from, where he is going, and what his followers are about to face. The disciples finally say they believ...
The Road to Easter
Easter can be loud with tradition, or it can be quiet in a living room with the weight of the world still hanging in the air. Either way, we do not want the meaning to slip past us again before we have even had time to feel it. With Holy Week a...
Marks Of Those Who Love God
Start here if you’re hungry for a steadier way to face uncertainty. We walk through the closing lines of Psalm 91 and uncover the marks of those who truly love God: setting our love on Him, knowing His name, praying with confidence, and trustin...
You Don’t Need To See God To Trust His Protection
What if the strongest proof of protection is what you never notice? We open Psalm 91:11–12 and step into a guided tour of faith that doesn’t demand spectacle, yet grounds life in substance and evidence. From Hebrews 11:1 to Thomas’ doubts, we u...
Trust And See
When fear is loud and the future feels thin, where do you place your weight? We open Psalm 91:7–9 and confront a hard tension: believers still face sickness, grief, and loss, yet those who trust God are held in a safety deeper than circumstance...
Psalm 91 Part IV God’s 24/7 Protection
Fear thrives in the gaps between what we feel and what’s actually true. Today we close those gaps with Psalm 91, moving from the poetry we’ve memorised to the refuge we can live inside. We read verses 1–6 and slow down on the words we often ski...
Psalm 91 Part 2 Assurance In Times Of Crisis
What if safety isn’t the absence of storms but the presence you stand within? We dive into Psalm 91 to explore assurance that holds when life breaks, trading superstition for a sturdy practice of dwelling with God. Rather than running to a dust...