This year at Bayside Church I’ve had the privilege of teaching a series close to my heart: Living the Good Life … the Jesus Way.
What does it really mean to live a good life? Across five messages this year, I’ve explored Jesus’ promise of “life to the full”, including an invitation beyond surface ideas of happiness and success into a deeper way of living shaped by joy, gratitude, purpose, freedom, and connection.
With Part 5 in August, the series is now complete. If you were there for any of it, thank you for being part of the conversation. If you missed one (or all of them), every message is available below in both video and audio.
The full series
Part 1 — Joy Beyond Happiness (January 18, 2026). In the opening message of this series, I ask what truly makes a life good and explore Jesus’ invitation to a deeper joy — one that goes beyond happiness and holds steady regardless of circumstances. 📺 Watch Part 1 · 🎧 Listen to Part 1
Part 2 — Gratitude Beyond Consumerism (April 19, 2026). Drawing on Jesus’ promise of “life to the full,” this message invites us beyond the consumerism of our culture to a life of gratitude and contentment. 📺 Watch Part 2 · 🎧 Listen to Part 2
Part 3 — Purpose Beyond Pleasure (April 26, ANZAC Day weekend). Drawing on Jesus’ promise of “life to the full,” this message invites us beyond the mere pursuit of pleasure to a life of deeper meaning and purpose. 📺 Watch Part 3 · 🎧 Listen to Part 3
Part 4 — Freedom Beyond Religiosity (July 5, 2026). Drawing on Jesus’ promise of “life to the full,” this message invites us beyond the burden of religious performance to a life of true freedom and joy. 📺 Watch Part 4 · 🎧 Listen to Part 4
Part 5 — Connection Beyond Isolation (August 23, 2026). Drawing on Jesus’ promise of “life to the full,” this final message invites us beyond the isolation of our culture to a life of genuine connection and community. 📺 Watch Part 5 · 🎧 Listen to Part 5
Catch up on the whole series
You can find all five messages (video on YouTube and audio on my Podbean podcast page) plus my other teachings there too. Worth subscribing to either if you’d like to be first to hear whatever comes next.
Whichever part speaks to where you’re at right now, I hope it offers something useful. It could be a fresh angle, a bit of encouragement, maybe just permission to slow down and reconsider what “the good life” actually means for you. That’s really the heart of it: not a formula, but an invitation to keep exploring.
If any of this resonates, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to reach out or leave a comment below.