🤔 How can we partner with God to make a difference in the world, whether big or small?

In this episode of Bible Basics and Beyond, Jaden sits down with Ms Sharmila Sekaran to discuss faith, advocacy, justice, and our responsibility to make a difference in the world around us ✨

Ms Sharmila Sekaran is a partner in a Malaysian law firm, specialising in litigation and intellectual property. Having studied law in the United Kingdom, she was admitted as a Barrister to the Bar of England and Wales through the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, before being admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She is also the co-founder and founding Chairperson of Voice of the Children, an organisation dedicated to protecting children’s rights and welfare in Malaysia.

Through her work, she has advocated for justice and vulnerable communities. In this conversation, she shares how her faith influences her advocacy, why God has a special heart for the vulnerable, and how we can partner with Him to bring meaningful change.

They also cover:

⚖️ God’s heart for children and those without a voice

🗣️ Strategic advocacy: knowing when, where and how to speak up

🙏 Having everyday conversations with God and learning to hear His voice

💭 Discernment, wisdom and navigating transparency in the age of social media

🤝 Why partnering with God is a privilege

❤️ Making small differences in our everyday lives and communities

🌍 Being curious, asking questions and understanding the issues around us

🔥 Staying connected to God and remaining true to His Word

One powerful reminder from this conversation is that making a difference doesn’t always require something extraordinary. Sometimes, it starts with something as simple as giving someone a cup of coffee. A small act to us could mean everything to someone else.

If you’ve ever wondered how you can make a difference in the world around you, or how your faith should translate into action beyond the four walls of the church, this episode is for you!

🎧 Bible Basics and Beyond is a podcast with a vision to empower the next generation, discuss the hard questions of the Christian faith, and build the Kingdom of God through understanding. Hosted by Jaden Gomez, an ordinary university student exploring these topics, the podcast brings biblical questions and conversations to life—including interviews with pillars of the Christian faith. Together, we seek to understand Scripture more deeply and apply what we learn 🔥

Chapters

0:00 – Coming Up

0:26 – Welcome to Bible Basics and Beyond

2:11 – Meet Ms Sharmila Sekaran

3:12 – Discovering God’s heart for advocacy

3:35 – Why God has a special heart for children

4:58 – The importance of strategic advocacy

6:27 – Knowing when to speak up and when to wait

7:06 – Having everyday conversations with God

8:48 – Wisdom and discernment in advocacy

9:14 – Transparency, social media and knowing what to share

10:54 – God wants to partner with us

12:30 – Knowing God as both King and Father

14:12 – Why we need to learn to hear God’s voice

14:37 – Is God really silent? Understanding the work of the Holy Spirit

15:38 – Advocating for children in an increasingly challenging world

16:42 – How can young adults make a difference?

17:03 – It starts with having the heart for it

17:40 – Small differences can make a big impact

18:20 – The power of simple kindness

20:00 – Stay curious: asking questions and challenging what we hear

21:09 – Understanding the world around us

22:48 – Advice for the next generation of young leaders

🎧 Join us on this journey of faith and understanding. Let’s grow together! 🙌✨

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🤔 Does God care about your Monday-to-Friday job?

In this episode of Bible Basics and Beyond, Jaden Gomez sits down with Millie Chan to talk about faith and work in the marketplace ✨

Ms Millie Chan is a senior lawyer and legal consultant practicing in both Canada and Malaysia, with extensive experience in corporate and commercial law. She currently serves as a Board Member of Gamuda Berhad and QL Resources, contributing to strategic leadership and governance at the highest levels of business. Beyond her professional work, she is also a graduate of Regent College Bible School, reflecting her deep commitment to integrating faith, wisdom, and leadership in the marketplace.

Ms Millie came to faith near 40 and first believed that marketplace work ranked below church work. She explains how she came to see that "all work done in honor of God, all good work, pleases God," and why a lawyer's calling is not inferior to a missionary's.

They also cover:

📑 The Lausanne "Mind the Gap" paper

⛪️ Why churches should speak into Monday-to-Friday life

📖 What Revelation says about work continuing

🔥 Why a broken workplace can still be where God sends you

💭 Inclusive, "centered and connected" leadership for young professionals

If you've ever felt a gap between Sunday and Monday, this episode is for you.

🎧 Bible Basics and Beyond is a podcast with a vision to empower the next generation, discuss the hard questions of the Christian faith, and build the Kingdom of God through understanding. Hosted by Jaden Gomez, an ordinary university student exploring these topics, the podcast brings biblical questions and conversations to life—including interviews with pillars of the Christian faith. Together, we seek to understand Scripture more deeply and apply what we learn 🔥

Chapters

0:00 – Coming Up

0:51 – Welcome to Bible Basics and Beyond

2:12 – Meet Ms Millie Chan

3:08 – Church vs. marketplace: the "hierarchy of work"

5:33 – The anxiety of leaving legal practice

6:32 – No dichotomy: made in the image of a working God

7:57 – A chair for God in the office

10:23 – "Mind the Gap": Sunday and Monday

12:47 – Praying over and sending out marketplace workers

14:45 – Carrying Sunday into the rest of the week

17:38 – "Disperse and do church"

18:33 – Work in Revelation and the ship of Tarshish

20:53 – Work, workplace and worker: Institute for Marketplace Transformation

22:22 – Parable of the talents: "What have you done?"

24:45 – No place too broken for God

27:36 – Reaching people through the marketplace

29:34 – Advice for young leaders: inclusive leadership

33:20 – Everyone is a leader where they are placed

34:13 – Closing thoughts

🎧Join us on this journey of faith and understanding. Let's grow together! 🙌✨

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‼️ Your future calling should never become an excuse for neglecting your present faithfulness. If you keep waiting for the "real" assignment before serving well today, you may be missing the very thing God is using to shape your character right now 🔥

In this episode, Jaden unpacks a challenging, practical idea about calling, stewardship, and what it really means to be faithful in the season you're actually in ✨

This episode asks the uncomfortable question most believers avoid: what happens when the vision God put in your heart becomes a reason to dismiss the responsibilities in front of you? 🤔

This is part two of our series on calling and purpose in season. The central question: When Your Calling Becomes Your Excuse

🎙️ Listen to Part 1 Here : https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OyS7CugLgTXNjmSgXHW3s?si=A3BBr7jnTXSMnyN2cAxg4w

🎧 Bible Basics and Beyond is a podcast with a vision to empower the next generation, discuss the hard questions of the Christian faith, and build the Kingdom of God through understanding. Hosted by Jaden Gomez, an ordinary university student exploring these topics, the podcast brings biblical questions and conversations to life—including interviews with pillars of the Christian faith. Together, we seek to understand Scripture more deeply and apply what we learn 🔥

Chapters

00:00 - Faith for the future cannot excuse unfaithfulness today

00:54 - Why present responsibility matters as much as future calling

04:59 - The Hebrew meaning of avoda and why ordinary work matters

07:54 - Jesus redefines greatness through servanthood in Mark 10

12:07 - Genesis 2:15 and the stewardship of what is already in your care

16:53 - Luke 16:10 and why faithfulness in little things still matters

20:14 - Imunah, Habakkuk, and faithfulness while waiting

23:43 - Why calling should never become an excuse to stop serving

24:13 - Joshua’s preparation under Moses before public leadership

26:38 - Leadership as equipping, building, and helping people grow

30:01 - Maturity, discernment, and staying open to correction

33:29 - Trusting God with outcomes you cannot control

35:26 - The closing challenge: be faithful in the season you are in

🎧Join us on this journey of faith and understanding. Let's grow together! 🙌✨

🔔 Make sure to hit that notification bell and stay tuned for more enriching content. Thank you for tuning in, and as always, remember that God loves you!

✉️If you have any topics or questions, email us at

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