In this message, Ryan explores what it means to live a life of faith—one that often looks ridiculous and risky, yet reveals a deeper unseen reality. Drawing from Hebrews 11, he shows that faith isn’t passive belief but active trust in God even when outcomes are uncertain. True faith steps into spaces where God has to show up, not because it’s safe, but because it’s beautifully worth it. Ryan shares stories—from his family’s unexpected moves to moments of doubt and surrender—that remind us faith is sustained by continually fixing our eyes on Jesus, saying yes again and again, and trusting that God’s reality is greater than what we see.
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In this conversation, Mark speaks with James Kelly, founder of FaithTech, about how followers of Jesus can live with wisdom and order in a world shaped by technology. James shares how FaithTech began as a small gathering of believers in the tech industry who wanted to use their skills for the gospel, and how it’s now grown into a global movement. Together they explore Jesus’ countercultural vision of power—not through speed or scale, but through friendship over time. James offers practical rhythms for families and individuals to keep technology in its right place—daily Scripture, digital Sabbaths, and screen-free spaces—and reminds us that our call is not to flee technology, but to redeem it, bringing God’s beauty and order into a digital world.
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Mark teaches that a “beautiful life” requires awareness—not just spatial focus, but spiritual discernment. In Acts 21, Paul senses the Spirit compelling him to Jerusalem while friends—accurately warned but humanly interpreting—urge him not to go. The lesson: prophetic insight can be divine, but our responses can be skewed by emotion. Paul models mature discernment: he knows the kingdom way (power through the cross, not comfort), stays attuned to the Spirit, and practices self-awareness (recognising others’ grief without abandoning God’s call).
Mark names four linked awarenesses: Kingdom awareness (God’s upside-down values), Spirit awareness (hearing and weighing what God says), Self-awareness (letting God search the heart that can deceive), and Situational awareness (integrating all three in real time). The invitation: look to Jesus—the master of holy awareness—and ask, What is the Spirit saying now? What’s divine vs. merely human in my reactions? What heart scripts or fears are blocking obedience? Then follow where He leads.
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In this closing message of the Furnace of Faith season, Trudi reflects on four months of intentionally fixing our eyes on Jesus through winter and witnessing hearts opened, faith raised, and hunger stirred. God has been preparing Red to be a people ready for harvest, building prayer rhythms, raising up pillars of faith, and restoring vision for abundance. Stories of people meeting Jesus, unexpected conversations, and renewed hunger remind us that the ground is fertile and the season is ripe.
Looking ahead, Trudi points us to John 20:19–23: just as Jesus gave His disciples peace and sent them out, He now sends us as carriers of His shalom—wholeness, harmony, and life-transforming peace. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we are to advance with “shoes of readiness” to bring the gospel of peace into our city and beyond. The furnace has been ignited, and this is just the beginning.
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In this message, our guest speaker, Rob Reimer, shares how God is stirring a new and unique renewal across the world—not just from one outpouring that spreads, but from many streams rising simultaneously. Unlike past revivals, this move has the potential to reach further than ever before. Rob unpacks five keys to hosting and sustaining renewal: cultivating a soul culture rooted in humility, honesty, and confession; building a Spirit culture that welcomes God’s presence without fear or fakery; being anchored in the Word as doers, not just hearers; being mobilised on mission, carrying the flame outward rather than keeping it for ourselves; and finally, centering everything on Jesus, our first love and primary obsession. Renewal begins when we align our hearts with Christ, welcome the Spirit’s move, and keep our eyes fixed on Him.
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Guest speaker, Rob Reimer, teaches that intimacy with Jesus comes not from striving but abiding, like branches connected to the vine. To go deeper, we practice an empty–fill rhythm—emptying distractions, sin, and negative emotions, then filling through spiritual rhythms that actually grow love, freedom, and joy. Disciplines like prayer, Scripture, and worship are not the end but a means to encounter God. Intimacy also requires listening and obeying, keeping Jesus at the centre rather than ourselves. At times, it calls for sacrifice—through fasting, night prayer, or retreats—that create space for deeper connection. The key question is simple: Is your rhythm working?
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In this message, Mark shows that true beauty is built on wisdom, not just knowledge or success. Wisdom is God’s gift that brings order, harmony, and character into our lives—shaping not only what we do but who we become. Unlike résumé virtues of skills and status, wisdom forms eulogy virtues like kindness, humility, and love. It teaches us to live in step with God’s timing, often looks countercultural in a world that prizes folly, and flows ultimately from Jesus—the wisdom of God made flesh. And the good news is that if we lack wisdom, God promises to give it generously to all who ask (James 1:5).
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Mark shows how a truly beautiful life takes shape in our relationships. From Colossians 3:12–15, he contrasts the fall’s fractures—loneliness, conflict, betrayal—with Jesus’ reconciling love that clothes us in compassion, humility, patience, and peace. He challenges cultural scripts (the “soulmate,” perfect friend group, self-improvement, resignation) and invites five steps: invest, give time, take risk (and forgive), pursue personal transformation, and depend on the Holy Spirit to love like Christ.
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In this week’s message, Mark explores how a truly beautiful life begins with a right relationship to creation. Drawing on Romans 1:20 and Psalm 19, he contrasts the biblical vision—where the world reveals God’s power and invites awe—with our secular habit of seeing the world as mere “stuff” to exploit. From McCubbin’s Lost to Brack’s Collins St, 5pm, Mark traces how our posture toward nature and the city has shifted, often dulling wonder and weakening faith.
Mark then offers a practical, hope-filled reset: receive the world as a gift, embrace the limits of creation as engines of holiness, and practice attentiveness and gratitude in the ordinary—learning to look up, notice, and worship. As image-bearers and stewards, we’re called not to conform to the “age,” but to cultivate God’s beautiful order in the very places we live, work, and walk.
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In this week’s message, Mark explores what it means to live with God-given purpose at the heart of a beautiful life. While our culture tells us to maximise pleasure, comfort, or self-made meaning, Scripture offers a different vision: we were created by God, in His image, to bring His beautiful order into the world.
Drawing on Genesis, Ephesians, and Joshua, Mark shows how purpose is awakened through intention—how our posture, our people, our patterns, and even what we choose to parent shape us into who we’re becoming. A life centred on Jesus doesn’t just receive His order; it releases it—like rivers of living water flowing into a thirsty world.
This is a message for anyone hungry to move from drifting to intentional living and to discover the beauty of a life aligned with God’s purpose.
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In this week’s message, Mark launches a new series exploring what it means to live a beautiful life. In a world filled with noise, filters, and false signs pointing us in every direction, beauty often feels shallow and fragmented. But the Scriptures offer a richer vision—where beauty means harmony, coherence, and life ordered around the One who holds all things together.
Drawing from Mark 8, Isaiah’s prophetic vision, and Colossians 1, Mark reminds us that true beauty is not abstract or cosmetic—it is Jesus Himself. He is the centre, the King in His beauty, who brings order to our chaos, peace to our striving, and harmony to our lives.
Through story and Scripture, Mark invites us to step back and see the bigger picture: that when we place Christ at the centre, even the ordinary moments of life become part of a greater, breathtaking symphony.
This is a message for anyone tired of chasing the wrong signs, and longing to discover the beauty of a life centred on Jesus.
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In this week’s message, Trudi Sayers unpacks the tension, purpose, and beauty of waiting. From the ache of unanswered prayers to the joyful anticipation of what’s to come, she reminds us that wait time is never wasted in God’s kingdom.
Drawing on the prophet Habakkuk’s honest cries, the parable of the ten virgins, and stories of persevering faith, Trudi shows how God uses waiting to align us with His timing, deepen our trust, and prepare our hearts for His move. Waiting is not passive—it’s a time to keep our lamps burning, remove roadblocks, and let God build in us a steadfast spirit that will endure and shine for generations to come.
This is a message for anyone longing to see God move—and learning to trust Him in the in-between.
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In this week’s message, Mark Sayers explores how the kingdom of God advances—both in our world and in our hearts. Drawing from Mark 1 and the expansion of Melbourne, he unpacks what it means for Jesus’ authority to reclaim territory long held by other powers.
As our culture grows more spiritually open, how do we respond? Mark outlines three vital conversions—towards Christ, His cause, and His Church—and shows how they unlock lasting renewal in an age of deep hunger.
This is a message about surrendering resistance and partnering with God’s mission in a post-secular world.
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In this week's message, Mark Sayers explores the story of Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8 to reveal a deeper warning for our moment: when spiritual hunger is high but surrender is low. As our culture searches for power, shortcuts, and techniques, what happens when faith is reduced to just another tool for self-gain?
Mark traces the return of magic, the rise of spiritual curiosity, and the danger of maximising everything—even our faith. But there’s another way. Like the Magi who bowed before Jesus, we’re invited not to control the Spirit, but to kneel in awe before the One who gives it.
This is a message for a culture chasing wonder—and a Church called to welcome the seekers home.
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In this message, Mark Sayers explores the “excluded middle”—the spiritual space between the natural and the overtly religious that modern secularism tries to ignore. But as crises shake our sense of control, more people are becoming open to the mysterious, the spiritual, and the unexplainable.
With insight from scripture, cultural trends, and personal stories, Mark challenges us to recognise this growing space and step into it with the authority and power Jesus gives. What if we’re not just called to believe high truths or navigate daily life—but to minister in the messy, mysterious middle where heaven meets earth?
Come be reminded: the middle isn’t something to fear. It’s the place Jesus sends us.
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In this message, Mark Sayers explores how our world’s belief that “everything is just stuff” is beginning to crack. As spiritual hunger rises and people experience things they can’t explain, we’re seeing signs that the secular worldview is losing its grip.
With Psalm 19 as a guide, Mark reminds us that creation itself is speaking—declaring the glory of God. What if sunsets, surprise moments, and even questions are pointing us back to Him? And what if faith isn’t about escaping the world, but waking up to the wonder already within it?
Come and discover a simple, powerful way to live every moment with Jesus—no longer divided between sacred and ordinary, but fully alive to His presence in all things.
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In this thought-provoking message, Mark Sayers unpacks Paul’s encounter in Athens from Acts 17 to help us see our cultural moment with fresh eyes. As interest in spirituality rises—from Gen Z turning to church, to tech leaders discussing the Antichrist in mainstream media—could it be that secularism is cracking?
Drawing on stories from across Europe and beyond, Mark suggests we’re not just seeing a revival of faith—but the beginning of a decline in secularism itself. What if people around us are more open to Jesus than we realise? And what if the Church is being invited to wake up and see what God is already doing?
Come be challenged and encouraged to step into this moment with courage, compassion, and a fresh sense of mission.
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In this stirring message, Mark Sayers reflects on his recent time in Europe—where stories of surprising spiritual renewal are emerging from some of the world’s most secular environments. From ChatGPT pointing people to church, to rising faith among Gen Z across Scandinavia and beyond, something unexpected is happening: God is spreading a table in the wilderness.
But this message isn’t just about Europe—it’s about us. With Psalm 78 as a guide, Mark challenges the posture of cynicism that asks, “Can God really move here?” and invites us to reimagine what God might be doing in our own lives, churches, and cities. What if God is already at work—in the pain, the doubt, the slow days and dry seasons? What if the crumbs in your wilderness are the beginnings of heaven’s feast?
Come and be reminded that the wilderness is not a place of absence—but a place of encounter, transformation, and table fellowship with God.
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In this message, Andy Kroussoratsky invites us to rediscover the transforming power of God’s presence—not just in mountaintop moments, but in the quiet, ordinary rhythms of daily life. Drawing from Psalm 139, Ezekiel’s temple vision, and his own experience as a coffee roaster, Andy paints a picture of a God who lovingly watches every moment of our lives and longs to meet us in it.
This message is an invitation to build a furnace of faith, not by striving for the spectacular, but by surrendering the simple. What if the true altar is your commute, your chores, your conversations—your everyday? What if the fire of transformation is ignited degree by degree, as we offer ourselves daily to God’s loving gaze?
Let this message reshape how you see your week—and how you meet the One who never looks away.
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In this Pentecost message from our Furnace of Faith series, Trudi Sayers traces the discipleship journey of Peter—from failure and fear to courage and boldness—revealing how the fire of God’s presence transforms ordinary lives into empowered witnesses.
Through Acts 4 and key moments in Peter’s story, we are invited to step into our true identity, to walk in the power of the Spirit, and to become people marked by faith and courage. Whether you feel stuck, unsure, or weary, this message is a reminder that God names you not by your past, but by who He is calling you to become.
This is a furnace of empowerment—where the Spirit ignites purpose, and love compels us to boldly follow Christ wherever He leads.
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