Family Worship

Today is Resurrection Sunday, the most important date in the Christian calendar. Our Easter Sunday massage comes from Alistair McNally, who is the campus pastor of Hillsong Brisbane City. Easter Sunday is the most disruptive truth in history - Jesus rising from the dead is a powerful demonstration of God's victory over sin, death and every power that stands against his Kingdom. Hillsong Brisbane C...

Today's special Good Friday message comes to us from Paul Clark, Rise 96.5's At The Top guy. In this message, Paul looks at how the life, death and resurrection of Jesus changed the trajectory of the world from violence to love. Jesus shows us that there is another way to live - a world where power manifests through love, where kindness was king, where selflessness was crowned and where generosity...

On this Palm Sunday episode, we reflect on the powerful truth that our King came low. Joined by Aran Puddle, we explore the humility of Jesus as He entered Jerusalem, not in power, but in peace. Aran Puddle is a music teacher at Brisbane Christian College , teaching and mentoring young worship musicians in the school's chapel service worship teams. What does it mean for us to follow a King who cho...

How many people did you really notice in the last week?   For those who live in a city, you could drive or walk past tens of thousands of people in a week without ever really noticing them... unless they do something wrong. It's easy to go unnoticed in a crowd, but in this message Jason Elsmore speaks about how Jesus would notice people in a crowd.  Even when Jesus was being mobbed...

Wherever we turn, there seems to be challenges everywhere.  Wars, inflation, political unrest - it can sometimes feel like life never gets any easier. How should Christians respond to God when times get tough?  Have you ever thought you'd like to have a Q&A session with God? Lorraine Pfeffer is the caretaker pastor and counsellor at Ashgrove Baptist Church in Brisbane's inner north-w...

Today our special guest speaker is Pastor Billy Diehm, who speaks on the topic of hope, and how through the death of Christ we can find our salvation and rescue. Billy is preaching from Paul's letter to the Galatians, as Paul urges them not to turn away from the Good News of Christ. Pastor Billy Diehm is the minister at Raceview Congregational Church in Ipswich. They meet every Sunday morning at 9...

We all know the story of the woman who was brought before Jesus, having been caught in the act of adultery. Jesus' response to her accusers are some of his most well known words - 'let those of you without sin cast the first stone'. This is an example of someone looking into the face of Jesus and seeing the grace of God extended to humanity. It's also the story of how our worst days can also turn...

Rev. Neil Storey is the minster of  Noosa Coastal Uniting Church , which holds services each Sunday at Sunrise Beach and Tewantin. Noosa Coastal also runs a number of other community fellowship and outreach programs. In this message, Rev. Storey asks the question where do we place our trust - in humans, in the things of this world, or do we place our trust in God? Out of that comes more quest...

Cindi Windle has been a local church pastor for over 20 years, and is the founder of ' Body & Bilble: Wholeness God's Way ' and ' Be The Solution ' which helps churches and pastors reach the next generation now. Cindi also specialises in coaching for pastors, especially female pastors and leaders. She is married to Ben Windle, who is well known to Rise 96.5 listeners from The Life Minute and L...

Mark Elmendorp is the senior pastor of Emerge Church, which has three campus locations at Warner, Redcliffe and Morayfield. Emerge Church exists to make disciples of Christ whose lives example Jesus and make the teachings of Christ known. In this message, Pastor Mark asks a difficult question - do you actually need to go to church to be a Christian?  In this day, when we connect with churches...

Jo Geerling is the senior pastor of iSEE CHURCH in Brisbane alongside her husband Paul. iSEE CHURCH has locations across Australia, as well as locations in Asia and the Pacific.  With a mission to love God, build people and reach our suburbs, cities and nations with the gospel, iSEE CHURCH is now a multi-generational church, impacting the lives of many people across Australia and beyond. In t...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Derek Peters is the Executive Pastor at Gateway Baptist on Brisbane's south side, and the host of the 96five podcast 'The Secret Place'. In this message Derek looks at ways...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Aran Puddle is a music teacher at Brisbane Christian College, teaching and mentoring young worship musicians in the school's chapel service worship teams. In today's messag...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. In this episode we'll be looking at ways that we can thrive in the new year with Sandy Oswald.  Sandy is a counsellor, a psychotherapist, and is the host of the 96five...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. It's the first Sunday of 2026 - Happy New Year! To celebrate a brand new year, Gary Rucci from Thrive Brisbane and Micro Movements Australia brings us a special messag...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Today we hear from John Scott, a pastor and relationship manager with 96five.  In this message we learn how adopting hope, peace and joy can see you living a successfu...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Merry Christmas from everyone at 96five! Today Rev Neil Storey from the Noosa Coastal Uniting Church reflects on the birth of Christ, and the gift of God sending his Son to...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Every Christmas we're almost guaranteed to receive three gifts - socks, jocks and a book, right? Grant Cunningham is the senior pastor of Champions Church in Thornlands , a...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. This week Major Donna Todd of The Salvation Army reflects on the classic hymn 'Joy To The World', the significance of the shepherds being the first to hear the Good News ab...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Paul Clark is the host of the At The Top radio spots, as heard on 96five. In this message he ponders Jesus as the Prince of Peace, and explores what this means in a world t...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. It's the first Sunday of Advent, which means the Christmas season has well and truly arrived. Today's message comes from Derek Peters, Executive Pastor at Gateway Baptist C...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Matt Prater is the Senior Pastor at New Hope Church in Alderley.  New Hope also run the King's Table Community Lunch , every Friday at 10:30am.  Matt is always lo...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. David Twigg is the Outreach Pastor at Bridgeman Baptist Community Church, and in this message shares the joy that we can take in making an impact in our communities and to...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Chaplain Jennifer Bennett is the Honorary Padre to the Stephens RSL Sub Branch in Annerley, as well as school chaplain at Yeronga State High School. This Tuesday at 11...

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart. Joy Graetz is part of the leadership team at Cornerstone Christian Church in Alderley, and in this message looks at how family, both now and in the past, has rarely been a...