Red Church

In this message, Andy Kroussoratsky reflects on our deep desire to control outcomes—especially in seasons of uncertainty—and how fear can quietly push us to take matters into our own hands. Drawing from the story of King Saul and Jesus’ words in Matthew 6, Andy contrasts a life driven by anxiety and control with a life shaped by trust and surrender. While worry tempts us to grasp for certainty, Je...

In this message, Andy Kroussoratsky reflects on Jesus’ words in John 6, where He declares Himself the Bread of Life . After feeding the crowd, Jesus challenges their motives—revealing how easily we come to Him for what He can do, rather than for who He is. Andy invites us to consider the deeper hunger beneath our surface needs and reminds us that true life and lasting satisfaction aren’t found in...

In this Christmas Day message, Mark Sayers reflects on how the birth of Jesus only makes full sense when we see it stretched across time—rooted in God’s promises of the past and opening toward God’s future for us. Drawing from John’s cosmic vision of Christ as the Word who holds all things together, and Luke’s earthy scene of a baby in a manger, Mark reminds us that Christmas is where eternity ent...

In this Advent message, Mark Sayers invites us to see the Nativity through a royal lens—and to discover just how radically different Jesus’ kingship truly is. Drawing from Matthew 2, Mark shows that the Christmas story is not sentimental folklore but a confrontation of kingdoms: Herod’s fragile power versus the quiet arrival of the true King. While earthly rulers grasp for control, Jesus enters th...

In this Advent message, Mark Sayers reframes the Christmas story as far more than a sentimental scene, revealing it instead as the decisive moment in a cosmic battle. Through the life of Isaac Watts and the deeper meaning behind Joy to the World , Mark shows that Christ’s coming is not only about a baby in a manger, but about the defeat of evil, the silencing of accusation, and the victory of joy...

In this Advent message, Mark invites us to rediscover the power of the gospel against the backdrop of silence, longing, and a world aching for hope. After centuries of divine quiet between the Old and New Testaments, the opening line of Mark’s Gospel lands like a thunderclap: “The beginning of the good news about Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God.” Mark paints this moment as the breaking of silen...

Launching our Advent series, Trudi invites us into the practice—and the posture—of heaven-directed gratitude. In a season marked by frenzy, pressure, and the noise of consumption, she reminds us that thanksgiving is more than a wellbeing exercise; it is a spiritual discipline that recentres our hearts on the goodness of God. Looking at Jesus feeding the 5,000 and raising Lazarus, Trudi shows that...

In this message, Mark explores the Church's calling to be a  house of abundance —a community filled with resurrection life in a culture drifting into spiritual slumber. Reflecting on Acts 20 and the story of Eutychus nodding off as Paul preaches, Mark warns that the greatest threat to the Church in Australia isn’t persecution but comfort-born spiritual sleepiness . Yet Acts also shows us God’s...

In this message, Mark continues our Beautiful Life series by exploring Jesus’ promise of abundant life from John 10:10. In a world shaped by scarcity—rising costs, shrinking security, and global anxiety—Mark reminds us that true abundance isn’t found in economic conditions, options, or self-sufficiency, but in the presence and power of Jesus Himself. Jesus is the engine of abundance —the One who b...

In this message, Trudi continues our Beautiful Life series by exploring abundance—not as something we create through self-sufficiency, but something we receive when we open the door to Jesus. Using the image from Revelation 3 of Christ knocking, she reminds us that lukewarm faith often comes from unknowingly shutting Jesus out of parts of our lives. True abundance flows only from the abundant Jesu...

In this message, Ryan builds on last week’s teaching that a beautiful life is a life of faith —one that’s both ridiculous and risky. But this week, he reminds us that faith must also become action . Drawing from Luke 5, where Jesus calls Peter from his boat, Ryan invites us to move from mere faithfulness to a faith that lives , saying small, daily yeses that open space for God to move. True discip...

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 sha...

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 visio...

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...

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, unexpecte...

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, hones...

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 encoun...

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 countercul...

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 , t...

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...

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 thro...

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, Isai...

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...

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 Chur...

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 m...