• Jason Elsmore - A Face in the Crowd
    Mar 21 2026

    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 by a crowd, he would pay attention to people and their needs.

    This message is all about the woman in the crowd who needs healing, and doesn't go unnoticed. You can read about her story in Luke Chapter 8.

    Jason Elsmore leads Gateway Baptist Church along with his wife Susan. Jason is also the Director of Queensland Baptists. Gateway Baptist Church is a multi-campus church, with locations at Mackenzie, Redlands, Ormeau, Logan, Brisbane City as well as online.

    Visit the Gateway Baptist website for more information and service times for each campus at www.gatewaybaptist.com.au

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    13 mins
  • Lorraine Pfeffer - Responding to God in Difficult Times
    Mar 14 2026

    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-west.

    In this message Lorraine looks at the Old Testament prophet Habakuk, and his lament at the injustice he sees around him.

    Find out more about Ashgrove Baptist, their programs and service times at www.ashgrove.org.au

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    11 mins
  • Billy Diehm - Our Hope & Our Rescue
    Mar 7 2026

    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 at 117 Wildey St, Raceview.

    The church also runs a number of activities including Girl's and Boy's Brigades, a soccer club and a kindergarten and pre-school.

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    15 mins
  • John Scott - The Glory of God Revealed in the Face of Jesus
    Feb 28 2026

    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 into our best days.

    John Scott is one of the pastoral team at City Lights Church in Stafford. City Lights Church is a group of imperfect people responding to a personal revelation of Jesus. They believe that healthy churches are places where people can BELONG, THRIVE and SHARE.

    Find more about City Lights Church at www.city-lights.church

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    11 mins
  • Neil Storey - What Is Our Faith Dependent On?
    Feb 21 2026

    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 questions - what is optional about our faith, and what is essential to our faith?

    Noosa Coastal Uniting Church meets Sundays at Sunrise Beach (8am) and Tewantin (10am). You can find out more at their website - www.noosacoastaluc.com.au

    You can find more messages from Noosa Coastal at their Youtube channel - www.youtube.com/@noosacoastalunitingchurch959

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    10 mins
  • Cindi Windle - Up In a Down World
    Feb 14 2026

    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 Life Matters.

    In this message, Cindi looks at ways that we can flourish in a world that can seem like it is constantly trying to take us down. How can we rise above the comparisons and distractions of things like social media and TV, as well as the opinions of others and how we think our peers see us?

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    14 mins
  • Mark Elmendorp - Do You Need to go to Church?
    Feb 7 2026

    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 all around the world from the comfort of our lounge rooms. what is the benefit of being involved in a local church?

    Find out more about Emerge Church at emergechurch.life

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    13 mins
  • Jo Geerling - Just Keep Walking
    Jan 31 2026

    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 this message Jo shares a message based on Psalm 23, and how we can persevere when life gets hard.

    Find out more about iSEE CHURCH at iseechurch.com

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    11 mins