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Continuing our series A Sent People, Trudi Sayers opens up Acts 2:33 and Philippians 2 to explore the two sides of being "poured out" — the Spirit Jesus pours into us, and the lives we then pour out for others. Trudi reminds us that Jesus did not consider equality with God something to cling to, but took on the very nature of a servant — and calls us to do the same. The good news? God pours His Spirit onto poured-out people. Trudi invites us to bring the fragments of our lives, our weakness, our brokenness, and our yes to the altar — trusting that Christ will make something beautiful out of what we surrender.To find out more about Red Church, head to ⁠redchurch.au

In our series, A Sent People, Mark continues in the book of Acts to remind us that purpose alone isn't enough — vision animates us, but perseverance is what carries us. Facing corruption, persecution, and distraction, the early church kept moving, and God turned every obstacle into growth. Drawing from Acts 5 and 6, and sharing a deeply personal story from the early days of Red Church, Mark invites us into a different kind of time — one where suffering is redeemed, weakness becomes strength, and faithful, ordinary steps shape a future we can't yet see. To find out more about Red Church, head to redchurch.au

A message for our 10 am Nunawading service.The disciples had every reason to walk away. But they didn't — they gathered, they prayed, and they waited. And 120 people changed the world. In this message from A Sent People, Daniel Murton explores what it means to move from the sidelines into the story God is writing — and why someone, somewhere, is waiting for you to show up.To find out more about Red Church, head to redchurch.au

On Easter Sunday, Mark explores how the resurrection shatters mere tradition, memory, and expectation, revealing that Jesus is not to be found among the dead but alive and at work. This message is an invitation to move beyond duty and familiarity into the reality of resurrection power, where Christ still meets people, transforms lives, and does the unexpected.🔗 Learn more at ⁠redchurch.au

In this message from The Way of the Kingdom series, Mark Sayers explores the powerful and often misunderstood story of Mary Magdalene. Far from the myths and misrepresentations, Mary emerges as a model of wholehearted discipleship—transformed by Jesus, radically generous, and unwavering in her devotion even at the cross. Through her life, we see what it means to be “all in” for Jesus: to move from fear to freedom, from scarcity to generosity, and from being unseen to becoming a key participant in God’s kingdom mission. This message is an invitation for ordinary people to step into extraordinary purpose as the kingdom of God advances through lives fully surrendered to Him.Listen to more messages or learn more about Red Church at redchurch.au

In this message from our The Way of the Kingdom series, Andy Kroussoratsky explores Jesus’ vision for discipleship—from the moment He calls His first followers to the Great Commission where He sends them out. Looking at the life Jesus shared with His disciples, Andy shows that discipleship is not just about learning information but being formed in community and mission. As we follow Jesus together, allowing our lives to rub against one another in real relationships, God shapes us to become more like Christ and empowers us to take part in His kingdom work in the world.Listen to more messages or learn more about Red Church at redchurch.au.

Trudi names shame as one of the biggest barriers to living with Jesus at the centre—and shows how the gospel moves us from hiding to freedom. From Eden to the “garden city” of Revelation, this message reveals God as the Gardener who cuts back what chokes the Word and restores our hearts to flourish again. Through Jesus—the living Truth—we’re invited to trade accusation for assurance, and shame for a double portion of joy.🔗 Learn more at ⁠redchurch.au

In this message, Mark reframes faith through the story of Nehemiah, challenging the cultural idea that faith is simply positive thinking, manifestation, or willpower. True biblical faith, Mark shows, is not about controlling outcomes but surrendering step by step to God’s power—often in fear, uncertainty, and dependence. This is an invitation to let go of self-generated vision and instead receive God’s vision, trusting Him to lead, sustain, and bring life where we could never imagine it ourselves.🔗 Learn more at ⁠redchurch.au

In this message, Mark explores Nehemiah’s awakening to God’s bigger story—a story that reframes identity, purpose, and calling beyond personal success or cultural narratives. Though powerful and settled in exile, Nehemiah is deeply moved by the broken state of Jerusalem, reminding him that God’s people, presence, and purposes are central to history. Mark traces how our culture has exhausted both “my story” and “our story,” and invites us to rediscover meaning by submitting our lives to God’s story. Through the overlooked faithfulness of figures like Nehemiah and Australia’s first chaplain Richard Johnson, we’re reminded that God works through small, unseen acts to build something far greater than we can imagine. This message calls us to recover our identity as God’s beloved people, reconnect to His work in the world, and trust that even our quiet obedience is planting acorns for generations to come.🔗 Learn more at redchurch.au

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, Jesus invites us to seek God’s kingdom first, trusting that He knows our needs and is sovereign over our lives. Rather than striving to manage every detail, we’re called to take faithful steps, release control, and place our confidence in a God who is both loving and faithful. The invitation for this season is simple yet challenging: let it be a summer of surrender.

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 enters time, quietly and personally. Jesus doesn’t come as an idea or force, but as a child who dwells with us—present in our joy, our grief, and the unseen moments of our lives. Even when we can’t recognise what God is doing, He is still at work, often hidden and slow. And just as the manger held immense possibility, so too does our future in Christ: God is not finished yet. The good news of Christmas is this—Jesus loves you, He is close to you, He is at work in your life, and His story with you is still unfolding.🔗 Learn more at redchurch.au

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 rooted in truth. Drawing from Revelation 12, he reminds us that while darkness still lashes out through lies, fear, and shame, the dragon has already been defeated by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Advent, then, becomes a season not just of remembrance, but of resistance—where we preach the gospel to our own hearts, stand firm in our Christ-given identity, and live as people marked not by circumstances, but by unshakeable joy in Jesus’ victory.🔗 Learn more at redchurch.au

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 Jesus gives thanks before the miracle—revealing gratitude as a pathway into abundance, partnership, and faith. True gratitude shifts us from scarcity to expectancy, from grumbling to trust, from self-sufficiency to dependence on the One who freely gives life without measure. As Advent begins, we’re invited to pause, lift our eyes to heaven, and give thanks—not only for what God has done, but for the abundance He is ready to pour out in us, through us, and beyond us in the year ahead.🔗 Learn more at redchurch.au