Christ our Refuge

By Dave Miers

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January 05, 2026 Luke 10:38-42 - Love God Daily | Dave Miers
Series: LITURGIES OF LOVE: Take Back Your Algorithm
Date: 4 January 2026
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42
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Every day, algorithms are forming you — training your heart in anxiety, envy, and endless distraction. Tech companies have figured out how to hijack your dopamine system, programming your brain to crave the scroll. But here's the good news: the same brain that can be programmed by algorithms can be reprogrammed by love. In this new series, "Liturgies of Love," discover eight simple daily and weekly habits that will help you take back your algorithm and grow in love for God and others.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
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December 25, 2025 Christmas Eve - Trade Your Life For CHRIST | Dave Miers
Series: HE KNOWS YOUR NEED - Advent Series
Date: 24 December 2025 - Christmas Eve
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Galatians 4:4-7
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Jesus knows your need — but do you know what your biggest need actually is?
On Christmas Eve, we conclude the "He Knows Your Need" Advent series with a simple invitation: trade your life for Christ, because He traded His life for you.
Through Isaiah's prophecies and Paul's letter to the Galatians, we discover that the baby born in Bethlehem is Emmanuel — God with us — who comes not just to forgive our sins, but to offer us adoption as sons and daughters. No longer slaves to sin, ourselves, our screens, our shame, or death itself — but co-heirs with Christ, able to cry out "Abba, Father."
This is the trade of infinite worth: we give away our life lived in the shadow of death and receive the glorious life Christ came to bring.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
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December 22, 2025 Isaiah 54 - Trade Your Shame For LOVE | Dave Miers
Series: HE KNOWS YOUR NEED - Advent Series
Date: 21 December 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Christmas is supposed to be light, but many of us carry something heavy: shame. Shame over personal failures we can't undo, and shame from wounds others have inflicted on us.
This Advent sermon addresses the weight of disgrace we carry and shows how Christmas is God's ultimate answer. Through Isaiah 54, we see three movements of God's redemptive work: he sees our shame fully, without minimising it; he meets our shame by drawing near through the Incarnation; and he replaces our shame with his everlasting love through Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
The message concludes with an invitation to come to Jesus and be defined not by shame, but by the steadfast love of God who paid the price for our freedom.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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December 15, 2025 Isaiah 35 - Trade Your Sorrows For JOY | Dave Miers
Series: HE KNOWS YOUR NEED - Advent Series
Date: 14 December 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year —but for many of us, it's one of the hardest — grief, disappointment, loneliness, exhaustion. We try to manufacture joy, but deep down we know it's just survival.
What if joy isn't something you create, but something God restores?
In Isaiah 35, God promises to transform our deserts, restore what's broken, and bring us home with everlasting joy. This isn't superficial happiness or forced cheerfulness — it's the settled gladness that comes when God reverses the curse, heals our wounds, and drives sorrow away forever.
Discover what Jesus does with your sorrow this Advent.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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December 06, 2025 Isaiah 11 - Trade Your Battles For PEACE | Dave Miers
Series: HE KNOWS YOUR NEED - Advent Series
Date: 7 December 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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We're all fighting battles — conflict that won't resolve, anxiety that robs our sleep, the exhausting work of holding it all together. But the deepest battle? It's our battle with God.
In Isaiah 11, God gives his war-weary people a vision of peace. Not a fragile ceasefire, but peace rooted in a coming King. Humble origins, divine power, perfect justice, perfect peace, universal reach.
This King knows your battles. He knows what you really need. And he invites you to trade your battles for his peace.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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November 29, 2025 Isaiah 40 - Trade Your Anguish For HOPE | Dave Miers
Series: HE KNOWS YOUR NEED - Advent Series
Date: 30 November 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Often we're held captive by our circumstances — weighed down, paralysed, even despairing. But Christmas invites us to see the forest from the trees and behold the bigger picture.
In this first sermon of our Advent series "He Knows Our Need," we explore Isaiah 40 and discover that God meets our deepest anguish with unshakeable hope. Through four powerful words — pardon, providence, promise, and peace — we see that God is greater than our circumstances.
Whether you're facing relationship breakdown, financial hardship, health crisis, or grief that won't lift, this message reminds us that our current circumstances don't define us. The incomparable, transcendent God is also the tender shepherd who became a sheep to save the sheep, offering strength to the weary and hope to the anguished.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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November 22, 2025 Acts 27-28 - It’s All About Jesus | Dave Miers
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 23 November 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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The book of Acts ends with Paul in Rome, under house arrest for two years. But instead of a dramatic conclusion, we get something better - Paul "proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance."

This final sermon reveals why the early church was unstoppable: they made it all about Jesus. Every conversation, every hardship, every opportunity - Jesus was the hope, the fulfilment, and the king. The book ends, but the mission continues. Now it's our turn to burn our boats and keep going.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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November 15, 2025 Acts 25-26 - “I Speak Boldly” | Dave Miers
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 16 November 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Paul stands before King Agrippa in the grand finale of his five trials. Surrounded by pomp, power, and prestige, this prisoner in chains does the unthinkable - he preaches the gospel. From his dramatic conversion on the Damascus road to his bold challenge to the king himself, Paul shows us what it means to seize every opportunity to speak about Jesus.
In this sermon, we explore three crucial practices for sharing our faith: speak clearly, speak often, and speak boldly. Because when God is with you, you're never in the minority - even when you're the only Christian in the room.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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November 08, 2025 Acts 24 - “On Trial” | Zach Conway
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 9 November 2025
Preacher: Dr Zach Conway
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Paul stands before Governor Felix, accused of stirring up riots and profaning the temple. But Paul isn't defending his reputation—he's proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus Christ. His message cuts so deep that Felix becomes alarmed and sends him away, saying "When I find a convenient time, I'll summon you."
Two thousand years later, the gospel still stands under trial. Felix chose to procrastinate, endlessly delaying his response to Christ. We must not make the same fatal mistake. Today is the day to trust Christ and burn your boats.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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November 01, 2025 Acts 21-23 - “Take Courage” | Dave Miers
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 2 November 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Where do we find courage for mission when opposition comes? As Paul faces beatings, false accusations, and trials in Jerusalem, he discovers courage not in his own strength but in the presence of Jesus. Preached on International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, this sermon reminds us that the same Jesus who stood with Paul in the barracks stands with persecuted believers around the world today—and stands with us as we testify about him. Whether you face fiery trials or everyday opposition, Jesus knows you, is with you, is for you, and isn't finished with you yet.
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Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.
Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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