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 brings healing, renewal, provision, creativity, and supernatural overflow into every season of our lives. As Mark traces how fear narrows our vision and how scarcity forms our mindset, he invites us to let Jesus expand our imagination, renew our hearts, and open our hands so His life can flow through us into our workplaces, relationships, and city.

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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 Jesus—the One who brings freedom, light, perspective, and kingdom-riches wherever He is welcomed. Whether we feel stuck, stale, self-reliant, or in deep need, Jesus stands ready to enter, renew, and lead us into a spacious place. The invitation is simple: open the door, let Him in, and let His life reshape every part of ours.

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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 discipleship, he says, means being open to Jesus, willing to be interrupted, quick to obey, and ready to follow—trusting that every “yes” to God can change not just our story, but the story of our community and city.

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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 shares stories—from his family’s unexpected moves to moments of doubt and surrender—that remind us faith is sustained by continually fixing our eyes on Jesus, saying yes again and again, and trusting that God’s reality is greater than what we see.

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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 vision of power—not through speed or scale, but through friendship over time. James offers practical rhythms for families and individuals to keep technology in its right place—daily Scripture, digital Sabbaths, and screen-free spaces—and reminds us that our call is not to flee technology, but to redeem it, bringing God’s beauty and order into a digital world.

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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 through the cross, not comfort), stays attuned to the Spirit, and practices self-awareness (recognising others’ grief without abandoning God’s call).

Mark names four linked awarenesses: Kingdom awareness (God’s upside-down values), Spirit awareness (hearing and weighing what God says), Self-awareness (letting God search the heart that can deceive), and Situational awareness (integrating all three in real time). The invitation: look to Jesus—the master of holy awareness—and ask, What is the Spirit saying now? What’s divine vs. merely human in my reactions? What heart scripts or fears are blocking obedience? Then follow where He leads.

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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, unexpected conversations, and renewed hunger remind us that the ground is fertile and the season is ripe.

Looking ahead, Trudi points us to John 20:19–23: just as Jesus gave His disciples peace and sent them out, He now sends us as carriers of His shalom—wholeness, harmony, and life-transforming peace. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we are to advance with “shoes of readiness” to bring the gospel of peace into our city and beyond. The furnace has been ignited, and this is just the beginning.

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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, honesty, and confession; building a Spirit culture that welcomes God’s presence without fear or fakery; being anchored in the Word as doers, not just hearers; being mobilised on mission, carrying the flame outward rather than keeping it for ourselves; and finally, centering everything on Jesus, our first love and primary obsession. Renewal begins when we align our hearts with Christ, welcome the Spirit’s move, and keep our eyes fixed on Him.

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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 encounter God. Intimacy also requires listening and obeying, keeping Jesus at the centre rather than ourselves. At times, it calls for sacrifice—through fasting, night prayer, or retreats—that create space for deeper connection. The key question is simple: Is your rhythm working?

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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 countercultural in a world that prizes folly, and flows ultimately from Jesus—the wisdom of God made flesh. And the good news is that if we lack wisdom, God promises to give it generously to all who ask (James 1:5).

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