A life abiding with Jesus is marked by continual renewal. Using Rob Reimer’s framework for understanding renewal, Mark reminds us that as we go deeper with Jesus, we become more aware and dependent on Him to lead us out of times of spiritual decline and bondage into renewal.

Mark Sayers, Brittany White, Daniel Murton and Liddy Pickens chat about the challenges, triumphs, surprises and hope encountered as Red Church responded and continue to respond to the twists and turns of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Mark explores what it means to Abide with Jesus, we are reminded that abiding begins when we recognise that the ‘old man’ is gone and along with it, a need to strive to be accepted by Him. When Christ claims us as His own, we are made new and wholly welcomed by Him.

Through the framing of what it could look like to emerge from the pandemic, Mark invites us to see that the practices of abiding with Jesus, being renewed by Jesus & going with Jesus are fundamental to shaping a the New Normal of our lives as a people of God.

In a message of hope, Mark reminds us that God is still inviting us to contend for & seek renewal. Even though we are unable to plan in the ways that we imagined, we can take the opportunity to humble ourselves in preparation, abiding with the Father in this transition time between crisis and renewal.

Prayer forms a key part of the message of 2 Chronicles 7:14. With a preface from Sarah, Trudi then explores the ways in which a prayerful life is founded in the Father’s love. Seeking the Father’s face through mediation on the word and in prayer drives our prayer lives for the world around us.

When it comes to seeking Him and breakthrough in our land, the number one key is humility. In this message we unpack what humility is and why it is so important to God. We look at the backdrop of both the current realities in the world and also the historic identity and purpose placed over Australia. We are reminded of a God who wants to move and we are quickened to get ready.

Diving into an old testament promise from 2 Chronicles 7, we explore the various ways in which God has partnered with His people to bring renewal on the earth. We are in such a time and this introduction sets the scene biblically and historically to remind us of an incredible God who can and wants to move.

Culminating The Unveiling series, Mark examines the letter to the church in Laodicea. The letter reminding us that the gospel of Jesus is one that results in deep conviction, passion and zeal – it is life transforming. Jesus is knocking at the door of our hearts, his presence wanting to some in to do this transforming work in us.

When we experience a loss of control, we can often turn to fear rather than God. Through the example of the letter to the church in Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-23) we learn that when we find hope and strength in anyone or anything other than God, we open ourselves up to being bound to those who are in opposition God. Mark encourages us to return to God, to repent and persist in seeking his voice for the renewal of ourselves and His Church.