Every Nation Brisbane

Fasting

Join us this week as we welcome special guest Pastor Erwin Balanay to get us excited about Fasting.  What are the biblical examples of fasting? What does it mean to fast and what are we fasting for?  As fasting reveals what controls us, fasting will also reward us but fasting must be done for God.  We must seek the Lord through prayer and fasting.

When I poured myself out in prayer and fasting, all it got me was more contempt.

- Psalm 69:10 (MSG)

REALationships - DAD: The Endangered Species

Let's continue our REALationships series this Father's Day with talking about Dads: The Endangered Species.  Pastor Neli compares manhood with the men of The Bible but links manhood with responsibilities.  Statistics will show Fathers are the answers to a lot of society's issues.  How men represent themselves has a great impact to those who see and look up to them.  How will you represent yourself?  Who are you wanting to reflect in the way you live your life?

'and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”'

- Matthew 3:17 (ESV)

REALationships - Keeping It Real

Join us again this week in our REALationship series as Pastor Neli is Keeping It Real.  We take a look at the story of Ruth and Boas and compare our love in relationships with that which C.S Lewis describes in his book "The Four Loves". Whether we display love for family, brotherly love, love for ourselves or a boundless love that only God can have, how are we bringing honor to God in our relationships? What does it mean to have God in our relationships? 

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

- John 3:16 (ESV)

REALationships - Through The Roof

Join us as we start our new series called REALationships.  This week Pastor Neli talks about friendships.  In particular "Through the Roof" kind of friendships. We read through Mark chapter 2 as Pastor Neli reveals the kind of friends the paralytic man had with him the day he was lowered through the roof to see Jesus.  What kind of friend do others see in you?  Are you willing to take persecution in order to help your friends?  Will you be called a friend who brings them to Jesus?

And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

- Mark 2:12 (ESV)

Honouring God Loving People

Join us again this week as we talk all about Love and our commandment as a church.  Every Nation Brisbane would like to always Honour God and Love People but what does it mean to love?  We talk about The Bible's definition of love by following through 1 John 4 but what does it mean to love?  To Love is to abide in God, to see Him and confess and to take your love to the world.  If you are so in love you will be bursting to tell everyone about it.  That's how we should represent our love for God.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God

1 John 4:7 (ESV)

Advance - You Can't Take It With You

Join us this week as Pastor Neli continues our Advance Series from our new venue SunPAC.  Today's episode comes from the book of Luke.  Jesus' picture of heaven is a feast and with the embracing of Jesus Christ we are coming into the banquet which has been already prepared for us.  How many of us have been invited but we've been hindered by our excuses?  When we start to value our stuff more than Jesus Christ, His banquet no longer looks appetizing.  We must remember, in the presence of God, there is the fullness of joy.

And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.

- Luke 14:23 (ESV)

Advance - Dinner with Friends

Pastor Neli pushes forward with our Advance series with this week focusing on Dinner with Friends.  As we discuss the significance of food/meals in the book of Luke, we  can see how Jesus uses meals as the great equaliser. Whether Jesus is a host or a guest, He is present and is concerned about those He dines with and serves them.

For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

- Luke 22:27 (ESV)

Advance - Epic Fail Epic Derail

Join us this week as Pastor Tina Atiga continues our Advance series.  This week Pastor Tina talks through situations where success should be easily obtained but we fail due to the decisions we make.  If we truly want to advance and get to our destination in Christ, there needs to be a development in us - a certainty of our journey.  If there's no development that's when we can see derailment in ourselves.  How can we keep ourselves from derailing?  

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

- Romans 1:19-20 (ESV)

Advance - I am doing a great work and I cannot come down

This week in our Avance series Pastor Neli talks through the great work Nahemiah had been doing and compares that with the great works God has called us to do.  There can be times we might not see the enemy's of God's great work within us.  Is the work we are doing glorifying God?  Is it serving others or outlasting ourselves?  Let us tune into the Holy Spirit and dedicate ourselves to our great work, not coming down for anything that will get in the  way of doing all that God has called us to do.

And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”

- Nehemiah 6:3 (ESV)

Advance - How To Get Through Everything

Pastor Neli goes forth with our Advance series with this week talking about how we can get through everything with Jesus Christ.  It is because of Jesus Christ that our "lows" become "highs" and our darkness becomes light.  Sometimes we just need to pause and take the time to assess the direction we're going.  Are we going where God wants us to go?  Are we going in our own path or are we being lead by our Good Shepherd?

Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need!

- Psalms 23:1 (TLB)