Hey everyone and welcome to Refinery Life Australia. “The Christ of John’s Gospel” is the theme for the coming Sunday morning teachings that focus on John’s unique portrayal of the Christ. We will continue this series through to the end of the year. Today we are discussing, The Greatness of Christ. The beginning of the Gospel of John states the different themes with stunning force. The dominant note in verses 1:1-18 is the greatness of Christ. These verses could be a...

Welcome to The Refinery. “Amen and Amen” has been the theme for the last few Sundays. This series is a study from the Psalms, in which the psalmist gives voice to prayers that resound in our hearts today. Today we are discussing, A Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving. Prayer is first of all an approach to God and not the presentation of a celestial shopping list. We come first to give rather than to take, offer rather than to request. The psalmist described the priority of prayer, “Enter...

Welcome to The Refinery. Pastor Amanda is bringing a deeper understanding about the NAMES of God today.   The message is titled The Name Above All Names. The word God is found throughout the Bible, and mentioned over 4,000 times. But the Lord reveals Himself more personally through the names with which He introduces Himself in Scripture. These names help us when we address Him in prayer. Until next time Stay in the Blessings I really want to encourage you to...

Welcome to The Refinery. Pastor Amanda has a message that is relevant for each of us today, Your Name, Child of God. Until next time Stay in the Blessings I really want to encourage you to be diligent with your Bible study time, because God has so much more for us than we can get from just going to church once or twice a week and hearing someone else talk about the Word. When you spend time with God, your life will change in amazing ways, because God is a Redeemer. Theres...

Hey everyone and welcome to Refinery Life Australia. “Amen and Amen” has been the theme for the last few Sundays. This series is a study from the Psalms, in which the psalmist gives voice to prayers that resound in our hearts today. Today we are discussing, A Prayer for Divine Correction. A devotional study of the Psalms can be particularly helpful in nourishing our faith and assisting us in our prayer life. Psalm 139 emphasises that God has unlimited knowledge and also that...

Hey everyone I’m and welcome to The Refinery. “Amen and Amen” is the theme for the coming Sunday mornings. This series is a study from the Psalms, in which the psalmist gives voice to prayers that resound in our hearts today. Today we are discussing, The Prayers of a Depressed Saint. The Psalms present a record of the life of God’s people in all of its dimensions. In the Psalms, we find high worship experiences in which praise is being offered to God, but we also find sorrow...

Hey everyone and welcome to The Refinery. “Amen and Amen” is the theme for the coming Thursday evening teachings. This series is a study from the Psalms, in which the psalmist gives voice to prayers that resound in our hearts today. Today we are discussing, The Prayers of the Psalmist. Today we continue our study of Psalm 119, the longest of the Psalms and one arranged in an format of twenty two stanzas, each of which uses and emphasises one of the letters of the Hebrew...

Welcome to The Refinery. “Amen and Amen” is the theme for the coming Thursday Sunday mornings. This series is a study from the Psalms, in which the psalmist gives voice to prayers that resound in our hearts today. Today we are discussing, Prayer and the Promises of God. Again today we look at some of the prayers prayed by the psalmist and let his prayers become our prayers. As we read these prayers from the Holy Scripture, it is entirely appropriate that we say “Amen” to his...

Welcome to The Refinery. Pastor Amanda brings us a message today encouraging us to Focus with Intend and Persevere with Expectation Until next time Stay in the Blessings I really want to encourage you to be diligent with your Bible study time, because God has so much more for us than we can get from just going to church once or twice a week and hearing someone else talk about the Word. When you spend time with God, your life will change in amazing ways, because God is a...

Welcome to The Refinery. “Amen and Amen” is the theme for the coming few Sunday mornings. This series is a study from the Psalms, in which the psalmist gives voice to prayers that resound in our hearts today. Today we are discussing, Amen and Amen. Amen is a transliteration of the Hebrew word into both Greek and English. Amen means “faithful” in reference to God, His testimonies, and His promises. At times the people of God used amen to express their assent to a law and to...

Hey everyone I’m Gary Hoban and welcome to The Refinery. Go tell it to the mountains is the theme for the next few Sunday mornings, and emphasises the need for modern day followers of Christ to broadcast the good news that was proclaimed so dramatically at the time of His birth. Today’s message is, The Joy of Living. Talking about joy in today’s world is a difficult thing to do. Almost everyone we meet is unhappy with their jobs, and where they live. Joy seems to have vanished...

Hey everyone and welcome to The Refinery. Go tell it to the mountains is the theme for the next few Sunday mornings, and emphasises the need for modern day followers of Christ to broadcast the good news that was proclaimed so dramatically at the time of His birth. Today’s message is, The Motive for Telling the Good News. The angels hung out over the battlements of heaven to announce the good news that Jesus Christ was born. It is interesting to study the book of Acts and discover...

Welcome to The Refinery. The Church The Body of Christ has been the theme for the last few Sunday’s. These messages are primarily based around Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Today we are discussing, The Peace Of The Church.I read a story recently of a pastor - evangelist who was holding meetings in a small rural town in Kentucky back in the 1940’s. He was in the home of one of the oldest families in the area  and to his delight, he discovered that some member of the family had been a...

Welcome to The Refinery. The Church The Body of Christ is the theme for the next few Sunday’s. These messages are primarily based around Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Today we are discussing, Christ, The Head Of The Church. Paul was concerned about making clear the relationship of Christ with His people. Sometimes his emphasis was on Christ’s people, His church, as His body. At other times, Paul’s emphasis was on Christ as the head, or Lord, of His church. The later emphasis is true...

Hey everyone and welcome to Refinery Life Australia. Todays message was recorded at The Garden of Eden/The Activation Station on Saturday 22nd of June Today we are discussing, The Role of the church in the coming days. Until next time Stay in the Blessings I really want to encourage you to be diligent with your Bible study time, because God has so much more for us than we can get from just going to church once or twice a week and hearing someone else talk about the...

Welcome to The Refinery. Today we have James August from Christchurch New Zealand bringing us a message about "The Need for Parents." Exodus 17:8-13 NKJV Victory over the Amalekites 8 Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.” 10 So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to...

Welcome to The Refinery. The Church The Body of Christ is the theme for the next few Sunday’s. These messages are primarily based around Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Today we are discussing, The Goal of the Church. Ephesians 4:7-16 NKJV Spiritual Gifts 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.  8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” 9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what...

Welcome to The Refinery. The Church The Body of Christ is the theme for the next few Sunday’s. These messages are primarily based around Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Today we are discussing, Walking Worthily as a Church Member. Walking is often used in the bible as a figure of speech to describe a certain manner or way of life. This is true of the seven occurrences in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians where he contrasts the walk of the believer with that of the unbeliever. In...

Welcome to Refinery Life Australia. The Church The Body of Christ is the theme for the next few Sunday’s. These messages are primarily based around Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Today we are discussing, The Church, The Body of Christ. Centuries ago the psalmist said in Psalm 139:14, I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. The human body is an awesome example of unity in diversity. Dozens of...

Welcome to The Refinery. Today we are discussing, What Apostles Do? Firstly Apostles are called by God  1 Corinthians 1:1  Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, Apostles are recognised by the church. Acts 6:3  Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; And Apostles are sent out by the church. Acts...

Welcome to Refinery Life Australia. The Master’s recipe for Effective Praying has been the theme for the last few Sunday’s and is a study of the petitions found in the Lord’s prayer. Today we are discussing, Deliver Us from Evil. Seven is the number for completeness in the Bible. It is of special interest that the Master of prayer gave us just seven petitions in the Model Prayer, This could indicate that he felt that the seven petitions covered every need that people might bring to...

Welcome to Refinery Life Australia. The Master’s recipe for Effective Praying is the theme for the next few Sunday’s and is a study of the petitions found in the Lord’s prayer. Today we are discussing, Lead Us Not Into Temptation. The battle with temptation is a continuing battle in all of life and is what prompted our petition for today “Lead us not into temptation.” Doubtlessly, the Teacher intended for each of these petitions to be repeated daily. Even one day of relaxation during the...

Welcome to Refinery Life Australia. The Master’s recipe for Effective Praying is the theme for the next few Sunday's and is a study of the petitions found in the Lord’s prayer. Today we are discussing, Forgive Us Our Debts. Jesus instructs us to make all our needs a matter of prayer. The needs of our body are to be a matter of prayer, which is why we pray, “Give is this day our daily bread.” But we are also to pray about the needs of our mind. A part of the human soul is the...

Welcome to The Refinery. The Master’s recipe for Effective Praying is the theme for the next few Sunday's and is a study of the petitions found in the Lord’s prayer. Today we are discussing, Our Daily Bread. Prayer begins with God ward concerns, but it does not end there. The first three petitions of the Lord's Prayer make petitions for the name, Kingdom, and the will of God. These must be the first concerns in our prayer life. But then Jesus gave us four petitions to cover our personal...