This week Pastor Neli explores the core value of discipleship and what it truly means to follow Jesus. True discipleship requires a continuous posture of repentance, life-on-life relationship, and a dedication to growing into spiritual maturity. Instead of chasing our own comforts we are encouraged to step into proximity with a spiritual family, allow others to speak truth into our lives, and actively pour what we receive back into others. Discipleship is a step-by-step journey whose sole destination is Christ. He promises to be with you every single day as you take up your cross and follow him. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. - Matthew 4:19-20 (ESV)

This week Pastor Neli explores the core church value of biblical worship. True worship is sacrificial and becomes genuine when it costs us something rather than just remaining convenient. Worship is not an obligation or a mood-dependent activity, but a deliberate posture where we build an altar for God's presence and surrender our everyday lives, finances, and control to Him. When we delight in sacrificial worship from the heart, we create a powerful environment that invites the miraculous moving of God. On that day Gad went to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”  So David went up, as the Lord had commanded through Gad.  When Araunah looked and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground. - 2 Samuel 24:18-20 (ESV)

This week Pastor Neli explores how we can truly live in the Spirit and prepare our hearts for an outpouring of God's presence. Instead of chasing after our own agendas or trying to fool God with impure hearts, we are called to a space of confession and repentance - intentionally turning away from sin to let Jesus take complete lordship over every area of our lives. The Lord moves mightily through holy vessels who are completely sold out to Him, ready to embrace silence, and willing to give Him their all. So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” - Acts 1:6-8 (ESV)

This week Pastor Neli explores the attributes and characteristics of the Holy Spirit. We can recognise Him as a person who has a mind, will, and emotions. The Holy Spirit is fully God, is already present, and is inviting you to step out in faith, surrender your will to His, and walk closely with Him in complete freedom and grace. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. - John 16:7-11 (ESV)

This week Pastor Neli explores how the Holy Spirit has been actively moving throughout the many years of church history. We see that God promises to pour out His Spirit abundantly on all people, breaking down every human-made barrier of race, language, and gender. We can stop trying to manage the Spirit, instead name your exhaustion, and lay it down so you can fully step into a fresh surrender and experience His personal presence in your daily life. “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. - Acts 2:17-18 (ESV)

This week Pastor Neli reminds us that the Holy Spirit is not just a theological idea, but a living person who actively desires to work in and move through us every day. Our bodies are now the living temples of the very same Spirit who has been present since creation. Instead of relying on human effort, we should open our hearts, acknowledge His presence, and engage once more with Him in our daily lives.  And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. - Luke 4:14-15 (ESV)

This week Samantha Thomas reminds us that before God formed us in the womb, He knew us intricately and set us apart for a purpose. We are encouraged to reject the limiting "I am" statements, doubts, and fears that we often carry like a cloak, such as feeling inexperienced or not enough. Take this truth as a reminder that you are fearfully and wonderfully made, and you do not need to be afraid because the Lord is faithfully with you to deliver you.   Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them,for I am with you to deliver you,declares the Lord.” - Jeremiah 1:6-8 (ESV)

This week Pastor Neli explores how we can become "Revival Ready" by examining the powerful move of God that occurred during Pentecost. We are encouraged to move beyond searching for emotional experiences and instead position ourselves expectantly through obedience, physical gathering, persistent prayer, and deep spiritual hunger. We can organise our life around God's promises and allow the Holy Spirit to purge distractions, so that we can be a holy vessel prepared to receive His fresh outpouring. When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.  And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. - Acts 2:1-4 (ESV)

This week Pastor Neli explores how God moves powerfully through the persistent and consistent prayers of ordinary believers. We are reminded that prayer is far more than just asking God for help - it is an invitation to participate in His work. Even when our faith feels weak or an outcome doesn't match our exact expectations, we are encouraged knowing that our imperfect faith rests on a God who remains completely faithful.  And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. - Acts 6:7-9 (ESV)

Join us at Brisbane Central as we continue with our current series, Acts: Season 2. This week, Pastor Tina explores how God uses all people, regardless of gender, age, or social class, to advance His kingdom. Be encouraged to recognise that the Holy Spirit's equalising work makes everyone an active participant in God's mission. Take this truth into your week as a reminder that you are not just an observer, but are called to step into your specific calling as a vital part of what God is doing in the world today. “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. - Acts 2:17-18 (ESV)