Mark Elmendorp is the senior pastor of Emerge Church, which has three campus locations at Warner, Redcliffe and Morayfield.

Emerge Church exists to make disciples of Christ whose lives example Jesus and make the teachings of Christ known.

In this message, Pastor Mark asks a difficult question - do you actually need to go to church to be a Christian? In this day, when we connect with churches all around the world from the comfort of our lounge rooms. what is the benefit of being involved in a local church?

Find out more about Emerge Church at emergechurch.life

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Jo Geerling is the senior pastor of iSEE CHURCH in Brisbane alongside her husband Paul.

iSEE CHURCH has locations across Australia, as well as locations in Asia and the Pacific.

With a mission to love God, build people and reach our suburbs, cities and nations with the gospel, iSEE CHURCH is now a multi-generational church, impacting the lives of many people across Australia and beyond.

In this message Jo shares a message based on Psalm 23, and how we can persevere when life gets hard.

Find out more about iSEE CHURCH at iseechurch.com

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Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Derek Peters is the Executive Pastor at Gateway Baptist on Brisbane's south side, and the host of the 96five podcast 'The Secret Place'.

In this message Derek looks at ways we can walk more closely with God, and more intimately experience the presence of God.

You can listen to 'The Secret Place on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or at the 96five Podcast Page.

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Aran Puddle is a music teacher at Brisbane Christian College, teaching and mentoring young worship musicians in the school's chapel service worship teams.

In today's message Aran looks at how there may be aspects of the Gospel that we have never fully recognised, or never fully surrendered to.

Aran highlights that the Good News is a life we enter and a story that we now live inside of and are part of.

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In this episode we'll be looking at ways that we can thrive in the new year with Sandy Oswald. Sandy is a counsellor, a psychotherapist, and is the host of the 96five podcast 'So Many Answers'.

You can find 'So Many Answers' wherever you listen to podcasts, or click on the podcast tab at the 96five website.

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Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts.

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It's the first Sunday of 2026 - Happy New Year! To celebrate a brand new year, Gary Rucci from Thrive Brisbane and Micro Movements Australia brings us a special message to start 2026. In this message, Gary looks at how our story and our unique qualities can make a huge difference in our world.

Gary also looks at eight things about you that make you completely unique and made in the image of God.

Thrive Brisbane is an alliance of Christian leaders (pastors, chaplains, businesspeople, mission leaders, church planters) who are working together in unity to see Brisbane City flourish.

Micro Movements Australia is a team that works to support and resource smaller expressions of church right across Australia,

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Today we hear from John Scott, a pastor and relationship manager with 96five. In this message we learn how adopting hope, peace and joy can see you living a successful and meaningful life.

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Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts.

Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will speak to your head and heart.

Merry Christmas from everyone at 96five! Today Rev Neil Storey from the Noosa Coastal Uniting Church reflects on the birth of Christ, and the gift of God sending his Son to the world.

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