Refresh Church
Refresh Church is a campus church for Northpine Christian College, unashamedly contemporary and passionate about reaching the unchurched. It is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist worldwide network of churches.
Episodes
Giving in Silence
Lauren shares with us a message around giving to the needy and being available to serve where God wants us. She uses Matthew 6 to shed light on how Jesus wants us to give without fanfare or publicity and that our reward will be in heaven, not here on earth.
Give It Away
Amy De Longis talks about how Jesus demonstrated what true greatness really is.
Reflectors of Jesus
Refresh Church Pastor, Sarah Redman, challenges us from the book of Ephesians to be reflectors of Jesus in all of our relationships. She calls us to be counter-culture and show love, compassion and empathy to those around us.
What are you wearing?
Pastor Sarah Redman challenges us, from the book of Ephesians, to become more like Christ and to wear his character as we go about our daily lives.
Knowing Jesus_Becoming Like Jesus
Amy shares the story of Jim Elliot, a missionary to the lost tribes in Brazil, and how he lost his life in service. His wife and son picked up the mantel and continued his work, converting the tribe to faith in Jesus. What is God calling us to?
Citizens Of Heaven
Ethan Redman talks about how we create imaginary barriers between ourselves and God. Barriers which Jesus has already removed.
The Book Of Ephesians - Grace
Pastor Sharyn Harrington shares a story of God's amazing grace, in the book of Ephesians. Telling us that God's grace gives us a purpose, a mission, and a calling.
BLESS - Sheep Become Shepherds
Pastor Sarah Redman talks about the importance of taking the responsibility to help both look after the 99 sheep and also searching for the 1 lost sheep.
Blessed - Share Your Story
School chaplain shaun shares the last of our series called blessed. He encourages us to share our story to impact others based on the story of Nammans servant.
BLESS - Listening to God
Pastor Sarah Redman shares with us a message to Listen out for God and to ensure that we bless others through listening to them and having a desire to connect.
Begin With Prayer
Church Elder, Lauren Fraser, shares with us a powerful message about prayer and constantly praying, based on 1 Timothy 2.
The Stone & My Story
Pastor Sarah shares with us a reason to joyful this Easter. She explores how the stone being rolled away signifies our story is just beginning.
God's Big Picture
Northpine teacher Lynden Chester shares with us the need to see the way God sees and to look deeper into the bigger picture that God is creating in our lives. He equates doing puzzles and finding pieces to how God wants us to look beyond the surface to see the picture that He is creating in our lives.
Authority of Jesus
Retired church pastor Joe Webb shares with us that Jesus has all authority here on earth to forgive sins, and is the intermediary for us with God. He shares the story of Jesus healing the lame man to show the power and authority of Jesus.
RISE
Refresh Head Pastor, Sarah Redman, shares with us the church theme for 2026 - RISE based on Isaiah 40:31 that is linked with the College's core values for 2026. Sarah shares with us that God calls us to rest in Him and when we do, we can Soar like Eagles. God calls us to Rise in Him.
The Narrow Gate
Pastor Joe Webb shares with us a message from Matthew 7, to follow Jesus we must follow through the Narrow Gate.
Don't Lose Heart
Sue shares with us a message of hope to trust the promises of God as outlined in Ephesians 3:20. Even when we can't see how God will work it for good or appears silent, there is a plan and God has this.
Step Into The River
Pastor Shaun talks about stepping out in faith regardless what we face.
Foundation Matters
Pastor Sarah challenges us to buiild our lives on Jesus as the rock. Storms and valleys will come in life, sickness, death, poor health, etc but the foundation that we build our lives on can help us ride the storms.
Good People
Lauren shares with us a message of how life happens to everyone, and God calls us to be good and do good in the world around us, by being connected to Him and bearing fruit.
Christmas List - Priorities
Pastor Sarah shares with us the story of Christmas from Joseph's persepctive and encourages us to make Jesus a priority this season.
Christmas List
Pastor Sarah shares a message as part of our Christmas Program about what really matters at Christmas, and changing our priorities to see people that Jesus would see at Christmas.
International Needs Australia - Sherwin Mariano
Guest speaker Sherwin Mariano from International Needs Australia shares the story of how God rescued him and his family from their poverty in the Phillipines.
Seeing things as God sees them
Pastor G talks about how we can too easily allow our emotions to impact the way we see people.
More to the Story - Part 3
Pastor Sarah Redman talks about what it means to be a witness today.
More to the Story - part 2
Lauren Fraser shares with us a message on staying connected to God and sharing our faith and His truth in a hostile world.
More to the Story
Neil shares with us the wisdom from Acts and how we can build a foundational faith no matter how our we feel about our Spiritual Journeys day to day.
Chosen - The Invitation
Pastor Sarah Redman shares with us the culmination of our 5 part series called Chosen. Sarah shares the story of Nicomedus, the blind man, the lame man and the bleeding woman as examples that all are invited to be a part of the Kingdom of God. The invitation is there waiting for us to accept, and Jesus is waiting with open arms.
God at Work
Pastor Sharyn Harrington talks how God is still at work in our lives in everything.
Lost: Rearview Vision
Jason Borody takes part 4 of our series called Lost. He shares how our history and looking at how God has lead in the past can give us confidence for how He will guide and lead in the future.
Lost: The story of Balaam
Sarah shares a message of patience and trust in God, even when we cannot see clearly. She shares the story of Balaam and the donkey, and how God brought about his desires for Israel, even through the evil desires of Balaam and Barak.
Lost: Standing on the Rock
David and Kim Nuske talk about how God keeps His promises even when His people disobey.
Lost: Are We There Yet
Pastor Shaun Lieder talks about how God puts us in times, where we need to be patient, for our growth.
Freedom
Pastor Sarah Redman talks about the freedom that we receive from Jesus.
Saved: A gospel reality check
Pastor Sarah shares with us a message of re-affirmation about the Gospel of Jesus and how we are saved by His actions and all we have to do is accept His sacrifice for us and call Him Lord.
Remix Message - Joe Webb
Pastor Joe Webb shares with us a comparison of the gospel stories of Jesus walking on the water and shares the lessons that we can learn from the reactions of the disciples.
Once Upon a Parable
Dr Joe Webb talks about what the parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee means for us today. He discusses what it means to mistakingly focus on our own righteousness instead of God's free gift through Jesus.
Eden - In The Beginning: Redemption Plan
Cooper Redman shares with us the message of how God had a plan for redemption from the beginning of time, when sin first invaded the world, and he challenges us to be a part of the story in the here and now, doing what we can to help others see God's plan for their lives.
Eden - In The Beginning Part 2
The second part of our series on EDEN, Refresh youth worker Caleb Kingston shares with us a message to start small and grow slow.
Eden - In the Beginning
Today at Refresh Kim Nuske talks about how Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent and how we are still tempted today.
Half-hearted or Wholehearted?
Damien shares with us a message to commit fully to God and to live life not being half in and lukewarm, but rather to be wholehearted in our pursuit of Jesus.
Washed - New Life in Christ
Pastor Sarah shares with us the importance of our own special walk with Jesus, and we celebrate with 3 baptisms of our young people.
Baptism
Northpine Chaplain - Pastor Sharyn shares with us the story of John the Baptist baptising Jesus and the importance of baptism in the spiritual life of a Jesus follower.
Kingdom Carriers - Taking the Gospel to the World
Pastor Gerrard shares with us a simple reason for sharing the Gospel with others and a 6 step process to loving God more deeply.
Me and God - the Mel and Jason Borody story
Melissa and Jason Borody share their story of Melissa's recent health battle in Japan, and the incredible healing that God brought about through the journey.
Gratitude
Today at Refresh, Cameron Bryer analyses lyrics and music from Brandon Lake's song 'Gratitude'. Cameron highlights certain stories from the Bible and how people have shown gratitude to God in their situations and links this song to his own journey in the last couple of months.
Chosen - Part 4: Your Faith - Transaction to Transformation
Pastor Sarah Redman shares with us a powerful message about Faith. Often we see our faith in Jesus as a vending machine, believing that it is transactional in nature. Sarah implores us to build on faith on relationship and not on what we can get from God.
Chosen - Part 3: Outcast to Instrument
Pastor Sarah Redman shares a powerful message about how Jesus can use anyone to share His message of love and redemption with the world, even a woman caught in adultery.
Chosen - Part 2: Zacchaeus
Northpine Christian College chaplain Shaun Lieder shares with us the second part of our series on Chosen - being called by God to impact the world. Shaun shares with us the story of Zacchaeus and calls us to look at the world as Jesus did, showing love and compassion to those less fortunate than us.
Chosen - Part 1
Refresh church Pastor Sarah Redman shares the theme for our church for 2025 is Chosen, based on Jeremiah 29:1-14. Sarah reminds us that God has ordained our time here on earth and that we have been chosen by Him for a purpose, and that He has plans for our lives that will go beyond any we could dream of.
Community - What are you earnestly begging for...
Today at Refresh, Cooper Redman discusses how we should first give ourselves fully to God then contribute to His church.
Refresh Remixed - Grace Undeserved
Refresh Remixed - Grace Undeserved by Refresh Church
Mary had a little Lamb
Northpine Christian College teacher, Clayton Richardson, shares with us a Christmas story of the lives of 4 people that God steps in and changes their paths to allow the birth of His Son, Jesus. He shares how God is more concerned about Eternal Outcomes than the current materialistic focus that people have.
Completely His
Our Conference's Women's Ministries Director, Daniella May, shares with us the story of Elijah, and challenges us to be all in for God.
Make Room - For Others
Our former Pastor, Neil Redman, continues our series on Making Room this Christmas, inspiring us to Make Room for others this Christmas, and to ensure that our own lives are not so cluttered that we can't have time for others in connection and service.
All In - Part 5
Our final celebration of our series - All In. We celebrated 3 baptisms and the graduation of our various kids ministry young people to their next steps. Pastor Sarah shares the message of using our Spiritual Gifts to be All In for Jesus.
All In - Part 4
Pastor Sarah Redman takes our fourth sermon on the series of going all in for God. Sarah talks about how we should be keeping our eyes on heaven, not getting too comfortable here.
All In - Being a Good Steward
Northpine chaplain, Pastor Gerrard Price, shares with us how God wants us to be All In for Him, in the way we live our lives, in what we do with the resources He has given us, and how we spend our wealth (money, time, resources, etc).
All In - Part 2
Four pastors from the Institution of Youth Ministry continue our series on going all in for Christ.
Me and God
Refresh elder, Sarah Hedges, talks about some of the challenges she has faced in her life and how God helped her. Sarah shows us the importance of fixing our eyes on Jesus instead of our difficult circumstances.
All In - Part 1
The first sermon in our new series, titled "All In - Taking your next steps with Christ". Northpine chaplain, Pastor Sharyn Harrington, shares with us why church is so important to the life of a Jesus follower.
Born of the Spirit
Youth Director for the South Queensland Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Christos shares how there is nothing that we can do to earn Salvation, it is purely a gift of God.
Great Comebacks of the Bible - Part 2
Today at Refresh, Pastor Sarah Redman discusses how obedience to God is able to bring about His blessings in our lives. It is our duty as Christians to commit to what God commands and not just consider it.
Great Comebacks Of The Bible
Pastor Sarah shares with us a story of David, and how we need to trust in God to come through with what He has promised, no matter what we are going through.
Faith Over Fear
Lauren Fraser shares with a powerful message of having the courage to fight for what we love, believe in and value and to use the Shield of Faith to defeat the Devil's barbs.
Me And God - Story 2
In our second part of our series on Me and God, Pastor Sarah shares the story of Job and how God calls us to be his representatives in the world, through all the sin and suffering, no matter the circumstances. Pastor Sarah calls us to do this well, and not have hearted.
Me And God - Story 1
Northpine chaplain Pastor Gerrard shares his story of faith and how he came to believe and trust in God.
The Pause that Powers - Redeeming Rest 3
Today at Refresh, Pastor Sarah Redman takes the finale of the 'Redeeming Rest' series. Sarah talks about how in a lot of ways the Sabbath can be good for us.
A Sabbath Miracle (Redeeming Rest Part 2)
Today at Refresh, Dr Joe Webb takes the second part of the 'Redeeming Rest' three part series. Joe talks about the wrong attitude the Pharisees had toward the Sabbath, and what God actually wants.
Redeeming Rest
Dr Joe Webb presents the first of our 3 part series on the Sabbath, titled - Redeeming Rest. Dr Webb shares how the Sabbath was made for people, and warns us not to fall into the trap that so many Pharisees made about making it all about the 'rules' of the day - what can and can't be done. Jesus calls us to just stop and connect with Him.
Servant Leadership - Stories Of STORMCO
STORMCO stands for Service to others really matters, and our 4 teams that went out to outback towns and to Cambodia share their stories and lessons learned through their trips and acts of service.
Next Door - How will they know they are my neighbour?
Kim Nuske presents the third part of our series on being a neighbour, titled: Next Door - How will they know they are my neighbour? Kim presents a powerful testimony of her journey in life and asks us to consider the message of Jesus as presented in the Beatitudes.
StormCo Cambodia Service
Our Refresh service team that visited Cambodia these past 2 weeks shared their stories of service in the remote school they went to serve.
To Serve And Love Thy Neighbour
Today at Refresh, Lauren Fraser talks about the practical ways we are able to love our neighbours, modelled after how Jesus serves.
Who Is My Neighbour?
The first part of our new series titled Next Door: Sharing Christ with our Neighbours, Clayton Richardson asks the question, Who is our Neighbour, and looks at who Jesus says through the story of the Good Samaritan.
Table Of Grace
Pastor Sarah shares a powerful message about sitting at Jesus table and daily seeking him, as he brings grace for our sin.
Family Dinner Conversations
Pastor Neil Redman shares a powerful message about connection; within the church, within our families and within society. He shares the story of Zaccheus, shares some data on loneliness in Australia and how we as a church can better connect with each other to live like Jesus lived.
Be Careful What You Eat
Jason Borody talks about what bread represents in the Bible. He showed us how we need to seek Jesus as our bread.
Present Vs Presence
Refresh Church Pastor Sarah Redman shares with us how our presence in the lives of others makes a difference. She shares how Jesus turned up for others, and we are not to be a present for others, but show up and engage to build community and make a difference.
Dry Bones
Pastor Sarah shares with us the message of Ezekiel 37 where we are called to prophesy and bring dry bones back to life. God calls us to reach a barren wasteland for Him.
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