Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 16th July 2024. A few interesting observations out of Revelation 21... the second last book in the bible. These observations are not stated as doctrine, but expressed as interesting possibilities. The words in Revelation were not written for nothing... they are there for a God given reason.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 14th July 2024. When God created mankind, his intention was that the family unit would be the basis of all society. The family groups would provide for each other as God gave them the increase. Selfishness led to the first sin where Adam and Eve chose personal benefits ahead of God's plans. This sin has led to every other sin that plagues the human race. Selfishness and greed has also led to physical and spiritual death.
Talk 2 of 10 in a series of talks by Pastor Arthur Marshman on the Ten Commandments. Delivered between June 2024 and December 2024. When God chose the nation of Israel he gave them the Ten Commandments, written on stone, as a guide to a better life. Fifteen hundred years later, on the Day of Pentecost, God again sent his law to his people written on their hearts by the Holy Spirit. Jesus was clear, he had not come to destroy the law but to fulfil it. In this series of talks we will explore how t...
Talk 1 of 10 in a series of talks by Pastor Arthur Marshman on the Ten Commandments. Delivered between June 2024 and December 2024. When God chose the nation of Israel he gave them the Ten Commandments, written on stone, as a guide to a better life. Fifteen hundred years later, on the Day of Pentecost, God again sent his law to his people written on their hearts by the Holy Spirit. Jesus was clear, he had not come to destroy the law but to fulfil it. In this series of talks we will explore how t...
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 16th June 2024. God has purposely equipped us with the wisdom (an unconditional gift of the Spirit), so we can have a clearer understanding of the purposes he has for us. The following scriptures contain surprising truths about some aspects of God's love and how it is determined.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 9th June 2024. Part 1 was delivered 5th May 2024, and Part 2 was delivered 2nd June 2024. In very plain terms, miracles occur when people simply do what Jesus asks them to do... this is still happening today, because nothing has changed within God's promises. Miracles come from obeying and doing the Lord's will.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 2nd June 2024. In very plain terms, miracles occur when people simply do what Jesus asks them to do... this is still happening today, because nothing has changed within God's promises. Miracles come from obeying and doing the Lord's will.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 28th May 2024. Everyone of us is different and we all have differing opinions and expectations when it come to the things of the Lord. The simple answer is the same as the answer that Jesus' mother gave the servants, just before the first miracle where Jesus turned the water into wine.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 5th May 2024. In very plain terms, miracles occur when people simply do what Jesus asks them to do... this is still happening today, because nothing has changed within God's promises. Miracles come from obeying and doing the Lord's will.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 30th April 2024. The human Race is very slow to learn that mocking God comes at a great price. The bible reveals thousands of years of people trying to deny God and they have paid for doing so. Bible prophecy clearly reveals the fate of all those who mock the source of their existance and the only source of their future life.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 21st April 2024. Part 2 of this topic. Part 1 was delivered on the 7th April 2024. The human race is facing a collective barrage of destructive forces they have never seen before. Not only is the risk of an unsurvivable world war upon us; but we are also witnessing the complete breakdown of all social values and the rapidly escalating corruption of all forms of leadership and integrity.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 17th April 2024. Part 3. Many people do not know what it is to be filled with the Holy Spirit and of those who are filled with the spirit, even fewer understand what it means to walk in the spirit. See also the notes on 'True Salvation Is Built On Signs' (27th August 2023).
A series of talks by Pastor Arthur Marshman on the Fruits Of The Spirit. Delivered between October 2023 and April 2024. The Fruit of the Spirit is a message for all mankind. It is a list of characteristics that will lead you to be the best you can be. As Christians, it is our guide for salvation. When you keep these things, then you are truly walking in the Spirit. A PDF copy of the talk/presentation notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=11
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 2nd April 2024. The human race is facing a collective barrage of destructive forces they have never seen before. Not only is the risk of an unsurvivable world war upon us; but we are also witnessing the complete breakdown of all social values and the rapidly escalating corruption of all forms of leadership and integrity.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 2nd April 2024. God has prepared a gospel for the weakest of the weak, right through to the strongest of the strong. God cares for us much more than we can imagine. When we are weak, we can become strong, because that is when we hand over to God and let him do the work that we cannot. God can cover our sins as easy as Adam and Eve covered themselves with a fig leaf. God went one better and covered them more permanently with animal skins. By forgiving our sins, G...
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 26th March 2024. This is one bible definition of faith. Hebrews Ch 11 v 1: "Now faith is the substance of (the reality of bringing about) things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (getting results from God)". Faith is almost undefinable as an emotion or a feeling, yet it works through actions and steadfastness for those filled with the Spirit. Faith is not a singular definable action, but rather it is the desire to place ourselves where God can work.
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 24th March 2024. We live in a world where people get to invent the Gods of their choice... but cannot handle the evidence.
From Genesis to Revelation, God regularly expressed his consistent view about the nature of mankind. In Genesis, even after the flood, God recognised that "every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually". This is repeated in Jeremiah, in Psalm 14, and in Romans 3, with specific descriptions, the end result is the same... we are not able to obey the law, and not able to gain salvation by ourselves. But God promised to find a way, and we know that Jesus' sacrifice is that way....
A series of talks by Pastor Arthur Marshman on the Fruits Of The Spirit. Delivered between October 2023 and April 2024. The Fruit of the Spirit is a message for all mankind. It is a list of characteristics that will lead you to be the best you can be. As Christians, it is our guide for salvation. When you keep these things, then you are truly walking in the Spirit. A PDF copy of the talk/presentation notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=11
A series of talks by Pastor Arthur Marshman on the Fruits Of The Spirit. Delivered between October 2023 and April 2024. The Fruit of the Spirit is a message for all mankind. It is a list of characteristics that will lead you to be the best you can be. As Christians, it is our guide for salvation. When you keep these things, then you are truly walking in the Spirit. A PDF copy of the talk/presentation notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=11
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 27th February 2024. Part 2. Many people do not know what it is to be filled with the Holy Spirit and of those who are filled with the spirit, even fewer understand what it means to walk in the spirit. See also the notes on 'True Salvation Is Built On Signs' (27th August 2023).
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 25th February 2024. Many people do not know what it is to be filled with the Holy Spirit and of those who are filled with the spirit, even fewer understand what it means to walk in the spirit. See also the notes on 'True Salvation Is Built On Signs' (27th August 2023).
The Bible is full of God given signs and symbols that are often used to identify prophetic truths, prophetic dates and seasons, spiritual truths and metaphors, etc. These signs and symbols are often reflected in creation itself, thus taking on a dual role of natural functionality and spiritual metaphor at the same time. There are also supernatural signs and wonders that God uses to give credibility to spiritual truths and promises. In this age of the Spirit, Jesus spoke of the signs which would ...
A series of talks by Pastor Arthur Marshman on the Fruits Of The Spirit. Delivered between October 2023 and April 2024. The Fruit of the Spirit is a message for all mankind. It is a list of characteristics that will lead you to be the best you can be. As Christians, it is our guide for salvation. When you keep these things, then you are truly walking in the Spirit. A PDF copy of the talk/presentation notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=11
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 4th February 2024. Many of us understand the concept of stepping out in faith, but many fear they will weaken, make mistakes or be ignored by God. Abraham and Sarah are a good example for us to follow... they were guilty of all the above and more!
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 28th January 2024. A look through church history demonstrates that the Pentecostal experience did not end with the apostles, on or soon after the day of Pentecost, they received the Holy Spirit evidenced by speaking in tongues (Acts 2).
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 23rd January 2024. When God offers you an amazing opportunity but you do not know how to do it; make your mind up to step out in faith... then ask God how to do it.! The word 'opportunity' was a term first used by sailors of wind driven ships and had a particular application. Its main usage came when the wind changed its direction and started to blow towards the harbour. This was the best time to head for safe and controlled mooring.
We get great lessons from Daniel about making a stand and not partaking of Babylon's delicacies. God has a plan and our encouragement from Daniel is to make our stand and let God sort it out, whatever may come. Babylon's power is all the pleasures of this life, but if we make a stand for God, He will lift us up.
A series of talks by Pastor Arthur Marshman on the Fruits Of The Spirit. Delivered between October 2023 and April 2024. The Fruit of the Spirit is a message for all mankind. It is a list of characteristics that will lead you to be the best you can be. As Christians, it is our guide for salvation. When you keep these things, then you are truly walking in the Spirit. A PDF copy of the talk/presentation notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=11
Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 7th January 2024. There are many types of storms... there are those that are related to the weather: even our sun produces storms that cause havoc here on earth. There are emotional storms and relationship storms and health storms, etc. Every part of life is made up of many challenging moments... storms can appear without warning, often doing great damage and sometimes claiming lives. Jesus Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit, is able to lead us safely ...
