Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 15th September 2024. When God created Adam and Eve, they were created as spiritual beings in physical bodies. The serpent first pretends to offer a greater source of blessing than God, and temps them to believe him rather than God... A PDF copy of the talk notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=9

Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 10th September 2024. The revelation from God that we are created for a positive purpose and the fact that he is prepared to reveal these purposes, is the most wonderful knowledge that any human could ever experience. The opportunity to be anointed (enlivened) by God's Spirit and the promise of eternal life almost seems to good to be true. The Bible not only reveals these truths, but also reveals the best way to deal with problems as well. A PDF copy of the talk notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=9

Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 3rd September 2024. Jesus give us an understanding of what Spiritual truths are, how God sees us, and how he deals with us relative to mercy and forgiveness. The parable of the lost sheep, The parable of the lost coin, and the parable of the lost son.

Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 1st September 2024. We will particularly look at Mark 16 and the 'casting out of devils'... why is casting out devils listed first? Let's see how the word 'devils' is used in scriptures... The Jews had no words for mental illness as we now have today. Many of the 'demon possessions' in the scriptures are mental illnesses and are quite definable by modern medicine (let's not confuse the cause with the solution... God heals and cleanses, and this also includes both spiritual and mental problems). This presentation is not denying the existence of devils and demons as some understand them, but is revealing that there are often other options or explanations for the same event. Not every 'devil' that is healed or cast out is a reference to supernatural possession.

Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 28th August 2024. To walk with Jesus, simply means to follow in his footsteps with the same motivation and intensions that he had. This starts with a personal invitation... A PDF copy of the talk notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=9

Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 18th August 2024. Every member of the human race is shaped by the culture and the community they live in...every one of them will also die. The bible offers a solution to the problem of death by introducing a spiritual culture that comes with evidence and scriptural support. This dates back for a couple of thousand years. Better is offered. A PDF copy of the talk notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=9

Delivered by Byron Carragher on Sunday 11th August 2024. This talk looks at the example of Joseph in the scriptures relating to adversity and we can draw encouragement from the ups and downs of Joseph's life which can often mirror our own up and down experiences. Daniel and Paul are two other such examples of many in the scriptures that we can draw encouragement from knowing that what we face as adversity is ultimately for God's ultimate plan and purpose.

Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 11th August 2024. The Bible frequently use symbolism to help us to understand spiritual principles and human success or failings. Goats are often used as a multifaceted symbol or metaphor because of their varying characteristics. Goats can symbolize sacrifice and atonement... obtaining reconciliation. Goats are also used to reveal the difference between righteousness and unrighteousness... clean or sinful. Goats were seen as clean animals for the purpose of sacrifice and were clean for food, according to God. A PDF copy of the talk notes is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=9

Delivered By Pastor Brad Smith on 28th July 2024. Unlike the animals, all humans have a conscience that determines between right and wrong. Being Spirit filled by God offers us an unlimited supply of moral inputs, that shapes our conscience in a way that is able to sustain eternal life. The Holy Spirit inside us provides a consistent and enduring sense of right and wrong... both approving or condemning the things we think or do. It reflects on what others do and determine whether they are right or wrong.

Delivered By Chris Tankey on 21st July 2024. Jesus says "take my yoke upon you and learn of me" {Mat 11:29}. We know that means to understand and to submit to His teachings and example. But the "yoke of the Torah" also meant the specific teachings, interpretations and behaviours of each Rabbi. A few outstanding Rabbis had S'mikhah - the authority to make their own "yoke". Jesus' yoke - easier than strict yokes of most Rabbis of the day - is the only true and correct yoke. It is what we will be judged against. A PDF copy of the Powerpoint presentation is available at: https://www.brf.org.au/articles/articles.jsp?category=9

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.

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).