Risen Church Brisbane

14/05/2026

Jesus invites us to come to him. He knows our pain and suffering.

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (Matthew's Gospel chapter 11)

Join us at Risen Church this Sunday and discover the rest you can have in Jesus.

07/05/2026

Jesus promises he will return and the next world will begin.

How should a Christian live now? For the next world. But so often we try to live for this world and the next. It is impossible. As Jesus makes clear in many passages on treasure in heaven, suffering for the gospel and living this life directed towards his return.

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.
Jesus' words, Matthew 24

Join us at Risen Church to think about the next world and be encouraged in living for it.

01/05/2026

14/04/2026

I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death;
I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others to do the same. CS Lewis

Dear Christian, Our true country is the new creation. Hold firm. Build the church. Live for the world to come and not for the world.

02/04/2026

Dear Salisbury,
We'd love for you to join us for Good Friday at Risen Church.
Join us for coffee & pastries at 9am. Easter Service at 9:30am.

We meet at Salisbury State School in the hall on Lillian Avenue.
ABN: 50 545 751 250
Business address: 36 Georgina Street, Salisbury.

30/03/2026

Jesus said to Martha,
“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die" John chapter 11

And he proved this by raising Lazarus from the dead. All death can now do to Christians is make their lives infinitely better.

30/03/2026

Straight from the John Dickson archives: Why do we call it 'Easter'?

Actually, only English and German (both latecomers to the Christian party) have words that sounds like ‘Easter’.

Here’s what most of the world calls ‘Easter’…

GREEK – Pasha
FRENCH – Pâques
ITALIAN – Pasqua
RUSSIAN – Paskhal’nyy
SUDANESE – Paskah

The thing we call ‘Easter’ is actually derived from the Hebrew word ‘Pesach’ – which means ‘Passover’.

Passover is that central Jewish festival that celebrated Israel’s deliverance from Egypt millennia ago – God’s judgment fell on the oppressors and ‘passed over’ the Israelites. You can read about it in Exodus 12.

According to all four Gospels, Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem by the Romans during the Jewish Passover festival in the early 30s AD.

Christians immediately saw the connections. Just as a lamb was always sacrificed during Passover, so Jesus gave his life so that through him God’s judgment would ‘pass over’ all who trust in Christ.

Ever since then, most Christians called their annual celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection ‘pesach’ – or a word related to that – until, of course, Christianity made its way into German and English lands centuries later.

A silly argument that comes up around this time every year is that the Christian celebration of ‘Easter’ is just an appropriation of a pagan spring festival. The English term derives from Eostre, which is both a god (of Spring) and the word “Spring”. So the Christian “Pascha” – which falls in Spring – got called “Spring/Easter” in England. The Christian festival itself, however, had been celebrated for centuries before it arrived in either England or Germany.

10/03/2026

You can bring your grief to God. We often fear bringing our grief to God. It doesn’t seem right. It might seem that we are unthankful or unjoyful.

And yet, Jesus, the suffering servant, was described as one 'acquainted with sorrows.'

This is a stunning idea. Jesus, who is God, knows suffering and trials. He knows and understands our grief. The evidence is the Cross.

We can bring our grief to him. He won't reject us because we struggle or grieve. He is the God of the brokenhearted. He knows suffering.

If this is a new idea to you, we'd love to hear from you. DM risenchurch to chat.

24/02/2026

Faith isn’t blind. It is based on relationship and character. Relationship with God and his character.

As we read the Bible, we hear who God is. We come to understand him and his promises.

If we put our trust in God and his promises, that is, we have faith in him and his word, we can live with confidence in the world.

Why? We can see that God is for us and will keep us safe in Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.

10/02/2026

// CHRISTIANS, YOU WILL BE DELIVERED FROM DEATH.

This is one of Jesus’ favourite Psalms. Even as he went to the Cross, he knew he would be resurrected, walking ‘in the land of the living’.

His resurrection guarantees that all who have trusted him will be delivered from death.

If you’re a Christian, why not give thanks now to your heavenly Father? And comment with an Amen.