Christ our Refuge
Listen to weekly Christ our Refuge sermons from Dave Miers and guests. Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ. Find out more about our church: http://christrefuge.co Email hello@christrefuge.co
Episodes
Series: HE KNOWS YOUR NEED - Advent Series
Date: 14 December 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year —but for many of us, it's one of the hardest — grief, disappointment, loneliness, exhaustion. We try to manufacture joy, but deep down we know it's just survival.
What if joy isn't something you create, but something God restores?
In Isaiah 35, God promises to transform our deserts,...
Series: HE KNOWS YOUR NEED - Advent Series
Date: 7 December 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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We're all fighting battles — conflict that won't resolve, anxiety that robs our sleep, the exhausting work of holding it all together. But the deepest battle? It's our battle with God.
In Isaiah 11, God gives his war-weary people a vision of peace. Not a fragile ceasefire, but peace rooted in a coming King. Humble origins, divine pow...
Series: HE KNOWS YOUR NEED - Advent Series
Date: 30 November 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Often we're held captive by our circumstances — weighed down, paralysed, even despairing. But Christmas invites us to see the forest from the trees and behold the bigger picture.
In this first sermon of our Advent series "He Knows Our Need," we explore Isaiah 40 and discover that God meets our deepest anguish with unshakeable hope...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 23 November 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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The book of Acts ends with Paul in Rome, under house arrest for two years. But instead of a dramatic conclusion, we get something better - Paul "proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance."
This final sermon reveals why the early church was unstoppable: they made...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 16 November 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Paul stands before King Agrippa in the grand finale of his five trials. Surrounded by pomp, power, and prestige, this prisoner in chains does the unthinkable - he preaches the gospel. From his dramatic conversion on the Damascus road to his bold challenge to the king himself, Paul shows us what it means to seize every opportunity to speak abou...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 9 November 2025
Preacher: Dr Zach Conway
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Paul stands before Governor Felix, accused of stirring up riots and profaning the temple. But Paul isn't defending his reputation—he's proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus Christ. His message cuts so deep that Felix becomes alarmed and sends him away, saying "When I find a convenient time, I'll summon you."
Two thousand ye...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 2 November 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Where do we find courage for mission when opposition comes? As Paul faces beatings, false accusations, and trials in Jerusalem, he discovers courage not in his own strength but in the presence of Jesus. Preached on International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, this sermon reminds us that the same Jesus who stood with Paul in the barrac...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 26 October 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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What's your one thing? The mission that drives everything you do? For the Apostle Paul, knowing Christ changed everything in his life. In this message from Acts 20:24, we explore how an encounter with Jesus transformed Paul from persecutor to preacher—and why he could say, "I do not account my life of any value." Discover what it ...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 19 October 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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What difference does the gospel actually make? In Acts 19, Paul's ministry in Ephesus reveals how the good news of Jesus transforms individuals and disrupts entire societies. When hearts are captured by Christ's beauty, idols lose their power—personally and publicly. The word of the Lord continues to increase and prevail mightily.
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Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 12 October 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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How do you keep going when you're afraid, tired, and opposition is real? Paul arrived in Corinth exhausted and discouraged. But God sustained him through community, redirected opportunities, and a powerful promise: "I have many people in this city." Discover how God rejuvenates weary servants in Acts 18.
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Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 5 October 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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In Athens, Paul saw idols everywhere, but instead of walking away, he was moved with compassion and boldly proclaimed Jesus as the true and living God. Some mocked, others believed, but the gospel kept turning lives upside down. This message invites us to see Brisbane through the same eyes: to feel what Paul felt, do what Paul did, and trust wha...
Series: The Story of Ruth
Date: 28 September 2025
Preacher: Rev Tim Baxter
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The story of Ruth reaches its beautiful conclusion. After so much emptiness and risk, God brings redemption and restoration. In Ruth 4, we see Boaz step forward as the true kinsman-redeemer, paying the price, securing the future, and turning bitterness into joy. Tim shows how this surprising ending points beyond Boaz to Jesus, our ultimate Redeemer, who bring...
Series: The Story of Ruth
Date: 21 September 2025
Preacher: Rev Tim Baxter
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Ruth’s story begins in the dark days of the judges — an age of famine, faithlessness, and brokenness. Yet into this emptiness steps an outsider who clings to God’s people and God’s promises. In this first part of our Ruth series, Tim Baxter unpacks the risks Ruth takes, the kindness she receives, and the Redeemer who points us to Jesus.
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Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 14 September 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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In Paul’s first recorded sermon, we hear the sweeping story of God’s grace fulfilled in Jesus — the promised Saviour, crucified and raised. Through him comes true freedom: freedom from sin, from shame, and from the impossible burden of trying to save ourselves. Some believe. Some reject. But the mission rolls on. And the invitation still stan...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 7 September 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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When opposition comes, where will you turn? In Acts 12, a king of this world flexes—James is executed, Peter is jailed, and Herod basks in applause. But the church answers with its true weapon: earnest prayer. Walk through the chapter’s three acts—Martyred, Miracle, Multiplied—and watch the great reversal: the chapter opens with James dead, Pe...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 31 August 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Acts 9:32–11:30 marks a decisive breakthrough in the story of Acts. Jesus is alive and at work through miracles of healing and resurrection. His call to repentance extends beyond Israel, demonstrating that even Gentiles are welcomed by grace. The church is stretched to break old boundaries and embrace those once considered outsiders. This is the...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 24 August 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” These words stopped Saul in his tracks on the Damascus Road and turned the church’s fiercest enemy into Christ’s boldest witness. In this sermon, we trace Saul’s story — his rage, his rescue, his reception, and his new role — and see that no one is beyond the reach of God’s grace.
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Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 17 August 2025
Preacher: Rev Tim Baxter
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What does a full and healthy church look like? In Acts 6–8, we see the gospel multiplying, Spirit-filled leaders raised up, and even persecution used by God to spread the good news further. From Stephen’s faithful witness to the joy in Samaria, this passage shows us that nothing can stop Jesus building his church.
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Our dream is to be a city of r...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 10 August 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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Acts 3–5 shows the unstoppable power of the gospel and the centrality of Jesus’ name. Through miraculous healing, bold preaching, and a transformed community, the early church grew in faith and number—despite fierce opposition. This message calls us to the same conviction and courage: to proclaim that there is no other name under heaven by which...
Series: Burn Your Boats - The Book of Acts
Date: 3 August 2025
Preacher: Rev Dave Miers
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In Acts 2, the day of Pentecost explodes into history as God keeps His promise to pour out His Spirit on all believers. This marks the beginning of the last days, the empowering of God’s people for global mission, and the birth of the church. But at its heart, Pentecost is not about wind, fire, or languages—it’s about Jesus: His life, death, resu...
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