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Mel Dwyer is a Canossian Sister of Charity who spent 8 years serving the poor in the East African nation of Malawi. She shares her story of God calling her from her sporting ambitions of representing Australia in javelin to serving the poor. She also reminds us that if we are open to God’s calling, even our smallest gestures can have a huge impact.

John Scott is a pastor, chaplain and also the Relationships Manager for your 96five. He shares some secrets for success that he has learnt over the years as a follower of Christ.

Ian ‘Watto’ Watson is the founder of Shed Nights - a place where blokes can get real with God, and with each other. In this weeks message Watto speaks about the importance of prayer, and keeping our foundations on the rock.

Shara McLennan pastors the 17 Mile Church at 17 Mile Rocks in Brisbane's Westside. In this message Shara talks about the importance of hope, and why we need to keep it alive in our hearts. www.17milechurch.com.au

Matt Prater is the paster of the New Hope Church in Kelvin Grove, right next to the Normanby Hotel. His vision is to empty the pub and fill the church! Matt brings a message on why unity across Aussie churches is so important, and how the church can pack a real punch in society when we stick together.

Billy Diehm is the pastor from the Raceview Congregational Church in Ipswich. In this message Billy looks at God's faithfulness from the story of Joshua, and how this is not up to us.

Jason Elmore is the Senior Pastor of Gateway Baptist Church. On this weeks edition of Family Worship he speaks about Jesus noticing the lonely woman in a crowd. Jason asks the question - how often do we really notice people, and how can we create a loving community? http://gatewaybaptist.com.au

Donna Power is a Brisbane mum who started the charity Project Kindy and is now supporting over 800 of the world's poorest kids. Project Kindy fundraises to provide community kindy's in Malawi, Africa. Listen to Donna's story, and discover how small gestures can make a huge difference in God's kingdom. http://projectkindy.com

Duncan Barlow has served in Indonesia with the Church Missionary Society (CMS). During his time in Indonesia Duncan learnt of the importance of culture differences, and in this message he explores the story of the Prodigal Son and the cultural context in which it was told. https://www.cms.org.au/

Andrew Scott is one of the pastors at Nexus Church in Everton Park. In this Family Worship message Andrew addresses to topic of forgiveness, and how this can help us overcome the hurts and the humiliations of life. www.mynexus.com.au

Bel Thomson is a Brisbane singer and songwriter who's recently released the album Seasons - produced in Nashville by Grammy Award winning producer Ed Cash. The song Holding You was written after the birth of first son Mikey, and her difficult start to motherhood. https://www.belthomson.com/

In her early 40’s Sandy Oswald’s life suddenly looked very different to how it had been for so long. Her grown children had all flown the nest and after spending just over 20 years investing so much energy into the lives of her children, she was left wondering what was next. In this special Mothers Day edition of Family Worship Sandy shares a message about being happy in your own skin. Along with her husband Simon, she pastors the adult congregation at Citipointe Church in Carindale. http://citipointechurch.com.au/brisbane/

Dr Paul Jones is an author, academic and jazz pianist! He's also lecturer in Old Testament at Trinity College QLD, and shares a message about David and Bathsheba, asking the question - is it a sin to sleep in? www.trinity.qld.edu.au

Greg Watt is the State Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in QLD and brings us a message on the promises of God.

This week Australian’s will rise in the early morning chill to attend dawn services, and commemorate ANZAC Day for another year. Haydn Parsons is a community chaplain with the Churches of Christ in Queensland and an Army Reserve chaplain in Brisbane, and asks the question what lessons can we learn from the ANZAC spirit?