What I believe I value. So, what do you believe?   About God; Jesus Christ; Holy Spirit; The Bible; Human Beings; Salvation; Eternal Security; Eternity? What do you value?   In your life, as a Christian; one who belongs to Jesus Christ?   If we are to consider the statement “what we believe we value”, then we need to have a framework.   Each of us come from different backgrounds – family, culture, even within the Church there is diversity on a number of issues. 1. So let’s establish that in essential beliefs we need to have unity.   Ephesians 4:4-6 says, “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” 2. In non-essential belies we have liberty. Romans: 14: 1, 4, 12, 22 “Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters (v1); Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own m

Jesus is the Lord of our lives.   The cross represents the price paid, forgiveness.   Jesus had to die.  On the cross Jesus was left naked, beaten, horrendous sight.  No death was more scandalous.  Blood poured from the flesh torn.  The effect of the scouring in Pilates palace was dreadful.  Before the cross, he went to the garden to pray to His Father this was before the torture. By the time he died on the cross, it was finished.  Jesus experienced the shame, degridation on the cross. Isaiah 52:14 Isaiah 53:2 Isaiah 53:3-12 When someone is under a struggle we point and say they must have done something wrong, even when they did not. Jesus was bruised, suffered, whipped; yet on the cross he completed the work of the cross. Jesus has paid the price.  To think you are not good enough for God; is to not understand how important you are to God. We cannot understand how deep God's love is. We thank you Father for the message of the cross.

Why is it important to be an overcomer? Either you set the pace or others will set your pace. We can love each other but we also have to like each other.  You can’t be married to someone and say you love them and not like them.  Once the romance wears off, and real, everyday life sets in, you make a choice daily to like and love the person you chose to be married to. Perfect love casts out fear.  Nehemiah had to step out and pick up God’s love.  This didn’t take away the circumstances or difficulties, but God’s love helped Nehemiah overcome the fear he had. How do we tell who is a born-again Christian?  See the Book of Acts.  Christians have love one for another. The lifestyle choices we choose determines how we live.  Whom we choose to serve will impact our lives - either fear or faith. If we sow envy, bitterness, strife, fear we will reap this.  If we sow mercy, patience, peace and love we will reap this.  What we sow, determines what we will reap in our lives. A lot

The 4 th  National Day of Prayer and Fasting to be held Sunday 2 March 2014 The theme for the 4th National Day of Prayer and Fasting, to be held on Sunday 2 March 2014, will be REVIVAL.  This theme is explained in the short video at www.nationaldayofprayer.com.au  True revival begins as God’s people renew their love for Him.  This renewal of our first love as individuals touches the Church and facilitates the proclamation of the Gospel.  That is why each year there is a strong emphasis on prayer-based personal evangelism.  Jesus Christ is the answer.  When people hear the good news of God’s love in Jesus Christ from their friends, who are praying for them, their hearts are touched.  Many find new life in Christ as a result.  In 2014, there will also be a special focus on prayer for a revival of sexual purity.  One of our prayer goals is to turn back the tide of immorality that is sweeping our nation. The Good News is that REVIVAL in the Church leads to transformation in the n

What is love, and how do we look at it from a faith point of view, and how do we do that. Well first of all we need to search out how we feel about love, and what see God says about love. Song of Solomon 8: 6-7 Set me like a seal on your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, passion as cruel as Sh’ol; its flashes are flashes of fire, [as fierce as the] flame of Yah. 7 No amount of water can quench love, torrents cannot drown it. If someone gave all the wealth in his house for love, he would gain only utter contempt. I may speak in the tongues of men, even angels; but if I lack love, I have become merely blaring brass or a cymbal clanging. 2 I may have the gift of prophecy, I may fathom all mysteries, know all things, have all faith — enough to move mountains; but if I lack love, I am nothing. 3 I may give away everything that I own, I may even hand over my body to be burned; but if I lack love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient and kind

Bible References:  Hebrews 3:7-4:7 ·          Read God’s Word ·          Enter God’s Rest Be very careful not to fall away or harden your heart in your daily journey through life and living out your Christian faith.  Many Churches run ‘entertainments’ but these things don’t bring belief /faith to people. Deut. 6:20-25 Our first purpose in life is to Worship God.  How do we keep the laws of God today?  Through Jesus Christ.  God has called us out through Jesus Christ.  He calls us through grace.  Worship= celebrating God’s presence in our life and giving Him honour, love and ourselves. Deut. 7:1-5; 1 Peter 2:9-10 Remove the things from your life that drag you down, people who turn you away from God; places and situations that cause you to stumble. Remember your position in God.  We are a kingdom of Priests (a bridge builder) a holy nation, under our Great High Priest (Jesus Christ). Deut. 14:1-2 Christians are to be distinctive and separate.  This d

Today’s Secular Priests From:   http://sheridanvoysey.com/who-are-todays-secular-priests/ "... Whether on TV or radio, the talk show host has emerged as a modern-day priest. They are confessors to whom guests share their sins of adultery, drug abuse, compulsive eating and ‘mommy rage’. They are counsellors dolling out advice on phobias, depression, child-rearing and ‘love matches’. They are preachers delivering homilies on taxes, welfare cuts, injustice and ‘moral decline’. One sociologist has described such TV hosts as ‘revivalists’ who put sinners on stage, call them to repent, and offer conversion through the ‘religion’ of therapy. Christina’s father might well agree. Some hosts recognise and cultivate this semi-religious status. ‘I’m very clear about what my role and purpose is,’ says the Queen of talk show hosts, Oprah Winfrey. ‘I am the messenger to deliver the message of redemption, of hope, of forgiveness, of gratitude, of evolving people to the best of themsel

New International Version (NIV) A Living Sacrifice 12  Therefore, I urge you,  brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,  holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.   2  Do not conform  to the pattern of this world,  but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is  —his good, pleasing  and perfect will. Humble Service in the Body of Christ 3  For by the grace given me  I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.   4  For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,  5  so in Christ we, though many, form one body,  and each member belongs to all the others.   6  We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your g

References:  Psalm 91, Joshua 1:8 Our Soul:  who we are, personality, relentless desire to know God. Our soul longs for th peace to know God: thirst for God - a relentless desire to know God peace - within ourselves, with others, with God. Until we experience redemption and forgiveness in Jesus Christ, our souls won't settle. You can try to quieten down the desire to know God through good works, alcohol etc, but only in Jesus Christ can you have real peace in your soul. In spite of all going on in our lives, when we know Jesus Christ, our soul can be at peace. God wants Christians to live a victorious life.  He designed our lives with purpose. God should always have first place in our lives, not our jobs Unforgiveness and strife will pull us down Walk in love - God's love (reference 1 Corinthians 13) Line up your words with God's words Always maintain an attitude of gratitude Count your blessings and name them Honour God continually in your

Bible References:  1 Corinthians 13:2; Psalm 90 Do I love and like people enough to tell them the message of Hope and Salvation? If you want to see what someone believes, the see what they value.  Refer Ps. 90:2 "Before the mountains were born o r you brought forth the whole world,   from everlasting to everlasting you are God." Psalm 90:17 May the favor " of the Lord our God rest on us;  establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands." There are many people who have no concept  of the need to repent.  Christians are called to speak the message of salvation to the world. Salvation in Jesus Christ is God's gift to each and every person.  It is a gift given freely.  So each one must make the personal decision about whether they receive this gift or reject the gift.  We can share our journey in accepting God's gift of salvation and what it means in our lives now through our testimony.  Each Christian has a testimony

Bible Ref:   John13:35; 2 Peter 3:9; Acts 1:8; Matthew 24:14; Col. 2:19; Psalm 95:1-7 As Christians we are to meet others needs in love. We’re not their judge, maker or creator.   Church is to be a place where we can demonstrate John 13: 25 “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Even Christian is to be a minster.   Every Christian   is called to be in ministry.   Every task is worthwhile.   God uses ordinary people.   God has saved us, restored us, given us abilities.   The kingdom of God never stops growing.   On earth we can a) sin (that’s what all human beings do) and b) tell others about God and the message of salvation.   In heaven we do neither. God gives the resources and authority to His people.   We don’t have to go to Bible College to tell others about God’s message of Hope and the Good News of Salvation.   We are to be a spoken witness taking the Gospel to all men and women across the world.   He call all people of all nations a