Episodes
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Think Spot
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Monday Apr 29, 2013
Think Spot
28th April 2013
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I wonder what your last week was like! I know for me it was full of trial and yet with a deep-seated trust that God was in control, despite the events and discouragements I was undergoing! So, whether it was a week for you to forget or a week for you to remember, we now enter a new week! Last week we thought about trusting God in all circumstances! One of the natural outcomes of trusting God is joy - often an unspeakable joy that bubbles within you! A joy resulting from overcoming all that life throws at you, and overcoming those hurdles! It involves taking a daily commitment to follow Jesus Christ and not just a one off. It takes commitment, not comfort, to throw off hindrances and barriers. True joy results from being willing to allow the Holy Spirit to work in you, transforming you into the image of Jesus Christ, to the praise and glory of God the Father. All of these things being done daily in your life lead to what I am convinced is the key to the reality of a successful Christian life - that key being joy. As you grow closer to Jesus, living in peace, trust and obedience, then your spiritual life will be your natural life and your natural life be your spiritual life! Your joy will abound and shine a light giving people a reason to ask "Where do you get all your joyous hope from?". You will then be able to· share Jesus as your source of joy. A joy that is anticipatory, expectant and true! Joy comes from putting Jesus first, others next and then yourself! Go practise it this week! You can show this joy by singing, laughing, smiling, shouting praises to God, lifting hands in worship', and crying, but that is only the external part of joy. True joy also incorporates an internal joy. Real joy is when you can believe in: the mountain top when you are in your deepest valley. Abundant joy is being surrounded by darkness and still believing in 'the light'. Anticipatory joy is when amidst total confusion you still believe God has a plan of love for you. It was this type of joy that Jesus had, when in the garden praying, the night before he was betrayed, when full of mixed emotions and anguish he said "Not my will, but yours, Father!" As sons and daughters of God, we have many reasons to be full of joy. Yet how often we forget! Here are some reasons for joy!- Psalm 51v8 & 12 - Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me-now let me rejoice. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
- Jeremiah 15v16 - When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven's Armies.
- Luke 15v8-10 "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won't she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbours and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents."
- 1 Peter 1v8-9 - You love Jesus Christ even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.
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Sunday Apr 28, 2013
Ask Dave - Question 6
Sunday Apr 28, 2013
Sunday Apr 28, 2013
Question 6
What are your thoughts on the
infilling of the Holy Spirit?
I will be hoping to return to the US & Canada in 2013! If you want a visit, leave a comment and we will see what ministry we can do together there! However, over the following 6 weeks I will be answering one question a week:- What inspired you to visit the USA in 2010?
- What Does Jesus Christ Mean to you?
- How do you help a new convert to become a disciple?
- When does one truly receive their salvation?
- If somebody is struggling with God and salvation, what can they do and how can we help them?
- What are your thoughts on the infilling of the Holy Spirit?
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Friday Apr 26, 2013
Friday Prayers
Friday Apr 26, 2013
Friday Apr 26, 2013
Friday Prayers
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26 April 2013
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~A Prayer (based on a prayer of Bonaventure)
Lord Jesus, as God's Spirit came
down and rested upon you, may
the same Spirit rest upon and be within us.
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O Yahweh, Grant us the gift of
understanding, by which your
precepts may enlighten our minds.
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O Jehovah, Grant us counsel, by
which we may follow in your
footsteps on the path of righteousness.
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O Great God, grant us courage, by
which we may ward off the
Enemy's attacks.
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O Sovereign God, grant us knowledge.
by which we can distinguish
good from evil.
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O Merciful God, grant us piety, by
which we may acquire
compassionate hearts.
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O Holy God, grant us fear, by which
we may draw back from evil
and submit to what is good.
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O ineffable God grant us wisdom,
that we may taste fully the
life-giving sweetness of your love.
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For we ask this O God our Father,
In the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us
Through the Son who died and rose again to ascend to Your right hand!
Amen.
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Thursday Apr 25, 2013
Thursday Ponderings
Thursday Apr 25, 2013
Thursday Apr 25, 2013
25th April 2013
About Healing!
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Healing doesn’t always happen first time. It is ok to ask again. Even when Jesus prayed for healing it didn’t always happen completely first time and he had to pray again. In Mark 8 verses 22-26, Jesus spits on a blinds mans eyes and puts his hands on him, then asks him if he can see. The blind man replies he can see people that look like trees walking around. Jesus puts his hands on the blind mans’ eyes once more and only then is his eyesight restored to normal.
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Healing does not require the person being healed to have faith. Jesus healed people who had no faith for healing. Luke 7:11 -15 tells of Jesus raising a man from the dead without being asked to do so, by anyone. Again in Luke 13:10-13 Jesus heals a woman who had been crippled for 18 years, she doesn’t ask him to and demonstrates no faith that she believes he can heal her, he just chooses to do so.
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Ill health can be a sign that there is sin in the person’s life but not always. Many times when Jesus heals someone there is no mention of sin. In John 9:2 the disciples ask Jesus about a blind man.’ Rabbi’, they said ‘who sinned, this man or his parents?’ Jesus replies’ Neither this man nor his parents sinned, this happened that the works of God may be displayed in him.’ At other times as in Matthew 9: 2 the person is told your sins are forgiven. Interestingly the mans health is not restored. It is only when the teachers of the law accuse him of blasphemy that He decides to heal the man. Obviously faith can play a part in healing. In Mark 10 Jesus heals Bartimaeus, with the words ‘ your faith has healed you’.
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Monday Apr 22, 2013
Think Spot
Monday Apr 22, 2013
Monday Apr 22, 2013
Monday Think Spot
22 April 2013
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G’day and welcome to Partakers and our Monday Think Spot! We have the start of a new week! Its Monday! I don’t know how your weekend went, but I had a weekend that I want to forget quickly! It could be said that I did not have a peaceful weekend dealing with situations that arose unexpectedly. I am at peace now but was not at the time! I had this little voice inside me repeatedly saying “Trust me… Be at peace with yourself.” The Holy Spirit was ministering to me amidst the turmoil despite my often not wanting to hear that! Matthew 5:9 records Jesus speaking these words “God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.”~
All over the world, the majority of people share a common desire for peace! But what is peace? The peace the world wants varies from the peace which we as Christian know to be true. The world sees peace as the absence of conflict and people being generally ‘nice’ to one another. Peace in the Christian context goes further, saying peace is perfect harmony with God, perfect harmony with other people, with circumstances and with self. While we are to aim for peace in all those areas, perfect peace in all those areas will not come until Jesus Christ comes again, and takes Christians to be with Him.~
However, that doesn't give us as Christians a mandate to sit around not doing what we can for peace. Unsurprisingly the Bible has a lot to say about peace! Jesus commanded us to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9) because our God is a God of peace (1 Thessalonians 5:23), and the Kingdom of God to which we belong is about peace in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). Peace is to be our business! In a world full of peaceless-turmoil, such as conflicts between nations, conflicts between neighbours, conflicts even within families and conflicts within and between churches, Christians are to be peacemakers!~
If you are a Christian, you have peace with God because Jesus Christ is your peace between God and yourself (Ephesians 2:13-18)! More than that, we are to be at peace with others! Now this can be hard! We are commanded to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9, James 3:17-18), living at peace with everyone (Romans 12:17-20) and do everything possible which leads to peace and mutual encouragement (Romans 14:13-19).~~
Go in peace this Monday, into this week, knowing that the God of peace lives inside you if you are one of His children! Go dispense this peace as God’s peacemaker where you go! You can be the peacemaker in your place of work, where you live, where you visit, where you socialize and even where you shop or play sport! If you are struggling to be a peacemaker in a difficult circumstance then ask this Holy Spirit who lives inside you to help you! He will help you if you ask! If you would not consider yourself a Christian and at peace with God, then ask Him to help you become one!~
Father, we pray that this week we will do all we can as your followers to be peacemakers, to do all we can for peace and to make peace where ever we go and make a difference in world in conflict. We ask this through the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit who lives inside all those who have peace with you. Amen!~
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Sunday Apr 21, 2013
Ask Dave - Question 5
Sunday Apr 21, 2013
Sunday Apr 21, 2013
Question 5
If somebody is struggling with
God and salvation,
what can they do and
how can we help them?
I will be hoping to return to the US & Canada in 2013! If you want a visit, leave a comment and we will see what ministry we can do together there! This is a general interview about my life and my Christianity. However, over the following 6 weeks I will be answering one question a week:- What inspired you to visit the USA in 2010?
- What Does Jesus Christ Mean to you?
- How do you help a new convert to become a disciple?
- When does one truly receive their salvation?
- If somebody is struggling with God and salvation, what can they do and how can we help them?
- What are your thoughts on the infilling of the Holy Spirit
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Friday Apr 19, 2013
Friday Prayers 19042013
Friday Apr 19, 2013
Friday Apr 19, 2013
Friday Prayers
19 April 2013
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Opening Prayer Almighty God our Father, we lift before you all those injured and killed in these events:- Baghdad Bombings
- Iran & Pakistan Earthquake
- Boston explosion
- Texas explosion and fire
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General Prayer of Comfort Lord God, from your wellsprings of grace and mercy, hear and answer the words of our mouth and cries of our hearts... Be a comfort for those grieving, surround them in your love and wipe the tears from their eyes... Help those administering aid, counsel and support... Amen!~
Time for you to give prayer to God~
Closing Prayer O Father! We ask all these things, through the majestic name of Your Son, Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit who lives inside us! Amen!~
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Thursday Apr 18, 2013
Thursday Ponderings
Thursday Apr 18, 2013
Thursday Apr 18, 2013
18th April 2013
Be Kind!
1 Corinthians 13:4 says ”Love is ... kind” How often have we read that verse but not stopped to think about it. Of course I’m kind, we would cry if questioned. But what does kind mean? The oxford dictionary definition of kind is (adjective ) - having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature...
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Well that’s ok ... but is it? How friendly are you? Do you make an effort to speak to people you don’t know at church or do you always speak to people you’ve known for years? How many people that you don’t know very well have you invited back for a coffee in the last month? I’m afraid those of you who are shy do not have a let out clause. You may have to pray a bit harder before you go up and speak to someone you don’t know very well, than those of us who are more confident , but you cannot be a Christian, and remain in the clique you’ve been in for years.
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God doesn’t ask us to do anything that He doesn’t equip us fully to do but do we have faith in Him to be there for us to help us through any awkward silences. Those of you who are retired – how fantastic is that – you have so many more free hours to serve God, So many free hours to invite people round for coffee. So many free hours to be friendly. So many free hours to be kind.#
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Just in case you doubt that that’s what God wants you to do. Romans 12:13 “..... practice hospitality.......” Hebrews 13:2 “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers…” and 1 Peter 4:9 “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.”~
Going back to the oxford dictionary definition of kind, just to remind ourselves – “having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.” Hmm generous, that’s a tricky one isn’t it. Unfortunately, here in the west our attitude is all too often – well I tithe, that’s enough, or I support such and such a charity. Or a good one is, well I give my time instead.~
Jesus described what he means by generosity in Matthew 19:21 He said, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” And in Luke 12:33, he says “Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.”~
Obviously generosity applies to time as well but being generous with your time does not mean you don’t have to be generous with your money and possessions. The last adjective in the dictionary definition of kind is considerate. I think the verse love others as you love yourself sums this up nicely. Basically it means treat others as you would like them to treat you .
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~Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
WOW Word 13
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
WOW Word - Covenant
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Today Alphie talks about the Covenants of God!
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Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
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Throughout history God has made covenants with humanity! These culminate in the New Covenant which was sealed through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. How much do you know about the Covenants between God and humanity? Come and see how Alphie may help either to remind you or teach you more about the amazing promises of God!
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Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
Prayers for Boston
Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
Tuesday Apr 16, 2013