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Episodes
Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
WOW Word - Growing as a Christian
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Today Alfie talks about the WOW Word - Growing!
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Galatians 5:16-26 - "So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.”What is the response of a Christian to be to these words of Jesus?
Let our Alphy the WOWChurch cat explain to you!
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Monday Jun 10, 2013
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Think Spot - 10th June 2013
G'day! Welcome to Partakers Think Spot at the start of new week on Monday the 10th June 2013!Obedient Life
As a Christian you are to be a little Jesus! In your local communities, wherever you happen to live, work, study or be! You are to live a life of obedience, of and to, Jesus Christ! For you are being transformed by the Holy Spirit who lives inside you! You are to be totally and willingly obedient to Him! Obedience, not out of some kind of slavish duty or ritual, but obedience borne from willing loving God and loving others.Imagine
People will know you are a follower of Jesus, if you are obedient to Him, practically showing love to all! Imagine the community where you are transformed for Jesus Christ! Imagine your community filled with people seeking to know about our Jesus, because you and other Christians were sacrificing their time and possessions! Imagine the communities you are involved with wanting to give Jesus the glory and honour in every aspect of life!Transformation
Transformed communities of people devoted to Jesus and experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit in bringing people back to God the Father! Loving God and loving each other as He commanded would help do this in your local community!Be Obedient! Be bold! Be strong! Be courageous!
But you need to be obedient to Jesus Christ in both small and large things. Jesus said in John 14:21 "Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them." You will face pressure to disobey Him, even sometimes from those within your church. But if He has commanded you to do something for Him, you are to obey Him. It is far better to obey God and disappoint people than to obey people and disobey God. Go into this week, lovingly willing to be obedient to God! Trust in Him and ask Him for the strength to be lovingly obedient to Him. He will help as you ask! It can sometimes be very difficult to be obedient to God, particularly as some people, even other Christians, will try to get you to disobey. Be strong in the Lord! Be bold! Be courageous! Need help? Then ask somebody to pray with you! Then be prepared for opportunities to be lovingly obedient to Jesus – in small and big things!Prayer
A Prayer to help you this week. Father, help us to live obediently to you. May the Holy Spirit encourage us as we seek to live worthily of Jesus Christ, in obedience to Him. Father, it is in His name we pray in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.Right Mouse click to save this as a mp3 file
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Sunday Jun 09, 2013
Sunday Jun 09, 2013
Mary's Story
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What a Friend We Have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.
John 3:16 - God loved the world this way:
He gave his only Son
so that everyone
who believes in him
will not die
but will have
eternal life.
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Friday Jun 07, 2013
Friday Jun 07, 2013
Partakers Friday Prayers!
7th 2013
We pray together and when Christians pray together, from different nations, different churches and different denominations - that reveals Church unity! Come! Let us pray together!
Today we praying specifically for the Tanner family who are in Botswana... Play the video and pray for this family of great faith... Please also do leave a comment to show that you have and are praying for them... I can assure you that this simple act would be of great encouragement to them... Thank you.
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Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Pauline's Thursday Ponderings!
6th June 2013
G’day and welcome to Pauline's Thursday Ponderings!~~~~~
Self discipline is a valuable skill to have as a Christian. Proverbs 13:18 states “He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame.” If we ignore discipline we are foolish because it will only end with our lives in tatters. The trouble is discipline has negative connotations of rules, of school, of being yelled at or punished or of a list of deprivations, a list of don’t do this or that. However if you talk to any successful sportsman or woman they will tell you that they train for hours every day in order to win their events at com[petitions. Training develops speed, muscle and endurance If we want to achieve our highest potential in any field or walk of life, whether it is as a spouse, a parent or a business person, if we dream of honouring God in every part of our life, we need discipline.~~~~~
Proverbs 6:6-8 “Go to the ant you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander or overseer or ruler yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.”~~~~~
The point that is being made is that although no one is telling it to work hard and store up food, the ant because it is disciplined and hard working does so. Even though it is small it manages to store up food to see it through the winter. Verse 10 and 11 of the same chapter say that if you are lazy and are lacking self-discipline, then you will end up poor. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in rest and poverty will come upon you like a bandit. Of course this is not saying we should not rest, as our bodies need times of relaxation and rest. It is merely warning of the dangers of an undisciplined life. The commands and corrections of verse 23 are Gods commands, they keep us on the straight and narrow.~~~~~
Proverbs 6:23 tells us that these commands are a lamp, this teaching a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life. So think about the different areas of your life do any of them require more self discipline, if so make it your goal to introduce that today and the coming months.~~~~~
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Monday Jun 03, 2013
Monday Jun 03, 2013
Think Spot - 3rd June 2013
God's love in the Bible is seen as unfailing, everlasting, intimate, sacrificial, unbreakable, all-conquering, personal, great, immeasurable and all-knowing. This is seen supremely in the Cross of Jesus Christ, when He died for the sins of the world. Supreme love overcoming all that is not love. Even when great acts of evil are committed in the world, love continues despite such acts.How are Christians to respond to this love of God?
The apostle John writes in 1 John 4v15-16 - If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. Our motivation as Christians is to love and to be love. This is a love, which is sacrificial and self-less. It is tough love which is of service to other people. Loving and serving others, are the primary ways of showing you love God! It is easiest to love your friends. But Jesus commanded that his followers also love their enemies (Matthew 5:43-45)! Now that is very radical and can be difficult! We see constantly in the media and elsewhere, that regards our enemies, we are to be confrontational or at best to just ignore them!Love and serve everyone
How is it possible to love our enemies? It is only with the help of God and His abundant grace towards us! We depend on the Holy Spirit who lives inside all Christians to empower and guide! To only love those who love you is what is expected by people everywhere as normal behaviour. But as a Christian, you are to do more! You are to be seen to love more than other people. You don't have to like others as friends, but you do have to love them as fellow human beings!Go!
Go into this week, being prepared to show your love of Jesus Christ, remaining close to Him and serving other people generously with abundant grace-filled love! By loving and serving others, you become God's arms and legs in a physical world. One of the greatest limitations you face in loving and serving other people is a severe lack of imagination! So as you go into this week, ask God to expand your imagination to love and serve; as well as asking for the opportunities to do them. Loving and serving are hallmarks of an authentic Christian life. Love continues even amidst chaos and turmoil all around. Go and be part of the continuing of love. Thank you.Right mouse click here to download as a MP3 audio file
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Sunday Jun 02, 2013
Sunday Jun 02, 2013
I Have Decided To Follow Jesus
as sung by K
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I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
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Tho' none go with me, I still will follow,
Tho' none go with me I still will follow,
Tho' none go with me, I still will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
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My cross I'll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I'll carry till I see Jesus,
My cross I'll carry till I see Jesus;
No turning back, No turning back.
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The world behind me, the cross before me,
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.
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Friday May 31, 2013
Friday May 31, 2013
Partakers Friday Prayers!
31st May 2013
We pray together and when Christians pray together, from different nations, different churches and different denominations - that reveals Church unity! Come! Let us pray together!
Today we pray for Joy and Lynn who are in need... Play the video and pray for these 2 ladies of great faith... Please also do leave a comment to show that you have and are praying for them... This will be of great encouragement to Joy, Lynn and their respective families and friends...
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Thursday May 30, 2013
Thursday May 30, 2013
Pauline's Thursday Ponderings!
30th May 2013
G’day and welcome to Pauline's Thursday Ponderings!~~~~~
James 5:1-6 Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.~~~~~
These words from the book of James contain strong warnings. But what has this to do with me I hear you ask, I am not wealthy. If you wear shoes and have access to clean water, that makes you rich comparatively. And I believe with that comes responsibility as a Christian. I believe we have a responsibility to buy fair trade food when it is on offer. We need to buy our clothes from companies that have well respected ethical policies. Get informed through Tearfunds Lift The Label campaign. We should not want to buy clothes that have been produced in a sweatshop.~~~~~
Another practical thing you could do is join the Micah challenge to lobby governments about the promises they made to alleviate global poverty and to attain the Millenium development goals.~~~~~
Review your charity donations and work out exactly what proportion of your income you are giving away. Pray to see if God wants you to give away more or less.~~~~~
I hope these suggestions will help you deal with your wealth responsibly and in a Christ like way.~~~~~
Let me finish with some words from the prophet Micah . Micah 6:8 “He has shown you O man what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."~~~~~
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Wednesday May 29, 2013
Wednesday May 29, 2013
WOW Word 18
The Goal of the Christian Disciple
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Today Alfie talks about the the Goal of the Christian Disciple!!
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Luke 9:23-26 Jesus speaking “Then he said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.”What is the response of a Christian to be to these words of Jesus? As followers of Jesus Christ we are commanded to count the cost of following Him. That is how we carry our own cross for the sake of Jesus Christ. Jesus wants to be number one in the life of all those who choose to follow him! Jesus wants supremacy over everything in our lives, including family, friends, and possessions! Alas, that’s a cost too high for some! Play the video to see Alphy talking about a man who couldn’t give up something to follow Jesus and the consequences he faced because of that!
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