a lesson i learnt at church recently.

Hi All!

won't claim this as my own message... just some words of wisdom i learnt recently at my church. 

We had Rev. Tim Brown at Salvos 3064 last weekend.

It was a fantastic Sunday! Everyone was just SO pumped for Jesus! It was so great to see! and every week i just see it keeps getting better! 

Rev. Tim spoke about "THE LOST".

The one thing that really stood out from this message (or to me atleast) was that Jesus didn't want Christians to speak of "The Lost"  in a negative way... but to VALUE them.... to LOVE them!

Luke 15: 1-7 ~  Jesus speaks of a Shepherd who loses a sheep - out of a flock of one hundred - the shepherd will leave the 99 to go and find the one that has gone missing....

VALUED

Luke 15: 8-10 ~ Jesus speaks of a woman who loses a coin.... coins were highly valuable back in those days.... the woman never rested until she found her coin....and when she found it she threw a party!

VALUED

Luke 15: 11-31 ~ Jesus speaks of the "prodigal son" who leaves his family with his own cut of his father's inheritance money; to run after a life of gambling, drugs, and promiscuity...

and when runs out of cash and integrity, he returns home.... to his Father who instead of unforgiveness - is full of love and forgiveness and wants to hold this massive party for his son who has returned home.

VALUED

Rev. Tim told a (fictional) story of a camping trip with his family... getting us to imagine what it'd be like lose one of his daughters, but not caring because he still had one at the campsite.... 

no! he would do whatever he could to find that lost daughter!!

VALUED!

The "lost" are those who are away from God.

If you are away from God, whether that's because you once were with him, or you have never even known what it is like to be with God; - please know this one thing -

He loves you SO MUCH!! He just wants you home with him!

peace be with you xo

GO FOR SOULS 2009

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24/7 Prayer

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apologies.

so i just realised that i repeated the same scripture that i used only a couple of blogs ago... oops!

my apologies. just goes to show how often i update my blog.

money, health and all that jazz

Well hello there.

Thanks for checking out my blog. Just want to encourage you, don't be afraid to question your faith. A great place to start is the church.

Would love to see you at my church even! Craigieburn Salvos 3064... 16 Rushwood Drive, Craigieburn. We have services on Sundays at 9.30am and again at 7.00pm.

just a little something something i wanted to share wit' you...

Luke 5; 31-32

Jesus said "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentence."

song

okay. i'm assuming if you're reading this blog... then you know me personally.
and if you know me personally, then you are probably aware that i am a worship leader at my local church (salvos 3064... check it out, awesome church!)

i SO love to worship. I really do.

worshipping God is something i know I'm good at... I communicate with him in a very personal way and i can express myself unto him in a creative way.

getting up on stage sometimes makes me nervous though. because i know it's such a huge thing.
i know i'm not perfect, and i'm less than faithful. i sometimes feel like i don't deserve to come before the KING and sing in his presence.

i think i also get nervous sometimes because that I know God is in control of the meeting... and absolutely ANYTHING could happen. that whole "free fall" comes into play... when i lose control of the situation and all the glory goes to Him - but that's totally not a bad thing though! haha!

All the same, I love worshipping God.

Just wanted to share with you a Psalm that really stood out to me when i first gave my heart back to Jesus last year... it continues to ring true to me no matter the circumstance...

(I won't type out the whole Psalm since it's a bit longer... but please have a read of the whole thing when you get hold of a Bible.)

Psalm 40

"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit; out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God!"

and then in verse 16...

"But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;

may those who love your salvation always say, "The Lord be exalted!"

Peace be with you x

Free Fall.

I know a lot of people who like to be in complete CONTROL of their lives. and aren't so willing to let go of pride... to let go of the control... and give in to the holy spirit... i know that's what i was like before i gave my heart back to the Lord.

But you know what is soooo cool? when I just let go! it's like a free fall into the arms of someone who loves you so much! more than anyone of this world can love you!

In fact, i have to "free fall" over and over again... continually losing my pride and my own plans... my own control... and just leave it in God's hands.

I read this cool little quote from Rob Bell today that i thought i'd share with you...

"Jesus invites that part of us to die. the part of us that always has to be right. the part of us that always has to be better. the part of us that always has to look good"

- Luke 12:22-26 - Then Jesus said to his disciples: "therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens : They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than the birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?"


seriously peeps, let go. free fall.