Archive for June, 2009

Understanding the background context of Cortinthians

June 29th, 2009

I have just finished reading the New Testament book of 1 Corinthians. I have been reading it for the last week or so as a part of my daily devotions.
The Book of 1 Corinthians really touches on some difficult areas. Just a quick scan of the chapter headings in the book show it talks about [...]

Four types of commitment

June 28th, 2009

This morning I was reflecting on commitment. For many people commitment is very hard to make. Whether it is going to church regularly, getting married or to a long term job, some just find it hard. Then I thought about the the four types of commitment I like to see at church.
1. Commitment to Jesus [...]

More on revivalist book

June 26th, 2009

For the last few months I have been reading John Peters book “Great Revivalists” (pictured). Every now and then I have picked it up and read one or two of the biographies of these great revivalist preachers to be inspired.
While there have been many things in common in their lifestyle like prayer, commitment to the [...]

Building a great faith

June 23rd, 2009

I was just doing a gym workout and pondering those people who I have met over the years who have had a great and vibrant faith. Then this thought came to me.
Those with the greatest faith, knew how to feed their faith greatly.
The people I have know with great faith, were those who understood the [...]

A great testimony of God working

June 23rd, 2009

I heard a great testimony of a friend leading a family of four to Christ yesterday. He is a committed Christian who lives in Canarvon in the north west of Western Australia.
My friend loves to go fishing off the beach or from his kayak. A few weeks back he was fishing off the beach and [...]

Daddy can I revive my people

June 22nd, 2009

One of the questions I am often asked at home is, “Daddy, can I revive my people?’  This is my girls asking me in they can go on Facebook to feed or rest their people on the game Resturant City.
As I heard one of my daughter’s ask this question today though, I thought of God [...]

Re-tell the story

June 22nd, 2009

One of the best peices of advice I got about preaching from an older friend was this, “Just re-tell the story and do it in a simple way. If you preach Christ and the cross, you can’t go wrong”. That peice of advice has always stayed with me.
As I read 1 Corinthians chapter 2 this [...]