The PASSION Blog

Sometimes as Christians we expect people to be at church every week. We reason that if they are not there each week and they do not go to all the meetings, then they must not really be committed to God.
What I have found though is that some people, including some Christians, really struggle with  a [...]

Rodney Olsen had an interesting post today. He received an email from a reader of his blog that spoke about how Christians often get caught up in church activities and neglect their families. I found it an interesting subject so I felt I had to respond on Rodney’s blog. Here’s my 2 cents worth on [...]

One thing I have noticed since moving to the WA wheatbelt is the number of committed Christians I have met that don’t attend church regularly.
Up until the last few years I probably would have said that it was not possible to be a committed Christian and not go to church in some form (traditional or [...]

One of the things I feel I have been drawn to over the last 12-18 months is the idea of a house church. House churches are small congregations of people who meet each week in a house rather than a church building. Many of the same things that happen in a traditional church happen in [...]

The Bible says in Hebrews 10:25 “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching“. This verse tells us that as Christians it is important to meet with other Christians to learn and grow [...]

Colossians 2:6-7 says, “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness”.
If we need to “continue to be rooted and built up in Him”, how do we do this? [...]

I am reading a great book at the moment called, “Starting a house church”. I haven’t quite finished it, but so far it is a great read and makes a lot of sense.
It is amazing to hear of the growth of the house church movement around the world. In places like China, South America, Africa [...]

As Sunday is a day where many people stop, relax and meditate on God, I have included the links to some of the major church denominations on our links page.
I only started attending church in my early 20s after never really being a church goer. Over the years I have found a number of blessings [...]

I have been thinking a lot about what a Pastor is and what they should do. Here are a few of my thoughts on what being a Pastor is. I am sure the list will change over the years, but I thought I would share my first list now. Just to keep [...]

Hello all,
Last Sunday I shared on overcoming depression at church. This is something that I have had experience with personally and with those close to me. If you would like to have a look at the message the link is below.
Link to message http://www.passionaustralia.org/depressed.html
God Bless,
Dave