BE A FOUNTAIN OF JOY AND LOVE

JESUS died at Easter on the cross so that we can live free joy filled lives, lets not ignore this and continue to live as we always have lets renew our heats every day and walk in the joy of our Lord, spreading our joy and hope like an infectious disease.
God wants us to be people who are his light not people who are down trodden and beaten by life all the time, we are called to live a victorious life.
Ephesians 4:22-24
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
I urge you , and at times myself what are we showing the world about Christianity. Is it that we just go to church on Sunday and there is no change in us or is it that we have an infectious joy about us and people just want to be near us .
I have the privilege of working alongside Sarah who has to be the smiliest person I have ever met, She is filled with love for God and it literally overflows from her heart for all to See I am sure God looks down at her and is well pleased

HANG ON FOR THE RIDE

Well what a month it has been in my life . There has been births the beginning of new life. Deaths, the end of a journey. Weddings, the start of a new chapter in life. There has been many triumphs and some times of defeat. There has been conflict, and resolution. There has been growth and awakening spiritually.

There has been fellowship, love and friendship. There has been flat out hard work and flat out recovering from the work. There has been moments of sheer joy with my children, and moments of correction and guidance.

But one thing always remains the same throughout, and that is the Love and companionship of Jesus, he has been by my side every step of the way through thick and thin, guiding me, prompting me, loving me, standing with me, healing my heart, renewing my strength, talking with me, encouraging me. And best of all being my friend .

Along that journey my children have been watching and learning from me, my unbelieving friends and family have been watching and seeing how I handle things and My brothers and sisters in Christ have been cheering me on and encouraging me.


I would have my life no other way,


Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Hebrews 12 : 1-2

FREELY FREELY YOU HAVE RECIEVED

— Romans 5:20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.

How awesome is that, God,s Grace is far greater than any sin we can do or even think of doing , If sin increases so too does Gods grace. We have done nothing do earn his favour it is there as a free gift to each and every one of us.
We have no concept relay as to how much he loves us and how he delights in blessing us and giving us the desires of our heart. HE IS !!! The perfect father,
Our earthly parents sometimes fall short in our eyes of what we think parents should be, and so too do we when it comes to our own children. But God Will never fall short, His Love and grace surpasses all of our understanding.
It is a gift that is freely given and we are asked to freely receive, the price has been paid on the cross.
So step out today and walk in the freedom that Gods grace has given us , don't walk in the bondage that Satan tries to hold us in. We can live in freedom, uninhibited freedom, just like the silly monkey swinging in the breeze with not a care in the world.
God is the ultimate conqueror of evil with good
2 Peter 1: 3-4 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

BEST OF LUCK!! YOUR TIME STARTS NOW

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”- Psalm 139:23-24

The way a person lives can't help but demonstrate what we believe in.
Are we sold on what you believes in, or are we neither here nor there about it?
Do we believes in something, do we have an understanding and resolve of its greatness, or is it just a one among many beliefs that we can set aside when some new interest comes along?
God promises heaven to all of us who choose to believe in and love Jesus Christ.
The way we answer the following questions has a huge impact on the way we will live out our lives.
Do we believe heaven awesome?
Will God fulfill his promise to take us there?
Have we done enough to seal the deal ?
If we choose to believe in the greatness of the promises and in God's faithfulness to fulfill them, we will then choose to live differently.
The awesome greatness of God's promises call for faith that obeys and faith that looks beyond our inevitable death.
It is so easy to live for the here and now and not have a kingdom vision for our lives , eternity is such a hard concept to grasp, but in order to have all that God wants for us here on earth then we have to pursue God with passion in our hearts and love him far beyond our human parameters and understanding.
We have only a short time here in this world ,
Best of luck !!! your time starts now. Your time can start now even if you have messed up along the journey so far, however as Christians we don't need any luck Our God goes before us every step of the way forging a path for us to walk on.
Just walk and keep walking forward. Phillipians 3 :14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

GODS PERFECT PLAN

“[Praise to the LORD] O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.”- Isaiah 25:1
Sometimes you may feel that you just get lost in the crowd, like a pebble in the bottom of the stream, but God knows us each by name, he has marked every hair on our head and his plan for us is perfect. How do I know this, well read on.........

Two days before Christmas my Pastor Jenny asked me if I knew of some customers from Rapture that I could give a Christmas hamper to. Sure I said and left with 3 hampers in my boot. I gave away the first two and then as I was driving to work on Christmas eve my car began to play up, I drove right to my mechanic for him to take a look, during our conversations he told me of a close friend of his that I have met briefly before that she had been in hospital and was coming home that day. Well there was my answer for my final hamper.
That afternoon she came in my shop to thank me and was just blown away by our gift, I was so pleased to be able to tell her that it was not my gift but rather from our church put together by people who love God and wanted to bless others at Christmas.
By making my car play up God had put me in touch with a lady who desperately needed some people in her life to care for her at a difficult time as she had another operation coming up.
Since that day I have run into her so many times it almost seems ridiculous, well it would be if I did not know that God clearly has a plan for her. I am excited as to where God is taking this and how he plans to use me in this situation.
There is so much that goes on in our day to day lives that God has orchestrated and we may or may not be aware of it, but God clearly has a plan and if we allow ourselves to be used by him, by following his direction and promptings we will be directly used in his blessing of the people around us and working alongside God to show his light to the broken and unsaved.

Does God have a plan ? Most certainly.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

photo: Nethocote falls, NSW

FAST SUNDAY DINNER !!!!!

Potato, basin and tomato pizza

Peel , dice and boil 2 large potatoes, and 2 cloves of garlic
Spread a tin layer of Nap sauce on store bought Pizza bases
Toss cooked potatoes and garlic in olive oil
Put potatoes on pizza
Top with halved cherry tomatoes
Top with Parmesan cheese
Top with prosciutto, or pancetta, or shaved ham
Place in oven wit grill for 10 min
Top with fresh basil leaves
Sprinkle with salt and pepper
Simply sensational ...............................

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

As a christian I should not be amazed at Gods Love for us , but I often find myself feeling amazed at Gods continual love, grace and mercy for us.
Jesus died on the cross for each and everyone of us no matter what the sin or sins that we commit. It is easy in our human judgemental minds to look at others and see all their faults and see reasons as to why perhaps their sin is greater than any ones that we have committed , but the truth is that Gods grace extends to us all not just some of us, and God does not have a hierarchy for sins
Matthew 7:4 "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye?
We only have to fall at his feet and ask him to forgive us of anything that we have done and his forgiveness is there unconditional love and forgiveness, overflowing and freely given.
I felt such warmth in my heart today at church to be standing side by side with a room full of people knowing that each and everyone of us have something that we need to confess to God and repent , change our ways and walk in freedom. nothing else on this Earth or in the heavens can offer us such a gift, and such true liberation.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (New International Version) But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
Just as a new day dawns so does our walk with God, his mercy is new every morning.