Be still and know that I am God

Very few of us slow down for long enough to be still… ours minds shift this way and that, worrying about this thing, family, work etc etc. God wants us to know Him. He wants us to know what he’s like what he’s thinking, what he wants to say to us and because of the busi-ness [...]

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What an opportunity????

I was reading Ezekiel this morning where he describes the seraphim and the son man come down out of heaven in awesome glory and this is the thought that crossed my mind. In heaven Jesus will be our king – the Bible tells us we will be continually and eternally be in awe of His [...]

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Jesus Saves

The old cliche is still true today. When I was looking from the outside in I just couldn’t figure out what was so appealing about organised Christianity.  All the Christians I knew were good people and most of them added to society rather than took from it – my concluding thought based on the people [...]

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Studing about God is not the same as knowing Him

This is patently obvious. I have changed my morning time direction oer the last several month to studing different topics in the bible – which has been facinating to say the least – the more I learn about the Bible, prophecy, the old testament shadows, the more I am utterly amazed. And subtly, ever so [...]

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Love – why it is the greatest!

Ever noticed that the fruits of the spirirt will take you so far in God- patience will help with faith, joy will help with difficult times, goodness will help with unity. I know this is rather abstract this morning and I can’t think of any good examples but here is the flow of my thoughts. [...]

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Walking together

Last weekend I went on possibly the worlds best mountain biking trip through the Motatapu Gorge from Wanaka to Arrowtown – just out of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand – really beautiful. I started the race as a recreational rider, I quickly got competitive and cycled hard, I then exhausts myself and [...]

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Hearing from God

My parents were around the other night having dinner and my mother inserted into the conversation from left field – “How do you hear from God?” My answer was gabbled - it included books, thoughts, preaching etc etc – the usual sort of stuff. My answer should have been ” not very well” or “not well enough”. [...]

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Holy Holy Holy….

….is the Lord God almighty. When I first became a Christian my life turned upside down and I had a revelation of the power and wonder of God. However I didn’t have anyone to disciple me in the early days and I would go to church on Sunday but disappear back into pop culture and and debauchous student  [...]

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A sobering thought part 2

Yesterdays blog, I think was an important insight into how the authority structure of heaven works. Our function or our ministry here on earth is not our rank in heaven. Our rank in heaven is determined by our love for others regardless of our function. I have been caught up in titles and liked people [...]

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How can I know God 2

I cannot help but coming back  to perseverance. This maybe “the key” or certainly one of the most important keys in knowing God. As a younger man I competed at the national athletic champs and at the end of the event people were chosen to represent their country at an international meet. I was chosen. I am [...]

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