It’s our 23rd birthday. So, today is a good day to give thanks to the Lord for his faithfulness and blessings. Indeed, the past year has been a good year with many highlights.
But Church life is way more than a succession of highlights and breakthroughs. And ‘Church’ is certainly much more than programs, services and buildings...
Gratitude is a great attitude to have. It is right and good that we express our thanksgiving to Almighty God for the good things he has done. But there is another level of gratitude that not only honours God but it splashes back on the one expressing their gratitude.
This is a gratitude that expresses thanksgiving to God before he has acted or fulfilled his promises...
Have you ever been ambushed by the grace of God?
Last week we travelled to Melbourne for my 60th Birthday. We spent the week with Ben and Charee and our two darling grandsons. It was a wonderful week. However, just a couple of days out from our flight it did not look like we would be able to go...
Dear Real Life Church,
Today we conclude our special Missions Month. What a wonderful month it has been! And, after seeing your engagement with our Mission Presentations and your response to the Mission Pledges…we want to say a huge ‘THANK YOU’.
Thank you for your concern for the ‘lost’ around the world...
One day dear Christian you will go home to be where Jesus lives. You will move to Heaven! One of the incredible experiences you will enjoy, in Heaven, is the number of people who will come and tap you on the shoulder because they are bursting with something they want to say to you. And this is what they are going to say:
“Thank you for caring enough to give to Missions while you were on the earth...
If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.” Ephesians 6:3.
Today is Mother’s Day! Australia started observing Mother’s Day in 1910. It is a wonderful tradition that reflects what God desires for each person to do; that is to show honour to our Mum...