If you wanted to share Jesus with a group of your friends who were rather skeptical, what approach could you take?  Let’s consider some of the things that you could share.  Firstly, you could share some of the references to Jesus that are found in the history books of that non-Christian Jewish and Roman historians. …

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Satan does not mind if you sit quietly in the pew on Sabbath, pay your weekly tithe and live an inconspicuous Christian life.  He does, however, get very concerned, angry and aggressive when you decide to become actively involved in Jesus’ missional disciple-making movement and work together with Jesus in extending His kingdom.  Spiritual warfare…

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There are times where certain issues become rather big issues which demand to be resolved.  For example, at the 2015 General Conference in San Antonio, big issues included our beliefs regarding a recent literal, six-day Creation and the definition of marriage.  For most Seventh-day Adventists, the Bible is clear that God created this world and…

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Congratulations!  We are half-way through the book of Acts.  Remember that we are building up to the Mission 2 Sydney Week of Spiritual Emphasis 27-30 June 2016.  Don’t forget to register for this opportunity to pray for the Holy Spirit to be poured out here in Sydney.  As Jesus very openly said, “If anyone would come…

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How do you measure the success of your church?  Does the success of your church depend on how many people are seated in your pews each Sabbath?  Does it rise when you get a dedicated youth pastor to focus on building up your youth group?  Does it fall when a number of families in your…

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Do you ever feel a bit alone in the great battle between good and evil?  Are there times when you feel like you are struggling all by yourself to share your faith in your workplace or at your university, with no one to call on for support?  Let me pull back the spiritual curtains to…

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Share the Mission2Sydney “Storm” video invite with your leadership team!  It does not seem to take long, when you have stepped out in faith, before criticism follows hard on the heels of spiritual courage.  It was no exception for Peter.  He had just been blown away watching the Holy Spirit being poured out on culturally…

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When Jesus sent out His seventy-two disciples in missional pairs, He gave them the following specific directions: The spiritual harvest is plentiful, but the urban missionaries are limited.  Pray for more urban missionaries. Depend on Me by faith rather than trying to provide for all of your needs in advance. Look for the person of…

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One of the real benefits of having my mother and father-in-law living in Queensland is that they often share amazing tropical food with our family.  One time they managed to fit a whole box of unshelled macadamia nuts, that they bought directly from a farm near Brisbane, into their luggage on a flight down to…

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I must admit that I cannot help but see the humour every time I read about the situation.  Let me clarify that I am not laughing about the fact that Christians were being persecuted, that thousands of followers of Jesus were forced to hurriedly pack the belongings that they could carry, and then join the…

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