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The Revelation of God

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The God of the bible is a God of Revelation!

The Collins dictionary defines revelation as: “the act of making known a truth which was previously secret.”

Two Reasons Why God Reveals Himself to Mankind

  1. God is our creator and we are His creatures. Without God’s revealing of Himself to us, we cannot comprehend the truth about Him, or know what He is like.  God desires us to love Him, but we are not capable if we don’t know Him.
  2. Sin (rebellion against God), cuts us off from God and His truth. In our fallen sinful state we are spiritually blind.  This condition affects our whole way of thinking about God.

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Travelling

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Travelling

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Ineke Cornish

Recently I’ve been on the road more than usual and often during peak times where congested roads and traffic snarls are the norm. Frequently, as traffic grinds to a halt, drivers demonstrate aggression or impatience and even foolhardiness in trying to get to their destination faster.

At other times I’ve enjoyed the peacefulness and beauty of country roads, and constantly marvel at God’s wonderful creation.

Travelling and living the Christian life has many similarities.Continue reading→

Running Our Race

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In Australia, we have just finished the Commonwealth games.  Athletes and sportsmen/women from all over the British Commonwealth have been competing for prizes of gold, silver and bronze medals, fame, and sponsorship deals. 

There have been tears of joy for the winners, and tears of disappointment and shattered dreams for the losers.

With the games over, the Gold Coast is now returning back to normal as the athletes, officials and spectators head home to their normal lives.

At this time I am reminded that the Christian life is like an athlete running a race.  The Apostle Paul uses this analogy in the New Testament.Continue reading→

AUTUMN REFLECTIONS

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 AUTUMN REFLECTIONS

by   Ineke Cornish

I love autumn, particularly the changing colours of the leaves on deciduous trees. I love the harvest time; freshly picked apples, blackberries, pumpkins etc., and the mellow days and cooler nights.

Autumn is a transition time; a time to look back in thankfulness on the blessings of summer, but also a time to prepare for the colder weather which will inevitably arrive.

Our Christian walk draws many similarities to the seasons; as they come and go.Continue reading→

A Message From The Grave

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A Message From The Grave

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Mark Adams

Jesus told the following story:

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.Continue reading→

Easter Reflections

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Easter Reflections

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Rev. R. Hall

The climax of Christ’s crucifixion comes when he cried in anguish from the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

The idea that the Father would allow his Son to suffer the torture of crucifixion is beyond me—the humiliation of nakedness, the searing pain, the smell of blood and sweat, the agony of tears, the spit of drunken soldiers, the scorn of a laughing, jeering mob.

As tears mingled with blood on his battered face, he cried out to his Father—the one who had not once turned away from him in all of eternity. The reply was cold, unmoving silence.Continue reading→