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Good morning to you! On this Christmas morning let me wish you a very happy Christmas Day. I hope today is a day of celebration for you. It’s a public holiday, so most of us are free from work – and that’s something to celebrate! Perhaps you’re gathering today with family and friends. Why not … Continue reading
Some years ago, a newspaper ran a cartoon at Christmas showing a father and son gazing at the lavish display in a department store’s window. Amidst it all was a sign that said, “Come in and shop! Let’s make this the best Christmas ever!” The caption however had the father saying to the son, “How … Continue reading
Come with me back in time to May 31st 1899, to Janesville Wisconsin. Three men are meeting in a hotel to discuss and implement an exciting ministry initiative – an initiative that will have significant implications for the hospitality industry around the world. You see, these three men had been given a vision by God. … Continue reading
Introduction Someone sent me a video clip recently. It was riveting. It featured a young woman with cerebral palsy who bore very noticeable burn marks on her face and arms. She was addressing a packed auditorium. She was a survivor of a late term abortion effected by an infusion of saline, hence the cerebral palsy … Continue reading
Introduction Some years ago one of the actors in the television show The Bill was being interviewed on radio here in Australia. He related how when he’d left home at 18 to go to London to train as an actor, his uncle had given him a Bible as a parting gift. Although he had a … Continue reading
Introduction A while back the front-page news in a well-known publication for motorists was headed Twenty Cars That Could Change Your Life. It’s amazing to think a car could have that kind of power. But such a headline fits in with the sort of titles stocking the shelves of the self-improvement sections in our bookshops … Continue reading
INTRODUCTION There’s one thing about which each of us can be reasonably sure: at some point in our lives we will face suffering. It may be mild or profound, but few, if any, pass through life totally unscathed. You may be listening as a sufferer. You may have been spared the experience thus far, but … Continue reading
INTRODUCTION Good morning and thank you for listening again. A simple question once asked of Jesus by one of his disciples resulted in an answer that, in all probability, has been repeated around the world more than any other words. Jesus’ disciples had observed him at prayer, and one said, “Lord, teach us to pray, … Continue reading
INTRODUCTION Good morning. There’s a fascinating story in the sixth chapter of the second book of Kings about the King of Aram sending troops to capture Elisha. During the night, the armed company surrounded the city where the prophet was staying. Early the next morning Elisha’s young servant came out, and seeing the enemy forces … Continue reading
INTRODUCTION I’m a city boy – born and bred. But some 40 years ago I went and did a stint in the outback as a bush padre. That was quite a shift – being translated from the order and close settlement of suburban life to which I had always been accustomed, out to the long … Continue reading
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