Devotional 5 May 2019
SALT & LIGHT In Isaiah 6:8 we read the famous words: “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.” Throughout Scripture, including those of Isaiah we see countless examples of the life of faith that requires a willingness to go, to…
Devotional 28 April 2019
PRAYER & SELF DENIAL 2019 – Where God Leads Mana E arahi Our theme for 2019 is ‘Where God Leads’. Early in 2018 Pastor Alastair Hall from Manukau City Baptist Church joined us on a journey to all of our contexts overseas where our Tranzsend people live and serve. We shared with him, how God…
Devotional 21 April 2019
Easter Sunday – “I am the Resurrection and the Life” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet he shall live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25–26 The resurrection of Jesus Christ is…
Devotional 14 April 2019
Everyday Spiritual Conversations (Week 4) – A Message, not a Massage While a lot of thought has gone into how we might connect with people during this series, we must end in the most important place and that is with a reminder that we have a message to communicate. But how important to us is…
Devotional 7 April 2019
Everyday Spiritual Conversations (Week 3) – CONVERSE, DON’T CONFRONT! What ought to motivate us in sharing with others, is the reality that God’s heart is for the lost. God so loved the world, he wants all men to be saved, “it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not…
Devotional 31 March 2019
Everyday Spiritual Conversations (Week 2) – ENQUIRE, DON’T DISAGREE! Billy Graham said. “No matter how logical our arguments or how fervent our appeals, our words will accomplish nothing unless God’s Spirit prepares the way.” “Careless words can erode our credibility” and add to what in many cases is already a dim view of Christianity. Recall the…
Devotional 24 March 2019
Everyday Spiritual Conversations (Week 1) – ASK, DON’T TELL! Evangelism, comes with all sorts of expectations and connotations, doesn’t it? Some of us literally run for the hills at the thought of speaking to others, particularly strangers about Jesus, our vocal cords literally constrict at the thought of saying “I’m a Christian”. There are many reasons…
Devotional 3 March 2019
Psalm 8 Who God is to us and how we view Him determines our response in worship to Him. What does, and what would life look like when God and His greatness are constantly on our hearts and minds and we are immersed daily in His majesty? Tozer said it like this, “I want the…
Devotional 24 February 2019
Philippians 4:10-23 There are a number of Christian virtues – a change in character to be like Jesus – present in Paul’s final remarks to the church at Philippi. Let me note several: The Virtue of True Contentment (v.11, 12) Paul understood both ends of need, poverty and prosperity. In all cases, he found the…
Devotional 17 February 2019
Becoming a Christian does not instantly resolve all our problems. I have often likened it to opening a cupboard full of junk. And you spend the rest of your life clearing out that ungodly, useless, ruinous mess and replacing it with things that are good, wholesome and honouring to God. It is a lifelong process….