Supernatural God!

What? You didn't know that God Almighty is also Supernatural? Lets look at it. God heals. God gives miracles. God sets people free from sin. God is supernatural! What? You haven't experienced His supernatural power? PRAY! Ask God for supernatural gifts! God needs people in the Army who speaks in tongues. God needs people in the Army that have vision and see visions from God. God needs people in the Army to be used as vessels for His healing power. Do you get what I'm saying?

Read this found in Acts Two....

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them.
5Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. 7Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? 8Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? 9Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11(both Jews and converts to Judaism Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!" 12Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"
13Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine.

AWESOME!!!!! But wait, hahaha!! There is so much more!!

Peter Addresses the Crowd
14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning! 16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17" 'In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
18Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
19I will show wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

Does the above not talk about our Supernatural God? Hallelujah for the gifts of the Spirit. Pray, asking God to release the gifts of the Spirit within you, within your church, Within The Salvation Army!!

God, make us believers in the reality that YOU ARE ABLE! Equip Your people with the gifts of the Spirit! Make us strong, lead us, guide us and convict our hearts to be open to YOUR Spirit's leading! Let it be so! HALLELUJAH!

Retreat Day!

Today we had a 'Retreat Day' at the College. This marked the finish of the Holiness Seminar in which most of the College Community have been apart of. The teaching of this week has been very rich and the depth was incredible. We were blessed immensley by Dr. Major Alan Harley who's knowledge of Holiness was outstanding. We also had the honour of sharing with Major Rose Harley, on a less formal note. Her wisdom, love and passion were noted with every word that she spoke. They lived among us for the week and it was good.

Today, the retreat day was led my Major Robert Patterson. We were given the option of having the day in silence. It was our personal decision. Those of you who know me, know that I am a very capable talker and in conversation I can be known to be the 'talker'. Today, I was silent, I was the listener and I was blessed by it. In our instructions/guidelines for the day there was a line that said "Waste time creatively" - This encouraged and freed me, It was a beautiful expression. I heard God lots today... One of the things he said was "Be still and know that I am God." There were times today where I just sat and listened to Him.

I thank God for this day. There was a beautiful testimony that we read today that said something along the lines of "The fact that I woke up this morning tells me that God has something for me in this day"

Everyday we wake, thank God for the day and praise Him for all He has for you for that day.

God bless you friends!

Truly and properly God and truly and properly man!

'We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the divine and human natures are united; so that He is truly and properly God, and truly and properly man'

Jesus as man -
Jesus spoke of Himself as being man (John. 8:40)
John the Baptist and the apostles did so even when speaking of His dignity and glory (John. 1:30, Acts. 2:22 & 13:38, Romans. 1:3)

The New Testament shows that Jesus was subject to all the limitations of human existance, using for His life and developement only such resources as are available to humanity.

This is shown in the physical, emotional, mental, social, moral and spiritual aspects of His being.

He possessed a human body, capable of ordinary physical sensations. He hungered (Mark. 11:12), ate (Mark. 2:16), thirsted (John. 19:28), was wearied (John. 4:6), slept (Matt. 8:24), wept (John. 11:35), and died (John. 19:30).

In the moral and spiritual aspects of life He was 'in all points tempted like as we are' (Heb. 4:15).

Jesus' Divine Nature -
At the baptism of Jesus the announcement was made:
'This is my Son, whom I am pleased with' (Mark. 1:11)

To Him are ascribed those powers and perfections which belong only to God:
Every divine attribute (John. 14:9; 16:15; Col. 2:9).
The divine holiness (Heb. 7:26; Rev. 3:7).
The divine love (John. 15:9; Eph. 3:19).
Eternal existance (John. 1:2; 8:58; Rev. 1:11).
Omnipotence (Matt. 28:18; Phil. 3:21).
Omnipresence (Matt. 18:20; 28:20).
Omniscience (Col. 2:3).
Unchangeableness (Heb. 13:8).

The self-giving nature of the love of God, and the intensity of the divine purpose to bring humanity into a living fellowship with Himself could be revealed in no other way. The might of the divine holiness, love and truth is revealed by the fact that in their strength Jesus won the victory over evil. Because the Lord Jesus Christ is both God and man!

May this teaching be a blessing to you! All for His glory!
Lord let it be so! Hallelujah! Miss you all, Love & Prayers always!

Kingdom of God!!!!

God's Holy Spirit has been moving and VERY active in Morwell. In particulary at the Morwell Salvation Army. I have been apart of a group of young people who have been running a Holiday Programme at the Morwell Corps. The group have been under the very capable and blessed leadership of Lt. Richard Parker. Together with the Corps Officers, Majors Gwyn & Brian Rowe who have been absolutely wonderful in many ways.

The theme for the Holiday Programme is 'Starship Discovery'. The Y.P hall has been transformed into a Space Rocket and each day we BLAST OFF! The Biblical Focus for the week has been on Peter. We've talked about how Peter was called, gave up everything, had faith, made mistakes, was transformed and LOVED God.

Today we've gave the children an oppurtunity to ask Jesus to be their friend. God's Holy Spirit was moving in a mighty and powerful way. We had 16 kids today ask Jesus to be their friend. 16 kids came into God's Kingdom! HALLELUJAH! We praise God for His awesomeness and faithfulness. Please join us in prayer as we pray God's guidance, love and protection on these kids!

May they be discipled into fine Christians who will make a HUGE impact in this world for the Kingdom of God. Lord Let it be so! HALLELUJAH!!

A beautiful Weekend

This weekend has been fantastic. Saturday saw Dad and Susan tie the knot in wonderful style. We've had family from all over the globe sharing in this beautiful day of God! It was a great celebration and a beautiful reminder of God's love for us. Today Is my bestest friend of all times Birthday! Bec Marsh turned 21 today! Bec and I have many good memories and have been thru some great times together as well as some rough times. She is beautiful and I count it an immense joy and blessing to be called friend by her. Happy Birthday Babe! Today also saw the 'Decommissioning' service of the old Werribee Salvation Army's hall (We're now completely in our new one) This was a celebration of God ministry in the city of Wyndham. There were lots of memories revisited today. On a personal note, I have many fond memories of that place. It's the place where my family came to Christ. It was the place where we all grew spiritually. It was also the place where many said their final farewell to my Mum upon her Promotion to Glory in 2004. It was also the place that sent me out to begin training to be an Officer. Praise God for the Perkins Ave, Werribee Salvation Army building, and all the minsistry that took place there over the 19 years. Hallelujah!!

Wednesday the 16th of May, 2007

Today was a day of mixed emotions. We had Spiritual Day at the College, which was AMAZING...Well, at least the time I was there was anyway. I led a min choir in the singing of a song called "Let Your presence fall" It was acapella and was beautiful. It aided people in stopping and reflecting on the power and the presence of God in all things, including the business of life. Our Guests were Lt. Colonels Judith & John Jeffries, Captains Lindsay and Jenni Frost and Mrs. Lt. Col. Collinson played the piano for parts of the day. Spiritual days are an important part of the College calender. It's great to set aside a day from the business of study etc and seek out God through prayer and reflection. Come Holy Spirit!

Today was also the 3rd year Anniversary of Mum's passing. I caught up for lunch with the family and it was good to share fond memories of a beautiful woman of God. I miss her so much, but am so happy that she knew Jesus and because of that I'll be seeing her again one day. She had an incredible influence on my life and I thank God for her, and for the fact that she came to know Christ and continually grew from strength to strength. Thank you Go, for the gift of my Mum and for the beautiful spirit she had, and for her unconditional love for others and passion for you. Amen :)

Tonight I chaired a College Council meeting at my School where I was School Captain. I am still on the council, a year and a bit on after graduating. They made a position for me and I am thankful. This year at the AGM, I was voted in as Vice-President. I chaired the meeting tonight, because the president is away on holiday. I am thankful to still have influence in my school, a place that encouraged, supported and empowered me so much. Teachers at my school always thought that I would become a teacher (like I had planned) and become Principal of that school. They even still called me "Principal Stobie" haha. God please bless Hoppers Crossing Secondary College in every possible way. Thank you so much!

God of all eternity, we bow before You now to seek You, to know You more and to connect with You. You are strong, mighty and powerful, yet, you love us so much and know us individually. Sustain us by Your love and challenge us, compell us and convict us by Your Holy Spirit. You have been so gracious unto us, may we share your love, salvation and grace to all we come into contact with. For your name's sake, Amen!

God Bless you all - Missing you! Thanks for your prayers, thoughts and love. XOXOX

Dear Mum,

Today was Mothers Day. It was a beautiful day. The weather was warm, there were many smiles and it was a great day celebrate the beautiful gift of Mothers. Happy Mothers Day.

For me, Mothers day brings many, many memories, some good and some not so good. For those who don't know, In 2004, my beautiful Mum, Rhonda died exactly a week after Mothers day. So, today was emotional for me, and you know what, that's ok. At Moonee Ponds it was my turn to do a part in the meeting called "My Part" and so I did this and spoke about the specialness of Mothers and the great gift from God that they were. I got through, there were many tears, but I think people could understand what I was saying. To finish off this particular segment, I sung a song that I wrote, called 'Dear Mum'. It's mainly about my Mum, but it was my prayer that people would be able to take something special from it. Mum has been gone three years this coming Wednesday (the 16th). I miss her dearly, but I'll blog about that on Wednesday. Here's the song I wrote, I hope you are blessed by it and you can relate parts of it to your relationship with your Mum, or someone who has been a Motherly figure to you. God Bless!!!

Dear Mum,

Verse 1:
Thanks for all you’ve done for me,
And for the love you shared.
You taught us by example,
You showed how much you cared.

Chorus:
Now you’re in heaven,
You’re watching me from above.
I miss the smell of your perfume,
And the warmness of your hugs.
I look up to the stars at night,
And see your beautiful eyes,
Thanks for being in our lives.
Dear Mum

Verse 2:
One thing will always be true
You’ll always be my Mum, and I’ll always love you
The kisses and the hugs, the tenderness and love
That helped to see me through
I knew I could count on you