Good Food and Great Fellowship

I was out tonight for our weekly Young Adults group and we headed down to a Thai restaurant in Footscray for some good food and fellowship. We prayed that God will bless the food to our bodies and bless this time of fellowship. We talked through people’s week what was good and what was a struggle. We helped each other out.

I can tell you the food was fantastic. The company and what we discussed was great. The local owner of the shop came over and wondered where we had come from. We answered Altona. She was amazed that we had traveled the 20 mins or so to come eat at her place.

Jesus did exactly the same traveling to peoples homes just to eat with them to enjoy in fellowship and to pray. I believe that this changed the owners of the places where he ate. I believe just as it was done with Jesus that we had changed this owner of the Thai restaurant. I’m going to pray for her and her family.The lady was very nice and we all commented on how her food was great.

Then we went to McDonald’s and had desert. While there we decided to pray for our entire group. And the people that was away. I just want to ask you guys to pray for 2 people in our group. One person is struggling in his day to day relationship with God. I ask that you may pray for him. Another guy is in Queensland and has lost his voice for about 4 days now and I believe in both instances God is going to move powerfully in their lives and heal them both.

Praise God!

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
Hebrews 10: 24, 25

Question Time....

Hey Guys, A quick thought…. If we didn’t let Tradition get in the way of Progression; Prayer and Fellowship within our churches just like it was in ACTS what would CHURCH look like?

I was thinking this when i was reading the passage of Pentecost and the part of fellowship. I love to hear what people’s responses are to this.

Bless You!

Challenge... Do you Accept?

Hi Guys,

Been a while since my last Blog entry. I tell you it was a wild, challenging and also best time of my life. Let’s go all the way from the start.I had been unemployed from a couple of days since Christmas. I knew that was around the corner. I just sensed it (was a God moment) but at that stage I tried to keep it quite. I jumped on the band wagon of Centrelink benefits thinking that this was the easiest way out so I could have some money coming in. I had to attend Job Support Training and I choose The Salvation Army Employment Plus. This seemed to be going alright. I went and started a Microsoft Certified course and also got a ABN number.So I started to contract myself out to a local school in the area. That was going fine. Yet I was feeling empty.

Centrelink turned from being a convince into a dis-convince. My life was now run by them. I wanted to help out at my local corps like I knew god had called me to do. I was stuck. Things just seemed to be going round and round. I was feeling like I was down in a pit and the presence of God didn’t even feel like it was there.I had to do something. So I started praying and speaking to my corps officer and other Christian friends I knew. They all stated the same thing. I needed to give up everything and just jump straight into doing work at the corps 3 days a week. What did that mean? Giving up Centrelink, mind you I was happy to do that to get them off my back. But what about the money? What about the security.

The devil was attacking me from every direction. I needed to do something.So I went out for my corps officer and made the decision. I prayed that God this is your way and I believe that you will provide for me. So I did it. I cancelled my centrelink and started 3 days a week at my local corps. I started a small adults group... now being attended by 6 people, red shield I invited and connected with a few people and invited them to church. I have other stories to tell but ill add them in a later blog entry.God has showed me in the last few weeks to rely on him. He is your security in this life. He has showed me and Jesus said I am the way, truth and the life. No one goes to the father but through me. I love my God, I love my Jesus. I know that the Holy Spirit is going to direct me in doing his work in the Army that I love.

God bless you in your journey. God bless our Salvation Army. And may we Bless God!