Sausage Evangelism

I was on my way home from uni today and i was walking past that weird white shipping container at Box Hill Centro and there was a whole bunch of Chinese people giving out stuff so i went over and saw that it was just sausages so walked off, before i got about 10 metres past it this lady popped out the side and gave me one, as well as half an uncooked onion on top of it. I ate it.

She also gave me a piece of paper that had details about a church in Surrey Hills, i looked at it and told her i actually go to the Box Hill salvos down the road, she was not impressed, she had just told me all about their fantastic young people at the church and i had just blown all her hopes. She just walked off and i was left standing there eating a sausage.

Why did she go, was she on a commission cheque for how many people she could get to the church, did i call her bluff and it is another one of the churches that have no young people, is it worth fighting other churches for members, Does God even like sausages? All these questions.

I think God would commend her efforts in out reach to community, but i think the fact that she switched off after i told her i was already saved means that her heart was not in the right place.

I like the sausages idea though, that's how the Salvation Army began, William Booth said 'Feed the hungry, because no-one gets saved on an empty stomach!!!'.

Well Done my Chinese friends.

25 years and more silverware for the shelf

Congratulations to Chris and Shirl who today celebrate their 25 wedding anniversary.

25 years is a long time, i am only 21, i still have another 4 years before I can even contemplate what 25 years is like.


Congratulations Chris and Shirl,


Sorry I couldn't afford to buy any silverware for you! (i'll get you a spoon from my house or something like that)


I hope you have a good day even though you can not be together.

Being a 'Yes' man

Well what a day yesterday was!

Kids Church, 11am with the Band and songsters, Pentecost Sunday, Melbourne Football Club going down by a point (Great game, we may have lost the the game on the field but we won the trash talk off the field), Pirates of the Caribbean 3, and Jim Knaggs.

Out of all of these (even though Pirates was good) my 'play of the day' goes to Jim Knaggs with his message on being a 'Yes' Man. It was powerful, it definitely spoke to me, to shrug off the strangle hold the enemy can get on my life and to stand up and say 'Yes' to God.

It is easy to say No, there are so many ways around it

• Not today, Maybe, We'll see, I'm busy, Ask later, Give me some time, I'll think about it.

All of these mean the same thing, 'I don't want to do it, i am uncomfortable'

Uncomfortable is the way that the Devil knows he can bind me up, if i get the slightest though of what i will be seen like, that's it, I'll find a way out. If there is a way out, i will find it, ask any uni tutor i have ever had.

Stand up, step up and say 'Yes'. God is ready to lead the path and protect you in every way possible, he has already walked the path, all you need to do is have the courage to say 'Yes'.

"Yes," he replied" 1 Kings 18:8 (NIV)

"Yes," says the Spirit" Revelation 14:13 (NIV)

Even the last words in the Bible are "Yes"

"He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20 (NIV)

Send The Fire!

Lord we thank You for this day of Pentecost,

the day Your church received Power through You.

Lord we thank You that no longer do we have to

strive to obey a Spirit that is distant and out of our reach,

we thank You that You took Your Spirit of truth,

the Spirit of Jesus, and give it to all who will.

Lord we thank You for Love, the Life and the forgiving Grace

which we all can receive in Your name. Lord, help us to

draw near to You and to boldly speak for You, of You, and about You.

Lord be with us each, everyday in Jesus Name.

Send the Fire Today!

Amen.

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will
be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of
the earth." Acts 1:8 (NIV)

Assignment Time

Just as Em finishes up her 4 Uni assignments, I have to start my 4 assignments. Now Em enjoys what she is studying even though sometimes she disagrees with what is being eluded, but she enjoys being a dietitian.

Me, I could not be any less interested in what I have to do for Uni. But they are worth 60% each so I have to do them. So I think there will be many more blogs to come as my outlet of frustration, stay tuned, it will be fun!

"We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are
persecuted, we endure it" 1 Corinthians 4:12 (NIV)

Grandma's Big Op

My Grandma (Dad’s Mum) went into hospital this week to finally have her hip replacement. She has been waiting in agony for about 6 months now and it has finally happened. Grandad said that she is well and didn’t have any pain during the operation and is doing well in recovery.

I wish you a speedy recovery Grandma and I will expect you to be in training for All-Black selection by next week.

A special bible Verse for Grandma from Jesus' own mouth:

"'Get up, take your mat and walk" Mark 2:9 (NIV)

For Such a Time as This.

Well some exciting things have been happening in my life, apart from the V8’s which have obviously played a big part of my week.

On Tuesday night I got back into doing a gig that I haven’t done for a while. A mate of mine has injured his neck (compressed vertebrate) so he can’t play Bari Sax for a while. Anyway last year I did this gig at the rising sun and have always wanted to be a permanent part of the band. I( started again on Tuesday night and it was great, I had all these friends from uni show up and they didn’t even know I was playing, it was great. I can see why he has hurt his back and neck though, the wooden chars and 3 hours of playing are a killer.

On Wednesday morning I was a little bit tired from the gig the night before, so I end up running about an hour late, I thought I was in big trouble. Anyway I had been praying for a little while now that God would put me in positions where I could do his work, I am a little bit nervous about starting conversations with people but that is changing, anyway I was catching the train into Uni (an hour late) and I was sitting down reading my book (General Next To God – William Booth’s Life, great book I’ll blog about it when I am done) and an old man walked onto the train platform, all the seats were full so I offered my seat and he said that he was fine (obviously he wasn’t). Anyway, he hobbled towards the train and I saw he wasn’t going to make it without collapsing. I was right, I stood behind him and sure enough, he couldn’t make the step and fell backwards I grabbed him and helped him into the train and into the seat, he thanked me for about 5 mins and I started chatting to him, he was a very funny man. It turned out he was going to Melbourne Central Station and so was I so I knew I would end up helping him out of the train too, sure enough, he fell again and I helped him out of the train, he told me he was fine and thanked me again, I wasn’t going to leave because I was sure he was gong to fall down the escalator, he didn’t need me but I got to speak to him about his wife (who he tells me is with God) and I asked his name and he told me it was ‘Pop’ as in ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’, I almost wet myself with laughter, he was the funniest old man I have ever met. He said he was a rascal and just liked to get out for the day, while he still could.

So Pop I hope you had a good day and I’m glad that God made me late so I was there to help.

“And who knows but that you have come to this position for such a time as this?” Ester 4:14 (NIV)