Words of Wisdom
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07, 2024
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Ecology and Humanity 3
Recycling Recycling involves processing existing and used matter into new products to avoid wasting raw materials. Common recyclables include paper, glass, plastic, and metal and are brought to recycling centres, sorted, cleaned and reprocessed into new materials. Pro-recyclers claim the benefits of saved energy and trees, cleaner air and [...]
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07, 2024
Ecology and Humanity 2
Pollution The biggest form of pollution is the pollution of our minds. Or maybe I should say believing the rubbish and the LIE that satan has planted in our minds. The LIE that God is a liar and that we are not like God. The lie to Eve and [...]
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06, 2024
Ecology and Humanity 1
Ecology is the study of the relationships of living organisms, including humans, and how they interact with the environment around them. According to scripture in Genesis 2:15, “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it”. This then [...]
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06, 2024
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06, 2024
Appointed Times 5 – Pilgrim Feasts & Prophecy
Pilgrim Feasts In our understanding these Fall/Autumn appointed times are not yet fulfilled but will be fulfilled, and/or are related to the second coming of Christ. These appointed times will happen in a single year, as did the Spring appointed times of Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits and Pentecost. We [...]
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06, 2024
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05, 2024
Titles 1
What's in a name, what's in a title. According to Wikipedia, “A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted [...]
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05, 2024
It’s Our Fault!
‘Religion’ has often been accused of being the evil that causes war and famine and greed. And just as often Christianity is appointed as the main culprit. We can cite the Catholic/Protestant troubles of Ireland, the Crusades, the Pogroms against the Jews, the Spanish Inquisition, and many many more. [...]
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05, 2024
Theodicy 2
Does God then allow ‘too much’ or the ‘wrong kinds’ of evil? This is not a question about absolutes, but is relative to our own preferences and prejudices. It asks God to fit in with our own standards. If God allows us free-will, can we then expect Him to [...]
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05, 2024
Theodicy 1
Theodicy or, What’s the problem with Evil? In recent times we have heard much about the blessings and goodness of God. But let’s be honest, there is much in the world, indeed probably in our own lives, that is not good. We have aches and pains, there are cancers [...]
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05, 2024
Faithfulness, Honesty, Truth
Hebrews 10:23 and 11:11 declare that “He who promised is faithful”, and that is one of the major themes of the New Testament writers. How do we know that God is faithful, and what does it reveal? We know that God is faithful to fulfill His promises from the [...]
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04, 2024
No Condemnation 2
Yes, we sing with great joy that God no longer condemns us, but let’s keep in mind the Lord’s message to us from Matthew 18:21-35. We have been forgiven, why do we then go out of our way to condemn others? How many times did our Lord say that [...]
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04, 2024
No Condemnation 1
Romans 8:1a, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus”, and it truly is a wonderful phrase that gives to those who have felt guilt and condemnation something they can rejoice in, knowing that our Father God does not, has not, nor ever will [...]
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04, 2024
COME OUT -STEVE FARRAR
C O M E O U T- STEVE FARRAR “What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they [...]
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04, 2024
Heritage 3
So, we have looked at God’s hand on Australia during the First World War, but sadly it wasn’t the ‘war to end all wars’. Australians have had to serve in many conflicts since, and have always been held in the highest esteem by friend and foe alike, being relentless, [...]
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03, 2024
Heritage 2
Now one for the ladies, though still connected to the First world war, but surrounded by controversy. Throughout history Infantile Paralysis (or poliomyelitis) has been a particularly painful and crippling disease, but God raised up a young Australian lass, ignorant of ‘traditional’ treatments, who found a successful method for [...]
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03, 2024
Heritage 1
Heritage It is now more than 100 years after the first landing of Australian troops at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915. Much has been said about that campaign and its effects on the Australian psyche. But Gallipoli was not Australia’s only involvement in the ‘war to end all wars’. [...]
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03, 2024
Spiritual Beings 4 – So What
What does this tell us, why do we have to know about all these spiritual entities, and what they do? What is our role in all this? Do we even have a role to play? Can a spirit take over a human being (spirit possession)? Spirit possession exists in [...]
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03, 2024
Spiritual Beings 3 – Others
Familiar spirits and Ghosts- In European folklore of the mediaeval period, early modern times, even today, we have heard mention of ‘familiar spirits’. This could just mean a ‘close friend’, or ‘companion’ as in a dog (canis familiaris). A dog is man's best friend, they say. But that is [...]
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02, 2024
Spiritual Beings 2 – Angels & Demons
Angels Naked cherubs, wings, halos, and cute pupils in kindergarten performing in the Christmas play are some of the images that come to mind when we think about angels. But God’s Word gives us an entirely different picture. Hebrews 1:7 says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants [...]
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02, 2024
Spiritual Beings 1 – Intro
Spiritual Beings Spiritual beings compared to physical beings. Definition (Encyclopedia Britannica): “Angel and demon (also spelled daemon) are any benevolent and malevolent spiritual beings. Throughout the history of religions, varying kinds of beliefs have existed in various spiritual beings, powers and principles that mediated between the realm of the [...]
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02, 2024
Committment
Luke 14:25-26, “Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple”.” This has always seemed [...]
