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She believes that the Great Awakening has already begun in Australia, and that Discipleship will be a big emphasis as we will need so many to disciple the new Christians. There will be a new wave of Church Planting across this land.

Over time, I learned some "game-changing" truths that changed how I responded to feelings of anxiety. Truths — grounded in the Bible and the best of modern psychology — that serve me well to this day.

For Americans who used to dread June and its suffocating rainbow excess, this year feels different. A week into the obligatory LGBT pandering, and the storyline hasn’t been Pride — but Pride pushback.

Most of you know the story: God allowed him to go through some really hardcore adversity and suffering, yet Job did not curse God nor give up. He may not have had all the answers, but he had a deep faith in the God he served.

The Jewish world will celebrate Shavuot from 11th-13th June 2024 , and some believers who understand that the Lord moves significantly in the time of the feasts are also focusing on Shavuot.

We’re all drawn to transcendence – to worshipping someone or something bigger than ourselves. For earlier generations, God (or nation) filled that primal human need. But now other things are filling it.

Those seeking God and pressing in on Him will sometimes go through a period where it seems like God is silent, or has turned on them, or no longer cares about them. But God is faithfully looking after His own, and this dark spell is temporary, used to draw us even closer to Himself.

We may not have our names recorded in the Bible or in a newspaper today, but if we are faithful to our Lord, HE at least knows all about us. And our names ARE written in the Lamb’s book of life (Revelation 21:27).

Russell Brand’s conversion to Christianity is a celebrity confession with a discernible difference. He was baptised in late April by Bear Grylls. Besides Brand’s updates, it’s the ferocity of heat coming from his haters that gives us good reason not to doubt his sincerity.

Pope Francis recently said in an interview that humans "are a little bit rogue and sinners" but that "the heart itself is good". This claim is worth examining in light of church history — and the horrors of last century.

God works in mysterious ways. How He draws people to Himself can vary greatly. He uses all sorts of means in which He can reveal Himself to people and draw them into relationship with Him.

No matter how many times we fail God, no matter how many times we think we have no more reason to keep going, God continues to pour out His mercy and grace upon us. Meditating on these amazing words of Scripture gives us hope and helps us keep going on.

To comprehend the full impact of Israel ceded this land as part of a two-state solution, consider the significance of key locations through the biblical narrative.

This article is not meant to provoke or insult or demean or antagonise or gaslight. Instead, it is meant to help readers understand why I continue to say that the “NAR” of the critics does not exist.

One of the greatest global battlefields over religious freedom occurs in Christian churches, schools, and hospitals, with targeted attacks on Christian institutions rising sevenfold in the last 12 months. This is our moment to say ‘no more’ to persecution happening within our own backyard.

It’s one thing for pastors and Christian leaders to educate their constituencies about candidates and issues. This is very important to do during election seasons. But it is so important that we don’t hitch our wagons to political leaders, lest their misbehaviour tarnishes our reputations.

The times that we are living in, this season, we are in a Jonah season. For those who have packed their bags and are waiting to be raptured, it is not that time. God has much to do yet... God had another plan. His plan was to save Nineveh.

Strength and struggle are the means by which we become capable of growing up and gathering character. David, the future king of Israel, was led through a shepherd’s job to acquire skills and character traits which would prove extremely useful to him in later life.

This Saturday, 18 May, is Australia's National Day of Prayer (NDOP). But why pray? And what can we expect from this year's NDOP?

As we share the gospel with non-Christians, yes they will be hurting and bruised and damaged. But they are also morally culpable sinners who need to hear the whole truth about themselves and the God that they have to do with. Brokenness theology leads to acceptance of sin.