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Your call hasn't been banned! In Victoria we are facing new restrictions. You could argue about Covid-19, you could focus on the causes, the restrictions, the fears of what might happen. It is very tempting to launch (back) into watching shows -- cooking shows, sports [...]

  But You, Sovereign LORD, help me for Your name’s sake; out of the goodness of Your love, deliver me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. ~ Psalm 109:26-27 This is the strongest of what are known as [...]

“Save us and help us with Your right hand, that those You love may be delivered.” ~ Psalm 108:6 This psalm is a ‘mash-up’ of Psalms 57 and 60. The point of both psalms is reinforced here. They start with the Lord’s people under stress [...]

17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. 18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. 19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 20 [...]

12 Then they believed His promises and sang His praise. 13 But they soon forgot what He had done and did not wait for His plan to unfold. 14 In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness they put God to [...]

1 “Give praise to the LORD, proclaim His name; make known among the nations what He has done. 2 Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts. 3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek [...]

3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 4 Look to the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. 5 Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He pronounced. ~ Psalm 105 [...]

14 “He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate -- bringing forth food from the earth: 15 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.” ~ Psalm 104 This is a [...]

1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits— 3 Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from the pit [...]

Intention God will do great things on behalf of his people when they pray. Scripture “So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore, he [...]

Intention It is our role to be faithful in sowing the Word, and it is God’s role to bring that seed to life. Scripture “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything nor he who waters, [...]

Intention God wants you to share Christ now. Scripture “‘Now is the time,’ [Jesus] said, ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe the Gospel.’”—Mark 1:15 Reflection The first words of Jesus recorded in Mark’s Gospel are all about bringing souls to salvation. [...]

Intention Australia has an inspiring spiritual history which can help us imagine what revival could look like even in our day. Scripture “‘So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!’ [...]

Intention To understand the incredible power of the gospel to change lives. Scripture “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.”—Romans 1:16a Reflection Paul believed in the power of the gospel to [...]

The police took my grandmother away when my mum was about seven. Her story about the stolen generations haunted me for years, but she was a Christian and taught me to forgive and be set free.

Intention Who does God want to encounter through you today? Scripture “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I [...]

Intention Our prayers are powerful because we are seated with Christ in heavenly places. Scripture “For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.” — Ephesians 2:6 “For [...]

1 Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to You. 2 Do not hide Your face from me when I am in distress. Turn Your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. ~ Psalm 102:1-2 I love the title of [...]

Intention At a time of tumult in Israel, let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Scripture “I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD”. Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is [...]

Intention We hear of revivals in other times and other lands, but there is no reason the same thing can’t happen here and now. Scripture “So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they [...]