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As we come together to pray later this month at the National Solemn Assembly, I am not so much looking to place petitions before the Lord, but for the Holy Spirit to renew our minds, to guide our thinking for action in the current challenges. [...]

17 “Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God, 18 if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you [...]

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. 3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cringe before You. 4 All the earth bows [...]

1 "You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such [...]

5 Blessed are those You choose and bring near to live in Your courts! We are filled with the good things of Your house, of Your holy temple. You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Saviour, the hope of all the ends [...]

28 “Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, [...]

9 All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what He has done. 10 The righteous will rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; all the upright in heart will glory in Him! ~ Psalm 64:9-10 The Psalmist [...]

5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him. 6 Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. 7 My salvation and my honour depend on God; He is my mighty rock, [...]

18 “The wrath of God is being revealed from Heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. [...]

1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You; I thirst for You, my whole being longs for You, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 2 I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and Your [...]

16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the Gospel the righteousness of God is revealed— a righteousness that [...]

1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to You, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For You have been my refuge, [...]

Sunday 2 August 2020 has been designated a day of worship, prayer and fasting. Worship turns our hearts, minds and spirits to our Father God. Prayer is connecting to the heart of God through His Son Jesus, a man like us, who sits on the [...]

This is the second of our Friday updates, which we are starting because of the seriousness of the current situation in Australia and the world. There is a sense in which we are at a tipping point, so the need for prayer is ever more [...]

By now you would be aware of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases along with further border closures as the pandemic continues. Today in Victoria, 723 new cases were announced. As God’s people, we long to see an end to this crisis along with the fear [...]

You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; You have been angry — now restore us! You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking. You have shown Your people desperate times; You have given us wine [...]

By Eugene Peterson. Note: This article is taken from Eugene Peterson's book, The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction. Eugene H. Peterson was a longtime pastor and is professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many other [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DkhYn90ygU No one seeks true justice; no one pleads his case with honesty. They rely on their illusions and misleading lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to sin. They hatch harmful plots like snake’s eggs and spin their lies like a spider spins its [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smXVk7NyDRg   The Lord laid the earth’s foundations with wisdom’s blueprints. By His living-understanding, all the universe came into being. ~ Proverbs 3:19 TPT For Who has ever intimately known the mind of the Lord Yahweh well enough to become His counselor? Christ has, and [...]

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.” ~ Proverbs 31:8-9 NLT A testimony from a former café owner within one proposed “Exclusion Zone” [...]