Today is the first day of Spring here in Australia, and there are signs everywhere to confirm this, there is blossom and wattle on the trees, the birds are preparing their nesting (including in our roof) for the next lot of babies. I am reminded of Solomon’s words “The rain is over, the Winter has gone, and the time of the singing of the birds […]

We now come to the third of God’s essential “R”s that of REVIVAL. sadly, this word has been so misinterpreted  over the years, here is some  Biblical definitions of the word. God’s quickening visitation of His people, touching their hearts and deepening the work of Grace in their lives. J.I.Packer The sovereign act of God, in which he restores His own backsliding people to repentance, faith […]

Yesterday we started with the most important of God’s essential “R”s that of REPENTANCE, this results in the second R taking place in our lives, that of: RECONCILIATION, which means to be made “at one” with God, that we can have fellowship and relationship with the true and living holy God, just like Adam & Eve had in the Garden of Eden. Although we inherited […]

We are very aware of the three “R”s when it comes to education Reading, Writing and “Rithmatic” Although some would say these are not the foundational essentials in education anymore, God has some essential “R”s that have never changed and never will. Sadly, they are neglected or watered down or disregarded in the modern church, I have written about these “R”s numerous times but feel […]

We are all the product of our church denomination’s “Articles of Faith” which we heard and learned over the years  taught in our  local church. Some of us who have had the privilege of attending Bible College or Seminary have had our thinking and understanding deepened generally in the areas of the truths that are the mainstay of our denomination. What has normally been our […]