We love receiving gifts. But we all know gifts can lose their novelty eventually. How many of our birthday and Christmas presents sit abandoned collecting dust on our shelves?!

Sometimes the greatest gifts you can give the people you love are intangible.

Your love.
Your care.
Your prayers.
Your listening ears.
Your outreach.
Your presence.
Your friendship.
Your invitation to church.
Your introduction to Jesus Christ.

We had a great part-one of our limited edition services last Friday. There was a great sense of synergy with everyone doing their part to make the service one very, very special service. It was a particularly significant and memorable service to the couple of our friends who gave their hearts to Christ for the very first time. What a special moment!

This Friday, my gorgeous fiance will bring an amazing message about the heart of Father God. It’s our second and last installment of our limited edition services – not to be missed!

So go on… invite someone to sit next to you at church this Friday! And let’s pray for the people in our lives. It’s these simple act of love that can make all the difference in people’s lives.

We have just embarked on a pivotal time in the life of our church – a fortnight put aside to fast and pray to corporately seek God’s face. This is a good opportunity for us all to up the ante on our prayer life and seek God for His will for our lives!!

Over the past 10 years of walking with God, I have personally experienced countless miracles – big and small by human terms – but all spiritually very, very significant! They range from family members becoming more open to the gospel and receiving Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour, to personal character growth and victory over struggles! And I’m continuing to believe God for even more miracles to come, ‘cos I know His promises are ‘Yes and Amen’!.

Check out Pastor Steven Furtick’s blog post for some food for thought on prayer! Hope it encourages you too!

I’m committing to praying for you guys in university and young adults ministry this fortnight! Believing God for great things in your lives and in our ministry!

See you at service!

Lisa

Hi guys ,

If I say I’m a big fan of Masterchef, I’m probably in with about 85% of Australians. That show rocks! Admittedly, this season, I’m not so into the competition and am far more interested in the cooking, so all I do these days is read the recipes and watch the Masterclasses online.

Just last week I watched with great interest how to make a good pizza base. (This inspiration follows an almost disastrous pizza making effort with soggy pizza bases!) I was so impressed with just how simple it looked on TV (like everything people do on TV looks so simple!)

Chef Gary reinforced that the tip to a good pizza base is… you guess it… the yeast! Its the secret ingredient. You only a little bit in the right environment… and it goes a looooong way in making the perfect pizza.

The point of this? Well, I was mulling over the impact of a persons life. Is it really worth going good, loving people, standing my ground… when all of the above have seemingly short-lived impact? What difference does it make anyway for one person to do what’s right when all odds are against you? When the difference is so small it doesn’t even cause a ripple?

My thoughts brought me back in time to remember that significant moments of great victory were because brave individuals did what they knew to be right, never gave up the good fight, and never ceased to do good! Oscar Romero said: “You can’t do everything, but you can do something”