"Lessons we learn from Moses." Prt 2 MP3

Exodus chapter 15

After Moses leads God's people through the Red Sea, they stop & praise God for His incredible power displayed right in front of them.

They certainly had plenty to praise Him for!

And so do we!

But as we read the book of Exodus we see God's people turn from praising God, to grumbling, complaining & quarreling amongst themselves! They had let their imediate circumstances control their attitude, their disposition & their thinking.

Whenever we let our circumstances control us, our emotions take a dive don't they?

Suddenly everywhere we turn there are reasons to complain, things to grumble about.

But if we lift our eyes up toward heaven & think once again about the Mighty God who was & is & is to come, we once again have reason to sing out in praise!

Lessons we learn from Moses. MP3

For a number of weeks, our Kid's Ministry has been learning heaps from the life of Moses & how God used him to free the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt.

So, the kids stayed in this week, to help the grown ups learn some lessons from Moses life as well. From his birth, his life as an Egyptian, his encounter with the burning bush, his return to Pharoah, & leading God's people through the Red Sea.

A simple man used in a mighty way for God's purpose! Listen along to hear more.

True wealth

With all the up's & down's happening on the worlds stock markets,
many people are really, really worried about their assets, their wealth.
None of us want to lose what we have,

but is that what truly defines you?
If you lost it all today, what would you be like?

What would be left?
"The real measure of our wealth
is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money."
J. H. Howett
"you can't be the slave of two masters!

You will like one more than the other

or be more loyal to one than the other.

You can't serve both God & money."

Jesus Christ

It's worth thinking about isn't it?

Suffering.

None of us like to suffer & that's a pretty solid fact isn't it?
But, suffering is also a fact, a fact of life.
Whilever we're in this world we will face troubles & situations that bring suffering fairly & squarley into the path we walk along.
Here's a couple of points about suffering we all need to remember.
1. Suffering is actually good for us.
What! that can't be right can it?
Look at what the Apostle Peter wrote: "These (sufferings) have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, .... may be proved genuine & may result in praise, glory & honour when Jesus Christ is revealed." 1 Peter 1:7
The Apostle Paul wrote: "..suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; & character, hope.
And hope does not disapoint us.." Romans 5:3
2. You don't suffer alone.
Jesus told his disciples this: "And I will ask the Father, & he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth." John 14:16
God is with you no matter what you're facing or what you're going through! He won't leave you, so hold onto that truth.
And if you are part of a loving Church, you also have a family around you who care what you're going through!
May God grant you the strength to face today,
& bright hope for tomorrow.

"Don't receive God's grace in vain!" MP3

What do you think of when you think of grace?
The saving grace, the action of grace, that allows us to be saved?
Or maybe you think of the ongoing grace, the daily grace
that as Christians we receive from God.
Well, it's both isn't it.
Look at the old hymn 'Amazing Grace"
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch like me."

""Tis grace that brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home."
Grace saves & grace leads us on.
Listen along to Luke Padgett from CSU in Wagga
as he shares some thoughts from 2 Corinthians chapter 6

"Sampson, man of faith." MP3

There are some great characters in the Old Testament
& today we have a look at Sampson, from the book of Judges.
Sampson was given incredible strength by God,
strength that stayed with him while he was in God's will.
But that strength left him when he staryed away from God.
"Sin saps strength" the headline could say!
Listen as Ron Blyth shares the story of "Sampson, man of faith."

"Lessons from the history of Joseph" MP3

The Word of God (the Bible) is given to us for encouragement, correction, guidance & teaching.
Every part of the Bible is there for us to
learn & apply to our own lives.
Joseph's story, in the book of Genesis, can teach us so much can't it?
So today we look at six points
each of us need to take hold of & apply.
Listen along to Allen Crooks, as he shares
"Lessons from Joseph's life."