Steven D. Levitt: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.)
Susan Scott: Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time
John Marsden: The Other Side of Dawn (The Tomorrow Series #7)
John Marsden: The Night is for Hunting (The Tomorrow Series #6)
Eric Berne: Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships
Gordon MacDonald: Going Deep: Becoming A Person of Influence
Moses life teaches us many thing and so in thei messge I wanted to hone in on three:
Influence Excellently
Choose Courage
Personify Reliability
I hope Moses life can help you fine tune your and further your leadership.
You can listen to the teaching here:
Tonight Mike and Ralph tag-team preached on 1 Tim 4:12 "Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
We spoke about how our speech not only has a powerful affect on other people, but whilst we speak words to others the true recipient of those words is God!
James 3:9-10 says "With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be." So we thought we needed to explore just how all of this works, and we found out it's all a matter of the heart. So how do we change the condition of our heart, so we not only value the likeness of God in other people, but are able to come to God with pure and holy praise. Have a listen below!
Tonight we did something very different: Choose Your Own Adventure Sermon! I preached through the major situations that the Israelites faced as they followed Moses and God through the dessert over a 40 year tme span. As we went through, those who came, had the chance to vote on what aspect of the journey they were to hear of next. They did and we traced a path through the wilderness. As a result of such an endeavour there was a lot of material written but not used, so you are able to download the full pdf, and powerpoint from the link below!
You can read the full manuscript with all eight options included here here.
You can download the full and corresponding Powerpoint with all eight options included here here.
You can listen to the teaching on the night here:
Conquering Conformity _ The Story of moses _ Wk5
(PS thankyou to Brady McNamee who helped me get my head around the Powerpoint linking!)
In the passage this week, we look at how Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt and through the Red Sea. We see how God signified for them the importance of this move with a resetting of the calendar, a fresh start, how he promised to be with them in the desert as they worshipped him -transforming their death into life, how he rescued them from the enemies and fears bearing down on them and how the Israelites were obedient to God throughout it. May you find the hope and strength you need, through this passage of Scripture. Conquering Conformity _ The Story of moses _ Wk4
Tonight Mike preached up a storm speaking out of 1 Tim 4:12 "Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity." He issued a call that we are to be different. We are to live in such a way thatwe are somehow different to those who are not followers of Jesus. That the transformation Jesus has done in us, shines through, so that we're the ones who don't drink at parties when everyone else is getting drunk, that we're the ones who refuse to start gossip and bag-out othes, that we're the ones who respect and listen to our parents or teachers. So why not take a listen and let God challenge you to live out the transformation that God is doing in your heart!
Moses went on behalf of Yahweh, (the Jewish and Christian) God, to demand from Pharaoh that he let the Israelites be free from the oppression of the Egyptians. What we think is a simple abolitionist strategy, is actually the set up for a clash of the titans. As God Almighty goes head to head with the Egyptian gods. The Egyptian gods are represented in the ten plagues and we see God tear them apart piece by piece. If your wondering how this takes place, how the Egyptian gods are represented in the plagues, how the ten plagues align themselves with the Egyptian gods, and what on earth that has to say to us, then have a listen or read from the links below.
listen here: Conquering Conformity _ The Story of moses _ Wk3
Read the manuscript here: Download 0609 - 12two - Moses 3
This week at 12two (our Young Adult community) we tacked the second part of the Jews escape from Egypt, looking at the call of Moses, the excuses he offered and the triumph God began in and through his life. Have a listen in to Stu Leo as he walks us through the next few chapters:
Instead of looking at the Nativity Scene as we approach Christmas Day we thought it would be more of a challenge to examine the Naivety Scene. What things are we naive to?
Naivety is the lacking of wisdom, knowledge and experience. And this week, the third in the series, we looked at how we are naive to the things God calls us to. It is so easy for the calling we seek from God to be more self glorifying than God glorifying. We need to ensure that as we follow God's leading, we remaing obedient to what the prophet Micah tells us to do, to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.
We were also really excited to interview Tarme and Ian Johnson on their expereicen, past and future, on teh Mercy Ship. Have a listen in for an amazing testimony.
You can listen to the third and final message in the series here.
Instead of looking at the Nativity Scene as we approach Christmas Day we thought it would be more of a challenge to examine the Naivety Scene. What things are we naive to?
Naivety is the lacking of wisdom, knowledge and experience. And this week, the second in the series we looked at how we are naive to the things God expects of us. It is so easy for our personal holiness to compromise the glory of God as expressed in our lives, unless we make a concious descision to do something about it.
You can listen to the second message of the series here.
