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A Little Bit of Soul @ The Australian Scouts Jamboree

I’ve been keenly following the live feeds, tweets, flickr pics and youtube vids from the 22nd Australian Scouts Jamboree. It looks like they’re having a killer time. There are over 13,000 scouts & their leaders camped out for 2 weeks down at Cataract Scout Park (south of Sydney). They’ve already had the likes of Hamish and Andy, Bluejuice, Urthboy, Children Collide, Indigo Rising, Today Show reporter Steven Jacobs and NSW Governor Marie Bashir rocking out to the truckloads of Scouts. This Sunday night YouthSurge are hosting “A Little Bit of Soul”, featuring Garage Hymnal and Dave Miers (that’s me).

It’s a pretty crazy opportunity to talk about Jesus to a bunch of young crew who may not know much about him. Sweeeet. If you’re a regular reader of DMDC… I’d love you to pray for this event.

IF YOU’RE A SCOUT IN ONE OF THE MANY INTERNET CAFES ON SITE AND HAVE STUMBLED HERE VIA GOOGLE… MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR BUTT ALONG TO THE MINI-ARENA THIS SUNDAY NIGHT!!!! Every other night, there is something on in the main-arena, but not Sunday night – let’s fill that place!!! Garage Hymnal are an awesome awesome band (one of my favourites), we have an awesome game planned (the more the merrier!), and we’re going to be talking about some awesome stuff (including how the founder of the scouts is kinda like an old skool NINJA!!). Cya there!

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You Don’t Need To Do Miracles To Be A Saint

In the Bible, the word ‘saint’ is given to all who believe in Jesus. It’s not about what you do, it’s about having your trust in Jesus. Glenn Davies has written a great article on it.

Here’s a snippet:

Put simply, anyone whose sins have been forgiven by God, through faith in Jesus Christ, is a saint. Through God’s Holy Spirit, faith in Jesus makes us whole, indeed “holy”. It is not the achievements of a person’s life, but rather the gift of God through Christ, that makes us saints. Anyone looking at the letters of the Saint Paul can see how he writes to ordinary Christians as “saints”. It is not some rarefied title, but the humbling appellation that reminds us we belong to God and in his sight we are “holy”.

The second problem with the Roman Catholic Church’s process of canonisation is that it obscures the importance of God’s description of his people and replaces it with a human analysis of miracle working. Who can prove that the reported miracles were actually the work of Mary MacKillop? Did the persons healed pray to only Mary or did they not also pray to God? Even if they prayed to Mary MacKillop, what evidence is there that it was Mary MacKillop’s intercession that healed them? Furthermore, what evidence is there in the Bible that the departed saints (I use the term advisedly) pray for us?

Read the rest here

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5 Christmas Albums That Don’t Suck

I really like Christmas carols: rich theology and a joyful celebration of the one who came to be more than just a cute and cuddly baby! But when it comes to music style and production quality, so many of the Christmas albums I’ve heard are pure cheese! Look no further. For a more chilled/folk/indie/acoustic Christmas playlist, check out the following free (and legal) downloads from NOISETRADE.COM:

  1. High Street Hymns – Love Shall Be Our Token
  2. Sleeping At Last – Christmas Collection 2009
  3. So Elated – The Bewildering Light
  4. Sojourn – Advent Songs
  5. Various Artists – A Beloved Christmas with Food 2009

Find them on noisetrade.com and either nominate your price or get it for free if you recommend it to 5 friends. Tidings of comfort and joy.

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Don’t call me baby – part 4

Dear blog reader. My guess is that some of you probably have a cute and cuddly Christmas view of Jesus. Yes, Jesus was once a cuddly little baby. But he’s much more!

don't call me baby

Jesus is the SAVIOUR of the World; he came to save people like you. Jesus is GOD WITH US; our need for a Saviour was so great that only God could come and be that Saviour.

Stop thinking of Jesus as a baby! My hope for you this Christmas is that you’d see the real Jesus. A good place to start would be to read one of Jesus’ biographies. Start here.

LISTEN TO “DON’T CALL ME BABY” MP3

“Don’t Call Me Baby” – Sermon from Youth Carols Event

Contact me if you want to catch up and chat about Jesus further (or if you are from a far away land, I can put you in contact with someone nearby).