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DMDC is raising $1541 to provide clean water for children

I’ve recently been challenged in 2 ways: 1) At EV Church, we have just completed a series on James. In James, real faith is shown in action. 2) At Willoughby Church, over Christmas, we are raising money to buy water wells in Cambodia for $1500.

can you help?

I figured that $1500 isn’t that much! Over the last couple of years, the readership of davemiers.com has steadily increased such that, with your help it is an achievable target. Let’s do it! I’m looking for 49 people to help… (DONATE NOW)

  • 1 person @ $200
  • 3 people @ $100 each
  • 10 people @ $50 each
  • 15 people @ $25 each
  • 20 people @ $10 each

Are you one of those 49 people? DONATE NOW!

This fund-raising is done in partnership with Compassion Australia.

For many children, there’s water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink! There are many diseases affecting children that could be easily prevented by providing them with access to clean water. This gift can help give the gift of life to hundreds of children by providing clean water through purification systems, rain water tanks and other water harvesting systems.

DONATE NOW. Is it too ambitious to do it by Christmas??? Help spread the word…

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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!

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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).

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Don’t call me baby – part 3

Your view of Jesus will shape your response to Jesus. If Jesus was just a baby and nothing more, it would be okay to pack him away with all the decorations after Christmas is over. But he’s more than just a baby, in fact he came to save people from their sins. More than that, Jesus isn’t just a man, he is God!

don't pack me away with the decorations...

Check this “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23). This sentence reveals even more to us about the identity of Jesus. He is God with us. When you meet Jesus you are actually meeting God, the creator of the universe!!

This is good news. Incredible news. God has come near. God knows our need. God has done something about it. God has become one of us, so that he can save people from their sins. When you view Jesus like this, you can’t keep treating him as a cute and cuddly Christmas Jesus.

How should we treat this SAVIOUR-GOD Baby Jesus?? Stay tuned for part 4…

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Don’t call me baby – part 2

Your view of Jesus will shape your response to Jesus. Jesus isn’t your homeboy, a ninja or just a baby. Jesus is Saviour. That’s what the name Jesus means, “God saves”. In Matthew’s biography of Jesus it says: “Mary will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21). Why did Jesus come as a Saviour? Because people needed to be saved from their sins.

pic from http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotopakismo/2254730576/

The Bible and human experience make it clear that all people have sinned. Sin is when we disobey God, in effect we live as if there is no God. The presence of sin means that our greatest need is to be saved from sin and the penalty for sin.

That’s where baby Jesus steps onto the scene. The extraordinary thing about Jesus is that he is the one person in history to not sin, he always lived in obedience to his Father. And so he didn’t just come to be cute and cuddly Christmas Jesus, but he came on a unique rescue mission to save people from their sin.

He does this by dying on the cross 33 years later. When Jesus died, he took upon himself the penalty that people deserve for their sin. It’s only by trusting in Jesus as your Saviour that you can be forgiven of your sin.

When you understand that Jesus is Saviour, the best way to respond to him is recognising that you need to be saved.

Jesus is more than just a cute little baby – find out more in part 3…

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Don’t call me baby – part 1

Your view of Jesus will shape your response to Jesus. If Jesus is just your homeboy (check the t-shirt); then you’ll treat him like you treat any other buddy or mate. If you view Jesus as a Cyborg Pirate Ninja (check this); then you’ll probably live in constant fear that he is going to sneak up on you and break your neck!

what ewe looking at sheep??? (pic from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/939787)

If you “like the Christmas Jesus best” (check this vid); then you’ll keep him wrapped up as a cute little baby in a manger, packed away with the Christmas decorations for the rest of the year.

Here’s the deal. Just like you and me, Jesus was once just a little baby. He cried. He crawled. He crapped. His birthday party, Christmas, is coming up soon. Two questions:

  1. Why do we celebrate the birth of a baby from 2000 years ago?
  2. What will cause you to think about Jesus more than just at Christmas?

Jesus is more than just a cute little baby – find out more in part 2…

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Tiger Woods, Sexual Sin and Choosing Heroes

Tiger Woods has fallen. I have no intention of having a pot shot at him or removing my sponsorship dollars. Here are two things I’ve been reflecting on amidst the media storm:

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  1. Sexual sin is costly. Do you travel* alone for sport, business, preaching, holidays or the like? Count the cost of sexual sin, don’t put yourself in stupid situations and establish accountable relationships. (*This applies even if you’ve never left your home town).
  2. Choose your heroes carefully. Don’t put too much hope in people. Even heroes fall. I remember as a teenager being crushed when some of my heroes were exposed for their shadiness. I’m no longer surprised when a public figure or even a personal friend is exposed. My hope is in the One Man who will never be exposed for corruption or deceit. Trust Jesus – he won’t let you down.