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@Sam_Low (on left) will be preaching at #KYCK2014 over the next month, starting tonight. God has done and is doing an incredible work in him and through him!
If you’re a Christian, pray for him as he preaches Christ to 6000 teenagers.
Not a Christian? Check this out: http://twowaystolive.com
#KYCK #KYCK14 #MATCHYMATCHYGLASSES
Propaganda lays bare the hidden motivations behind the two ways that all of humanity runs from God as illustrated in the parable of the Prodigal Sons in Luke 15.
Too many people die from preventable waterborne illnesses. I’ve partnered with Compassion Australia to build a toilet block to help provide access to clean water and safe toilets. The block will support 250 children who are part of a child sponsorship program in Indonesia. READ ALL THE PROJECT DETAILS HERE
I’m aiming to raise $13,000. We have already raised $2423. THANK YOU to all who have donated already. We still have $9877 to go. Can you help? Deadline is 31 May 2014.
INDONESIA 2013 TRIP: Blog Summary; Official Video; Colin Buchanan
9 MAY UPDATE: New Total = $3533… thanks! Only $1467 until $5000. Or $8767 until $12,300. Can you help?
11 MAY UPDATE: New Total = $3633… thanks! Only $1367 until $5000. Or $8667 until $12,300. Can you help?
20 MAY UPDATE: New Total = $3738… thanks! Only $1262 until $5000. Or $8562 until $12,300. Can you help?
24 MAY UPDATE: New Total = $4150.64… thanks! Only $849.36 until $5000. Or $8149.36 until $12,300. Can you help?
It’s amazing to consider the health benefits of eating one egg a day!!
One Egg Rwanda looks like an excellent initiative from Sydney Anglican Aid. Consider supporting it yourself, with your youth group, Sunday school or church group.
The world is broken. It doesn’t take too much to notice that so many of the news stories on TV, Radio, in print and online are stories of brokenness. Planes that disappear in the ocean. Athletes that shoot their girlfriend. Genocide that kills close to 1 million people. Tsunamis. Bombings. Wars. Riots. All of these are evidence that the world is broken. Things are not as they should be.
But it’s not just “out there” that things are broken. Brokenness is always near by. In our suburbs. In our schools. In our homes. In our minds. You might be reading this and know all too well of the brokenness near to you. Issues with your parents. Issues with bullies. Addiction. Illness. Loss.
According to the Bible the root of all our brokenness is our rejection of God. Not only is the world broken, but our relationship with God is broken. We are cut off from Him. And even if you seem to have things in your life together, this brokenness is the worst of all and effects us all.
Easter is good news for the broken.
I’m a long time fan of the congregational tunes coming out of St Paul’s Castle Hill in Sydney’s north west. They have just released a new track – Jerusalem – under the new name ‘CityAlight‘. In my opinion it is one of their best songs.
Jerusalem beautifully traces Jesus’ journey into Jerusalem, to the cross, his death, the empty tomb and now reigning on the throne in the New Jerusalem.
Here is the second half of verse 3:
Feel the earth is shaking now
See the veil is split in two
And He stood before the wrath of God
Shielding sinners with His blood
In a time where some are seeking to remove the wrath of God from their singing, I appreciate the explicit reference to the work of Jesus turning aside God’s wrath from sinners and onto Himself. What a Saviour!
I also love the movement from Jerusalem to the New Jerusalem and that it begins with people crying out for murder but ends with people crying out in praise of the One who saves. Brilliant!
Check out the website for: free mp3 download; video download; lyrics and chord chart. All great resources for churches. If you like it, go to iTunes and buy the track to help keep it at number 1 and to support this great ministry! I’m eagerly anticipating the full album coming out in June.
If you’ve stumbled here and don’t know much about what Jesus’ death on the cross was all about… listen to the song and then read this, this and this.
