God is our Healer!

The song

The Story

This is an incredible true story of Gods grace and healing power, this song will string an amazing chord in your soul! enjoy!

Ben's Decision

I came home from work yesterday to Great News! Yesterday afternoon Ben had been quizzing Amy about God, He's been asking many questions over the past number of months about Heaven, about God and some deep questions that have made me ask deep questions myself, Bens words to me last night on getting into the house were, 'Daddy, I asked Jesus into my heart today... isn't that good?" To hear a child, my child speak those words at the age of 4 brought an amazing mix of emotion to the surface, one beautiful moment in the conversation was when Ben asked Amy "When God comes to take us all to heaven does He come in an Aeroplane?"

 

We look forward to encouraging Ben in this new Journey that He has started yesterday, and look forward with expectation to seeing him grow into a mighty man of God, Thanks be to God for another soul!

Bam, Boom Bentley

So for over a month now its been interesting to watch with nervousness and interest the 'Florida outpouring', Many have been healed in what has been called a revival, that word excites me, what doesn't excite me is the antics that come along with 'this so called revival', everything being put out across the nations on the prosperity Religion channel 'God TV', the Boom, Bam, Head butting, pushing to the floor, stuff just worries me, it puts the integrity of many Christians on the line, one would seriously think that everyone going up on stage signs something to promise to fall to the floor, I know when we read the Bible we see much written on the weighty presence of God, but in the 21st century church the formula for God to move in your life now seems to be copied time and time again, hands laid on, and then hit the deck. When Jesus had his healing crusade on earth he didn't use the same method twice, he was original so that a doctrine wasn't formed out of it, but it seems now the charismatic church is inventing a healing doctrine.

 

I'm not saying what is happening in Florida isn't of God, but I'm carefully analysing it, the Bible reminds us of the rising up of false prophets in the last days, to many tele healing evangelists have created ministries bringing glory to their name, if these people want think they have the gift of healing what don't they turn up at hospitals and start empting them of patients, why aren't they turning up at AA meetings to release people from alcohol addictions, why aren't they going to the people instead of making people come to them? If leaders are to serve they need to get off the stage and out of the limelight and bring signs and wonders to those who need it, I'm tired of watching fake stuff, with the power of TV and the money that comes with that I worry that the integrity of churches and Christianity is being destroyed, maybe I need to go to these places to see for myself? not sure, but the fact is a Todd Bentley prayer is no more effective than anyone else's prayer, Paul urges us his letter to the Corinth to spend much time with God in the secret place, celebrity Christianity worries me! Tune into God TV or http://www.freshfire.ca/ to have a look for yourself.

Uganda Fundraiser

In July 2008, a team of 80 volunteers from Emmanuel Church in Lurgan are going to Uganda to build a secondary school 'Light to the Nations' in the Jandira district outside Kampala, This Friday Philly and Dave Wylie are having a fund raiser to help fund the trip and work in Uganda, please if you can, attend this social, thanks!

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'no regrets'

I often hear questions asked like, What do you want to get out of life? What do you want to be remembered for? What do you want to achieve through your life? Who do you want to be like? Where do you want to be? etc etc.....

I think these questions will have answers in two categories,

1.Temporal or
2.Eternal

Do we want everything we achieve in life to be seen my man and acknowledged by man? Or seen by God and possibly never seen or known by mankind?

This journey called life is currently bringing me to a place of losing my desire to be seen and heard, to start to do things with motives that are pure and unselfish, in a world were most seek recognition its hard sometimes not to slip into that, I would love to live my life without any regrets, so that on my last days on earth I can know in my heart and mind that I have given this my best shot!

Everyone has theories and pointers on how to live a good life, mine is simple, live a life close to the heart of Father God and all will OK, it may not be safe, it will scare the living daylights out of you at times, you will at times question God and ponder negative thoughts, but God will Guide and help you accomplish His plan for your life if you let him.

I want to accomplish that plan, sometimes I think the Plan I once had has become blurred, somethings it feels like its disappeared but I want and desire to find it again.

Live a life of 'no regrets', not foolishness, but one filled with passion and love!