It is a great relief to see a resolution in the lengthy dispute between Israel Folau and Rugby Australia. Folau has been given an apology by RA, as well as a confidential financial payout. It all stemmed from Folau’s post on Instagram of a paraphrased quote from the Bible that warned people to repent of […]
Courage and craziness. Many people have been __________ for Christ. Paul needed to __________ bring the financial support. There were two separate ______ within the church. Paul was rumoured to be removing Jewish _______. For the sake of _____, Paul did Jewish religious acts. Paul was _______ and falsely accused. Paul’s words ______ the crowd. […]
One of the great joys of church is standing with others from all ages and stages to sing together songs that remind us of the wonderful things that God has done for us and to help us trust in the awesome promises that he has made to us. That’s why it’s so important that we […]
The Pastor’s Heart. Paul was a _____ guy with a pastor’s heart. Paul followed Jesus on a _______ trip to Jerusalem. Paul learns of a Jewish ____ to kill him. We witness how the early church ________. At the heart of the gathering was the _________. Paul brings the young man back from the ____. […]
The drought is getting worse and the fire emergency is escalating: our weather is causing grief to us all, and some far more than others. The Bible has recorded some events in history when God brought about severe weather incidents as a way of punishing people. Yet, when Jesus was questioned about a natural disaster […]
The sorry state of Aussie Christianity. It is vital that more people know _____. In his distress, Paul told the Athenians about _____. Corinth is very sexually _______. Ephesus is _________ like the New Age movement. Paul _____ Aquila and Priscilla. There’s ______ in the too-hard basket! Jesus _________ Paul in a dream. Many people […]
When we woke on Tuesday morning, we were bracing for a fire disaster in the almost-unprecedented ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions in Jamberoo and our surrounds. Before I joined my RFS compatriots at our local station to stand by for a fire call, I shared on Facebook a prayer for our troubled country which was written by […]
How religious is Australia? Most Aussies don’t think that ________ matters. Paul is deeply ________ at their idolatry. Idolatry should stir you up for _______. The marketplace is anywhere people ______. Paul tailored his message to his ________. The pursuit of ________ is the dominant Aussie religion. The ______ mentality is also an Aussie attitude. […]
Have you noticed how often Jesus tells people in his kingdom to be like children? Until recently, I’ve thought that he was only talking about how we are unable to earn our salvation in any way. But as I’ve read Paul E. Miller’s book, ‘A Praying Life’, I’ve now seen that the childlikeness Jesus refers […]
Uncertainty about the future. God is in control of __________! Paul wants to _____ the Jerusalem letter. The Holy Spirit ________ the missionaries. God ______ in many ways. The Macedonian man pleads for ____. They arrive in ________. Lydia accepted Paul’s ________. Lydia’s whole household were ________. A fortune-telling slave makes her master a _______. […]