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There was a very strong underlying message to the ministry this week: Be with God. Get stuck into it. We read in Daniel 3:24-26 the outcome when Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego were cast into a extremely hot furnace. The particular piece that we want to pull out of this passage is the comment by King
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Question: What do you think God’s will is? Answer: Hmm, actually that is a really good question. There is no fancy review or scriptural reference today. Just a question and my answer. To me the will of God is: That mankind can be healed. That the righteous have blessing and peace. That the overcomer hears
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It is a shame that my second From the meeting needs to be a little negative: It is unavoidable. Today we heard that those that worship God must do so in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). The topic of Worship really made me ask: How would I instruct people to worship God? Well, obviously,
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Back in February a few people, myself included, were asked to try and re-word the RCI We Believe statements. However I have further developed my thinking over the last few months. And I said this last night. A church meeting today is run very similar to how they ran 500 years ago. The way we
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I thought it might be nice to, each week, share thoughts that I get out of the meetings. Today one topic was Experience. In 1 Timothy 6:20-21 we read Paul encouraging Timothy to oppose ideas derived from knowledge, science in the KJV, where this knowledge is false (i.e incorrect, based on bad facts, etc…). The
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Oh ooh! What am I getting myself into with this? I have had many discussions about the role of women in The Church (i.e. Gods people, the ecclesia) and in parallel, the role of women in the RCI. This is an important issue for me: I personally believe that in the foreseeable future, given the
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After some procrastination I went to Sawtell for one of the 2007 RCI Easter camps. The weekend went by really, really quickly, and I had a great time. Travel and accommodation quirks included the camp was very edifying, relaxing, and a great time of fellowship and reflecting that we live our life in the Lord,