REVIVAL AUSTRALIA AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

In general it appears as though evangelism today seems to be some good deeds for someone, or maybe a group of people, as a lure to sharing the gospel with that person or group of people. Whilst there is nothing wrong with doing such good deeds and certainly it is biblical to take care of others and serve them, it is the heart of what is happening that concerns me. Did Jesus Himself try to buy disciples? Was He desperate to win them over? Was He begging for them to listen to His Gospel? I believe that Jesus demonstrated great mercy by healing broken sinners and then declaring to them that they should repent of their sins. John the baptist went before Jesus with the message of repentance and the other prophets before him. And the disciples of Jesus Christ followed after Him with the same message. Can you see that receiving the Gospel of Christ is a privilege and that we do not need to beg people to listen. We do not need to try and buy them or win them over by some good works. In fact ev

MATTHEW 10 : 5-15 NKJV 5  These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying:   “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of   the Samaritans.   6  But go rather to the   lost sheep of the house of Israel.   7  And as you go, preach, saying,   ‘The kingdom of heaven   is at hand.’   8  Heal the sick,   cleanse the lepers,   raise the dead, cast out demons.   Freely you have received, freely give.   9  Provide neither gold nor silver nor   copper in your money belts,   10  nor bag for  your  journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs;   for a worker is worthy of his food. 11  “Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out.   12  And when you go into a household, greet it.   13  If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it.   But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.   14  And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city,   shake

MARK 11 : 17 NKJV   Then He taught, saying to them,   “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’?  But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ” How many believers desire that the evil in the world would be gone and that salvation would come and christianity would be the majority, not the minority? Does God want us to pray for all nations? Does God want us to pray for the salvation of those around us? Does God want the world to be how it is? Will God change the way things are if we pray? 2 CHRONICLES 7 : 14   if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. The above scripture is a promise of God but it has conditions ... IF    I find it very interesting that God promises to heal the land of those who pray for it ... IF Have you ever thought that your prayer is ineffective? Maybe it is! Ha

MARK 12 : 29 - 31 NKJV 29  Jesus answered him,   “The first of all the commandments  is:  ‘Hear, O Israel, the  Lord  our God, the  Lord  is one.   30  And you shall love the  Lord  your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’   This  is  the first commandment.   31  And the second, like  it, is  this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’  There is no other commandment greater than these.” So Jesus says that these are the first and greatest commandments. The first one basically saying that the most important thing that you are required to do is to love God with every part of yourself. What is it to be totally given to someone or something in this way? Well I believe that the one or thing that you so adore will so captivate you that you will serve him, her or it with your time, effort and finances. You will be totally given to that person or thing. Some people worship or adore a football team, tennis player, golfer or the