Christian School Diary 2015

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Your school/college general information Acceptable use of technology

Arrival

The school provides an extensive and wellresourced ICT network and related technology to support learning and teaching across the curriculum. Students are required to use the school’s ICT infrastructure expressly for educational purposes. Any attempt to break or circumvent the network security or any inappropriate use of or damage to the technology will result in the removal of the individual student’s right to access the network.

Equally, any attempt to access or interfere with staff or student files or work will be dealt with as a serious breach of the school’s ‘acceptable use’ policy. Students must keep their password confidential and be aware of the need for personal network security at all times.

• Students are expected to arrive at school by 8.40 am and to attend Home Group at 8.45 am and all subsequent lessons punctually.

• Students report to Home Group each morning of the week.

• Students who arrive after Home Group must sign in. A reason must be provided for lateness.

Accidents, injury and sickness The school has a sick room situated in Student Services. No drugs or medicines are given to students, except by prior arrangement with parents. The legal responsibility for paying ambulance service fees rest with the parents of the student.

Parents are advised to ensure they have appropriate ambulance cover. Parents are contacted as quickly as possible. Parents need to ensure that their contact details are up to date in case of a medical emergency.

Students at school who are not well are sent home after phone contact with a parent.

Attendance In pages 6 - 15

Leaving class during a lesson • Students who need to leave class during lessons should write a note in their Planner with their destination and time of leaving, have it signed by the teacher and carry the Planner with them.

• Students are required to be accountable for their movements beyond the classroom during scheduled lessons.

Leaving school during the day • Students who are required to leave school early for necessary appointments should have a note in their planner. It should be shown to the Home Group Teacher at the start of the day, to the subject teacher at time of departure. Then sign out in the Focus Room.

Bags St Paul College has a ‘no bags’ policy.

Students must place their bags in their lockers at the start of the school day. All bags must be left in lockers until the end of the school day.

Regular and punctual attendance at school are example spreads is necessary for students to learn effectively and of your customised to achieve success in their learning.

The school uses the following procedures to school diary. promote this attendance and the students’ skillsCustomised of self-organisation. They are based on the • school information expectation that the home and the school will • communicate together when students are away Policies from school.

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Boundaries and out of bounds areas Areas are shown on the map at the back of planner. Out of bounds to students: areas where cars are parked, bike areas other than when depositing or collecting bicycles, the front of the St Paul College Hall, the tennis courts unless playing tennis or handball, the soccer field unless playing sport, behind both Middle School 5 buildings, within 5 metres of the boundaries on the football oval. Students are not to gather on the driveway near gate 2.

Students are not to gather along the front fence.

Canteen ‘healthy eating’ A canteen is operated by permanent staff assisted by volunteer parents. It provides a wide range of foods at reasonable prices.

A circular is sent home early in first term seeking volunteers. If parents wish to offer their assistance directly, contact the canteen on 8765 4321.

Christian Pastoral Support Workers The Christian Pastoral Support Workers provide pastoral care and comfort and support to all students and staff, irrespective of their religious beliefs. The role includes supporting students and the wider school community in a range of ways, such as assisting student in exploring their spirituality; providing guidance on religious, values and ethical matters; helping school counsellors and staff in offering welfare services and support in cases of bereavement, family breakdown or other crisis.

Include as many school pages as you like.

Most schools have up to 32 pages.

Club activities

A range of clubs exist in the School, depending on staff and parent support.

They include: Peer Support Program, Choir, Debating, Public Speaking, Chess, Drama Productions, Concert Band, Pedal Prix, Environmental Group, Christian Fellowship, Amnesty International, Tournament of the Minds and Future Problem Solving.

Counselling centre The Counselling Centre at St Paul’s College centralises the services of the two Counsellors Futures Connect Coordination and the Christian Pastoral Support Workers. Counselling begins with Home Group teachers as part of their pastoral care role. Students are encouraged to approach the Student Counsellors directly should they wish to discuss any matter that concerns them.

Custody It is essential for the school to have accurate and current information about custody and access rights for relevant students. If there is anything that the school should know in this regard, please contact a member of the Administration/Counsellors. This information is strictly confidential and is intended for use to protect the students’ and parents’ rights.

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Study notes Setting goals

Taking notes

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”

- Sir Edmund Hillary, The first climber to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Taking good notes is a three-stage process.

There are things that you should do before, during and after class.

Before class • Get ready to take notes before class by reviewing your notes from the previous class to help you remember what was covered and get you ready to understand new information.

• Complete any assigned readings before you come.

A goal is something that you want to achieve.

Setting goals is the first step to success and to achieving your very best. Clearly defining your aims will help you to be more motivated, to avoid distractions and to be more productive.

Before you can achieve your goals, you need to identify exactly what they are. Write them down in order of importance. For each goal, be clear about exactly what you want to achieve and when you want to accomplish it.

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• Take notes during class.

• Listen for “signal statements” that indicate T F W 5 6 T 4 M important points to note. Examples of these 3 2 statements are “this is an important point” and Break your goals down into smaller sub-goals. Assign date “remember that” and “you 1 will need to know a deadline to each sub-goal. For instance, if your Due eek W this for your test!” long-term goal is to become a fighter pilot by the 1 er m in your notes anything your • Be sure toTinclude time you turn 25, a medium-term sub-goal might be teacher repeats or writes on the board or to achieve an A in Maths this year. displays on PowerPoint.

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• quickly so that you can include all the enWrite m n assig rk / o w important information in your notes. Write me o H Put your list in a prominent place so that you can ay lia D abbreviated words like you would in a text a r Aust look at it often. Tick off sub-goals asubyou ct achieve S je message, use symbols, such as % for percent, them and reward yourself for your success. day Mon and write short sentences.

26 In order to achieve your goals, make sure that • Use flow charts, diagrams or concept maps to they are: summarise information when appropriate. s e n ce mm 1 Co Term These are easier to understand and to • Realistic and within your abilities, while still remember. providing some challenge for you, day Tues 27 them • Place a ? next to information you’re • Flexible enough that you can adjust unsure about. upward or downward if your circumstances change, After class • Measurable, so that you can monitor your y a d dnes • Rewrite your notes after class if time permits. progress toward a goal and recognise when Weyou 28 If you can type your notes on a laptop in class, have achieved it, this will make it much quicker to tidy them up • Within your control (not dependent on others) afterwards because you won’t need to – unless group work is involved. rewrite them.

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Clever tip... “Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.” Benjamin Franklin

Study notes and life skills • Insert throughout • 30 to choose from Presentation • Contact us for a You’ve probably been told not to “judge a book liststill do, by it’s cover” butcomplete the truth is that people and good presentation is essential for effective diary@openbookhowden.com.au communication.

Whether you are preparing a short essay in class or a massive report after a semester of work, there are some tips that you can use to ensure that your message is communicated as clearly as possible: • Use subheadings to clearly identify each topic. A reader should be able to read only your subheadings and get a good overview of your content.

• Carefully choose fonts that are clear, easy to read and stylish. Comical or especially artistic fonts are not appropriate for formal written work. Choose one, two, or at the most, three, different fonts – one for all headings, one for all body text and one for all labels. Use black ink for body text and a dark colour or black for headings and labels.

• Use a header to identify the title and author and a footer for page numbers.

• Include a title page with details of the title, topic, author, class and teacher.

• Charts and tables are a useful way of presenting information so it is easier for the reader to understand. Make use of formats like these: • A flow chart is useful for a series of steps or a process where one link leads to another.

• A bar chart is good for displaying information that needs to be compared.

• Maps are charts to show special features, locations or events.

• List charts are ideal for listing items based on a theme.

• Tables are a useful way to organise information like numbers, data or facts in rows and columns.

• A pie chart displays data by dividing a whole into its sections.

Clever tip... Find a book or a published report or presentation with a format that you find appealing and take note of design ideas that you could incorporate into your own work.

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Study notes Test and exam tips

Revision

“To dream anything that you want to dream.

That’s the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.” Bernard Edmonds

“The real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.”

- Bishop Creighton

Every test is different, so it’s wise to ask your teacher for tips on how to best approach exams in your subject. The DETER strategy provides some general tips that are handy to keep in mind for most tests: • Read the directions carefully.

• Examine the test quickly to see what you have to do.

If you have reading time, use it as constructively as possible by reading the longer questions first.

When you read a question, look for key verbs that tell you what to do, like ‘explain’, ‘describe’, ‘define’, ‘identify’ and ‘list’.

• Before you enter the exam room, have an idea of how much time you will spend per mark of each question. Watch the time carefully. Bring a watch if the room clock is not easy to see. If your watch has a stopwatch, start it when the exam begins.

Aim to stick to the suggested time for each part of the exam.

• Answer the easiest items first. These will help you to build your confidence, as well as giving you as many marks as possible in the shortest time. If you get stuck on a difficult item, leave it and come back to it at the end. Attempt every question, even if you can’t complete them all. Sometimes an incomplete answer to a difficult question will give you more credit than a complete answer to a simple one.

• Always allow plenty of time to review your work.

Double check that you have fulfilled all of the requirements of every question as accurately as possible. Make sure you’ve read the instructions fully and marked your answer sheet correctly.

Check spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Clever tip... “Time is marks” as far as exams are concerned, so don’t waste a second. Do all that you can to prepare your mind and your equipment before you enter the exam room.

Revision is one of the most important skills for success in learning anything, but even the best of intentions often get thwarted by the immediate priority of homework and impending assignment deadlines. In order to get into a good habit, allocate time to revise each subject every week separate to homework and assignment time.

Use these principles to help you to revise effectively: • To help you to think about what you are revising, create a set of summary notes for each topic in each subject. Use clear headings for all of the most important things that you need to know and make notes under each from your class notes and textbook. Highlight key terms, concepts, formulae, questions and issues.

These notes will be your most important resource when exam time comes.

• Focus on one subject at a time. Break it down into small, manageable chunks and complete it in stages. This is why it is important to revise throughout the term and not just in the week before the exam!

• If you encounter a concept that you don’t understand, write a list of questions that you can ask your teacher.

• Schedule your revision time when you are rested and feel refreshed. Your concentration levels will be highest at these times.

• Revise in the same manner that you will be tested. If your exam is an oral interview, revise by having someone ask you questions that you can answer out loud. If your test requires you to write answers to questions, revise by answering questions, not by reading or rote learning. If you need to recall information in your exam, practise recalling information in your revision.

• Try to anticipate the questions that you will be asked, write them down and then test yourself by answering them without referring to your notes or your textbook. If you answer a question correctly the first time, don’t revise it further. Go back over the answers you got wrong, learn them again and retest yourself until you get them right.

Clever tip... Revise actively. Don’t just read, write!

And don’t just write, think!

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Here are four more examples of study notes and life skills that you can choose from.

Writing essays

“Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realise you haven’t fallen asleep yet.” - Anonymous

“Either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing.” - Benjamin Franklin

A little stress can be a good thing. It can give you an extra burst of energy that enhances your performance in a challenging situation. But if you’re unable to relax and feel anxious or uptight or experience headaches or mental blanks then your stress has become negative.

When you feel negative stress, there are some things that you can do to manage it: • Your attitude toward your situation is the first step in turning negative stress into positive stress.

A negative attitude only leads to more stress.

Use positive talk. For instance, if you are stressed about an exam, don’t stress yourself about what you don’t know but instead think of it as an opportunity to show how much you do know.

• Getting enough sleep not only makes you more productive but also helps you to maintain a positive attitude.

• A nutritious diet increases your physical, emotional and mental energy. Don’t rely on caffeine, guarana drinks, sweets or junk food to boost your energy levels. After their brief boost has worn off they will leave you feeling sluggish.

• Exercise provides both instant stress relief and long-term health benefits which help you to better manage stress.

• Time management is important for reducing stress. Manage your time well and you won’t feel overwhelmed. Good study techniques will ensure that you understand your work, giving you confidence and reducing anxiety at exam time.

• There are various relaxation techniques that you can use to stay relaxed. Relax your mind and body by taking slow, deep breaths or try progressive muscle relaxation or visualisation (mental imagery).

Clever tip... Don’t keep stress to yourself.

Let off some pressure simply by talking it over with people you trust. Allow them to help you to work on ways to ease your stress.

Let’s face it, writing essays can be daunting. But, as with all tough tasks, they’re much easier to approach if you break them down into simple steps. Here’s a straightforward procedure that will help you to write most essays: • First analyse the topic and highlight key terms.

• Research the topic. Think about what you already know about the subject and what you might need to know (this is what you need to research). Depending on the nature of the topic, your research should include a wide variety of sources like books, newspapers, journal articles, CD-ROMS and internet sources. As you read through your sources, highlight relevant information that addresses what you need to know about the topic. Be sure to note the details of each source for your bibliography or reference list.

• Take notes by reading the information that you highlighted. Your notes should be brief bullet-points, in your own words and not copied directly from your sources. If you find particularly noteworthy comments that you would like to quote directly, put them in quotation marks in your notes and reference them fully.

• Construct an essay plan by writing the topic at the top of the page and listing the main points underneath. You are now ready to organise your notes under your main points. It’s useful if you’ve typed your notes in the first place as you won’t need to rewrite them. Simply copy and paste them under your main points.

• Writing your first draft is a straightforward process. For each of your main points, you simply need to use your notes to write a paragraph in full sentences. Write the body of your essay in this way.

• Only after you have completed the body, write the introduction. It should contain an overview of the topic and introduce the main points that you will address in the body.

• The conclusion is the final part of an essay, and the last section that you should write. It should state the answer to the essay question and relate it back to the main points in the body of the essay.

• Editing your draft is an important part of constructing an essay that flows smoothly. Check it thoroughly yourself and, if appropriate, ask your teacher or a parent to look at it for you. Make sure your paragraphs are arranged in the right order for it to flow smoothly, check that you’ve answered the question fully and that you’ve kept to the word limit. Remember to always check spelling, punctuation and grammar. Your computer will help, but remember that it can’t check for everything.

• Ensure that your references are complete and construct your reference list or bibliography.

Clever tip: Not sure if a sentence flows smoothly?

Read it out loud and make changes until it’s easy to read.

Add a comma wherever you pause.

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Australian National Anthem

‘Advance Australia Fair’ Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free; We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history’s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross We’ll toil with hearts and hands; To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands; For those who’ve come across the seas We’ve boundless plains to share; With courage let us all combine To Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.

Words and music composed by Peter Dodds McCormick proclaimed Australia’s National Anthem by the GovernorGeneral on 19th April 1984. © Commonwealth of Australia

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The Story of ‘The strangest person who ever lived’ is one way of describing Jesus Christ. There has never been anyone like him. Throughout his life, people were faced with the question: Who is this man? That is a question we still face today as we read the Bible account.

From the very beginning there is something strange about Jesus. When his mother is pregnant with him, she says that she is still a virgin! Strange things happen when he is born

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in a stable. Shepherds and wise men who come to visit him call him ‘Christ, the Lord’ (‘Lord’ was God’s name in the Old Testament) and ‘King of the Jews’.

But then nothing much is heard of Jesus for 30 years, until he is baptized, and the time comes for him to begin his work. At his baptism a strange voice is heard, saying: ‘This is my own dear Son’.

The Son of God? Is that who he is?

Jesus begins to preach and teach. He talks about God as his Father. Crowds flock to him, because he seems to know what he is talking about.

‘No one ever spoke like this man’, they say.

And his word has power – special power to control nature and to change people’s lives.

When he speaks, sick people get better, blind people see, lame people walk. Even a few dead people become alive again.

When he comes to some people and says: ‘Follow me’, they obey – just like that! There is something about him that attracts them.

And as they follow and listen and watch, they notice two distinct sides of him. On the one hand, they see power and authority and glimpses of sheer glory; on the other hand, the same Jesus seems so frail and totally human. One minute, he breaks down and cries because his good friend has died; the next, he commands the dead man to come out of the grave, and it happens.

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Who is he? The crowds think he is a prophet.

His disciples say: ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ But the religious leaders find another answer: His power is from the devil, they say. If he has any sort of connection with God, why does he mix with ‘sinners’ and not give ‘good’ people their proper recognition?

Why doesn’t he judge people on their merits?

Jesus’ ministry comes to an end after about three years. The crowds cheer him into Jerusalem as ‘King of the Jews’; they imagine that he will now drive out the Roman occupation forces. But nothing happens – he simply teaches in the temple. The crowd’s mood changes.

Meanwhile, Judas makes a deal with Jesus’ enemies to betray him. Jesus is captured without a struggle. The leaders put him on trial before their council. They find him guilty of blasphemy because of his claim to be the Christ, the Son of God.

They drag Jesus off to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, to have their death sentence confirmed. Pilate wants to know who Jesus is.

‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ he asks.

Though he finds Jesus not guilty of any crime, under pressure from the crowd he sentences him to be crucified.

Jesus is nailed to a cross like a criminal, even though he has never done a single wrong thing.

The people mock him: ‘If you are the Son of God, come down!’ He suffers extreme agony. He goes through hell, totally abandoned even by his Father. He dies.

And the Roman captain says: ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’ Jesus’ body is placed in a grave.

About 36 hours later, some women, who come to the grave to anoint Jesus’ body, find that the grave is empty. Jesus appears to them and to some of his followers. Again they face the question: ‘Who is he?’ He finally convinces them that he is alive again. Even doubting Thomas now calls him ‘my Lord and my God!’ In the next 40 days, Jesus appears to his disciples on several occasions. He explains to them that his death and resurrection had to happen because this is how God planned to save the world from sin and death. He gives them instructions to preach this good news to all people. Before he leaves them and goes back to his Father, he promises to send the Holy Spirit to answer fully all their questions about who he is and why he came.

To find out more about Jesus life and ministry, read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the New Testament, all share similar accounts of Jesus’ life.

Adapted from ‘God For Us’ Openbook Publishers 1988.

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Jesus’ Miracles in the Gospels Nature Miracles Water into wine at Cana First catch of fish Stilling the storm Feeding of 5,000 Walking on water Feeding of 4,000 Cursing of the fig tree Matthew

John 2:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25 Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-14 Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:45-52, John 6:16-21 Matthew 15:32-38, Mark 8:1-9 21:18-22, Mark 11:12-14

Healings Healing of the royal official’s son Cleansing a leper Cure of Peter’s mother-in-law Healing a paralytic Healing a sick man at Bethesda Restoring a withered hand Healing a centurion’s servant Healing a blind and mute person Healing a woman with haemorrhage Opening the eyes of two blind men Cure of a mute man Healing a deaf and mute man Cure of blind man at Bethsaida Opening the eyes of a man born blind Healing of a man with dropsy Cleansing the lepers Opening blind man’s eyes

John 4:46-54 Matthew 8:2-4, Mark 1:40-45, Luke 5:12-14 Matthew 8:14-15, Mark 1:29-31, Luke 4:38-41 Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:3-12, Luke 5:18-26 John 5:1-9 Matthew 12:9-13, Mark 3:1-6, Luke 6:6-11 Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:1-10 Matthew 12:22 Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48 Matthew 9:27-31 Matthew 9:32-34 Mark 7:31-37 Mark 8:22-26 John 9:1-41 Luke 14:1-6 Luke 17:12-19 Matthew 20:29-34, Mark 10:46-52, Luke 18:35-43

Exorcisms Demoniac at Capernaum Blind and mute demoniac Gadarene demoniac Mute demoniac Daughter of Syro-Phoenician woman Child with a demon Infirm woman

Mark 1:23-28, Luke 4:33-37 Matthew 12:22-29, Luke 11:14-15 Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-15, Luke 8:26-39 Matthew 9:32-34 Matthew 15:21-28, Mark 7:24-30 Matthew 17:14-21, Mark 9:14-29, Luke 9:37-43 Luke 13:10-17

Resuscitations The daughter of Jairus The son of the widow of Nain Lazarus 24

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Jesus’ Parables in the Gospels Parable Reference The house built on rock

Matthew 7:24-27

Luke 6:47-49

New cloth on an old coat

Matthew 9:16

Luke 5:36

New wine in old wineskins

Matthew 9:17

Luke 5:37-8

The sower

Matthew 13:1-23

Luke 8:47-49

Mark 4:1-9

The growing seed

Mark 4:26-29

Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

The mustard seed

Matthew 13:31-32

Luke 13:18-19

Mark 4:30-32

The leaven

Matthew 13:33

Luke 13:20-21

Hidden treasure

Matthew 13:44

Pearl of great price

Matthew 13:45-46

The net

Matthew 13:47-50

The unmerciful servant

Matthew 18:23-35

Workers in the vineyard

Matthew 20:1-16

Two sons

Matthew 21:28-32

The wicked tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

Luke 20:9-19

The marriage feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Luke 14:15-24

The wedding garment

Matthew 22:11-14

Ten bridesmaids

Matthew 25:14-30

The talents

Matthew 25:14-30

Sheep and goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Two debtors

Matthew 25:31-46

Luke 19:12-27

The good Samaritan

Luke 10:29-37

The persistent friend

Luke 11:5-8

The rich fool

Luke 12:16-21

The servants who waited

Luke 12:35-48

The barren fig tree

Luke 13:6-9

The last seat

Luke 14:7-11

The great supper

Luke 14:15-24

The lost sheep

Luke 15:3-7

The lost coin

Luke 15:8-10

The prodigal son

Luke 15:11-32

The prudent steward

Luke 16:1-13

Rich man and Lazarus

Luke 16:19-31

The persistent widow

Luke 18:1-8

Pharisee and tax collector

Luke 18:9-14

Used by permission, Religion Time Savers, Lumino Press 2011

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Start to read and enjoy the Bible Did you know that the Bible is the all-time best seller and most widely read book in the world?

The Bible is quoted more often than any other piece of literature and has had more influence on our language, customs and the laws than any other book ever published.

Finding God’s answers to personal problems Why has the Bible been so popular for so long? Because in it God speaks to our needs and gives us answers. Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). The Apostle Peter wrote, “Cast your anxiety on Him (God) because He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Even though the Bible is an ancient book its message is very important and relevant. In fact that’s one of the main reasons for its continued, consistent popularity. The following table lists some of life’s most common troubles and where to find answers from the pages of the Bible:

Where to find help when you are: Afraid Psalm 34:4, Matthew 10:28, 2 Timothy 1:7, Hebrews 13:5,6 Anxious Matthew 10:16-39, Philippians 4:6, 1 Peter 5:6,7 Bereaved Matthew 5:4, 2 Corinthians 1:3,4 Bitter or critical 1 Corinthians 13 Defeated Romans 8:31-39 Depressed Psalm 91, Psalm 118:5-6, Luke 8:22-25 Discouraged Psalm 23, Psalm 42:6-11, Psalm 55:22, Matthew 5:11,12, 2 Corinthians 4:8-18, Philippians 4:4-7 Doubting Matthew 8:26, Hebrews 11

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Lonely Psalm 23, Hebrews 13:5,6 Needing protection Psalm 32:8, Psalm 91, Philippians 4:19 Needing guidance Psalm 32:8, Proverbs 3:5,6 Needing peace John 14:1-4, John 16:33, Romans 5:1-5, Philippians 4:6,7 Prayerful Psalm 4, Psalm 42, Luke 11:1-13: John 17, 1 John 5:14,15 Sick or in pain Psalm 38, Matthew 26:39, Romans 5:3-5, 2 Corinthians 12:9,10, 1 Peter 4:12, 13,19 Sorrowful Psalm 51, Matthew 5:4, John 14, 2 Cor. 1:3,4, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Facing a crisis Psalm 121, Matthew 6:25-34, Hebrews 4:16

Tempted Psalm 1, Psalm 139:23,24, Matthew 26:41, 1 Corinthians 10:12-14, Philippians 4:8, James 4:7, 2, Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 3:17

Faith fails Psalm 41:9-13, Luke 17:3,4, Romans 12:14,17,19,21, 2 Timothy 4:16-18

Thankful Psalm 100, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Hebrews 13:15

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Teachings about some of life’s problems:

Revenge Matt. 5:43 -48 Worldliness 1 John 2:15-17

Christian virtues and character: Abundant life John 10:10

Adversity Matthew 10:16-39

Cleanliness 2 Cor. 7:1

Anger Matthew 5:22-24

Contentment 1 Timothy 6:6

Anxiety Matthew 6:19-34

Courage Psalm 27:14

Conceit Luke 18:9-14

Diligence Romans 12:11

Death John 11:25,26

Endurance Luke 21:9-19, 2 Timothy 2:3

Doubt Matthew 14:28-31

Faith Matthew 8:5-13, Mark 11:22-24

Enemies Matthew 5:43-48

Faithfulness Matthew 25:23

Excuses Luke 14:15-24

Forgiveness Mark 11:25,26, Ephesians 4:31,32

Extravagance 1 Timothy 6:7-12 Faultfinding Matthew 7:1-5 Fear Luke 12:5 Greed Luke 12:15-31

Freedom John 8:31-36 Fruitfulness John 15:1-8 Godliness Titus 2:11-14

Hatred Matt, 5:43-48 Judging Matthew 7:1 Pride 1 John 2:15-17 Your school name

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A new day Thank you God – for a new day, a day in which I can enjoy the life You have given me; for the comfort You have given me; for the comfort You give me: That during all this day I am Your very own, because Jesus has restored me to You and forgiven all my sins.

Help me – to live this day in the best way and with a right spirit; to approach my work cheerfully and do my tasks faithfully; to be courteous and kind to the people I meet; to be more patient in time of disappointment, when I am frustrated and things don’t seem to go right; to keep control of myself and not lose my temper; to accept praise with modesty, and criticism without anger; to remain calm throughout the day. I ask this in Jesus’ name.

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When I’m happy I feel happy today, Lord, and my first thought is to share it with You. Thank you, Lord for surprising me with joy. May it refresh and recharge my life and my faith in you, and may it bring some joy to the life of others. I know I won’t always feel this way, but when I trust in You. You are always with me. Thank you for making today so special for me. Amen

A student’s prayer Sometimes I wonder where all the study is leading me, but I want to thank you God, that You are in control, and that You have a wonderful purpose for me in this life. Lord, I want You to take my talents and use them for Your glory. Lord I want You to help me study to the best of my ability. I have given myself to You. I know that I have the strength to face everything with the power You have given me.

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s r e y a Pr The future Lord, Your love is as ‘fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise’. Help me today to put behind me the things of yesterday: the disappointment and frustrations, the anger and bitterness, the thoughtless things I said and the things said to me that hurt, and help me to start again. Lord, let me follow Your example and be a servant to others.

If there’s a kind word to be said, let me say it; if there’s a helping hand needed, let me give it; if there’s an understanding ear asked for, let me lend it. Thank you, Lord for the chance to start again. Thank you that your love is unfailing. Amen

I need your help Dear Father God, there seems so much around me I don’t understand, so much I don’t know, so much that I am afraid of, I often wonder where it is all heading. But one thing I do know is that You are God, the Almighty One, my Friend. You are the Good Shepherd of the sheep. You are my Saviour. I put my faith in You Lord for You know my every need. Amen

Before a test Lord, I need Your help.

I need a calm mind – give me Your peace I need a clear head – give me Your wisdom I need to be careful – give me Your patience I need to be inspired – give me Your enthusiasm.

Keep me from panic as I put my faith in You to keep me today. I leave all my worries with You because You care for me Lord. Amen

The goodness of God Lord, Your constant love reaches the heavens, Your faithfulness extends to the skies.

Your righteousness is towering like the mountains and Your justice is like the depths of the sea. Men and animals are in Your care.

How precious, God is Your constant love.

We find protection under the shadow of Your wings. Amen

When I’m distressed Things are not going well, Lord Jesus, and I don’t even understand exactly why. Forgive me for feeling this way. I know I shouldn’t because I have so much to be thankful for. Stay very close to me this day. Touch me with Your healing love and send someone whose smile can lift my troubled spirit. Thanks for hearing me, Lord, and thanks for being such an understanding friend. Amen

When I need reassuring It’s not much fun losing, Lord. Everybody expects so much and when you don’t meet their expectations you feel a failure. I get tired of demands to succeed, to get good marks, to be a certain kind of person, to be involved.

Sometimes I give of my best, but my best is never good enough Lord, I only want to serve You. Help me to believe that success or failure isn’t the only thing, help me to use the gifts You have blessed me with to the best of my ability.

Help me to be patient, not to be jealous, to be more concerned about the standards You set rather than the standards of others. Thank you for loving me. Amen

Lord’s prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

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Proverbs 3:1-20 ‘The Lord corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud.‘ I set fire to the lounge room when I was abou t nine. I didn’t realise that matches and tissues can equal cata strophe!

Do you think I got into some serious trouble?

Yes! Do you think I learned my lesso n? Well, to this day I tremble each time I go to grab a tissue from the box.

My parents disciplined me. Yes, they were angr y, but that’s not why they set som e consequences for my actions. Out of love they disciplined me so that I wouldn’t hurt myself or others by playing with fire.

We all often play with fire – it may not be matches and tissues; it may be the fire of putting other things before God or the fire of a gossiping tongue and a slandering mou th.

Thankfully, God comes to us through his word and corrects us. ‘The Lord corrects ever yone he loves’ (Hebrews 12:6). He shows us our sin and brings us to repentance. His wor d may sometimes hurt , but it is what we ofte n need to hear. His word of corrective love then leads us to the cross where we see his grea t love for us in his Son and receive by faith his full and free forgiveness.

Prayer Father, help me to accept your correctio n when I’ve done wrong. Forgive my sin and lead me to the cross as your place of love , forgiveness and hope. In Jesus’ name.

Amen.

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Matthew 17:1-9 ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased ; listen to him !’

Transfiguration! Never heard of it.

It’s the Latin equivalent of the Greek word ‘met amorphosis’?

Isn’t that the caterpillar into butterfly thing ? Yeah, a change in how we see something.

There is a mos t unusual event late in Jesus ’ minis try in which the glory of the natu re of Jesus is demonstrated in a surprising way. Acco mpanied by three of his disciples Jesus climbs up a high mountain where his appearance changes: the disciples see a vision of dazzling light in which Jesus is speaking to the two great prop hets of God’s Old Test ament story, Moses and Elijah ; then they hear a voice from heaven sayin g, “This is my own dear son, with whom I am pleas ed— listen to him! ” The disciples don’t really know what to make of it. Cert ainly it conf irms for them their growing understanding of Jesus as sent by God , empowered by God, and acting with God ’s authority. But, when the moment is past , Jesus’ first comments then redirect their atten tion to his coming suffering and death.

The disciples are used to seeing Jesus mix it with the sick, and the powerless, and those on the fringe. They are used to seeing him bring compassion and affirmation into the lives of those more used to being put down and kicke d out.

Suddenly the gentle and humble friend of sinners and the sick appears with mind-blowing power and glory. And then, just as suddenly, he heads back down the road of the sinful and the dying...?

Would the real Jesus please stand up?!

What really happens here : Is the Jesus who hum bly loves others glorified? Or is the glorified Jesus headed back to humbly loving others?

And when he finally does die, is that the low poin t or the high point? Are there no clear lines betw een humility and strength, suffering and glory ?

Remember this abou t metamor phosis: the cater pillar and the butterfly are the same creature !

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Proverbs 4:1-27 ‘Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do.’

Wisdom is learned in the school of hard knocks. You don’t purchase wisdom or learn it from a self- help book or acquire it once you turn 21! Wisdom is something that is gained through the ups and downs and bum ps and bruises of life.

Wisdom ultimately drives you to God . The wisdom of this wor ld says , ‘You can do it’. It puts all the power in your hands. The wisdom of this wor ld also scof fs at the cross of Christ.

It frowns at the suggestion that in a beaten, bruised and broken man there is God .

However, true wisdom enables you to see that you can’t do it – that in your own stren gth you will crash and fall when the going gets tough.

Wisdom tells you that you need God . And God’s wisdom is seen in the cross of Jesus . It is there that you see God’s strength and power, his love and humility, his grace and mer cy in his astonishing action to rescue humanki nd from sin and its consequences through the innocent death of his own Son. May God give you strength as you cont inue to learn wisdom through the school of hard knocks and draw you to himself and give you all you need.

Prayer Holy Spirit, guide and lead me in true wisdom and forever draw me closer to the cros s of Christ. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

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For some of us that would be our wor st nightmare. Perhaps for you it might be 40 days without movies, your phone, Faceboo k… some other favourite thing.

In our society we’re encouraged to consume whatever we want, whenever we wan t. If there’s something we want that we can’t afford, we’re told we can always pay later … … and do. With triple figure phone bills, expanding wais t-lines, and maxed-o ut credit cards!

That’s why it might seem strange that some people willingly give up something for Lent , the 40 days leading up to Easter.

If you’ve ever tried it, you’ll know it’s tough.

The things given up seem much mor e attractive when we’ve decided not to have them. We find a thousand good reas ons to give in and simply enjoy ever ything as normal.

Yet if you persist, you begin to realise that you don’t actually need ever ything you think you do. Even chocolate cravings wear off.

With that , there comes a greater simplicity in life.

You have more time for people whe n you need less time for things.

A rich young man once came to Jesus and asked what he mus t do to receive lastin g life.

He felt he had done all the right thing s, but wanted to make sure. Jesus told him to give away ever ything he had to the poo r, and follow Jesus .

The young man couldn’t do it. He was too attached to ever ything he had.

That’s why ‘giving up’ something for Lent can be a good idea . You have the chance to think abou t what’s really important in your life, and make changes so you don’t get too attached to the things that aren’t.

What better way to celebrate what we’re given at Easter. (Jesus.)

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Psalm 139:1-6,13-18 ‘You created every par t of me ; you put me together in my mother’s womb.’

Ever y weekend you see people putt ing up signs advertising their garage sales , desp erately trying to get rid of those things that they no longer want, have a use for or see as precious .

God doesn’t have garage sales . Than kfully, God would never discard you as som eone he no longer wants. You may at times feel wor thless, unloved or useless, but in God’s eyes you are priceless – always. He has made you and put you together. Your life is a gift from God and when he look s at you he sees someone so dear and so precious that he was willing to send his very own Son to suffer, die on a splintered wooden cross and then rise to life – all so that you could be close to him.

‘You know what was paid to set you free … it was the costly sacr ifice of Christ’ (1 Peter 1:18 ,19).

God will never put you out on the curb with the rubbish, no matter what you’ve done, no matter what you’re struggling with or what disability you have or illness you suffe r. You are precious ! If you doubt this then look at the cross and see how truly special you really are.

Prayer Thank you, Father, for mak ing me and for the gift of life.

By the power of the Holy Spirit help me this moment to see how precious I truly am to you. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

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Revelation 1:1-8 ‘[Jesus] loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins by his blood.’

Giving blood saves lives . The Red Cro ss is always look ing for blood donors. It is ama zing to think that something so simple as blood can save the life of another.

The blood of Christ saves us. We hear in today’s reading that Christ loves us and that he showed us his love by sacr ificing hims elf on the cross. By shedding his blood he has freed us from our sins and guilt and has given us the mos t precious gift of eter nal life. As St Paul says , ‘By the death of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How grea t is the grace of God, which he gave to us in such large mea sure !’ (Ephesians 1:7,8 )

Prayer Thank you, Lord Jesus , for freeing us from sin by shedding your blood on the cros s. Comfort us with this good news so that we are set free to live in joy and peace. Amen.

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Psalm 62: 5-12 ‘My salvation and honour depend on God; he is my strong protector; he is my shelter. ‘ Have you ever been caught in a stor m? The rain comes crashing down, the wind is howling around you and the sky turns black and the sound of thunder is as frightening as the flash of lightning. Yet when you find shelt er, all of a sudden you feel secure, safe and warm .

Psalm 62 reminds us that God is our shelter. In Christ we have salvation and a protecto r. We are safe. So when the winds and wave s of sin and guilt come crashing down and whe n the stor ms of this life, such as sickness and wor ry, come heading our way, we take shelt er in Christ and rest in him. He alone is our rock and refuge; he will keep us in the shelt er of his grace and mercy.

What stor ms are buffeting you arou nd today?

Why not spend a few moments givin g thanks for the surety of your salvation, the protection you have in Christ and the guar ante e of being sheltered in the arms of the crucified and risen Saviour.

‘Trust in God at all times…Tell him all your troubles , for he is our refuge’ (ver se 8).

Prayer Thank you, Lord Jesus , for giving me salvation and protecting me from death and evil.

Comfort me when I am facing the stor ms of this life and keep me in your shelter and care ; for your love’s sake. Amen.

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Mark 1:14 -20 ‘As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two fishermen, Simon and his brother Andrew, catching fish with a net.

Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me...’’

When you apply for a job you try to make your self sound as great as possible.

You put time into your port folio, you dress sma rtly and you present your self as the mos t suita ble and qualified person for the job.

With Jesus it is different . Notice he didn’t go up to Simon and Andrew and ask whe re he might find a few suitable wor kers . Rath er he saw these two fishermen, one of them an extreme hothead who would stumble and fall time after time, and, even though he knew they weren’t rabbis or the cream of society, he looked at them and said, ‘You’re perf ect.

Come follow me! ’ We may often feel inadequate to follo w Jesus .

We may not know what to say, we may feel as though we are not good enough or that we are too hotheaded and will mess thing s up. Yet Jesus look s at us and says , ‘You’re perf ect’, because his grace covers our imperfec tions .

Prayer Thank you, Lord, for bringing me into your kingdom and calling me to follow you.

Guide and lead me to serve you in all I do; for your love’s sake. Amen.

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The Biggest Loser. Mas terchef. So You Think You Can Dance. Australian Idol.

It seems we can’t get enough of TV shows where ever yday nobodies suddenly have the chance to be a superstar somebody.

Thousands line up to audition, not wor ried in the least abou t minor problems like a complete lack of cook ing abilit y, rhyt hm or tune. The lure of fame seems far stro nger than the fear of failure.

For those of us watching, favourites are formed and villains revealed. What’s strik ing is how quickly one can become the othe r. The audience is fickle, and can turn on peop le with a viciousness that’s frightening.

The same happened to Jesus . On the Sunday we celebrate as Palm Sunday, he rode into town cheered by crowds and hailed as a hero.

Four days later he was betr ayed by one of his closest friends, and the day after rejec ted and abandoned by his former ‘fans’ – a rejec tion that cost Jesus’ life.

It’s a real danger to rely on the prais e and acclaim of others for your sense of selfwor th.

Not just because you can so easily be let down, but because it’s impossible to always live up to the expectations of others.

You end up hurt , disillusioned, and even ques tioning who you are as a person.

That’s what’s special abou t what Jesus does for us at Easter. He gave his life for us, and offer s his love to us, ‘while we were still sinne rs’ (Romans 5:8) .

Whoever you are, whatever you are … however special or talented you may or may not be … no matter how many time s you’ve messed up … no matter what peop le think abou t you - or you think abou t you … Jesus loves you. That simple.

And that makes even the biggest lose ra winner.

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It’s 1am on Good Friday. The early hour s of Jesus’ darkest day. In eight hour s he’ll be hanging on a cross and within four teen hour s he’ll be dead. And he knows it. Crouchi ng, trembling in the shadows of the Gard en of Gethsemane, he knows ever y detail of the torture that he is abou t to face. And he’s terrified.

How does he respond ? He prays. In the chill of the night, between the gnar led olive branches , he cries out to God. His pray er fills a whole chapter – John 17. It’s been described as the greatest prayer ever prayed. Look at it carefully and you’ll see a remarkable thing : Jesus prays for himself for just four vers es. He prays for others for twenty-two vers es. He knows what’s coming, and yet he is more concerned for others than for himself.

He prays for his disciples who, even at that very moment can’t even stay awake, despite his pleadings. His disciples , who he know s in just a few minu tes will betr ay him, deny him and abandon him, right at the moment when he needs them the mos t. “I pray for them... for those you have given me... protect them by the power of your name” (John 17: 9,11) .

And he prays for you. In his mos t torm ented moment, on his darkest night, on the eve of his execution, Jesus Christ prays for you. “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message” (John 17:20). That’s you! That ’s how much Jesus cares for you.

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John 14: 6 ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life.’

I know a bemusing road sign which indic ates that a turn right leads to the local town ship, while the one to the left leads “to all other destinations”. You could easily argue it is too bold a claim to make. However, think ing abou t it, you realise the meaning : there are lots of roads from here, but only one gets you to the village.

When you encounter Jesus , he gives you a similar message. If you want to know God, there is only one way, and that is thro ugh Jesus .

There are other roads and destinations, but only one path to God. After all, ther e is only one God who made the wor ld and cont inues to sustain it. The fact that some peop le produce other theories abou t how it came into existence does not change this truth .

There can be only one maker. Just as there is only one Saviour who died for our sins.

And there is only one true way to eter nal life.

So, it is totally untr ue to say that all religions lead to God. It is totally untr ue to say that it doesn’t matter what you believe, as long as you believe in something. That’s a real challenge to modern think ing. But it’s the claim that Jesus makes. The nice thing abou t this claim is that this road to God is free to ever yone, you don’t have to pay any tolls or pass a test. Just take the road. Follow Jesus .

You’ll end up in the right place, not som e other destination.

Prayer ”Lord Jesus , you say that you are the way to God, the way to find the truth, the way to obtain eter nal life. Give me the faith to follow you so that I might find all these thing s through you.” Amen.

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Matthew 10:40 ‘Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.’

How often in our lives can we really stop acting? So much of life means playing a part in the act that we have set for ourselve s, so that people will like us, or so that we will be welcome with them, so we will belo ng. I don’t know abou t you, but for me, that gam e gets old real fast. It takes so much ener gy!

Trying to act the role we think will wor k the best .

The craz y thing is, all we want is to be welcome, to belong, to be accepted and cher ished for who we are. But if we are accepted for the person we pretend to be, then we can never relax ! The char acte r we are playing is welcome, not us! We will have to play the role for ever !

How we long for someone to put out the welcome mat that says : “welcome into my life”. Just you. No acting, no playing a part .

You, with all your fears , and all your hurt s and insecurities: you are welcome.

The more you look around, the mor e you see that those people you are trying to impress with the role you play, they are actin g too.

They are just as scared and insecure, and they want someone to love them and mak e them welcome for who they are.

Can you lay out the welcome mat for your friends, for who they REALLY are? It means you might be hurt , might be let dow n,(might be walked all over) but it also means that the relationship, whatever it is, will be real.

This is the risk that God takes with us.

He loves us, and he made us, and we are welcome and safe with him, and we can stop acting.

What a relief. Welcome.

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Matthew 13:24-30, 36- 43 ‘The parable of the weeds’ One of the oldest ques tions in the bible , asked way back in King David’s time, was “Wh y do evil people seemingly prosper? ” Why do criminals get away with it, and get rich?

Why do violent people live long lives , whil e good people sometimes die young? It does n’t seem fair.

Jesus tells us that in the race he has set us to run on this earth, it will often look that way.

Sometimes the innocent seem crushed by the strong and cruel. Life seems so full of injus tice, and we don’t understand God. But he reassures us: Don’t wor ry, the matter is in hand. As much as you may wan t to punish those who do the wrong thing, (like the wor kers wanted to rip the weeds out by the root s), they are not getting away with anything. They are in the hands, and under the watchful eye of one wiser than you or I, and he knows what he is doing.

Let’s not blame God for the weeds in his field.

He didn’t plant them there. The bible tells us that when God made the wor ld (and the high point of his wor ld: Us!) he said it was all “ver y good”. Sin messed it up, but there will be a harvest one day, when we go to a place with no more sin, or suffering, or con men , or death.

So many people today live like this is all there is, like there will never be a harvest.

But Jesus tells us there will. “Then the righteous will shine like the Sun.” Now that’s more like it.

Prayer ”God, help us not to get down-hearte ned when it look s like the bad things in the wor ld are winning. Lift up our heads, and help us focus on the bigger picture, when ever ything will be made the way it is meant to be.” Amen.

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John 3:1-17 ‘For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its saviour.’

‘John 3:16’ mus t be one of the mos t familiar of all Bible verses: ‘God loved the wor ld so much that he gave his only Son, so that ever yone who believes in him may not die but have eter nal life’. God’s love and God’s gift of love is for the wor ld, for ever ybody. There are no exceptions.

What I love abou t verse 17 is the assu rance that Christ came into the wor ld to save us, not to judge or condemn us. God sent his Son to take on himself the judgment and condemnation and punishment we dese rve.

That’s the kind of God we have : a God who knows us with all our fault s and failu res and yet loves us.

We might have friends who are scar ed of coming to God because they picture him as a stern, condemning judge, instead of a loving, forgiving Father. We can testify to them abou t God’s love for all people, but we don’ t know how or when the Spirit will move som eone to believe. We just trus t that God love s them as much as he does us. ‘God wants ever yone to be saved and to come to know the truth’ (1 Timothy 2:4) .

Prayer Lord, thank you for loving me into relat ionship with you. Help me to bring you into the lives of others. Amen.

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What is it that drives Christians? How did the church have the power to spread to ever y continent, even in the face of death and persecution? There is a fire in the belly that does not come from inside, that is pour ed in like high octane fuel into a v8 supercar.

It is the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit first put that “fire in the belly” of the Chri stian church on the day of Pentecos t, whe n the people of God were filled with a pow er they did not understand. 50 days (which is where the “pente” bit comes from) after Jesus went back up to heaven, the Holy Spirit cam e like a rushing wind, and it looked like ther e were flames dancing on the heads of the disci ples .

They were fired up. They could spea k languages they did not know. The race to tell people abou t Jesus was on, and ther e was inter nal combustion all over the wor ld, as people exploded into life for God, start ing in Jerusalem.

What drives Christians? There is noth ing special abou t them. They are just like ever yone else. But they have access to a fuel that gives them great mileage. He is called the Holy Spirit, and he is firing the engine just as powerfully now as he did on that first day, the day of Pentecos t. We have a power that is not our own : It is the wor k of God. So whe n it does wor k, we do not take the cred it ourselves.

Look around. God is still at wor k by his Holy Spirit: in your school, in churches , in people around you.

Do you want a piece of this? Then ask him to be at wor k in you, too. Fire up:

Prayer ”God our Father, send me your Holy Spirit, to help me know more abou t you, to give me a passion and a purpose. Fuel the tank , so I can keep going.” Amen.

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Luke 20:27- 40 [Jesus said,] ‘He is the God of the living, not of the dead, for to him all are alive’.

Life isn’t quite the same after you’ve lost a close family member or friend. You hold to the promise that you will see them again , but it’s a long wait some days . The wor ries and cares of this age, this present time, can be over whelming, and you replace the promise of the time to come with a growing ‘to do’ list.

In this reading you are reassured of the resurrec tion of all who have died. Tho se you love who have left this earth believing in Christ are alive in Christ – in fact, alive with Christ, just as you are now.

Because Jesus conquered death by his resurrec tion, we can now think of deat h as a sleep – a sleep from which he will wak e us. At St Paul says , ‘We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have falle n asleep in him’ (1 Thessalonians 4:14 NIV ).

‘Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!’ (1 Cor inthians 15:57).

Prayer Father God, you are the God of my life. When the busyness creeps in remind me of the price your Son paid for me to live! I pray in his name. Amen.

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Colossians 3:12-17 ‘You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.’

I never liked playing spor t at school.

When it came to choosing teams, I was often the last one chosen. Feeling deflated, unwante d and unloved, I would slowly make my way to the rest of the team.

Thankfully, this doesn’t happen with God. God look s at you and sees all your shor tcom ings, your doubting faith, your struggle to live the life he calls you to, and he says , ‘I have chosen you’. His love for you, so immeasurably seen in the gift of his Son, has caused him to claim you as his very own.

You belong to God – and he isn’t goin g to let you go. Being on his ‘team’ means you can rest, knowing he will look after you.

He is, and will continue to be, compassionate, kind, gentle and patient with you. He also supplies these qualities for you to put on as your ever yday clothes.

Let all those people God puts in your path this day see this clothing God provides .

Prayer Thank you, Father, for claiming me as your own. Clothe me with compassion and kindness , so that I may reflect your love to others. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

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Romans 10:13 ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

God has promised that when his peop le cry out, he will be there. Say the word, and the greatest power in the universe is at your side.

Pret ty cool, huh? Unfortunately, mos t times the “name above all names” is used, it is as a swear-word, or an oath, when peop le really do not want God there. But there is power in his name. And it is supposed to be used when there is a relationship present there.

It is no use calling in the heavenly artillery if you are not on its side in the conf lict. You coul d get sma shed. That’s the danger of using god’s name in the wrong way.

God doesn’t wor k like a genie in a bott le either. We can’t rub the lamp and have him come to our aid whenever we want it, like some heavenly attack dog, to do our dirty wor k. God doesn’t wor k that way.

Instead, he promises to be a rock and a refuge, somewhere we can go to be safe. We don’t need to “ear n our stripes” first , to prov e to him that we are wor th it. Just believe he is there, believe that he loves you, and call out his name. In other words, ask him for help.

He will be there. He has never let us down yet. And he never will.

Prayer ”God, in your name I am safe. In your love I am safe. Help me to honour you and your name, the name that is above all nam es.”

Amen.

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God is cons tantly at wor k in our lives and, as Peter explains in this reading, cannot be separated from his good plan for us.

Christ was God’s Holy One, sanc tified and set apar t to redeem the human race.

The stor y of Christ, God’s only Son, sanc tified and set apar t to suffer and die is told at Pentecos t by Peter and the other belie vers – the first of many times when they do this. An innocent man whose death brings the good news of life through resurrec tion acco rding to God’s plan. An event foretold by the prophets and witnessed by the apos tles.

King David foretold the resurrec tion with joy and gladness . Peter preached as an eyew itness, and we can speak conf idently of wha t we know of the risen Christ and the God who brought him back to life for our sake .

Now, we retell this stor y as Peter proc laimed it: ‘This Jesus , whom you crucified, is the one that God has made Lord and Messiah’ (ver se 36).

Prayer Father God, thank you for your plan to rescue all people through Jesus . I am an eyew itness to your love for me. Help me as I go out to be a blessing to others. Amen.

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Luke 23:32- 43 ‘When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there, and the two criminals, one on his right and the other on his left. Jesus said, ‘Forgive them, Father! They don’t know what they are doing.’’

Nothing dissuaded Jesus from his jour ney to the cross. Ever ything he did in his lifeti me was in faithful obedience to his Father to fulfil his will for him. Jesus lived his whole life, from humble beginning to brut al end, to fulfil the purpose God had for him – to save us by his perfect obedience for us and by takin g on himself our guilt and the punishment we deserve. ‘He was humble and walked the path of obedience all the way to death – his death on the cross’ (Philippians 2:8) .

Hanging on the cross in agony, suffe ring a humiliating and painful death, he pray s for those who are crucifying him: ‘Forgive them, Father!’ His act of grace also reaches one of the two criminals hanging next to him, and Jesus responds to him with love and forgiveness.

Our life is also a jour ney of obedienc e to God our Father. Jesus has won the victory for us on the cross so that our destination is with him in glory. He has shown us the path of hum ility and grace and he walk s it with us.

Prayer Heavenly Father, I desire to spend my life fulfilling your will for me. Help me to not be diverted from this. Help me to dem onstrate humility when I fail. Amen.

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A “Curriculum Vitae” or C.V. becomes an important part of “kit” for ever y scho ol student. Some people even start their C.V. in primary school, getting ready for job applications, or Uni or T.A. F.E. entr y later in life. School life is full of grades and rank s and scores and achievements . We all know where we personally stand on academic or cultural or spor ting scales within our class grou ps.

When it comes to such “scoring”, God is very different . He doesn’t keep a check-list on us.

When we learn that God forgives sin we are discovering that God “does a clean-slat e job” on us. God wipes ever ything wrong away, and God forgets. Yes! God forgets.

Jesus told a parable of God’s Kingdom where he used the image of an employer goin g look ing for wor kers . Throughout the day, from early to late, the employer finds new wor kers and promises to pay them “what is right ”. At the end of the day, at pay time, the emp loyer gives ever yone the same amount, and this makes some very angr y.

Our human sense of getting the right salar y for right hour s is rightly offended by this stor y, for the stor y is NOT abou t God ripping people off. The stor y is abou t the surprising way that God deals with us. We can expect that God wor ks differently than we might expe ct. A person who feels that something that they have done is “too BAD” for God to forgive, is given hope in this stor y. God will do “what is right .” He declares that he forgives sin, no matter how big or bad or bothersome.

Prayer ”Loving God, give me faith to trus t in your love. Help me to confess sin, trus ting that you will forgive sin. Give me wise words to encourage my friends to talk to you, trus ting that you will listen to their prayer, and answer prayer for Jesus’ sake.” Amen.

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Acts 9:1-9 ‘[Saul] fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me ?’’

If you hadn’t already heard the stor y abou t Saul, the great persecutor of the chur ch becoming St Paul, the early church’s greatest missionary, there’s no way that you would have predicted what happened on this famous road to Damascus. How could anyo ne have predicted such a turn around?

This stor y reminds us that no-one, abso lutely no-one, is beyond redemption and that God can miraculously touch the lives of anyo ne and turn their hear ts towards him. Later on Paul wrote, ‘This is a true saying, to be com pletely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the wor ld to save sinners. I am the wor st of them, but God was merciful to me’ (1 Timothy 1:15,16). Maybe no-one is an unlikely convert after all (or is it that we’re all unlikely converts ?!)

This stor y also reminds us that ever y conversion is a miracle of grace. God is still in the people-changing business . Only God can create faith : our job is to point to him; his wor k is to use that to call people to himself.

Note how Paul was both saved and commissioned in the same event (see verses 6 & 15,16). We too are embraced by God’s grace and called to share it with othe rs. Let’s get to it!

Prayer Lord Jesus , thank you that you are still in the people-changing business . Thank you for changing my life! Amen.

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Psalm 23 ‘The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need.’

David knew a thing or two abou t bein ga shepherd. In this psalm he pictures hims elf as a sheep under the care and protectio n of God. The Lord is the best of shepherds beca use he provides for all our needs, he guides us to the best pastures , and he protects us from death and danger. No valley is too deep or too dark for him to manage. We are always safe in his care. ‘I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me’ (ver se 4). Our shepherd prov ides the best for us and our inner life is rene wed and enriched.

And, as if that weren’t enough, David then changes the image and describes our shepherd-God as the best of host s, who lavishes the mos t ama zing hospitalit y upon us.

He is unbelievably generous , and it is the greatest joy to experience the good ness of being in his household. What a host God proves to be! We are welcomed as honoured gues ts. And when it comes to his hosp italit y, we get the right royal treatment.

‘I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live’ (ver se 6). The re’s no safer or better place to be than in our shepherd’s loving care.

Prayer Jesus , you call your self the Good Shep herd, and indeed you are. Thank you for your care and protection. I am so grateful to be your sheep. Amen.

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Mark 6:30-34,53-56 ‘When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw this large crowd, and his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.’

You couldn’t blame Jesus if he had calle d time out and told these people to come back later at a more convenient time (preferab ly in office hour s?). The demand on Jesus’ time was so great that he and the disciples hardly had time to eat (ver se 31). They had deliberat ely sailed away from the crowd to get a breather , but the people were so desperate that they outr an the boat and were waiting for Jesus when he arrived. But even at the poin t of exhaustion, Jesus had unending rese rves of compassion for them ‘because they were like sheep without a shepherd’.

Jesus showed that he is indeed the good shepherd. He knew the people need ed him.

This is why he came: to teach us of God’s love and to sacr ifice himself for us. He did so at the side of the lake, and he continued to do so right up to the climax of his death on the cross for us, which brought us forgiveness and taught us the mos t we’ll ever know abou t God’s love.

Prayer Lord Jesus , teach me more of you and of your kingdom. Help me to live out my bapt ismal identity as someone who lives unde r your love and care. In your name I pray. Amen.

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Acts 10:34- 48 [Peter said,] ‘All who believe in [Jesus Christ] will have their sins forgiven through the power of his name’.

Under the leading of the Holy Spirit, Peter proclaimed that all who believe in Jesus (both Jews and Gentiles) will have their sins forgiven ‘through the power of his name’. This was the breakthrough in understanding that God had wanted for Peter and for the early chur ch.

Salvation is by faith in Jesus and not by what we do. It doesn’t depend on what kind of people we are. It is not because of any preferred cultural or ethnic pedigree .

But this stor y reaches its climax with what happened next . By the power of the Holy Spirit, Cor nelius and his household belie ved and were baptised. Seemingly to unde rscore the truth of all this, God moved thos e who were listening to Peter to ‘speak in stran ge tongues’ and to ‘praise God’s greatnes s’. Both of these reac tions demonstrated God was at wor k creating faith and bringing salva tion through the power of Jesus’ name.

The Jewish Christians who had com e from Joppa with Peter didn’t quite know wha t to make of all this at first , but they even tually came to the sensible conclusion that if this was what God wanted to do, then who were they to try and stop it?

Prayer Lord Jesus , help me not to get in the way of others hear ing your gospel and of then coming to faith. In your mercy, keep my faith in you strong. Amen.

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Psalm 145:10 -18 ‘The Lord is faithful to his promises, and everything he does is good. The Lord …is merciful in all his acts.’

You can count on God. You really can!

He has both the power to help and the will to do so.

God is wor thy to be praised and dese rves our thanks because down through the ages he has faithfully and consistently ruled over his people in justice, mercy and goodness .

The psalmist invites us to join in prais ing God for his compassion. ‘He helps those who are in trouble; he lifts those who have falle n’ (ver se 14). He supplies us with what we need in life (ver se 19). Best of all, our God is not some absentee landlord who rules his crea tion from a distance. He is close to those who call on him (ver se 18). He is but a prayer away !

Talk to someone who has been a Chri stian for a long time. Ask them whether in their experience God has proven himself to be faithful. Sound them out as to whether you can count on God. Ask away, and be prepared to hear stor y after stor y of God’s mer cy and faithfulness. Even better, start compilin g your own list of times that God has been there for you. Then you will surely say with the psalmist, ‘I will always praise the Lord’.

Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you that you faithfully love me through all the ups and dow ns of life.

Thank you that I can always count on you.

Amen.

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John 6:1-21 ‘Jesus took the bread, gave thanks to God, and distributed it to the people who were sitting there.

He did the same with the fish, and they all had as much as they wanted.’

There were twelve baskets of leftovers . That’s much more leftover food than there was food to start with. That’s simply ama zing !

The huge crowd of well over 500 0 people were sufficiently impressed that they wan ted to crown Jesus as their king right on the spot .

Jesus wouldn’t let them, of cour se. He had something better to share with them than a free lunch. He came to give himself.

‘I am the bread of life’, Jesus told them. ‘Anyone who comes to me will never be hungry’ (Joh n 6:35). Jesus is the one who gives eter nal life: ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever ’ (John 6:51).

What Jesus had to offer was not mer ely generous enough to ward off hunger for 500 0 people for a single day. Incredibly, Jesus was offer ing something that will satisfy our hunger and thirs t (all that we could ever wan t) for eter nity. Such is God’s abundant grac e and mercy in Jesus . All this is so typical of our Lord ; he gives , forgives and blesses in such abundance that we are left awestruck and moved to praise.

Prayer Gracious Lord, daily you give me so much.

Give me one thing more: a grateful hear t.

Amen.

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Psalm 78:23-29 ‘So the people ate and were satisfied; God gave them what they wanted.’

In 1965 the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagge r confessed to the wor ld: ‘I can’t get no satisfaction’. He became the voice of generations who indulge in the exce sses of consumerism, who live only for them selves and to feed their own appetites , but ultimately are left empty and dissatisfied with life.

This song could have been the them e song for the Israelites as they spent 40 year s in the wilderness, jour neying from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. God fed his peop le with manna, ‘the food of angels’ and quai l, ‘as many as the grains of sand on the shore’. But time after time they complained to God abou t what they did not have, instead of givin g thanks to him for what he had given them.

When we become dissatisfied with life it is important to recognise the good thing s with which God has already blessed us and which he provides for us ever y day of our lives .

Things might not be exac tly how we want them, but, as this psalm says , when we receive God’s blessings with thanks, we will find satisfaction in our Lord.

Prayer Loving Father, give us your grace to find satisfaction in the good things you prov ide for us today and ever y day of our jour ney through this life to our heavenly home. Ame n.

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John 6:35,41-51 ‘I am the bread of life’, Jesus told them. ‘Those who come to me will never be hungry; those who believe in me will never be thirsty.’

Food would have to be one of God ’s greatest gifts to people. Apart from being a basic necessity for life, it comes in so man y ama zing shapes, sizes , textures and flavours.

No matter for what we might be hungry, no matt er what our appetites might crave, there is a food that will satisfy our hunger, even if it is for just a little while.

When our souls are hungry, Jesus says that he is the food that will satisfy our need . Our hear ts might be starved of acceptan ce or approval, forgiveness or hope, life or love.

Jesus provides it all through the grac e that he brings as he loves us totally and perf ectly by giving himself for us on the cross.

For what does your hear t hunger? Whe n you bring that need to Jesus in prayer and look to him as the giver of ever y good gift, he will feed you with himself to satisfy even your deepest hunger.

Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, through you we rece ive ever y good gift for this life and the next .

Satisfy the hunger of our hear ts so that we can trus t and praise you, now and forever.

Amen.

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Psalm 34:15-20 ‘Good people suffer many troubles, but the Lord saves them from them all.’

One of the mos t difficult ques tions people ask abou t God is why he lets bad things happen to good people. Many people – Christian s and people who do not know Christ alike – struggle with this. Sadly, some even lose their faith when they suffer from tragedy or hear tbreak in their lives .

In this verse the psalmist does not try to justify God or explain why bad things happ en.

Instead, he gives us God’s promise that when we are hurting or suffering, God will save us from our troubles . He offer s us the hope of a loving God who saves his people.

Ultimately, this will happen when God sets us free from the troubles of this wor ld and takes us to be at home with him in heaven.

Until that time we can also know the hope and joy that comes through trus ting in the God who saves, no matter what troubles surr ound us.

‘Who can separate us from the love of Christ?

Can trouble do it, or hardship or pers ecution or hunger or poverty or danger or deat h?…

No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!’

(Romans 8:35,37) .

Prayer Lord, thank you for showing your self to be the God who saves by raising your Son from the dead. When we are suffering for any reason, give us your Spirit so that we can trus t in your saving help, and praise you for your goodness .

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Mark 8:27-38 ‘If any want to come with me, they must forget themselves, carry their cross, and follow me.’

Taking up the cross? It’s such a strong visual image that we often get confused and think it mus t be some earth-shattering expe rience we will face.

But there’s more to it than this. Each of us will be faced with the challenge of our own private crosses. Each person will face personal challenges which may well seem like crosses.

An ailing parent to be cared for; a deat h in the family; a difficult personal relationship; health problems ; depression – each of thes e can be seen as a cross to bear.

Jesus is talking here especially abou t any suffering we have to endure because we are Christians. This could include being laughed at and ostr acised, losing friends and statu s, going against the tide of popular opinion, miss ing out on something ever yone else is enjoying.

And it cert ainly includes saying no to your self.

Taking up this cross and bear ing it will involve self- denial. Our wishes and possibilit ies may be quite different , and yet we know that to follow Christ means forgetting ourselves and carr ying our cross in his foot steps, the way he would want us to.

Prayer Dear Lord, sometimes I look at the cross you have placed in my path, and I just wan t to step aside and ignore it. Give me the stren gth, I pray, to pick up the cross you challenge me with, and to bear it and follow you.

Help me, Lord. Amen.

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Genesis 1:1–2:3 ‘God looked at everything he had made, and he was ver y pleased.’

There are times when we look at the wor ld around us and see all the things that have gone wrong with it. We listen to the deba te over pollu ted environments and carbon emis sions; we see rainfores t destruction and seas filled with garbage, and we wonder what is happening to our earth.

At times like these it’s good to have a touchstone, and to be able to see just what the wor ld was meant to be. The pictu re Genesis paints of God surveying the freshly created universe with a sense of plea sure is one that can fill us with hope. This is what it is meant to be.

Human beings and their fall from grac e have indeed led to destruction and misery, but still there is hope. Jesus came not only to redeem humanity, but also to restore creation.

In this we are his agents.

While we keep the vision of creation in front of our eyes and know what God had planned for humanity, we strive, with his grac e, towards his ultimate goal : ‘to bring all creation together, ever ything in heaven and on earth, with Christ as head’ (Ephesians 1:10 ).

Prayer Lord, you created a universe that you were plea sed with. Forgive us for what we have done to your creation, and what we continue to do. Grant us the wisdom to know what is needed and the cour age and determin ation – with your help – to bring it abou t.

Amen.

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Luke 3:1-6 ‘Someone is shouting in the desert: “Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!”’.

I think we have all been frustrated by roadwor ks, haven’t we. Sometimes you can be held up for a long time for what seem s like only cosmetic changes to the road surfa ce.

When John the Baptist came to prep are the way for the Lord it was far more than cosmetic change that was required.

John had to bulldoze his way through the peop le’s sin in order to clear a path. Their lives were inter rupted by his message to get read y for the Lord.

Preparing the way for Jesus is not mea nt to be a minor inconvenience for us. Instead, we are stopped in our track s in order to refle ct on those things that are acting as obst acles to his coming to us.

It could simply be the ‘busyness’ of our lives that is mak ing it hard for Jesus to get through.

If that is the case, then being held up

by John’s message to get ready could be the best thing to happen us. For it is better to take the time to make a path for Jesus then to trave l on through without him!

Prayer Dear God, plea se reveal to me toda y the obst acles in my life that make it hard for Jesus to get through to me. Remove them by the power of your Spirit so that I can be ready to receive my Lord. In his name I pray.

Amen.

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John 17:1–11 [Jesus prayed,] ‘Holy Father! Keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one just as you and I are one’.

Having someone speak on your beha lf can be very comforting, especially in matters where we do not know what to do or wha t to say.

When we are dealing with legal matt ers or needing legal representation, it is wise to have a lawyer speak on our behalf.

Jesus speaks on our behalf to God the Father.

Before God the Father, Jesus represen ts us and intercedes on our behalf (Romans 8:34).

Jesus knows the exac t words to use and has the Father’s ear. So through Jesus we have access to the Father’s ear.

Jesus’ prays for protection for us. Prot ection in the name of God, in the name of Jesus Christ.

In this name we are protected and mad e one.

In the name of Jesus we have unity and oneness. We have a close connectio n with him, just like the connection between Jesus and the Father.

In Jesus we do not just have someone to speak for us: we have God himself who sacr ificed himself on the cross for us and rose from the grave. In Jesus we have his name to call upon.

Through Jesus we can talk with God .

Prayer Holy Father, protect us by the power of your name, the name of Jesus Christ, so that we may be one as you are one with Jesus . Amen.

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1 Thessalonians 3:1–13 ‘He will strengthen you, and you will be per fect and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all who belong to him.’

The wor ld is fascinated with health and wellbeing. There are shows abou t gett ing fit and buying the right equipment to be healthy and live longer. Scientist s have even wor ked out that we need two -and-a-half hour s of physical activity a week.

If this is what we need for our physical health in this wor ld, what abou t our life for eter nity?

God alone can give us the strength that we really need. God strengthens us by deal ing with our hear ts. Not our physical hear ts, but what is at our centre, our seat of emo tions , our conscience.

He does this through Jesus Christ. Thro ugh Jesus the dirt and sickness in our hear ts is dealt with and cleaned up. Our hear t is made clean, healthy and strong, so that it is perfect and holy for when Jesus returns with ever yone who belongs to him.

Prayer Lord Jesus , clean and strengthen my hear t for your return; for your love’s sake. Ame n.

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1 Thessalonians 4:13 –18 ‘We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will take back with Jesus those who have died believing in him.’

We may have moments of reflecting on our past and seeing where we have com e from.

There may be happy memories or sad memories—among other experienc es—that have moulded us into who we are toda y.

There may be experiences that we can celebrate and experiences that mak e us cringe.

People often look to the past to expl ain why they are doing what they do.

We all have our stor ies and people who have influenced us. The Bible has many stor ies that have changed people. The mos t impo rtant stor y is of Jesus Christ and his death and resurrec tion. It is this real stor y that has been passed down from generation to gene ration that has influenced the wor ld the mos t.

And we share in this stor y by believing in Jesus Christ and that he died and rose for us. If we believe this message, we can be sure that , by God’s grace, we will be among thos e whom God will take back with Jesus .

Prayer Lord Jesus , thank you for the people who have passed on your word down through time to me. Help me to pass your word on too.

Amen.

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John 7:37–39 [Jesus said,] ‘Whoever is thirsty should come to me and whoever believes in me should drink. As the scripture says, “Streams of life-giving water will pour out from within anyone who believes in me.”’

The effec ts of dehydration can be seve re. As a guide, and under cert ain circumstances , it is generally considered that people can survive three minu tes without air, three days without water, and three weeks without food .

We are creatures who need water.

The amount of water in the human body ranges from 50–75 per cent . We also need God’s spiritual water. Through his word, he offer s us as his free gift forgiveness, life and salva tion.

His word is what quenches our thirs t—our thirs t for peace, hope, joy, love and life.

Through believing this word and trus ting Jesus as our Saviour, we receive God’s strea m of life-giving water. Like a desert that has received new rains and comes to life, so we are revived as God’s word brings forth new life-giving springs.

It is this water that God then pour s out from us and that quenches the spiritual thirs t of others.

Let us share God’s life-giving water with others.

Prayer Thank you, Jesus , for giving me life. Flow through me to give life to others. Ame n.

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Psalm 86:1–10,16,17 ‘Listen to me, LORD, and answer me, for I am helpless and weak.’

The Australian Council of Social Serv ice reported that there were 2,265,00 0 Australians living below the poverty line in Australia in 2010. That is, 1 in 8 Aust ralians are in physical need.

We don’t need to be below the pove rty line to cry out, ‘Listen to me, Lord, and answer me, for I am helpless and weak’. It’s not abou t dollars, but how we are spiritually. In our natural sinful humanity, all of us are helpless and weak and our only true source of help is the Lord.

This psalm places us in the role of begg ars who have nothing and, ‘weak and help less’ in ourselves, can only cry out for help.

The picture is of us with our hands out for any help we can get, and we call on the Lord : ‘Hear my cries for help. I call to you in times of trouble, because you answer my prayers’ (ver ses 6b,7 ).

And the Lord has answered. His answ er is Jesus Christ, who helps us and gives us strength. It is Jesus who feeds us.

We, as beggars who have been given eter nal food, in turn are called to tell other beggars where to find this food —in Jesus Chri st.

Prayer Dear Lord, answer me for I am help less and weak. Feed me with the gift of Jesus Christ. In his name I pray. Amen.

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John 12:37–50 ‘I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness … I came, not to judge the world, but to save it.’

Being in a dark room can be very scar y.

However, when a candle is lit, it disp els the dark ness because light and dark ness cannot exist together. The light over rides the dark ness . Light makes it possible for us to see.

Sometimes we might not like what we see, maybe when things in our lives are reve aled that we don’t like.

The things that we don’t like abou t ourselves exist whether we are in the dark or the light .

Having light shone on them and reve aling them, begins or helps the healing. Som etimes we might not know that we have a prob lem until light reveals it. The light that reve als who we really are is Jesus . From the Bible , we learn how God wants us to live. We soon realise that we cannot mea sure up to what he wants.

Jesus says that he did not come to judg e the wor ld but to save it. Having things reve aled in our lives by God is healthy, even thou gh it is uncomfor table. By Jesus revealing who we are, we see the need for his help in our lives and that it is only through Jesus that we are truly saved and healed.

Prayer Thank you, Jesus , for coming as the light to enlighten our lives . Shine your healing light into our lives and save us. Amen.

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Luke 2:15-21 ‘So [the shepherds] hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby lying in the manger.’

Imagine what it was like for those shep herds.

In the mids t of their wor k on a dark night heaven erupts into their lives . They down their tools and hurr y to find the Saviour who m the angels had told them of. As they enco unter the Lord, their lives are changed fore ver. Then they leave, singing praises and glorifying God. Today the New Year begins and soon the year will hot up again. The Christma s tree comes down, the holidays end and the hust le and bustle of ever yday life begins in earn est. Yet this year Jesus calls you to ‘down tool s’ just as the shepherds did. In the busyness of life the Saviour calls you to stop and peek insid e the manger, to jour ney with him to the cross, to see him die for your sin, and then to peer inside the empty tomb and see your victory and hope over death.

This year you don’t jour ney alone. This year Jesus walk s with you, just as he has walk ed with others for the past 200 0 year s.

Down tools, listen to his word and rest in his promises.

Prayer Lord Jesus , I thank you that I can rest in your promises.

In the busyness of my daily life help me each day to ‘down tools’ and spend time with you resting in your promises. Amen.

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