Glory Release Ministries

Yesterday when praying I got the picture of Jesus being born in a stable and the simplicity of that.  I saw how the three wise men were led by a star and that they were willing to follow that star no matter how far it took them or the cost involved, so as to find the promised Messiah. It made me think how complex our church services are, how organised, how planned, how much advertising it takes etc etc.  And I started to laugh as I realised how far we have gone from the simplicity of the stable, from the simplicity of the leading of the star, from the cost and the journey it took made by the wise men in pursuing and finding the promised Messiah.  How Jesus, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords was not seen by the religious leaders of the time because he did not come as they expected as a King.  Instead He came opposite to the worldly thinking of the King.  He came in humility, born in a stable, available and accessible for the ordinary person.  Yet He was and Is King.  He didn't need

“Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in paneled houses while this house remains a ruin?” This is the word that popped up to me this morning as I sat down and felt I needed to share it here. Haggai is a wonderful book that reminds us of the right priorities in life, it is only a couple of pages long so take the time to read it in one sitting.  I quote from the NIV application study bible;       “Pressures, demands, expectations, and tasks push in from all sides and assault our schedules.  Do!  Be There!  Finish that! Call them!  It seems as though everyone wants something from us – family, friends, employer, school, church, clubs.  Soon there is little left to give, as we run out of energy and time.  We find ourselves rushing through life, attending to the necessary, the immediate, and the urgent.  The important is all too often left in the dust.  Our problem is not the volume of demands or lack of scheduling skills, but values – what is truly impor

Jordan Taylor is coming to share on Wednesday night at Puketaha Hall - 7pm Come along and join us for a power packed evening! Jordan is a local who God has touched and transformed and now has been out in China and Mongolia with YWAM. He so desires to be used by God, through the Holy Spirit empowering people to be all they can be in Him. If you need healing in any way, if you need God to do something in your life then come along and allow God to meet you. All welcome! 1

If you have never done a missions trip why do one? Matt 28:18-20  The Great Commission - "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." God's desire throughout all of scripture, both Old Testament and New Testament has always been outward focused, always been 'missional', always been in seeing people come into relationship with himself.  And as Christians our call is also the same call as Jesus is to go into all the world making disciples of all nations.  Whether we go outside our door to our neighbour, in our workplace, or to another town, another nation, we are all called to go and make disciples of all nations. 1.  There are many reasons why to do a short t

The challenge that has been hitting us as seasons change and we cannot see how God is going to do what He says he will do, is simply "only believe'. That is our entire life's as Christians is faith to believe in what we cannot see.  That is what faith is and still today that is the challenge that is facing Jim and I and I am sure many of you in different ways.  Even after so many times we have seen God come through in every situation and circumstance and then another thing happens and you wonder where your faith has gone, what you believe is it ever going to come to pass and to believe is just too much at times.  That is so easier said than done when you feel like your world is falling down all around you and you cannot see how those promises are going to happen, but to be encouraged in His word and in His grace where His strength comes in to help you believe in what you find difficult to believe in. So the word for Jim and I at the moment is "only believe"  S