Teaching Articles
Announcing: Australia Wide Trip
Our family of five is jumping in our caravan for a major around Australia ministry trip for most of the next year! Would you like to have us come to your congregation, home group or school? Find out more about standing with...
Putting on the belt of truth…
One time when Sarah and I were travelling ministering, I had forgotten to bring a belt for my pants. I didn't technically need the belt either, my pants were fitting just fine. But sometimes things in the natural world represent a spiritual reality, and spiritually...
An Altar on the Mountain of Curses?
In the Old Testament, God was very specific about where His people worshipped Him, and they were specifically forbidden from building altars anywhere else. It will then be surprising to most Bible readers to discover that God commanded His people to build an altar on...
Much more than just a lost sheep
You encounter a lost sheep wandering aimlessly down the road. What do you do? In ancient Israel, God specifically commanded that His people not to ignore or turn a blind eye to its plight. Instead, followers of God should take every step to return a lost animal to its...
Friday the 13th – what does the Bible say?
One of my customers was terrified of Friday the 13th and practically begged me to change the due date of his invoice to any other date. But what does the Bible say about this number? The book of Esther recalls how the wicked Haman ordered the death of all the Jews in...
In this matter you did not believe….
They were a generation of people who had seen miracles like none other. The Jews of the Exodus witnessed amazing miracles in Egypt, saw God’s glory revealed in a pillar of cloud and fire, and heard God’s voice at Mount Sinai, yet they failed to enter the promised...
What was so bad about Moses’ mistake?
Why couldn’t this man, who had led Israel for 40 years through the wilderness, and who walked so closely with God, be forgiven for what seems like a small mistake? And when he later begged for mercy, God did not heed his prayer. Why? At Kadesh, the people of Israel...
“And He gave some to be… pastors”
I was once visiting a pastor couple who were going through a hard time, as people in their congregation were complaining and coming against them. As we were praying, I glanced over at their bookshelf and was struck by the title of a book bearing the above quote from...
God’s work, done God’s way will never lack God’s provisions!
Travelling as a family for the past 28 days, ministering in locations all over Australia's East Coast, obviously incurs significant costs. As a ministry, we therefore began to pray together for a set amount to come in during the trip to cover our needs. We also...