michael's blog

The Righteous and Evildoers contrasted in terms of Prayer Results

michael — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:09:13 +0000

Does Jesus want all or nothing?

michael — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:48:05 +0000

I just saw this quoted by someone on Facebook:
“He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a 'Christian' without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.”
― Francis Chan

Do you agree or disagree?
And how does this fit in to the doctrine of grace?

Seeking the Lord together

michael — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:26:55 +0000

As we slowly gear up to launch the online church, I am looking to find some people who would like to pray online together, chiefly for people to be saved through our efforts.

If that is something that interests you, please contact me on skype: michaelf8888

Dr Alban's "Sing Hallelujah" - a Postmodern Interpretation

michael — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:15:27 +0000

I was listening to pseudo Christian "family" radio one time in the car and I heard this song with a groovy beat and bassline - "Sing Hallelujah!". I couldn't make out the words so I thought I'd look it up on google, and see what the lyrics actually said. I include them below. read more »

Why Trust Jesus and Not Buddha, for example

michael — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:37:55 +0000

Some believe that we create our own reality and that all religions might be just as valid in their own way as any other belief system.

I'm sure that many people of different religions seriously believe the teachings of their religion. But I believe there are limits to the reality we can create through our own beliefs. Once death occurs, in my view anyway, which is based on the teaching of Jesus, souls will go to the spiritual kingdom they died belonging to, and after that there is going to be an eternal judgment and a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. read more »

Dealing with Roman Catholicism

michael — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:02:02 +0000

Roman Catholics who believe the doctrines of their church authorities believe that it is impossible to have a saving relationship with Christ without the Sacraments of their Church - such as the Mass, Penance etc. True or false?

If Roman Catholics truly believe that God's grace only comes through their rituals administered by their priests with "Holy Orders" then are they preaching another gospel? And if they believe the wafer they administer is fully Jesus Christ, are they preaching another Jesus? read more »

Thank God for the Good things the Churches are Doing in this Flood Crisis

michael — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:45:23 +0000

Its actually great to see how this recent flood crisis in Queensland is bringing out so many volunteers from churches to help those who have suffered great material loss.

Some people from the small church I have attended have talked about how they have been involved in helping people through this crisis in some ways.

I have also been helped in my understanding by the message preached by the pastor of the local church I attend. He said that the greatest thing that could come out of this is that people will have a renewed desire to PRAY. read more »

Impending Disasters are CERTAIN. The Eternal Ones matter most.

michael — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:18:04 +0000

Every 35-50 years at least the Brisbane river floods and massive damage happens. Some people are blaming town planners. They should have seen it coming.

Every 35-50 years hundreds of thousands of people in Brisbane enter an ETERNAL FIRE from which there is no recovery. Do we see it coming? Will the church pray and actually submit to God? Nothing else is going to make much difference without that. read more »

We and our homes are safe from Brisbane floods - but please pray

michael — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:10:42 +0000

Readers may know my family and I live in Brisbane. We are out of harm's way. We live on high ground nowhere near the Brisbane river.

Please pray that we be sensitive to God's leading for people we may need to help.

Testing a blog entry on the new server

michael — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:07:17 +0000

Hi folks, we've just moved to a new server again - same company though.

Someone reported to me that they were having trouble making a blog post. I am just checking to see if I can make one.

There may be some lingering DNS issues. We will see. Currently both old and new servers are still delivering traffic.