The day with dianne Louise

Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came He was there alone. But the boat was already over a mile from land, battered by the waves, because the wind was against them. Around three in the morning, He came towards them walkin on the sea. Matthew 14:22-25 Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and leave. He was left to dismiss the crowd. Have you ever dismissed a crowd? They find all sorts of reasons to talk to you, it can take quite a while. Yet Jesus chose to do this alone. Why? Perhaps it was how He liked it or perhaps He was giving the disciples a break. Some break. There were only a mile from land when Jesus went up the mountain to pray. Many hours later, at 3am whilst they were still struggling to made headway, He came walking on the water. Now why didn't they try that! Today I was training a new recrui...

When evening came, the disciples approached Him and said, "This place is a wilderness, and it is already late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the village and buy food for themselves." "They don't need to go away," Jesus told them, "You give them something to eat." "But we only have five loaves and two fish here, " they said to Him. "Bring them here to Me," He said. Then He commanded the crowd to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking to heaven, He blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave the to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets full of leftover pieces! Now thiose who ate were about 5,000 men, beside women and children. Matthew 14:15-21 I have had times of very little and were expecting guests but rather than panick I looked for what I had and prepared it. What amazed me it became much and there was an abu...

"You, then, listen to the parable of the sower: when anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is down in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.  And the one sown on rocky ground- this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. Yet he has no root in himself, but is short- lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now the one who is sown among the thorns- this is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the seduction of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.  But the one sown on good ground- this is the one who hears and understands the word, who does bear fruit and yields: some 100, some 60, some 30 times what was sown." Matthew 13:18-23 Like me you may have heard this parable many, many times. But are you also like me and ask: "What new can you show me Lord?" I hope so, for here it is: W...

Then the disciples came up and asked Him, "why do you speak to them in parables?" He answered them, "Because the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but it has not been given to them. For the reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand. Isaiah's prophesy was fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, And never understand; And you will look and look, yet never perceive.  For this people's heart has grown callous; Their ears hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts and turn back- And I would cure them. Matthew 13:10,11;13-15 I am praying for such people. That they might hear and see. Lord give them ears to hear, eyes to see and hearts to respond. I see many in my world who are like these. I know it took people praying for me to bring me to Christ. I a...

Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters. Matthew 12:30,31 The first part of this I get. People who don't accept Jesus are against Him, even the passive who like to do their own thing. The second I must take to heart. If I am not consciously gathering, then I am scattering. This part applies to the passive, just for me, Christian. I can't allow society to intimidate me. I was invited to dinner by a neighbour in Friday night and as natural as eating and drinking I spoke about my faith.  Last night I had neighbours over and somehow church came up and I spoke about where I go and what I do. One of my guests had visited my church but did not like it, he was a catholic. I explained that I was raised a catholic. At the early stage of the night there were just three of us. Later my Indian friends came. My guests enjoyed the night. I am looking to consolidate our friendships over time. All I did was be friendly. I am gathering. There was ...

 Moving on from there, He entered their synagogue. Then He saw a man who had a paralysed hand. And in order to accuse Him they asked Him, "is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" But He said to them, "what man among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and lift it out?" A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." Then He told the man, "stretch out your hand. So he stretched it out, and it was restored, as good as the other. But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him. Matthew 12:9-14 We have just had a state election here in NSW, Australia. The opposition parties to the one that had held office resorted to stretching the truth to gain attention. They were happy to bend truth to get a result. Jesus represented heart and the Pharisees represented law. In the face of their saviour, they chose the lie to retain their opinions about how thi...

At that time Jesus passed through the grain fields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!" He said to them, "haven't you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry- how he entered the house of God, and they ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for him or those with Him to eat, but only for the priests? Or haven't you read in the Law that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent? But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here! If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." Matthew 121-8 Are you precious about how you do church? Do you become offended when the homosexuals come in? Do you treat them l...