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BETTER THINGS – AUDIO

Steve Penny — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:14:07 +0000

I trust you are blessed and encouraged by this audio message. It talks of better things that are in store for you!

Scrap Size Faith – Audio

Steve Penny — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:12:39 +0000

The miracle of the loaves and fishes was not over when the thousands were fed.

The real miracle for the Apostles started when Jesus told them to gather all the unused portions of food from the crowd. As they picked up the scraps – they were restored to whole loaves – filling their baskets to overflowing.

Sometimes the miracle is in the scraps you have remaining.

SCRAP SIZE FAITH will help you to believe for amazing miracles in all areas of your life.

Keep believing – the miracles not complete just yet.

YOU SHALL BE.. AUDIO

Steve Penny — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:10:11 +0000

One of the greatest promises in the Bible is found in the encounter between Jesus and Peter when they first met.

Jesus said to Peter – You are Simon the son of a man – but you shall be Peter – a rock of strength upon which the church can be built.

In fact Peter had four encounters with Jesus and each time it was a “you shall be” moment.

Thank God He has a future and a hope for us all. We are what we are right now – but the gospel is all about what we shall be.

I preached on this truth at Hillsong Brisbane recently and so I have uploaded the audio and video of this message for you to enjoy.

I trust you are blessed and encouraged by the message.

Here’s the Audio

Audio Message – Faith for Impossibilities

Steve Penny — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:32:56 +0000

I’m going to publish a regular release of some of my current messages,

as well as some of my all-time favourite messages.

These are free for you to download and share with your friends.

I trust these audio and video messages will bless you abundantly.

This one is called “Faith for Impossibilities”.

It will encourage you to believe and dream for the impossible.

It’s also available on my iPhone App

Click the Player below or download it here: Download

DREAMS MUST BE BELIEVED

Steve Penny — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:54:16 +0000

DREAMS MUST BE BELIEVED

Once a dream gets your attention you must choose to believe the promise of that dream.

It is impossible to believe all the details of the dream because they are often not fully revealed or known.

You must however believe the promise, or essence, of the dream.

Quite often you must step out not knowing all the facts, but choosing to believe the promise.

As you embark on your “DREAM PATH” your way will be revealed to you, step by step.

Choosing to believe the promise of your dream is an act of your will. It is not based on feelings, or facts, but on faith.

You make a decision with your will to believe the promise found in your dream.

Staring death in the face

Steve Penny — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:33:35 +0000

Today I visited one of my best mates who is dying of cancer.
We grew up together and were as close as brothers – sharing many of the crazy adventures afforded us as young men.
We both grew up in church and loved God and essentially kept each other going for God.
It is no surprise then that both of us ended up in the ministry serving God to the best of our ability.
So today when I stood by his bedside watching him lie there in a semi coma, I talked to him about heaven and the reward waiting for him just a few earthly hours from now.
Having been through this with the death of my own son Andrew, I have come to realize how non-scary death really is for a Christian. It is simply the portal into another dimension called eternal life. I told my friend today the names of all my loved ones that I wanted him to see when he got to heaven.
I told him that there will be a guard of honour for him leading to an amazing rewards ceremony.
I told him that there are streets of pure gold and an ocean with perfect waves and a moto cross track with the ultimate jumps etc.
Hey death where is your sting?
Every time a Christian dies and goes to heaven it is like the devil is being defeated all over again.
Rejoice because your name is written in heaven.
Out hope is built on nothing less than Jesus and His righteousness.

Newport Church USA Ministry Report

Steve Penny — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:42:33 +0000

Torrential rain threatened to spoil my arrival into LA and then down to the Southern Beaches area of Newport Beach. However the skies cleared and the scenery lived up to the hype. What a gorgeous part of the USA. The best was yet to come. On Saturday morning we had a Kingdom Builders launch with Jonathon & Di Wilson for their Newport Church. It was an awesome morning with incredible faith and vision being shared together.

Then came the Sunday meetings. On Sunday morning this growing church meets in the Lido Theatre and it was packed. Great response to the word with dozens of people saying Yes! to Jesus. Then they pack it all up and take everything across town to a high school theatre and do it twice more at night.

The night services really pump and are full of young people switched on to Jesus. They were great to preach to and many more received Christ into their lives during our night rallies.

I was very impressed with the enthusiasm and level of commitment felt amongst all those I connected with. This is a happening church and will continue to make news for all the right reasons. I’m looking forward to a return visit both to the Newport Beach area and to the exciting Newport Church.

Who ripped up the greens

Steve Penny — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:24:56 +0000

Played golf this morning on my home Course – Pelican Waters – on the Sunshine Coast. I forgot that they were renovating the greens, which basically means they are ripped to pieces- which helps them grow back better.
It makes it impossible to putt when the greens are so rough, and so in order to enjoy the game we had to make the following adjustments. Similar to life.

A. Make up your mind to enjoy the game.
The conditions of the road you travel in life should never determine your outlook.
There is always a way to enjoy every rough road in life.
Your attitude will determine how rough the road or season really is.

B. Change the rules.
We adopted a two putt maximum rule.
It helped us actually play better as we now focussed on getting onto the green in as few shots as possible.
Sometmes it is okay to change the rules as it can help you get through really rough patches in life.
Sometimes we try to live by rules that make life impossible. Lighten up and chill if it is getting to rough.

C. Hit the ball harder.
Because the greens are so rough we found that we had to putt the ball a lot harder to get close to the hole.
When life gets rough – sometimes you have to hit the ball a bit harder. Give it a little more effort. Put the foot down on the gas peddle and smooth out the bumps on the road.

D. Don’t play in the comp.
We decided not to play in the competition as it would reflect badly on our handicap.
Don’t let the rough patches in your life set your handicap. You are better than that – so wait until the conditions improve and post a great score.
Too many people value themselves according to their down days. Never do that – always value yourself according to your premium performances.

So you see – life will always deal some rough patches. Make sure you adjust to such seasons to come through as best as you can – so you are ready to excel as the conditions improve again.
Incidently I still posted a great Stableford score of 40 points. Go figure. SJP

PITA CHIPS WITH SEA SALT

Steve Penny — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:19:21 +0000

On my travels recently I stayed in a Hotel as guest of the local church in which I was ministering. Usually the churches leave a basket of goodies for us to snack on over the stay. This particular basket was a health freaks delight. All kinds of unusual food I had never seen before including, “unsweetened and unsulfured pineapple rings,” the same “unsweetened and unsulphured mango slices” – to say nothing of the “antioxidant nut and berry mix.” The only thing I was game to try was the Pita Chips with Sea Salt. I may as well have eaten the mattress off the bed. I got to thinking that maybe my office had sent word ahead to the church so that they could work together to try and keep me healthy. Whoever was working on my behalf was definitely going above and beyond the call of duty.

It didn’t make any difference as room service opens a whole world of gourmet delights. All deep fried and delicious. NOW my point is this to all you do-gooders on the behalf of others. You cannot help a person until they are willing to help themselves. I have watched so many people lose sleep over wayward friends and associates, when the people in question are going full steam ahead in their own direction. Yes – we can be concerned and offer good advice, but to try to sabotage another person’s life under the guise of helping them, borders on control at best – and lunacy at worst. I want to be known as a supporter of people not a judge. A coach is a person who comes alongside someone when they are ready to begin training in ernest. To try to coach someone who will not even attend to the basics is a complete waste of time. My own golf coach in Australia gave me some warm up routines to do before I even attempt to swing a club on the practise range. I felt they were a waste of good time and energy, and unfortunately he saw me totally ignoring his professional advice. Feeling guilty I said to him that I must get another lesson – to which he replied – not until you listen and apply the last lesson. Stop trying to vicariously win in life for others. Be the best you can possibly be, and when they are ready they will ask for your assistance. That is the right time to get involved. Then they are ready to change. Until then – stop putting Pita Chips with Sea Salt in my basket and go back to real food that inspires a man to live life to the full.

TESTING THE WORDS YOU LISTEN TO!

The La Paz Syndrome

Steve Penny — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:08:58 +0000

Driving home from dinner last night here in Newport Beach California with Jonathon and Di Wilson.

We came to an intersection and Jonathon swerved left into the centre lane and quickly asked Di – do we turn here at La Paz. Di casually consented yes and kept on twittering on her Blackberry. Ten minutes later we had to do a U turn and go all the way back to the other freeway and then turn off a different exit.

All because someone gave casual consent to an important question.

Be very careful when asked to give your consent or approval to something.

So often people are looking for approval for actions they are very uncertain about, or they even know it is wrong, but they want someone to tell them it is okay.

Make sure you say what you mean when asked for approval, as casual consent can send people a long way down the wrong road in life.

These days the La Paz Syndrome is rampant as people easily give casual consent to anything.

Often the only sign posts in life are those people willing to stand up for what they believe.

Be prepared to stand as a beacon for what is right. Don’t give casual consent to things through lack of interest – and don’t be so engaged in your own little world that you respond to other peoples requests in a half hearted manner.

I find people are looking for directions in life. In a morally confused world people are asking questions and they deserve more than a casual consent response.

Make sure when someone casually asks you a life question – you do more than send them down the La Paz freeway. Give them your best and offer the right directions to get them to an eternal destination for which they will thank you forever.

And most of all be very careful when asking a woman for directions.