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Keeping the faith

Steve Penny — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:38:08 +0000

There are many divergent views on how the Christian faith should be expressed. Some say we are primarily called to be worshippers of God. Others say we are to be a body unified in love as a witness to the world. Still others say that we are to be salt in a broken world bringing hope and help to the needy. Obviously all such views are correct and can be seen in differing ways in the various expressions of the Christian church. However there still exists a great need to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus to His emerging church. His clear command – to go into all the world and preach the good news to every person – is still the over-riding cause of the Christian church.
No-one is exempt from this command. We must all assess our lives in the light of this over-riding command. To do so requires us to look at our lives in three areas.
VISION – Does our vision for life have as it’s central core, a commitment to “go into our world”.
Are we living to bring things into our world – or are we living to send things from our world into “all the world.” How have we gone into our world to fulfill the command, and expand the cause of Christ.
VEHICLE – What is the vehicle you use to carry the gospel into all the world.
We all have different vehicles, and we must respect the various vehicles used by others.
Finding our vehicle of faith is probably the most liberating thing you can do in life.
VOICE – We must also learn and practice giving a reason for the hope that is within us.
Too many people say they are unable to share their faith, but wax eloquent on every other subject under the sun. I am developing a testimony bank of videos for IPad so people can share these with their friends. IPad evangelism will be the greatest tool for the church since the print media was invented. You have a voice so get with it and share your faith with others in your world.
The most exiting revolution in church history is now happening and it is preparing the church to fulfill the great command of Jesus – to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

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

YOU SHALL BE.. VIDEO

Steve Penny — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:33 +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.

You Shall Be – Steve Penny from Steve Penny on Vimeo.

DREAMS DELIGHT THE SOUL.

Steve Penny — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:18:31 +0000

DREAMS DELIGHT THE SOUL

Your soul longs to be nourished by more than sensory knowledge.

There is within you a longing for the supernatural.

The invisible and intangible world is your God created default domain.

Your soul longs to experience the pleasure of the dream realm and it is through dreams that the invisible world enters your soul.

There is nothing quite like the joy of an idea or dream inspiring your soul to believe in things bigger than your present lot in life.

It is like a gust of fresh air on a dying spark of enthusiasm.

It stirs you to believe with fresh longing and passion.

True success in life, is found by those who know how to delight their soul in the wonders of the invisible realm.

Even greater – is the joy known by those souls who have reached into the invisible realm by faith, and have been restored and strengthened by the masterly touch of the creator’s hand.

DREAMS MUST EMBRACE BOTH DUST AND STARS.

Steve Penny — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:06:05 +0000

DREAMS MUST EMBRACE BOTH DUST AND STARS

God told Abraham to count the stars in the heavens above him, and the sand of the desert beneath his feet

Your dream must have the ability to touch the lofty heights of impossibility, and yet still be earthed in the mundane realities of everyday routine.

Make sure your dream is big enough to make you reach for the stars, and yet real enough to motivate you to apply it in the routines of everyday life.

If your dream cannot be found in today’s activities it is probably still just a good idea, or perhaps even a fantasy, in your mind.

Focus on your dream until it strikes in your spirit and produces conviction, and your dream will then become the foundation of everything you do.

Dreams are accomplished when dust and destiny work together toward a common goal.

DREAMS ARE FOUND IN THE INVISIBLE REALM

Steve Penny — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:52:28 +0000

DREAMS ARE FOUND IN THE INVISIBLE REALM

Beyond the reality of the evident, is an amazing world of incredible possibilities and opportunities.

Dreams originate in the spirit world and so it is in your spirit that you are able to engage the invisible world.

You don’t have to search for the invisible realm as it is all around us, and you don’t need a guide to get you there.

God has created you to communicate with Him through visions and dreams.

They are His language to connect with us from the invisible realm.

Dreaming is not a contrived or manufactured ability, but is a natural God given ability to every human being.

Every person can and does dream dreams.

The more you dream the more real the invisible realm becomes, and the more influence it can have over your natural life.

Dreaming opens the door to the invisible realm and to supernatural events happening in your life.

DREAMS ARE BORN IN YOUR SPIRIT

Steve Penny — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:05:18 +0000

DREAMS ARE BORN IN YOUR SPIRIT

Every human being has a dream capacity.

It is your God given link with the invisible world.

Dreams are conceived in your spirit and then grow within you.

While a thought is still in your mind, it is simply a good idea, but when it strikes in your spirit – a dream is born.

Conception must take place before a DREAM CONVICTION is born, so keep thinking on that creative thought until it strikes in your spirit.

Once it strikes inside you, conviction is born.

Convictions then produce passion: and from passion comes your enthusiasm or life energy.

Whatever you are passionate about – you will pursue.

Dreams are born in the eternal realm of your spirit, and then produce inspired thoughts and ideas, which in turn produce action and behaviour.

WHO YOU FOLLOW

Steve Penny — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:17:22 +0000

WHO YOU FOLLOW – DETERMINES WHO YOU CAN LEAD.

The art of leadership is determined by who you follow – which then affects who you can get to follow you.

The level of our leadership is markedly changed by our associations with those ahead of us.

The people following you – often demand your attention toward them – when what they really need – is to release you to learn from those ahead of you on the journey.

By associating with bigger, larger, bolder, more visionary, and more generous people, you will be inspired to return to your community and emulate the attitudes and examples seen in those at the next level.

The next level is not found by climbing a set of stairs. The next level is attained by copying and acting like those who already have attained it.

If you give all your attention to maintaing what you now, have you will never have enough faith and stamina to launch out and have a go at something you learned from those ahead of you.

The more time you spend with next level people – the more their behaviour will become normal for you.

It is normal for us to gravitate to people with whom we are comfortable. However such people will never inspire you to do the unthinkable and the impossible.

Mixing with people at the next level will demand actions and investments of you, that at first you think are impossible.

However if you persist in such actions you will eventually find yourself at home in such company.

The kind of people I like to follow – are those who have been in their roles long enough to overcome some challenges and stay on course.

They are people who have more than a head full of books – but also have a heart full of passion.

They are people who are inclusive and not exclusive of people at all levels.

They are people who give you their time – their insights and their support when needed.

I love following big thinking people. It frightens me sometimes – but it always keeps me reaching higher.

Thank God for Godly people who like to be followed.

New iPhone App

Steve Penny — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:22:48 +0000

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Blessings. Steve Penny

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New glasses

Steve Penny — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:42:17 +0000

On a recent trip to Sth Africa I was taken by helicopter from Jburg to Sun City. During the flight I needed glasses to do some video filming and so the pilot of the chopper took his off and gave them to me.
I remonstrated with him that he needed them to read his instruments but he said he only needed to do that for take off and landing. The rest of the time he flew by feel and bigger picture vision.
I was struck by how true that is in life.
Usually you only need to read all the details and the fine print at the beginning or the end of an adventure.
The rest of the time we should be flying high and using our big picture vision.
People who are continually needing to read the fine print often get bogged down in technicalities and procedures and often don’t achieve much in life.
Check out if you are still flying high enjoying some great adventure flight or if you are tied down with all the fine print and details all the time.
Big picture people overlook the small stuff. They are not careless but they do know how to run with momentum once they get something up and going.
Funny thing was that the pilot gave me the glasses when we landed in Sun City – so God only knows how he read the dials for takeoff and landing on the way home.
Perhaps he had learned his craft well enough to recognize the signs without having to see every small detail.
Stop checking every detail of everything you do – by now you should be able to fly blindfolded you have done it so many times.
Point being made – check the details well when you start some grand flight, but once you are up and running fly high with big picture vision and enjoy the flight.