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Think More

Steve Penny — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:45:50 +0000

Talking to a friend recently who made the comment – If I had more money I would be able to help so many people.
I love the sentiment expressed – but dislike the prevailing attitude.
So many people are waiting until they get more – before they begin being a blessing to others.
The truth is – you have to “think more” continually if you want to live a generous life.
How would you treat your family and friends – if you had more time?
How would you act when it came to paying the bill when out with friends – if you had more money?
How would you respond to those who hurt you – if you had more love?
How would you treat those who are going to hell – if you had more compassion for lost people?
Truth is – we never have enough of anything to live in our world of dreams. We must start by thinking more abundantly – and then act upon such thoughts.
You will find more time! You can pay the bill! You must forgive others! You must include lost people in your world.
You have to start by thinking more – if you want to enjoy the truth – it is more blessed to give to others -than it is to live a self focussed life.
Stop adding to your bucket list – and try pouring some of what you now have out onto others.
Think more – so you can give more and it will come back to you – pressed down, shaken together, and running out all over.

Dreary rainy days

Steve Penny — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:51:13 +0000

Ahh this is the England I know and love. Overcast and rainy. Brollies everywhere. What was yesterday a delightful excursion down leafy lanes has become today a dark dank dirty and dismal journey weaving among the masses moving mindlessly toward unknown and distant destinations. Seriously – I actually love watching the people of London go about their business.
They seem so at peace with their lot in life.
What I’ve noticed.
1. They take the weather in their stride. They just dress accordingly and get on with it.
2. They are highly relational. They seem to always have time for a sidewalk coffee or beer. I love all the little sidewalk cafes that are always full of people deep in conversation. Have had some good talks with people in these little cafes.
3. They are very trendy. Fashion here is everything – and they all strive to keep up with the latest perceived piece of cool.
4. They have made the book – The God Delusion, their bible. There are masses of people here who have believed a lie, and are blinded and in darkness.
Thankfully God’s word promises a great light will come to those sitting in darkness.
Thank God for Gary Clarke and the London Hillsong team. They are having a huge impact in this city.
Now the rain is pelting down.
Mad dogs and Englishmen.

Divine Appointments

Steve Penny — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:17:44 +0000

Just prayed with the receptionist of the hotel who has been asking God for children. She said I am barren and God must want me this way. She said I keep asking God for forgiveness but can’t believe for His blessing. God has brought me all the way to Luton to heal a woman of barrenness.

His love knows no ends. Four days in a Luton hotel until I found my divine appointment. I have gone to the Luton Mall every day looking for my divine connection – and have now found it. I am now ready to move on and go to Paris to preach for the weekend.

I love the way God arranges His divine appointments.
Try it today – God has prepared someone in need to cross your path.

You have eternal life in Christ and can impart it to people who cross your path as you do life.

I LOVE PREACHING

Steve Penny — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:49:51 +0000

Preaching the word of God is the greatest privilege on earth.

To be able to present eternal truth in human words is an amazing opportunity.

Every so often God allows you to see behind the obvious and grasp a little of His amazing wisdom and grace. It is these messages that become special in your life.

They are deeply impacting and life changing.

Every message I preach or receive is a blessing and accomplishes much, but there are landmarks that we all have received, that have changed the way we see or do life.

I want to post some of the messages that God has given to me – that I believe have the capacity to be life changing.

Some of the messages posted will be pastoral and probably preached in my last church.

Others will be prophetic and bring a real challenge to live in the centre of God’s purposes.

So as of now you will start to see more messages being posted in both audio and video format.

The buttons to access these are found on our website at www.stevepenny.org or you can download our free IPhone App and access them on your phone.

We have also now established the mechanisms necessary to purchase resource from our store and to register as Partners with us in our ministry.

Thank God for people who know how to make all this IT technical stuff happen.

As for me – the sun is out in South East Queensland again so I may just get a game of golf in at last.

I am also preaching for my good friend Michael Skewes at Noosa Life church on Sunday 14th and Sunday 21 at 6pm March 2010.

Never forget – The greatness of God gives you permission to be great.

DREAMS HAPPEN AROUND DREAMERS

Steve Penny — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:46:04 +0000

DREAMS HAPPEN AROUND DREAMERS

People who love to dream see things others never see, because they have developed the ability to DREAM SCOPE.

They look beyond the obvious evidence seen by the natural eye, and use their DREAM SCOPE to see into the invisible realm of unlimited potential.

DREAM SCOPE is the faculty used by all successful dreamers. It is also called in the Bible; the EYE OF FAITH.

“Dream Scopers” see opportunity in everything.

That’s why it seems as though successful people often get the lucky break.

Truth is – they saw the potential others did not see.

They have simply learnt to use their DREAM SCOPE – and so dreams happen all the time for them.

Start seeing the possibilities for good in your present circumstances and you will soon find that dreams start to materialise all around you.

LIFE! IT BEGINS WITH A DREAM

Steve Penny — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:53:52 +0000

LIFE! IT BEGINS WITH A DREAM

People are created to dream.

Some of our fondest memories are of our unbridled childhood dreams.

Dreams of greatness!

Dreams of a happy life!

Dreams of wealth!

Dreams of perfect relationships!

You and I were made to dream great dreams.

I want to give you my dream-ology, that I hope will awaken within you the love of dreaming.

It is essential that we learn how to dream great dreams, for it is out of our dreams that our destiny unfolds and a blessed life becomes our inheritance.

May the God of all good things fill your heart with all joy in believing, as you dare to dream the greatest of dreams.

Money – money – money.

Steve Penny — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:54:02 +0000

I was taking to a businessman the other day who has decided to be a partner with us in our ministry.
We got to talking about money and it’s effect on people and he came up with a good statement that his Pastor said to him often.
“Get money out of your heart and God will get it into your pocket.”
There are a number of key truths we must live by to handle money well.
1. God has promised to prosper those who do His will.
2. We need money to change the world for good
3. Money is simply a medium for influence
4. The love of money is the root of all evil
5. Where you sow your money – you send your heart
6. Where you heart lives – becomes your world.
7. Your world can be changed for good by the way you use money.

God has never been against His people having influence for good.
It is the love of money that makes us live in a self focussed world.
Make it your purpose to use what you have to change the world for good.
If you can keep the love of money out of your heart- God will get money into your pocket so you can sow it into what you love.

Exits and entries

Steve Penny — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:43:08 +0000

There is always divided opinion on the importance of both exits and entries. Some wax eloquent that exits are the greatest judge of a person, whereas others put more focus on the way a person begins a new project, relationship or season.
The Bible clearly shows where God puts His emphasis.
God told the people of Israel to record their journey to the promised land according to their beginnings. Tiherefore the account of their journeying is recorded after each new destination they planned.
You see – endings should take care of themselves. If you start the day well it will continue well.
If you start a new relationship on the right foundations then it will continue well.
If you begin a journey with the right attitude it will go well for you.
Endings are important – but they should take care of themselves if they are viewed as the open doors to a new beginning.
It is only when an ending has inherent within it a sense of loss that people struggle to accept it and then handle it badly.
However handling new beginnings well is of even greater importance as it lays a foundation for the next season of your life which in turn is shaping the future endings you will experience. Always begin with the end in mind.
Here are my recommendations for beginning a new season or project etc.
1. Accept it as God’s doing and therefore a gift from above.
2. Begin humbly – new seasons always make you look good.
3. Don’t despise the previous season – somebody worked hard to get to this point.
4. Dont take on something with a prejudice plan- wait to spy out the land first.
5. Love the excitement of new beginnings and draw strengh from the adrenalin rush it provides.
6. Don’t sell off what previous pioneers have given their lives to possess.
7. Do begin with awesome faith and joy as God is allowing you an opportunity to step up to a new level of grace and favour.
I am personally starting a new season in 2010 and am looking to God for it to be my most fruitful ever.
I am also very mindful that the way I start this new season will have a lot to do with how I finish it.
I want to start with the end in mind.

Making every day count

Steve Penny — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:00:40 +0000

We only have three days to live
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
It is so important to live these three days well as they are always with us.
To do so we need to live with the three great Kingdom attitudes in 1 Cor 13:13
Faith, Hope & Love
1. Exit yesterday with LOVE
Have you met people who leave one relationship or employment or church and all they can do is keep taking shots at yesterday. Basically it is the evidence of unforgivemess and will be a prison that keeps them locked in yesterday. Sad people – and the world is full of them. The problem with being a prisoner to yesterday is that all your hope is always on tomorrow. You miss the joy of today. They never stay in one place for long and are prisoners to hope that tomorrow will bring something better. How you exit yesterday – affects how you enter today.
2. Enter today with FAITH
Faith believes for the best.
Faith focusses on today, right here and now.
Faith stands firm in today when things are not going well
Faith doesn’t blame others
Faith invests into today wholeheartedly
3. Plan tomorrow with HOPE
Keep a positive hope about your future
You can’t do this if you are a prisoner to your past.
Jesus actually calls tomorrow – forever. Make sure your hope for tomorrow is a forever hope. Once you settle your eternal future it affects everything you ever hope for.
Try living the three day life.
Jesus is the “I AM” of yesterday – today – and forever.

POWERFUL PRAYER

Steve Penny — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:20:43 +0000

THE A TO Z OF PRAYER

PEOPLE OFTEN NEED A FRAMEWORK TO STAY FOCUSSED AND EFFECTIVE IN PRAYER.

THE EFFECTIVE FERVENT PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS PERSON ACHIEVES MUCH.

I USE MY “A TO Z” OF PRAYER, WHICH INCLUDES ALL FACETS OF THE LORDS PRAYER.

USING THIS LIST ANYONE CAN PRAY FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES A DAY.

A ALMIGHTY GOD MY EVERLASTING FATHER

B BEFORE TIME ETERNAL PLANS FOR ME

C CHRIST OUR HOPE CHRIST DIED TO LIFT ME UP

D DECLARE HIS GLORY HE IS EXALTED ABOVE ALL

E ENTER WITH THANKSGIVING COME BOLDLY BEFORE HIM

F FAITH WORKS I LIVE BY THE FAITH OF CHRIST

G GRACE IN ABUNDANCE ACCESS HIS AMAZING GRACE

H HE IS THE REWARDER BLESSINGS WILL FLOW TO ME

I I STAND FIRM I WILL NOT BE MOVED

J JESUS SAVES CLEANSE AND FORGIVE ME

K KINGDOM COME MY SPECIFIC REQUESTS

L LOVE COVERS ALL FORGIVENESS TOWARD ALL

M MONEY MATTERS PROSPERITY & POSSESSIONS

N NEW BEGINNINGS ALL THINGS ARE NEW DAILY

O OPEN GATES SET BEFORE ME OPEN DOORS

P PROMISE KEEPERS PROPHESY HIS PROMISES

Q QUICKENED BY THE SPIRIT MADE ALIVE AND STRONG

R REGIONS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS OUR REGION SHALL BE SAVED

S SAVE OTHERS MY “YES TO JESUS” LIST.

T TRUE TO HIS PLAN WISDOM TO MANAGE LIFE

U UNITED FOR IMPACT MAINTAINING UNITY

V VICTORY OVER THE DEVIL DELIVER ME FROM THE EVIL ONE

W WILLING TO GIVE GENEROSITY FOR THE CAUSE

X XTREME EXPLOITS SUPERNATURAL SIGNS

Y YOURS IS THE KINGDOM YOUR KINGDOM FOREVER

Z ZEALOUS FOREVER MY BEST I LAY AT YOUR FEET