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Monday, June 28, 2004

Back for a Cuppa!

hey everyone!! apologies for not updating my posts in ages, exams have been taking up heaps of my time.. i've been studying till at least 2,3am almost every night during the past 3 weeks plus. Really thank God that He pulled me through my papers... most of them were easier than previous year's, so I felt really comfortable and at peace after I came out from the exam hall. =)

This whole weekend has been really awesome... although a wee bit tiring.. Friday evening was spent at XLR8, which was awesome as usual. Saturday was spent sleeping in, waking up and dyeing mine and my hsemates' hair red, then meeting Evie, Eva, Verne and Lung to head to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre for a Benny Hinn Crusade! It's really amazing to see His awesome power so manifested.. it was a refreshing time for me as well! Seeing the arena about the size of the Indoor Stadium packed out with people looking to experience Christ.. reminded me of Festival Of Praise... =) and seeing those same people being slain in the Spirit right in their seats... and the number of healings and miracles is so awesome!! at least 10 empty wheelchairs were brought up on stage by the people that came in them!! The deaf hearing, the lame walking, the demon-possessed delivered (YES IT HAPPENED ONSTAGE!), He's just amazing!! The other thing that reminded me of home, was the fact that Ps Benny loves to sing hymns, and I actually could remember almost all the hymns he sang!! Lung was sorta freaked out that I knew so many... hahahaha!!

Sunday was another awesome day.. hearing testimony of healing in the morning over at Jindalee where I played, from ballet teacher to paraplegic to quadraplegic and then whole once again! Then at night was another whole new experience... the whole service was a worship explosion, where our cre8ive director, Ps David Evans led the whole night on worship and speaking on worship as well. I still remember it very clearly.

To enter in to God's presence, something has to die!

What does it mean? In the Old Testament, the High Priest would bring the sacrifices and offer them unto the Lord before he could enter the Holy of Holies to pray for forgiveness of sins. Animals died.

In the New Testament, Jesus came to bridge the gap between God and Man. Jesus came because only He is the way, the truth and the life. It's because of Him that we can freely enter into God's presence. Jesus died.

We have to die. And Paul calls us to DIE DAILY. Our pride, our inhibitions, our fears, our weaknesses, they have to be put to death so that in our death, Christ would live within us. From a place of pain, God can come in and heal the wounds, and build you up.

Well its another 2 more days to Sydney!!! woohoo!!! bring it on!!! for those going for the Hillsongs conference, I'll see you there!!!

~~derek~~ at 6/28/2004 10:06:00 pm

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