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Comment on Matthew’s Party by Matthew’s Party » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast

Matthew’s Party » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:28:33 +0000

[...] posted on Matthew’s party over at Gospel Notes this week. The story’s there in Matthew 9, the gospel reading this week in the Revised Common [...]

Comment on Happy Are Those by Micah Campaign and G7 Finance Ministers » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast

Micah Campaign and G7 Finance Ministers » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:09:26 +0000

[...] you signed the Micah Call? I wrote something on the Micah Call on my Gospel Notes blog back in February. I was 4701 on the list on February 1, 2005. Now there are over 17,070 [...]

Comment on Christ the Good Shepherd by First Steps at Spiritual Retreat » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast

First Steps at Spiritual Retreat » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:06:41 +0000

[...] I’ve listed some of the thoughts of the week at my Gospel Notes blog. [...]

Comment on Gates to the Cross by Alternative to 4 Spiritual Laws » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast

Alternative to 4 Spiritual Laws » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:23:03 +0000

[...] Gospel Notes I’ve posted an article on Bill Bright’s “Four Spiritual Laws” and nine [...]

Comment on What would Jesus eat and drink? by What would Jesus eat and drink? » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast

What would Jesus eat and drink? » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:11:51 +0000

[...] just posted on the eating and drinking habits of Jesus at Gospel Notes. It’s in response to Matthew 11, where Jesus points out that people are never happy with his [...]

Comment on Who Do You Listen To? by Kent Keith and Mother Theresa Say Do it anyway » Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:07:42 +0000

[...] the “Do it anyway” inspirational poem, in a sermon on taking the risk of rejection. See Gospel Notes for the raw material shaping up for [...]

Comment on Gates to the Cross by Forge Weekend in Brisbane � Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast

Forge Weekend in Brisbane � Duncan Macleod on the Gold Coast — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:59:01 +0000

[...] One of the resources that got us talking was John Driver’s Gates to the Cross model, explored earlier here at Gospel Notes. [...]

Comment on Gates to the Cross by Pacific Highlander

Pacific Highlander — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:39:54 +0000

[...] On Gospel Notes I’ve posted an article on Bill Bright’s “Four Spiritual Laws” and nine alternative approaches to the cross. [...]

Comment on Get Behind Me Satan! by Coal

Coal — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:17:24 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed that reading… Although I’d like to pose a question… You were talkin about the promised suffering being what He offers that we may have life… I agree with that… but you also said that He does not offer us power? Did you mean that strictly in a worldly sense?

Yeshua has put all powers and principalities under His feet. Hasn’t He made us co-heirs to the kingdom? Then, are not we to grow in our identity and Him, that we may walk in His resurrection power after die to ourselves in order to be used mightily in the Spirit?

Comment on Get Behind Me Satan! by Tony Cooper

Tony Cooper — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:27:24 +0000

Hello Mark and Duncan.
What a great blog. I just read Get Behind me Satan.
It is very encouraging to read what you are saying here and clearly what has been put on your heart to say to others.
God so loves us and is challenging us to give up our very lives to follow Him, day by day. To experience His resurrection life we must be more than just willing to include Him in our lives. Much more than that. We must allow Him to live through us and to order our very existence down the most minute details. And as you rightly put it, it will cost us absolutely everything, homes, friends, family, jobs, money, reputation and our very life itself. But the great thing is that when we seek first His kingdom and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33), He can restore back these things to us in His time and in correct order. But that is His prerogative and only He knows when we are ready to receive back things He asked us to give up and when we will be able to use them wisely.
When we are living in submission to The King, we will possess His authority, discover His heart and be a great living testimony to win the lost, living a life of integrity without hypocrisy and without double standards, because we will be vessels of honour, available for His use as He decides.
And the best thing of all, is that in Kingdom living, we will be richer in many senses of the word, because we will become mature and Godly men and women, able to enjoy the blessings of God and able to live as Paul described in Philippians 4:12, but always putting the Giver first before the gifts. And we can always grateful for mercies, small or large for His mercies.
And better still, able to thank Him in every situation, because Jesus will have made us beautiful for every situation and we will know Him in every situation.
All this and much more, just because we give it all up for Him.
Is this easy? No. I am learning this at personal cost concerning things dear to me, but Eternal living is the best and I could not trade it for the world. And I desire that everyone else can experience Abundant living. This is not Christian armchair living! This is living out our faith out loud and out there, taking risks and getting hurt, falling over and getting up again. And always having a God who loves us and will never leave us or abandon us. Eternal life is abundant life, a life with depth and breadth and with a richness beyond measure.
It is a process, but it starts with a hunger to know Jesus more and an availability to let Him show us.
You were correct about attributing the reference to C.S.Lewis by the way. It comes from his book, Mere Christianity.
Thank you again for your blogs. You have blessed me.
God Bless you.