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23/10/2026

The World in Chaos
Paris is burning. A Victorian politician gets mowed down in the main street of a country town, by someone trying to kill her. It has been just over 12 months since Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and the Bondi massacre is still fresh in our minds.

The world is in chaos!

Western civilization is under attack, due to weak political leadership. I heard someone say recently that they told their children to go see Europe, while it is still there. Sadly, those words are worth heeding.

In the book of Hosea, God said to His people:
For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land:
There is no truth or mercy
Or knowledge of God in the land.
By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed upon bloodshed (Hosea 4:1-2).

Being a nation without a moral compass is the reason for the sad state of our society, having political correctness as its ideology. The modern age is against the idea of restraint. Their message is: You make your own rules. You answer to no one. There are no boundaries.

So, how do we live righteously in an unrighteous world? How do we teach our family to we resist the desire to fit in with everyone else? It begins with a choice to not be conformed to this world, but to be transformed (Romans 12:1-2). The Phillips translation says, Don’t let the world squeeze you into its own mould. We need to be different, and do what He calls us to do.

Jesus warned us that: As the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be (Matthew 24:37). So, what was it like in the days of Noah? According to the Bible, it says that: The wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually (Genesis 6:1-12).

Our news is filled with similar stories as in Noah’s day – wickedness, violence, corruption and ungodliness. Temptations abound, encouraging the young to fulfil the lusts of the flesh. It almost seems as if every inclination of man’s heart today is evil continually, just as it was in Noah's day. However, in the midst all of the evil of his day, Noah was the one man who dared to be different. The Bible says he was “a righteous man.” “Blameless in his generation.” And he “walked with God.” He and his family withstood the pressure, the temptations, and the ridicule of those around them. Noah made a choice.

BY FAITH Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes BY FAITH (Hebrews 11:7). Like Noah, we need to be people of faith. Noah’s faith allowed him to see the unseen, and he was warned of the events that were to come, and in the same way, Jesus has warned us.

We need to do what the Apostle Paul encourages us to do in Colossians 3:1-2: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

Just like the world was corrupt in Noah’s day, so it was in Paul’s. He also admonished them in that day and age, to “shine as lights” as they lived in a culture that was “crooked and perverse.” We also, need to let our light shine, in a dark and corrupt system. Christians must shine with truth and integrity, like Noah – living godly in an ungodly world.

See beyond the here and now. Be aware of what God has promised for our future. Be strong, standing up for truth and righteousness, being led by the Holy Spirit, so we can reach as many people as we can before it’s too late.
Ps
Karen Ryder

13/10/2026

Just an update on Mission trip all our visas came through thanks for your prayers
We fly out 9:50am this Friday 16th return Nov 13th
We will be in Pakistan India and Bangladesh about a week in each place a couple of days rest in Malaysia on way home
Please pray for fruit 🍇 that God bless these people and go before us as we reconnect with old friends pray for our protection also etc

11/10/2026

Lesson 34 Overcoming Obstacles

11/10/2026

Lesson 33 Overcoming Obstacles

09/10/2026

The Potter's Clay
In Isaiah 64:8 God said to His people: I am the Potter; You Are the Clay.

The Potter and the Clay is a lesson God used to teach this truth to His people. And in Jeremiah 18:1-3 it says: The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.

As Jeremiah watched the potter work, he learned how we should respond to God’s work in our lives. However, UNLIKE the clay on the wheel, which has no free will of its own, we choose how we respond in the Potter’s hands.

If we are like the clay – soft, pliable, and submissive – then we become better. If we are stubborn and stiff, we can become bitter. When clay becomes hard, it can no longer be formed. This happened with the nation of Israel. Jeremiah 17:23 says: But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

Psalm 37:4 says: Delight yourself also in the Lord; and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Most people are familiar with the second part of that scripture … He (God) shall give you the desires of your heart. We all know, and like that part – but there is a prerequisite to receiving the desires of our heart – and that is the first part of the verse – Delight yourself also in the Lord …

The Hebrew word for "delight" means to be soft and pliable. If God gave us all the desires of our carnal nature, they won’t end up benefitting us in the long run. When we delight in the Lord, it means we take our focus off ourselves and put it on to the things of God. It also means putting God’s priorities above our own. When we receive direction from the Lord or see something in the Word that convicts us – our response reveals whether our hearts are soft and pliable, or hardened – and whether we truly do delight to do His will.

If we are soft and pliable in the hands of God and not stubborn and hard hearted, He will cause our own selfish desires to be taken out of our hearts – and replace them with His own desires. As we become soft and pliable in His hands, we will exchange our desires for the things that He desires for us.

Your desires always follow your attention. The Godly person never indulges in desires that don't line up with the Word. What you give your attention to – bad habits, social media, worldly friends – will fuel your desires. However, if you turn your attention to the Word of God, spend time listening to messages, praying and meditating in the Word, your heart’s desires will follow, and you will want to be in the House of God, serving the Lord.

If we delight ourselves in the Lord; we can expect happiness from the things of God; as we delight in His being, His love, His Word, His provision and in serving Him with our gifts and talents. Only the Spirit of God knows us better than ourselves; and what can truly satisfy us. Only God knows our Divine purpose in life, and only He has the knowledge of what we are to do for Him in this life.

To be sure that we're praying in line with God's Word, we need to study the Word. God's Word is His will, and we will never know what His will is, without knowing His Word intimately (2 Timothy 2:15). As we discover God’s promises for our lives, we find out that God wants us to prosper – spirit, soul and body. If we learn to trust God and act on the Word, our lack will be turned to plenty, our illness to health, and our failures into successes.

As we renew our mind with the Word of God, we are transformed, because renewing our minds is how we change our thinking. Then we can know what the good, acceptable and perfect will of God is (Romans 12:2).

When we come into alignment with the plan that God has for our lives, we will find our life far more satisfying and rewarding. However, if we are led by our flesh, we will be out of sorts, and things will not go well for us. But when what we desire is what God desires for us, we can pray accurately, because God can only answer those prayers that are in agreement with His will.

1 John 5:14 says: And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.

When we find our happiness in Him, it makes our hearts soft and pliable, to receive His Word, His instructions, His direction and His correction – so that He can grant our Godly desires!
Karen Ryder

05/10/2026

This Thursday the 8th / 6:45-for 7pm start last one till I come back from mission trip leaving 16 Oct back 13 Nov will then rap up remaining part of book and dance discussion on new book for sometime after school holidays in Feb 27
Thanks guys
Wayne 🙏

02/10/2026

Your Answer is Just Around the Corner
There is a place in America called “Cape Disappointment”. It’s on the south western corner of Washington State – on the Pacific Ocean. Cape Disappointment has a less tragic meaning than you might imagine. It was so named because of the disappointment of one man, Captain John Meares, an English Navigator and fur trader, who gave up, just before he was about to receive the prize.

As an explorer, John Meares was in possession of some Spanish maps that showed that there was a river that flowed into the Pacific Ocean around that area. (I assume it would have been a viable business venture to be able to transport his furs down the river to the ocean, rather than across land.)

The Indians had said that it was there. The Spanish said they had seen it. So, in the year 1788, John Meares set sail, and went searching for this river.

This region is one of the foggiest places in America. It has 106 days of fog a year. That means that for one third of the year, you can’t see anything for the fog. It also has some of the roughest sea conditions in the world.

John Meares searched and searched through the fog, trying to find the mouth of that River. Then He encountered a storm. It seemed that everything was against him. Eventually he came to a rocky outcrop where he decided to give up. As he was unable to see clearly beyond the line of breakers across the mouth of the river, John Meares was convinced that no such river existed there. Disheartened, he sailed back and recorded his feelings by naming the place – “Cape Disappointment”.

What he didn’t realise, however, was that his goal was just around the corner. He had, in fact, been nearly upon the northern entrance to the Columbia River – a river that was 2000 kilometres long and was the fourth largest river in America – far above and beyond what he had ever imagined.

John Meares gave up just short of his goal. It was just around the corner! He gave up because everything looked hopeless. But all he had to do – was just hang on – a little longer. IT WAS ALWAYS THERE. What he needed was there – he just couldn’t see it, and gave up. Instead, he turned around and headed back … disappointed and unfulfilled.

I wonder how often we give up, when our answer is just around the corner? Everyone has bad days. Many people give up or don't make an effort, because it is the easier option According to the dictionary – to give up is to “cease making an effort; resign oneself to failure. Therefore, the way we think either lifts us up or pulls us down.

Even if things are going smoothly for you right now, that doesn’t mean you won’t have problems tomorrow. Jesus said, In the world you will have [trouble] (John 16:33).

The enemy knows that the only way he can defeat you in any area of your life, is if he gets you to give up. That’s why Galatians 6:9 encourages us: And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

You cannot achieve victory without a continual diet of the Word of God, because that’s where faith comes from. The promises of God’s Word you feed on daily will give you the strength to push through any and every difficulty and disappointment.

Everything in your life depends on the Word of God! Nothing else can give you the faith you need to take hold of the promises of God. That’s why putting the Word first place in your life every day is so vital, and it’s also why the devil works so hard to keep you from doing it. Because our victory in life completely depends on our perseverance in the Word. To persevere means “to persist; to stay with the program; to be set, fixed, and constant; to pursue steadily, in spite of contrary influences, opposition, and discouragement.”

Jesus wants us to keep going. He never gave up, and neither should we. So, don’t get discouraged or give up. Stay in the Word and walk by faith and not by sight.

Philippians 4:13 says: I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” And Luke 1:37 tells us that: “Nothing will be impossible with God.”

Don't give up. The answer to your prayer could be just around the corner!
Karen Ryder

27/09/2026

Lesson 32 Overcoming Obstacles

25/09/2026

Run to Win!
Hebrews 12:1 says: … And let us run with patience, endurance, and steadily and active persistence, the appointed course of the race that is set before us. As a believer, Jesus has called you to run a race. It was why you were born. It is your destiny. It was the race you were created to run. God Almighty has chosen you to run this race, but this is no ordinary race. The Christian life is the race of faith – it is life’s journey for you – it is the race of a lifetime, and it has been planned especially for you. It’s not a sprint; it’s a marathon and an obstacle course. It’s long-distance and multi-terrain, and it should be the central focus of your existence.

Finishing your race is going to require focus, and training. That’s why the Apostle Paul wrote these words: Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but [only] one receives the prize? So run [your race] that you may lay hold [of the prize] and make it yours … Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air ... RUN SO THAT YOU MAY OBTAIN THE PRIZE. (1 Corinthians 9:24 & 26-27)

You can’t run aimlessly. Paul says, I don’t run aimlessly. I RUN TO WIN! I run to accomplish the goal that is set before me. He also said to the Galatians in Chapter 5:7: You were running well. Who hindered you? There are hindrances that hamper our spiritual growth. The first part of Hebrews 12:1 tells us what hinders us. It says: LET US LAY ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT, AND THE SIN WHICH SO EASILY ENSNARES US, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us …

Weights are impediments, hindrances, and encumbrances that trip us up, slow us down and keep us from finishing the race – and if not dealt with, can take us out of the race completely. They also prevent us from hearing the voice of God. Whatever dulls our spiritual senses, by default, puts us on the path of sin, and keeps us from focusing on God’s plan for our life.

There are many things that can trip us up. Unforgiveness and bitterness often hinder spiritual growth, as does pandering to our flesh – choosing comfort and convenience, over faithfulness to God – choosing to do our will instead of His will for our life.

In Hebrews Chapter 12, the Apostle Paul tells us how to successfully run this race in life, and he puts the onus on us. He said: ‘YOU’ lay aside ‘every’ weight. The word ‘every’ means ‘all’. You are not going to finish the race if you don’t get rid of the weights.

The more we lay aside, the stronger we grow spiritually, and the better we will endure. We have God dwelling within us, Who wants us to rise up to be all He has called us to be, do all that He has called us to do, and receive all that He has declared we could receive.

If you are going to finish your course, you’ve got to fight the good fight of faith. And winning the race requires endurance. The Dictionary defines endurance as: ‘fortitude’ and ‘the ability to last, continue, or remain’.

In Philippians chapter 2, the picture of running appears again. In verse 16, Paul says that he’s been faithful, and he wants the Philippians to be faithful, to appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that they may rejoice in the day of Christ, so that (he knows that) HE HAS NOT RUN IN VAIN or laboured in vain. In the spiritual race you are running, Paul is also encouraging you as he encouraged the Philippians to NOT give up! To keep going. If you have tripped and fallen, don't stay there.

A winner is not someone who has never suffered a setback. He or she is someone who knows that when the setback comes, they must get up and continue forward. If we refuse to give up, we cannot lose.
The Scripture exhorts us to persist and endure. The apostle Paul prayed that the Colossians: Might be strengthened with all power … for all endurance and patience. (Colossians 1:11) And Paul reminded Timothy: If we endure, we will also reign with Him. (2 Timothy 2:12) Hebrews also says: For you need endurance, so that after you have done God's will, you may receive what was promised.

The only person who ever loses – is the one who stops pressing in. QUITTERS NEVER WIN, AND WINNERS NEVER QUIT. There is something honourable about NOT giving up – about getting back up, dusting yourself off and continuing to compete. As long as you do not allow any weight to encumber you; as long as you do not allow yourself to get tangled up; as long as you don't get into a pity party; as long as you keep pressing in with faith, you will win.

Remember it is not about finishing last or finishing first, but SIMPLY ABOUT FINISHING! Don't give up on God because he hasn't given up on you. God's Word says we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us! God's Word will turn us into the kind of people who believe that whatever we set our hands to do can succeed and prosper.

You can do this. Fix your eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of your faith, and you will finish the race!
Karen Ryder

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