Lyons Ministries

08/09/2026

Hi guys some of you might remember Marion Sheahan
Mother of Lee Lyons who also attended High Street church sadly she passed away Saturday aged 88 years and is now in heaven I will be doing a memorial service at Warrigal ACT
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Hi Wayne,
I didn’t call as I thought you might be having dinner.
We are looking at having the memorial service for Mum at Warrigal on Fri 18th, 10-11.30am, hoping you’re free then.
Thanks, Lee

08/09/2026

This Thursday 10th Sep 26

04/09/2026

Delayed but not Denied
There is only one difference between a successful person and an unsuccessful person, and that is that one gives up and the other doesn’t. Life is full of challenges, setbacks, and moments when we all can feel like giving up. However, as believers, we are encouraged to press on in.

There will always be seasons in life when we find ourselves facing a troubling situation or enduring a painful injustice. You may find yourself wrestling with all kinds of doubts and questions. Why is God taking so long to bring this to pass? Did God forget me? Did I even hear Him correctly?

It can be quite difficult when we cannot ‘see’ God in action. But a delay is not a denial, and just because it doesn’t seem that anything is happening in answer to our prayers, that doesn't mean God isn't working behind the scenes on our behalf.

The devil wants you to believe that God’s promises will not work for you. He wants you distracted, stressed out, and anxious about your future rather than resting in knowing that God’s promises are true for you. At these times, we must remember to take our eyes off the enemy and the opinions of others – and not to focus too much on ourselves – but to turn our eyes upon Jesus. Too many times, we look only at the problem or circumstance, and we don't find out what God says concerning our situation. The Word of God says: What is impossible with men is possible with God (Luke 18:27). So, when it looks like it could be all over for you, look up! That's where your help comes from.

Psalm 73:2-3 says: But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. The psalmist (Asaph) was focusing all of his attention on other people. It appeared that those who were wicked prospered and had everything – whilst he who was righteous, seemed to have nothing. However, it shows that when he began to envy others, he nearly lost his foothold in life.

We have to guard against blaming others for what's going wrong in our life. Our struggle is not with flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:12). Our battle is a spiritual battle, that is fought through prayer and a strong belief in God's Word. We must also guard against comparing ourselves with others when we're going through a hard time. Our success in life does not come from what other people do. Our success comes from what we do! We must learn to take personal responsibility, compare ourselves only to the Word, and judge ourselves only according to what the Bible says.

Also, there is a trap here that we must avoid. While many people have a habit of blaming others, some Christians have a habit of blaming themselves to the point where their attention is totally self focused. If you do this, the devil will accommodate you by magnifying your flaws, failures, and past sins.

Maybe you have made a mistake or fallen short in an area, but God can turn it around. He is the God of second chances! If you've made a mistake, God is still there for you, if you will call on Him. God wants to bring a positive solution to every problem in your life. If you'll keep your eyes on Him and listen to His Word, He will say to you, 'Having done all to stand, keep standing. Your answer is on the way.’ The final outcome is not determined by what we see in the natural. The final outcome is determined by our response to God’s Word, which is supernatural.

The best way to continue to hold on to His promises is by speaking them daily. Speak them with gratitude, as if they have already been granted to you. As you speak them, you build your faith (Romans 10:17). When you speak the Word of God, your mind stays focused on Jesus and His promises, instead of the turmoil of your circumstances. As you remind yourself of God’s precious promises, you’ll find it easier to let go of the problem and believe God to bring the solution to pass.

Remember:
You are loved: John 17:23: That the world may know that You … loved them even as You loved Me.
God doesn’t withhold His goodness: Psalm 84:11: For the Lord God is a sun and a shield. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
Trust Him: Jeremiah 17:7: But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
Have faith in God: Mark 11:22-23: Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.
God’s Word is true and final: Psalm 119:89: Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven. Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Whatever you may be going through is temporary. I urge you to hang in there! Keep running your race well, trusting God every step along the way. Remind yourself of God’s faithfulness. Don’t grow weary. Don’t lose hope. Don’t grow bitter. Don’t turn your back on God. Although His timing may be slower than we would like, His word will surely come to pass at exactly the right time. Focus your attention on what the Word says, and watch the Almighty God do the impossible in your life!
Karen Ryder

31/08/2026

Lesson 28 Overcoming Obstacles

31/08/2026

Lesson 27 Overcoming Obstacles

29/08/2026

God always causes us to Triumph!
Although we live in a world, where darkness seems to be advancing, we can take hold of the promises in the Bible and give thanks to God, because He always causes us to triumph in Christ (2 Corinthians 2:14). The Apostle Paul said in this scripture, and many others, that God ALWAYS causes us to triumph – not that we’d just have an occasional victory followed by a series of defeats. No! He said God always causes us to triumph! But that will only happen as you learn to trust Him, believe His Word, and act in faith!

We don’t get to that stage overnight, however. A process of transformation must take place first. All of us begin at the New Birth as spiritual babes in Christ, but God doesn't intend that we stay that way. He desires for us to grow into Christian maturity. Just as children need natural food for their bodies to grow and mature, Christians also need the Word of God to enable them to grow up and mature in spiritual things.

We know that the Apostle Paul led many people to Christ and helped them mature spiritually with his instructions in the letters to the churches. As a spiritual father, the Bible reveals the concern he felt for his spiritual children. He compared his pain over their faithfulness to the pain of childbirth. Galatians 4:19 says: My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you. It is interesting that Paul used an analogy of childbirth. As anyone who has given birth knows, there is much time and effort involved – it can be intensely painful – but the end result brings great joy!

As Pastors, we have the same care for those over whom we have spiritual oversight. We lead people to Christ and teach them the Word – standing by them and helping them to grow. Some may drop out along the way, but many come to maturity, and when they do, it brings great joy!

However, there is always a process to progress. At the beginning of time, God created a system on the earth called seed, time, and harvest. Mark 4:26-29 says that spiritually, you begin this process as you plant the Word. And Jesus said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. The kingdom of God is God’s system; it’s God’s way of doing things. And although we live on the earth, when we do things the way God intended, things work out the way they should.

The scripture continues: For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come. In this parable, Jesus compared the Word of God to a seed. The seed is the Word, and in the previous verses, each of the different grounds represents the heart types of man.

Jesus taught that God’s Word has to be planted like a seed in our hearts, by speaking it. Just as a seed doesn’t release its life until it is planted into the ground, God’s Word will not set us free until we get it in our hearts. Having the Bible in our heads is not enough; we have to let God’s Word pe*****te our hearts.

Secondly, the Bible says that man who sowed the seed slept and rose day after day. When you sow a seed, it takes time for a seed to germinate. You bury it in the ground and see nothing for a while. You can’t plant a seed one day and expect to see it growing the next day, but just because there’s nothing visible above the ground doesn’t mean the seed isn’t growing.

A farmer has to leave his seed in the ground and believe that it’s growing even though he can’t see it. Likewise, you have to have faith that the seed of God’s Word will do what it was designed by God to do. Faith is believing God’s Word is true, even when you can see no evidence of it. You can’t keep digging up the seed, to see if it is working; and unfortunately, many people dig up the Word by speaking directly against what it says. They let natural circumstances override what God says and wonder why they aren’t seeing God’s Word come to pass.

But if you will continue with God’s Word, suddenly, you’ll find that just as in nature, the blade of the stalk of corn will break through the earth. As you water that Word, the full grain of the corn develops. That means you as a believer, are beginning to grow strong. As you continue in the Word, and just like the head if the corn appears in the natural – spiritually your seed will come to fruition. Your understanding of God's ways will quicken your sensitivity to His Spirit will increase and you will find yourself beginning to operate in supernatural power.

Why? Because you have filled yourself with the Word. The more time you spend going to church and hearing the Word preached, and the more time you spend reading and speaking the Word yourself, the more that Word will affect your life. The Word in your heart develops deep roots influencing and affecting how you think – what you do and how you react to the problems that surround you.

When the problems of life pressure you and the Word comes out of your mouth, so too, will come your deliverance, your healing, your prosperity, blessing, safety, and any other need that you have and the fulfilment of every other need.

God’s Word will get you out of any storm, and you will be able to give Him thanks – for once again He has caused you to triumph through Christ! So don't give up before you see the full manifestation of your answered prayer.
Karen Ryder

26/08/2026

Tonight the 27 th Aug see you if you can make it

26/08/2026

21/08/2026

See Yourself Strong
As a New Creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17) your spirit being is perfect. Therefore, the problems you have to contend with in your everyday life after you're born again, are in your soulish realm – your will and emotions. That's why the Bible says we: must renew our minds. (Romans 12:2)

The hardest part of renewing your thinking, will always be the pulling down of the strongholds – thoughts, arguments, imaginations and reasonings that have a STRONG HOLD in your mind – that are inconsistent with the Word of God, and give the enemy access to your inner life. It's necessary to bring your thoughts into line with the Word of God, because thoughts produce actions. Wrong thoughts can also produce false perceptions, that can keep you from receiving all the wonderful things God has provided for you.

The story of the spies in Numbers 13, is a good example of a false perception, that kept an entire generation of Israelites out of the blessings of God. After receiving a negative report from ten of the twelve spies, the people had two options. Would they put themselves in remembrance of God’s Word and His promise to them – or would they do what a lot of people do, when they hear a negative report?

They sat around and talked negatively about the situation. The more they talked, and the more people they complained to, the more discouraged they became. The more they got discouraged, the more they grumbled. Then they murmured, and they confessed what they now believed – that they couldn't succeed.

The Israelites saw themselves in their mind’s eyes (their perception) as grasshoppers. They now perceived themselves as inadequate and inferior – in comparison to the inhabitants of the land – and were therefore, unable to possess the promises of God.

The two other spies, Joshua and Caleb, had a completely different outlook and perspective of the situation. In their report to the people of Israel, they said: The land is bountiful, flowing with milk and honey, and while it is true there are giants in the land, that is totally irrelevant. If God has told us to take the land, we can do it, and it doesn't make any difference who is there – or what the circumstances look like.

Israel accepted the majority report (the evil report) and agreed they couldn't take the land. And they got exactly what they said! Every one of those people who grumbled and complained, died in the wilderness. Not a single one of them went into the Promised Land. Likewise, if we allow disappointment to fester and develop into discouragement – and then speak the discouragement, it robs us of faith and displeases God. That's just what the devil wants!

Regardless of the doctor's report, or any other report – our feelings or experiences of the past – faith believes God's report. Whose report will you believe?
Will you believe the doctor's report, your financial report?
Or will you believe God's report?
Faith is superior to feelings. If we go by feelings, we'll get into trouble. The reason so many Christians are up and down is because they don't walk by faith. They walk by what they see and what they feel.
The Holy Spirit DOES NOT bear witness with our reasoning.
The Holy Spirit DOES NOT bear witness with our feelings.
The Holy Spirit only BEARS witness with our spirits.
2 Corinthians 4:18 encourages us: While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which ARE NOT SEEN. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are NOT SEEN are eternal.

How can you look at something unseen? You're certainly not looking at it with your physical eyes. No, you're looking at it with your spiritual eyes (or the eyes of your spirit) through the eyes of faith. A believer who DOES NOT look at what is seen, is instead motivated by the unseen, spiritual world of the Kingdom of God and His promises. They are not moved by what they see, they are not moved by what they feel. They are only moved by what they believe …

When a disappointment comes along, it may seem like a minor thing, but we need to take every single disappointment in life, no matter how small or how big it is, and turn it around, by speaking the promises of God’s Word over the situation.

Faith believes what the Word says even if your eyes and your feelings tell you something different. Faith doesn't care what the symptoms are. It doesn't care how the circumstances look, because faith in God's Word will change the symptoms. Faith can turn every defeat into victory.

The story of the success of the small minority of the spies in Numbers 13, should be an encouragement for us. Even when the majority is against us, we must believe what is right, and do what is right. What is happening may affect us, but victory will still be ours – if we continue to believe God’s Word.

Joshua and Caleb continued to believe God (despite being the only ones) and did not waver in their belief. Because they stood up for what they believed, their lives were extended beyond anyone else’s, and they were able to walk into the Promised Land with the next generation.

Overcomers aren’t necessarily more intelligent, more educated or more talented than other people, they are just more persistent. They keep believing and confessing God’s Word, and that keeps them going, beyond the point at which others give up!

So, determine in your heart today to speak God's Word out your mouth and to speak nothing contrary to that Word
Karen Ryder