'Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. 9All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. 10For you are great and do marvellous deeds; you alone are God. 11Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. 12I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will 'glorify your name forever.’—Psalm 86:8—12 ('Lord;

Tomorrow we commence our 18-day church-wide prayer and fasting Season. The adventure begins … Are you up for it? Fasting … Are You up for the Adventure?—Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Blog 002 Why do we fast? Put simply, fasting is a declaration of our need for God more than our necessities in life. Through fasting, we express how serious we are about our walk with God, how dependent we are on His Spirit and how desperate we are for His love-invasion of our community. The

Blog 001—Welcome to the world premiere of the Narre Warren Baptist Church (NWBC) Blog My name is Rod Semple. A couple of weeks ago Pastor Peter asked me to coordinate the preparation and publication of this year’s devotions for our Season of Fasting—(1st February to 18th February). He had a specific request. He wanted this year’s devotion to be set up as a blog, hosted on the church website. A blog is… well, it’s a just a fancy world for a letter… a letter written on a comput