Category: Resources

Preaching and using PowerPoint

June 20, 2026

When I preach I always prepare a PowerPoint presentation to go with it. I find this helps people to follow along and it keeps them engaged.

I always try to use a nice image like above and the title at the start when doing my introduction. Then I use a different slide for each point. This might include the point, a key verse and a statement, a quote, a Greek word, or an image.

Using PowerPoint has really improved my preaching and it helps people to take notes. To give you an idea of what I mean, you can click here to see a PDF example of one of my messages. 

As a special way to keep people engaged, sometimes I intentionally spell words wrong in the PowerPoint and ask people to call out when they see one. If they are right I might throw lollies out to them. This is usually quite popular as you can imagine.

If you cannot afford PowerPoint, LibreOffice has a free version that is compatible with the Office version. This is what I generally use to do mine. It allows me to save it as a .ppt file and also a PDF.

A free gift for you

June 17, 2026

As a free gift to you for visiting our blog you can download our free discipleship Bible study booklet.

This booklet has 10 studies including the topics of salvation, the Bible, serving God, prayer, sharing your faith, church, the Holy Spirit, having the right view of Jesus and the right view of ourselves.

Each study has an explanation of the topic, a number of Bible verses, some reflection questions, a keyword with explanation, a memory verse and a prayer.

You can download the PDF here. No email address is required.

Pray for a revelation of God’s love

June 12, 2026

Today’s Word for Today devotion is really good. You can find it copied below. Please enjoy…

Pray for a revelation of God’s love

I pray that you…may…know this love that surpasses knowledge.” Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV

In the realm of general relativity, an event horizon is the point of no return. It’s the point at which gravitational pull becomes so great that it’s impossible to escape. The most obvious example is the black hole—a celestial object so massive that light can only enter but never exit its gravitational field.

The escape velocity of a black hole is greater than the speed of light, which is impossible to exceed. So, once you cross its horizon, there is no turning back. God’s love is like that. The Bible says, “God is love.” The implications of that one statement will take all of eternity to unpack. Nothing pulls stronger or longer than God’s love. Love is an event horizon, and once you cross over, you can’t get back. And who would want to? Logic won’t get you to God’s love. His love is beyond logical—it’s theological. The only way to receive the love of God is via revelation. Paul wrote: “I pray that you…may…grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ…that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” The love of God is measureless. It doesn’t fit in a box, not even a box the size of the universe. And if the universe isn’t big enough, God’s love certainly won’t fit within the confines of our human logic. So how do we get it in our hearts and minds? Through a personal revelation! So, the word for you today is: pray for a revelation of God’s love.

Freedom from sin plan

June 10, 2026

I just completed another YouVersion plan called, “Freedom for sin”. It has some practical reminders about the sin in our lives and how Christ has forgiven and covered them all.

You can find it here.

Reading the Bible is so important

June 5, 2026

I just read these statistics on how reading the Bible affects our faith and our lives in a positive way.

Research from…Back to the Bible shows that when someone is in God’s Word at least four days a week, their life begins to radically change. They are 30% less likely to experience loneliness, 228% more likely to share their faith with others, 231% more likely to disciple others, and 407% more likely to memorize Scripture. That’s why our goal is not only to help everyone, everywhere have access to God’s Word, but also to help them engage with it every day.

Source: God’s Word, Everyone, Everywhere, Everyday Day 3 – YouVersion Plan

For me personally the Bible has transformed my life. It gives me hope, purpose and direction. Most importantly it pointed me to Jesus. This not only changed my life, it also changed my eternal destiny.

If you would like to begin reading the Bible or get back in to it, we have some ways to do it below.

  1. Our Bible readings page with nine two week plans.
  2. Our free discipleship Bible study.
  3. Read the New Testament in a year plan.