A Note From Dave

A Note From Dave: Sunday July 3

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Hi church,

As we continue to grow a culture that demonstrates that we love and are loved, we have considered ‘agape’ love: a love without limits or boundaries. In fact this sort of love actually multiples and increases among us to the point where it overflows from us.

Paul prayed for the Philippians that their love would not only increase, but overflow!

“I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.”

Philippians 1:9 (NLT)

When love abounds, we see multiplication and our kingdom influence increases to the point that nations are reshaped.

“You shall multiply the nation, You shall increase their gladness; They will be glad in Your presence As with the gladness of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.”

Isaiah 9:3 (NASB)

As we move towards our Kingdom Foundation month and the launch of a new service later in the year, our prayer needs to like Paul’s: that our love will overflow and that we continue to grow in our wisdom, understanding and knowledge. Let’s prophetically declare this prayer over our lives and our church in this next season; we’ll be amazed at what God will multiply in our world.

Really looking forward to seeing you Sunday! Alix and I missed you all last week as we ministered in Burnie.

Ps. Dave

P.S. Let’s remember to gather for prayer before the service. We are especially praying a declaration that God’s love will abound, increase and overflow from us.

Kingdom Foundation Launch 2016

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Hi Church,
Alix and I feel so blessed to to have the privilege of leading such a generous church. We regularly thank God for the amazing people in our world. Thank you for being part of that journey; you are making a difference and together we are influencing our world locally and globally.

I’m writing to let you know that our Kingdom Foundation Launch is coming up on the 10th of July. This will be a truly exciting vision-filled and important day in the life of our church. The Launch will commence a month during which we continue to sow and focus on our Kingdom vision. Certainly God has been speaking to me and challenging me as we look to the next 12 months and beyond.

Our theme this year is GO! This means that we GO with the good news of hope and restoration for our world, GO everywhere and announce the message of God’s good news to one and all. We GO LOCAL with a message of hope and restoration to our beautiful city, and GO GLOBAL as we plant churches with Empart in Nepal and expand the Kingdom of God in India through Vision Rescue.

As you would be very aware, as busy people, we can’t be everywhere. You may not have the opportunity to travel to India or Nepal, but we do have an amazing opportunity to express and respond to the amazing Love of Jesus that we have experienced.

In line with our theme and vision for this year we can:
Love Local and Love Global through our combined generosity as a church. I think generosity is love in action!

This year, we’re believing to see God do some incredible things in us and through us. As we Go Local and Go Global with the Love of Jesus, we build His Church and bless our community.

Locally, we have a huge vision which will impact our city. This includes the launch of a new service on Sunday evenings, which will help to reach a whole new group of people i Hobart. We are excited to see Pop Up Church continue and believe that God will expand His kingdom and our thinking through this amazing outreach. We continue to look to the future of our Church Home and as such need to allocate funds to our building fund. Equipping our creative team to create an excellent, welcoming atmosphere, where people can experience the presence of God is high on our priority list for the coming year and caring for those in our community in need is, as always, forefront in our thinking. We continue to believe in and champion the next generation and in the coming year we want to finance the Shine and Strength programs and other Schools Ministry. Once again, we have allocated funds to see Church Together happen again, as this incredible event has been, and will be even more so in future, so significant for our city.

Globally, we want to see new churches planted in Nepal, because the local church is God’s chosen vehicle to reach the lost. As well as this, we will be partnering with Vision Rescue to create a brighter future for the next generation in India, a future of freedom and hope.

Please prayerfully consider how you can partner with an exciting vision as we exercise our faith together.

God Bless

Ps Dave

A Note From Ps. Dave: Sunday May 1st

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Hi Church,

We’ve been really encourage by the level of enthusiasm around our church at the moment, especially at Heart and Soul on Tuesday Night as we spent some time defining our culture.

Culture can be described as:
A number of people with common values who make decisions from those values.
Our culture is an end product of our values.
I love that Energizer has a strong culture built on biblical values.

First and foremost it’s a culture in which we love Jesus and use His name;
There is salvation in His name!
“And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12 NIV)

There is power in His name! There is restoration in His name! We are baptised in His name,
We assemble in His name!

“So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present.”
(1 Corinthians 5:4 NIV)
This weekend let’s remember -we assemble in the name of Jesus, people will be saved in the name of Jesus and people will be healed and restored in the name of Jesus!

Let’s get ready for what God will do by praying and proclaiming His goodness, His power, His healing, His restoration and His salvation in the name of Jesus!

Looking forward to seeing you in one of our services this Sunday.

Blessings,
Ps. Dave.

A Note From Dave: Sunday April 10

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Hi all,

Last Sunday John spoke to us about dreams.

God speaks to us through dreams; Joseph in many ways would have been considered a day dreamer. It’s well known that his lack of wisdom and discernment in sharing his dreams landed him in serious trouble and even after his dreams appeared to be dead in the water, they were still realised.

So, what is the difference between Joseph and perhaps your average day dreamer?

The first thing is that Joseph let God into his dreams. If we make God the senior partner of dreams, we then become outlets for God dreams.
Even through his disappointment, Joseph still allowed God to speak into his dreams. It’s imperative that we keep our hearts sweet, because our hearts becomes the filters through which we hear God’s voice.

The second thing is that Joseph remained obedient; he wasn’t sidetracked by selfish opportunity or dire circumstance and, when he was given the opportunity to speak, he was obedient in speaking truth.

Abraham the father of faith realised the dream of being the father to nations through his obedience. Obedience not only blesses you, but others are blessed through you!

The enemy wants to rob and stifle our dreams. As we envision ourselves going to make a serious difference in our city and beyond, we must let God into our dreams and remain obedient, despite and in spite of whatever circumstance or season we find ourselves in.

As a church and as individuals, there are great days ahead.

Let’s dream big God dreams and, like Abraham, be obedient and GO to the places God is calling us.

We’re in for fantastic services this Sunday!

See you in church,
Ps. Dave

Easter at Energizer

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In a world that at times feels out of control and so many things that appear to be random or just happen by accident, we can take confidence in the fact that God is intentional.

For example, Jesus died during the Jewish Passover celebration. That wasn’t random or a coincidence; it was intentional.

Because Jesus became our Passover Lamb.

The ancient Hebrews offered a perfect Lamb to God to cover their indiscretions. The lamb had to be perfect and without blemish, because something can’t be used if it needs itself. The “Lamb” is the most used description of Jesus in Scripture. It is mentioned 104 times. Jesus is the Perfect Lamb – He is the only person in history without sin; the only One qualified to pay for sin. That’s why He is the only way.

Our Father intentionally found a way to do what we had no hope of doing ourselves. Easter is all about hope, its about victory, its about opportunity, its about confidence – just a few attributes we celebrate this Easter.

Join us as we explore the question: What’s with the Lamb?

Hobart Service @ 8 Petchey St, Bellerive
6:30AM
SUNRISE PRAYER FOR OUR CITY AT BELLERIVE QUAY (BRING FOLDING CHAIR & BLANKET) FREE BACON AND EGG BREAKFAST

9:40AM
COFFEE & SPECIAL EASTER TREATS

10:00AM
EASTER SERVICE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY INCLUDING WORSHIP, BAPTISMS, ITEMS, AN EASTER MESSAGE, AND A FUN-FILLED PROGRAM FOR KIDS WITH EPIC EASTER EGG HUNT AND MUCH MORE

11:30AM
FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL WITH LIVE MUSIC, JUMPING CASTLE, FACE PAINTING, BARISTA COFFEE, SAUSAGE SIZZLE AND SNACK SHOP FOR YUMMY CAKES AND TREATS

Derwent Valley Outreach @ 19 Circle St, New Norfolk
4:00PM
EASTER SERVICE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY & PRAYER FOR OUR COMMUNITY

5:15PM
AFTER PARTY WITH LIVE MUSIC, FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE, HOT CROSS BUNS & COFFEE AND AN EPIC EASTER EGG HUNT FOR THE KIDS

I encourage you to not miss the opportunity to invite your friends and family along who may not yet attend church. Let’s celebrate together, the true meaning of Easter.

Blessings

Ps Dave

A Note From Dave: Sunday February 7

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Hi everyone,

Have you ever broken a promise? I certainly have, despite my best intentions. We’re not always capable of keeping our word. We’ve all experienced the disappointment of broken promises, so when promises are made we’re often skeptical.

A Promise is: An offer with a guaranteed result.

God has promised us so many good things. The problem is, we have been conditioned to expect promises to be broken.

When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee—God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God
(Hebrews 6:17-18 MSG)

God guarantees His promises. We’re told He’s not a man and He can’t lie; He can’t go back on His word. He’s never spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?

In the family of God we are people of promise. The writer of the Hebrews encourages us to grab hold of the promises with both hands; everything we have. Let’s not allow our conditioning to keep us from stepping into and taking hold of the promise.

As we ‘GO’ into a really exciting year, we can live as the world has conditioned us to live, or we can live as people of promise who know that what God has for us is a rock solid guarantee.

I’m really looking forward to our services this Sunday. Let’s come expectant as we move towards a truly exciting and defining Vision Sunday next week. This week we are really building faith and expectation for Vision Sunday!

Ps. Dave

A Note From Ps. Dave: 23rd and 24th of January

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Hi everyone,

What a fantastic start we had with Pop Up Church last Saturday and then two great services on Sunday. Ps Corey was a great encouragement.

Recently I was reading in John 9.
After a blind man was healed by Jesus he came under intense scrutiny from the religious leaders; as to whether he should have been healed on the Sabbath or not? Whether Jesus was good or bad? and so on….

I like his answer:

“I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied.
“But I know this:
I was blind, and now I can see!”
(John 9:25 NLT)

Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up philosophising, debating or even judging. I believe we need to spend more time and energy testifying and perhaps less time philosophising.

The power of a testimony stands strong in the face of opposition. A testimony is drawing, engaging and powerful. As we continue with “The Mission” let’s allow our testimony to speak!

We have another brilliant weekend coming up with Pop Up Church and Cam Bennett speaking Saturday night and Sunday morning. Let’s be prayed up, expectant and ready for souls to be saved and lives to be changed!

See you soon!

Ps Dave

A note from Ps. Dave: A huge weekend in church!

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Hi everyone!
Jesus’ disciples experienced revival in the most unlikely place, (a Samaritan village). Jesus said:
Wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest. The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life.What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!
(John 4:35-36)

Let’s continue to approach “The Mission” in an engaged, alert and Spirit-directed way. The disciples couldn’t see the harvest because they didn’t see the Samaritan village as a place where there would be a harvest.

Let’s be ready for the un-likely, expect the unexpected and have Spirit-directed eyes that are able to see opportunity. Because the fields; our city and our spheres of influence, are ripe for harvest.

It was brilliant to be over at the Macquarie Point venue last night with a great team of people as we swept, cleaned, set up and prayed together! There is amazing unity and excitement building. We’re in for a fantastic weekend with Corey speaking Saturday night and Sunday morning.

See you there!
Pastor Dave

A Note From Ps. Dave

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Hi everyone,

Our God is and always has been a God of New things:

“For I am about to do something new.
See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.
And in many cases leaving old things.”
(Isaiah 43:19 NLT)

As we start a new year, we think about new things. Many New Year’s resolutions are about what we don’t want to do, like: not eating so much, drinking less, not responding in certain ways and so on…

The greatest new thing we have is to belong to Christ!
“…anyone who belongs to Christ
has become a new person.
The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
(2 Corinthians 5:17, NLT)

The power of stepping into the new lies in understanding that we have been and are being made new! The old has gone, which means all that lies ahead is the new.

2016 is going to be an exciting ride as God continues to do new things among us. The old has gone the new has begun!

Let’s step into it, live and enjoy it, because He certainly is doing a New thing!

Can’t wait to see you in church on Sunday. I’m believing for salvations, for a new Holy Spirit-breathed fire inside us. I know it will be an exciting Sunday. Let’s come prayed up and really expecting the new.

Ps Dave