Reality Revelations

Salvatore was a neighbour of mine who lived across the street from me.  I never knew him all that well however, because like most Italian migrants, he and his wife were hard working people.  They seemed to work long hours, including some weekends.  There was also a hindrance in communication between us, with me not knowing how to speak the Italian language and he not being all that confident with the English language. Read the rest of this entry »

House to house ministry was never easy work for me to engage in at any time, but I always found it much more difficult when looking into the eyes of people who expressed grief and sadness.  The first time I spoke with Jillian I detected such sadness but she gave nothing away.  She told me she had, “sort of heard of Jesus when I went to school,” but that was the extent of it.  The school she formerly attended had ‘Christian Girl’s College’ attached to its name, but I had long since learned that this meant very little, in fact in most cases, it meant nothing at all. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes when I door-knocked a person’s home it was as though he or she was expecting me to call and as a result I was often immediately invited inside.  Gordon did this one morning and no sooner had he done so, when his partner Jill asked, “How much do you people charge for somebody to get baptised?”  Guilt was written all over her face when she said it and when I looked into her eyes to respond she turned her head away.  I asked her why she wanted to get baptised and she said, “Because I feel dirty.” Read the rest of this entry »

It was a lovely sunny afternoon, towards the end of winter, when Amy came to her door. Looking to be in her mid to late eighties, she stood in amazement as I explained to her why I was calling and she listened intently as I shared with her a little of my experience of the reality and power of the Lord Jesus Christ.  I explained how Christ came into my life just five years earlier, as a result of two immediate physical healings and that He was now transforming me spiritually, mentally, morally and physically. Read the rest of this entry »

Josie was in a wheelchair the day she came to open the door to me.  She was a thirty-three year old Italian lady who lived with her mum and forty-three year old sister.  It was not readily apparent why she was in the chair but it certainly looked as though this was a permanent situation for her.  She told me that they were a Roman Catholic family, but she said she and her sister had, “lots of questions about God, would you like to come in?”  The Spirit of God was with Josie most definitely.  Otherwise that invitation would not have been given. Read the rest of this entry »

The first time I met Len he spoke inside behind his security door for ten minutes, then he stepped out from the door onto the porch and we spoke for another ten minutes or so, then he called for his wife May to come and meet me.  May was very happy that this event was taking place because she too had been born again by the Spirit of God and she new immediately that it was His hand that brought us together.  She invited me to come inside and we continued our conversation for a further thirty minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

A prominent part of my time as a community minister was taken up with helping substance abusers and it was not long before I observed the principle of the law of attraction being outworked - like begets like.  One day I was at Gary’s house (Refer to my post, You need Jesus Christ.) giving him some biblical encouragement when eighteen year- old Mike called around.  It did not immediately appear that Mike had such problems, but given that he and Gary were not related as family and neither were  they work colleagues I suspected that it was the similarity of emotional states that brought them together. Read the rest of this entry »

Initial contact was made between us after both John and his wife Rebecca viewed a thought-provoking, thirty-second television message which asked questions about life after physical death.  John phoned the church the morning after its presentation and asked if someone would come and visit with them for further discussions.  The day he phoned was Anzac Day and he mentioned that, “life after death is a constant thought for us at the moment.” Read the rest of this entry »