Positive Words from peterwade.com http://www.peterwade.com/ Teaching the liberating truth of the new creation in Christ. Newsletter articles by Peter Wade, a Bible Teacher, plus short inspirational and practical extracts from books by various Christian authors, new and old. en-us Thu, 02 May 2008 02:24:55 GMT http://www.peterwade.com/pwlogo.jpg http://www.peterwade.com/ Positive Words from peterwade.com More Power of Christian Friends Newsletter A Line in the Sand An intimate evening with the Lord Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of John.
Taught live by Bill Morgan, with Guy Vieira.

Gain the Lord's perspective on:

  • the Ministry of the Holy Spirit
  • the Lord's Commandment
  • Discipleship

The seminar commences Friday May 2nd 2008 at 7 p.m., continuing Saturday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

Registration is recommended. Contact Marc: (503) 502 8478, or Bev: (971) 505 8528 or send email to: mailto:contact@clackamasriverhouse. Expenses will be covered by love offerings.

Location: Clackamas River House, 17850 S. Clackamas River Dr., Oregon City, OR 97045, south-east of Portland in the Clackamas/Carver area.

Directions: From highway I-5, get onto I-205. If coming from the south, take the Estacada/Mt. Hood exit 12. If from the north, take the Clackamas exit 12. Go about 3.5 miles and take Hwy 224 right at the Highway 212/224 split, and go south into Carver. Take a right over the bridge, and another right onto Clackamas River Drive. Clackamas River House is the second house on the left, about 200 feet after the bridge.

Also hear Bill Morgan at...

  • Kirkland WA May 10 at 6 p.m. Location: John & Jane Guthrie, 10523 NE 140th St, Kirkland, 425.821.0724
  • Bellevue WA May 11 at 10:30 a.m. Location: Dom & Carol D'Angelo, 13 158th Place NE, Bellevue, 425.444.8812, 425.444.2570

The Power of a Seed

God has planted seeds of greatness in every person, and His plan for your life is for those seeds to sprout and grow and produce in you a life of health, wealth and happiness.

From the creation it was God’s plan for humanity to enjoy life. Man was the ultimate, the highest pinnacle of creation. Man was created in the image of God; he was the reason for the material creation. God did not plan for His man to be sick, to be poor, to be in bondage; He planned for man to be on top of the world, to have the best in life.

For Adam to achieve God's planned greatness, there needed to be a co-operative effort. This is a vital point. We often think of Adam as being a perfect creature, and he was. Yet God created him with the potential to grow and develop and Adam had a distinct part to play. God said to Adam, be "fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it" (Genesis 1:28 ESV). Adam helped to mold the creation to the Creator's will. God placed the man He had created in the Garden of Eden, and instructed him "work it and keep it" (Genesis 2:15). As Adam did this, he was developing God's seeds of greatness in his life. God’s desire for humanity is the same as His desire for Adam. God wanted Adam to take what had been given to him in the creation, and make it grow and develop.

The New Testament verse that is the key to these truths is II Corinthians 9:10, "He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness." God supplies the seed, you give those seeds the warmth and water they need, and God will germinate, make productive, enable those seeds to grow to full splendor and produce fruit which contains more seed. God has supplied to you His seeds of greatness; they are detailed in His Word. If you will do your part to help them germinate and grow, then you will enjoy the results that God has promised.

The word "seed" implies potential, productivity, and propagation, for within every seed is life, and cells that determines its growth. Take an acorn, for example. Everything necessary for an oak tree to grow, except the warmth and water, is held within the acorn. I have taught the Word of God many times in the magnificent redwood area of northern California. Redwood trees grow to an incredible height and live for centuries. It is claimed that some trees still standing in that area were alive in the time of Christ, nearly 2,000 years ago. I have seen the seed of the redwood tree; it is very small, only a millimeter or so in length. Yet within that seed are cells that determines the shape, structure and color of those magnificent trees, and the initial nourishment for the tree.

A seed has within it the potential necessary for the development of a plant for mankind to enjoy and utilize. God uses the illustration of a seed to teach us that within every believer is the nourishment and cells necessary for us to grow and develop and maximize our potential.

There is one difference between natural seed and God's seeds of greatness, and that is that God's seeds are permanent. In I John 3:9 God says that His seed will remain within the believer; it is permanent. "… God’s seed abides in him…" There is therefore no question as to whether you do or do not have God's seeds in your life. God shows no favoritism (Romans 2:11), and if only one believer can be shown to be enjoying health, wealth and happiness, then it is available for every believer. We all have the seed, but what are we doing with it?

Another aspect of growing seed is that the type of soil in which seeds are planted can make all the difference. We need to provide God's seeds with good soil, like that in the parable of the sower (Luke 8:5-15). The farmers in Bible times took a handful of seed and threw it from left to right in front of them as they walked across the plowed field. Some seed fell on the paths, others on rocks, some among thorns, and others on the good soil (Luke 8:5-8).

In this parable "the seed is the word of God" (verse 11). All of God's seeds of greatness revolve around the Word of God; they are principles that we can help to germinate and grow in our lives and produce a good result. The seed that fell on good ground is likened to those who "hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience" (verse 15). The development of the seed is determined by the quality of the ground in which it is placed. When we become Christians, we hear and act upon "the word of faith" (Romans 10:8), and then we find we have a desire to read more of God's Word and we start building up a reservoir of the Word in our consciousness.

The soil is an important component of the growth process, and the parable gives four soil types and the resultant growth or otherwise of the seed. Please read the whole passage. Decide today to provide the soil of positive faith and affirmation and you can enjoy the fruits of God’s seeds of greatness in your life.

 

From chapter 1 of the book "God's Seeds of Greatness" by Peter Wade. Soon to become a collector's item! Get your copy today.

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]]> Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:18:25 GMT http://peterwade.com/archive/pw154.shtml More Power of Christian Friends Newsletter Are you getting the message from this that really one of the great reasons God has got you where you are is so that you can help the people you rub shoulders with? That's why you're there. It's to help the needs of humanity around you. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:03:25 GMT http://peterwade.com/archive/pw153.shtml 50 Years of Ministry Newsletter On Sunday 30th March 1958 Peter and Vivien Wade led their first service as pastors at the Gospel Lighthouse Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. It was truly an "upper room" experience, as the church was hiring the top floor of a two-storey building at 15 Leake Street, Fremantle, just off the main shopping area of Market Street in that port city. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:13:52 GMT http://peterwade.com/archive/pw152.shtml The Positive Power of Christian Friends Newsletter There's a lot of power in having a bank of friends that you can draw on when you need it. Other people's input can encourage or discourage us, and of course our comments our actions can help their lives or drag them down. Our family gave us relatives but God gave us friends. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:24:11 GMT http://peterwade.com/archive/pw151.shtml Our Walk and Our Talk Newsletter There's a song that says "they're not listening to your talk, they're looking at your walk". And that's very true. As a youth we sang a chorus from the West Indies that had these lines, "Saying 'Amen' to the preacher is fine, If all through the week you let your light shine. I want to be more than a Sunday-go-to-meeting Christian." Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:53:11 GMT http://peterwade.com/archive/pw150.shtml