Onward Upward

Imagine going from 0 to 5 kids in 18 months. That sounds like a whole lot of stress and sleep deprivation. As much as those things have been true for Steve and Bec, they are overwhelmed in thankfulness as they take great joy and delight in God’s gift to them. God took them on a long, and often painful journey that involved infertility, fostering and finally biological twins. But along the way, they’ve seen God’s faithfulness appear again and again.

Resources:

Psalm 116

1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;

    he heard my cry for mercy.

2 Because he turned his ear to me,

    I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death entangled me,

    the anguish of the grave came over me;

    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:

    “Lord, save me!”

5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;

    our God is full of compassion.

6 The Lord protects the unwary;

    when I was brought low, he saved me.

7 Return to your rest, my soul,

    for the Lord has been good to you.

8 For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,

    my eyes from tears,

    my feet from stumbling,

9 that I may walk before the Lord

    in the land of the living.

10 I trusted in the Lord when I said,

    “I am greatly afflicted”;

11 in my alarm I said,

    “Everyone is a liar.”

12 What shall I return to the Lord

    for all his goodness to me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation

    and call on the name of the Lord.

14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

    in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

    is the death of his faithful servants.

16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;

    I serve you just as my mother did;

    you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you

    and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

    in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord—

    in your midst, Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord.

Article in Eternity Magazine - https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/a-family-with-gods-fingerprints-all-over-it/

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Imagine going from 0 to 5 kids in 18 months. That sounds like a whole lot of stress and sleep deprivation. As much as those things have been true for Steve and Bec, they are overwhelmed in thankfulness as they take great joy and delight in God’s gift to them. God took them on a […]

Imagine going from 0 to 5 kids in 18 months. That sounds like a whole lot of stress and sleep deprivation. As much as those things have been true for Steve and Bec, they are overwhelmed in thankfulness as they take great joy and delight in God’s gift to them. God took them on a long, and often painful journey that involved infertility, fostering and finally biological twins. But along the way, they’ve seen God’s faithfulness appear again and again.

Resources:

Psalm 116

1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;

    he heard my cry for mercy.

2 Because he turned his ear to me,

    I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death entangled me,

    the anguish of the grave came over me;

    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:

    “Lord, save me!”

5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;

    our God is full of compassion.

6 The Lord protects the unwary;

    when I was brought low, he saved me.

7 Return to your rest, my soul,

    for the Lord has been good to you.

8 For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,

    my eyes from tears,

    my feet from stumbling,

9 that I may walk before the Lord

    in the land of the living.

10 I trusted in the Lord when I said,

    “I am greatly afflicted”;

11 in my alarm I said,

    “Everyone is a liar.”

12 What shall I return to the Lord

    for all his goodness to me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation

    and call on the name of the Lord.

14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

    in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

    is the death of his faithful servants.

16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;

    I serve you just as my mother did;

    you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you

    and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

    in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord—

    in your midst, Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord.

Article in Eternity Magazine - https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/a-family-with-gods-fingerprints-all-over-it/

Get in touch: [email protected]

Keen to find out more about Jesus and who we are? Visit mbm.org.au

Watch our online service: mbm.org.au/online

Imagine going from 0 to 5 kids in 18 months. That sounds like a whole lot of stress and sleep deprivation. As much as those things have been true for Steve and Bec, they are overwhelmed in thankfulness as they take great joy and delight in God’s gift to them. God took them on a […]

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Find out more about ministry apprenticeships at: mbm.org.au/mts

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Keen to find out more about Jesus and who we are? Visit mbm.org.au

Watch our online service: mbm.org.au/online

Jesus said "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." In this episode, Merryn and Josh share what led them to commence a 2 year ministry apprenticeship. They'll also give an update on how God has been refining them […]

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Resources:

The Good Sporting Life Book - https://matthiasmedia.com.au/collections/latest/products/the-good-sporting-life?variant=32233443950678

Grace to Grace - Joel Houston and Chris Davenport

Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI #13061

Get in touch: [email protected]

Keen to find out more about Jesus and who we are? Visit mbm.org.au

Watch our online service: mbm.org.au/online

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Get in touch: [email protected]

Keen to find out more about Jesus and who we are? Visit mbm.org.au

Watch our online service: mbm.org.au/online

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