John is a relationship manager for 96five in Brisbane. Having trained and worked as an agriculturalist, he swapped vocations to become a church planter and missionary in Australia and Thailand.

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THE GREAT PHYSICIAN

All our infirmities, whatever they are, are just opportunities for God to display his gracious work in us.

- Charles Spurgeon

When we talk about healing, so often we refer to illness – cancer, diseases, brokenness of the body etc. However, we know that healing can refer to many other things such as healing of the heart and soul. Healing of brokenness. Healing from pain and trauma.

Our God is the great physician. He is the ultimate healer. One not bound by medicine or science but one who is all powerful and mighty to deliver and save. He is our Saviour. The hope of the world. In Him we find healing, peace and rest. Is it always in our timing? No. Is the healing always as we think it should be? No. Is He always working in the midst of our needs? Yes!

This week as we explore God – the great physician – we pray your eyes will be lifted upwards. You may not get all the answers but we pray you know and draw near to our Heavenly Father who is always with you in every circumstance and season.

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Phillip Randall is the CEO of Hope Media, has led various organizations and ministries over his career and is involved with the Community Broadcasting Association.

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CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. - John Maxwell

We are all leaders. Leaders in our homes, leaders in our families, leaders in our workplace, leaders in ministry and leaders in our community. No matter what your title, in some aspect of your life you are a leader.

But how do we as people of faith lead from a Christian perspective? How do we bring God into every aspect of our leadership of others to reflect Christ?

This week we’ll be looking at Christian Leadership in our families, in business, in ministry, in decision-making and in following. Our hope is that through these devotions you’ll be refined and encouraged as a leader in your life. 

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Lucy Weil is the Marketing and Communications Manager for Hope Media here in Sydney. A deep lover of Christ here to talk about what it means to have a Courageous Faith.

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COURAGEOUS FAITH

When’s the last time you ran in the direction of your challenge? We tend to retreat; we tend to duck; we tend to hide. We may escape for a moment but as soon as we emerge from our hiding, there’s our Goliath, still waiting on us. Why don’t you try another tact? Saturate your mind with God, and then – in faith –run at our giant. Emboldened by an un-squashable resolve, load your sling with the rock of faith and take a swing at your giant. - Max Lucado

The Christian life is not easy. It’s messy. It calls for us to be ‘in the world but not of the world’. It asks us to rub against the grain of society. It requires us to stand in the face of adversity, criticism, injustice and misunderstanding. It calls for us to let go of our sinful humanity and run towards a loving Heavenly Father with abandon. It is a life that requires courage and faith in order to shine the light of Christ in a broken world.

This devotional theme is intended to challenge. It is intended to ask you to take stock of how you’re running the race marked out for you. In a world that increasingly opposed to faith, how can we continue to stand courageously in its midst?

Our prayer is that you will be emboldened, and encouraged to continue to take that next step… because you are not alone. We are in this together.

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David Barker is the CFO of Hope Media Limited, he has a theological studies degree and is very passionate about the old testament and the history of the Israelites. 

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GOD THE PROVIDER - A Study of Exodus 13–17

We can’t predict what type of sustaining graces God will provide for us. And we can’t expect that the kind of sustaining grace someone else receives will be the same kind of care we will receive. We can only trust that the provision will come. - Louie Giglio

God is always with us and always working in our situations even when we can’t see it. He is the God of provision. However, this provision does not always present itself the way we think it should, or in the time we think it should.

The story of the Israelites in Exodus 13–17 shows us the amazing goodness and heart God has for His people – us. In every moment, God was with the Israelites. He constantly showed His power and care for them as His people. Yet still they complained. Yet still they forgot what He had already done. Yet still they doubted Him and lacked trust in Him.

How often is their response similar to our own responses to situations in our lives? How often do we forget, complain and lack trust in our Heavenly Father?

Our prayer is that through this devotional study you’ll not only see God at work in the lives of the Israelites but that you’ll also see how God the Provider has been and still is at work in your own life. 

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Laura is the host of 'Afternoons with Laura Bennett' on Hope 103.2, she has a Masters of Media, is a film reviewer and author of 'Live Your Dream'. 

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RESTORATION

Whenever God restores something, He restores it to a place greater than it was before. -Bill Johnson

So often when we think of the word ‘restoration’, we think of it as the process of something being brought back to its former condition or glory.

However, when it comes to the Bible, the word ‘restoration’ often refers to a process of being made better than it was before. Being made new, not being made as it was. How often do we pray for God to restore a relationship, life or situation, and expect it to go back to the way it was? How often do we limit God to what we know, rather than see Him as God who is working to make things new, and even greater than before?

Through these devotionals you’ll discover God’s plan for restoration in our lives, our world and our hearts. A plan that is good and perfect and beyond our imagination. 

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Today we have Sam Robinson who you may have heard on our breakfast show on Hope 103.2 each morning. He's a dad, husband, has his Masters of Divinity and today he's talking about being United in Hope.

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UNITE IN HOPE

Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together. -Corrie Ten Boom

Our world is chaotic. When we turn on the news or scroll through social media, it’s all full of images and stories of division, disunity, injustice and conflict. If ever there was a time where the church needed to unite together, this is it!

However, to achieve unity we must reconcile our differences and hold to the truth we all know and carry – Jesus Christ – the only hope of the world.

Through this week’s readings we pray that not only will you be encouraged but that the words will inspire you to look for ways to unite in hope with your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, to continue to build God’s Church, and to shine His light in a world of darkness.

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A place to come together and dive deeper into the themes and ideas explored throughout the Real Hope Daily podcast. Host Abby McPharlin is joined by one of the devotional writers each weekend to discuss and help you wrestle with different perspectives and reflect on where you stand in your faith.

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