Richard Roper's blog
Faith and Mission
Sun, 12/28/2008 - 15:41 — Richard Roper
A faith mission like GRN must by definition have a strong grasp of Faith.
Faith is central to anyone wanting to do missions or be a missionary.
Faith is central to anyone wanting to do missions or be a missionary.
Hope
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 15:27 — Richard Roper
A young minister was visiting an elderly woman on her 99th birthday.
They talked at length about her long life and at the end of the visit the young minister said " I hope I am able to do this with you again on your 100th birthday.
The sprightly 99 year old replied " I don't see why not young man .... you look healthy enough to me."
Hope springs eternal. Hope I think is the most marvelous word in the English language.
They talked at length about her long life and at the end of the visit the young minister said " I hope I am able to do this with you again on your 100th birthday.
The sprightly 99 year old replied " I don't see why not young man .... you look healthy enough to me."
Hope springs eternal. Hope I think is the most marvelous word in the English language.
Evangelism, Missionary Resource
Sun, 12/14/2008 - 15:18 — Richard Roper
I went to a conference called Melbourne Conferences for Ethnic
Evangelism. It was a one day event that was as the name implied, all
about resourcing the Ethnic Christian Community of Melbourne
(Australia).
Sermon on the Mount Poor in Spirit
Sun, 12/07/2008 - 15:15 — Richard Roper
Today at church I was surprised by something so simple. I have never
understood the verse of the sermon on the mount that says "Blessed are
the poor in spirit". (Mt 5:1)
Living Sacrifice and Evangelical Mission
Sun, 11/30/2008 - 15:13 — Richard Roper
Does being an Evangelical Missionary or for that matter a Christian, mean that I have to work myself to death?
What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?
Being a living sacrifice is something I have been struggling with all my Christian life.
What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?
Being a living sacrifice is something I have been struggling with all my Christian life.
Friendship Evengelism
Thu, 11/20/2008 - 03:50 — Richard Roper
No matter how good the program is (Alpha, Master Life, Coffee shops, Drop-in centres, Clubs, tracts, CD's, MP3's Cassettes), it is most effective with the personal invitation or contact.
The Western Church, Pentecost and Mission
Wed, 11/12/2008 - 15:07 — Richard Roper
Why is it that so much of the western church thinks that we can either
be careless about our mission or making excuses as to why we are not
doing anything?
I did a presentation the other day
Fri, 10/17/2008 - 14:06 — Richard Roper
I did a presentation the other day and I was very pleased yet perplexed
with one of the responses I got from one of the listeners.
I was explaining to everyone, the importance of stories in communicating the gospel in story.
Stories for those of you that have not thought about it, are the preferred method of communicating information, for many if not all societies.
Not just that but many groups in our world do not consider information to be important or worthwhile knowing, unless
I was explaining to everyone, the importance of stories in communicating the gospel in story.
Stories for those of you that have not thought about it, are the preferred method of communicating information, for many if not all societies.
Not just that but many groups in our world do not consider information to be important or worthwhile knowing, unless
What I did to reach the Muslims at our Church
Thu, 05/08/2008 - 06:11 — Richard RoperWhat I did to reach the Muslims at our Church.
Our church in Newport, Victoria -near Williamstown in the western suburbs of Melbourne- is quite literally next door to a mosque. For some time they used to use our hall for various functions, parties, celebrations etc.
A lady I spoke to the other day at Hillsong
Sun, 04/20/2008 - 15:12 — Richard RoperThese days I always try to have my Global Recording card with me just in case I meet someone who may be interested in the mission. The nature of this mission is in my mind one of the most significant things in getting the message of deliverance to all those who need deliverance and I want to put these tools in the hands of every Christian who could possibly need them.
