The Pastor's Rant

Leading Aussies

14 months ago I 1 Comments

A mate gave me some great insights the other day into leading Aussie’s well. Culturally Aussies will follow on the basis of relationships more than anything else. They are less likely to follow the leader out in front and more likely to follow the leader who is beside them. What… Keep Reading >>

So often I’m driven by the pursuit of self glory. I want my name up in lights or my project to succeed. Three thoughts come to mind as I do battle with my own pride. Jesus does the exact opposite. He gave up glory to bear my sin for the… Keep Reading >>

As I’ve been reading through the 7 letters to the Churches in Revelation, one thought has really struck home. Those who conquer and overcome are those who are repentant. It struck me that every church has its problems (being filled with lots of people with problems!),but it’s those that admit… Keep Reading >>

I want to give you some thoughts as you engage with people who have been affected by the floods. For many the past couple of weeks have been stressful and busy as you could well imagine. But I think the hardest times are ahead. To this point adrenalin and resilience… Keep Reading >>

This Angers Me

17 months ago I 0 Comments

Yesterday I got a knock at the door from some Mormons. They asked me if I’m interested in Jesus? I hate that JW’s and Mormons are out there finding people interested in Jesus only to lead them away from Him and ultimately to hell. What’s worse is why aren’t we… Keep Reading >>

Not many churches disciple well. By discipleship I mean the process of taking someone from unbeliever to maturity in Christ. I think a few of the biggest reasons for this include:We try to get programs and structures to do it for us (it just doesn’t work).We are so busy with… Keep Reading >>

A few benefits of prayer:It stops you worrying about what you can’t control.It gets you acting on what you do need to do. You can’t pray for someone’s need without longing to meet it!It gives you an amazing confidence of being right in the middle of God’s will not matter… Keep Reading >>

Be an Initiator

19 months ago I 0 Comments

I’ve been super encouraged of late by a number of people who’ve initiated times of prayer and other opportunities for service and fellowship. The reality is if initiation is left to the pastor, very little will happen well. More than that, the Bible’s view of ministry is an all hands… Keep Reading >>

In order to build any building scaffolding is needed to build higher and get to the right places. This is equally true with the Kingdom of God. I liken scaffolding to activities like social events, buildiing strong relationships with those who are yet to know Jesus, showing the love of… Keep Reading >>

Every believer wants as many people in heaven as possible. We want to see more and more people coming to know and enjoy Jesus and fulness of all the blessings we have in Him. The only way for this to happen is if people hear the gospel, the powerful, life… Keep Reading >>

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The Author

Luke Yelland

Luke's the pastor of Christ Community Church West, a church plant that got started in August 2009 at Corinda State Primary School to reach the residents of Brisbane’s rapidly expanding western suburbs. Click here to visit Luke Yelland's blog