Browse published messages from John Macdonald in New Apostles Voice.
May 13, 2022 7:08 AM Australia/Perth
Forgiveness is such an important aspect of every Christian's daily walk. God is the originator of all forgiveness. Jesus forgave all mankind, so great was God's all embracing grace. We must willingly forgive others from our hearts. We must really mean it.
May 2, 2022 9:40 AM Australia/Perth
This world as a whole lives day by day under the great deception of lies of Satan. The only way this deception can be broken is by people submitting individually to God's will and purposes for their lives.
Apr 26, 2022 8:30 AM Australia/Perth
Without good faith filled prayer based on the Word of God and being obedient to the directions of the Holy Spirit your good intentions and plans are doomed to failure. Every Christian failure in both personal and church based activities that is not soundl
Apr 20, 2022 7:28 AM Australia/Perth
There is a wide difference between faith and hope. Hope gives us a worthwhile vision of what God wants for our future but faith is the substance or reality. that brings it to fruition. You can hope and long for something that is very excellent but hope by
Mar 31, 2022 6:22 AM Australia/Perth
To learn about God and His word and all the ways that we need to know in life we have to be closely knit to the Lord through the Holy Spirit. The anointing or empowering of the Holy Spirit must be working mightily through our spirit or inner person. Becau
Mar 29, 2022 5:41 AM Australia/Perth
No person can build a worthwhile life without having secure foundations. Without a sure foundation of understanding of the world around you, knowledge of your life's situations, secure personal relationships, adequate finance, good health, goals, proper l
Mar 24, 2022 5:23 AM Australia/Perth
Even Christians have to learn to turn their whole life, with its goals and aspirations, over to the will of the Lord. We must see God and His word, as our complete source for our life's journey. He alone can and will provide for our needs and He alone wil
Mar 22, 2022 5:46 AM Australia/Perth
Every person born upon this earth will at some time, face affliction from their enemy, the devil, also known as Satan. These darts of terror will often come in the form of sickness, disease or accidents. They are always intended to steal, kill or destroy
Mar 17, 2022 4:39 AM Australia/Perth
Every Christian should be filled with the peace of God. All who are weary and upset by worry, are to rest in the Lord, who will give them His perfect peace. Those who trust in the Lord and His word, on a consistent basis, are able to overcome worry, anxie
Mar 15, 2022 5:33 AM Australia/Perth
To be able to overcome and defeat any enemy you have to know who is your real enemy. Without a knowledge of who your enemy is and how he works against you, you will never be able to successfully win. The word of God tells us that our real enemy is not our
Mar 10, 2022 4:31 AM Australia/Perth
We learn from Romans chapter 5 verse 21 that the grace of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, reigns through His righteousness now and throughout eternity. Before the resurrection and from the fall in the Garden of Eden, until Moses, sin reigned
Mar 8, 2022 4:30 AM Australia/Perth
Man was created in the image of God and was given authority and dominion over God's creation. He was made a little lower than Elohim. Adam had the ability to name every plant and animal and identify its distinct characteristics. Unfortunately, man lost th
Mar 1, 2022 5:01 AM Australia/Perth
Most people outside of their home and family and perhaps their workplace, have very little real authority. Hardly any are chief executive officers of large corporations or wield great political or financial power. However, all born again blood bought chil
Feb 22, 2022 5:41 AM Australia/Perth
God is the full and true provider for all who will trust and obey Him. His children should always turn to Him for the provision of their needs. God the Father is the source of everything that is good, no matter what! when there appears to be no way our of
Feb 16, 2022 5:50 AM Australia/Perth
For any human being it is important, not to just exist, but to live. We all have gifts and talents, given to us by God and as we develop them, we must learn to use them, wisely. In doing so we have the satisfaction of knowing that we have God given value
Feb 15, 2022 4:11 AM Australia/Perth
We, as God's children, must be willing to listen carefully, to the Holy Spirit's instructions and be obedient to do them. God's children must incline their ears; their thoughts to God's word. It is not sufficient to give nodding agreement. It must be a wh
Feb 9, 2022 4:44 AM Australia/Perth
It is very easy and very human to judge other peoples' conduct, from our fairly limited perspective. If we refrain from judging others we will not be judged. Don't condemn other people but rather be repentant of your own follies. This will enable you not
Feb 8, 2022 4:55 AM Australia/Perth
All those who are truly God's blood bought children should see the blessings of God flow in their own lives, in their family and their friends. Whatever we do that is in obedience to God's word and the directions of the Holy Spirit, God will bless. Each p
Feb 4, 2022 4:33 AM Australia/Perth
In Acts we learn about the safe preservation of 276 souls aboard the ship, on which Paul was sailing to Rome. God will always protect those who trust in His wisdom. Paul had originally advised those in charge of the ship, to stay in Crete, but they had no
Jan 31, 2022 4:13 AM Australia/Perth
No Christian should ever desire to walk in their own wisdom or that of other people. but rather in the wisdom of God. Only those who are blood bought, Spirit filled Christians can truly know the wisdom of God. Those that are willing to spend time learning
Jan 25, 2022 5:25 AM Australia/Perth
The Pharisees were constantly trying to undermine the Lord's ministry, while Jesus was on earth. They were in fact false religious leaders who preferred their own ways rather than God's. The Pharisees followed the ways of their father, the devil. They pra
Jan 24, 2022 5:32 AM Australia/Perth
Every person that is born, will have to make a choice, sooner or later, as to whether they will serve the God of heaven or the god of this world, also known as Satan. The choice is a life changing eternal decision. This choice determines whether you will
Jan 21, 2022 5:58 AM Australia/Perth
It is absolutely impossible to please God, if we don't walk by faith, founded upon the promises of His word. This must be a daily walk of learning, reading, meditating upon and applying God's word to your daily circumstances. All who come to God must beli
Jan 18, 2022 8:24 AM Australia/Perth
Faith is part of life. Every person on planet earth must live by faith. Those who do not know Jesus as Lord and Saviour, have to have confidence or faith that they can perform their normal daily activities. Those travelling on a plane must have faith that