Browse published messages from John Macdonald in New Apostles Voice.
Aug 8, 2019 3:57 PM Australia/Perth
It is most important that we learn to walk in His Word. The Bible is our textbook of life and particularly the New Testament, showing us the way that we learn to live in God's ways. If we faithfully follow the precepts and commands of God's Word and are d
Aug 6, 2019 6:55 AM Australia/Perth
To thrive and be successful everyone and everything must have a safe and secure foundation. Every building must be built so that it will stand the test of time. Every life must be built on a firm foundation. That firm foundation is Jesus and His Word. Jes
Aug 3, 2019 10:55 AM Australia/Perth
To be thankful is to be full of appreciation. Always and in all things we must learn to be thankful to God for His abundant mercies towards us. We are to be thankful to Him for who He is. God is a righteous and Holy God who loves and provides for us. he h
Jul 30, 2019 6:44 AM Australia/Perth
To honour someone or something is to acknowledge or to pay respect to the person or thing being honoured. God is to be honoured with the utmost respect because He alone is the supreme ruler and the heart of everything in the universe. In order to truly ho
Jul 27, 2019 9:50 AM Australia/Perth
Diligence requires a Godly vision or goal that can only be realised through the direction of the Holy Spirit and a day by day understanding of God's Word. it requires patience, perseverance, hard work and resolution on the part of each born again Christia
Jul 23, 2019 8:09 AM Australia/Perth
We are saved for eternity from the decadence of our wayward lives by accepting the shed blood of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. We are made completely free and declared righteous by Jesus before the throne of God in Heaven. Those who have m
Jul 20, 2019 9:15 AM Australia/Perth
Those that read the Word and meditate on the Word and confess the Word are those whose spiritual ears are enlightened to hear the Holy Spirit"s instructions of wisdom and discernment. Their understanding of God's Word becomes heightened and are more able
Jun 29, 2019 10:51 AM Australia/Perth
We must learn how to do God's will. Why?If we truly desire to be like Jesus and walk in His ways then we must be willing, as Jesus was, to do the will of the Father. The Lord has asked you to follow Him and do certain tasks that you are not doing at the m
Jun 28, 2019 6:37 AM Australia/Perth
Victory is something that every person desires. Every general and his army have always fought to achieve victory in battle, even against seemingly impossible odds. Victory means that you have conquered your foes and become triumphant. Every Christian must
Jun 25, 2019 7:13 AM Australia/Perth
God's Word is truth because God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are the perfect source of all that is true. in the Godhead there are no lies.After all God is the source of all creation. He doesn't have to lie. Man often fabricates a false
Jun 22, 2019 9:00 AM Australia/Perth
Joy is everlasting in the presence of the Lord.It is far more than happiness where we are consoled by some earthly experience or happening.It is a deep rooted knowledge of God's peace and love which enables us to overcome in every earthly encounter . Joy
Jun 18, 2019 7:15 AM Australia/Perth
It is only when we realise, as Christians,that Christ actually lives in us that we have real hope now and throughout eternity. It is only when we hand over every aspect of our life to the Lord that we begin to understand the true reality of eternal life.
Jun 15, 2019 10:16 AM Australia/Perth
As children and servants of the most High God we must walk in the light as revealed through God's Word and under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Those who walk in the light are anointed by the Lord to dispel the darkness of the world. As each Christian
Jun 11, 2019 7:03 AM Australia/Perth
Why are you fighting battles using your own fleshly weapons? Don't you know that this is real spiritual warfare and only battles won by faith in God's Word under the leadership of the Lord and the direction of the Holy Spirit can win the battle? You are n
Jun 8, 2019 12:14 PM Australia/Perth
The only person that truly knows your heart is God. He created you and knows every breath, every thought and every movement you make. He is perfectly aware of your heart and your emotions. You cannot hide yourself from God. Yet God loves you just as you a
Jun 1, 2019 11:01 AM Australia/Perth
There is no other name among men whereby they may be saved. The only name for our salvation is Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, the mightiest of all names now and for all eternity. He is the only One to whom our Father God has given authority to save
May 28, 2019 7:03 AM Australia/Perth
Wait in faith upon the Lord.We are to wait upon and then abide in the Lord's will and purposes for our lives.Our salvation comes only from the Lord. His will and submisssion to his will allows His salvation to be in every part of our life. Jacob announces
May 21, 2019 8:18 AM Australia/Perth
To cast means to throw out as when you go fishing you cast the line out to catch fish. We must not carry cares or burdens for they will destroy us. To cast all our cares away we must be willing to do so. It is important not to carry them anymore but to gi
May 18, 2019 10:11 AM Australia/Perth
The fear of the Lord and who He is, is an absolute necessity for all Christians to know and understand. Our God is the only Creator of all things. He alone has made us and we are His people. Christians must fear the Lord and His Word as a mark of deep rev
May 14, 2019 8:28 AM Australia/Perth
From the mouth we speak words that determine our direction in life. We speak words that speak life and attain life or speak death and destruction as our end. Our tongue is given to us to praise God and to uplift the hearts of other people. Only mankind ha
May 7, 2019 6:59 AM Australia/Perth
Holiness means complete perfection, that which is above all earthly understanding or ability to achieve by oneself.All holiness is completeness in Christ and can be attained no other way. All who love the Lord and submit to His will and purposes become co
May 4, 2019 11:15 AM Australia/Perth
The pride of man and his arrogant behaviour has brought many a race of people; many a kingdom and many a man or woman to utter destruction. God is the Creator of all things as well as of all people. He will not stand for mankind or angelic beings despisin
May 4, 2019 8:30 AM Australia/Perth
We must have a willingness to do God's will and purposes in our life. We must be willing to put aside our own will and purposes in order to listen to the Holy Spirit, and then be willing to be obedient to His directions so that the Father may be glorified
May 2, 2019 3:56 PM Australia/Perth
Reconciliation means bringing things and particularly, people. together when the pieces and/or the relationships are broken. Redemption means to be changed from a life of uselessness to a life of worthiness. Jesus has not only reconciled those who believe