Browse published messages from John Macdonald in New Apostles Voice.
May 17, 2023 4:51 AM Australia/Perth
We can read about the parable of the Sower in two passages from the gospels of Matthew and Mark. I am going to discuss the parable of the Sower as written in Mark chapter 4 verses 11 to 20. Jesus often spoke to the people in parables and even His disciple
May 10, 2023 5:28 AM Australia/Perth
Every born again, blood bought child of God, must be ready to wear God's spiritual armour, every day. This is so we can effectively battle and defeat the flesh, the world and the devil. Satan and his demons are very cunning, cruel and deceitful beings who
May 2, 2023 6:14 AM Australia/Perth
Real faith only becomes real when people act upon what the word of God and the Holy Spirit tells them to do. You can think and say as much as you like, there is nothing wrong with thinking and saying God's word, on a consistent daily basis. It is so impor
Apr 25, 2023 8:55 AM Australia/Perth
Every healing and every miracle that Jesus did was through the anointing of the Holy Spirit. How do we know this? We know because the word of God, the Bible, tells us so. Every Christian is able to do the work of the Holy Spirit because of God's anointing
Apr 24, 2023 10:09 AM Australia/Perth
God created mankind to be His family. People were created to worship the Lord and to obey Him. As long as they did so He would provide for them, bless them and give them wise counsel. God would be their Father and they would be His children and they would
Apr 11, 2023 6:24 AM Australia/Perth
Jesus is coming again and considering the wicked shape the world is in right now and the biblical indicators of the world's condition just before His return, we can be strongly assured that His return is very close. Many people think that it is just a few
Apr 4, 2023 5:51 AM Australia/Perth
As God's own sons and daughters we must always be seeking ways to minister to the Lord. We must be willing to give Him first place in our lives, every day. This means from wake up in the morning to bed time at night. Often, even during the hours of sleep,
Mar 28, 2023 4:24 AM Australia/Perth
Every born again, blood washed child of God, has been given right standing in Christ, before God's throne in heaven. They have all been awarded the free gift of righteousness and its accompanying gift of eternal life, with the Lord. No Christian can work
Mar 17, 2023 5:57 AM Australia/Perth
Christians are commanded by the Lord to go into all the world, collectively, to become witnesses of His saving grace. We are to learn from God's word, the Bible, what to tell others that need to know of God's grace and about their personal need of eternal
Mar 13, 2023 6:04 AM Australia/Perth
Everyone's life must and should be undergirded by their faith. Your real basis for faith is not your circumstances of even the things God has enabled you to overcome in your life but rather a constant development of your faith, based on God's word. Those
Mar 7, 2023 6:05 AM Australia/Perth
Through Christ's sacrifice on the Cross ,His people have been reconciled to Himself, that is all who will believe in Him and His word. This is a universal reconciliation of things in heaven and things on earth. We were once enemies of God and therefore al
Feb 27, 2023 5:08 AM Australia/Perth
Our lives have eternal life because Jesus Christ shed His blood, on the Cross of Calvary, for all who are willing to repent of their sins and except the Lord as Their Saviour. Real life, that lasts forever, is enabled through the shed blood of Jesus. His
Feb 20, 2023 4:46 AM Australia/Perth
Every Christian, who is truly born again, will desire to be like Jesus and follow in His footsteps. They will pray constantly for His will and purposes to be revealed to them and then be willing to obey the Holy Spirit's directions. Their constant desire
Feb 14, 2023 4:55 AM Australia/Perth
It is most important that all born again, blood bought children of God to be willing to walk in God's ways and have day to day intimate fellowship with the Father and His Son,, Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit. We must yield all to the Lord and be ob
Feb 7, 2023 5:46 AM Australia/Perth
In life, over a period of time, most people can become very anxious, because of adverse circumstances and situations. Anxiety comes from a deep seated root of fear. This can be caused by a fear of failing, in life. Things get you down because they are not
Feb 1, 2023 4:25 AM Australia/Perth
Christians are to be empowered by the Holy Spirit and by the word of God, the Bible to carry out God's will and purposes in their life. We all need to live the life that God alone has created for us to live.. All Christians are anointed by God to share Go
Jan 24, 2023 4:45 AM Australia/Perth
At the moment you may be walking the dog or be huddled by a fireside or heater or driving your car to work or to visit friends or relatives. Everyone is always involved in some activity much of the time. However, there will one day, come a final cessation
Jan 17, 2023 6:11 AM Australia/Perth
Everyone who repents of their sins and has a genuine acceptance of Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, becomes a child of God and their renewed spirit has become an entirely recreated person. This new person desires to follow Jesus and to be obedient
Jan 10, 2023 4:12 AM Australia/Perth
There is something about royalty that is very satisfying to the human person. Perhaps it is being in charge or seeming to give stability. It may be having others wait upon you or having all your physical needs met. Whatever is the real reason, most people
Jan 2, 2023 8:09 AM Australia/Perth
Everyone should be growing in God's glory and every true believer in Jesus must be growing into the glory of His likeness. Each one must make a quality, wholehearted decision, to follow the Lord, daily. Make time to read a portion of God's word, the Bible
Nov 29, 2022 6:47 AM Australia/Perth
Only in Jesus Is There Complete Freedom. It is so important to realise, that only in Jesus will any person have complete freedom. This freedom is for everyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. When they repented of their sins their very
Nov 22, 2022 4:54 AM Australia/Perth
What does redeemed mean? It means that you have been purchased or bought back by the Lord. You have been taken out of the kingdom of darkness and have been placed in the Kingdom of light because you repented from your sins and have had them cleansed and w
Nov 15, 2022 4:37 AM Australia/Perth
Whether we are aware of it or not, discipline is an important part of most peoples' everyday life. We need to be disciplined in order to get up and catch our bus or train to work or to make sure that when we drive our car, we can get there on time for our
Nov 8, 2022 4:55 AM Australia/Perth
What does Stand fast mean? It means to stand firm on the foundations that you believe. In this case, whatever is proclaimed in God's word, the Bible. Throughout our life, particularly as we become adults, we learn to stand for various issues that affect o