Bruce Staley

YOUR INVITATION TO LIVE ON THE GROWING EDGE John 10:10; Romans 12:1-2; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:1-5; Romans 6:23; Romans 8:29; Philippians 4;13 Living on the Edge? If you’re not living on the edge then you are taking up too much room. People get involved in extreme sports to experience the adrenalin rush. This is an invitation to experience the deep-seated JOY of knowing God's involvement in your live each day. Rather than the adrenalin rush that comes through DOING or HAVING it is a deep down joy that comes from BEING ! Living on the Growing Edge is the title of a book I read some years ago. The author, Bruce Larson, recalls meeting a remarkable teacher, “…o ne of those gifted people who realises that she is not teaching subjects but persons. In her classroom young people not only mastered learning skills, but began to understand themselves and life. This teacher was able to consistently encourage her students and help them excel. Her method, a concept...

YOUR INVITATION TO LIVE ON THE GROWING EDGE John 10:10; Romans 12:1-2; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:1-5; Romans 6:23; Romans 8:29; Philippians 4;13 Living on the Edge? If you’re not living on the edge then you are taking up too much room. People get involved in extreme sports to experience the adrenalin rush. This is an invitation to experience the deep-seated JOY of knowing God's involvement in your live each day. Rather than the adrenalin rush that comes through DOING or HAVING it is a deep down joy that comes from BEING ! Living on the Growing Edge is the title of a book I read some years ago. The author, Bruce Larson, recalls meeting a remarkable teacher, “…o ne of those gifted people who realises that she is not teaching subjects but persons. In her classroom young people not only mastered learning skills, but began to understand themselves and life. This teacher was able to consistently encourage her students and help them excel. Her method, a concept...

An Invitation to Live My friend Mark conducted the third session at the Men's Camp. He used the same groups that had been arranged for the previous session. Activity #1 Read 1 John 3:1 Discuss together your understanding of this verse and what it means to be a child of God. Activity #2 Prayerfully consider the four invitations listed below and highlight how you think Jesus may be inviting you to respond. What is Jesus inviting you to learn ? Matthew 4:18-20 How is Jesus inviting you to rest ? Matthew 11:28-30 How is Jesus inviting to risk ? Matthew 14: 5-31 What is Jesus inviting you to change ? Matthew19:16-22 Activity #3 Join with 1 or 2 others and pray for each other.

An Invitation to Live My friend Mark conducted the third session at the Men's Camp. He used the same groups that had been arranged for the previous session. Activity #1 Read 1 John 3:1 Discuss together your understanding of this verse and what it means to be a child of God. Activity #2 Prayerfully consider the four invitations listed below and highlight how you think Jesus may be inviting you to respond. What is Jesus inviting you to learn ? Matthew 4:18-20 How is Jesus inviting you to rest ? Matthew 11:28-30 How is Jesus inviting to risk ? Matthew 14: 5-31 What is Jesus inviting you to change ? Matthew19:16-22 Activity #3 Join with 1 or 2 others and pray for each other.

Your Invitation to Be Secure This is the second session of the Men's Camp. After a brief introduction the campers were divided into groups of five. In true Aussie fashion the groups were named after Australian birds and animals, dingo, kookaburra, magpie, emu, platypus, kangaroo, koala and wombat. Each group was then provided with the following instructions. Leader We are going to take a few minutes to get acquainted. In order to do this we are going to ask ourselves several questions. The questions aren’t ‘loaded’. They simply provide a way for us to get to know each other in a short time. Step 1 The leader can get the ball rolling by reading out the first three questions and proceeding to answer them first. Then each person around the circle can respond to the questions. (i) What is your name? (ii) Where did you live between the ages of seven and twelve years? (iii) What stands out m...

Your Invitation to Be Secure This is the second session of the Men's Camp. After a brief introduction the campers were divided into groups of five. In true Aussie fashion the groups were named after Australian birds and animals, dingo, kookaburra, magpie, emu, platypus, kangaroo, koala and wombat. Each group was then provided with the following instructions. Leader We are going to take a few minutes to get acquainted. In order to do this we are going to ask ourselves several questions. The questions aren’t ‘loaded’. They simply provide a way for us to get to know each other in a short time. Step 1 The leader can get the ball rolling by reading out the first three questions and proceeding to answer them first. Then each person around the circle can respond to the questions. (i) What is your name? (ii) Where did you live between the ages of seven and twelve years? (iii) What stands out m...

Family I'm very appreciative of my family. I am very proud of our two daughters, our son-in-law and our two grandchildren. Our son-in-law enjoys photography. His work can be found at http://www.redbubble.com/people/poolej The above is an example of his work.