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The Salvation ArmyWILLIAM BOOTH, Founder
International Headquarters101 Queen Victoria streetLondon EC4P 4EP
Linda Bond, General
Australia Eastern Territory140 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000
James Condon, CommissionerTerritorial Commander
Glenn Whittaker, MajorCommunications and Public Relations Secretary
Managing Editor Scott Simpson
Graphic design James Gardner, Kem Pobjie
3 EDITORIAL
5 TC@PIPELINE
6-7 INTEGRITY
18 HOW TO DO JUSTICE
24 HOLY HABITS
27 UNLOCKING ARMYS ARCHIVES
30-31 WHAT WOULD JESUS VIEW?
36-45 COALFACE NEWS
46-47 PROMOTED TO GLORY
R E G U L A R S
16-17 SIMPLE WAY TO STOP THE CLUTTERMake a world of difference through the Gifts That Keep On Giving catalogue. By Jakki Pollock
20-23 STREETLEVEL ENDS MINHS NIGHTMARELauren Martin meets a Vietnamese refugee who with
F E A T U R E S
8-13 HAVING A BALL Aged Care Plus makes growing old easy, writes Victoria Hollick
C O V E R S T O R Y
THE SALVATION ARMY AUSTRALIA EASTERN TERRITORY OCTOBER 2011 | VOLUME 12 | ISSUE 4
ALSO INSIDE: The piano man - Ben Wards passion for music | Jesus Folk and Spirit! - John Larssons new CD
Music makes Damiens world go around
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20the help of the Salvos is rebuilding his life
28-29 TRANSFORMED BY ACCIDENTLaura Hopewell was happily cruising through life until the day God brought about an abrupt change of perspective
IN THIS MONTHS CREATIVE MINISTRYHitting the high notes
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Editorial
Youre the voice, try and understand it; make a noise and make it clear sang John Farnham in his 1980s hit song, Youre The Voice, which relaunched the career of the Australian music legend.
The song is telling the listener that no matter how insignificant they may feel, they have it within them to speak out and make a difference.
Last month, I was at the Australasian Religious Press Association annual conference in Adelaide which, this year, had adopted the theme Telling The Story. One of the speakers, Steve Taylor, presented a clever and insightful talk which he had titled, Finding Your Voice. As Steve spoke and as engaging as he was I found my thoughts drifting to the Church and its voice in the world.
We live in a world of changing spirituality where a culture of tolerance encourages people to adopt a lolly shop mentality to faith. Its an attitude of sifting through the variety of flavours available and coming up with a little bag of goodies that best suits your particular tastes.
The Church must stand in opposition to this. We have a message the gospel which has remained unchanged for more than 2000 years, and God has given us a voice with which to proclaim it. He asks us to faithfully tell his story. Best of all, the Bible encourages us that God will give us the words to speak (Luke 21:15, John 14:26), and that the message will have an impact (Isaiah 55:11).
Do you believe that God actually means that? Do you believe that he means what he says in his Word? These are promises made to us by almighty God, and last time I checked God wasnt in the habit of breaking his promises. You see, the power isnt in the ingenuity of the messenger or a clever presentation. The power is found in speaking Gods truth. Its this truth that changes peoples lives, its this truth that sets people free (John 8:32), and its this truth that God is committed to supporting.
Do you feel inadequate for the job? The Bible is littered with stories of people who felt the same way, Moses being one of the first to come to mind. His response when God told him to go to Pharoah and ask for the release of the Israelites, was to plead that he was not eloquent enough (Exodus 4-10). He told God that he should find someone else. Eventually, he trusted in Gods promises and found his voice.
We all have a voice and a message that the world desperately needs to hear. This proclamation happens when we talk to our kids about God; it happens at work or over the back fence with your neighbour when you share the gospel; it happens in your small group when you open the Bible and recommit to hearing and doing what it says.
Find your voice, because when Gods Word is your message, God promises there will be power in your proclamation.
Scott SimpsonManaging Editor
Find voice to fulfil Gods promise
Sunday 27th November 201110.00am Ordination and Commissioning - Friends of Christ
2.30pm Sent out to Serve
6.00pm The Movement - God through us (Celebrating Young People involved in Mission)
Venue Sydney Convention Centre

Letters
Salvos saved my life
I volunteer at the Boolaroo Salvos Store (Newcastle) and I am constantly reminded that I am here today because of the Salvos.
Last year, in August, my house burned down. We were all at home and we left the house with nothing but the clothes on our backs. We lost our house, we lost pets; we lost everything we owned. My sister was more than eight months pregnant and she needed emergency medical attention.
For three days I wore only a dressing gown over a pair of charred underpants thats all I owned in the world.
Then people from our street knocked on the door of our emergency accommodation. They had gathered together and donated necessities, food, blankets and pillows for us things that most people take for granted. I was given a welfare voucher for a Salvos Store. So I went to the Salvos Store at Boolaroo and I was greeted at the door. I was touched at how lovely the staff were to me. The manager introduced herself and personally helped me to select things that I needed.
I quit my job and went back to Boolaroo Salvos Store that week and asked if I could volunteer. I was welcomed into a family atmosphere and I have felt so loved and appreciated.
In unfortunate circumstances, when you lose everything, you really change your priorities and realise what is important in life. I found out that the first emergency service to attend the scene that night was from Boolaroo and every day I wake up and I feel I have a purpose; to give back to those who saved my life.
Lynda Mullington, Boolaroo Salvos Store volunteer.
Mixing faiths offends God
I read the How To Do Justice article in the August edition of Pipeline, entitled People of other religions can be our friends too (page 22), and it really challenged me to see what Gods word says on this subject.
While reading this article, I had difficulty reconciling my understanding of Gods Word with the content. I want to first explain where I am coming from on this.
I was born into a mixed (Hindu/Christian) family. I used to go to the temple and also have been involved in Hindu Bajans which is like a prayer meeting.
I have many Hindu, Buddhist and a couple of Muslim friends.
My mother, who lives with me, is also from a Hindu background. I love them and, according to Gods Word, respect them and will try to go out of my way to help when they need it.
However, I have come out from their faith since having a conversion experience with Jesus.
I have provided some Scripture passages which I hope explain the point I am trying to make.
I believe that our God is a jealous God who requires that we only worship him. He is saddened when we make covenants with those of other faiths (Exodus 34:14-16, 1 Cor 10:20-22).
He does not want us who have come into the light to be unequally yoked to unbelievers. He wants us to come out from them and be separate so that he can live and walk among us (2 Cor 6:14-16).
Jesus said: I am the way. the truth and life. No-one comes to the Father ... (John 14:6). If we work with other faiths, it could be misinterpreted that all roads lead to the one true God.
Conversion is not by good works but by Gods mighty power that works in peoples heart (1 Cor 3:6). Anyone who is seeking God with all their heart, mind and soul will find him (Jer 29:12, Deut 4:29). When we preach/witness a seed is sown but it is God through his Holy Spirit who works in peoples hearts.
Then why good works? We are the light of the world. We do good works so that
others will see this and praise our Father in Heaven. If we partner with people of other faiths the glory will go to other gods (Matthew 5:14-16, Col 3:17).
We do not do good works according to our way, but we do the work that God has already prepared for us in advance (Ephesians 2:10). This is only possible if we are in relationship with God, filled with his Holy Spirit and led by this Holy Spirit to do the works that he has planned for us (Rom 8:12-16).
Other religions approach this from a reverse angle, that is, good wo

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