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Who are we? Dr Robert McQuillan is recognised as an inspiring encourager, counsellor, mentor to ministries and Bible teacher ministering meaningfully on the prophetic edge. Robert and Maureen, a gifted communicator with an uncanny insight into knowing 'where people are at', delight to bless and encourage God's people and ministries... and touch the hearts of the unchurched in the marketplace. Contact: OnlinerConnect@gmail.com

SATAN’S SUBTLENESS!

(October 5, 2025) Berean’s staff shares on Genesis 3:4-7, 1Peter 5:10, Revelation 20:10,14-15…

‘“You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realised they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.’

Satan’s Objective
In verse 4, Satan slyly convinces Eve that God has lied to them by withholding from them the ability to become ‘like God, knowing good and evil.’ God was being unfair, he argues, keeping them from their potential. The passage suggests that, after hearing this, Eve did not hesitate one bit in making her decision.

She took the bait without even flinching and ignorantly promoted the interests of Satan by giving the forbidden fruit to her husband. In effect, she signed on to advance Satan’s objective— to derail God’s plan to create humankind in His spiritual image.

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DARK TIMES, DARK TROUBLEMAKER

(September 30, 2025) Robert McQuillan shares sincerely…

Continually there’s bad news… dark news on TV! More robberies, killings, troubles, sinning, not just by adult men and women of various ages but also by kids!

Society is concerned that many caught criminals are not dealt with by courts as expected, that TV news reports that some already on bail are immediately re-released on bail. Our own state here has thousands of unsolved crimes and one really feels for the police. Then there’s the ongoing concern of possible world war…

Scripture and Satan’s Opponent
Dark days all around, dark deception, and a dark deceiver behind it all.

But… an opening question in this article— do people, even Christians really realise that there is a particular dark force behind all that’s not right in the world today, a force that’s always been behind humanity’s darkness, stirring people to commit atrocities?

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DOES OUR DEFINITION OF ‘GOOD’ MATCH GOD’S?

(September 29, 2025) Mama Lava challenges us regarding our true worship of God.

Worship has several aspects such as singing, praising, thanking, pursuing, and honouring. But here I want to discuss worship through service and good deeds. We all do ‘good deeds’ daily…. we serve someone, something, or many people and things— the ‘good’ we pursue.

And I want to ask a question, dear readers, dear friends— is our definition of ‘good’ aligned with God’s?

Preceptive of Our Definition of Good Deeds
In this connection I’ve been asking myself the following five questions, and now I ask you:

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HOW TO BACKSLIDE

(September 27, 2025) Dr Richard Winter challenges…

How to backslide?

‘What?’ you’re exclaiming, probably shocked by this title! The reality is that no Christian ever plans on backsliding, yet it happens. Stay with me, readers…

The prophet Jeremiah admitted backsliding happened many times. He wrote in Jeremiah 3:21-22 that although Israel had forgotten God, He was graciously saying ‘Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.’

The apostle Paul wrote a lot about backsliding… note his warning in Galatians 6:7GWV, ‘Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest.’

Apostasy
Let’s get to the point here—

Such activity is committing apostasy!
‘Backsliding’ is actually a theological term for the activity of falling away.
It’s a process by which a convert to Christianity reverts to pre-conversion habits.
Such lapsing into sin is when a person turns from God to pursue their own desires.
And no Christian should do it!

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BE COURAGEOUS— EVEN IN DANGEROUS TIMES!

(September 19, 2025) Angeline Selvakumari shares some great truths…

Blessed greetings to you, dear readers, in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who alone has the power to do extraordinary and supernatural things.

A few days ago, I was reading Daniel 3. Though I have read this passage many times before, this time it brought deep comfort and reassurance. I felt led to share a few reflections with you…

1) Strength in the Midst of Danger!
This chapter begins with a dramatic and intense scene. Three young Hebrews— Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego— are commanded by King Nebuchadnezzar to bow down and worship a golden image he had set up. When they refuse to do so, they are thrown by some of his strongest soldiers into a blazing furnace seven times hotter than usual (v19-20).

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DO YOU REMEMBER GOD’S DEEDS?

(September 18, 2025) Carol Round remembers and reflects on God’s goodness…

If you’re like most people, you probably don’t want to dwell on past mistakes and sins. But sometimes it’s difficult to purge those thoughts from our memories, especially if our past is filled with pain and regret.

However, there is one thing we can do to let go of the negativity and embrace the goodness of God. We can reflect on God’s past actions in our lives to strengthen our faith and provide encouragement. Scripture emphasises the significance of remembering God’s deeds and His faithfulness.

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BEING MADE WHOLE

(September 14, 2025) Brian Bell shares…

This short meditation is taken from a New Testament encounter in the life of the Lord Jesus, which is found in John’s gospel 5:1-11NKJV.

The Place Jesus Walked
Verse 1 describes the place as ‘a pool which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.’

While the physical structure of this place was likely an area with five covered walkways around the pool, Bethesda means ‘house of mercy.’

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LOVED WITH EVERLASTING LOVE!

(September 13, 2025) Norman and Margaret Moss share another precious and very timely meditation…

Wolverines have an incredible sense of smell, but poor eyesight. I heard somewhere that they can actually bypass their prey because they don’t see it, but will eventually track it down by following what their noses tell them.

Being Followed…
It is not always a comforting thought that we are being followed. These days we read of people who committed a crime years ago being tracked down by DNA. Their sins have caught up with them.

I find as I grow older that the memory of failures and mistakes made long ago catch up with me and cause an inward groan.

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TRUST, FAITH AND HOPE— THREEFOLD KEY TO ‘KEEP ON KEEPING ON!’

(August 30, 2025) Robert and Maureen McQuillan share sincerely…

We know, we know… we’ve written before about trusting God when troubles hit, particularly sickness— for example COMPASSIONATE GOD AND DIVINE HEALING | Connecting with You!

But… due to some recent personal incidents, and learning that other seniors are unwell, some even wanting to back away from ministry, we want to encourage everyone to— and here we use a simple phrase that we find we’re giving to various individuals these dark days— Keep On Keeping On!

Great Provision
Just as God is the great provider, forgiver of repentant sinners and blesser of His followers, He is the divine physician! For decades we’ve known all these gracious acts of God in our own lives, and today we especially recall healing recoveries. And in the lives of others that we’ve prayed for… healing/relieving answers happening sometimes promptly, sometimes later, but all in His timing. And one hears or reads the testimonies of famous ministries over the decades who knew this great truth and applied it by praying for the sick, witnessing healings, even miracles.

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HABAKKUK— Prophet Angry With God (Part 2)

(August 23, 2025) Dr Jim McClure shares parts 4 and 5 regarding the book of Habakkuk, concluding this series…

In part 1, I pointed out that Habakkuk was angry with God and deeply troubled as he couldn’t understand God’s actions and purposes… that he was a prophet with genuine questions.

The following are two more aspects—

4. Authoritative Answer (2:2-20)
(i) Declaration (2:2-3)
God’s answer was direct.

‘Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it”’ (2:2 GNB). Habakkuk was told to make a permanent record of that important message. God declared that He would indeed act and that the revelation Habakkuk received would take place at ‘an appointed time’, that is… at the precise time determined by God!

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