Sonshine (98five)

04/01/2024

Verse of the day: Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed - Proverbs 16:3

03/01/2024

Want to start your 2024 with a night to remember? Well, time is running out to get your tickets to see We Are Messengers, with special guest Nathan Tasker, when they bring their Where The Joy Is world tour to Perth!

They'll be performing all your favourites including Maybe It's OK, Wholehearted and Everything Comes Alive.

It's all happening Monday 29th Jan at Riverview Church... for one night only! Tickets at https://bit.ly/4aq4Oao

02/01/2024

Happy World Introvert Day! Tag your introverted friends or family to wish them a day filled with peace, solitude, and maybe a good book or two. 🤐📚

01/01/2024

Happy New Year, may it be filled with love, laughter, and endless possibilities! 🥳🌟

30/12/2023

What's the standout moment that made 2023 unforgettable for you? Share your best memories below! 🌟

28/12/2023

Lost in that post-Christmas, pre-New Year haze. Anyone else feeling the same? 🤷‍♂️🎄

26/12/2023

Don't miss out on seeing Irish Christian Rockers We Are Messengers, at their one and only Perth show 29th January 2024, as part of their Where The Joy Is world tour!

Tickets are selling fast... get yours today! https://bit.ly/4aq4Oao

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas, Family! May this Christmas season bring you all things beautiful, meaningful, and joyous, and may God's blessings enrich your lives throughout the coming new year! 🎄✨

24/12/2023

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. - Isaiah 9:6

23/12/2023

Merry Christmas, family! We'll see you again next year! Let us know in the comments what was your favourite memory from this year.

21/12/2023

Which quirky Christmas present did you get? 🎄🎁

19/12/2023

What's your favourite Christmas movie? Ours is The Grinch! - Kirste and Dan 🎄🎥

19/12/2023

Irish Christian rockers We Are Messengers are bringing their Where The Joy Is world tour to Perth! Monday January 29th at Riverview Church.

With special guest, Australia's own Nathan Tasker, this is a show not to be missed!

Tickets are selling fast, so get yours today! https://bit.ly/4aq4Oao

Proudly present by Sonshine (98five)!

16/12/2023

Believe it or not, Christmas is just a week away and while you and I may be looking forward to a wonderful celebration with our families, many are not.

I don’t know how it goes in your household, but in ours, at this time of year, we tend to ask ourselves what we can do to bless someone in need. Someone who’s struggling, someone who’s not going to be enjoying the sort of Christmas that we’ll be enjoying. Someone who in the eyes of a society, dazzled by the allure of freedom, wealth and success, doesn’t really count in the scheme of things?

Of course, thinking about the poor, the needy, the lost, and the hurting shouldn’t merely be confined to this time of year. Anyone who believes in Jesus knows the special heart He has for those whom society marginalises. But as we come into this Christmas season, celebrating the birth of our Saviour, it is indeed a special thing for us to be thinking about.

"For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, you shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land." - Deuteronomy 15:11 (ESV)

Perhaps you have much to give, perhaps little. But whatever our circumstances, we can all give love, kindness, understanding, and mercy. And if you do have the financial means, then please find someone and give generously, sacrificially, in a way that’ll change their life.

This is a FRESH devotion, which you can receive daily straight to your inbox: sonshine.com.au/fresh-signup/

14/12/2023

Just casually sharing my life story with a stranger from the buy and sell page - Shannon 😅🤷‍♀️

13/12/2023

I had a church event scheduled in my calendar but when the day came I completely forgot to go! What did you forget to go to? 😅📆 - Bec

09/12/2023

It’s one of those strange paradoxes of life, almost to the point of being a fundamental law of the universe, that every good thing can be turned into a bad thing. Every blessing can quickly become a curse.

Think about it. Is money inherently bad? Well, that depends. In most of the ways we use it, it’s a good thing. And when we give it away to the needy, it’s a very good thing. Yet when we covet, steal, and hoard…it becomes a terrible thing.

Is hard work good or bad? Well, that depends. Diligence and dedication yield powerful results…unless you work at the wrong thing or sacrifice your family on the altar of success. And when does a good rest…turn into laziness? Yep, every good thing seems to cut both ways. Like a double-edged sword, it all depends on how you use it.

"Wealth gained by doing wrong will not really help you, but doing right will save you from death. The LORD takes care of good people and gives them the food they need, but he keeps the wicked from getting what they want. Lazy hands will make you poor; hard-working hands will make you rich." - Proverbs 10:2-4

Behind everything is God Himself. He sees whether your wealth was gained honestly or dishonestly. He sees whether you’re hard-working or lazy. He knows the intentions of your heart. As someone once said, “Blessed is the person who’s learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, to lead but not manipulate.”

Whatever you do, do it with a good heart, because…the Lord takes care of good people; doing right will save you from death.

This is a FRESH devotion, which you can receive daily straight to your inbox: sonshine.com.au/fresh-signup/

09/12/2023

We had the best Christmas feast at Blake's house yesterday!🎄✨ We're still in a food coma. 🍽😴

09/12/2023

Who needs an even distribution when you can put them all in one spot? 😅🎄

07/12/2023

Countdown the days until Christmas with a daily devotion from Pastor Rob Furlong! 🎄📖
Check it out here 👉 https://bit.ly/3GxyNzt

05/12/2023

When you finally realise you're an oversharer 🙃

05/12/2023

Move over Spotify Wrapped...Sonshine Wrapped is here! ⏪🎵🎶 Which one was your favourite?

04/12/2023

This woman in England is planning to charge her 15 closest friends and family £150 ($285) per person for the full turkey dinner! Would you make your family pay for Christmas dinner? 🎄🍗

03/12/2023

Our Jingle Bell Jackpot starts tomorrow! 🎄🎁 Here are some of the awesome prizes up for grabs:

🎁 1-month membership to Adrenaline Vault
🎁 Wanneroo Botanic Golf mini group pass
🎁 Golf club sets from Golf Clearance Outlet Perth
🎁 Family passes to Circus • The Show or Justin's Big Balloon Show

Which of these prizes would you like?

02/12/2023

When was the last time that you felt insulted, miffed, or hard done by? It happens for all sorts of different reasons. Sometimes we’re just in a bad mood and the smallest thing can set us off.

Whatever the reason, it seems to happen pretty regularly, doesn’t it? It can be as trivial as a friend or family member overstaying their welcome, or as profoundly hurtful as a deep betrayal by someone close to us…and everything in between.

Whatever the trigger, it stirs up a sense of entitlement in us – I deserve better than this! No doubt, that’s a sentiment you’re pretty well acquainted with – as are we all. The problem is that resentment, that sense of entitlement…well, they don’t yield the best results. Enter...Jesus.

"If your brother or sister in God’s family does something wrong, go and tell them what they did wrong. Do this when you are alone with them. If they listen to you, then you have helped them to be your brother or sister again." - Matthew 18:15

That begs a serious question, spoken as it was by the One who came to this earth to save you and me from an eternity separated from God because of our sin.

When someone wrongs us, are we after revenge or the same restoration that Jesus came to bring us? Come on, the last time someone got your nose out of joint…how did you respond? With a desire for revenge born out of a sense of entitlement, or a Christ-like yearning for restoration?

If someone wrongs you, tell them – quietly, gently, privately. If they listen, then you’ve helped restore the relationship.

This is a FRESH devotion, which you can receive daily straight to your inbox: sonshine.com.au/fresh-signup/

02/12/2023

From a brush with death to finding his forever home 😻🎄

Just moments away from being crushed, a kitten narrowly escaped the jaws of a garbage truck, thanks to the quick thinking of the driver.

01/12/2023

Hot on the heels of Jeremy Camp’s Australia tour, comes We Are Messengers – bringing their whole band for a five city tour of Australia in early 2024 as part of their Where the Joy Is World Tour.

The pre-sale is now open so make sure to grab your tickets here 👉 https://bit.ly/3R4qikd

01/12/2023

Kirste is now on the store's naughty list.😅

30/11/2023

'Cozzie livs' has been crowned as the word of the year! Have you heard of this word before? 🧐📕

The Macquarie Dictionary announced on Tuesday that 'cozzie livs' was the standout choice for 2023.

29/11/2023

When you accidentally text the person the text was about. 😅 Have you sent an accidental text?

29/11/2023

This two person onesie called the 'twosie' is going viral as a great Christmas present. Of course it's the thought that counts but have you ever received a present that left you thinking, 'Now that's unique!' 🎁🤔

28/11/2023

Ever found yourself on the 'banned' list? 😅 Share your hilarious or unexpected bans below!