A Struggle

On Sunday we spoke about the need for us to take seriously our faith journey (Acts 12:1-11).

A couple of things emerged:

- Despite our insecurities, God has a plan.

- Peter was released from prison as part of His plan.

- God desires to release us from our prisons in order to fulfil His plan.

Awesome!

How much more...

On Sunday we shared from Matthew 5:1-12: Jesus's Sermon on the Mount.







These beatitudes are given for the purpose of allowing us live as blessed life:

- Be poor in spirit

We need God


- Mourn for your soul:


We need forgiveness


- Practice Meekness


It's a sign of submission to God


- Hunger for faithfulness


It's a sign of passion for God


- Be Merciful


It's a sign of looking at the world through Jesus' eyes


- Be Pure in heart


Only way is to repent and receive forgiveness


- Be a Peacemaker


It's a sign that we are in line with God and ourselves


- Know you will be Persecuted


A visible sign that we are doing what God requires of us



Awesome!

Miracles

Last Sunday, the 2nd May was a watershed day for us as far as the new church building is concerned.

The leadership approached the congregation at 10h15 for 2,5 mil rand to finish the building and at 10h45 to we had it!

God is good so imagine if He does that for bricks and mortar, how much more will He do for flesh and blood?

Yep, that means yo and me!

So now, I'm convinced that buildings are visible signs of God's miracle in our lives.

Awesome!

End Times

As part of our Fastrack, we shared around End Times from Matthew 24:3-14.

A couple of things emerged as signs of the end times:
- Deception is only possible when we are ignorant.
- Falling away - there is a vast amount of information available today which can make us to fall away from our faith.
- Wars are prevalent today as they have been throughout history but they are different. People kill by pushing a button.
The violence and deception in our world is escalating so perhaps these are the signs of birth that Jesus speaks about.
We need to stand firm, learn the Word and preach the Gospel so none are deceived.

Awesome!