An Amazing Question

Eugene Ionesco once said:

"It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question."

How true is that?

On Sunday we spoke about Jesus question to two blind men ( Matthew 9:27-34).

Think about this: He asks them if they believe that He can do three things:

- Heal them physically
- Save them spiritually
- Restore them mentally

We might to be asked by Jesus the same question:

DO YOU BELIEVE I CAN DO THIS FOR YOU?


My prayer is that your answer will be YES!

Helping The Needy

On Sunday we spoke about Jesus instructions for us to help the needy in Matthew 6:1-4.


A couple of things emerged:


- Giving is always a relationship thing - between the giver, the receiver and God

- When we give we enter a relationship thus it's a very personal and private

Awesome!

May the Lord truly bless you in all relationships.

Born Again

On Sunday we had one of our largest services in the history of North Rand.

We also looked at Jesus conversation with Nicodemus about being born spiritually in John 3:1-8.

Part of the journey for us to be reborn spiritually is to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior and then to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

When we are filled with Holy Spirit we are moved to love God and others:

"Jesus replied: "`Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: `Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

(Matthew 22:37-40)


So, no longer do we just focus on God but we also need to focus on others.

Awesome!

Warnings and Encouragements

On Sunday, we spoke about Jesus's warnings and encouragements in Luke 12:1-7.

Two warnings emerged:

- Be sincere in your faith
- Fear God

Two encouragements also emerged:

- All things will be revealed (only bad things grow in the dark)
- You are valuable to God

Awesome!

Bottom line:

God is love and He loves us. We need to bring everything about our lives to Him.

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The Greatest Gift

On Sunday we spoke about the giving of gifts and how Jesus is the greatest gift we can be given and offer others - Acts 3:1-10.

Three things we spoke about:

1. Don't be short sighted - Jesus has the power and authority to transform (verse 2)

2. Engage with others: let them look into our lives and us into theirs - gifts from those we know generally have greater meaning (verse 4)

3. Allow Jesus to be the centre of our lives (verse 6)

My prayer is that you have received God's gift in Jesus and that you will offer Him to others.

Amazing Faith

On Sunday we spoke about developing amazing faith.

Some of the most inspiring people I know are those who in different situations show a strength of faith. It's easy to say we have faith when things go well. Not so easy when things change.

So how do we develop our faith?

Three steps:

- Believe that God exists:
Hebrews 11:3 (By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command so that what is seen was not made out that what was visible.)

- Believe that Jesus is the Saviour of the world
John 3:16 ( For God so loved the world that He sent His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life)

- Believe that God has great plans for your life
Jeremiah 29:11:(For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future)

Awesome!!!!