A Fork In The Road

On Sunday we shared around the cost of following Jesus ( Luke 9:57-62).

Every Christian will at some stage face a fork-in-the-road choice.

Do I follow Jesus with all my heart?

The thing that makes it such a tough choice is that the Kingdom is demanding.

It demands that we put God first, ahead of:

- home

- custom & culture

- family

Hard yes, but His promise is that He will take care of everything when we follow Him.

I don't know of any people who have followed and come to grief.

My prayer is that you will make the choice!

The Law

On Sunday we shared around the Law in Matthew 5:17-20.

Two kinds of Law emerged:

- Ceremonial Law

They have to do with spiritual practices

- Moral Law

They have to do with codes of conduct

So, our spiritual practices have changed over the years but our standards of conduct have not.

And neither should they!

Awesome!

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!

Why does evil exist?

As part of our Fast Track at the North Rand, we shared around Genesis 2:8-9:

Although the subject is quite big to deal with on one Sunday, we focused on how Scripture relates three things:

- The fall of the angel, Satan

- The fall of human beings

- The goodness of God

So, evil came into the world via Satan & human beings but God is good.

We need to examine our own hearts to recognise the potential we have for being evil.