OM DIE GELEENTHEID TE MIS

Die storie kom nou al 'n lang pad.

God is besig om in my hart iets te openbaar van die outoriteit wat ek/ons as gelowiges het in die liefde van ons Vader.

Matt 28:18 lees dat Jesus se dat alle outoriteit in hemel en op aarde aan Hom gegee is.

As ek/ons wedergebore is, en ons lewens is neergele, en ons leef dus in Hom dan, dan beteken dit dat ons het deur Sy genade alle outoriteit in hemel en ook op aarde.

Outoriteit oor wat?

Wel die Woord stel verder dat ons ( 2 Cor 10:4-6) wapens nie gevorm is in die vlees nie, maar magtig is en alle gedagtes tot Jesus tot gehoorsaamheid sal bring.

Wat van gedagtes/vestigings van siekte?

Wat van gedagtes/vestigings van armoede?

So word ek toe aangespoor om te begin loop in die wete dat dieselfde Heilige Gees wat Jesus uit die dood opgewek het, leef nou in my.  So dit is belangrik om volgens Markus 16:16-18 en 1 Cor 2:4 om nie net die goeie boodskap te gee nie, maar dit met liefde gestig met die Gees se krag.

Maar ek moet se, ek het so n geleentheid gemis, om vir n man wat seergekry het tydens n touch-rugby wedstryd te bid.

Gelukkig het God my toe convict en nie condemn oor dit nie.

So wat het God vir my gese?

Ek moet meer by Sy voete gaan sit.  Wat n mens is in sy gebedslewe is wat die mens is in die samelewing.

Ek por jul aan.  Moenie God se geleenthede mis nie.  Gaan berei jouself voor met ywer om altyd in gereedheid te staan.

Vrede en Vreugde vir jul

God is working!

It was our last Bible teaching class of this term. I have to admit, I feel a bit sad, the girls have crept into my heart with their typical Gr. 8 vibrancy and being inquisitive!

Normally they ask me loads of questions regarding evolution and do we really come from apes etc, and I still steer a bit clear of that subject - I have to do LOTS of studying before I can teach about that, Jurie is awesome with this topic being very apologetic, but eish...not my scene!

But I felt this week to share with them what God is busy sharing with me: Faith Confessions.  What are we saying? What do we fill our hearts and minds with and then speak?

I haven't been talking for 10 minutes, when I saw one of the girls are wiping away tears.  At first I thought, no, maybe she has something in her eye?  But afterwards she couldn't get to me quick enough to chat!

What a beautiful girl! She is a natural beauty, but you can see she has the Spirit in her, and she shines!

But I had the opportunity to really minister to her.  The enemy has come to steal from her, and she didn't know how to "retaliate". And just there on the lawn, we gave her some advise, prayed for her and as soon as I got home I sms'ed some Scriptures. Hopefully she'll come to join us at our Lifegroup or youth events on Fridays!

I feel so privileged that God trust me with these amazing, wonderful, beautiful girls.  Even when they are not part of Kruislig, they still want the Living Water.

I still can't believe that I doubted whether we really have to be here and work with the youth...the need is sooooo big!  I wish I could cut myself in 3 pieces to go and do the work at once :) And that is exactly why we need to disciple people and empower them to go and do the same!

God, You are awesome!!!

FiRsT LiFeGrOuP

This past Wednesday was our first official get-together with our youth. (for the moment there is a couple of young adults also joining us, but hey, the more the merrier!)

We send out an sms to say come one come all (and bring a friend or two) and they really surpassed my wildest expectations! We were a full ELEVEN! (and for me that is awesome, because we only have 5 youth in our church...)

But the one, most amazing, thing for me that I want to share, is the fact that 3 girls commited their life to Christ! So I know there was definitely one big party in heaven! When I drove back after dropping them off at the hostel, I thought in my heart: we may not have lots of money, but we have SOULS!

So now they are being discipled and I want to say WATCH THIS SPACE! :)

Please pray with us: we want the youth to really grow in their walk with Christ, to know and understand God's amazing love for them and to discern the Truth (and not live according to the lies in this world).

I read Colossians 1 yesterday, and what the writer prayed for the church there, I really want to pray over the youth:

1. that they may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

2. that they may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him , being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

3. strengthened in all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

4. giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints.

In just a short time span with our amazing peeps, i have picked up on alot of hurt and uncertainty. I'm trusting God for major spiritual breakthroughs!

(we'll upload a picture shortly!)

CHURCH CAMP

What an amazing opportunity to spend with our spiritual family!

We strategically don't plan any spiritual sessions, as we want the congregation to build stronger family bonds, get to know one another and have fun (of course!).

And it is just what we did!

(Just to explain, when one organise a camp with spiritual sessions, people tend to focus inwards, and since our goal is not to be focused inward, but to really get to know one another, it will defeat the purpose we are there.  We still gave everyone the freedom to minister if they feel the need to).

It was such a privilege to work with our "partners in crime" - the other two families whose responsibility it is to organise the camp.  For both Jurie and I it was a whole new, different experience (even if we had previous camp experience).

Riaan mentioned the other day about doing what we do in excellence, well people, these two families taught me a thing about excellence!  

We started camp with some icebreakers and Potjie! (I think it is a number 10 pot?? It's the biggest one I've seen in my life!)  Saturday we had some fun and games with a GPS treasure hunt and raft building.  You could easily spot the "competitive" ones amongst us! But it was worth while.  Francois is a keen Geo-cacher (please google it, it is amazing!) where you hide things in obscure places all around the world (apparently the games started as a test, to see whether GPS is really so accurate).  And he hid the clues in logs, in a stone (with a hole in), in a tap....Truly remarkable!  (the clues are hidden in small containers like pill holders).

The raft building was just as much fun. I have to say, it's a whole other story when children build it! It went by so quickly (and we tried to make it difficult...)

On Sunday we had informal church. we broke up into smaller groups and shared communion with each other. It was special for me to see how families use it together!  (the group we were had a little boy in.  And as we are drinking the grape juice, explaining it is Jesus' blood, he asks, "Why does Jesus have purple blood?" It was a precious moment!) 

And we ended camp with a baptism.  It's always such a big celebration for me personally, so I have to admit I was crying like a baby!  We are doing a "marriage course" with this couple, and the change in Shaun's life after the baptism is amazing.  We serve a God that is so intricately involved with EVERYONE.  When you truly follow God, you can't stay the same, you HAVE to change.  And by the change I see: They are definitely serving God !!

All in all, it was great to meet the bigger family, to socialise together and to know we all love God to bits.  Can't wait for next year!

GOD IS AWESOME

Just now, 10h00 2 March 2011, a messenger gave us a letter, an anonymous letter.

In it was R1000.

God of Wonders

I praise You for You are worthy of praise.

I thank You for Your provision.

Amen