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IN HIERDIE UITGAWE •How “Yeshua” became “Jesus”
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Die Transformasie van dissipels
Redakteur Anthony Young
Proefleser Denmarié Young
Past. Henry Young
Matt.28:18-20 En Jesus het nader gekom en met hulle gespreek en gesê: Aan My is gegee alle mag in die hemel en op aarde. Gaan dan heen, maak dissipels van al die nasies, en doop hulle in die Naam van die Vader en die Seun en die Heilige Gees; en leer hulle om alles te onderhou wat Ek julle beveel het. En kyk, Ek is met julle al die dae tot aan die voleinding van die wêreld. Amen. Hoeveel christene ken jy? Hoeveel dissipels ken jy? Dit was nooit God se bedoeling om twee soorte gelowiges te hê nie. Jesus het eenvoudig gesê: “ Volg My”. Dit is hulle wat in 'n verhouding met Hom gekom het, in sy voetspore volg, Sy gebooie onderhou, verander waar verandering nodig is en Hom lief het. True discipleship brings about a God driven transformation to the likeness of Jesus. Baie gelowiges het 'n diep verlange om meer soos Hy te wees, maar leef in 'n gevoel van mislukking want hulle wag dat God iets moet doen en dan word hulle gefrustreer omdat niks verander nie. Grace does not turn us into puppets on a string. In fact, we should be energized by God's Grace to do all we can to experience all we may of Him. We are saved by Grace alone, but we need to actively pursue holiness, knowledge, intimacy, fellowship, obedience and love. It will be impossible to grow if you doubt your own salvation. Om 'n dissipel te wees beteken om Christus te volg. In Jesus se tyd op aarde het dit beteken om in verhouding te wees met die Een wie gevolg word en om verander te word as gevolg van die invloed van daardie Een. Verhoudings verdiep en daar is 'n verandering van karakter. As they walk in His footsteps they imitated their Master and their lives reflected His teachings, His lifestyle and His values. Hy het hulle nie geroep om na nuwe leringe te luister nie, maar om Hom te volg. Looking at the Lord's first disciples we see sacrifice, exercise, practice, effort, learning, making mistakes, starting over, frustration and dedication. Today we want intimacy without effort, blessings without dedication, fruit without abiding and success without discipline. This is the problem – we want. Many Christians have become focused on ME. My health, wealth, ministry, popularity, painless life and personal emotional fulfilment have taken centre stage. As ons voor 'n christelike boekwinkel gaan staan sal ons baie keer sien die titels van “the 50 bestsellers” quick fix solutions, financial success, power filled ministry, marriages. It is all about Me. Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in Te midde van dit alles hoor ons die ego van Jesus se woorde in: order to be seen by them, for then Matt.16:24-25 Toe sê Jesus vir sy dissipels: As iemand agter My aan wil you will have no reward from kom, moet hy homself verloën en sy kruis opneem en My volg. 25 Want your Father who is in heaven. elkeen wat sy lewe wil red, sal dit verloor; maar elkeen wat sy lewe om My ontwil verloor, sal dit vind. Matthew 6:1
It is all about Jesus! Vir Jesus was dit eenvoudig. Word 'n gelowige (bekering) en volg Hom en wees 'n dissipel. And you prove your discipleship by two things: love and obedience – which leads to bearing fruit. Ons doel is nie om bekeerlinge bymekaar te maak vir die hemel nie, maar om dissipels te maak. Saligheid is nie die einde van die pad nie, dit is die begin van die reis om meer soos Hy te wees. As kinders van God is dit nodig om onsself te dissiplineer in ons gewoontes wat intimiteit, lewensverandering en groei voort sal bring. Lees gerus 1 Kor.9:24- van die wat op die baan hardlooop. Discipleship is an exercise of choice = intentionally obeying God! Discipleship starts with a relationship. By applying Discipline, a disciple moves deeper into this cycle of knowing Christ, loving Christ, following Christ and obeying Christ. It is in this process the disciple starts to experience a change of lifestyle and character. Die dissipline waarvan ons praat is geestelike gewoontes wat alle gelowiges moet beoefen en gewoond raak daaraan sodat dit 'n natuurlike deel van hul daaglikse lewe kan wees. Niemand staan een oggend op en besluit om die marathon te gaan hardloop nie. Dit word voorafgegaan deur baie oefening en dissipline. Baie gelowiges skyn helder vir 'n tyd, maar met tyd word die lig al flouer. They lack discipline and they don't accept leadership easily. They do things their way and leave injured people behind and they too disappear or become dishearted and defeated. Dit is belangrik om toe te laat dat die saad in ons groei. Mat 13:18 Wat is nou belangrik? Stap saam met God, sodat jy Sy stem kan hoor. By exposing ourselves to God's Presence, God's Will and God's Power, we find ourselves becoming like Him - Being a true disciple
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5 most constipated men in the old testament 1. Cain was not Abel 2. Moses went up onto the mountain and took two tablets 3. King David sat on the throne for forty years 4. Solomon- neither heaven nor earth could move him 5. Noah was at sea for forty days and forty nights and all he passed was water
Aubrey & Bernardine
NAME: DATE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: CHILDREN: MARRIED:
Aubrey Cloete 28 November 1958 Paarl South Three Bernardine Cloete
FAVOURITE CHURCH SONGS: Still / Be still my soul (Don Moen) & In the presence of Jehovah FAVOURITE BIBLE VERSE: Philippians 1:6 INTERESTS: Reading the Word and other inspirational books, attending workshops and listening to inspiring teaching.
NAME: DATE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: CHILDREN:
Bernardine Cloete 24 May 1962 Northern Paarl Three Daughters; Chantal, Audrey & Robern Aubrey Cloete
FAVOURITE CHURCH SONGS: Hiding Place (Don Moen) & This is my Desire FAVOURITE BIBLE VERSE: Proverbs 3: 5-6 INTERESTS: Spiritual-reading, outreach, gospel music
I do not even remember the first time I heard the name of Jesus. I was fortunate to be raised by born-again Christian parents who taught me about Jesus from the day I was born. We were always active in church. That heritage was such a rich blessing, but it also made it easy to take some things for granted. Sometimes Jesus and His church became routine, almost a habit that never really required any attention. As I have battled sin and Satan through the years, I have renewed my faith in the Son of God. As I got older and wrestled with how to instil faith in my own children, I began to discover all over again the excitement of knowing Jesus. I realise that of all the decisions in life, the only one that truly matters is this: what will I do with Jesus?
In the past attending church for me was habitual and not out of conviction. God's grace and conversion came for me on the 8 May 2006 during a Deon Hockey evangelical outreach at the Light and Life church, which is now my place of worship.
Today I am active in the Body of Christ. It is a place of worship, of ministry, of service, and a place of refuge in a world that just does not make sense. Some of the closest relationships I have are those with my church family. These brothers and sisters are not perfect, but they are forgiven believers committed to following Jesus. We also need to be courageous in all we do and encounter in life. Without courage, our lives will not reach the full potential they are meant to and we will not see the promises of God nor experience the gifts He is prepared to entrust to us.
Accepting Jesus as my personal Saviour and Redeemer, He liberated and renewed my mind and put a new spirit within me. Being restored through His saving grace I am now a new creation and the old has passed away. Whatever happened in our passed cannot be changed but we can ensure a better future by making the right choices today. As believers, we need to get to the place where we're convinced that only God can make the difference in our lives. The time has come to do what we are called for and stop getting caught up in things that will confuse us, complicate matters or blur our vision. My heart's desire is that 'me and my house' will serve the Lord in spirit and in truth.
Week 1 Lukas 8:48 ( Lewende Bybel) “ Toe sê Jesus vir die vrou: Jy het gewys hoe groot jou geloof is toe jy aan My kom raak het. Daarom is jy nou gesond. Gaan in vrede “.
In hierdie gedeelte lees ons van 'n vrou wat vir 12 jaar aan bloedvloeing gely het. Eensaam en verlate. Verder het sy al haar geld en besittings spandeer aan dokters sonder dat hulle haar kon genees. Die mislukte doktersbehandeling wys dat daar menslik gesproke geen hoop op genesing was nie. Alhoewel sy finansieel geruineer was, is die vrou waarskynlik ook deur die samelewing op 'n afstand gehou omdat mense met sulke siektes deur die ander Jode as onrein beskou was. Hierdie vrou het inderdaad 'n baie eensame, desperate bestaan gevoer. Sy was persoonlik, sosiaal en geestelik vereensaam. Ons kan maar net dink hoe sy moes voel toe sy hoor dat Jesus daar verbygaan kom. Dit was miskien haar laaste kans op genesing. Sy het geweet dat Hy mense genees. Maar een probleem het sy gehad, sy sou nie naby die Man kon kom nie. Die mense sou nie haar toelaat om by Hom uit te kom nie. Uit desperaatheid druk sy deur die skare , en sien vir Jesus. Sy het nie omgegee wat die mense van haar gedink het nie. Een doel voor oê was , dat sy genesing wou ontvang. Sy dink by haar self dat sy net aan die soom van Sy kleed moet raak dan sal sy genees word. En daarom waag sy. Al het sy geen waarborg nie, hoop sy dat Hy sal reageer. SMAG sy daarna dat Hy sal reageer. Haar geloof het haar gered. Sy is onmiddelik genees. Jesus het 'n persoonlike ontmoeting met haar gehad. Sy is nie net liggaamlik genees nie, maar ook geestelik. Desperaatheid en geloof stap hand aan hand. Geloof bring God in werking. God se hulp is naby en tot beskikking, maar Hy gee dit net vir die wat dit soek en najaag. En julle sal My soek en vind as julle na My vra met julle hele hart (Jer. 29:13). Die vrou was bereid om net Sy kleed te kon aanraak. Desperaat en met volle oorgawe het sy oorgegee aan Hom. Hoe desperaat is jy vandag? Moedeloos om alles uit jou eie krag te doen ? As ons tot Hom nader sal Hy tot ons nader.
Week 2 1 Samuel 2:1 (Lewende Bybel) “. . .Ek is opgewonde oor wat U, Here, gedoen het. . . ek is so bly dat U my gehelp het. . .”
Wanneer ‘n mens 1 Samuel 1 lees sien ons dat Hanna desperaat is om ‘n kind te hê. Agter hierdie gebeure sien ons God se plan in ‘n desperate vrou se lewe. Elke jaar het Elkana met sy twee vrouens na Silo toe gegaan om die Here te aanbid en offers te bring. Die hoeveelheid vleis wat aan elke vrou uitgedeel is met die offer, was die verskil in verhouding tot die kinders wat hulle gehad het. Peninna het die geleentheid aangegryp om Hanna te spot en te verneder, want Hanna het geen kinders gehad nie. Kinderloosheid was een van die grootste rampe wat ‘n vrou kon tref in die antieke tyd. Om kinders te kon kry was die voltooiing van haar huwelik, die versekering van haar posisie. Die leemte in Hanna word al hoe groter. Sy word al hoe meer desperaat. Sy ween en is diep bedroef. Is dit nodig dat sy so swaar kry?, wil ‘n mens vra. Ja, die swaarkry het ‘n goeie doel in God se hande. So bring Hy Hanna se wil en strewe in lyn met Sy wil. Die leemte gee vorm aan God se wil in haar lewe, en die omstandighede dwing haar tot gebed. Desperaat en biddend smag sy na God, soekend in Sy teenwoordigheid. Die Here maak nie van haar die dronk vrou soos wat Eli gedink het nie, maar ‘n Geesdeurdronge mens wat biddend pleit in lyn met God se wil. Haar beproewing trek haar nader aan die Here, maak haar gerig op Hom en leer haar om uit Sy hand te leef. Maar daar is meer, sy maak ‘n belofte, bind haar aan iets wat sy vir die Here sê. Sy bid vir ‘n manlike kind en dat sy hom sal offer om in diens van die Here te staan. Wanneer die Here dan met hierdie vrou bereik het wat nodig is, skenk Hy aan haar die kind. God gebruik ons, maar eers moet Hy ons bruikbaar maak. Dit is dikwels die rede vir die leemtes en krisisse in ons lewe. Wat my so geraak het van hierdie storie is, dat wat sy ontvang, gee sy alles terug aan die Here. Wat is dus die einddoel van God se leegmaak- en volmaak-werk in ons lewens. . .(desperaatheid). . .Totale diens aan Hom. ‘n Mens wat nie deur die Here se hande voorberei is nie, kan nie waarlik tot diens wees in sy Koninkryk nie. Is ons desperaat om soos Hanna soekend en biddend te wees vir God se plan in ons lewe? 4
IS JY DESPERAAT VIR JESUS? deur Connie Botes
Week 3 OPERASIE TYD Psalm 139:23 “God, kyk of U my kan vertrou. Toets my gesondheid. Kyk of ek eerlik is. . .”
Die afgelope 2 weke het ons gesien die desperaatheid van mense om by God uit te kom. In vandag se samelewing gebruik ons eers al ons opsies, wanneer alle natuurlike hulpbronne en metodes tekort skiet , dan….DAN word 'n onsigbare God 'n opsie in ons lewe. Dan word die moeilike harde manier die enigste manier. Dan word “doodgaan aan jouself” iets wat dalk regtig kan gebeur, want vir die eerste keer is jou fokus op Hom en nie meer op jouself nie. DIS WANNEER ONS OP DIE OPERASIE TAFEL LÊ…….HY IS BESIG MET ONS HART… Want kom ons erken mooi eerlik aan mekaar, ons is selfsugtig, selfbehep….eiewys…ons wil beheer hê, en ons sal nie verander as ons nie hoef nie. Welkom by die geestelike operasie tafel !! Jy sien, nou vir die eerste keer, is jy en jou beheerheid nie meer in die pad nie. Skielik het jy eenvoudig geen antwoorde meer nie en geen van jou geestelike formules “werk” nie. Want nou word aan jou hart gewerk. Jy is hulpeloos en desperaat. Jy het die enigste Geneesheer nodig. Dis wanneer jou Bybel kosbare traanmerke kry en die Woord soos 'n druppel water vir jou, die drenkeling, word. Jy begin “ soos 'n hert smag na waterstome” anders sing. Met jou vooropgestelde kultuur en opinies uit die pad, kan God Homself werklik aan jou begin openbaar. Wanneer die operasie oor is, (perfekte tyd) , kom die deurbraak. Die antwoord. En vir die eerste keer is jy vir daardie oomblik op die plek waar jy bereid is om Sy antwoord te vat, maak nie saak wat dit is nie, selfs al is dit nee….want jou hart het geskuif…..vir goed. Elkeen van ons kom op hierdie plek van ons lewe waar ons onsself op God se operasietafel beleef. Dis waar ons besef , “Ek kan nie meer nie”. MAAR dis wanneer God weet “ EK IS HIER MY KIND, EK IS IN BEHEER, EK SAL JOU NOOIT BEGEWE EN VERLAAT NIE, JY IS MYNE!!!!!”
Week 4 GOD IS OOK DESPERAAT OM SY VADER LIEFDE AAN ONS TE OPENBAAR 1 Joh. 4:14 (Lewende Bybel)”. . .Iemand wat dus bely, Jesus is die Seun van God, leef intiem saam met God en God saam met hom. . .”
Ek het besef God is desperaat om my as dogter te ontmoet en Sy liefde oor my uit te spoel. Hy sou tot enige lengte gaan om my verhouding as kind met Hom as Vader te herstel. Die grootste bewys van Sy liefde het Hy gewys deur Jesus te gee vir ons. Jesus vra vandag vir jou en my: “ Ken jy My intiem en persoonlik, of weet jy net van My”. Jesus begeer ons intimiteit met Hom meer as ons werke. Is jou fokus om te groei in jou kennis van Jesus of om te groei in 'n intieme verhouding met Hom? Jesus begeer om ons intiem te ken. Ken en intiem te wees begin met om tyd saam met Hom te spandeer. Ons is net so naby aan Jesus soos ons kies om te wees. Hoe meer tyd hoe nader sal ons aan Jesus wees. Omdat jy Hom ken, rus jy in Hom, skakel jy af by Hom, vind jy vrede in Hom en vertrou jy Hom in elke area van jou lewe. Intimiteit kom slegs deur 'n hongerte en 'n smag om in Sy teenwoordigheid te wees. Net die Heilige Gees kan hierdie desperate honger in jou gees wakker maak. Hoe meer die verlange na Hom, die smag na Sy teenwoordigheid, ervaar jy hoe Sy Vaderlike liefde stukkie vir stukkie oopgebreek word in jou binnekamer. Die intimiteit ontbreek , want ons het ons Eerste liefde verloor. Ons het die tyd wat God graag met ons alleen wil wees verkoop vir “30 stukke silwer”…..televisie, sport, vriende…Ek glo daar is 'n tyd vir alles , 'n tyd vir speel, 'n tyd vir werk, 'n tyd vir jou gesin. MAAR waarom sukkel ons om 'n tyd af te staan om in Sy teenwoordigheid te wees. Hy is tog ons bron van liefde, hoop en krag. WANT langs die pad het ons ons Eerste liefde verloor. Hy het ons geskape om Hom te aanbid , Hy het ons vir Sy plesier geskape. God wil ons op die dansbaan van die lewe neem, Hy wil met ons “romance. Hy is desperaat om Sy liefde aan ons te openbaar. My gebed is dat ons weer daai smag, desperaatheid, die hongerte sal ervaar om in God se teenwoordigheid te wees. 5
he first letter in the name Yeshua ("Jesus") is the yod. Yod represents the "Y" sound in Hebrew. Many names in the Bible that begin with yod are mispronounced by English speakers because the yod in these names was transliterated in English Bibles with the letter "J" rather than "Y". This came about because in early English the letter "J" was pronounced the way we pronounce "Y" today. All proper names in the Old Testament were transliterated into English according to their Hebrew pronunciation, but when English pronunciation shifted to what we know today, these transliterations were not altered. Thus, such Hebrew place names as ye-ru-sha-LAyim, ye-ri-HO, and yar-DEN have become known to us as Jerusalem, Jericho, and Jordan; and Hebrew personal names such as yo-NA, yi-SHAI, and ye-SHU-a have become known to us as Jonah, Jesse, and Jesus. The yod is the smallest letter of the alphabet, which is why Yeshua used it in His famous saying in Matt 5:18: "Until heaven and earth pass away not one yod ("iota" in the Greek text) or one kots will pass from the Torah." For emphasis, Yeshua incorporated in this saying a well-known Hebrew expression: lo' yod ve-LO' ko-TSO shel yod, "not a yod and not a 'thorn' of a yod," i.e., not the most insignificant and unimportant thing. When Yeshua declared that heaven and earth might sooner disappear than the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet, or the smallest stroke of a letter, He was simply saying that the Torah ("Law" or "Teaching") of Moses would never cease to be. The second sound in Yeshua's name is called tse-RE, and is pronounced almost like the letter "e" in the word "net". Just as the "Y" sound of the first letter is mispronounced in today's English, so too the first vowel sound in "Jesus". Before the Hebrew name "Yeshua" was transliterated into English, it was first transliterated into Greek. There was no difficulty in transliterating the tse-RE sound since the ancient Greek language had an equivalent letter which represented this sound. And there was no real difficulty in transcribing this same first vowel into English. The translators of the earliest versions of the English Bible transliterated the tse-RE in Yeshua with an "e". Unfortunately, later English speakers guessed wrongly that this "e" should be pronounced as in "me," and thus the first syllable of the English version of Yeshua came to be pronounced "Jee" instead of "Yeh". It is this pronunciation which produced such euphemistic profanities as "Gee" and "Geez". Since Yeshua is spelled "Jeshua" and not "Jesus" in most English versions of the Old Testament (for example in Ezra 2:2 and 2 Chronicles 31:15), one easily gets the impression that the name is never mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. Yet 'Yeshua' appears there twenty-nine times, and is the name of at least five different persons and one village in the southern part of Yehudah ("Judah"). n contrast to the early biblical period, there were relatively few different names in use among the Jewish population of the Land of Israel at the time of the Second Temple. The name Yeshua was one of the most common male names in that period, tied with Eleazer for fifth place behind Simon, Joseph, Judah, and John. Nearly one out of ten persons known from the period was named Yeshua. The first sound of the second syllable of Yeshua is the "sh" sound. 6
It is represented by the Hebrew letter shin. However Greek, like many other languages, has no "sh" sound. Instead, the closest approximation, the Greek sigma, was used when transcribing "Yeshua" as "Iesus". Translators of English versions of the New Testament transliterated the Greek transcription of a Hebrew name, instead of returning to the original Hebrew. This was doubly unfortunate, first because the "sh" sound exists in English, and second because in English the "s" sound can shift to the "z" sound, which is what happened in the case of the pronunciation of "Jesus". The fourth sound one hears in the name Yeshua is the "u" sound, as in the word "true". Like the first three sounds, this also has come to be mispronounced but in this case it is not the fault of the translators. They transcribed this sound accurately, but English is not a phonetic language and "u" can be pronounced in more than one way. At some point the "u" in "Jesus" came to be pronounced as in "cut," and so we say "Jeezuhs." The "a" sound, as in the word "father," is the fifth sound in Jesus' name. It is followed by a guttural produced by contracting the lower throat muscles and retracting the tongue root- an unfamiliar task for English speakers. In an exception to the rule, the vowel sound "a" associated with the last letter "ayin" (the guttural) is pronounced before it, not after. While there is no equivalent in English or any other Indo-European language, it is somewhat similar to the last sound in the name of the composer, "Bach." In this position it is almost inaudible to the western ear. Some Israelis pronounce this last sound and some don't, depending on what part of the dispersion their families returned from. The Hebrew Language Academy, guardian of the purity of the language, has ruled that it should be sounded, and Israeli radio and television announcers are required to pronounce it correctly. There was no letter to represent them, and so these fifth and sixth sounds were dropped from the Greek transcription of "Yeshua," -the transcription from which the English "Jesus" is derived. So where did the final "s" of "Jesus" come from? Masculine names in Greek ordinarily end with a consonant, usually with an "s" sound, and less frequently with an "n" or "r" sound. In the case of "Iesus," the Greeks added a sigma, the "s" sound, to close the word. The same is true for the names Nicodemus, Judas, Lazarus, and others. English speakers make one further change from the original pronunciation of Jesus' name. English places the accent on "Je," rather than on "sus." For this reason, the "u" has shortened in its English pronunciation to "uh." In the West, a child's name is often chosen for its pleasant sound, or because another family member had it. The Jews of the Second Temple period also named after relatives (Luke 1:59-63). However, almost all Jewish names have a literal meaning. Occasionally this is seen in English names too, such as Scott (a person from Scotland), Johnson (son of John), and Baker (bread maker). But with Hebrew names it is the rule, rather than the exception. The name Yeshua literally means The LORD's Salvation, or Salvation from the LORD. In comparison, prior to being transliterated from the Hebrew Bible, the name Iesus did not exist in Greek. Through multiple translations and changes in pronunciation, a tradition of saying "Jesus" has obscured His name, "Yeshua." It has shifted His perceived message and identity from Hebrew to Greek. by David Biven
Journey to the land of Israel
On Sunday, 9th September at 5pm (church) Mark Fowler – Will be spending quality time with his supporters. Those who endured a journey with him through his 2 year period at OM (Operation Mobilization) as Lig en Lewe Sentrum's 'missionary in the field.' He will also be talking about his future plans for his outreach trip to India. If you would like to join us before church please give your name to Mark. (Cell: 071 725 8814)
sweet 'bonvoyage' to Ronel Richard who will be leaving the shores of South Africa on the 22 September – 9 October under the wings of Olive Branch Ministries to embark on a new path which God has set before them. During her time there she will be hosted at the Christ Church Guest House while ministering in the Old City of Jerusalem, in the day she will be part of a team who will partake in community work, interact with the locals and continuously intercede for the nation. (Ps 122:6 “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May they prosper who love you.”)
Missionary training course Do you long to learn more about the heart of God, how you can reach the lost, poor and hurting? Join Dr. R. van Velden amongst other highly qualified missionaries in 2013 and attend an intense 3 month certified mission's course. You can learn more about Perspectives by visiting their website – www.perspectives.org.za or you can contact Dr. van Velden directly.
While she is in God's beloved city they will join in the feast of 'Yom Kippur' & 'Sukkot'; translated as the Feast of Tabernacles. When this day of feasting arrives they will all stand together, in unity with the Jewish citizens at the Western wall and worship in Spirit and in truth at the place of En Gedi.
(Isaiah 2. 2-3 “Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of Adonais house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills and all nations shall flow to it. Many people shall say, comer and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD. He will teach us His ways and we shall walk in HIS paths. For out of Zion will go forth the law, and the word of Adonais from Yerushalayim.”)
If you would like to get more involved in doing missionary work in the local communities but don't know where to begin please have a chat to one of our 3 out-reach groups. By joining hands we become a stronger and more unified body in Christ. These groups have their own schedules and play a vital part in local evangelism.
Ronel believes that many special things will happen during her time in Israel and that Elohim will allow for new doors and opportunities to be opened before them. Let us as her family in Christ pray for Gods awesome hand to be upon them, for safety and above all for His blessings, that their vessels may always stay full.
Crossing Borders is constantly trying to pave the way for new ventures, possibilities and opportunities. If you are aware of any outreaches in your community or are personally organizing one, you can let us know and we can get the whole family involved.
“As we read and meditate on the words from the book of Isaiah, we come to understand that these words the prophet Isaiah received from the Most High are the very words that are coming into fulfillment in our days as we see the multitudes streaming to Israel to learn more about the God of Israel. We will be going as a group of people but with one exception, a group who will also prepare themselves to receive whatever HE desires to extend, to give and to impart to each one face to face.
Landline: 021 8645678 , Cell: 082 857 4368 or by email : tiw@hugenote.com
You can contact Crystal Young, cell: 083 960 3590 or email: crystal.young9@gmail.com
CHURCH VOLUNTEER WORK Do you have a heart to serve? Do you want to help in the upkeep and maintenance of the church building and its surroundings but don't know how to get involved? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! We are looking for individuals as well as cell groups who are willing to serve as volunteers. If you don't mind getting your hands a little dirty and spending a few hours on a Saturday at church, this is for you. Please contact Pastor Rudi Young for more information.
Stand with me during this time of preparation so that when we are there and once we start walking from place to place, travelling in the land mingling with the people, joining in and partaking of the Feasts that we will draw ever closer to Him! The days we are living in are both exciting and challenging for us as individuals and also for the family of Adonai who have embarked upon the journey of walking in the footsteps of Yeshua and allowing Him to teach us His ways.” - Ronel Richard 7
Waar kry mens tyd?
Excerpted from the sermon "Jesus Loves Us," by Past. Mark Driscoll
deur Naudé van der Merwe
Tyd is een van daai dinge waarvan ons net nooit genoeg het nie. Hoeveel keer wil ons nie hê dat tyd vir ’n slag moet stilstaan sodat ons kan kalmeer of ten minste alles gedoen kan kry nie? Nou wonder mens nog verder: Waar moet mens dan tyd kry vir iets soos geloof tussen al mens se werk, studies, sport en gesonde sosiale lewe? Ek wonder partykeer as ek sê God is die nommer een in my lewe en ek leef vir Hom, of daar nie ’n bietjie skynheiligheid wegkruip in so ’n stelling nie. As dinge besig raak, knyp mens mos dikwels ’n vinnige tydjie af om Bybel te lees en te bid. Dit is nou te sê, as jy óóit daarby uitkom. Alles net om daardie skuldgevoel te laat bedaar. Ons kan tog nie verwag om effektiewe Christene te wees as ons geloof heel laaste op ons prioriteitslys is nie. Volgens my is daar ’n goeie rede waarom ons geloof dikwels laag op ons prioriteitslys lê. Die vangplek lê juis by daardie skuldgevoel wat ons kry as ons nie Bybel lees of bid nie. Geloof is vir ons ’n klomp reëls en verpligtinge, en nie ’n verhouding soos dit veronderstel is om te wees nie. As ons Bybel lees of bid is dit nie veronderstel om, soos swot, baie inspanning te vat nie. Want dit is eintlik ’n koffie-afspraak met ons God. Ons moet, om eerlik te wees, eintlik opgewonde wees om Bybel te lees en te bid. Ons moet eintlik die ander goed in ons lewe “afskeep” om tyd saam met die Here te spandeer – want glo my, Hy is alles behalwe vervelig! Handelinge 17:28 sê: “Dis tog juis deur Hóm dat ons leef, beweeg en bestaan.” Ons het ’n verhouding met die lewende God. Hy sit nie met ’n lysie en kyk hoeveel tyd ons aan “geloofsaktiwiteite” spandeer nie. Hy is in ’n verhouding met ons en ons met Hom. Hierdie verhouding is soos ons asemhaling – deel van elke dag.
BID VIR ONS LEIERS deur Naudé van der Merwe
uid-Afrika het die afgelope tyd geen tekort aan kontroversiële leiers gehad nie. Met leiers soos Jacob Zuma en Julius Malema is dit maklik om links en regs te kritiseer en alles wat verkeerd is in ons mooi land toe te skryf aan hierdie leiers. Ons as Christene is soms selfs voor in die koor met hierdie kritiek.
Ek het gewonder: Is dit nie tyd dat ons wat onsself Christene noem, ophou kritiseer en slegsê, en meer op ons knieë gaan en bid vir die verandering om te kom nie? Verandering wat dalk nou onmoontlik lyk. Deur aanhoudend te kritiseer maak ons in elk geval net onsself negatief en bedruk oor die situasie waarin die land homself bevind. Dit is tog nie ons plek om te oordeel nie, want ons is self nie sonder skuld nie. Leiers is daar geplaas vir ‘n rede en ons moet hulle respekteer, al is hulle aksies soms nie wat dit moet wees nie. Deur so te kritiseer, los ons ook geen spasie vir die Here om verandering te bring nie. Hierdeur sê ek glad nie ons moet tevrede wees met swak leiers en terugsit en kyk hoe hulle die land die afgrond in stuur nie. Die punt is net, ons moet begin om die Here te vertrou vir die verandering. Sonder die Here is daar rede om pessimisties te wees. Onthou Markus 10:27 sê: “Dit lyk miskien vir mense onmoontlik, maar God kan alles doen. Niks is vir Hom onmoontlik nie.” Ons moet begin besef dat absoluut niks te groot is vir God nie. Kom ons begin bid vir ons leiers, want deur God is verandering ‘n realiteit. 8
o today we’re going to hear from John about the fact that Jesus loves us from the one whom Jesus loved. Here’s how he begins. He says to love one another. First John 3:11, “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” John’s saying, “We’re just going to start in Christian kindergarten. Christian kindergarten is this: love.” This is the first thing we tell kids, right? “Love one another. Jesus loves us.” That’s what we tell them. We tell the little kids, “Jesus loves me, this I know.” We teach them the little song. Christian kindergarten is love. That’s where it all starts, that our God is a Trinitarian God, one God, three persons. God is love. That’s what it says in 1 John 4, the next chapter. God is love and God loves us, and we should love one another. Now here’s what I’m assuming: you all agree with that. All right, within Christianity, there’s lots of divisions, teams, theologies, traditions, denominations. There is, however, no anti-love movement. Of all the things that have been opposed, there’s no group of people saying, “We’re against love, kindness, mercy, compassion. The problem is far too much of that. That just needs to go away.” We all agree, right, loving one another, good thing. Yes or no? Good thing. He’s starting in a very simple place and then he’s going to lead us into a very convicting place. Let me say this, the greatest threat to our health and well being as a church is not out there, it’s in here. It’s not the strangers, but the family members. Sometimes it is presented that the greatest threat to the health, well being, forward progress of the church of Jesus Christ, including local churches like ours is out there. It’s the politicians. It’s whatever, and certainly, people and things surrounding us in the world do affect, impinge upon our freedoms and our joys and our life, but the greatest threat to our unity, our health, and our progress is us. It’s us. Because what a church is, it’s a series of relationships. Between our locations, and our services, and our people, and our Community Groups, and our elders, and our deacons, and our members, and our team leaders, there are all of these relationships, and every single one of them is a potential fault line where people don’t love one another. And if they don’t love one another, then we have an earthquake and the ground becomes unstable and everyone becomes distracted. And all of a sudden, panic starts to set in and it can happen anywhere. It means that if you’re in a Community Group, if two people in your Community Group choose not to love one another, we can have a real problem, a crisis that actually involves the whole family, perchance, based around that conflicted, unresolved relationship. This is where you get church splits, church fights. This is where there’s arguing and hostility and escalation. Here’s what I have seen in now sixteen years of ministry at Mars Hill since core group phase, Satan loves it when Christians don’t love one another, and he empowers bitter believers. Man, if there’s an opportunity for separation, division, acrimony, infighting, conflict, hostility, division, he absolutely involves himself. He likes to magnify minor problems. He likes to escalate minor conflicts. He wants what otherwise could be a reconciled relationship to end up in a war. It’s very important that we’re not just a big church, but we’re a church that’s also big on love. www.marshill.com
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