When we are full of the Spirit he could lead us into dry places.
But He is able to sustain us.
We need our gardens of relationship to be intentionally:
Prepared: Tilling the soil
Invested in: Sow good seed
Prioritised: Given time
Watered: Led by the Spirit of God, the Living water
Many Jesus followers understand commitment and sacrifice.
They’re willing to serve, give and and do ‘whatever it takes’.
But there is a time for doing nothing and letting Him touch you.
This level of intimacy is what people struggle with.
He wants us to come away with Him, to draw close and let Him cleanse us.
Will you surrender yourself to Him today, not your stuff but your heart.
The Lord wants us to overflow with what we’ve received.
Truth and Grace are the ingredients of His plan.
Truth sets free while Grace causes growth.
We need to receive then give away from our overflow.
The Key is obedience.
So What are we full of, because when we’re pressed or knocked, we will spill what’s in us!
So fill us Lord, till we overflow with your Love.
The launch of GFC evening services starting at 6pm.
Encountering Holy Spirit Worship.
Vibrant Fellowship with Coffee and Brownies.
Body ministry and preaching of scripture.
This week with JP Duminy, The spirit of Fear.
Have you ever being hungry to the point that you’ll give up everything for a meal.
Jacob was a liar, a deceiver and manipulator, but he was also determined to prize what was given to him.
His father though blind was still able to discern the circumstances.
In reality he prepared two meals for two desperate people.
One desperate for a meal, the other wanting to leave his legacy.
His father understood sacrifice and blessing through obedience, but he was crafty and determined.
The Lord honoured the transaction but it would come at a cost.
The Heavens declare the glory of God.
When we consider him, do we measure up?
He is able to make His grace abundantly bless us.
So we have access as children to approach Him.
No human design can limit that access.
So come and let our meditation and our words bless Him
We can be renewed.
We carry a treasure in jars of clay.
Our leaks and cracks don’t disqualify us.
Therefore our confidence is in Him that gives us life,
not in the life we once lived.
Love must be sincere.
Love is sacrificial and giving of oneself.
The Father demonstrated His love first. We merely love by response to His love.
The more we respond, the more He loves us.
We become the demonstration of Our Father’s love, when we start loving.
Love covers sin without without endorsing it, nor embracing the consequences of it.
God is Good, there is no darkness in Him.
He has sown good seed into the world.
His enemy sows bad seed in the same place.
Now is not the time for separation, but for unity.
We are not called to judge, but to be and love.
The church is not perfect but it is His family.
God’s house is a safe haven for the whosoever.
There were many symbols reflected upon this weekend.
Craig starts with a brief explanation of the egg of pass-over meal.
In order to take hold of the new, we need to let go of the old.
The principal of leaving and cleaving.
He then moves on to the way our brokenness and pain cloud our vision.
When everybody else can see what’s in front of us.
He looks at the pain of the disciples which informs their doubt and fear.
Then how a revelation of the risen Lord changes our view and belief.