In speaking about Christ, John the Baptist says, "May I decrease that He may increase." The Message Bible says it like this: "This is the assigned moment for Him to move into the centre while I slip off to the sidelines." As we are called to follow Christ, may we repeat the prayer of John: more of You, less of me.
Pray that our lives constantly point towards Christ and that we would live with a single passion: to display His glory in all spheres of our lives.
Also, pray for the team going to Mozambique that God would use them to blow wind into the sails of Henriques and Sanel; that God would raise up leaders, and that many would be saved.
God Bless,
The Eldership Team
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
20th June 2010
What an exciting time we find ourselves in in South Africa. As a people, we find ourselves united in a most amazing way; it as though God were breathing His life into all areas of our country.
On Sunday we heard how New Life = New Lifestyle.
As we put on the "clothes" that Christ has given us, let us reach out to the communities that we interact with to draw in the lost. Together, continue to trust God for more people to find life in Christ. Every Sunday we get to see hearts regenerated by Christ and lives that are changed forever. We are a privileged people.
The harvest is ready. Mark Gungor will be with us on 13 - 14 August; we have a wonderful opportunity to draw in those that don't know Christ.
Let's pray together that God will draw in many more who don't know Him and that every marriage in the life of HCF will be strengthened.
God Bless,
The Eldership Team.
On Sunday we heard how New Life = New Lifestyle.
As we put on the "clothes" that Christ has given us, let us reach out to the communities that we interact with to draw in the lost. Together, continue to trust God for more people to find life in Christ. Every Sunday we get to see hearts regenerated by Christ and lives that are changed forever. We are a privileged people.
The harvest is ready. Mark Gungor will be with us on 13 - 14 August; we have a wonderful opportunity to draw in those that don't know Christ.
Let's pray together that God will draw in many more who don't know Him and that every marriage in the life of HCF will be strengthened.
God Bless,
The Eldership Team.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
13th June 2010
What a great Sunday at HCF. At all the sites, we experienced an awesome sense of God's hand bringing freedom to many. It was for freedom that Jesus has set us free, and we are free indeed!
The team has returned from a fantastic outreach and training time in Botswana. We stand together and trust that there will be good fruit and significant growth in the church.
Pete spoke this last week from Colossians on putting off our sinful nature and being free in Christ. With the Word in our hearts, let us pray for:
1) Discernment - that we will all open our hearts to the Holy Spirit's "nudge" - revelation of sin in our lives that will bring repentance.
2) Confession - we pray for vulnerable hearts, and a willingness to confess to one another.
3) Community - Godly community, where iron sharpens iron, and we can grow.
4) Deliverance - that by the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be free of the hold that sin has on us.
God Bless.
The Eldership Team.
The team has returned from a fantastic outreach and training time in Botswana. We stand together and trust that there will be good fruit and significant growth in the church.
Pete spoke this last week from Colossians on putting off our sinful nature and being free in Christ. With the Word in our hearts, let us pray for:
1) Discernment - that we will all open our hearts to the Holy Spirit's "nudge" - revelation of sin in our lives that will bring repentance.
2) Confession - we pray for vulnerable hearts, and a willingness to confess to one another.
3) Community - Godly community, where iron sharpens iron, and we can grow.
4) Deliverance - that by the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be free of the hold that sin has on us.
God Bless.
The Eldership Team.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
6th June 2010
Someone was saying the other day how exciting it is to be walking with the Lord, as we try and "guess" what it is that He wants to do in us and with us.
This may sound a bit odd at first, maybe even too casual, but the truth is that we are just not that clever to know and figure out His intentions by ourselves.
That's where the joy of adventure comes in. Stop trying to manage God and the work of the Holy Spirit as if He will fit in a box. Sometimes, when we look for God in expected places, we miss Him.
Let's pray today, that all of us will come with soft, pliable hearts that wait on Him. Isaiah 40:31 the Message Bible: "But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, they run and don't get tired, they walk and don't lag behind."
Wait, get fresh strength, and see His work, the excitement of "guessing" what it is He wants to do with us corporately & individually.
God Bless.
The Eldership team.
This may sound a bit odd at first, maybe even too casual, but the truth is that we are just not that clever to know and figure out His intentions by ourselves.
That's where the joy of adventure comes in. Stop trying to manage God and the work of the Holy Spirit as if He will fit in a box. Sometimes, when we look for God in expected places, we miss Him.
Let's pray today, that all of us will come with soft, pliable hearts that wait on Him. Isaiah 40:31 the Message Bible: "But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, they run and don't get tired, they walk and don't lag behind."
Wait, get fresh strength, and see His work, the excitement of "guessing" what it is He wants to do with us corporately & individually.
God Bless.
The Eldership team.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
We find ourselves half way through the year and cannot help but thank God for the amazing journey we have experienced across the sites of HCF. God is building His church and we are privileged to be involved in seeing His Kingdom being established and constantly seeing new souls added.
It is a time to dance, as we were encouraged by the message on Sunday. As David danced when the ark of the Lord came into the city, so we too can be exuberant in our praise of our God.
Please pray for the HCF team that is ministering at the leaders training time and outreach in Botswana this week, and pray for the leaders and teams in those churches that are doing outreaches in the city.
God Bless,
The Eldership Team
It is a time to dance, as we were encouraged by the message on Sunday. As David danced when the ark of the Lord came into the city, so we too can be exuberant in our praise of our God.
Please pray for the HCF team that is ministering at the leaders training time and outreach in Botswana this week, and pray for the leaders and teams in those churches that are doing outreaches in the city.
God Bless,
The Eldership Team
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