One of the very important reasons why we are constantly encouraged to bring our prayer requests to God is because the needs are great and there are eternal things at stake.
One such need is for "workers for the harvest", as well as for effective disciplining throughout the body of Christ towards this end.
Luke 10:2 - 3 encourages our prayer to specifically call for reinforcements.
"These were His instructions to them: The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields. Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves."
In our groups this week let us bring this request to God.
God bless,
The Eldership team
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
22nd August 2010
Lord it's all about Your glory...
Thank You for the many salvations we see each and every week. We pray for the discipling of each of those who commit their lives to You. We pray, also, that You will continue to revive the work that You are doing in our city, and fan it into flame.
As we stretch out into the city, use us wherever You wish. We trust that You are preparing each and every one of us for what You are calling us to do in serving You.
We pray for all the churches in our community and city; that You will build and strengthen each one. Thank You that You are building Your Church.
As we consider all the above, let's pray for the Church as a whole:
1) HCF / CityHill
2) Other churches in our city
3) Churches across the world and specifically Billy and Aileen Fourie who planted into Milan last week.
God bless,
The Eldership team
Thank You for the many salvations we see each and every week. We pray for the discipling of each of those who commit their lives to You. We pray, also, that You will continue to revive the work that You are doing in our city, and fan it into flame.
As we stretch out into the city, use us wherever You wish. We trust that You are preparing each and every one of us for what You are calling us to do in serving You.
We pray for all the churches in our community and city; that You will build and strengthen each one. Thank You that You are building Your Church.
As we consider all the above, let's pray for the Church as a whole:
1) HCF / CityHill
2) Other churches in our city
3) Churches across the world and specifically Billy and Aileen Fourie who planted into Milan last week.
God bless,
The Eldership team
Sunday, August 22, 2010
8th August 2010
God has given us a huge responsibility as a church: to be salt and light wherever He calls us to be (Matt 5:13-14). There are always opportunities at hand for us to put our faith out into the community and city, even at the marriage seminar happening with Mark Gungor this weekend.
As we move into different parts of the city, we are called to extend our hand toward the people in that community. The question is this: within all these opportunities that God brings our way, who is it that you are extending your hand toward? There is a selfless way within the Gospel and we are challenged to lay down our lives as we follow Him.
As we pray this week, let's see our roles clearly as individuals with the responsibility God calls us to. Pray that our hearts and hands would be open and extended toward those He calls us to and that we would lay our lives down daily for Him and His call.
God bless,
The Eldership team
As we move into different parts of the city, we are called to extend our hand toward the people in that community. The question is this: within all these opportunities that God brings our way, who is it that you are extending your hand toward? There is a selfless way within the Gospel and we are challenged to lay down our lives as we follow Him.
As we pray this week, let's see our roles clearly as individuals with the responsibility God calls us to. Pray that our hearts and hands would be open and extended toward those He calls us to and that we would lay our lives down daily for Him and His call.
God bless,
The Eldership team
15th August 2010
What an incredible weekend and what a privilege to have had Mark Gungor with us. He has made a huge deposit from God's Word into marriages and also to the single folk here at HCF. There have been many testimonies, even from the unsaved, about the impact of his ministry.
As we gather together in our small groups over the next few weeks, and spend time working through the study guide, we can open up our hearts and allow God's Word to wash over us. Let us become doers of the Word and not hearers only. We pray that marriages in our community will forever be changed.
Proverbs 24:3-5 (Amplified Bible) Through skillful and Godly wisdom is a house, a life, a home, a family built, and by understanding it is established and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
It is only God's Word that can bring life. Allow God to breathe life into your marriage, into your home, into your family and into your relationships.
God bless,
The Eldership team
As we gather together in our small groups over the next few weeks, and spend time working through the study guide, we can open up our hearts and allow God's Word to wash over us. Let us become doers of the Word and not hearers only. We pray that marriages in our community will forever be changed.
Proverbs 24:3-5 (Amplified Bible) Through skillful and Godly wisdom is a house, a life, a home, a family built, and by understanding it is established and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
It is only God's Word that can bring life. Allow God to breathe life into your marriage, into your home, into your family and into your relationships.
God bless,
The Eldership team
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
1st August 2010
It's been coming for a while now, and we are happy to say, "It's official"! HCF Waterfall is fully online. Saturday saw many from the community pass through to check out the sights and sounds of the Rock Road street party, and Sunday saw the newly upgraded hall packed out with people celebrating a wonderful moment in the life of HCF.
Here are some things we can pray for this week:
1) That we continue to trust together as a church for the "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage" course; that it be well attended, and that marriages will be strengthened and equipped.
2) For our city: We all witnessed a rejuvenation in the city over the World Cup. As the church, we pray for a spiritual rejuvenation. We pray, Lord, that You give us the strength and boldness to declare the mystery of Christ to our friends, family, strangers and our city.
"All the world would be Christian if they were taught the pure Gospel of Christ" - Thomas Jefferson.
Let the city of Durban see the glory of God, as we commit to live out the pure Gospel.
There is a deep sense that God is leading us into new things. We thank God for vision, both collectively as a church, and for individuals and families in the life of the church.
God bless,
The Eldership team
Here are some things we can pray for this week:
1) That we continue to trust together as a church for the "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage" course; that it be well attended, and that marriages will be strengthened and equipped.
2) For our city: We all witnessed a rejuvenation in the city over the World Cup. As the church, we pray for a spiritual rejuvenation. We pray, Lord, that You give us the strength and boldness to declare the mystery of Christ to our friends, family, strangers and our city.
"All the world would be Christian if they were taught the pure Gospel of Christ" - Thomas Jefferson.
Let the city of Durban see the glory of God, as we commit to live out the pure Gospel.
There is a deep sense that God is leading us into new things. We thank God for vision, both collectively as a church, and for individuals and families in the life of the church.
God bless,
The Eldership team
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
25th July 2010
Isaiah 6:8; "I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send and who will go for Us?' Then I said, 'Here am I! Send me.'"
As we respond to the voice of God to reach out into the city, there is great anticipation and excitement for the launch of HCF Waterfall this Sunday, 1st August.
Starting with the street party on Saturday and the launch on Sunday, let's lift up the community of Waterfall in our prayers. Pray for all that is planned this weekend to be successful in raising His Banner over Waterfall.
Pray also that hard hearts would be softened, and that eyes and ears would be opened to respond to the good news that Jesus saves.
Give thanks to God as He uses us to build His church and let our hearts always be open to say, "Here am I! Send me."
God bless,
The Eldership Team
As we respond to the voice of God to reach out into the city, there is great anticipation and excitement for the launch of HCF Waterfall this Sunday, 1st August.
Starting with the street party on Saturday and the launch on Sunday, let's lift up the community of Waterfall in our prayers. Pray for all that is planned this weekend to be successful in raising His Banner over Waterfall.
Pray also that hard hearts would be softened, and that eyes and ears would be opened to respond to the good news that Jesus saves.
Give thanks to God as He uses us to build His church and let our hearts always be open to say, "Here am I! Send me."
God bless,
The Eldership Team
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
18th July 2010
Wow, what an exciting time we find ourselves in at HCF! God is active in our three sites and drawing many families into community at HCF.
Mark Gungor is coming to join us on 13 August, and this is by no means an accident. God is going to do a work in marriages in the life of HCF and our city. Let us thank God for the strong marriages that God has blessed us with in HCF, and trust that they may be an example to others in our congregation. May the influence that our marriages have, flood over those who may find themselves struggling in this area of their lives.
The key for us all is to gain an understanding of God's Word relating to marriages, submit ourselves to His will and focus on Jesus. We could say that the chief end of marriage is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Together, let us bathe in prayer the marriages in HCF and the community; specifically with regard to Mark Gungor's marriage course, and the time that we will spend thereafter in our small groups working on our marriages.
God bless,
The Eldership Team
Mark Gungor is coming to join us on 13 August, and this is by no means an accident. God is going to do a work in marriages in the life of HCF and our city. Let us thank God for the strong marriages that God has blessed us with in HCF, and trust that they may be an example to others in our congregation. May the influence that our marriages have, flood over those who may find themselves struggling in this area of their lives.
The key for us all is to gain an understanding of God's Word relating to marriages, submit ourselves to His will and focus on Jesus. We could say that the chief end of marriage is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Together, let us bathe in prayer the marriages in HCF and the community; specifically with regard to Mark Gungor's marriage course, and the time that we will spend thereafter in our small groups working on our marriages.
God bless,
The Eldership Team
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