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Dec 24, 2009

spam

Hi.
I'v changed the email address for updating the blog due to our first spam!
Let me know if want to know what it is, we'll have to share it through word of mouth, since someone in the mailing list's email is infected or compromised...
Be blessed!
Merry Christmas!
Cheers

25 Dec songs

Hi.
Sorry for the hopeless delay.
Suzi, Igor and I will do a few songs tomorrow;
1. "'n kind is gebore, O come let us adore Him"
2. 'Holy and anointed one'
3. 'Silent night'
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Dec 12, 2009

Emphasis on worship for 13 Dec

Hi guys.
We miss you all already and we're so thoroughly enjoing our rest here in Kleinmond.
Just to reinforce; please spend more time in the worship than the praise tomorrow.
We love you guys.
Thanks
-------
Well done to Iggy n Inge for a top class production with an anointed them, excellent costumes, dance coreography and acting to God's glory, we are so proud of you guys..
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Dec 11, 2009

13 Dec 09 Song structures

Thanks for this Fransie! This will help those who want to prepare or practice in advance. You should have a full stage (baring Me, Suzi and Igor).

Thanks again also to Sarel Jnr for drumming for us;

 

 

ITEM:Where are the Sons x2

intro

verse 1

chorus

verse 2

chorus

bridge

 

1.  Praise Him you heavens x2

3’rd time start with “great in power” and end on “King over all the earth”

 

2.  I love you Lord

verse 1 and 2 x2

chorus

verse 1

verse 2

chorus x2

 

3.  More love 2 or 3 times through

 

4.  Nothing but the blood

Verse 1 x2

chorus

verse 2

vers1

chorus x2

 

 

Dec 9, 2009

drummer boy found

Sarel van der Merwe Jnr will be playing the drums this Sunday.

I told him  the practice is at 07h30, so you can setup and make any preparations (song structure, song keys, prayer, guitar tuning, sound check etc.etc.) before that if you need,

Else you can arrange amongst each other if you also want to start at 07h30 rather...

Dec 8, 2009

This Sunday 13 Dec

Hi Guys

 

Could we do  "Where are the sons" as the item

And replace “Daar is niks” with "Nothing but the blood" (special request).

 

Also, if we could try keep the praise songs short this time and spend more time in the worship songs that will be also be great.

 

13 Dec (Sean, Suzi, Igor off) - Sarel Jnr on Drums

ITEM: "Where are the sons"

1. Praise Him you heavens

2. I love you Lord

3. More love, more power

4. "Nothing but the blood"

 

Fransie and I will agree on the structure and he’ll email everyone the agreed song structure sometime this week.

 

PS: Please stick to the structure you agree upon during Sunday mornings practice, don’t venture too far with the freestyle repetitions – when we’re on skeleton crew (or at least just this particular time).

 

 

Dec 13

Hi Guys

Will you guys be able to do Dec 13 songs without drums?

This is my last off weekend for the year, but I didn’t Sarel would be preaching, please look at other songs that you think will be better suited without drums or else let me know if you don’t think you will cope without drums, then we’ll cancel our weekend away...

Be Blessed

 

Dec 4, 2009

2009 final social

Hi Guys
Just to echo the sms I sent earlier (for all you poor Mtn blokes! IE;
Romualdo, hehe);
We'll meet at Christel's place (Thanks Deon!!) tomorrow (Sat 5 Dec)
night at 5pm.
Bring what you want to braai and perhaps rolls or Salad (co-ordinate
with Suzi, if you're unsure - incase we each bring a bag of rolls, hehe
fun to think about but unkind on our colons...hehe). Any hoo, just
ensure you're there or be square (hhmm, couldn't think of anything else...)!
See you
Blessings!

Dec 2, 2009

December 09 song list corrections

6 Dec (Igor off)
1. All because of Jesus
2. Hosanna in die hoogste
3. Here I am waiting(abide in me I pray)
4. Rythm of heaven

13 Dec (Sean, Suzi, Igor off)
1. Praise Him you heavens
2. I love you Lord
3. More love, more power
4. Daar is niks

20 Dec (Igor, Romualdo, Marko off)
1. I am a friend of God
2. Let your kingdom come
3. Here I am to worship
4. O come all ye faithfull (IN AFRIKAANS)

27 Dec (Christel, Romualdo off)

1. Vader
2. There's no one like our God
3. The Lord is gracious and compasionate
4. New Wine

3 Jan (Jeanette, Christel off)
1. Sing, sing, sing
2. Everlasting
3. U is die een
4. Revelation song(worthy is the Lamb)

10 Jan (Jeanette, Christel off)
1. Where are the Sons
2. Kom Jesus kom
3. As we receive Your love
4. You are a holy God (an all consuming fire)

Dec 1, 2009

[Fwd: Songs for the holidays]

Hi Guys;
Thanks Suzi for this selection;
Please remember to send me any other off days so I can note who will not be available (& when); so far I have it as such.
Please also pray that we get the amp sorted out to relieve all the audio anguish we're experiencing!!
Enjoy your holy times of rest!!!!!!!!!!!!!


6 Dec
1. All because of Jesus
2. Hosanna in die hoogste
3. Here I am waiting(abide in me I pray)
4. O come all ye faithfull (IN AFRIKAANS)

13 Dec (Sean, Suzi, Igor off)
1. Praise Him you heavens
2. I love you Lord
3. More love, more power
4. Daar is niks

20 Dec (Igor, Romualdo, Marko off)
1. I am a friend of God
2. Let your kingdom come
3. U is die een
4. Here I am to worship

27 Dec (Christel, Romualdo off)
1. Vader
2. There's no one like our God
3. The Lord is gracious and compasionate
4. New Wine

3 Jan (Jeanette, Christel off)
1. Sing, sing, sing
2. Everlasting
3. Rythm of heaven
4. Revelation song(worthy is the Lamb)

10 Jan (Jeanette, Christel off)
1. Where are the Sons
2. Kom Jesus kom
3. As we receive Your love
4. You are a holy God (an all consuming fire)

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Worksheet in 29 Nov Kersliedjies - woorde

KOM HERWAARTS GETROUES

KOM HERWAARTS GETROUES VROLIK SEEVIEREND

O KOM NOU O KOM NOU NA BETHLEHEM

KYK DAARDIE KINDJIE TOT ONS HEIL GEBORE


KOM BUIG DAAR IN AANBIDDING

KOM BUIG DAAR IN AANBIDDING

KOM BUIG DAAR IN AANBIDDING

VOOR JESUS DIE HEER


KOM HERWAARTS GETROUES VROLIK SEEVIEREND

O KOM NOU O KOM NOU NA BETHLEHEM

KYK DAARDIE KINDJIE TOT ONS HEIL GEBORE


DIE HEILAND IS GEBORE

DIE HEILAND IS GEBORE IN STILLE BETHLEHEM

BY BLYE ENGELSANGE VOEG EK MET HART EN STEM

SO LIEF HET GOD DIE WERELD GEHAD DAT HY SY SEUN

SY ENIGE GEGEE HET AS MIDDELAAR EN STEUN


KOM NA DIE KRIP SO NEDERIG DAAR LE DIE KINDJIE TEER

HY IS DIE SPRUIT VAN DAVID HY IS ONS LIEWE HEER

O HOOR ONS SING HEER JESUS EN NEEM ONS LOFLIED AAN

DIS NERENS VIR ONS BETER AS AAN U SY TE STAAN

STILLE NAG

STILLE NAG HEILIGE NAG

JESUSKIND LANK VERWAG

LIG UIT LIG UIT DIE VADER SE RYK

WORD UIT LIEFDE AAN MENSE GELYK

LOOF DIE HEMELSE KIND

LOOF DIE HEMELSE KIND

STILLE NAG HEILIGE NAG

HEMELVORS ONS GEE AG

OP DIE LIED VAN DIE ENGELEKOOR

HERDERS HET DIT DIE EERSTE GEHOOR

JUIG DIE REDDER IS DAAR

JUIG DIE REDDER IS DAAR

STILLE NAG HEILIGE NAG

JESUS HEER VOOR U MAG

VOOR U RYK MOET DIE DUISTERNIS SWIG

TOT IN EWIGHEID BLY U DIE LIG

HEER GEBORE VIR ONS

HEER GEBORE VIR ONS

BETHLEMSTER

BETHLEMSTER O WONDER LIG

HEERLIK LIEFLIKE GESIG

WYSE MANNE KOM VAN VER

BETHLEMSTER O LIEFLIKE STER

BETHLEMSTER O LIEFLIKE STER

BETHLEMSTER LIEFLIKE STER

LEIDSMAN NA JESUS

LIEFLIKE LIEFLIKE STER

BETHLEMSTER WIL OOK VIR MY

NA DIE JESUS KIND TOE LEI

WANT EK SOEK EN KOM VAN VER

BETHLEMSTER O LIEFLIKE STER

BETHLEMSTER O LIEFLIKE STER

BETHLEMSTER LIEFLIKE STER

LEIDSMAN NA JESUS

LIEFLIKE LIEFLIKE STER

Nov 26, 2009

Thursday night practices

Blessed worshipers!

I think it will be most practical if we have no ITEMS and no Thursday
night practices for December
; the first Thursday in December, 3 Dec, we'll still meet, but 10, 17,
24 & 31 we won't.
I need to know in advance who is going away these holidays and when, so
we can rearrange ourselves accordingly,

PS: Let me know if you want to meet 7am on the Sundays that have no
Thursday rehearsals, else we'll keep it to 07h30.

PPS: We can still do items, but they'll not necessarily be songs on the
official list that we'll do with the congregation ( I suggest a musical
instrumental + vocal freestyle out of one of the songs we're doing on
any particular morning)

Nov 24, 2009

Worship teams contribution to Sun 29 Nov 09 Thanks Giving service

Hi Guys

This Thursday those who are participating in the Thanks giving service Elsie has been working on will join us at 7pm, that gives us an hour to practice our four songs listed below;

  1. Happy Song
  2. All Creation
  3. (ELSIE's PROGRAM HERE)
  4. Once again ("Jesus Christ, I think about your sacrifice")
  5. Oh come let us adore Him
Be blessed
Cheers

OASE DANKDIENS PROGRAM

OASE HOU KERSDIENS EN DANKDIENS



















PROGRAM - 2009













WORSHIP TEAM: GEMEENTE SING ALMAL SAAM MET "WORSHIP TEAM"



"All creation"












KINDERKERK: JORDYN: SPEEL OP HAAR BLOKFLUIT










KINDERS:
DIE SEUN MET SY TROM







KOM KINDERS KOM JUIG NOU MET VROLIK







GESKAL











GEMEENTE; KOM HERWAARTS GETROUES
















KRISTEN MEYER



KLAVIER ITEM


MARIUS&SUZANNE



AMAZING GRACE


MEYER - GROEP



MY PA IS DIE KONING (Eenheid in Christus)











GEMEENTE; DIE HEILAND IS GEBORE
















JACQUE MOSTERD:



GETUIENIS


MELISSA & DELIA MEYER



SANG ITEM


ILSE LUCKHOFF



VOORLESING











GEMEENTE; BETHLEMSTER
















ELZANA



JESUS INVITED ME


FRANSIE & MARKO



THE FATHER'S SONG


SEAN - KEYS GESIN



SANG ITEM











GEMEENTE; STILLE NAG
















CARINA, SHANI & ANJA



DANS ITEM


WILLIE JORDAAN



VOORLESING


ELSIE ROUX



KERSFEESKIND











EBEN ROUX: BEDIEN NAGMAAL (TIAAN BLAAS DIE SHOFAR)
















WORSHIP TEAM: GEMEENTE SING ALMAL SAAM MET "WORSHIP TEAM"



"Oh come let us adore Him"






(DANKOFFER WORD OPGENEEM)













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Do not waste your trials. They are more precious than gold. As the Lord said in Revelation 3:19: "Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; be zealous therefore, and repent."Rick Joyner

DAY 87
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Nov 17, 2009

Thur 19 20h00 Discussion Questions

  1. IF God calls a believer "directly" (on a mission or with a revelation), is that person still required to submit to the leadership structure at the church where they fellowship?
  2. Will their be a contradiction in content (if it's a message) or actions/tasks (if it's a mission) conflicting with the leadership structure on an individuals/"direct" call (as in 1 above)?


Nov 16, 2009

Thursday 19 Nov practice

Hi
Thursday 19 Nov practice;
  1. Jeanette is scheduled to be off,
  2. Marko is playing the bass guitar
  3. Fransie is leading in song
  4. Anneli is assisting in vocals
  5. Everyone else will be present, except Suzi and I.
We'll only spend an hour on Sunday's songs, the first hour will be spent on November 29 "Thanks giving service" songs.

We need to conclude that discussion we started that one morning before church.
Can we say our meeting will be from 6 till 9 and we'll bring some sandwiches for tea half way through.
Those who don't want to stay after 8 are welcome to excuse themselves.
    God willing; I will send through a question that each must prepare an answer for Thursday night

Be blessed
We love you guys
Cheers


Nov 12, 2009

"As in the days of Noah"

Hi Guys
That song was only for interest's sake.
It's NOT the item for this Sunday.
We'll decide after tonight what the Item will be.
I'll post the chosen item tomorrow, but there might not be one.
Cheers

Nov 10, 2009

"As in The Days Of Noah"

Unlike most of her other songs, I don't like this song very much, but
it's theme is relevant to what we've been receiving from Eben.
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Click on the link to view the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EV3I3u2Ez0

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As in The Days Of Noah
by Misty Edwards

Time, time, is ticking by
And I can feel an explosion inside
And Time, time is ticking by
And I can feel an explosion inside

As in the days of Noah
As in the days of Noah

There will be drinking, marrying, laughing,
As in the days of Noah
What a fool, they say
To build a boat on sand
What a fool, they say.

As in the days of Noah
What a fool, they say.

It's never rained before,
It's never rained before,
It's never rained before,

As in the days of Noah
So it will be in the coming of the Son of Man

And what a fool, they say
To fast and pray
And what a fool, they say
C'mon it's been two thousand years
Do you really think He's coming?
C'mon and just get real.

And remember this verse
"And many, many scoffers will come?"

And when the rain starts falling
It's too late, It's too late
And when the rain starts falling
It's too late, It's too late.

As in the days of Noah

"It's never rained beforeÂ?"

One day, two days, three days gone by
And time, time is ticking by
And I can feel an explosion inside!

People get ready
Jesus is coming
"And many, many scoffers will rise in that day"
And they'll say

"It's never rained before?"

Rain rain go away, hide me from the wrath of the Lamb!

And when the rain starts falling
It's too late.
And when the rain starts falling
It's too late
And when the rain starts falling
It's too late
And when the rain starts falling
It's too late

Nov 5, 2009

Between The Cherubim

Between The Cherubim

by Misty Edwards

 We will awaken the dawn with a song in the night For a new day will come just as sure as the sun will rise Though deep darkness prevail for the night weeping endures Yet the light will not fail He won't rest until His righteousness shines  You who dwell between the cherubim to You we cry O Shepherd of Israel restore and cause Your face to shine Don't remember our former sin Let Your mercy speedily come O Shepherd of Israel restore and cause Your face to shine  Though we're feasting on the bread of affliction and the water of tears is our wine We won't draw back but we'll run to You for we know it's just a matter of time You will answer the cry of Your people and Your ear is attentive to their sighs So we lift up our voice to You and we sing in the dawning light  For the glory of Your name for Your glory and your fame Though the earth be removed we lift our hands to only You For the glory of Your name for Your glory and Your fame		 Though the nations rage toward You let our love remain true  ------------------------------  If anyone wants to listen to the cd, Fransie has it - it's fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Nov 2, 2009

Mighty to save

Hey guys

Sorry for persistently coming in, in the wrong places with "Mighty to
save" - you guys covered it brilliantly! Thank you!
I felt tremendous resistance to that song, and didn't respond very well.

Remember the first Sunday of December, we mentioned all going for a
picnic on the beach for Sunday lunch straight after church?

Anyway, we're gonna miss you guys this Thursday and Sunday; We trust you
will be blessed and see the throne of our Mighty King from a different
perspective as you minister to Him and His people!!!

Just a reminder we'll also be away Sunday the 22'nd November and
December 13'th.

Also we need more Afrikaans songs, so please bring out everything you
have and we'll go through the whole lot and get a set of songs we can
totally revamp and do a make over on them. Unless of course you already
have the chords for contemporary music written by Spirit filled song
writers (that's always the ideal!!!!!!!)

PS: When did we say we would begin our fast for the final interpretation
of Igor's revelation? Did we say we would break that fast on the
practice of the last week in Nov (Thurs 26?).

Lots of love from the keys family!

Oct 30, 2009

rick joyner

Day 62 - The Path of Wisdom

Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledge properly. In Proverbs 24:3-4 we
are told, *"By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is
established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and
pleasant riches." *It is true that sermons filled with knowledge will
tend to draw people. The gift of a word of knowledge will also draw
crowds. This is good, but our purpose in the Lord is not just to draw
crowds, but also to see people built together into the house of the
Lord. To do this we need wisdom. The gift of a word of wisdom may not be
as spectacular as the gift of a word of knowledge, but it is every bit
as essential for the work of God to be accomplished.

The following are just a few of the Scriptures that exhort us about the
value and advantages of wisdom.

* For wisdom is better than jewels; and all desirable things can
not compare with her (Proverbs 8:11). *

* How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get
understanding is to be chosen above silver (Proverbs 16:16).*

* Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a
city (Ecclesiastes 7:19).*

* Wisdom is better than strength (Ecclesiastes 9:16).*
* *
* Wisdom is better than weapons of war (Ecclesiastes 9:18).*

How do we get wisdom? We just need to ask as we are told in James 1:5,
*"But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all
men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him."* It
is wisdom to understand that we need wisdom. This is a fundamental
humility, which is a prerequisite for wisdom, as we read in Proverbs
11:2, *"When pride comes, then comes dishonor, but with the humble is
wisdom." *

A basic characteristic of humility is teachableness. A tragic pride has
gripped our souls when others cannot teach us. The depth of our humility
might be demonstrated by how open we are to be taught by those who might
be considered inferior. Was this not the great test, and the reason why
the Lord, who was Wisdom Himself, came as a humble carpenter? Is this
not why He called the* " uneducated and untrained"(see Acts 4:13)* to be
His apostles? It seems that He so structured His ministry and His church
to filter out the proud and attract only the humble. We can see that
this is basic to the Lord's nature in both James 4:6 and I Peter 5:5
which states that *"God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the
humble." *

Knowledge fills our lives, but wisdom builds them. Therefore, in the
building of our lives, families, churches, and ministries, the seeking
of wisdom must be a priority. To do this we must seek humility. It is
therefore wisdom to associate with the lowly, and learn to patiently
listen to those whom we may be prone to think are inferior. The Lord
Jesus Himself rejoiced, saying, *"I praise Thee, O Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, that Thou didst hide these things from the *(worldly)*
wise and intelligent and didst reveal them to babes" (Matthew 11:25).*
He also said that we would have to become like little children to enter
the kingdom. One of the basic characteristics of children is that they
are teachable. Humility is the way that the kingdom will come to our lives.

Oct 29, 2009

rick joyner

Day 61 - Breakthrough in the Air

Robin McMillan once told me that he could "smell a breakthrough." I
thought that was a funny way to put it, but I had to admit that I could
too. It was as if there was a special energy in the air, and you could
actually smell a coming release in the Spirit. For about a year we had
been in a holding pattern with many of our projects, and sure enough,
soon after Robin and I had this conversation, there seemed to be a
breakthrough on every front.

Of course, when you are advancing it is important that you not take more
land than you can hold. I was recently in a meeting with the head of the
largest bank in America. He told us how they had been asked by the
government to provide about five hundred million dollars for inner city
projects. This was to enable those who had successful small businesses
in the inner cities to expand them. However, the result was that all of
this money ended up hurting these small businesses more than helping
them. By giving them so much money, they were able to take a huge leap
in size, but these people were not given the training on how to run a
large business. Many of those who were successful on one level went
bankrupt on the next level because they were given resources for which
they were not ready. Has this not also been the reason for the failure
of many churches and ministries?

It is good to have a big vision, but many who are vision-driven are
prone to take on responsibilities for which they are not yet prepared.
There is an old saying that "Any job can be accomplished if it is broken
down into small enough steps." It is good to have a clear vision of our
ultimate purpose, but if we are overly focused on the ultimate purpose
rather than the next step, it is likely that we are going to be
stumbling over some things. It was for this reason that the Lord made
Israel conquer their Promised Land one battle at a time. He told them
that He was not going to let them do it too quickly because the beasts
of the field would take it over (see Exodus 23:29). He did not want them
to conquer land until they were strong enough to hold it. The same is
true with us.

The most encouraging thing to me about what is happening at our local
congregations is that many of the spiritual exploits are not coming
through the full time leaders, but through individuals and small groups
who are hearing the Lord's voice and responding. Every week I hear of
remarkable things that are happening completely without orchestration
from our office. The church office is not supposed to be the head of the
church, but Jesus is. To me this is real Christianity, with the Lord
moving through the different members of the body as it pleases Him. As
we read yesterday from Ephesians 4:12-13, let's look at the next couple
of verses.

* but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects
into Him, who is the head, even Christ,*
* from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by that
which every joint supplies, *
* according to the proper working of each individual part, *
* causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in
love (Ephesians 4:15-16).*

One of the main things that the Lord is doing now is forming the
"joints." A joint is not a part, but it is where two parts come
together. This will ultimately enable the *"proper working of each
individual part."* This has to happen for many to go to the next level
of their visions. Just as Barnabas had to go get Paul before he could be
released in his own ultimate calling, there are joinings that must take
place between the members of the body before we can all go to the next
level. The Lord has so composed His body that we all need each other,
and none of us are going to get there alone.

Oct 26, 2009

rick joyner

Day 59 - The Power of Purpose

A recent study made by Richard Leider and David Shapiro found that the
number one fear that people have is to live a meaningless life. Finding
one's purpose and fulfilling it is the deepest yearning of the human
heart, even more compelling than fame or fortune.

Those who have had the most clearly defined purposes have been the
leaders of the world. As Laurie Beth Jones stated in her book, The Path:
"People with a clearly defined mission have always led those who do
nothave one. You are either living your mission, or you are living
someone else's."

One of our primary purposes at MorningStar is to help people find their
purposes in God. Every Christian has a high calling, to be like the
Lord, to do the works that He did, and to represent Him to this world.
Because of this high calling, everything that a Christian does can have
eternal significance for those around them. What could be more important
than that?

*"For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14).* This means
that many come to know their callings, but few go on to fulfill them.
Many are called to do great things, but they do not fulfill those
callings because they do not give themselves to the little things. If we
are not faithful in the little things we will not fulfill our purposes
in life. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: "If you are a street
sweeper, determine that you are going to be the best street sweeper who
ever lived. Sweep streets like Michelangelo painted. If you become the
best street sweeper who ever lived, the world will beat a path to your
door to see the best street sweeper who ever lived."

The first step toward fulfilling our purposes is to understand that
there are no insignificant tasks. The people who become the greatest at
great things are also usually great at everything they do. Those who do
great things have greatness in them, not just in their tasks. If you
will do whatever you are doing now with all of your heart as unto the
Lord, and if you will face every task with that passion and a devotion
to excellence that His work deserves, you will do great things because
greatness will be in you. Remember, you were made in the image of God
who does all things well.

I have been privileged to know some of the most successful people in the
fields of business, sports, entertainment, government, the military, and
ministry. I have observed success from many vantage points. The reasons
for success are the same in every case, and they are strikingly simple.
Leo Tolstoy, possibly the greatest writer who ever lived, started one of
his classics with an insight that applies here: "Every happy family is
alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." The secret to
success in almost any field is the same, and it is easy to understand.
Failure is much more complicated.

The principles for success are basic and simple. If you try to make them
more complicated than they are you will fall into the traps that keep
people from their purpose. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians,

* But I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his
craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the simplicity *
* and purity of devotion to Christ (II Corinthians 11:3).*

The shortest route to knowing your purpose and fulfilling it is to do
all that you are given to do with all of your heart, as unto the Lord.
Whatever you have now been given to do, do it like Michelangelo
painted. The world may or may not ever take note of it, but the Lord
will. He will trust you with even more talents if you treasure and use
well the ones He has already given you.

FYI; http://oasisgrabouw.blogspot.com/

Hi

Just letting you know our cell group has a blog;
http://oasisgrabouw.blogspot.com/
The notes from the sermons we go through gets posted there.

Cheers

PS: We did "The sign, the seed and the soil" sermon (20090920) last
night because there was a problem uploading last Sunday's recording.

Oct 23, 2009

rick joyner

Day 56 - Vision With Power

Detrich Bonhoeffer is one of my favorite authors. He was a true
prophetic voice during the first part of this century. He stood against
the greatest darkness of his time without compromise, and died because
of it in a Nazi concentration camp. In one of his books, Life Together,
he made a bold and shocking remark, stating simply: "God hates the
visionary." The translation of this from the German language that he
wrote in may be a little stronger than he intended, but there is some
truth to this that we should understand.

Vision is a powerful force. Almost all human advancement is the result
of someone having a vision. It has been a great encouragement for me to
see so many with a vision gather in our local congregations. I have
listened to many visions, and I feel that most of them really are from
the Lord. It has stirred me with the knowledge that there is a potential
for something more extraordinary than I could have even hoped for just a
couple of years ago. However, if we are going to fulfill our calling, as
individuals and as a church, we must now go beyond just having a vision.

Almost everyone, Christians and non-Christians, has a vision of what
they want to do or be, and yet very few fulfill it. Vision alone has
never accomplished anything. Between the place of having a vision and
seeing it fulfilled, there is always a lot of hard, tedious work that
few visionaries have been willing to do. I think that was the source of
Bonhoeffer's frustration with visionaries.

That is why, regardless of how good a person's vision sounds, I cannot
get too encouraged about it until I see them also having a heart to
work. Having the vision is the fun part. Walking it out will usually be
much more difficult. Between the place where we receive the promise and
the Promised Land, there will be a wilderness that is the opposite of
what we have been promised. That wilderness is where our faith in God is
purified, and our knowledge of ourselves becomes much more realistic.
The wilderness is the place where the mere visionaries are separated
from those who have true faith, who love the purposes of God enough to
pay the price to see the visions fulfilled. That is why James wrote:
"For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without
works is dead" (James 2:26).

God did not call us out of bondage just to wander aimlessly in the
wilderness. He called us to walk in the full inheritance that He gained
for us on the cross. We cannot settle for anything less. It is time to
get through the wilderness and start possessing the promises that we
have been called to inherit. I am even more convinced that this is the
time to cross over when I see so many with great visions who also have
great hearts and are ready to work. However, let us not forget that even
after we have crossed our Jordan River and have begun to eat the fruit
of the land, the battles will have just begun. Possessing our promises
will be hard, but it will be worth it.

We must combine vision with the wisdom to know how to do the work, the
faith to know that it can be done, and the resolve to actually do it. As
we studied yesterday, those who have a vision to see the house of the
Lord restored, and the walls of His great city rebuilt, will suffer
attacks from within and without. However, those with true faith will not
be deterred. Our goal is to hear on that most glorious judgment day,
"Well done good and faithful servant. You finished the job I gave you to
do."

Oct 22, 2009

rick joyner

Day 54 - Maturity Leads to Unity

Though every believer should be rooted in all of the basic Christian
doctrines, no one person, church, or movement, has all the truth. As we
discussed earlier, the gravitational pull of all the different planets
help keep the earth in its proper orbit. Likewise, all the spiritual
heavenly bodies need each other's influence to stay in their proper
orbits. What we have must be joined to what the Lord gives to the rest
of His body if we are to have the whole truth. This is stated in the
Lord's Prayer the night before He was crucified:

And the glory which Thou hast given Me I have given to them; that they
may be one, just as We are one;

I in them and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, that the
world may know that Thou didst send Me, and didst love them, even as
Thou didst love me (John 17:22-23).

The Greek word that is translated "perfected" in this Scripture could
have been translated "completed." Either way, the Lord has established
that the only way we can fulfill our purpose is to be properly joined to
the whole body of Christ. This is why Paul did not write that "I have
the mind of Christ," but rather "we have the mind of Christ" (see I
Corinthians 2:16). No one person, or one body of believers can contain
His mind. It takes the coming together of the whole body for us to have
His mind.

Because of this, when the church comes into this unity the world will
know that He was indeed sent from the Father. We will not be able to
come into such a unity without Him, so when we do, we will both perceive
Him and reveal Him. However, we will not come into this unity by seeking
unity, but only by seeking Him. Unity as a goal in itself can be a false
god, a stumbling block to both the mind of Christ and true unity.

True unity will never be built on compromise, or political alliances,
but rather on the revelation of the Son of God as the only Head of His
church. Revelation is a revealing from God. The revealing from God is
always the Son. When the Lamb comes in, even the twenty-four elders will
cast their crowns before His throne (see Revelation 4:10). Who could
ever presume glory or position in His presence? When He is revealed all
the things that now divide us from one another will be seem just as
petty and profane as they are.

When we see the love that He has, we will be ashamed of our lack of love
for Him and one another. Our crowns will also come off, as we humble
ourselves before His great glory. Then we will not be seeking position
or recognition, but we will be consumed with a passion to see His glory
revealed. That passion to see the Son of God exalted is from the Holy
Spirit. Jesus is the Truth, and Jesus is Reality. All other endeavors
will pale when He is revealed just as the stars fade when the sun rises.
This is the glory that He prayed for us to have so that we could be
perfected in unity—it is the glory that He had with the Father in the
beginning. This is why John wrote:

but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us
from all sin (I John 1:7).

When we walk in the light of the Son, we will have fellowship with one
another, and we will be cleansed of all unrighteousness by His life
(blood) that flows through us. As blood can only flow through those
members that are joined to the body, we too must be joined to His whole
body if His life is to flow through us.k

Oct 21, 2009

25 Oct - 29 Nov Songs

25-Oct Item “Hope vir die Nasie” (Onbeskaamd2)
25-Oct 1 Leeu van Juda
25-Oct 2 God of the city
25-Oct 3 Open the eyes of my heart
25-Oct 4 Above all
01-Nov Item “Hope vir die Nasie” (Onbeskaamd2)
01-Nov 1 Wie Regeer
01-Nov 2 In the Secret
01-Nov 3 Mighty to save
01-Nov 4 Garment of praise
08-Nov Item “Hope vir die Nasie” (Onbeskaamd2)
08-Nov 1 My Redeemer live
08-Nov 2 Days of Elijah
08-Nov 3 Hoe groot is ons God
08-Nov 4 Allelujah
15-Nov Item “Praise the Father, Praise the Son” (Chris Tomlin)
15-Nov 1 “Hope vir die Nasie” (Onbeskaamd2)
15-Nov 2 PRAISE ADONAI
15-Nov 3 Lord of all creation
15-Nov 4 Once again
22-Nov Item “Praise the Father, Praise the Son” (Chris Tomlin)
22-Nov 1 Ek wil gereed wees
22-Nov 2 Blessed be your name
22-Nov 3 How great is our God
22-Nov 4 Nothing but the blood

29 Nov is the "Christimas-Family" Item - Elsie spoke about, so anything could happen here....

Oct 19, 2009

morning star rick joyner

Day 52 - Who Can Discern Truth

As we pursue sinking our roots deeper into God's Word, we need to
understand the basic biblical principles that lead to truth, and most of
all, lead to Him who is the Truth. A fundamental requirement for
discerning the truth is found in the remarkable statement made by the
Lord in Matthew 11:25:

At that time Jesus answered and said, "I praise Thee, O Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, that Thou didst hide these things from the wise and
intelligent and didst reveal them to babes.

As the Lord Jesus Himself declares, the immature are far more likely to
have a greater understanding of the Scriptures than the wise and
intelligent. Most of the great perversions of Scripture have come from
those who believed that they had a superior insight into the Scriptures
because of their wisdom and intelligence. Does this mean that we should
seek to stay spiritually immature? Of course not. However, we must
understand that true spiritual maturity has qualities that are
childlike. The Lord also said in Matthew 18:3:

"Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children,
you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven."

A child is teachable. Being teachable is one of the basic qualities of
humility. In James 4:6 we are told, "But He gives a greater grace.
Therefore it says, 'God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the
humble."' God's ways are much higher than our ways. In order for us to
understand Him, or His Word, we must keep a humble, teachable attitude.

In Scripture, the Word of God is called a river of life. A river is ever
flowing, continually going somewhere. If we remain in that river we too
will be ever flowing, moving forward. As we are told in I Corinthians
2:10: "For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit
searches all things, even the depths of God." If we are following the
Spirit, we will be going deeper. Even the knowledge of basic doctrines
will be expanding for us as we come to understand the depth of His ways.
However, they should never expand beyond what can clearly be established
by the Scriptures themselves. In all things we must always come back to
"It is written" (see Matthew 4:4).

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