Revelation: Scene Five – Part One

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TITLE: Revelation: Scene Five – Part One
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 13 AUGUST 2013 – Sunday AM

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In this section we are going to talk about the wrath of God. It’s amazing how we misunderstand this and sometimes have a very one-dimensional approach to God. For some people today, God is just about wrath, taking great delight in residing over the ant farm of the earth and squashing us all day long. Meanwhile, others believe that God is so sweet and that it doesn’t matter what’s happened or what he has written in his word, we’re all going to live in a wonderful eternity with him on our cloud with our harp (and an eternity of boredom).

Setting the context

In this part we’re looking at the fifth scene in the book of Revelation (Revelation 15…). Before we get into the details, let’s back up a little bit and remember the structure of the book of Revelation and its context.

John the Apostle is exiled on the island of Patmos and while praying for the seven churches (at the beginning of the book) the Lord gives him a revelation of these churches and a revelation of what believers can expect until the end. So the book is basically preparing us for the end.

So Revelation covers what happens from the first coming of Jesus to his second coming, telling us what we are meant to be doing today – the present Gospel Age. The book of Revelation has to mean something to us today. Jesus, through dying on the cross has given us the Gospel, the good news that you don’t have to be punished for your sin because he was punished for you. It’s only through the Gospel that we can face the second coming in confidence, faith and peace.

The book has eight scenes overall and in each there is a change of scenery, like at a play. Each scene also has seven “somethings” – starting with the seven churches, moving to seven seals of a scroll, seven angels blowing trumpets of warning and now seven bowls of wrath. The bowls / plagues of wrath come after the trumpets as the trumpets were about God’s warning that goes out.

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Feedback on Lance and Tanya’s Trip to Portugal

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by Lance de Ruig

Tanya and I went to Portugal from 24 July to 4 August to visit Mark and Nattie Bouffe in Porto. Mark and Nattie were elders at Cornerstone Church for many years and took over the church in Porto seven years ago.

The church has grown by 60 people in the last six years and is currently at 90 people. Portugal is battling incredibly financially; the church is full of educated, unemployed people. There are qualified architects, graphic designers, teachers, people involved in commerce, psychologists and many others who simply cannot find work. But through this difficult situation the Gospel is being preached and people’s lives are being changed.

The week before we arrived they had a baptism meeting and baptised a number of people, including a 12 year old and a 92 year old. The church is seeing regular salvations, baptisms, and the growth of leaders. Tanya and I had the privilege of ministry in the church on two Sundays as well as running a youth camp for them for a week.

It was a wonderful time of the continued building of our relationships and encouraging the church!

Sharing Your Faith in the Workplace – The Exchange

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TITLE: Sharing Your Faith in the Workplace – The Exchange
PREACHER: Mark Meeske
DATE: 2 AUGUST 2013 – Friday AM

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Opportunities

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TITLE: Opportunities
PREACHER: Shane Rielly
DATE: 4 AUGUST 2013 – Sunday PM

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The Purpose of Trials

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TITLE: The Purpose of Trials
PREACHER: Colette Meeske
DATE: 4 AUGUST 2013 – Sunday PM

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Revelation: Scene Four – Part Three

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TITLE: Revelation: Scene Four – Part Three
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 4 AUGUST 2013 – Sunday AM

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Last week we looked at the beasts in Revelation 13. The first beast which rises from the sea represents pagan government while the second best, which rises from the earth, represents false religion. False religion tries to stick as close to the truth as it can but is always a degree or two off. It uses deception, false signs and wonders. It’s important to note that we’ve attached all kinds of sci-fi and myth and fantasy to what these beasts mean, but they’re simply about pagan government and false religion uniting against the saints.

This section we’re dealing with right now, Revelation 11:19 to 15:4, is all about “seven visions of victory”. By the end we see how all these weapons of the enemy fall to pieces and God’s people are victorious in Jesus. We see in Revelation 12 that the enemy first tries to destroy Christ but fails and is cast down to earth. Now in his cast-down state, he is waging war against you and I and he uses these beasts of pagan government and false religion to wage his war. In many countries people are dying for Christ under pagan government. When that meets false religion all hell breaks loose. Those who follow these two beasts and are caught up in them, refusing to believe in the Gospel, are represented by the number ‘666’ – a code for the height of human evil.

The Illuminati and those kinds of secret societies are not the beast. This scripture shows us that behind the governments of the world there are controlling forces like mammon (the love of money) which takes a lot of people captive.

But in line with that there’s a third weapon that the enemy uses against us and that is the harlot (or Babylon).

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Nelspruit Trip – A Report-Back from Hennie Keyter

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Last week, Hennie and Rita Keyter and Andrew and Jill Mildenhall spent time with the leaders in Nelspruit that partner with NCMI. Here is a report-back from Hennie on how things went:

There was a Lowveld Connect on the Friday evening. We’ve been going to Nelspruit fairly often and it’s exciting to see how the Connect times there have more than doubled. On Saturday night there was a men’s evening and more than 150 men arrived. It was great to see the men coming through.

Nelspruit is very exciting. The church there (Church Unlimited) has moved to two morning services and an evening service. It’s great to see the young people coming through in the evening and we had a great time with them all.

Continue to pray for Nelspruit!

Key Women – 6 August

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August’s Key Women is happening on Tuesday, 6 August as we continue the Living Beyond Yourself – Fruit of the Spirit series. Colette Meeske will be speaking on “patience and self-control”.

Key Women
Living Beyond Yourself – Discovering The Fruit of the Spirit: Patience and self-control
When: Tuesday, 6 August
Where: Cornerstone Church Bedfordview
Time: 8:30am at Bedfordview Side Hall

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All Sites Celebration – 11 August

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With both sadness and joy, we’ll be sending Shaq and Claire Muetheno to Cape Town as they embark on a new adventure in the Gospel with the planting of Red Harbour Church at our All Sites Celebration on 11 August at Bedfordview.

We’ll also be celebrating Paul and Monica joining our eldership team.

It’s going to be a fantastic evening! Bring supper to share!

All Sites Celebration
11 August at 5pm
at Cornerstone Church Bedfordview.
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Terry MacAlmon – 15 August

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American songwriter, recording artist and worship ministry leader, Terry MacAlmon will be with us at Bedfordview on Thursday, 15 August for an evening of worship. Terry has been with us before and he is well known for having written many worship songs, including I Sing Praises, which you can check out on the video below.

There is no cost to the event but we will be taking up an offering for Terry. We’ll start worshipping from 7pm.

Terry MacAlmon – The Glory of His Presence

at Cornerstone Church Bedfordview
on Thursday, 15 August at 7pm
Benard Road East, Morninghill, Bedfordview
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Tel: 011-616-4073
email: info@www.cornerstonechurch.co.za