Believe

by Francois van der Merwe
28 June 2015 at Bedfordview PM

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Church Life: Pt 3

by Marcus Herbert
28 June 2015 at Bedfordview AM

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What is Your Heart Full Of?

by Shane Rielly
21 June 2015 at Bedfordview AM

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Father’s Day 2015

by Marcus Herbert
21 June 2015 at Bedfordview AM

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The books of 1 & 2 Kings

There is one book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. Together they are a rich historical look at the kings of Israel and Judah from Saul to Zedekiah. Kings is history written for a distinct purpose and for a distinct people. Jeremiah is the strongest candidate for the author but authorship is open to question. The readers were supposed to read the history in these books and be moved by it. By focussing on the characters of the kings the book shows first-hand the purpose of God despite immense human failure. Most probably it was written to the exiles in Babylon to show them that God had not totally abandoned them.

Foremost on the minds of the original Hebrew readers would have been two promises from God: (1) that Jerusalem would be His dwelling place; (2) that David’s rule would last forever. In a place of exile the book seeks to restore faith to the nation by reminding the reader that God is faithful. Authors call it a theodicy – literature that seeks to justify God’s actions. In this case it shows that the exile was a result of Israel’s repeated disobedience.

The reader needs to note the history of the two kingdoms of Israel to the north and Judah to the south. Israel is made up of ten tribes and Judah of just two. Both Judah and Israel have 20 kings. Judah survives 140 years longer because of the good kings that reigned there.

Kings introduces us to some larger than life characters. Many of the kings are terribly wicked and some are wonderfully good. The book also introduces Elijah and Elisha to us. Elijah is on the stage of the rest of the Bible as a figure who represents the coming of the kingdom of God in victorious opposition to ruling wickedness. Ahab and Jezebel feature as figures of weakness and wickedness personified.

There are many lessons to learn in Kings for the individual and the church. Let the Holy Spirit show you these things.

Faith and Trust in God

by Warren Wakefield
14 June 2015 at Bedfordview PM

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Church Life: Pt 2

 

by Marcus Herbert
14 June 2015 at Bedfordview AM

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Partnering with God

by Spha Ndwande
14 June 2015 at Bedfordview PM

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Lesotho Youth Trip (26 – 28 June)

We have a Youth Trip to Lesotho on 26 – 28 June.

Cost is R750 per person.

Casper Versluis is leading this trip – please contact the office for details.

011-616-4073; info@www.cornerstonechurch.co.za.

Check out these testimonies from previous trips

What is Church.Life?

1 Timothy 3:15

“…if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave [or how we should conduct ourselves] in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.”

There are many aspects of our life as the people of God, which the Bible calls “the Church”. Some of these aspects include how we ‘ought to behave’ (ESV above) or how we ought to ‘conduct ourselves’ (NIV).

Our faith is not about legalism. God accepts us as we are. But the scriptures do not shy away from saying that once we come to faith in Jesus, we ought to ‘conduct ourselves’ or ‘behave’ according to the change God does (and is doing) within us. For example, we devote ourselves to the Apostles’ teaching, the breaking of bread, the fellowship and prayers (Acts 2:42). We also get involved with God’s apostolic call to the world. And so on.

This new five-part preaching series has to do with some of the ways in which we ought to behave in the Church, in particular our local church, which is “the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.” Some of the examples above, and others, will be covered.

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Church.Life – Part 1

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