Water Everywhere

Marcus Herbert speaks about revival – what we are believing for our city.

13 November 2016 at Bedfordview AM

Water Everywhere

Marcus Herbert speaks about revival – what we are believing for our city.

13 November 2016 at Bedfordview AM

 

Children’s Church Reflection (13 Nov 2016)

All around our city there are signs that are put up for us to obey. Some tell us to stop or slow down or beware of something and more. These signs exist to keep us safe and to keep others safe too. But in order for these signs to fulfil their role, they require us to obey them. Obedience is an important lesson for us to learn. God says the same for His instructions. He says we must obey Him. In fact, He even says that if we truly love Him then we should obey His instructions. Obedience to God is therefore an act of worship. This was our focus this Sunday at Children’s Church.

Our Part
We helped the children see how obedience is required with so many things in life. It is needed when we are driving, needed at school, needed when we play sports or games. We then looked at how God calls us to be obedient towards Him. We looked at His commands and the great commandment of the call to love one another. We also emphasised how just to know what to obey is not enough. If we know what to obey then it requires action. Knowledge alone is not enough. Act out obedience. When we obey God, we glorify Him and honour Him and that is a beautiful expression of worship.

Your Part
You as parents would know the importance of obedience and teaching your children about it. Help them to see that God has given us instructions too: love others, be kind, be generous, and so on. Help them see this and practice obedience. Knowing the need to be obedient and then not acting on is disobedience. Help your children understand this great way of worshipping God.

– Greg, Nicole and the Children’s Church team

Children’s Church Reflection (6 Nov)

It was quite a shock this week to hear some of our children walk around and say they “had a weapon”. With a hesitant laugh I asked, “What kind of weapon do you have?” To my relief the reply was: “My tongue.” This Sunday, our children were taught how we worship God with our words and how our tongue can be used for good or bad, similar to a weapon. It is a relief to know that their “weapon” is only a tongue but yet it actually can be far more destructive if not controlled and used with love.

Our Part

The message was how we can use our tongues for good and bad. If it has the ability for good we must use it for good. We are even called to use it in praise. With the power of our tongue, we can declare God’s praises and glory. And so we should. The challenge is how can we praise God with our mouth one moment, and then use the same tongue to speak harshly to others at another moment. The one example used this weekend explained it quite well. Speaking is like squeezing out toothpaste. Once it is out, you cannot put it back in. The same applies to our words: when we speak, we cannot take those words back. So we should speak with love and life, and those words can stay out.

Your Part

Listen to what your children say and how they say it. Remind them that the words they say have a great impact, either good or bad. Remind them of the weapons they carry and to use their tongue for good. But the same applies to you parents. Be the example. Watch what you say and how you say it. And remember that God calls us to praise Him with our words. We can make our praises loud and use our words to exalt who God is.

Our tongues truly are incredible weapons that God entrusts to us to use as we will. When we think of all the good we can do with our tongues, we should see it as such a privilege. So let’s use our tongues to declare God’s love and speak love to others too.

– Greg, Nicole and the Children’s Church team

Bear Much Fruit: Fruit and Gifts

Part of our Bear Much Fruit series. Marcus Herbert explains how God has given us everything we need to bear fruit – the fruit of the Spirit, gifts, opportunities to serve, and much more.

 

Bear Much Fruit: Calling and Serving

Part of our Bear Much Fruit series. Tebz Ntuli speaks about how we all have a calling, without exemption – and how we are all called to serve.

6 November 2016 at Bedfordview PM.

Bear Much Fruit: Calling and Serving

Part of our Bear Much Fruit series. Tebz Ntuli speaks about how we all have a calling, without exemption – and how we are all called to serve.

6 November 2016 at Bedfordview PM.

 

Bear Much Fruit: Fruit and Gifts

Part of our Bear Much Fruit series. Marcus Herbert explains how God has given us everything we need to bear fruit – the fruit of the Spirit, gifts, opportunities to serve, and much more.

6 November 2016 at Bedfordview AM.

What Gospel Have You Embraced?

by Greg Mc Alpine
4 November 2016 at The Exchange

Part of the King & His Kingdom series.

What Gospel Have You Embraced?

by Greg Mc Alpine
4 November 2016 at The Exchange

Part of the King & His Kingdom series.