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Courageous

Sunday, 3 June 2012

On Sunday night, 3 June, we screened the movie “Courageous” at Bedfordview. The event was very well attended by about 600 people. Thanks to all those who shared the evening with us, it was a resounding success.

Courageous tells the story of a man who, after a family tragedy, is deeply challenged by what it means to be a good father. Along with four friends, who are also dads, he starts to dig into what the Bible says about being a father. Through the circumstances that play out in each one’s life, they have opportunities to apply the things they have learned.

It is a moving film with clear challenges to all, but especially dads. I personally felt challenged to assess my role as a dad and compare it to what Scripture says. In many ways Christianity is about family, so the call to Biblical fathering is an important one. Dads, let’s take up the call and become the fathers God is urging us to be.

Report Back: Klopper Friday Club Jumble Sale

Saturday, 2 June 2012

We had a wonderful day on Saturday at the Klopper Friday Club Jumble Sale. R6000 was raised and we made some great connections with many residents from Klopper Park and surrounding areas. We gave out flyers to all the adults who arrived, and we are expecting an increase in our numbers on Friday nights now that more parents are aware of what we are doing.

Thanks to all those who made donations and those who helped on the day. Thanks to all involved for making this such a successful event.

Kaleidoscope Women’s Conference 2012 – A Report-Back

Kaleidoscope Women's Conference 2012

by Justine Engelbrecht

To all you remarkable women out there…

There are certain things we experience in life that provide thought provoking encounters and get those creative juices flowing. The Kaleidoscope Women’s Conference this year was one of those encounters.

I was in the wonderful position that I had nothing to compare it with, as it is my first conference of this kind, and as such I ventured in with an open mind and open heart.

Since I came to Cornerstone just over two years ago now, I have met nothing but kind, genuine women and in fact this is one of the things that I love the most about Cornerstone – the people are welcoming and have a genuine kindness that is so often not prevalent in our friends out there in the world around us. I am not saying that they do not care; it is just that there is an integral difference in the level of honest to goodness kindness that you experience. It is what makes Cornerstone a very special place.

Listening to remarkable women speaking is not only inspiring but it allows for reflection and when one does this in the presence of the Lord, the Holy Spirit moves within us in an incredible way that He has you yearning for more of Him. On Saturday morning of the conference, me – a Christian who is not very good at public display – was  guided to the front of the church where I sunk to my knees enveloped with the infilling of the Holy Spirit. It was a beautiful time!

I would like to suggest to all of the women who did not attend Kaleidoscope 2012 to download the messages and listen to their testimonies and their encouraging stories and use this as an exercise to share your own story. Not all of us can stand up and give our testimonies and some like mine are way too long and others of us may not be quite ready to share. Writing has a profound and healing effect and writing it and sharing it on the Cornerstone blog will not only allow you to unleash all the things you may have bottled inside you, but it will also allow others to receive Hope and Faith through the words of your story.

I have written down the pertinent bible verses that were mentioned during the conference and my first exercise in the weeks ahead is to look them all up, read, listen and hear God’s messages for me. I encourage you all to do the same.

As Lydia said in her opening talk, we must know what is written.

  • Proverbs 18 vs 22
  • Proverbs 12 vs 12
  • Psalm 139 vs 14
  • Genesis 2 vs 18
  • Proverbs 31
  • Exodus  5
  • Judges 4
  • Judges 5  vs 7
  • Ruth  1 vs 16
  • Kings 2 vs 4 – 8
  • Ephesians 5
  • Luke 14
  • Acts 4 vs 5
  • 1 Corninthians 12 vs 14 – 26
  • Genesis 17 vs 5-7
  • Genesis 17 vs 15 – 16
  • Proverbs 31 vs 11 – 12
  • Proverbs 31 vs 23

Download the Kaleidoscope 2012 messages here

Eldership Couples at Cornerstone Church Throughout its History (for Prayer)

This last Wednesday (23 May, 2012) at our prayer meeting, Mark Meeske felt led to have us both celebrate and pray for the couples that have been on eldership at Cornerstone and have moved to plant a church, moved into Apostolic ministry, or moved with the possibility of a future church plant, and so on.

Here’s a list that was put together by Barry Farr that highlights these couples. Note that this list only highlights couples that have been on eldership (either at Cornerstone or supported by Cornerstone) and doesn’t include deacons and others that have gone on church plants or planted churches.

It would be great to keep this list and regularly pray for these couples that are conducting ministry in other areas of the world and have relationships and friendships with us. If you’d like, you can download the list (click here) and print it or keep it stored on your computer.

Eldership couples at Cornerstone Church
1983

Eldership couple Info Dates
Leon & Pat Van Daele From Wychwood Baptist – Now translocal & based in Australia 1983
Pat & Linda Berning Went to France. More involved in a worship role than leading a church. 1990
Wayne & Rene Neuper Planted in Benoni & then in Germany. 1990
Gert & Debbie Dolk From Bedfordview Baptist – Planted in Holland 1992

Eldership Couples at Cornerstone Church
1995 – 1998

Eldership couple Info Dates
Ian & Bernadine Weeden Planted in Kempton Park. 1995
Jim & Margaret Lamont Led Cornerstone: 1995 – 2000 1995
Alan & Noelle Hackney Planted in The Hill (South of Jhb) 1998

Eldership Couples at Cornerstone Church
2000

Eldership couple Info Dates
Ian & Bernadine Weeden Planted in Harare, Zimbabwe 2000
Marcus & Adele Herbert Took over leadership of Cornerstone church 2000
Michael & Alison Nicholas Took over a church in Auckland, NZ 2000

Eldership Couples at Cornerstone Church
2002 – 2003

Eldership couple Info Dates
Jim & Margaret Lamont Went to LA, USA – apostolic 2002
Bruce & Myra McAlpine Planted in Norwood 2002
Wayne & Nicole Zastron Relocated to UK (didn’t plant) 2003
Abe & Vanessa Vos Planted in Lambton 2003
Wayne & Heather Carr Planted in Belfast, N. Ireland 2003

Eldership couples at Cornerstone Church
2004 – 2006

Eldership couple Info Dates
Alexi & Delene Wadman Planted in Amsterdam Holland 2004
Gavin & Gail Clark Took over a church in Casino, Australia. Now on eldership in Adelaide 2005
Mark & Nicky Goodfellow Planted in Modderfontein 2005
Mark & Natie Bouffe Planted in Portugal 2006
Wayne & Natalie Rabie Planted in Bertrams 2006

Eldership couples at Cornerstone Church
2008 – 2009

Eldership couple Info Dates
Dave & Cretia Du Preez Planted in Sandton 2008
Alan & Meg Jones Moved to Seattle, USA 2008
Corrie & Gerda Volshenk Planted in Cordeba, Argentina 2008
Ian & Bernadine Weeden Moved back to Cornerstone 2009
Kirk & Jan Slow Planted in Ottawa, Canada 2009
Reg & Sonet Joubert Planted in Stellenbosch (back in JHB now) 2009
Terry & Wendy Archibald Planted in Upington 2009

Eldership couples at Cornerstone Church
2010 – 2012

Eldership couple Info Dates
Derek & Heidi Chester-Brown Transitioned a church in Secunda 2010
Ian & Bernadine Weeden Now going to Nelspruit 2012
Barry & Charlene Ward Moved to Durban (possible future plant) 2012
Ndaba & Skikuhulewe Ndlovu Eldership at a church in Fish Hoek (Connections Church) ?

Ukwakha Isizwe Newsletter May 2012

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Jozi City Celebration – 13 May

by Justine Engelbrecht

What an amazing turn out for the City Celebration and Gods amazing grace and presence abounding.

An incredible evening and message by Tyrone Daniels, ‘We are in a battle’.

Here are a few points which stood out for me which I would like to share with you:

·         Shut our ears to distraction, open our ears to hear Gods voice!

·         When doctrine and truth are abandoned and the authority of the church is questioned, you get a whole new religion which attacks the pre-eminence of Christ’s supremacy and the authority of the God head.

·         Jesus is our victory (Walk in Victory)!

·         Ephesians Ch 6. Vs 10 – 18: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty Power. Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all of this take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

 

·         Power is in the centrality of Jesus Christ.

·         The world does not need more of the world.

·         Saved people do not become sinners to save sinners.

·         His Kingdom is like nothing here on earth.

·         God wants to restore the warrior spirit in the church.

·         We are the Army of God.

·         We need to worship Jesus where he is now, we are not at the foot of the cross anymore.

·         Make way for the King He is coming!

The Magnificence of Jesus is the foundation of the Victory of the Church.

Other verses to read:

Colossians 1

Isaiah 6

Isaiah 32 vs. 14

Hope to see you at the All Sites celebration on the 27th May 2012.

Download Tyrone’s Message

Donate Cool Stuff to the New Uptown Venue

by Phil Quinn

In just a week or two we will have an Uptown venue of our very own and we’re looking to kit it out as nicely as we possibly can. So we’re checking to see who might be keen to donate certain kinds of items (all listed below) for the venue.

We want the space to be a blessing to the community of Braamfontein and to provide room for people to meet together, socialise and study: a homely and pleasant place that anyone will feel welcome in.

You can help us do this by donating items which we’re looking for. So why not dig through your garage or storeroom and see if you have anything on our list below which you would be willing to donate? Please only donate items which are in good, working condition – broken or clearly damaged things aren’t likely to be much use to us.

Please also note that if you donate something and we choose not to use it we will dispose of it at our own discretion (unless you clearly indicate that you would like it back). So please let us know if you’d like it back so that we don’t end up throwing away something we shouldn’t!

Thank you all you wonderful people! 🙂 Here’s what we’re looking for:

– Office furniture: desks, filing cabinets, etc.

– Book shelves

– Lounge furniture: couches, chairs, coffee tables, side tables, ottomans

– Good, working computer equipment: laptops, desktops, printers, etc. (shouldn’t be more than three years old)

– Picture frames (without the pictures, all sizes)

– Floor lamps

– Pot plants, pots for pot plants, hanging plants (all sizes)

– Fairy lights (working), not coloured.

– Working kitchen appliances: kettle, toaster, microwave, fridge, gas stove, etc.

– High resolution photos (in digital format) of Johannesburg, Braamfontein, and South African people

– Outdoor and garden furniture: large garden umbrellas (without logos), umbrella stands, garden or outdoor tables, garden or outdoor chairs

– Large chalk boards

– Blank, mounted canvases (all sizes)

– Mirrors

– Good quality Christian books by reputable authors (not fiction), particularly reference: atlases, dictionaries, concordances, commentaries, lexicons, etc.

– Good quality normal reference books: dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias, guides, university level textbooks, etc.

– Good quality coffee table books

– Clear, plain glass vases and jars

– Old electric appliances (pre-1985), not necessarily working but in good condition; the older, the better – for display purposes only: tv’s, radios, kitchen appliances, tv game consoles, computers, record players, cameras, film projectors, etc.

– Old vinyl records – preferably working, preferably contemporary music from the 50’s – 80’s

– Old photos in projector slide format

– Old bicycles (not modern, bmx, racer or mountain bike) for display only

– Strong, good quality wooden crates (not tomato boxes)

Ok, so you’ve got something to donate?

Simply chat to me (Phil Quinn) or call the office at 011-616-4073, or email info@www.cornerstonechurch.co.za, to arrange where / when / how to get the items to us.

Thanks!

The Klopper Friday Club Jumble Sale

In partnership with Ukwakha Isizwe Foundation, the Klopper Friday Club community is hosting a fun and lively jumble sale for the Klopper Park area and beyond (including Elandsfontein) on Saturday, 2 June. The idea behind the day is to connect with the community while also selling furniture, clothing and various items for really low prices to raise money for a jungle gym.

It’s going to be a day full of fun with a jumping castle for the kids, lots of music, face painting, and, of course, tea and coffee with balloons!
We are seeing a lot of kids in the Klopper Park area come through to the Friday night group, and this is one way in which we want to connect with the parents of these kids and connect with more families in the area and its surrounds.

If you have clothing, ornaments or anything that can be sold at the jumble sale and would like to donate, please call the Cornerstone office at 011-616-4073 or email info@www.cornerstonechurch.co.za.

KFC Jumble Sale
Date: Saturday 2nd June 2012
Time: Gates open at 10h00
Place: Cnr Welkom & Murmel St, Klopper Park
Jumble sale – clothes, nic nacks and furniture
Face painting, jumping castles and fun for the kids

Key Women on 3 May 2012 – Much Encouragement from Rahab

By Justine Engelbrecht

This month’s remarkable woman of the Bible was Rahab, and she proves to us that no one is beyond the reach of God. Colette Meeske emphasised that if God can use a women like Rahab they way He did, how much more then can He use us.

Rahab had hope and much love for her family, even under her circumstances and lifestyle choices. Her life teaches us to have faith. Faith comes from hearing and all we need is the word of God.

Rahab also teaches us to fear God more than man. She took a great risk, but she had great faith. James 2: 17 tells us that faith not accompanied by action is dead.

Rahab committed herself, she made a choice, and she chose God. She helped them with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12 –continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

The story of Rahab encourages us to not let the past dictate our futures.

Do not miss Key Women on the 7th June 2012, for encouragement from Deborah, another remarkable woman of the Bible.

This is a wonderful time of fellowship for women and an opportunity to take two hours out of the month to hear and understand the word of God! Bring friends!

Uptown’s Rom Com Night – 27kg’s of Popcorn Consumed!

By Denise Sherman

Guys and girls may have very different views on “romance” – but one thing is for sure, male or female, we all love free stuff and eating (and if you don’t – you should check your pulse).

Combine free popcorn, coffee, movies and students and you have a recipe for success. Passers by at Grove were certainly interested when they tried to buy popcorn, only to be told it was free. Their smiles got even bigger when we told them we’d be screening two movies – also for “mahala”. Personally I think the free coffee was also a big draw card. Caffeine is its own food group in the diet of a student.

I know the Uptown guys were a little…um… bitter about having to endure a “Romantic Comedy” movie night, but it really worked out well. People gathered as the evening progressed, watching the movies, mingling and munching on popcorn. I had to chuckle at the animated audience response to particular characters. They were very supportive of the “underdog”.

In between movies and even after, people stuck around – enjoying themselves, and getting to know new people.

A big thank you to all the tireless workers, popcorn makers (27kg’s!), coffee pourers (1000 cups) and general friendly faces. These events are a great way for us to develop relationships and build our profile as a community focussed church in the city.