Scripture Wordplay - Good Judgement Seat Appear Home Away Aim Body

Come have a seat, listen to a play
A drama if you wish: A daughter who decided not to stay
A not-a-home home, revealed through the Light
A part of Deception, worth a runaway flight
For on that day of own wicked appearance
Dawning reality - Judgement if no adherence
The body and nature, so wicked and cursed
Were subject and nullified of the essence it was worth
No good could be found in such a prideful vessel
And judgement eternal if death not wrestled
Broken in body, soul and mind
Seeking refuge of a far more eternal kind
Humbled and desperate, raising my plea, call, my shout
Knowing my prison that I know I cannot break out
Realizing the price that were already paid
Praising the glory and grace He freely gave
The ultimate standard, the Way, the Good the Light
Came and took a seat in this vessel by Blood washed and bright
A living home for the One, the Three, forever Good
As part of the Bride, the Body, worth a fresh new look
The measure of judgement in my hand repented
A new aim and mission - Love for all, in grace accepted
Words for play taken from 2 Cor 5:9-10

How Bellville taught me about church planting

Cape Town Bellville station - markets

O, what an excitingly interesting place. I dearly enjoyed visiting the Somalian Muslim people of Bellville. With two men at my side we set off to find people of peace. People who we believe God already prepared for receiving the love He wants to show to them. We entered the Belleville market and not being presumptuous or expectant to find anything specific other than seeing God's glory.

Being warned about the aggression of the Somalians we were on the lookout for reasons for concern. To our surprise the first stall we entered we found a couple who were openhearted and quite loving people. We were welcomed into their stall for the next two hours. During this time they took turns to go for prayer, but continued making us as comfortable as possible, answering our questions and even introducing us to a few of their friends, who allowed us to pray for them. They indicated a clear openness towards Christians by way of friendship, telling of some of their friends who became Christan. This couple seems to be good news for entering the Somalian community in Bellville area. We prayed for them before we left, and will continue praying for them.

Many other eyes further on in the market exposed souls of hurt, lust, anger, hate, and coldness - everything we were told to expect. This was also prominent in many of the other conversations.

This experience just highlighted the importance of finding the people and houses of peace if we were to plant churches in communities. People and houses where they openheartedly invite you into their homes and network of friends and families. Luke 10:1-11 became personal to me for the first time in the Bellville Somalian Muslim community.

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Intentional living in loving the outcasts

We had the pleasure of spending a week in one of the most informal settlements outside of Kimberley. Lerato (love) Park, or to some better known as 'Bobbo se Plaas', started with the love of lust, but it is the love of God that is changing their lives and area.
Wind down from a smelly mushroom factory marks the missionary and his wife's own shanty, as God called them out of Kimberley, and made their hearts love these outcast peoples. With alcohol abuse, sexual immorality, mixing of African cultural ancestor worshipping with Christian teachings, neglect of children and unemployment; this community finds itself caught in the downward spiral of spiritual emptiness, and even at war for their souls. Desperate for love, and freedom from their desolate  lives, these unreached people hungrily engulf any love and grace coming their way.
With the adult population numbed to the Gospel, it is the children in this area that are the vessels of God's love and grace. Instead of trying to get the people to join a traditional 'sober' congregation together on a Sunday, the children of Leratho park is taking the Gospel of Jesus to their homes. Meeting the people where they are, just as Jesus did. As we were praying for them and just loving them God showed His glory with miraculous hearings, and shouts of glory an honour to His Name.
Oh, how the truth sets us free!!!
As these children are being raised  up to again rise up the next generation young believers, these groups quickly follow each other. 
Please pray for George, Kiti, Theta, and all the other young school going leaders. Also pray for the authority and conviction of the leaders discipling these young believers.

God does not tolerate impurity

"But the Israelites committed a trespass in regard to the devoted things... and the anger of the Lord burned against Israel. The Lord said to Joshua, Get up! Why do you lei thus upon your face? Israel has sinned; and they have transgressed against My covenant which I commanded them." parts of Joshua 7.
Our second week of training focussed on the normal Christian birth, as part of leading people into a living relationship with Christ in becoming His disciples.
Integrity and transparency plays a major role in walking with others on this Way of discipleship. For this reason we had to do some introspection and follow the same paths that we intend to help others to follow.
For anyone to become an ambassador of the Kingdom of God, you need to:
1. Repent of your sins and trespasses specifically and openly
2. Believe in Jesus Christ as the living perfect example of being human, receive His blood for the payment of and freedom form your sins and transgression
3. Be baptized as a symbol of Jesus's blood that cleanses you, as you were burried and raised from death into a new life
4. And receive and walk in the Holy Spirit as you follow Christ's example of being human.
Jip, looking at all that, and all that goes along according to what the Bible teaches us, it was an overwhelming week. I found a few truths I would like to share:
Intimacy follows transparency in the Kingdom of God, as acceptance follows repentance, and freedom follows forgiveness.
All these are build on the character of humility by faith, as modeled to us by Jesus Christ.
It was a great privilege to get my own sin and iniquities revealed and covered by the truth. It helped be to have my belief system straightened out. Being focussed on the purpose of being a witness of the Kingdom in this world changed my motivation radically.
Understanding God's Lordship changed my constant questioning and dissatisfaction with the answers into willing submission and faith in Him and His requests.
May you also grow in your relationship to the King.
Traveling plans ... After this week's teachings we will continue towards Kimberley in the Northern Cape for a time.
Material of influence this week:
Humility - Andrew Murray
Brother Andrew - God's Smuggler
David Dawson - the Normal Christian Birth.