Our latest and new format of our official Newsletter has been finalized and also boast with a complete new name: The Fishing Vessel. Due to unforeseen circumstances and lack of knowledge in regard to website management, the new Newsletter is Read more
I know the Church and especially the Pentecostal groups sometimes go overboard with their discernment of situations and trends in so much that they have been labelled in the past as “people looking for a devil in all things”.
On the other hand, can we continue with such a casual attitude and accept everything the world has to offer to you and me, or should we stop for a while and check deep down in our spirit and discern through the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, what is good and what is bad? How easy has it become for people (and I would say a large percentage of them to be born-again believers even) to accept and spend money to watch the latest trends in movies that depicts the evil side of men – who are capable of transforming into blood sucking werewolves? Just because it is portrayed as a love story?
The Apostle Peter gives us a stern warning to be wise and steadfast in the Word of God because of the times we live in:
With all this being said and done, we as children of the living God will have to be cautious – VERY cautious – in what we allow, what we accept as the norm/trend, what we wear, etc. because of all the symbols and demonic associations attached to this. Am I now “one of those lunatics that see a devil in all new trends”? No not at all. But I do have a (more…)
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My family and I live in Suiderberg a suburb of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. I work in Braamfontein, Johannesburg which is about 60km from my house. Travelling used to be very stressful because there are so many cars on the roads and it could take up to 1 – 2 hours to travel the mere 60km. In the meantime the South African government has built the Gautrain, a very upmarket train system that travels @160km per hour and gets you from Hatfield (a suburb of Pretoria) to Rosebank (a suburb of Johannesburg) in just 34 minutes! This is a huge stress reliever and it is great to sit in the comfort of the train looking at all the cars on the jam packed highways. When we get to Rosebank station we still need to travel for about 15 minutes by bus because the last station, Park station, is not yet finished.
However, living in South Africa has far many other challenges than just driving to work either by car or train. The people of South Africa have a passion to strike, or lay down tools, if they feel their co-workers have been dealt with wrongly or if they are negotiating wages and it is taking too long or it is not going as they have anticipated. And so it just happened that in the week of 9 to 13 January 2012, the Gautrain bus drivers decided it is time to down tools! You are (more…)
This a prayer that I read in a book from Dutch Sheets about Intercessory Prayer. Buy the book it is very good material. Six things to pray for/ask when we intercede for the lost: 1. Pray that their spiritual eyes Read more
Today I stand in awe and have to confess that I DO serve a righteous-prayer answering God!!
So many times in life we pray and then walk away from the circumstances that forced you to pray that specific prayer at the time – not always seeing the actual fulfillment of the prayer. Other times we come into situations where we need to reprimand other Christians who are not walking according to the Word and who are outright rebellious but do not want to turn from their ways. Sad to say but these Christians walk away from you not having dealt with the issue at hand which God is obviously wanting them to deal with.
So, we walk away from a prayer that was left in God’s hands and they walk away from an issue God wants them to deal with – and probably vice versa. Have we ever stopped and taken a glance back to see what has happened – did the circumstances which were prayed for even change? Did these people (and ourselves) get to dealing with the issue God wanted to change in their life?
Today I can say I have had the opportunity to glance back to these people and circumstances and have seen that God is (more…)
This morning I decided to start off with a song which my wife and me overheard in a show room of a tile company in Hammanskraal about two years ago. We were walking in this showroom with our eldest daughter Read more
From which point do you hear the voice of God?
The teachings about the Tabernacle of Moses has always been a favorite topic to study and to teach from as it provides so much valuable information to the shadow types of Jesus Christ and how it eventually came to existence in the New Testament and in the life of Jesus Christ.
The Tabernacle of Moses speaks first of all about the Law. Everything concerning the construction of the Tabernacle had to be done completely according to the directives that Moses received from God. It also deals with the specific procedures and duties of the priests and they could not waive one bit from it. But the Tabernacle also speaks of Grace and redemption and forgiveness, but most of all about the righteousness of Jesus Christ. It clearly describes the atoning and redemptive work of Jesus Christ. But this is a teaching on its own.
This is Part 2 of the series – click here for part 1 It was with total astonishment that I heard last night the Minister of Transport has called a national day of prayer on Friday, 18 November 2011 to Read more
This is message of hope for the blessed people over 50. Did you know that God blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning? Job 42:12 (NLT) “So the Lord blessed Job in Read more
The world in in turmoil due to the financial crisis of many countries and various Moslem regimes (dictatorships) are being overthrown to pursue the dream of a perfect democracy. (………Ok you can stop laughing now) South Africa is not exempted Read more
