Welcome to the house of the Lord. It fills my heart with joy to see the Lord’s own so eager to receive His Word. We are blessed in that way, that we are able to come together and celebrate Jesus Christ our Saviour; our One and All. We are His bride getting prepared, for the day our bridegroom will come to pick us up. Halleluiah. Amen. Great Is Your Faithfulness Today we are reading some assorted verses in Lamentations Lam 3:1   I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.  Lam 3:2   He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.  Lam 3:8   Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.  Lam 3:12   He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.  Lam 3:15   He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.  Lam 3:17   And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.  Lam 3:20   My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.  Lam 3:21   This I rec

In I Timothy: 1 v 12-15.   Paul writes to Timothy about being a faithful servant to God and the conduct which is expected of him in serving.   In the epistle of 1 Timothy Paul speaks about dressing modestly, he speaks about the roles of deacons and bishops and apostasy in the church.   But before he writes about these moral standards in the church he was humble enough to confess and write about the type of man be used to be before the grace of God transformed his life.   Paul mention’s the fact that he used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor and an insolent man.   Paul also wrote in verse 15 that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.   Paul shows great humility in which he highlights his many flaws so that he can exalt the grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.      Paul’s encounter with the Lord Jesus on the road to Damascus and the transformation in his life is a testimony every one of us can relate to.   I believe Paul left us a pattern to follow in

Ecc. 2:18:  Suddenly I realized that others would someday get everything I had worked for so hard, then I started hating it all.    Max Lucado writes: 'A little boy is on the beach. He packs the sand with plastic shovels into a bright red bucket. Then he upends the bucket and a sandcastle is created. A man is in his office. He shoves papers into stacks and delegates assignments. Numbers are juggled, contracts are signed, and a profit is made.   Two builders - two castles. They see nothing and make something. And for both, the tide will rise and the end will come. Yet that's where the similarities end. For the boy sees the end while the man ignores it. Watch the boy as dusk approaches. As the waves near, the wise child begins to clap. There is no sorrow. No fear. No regret. He knew this would happen. He is not surprised. And when the great breaker finally crashes upon his castle and his masterpiece is sucked into the sea, he smiles, picks up his tools, takes his father

  I have a friend who spent several years in prison. When he was released he made a comment to me that everyone he seen after his release was a lot happier. What he came to realise was that he was the one who was happier. Because he was happier he spread this where ever he went. You see he had made some decisions for his life and these decisions were not based on his circumstances but on what was important to him. So when something went wrong it did not alter his happiness. His focus was on where his life was going and not on what went wrong. He would count his blessings and name them.  It is like the saying – two prisoners looked out the window – one saw stars and one saw bars. It is important to take in to build up our lives – it is also important to give out, this also builds up our lives. We learn as much from giving of ourselves as we do from taking in. What we speak with our tongue needs to be guarded. So when we lift others up we also do the same for ourselves. People who   achi

 Acts 10: 44 While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit took control of everyone who was listening. 45 Some Jewish followers of the Lord had come with Peter, and they were surprised that the Holy Spirit had been given to Gentiles. 46 Now they were hearing Gentiles speaking unknown languages and praising God. Peter said, 47 "These Gentiles have been given the Holy Spirit, just as we have! I am certain that no one would dare stop us from baptizing them." 48 Peter ordered them to be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ, and they asked him to stay on for a few days. How did the disciples know that the people in Cornelius’ household were filled with the Holy Spirit? Acts10:46. Now they were hearing Gentiles speaking unknown languages and praising God . There are many examples of the baptism in the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. In almost every example there is one common experience either stated, or implied. When these early believers received the baptism in the Holy S