Jan 25 2010
Pastor’s notes
Welcome to 2010…I know that we’ve been here some while now, but this is the first time that I get to write about it. New years create new beginnings and strangely seem to give us a new energy to do new and better things with our life. Of course the recent sweltering heat may have dissipated any energy that you may have woken up with in 2010 but it will get cooler so don’t lose the good thoughts with which you began the year.
In this connection I have been meditating recently on Ps 126 whose theme is about the turnaround which God brings into our lives. The people had been captive in Babylon for 70 years and the Lord has suddenly set them free .. they feel like men who had dreamed; their mouths were filled with laughter; they are stunned by the turnaround in their fortunes. One of the delights of the Lord is that things will not always be as they have been, there IS a promise of a new day and so as we live now, between the burden of yesterday and the restoration of tomorrow, let us always keep our joy. And we do that by simple trust in the Lord who always makes good His promise.
While the year is really only just getting started, we have some good plans in hand to meet our objectives of reaching out to the community in 2010. A lot of these are related to finding our own motivation and the encouraging of one another. I intend for this year that the morning sermons will help us to walk worthily with Jesus in the new life He has given us. We will also start a SNAC (Sunday Night at Church) service in the evening from February 7th. We will start with a shared tea and then have a service. I intend that the service will appeal to all the young at heart, will be different, interesting and upbuilding. I’ll tell you more about it next week. Specifically I hope to reach the worldview of the young adults but I am sure that it will be very encouraging even for older folk (and beside, they have to bring the food!).
Aiming at the younger children we have Toddler Jam started up soon and also another group on Friday evenings for older children and young teenagers. We start on February 5th. And children, don’t forget to register for KUCA Camp Out which takes place over the weekend March 6 to 7. Sunday School starts next Sunday.
On Wednesday evenings our prayers continue to be focused on revival in our town. We are being encouraged by Ken Terhoven’s book, Breath of Heaven – a selection of inspirational messages from Revivals of past centuries. Please feel free to come along for the hour.
I am still sorting out times when I will definitely be at the church office during the day but if you need to get hold of me at any time, call 90411117. Even if I am not home, the call will transfer to my mobile, at no additional cost to you.
May our Lord bless us with abundance in the year ahead.
Rev David de Kock
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