'Acts' Tagged Posts

Today we give thanks to the Lord for the past thirty years of the existence of the English speaking congregation of Grace CCC. There have been many faithful people who have served in various capacities over this period to ensure that this congregation has grown and is what it is today. The Lord has been good and it is His name we praise today! I am thankful for the ministries of past Pastors who faithfully, not only taught God’s word, but shepherded the flock. Rev. Keith Noldt…

If God’s mission is unstoppable then what can we do to be an active participant in such a mission? Is God’s mission still applicable today in this twenty first century in which we live in? As people are we any different to those people who part of the mission in the very first century after the ascension of Jesus? Jesus last word’s to all those who followed Him was “go and make disciples of all nations”. This was the mission!…

Easter is very much about hope. My wife gave something to read last week. Let me share it with you. Fifty years ago, a scientist of questionable integrity, stumbled on an enormously important finding. Curt Richter placed some ordinary rats in jars of water, to see how long they would survive before drowning. The average time the rats could keep their heads above water was seventeen minutes. Richter then repeated the experiment with a new group of rats, but this time rescued half…

I am not sure about you but when I am nearing the end of a book that I have been reading a sense of sadness fills my heart. The book and I have enjoyed some special moments and in some ways the book has been a constant companion for a period of time. This is how I am feeling now as we come to the end of our time in this most marvelous book. I have so much enjoyed the…

Isn’t life a wonderful blessing! There are so many joys we can experience because of the goodness of the Lord. There are times when my heart wants to leap out of my chest with thankfulness at what the Lord has given me both in experience and in the physical blessings. However, sometimes life brings surprise and on occasions difficult situations. They say that through these times of adversity our faith grows deeper as we have to call out to the…

Today we visit Ephesus and take a look into a most significant time in the growth of the church in this strategic and important coastal city. We continue on in our postcard theme as we learn of four significant events in Paul’s visit to this city. Acts 18-21 is a great read as we see God at work in planting His church and how it impacted the various communities. Of course, Paul and his small team were responsible for the planting and growth…

I remember back to the time my elder sister, Kay, left with her husband, Richard, on an around Australia car trip. They drove a Mini Moke and were planning to travel for at least a year. This was back before GPS, mobile phones, email and Facebook. Not sure how we survived but we did! They were really going into the unknown at that time and this was one of those great adventures. The only contact they had with us was through…

I was greatly encouraged during the week to hear how some of the people of our church are involved in voluntary work programs in the local hospitals and nursing homes. These people are a real blessing to others who are going through difficult times. It seems that our people are crossing the cultural divide and showing the love of Jesus to people of different nationalities. This was a far cry from the early Christians. They were all converted Jews and…