Dinsdag 16 Augustus 2022
Johnny, die sak pakker
Ds.Jannie - skakel oor na SONkrag
Ds.Jannie - skakel oor na SONkrag
Hemelse SONkrag sal jou nooit in die steek laat nieDinsdag
Oorvloedige SONkrag
MALEÁGI 4:2 (AFR53)
Maar vir julle wat my Naam vrees, sal die son van geregtigheid opgaan, en daar sal genesing onder sy vleuels wees; en julle sal uittrek en huppel soos kalwers uit die stal.
Energie verskaffing is ʼn groot uitdaging in Suid Afrika. Ons is al heel bekend met die metertjie op TV wat aandui dat die energieverskaffer nie kan by bly by die aanvraag nie. In die afgelope weke het mnr. Ramaphosa aankondigings gedoen wat belofte dra.
Sommige sien enorme potensiaal in sonkrag energie veral omdat Suid Afrika geseën is met heerlike sonskyndae.
Suksesverhale van verbruikers, klein en groot, wat totaal onafhanklik funksioneer laat ʼn mens die moontlikhede van sonpanele om in eie behoeftes te voorsien, oorweeg. Die son het inderdaad wonderlike moontlikhede.
Die Bybel praat van ʼn ander son, die Son van geregtigheid met genesing in sy strale. Wie is die gloed van die Son kom staan word energeer met bo natuurlike krag. Die son skyn helder selfs in onweer en donker wolke wat saampak.
Die energie daarvan kan nie uitgeput word nie ongeag van hoeveel mense daarop ʼn appél maak nie.
Daarbenewens is die koste faktor ʼn besondere pluspunt.
Sonkrag in die natuurlike is ʼn duur aangeleentheid en dit is enkelinge wat dit kan bekostig, ten spyte van die voordele en belofte wat dit inhou. Die hemelse son skyn gratis en oorvloedig oor enige iemand wat daarin wil om staan. Dit kos letterlik niks nie behalwe ʼn verwagting dat alle energie behoeftes effektief in Hom aangespreek sal word.
Die Son gaan ook nie onder nie. Selfs in die nag kan sy potensiaal tot jou voordeel aangewend word.
Hy is Immanuel, die Son van geregtigheid. Jou energie behoeftes is beantwoord.
Die Bybel vra waarom ons betaal vir dit wat geen waarde bied nie.
Kom, vra en ontvang alles wat Hy belowe het in die geloof.
Son van geregtigheid, skyn oor my.
Ds.Jannie - as die kers kon praat
Ds.Jannie - as die kers kon praat
Die wit kers wat op die strand uitgespoel het laat my wonderMaandag
JESAJA 60:1 (AFR83)
Kom, Jerusalem, laat skyn jou lig! Vir jou het die lig gekom, die magtige teenwoordigheid van die Here het vir jou lig gebring.
Ons kuier vir ʼn paar dae by die see en dit is ʼn groot voorreg. Die grootsheid van die oseaan tref altyd weer en weer en ʼn mens word herinner aan die skeppingswoorde van God toe Hy die waters op een plek versamel en die droë aarde sigbaar geword het.
Gen.1
9God het verder gegaan en gesê: “Laat al die water onder die hemelruim op een plek bymekaarkom sodat daar ook droë land sal wees.” En dit was so.
10God het die droë land “aarde” genoem en die plek waar al die water bymekaargekom het, “see”. God het gesien dat dit wat Hy geskep het, goed was.
Die skuldig voel omdat ʼn mens agter die lekker aan eet as ʼn mens met vakansie is, word ietwat verdoof as ek ʼn entjie op die strand gaan draf. Dit insigself is genade omdat ʼn mens gesond moet wees om dit te kan doen. Watter premie kan ʼn mens ooit op gesondheid stel?
So met die draf saam sien ek ʼn spierwit ongebruikte kers wat op die strand uitgespoel het. Sommer die doodgewone huis kers, die goedkoop kers sonder spesiale reukmiddels of ʼn besondere vorm. Die lang kers met ʼn stuitige lont bo op.
Die seewater en sand het dit ʼn bietjie grof gelaat maar die kers wink my nader en sit my aan wonder.
My gedagtes neem ʼn verbeeldingsvlug teen die agtergrond van die vernietigende skade en gevolge van die heel onlangse stormweer en oormaat reën wat dele van KZN getref het.
Ek verbeel my dat ek die kers op die tafel sien lê in een van die sinkplaathuisies rondom Durban. Ek hoor kinders speel en musiek van Afrika drom. Dit word gaandeweg verdoof namate die weer al swaarder word.
Blitse verlig die omgewing onheilspellend en in die verte is daar ʼn gedruis, moeilik om te identifiseer. Wat die inwoners nie weet nie is dat ʼn meesleurende stroom op pad is wat geen uitsondering maak nie. Geen meriete, stand of prestasie kan aangebied word dat die stroom ander pad kies nie.
Reënwater begin genadeloos deur die reeds stukkende sinkplaatdak stroom totdat die water pad maak deur die enigste deur wat die blyplekkie het. Modderwater skommel in die huisie soos in ʼn wasmasjien totdat die drukking te groot word en dit die vier sinkplaat mure omstoot.
Wie ook al daar woon word uitmekaar geruk terwyl elkeen deur die stroom weggevoer word na ʼn onbekende bestemming. Desperate hande gryp na wat ook al stabiliteit kan bied. Hier en daar bied ʼn drywende boomstomp, stuk meublement of ʼn leë houer uitkoms.
My gedagtes wil nie verder nie. Ek is terug by die kers en sy storie.
Terug by ons woonplekkie maak die die kers staan in ʼn leë plastiek houertjie. Ek steek die kers in ʼn oomblik van gewydheid aan terwyl ek treur, saamtreur met mense wie se geliefdes nooit opgespoor sal word nie.
Die kers begin sagkens sing –
This little light of mine, I`m gonna make it shine.
Make it shine, make it shine, it shine.
Weliswaar nie vir die plekkie en die mense vir wie dit bedoel was nie maar vir my wat oorvloedige rede het tot dankbaarheid.
Ons harte gaan uit na die honderde mense wat omgekom het, die enorme materiële verlies en die hartseer en ontwrigting wat vir nog lank gevoel sal word.
Vrydag 29 Julie 2022
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Aanbidding: Wie of wat?deur Helena Smith
Een deel van ‘n kerkdiens, wat vir my heerlik is, is die lofprysing en aanbidding. Ek sing hartlik saam en geniet die kalmte en rustigheid, wat dit vir my bring. |
Woensdag 19 Mei 2021
Lukas 24: 50-53
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Saterdag 17 April 2021
Discipleship Is a Lifelong Journey
Discipleship Is a Lifelong Journey
Discipleship is a lifelong journey because God is an inexhaustible God. We began by saying that God is the goal of discipleship. We must end by saying that, since we can never fully comprehend all that God is, we will never “arrive” this side of eternity. Even then, we will spend endless days drinking in the fountains of God’s beauty and glory.
God is where we’re going, and God is how we’re going to get there. Whether we are standing on the shore, just beginning our discipleship journey, or hoping to swim into the depths of Christian maturity, we want more. Not more than Jesus, but more of Jesus. We want more of him because he is not just good to us; most importantly, he is good for us.
Discipleship should be deep because God is inexhaustible. He invites his church into rich and deep fellowship because his goodness is indeed bottomless, and you can never exhaust the bottomless beauty of God. Along with Paul we proclaim, “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” (Rom. 11:33). The invitation to deep, holistic discipleship is first and foremost an invitation to see God for who he is,
A Disciple Grows in Spiritual Habits
A Disciple Grows in Spiritual Habits
The next indispensable element of deep discipleship is growth in spiritual habits, or spiritual disciplines. Like theology, the word disciplines might have a negative connotation, but I’d like to recast that by thinking of these disciplines as habits.
Like theology, we all have habits. And we are all formed by what we do. The habits we develop shape us into who we are. We are not just minds that need to know doctrine; we are whole people who need to learn rhythms and habits that help us live into the story of God.
If we only focus on forming our minds, we will not become deep disciples. We can’t neglect the habits, because we are not just disembodied minds, but whole people. There are two ways we can do this: through corporate habits and through individual habits.
Corporate habits are the habits and rhythms we do in community—as a whole church or perhaps as a small group. The most obvious weekly habit is gathering for worship. Consistent weekly attendance at the church gathering is an essential characteristic of a healthy disciple. Other corporate habits are intentional seasons of prayer, giving, or fasting. Is your church or your small group participating in corporate spiritual habits?
Spiritual habits should also be part of your personal discipleship plan. Not only should this include developing rhythms for the first two categories of discipleship, Bible intake and theology, but it should also include rhythms of prayer, fasting, giving, service, and more. Are you intentional about developing individual spiritual habits?
The most central and essential spiritual habit is prayer. Like consistent Bible reading, nothing can replace a life of prayer. Jesus taught his disciples—including us—how to pray in today’s Bible passage. Spend some time meditating on that passage. Pray the Lord’s Prayer and make it your own. When you pray for God’s kingdom to come, pray for specific needs in the world that are evident of the absence of God’s kingdom. When you ask for your daily bread, tell God what you need. When you ask for forgiveness, confess specific sins. Then commit not to just doing this today, but to a lifetime of prayer.
A Disciple Grows in the Knowledge of Christian Beliefs
A Disciple Grows in the Knowledge of Christian Beliefs
The next essential element of Christian discipleship is growing in the knowledge of Christian beliefs, or what we might call theology. Now, I know that word may immediately turn you off. It sounds arrogant or academic. “Why can’t we just love God?” you might ask. But hang with me—I want to convince you: (a) that you’re already a theologian, and (b) that you need to commit to being a good one.
Often, theology is seen as an obstacle to discipleship, but it is actually the foundation of Christian living. The term theology comes from two Greek words: theos, meaning God, and logos, meaning word. It basically translates as “words about God,” or “God’s Word about himself.” Is there anything more practical than words about God? Is anything more important than understanding what God has said about himself? I don’t think so. Doctrine and discipleship go hand in hand.
Theology is simply what we believe to be true about God, and everybody believes something about God—even if they believe he doesn’t exist. Everyone is a theologian because everyone has words about God. Everyone has gone to seminary—has learned how to think about God. The question is, have you been taught how to think about God by God, or by something else? Everyone is being discipled; the question is, by whom?
Good theology helps us know who God is, who we are, what the world is, and how we can be faithful disciples.
Paul highlights this in his letter to the Colossians: “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Col. 1:9–10). For Paul, deep disciples are filled with, and increasing in, the knowledge of God. Why? Because it is then and only then, that they can walk in a manner worth and pleasing to him. Knowledge of God leads to faithfulness and fruitfulness. We cannot be faithful and fruitful to a God we don’t know.
What is the goal of discipleship?
What is the goal of discipleship?
A roadmap is a really helpful tool. A GPS app on a smartphone is even better. Instead of unfolding a massive piece of paper and having to pull over on the side of the road to double-check that you’re on the right track, Siri can just tell you exactly when you need to turn and how long until you get to your destination. Siri is useful for telling you how to get somewhere, but it can’t tell you why you’re going. It doesn’t know if you’re going to a funeral to mourn or a birthday party to celebrate, to church to worship or to a ball game to root on your favorite team.
Like a GPS app, so many of the programs we do as Christians are meant to be a guide for us, telling us how to get somewhere. But I’m afraid too few of us stop to ask the why question.
The why behind every other question of discipleship is God. Why does discipleship matter? Because God matters. Nothing is more beautiful, lovely, pure, and limitless than God alone.
I believe each of us has a great opportunity: to recapture a radically God-centered vision for discipleship. The source of true discipleship is God himself. The goal of true discipleship is God himself. Fellowship with the Triune God is where we are going, and fellowship with the Triune God is how we are going to get there.
This is what God revealed to his people through the prophet Habakkuk: “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea” (Hab. 2:14). Habakkuk wrote this in a time when God’s people were questioning God’s purposes in the world. What was God up to? What was God’s goal? This is the prophet’s answer: One day the whole earth, every single part of it, will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. As Christians, then, that vision should drive us. If this is the future of God’s world—that his knowledge would cover all things—then it is our future. And if it is our future, we should pursue it now. That’s the why behind the what and the how. That’s the goal of discipleship.
What is the goal of discipleship?
What is the goal of discipleship?
A roadmap is a really helpful tool. A GPS app on a smartphone is even better. Instead of unfolding a massive piece of paper and having to pull over on the side of the road to double-check that you’re on the right track, Siri can just tell you exactly when you need to turn and how long until you get to your destination. Siri is useful for telling you how to get somewhere, but it can’t tell you why you’re going. It doesn’t know if you’re going to a funeral to mourn or a birthday party to celebrate, to church to worship or to a ball game to root on your favorite team.
Like a GPS app, so many of the programs we do as Christians are meant to be a guide for us, telling us how to get somewhere. But I’m afraid too few of us stop to ask the why question.
The why behind every other question of discipleship is God. Why does discipleship matter? Because God matters. Nothing is more beautiful, lovely, pure, and limitless than God alone.
I believe each of us has a great opportunity: to recapture a radically God-centered vision for discipleship. The source of true discipleship is God himself. The goal of true discipleship is God himself. Fellowship with the Triune God is where we are going, and fellowship with the Triune God is how we are going to get there.
This is what God revealed to his people through the prophet Habakkuk: “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea” (Hab. 2:14). Habakkuk wrote this in a time when God’s people were questioning God’s purposes in the world. What was God up to? What was God’s goal? This is the prophet’s answer: One day the whole earth, every single part of it, will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. As Christians, then, that vision should drive us. If this is the future of God’s world—that his knowledge would cover all things—then it is our future. And if it is our future, we should pursue it now. That’s the why behind the what and the how. That’s the goal of discipleship.
What does it mean to be a disciple?
What does it mean to be a disciple?
Different people may answer this question in different ways. Some people think a disciple is a person who does a bunch of stuff for Jesus—the girl who shows up at church every time the doors are open and serves in all the ministries. Other people think it’s the person who is really hardcore about his Christian faith—the guy who’s always sharing the gospel with every person he meets.
What these definitions have in common is that they both assume being a disciple is like being a “Christian-plus.” It’s the advanced version of Christianity. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.
According to the Bible, all Christians are disciples; the two are synonymous. And to be a disciple is simply to be a learner. That’s what the word means. Disciples are learning the way of Jesus. One of the most basic definitions of discipleship is found in the Great Commission: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matt. 28:18–19, emphasis added).
According to Jesus, discipleship is all about learning and teaching; it centers on being taught and becoming a teacher. To disciple means to make students of, bring to school, educate, mentor, apprentice (Frederick Dale Bruner, Matthew: A Commentary).
In order to get started on the right path of discipleship, we have to understand this. Discipleship is not Christianity-plus. It’s not just for the super Christians who are really gifted. It’s for you. It’s for me. It’s for everyone to whom Jesus has said, “Follow me.”
DIE KOSTE VAN WARE DISSIPELSKAP!
Dissipelskap...dit is n bekende term maar het jy al mooi gedink wat dit behels?
Woensdag 22 Julie 2020
Ken en lees jy die Woord
Dinsdag 23 Junie 2020
NIE EEN VAN ONS IS NET PER TOEVAL HIER OP AARDE NIE.
Ek belowe 'n blikkie Coke sal nooit weer net 'n blikkie Coke wees ná hierdie boodskap nie.
DIE WÊRELD HET MENSE NODIG WAT VRIENDELK, VRYGEWIG EN LIEFDEVOL IS
AL VAL DAAR DUISEND AAN JOU SY EN TIENDUISEND AAN JOU REGTERKANT - NA JOU SAL DIT NIE AANKOM NIE.
LEER OM GOD TE LOOF EN PRYS ONDER ALLE OMSTANDIGHEDE
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