Sat 16 April 2011

KE Werkswinkel Fri 15 - Sun 17 April:  the centrality of missions in church

By Kingdom Encounters glo ons dat sending die gemeenskaplike fokuspunt is wat die hele Liggaam sal lei tot elke gelowige se eie roepping in God se Koningkryk.   Ons gebruik 'n wye beskrywing van "sender, co-ordinator, goer" om mense te help om duidelikheid te kry oor hoe en waar hulle in die Koningkryk inpas. Die werkswinkel was spesifiek gehou vir mense wat aan 'n kerk behoort en die strategie van sending as sentraliteit wou ondersoek.

 Ons was droog en ons tente binne was droog al het dit katte&honde gereen

 We choose The Road Less Travelled...

Die storie van Jana hulle se double volume matras!!

 Unless you pick up your cross you can not be My disciple

 KE PTA op die Base in Midrand Saterdagaand 

 6 maande gelede was ons 2, nou was ons 10 

 Happiness is .... Ally singing, ag sweeping the floor!

Who is ready for a Kingdom strategy challenge?

 Father, Your will be done, Your Kingdom come

Ons se baie dankie vir JP & Rita vir alles wat hulle vir ons gedoen het!!
We love you guys and thank the Lord for you! 

Saturday, 9 April 2011 (2 - 6pm)

(3)COMMUNITY: A BY-PRODUCT OF FAITH?

Before you answer, read Acts 2:42-47 & Acts 4:32-36.

Is the byproduct of faith, spirit filled saints who live and share in community? If you lay down everything, what is available to the advancement of His Kingdom and what would be left for yourself? Could that be the key to revival?

It was proposed that being a disciple goes hand in hand with community living. God loves us so (chose to,  not because he needs us, but chose to use us as His vessels), that He gave  His Son Jesus and will not stop trying to put us in situations where we might choose Him also. 'Pruned if you do and pruned if you don`t choose Him'.

For example, compare the tragedies that hit Japan and Haiti as well as the results of a community sharing and caring and one that did not, which was better off? This community is amongst unbelievers. God can make a donkey speak!... maybe he wants to tell us something through these disasters, not only for the people suffering as a result of having nothing left, but also for us the far away believers?  Does God hold your life in His hand...and can He take it away now...and can He send disaster to your house or your land?  By exposing us to disasters and tragedies, could it be that God not only shows his love towards us, but also demonstrates that he is a God that deserves to be feared.

Now we can think of community living again, and calculate the cost. (Luk14:26-28)

It truly was a special occasion and once again an opportunity to reflect on how much are we willing to sacrifice for God`s Kingdom.

We received valuable feedback from Philip`s journey and was grateful to hear from a new member, Shawn, and his journey with God.

Thank you Jeroen, for researching this topic, so relevant in these times, as you rightly said "In our culture we have lost community living, and is an essential part of supporting and encouraging one another as fellow believers, it was not designed for us to walk alone"

(2) Danie & Esther van Niekerk, stuursel vergadering 9 ur.., 10 am

 Beplan 'n uitreik saam met die stuursel, wat die res van hul sending loopbaan kan bepaal

(1) Boeremark: Philip van Wyk Stuursel 5:45

  

Happiness is moer koffie en pannekoek!!

Saturday 2 April

The reason we are in Jhb, Gauteng, SA, Africa is because of Kingdom Encounters

(and not the best Cantonese Chinese we could find close to home....)

Sat 26 April 2011

KE Asia Exposure and Prayer Trip 11 Jan - 11 Feb

Hallo all the friendly friends of KE Pretoria

Firstly I would like to thank Mark and Pauline for the peek into their experience of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and how God worked in each of them, enriching their relationship with Him. The show was great and you really wet our appetites to go a.s.a.p.

Pauline shared about the fine  mother of pearl art work of the "Agent Orange" victims and Mark had his ''''SURPRISE'''' Fireworks.


GOD IS ALWAYS GOOD

Also a thank you to JP and Rita for joining us, we have missed you and its good to see you again.

VERY SEXY in this photo, I wonder what pauline is thinking... Love the hat Mark. What are you hiding behind your back? That smile really gives you away...

Pauline you are a natural photographer, beautiful!

Also your thai curry, wonderfull.

Thank you for the post cards, all are reminded to enter into prayer for those on the card. Praying for the nations is part of our walk and the heart of God.

Remember, "Strategize as if there is no Prayer and Pray as if there is no Strategy".

Community

Would cheap grace be trying to live off other people's experiences?

How do you know that you are indeed on the KE journey?

What can we do to be that thing that would give our children a Kingdom future?

Your journey = your revelation

HOW TO LIVE LIFE WITHOUT A SALARY

Saturday, 12 March

It was really great having JP & Rita with the Pta Fellowship for the first time!  We hope to see more of them while they are around in this coming year.

Living by faith is another way JP describes living/playing from God's hand.  We are all taught by Christ when He says:  "I do nothing but My Father's will." Once you believe He can do anything, you will go far in God.  Faith in the beginning looks like blind faith, but as you start walking on it, it solidifies underneath you and becomes more real than the ground under you.

Give yourself a hand if you are comforatable on earth - however, the chances are that you might be missing the Kingdom that requires great sacrifice from those who are willing to forsake all to follow Him..... But something that is a must is that you have to go to ZERO.

And our closing reminder: if you don't start out in missions you'll get caught up (and left behind) in religion

Sat 5 March 2011

Just incase you wondered where were we on Saturday?  Doing life and being greatful to God for all He has given and all He has done for us. 

Enjoy the liberty that comes from pursuing HIS PLANS foremost.

Saturday 26 Feb 2011

Why does KE meet?

Questions arose:

• Time is so precious?
• What is the bigger picture?
• Does God need us to get together?

Answers provided:

• We have a common goal
• KE provides a telescope of vision
• We encourage one another

But what do we want to gain by coming to KE?
We want to change, die to self, our 'soulish' desires calls to us each and every day.

Its not about input, its about output, e.g. what can we give? You can not become more like Christ, by just receiving - God gave!

Therefor we can encourage everyone in KE to be light bearers, to push out darkness in the world, being the salt of the earth.

Arno shares:

God plaas n begeerte in my hart, om KE toe te kom, iets is wakker in my.  Ek wil nie verander nie, maar vrek!!!
Ek wil groei van binne af buite toe, soos n nickerball, die essence van die nickerball is eintlik die chappie binne in, en hoe meer mens die lewe suig, soos n nickerball, kom jy agter dis eintlik wat binne mens aangaan wat saak maak, so as God binne in my is, dan is dit wat ek wil word, meer soos Hy, meer soos die chappie.

Jeroen asks:

Why did God give us talents, if He wants us toe die... wont our talents die too?

KE answers:

God wants us to die to self, to be able to say at the end of the day.."God, I need You, cant do this by myself...my  hart is broken, fix me, lead me.."

Conclusion:

We can only be disappointed in ourselves...if we expect from ourselves.  Therefor, only God can provide, not us.  And whatever God does, He will maintain, but what we do....we need to maintain. Heb 13:21.

• Die to self
• Get a " pakslae "

So!! As die skoot raak is, tjank die jakkals!!

Ons is in n groot balloon, as hy gevacume word, word ons die BRUID!

We want to lose ourselves, God then can become more in us, and we can witness to our friends, and colleagues at work.

Sat 19 Feb 2011 - ons KE gemeenskap

Hello Almal!

Wow, wat ‘n great naweek! Dink nie ek het al ooit so baie gelag in een dag nie! Te dankie aan Arno en Riaan se crazy volstruis storie en al die ander wonderlike stories.  O ja en moenie van Job vergeet nie - wat ‘n toets-stasie van formaat was. Hoop darem nie een van julle kom te veel met Job se “ Feel the weight” die week in aanraking nie! en as julle doen, ons is almal hier vir julle!!

 

Dink daar is amazing dinge wat in elkeen se lewe gebeur op die staduim, al is elkeen op sy eie “journey” .  Van die onderwerpe wat geraak was-moenie te veel hooi op jou virk laai nie – om 10 vuurtjies tergelyk aan diebrand te hou, laat jou leeg en moeg agter.  Time is a MASTERpiece – die journey ontwikkel oor tyd.  Prayer journalling gee die deurslag.  Vir iemand was dit die beste en die slegste week tergelyk.  Ander mense loop ‘n pad saam met die kerk.  Jong mense het ‘n keuse om die Koning te volg.  Michael lees:

A Healthy definition of love is crucial to understanding the central message of the bible. Love is not confined to sexuality, nor is it primarily a feeling at all. The bible teaches that love is a commitment, love is not dependent on good feelings, but rather on a consistent and courageous decision to extend oneself for the well being of another.

That commitment then produces good feeling, not the other way around.

Jesus became the perfect demonstration of Gods unconditional love for us by laying down his life for our benefit!”

Dankie weereens vir die (bietjie) terugvoer van die Asia uitreik, het die fotos en die video clips baie geniet! Kan die excitement in elkeen se oë sien! Ons is op die regte pad mense, daar is nie ‘n onvervulde lewe as jy binne God se opdrag lewe nie, soos ons in die uitreik groep se gesigte kan sien.

Sien uit om almal weer volgende week te sien!

Volgende week se onderwerp is: Wat is die hoof-fokus van KE se fellowship en wat is die verwagting  vir/van elke persoon!  Werner is aan die word.  Almal doen huiswerk (soda tons hom nie soos ‘n nagapie aanstaar nie, maar om self te weet wat die Heilige Gees vir jou wys).

Hoop almal het ‘n great week vol liefde, liefde en nogmaals liefde Kim

Passage To Purpose 2011

Kingdom Encounters presents

STARTING POINT

Friday 11 March, 6:30 pm
Sunday 13 March, 2 pm

TURNING POINT

Thu 31 March, 6:30 pm

Fri 1 April, 6:30 pm

Sat 2 April, 9 am
Sun 3 April, 9 am


@ the KE Base in Midrand (address on enquiry)

Bookings genesis@vox.co.za / Mark 082 459 9754