What a great welcome to Japan! Kenichi waiting at the airport After a 14 hour flight to Tokyo, the another hour internal flight, I came out of the airport in Nagoya to the smiling faces of Miyuki and Kenichi. This lovely couple from Community Church Nagoya came to pick me up from the airport and … Continue reading God is at work in Japan
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Our Multiplication Mandate
We have been called to multiply. In the very beginning of Genesis God says, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” All of creation was created with the ability to multiply. God created male and female in his image, and his intent was to fill the earth with his glory through his image bearers. … Continue reading Our Multiplication Mandate
Cape Contrasts
We have been in Cape Town now for four days. It is truly beautiful! The mountains, beaches, and rugged coastline are really stunning. We have travelled around the coast and done all of the tourist things; Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, Simons Town, Scarborough for lunch, Kommetjie, Chapmans Peak, Cape Point, and Signal Hill to watch … Continue reading Cape Contrasts
Missional Church: Intentional Mission
"I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you." Genesis 12:2-3 (NLT) We know that … Continue reading Missional Church: Intentional Mission
Missional Church: Community on a Mission
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted … Continue reading Missional Church: Community on a Mission
Missional Church: Jesus is Lord
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy that was set … Continue reading Missional Church: Jesus is Lord
Missional Church
Missional Church We are about to embark on a new preaching series which we have called “Missional Church”. In this blog I would like to introduce the series by exploring what it means to be a missional church. There is a sense of mission captured in the Old Testament. In the beginning God created man … Continue reading Missional Church
The Mercy and Grace of Jesus
John 7:53-8:11 I recently preached about the wonderful mercy and grace of our Lord. My passage was from John 8 about the woman caught in adultery. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and … Continue reading The Mercy and Grace of Jesus
The Church as Family – One Anothering
Church as Family – One Anothering Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:10 (NIV) A significant foundational truth for us as followers of Jesus is the importance of the church as a family. We are joined together in … Continue reading The Church as Family – One Anothering
Building Together
Reflections on Nehemiah 3 This last Sunday Joachim preached an excellent sermon on Nehemiah 3 about working together. One of the many points that he gave us was that this chapter is effectively a list of the names of people who were courageous and committed to rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Joachim pointed out that … Continue reading Building Together
David S Bareham 