Echoing Silence: God’s One Word
What intimate companionship with God while driving home yesterday. Four hours of solitude and silence. This ‘Creedal Meditation’ poem is an echo of that silence. Echoing Silence: God’s One Word From Eternity to EternityInfinite SilenceImpenetrable...A Christian Response to Jihadist Violence & Donald Trump
Following the Paris and Beirut massacres and the social media discourse that ensued, as a reasonably regular twit I tweeted the following on 21 November: “In all the jihadist killings and hatred, WE MUST SEE JESUS – a King who does not kill anyone, but...Forming (in) Community by Practicing Relationship – Part Two
To listen to the audio teaching of these notes click on: http://followingjesus.org.za/sermons/being-the-beloved-the-practice-of-family-relationships-part-24/ Recap on Church as Family – The Practice of Relationship While I was away for the past two Sundays Waynne...Report on Ministry Trip to Sarepta Church, Durban
What a wonderful time!! I returned this past Sunday night tired but exhilarated. Sarepta is a special church in a special place – Gillets/Hillcrest – all green and luscious, with daily visits from monkeys to all the houses! I stayed with Alan and Mary...TRANSFORMATION 1 – HOW GOD CHANGES US
“Transformation 1 – How God changes us” introduces the ‘praxis’ (practical application) of Being the Beloved. After a recap of the basic framework and practices of being free to love as Jesus loves, Alexander introduces how God transforms us into love.
My Ministry Trip Report, 10-23 March 2014
First, thanks so very much to those who prayed for me. I was conscious of God’s grace not only sustaining me, but empowering me in all the ministry I did. Vineyard pastors retreat, 10-14 May I was honored to be invited by Costa and the National Leadership Team to...The Dance of The Beloved
The Dance of The Beloved is about the mysterious beauty of God’s love in the Trinity, between Father and Son, by the Spirit, into which we are caught up in Christ
YOU as God’s Beloved
YOU as God’s Beloved addresses the transformation of our identity and destiny through Christian baptism, which was modelled on Jesus’ baptism.
Jesus as THE Beloved
“Jesus as THE Beloved” is the third teaching in Being the Beloved – A Year of Spiritual Formation. It’s about how Jesus experienced God’s love in his humanity, from birth to his baptism in love, and throughout his ministry.
Being the Beloved: The Framework
Being the Beloved – THE FRAMEWORK – gives the big picture for what it means to become God’s Beloved, in terms of the vision and values, and the priorities and practices
Being the Beloved – A Year of Spiritual Formation
“Being the Beloved – A year of Spiritual Formation” is the chosen theme for Following Jesus congregation for 2014. It’s all about learning to live in and from God’s love.
Post Resurrection Encounters – Peter’s Call Renewed (Part 2)
The text: John 21:15-23 (continue from previous sermon). The audio is available to listen online or download with notes. This is Peter’s story: the emotional drama of how Jesus tenderly restores him, renewing his calling to follow… to minister… and to lead. How does...Exploring Membership with Following Jesus Session 6
SESSION 6: COMMITTING TO MEMBERSHIP WITH FOLLOWING JESUS Listen to the audio of the Sermon for Session 6 We have looked at: Jesus and his first community – to follow Jesus was to join his local group; The Early Church – initiation into Christian faith (in baptism)...Exploring Membership with Following Jesus Session 5
FROM Session 4: Priorities and practices are what we actually do… what we do first, of most importance, before we do other things. They answer the question of What? we do, and How? we do them… i.e. our basic disciplines and skills that we learn to do and practice on a regular basis – in order to live out our core values, in pursuit of our vision, to fulfill our mission under God.
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