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Our 40 Day Journey draws to a close this Sunday - don't miss the celebration! We're also baptising some people after both the morning and evening services. Leigh Nell shares her testimony and the kids have a special surprise waiting this week ahead! Sign up for New Membership classes at the start of October if you're interested in becoming a member.
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Sanctification: Leigh Nell’s story
I thought I would share with you: I grew up with
religion but never really knew too much about it. I have been praying for a long time but had
no real relationship with God.
I recently joined a cell group to do Alpha after my parents both died in my arms three months
apart. I had lost my job; I was married to an absolute ‘joller’ and womaniser whom I stayed
with for 14 years. I did not know he was also using drugs; he offered no support and slept with
nine women that I know of and disappeared every weekend. I was divorced, jobless and had
lost my folks who were strong Christians. I had
two little girls to support and no friends. I partied at pubs looking for love.
Long story short, I prayed and God sent me the
most amazing man. He loves animals and my girls – kind, good natured and generous. I now
have a very good well-paying job which I am enjoying and it is close to home. After my girls
got bigger I started taking girls to Sunday school and Holiday Club and going to church more often
and wanting them to grow up in a religious environment.
I felt the need to get baptised and after kids’
Holiday Club, a DVD was shown of a lady who
lost her folks a few months apart and did the Alpha Course and got baptised. I approached the
church to find out more. I was a bit embarrassed and wanted to do it privately but after the service
on Sunday I felt so differently: I felt so proud about it and told everyone.
But I would say getting more involved was the
key and not just attending a few services leaving afterwards and not knowing anyone in the
church. Robyn gave me a Bible which I read a bit of and really the power of prayer made me that I
needed to get baptised. I think my girls are another reason for growing in my faith and just
realising how blessed I am to have them and the
strong desire to provide for them as the only source they have to look to.
My sanctification and growth has been a slow but
amazing process.
hearing how the blind
man worshiped God
after the miracle of his
healing, we spoke about
how to worship together
and setting time aside to
worship God. The
children then made their
own hot air balloons
after Kim Mackey
bravely collected 100
helium balloons and her
Miracles and hot air
balloons
With one week left of
The Journey and our
most exciting mode of
transport yet to come,
we are on top of Mt
Sharing. We got all the
way up here with the
exciting hot air balloon.
This last Sunday the
children learned how to
worship together as
God's body. After
car almost lifted off!
They wrote letters or
drew pictures of God
and placed it in the
basket of the balloon
before their hot air
balloon took off – a fun
morning! Don't miss this
week's celebrating and
closure, as well as a
special surprise!
Senior pastor:
Riaan Niemand
083 634 5759
Teenage ministry pastor:
Jason Watson
072 214 3310
Church office (8am-1pm)
012 998 2877
012 998 1229
012 998 2900
Children’s pastor:
Robyn Ball
012 998 2877
Service times:
Sunday morning, 09:00
Sunday evening, 18:00
iQuipt, Friday evening, 18:30
Hatfield, Wednesdays, 19:00
Bank details:
Standard Bank, Menlyn
Branch code: 012345
Account number: 012151572
Hatfield campus/worship
pastor:
Mark Paul
079 876 1224
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