“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow human being let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” – William Penn

“Giving back to our Community”

DATE: Wednesday 7th October 2009

VENUE: Far North Community Centre , Kaitaia

TIME: 10.00AM – 3.00PM

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“Giving back to our Community”

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY OF DOING THAT?

You can hear this on Anzac Day:

“They shall grow not old,

As we who are left grow old,

Age shall not weary them,

Nor the years condemn,

At the going down of the sun,

And in the morning,

We will remember them.”

I have been thinking about “Nor the years condemn” and Romans 8:1 came to my mind.

Only yesterday I read that the words vision, courage and leadership are very important words in the world of business.

I am wondering now if those three words are also important for the church?

What does the Bible say about VISION?

What does the Bible about COURAGE?

What does the Bible say about LEADERSHIP?

I read this today in “Coffee News” (14. 09. 2009) under the heading Quotable Quotes:

“You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Ziggy

Let us rather rejoice!

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: REJOICE!” Philippians 4:4

Philippians is a book in the Bible, the Word of the Living God.

“Teach me the rules…….. I’ll show you how to break them!”

I picked up the “baptist” today, the “magazine of the baptist churches of new zealand.” A brochure and an envelope fell to the floor. They were apparently hidden inside the paper.

The big envelope was obviously for money.

But I was immediately interested in the little brochure. Why? Because on the cover was written in big fancy letters: “How you can help churches grow.” I am surely interested in the growth of churches.  “Growing Healthy Churches” is written on the frontcover of the “baptist”.

When I looked closer at the brochure, I was disappointed. It was all about money. It was a brochure of the NZ Baptist Savings & Development Society Inc. (BSDS)

I mulled all this over and eventually picked up a book written by an evangelist who is very much interested in church growth and is an elder of a church that is growing and growing.

Money is not even mentioned in the book!

HE SAYS THAT A CHURCH CAN ONLY GROW  IF THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH IS CALLED BY GOD!