God chooses the barley loaves of the world (plain, ordinary, average people and circumstances) to accomplish great things! He sees the potential in you and calls it out, rather than what the world has put on you.

"Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”

2 Corinthians 7:10 NIV

“Regret is sorrow over the consequences of sin, but not over the sin itself. If there had been no consequences, there would have been no sorrow. There is no sorrow over the sin for what it is in itself, for how it grieves God and violates our relation ship with him. The focus is horizontal… not at all vertical… as soon as the consequences go away, the behaviour comes back. The heart has not become disgusted with the sin itself, so the sin remains rooted!” Tim Keller

The reward for your faith, is seeing with your eyes what you believe in your heart.

"Whatever controls us is really our God… The person who seeks power is controlled by power. The person who seeks acceptance is controlled by the people he or she wants to please. We do not control ourselves. We are controlled by the lord of our life."

~ Rebecca Maley Pippert

What is your oxgoad?

‘You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.’ CS Lewis

Mark shares on how the impact of courageous obedience and small acts of kindness can change lives.

Music Video Link: https://youtu.be/fAEEc-y1WqE

Prayer:

Lord Jesus thank you for laying your life down for me, thank you for being the author and perfector of our faith. Thank you for not treating me as my sins deserve. Please help me today to be a shining light to all I come across today. I pray that your Holy Spirit would prompt me and show me whom I can serve. Give me the courage to be obedient and make me secure that even if my kindness is not received, I would know it was for you. I love you Jesus and you deserve all I have, thank you that you are so good to me despite my shortcomings. You are the one that makes me good because you love me. Amen

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." John 10:11 (NIV)

We are conditioned to believe that our faith is a private matter. We preach a message with our lives... what is that message? Whatever it is, it shows where our hope lies.

Join us this week as we fast together as a church in response to the xenophobia in our country right now.

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you… Therefore honour God with your bodies.” 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

7 Practical Tips for Prayer: Ronald Rolheiser

1. Show up

2.  Quiet your heart

3. Look inside

4. Establish a routine and stick with it

5. Be honest, vulnerable, and bold

6. Let go of anxiety and shame

7. Listen for God’s voice and accept God’s love

This message is for you if...

• You're not sure if God has a plan for your life

• You're looking for the hand of God in a season of difficulty or hardship

• You're feeling like you're coming apart at the seams in the waiting for His promises to be fulfilled

• You've heard Him speak promises over you that seem impossible, but you're following Him anyway