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Revelation: Scene Six – Part Two

23 September, 2013/0 Comments/in Messages, Revelation

TITLE: Revelation: Scene Six – Part Two
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 – Sunday AM

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Revelation: Scene Six

17 September, 2013/0 Comments/in Messages, Revelation

TITLE: Revelation: Scene Six
PREACHER: Marcus Herbert
DATE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2013 – Sunday AM

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As Christians we continue to fight this battle where the systems of this world, and our culture, insist that the goal of our salvation is our own comfort. But God is unseating us. The goal of our salvation is to live an Apostolic Christianity.

In this church – Cornerstone – there are incredible people with incredible gifts. There are leaders in industry here. There are blue-collar workers. There is such a wide range of gifts and God wants all of these to be used primarily for his apostolic purpose. God’s desire is not that the leadership team in this church make and keep you comfortable. Rather, his desire is that we unseat you to live this Apostolic Christianity.

As we cover the sixth scene in Revelation, we’re going to talk about cities. In the book of Genesis we see that everything begins in a garden, but in the end – in this book of Revelation – it ends with a city. If you want to impact a nation these days you must impact its cities. We see this as part of Paul’s strategy where they reached the commercial junctions. There are influencing cities around the world – if you reach New York, you reach North America. If you reach Johannesburg, you reach South Africa. Singapore… we can mention others too.

Business people are able to get into these places through their abilities and be like Priscilla and Aquila from the Bible. We must keep this in mind. All the gifts in the church must be working – not just the gifts of preaching.

So let’s think of Apostolic Christianity as we address this next part of the book of Revelation, Revelation 17:1-19:10 (Scene Six).

Lesotho Ho-Hlomelloa – Equip 2013

12 September, 2013/0 Comments/in Apostolic, Past Events

Ho-Hlomelloa – Equip ’13

Equip Lesotho is happening from 3 – 6 October. We’re looking forward to leaders from all over Lesotho, South Africa and other nations gathering for fellowship, worship & to be equipped for the tasks of ministry and leadership in the local church!

Our work into Lesotho extends into the Sesotho speaking surrounding areas of South Africa.

As this Equip time is over a weekend we do provide a children’s program. This has proved a favourite and is a wonderful way to introduce your children to the nations, and watch them thrive in a safe, cross-cultural environment.

We’re looking forward to having you with us!

Venues
The Lead Elders session on Thursday will be at Scripture Union Maseru, and includes Supper.
The Equip will be at Fountain of Life Maseru.

Schedule
October 3         18:00 Lead Elders at Scripture Union Maseru.
October 4        9:00-10:00 Registration
October 4 & 5        10:00-13:00
Lunch together (included in registration)
Breakout Sessions in the afternoons
17:00-19:00

October 6 10:00-13:00
Lunch together (included in registration)

Registration Costs:
RSA R150
LS R80
This cost includes teas & lunches.

Please pay registration fees pay into the following account:

Account Name: NCMI Lesotho
Account No: 9266715484
ABSA
Branch: Centurion
Branch Code: 630445
Ref: Lesotho Equip [+ your initial and surname]

For any queries please contact:

info@gracecov.co.za
Craig Meyer at 0836307239

Get Involved

The are many areas where you can get involved, please let us know if you would like to offer your help in any of these areas.

Registration / Welcome

Kids ministry

Sound, AV, Band

Catering

Admin

Logistics & set up

Traffic

Accommodation:
Follow the link below for many more options, however we can recommend the following in order of Cost & Quality.
http://www.ltdc.org.ls/tourismproducts.php

Victoria Hotel Tel: +266 22 313687
Also offer cost effective Family (2 bedroom) rooms

Phomolo Guest House.
Tel: +266 22 31 0755. www.phomologuesthouse.co.ls
Also have “Flatlets” i.e. 2 Bedroom, one bathroom, kitchen, lounge.

Maluti Guest House
Tel: +266 22312677

Dormatory
Scripture Union Training Centre
Good quality dormitory accommodation.
+- R110 pppn.

Danie Grobblar has block booked this accommodation for us, contact him for info / bookings
danieg2@absamail.co.za
+27 83 544 1259

Dormitory / Camping
Lesotho – Durham Link
Tel: +266 22325166 info@ldl.org.ls
www.durham-lesotholink.org.uk
Back Packers, Rooms & Camping Facilities.

Travel:
Maseru is 480Kms away from Centurion, and we allow 5½ hrs ( 440Kms from JHB / 5hrs ) for the trip including an average boarder crossing, but is good to keep a buffer in case of a busy boarder or a slow trip.

Possibly the quickest route is to take the Bloemfontein route, until you pass Ventersburg, then Winburg, Marquart, Clocolaan, Ladybrand, Maseru.

With a bit of driving around in Lesotho, we budget on about 1100kms.
If we share petrol it works out to about R350 per person per vehicle (four people) return.

What Life Team is Like: Nicola Pilkington

10 September, 2013/0 Comments/in Blog, Life Team

Thinking about – or know someone who’s thinking about – doing Cornerstone’s Life Team next year? Nicola Pilkington was part of the Life Team in 2009. Here’s what it was like for her.

I joined Life Team on a whim, completely unsure how fundamentally God would change my life. The only thing that I had planned on was being open to what God had for me.

I learned what it means to be a part of the body of Christ; to be involved and make a contribution that is valuable. Not to simply go to church and expect to receive. For it is in my contribution that I often learn and receive the most.

On that same note, we travelled a lot (a definite highlight), we got to see churches that have much and churches that have very little – the common thread being their indubitable love for Jesus.

I learned how to relate to people of different backgrounds and to be as much of a blessing as I can be. I got opportunities to lead worship and to preach. I got to see what I was good at and was not.

Cornerstone is such a safe environment that allows for mistakes to be made and to be lovingly put on the right track. God used so many people to teach me and to impart foundations in my mind and spirit that will never leave me. On my team and amongst the church I made friends that taught me what being friends actually meant. Our hearts were knitted and we loved each other in a way that I had never experienced before.

Ultimately Life Team taught me how to serve. Service has such a negative connotation but it is out of that place that one is able to lead. We have a saying amongst all the Life Teamers: “Once a Life Teamer, always a Life Teamer.” Essentially we are saying that we will never forget how to serve. From setting up every Wednesday for prayer meeting, to waking up at 4am to set up for the Breakfast Exchange, to cleaning toilets in the heart of Tanzania and planting grass in Viljoenskroen… Oh and we painted! Everywhere we went we painted! It sounds crazy but we learned to love serving because we learned to see the purpose behind it.

At the end of the day, we saw a man get out of a wheel chair, we (awkwardly) led people to Jesus for the first time, we saw lives being surrendered to Jesus and we learned how radical is this God that we serve!

Looking Up – 13 September

10 September, 2013/0 Comments/in Past Events

Looking Up, for high-schoolers and those in their 20’s, is happening next Friday (13 September) at Cornerstone Church Bedfordview! Things will kick off from 7pm.

Food will be on sale. Map and details below. It’s going to be fantastic!

Looking Up Advertising Media

You can download the advertising media for the event at these links:
Looking Up Slide (16:9)
Looking Up Slide (HD – 16:10)
Looking Up Poster (A3)
Looking Up Poster (A4)

Address and details:
Cornerstone Church Bedfordview
Benard Road East,
Morninghill,
Bedfordview
Tel: 011-616-4073 (for info)
Email: info@ncmigauteng.co.za
Click here for a map

Gear Up 2013 – 28 September

10 September, 2013/0 Comments/in Past Events

GEAR UP 2013 is a full-day youth event for those between 13 & 20 years old. It’s happening on Saturday 28 September from 9AM – 2:30PM. Contact info to register (includes lunch and supper).

GEAR UP 2013

Saturday, 28 September
9am – 2:30pm
Cornerstone Church Bedfordview
Click here for a map
Register at info. Call 011-616-4073 or email info@www.cornerstonechurch.co.za

Cost is R50, includes lunch and supper.