BULLETIN ARTICLE 24 November 2019 GOD IN FULL CONTROL The story of Egypt’s Governor Joseph and his brothers visiting Egypt continues in the narrative in Genesis with much drama and excitement. Joseph’s brothers who had come to Egypt to buy grain (famine in Canaan) were… Read More »God in full control
BULLETIN ARTICLE 17 November 2019 TRUST IN THE LORD The story of Joseph and his brothers continues in Genesis with much excitement and heart stopping moments – for the brothers. The Governor of all Egypt, Joseph had devised a plan to test his 10 brothers… Read More »Trust in the Lord
BULLETIN ARTICLE 10 November 2019 GOD’S GRACE When the 7 years of famine began to impact the people in Canaan, Jacob instructed his 10 sons (except Benjamin) to go down to Egypt to buy grain. Being foreigners to Egypt they had to meet up with… Read More »God's grace
BULLETIN ARTICLE 3 November 2019 MAKE ME A BLESSING We are blessed to be a blessing. We see God fulfilling this promise in Joseph’s life of ups and downs. After being sabotaged by his brothers and sold to Egypt, Joseph was blessed by God, finding… Read More »Make me a blessing
BULLETIN ARTICLE 27 October 2019 TRANSPARENT CHRISTIAN LIVING “What happens in Church, stays in Church. And whatever happens outside Church, stays outside.” Some people would like their Christian faith to be compartmentalised this way. Though we may not say that, we may actually live our… Read More »Transparent Christian living
BULLETIN ARTICLE 20 October 2019 BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART What does it mean to have clean hands and a pure heart? Pure heart refers to being God-fearing; a desire to be found pleasing to him. Clean hands points to having honourable dealings with… Read More »Blessed are the pure in heart
BULLETIN ARTICLE 13 October 2019 PROMISE KEEPING GOD The contrasting lives of the twins – Esau and Jacob – as recorded in Genesis 36 and 37 teaches us a special spiritual lesson. He who chooses to draw near to God will see his grace unfold;… Read More »Promise keeping God
BULLETIN ARTICLE 6 October 2019 BACK TO BETHEL What does Bethel represent? Bethel held special place in Jacob’s spiritual journey. It was the place where he heard God speaking to him a promise of his presence, his protection and his provision (Genesis 28:13-15). It was… Read More »Back to Bethel
BULLETIN ARTICLE 29 September 2019 THE DISASTER OF SIN Dangers abound in new environs. “Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in Canaan and camped within sight of the city” (Genesis 33:18). For Jacob and his family, it was… Read More »The disaster of sin
BULLETIN ARTICLE 22 September 2019 ENCOUNTER WITH GOD It came time for Jacob to return to Canaan with his family. He had spent 20 years in Paddan Aram in Laban’s household. Jacob together with a large entourage of wives, children, servants and herds, left Paddan… Read More »Encounter with God
