"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV)
This morning, I felt demotivated to go to church. I have been alternating between two campuses and was due for a visit to the furthest one, which involves multiple overland and underground trains and a one-way trip of up to two hours, depending on reduced services and or delays on Sundays.
Yet I went, and on retrospect, I am glad I did.
Besides a blessed service, I spoke with a young volunteer who teaches science in South London. We spoke about the youth of today and compared South Africa and England. He spoke of the strain that comes with teaching those who resist guidance.
I reminded him that every child carries a story. Their actions often reveal the shape of their home and the lessons they have learned along the way.
He shared how God called him to teach, a word spoken over him in an ordinary place. Soon after, he stood before a classroom and met resistance. He endured the early trials. Now, four years on, he sees the purpose in his calling. Conviction and joy have taken root.
I left reminded that calling is often renewed in the community. He left encouraged, seeing his students with new eyes. All because we both showed up.
This is the gift of fellowship. We gather not only to worship, but to be strengthened by one another. God meets us in shared worship, honest conversation, and the testimony of His faithfulness.
This week, do not walk alone. Show up. Offer encouragement. Your presence may be the very answer to someone's prayer, and perhaps your own.
Shalom, JM
Fellowship Matters
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV)
When God Moves You
God has always called His people to move. Sometimes, He leads us to new places. More often, He stirs us within, shifting our hearts, our hopes, and our work. In every movement, He is shaping faith, revealing purpose, and drawing us deeper into His story.
Choosing the Better Portion, From His Presence to Faithful Action
There is a gentle drift that can overtake us, both in the church and in our own hearts. We can become incredibly busy with deeds, yet find ourselves less present with Him.
Devoted in the Quiet Place
“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you. My soul thirsts for you.” Psalm 63:1
There is Power in the Name of Jesus
“By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.”
Life is not an Audition for the Afterlife.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing. It is the gift of God...For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2 verse 8 and 10)
Through His Wounds Comes Healing
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)
When God’s Trumpet Commands
“And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” (Matthew 24:31)
Jesus is Here
"Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away?" Jeremiah 23:23
Today is the Day
“Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2, KJV)
Walk forward in Faith
Deut. 8:2-3 (ESV) "And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord."
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