The past two weeks we received a life changing word around how to break the rebellious heart. Many of the problems in the world and in society is because of rebellion. We’ve experienced a culture of rebellion where people choose not to have freedom in the LORD. Apostle Roger Petersen shared a few scriptures Acts 5:27-32, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Deuteronomy 21:18-21 and Matthew15:4.

The heart of stone needs to be broken in order for God to give us a heart of flesh. Whenever someone is in rebellion then they will always oppose authority. If we are open to give GOD the freedom to transform our lives then God can change us from a culture of disobedience to obedience. The time for God to break the rebellious heart is now so that we can have the freedom to live in obedience to God.

It has been an exciting week with visits from Derek, Jim and Sylvia Holl from the UK and Apostle Willie Norris from Bloemfontein. It is amzing to see how God is using ordinary people and transforming lives. Not only do we see the transformation of lives but also God’s Glory covering the earth. In a time where many are looking for answers, we have the opportunity to look towards Jesus Christ who is the answer. We therefore ask God to show us more of His Glory as we keep our eyes fixed upon Jesus.

There are times when God shows up beyond what you can imagine and this morning was one of those encounters. As hundreds gathered this morning for the Sunday morning service it was not just a service but a meeting with God our hope of Glory. Praise and Worship was all about lifting up the name of Jesus and allowing the King of Glory to enter into our midst. With such an awesome move of the Holy Spirit throughout the gathering people’s lives were touched and changed as we declared ‘How Great is our GOD’.

Testimonies were also shared by Deon Willy about the 4 young men, living on the streets, who was brought into our gathering 2 weeks ago by Heather Adams. That day would be a momentous moment in their lives as this was the day that they gave their lives to the LORD and accepted Jesus into their hearts. It is incredible to see how GOD is busy transforming lives in our midst by His Power and through His Holy Spirit.

We also had Past. Jim, Sylvia and Derek Holls in our gathering from the UK, Jubilee Church Bromley. Past Jim shared a powerful Word “God my Hope of Glory and the lifter of my head”, a message for everyone who needs hope in the midst of their trials. Sharing the story of David when it seemed asif all was against him. But in the midst of his trials and all that he was going through, he responded with a new song in His heart. He wrote a Psalm (Psalm 3) and through his worship and praise unto the LORD, his life was transformed and changed. The Word of the LORD really reached every one of us in the gathering this morning knowing that we can declare that “God is our Hope of Glory and the lifter of our heads”

From Revolution Conference

Today we’ve had the opportunity to be part of a great moment in our Nation’s history. Leaders and young people from accross the city gathered to be part of The Revolution that God has started in the hearts of people. The gathering was opened with an awesome time of praise and worship followed by an opening address by Earl Erasmus. His address was calling young people to unite and make a declaration to honour and serve their leaders through the cleaning of their hands and the purifying of the hearts.

Many of the senior leaders addressed the young people with Apostle Roger Petersen reminding us that we are a multi-generational people who serves a mulit-generational God. The keynote address was by Dr. Allan Boesak who spoke around Revival and Revolution. That as a generation who has been called by God that we should not give up hope in the midst of our nation’s current state but that we should emerge as youth and bring about a Revoltuion.

From Revolution Conference

Some of the quotes from the address by Dr. Boesak were:
“We stand for standards of excellence so that we can give our best to God so that we can give our best to the nation”

“As a child of God I will stand and not hide away”

“As long as Jesus Christ is alive there is hope for our nation” And Jesus is ALIVE!!!!

“We should speak out against injustice.”

“There are moments in history that you have to grab because they will never come again. This day is a divine encounter”

This Encounter is the start of The Revolution where the youth of our nation is not going to be silenced but will be heard. We will upload some extracts from Dr. Allan Boesak’s address soon so watch this space.