Die jaar het weer afgeskop; Goeie Wense vir 2021.

 💢Aan al ons vriende van Koninkryksfokus-KoFie.Projek,

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-via hierdie Blog www.Koninkryksfokus.blogspot.com, 

-op Twitter (@vischris1) ens. 

- Die laaste ruk was ons epos-bediener Mad-Mini bietjie af (vischris@gmail.com) maar ook nou weer in volle swang. Dus... hello aan die begin van 2021. 

Mag ons vir julle almal toewens vir 2021...  

Fil 4:7 Die vrede van God wat alle verstand te bowe gaan, sal oor julle harte en gedagtes die wag hou in Christus Jesus.

Drink 'n KoFietjie ☕ namens ons... 

En 'n lekker stuk koek. 🍰

Wees geseënd! 💞

Chris Visser

Koninkryksfokus KoFie.project

7 tipping points for 2021.

 From Dia-Logos: 7 tipping points for 2021.

To read the whole article, click here: https://dialogos.co.za/seven-tipping-points-in-2021/

About COVID-19 – MORE THAN JUST HEALTH

2020:

March 11 2020 was the day that irreversibly changed the world as we know it. Deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction, WHO made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

By January 8 2021 there are nearly 87 million coronavirus infections and nearly 1,9 million deaths related to COVID-19 (3%). Nearly 62 million have recovered (97%)

The challenge of the pandemic, however, can only be discussed in the context of all the misinformation and conspiracy theories that accompanied it. In the internet era, everyone suddenly became an expert on COVID-19 and pundits cherry-picked the data that matched their beliefs and seemed to speak with authority. This resulted in an unprecedented infodemic that travelled faster, broader, and deeper more than the accurate information provided by virologists and related experts. Sadly, many Christians contributed to a season of uncertainty by distributing theories and conspiracies of fear and suspicion

The tipping points that COVID-19 offers to the Church is profound:

500 million people were added to global poverty – 8% of the global population. This provides new opportunities for Churches and missionaries to engage and expand their footprints in caring for the poor. Rick Warren from Saddleback Church in the USA shared on Christian Post[4] how the Church embraced the opportunities and has now become the largest food distributor in Southern California, having served over 3.5 million pounds of food to over 300,000 families.

With Churches being closed and meetings coming to a complete halt, technology opened new doors for believers to meet across theological, national, and cultural borders. Warren also shared how Saddleback has seen over 16,000 people come to Christ since March — and is continuing to see about 80 new conversions a day. “Of those 16,000 people who have come to Christ, over 12,000 of them have come through personal, one-on-one witnessing by my members. Not led to Christ by my sermons. By one-on-one evangelizing.” Warren shared

Travel came to a virtual standstill. This meant no short term outreaches, no training, no deliveries, and no meetings. The UNREACHED suddenly became INACCESSIBLE. This places a new missions emphasis on developing local and indigenous leadership and equipping local believers. This is a tipping point in how Churches approach missions

FINANCIAL RESOURCES also decreased and unemployment increased. Self-supporting pastors are now dependant on support and this should become a priority for those who seek to invest in poorer communities.

 STERF OF GROEI DIE KERK? WAAROM?

In 2007 sê Prof Jurgens Hendriks in 'n aanbieding in George...

"Ons is in SA as’t ware op ʼn mespunt: dit is asof die kerk, die NGK spesifiek, die kans en geleentheid het om te besluit of sy wil deel wees van die kerk wat sterf of deel wil wees van die kerk wat groei. Elkeen van u persoonlik, elke gesin, elke gemeente staan, meestal onbewustelik, voor die keuse of hulle geestelik geleidelik gaan sterf en of hulle opnuut die Here gaan leer ken en gehoorsaam en deur die Heilige Gees vervul gaan word en deel word van ʼn oorvloedige lewe waar hulle hulle kinders en kleinkinders nog gelowig gaan sien."

Waar staan ons vandag, 13 jaar later?

Hy vra die vrae:

WANNEER VERLOOR ‘N KERK SY TOEKOMS?

WANNEER VERLOOR MENSE DIE HERE AS VERLOSSER?

Daar is ʼn basiese patroon in die geskiedenis: as mens die Here nodig het en in ootmoed na Hom gaan, hom gehoorsaam en dien, dan seën Hy jou op die lang termyn. As dit eers ʼn geslag of drie goed gegaan het,vergeet jy die Here en stilweg, stadig kruip die sonde onder jou vel in en maak dit jou geestelik dood. Lees gerus die boeke Rigters tot Kronieke en Deut 8 hieroor.

Die Prediker het gesê: "Wat is, was reeds. Wat kom, was ook reeds. God laat weer gebeur wat vroeër gebeur het."

DIE KERK VAN DIE TOEKOMS

As wat die prediker gesê het, waar is, kan ons die geheim van die kerk van die toekoms in die verlede nagaan. As wat gaan gebeur alreeds gebeur het, kan mens mos in die verlede gaan kyk om te leer oor die kerk van die toekoms!

Hendriks deel dan uit die boek van Rodney Stark: The Rise of Christianity (San Francisco: Harper Collins 1997), wat die redes is wat hy aanvoer hoekom die kerk so ʼn ongelooflike groeiperiode beleef het na die dood en opstanding van die Here Jesus Christus tot en met die jaar 350 n.C.

Van ongeveer 7000 vervolgde gelowiges in die tyd van Handelinge 2 groei die kerk oor 300 jaar teen 40% per dekade totdat hulle omtrent 33 miljoen mense tel uit ʼn totale bevolking in die Romeinse Ryk van 56 miljoen.... 33 uit 56 miljoen!

Stark sê die geheim vir die groei van die Christelike kerk is eintlik basies en eenvoudig. Jy kan al die beginsels in die Bybel self sien.

Hoe het dit gebeur? Die redes:

1 Die Christene het anders as die wêreld geleef: vgl Paulus se vermaninge in Ef 4 en Kol 4.

2 Christene het vir mekaar en ander uit liefde versorg

(In ons tyd van Corona-virus kan ons hiermee assosieer: Hendriks vertel: In die periode van 300 jaar was daar twee ongelooflike groot epidemies in die Romeinse ryk. In 165-180 n.C. is ongeveer ʼn kwart tot ʼn derde van die mense in die Romeinse Ryk dood. ʼn Honderd jaar later was dit weer so. Toe die epidemie op sy ergste was, is ongeveer 5000 mense per dag in Rome alleen oorlede. )

3 Christene het hulle huweliks- en gesinslewe volgens die Bybel se beginsels ingerig (Vgl 1 Kor 7, Ef 5; Kol 3; 1 Pet 3)

4 Christene was nie rassisties of seksisties nie (Vgl 1 Kor 3)

5 Christene was betroubare en hardwerkende mense, jy kon op hulle reken...

Hendriks noem die aspek van Werk: Christene was betroubaar, eerlik en hardwerkend. Hulle het as’t ware outomaties al hoe meer in die samelewing ʼn rol begin speel en mense het hulle gesoek vir werk. Voorbeelde: Ef 5 en veral 6, Kol 3:22-4:1; 1 Pet 2:18-25; 2 Thes 3:6-13.

Op die ou einde het die Romeinse Keiser Konstantyn die Christelike Godsdiens in 313 na Christus die staatsgodsdiens gemaak. Sy redes was eenvoudig: jy kon nie ʼn ryk regeer sonder betroubare mense nie en Christene was betroubare mense. Hy wou hulle saak bevoordeel want hulle sou sy saak bevoordeel.

Jy moet hierdie hele artikel lees. Dis die antwoord as ons die Kerk weer wil herstel en God se Koninkryk soek soos Jesus ons in sy Woord oproep.

https://1drv.ms/w/s!AkbjILxod8D_g94uZpYDZxnuuN5TRA?e=DnLHOp

Ministering to Tibetan Buddhists: Zoom meeting - Friday 15 January at 6:30 PM South Africa time

Invitation to join Alfred and Leonie Smith for a Special Occasion...

Ministering to Tibetan Buddhists: Zoom meeting - JOIN US!
We have recently started training other believers in how to minister to Tibetan Buddhists. You are invited to join a meeting about this aimed at those who are interested in what we do. In this way you will not only have some basic understanding in how to share the gospel to Tibetan Buddhists, but also learn how you can support us in prayer and encouragement.

The meeting will be held on Zoom on Friday 15 January at 6:30 PM South Africa time. The link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88418454438?pwd=bWZVR0c0SWEwVWY1T0lKNG1HdEZzdz09
Meeting ID: 884 1845 4438
Passcode: 908593

Everyone is welcome to attend. Feel free to forward this invitation to anyone that may be interested.

The Story of Christmas (Forwarded from Dia-Logos)

 

Click to open it here... https://dialogos.co.za/christmas-please-celebrate/