“Light from on high”
– Luk 1:78 (AMP)
New Beginnings
And so, we are about to exit 2017 and enter a brand new year! Don’t you love new beginnings? We serve a God Who also loves new beginnings!
There is reason to believe that the Creation events recorded in Gen 1:3 and onwards, may actually have been a “re-creation”, aka a new beginning, as opposed to the initial creation in verse 1 (:28 actually uses the word “replenish” with reference to man’s mandate – see KJV). Nevertheless, whether that is a correct deduction or not, the Bible is full of new beginnings…
We are even promised a new earth and a new heaven. The believer’s walk starts with a new birth. God is a God of second chances. A well-known preacher once said: “today is the beginning of the rest of your life”. Yes, it is never too late to start all over again, a brand new beginning! Paul himself said in Phil 3:13 “…Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead”.
2018 is full of new promises. Personally, I believe we are going to see an increase and acceleration of God’s Kingdom being established on the earth. Were you not thrilled to see God’s move in Africa in 2017? Well, 2018 is certainly going to reveal more of that. Now, that does not mean 2018 will be necessarily all pleasant, but God promised His ever abiding Presence, and “if God is for us, who can be against us?” (Rom 8:31)!
Here are a few important year-end announcements to take note of:
- We will have a normal Sunday service on 24 Dec, but also a very special service & presentation on Christmas day (25 Dec). This special service will start an hour earlier than normal, being 08h00;
- There will be NO SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE on 31 Dec, but we have moved that service closer to midnight. So, we will have a service that EVENING at 22h00. Don’t miss this!
May our Heavenly Father bless you all, especially over Christmas and New Year. Have a good rest and lovely fellowship with family and friends. May you be reenergised for the new beginnings awaiting us all in 2018!
On behalf of Hettie and myself, as well as all the leadership, a very special thank you for your service and participation in the activities of the Lighthouse Full Gospel Church during 2017. We appreciate you all.
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