Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more. For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called. Isaiah 54.4-5
Many will know that we as the Chatsworth Baptist Church are now assisting in reviving the work at Parousia Baptist Church. Thank God for the men that started this work, it was indeed through hard work and dedication and all we want to do is continue from where they left off. Our first visit to the site was on Sunday 11/11/2013 with a few of our members. We were amazed at the condition of the surrounding as you could see from the pictures but never the less we are committed to the work of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I believe that we will work with joy in our hearts to help this work continue and all praise glory and honour will be lifted to our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ for he makes all things possible.
Thank you all for your prayerful support thus far, praise our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ that the ministry is up and running again. The first meeting was held on the 5th October 2014 at 09H00. There is much more work to be done, please continue in prayer and trust Christ for his provision in completing the building
God Bless you all as we partner in service to our Saviour and Master Jesus Christ to accomplish His plan and purpose.
Elder Clyde Silas
2 TIMOTHY 2:3
Verse:3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of the Lord.
We are involved in a battle for the hearts and minds of people. Our enemy, the devil, has forces arrayed against us. But our Lord Jesus has defeated the devil and stripped him of all authority. The Lord is our Helper and He has promised to never leave us. But Jesus never promised that we would never face opposition or persecution, tribulations, trials, torture and rejection. In fact, He told us we would.
JOHN 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
2 TIMOTHY 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
God is our Father and He is good. Therefore we can always expect good to come from Him.
But Scripture also alerts us to the fact that on earth we are in the midst of a struggle involving evil. While the ultimate victory of Love is assured, people are still making decisions which are not the best for all concerned. This can at times result in us facing persecution, trouble, or hardship.
So there will be times, in order to help others that we will need to endure things that are not pleasant for us.
God promises us ultimate victory (and even rewards for our service for Him), so we need to always remain steadfast in our faith, never wavering in our conviction that God is good and He is working on our behalf — no matter what we may be facing presently in life.
God loves all people, even those who are causing us distress. But God is pleased when we, just like Jesus, willingly “endure” without striking back when people do us wrong. Why? Because it may be the only way for these people to see there is a reality to God’s love — when they see it in you.
2 CORINTHIANS 3:3 Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts.
…… In response to God’s great love, YES I am willing to endure hardness as a good soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ, in order to help others….
This is the word of God…..
Everyone has reason to give thanks. Everyone has something for which they should give thanks. We have much for which we should say, “Thank you, God” many times a day. I don’t think God ever gets tired of hearing us say, “Thank you.”
Thank you Jesus Amen
