MOSAIC MEMOIRS 2014 Christmas 2013 at Harvest was themed Faith, Hope and Joy. Joy would be a major theme throughout 2014. Our youth rocked a Party On theme from January to March and we started the year with a preaching series called The Art of Celebration; a title which we got from the Irish folk band …
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THE GREATEST MISSION EVER: REPLAY 2013 > MULTIPLY
We kicked off the year with a vision to Multiply by fulfilling the greatest mission on the face of the planet to ‘make disciples who make disciples’. Our Celebration of Servanthood series with Ps. David Cape took us to the streets one night for a ‘Spontaneous Encounters of Goodness’ outreach where we went out simply to be …
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The Fight We’re In
My latest favorite lyrics are from the bonus track ‘Arise’ from the Hillsong United Zion album (Deluxe Edition). The fight we’re in Has already been won Arise For the kingdom has come Many of us walk around down and defeated, and while the challenges and trials of life are real, the hope and victory we have …
Dream On…
WHAT’S YOUR VISION – WHAT ARE YOU DREAMING? What promises are you holding on to? Recently our church had a leadership conference called Dream On… We felt to stir our leaders to keep on dreaming; either the dream that has dwindled or to start to dream again the new thing that God is stirring in their hearts. …
HOSPITALITY 102 : BE A GOOD HOST
What does it mean to be a good HOST? Hospitality is like stewardship! Where we are called to faithfully steward the wealth and talents that God has entrusted to us, we are also called to faithfully serve the people God puts in our lives. An acrostic to help us be a good HOST: 1. Have a HEART …
HOSPITALITY 101: THINK VISITOR
HOSPITALITY is a biblical value! Ps. David Cape, early in the first term of 2013, shared his Celebration of Servanthood series at Harvest. We have also been asking our members to sign up to serve here at Harvest, specifically in our Welcome Team. We have a vision to continue to make our Sunday Celebrations as welcoming for our family and first time guests …
ABIDE: Tapping into the Source of All
After the SUN STAND STILL Worship & Prayer Event, which we hosted at Harvest on 14 April 2012, I began asking God, “What’s next?” The word I got was ABIDE… I initially felt the word was a personal one. But as I dug deeper into scripture and shared it with my Small Group leaders and others, we …
SUN STAND STILL: Prayer and Audacious Faith
On Saturday, 14 April 2012, we hosted a SUN STAND STILL multimedia Worship & Prayer Event to stir prayer and audacious faith. ‘SUN STAND STILL: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible?’ is a book, resources and movement of prayer and audacious faith pioneered by Steven Furtick, Senior Pastor of Elevation …
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Flesh and Bones
I wrote an article a few years ago speaking about the danger of gullible Christians believing everything and anything they hear or read. How much more is that a reality with the accessibility of teachings from different schools of thought through the Internet, podcasts and many other publications? As leaders we need to guard our …
