CCF International Church

I wish to apologise to all my friends for not updating my site in recent times. I have been incredibly busy travelling to the neighbouring African countries.
The Churches in Wyebank meet at CCF International Church on the 1st August 2010 for our local covenant gathering.
The Apostolic Conference will be held at the Sibaya Conference Centre between the 2nd and the 5th of August 2010.
We also look forward to the arrival of Ap Ivan Andrade in October 2010.

Tuesday saw us gather at the Albert Falls for the Father/Sons fellowship. We are all committed to the truth that this is the wineskin that God is presently constructing and perfecting to advance the plans of God in this season. Leaders from various households of faith gathered as a family submitting to the “fathering grace” resident in Dr Sagie and Ap Thamo. We all contributed to the discussions and there were many insightful revelations shared. We dealt with the expectations of sons of their fathers; as well as the expectations of fathers from their sons, referring to the turning of hearts prophesied by Malachi:

Mal 4:5-6
5 “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

This has to come to pass….the turning of  hearts for curses to break.

We all left Albert Falls with a stronger sense of purpose.

Pictures from meetings held recently in Salvador at Agape Apostolic Ministries.

DOMINGO CULTO DA FAMILIA

We join with fellow South Africans in congratulating Bafana Bafana for their victory against France yesterday. Sadly this victory was not enough to get them through to the next round. This does not in any way diminish our pride in this team that went down fighting. True South African spirit!

Great move of the Spirit in the recent meeting in Salvador (23 May) where the voice of the Lord was heard through His prophets. Many believers were encouraged and strengthened in their faith! Let the prophet speak!

BELIEVERS RESPONDING TO THE MOVE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

AP EDUARDO RIBEIRO

Uma Igreja pra quem não gosta de igreja e uma igreja para pessoas de quem a igreja não gosta”

A PIB em Cosmorama comemora 20 anos e neste tempo gostaria de pensar com você qual está sendo o papel da igreja no mundo de hoje. Somos levados a avaliar a nossa intervenção na sociedade e de que maneira temos contribuído para o crescimento do Reino de Deus aqui na Terra.
Enquanto Igreja do Senhor, precisamos ser o diferencial positivo para os que estão de fora e inseri-los, não em um contexto estratificado, mas agregá-los de forma homogênea, sem preconceitos, tornando a igreja única: o corpo vivo de Cristo.
Essa é a nossa visão para a comemoração de nosso aniversário no ano de 2010 e contamos com sua presença no dia 20 de junho, às 10h e às 19h30min. Teremos a presença do Pr. Eduardo Rosa Pedreira, líder espiritual da Comunidade Presbiteriana da Barra da Tijuca, casado com Márcia, pai de Duda e Dadal, professor de Ética Corporativa e Responsabilidade Social das Empresas (FGV) e escritor. Ministrando os louvores teremos a banda Crombie, da Igreja Presbiteriana Betânia – Niterói – RJ.
Venha celebrar a Deus conosco!
PIB em Cosmorama
Rua Cosmorama, 367 – Mesquita – RJ
Tel/fax: (21) 3763-0272
http://www.pibemcosmorama.com

SHEILA AT OUR GATE TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD

The Comrades Marathon is a world famous ultra marathon that is run between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg in the province of Kwa Zulu Natal. The distance run is about 90km. It attracts runners from all over the world. This year, for the second year in a row, it was won by Zimbabwean Stephen Muzhingi. For Sheila and I this event is a serious disruption as our home is directly on the route. But the joy that this event brings to the large crowd of supporters more than makes up for any inconvenience experienced.

People are always amazed to discover that the Church that is being built presently in Kloof, South Africa is not financed by any external institution or international funding. The faithful remnant that worships in the lower level of the Church is totally responsible for the funding through their tithes and special donations. This pioneering group of believers have carved a place and a name for themselves in the chronicles of the building of the temple. Sheila and I will be eternally grateful for the many sacrifices of the faithful.

In this regard, the Lord has raised my son of many years, Theophilus Thulukanan a logistics executive with CSAV, a leading shipping company in Durban, to head up the project management group who will be responsible for the delivery of finances to underwrite this project. Theo has demonstrated the passion required for a project of this magnitude to become a reality. He ministered powerfully from the utterances of the prophet Haggai, causing many believers to reflect upon their own inadequacy regarding their involvement in this historical process.

THEO MINISTERING TO THE CHURCH ON FINANCES

May the Lord Jesus Christ receive all honour, glory and praise as we invest in a Kingdom that can never be shaken.

Let us reflect on a line in Solomon’s letter to Hiram, king of Tyre:

2 Chron 2:5
 5 And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

Hallelujah !

Ex 32:7-11

7 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’

9 “I have seen these people,” the LORD said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

• Moses receives a damning appraisal report from God regarding his congregation of Israelites. He is standing under the cloud as God’s chosen leader and God is speaking to him about his people.
• The challenge that Moses and any other set man faces is how do you communicate this information to the multitude in the valley where there is a dominant mood of celebration. Moses is returning to speak at a celebration service. The frequency in the valley did not determine his message; his message was determined by the revelation received from God. Daniel and his friends openly refused to be part of the praise service set up by King Nebuchadnezzar. We will celebrate truth.Whenever we gather to listen to the Word of the Lord we are positioned under the cloud, where the Lord would speak to us through His chosen vessel. Yet we falter in communicating the mood of God  to our people because this will dampen the spirit of celebration. As we make our way back, people like Joshua would attempt to cause us to doubt what we have heard. You see God did not speak to Joshua; God spoke to Moses, the one called by God. Joshua was not under the cloud; Moses was.
• The purpose of revelation is to develop strategy. When Moses went down to the valley, he knew what he was dealing with; he did not have to further wait upon the Lord. He already heard from God. He now has to develop strategy to manage his congregation.
• The strategy would be based on the following observations of the Lord:

The people are now corrupt…the mood must change from celebration to repentance. The utter destruction of the calf was an act of repentance.

The grinding of the calf to powder was a clear demonstration by Moses in the sight of his congregation of his zero tolerance policy towards idolatry and anything that would distract us from following Christ. Moses made them drink it so that its ultimate destination would be the toilet.

They cannot be left alone …. Implement a “hands on” leadership style. We have to be visible as leaders. Our people have to be told what to do.

They are quick to follow other gods….. our preaching and teaching must demand allegiance and devotion to Christ.

They are a stiff necked people  refusing to yield to the commands of God.

What this congregation needs is the Word of the Lord. They need to be taught at every opportunity. Their celebration service has to be interrupted. This burden is carried by all of us who have embraced the need for reformation.Be strong and courageous and preach the Word!

SOUND THE ALARM ON GOD'S HOLY MOUNTAIN

CCF is extremely thankful to the Lord who placed Basil Pillay, a qualified architect in our ministry. Basil has proven to be a true pillar in the building program. The Church building has many details to consider and we have been working with limited funding that is generated through the tithes and offerings. Yet we have never taken a short cut; never compromised on the detail of the work. We are thankful to God for

Basil Pillay at work

 the man with the measuring line!