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Uitkomsgemeente, Potchefstroom

Ds. Hennie Steyn mekaar het.”
Uitkomsgemeente wat Meimaand hul
vierde bestaansjaar sal vier, is deur die UITKOMSGEMEENTE
Here geseën met ‘n pragtige, nuwe * Dit is ‘n familie in Jesus Christus aan
gebou. Hierdie gebou gaan amptelik wie Hy deur Sy kruisdood ‘n UITKOMS
aan die Here gewy word tydens ‘n gegee het.
feesvieringsgeleentheid op Sondag, 8 * Bied ‘n UITKOMS aan stukkende
Februarie 2004. mense en hulle wat Jesus nie ken nie en
Tydens dié geleentheid sal die nuwe Hom nodig het.
leraar, Hennie Steyn, ook georden en * Gee om en bied ‘n UITKOMS aan ander
bevestig word as herder van die deur met liefde en dade na hulle uit te
gemeente. reik. SOLI DEO GLORIA!
Uit die leraar se mond: Dit is vir my ‘n
voorreg om as herder van sulke
wonderlike mense te kan dien wat deur
dik en dun, lag en huil, by jou staan en
nie op die wa sit nie, maar saam met jou
die wa trek.
Ook wil ons saam met ander kinders
van die Here ‘n radikale verskil en
verandering in die samelewing maak
deur die opdrag waarmee Christus ons
gestuur het, in woord en daad uit te
leef, soos Joh. 13:35 dit so mooi stel:
“Hieraan sal almal weet dat julle my
dissipels is, as julle liefde onder Uitkomsgemeente se nuwe kerkgebou
ASSESSING YOUR SPIRITUAL TEMPERATURE

ND TO THE ANGEL being seen, and salve to put on Laodicea was the wealthiest of Lukewarm water is unpalatable.
( m e s s e n g e r ) o f t h e your eyes, that you may see. the seven cities of Asia, known for The church in Laodicea had
Aassembly (church) in Those whom I [dearly and its banking industry, manufac- become lukewarm and thus
Laodicea write: These are the tenderly] love, I tell their faults turing of wool, and a medical distasteful and repugnant. The
words of the Amen, the trusty and and convict and convince and school that produced eye salve. believers didn't stand for
faithful and true Witness, the reprove and chasten [I discipline But the city always had a problem anything. Indifference had led
Origin and Beginning and Author and instruct them]. So be with its water supply. At one time them to idleness. By neglecting
of God's creation: enthusiastic and in earnest and an aqueduct was built to bring to do anything for Christ, the
I know your [record of] works and burning with zeal and repent water to the city from hot springs. church had become hardened
what you are doing; you are [changing your mind and But by the time the water reached and self-satisfied. The church
neither cold nor hot. Would that attitude]. the city, it was neither hot nor was destroying itself. Are you
you were cold or hot! Behold, I stand at the door and refreshingly cool - only lukewarm. lukewarm in your devotion to
So, because you are lukewarm knock; if anyone hears and listens The church had become as bland God? Some believers falsely
and neither cold nor hot, I will to and heeds My voice and opens as the tepid water that came into assume that lots of material
spew you out of My mouth! the door, I will come in to him and the city. Continued on p. 8
For you say, I am rich; I have will eat with him, and he [will eat]
prospered and grown wealthy, with Me.
and I am in need of nothing; and He who overcomes (is victorious),
you do not realize and under- I will grant him to sit beside Me on
stand that you are wretched, My throne, as I Myself overcame
pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. (was victorious) and sat down
Therefore I counsel you to beside My Father on His throne.
purchase from Me gold refined He who is able to hear, let him
and tested by fire, that you may listen to and heed what the [Holy]
be [truly] wealthy, and white Spirit says to the assemblies
clothes to clothe you and to keep (churches). (Revelation 3:14-22
the shame of your nudity from The Amplified Bible).