tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646Fri, 06 Sep 2024 22:20:50 +0000Faith IssuesLifeCell GroupEthicsHeavenMoneyTestimonyTimehttp://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-4424809691330812741Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:56:00 +00002010-03-15T15:04:26.749+10:00Jesus said, "Where two or three are gathered in my Name, there I am with them". When we come together as a cell group under the Word of God, something supernatural is taking place - the community of God are consciously being in relationship to one another and to their God. There are some very important questions that revolve around the spirituality of our cell groups that should be discussed. At http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2010/03/spirituality-in-my-cell-group.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-2083300322983825369Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:51:00 +00002010-03-15T14:56:00.675+10:00Cell GroupThe heart of the cell group meeting revolves around the open communication and dialogue of the journey our members find themselves on. Here are some topics which warrant some careful thinking regarding the discussions that take place within the cell group meetings.At our cell group meeting on Saturday the 6th of March we discussed several questions on the discussion in our cell groups. Please http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2010/03/discussion-in-my-cell-group.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-5957748984914522677Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:43:00 +00002010-03-15T14:51:00.675+10:00Cell GroupAs cell group leaders some of the most important responsibilities we have is just to keep the ball in the air. When it's all been said and done, there are just some basic practical matters that need to be sorted out.At our cell group meeting on Saturday the 6th of March we discussed several practical questions. Please feel free to give your thoughts and honest opinions on these issues. You can http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2010/03/practicalities-in-my-cell-group.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-1102610443916491075Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:23:00 +00002009-09-09T13:26:30.927+10:00Faith IssuesLifeA couple of years ago a friend of mine called Debbie told me a story I’ll never forget.She had gone to the supermarket to buy her groceries. She found a parking spot in the underground car park and then went to do her shopping. When she returned from her shopping she found a guy rummaging through her boot. Her boot was wide open and he had collected a few of her things in a shopping cart next tohttp://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/09/proclaiming-gods-message.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-7772439904307928469Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +00002009-07-28T09:00:02.710+10:00Faith IssuesType the first paragraph of your post here, as an introduction. Please leave the "span id" and "span" tags where they are.A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the verandah and bring her the broom from outside. The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mum, I don't want to go out there. It's dark." The mother smiled reassuringly and said, "You don'thttp://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/07/faith.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-805071875785058142Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:13:00 +00002009-07-24T10:20:38.590+10:00Heaven“God has set eternity in the hearts of men (and women)” (Eccl 3:11).The concept of time is very important to us human beings. Our whole life is inseparably linked with the consistent progress of time. So obviously we put a high value on time, be that a year, a month or a day.For example,To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a year of uni and has to repeat it.To realize the http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/07/god-has-set-eternity-in-hearts-of-men.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-2173597061804535294Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:40:00 +00002009-07-20T13:57:13.734+10:00Faith IssuesSocrates taught for 40 years, Plato for 50, Aristotle for 40 years also, but Jesus for only 3 1/2 years. Yet the influence of Christ’s ministry infinitely transcends the impact left by the combined years of teaching from these greatest of philosophers.Jesus painted no pictures, yet some of the finest artists such as Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci received their inspiration from http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-god-my-saviour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-6086149206347481626Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:04:00 +00002009-06-29T15:54:50.614+10:00LifeI read an article in The Australian today about some archaeological work the Vatican had done on the Basilica of St. Paul. In 2006 they found an ancient tomb that they believe holds the remains of Paul the missionary of the New Testament. It was revealed today that the evidence suggests that the remains are 2,000 years old and they found that the bones were wrapped in precious linens with http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-read-article-in-australian-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-5326102909892648399Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:56:00 +00002009-06-23T17:05:39.092+10:00EthicsA thought on financial 'wealth' and 'poverty from Wilfred Mak, who is currently working as an accountant and doing further studies in finance and is the Music Ministry leader at MCRC. This article made me think,http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13562149&fsrc=nwl As the article suggests, the world since 1990 has progressed positively towards reducing world poverty. http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/poverty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-1069777776797721531Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:01:00 +00002009-06-19T12:05:39.544+10:00Welcome to the Mansfield Christian Reformed Church blogsite! Take some time to look around at the blogs that have already been contributed as we waited for "Launch Day". Feel free to leave a comment here of what you think of the site. And be sure to regularly check up on the site!http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/howdy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-2170124307987910537Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:32:00 +00002009-06-19T12:01:24.411+10:00What is the meaning of life? As Christians, the answer seems easy and is often given too lightly, along the lines of: "living our lives in a relationship with God, and bringing glory to Him." This answer is good. But, perhaps, a bit too simple.To fully understand this question, we must consider the other side of the coin. What would a non-believer answer to this? Most probably it would be http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/quest-for-meaning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucid)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-23789588759098487Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:35:00 +00002009-06-14T18:19:00.283+10:00HeavenLifeTimeIf our home is heaven and due to our faith we are 'homeward bound', why are we here on planet earth? Why aren't we in heaven currently? What are we to make of this life right now?According to Ray Warren's Purpose Driven Life, God’s view of our life is both a test and a trust. It is a test because the world around us does not want us to follow God’s plans; it wants us to get in step with what the http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/in-between.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-6880610158971794540Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:05:00 +00002009-06-14T18:34:27.921+10:00TestimonySomething amazing happened to me last night I was driving a new friend home when he asked me about whether or not I was in a relationship. I said "no", and we kept driving for a few more minutes a little later he said, "you know there is not one hot chick in our subject but it doesn't matter to me I am chasing a girl back home that is why I'm not sleeping around here". I said that is a good ideahttp://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/amazing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tevera_Mwari_Jesu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-6451408463969184195Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:24:00 +00002009-06-14T18:27:01.303+10:00I'm currently reading a biography about C.S. Lewis and was surprised to read about his very deep struggles in his early life in regards to his faith. He was a devoted Athiest until he was 30 years old! At one point he wrote in a letter, regarding his life-threatening ordeals in World War 1, "not once did I sink so low as to go on my knees and pray." It was out of the question, he thought himself http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/im-currently-reading-biography-about-c.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-2331896274350020443Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:39:00 +00002009-06-14T18:33:00.497+10:00EthicsMoneyAmidst our current economic crisis and recession now a matter of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’, it’s been little surprise that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s proposed stimulus package has been the talk of the town for many weeks now.At the heart of the proposal is idea that anybody who paid any tax last financial year along with those who get family benefits from Centrelink will be ‘gifted’ with cash fromhttp://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/krudd-money-and-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-452979981163902359Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-06-01T23:05:16.222+10:00Faith IssuesSome times we need to ask Jesus why we have been given a certain role or position and even question what plan he has for us. This is a fundamental issue in our faith and we need to be in constant communication with Jesus so that we do not live a completely meaningless life.http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2009/06/why.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tevera_Mwari_Jesu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436340631161434646.post-5757050064524701240Sun, 12 Jun 2005 23:27:00 +00002009-06-14T18:55:43.150+10:00Welcome to our archive!http://mansfieldcrc.blogspot.com/2005/06/archives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0