Mike and Simanga NdlovuIt was excellent spending time with Mike and Simanga Ndlovu this weekend. Mike and Simanga are leaders at Thembalezizwe Church which is led by Tapiwa and Flora Chizana. We had a wonderful time catching up, sharing issues of the heart, how to be relevant in our communities and being blessed by the word Mike shared at Crossroads on Sunday.
Mike started by sharing a story from Matthew 8:23 – 27 “Now when he got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ But He said to them, ’Why are you so fearful, O you of little faith?’ Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So the men marvelled, saying, ‘Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Jesus desire is for us to get to know Him, to have a relationship with Him, learn from Him, draw from Him. Jesus wants to be personal with each one of us. As we walk with Jesus, we’ll meet storms and difficulties in life. The challenges will be there. Jesus wants us to respond to these challenges in a positive way.
Mike asked the question, “What do we do when difficulties come?” Some of the responses from the congregation were as follows:
1. Call on God.
2. Search ourselves
3. Ask myself – “God what have I done for all these problems to be with me?”
It shows we are human. When we face difficulties, we react with anger, complain, feel God has rejected me, fearful like the disciples and so on. We forget that God is with us.
Mike started by sharing a story from Matthew 8:23 – 27 “Now when he got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ But He said to them, ’Why are you so fearful, O you of little faith?’ Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So the men marvelled, saying, ‘Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Jesus desire is for us to get to know Him, to have a relationship with Him, learn from Him, draw from Him. Jesus wants to be personal with each one of us. As we walk with Jesus, we’ll meet storms and difficulties in life. The challenges will be there. Jesus wants us to respond to these challenges in a positive way.
Mike asked the question, “What do we do when difficulties come?” Some of the responses from the congregation were as follows:
1. Call on God.
2. Search ourselves
3. Ask myself – “God what have I done for all these problems to be with me?”
It shows we are human. When we face difficulties, we react with anger, complain, feel God has rejected me, fearful like the disciples and so on. We forget that God is with us.
Mike preachingLook at Job, his body was full of sores and his wife said “Why are you suffering like this? Curse God and die.” Job knew Job. He didn’t curse Him as his wife suggested but rather blessed Him. Challenges of illness, hunger, loss of a loved one, feeling hopeless like there is no tomorrow will be there. God has good news for us. Let’s have faith in him at all times. Stand when the storms come. Stand in faith. Don’t abandon God. At times we can feel like Jesus is sleeping and doesn’t care about us. The disciples asked him that very question. They forgot the miracles Jesus did during throughout the day. When things are good we praise God but when difficulties come, we ask Jesus where He is, or stop coming to church. When difficult times come, have faith in God.
Jesus wants us to stand just like David did with Goliath. He didn’t fear Goliath because he knew that God was with him. When we speak the name of Jesus, things happen. The disciples thought they would die, they were fearful and we are the same. All things work together for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. We need to be in a place where we can command all difficulties to change. We need to know our God. He will raise a standard for us. He will give us power and strength to overcome.
Summary: Mike encouraged us as a church to dream big – to see the Kidz Block full of people. God loves us and cares for us. Our faith needs to be in Him. When challenges come, it shouldn’t stop us from serving God. Nothing should make us lose sight of him.
I loved the ministry at the end.
Jesus wants us to stand just like David did with Goliath. He didn’t fear Goliath because he knew that God was with him. When we speak the name of Jesus, things happen. The disciples thought they would die, they were fearful and we are the same. All things work together for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. We need to be in a place where we can command all difficulties to change. We need to know our God. He will raise a standard for us. He will give us power and strength to overcome.
Summary: Mike encouraged us as a church to dream big – to see the Kidz Block full of people. God loves us and cares for us. Our faith needs to be in Him. When challenges come, it shouldn’t stop us from serving God. Nothing should make us lose sight of him.
I loved the ministry at the end.
Ministering to the body of believers at Crossroads
Summarised by Molly Manhanga
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