Keith's Messages

This is a time when we present annual reports and vote on various issues. In the midst of the business side we can forget the simplicity of the Christian faith. As Christians we have a paradox: as we mature the younger we become! What I mean by this is that as disciples we recognise that we grow up to be children! We embrace this as we realise that next to the knowledge of God we are still children.  We are called to be child-like not childish. Matthew 18: 1-5: At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. We have spent some time this year...

Recap: We have said the purpose of ANCC is: Making Jesus Known to Everyone, Everywhere. We have said one of our four priorities is: Mission: Reaching out with the Good News, both home and away  Last time I spoke we looked at the Biblical Arc of Mission through the OT. Now, afterwards, because I had described it as a ‘broccoli message’, a message that does you good but may not bring an instant gratification. Some of you took exception to this because I was giving broccoli a bad name! Some of you said it was meaty, or heavy. As you can see from my physique I know a lot about body building. One of the things that you do when building muscle is to lift something a little heavier than your body is used to. Then you’ll go back to what you’re used to, but every now and then, lift something a little heavier. You have to trust the process. With these messages, where I am giving you an overview of a biblical theme, you have to trust the process. Remember we are looking at a kalei...