PREEKNOTAS

21 Julie 2019

REEKS: 40 DAYS OF COMMUNITY

WEEK 1: WHY WE NEED EACH OTHER

KONTEKS:

· God se intensie met die unieke, intensionele skep van jou, was nooit dat jy alleen moes wees nie

· Niemand wil (inherent) alleen deur die lewe gaan nie

· Ons het mekaar nodig…Hoekom?

INLEIDING:

EPHESIANS 4:15-16 (AMP)

“… let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ. From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly togetherby what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up in [unselfish] love.”

· Jou Groei en groei tot volwassenheid en verstaan van selflose liefde hang af van die mense om jou en wat jy toelaat in jou lewe

· Ons het mekaar nodig om te Groei

Mekaar begrippe:

· Die bybel verwys baie mekaar begrippe:

o Dra mekaar se laste

o Wees lief vir mekaar

o Bid vir mekaar

o Sorg vir mekaar

· Ons het ‘n verantwoordelikheid teenoor mekaar

· Jy mag sê: “Ek het nie iemand nodig nie” – miskien dalk nie nou nie…

· Maar iemand het jou dalk nou nodig

INHOUD:

· Ons sien God se intensie van eenheid in die begin van die kerk (Ecclesia – Togetherness)

Acts 2:42–47 (CSB)

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. 44 Now all the believers were together and held all things in common.

45 They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

· Daar was eenheid, Vermenigvuldiging, Aanbidding, Gretigheid om te leer

· Daar was ‘n ritme – Daagliks met mekaar kontak gehad – Konsekwentheid

o Daagliks Ontmoet (Acts 2:46)

o Daagliks omgegee (Acts 6:1)

o Daagiks siele gewen (Acts 2:47)

o Daagliks die woord gelees (Acts 17:11)

o Daagliks gegroei in nommers (Acts 16:5).

3 Vrae:

1. WIE HET BYMEKAAR GEKOM?

· In die middle van die pinksterfees gewees – Diverse groep mense5

· Elke tipe mens was betrokke – Persoonlikheid, temperament, verskillende sieninge, Verskillende kleur, Verskillende ras, Verskillende klasse.

· Kon hulle nie uit mekaar hou nie…Hoekom?

“… is to be found in its absolute inclusiveness More than any other of its competitor religions, it attracted all races and classes. The pagan deities, for example, were often tied and confined to certain regions and nations. Even in the days of its most active proselytizing activities, Judaism never overcame its racial boundaries because its converts had to become culturally Jewish. Christianity, however, gloried in its appeal to Jew, Gentile, African, and barbarian.

· Daar bestaan n gemeenskaplike faktor tussen gelowiges in Christus was dieper is en sal wees as:

o Nasionaliteits Band

o Rasse band

o Biologiese band

o Politieke band

· Paulus was n man van hoë intelek – skryf aan slawe, onkundige mense, onopgevoede mense – Hy Sê: EK SMAG MET MY HELE HART OM BY JULLE TE WEES!

· Een ding wat ons altyd bymekaar sal hou – Goeie nuus (Afgehandelde werk) van Jesus Christus en Ons insluiting daarin!

2. WAT HET HULLE GEDOEN? 42

A. LEER:

§ Hulle het die apostels se leering bestudeer – nou die Nuwe testamet.

o Hulle het dit bestudeer.

o Hulle was toegewyd tot dit

o Hulle het gereflekteer op dit

B. LIEFGEHAD

§ “…they devoted themselves to the fellowship.”

o Hulle het mekaar se laste gedra

o Hulle was eerlik met mekaar in liefde - accountable

o Hulle was so vrygewig met hulle besittings – almal het genoeg gehad

o Hulle was geken as liefdevol en vrygewig

o Dit het hulle guns by alle mense gehad - groei

C. LITURGIE (PUBLIEKE AANBIDDING):

o 45Brood gebreek – Nagmaal – Herinnering, danksegging en aanbidding

o Hulle het publiek saam aanbid

Hierdie drie(3) aspekte het gebeur in groot byeenkoms en in Kleiner groepe

3. HOE HET HULLE DIT GEDOEN?

Ø 46God geprys in en terwyl hulle alles gedoen het:

§ Skrif geleer het – God geprys daardeur

§ Mekaar liefgehad het, omgegee het – God geprys daardeur

§ Eer aan God was die Fokus

C.S. Lewis, “I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because

o Hulle eer en Prys aan God was n Expression van dit wat in hulle harte ‘n realiteit geword het.

o Dit was n bewys van ‘n dieper verandering.

IMPLIKASIE / PRAKTIES:

5. APPLICATION/MINISTRY MOMENT

Ø Hulle was TOEGEWYD tot hierdie geestelike FAMILIE (FELLOWSHIP)

· Is jy toegewyd ?

o Kyk na Jesus …

§ Hy breek grense van kultuur

§ Grense van ras

§ Grense van temperament

§ Grense van ons geskiedenis

Wees deel en toegewyd tot 'n Fellowship sodat jy kan groei en God verheerlik kan word

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Psalm 68:5-6

5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

6 God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.