His Creation James 1:17-18  17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. 18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.  Wow, his prized possession…that is like His favourite toy, His creation that He is the most proud of…so even when you have a bad day, you can look at yourself and think that our God looks at us and sees one of His prized possessions.   Wat doen ‘n mens waneer jy iets waardevol het…jy beskerm dit, jy gee dit al jou liefde en aandag. En as dit iets lewendigs is soos ‘n hondjie of plantjie, dan maak jy seker dit kry genoeg water en jy skep omstandighede om dit te laat floreer. So

Dankbaarheid Reading: James 1:2-4 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Elkeen van julle wat hier voor my sit kom NIKS kort nie! Ek sê dit want die bybel sê so…alles anders wat ons voor wens, is ‘n bonus! En daar is niks fout daarmee om te wil verbeter en ‘n beter weergawe van jouself te wees nie. Die beter weergawe van onsself vind plaas waneer ons die lewe vierkantig in die oë kyk, die beproewinge en uitdagings oor ons pad kom, die lewe onregverdig is en ons ‘n taai klap van onregverdigheid gee. Dan moet ons leer om aan te hou en deur te druk…deursettingsvermoë is wat nodig is. Want onder druk word ons

Oor om Doelwitte te Jaag 1 Corinthians 9: 24-26:  24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. Meeste van ons wat vandag hier in die saal sit, is besig om een of ander 5 August 2024. Dit kan enige iets wees van (1) om in die akademiese Top 10 te eindig, om ‘n rol, of selfs die hoofrol, in ‘n toneelstuk los te slaan, dalk om ‘n date vir die VRL winterbal te kry…of dan natuurlik, iets wat die week seker die meeste van

INTENTIONAL GROWTH Commitment / Toewyding of verbintenis Ek is die afgelope paar weke, veskeie kere, teleurgestel deur mense in ons skool, wat nie deurgevoer het op hulle aanvanklike ooreenkomste nie, hulle verbintenis tot ‘n saak en hulle “lack of commitment”. Soveel so, dat ek besluit het dat die skool nodig het om vandag te hoor dat ‘n ware HERMIE ‘n persoon is wat toegewyd is…somebody who is committed.  Proverbs 16:3 “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.”  Psalm 37:5 “Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and he will do this.” It is quite obvious for me to see that commitment is a characteristic that is quite important to the Lord. Now I want to discuss this very important concept and value that is integral to every success story and great achievement in our lives…and that is commitment! Commitent is die gom

INTENTIONAL GROWTH Luke 12:48 “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” Waneer ek my jongste laaitie in die bed sit in die aande, het ons ‘n roetiene, waar hy vir my sê wat was sy lekkerste en wat was sy slegste vir die dag. Die slegste gee mens die geleentheid om dan te bid vir hulp, ondersteuning en beskerming teen hierdie slegte goed. Die lekkerste gee mens die geleentheid om dinge op te noem om voor dankie te sê en mens baie bly oor kan wees. Dit is egter ‘n reaktiewe benadering…die lewe gebeur en jy is of bly of hartseer oor wat gebeur het.  In order for us to grow, we will have to be more intentional in what we do. One of my favourite sayings is: “Don’t let life

BECOMING THE RIGHT PERSON Ps 46:1 “The Lord is my refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble.” Gister was Moedersdag en mense reg oor die wêreld het dit op verskillende manière gevier. Ek wil nie nou in die detail van Moedersdag ingaan nie, maar eerder oor wat dit ons aan herinner. Dit gaan oor ‘n bewusmaking of bewus wees van al die oulike, positiewe en goeie dinge wat ons Ma’s daagliks vir ons in ons lewens doen. Niemand se Ma is perfek nie en hulle maak ook foute, maar ons kies om op al die goeie en ongelooflike opofferings wat hulle gemaak het, te fokus. We are not blind to our Mothers’ imperfections, but choose to celebrate all her wonderful characteristics. In a similar way we need to remind ourselves to look at other people in our lives and see their positives, their strengths…how and where