2010 Calendar

Cape Conference Calendar of Training Events and Rallies for the year 2010

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AWM RETREAT 2010

13-15 August 2010
ATKV - Hartenbos

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2010 - Year of Reaping and Celebration

2009 - Year of Family Evangelism

Evangelism Explosion!” “Reach Up, Reach Out, Reach Across – Tell the World!” “Lift Up Christ – Save the Family!” These slogans and many more are some of the buzz-words among SDAs today. But why all this excitement about soul winning among God’s people?

The year 2010 has been designated the ‘Year of Reaping and Celebration’ by the SID Church Leadership. There are at least two major reasons why our leaders are calling on the entire membership to engage aggressively in running reaping campaigns in 2010 and beyond.

Firstly because the Lord has given the Church a specific command. God has committed to His people a world message – a message that has to reach to “every nation, kindred, tongue and people.” The instruction is very clear, “Go ye into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Mark 15:15. “As the Father has sent me, so send I you.” John 20:21.

EG White comments – “In a special sense, Seventh-day Adventists have been set in the world as watchmen and light bearers. On them is shining a wonderful light from the word of God. They have been given a work of the most solemn import – the proclamation of the first, second, and third angels’ messages. There is no other work of so great importance. They are to allow nothing else to absorb their attention.”

Secondly the times in which we live demand that every believer in the truth become personally involved in reaching out to sin-sick souls. The signs of the times indicate that we are now living in the last hour of earth’s history. Jesus is about to come. For that reason we cannot continue with ‘business as usual’. The trumpet has to give a certain sound. Our job is to prepare a people ready to meet Christ when He returns.

Jesus Himself is our example in demonstrating seriousness and commitment in soul-saving work. While on earth his motto was – “I must work the works of Him who sent me while it is still day! The night comes when no man can work.” John 9:4. We also read of the early Christian Church that “Daily in the temple, and in every house, they never stopped teaching and preaching that Jesus is the Christ.” Acts 5v42

Christ has given the Church its marching orders. Our work is to sow the gospel seed. This we can do by distributing DVDs and literature, giving personal and neighbourhood Bible Studies, engaging in outreach seminars such as family health, family finance, prayer seminars, parenting with love, leadership seminars and many more. To climax our efforts the church is called to conduct reaping campaigns in targeted areas. Some of these efforts may run for a week, two weeks, three weeks or a month.

And the Lord has promised to bless the labours of His people. The results may not be immediate, but they will come.

The question to ask – will you and your family and your local church act your part in working to save the lost in 2010 ? The Master is calling - “Go work today in my vineyard.!”

Leonard M Mbaza

President, Cape Conference.

Mbaza
Haggai Venture Fund

A special Unfinished Church Buildings Fund (the Haggai Venture Fund), one of the Cape Conference Five Initiatives, was launched last year .

 

 

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