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Cape Town Pride Parade

“Our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin” Romans 6:6

On Saturday, March 3rd, we had an outreach at the pride rally in Green Point, Cape Town. The event, sponsored by the city of Cape Town, celebrated lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, queers, intersexuals and others (LGBTQI+).

Two major sponsors were We the brave and Health 4 men which specialize in helping homosexual men with sexually transmitted diseases. One report from the hosts read: “there were a record amounts of HIV testing done at the Cape Town Pride Festival this year to fight the scourge that is still so prevalent in our community.”

Risen!

Risen 250px A new film, Risen, about the Resurrection of Christ, is due to be released in SA Sterkinekor cinemas this Friday, 18 March (runs until Thursday, 24 March). Read the Movieguide review here. Whilst the Atonement is not proclaimed in the film, the Resurrection is powerfully proclaimed. Risen provides an excellent opportunity to witness to sceptics about the glorious truths of the Gospel - why Jesus came to die and why the Resurrection is vitally important.

We have adapted the cover of our Christ is Risen! tract (see text below) to include a poster from the film, for you to use as a tool to witness to friends you are taking to see the film, or to distribute at cinemas where the film is showing. Download the tract here.

Risen
"And declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the Resurrection from the dead."Romans 1:4

Practical Solutions for South Africa

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS for SOUTH AFRICA

The Crisis that Confronts Us

The cost of unstable, inefficient, expensive and unreliable energy in South Africa is a staggering R89 billion per month in lost production, revenue and wastage. Central government in South Africa is corrupt, complicated, frustrating and unnecessarily time-wasting. Racist Black Economic Empowerment and Affirmative Action policies, with racial quotas not only in business, but also in sports, has led millions to leave this country, including over one million skilled workers. Every skilled labourer on average provides employment for 10 unskilled labourers.

Chasing Away Employers and Investors

With over one million skilled labourers having left South Africa over the last 24 years, the cumulative loss of employment to the country is staggering. Every year that the ANC has been in power, has added approximately one million more unemployed. Today, over 20 million people in South Africa are on some form of social services welfare grant. That is approximately ten times the income tax-payer base for the country. South Africa is being looted, with a R1.3 trillion budget being used primarily as a feeding trough for the political elite to enrich themselves at the expense of the general population.

THE FIRST COMMANDMENT

Putting God First

“…that in all things He may have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18

A group of Theological students were given an assignment to rearrange the Ten Commandments in order of priority. There was general consensus that the most important commandment should be: “You shall not murder.” They also agreed that the second most important would be: “You shall not steal.” The third most important commandment was: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.”

However, there was a division as to which was the least important commandment. Half of the students felt that the least important commandment was: “You shall not commit adultery.” The other half selected “You shall have no other gods before Me” as the least significant. After some further discussion the class agreed to put the “You shall have no other gods before Me” as the least important of the Ten Commandments.

That is an interesting commentary on the perspective of those theological students. When the Lord Jesus Christ was asked which is the greatest Commandment in the Law, He replied: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great Commandment.” Matthew 22:37-38