15 October 2023 - ENCS

Pastor Joey today spoke on “The Heart-Eye Connection”

Per Matthew six, our eyes are like lamps giving direction

If our eyes are healthy, then our body will be full of light

If our eyes are unhealthy, our body will be dark like night

The biblical perspective is that values determine vision

So what, why, and how you see follows with precision

Social media algorithms reveal what our focus has been

If values are wrong, we see the wrong thins on screen

Vision is powerful, so the devil wants to take it away

The eye is the lamp of the body, Matthew six does say

Per Proverbs twenty nine, without vision, people perish

In Jeremiah twenty nine, God’s promises are not bearish

Joey concluded with how to have a healthy vision 

Pray unceasingly, as Daniel did when facing a decision

Always meditate on God’s word as per Philippians four

And fellowship with God’s people, find a good mentor

In other words, treat the ENCS mantra as a big tip

Always PMPF - Pray, Meditate, Proclaim, Fellowship

8 October 2023 - ENCS

Pastor Mark spoke on “Values, Treasures, and the Heart”

In Matthew six, about types of treasure Jesus did impart

We should not lay up temporal treasures here on earth

As eternal treasures in heaven have so much more worth

Mark said we should remember that our hearts do pursue 

Those things, temporal or eternal, which we most value

Firstly, recognise how valuable we are in Christ’s eyes

His words in Matthew six about birds we should memorise

Per John ten, we are so valuable He will not let us go

As Romans five, Hebrews thirteen, and Luke twelve show

We are valuable masterpieces, per Psalm one thirty nine

Because per John one, we are in Christ’s direct bloodline

Secondly, realign our perspective using heaven's eyes

Doing things that upset God is foolish and clearly not wise

We should all create and add value to people around us

Although storing and increasing value is not superfluous

In First Timothy six, in a passage that is never outdated

The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, Paul stated

Finally, reposture our hearts and reorder our values

Do a heart check and seriously consider God’s views

For the heart is often deceitful, per Jeremiah seventeen

So the Lord tests our hearts, in the passage it is seen

We should clear the blockages and take proactive care

“Slowing, stopping, silence, solitude” Mark did share

And in the absence of those on a South African trip

I would add “Pray, Mediate, Proclaim, Fellowship”

1 October 2023 - ENCS

Pastor Joey spoke today on the topic “The Addict"

In old times, a positive attribute this term did depict

Joey said in Acts two verse forty two it was noted

The apostles were addicted, in other words devoted

To teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, prayer

As in First Corinthians sixteen Paul also did share

Since there was no New Testament or printing press

From the Old Testament, those apostles did profess

With Jesus and the Holy Spirit as an interpreting lens

The hearts and minds of thousands they did cleanse

The apostles meditated, as per Joshua chapter one

Per Psalm one, their delight in the Law not outdone

Returning to Acts two, the believers were together

Addicted to fellowship, regardless of the weather

They met every day, their hearts glad and sincere

Breaking bread together every day through the year

Per the words of Jesus, to break bread is to proclaim

Leaving prayer as the last element, Joey did exclaim

The many signs and wonders filled everyone with awe

Their numbers grew daily based on what others saw

The four elements still apply today, Pastor did quip

PMPF equals Pray, Meditate, Proclaim, and Fellowship

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