Ps Maluleke at 92 years handing over the baton of Basani Church to Ps Matamela J Lishivha.
Ps Maluleke praying for Ps Lishivha: handing over the baton of the Basani Church.
HANDING OVER THE BATON FROM PS MALULEKE TO PS MJ LISHIVHA.
Ps Matamela Joyce Lishivha has been serving under Rev Samuel Mametsa until now. She is now going to be taking care of the Basani Church in Bungeni as from today, the 19th of May 2012.
She takes over from a veteran, Ps Maluleke who has served God at PHC under different districts. He was happy to hand over the baton as he indicated "I am tired, i am no longer able to do as i used to those many many years, serving God." He used to go around the different churches on his bicycle spreading the gospel of God. He and his wife were happy to see that the work of God wil continue and will not come to a halt.
Ps Matamela Joyce Lishivha has been serving under Rev Samuel Mametsa until now. She is now going to be taking care of the Basani Church in Bungeni as from today, the 19th of May 2012.
She takes over from a veteran, Ps Maluleke who has served God at PHC under different districts. He was happy to hand over the baton as he indicated "I am tired, i am no longer able to do as i used to those many many years, serving God." He used to go around the different churches on his bicycle spreading the gospel of God. He and his wife were happy to see that the work of God wil continue and will not come to a halt.
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“Carrying each Other’s burdens” by Pastor Mulelu, the 20th of May 2012.
Pastor KP Mulelu preaching the word for the day.
Message Scripture reading: Galatians Gal 6:1-5 “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For each one shall bear his own load.” NKJV.
When somebody has made a mistake be gentle in correcting them knowing that one day it will be you. Let’s be humble.
Galatians 5:22 states that the spirit of humility is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit “2 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” Gal 5:22-23 NKJV. If you talk in a fleshly manner then you are not yet saved. The spirit of humility is very crucial.
I remember that when Jesus Christ was crucified, he was bleeding. Before this when Jesus Christ was before Pilate, Jesus showed Himself to be humble before the people.
Do you have a humble spirit? Remember the word of God speaks to you directly. Check yourself, are you humble?
The bible says we must help each other in our burdens. When I am assisted I will rest and allow the person helping me to work. I must not interfere with the person helping me. Wait for the assistance to be completed. Interfering with the person helping you is creating a lot of havoc in Christians’s lives.
When somebody realises that somebody is assisting me in my burdens then I am a rich person. We must assist one another in our burdens.
Some people say “It’s her business. She will see how to handle it.” Christians should not have this kind of attitude. The attitude “Pastor so and so, will see how she will come out of it.” It should not be so.
Somebody was on a trip and whilst on that journey he was hijacked. The tax collector saw him injured and just passed by. The second one came and did the same, he just passed by. Then the Good Samaritan arrived and went closer to the person, saw that the person was wounded. He felt compassion for him and conducted first aid on the person. Maybe first aid was not yet there. Maybe he was busy saying “Ag, shame! Ag Shame”
He then took the injured man to an inn and told the nurses, “Please take care of him. Make sure that you take care of his injuries and I will come back and pay you.” “When I come back I will pay you.” “Please remain here taking care of him, when I come back I will pay you”.
There is somebody who is injured, don’t pass by the side. Move closer and take of the person, you will get your reward when Jesus Christ comes back. When the books are opened, you will find your name written and God must say to you “Well done good and faithful servant. “You have been faithful with little; I will therefore give you more.”
This is because you have relieved somebody’s burden. What you are doing, are you carrying somebody’s burdens? Not carrying about somebody is not supposed to be coming from you. Some say “We will stop going to these small churches.” We must carry each other’s burdens. Let’s assist one another.
When I carry somebody’s burdens I complete the law of Christ. This means that when Jesus Christ is in heaven He is saying “Pastor Mulelu is doing the right thing.” He will not be speaking to Himself but He will be telling the Father. When we carry each other’s burdens, we are completing what Christ started. That is why we are called Christ, because we are doing what Christ started.
Ask yourself “What I am doing is it in line with what Christ likes?” If what I am doing at Tshino, where I am stationed as a pastor, is not in line with what Christ wants, it means I must stop being a pastor.
There is a song which says we are different from them. We can’t be the same with the world. We can’t do whatever they are doing. We must do what Christ likes. We must do His will, we must complete what Christ started. There is nothing else that we must complete. In church we must not start divisions.
If you boast about your work, then you are wrong! You are committing a sin. Paul says “I don’t boast that I am already there but I run to get the crown”. We must never boast and say “I am capable of doing this!”
There is a problem. There is a warning light when it comes to boasting. Jesus Christ never boasted. He said “I am here to complete the job of the one who sent Me.” Is there any boasting in this statement? Not at all. Consider your works! Consider your works!
I have told the people at the church where I am, “Mine is to preach the word of God and to pray for the sick.” That is my jurisdiction. We must check what we are doing. Your reward will come from what you are doing. I am not like another pastor, I have been gifted differently. When it comes to my area of work, I must excel and the other person must excel in their work. Most people have a problem of criticizing what others are doing. This is killing the church.
Look at your work only and leave others alone, don’t go beyond the boundaries. May God help us to grow from one level to the next! Just by sweeping the church God will reward you. By just interpreting, God will reward you. Just by carrying the pastor’s bag, you will be rewarded. When the heavens look down they will say “Hey, things are moving down there!”
The word says “Let’s carry each other’s burdens.” I usually tell my wife “I am no longer capable of taking care of the garden, mine is to mediate on the word of God.” So that when I stand in front of the people I must talk about quarrels and gossip. My messages must feed the spirit of the people. This means I must meditate on the word.
The bible says individually we are carrying our own baggage. If I am looking at my work, it means I am capable of my own baggage. I have to carry my own baggage. I must have the capacity to carry my baggage.
The bible says Hannah when to the house of God because she had a cry. Her cry was that she was the wife of a man with two wives. The other wife was Peninah and had children, but not Hannah. Peninah was very sarcastic towards Hannah and Hannah was very worried about her baggage. Hannah went to the church and cried bitterly. She cried bitterly before the Lord “If you give me a child, so I can be relieved of this sarcasm, I will give the child back to you.”
What is your baggage? Hannah went before the Lord with her baggage.
Hannah’s husband asked her, “Why do you cry? Do I not satisfy you?” she said “I am not drunk; I am taking my baggage to God”. If you have baggage don’t go to the wrong place, tell God.
When somebody has made a mistake be gentle in correcting them knowing that one day it will be you. Let’s be humble.
Galatians 5:22 states that the spirit of humility is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit “2 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” Gal 5:22-23 NKJV. If you talk in a fleshly manner then you are not yet saved. The spirit of humility is very crucial.
I remember that when Jesus Christ was crucified, he was bleeding. Before this when Jesus Christ was before Pilate, Jesus showed Himself to be humble before the people.
Do you have a humble spirit? Remember the word of God speaks to you directly. Check yourself, are you humble?
The bible says we must help each other in our burdens. When I am assisted I will rest and allow the person helping me to work. I must not interfere with the person helping me. Wait for the assistance to be completed. Interfering with the person helping you is creating a lot of havoc in Christians’s lives.
When somebody realises that somebody is assisting me in my burdens then I am a rich person. We must assist one another in our burdens.
Some people say “It’s her business. She will see how to handle it.” Christians should not have this kind of attitude. The attitude “Pastor so and so, will see how she will come out of it.” It should not be so.
Somebody was on a trip and whilst on that journey he was hijacked. The tax collector saw him injured and just passed by. The second one came and did the same, he just passed by. Then the Good Samaritan arrived and went closer to the person, saw that the person was wounded. He felt compassion for him and conducted first aid on the person. Maybe first aid was not yet there. Maybe he was busy saying “Ag, shame! Ag Shame”
He then took the injured man to an inn and told the nurses, “Please take care of him. Make sure that you take care of his injuries and I will come back and pay you.” “When I come back I will pay you.” “Please remain here taking care of him, when I come back I will pay you”.
There is somebody who is injured, don’t pass by the side. Move closer and take of the person, you will get your reward when Jesus Christ comes back. When the books are opened, you will find your name written and God must say to you “Well done good and faithful servant. “You have been faithful with little; I will therefore give you more.”
This is because you have relieved somebody’s burden. What you are doing, are you carrying somebody’s burdens? Not carrying about somebody is not supposed to be coming from you. Some say “We will stop going to these small churches.” We must carry each other’s burdens. Let’s assist one another.
When I carry somebody’s burdens I complete the law of Christ. This means that when Jesus Christ is in heaven He is saying “Pastor Mulelu is doing the right thing.” He will not be speaking to Himself but He will be telling the Father. When we carry each other’s burdens, we are completing what Christ started. That is why we are called Christ, because we are doing what Christ started.
Ask yourself “What I am doing is it in line with what Christ likes?” If what I am doing at Tshino, where I am stationed as a pastor, is not in line with what Christ wants, it means I must stop being a pastor.
There is a song which says we are different from them. We can’t be the same with the world. We can’t do whatever they are doing. We must do what Christ likes. We must do His will, we must complete what Christ started. There is nothing else that we must complete. In church we must not start divisions.
If you boast about your work, then you are wrong! You are committing a sin. Paul says “I don’t boast that I am already there but I run to get the crown”. We must never boast and say “I am capable of doing this!”
There is a problem. There is a warning light when it comes to boasting. Jesus Christ never boasted. He said “I am here to complete the job of the one who sent Me.” Is there any boasting in this statement? Not at all. Consider your works! Consider your works!
I have told the people at the church where I am, “Mine is to preach the word of God and to pray for the sick.” That is my jurisdiction. We must check what we are doing. Your reward will come from what you are doing. I am not like another pastor, I have been gifted differently. When it comes to my area of work, I must excel and the other person must excel in their work. Most people have a problem of criticizing what others are doing. This is killing the church.
Look at your work only and leave others alone, don’t go beyond the boundaries. May God help us to grow from one level to the next! Just by sweeping the church God will reward you. By just interpreting, God will reward you. Just by carrying the pastor’s bag, you will be rewarded. When the heavens look down they will say “Hey, things are moving down there!”
The word says “Let’s carry each other’s burdens.” I usually tell my wife “I am no longer capable of taking care of the garden, mine is to mediate on the word of God.” So that when I stand in front of the people I must talk about quarrels and gossip. My messages must feed the spirit of the people. This means I must meditate on the word.
The bible says individually we are carrying our own baggage. If I am looking at my work, it means I am capable of my own baggage. I have to carry my own baggage. I must have the capacity to carry my baggage.
The bible says Hannah when to the house of God because she had a cry. Her cry was that she was the wife of a man with two wives. The other wife was Peninah and had children, but not Hannah. Peninah was very sarcastic towards Hannah and Hannah was very worried about her baggage. Hannah went to the church and cried bitterly. She cried bitterly before the Lord “If you give me a child, so I can be relieved of this sarcasm, I will give the child back to you.”
What is your baggage? Hannah went before the Lord with her baggage.
Hannah’s husband asked her, “Why do you cry? Do I not satisfy you?” she said “I am not drunk; I am taking my baggage to God”. If you have baggage don’t go to the wrong place, tell God.