We shall try to give short summaries
on what we are learning.

The parable of the man sowing seed
into 4 types of soils – Mark 4

The seed is Gods’ Word for which you
must provide good ground in your heart where it will grow over time, like a
seed in the ground. (Nobody knows how it grows but it does grow.)

Everybody has a philosophy, which is
a system of thought and that become your attitude. (Prov. 23:7) Temptation, the
devil, comes through your thoughts and challenging our philosophies that is
based on Gods’ Word. Which of the following philosophies can you relate to:
Depression or Joy, Poverty or Prosperity, Sickness or Health? The negative one
is satan’s and the positives are Gods’.

Everybody has a body (what you see),
soul (mind, will & emotions) and a spirit. Your spirit is dead and linked
to Satan till you are born again, then God create a new sealed spirit in you
that is righteous and holy as Jesus (Eph. 4:24, 1 John 4:17). Jesus’ death
freed us from all our sin (Hebrew 10:17), even future sins, suffering and
sickness, once for all and for ever. (Is53:5 of 1Pet 2:24 – 25)

You can only lose your salvation,
when you renounce or reject God (Heb.6:1-6, 2 Tim, 2:11&12).Other sin won’t
cause you to lose your salvation. When you are born again God give you the same
faith as what Jesus had when He was on earth.

This is the view from one of our
class rooms.

8 – 12 February 2016

1st week of classes begin and part of
this we listened to all our new guys testimonies, which as always let you sit
in amazement for the way God lead us.

We start off with the first subject
‘A Sure Foundation’ on the subdivision ‘Integrity of the Word’.

Scripture from where we stared off is
Mark 4:1-24, the sowing on the 4 different types of soils. It is been brought
into the situation that if you constantly sowing your heart with the Word of
God, it will grow in you and change you – maybe even without realising it.
Further a good root system in fertilised ground is most important for producing
good fruits.

Base your life and words on God and
His Word, the fruit will be abundance of life and God. But you shall be
targeted by the devil through criticism from other people. You need to keep
your eyes on your walk with God.

It is also very important in getting
surety out of the Word which will be more lasting than on compliments and
prophecies which you shall not remember for a long time.

Open week at Charis Bible College

1 – 5 February 2016

We start the next stage in our life
with great anticipation and it did started on a high note with the open week of
the college with two great teachers for the week, Paul Godawa from Poland and
Steve Olivier from South Africa.

Points out of Paul’s teachings:

• If you struggle to give, you probably have an orphan spirit. Learn to
  give God’s way not your way. God will always provide for you.
• Life is about who you know – don’t look for acceptance – associate with
  Godly people from whom you can learn – you shall then move forward to your
  vision/dream/God’s purpose for you.
• Think what you expect from a friend and then ask your self are you such
  a friend to someone else.
• To let your small seed of faith grow progressively, you need the right
  environment and you have to create that environment. What you hear and see is
  creating the environment and you can control that. Keep space for God’s
  presence.
• Forgive yourself – God already forgave you through Jesus and not
  forgiven yourself is sin – you are not bigger than God by not forgiving
  yourself.

Points out of Steve’s teachings:

• Don’t accuse God for your problems. God is good.
• Don’t limit God with your thoughts and life – go for the impossible –
  dream big.
• Establish your love for God – God has not heard any bad thing about you
  since the resurrection of Jesus.
• Be worth the investment God made in you – He sacrificed His Son.
• Take up God’s promises – believe it – live it – proclaim it.
• HOPE = TO SEE IT    FAITH = TO SPEAK IT
• A fool learn by consequences and the wise learn by words