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Building Up the Churches

Explore the importance of encouraging established churches through biblical examples and real-life experiences. Join a journey from Atlanta to Johannesburg, engaging with church communities along the way, fostering mutual affection and promoting unity across distances.

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Building Up the Churches

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  1. Building Up the Churches Encouraging fellow Christians both near and far

  2. The Need to Encourage Established Churches • Barnabas was sent by the Jerusalem church to Antioch (Acts 11:19-23; 13:1-3) • Some of Paul’s travels involved visiting churches that had already been planted (Acts 15:36, 40-41; 16:4-5)

  3. Atlanta to Johannesburg, SA9,000 miles, 16 hour flight

  4. Johannesburg – Friday, July 19Alan and Sylvia Fox

  5. Durban, Saturday, July 20 Durban is a large, modern city of over 3 million people. There is a high concentration of immigrants from India.

  6. Fields of Sugar Cane

  7. Hills & Valleys Northwest of Durban

  8. Paddy & Sandi Kendall-Ball

  9. Pietermaritzburg – Sunday a.m., July 21

  10. Westville – Sunday p.m., July 21

  11. Monday at Tongaat – Richard HardingSeveral Widows in this church.Paul & Joel Williams visited with us

  12. Chatting with co-workers on the shores of the Indian Ocean

  13. With the Govenders – Tuesday July 23 Thumba and Bommie Govender, Segrie & Mervin, and children

  14. Tuesday at ShallcrossIn the home of George & Vishnu Reddy

  15. Ladies Class – Wed. July 24

  16. Shastry Park – Wed. July 24

  17. Visiting with some young people

  18. Jeremy, Logie and Lauren Hammond

  19. Lemmy Chetty – one of the elders at Shastry Park

  20. Baby Jessica suffers from Brittle Bone Disease

  21. Bible principles that came into focus on my visit: • There should be mutual affection and a spirit of brotherhood among churches. It is encouraging! • Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Philippians 4:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; 1 Peter 2:17 • There should be a concern for the welfare of all the churches (2 Corinthians 11:28) • There should be a desire to imitate good things being done in other churches, and to be a good example for other churches • 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 • Let us pray fervently for “all the saints” Ephesians 3:14-19

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