Brakpan Baptist Church

16/06/2026

Thought For The Day.

You can outgrow the problem!

Written by Bob and Debby Gass

Acts 20:24 NKJV

Before leaving the leaders of the church at Ephesus for the last time, Paul told them: "The Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy" (vv. 23-24 NKJV).

There are two ways to deal with a problem: (1) Pray and believe God to remove it, like He did with the walls of Jericho. (2) Outgrow the problem.

In the 1920s, an English adventurer named Mallory led an expedition to try to conquer Mount Everest. His first two attempts failed. On his third attempt, he and most of his team were wiped out in an avalanche. Upon their return to England, the few who had survived held a banquet to honour Mallory and those who had perished. As the leader of the survivors stood to speak, he looked around the hall at the framed pictures of Mallory and the others who had died.

Then he turned his back to the crowd and faced a large picture of Mount Everest, which stood looming behind the banquet table like a silent, unbeatable giant. With tears streaming down his face, he spoke to the mountain on behalf of his deceased friends: "I speak to you, Mount Everest, in the name of all brave men and women living and those yet unborn. Mount Everest, you defeated us once; you defeated us twice; you defeated us three times. But we shall someday defeat you, because you can't get any bigger - but we can."

Soul food: Eze 37:1-40:9; Matt 19:15-30; Ps 73:17-28; Prov 15:22-24

16/06/2026

Verse Of The Day.

Micah 6:8 NIVUK
[8] He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

16/06/2026

15/06/2026

Thought For The Day.

God has more in store for you

Written by Bob and Debby Gass

Hosea 6:3 NKJV

The Lord charged the church at Ephesus with having "left your first love" (see Revelation 2:4) and the church of Laodicea with being "neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm" (see Revelation 3:15-16). R. T. Kendall said, "The greatest opposition to what God wants to do next comes from those who were on the cutting edge of what God did last." Read the following Scriptures carefully and prayerfully: "Do not say, 'Why were the former days better than these?' For you do not inquire wisely concerning this" (Ecclesiastes 7:10 NKJV). "The path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day" (Proverbs 4:18 NKJV). "Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord... He will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth" (Hosea 6:3 NKJV). "When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you" (John 16:13-14 NKJV).

"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV). "May [you] be able to comprehend... the width and length and depth and height - to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God" (Ephesians 3:18-19 NKJV).

The word for you today is - God has more in store for you.

Soul food: Eze 34-36; Matt 19:1-14; Ps 73:1-16; Prov 15:18-21

15/06/2026

Verse Of The Day.

1 Peter 4:8 NIVUK
[8] Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

12/06/2026

Thought For The Day.

Pray for a revelation of God's love (1)

Written by Bob and Debby Gass

Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV

In the realm of general relativity, an event horizon is the point of no return. It's the point at which gravitational pull becomes so great that it's impossible to escape. The most obvious example is the black hole - a celestial object so massive that light can only enter but never exit its gravitational field. The escape velocity of a black hole is greater than the speed of light, which is impossible to exceed. So, once you cross its horizon, there is no turning back. God's love is like that.

The Bible says, "God is love." The implications of that one statement will take all of eternity to unpack. Nothing pulls stronger or longer than God's love. Love is an event horizon, and once you cross over, you can't get back. And who would want to? Logic won't get you to God's love. His love is beyond logical - it's theological. The only way to receive the love of God is via revelation. Christianity

Paul wrote: "I pray that you... may... grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ... that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." The love of God is measureless. It doesn't fit in a box, not even a box the size of the universe. And if the universe isn't big enough, God's love certainly won't fit within the confines of our human logic. So how do we get it in our hearts and minds? Through a personal revelation! So, the word for you today is: pray for a revelation of God's love.

Soul food: Eze 27:25-30:26; Matt 18:10-20; Ps 80:1-11; Prov 15:11-14

12/06/2026

Verse Of The Day.

1 Corinthians 13:4 NIVUK
[4] Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

11/06/2026

Verse Of The Day.

James 1:5 NIVUK
[5] If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.