Midrand Presbyterian Church

02/06/2026

🙏 PRAYER FOCUS @ Midchurch JUNE 2026 🙏

31/05/2026

🩸 Blood Drive @ Midchurch 🩸

SANBS Blood Drive

If you are a regular blood donor or would like to be, you can donate blood on Sunday, the 7th of June, at Midchurch, 09h00 to 12h30. 1 pint of blood can save at least 3 lives.

31/05/2026

✝✝ JOIN LIVE ✝✝

WORSHIP @ midchurch

LIVE online @ 09:30

https://www.youtube.com/live/XKT26E0XVxo?si=W7-B8nJLpUFRuXpK

Fresh and surprising discoveries in the details of Biblical stories...

30/05/2026

THE LINK @ Midchurch

Your CATCH-UP with WHAT'S UP @ Midchurch

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Your CATCH-UP with WHAT'S UP @ midchurch

29/05/2026

🤩 Young People @ Midchurch 🤩

29/05/2026

✝️ WORSHIP @ Midchurch ✝️

Sunday, 31 May 2026

7:45 am & 9:30 am
LIVE online @ 9:30 am

** NEW ** TEACHING SERIES @ Midchurch

TREASURES IN THE TEXT
Fresh and Surprising Discoveries in the Details of Biblical Stories

3: EAT THIS SCROLL
Teaching by Christopher Judelsohn

Young People @ Midchurch @ 9:30am

29/05/2026

This week's love-note from Chris:

Dear friends,

Last night, on my way to our monthly Elders’ Session meeting at Ministry House, I drove through an intersection where the traffic lights have not been working for some months (many of you will know of this spot over the N1 highway).

Most days, people approach the intersection carelessly, slowing down slightly at best, and sometimes hardly stopping at all if the road seems clear.

But last night was different.

Three police vehicles were parked near the intersection, and suddenly everything changed. Every driver, myself included, approached the crossing carefully and correctly. Cars came to a complete stop. People waited their turn. Everyone became patient, cautious, and remarkably law-abiding, under the watchful eye of the police 😁🤭.

As I drove away, I wondered why, sometimes, it takes someone watching for us to do the right thing?

Of course, as Bette Middler correctly reminds us in her famous song, “God is watching us…”, but this truth must not leave us imagining God as a kind of heavenly traffic officer waiting to catch us doing something wrong. God is not standing over our lives looking for reasons to punish us.

Rather, Scripture teaches us that God is always with us through the presence of his Holy Spirit to gently guide, shape, convict, and transform us from within.

The real goal of the Christian life is not outward compliance (rule-keeping), but inward transformation.

Anyone can modify their behaviour temporarily when accountability appears nearby, like traffic offices at an intersection.

But, Christian maturity is something deeper than that. Over time, the Spirit forms within us hearts that genuinely desire what is good, kind, honest, compassionate, patient, and Christlike, even when nobody else notices, applauds, or affirms us.

The Apostle Paul writes:
“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”
— Galatians 5:25

What a beautiful way to think of the Christian life. Day by day, conversation by conversation, decision by decision, we are invited to walk in step with the Spirit of Jesus, not merely behaving well when others are watching, but allowing God’s presence to shape who we are from within and so become more Christlike.

Perhaps one of the true tests of character is not who we are when others are watching, but who we are when no one is watching.

“Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
— Colossians 3:17

KEEP PRAYING, KEEP CARING, KEEP SERVING

With my love, Chris

28/05/2026

❄️✝ COSY CHURCH 2026 ✝❄️

A reminder that our 7:45am worship service moves from St. Saviour’s to Ministry House for winter from Sunday the 7th of June.

26/05/2026

It is with deep sadness that we share news of the sudden passing of a member of the Midchurch Family, Abel Lume, on Saturday, 9 May.

Our love and prayers go to Abel's wife Reinette, his children; Steven, Darren & Chané and all Abel's friends and loved ones.

Rest in peace, Abel.

26/05/2026

It is with sadness that we learned of the passing of Jean Reid, a long-time member of the Midchurch family, on Sunday 24 May 2026.

After 97 blessed years, Jean was called home.

Our love and prayers are with Jean's children; Wayne & Helena, Kim & Michelle and all of her family and friends, at this sad time.

The memorial service for Jean will be held on Tuesday, 2 June @ 11am at Shelanti Chapel (Jean Ave).