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The latest publication of Dr Henry & Dr Richard Blackaby, author and co-author of the Experiencing God materials, called Flickering Lamps: Christ & and His Church has arrived in South Africa. Get your copy now!
The majority of churches in North America today are either plateaued or in decline. Christian values are under siege. Many have concluded that the future of the Church is bleak. But what would happen if the risen Christ suddenly appeared at your church’s door and took over day-to-day operations? Would anything change? Would there be renewed hope? There is Hope for your Church. Join Henry & Richard as they examine what happened when Christ took control of a little church that was about to die in Canada.
Many churches today practice hypocrisy. They claim that God is all-powerful, yet they never attempt anything they cannot do in their own strength. They believe God provides for all of their needs, yet they worry about their finances. They claim that Christ is the head of their church, yet members argue about how the church conducts its business. They hold the doctrine that Christ will build the Church, yet their church is plateaued or in decline. In America today, the majority of churches are not growing. Thousands of churches close their doors every year.
It is for this reason that Flickering Lamps: Christ and His Church was written. It tells the true story of how God took a church that was about to disband, and transformed it into an exciting center of mission activity. It relates how a small church began to let Christ truly lead them and the spectacular results that followed. Many churches have studied the profound truths found in this book and have found encouragement and experienced revival.
Flickering Lamps: Christ and His Church is a powerful reminder for every church, pastor, and leader that God wants His church to be alive and well. The problem is that we know the problem, but it seems everyone wants to fix the problem with a program.  Programs won’t fix the problems of the church. Only Christ as the head of the church can fix His body. This a book of hope and a challenge to the declining church. These pages are filled with truths that need to be heeded.
– Michael Catt, senior pastor, Sherwood Church, executive produces of Sherwood pictures; Flywheel, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous, The Prayer Room
In my 18+ years as a senior pastor, there were times when I found myself engaged in doing things “for” God and thus, easily distracted from the central calling of God on my life and the headship of Christ in my life and the congregation I was leading. I am grateful that God used those times to bring me to the end of myself and then, to re-orient me to my primary calling as a leader and what it meant for the Risen Christ to be head of my life and the church.  As we meet pastors across our nation and internationally, we have found many who are struggling with “doing” the right things for God without taking time to know what is on His heart and mind for them or the church. Apart from acknowledging and living under the Headship of Christ, the church and its leaders are left to their best thinking and that eventually results in a church that struggles, spiritually and in all aspects of church life.
“Flickering Lamps” has been written and made available by Blackaby Ministries International for the purpose of helping pastors and lay leaders to be re-oriented to Christ and His purposes, presence, power, provision, plans and preeminence. We are finding great response in churches that are healthy and churches that are plateaued and struggling. It is always a good thing to make sure we are living, leading and ministering on Christ’s agenda! I encourage every pastor and their lay leadership to take time to walk through the truths of this book together and allow the Risen Christ to make a fresh impact on your life and congregation!
– Rick Fisher, Vice President, BMI
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Flickering Lamps: Christ & His Church is printed and distributed by Heart Cry SA in South Africa with the kind permission of Blackaby Ministries International Inc.
“I have spent most of my life involved in revival. I have seen God work mightily on numerous occasions. It has been my profound honor to be associated with Heart Cry South Africa for many years. It has a strong, biblical, profound message and ministry that God has used repeatedly to bless the churches of South Africa and around the world. I look forward to every opportunity I have to partner with them to expand God’s work across South Africa.
– Dr. Henry T. Blackaby, president emeritus, Blackaby Ministries International, author of Experiencing God.”
“It has been my privilege to work with Francois Carr and Heart Cry South Africa for many years. I appreciate the focus and passion and biblical nature of their ministry for revival. God has used this ministry to profoundly impact churches across South Africa and the world. I pray that God will use the powerful truths found in Flickering Lamps to bring revival to churches all across the land.
– Dr. Richard Blackaby, president, Blackaby Ministries International, Co-author of Experiencing God, review edition.”
WAT SAL GEBEUR AS JESUS DIE DAG TOT DAG SAKE OORNEEM VAN SY KERK?
SAL DIT ANDERS WEES? WAT IS SY AGENDA VIR DIE KERK?
Die plaaslike kerk se bestaan wentel om die verheerliking van God. Dit is besig met bediening, sending en verkondiging van die evangelie, sodat mense gered kan word, volgelinge van Jesus sal word en om God dan te verheerlik in hulle lewens. Die plaaslike kerk is daar om God te verheerlik. Dus, die groot vraag wat ons onsself moet afvra is: Is daar enigiets omtrent ’n kerk wat dood-loop wat God verheerlik?
Wat is daar omtrent ’n kerk wat doodloop wat verkondig dat God groot is en dat die evangelie kragtig is? Om God te verheerlik moet ons alles moontlik doen om nuwe lewe in kerke wat agteruitgaan te blaas en kerke wat doodloop te laat herlewe. Die redes waarom kerke doodloop is uiteenlopend. Die stappe wat nodig is om nuwe lewe in kerke te blaas en kerke te herstig, is talryk. Een ding is egter baie duidelik: Daar is geen kans hiertoe sonder die berou van God se kinders nie. Hulle moet in gebrokenheid terugdraai na God, Sy aangesig met opregtheid soek en na Sy stem luister.
Henry, sowel as Richard Blackaby, is volkome gekwalifiseerd om kerke te onderrig oor hoe om God se aangesig te soek en na Sy stem te luister. Geeneen van my generasie kan dit beter doen nie. Hulle kan uit ervaring en ondervinding en vanuit Bybelse insig praat. Hulle het ’n waardevolle bron van inligting geskep. Soos wat ek met Suidelike Baptiste dwarsoor Noord-Amerika gewerk het wat daarna gestreef het om hulle kerke te laat herleef, of weer van voor af te stig, het ek baie entoesiasties hierdie boek aanbeveel as die wegspringplek vir die proses.
Dit is ’n boek wat móét gelees word deur gemeentes met kerke wat besig is om agteruit te gaan. Dit beskryf nie net die situasie van ’n sukkelende ontmoedigde kerk nie, maar bied ook daadwerklike en tasbare hoop om die situasie om te keer. Ryk aan Bybelse insig, bied hierdie boek hoop wat nie gebaseer is op menslike inspanning nie maar op die kragtige werking van Christus wat ’n plan, doel en ’n belofte vir elke kerk het.
Temas was behandel word: Christus se Doel vir Sy kerk, Christus se Plan vir Sy kerk, Christus se Teenwoordigheid en Sy kerk, Christus se Krag en Sy kerk, Christus se Voorsiening en Sy kerk, Christus se Voortreflikheid en Sy kerk.
WAT IS SY AGENDA VIR DIE KERK?
God is kragtig aan die werk om Sy ewige plan regoor die wêreld uit te voer. Soos Hy nog altyd gedoen het, gaan Hy voort om gewone mense te roep om Hom te dien as geestelike leiers. Ouers het hulle kinders gelei om godvresende volwassenes te word. Leraars het hulle kerke gelei om helder te skyn in hulle geestelik donker gemeenskappe. Sakelui het hulle besighede gelei om hulle werknemers te seen en God se koninkryk te bevorder.
Ons het baie van hierdie leiers ontmoet. Hulle spreek altyd vreugde en verbasing uit dat die almagtige God hulle gewone lewens gebruik het om hulle wêreld ‘n beter plek te maak. Nou is dit jou beurt. Ons wêreld het godvresende leiers wat met integriteit sal lei, ‘n Christelike karakter vertoon, die rondom hulle seen en ‘n godvresende erfenis gaan nalaat, verskriklik nodig.
Indien God jou roep om Hom te dien, is dit die hoogste eer wat jy kan ontvang. Mag jy enige verskoning laat vaar, enige vrees verwerp en enige afleiding verwyder sodat jy Christus met hart en siel, hartstogtelik en op ‘n eerbare manier kan dien. Indien jy dit doen, sal die wêreld nooit weer dieselfde wees nie en jou lewe sal ‘n pragtige voorbeeld wees van wat God kan doen met mense wat gewillig is om hulle lewens in sy hande toe te vertrou.
Temas was behandel word: Die Leier se Rol, Die Leier se Voorbereiding, Die Leier se Visie, Die Leier se Invloed: Karakter, Die Leier se Invloed: Dade, Die Leier se Program, Die Slaggate en Belonings van Leierskap.
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This book brings hope with a testimony of a church that was revived from the ashes. When God started to work they started to grow which made an impact in their society to the glory of God. I can truly testify that I know of countless churches in our own country which turned around to make a difference and started to bear fruit in their lives. Blackaby warns churches who refuse to change or alter their perspective. He believes that everything will start to change when the church finds herself in utter brokenness and repentance before God in order to become a beacon of light which can shine in our dark world. May this book help church leaders to be encouraged with a new and fresh vision from God for their local churches.
Dirkie van der Spuy
Leader of Moreletapark Association and Assesor of the Duth Reformed Church
Flickering Lamps will call you to surrender. It will call you beyond commitment. It will give you enough theology to understand the essence of the gospel and it will give you ample stories to explain the theology. Without stories the theology very often does not make sense. I am thankful for a book that tells about the dire situation of the church but gives a way forward and generates hope. There are too many books going either into doom and gloom by giving us just the bad stats. There are many more that are trying to avoid reality and preach a false triumphalism. When I was reading the book, I felt some new hope and a rekindling of fire in my "bones."
Director of Jericho Walls Prayer Network
“Flickering lamps” is die beste beskrywing van die Kerk van Jesus Christus wat ek nog ooit gehoor het. In n tyd soos hierdie waar die Kerk nie dood is nie, maar daar n doodsheid begin intree het, is dit noodsaaklik om dit biddend te lees. As ek om my kyk sien ek daar is hoop, maar ek sien ook dat dit maar hopeloos gaan in die meeste gemeentes wat besig is om te krimp. Party gemeentes lyk soos flikkerende ligte wat dit net weer vir ons uitwys ons groot nood aan herlewing.
Pastor of Evangelical Reformed Church Pretoria East, Board of Trustee member Heart Cry SA
Hier is ŉ boek wat ek graag met my hele hart wil aanbeveel vir elke kind van God, in besonder vir predikante wat ernstig is oor die gemeente van Christus waarbinne u God aanbid. Henry Blackaby en sy seun Richard het by die meeste van ons geen bekendstelling nodig nie. ŉ Menigte baie waardevolle boeke het deur die jare uit hul pen die lig gesien. Hier is ŉ werk, stewig gefundeer in die Woord van God, gerugsteun met praktiese ondervinding vanuit Henry se persoonlike bediening in sy gemeente. Die outeurs se algehele afhanklikheid van God in die opbou van ŉ gemeente is ŉ uitstaande kenmerk van hierdie boek. Dit is na my mening een van die beste boeke wat ŉ mens op jou rak kan hê oor die onderwerp van Gemeentewees.
Moderator, Evangelical Reformed Church South Africa
The heart`s cry of many is for a genuine revival – revival that comes from God and not from man. History give testimony that whenever God touches His people, their lives, Churches and communities were changed. They experienced new power and fervor to do His work and to glorify Him. But, many are saying, “We don’t know what to do? Where do we start? What is on His heart and agenda in such a time as this?" God used Dr Blackaby to touch a small Church in Canada for His Glory. I welcome this book on Church Revitalization from Henry & Richard Blackaby. Their latest publication, 'Flickering Lamps', is easy to read and a very practical tool with lots of guidelines and questions to reflect upon which refocusses our attention to the presence of Christ and the Glory of God. It is a timely book and a must read. It is my prayer that God will use this book to stir our hearts, renew our hope and get us ready to see and experience a breath and touch from Heaven that will glorify God and change lives, Churches and communities. ‘Even so, come Lord Jesus!’ Come in your power and work through your people.
Executive Director of Heart Cry SA
“Will God ever ask you to do something you are
not able to do? The answer is yes -- all the time!
It must be that way, for God's glory
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ability alone, we get the glory; if we function
according to the power of the Spirit within us, God
gets the glory. He wants to reveal Himself to a watching world.”
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