BIG SUNDAY

Last Sunday was our Associational "BIG" Sunday where all the 

churches in the Gweru area come together to worship.  We met 

in Mkoba Baptist Church.  There was a lot of great singing and 

dancing and wonderful fellowship as we worshiped together. 

Everyone was all dressed up, even the little ones!  

Pastor Chigumbu preached about the Two Spiritual Kingdoms.  He reminded us that if we are serious about reaching the lost there are some changes we need to make in the way we as believers act toward one another.  The world won't take us seriously unless they see and experience the love of God in us.  We also have a problem of lack of unity and don't show the joy that Christians should experience if they are truly walking with God.  And above all we have a serious problem with jealousy that is keeping us from doing the work God has called us to do.  Instead of building one another up we do all we can to discredit one another with gossip and slander.   We must distance ourselves from the evil one and not allow him to create divisions among us. Let us overcome the tactics of the evil one so we can concentrate on being witnesses for Him in Zimbabwe. God's blessings are upon unified believers.  He will guide us and give us the power we need to fulfill the task He has given us.   Please pray for our churches to overcome the issues that the pastor talked about in this sermon.  

Some of the Baptist Men in their uniform.

Some of the WMU ladies wearing their fancy uniforms.

Sunday School Teachers Workshop

Sunday School teachers from five churches in the Gweru Baptist Association recently came together for a workshop. The children’s teachers met together, the superintendent’s met together, and the teachers of youth, young adult, and adults met in another group. Donna Fort facilitated the latter group.

During the first session we discussed the original two reasons for which Sunday School came into being: 1) to win the lost and bring them into the church, 2) to teach God’s Word to Christians and help them become mature in their faith, leading them to actively engage in spiritual disciplines such as prayer, Bible Study, witnessing, discipling others and fellowshipping with other believers. As part of the workshop, teachers were asked to share their testimony briefly with their partners.

Then they were encouraged to write down all the names of people they could think of who were lost so they could begin praying for them and look for opportunities to witness to them.

The teachers were encouraged to take one Sunday School class and teach a lesson on evangelism and then begin to hold their class members accountable for witnessing. In the second session Donna taught a lesson where “class members” were engaged in active participation and discussion. (This is different from the typical lecture style that many Sunday School teachers here use.) Participants had an opportunity to discover truths for themselves and then think of ways they could apply those truths in their own lives. It was a lively and at times humorous discussion and the teachers seemed very keen to try this “new” teaching method in their classes.