South Africa
Father's heart
My own heart
Jer 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Yearns for self
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
COmmunity - God's body
The process of santification - We are being made holy, consistently focussing less on ourselves and more on God's purposes
Putting on
The Father's heart for our world
Being involved in your community - poor, needy, etc.
Spreading his word
Putting off
Being involved in his congregation
Excessive focus on pleasure, comfort,quality of life, even safety
Application
Evaluate your own heart
A sense of obligation
A heart that is serving God willingly, not our of obligation
The great commission
The heart without the spirit Gal 5
See God's purposes
Emigrating for financial gain
Emigrating for pleasure
Emigrating out of fear
Economically
Physical safety
Tearing family apart
Hurting the church and God's body
Conclusion
Sowing His seeds to the unsaved
Helping with the poor and needy
Be involved in your community
Case studies
God calls you to a different country, has placed a spiritual burden on your heart for this country, please go where he has called you
You are fearful for the future in South Africa. We have a million reasons to worry. Most likely you have to deal with your fear and unbelief first and then make a decision about emigrating
Do you have an unbelieving heart?
You are a nominal christian, not really involved in any of God's purposes, not yet thinking with His heart. Pleasure, comfort and quality of life are key words in your vocabulary. You are not involved in His work nor in His body. See your need to grow from your Jeremia heart to the heart of Jesus who came to do the will of the Father. Once you have set your foot on this road, can see an inkling of God's purposes, then decide if you are going to emigrate or not