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In The Stillness - D7 Band's Brand New Album

Church I am so excited!!! In the Stillness the 2nd album by D7 Band will be out this summer. This is an amazing expression of where we are at as a church. This new album is promising to be awesome. The production and engineering process will take longer and it will be more detailed and refined and the sound will be massive.

10 th September 2011 - An Unmissible Day

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I am so excited for all the girls in our world.  They are going to be blown away with what Angela has been preparing for them. The very first King's Daughters  Conference is going to add so much value to the women present on that day - their lives will never be the same ever again! Our Christmas Ball was amazing but the King's Daughters Conference will just be totally over the top specially tailored to welcome princesses into God's presence.

Check out this message from Angela:

"King's Daughters exists to inspire and challenge women to understand their identity and value so that they can lead an amazing, abundant life with passion and purpose. The King's Daughters Conference is a unique experience where you will encounter God, be completely refreshed and equipped to be all you can possibly be." - Angela De Souza (King's Daughters Conference host and Executive Pastor at D7 Church)

So add the date to your diary:

King's Daughters conference this summer on 10th September 2011. Where girls from all over the UK will be getting together for a day of inspiring teaching, incredible worship, live music and loads of laughter.

And for all the men reading this post - buy a ticket for the woman in your life now.

Men of Remarkable Honour


Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves.
Romans 12:10

Today's generation has done a great job at ruining the concept of honour. We think honour is something we give to someone based on their performance. Based on how much we like them. In the Bible, honour is to do with value, worth and weight. And it's something freely given. Honour is a strong biblical concept.

Honour is to treat with respect or reverence; having a good reputation characterised by integrity. Not to honour means to treat something as common. Where is the honour? Don’t you ever wonder that? TV shows women berating their men, men looking with lust at other women that are not their wives, children talking to their parents in a disrespectful way.

It is our responsibility to bring honour back. D7 church is a house of honour. When you value something you are able to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Honour elevates, dishonour decimates.

Here are three things about honour:
  1. It’s a decision not a reward. We might think that some people in our world don’t deserve honour, but neither do we because:

    ...God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
     
  2. The amount you receive is determined by the amount you give (see Ezra 7:27-28, Gal. 6:7). Every time you deny honour you miss an opportunity to receive it. God deserves honour. The people in your world deserve your honour because they were created in God's image.
     
  3. The amount you give is determined by the amount of value you perceive. Honour will protect, praise, prioritise. In a nutshell if you love you will honour.
In order to bring this to reality let's look at a practical example of honour. Are we honouring the women in our world? Are we honouring them by showing them respect? Do you treat woman as an object? Are you rude to them? Remember this: If you are rude you are wrong! Period. I am talking about your wife, mother, sister, the woman in church.

Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:7

In the previous verse, 1 Peter 3:6, the Bible says that women are prone toward Fear (great tip for us guys!). Those fears that the women have are legitimate. If a woman marries a man, she’s trusting him with the rest of her life that he won’t hit her, cheat on her, that he’ll work hard, that he’ll pay the bills, that he’ll love their children, that he’ll walk with Jesus and finish the race well, that if she gets sick, he’ll look after her. It is a terrifying thing for a woman to trust a man. 

Women have legitimate fears and what the word of God (the Bible) is saying is that men need to be in a particular way so that those fears are alleviated. We need to relate to the women in our world  “in an understanding way, showing them honour.” That’s a D7 man!  Now many of us will nod our head and say, “Yep, that’s me.” but the truth is that every man has areas of repentance and growth that are required in order for them not only to grow old but to grow up too.

D7 men you’re not looking for a girlfriend if you are single. You’re not looking for a roommate. You’re not looking for a cohabitation partner. You’re looking for a wife.

You’re not the flirt guy.
You’re not the download porn dude.
You’re not the “I got another girl on the side I always keep in case of emergency” kind of guy.
You’re not the wandering eye guy.
You’re not the “white lies” guy.
You’re not the “short fuse” guy.

We need to take responsibility for the well- being of the woman in our world. We need to protect them from harsh words, plain rudeness, physical harm, items that are too heavy for them to carry, our lack of commitment to their well- being, their reputation, their purity, their right to feel safe and secure among other things.

Starting now, how can you honour the woman in your world?

D7 men are gentlemen. And gentlemen you are stronger than the woman in your world.Do you ever hit her? (How about your tongue, do you abuse them verbally?), do you ever push her?, do you ever grab or restrain her?, do you ever raise a hand and threaten her?, do you ever intimidate her with physical violence?, do you ever give her "the looks"?

Losers do the above! There are simply no excuses for that type of behaviour. Women are supposed to feel safe around us. Christian, husband, father, employee. Those are your first four duties and they will take most of your life. You’re not going to have a lot of time so start working at it now.

Ask the women in your world for feedback and how you can honour them. Do they feel safe around you? Do they feel respected and honoured?

Secure On The Rock

Finally the big day has arrived! Angela's new book, Secure on the Rock, is available now from Amazon.co.uk.  

This book will definitely help you to understand insecurity and find freedom from it. I found it particularly helpful as it touches the roots of what can be a very controlling pattern. A grabbing read; this book will keep you hooked as Angela describes her journey to freedom. Secure on the Rock will also help couples in their journey as Angela's perspective really helps men understand women so much more. I found this book really opened my eyes to the things that my wife may be feeling or going through. I highly recommend this book for men and women and I am sure that the Study Guide will be a great resource too.

I would be extremely grateful if you would spread the word and most of all if you would leave a review on Amazon. Thank you to everyone for all you kinds words of encouragement and support.