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OUR MANDATE as Parklands Baptist Church is to continue the ministry that Christ began on earth of preaching the gospel, teaching and healing. OUR VISION“The gospel of the Kingdom of God and its principles proclaimed to every person, godly leaders raised and our communities and the world influenced positively and applying these principles as a way of life”.
OUR MISSION“Our mission is to make disciples of all nations: to baptize them to membership in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to raise them to maturity through discipleship and teaching according to the Great Commission of Christ and prepare them for effective ministry to others.
”OUR MOTTO Arise and shine for your light has come and glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1OUR SLOGAN God is good all the time and all the time God is good and that is his nature.
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Parklands Baptist Church's Podcast
DECEMBER WEEK 3_THEME VISION :SPIRIT-LED JOY
A simple truth can change the tone of an entire season: joy is not a mood swing, it’s a source of strength. We explore spirit-led joy through three clear movements—rejoicing, overflow, and strength—grounded in Philippians 4:4, John 15:11, and Nehemiah 8:10. You’ll hear how choosing to rejoice is not denial but trust, how abiding in Christ produces an overflow that touches family and neighbours, and how celebration, far from being escapist, becomes a concrete act of hope that includes those who have nothing prepared.
We speak as a community grateful for God’s presence and goodness across the year, and we slow the moment down to ask what joy looks like in practice. Rejoicing starts with gratitude and returns us to God when moods shift. Overflow shows up as patience in crowded rooms, generous words in tense moments, and hospitality that sets an extra place at the table. Joy as strength means we stop trying to carry everything alone; we borrow courage from the Lord, share what we have, and let celebration heal our haste.
If you’re weary, this is a gentle guide back to the centre. If you’re full, it’s a nudge to pour out. We close with a blessing of peace and joy for the days ahead, inviting you to reflect on the year behind and face the next with steady hearts. Subscribe for more short, Scripture-shaped reflections, share this with someone who needs courage today, and leave a review to tell us where you’re choosing to rejoice this week.
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This is our month of the impartation of uncommon presence, spirit-led joy. My name is Josephin Kimai from the Women of Impact of Parklands Baptist Church. Now, indeed, we can say as a family that the presence of the Lord has been with us in 2025. We have seen his goodness. So as we get into the third week of December, we're just looking at spirit-led joy. And as we think about that, we're filled with thanksgiving. God has been good, and his goodness is driving us to just want or desire more of him. Now, as I think of spirit-led joy, I think of the joy that brings rejoicing, I think of joy that brings overflow, and I also think of joy, the joy that is our strength. So God's joy that brings rejoicing. Philippians 4:4 says, always be full of joy in the Lord. I say again, rejoice. So we are being reminded that we should rejoice in the Lord. Then let's look at God's joy that brings overflow. John 15, verse 11 says, I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow. This is Jesus Himself who is telling us that He wants us to be filled with His joy and that our joy should overflow. Then as I look at God's joy is our strength. It is Nehemiah 8, verse 10 that tells us, and Nehemiah continued, Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don't be dejected or and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. We are being reminded that as we celebrate, we should celebrate with others, we should give to others who do not have. And in all this, look forward because the joy of the Lord is our strength. And therefore, as we take time with family and with friends in this season, as we reflect on the year that has been, let us remember to rejoice in the Lord. Let us also give because Jesus gave first to us, and he gave us to overflowing. And then let us look ahead to the year ahead and the years and the seasons ahead with strength, because the joy of the Lord is our strength. And now may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord cause his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord grant you his peace and may you experience his joy. Amen.