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Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives – The human factor

Apollo 13 –11 April 1970

Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives – The human factorSociologists and engineers call it “the human factor.” It’s what we must depend on when all the glittering technology seems suddenly useless

Gene Kranz NASA Flight Director and author of Failure is not an Option


Partnering with God will cause explosive supernatural changes in peoples lives!


1. Simple Little Action Changes Lives

2. Simple Little Words Change Lives

3. Simple Little Risk and Courage Change lives

Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives – The human factorActs 6:1-15 NIV

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.


Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke. Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.” All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.


“However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: “ ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things?’ “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him— you who have received the law that was given through angels but have not obeyed it.” When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.


“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives – The human factorActs 7:1, 51-60 MSG

“And you continue, so bullheaded! Calluses on your hearts, flaps on your ears! Deliberately ignoring the Holy Spirit, you’re just like your ancestors. Was there ever a prophet who didn’t get the same treatment? Your ancestors killed anyone who dared talk about the coming of the Just One. And you’ve kept up the family tradition—traitors and murderers, all of you. You had God’s Law handed to you by angels—gift-wrapped!—and you squandered it!” At that point they went wild, a rioting mob of catcalls and whistles and invective. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, hardly noticed—he only had eyes for God, whom he saw in all his glory with Jesus standing at his side. He said, “Oh! I see heaven wide open and the Son of Man standing at God’s side!”

Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives – The human factorActs 7:1, 51-60 MSG

Yelling and hissing, the mob drowned him out. Now in full stampede, they dragged him out of town and pelted him with rocks. The ringleaders took off their coats and asked a young man named Saul to watch them. As the rocks rained down, Stephen prayed, “Master Jesus, take my life.” Then he knelt down, praying loud enough for everyone to hear, “Master, don’t blame them for this sin”—his last words. Then he died. Saul was right there, congratulating the killers.


QF32 will remain as one of the finest examples of airmanship in the history of aviation. (Carey Edwards, "Airmanship“)

Airbus A380

A380 - Engine Trivia

Engine 3,87 meters diameter Weight 6.5 tonnes

Cost per engine US$18.5 million (R180 million) – 1/3 of periodic table of elelments

Fuel consumption – 12 tonnes per hour +/- 250 litres per minute (4 engines) – R33k per hour

8 Seconds – the time for the 4 engines at take-off thrust to exhaust all the air that is breathed by a person throughout their 100 year life.

3,87m

A380 - Trivia

Maximum takeoff weight – 575 tonnes

Length 72.7 meters Wingspan 79.75 meters

Upper deck door 8.0 meters (3 stories) above ground

Tail Fin height above ground 24 meters above ground (8 stories)

24m

Description Failures

Engines Engine 2 failed (Exploded), Engine 1,3,4 degraded. Only one reverse thruster for landing

Hydraulics 25% pumps operating

Electrics 2 generators failed in flight, 50% AC buses failed in flight, 1 % emergency service on ground

APU Pneumatics and electrics failed

Flight controls Operating program degraded, 60 less lift devises (slats, ailerons), 65% roll control lost, wing damage, 10 % lift lost, 50 % spoilers lost

Landing gear 50% computers failed, reduced sensors, gravity extension

Brakes Auto-brakes failed, anti-skid failed, 64% braking

Fuel 2 lateral imbalances, 1 longitudinal imbalance, 6 pumps failed, no transfer, no jettison, 14 leaks, 8 out of 11 tanks unuseable, both fuel computers failed

Weight Centre of gravity well aft for landing, 42 tonnes over maximum landing weight

Flight instruments Probe heating failed, air data computer failed, speed and stall warnings

Auto-flight Auto thrust failed, no auto-land capability, autopilot disconnected many times

Pneumatics 50% failed, APU backup pneumatics failed

Description Failures

Avionics Both Ground Proximity Warnings Systems failed, system overheat. On ground 6 out of 7 radios failed, 9 out of 10 screens failed

Cabin Multiple lighting failures, indication failures, management computer failures

Performance application

Incorrect stall speed calculations, incorrect speed margins, incorrect approach speed

Airframe Greater than 70 penetrations under wing, 7 penetrations on top of wing, 500 impacts on fuselage

In Peak Hours, 400 000 people are flying atop this type of engine

1st turbine disc failure in 40 years and over 200 million engine hours

Jet Engine Failures – 1 in 300 000 hours +/- 225 million km ( 6 times better than the most stringent standard)

Chance of this happening again? 1 in a million billion…

Damage

Repairs – estimated at US$145million (R1.483 billion)

Repaired left wing

6 km of wiring replaced

4 new engines

18 months to repair aircraft

“Fatigue cracking" in a stub pipe within the engine resulted in oil leakage followed by an oil fire in the

engine. The fire led to the release of the Intermediate Pressure Turbine (IPT) disc



A man known to be full of faith and of the Holy Spirit• great wonders and miraculous signs

Your life?Be prepared to be the human factor in the hands of God in your place of home, work, school etc.

January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

Disintegration of the entire vehicle began after an O-ring seal in its right solid rocket booster (SRB) failed at liftoff.

On 4 October 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 ,

crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Fuse pins hold the engine nacelle to the wing. The fuse pins had not failed properly, but instead had suffered metal fatigue prior to

overload failure

Air France Flight 4590 ( Concorde flight) from Charles

de Gaulle International Airport near Paris, On 25 July 2000

• 5 min before the Concorde took-off, a Continental Airlines DC-10 departing for Newark, New Jersey, had lost a titanium alloy strip, 435 mm long and about 29 to 34 mm wide, during take-off from the same runway.

• During the Concorde's subsequent take-off run this piece of debris, still lying on the runway, cut a tyre, rupturing it. Tyre debris struck the underside of the wing, the ensuing shockwave rupturing a fuel tank …

Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives – The human factor2. Simple Little Words Change Lives

A small act of kindness or reaching out can make a huge impact in someone’s life.


For good or for ill, individual moments in a young person's life can make all the difference in their future. It may be something said or done by an adult who hardly thinks about it: a hug, a compliment, an intriguing question, a sincere applause. But in that moment, the child discovers who they are, what is important to them, why they matter, and sometimes even what their destiny will be. Just a Minute. - Dr. Wess Stafford

Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives – The human factor2. Simple Little Words Change Lives

A small act of kindness or reaching out can make a huge impact in someone’s life.

What are the simple little things in your life that you can say to make a difference in someone’s life. In the hands of God you can do extraordinary things?

They can become explosively supernatural in their outworking.

Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives – The human factor3. Simple Little Risk and Courage Change lives

This life of ours call for boldness and for us to step out. To touch and impact the lives of people around us.

Take your ordinary relationships with people around you and step out!


Family Centre Durbanville Dates

Grief Support Group x 13 (evenings) 15 July

Marriage Enrichment - Focus on the Family x 1 23 July

Divorce Care Support Group x 13 30 July

Single and Parenting Support Group x 13 30 July

DC4K Support Group x 13 30 July

Marriage Enrichment Course x 7 7 August


This life of ours call for boldness and for us to step out. To touch and impact the lives of people around us.

Take your ordinary relationships with people around you and step out!

Breakthrough comes from risk and courage.


Simple little things, in the hands of God, change lives –BE the human factor and causes explosive supernatural changes in people’s lives

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