Bitterness is a feeling that involves a mixture of anger and resentment generated by the experience of unjust suffering. Bitterness is frequently associated with sin and slavery to sin in the Bible. Bitterness is not simply something you do—it is something you experience. Consider the bitter herbs in Israel's history. In preparation for the final … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Bitterness, pt2
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The following sermon was prepared by Ps Lucas Stoltz. Click here: Ephesians 5:25-33, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: Ephesians 5:25-33. for the video version.
Ephesians 4:31, "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice." Bitterness is a powerful, dangerous thing. Left unchecked, it can completely consume a person’s life. The Bible describes it this way:• Bitter conditions in our lives, the terrible circumstances and mistreatment that we … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Bitterness, pt1
The following sermon was prepared by Ps Lucas Stoltz. Click here: Ephesians 5:22-24, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: Ephesians 5:22-24. for the video version.
The following sermon was prepared by Cobus Bezuidenhout. Click here: 1 John 2:28-3:24, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: 1 John 2:28-3:24. for the video version.
The following sermon was prepared by Ps Lucas Stoltz. Click here: Psalm 127:1-5, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: Psalm 127:1-5. for the video version.
The following sermon was prepared by Ps Lucas Stoltz. Click here: Ephesians 5:18-21, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: Ephesians 5:18-21. for the video version.
Luke 12:51-53, "Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Jesus Divides!
The following sermon was prepared by Ps Lucas Stoltz. Click here: 1 John 5:13-21, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: 1 John 5:13-21. for the video version.
The following sermon was prepared by Ps Lucas Stoltz. Click here: 1 John 5:13-21, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: 1 John 5:13-21. for the video version.
Hebrews 12:2, “For the joy set before him Jesus endured the cross.” The idea of crucifixion as the means to a joyful life is counterintuitive. Ask yourself: • How can a life shaped by the cross, an instrument of suffering and shame, be the way to joy?• Is the purpose of the cross not one … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: About the Cross, pt6
1 Peter 5:10, "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." No one goes through life without suffering. To be human in a fallen world is to suffer. Suffering, however, … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: About the Cross, pt5
The following sermon was prepared by Ps Lucas Stoltz. Click here: 1 John 5:6-12, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: 1 John 5:6-12. for the video version. Alternatively, you can read the notes below, or follow along as you watch or listen.
Galatians 5:1, "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Jesus’ death on the cross is the path for true freedom. In order for a person to live a truly free life, they must do so in communion with God. This is a … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: About the Cross, pt5
The following sermon was prepared by Ps Lucas Stoltz. Click here: 1 John 5:1-5, to download or stream the audio sermon, or click here: 1 John 5:1-5. for the video version. Alternatively, you can read the notes below, or follow along as you watch or listen.
Christ Baptist Church Mokopane 