Growing Through Adversity: Adversity could mean facing trials, hardships, and difficulty. But it is in adversity that we grow when we persevere! Our faith is strengthened, matured, and made complete. James 1:2-4 reads as follows; "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Trusting God, pt3
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God Is in Control: God has absolute control over all things and is working them out in our lives for our good and His glory. So whether we acknowledge it or not, we cannot carry out any plan apart from the will of God. God has absolute independence to do as He pleases and has … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Trusting God, pt2
If God is truly in control, why does God allow miscarriage, a lost job, a car accident, a lengthy illness, heartache, etc? When we look through our circumstances with eyes of faith, we can see that God has great love for His people. He does not allow any circumstance that is not for the good … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Trusting God, pt1
The doctrine of the Trinity should bring us delight! And this week, let’s consider the third truth that should satisfy us in God’s truth – God the Holy Spirit. Over the last two weeks, we took a moment to consider the first and second persons of the Eternal & Holy Trinity. This week, let us … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Delight in the Trinity, pt3
Firstly, almost all the protestant systematic theological writes agree that the basis for the inspiration of Scripture is found in 2 Timothy 3:16-17. This teaches that God Himself has revealed His Word for the church’s and believer’s benefit, and for His glory. The fact that the Scripture has been inspired by God, means it cannot be … Continue reading Scripture: 4 Attributes of God’s Word
The doctrine of the Trinity should bring us delight! And this week, let’s consider the second truth that should satisfy us in God’s truth – God the Son. The unity within the Trinity is uniquely beautiful. The Bible is the story of how God the Father sends the Son and the Holy Spirit to save … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Delight in the Trinity, pt2
Consider the Trinity: Admit it, we’ve been distracted! We have been somewhat drawn away for the theology of God (truth about God) during and leading up to our lockdown. But it is about time we look to our holy and triune God! That is correct, God is holy, and He is triune! Friends, the doctrine … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Delight in the Trinity, pt1
Romans 8:28 is a very common verse we run to in a time of misfortune… and it is good that we do! In fact, we should! Hear Paul’s Words: “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Providence
As a church, we recently studied through the material of the “Gospel Shaped Church” by the Gospel Coalition, the series is titled “Gospel Shaped Worship.” The reason for our desire to work through this series was to make everyone in the church aware the biblical mandate we have in worshipping God. An Overview The word … Continue reading A Brief Devotion: Worship
The Celebration Growing up in South Africa, our yearly calendars recorded this event – exactly 40 days after Christ’s Resurrection! Today our calendars no longer record it. So what has happened? When did we decide that it is no longer necessary to have this recorded? Does that mean we no longer observe the remembrance of … Continue reading The Ascension
There are four “Servant Songs” of Isaiah that describe the service, suffering, and exaltation of the Servant of the Lord, the Messiah. And Isaiah predicts that this Servant of the Lord would deliver the world from the prison of sin. God’s Servant, the Messiah, faithfully completes all the work He is given to do! Acts 3:13 … Continue reading The Son, The Father, & The Cross
By Lucas Stoltz What is Lent? Simply put, Lent is a period of fasting, self-control, and self-denial traditionally observed by Catholics and some Protestant denominations (Anglican, Methodist). It begins with Ash Wednesday (a really weird practice of rubbing ashes on one’s forehead in the sign of a cross, which in its defence; the Bible does … Continue reading Why We Won’t be Observing Lent
By David Bester Your heart is a complex mix of desires, thoughts and intentions (Prov 20:5). It can be complicated to discern and it requires the careful application of scripture (Heb 4:12). Psalm 16 gives us insight into two desires that all of us have. Firstly, we all desire satisfaction. That means we seek to … Continue reading Two Desires from Psalm 16: Satisfaction & Security in the Lord
By Lucas Stoltz What is Evangelism? J Mack Stiles defines it as follows: “Evangelism is teaching the gospel with the aim to persuade.” I hope you can see that this definition does not require an immediate outward response. As walking down an aisle, raising a hand, or even praying a prayer may tell us that … Continue reading A Working Definition of Evangelism
By Lucas Stoltz Where does Halloween come from? Halloween is celebrated in all sorts of ways by all sorts of people around the world. Traditionally, it was known as All Hallows’ Eve, when the dead were remembered. But over time, it became cultural. And for the Western world, it has become extremely commercialized. Halloween decorations … Continue reading Understanding Halloween
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