As we travel along our daily road of life, we can find ourselves, broadly speaking, in one of two states of mind – either, filled with fear and anxiety or abiding in the peace of the Lord. Let’s imagine walking into a neatly laid out vegetable garden. The rows of...
Ever wondered why it is that we seem to get so offended when others don’t agree with us or worse still, criticize us? We aren’t alone in this. A quick look through the Bible shows that throughout history, many were disappointed at situations in their lives. Let’s...
On the 22 April 2017 all South Africans were invited to meet on a farm near Bloemfontein in the Free State. The purpose of this meeting was to worship the Lord and pray for our country, South Africa. It was amazing to be part of such a gathering. As far as our eyes...
(1Cor.11:24-26) When last did you and I go to a celebration, like a wedding, a birthday party or some other special occasion and truly enjoy ourselves together with the hosts? Normally what happens at those types of occasions is the eating, drinking and partying take...
We really do find it difficult to adhere to God’s word on a daily basis don’t we? We get up in the mornings and would like nothing more than to be the ‘perfect Christian’ all day. Sadly, it doesn’t work that way. As the pressures of our day mount, we seem to miss the...
Communities form a very important part of our social structure. There are large communities and there are small communities. Apart from Cities and Neighbourhoods, there are other types of communities – Cell groups, Prayer groups, Sports groups, Companies,...
In terms of the impact of the Gospel, nothing has really changed since the time of Jesus – some people will accept the message freely and others will reject it outright, turning the light of the Gospel off, so they can continue working in the dark undisturbed. Some,...
At first glance, the situations in the world around us do not seem to be very encouraging. The reason that is, is that we see things according to our own understandings. Our ‘measuring’ system is the nature which we received from Adam. This nature causes us to...
Imagine having the power to say ‘No’ to sin and living a victorious Christian life. It’s possible, and we have the tools to make it happen. Our Christian walk needs to become more practical. When our old nature died with Jesus, we gained the power to say...
From the time of the Garden of Eden, mankind has continued to inherit a sinful nature. Scripture shows us in Genesis 1:26 that ADAM was created in the ‘image and likeness’ of God. Genesis 5:3 goes on to show us that Adam had a son in his (Adam’s) image and likeness....
I’ve heard the expression “desperate times call for desperate measures…” and can’t help but think sometimes my prayer life is something like that. We live in desperate times. Our country’s economy is currently very difficult and as a nation, we struggle with divisions...
Genesis 49:10 Shiloh is a biblical character. The name ‘Shiloh ’ appears in the Hebrew Bible and holds significant importance. It is often associated with a place but is also interpreted as a messianic title or a reference to a future ruler. In Genesis 49:10, the...
Have you ever pondered the scriptures where Jesus says that we should ask for anything in His name and the Father will grant it to us? I did, many times. I wondered why I was asking the Lord for things that I felt I needed but God didn’t seem to be answering according...
The Kingdom of God is an area where God has complete reign and authority. His government (Godly principles), are the rules by which the Kingdom operates. It is a Kingdom which is not bound by physical boundaries like a kingdom of this earth. Many times in the New...
Psalm 22:9-10 “Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts. On you was I cast from my birth, and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.” Do you believe in ‘Destiny”? I do, but probably not in the way that you imagine I...
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. (John 12:24-25). One...
In part 2 of this series we saw that it is of prime importance for us as believers, to make sure that the word of God can freely pass between us and all whom we have relationships with. This at any time – in season and out of season. Nothing can be of more importance...
In part 1 of this series, we saw that we are all involved in community somewhere in our lives. There can be great benefit in community situations as we discover the wealth amongst the members. The flow of wealth in these groups greatly depends on the bridges of...
Have you ever asked anyone what the Gospel of Jesus Christ is? I have. It was very interesting to hear some of the answers. Some said, “the Gospel is Jesus dying for my sins” – others said “the Gospel is when Jesus saved me from my sins” and one said, “it’s the first...
Experiencing life in community can be a very rewarding time. Let’s have a look at some examples of community situations outside of our normal understanding of city or neighbourhood communities. Community may be one of the following:• Church group: i.e. prayer group or...
In part one we saw how wonderful it is for us to celebrate things in our lives. Our spiritual lives should be the same. We started to explore two incredible truths that are really worth celebrating. We looked at the first truth of Jesus giving up His life so that our...
We received an invite to our Granddaughter’s 7th birthday party. What an exciting event! I began to ponder that seven short years ago she was about to be born. At that time our lives still had an empty space that she was about to fill – what a joy! Reason to...
Summarizing part One: The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news about the Kingdom of God, where everything operates according to God’s perfect will. It is not just Jesus dying for our sins or saving us, but a transformative message revealing our true nature....
A secret place is a wonderful place to be. Somewhere where we can be alone to be with our own thoughts, peaceful and quiet, the ideal escape from the world. In our secret place, we can be who we want to be. We can think of things we want to think of. We can work out...
We are naturally self-centred and therefore it is not easy for us to accept negative things that other people say about us. When we do not agree, the built in instinct to defend ourselves, criticise situations and blame others, raises its head. This is true of us in...
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