by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 29, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Today more than ever there seems to be a wide spread feeling that the Spirit of the Lord is showing us that our walk with Him needs to be more practical. Gone are the days where believers hear the word of God and are unable to practically see it out working in their...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 22, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
God works in many wonderful ways and we see evidence of this all around us. I have seen how He has allowed sicknesses to be healed, marriages to be restored and businesses to be blessed. People have been encouraged by God to start ministries or works which will...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 15, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
We’ve heard it said that Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice for us, but I wonder if we have really applied deep thought into what actually took place on the cross at Calvary. Normally when thinking about Jesus’s death, we are inclined to focus on His physical death,...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 8, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Today, because of the negative economic conditions we live in, we are constantly on the lookout for a ‘deal’ of some sort. Somewhere where we can get something for a bargain price, something for a bulk price or best of all, something for nothing. As long as economic...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 1, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Adam was given a free reign in the Garden of Eden, and was told by God, “…I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth…to you it shall be for meat”. Everything was placed at his disposal. At that time, there was...
by Raymond Pienaar | Nov 24, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Exo 30:11 And the LORD said to Moses, 12 “Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the LORD. Then there will be no plagues among the people as you count them. 13 His payment to the LORD will...
by Raymond Pienaar | Nov 17, 2025 | Encouragement Articles, All Articles
You know one of the most amazing things I find is the way that God talks to us. If we dwell on the fact that He is all powerful and everlasting… then it’s even more incredible that He would take time to talk to you and I. One of the ways He shares His heart with us,...
by Raymond Pienaar | Nov 10, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
A depressed employee….a depressed business…..a depressed economy. Are these three connected in any way? They most definitely are! The worldly definition of ‘Depression’ and some words which could be used in its place are as follows: An act of depressing or a state of...
by Raymond Pienaar | Nov 3, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
We are busy in our lives. Whether it is at work, at play, bringing up children, managing work colleagues or simply trying to make ends meet – we are busy and in today’s world, it seems we are getting busier. We are constantly pouring ourselves out into the lives of...
by Raymond Pienaar | Oct 27, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Jesus told us the two most import commandments are: “…YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ and then He said, the second most important one is, `YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR...
by Raymond Pienaar | Oct 20, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
The word ‘slavery’ has a very negative connotation today, and quite rightly so, because many abuses have occurred around slavery in modern times. However, it wasn’t always like that. The concept of a “love slave” in ancient times was a...
by Raymond Pienaar | Oct 13, 2025 | Encouragement Articles, All Articles
Today, there is a high probability that we are feeling very concerned about our situations – after all: There are fewer jobs We experience a high cost of living We’re concerned as to how we will pay our debt, and… We witness a failing economy and infrastructure The...
by Raymond Pienaar | Oct 6, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the merchants and their customers. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the stalls of those selling doves. He said, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a place of prayer,’...
by Raymond Pienaar | Sep 29, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
The story in the book of Matthew about the disciple Peter walking on the water, is very interesting. It was an exercise for the disciple to have his faith in Jesus stretched. In the scripture, Jesus sends His disciples out to the other side of the Sea of Galilee,...
by Raymond Pienaar | Sep 22, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Ever wondered why it’s so difficult for us to behave the way that God wants us to? Seemingly always falling short of His expectations? And did you ever wonder why we see people professing to be Christians but their lifestyle does not reflect a sound relationship with...
by Raymond Pienaar | Sep 15, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Jesus gave us a command in Matt.28 to Go and make disciples. Most of us become a little concerned when we read this scripture because we think we’re not good enough to fulfill this role – and in extreme cases some begin to feel condemned. We think we need to become...
by Raymond Pienaar | Sep 8, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Many people believe that the first time they will enter God’s Kingdom, will be when they pass from this earth. For the purpose of illustration in this article, I would like to say that the Kingdom of God is here and now and among us (Luke 17:21). The Kingdom of...
by Raymond Pienaar | Sep 1, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
There are many hindrances in our lives today that are restricting the work that God would like to do in us. The biggest single area in this respect is that of our relationships with others. We are commanded by God to“…love your neighbour…” Matt 22:39. Jesus says...
by Raymond Pienaar | Aug 25, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
In my life, I try to find simple practical solutions in my walk with the Lord. Previously, I found myself praying, asking for things and situations to be resolved according to how I thought they should be sorted out, as if God needed a helping hand! When I found...
by Raymond Pienaar | Aug 18, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Have you ever wondered how it is that some of the circumstances of our day are really annoying? We plan our day to the best of our ability but somehow things don’t turn out the way we would like. As I write this, I’m sitting in a queue at a bank – patiently waiting –...
by Raymond Pienaar | Aug 11, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
A franchise is a type of license that a party (franchisee) acquires to allow them to have access to a business’s proprietary knowledge, processes and trademarks in order to allow the party to sell a product or provide a service under the business’s name....
by Raymond Pienaar | Aug 4, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
In Luke 18:1-8, Jesus shares the parable of the poor widow seeking the Judge for legal protection from her adversary. Being a widow, and not having a husband to help or protect her, her request came from a very sincere and burdened heart. She had a clear need to keep...
by Raymond Pienaar | Jul 28, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. (1 Corinthians 11: 3) Seek God’s HeartAnytime we come across issues which may lead to contention in the body, we should seek God’s heart in the...
by Raymond Pienaar | Jul 21, 2025 | Encouragement Articles, All Articles
How lovely it would be to have our own personal drinking Well? The water at the bottom of a natural source is beautiful. Cool, clear and full of natural minerals – untainted by the outside world. Drinking water from a Well such as this would certainly have health...
by Raymond Pienaar | Jul 14, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Jesus told us the two most import commandments are:“…YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’and then He said, the second most important one is, `YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR...
