This Sunday we put into practice all we have been learning together about life in the Kingdom by discerning together what God is saying in the remainder of Matthew 5: Oaths, Retaliation and Love of Enemy. We found that God helps us to faithfully navigate these difficulties of life.
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2022-06-12 Sermon – Jebb and the Heartsmith
In Proverbs 17:3 we read: “The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.” Join us as we read a children’s story based on this wonderful proverb. The name of the story is “Jebb and the Heartsmith”, and it is written by Rudolf Coetsee.
2022-05-29 Sermon – Kingdom Relationships
This Sunday we look at Jesus’ teaching on marriage and divorce. We continue to learn what to do in real life circumstances if we are to have a righteousness that is greater than the Pharisees and the Scribes.
2022-05-22 Sermon – Anger
This Sunday we look at anger and what part it has to play in Kingdom life. God like us experiences anger but the difference is His is righteous. Today we learn how to look at our anger from a more Godly perspective and how the Holy Spirit can help us to learn how to copeContinue reading “2022-05-22 Sermon – Anger”
2022-05-15 Sermon – The Right Side of Righteousness
This Sunday we continue our series into Jesus’ lessons on the Kingdom. This time on having greater righteousness than the Pharisees and the scribes of the Law. What did He mean and how we instill this lesson in ourselves personally and corporately as the Church?
2022-05-08 Sermon – Salt and Light
This Sunday we continue on with our sermon series on Kingdom living. This time looking at the lessons of Jesus regarding Salt and Light. Blessed are we who are salt and light in the world.
2022-05-01 Sermon – Blessed be
This Sunday we continue on in our sermon series looking at life in the Kingdom. This time we look at the greatest sermon Jesus ever told. Learn how the beatitudes are a map for Kingdom life.
2022-04-17 Sermon – Resurrection Response
He is risen! For the disciples, the resurrection of Jesus was unexpected and they did not know how to react to it. Let us consider the different reactions recorded in Luke 24, and how this might apply to our very own, personal response to Jesus’ resurrection this Easter.
2022-04-10 Sermon – Reside in the Kingdom
The Kingdom life is a reality for all who believe in Jesus and we don’t have to wait for Heaven to begin to live in it. Our world is God breathed and God bathed, the Kingdom is all around us. We need to throw off the mind of the flesh and put on the mindContinue reading “2022-04-10 Sermon – Reside in the Kingdom”
2022-04-03 Sermon – In the Fold
This Sunday we continue our Lenten sermon series looking at life in the Kingdom. This time we look at John 10 and the story of the Shepherd and the Sheep in the fold. What does the Kingdom look like in a practical sense and how can we make sure we are looking out for theContinue reading “2022-04-03 Sermon – In the Fold”