Second Sunday of Easter Preparation – 16 March 2025 Psalm 27:1–14 · Genesis 15:1–12, 17–18 · Philippians 3:17–4:1 · Luke 13:31–35 Coming Events to...
Weekly Update – 14 March 2025
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USE THE GIFTS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them… ROMANS 12:6 (ESV) Before Jesus died, he told his disciples they would...
MESSENGER OF GOD
“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the...
THE ART OF GODLY RESTORATION
Have you ever chipped a cup or cracked a plate? Maybe, like me, you’ve dropped a glass vase that has exploded into a million pieces. Some people...
Weekly Update – 7 March 2025
First Sunday of Easter Preparation – 9 March 2025 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 · Deuteronomy 26:1-11 · Romans 10:8b-13 · Luke 4:1-13 Coming Events to Diarise:...
Weekly Update 28 February 2025
Transfiguration Sunday – 2 March 2025 Psalm 99:1–9 · Exodus 34:29–35 · 2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2 · Luke 9:28–36 [37–43a] Coming Events to Diarise:...
Weekly Update 21 February 2025
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany – 23 February 2025 Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 · Genesis 45:3-11, 15 · 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 · Luke 6:27-38 Coming...
Weekly Update 14 February 2025
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – 16 February 2025 Psalm 1:1-6 · Jeremiah 17:5-10 · 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 · Luke 6:17-26 Coming Events to Diarise:...
EPIPHANY
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him…MATTHEW 2:11 (NIV) An epiphany is an...
RESOLVE TO DO GOOD
To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfil every resolve for good and every work of faith by...
THE LIGHT AND THE DARKNESS
I love it when my neighbours put up their Christmas lights. In the winter, our road is very dark very early and we have no streetlights. The...
Weekly Update 7 February 2025
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – 9 February 2025 Psalm 138:1-8 • Isaiah 6:1-13 • 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 • Luke 5:1-11 Coming Events to Diarise: Monthly...
Weekly Update 31 January 2025
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany – 2 February 2025 Psalm 71:1-6 • Jeremiah 1:4-10 • 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 • Luke 4:21-30 Coming Events to Diarise:...
Weekly Update 24 January 2025
Third Sunday after Epiphany – 26 January 2025 Psalm 19:1-14 · Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 · 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a · Luke 4:14-21 Coming Events to...
Weekly Update 17 January 2025
Second Sunday after Epiphany – 19 January 2025 Psalm 36:5-10 · Isaiah 62:1-5 · 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 · John 2:1-11...
The Invisible God became Visible
Christmas is the season when the eternal God, who spoke to humanity for millennia from the unseen realm, entered His creation as the Word made...
THE CALL OF GOD
Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us. LUKE 1:1 (NLT) Do you remember your first...
ADVENT – HOW ARE YOU WAITING?
Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! PSALM 27:14 (NKJV) During Advent it’s good to...
He will lift you up
…He will command his angels concerning you, to keep you in all your ways; they will lift you up with their hands, so you will not strike your foot...
Job done
Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins....
A word to the wise
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and...
Imposter syndrome
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!…1 John 3:1 (NIV)...
The mark of grace
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot...
A MOVING EXPERIENCE
Life in a retirement village is very different to living in one’s own property. In my own home I could go out any time I wanted, I knew my...
To be a Johnny one-note
Have you ever been called a Johnny one-note? The origin of the name is a 1937 song from the Broadway musical, ‘Babes in Arms.’ It was used to...
Listening to God
This is the 23rd in a series of studies on the subject of prayer The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel!...
Celebrating Heritage Day: A Timeless Perspective
Heritage Day, a national holiday in South Africa, is a time to honour and celebrate the rich cultural tapestry of the nation. It's an opportunity to...
Do not get drunk with wine
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil....
Wounded Souls
The shore was just littered with stones; no shells, just rock after rock smoothed by rubbing against each other and the sand. As the waves rolled...
Bless one another
‘The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face towards you and give you...
Job done
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery…You who are trying...
Take nothing
“….Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.”Mark 6:8-9 (NIV) Jesus...
God holds our hand
The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his...
We will rejoice and be glad
…“These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and...
The relevance of Jesus Christ today.
As humans we often believe we have all we need today due to technological advancements, material comforts, convenience, and economic prosperity. The...
Christ, conqueror of my soul
The English poet, William Ernest Henley, was an avowed atheist. You might recognise his name from his famous poem entitled, Invictus. Invictus is...