Time

God’s purposes unfold at the intersection of place and time.

Time is for the Byrds

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build.

Hevel and Tov

All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless. A person can do nothing better [TOV] than to eat and drink and find satisfaction [TOV] in their own toil. 

It’s not inside, It’s on top

A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God.

Utterly Meaningless!

“Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? 

Plead, Pray, Petition

Lord, we have heard of Your fame; we stand in awe of Your awesome deeds. Now Lord, repeat them in our day, in our time make them known.

Building with Psalm 46

How do you plan to build in 2025? Have you given it any thought? Do you just plan to hit repeat and hope it’s better than last year? Psalm 46 gives us clear insight on how to build a year in the ways of God.

Mercy Christmas

God's abundant mercy and grace is the true essence of Christmas. It encouraged believers to reflect on the birth of Jesus as a testament to divine love and redemption.

Building Blamelessly

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

What does it look like today?

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

Immanuel

The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means "God with us)

The God who is with us

Matthew picks up on a prophecy spoken to the people of God in their darkest hour, that God wants to be with us in the darkest valleys and when we face the highest mountains. And today we are reminded that when it comes to the heart of God for His people, nothing has changed.

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 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions

Getting the Gospel Lived

Everything in the gospel is liveable, and our task is to get it lived. It is not enough that we simply announce the gospel, explain it, or whip up enthusiasm for it. We need to live it.

Genuine Fake

They claim to know God, but by their actions, they deny Him.

The gift of Eldership

An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

The responsibility of being a Christian

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness-- a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.

It’s not about the title it’s about the towel

We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.

Grace waiting for you

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Brothers in Babylon

He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.

Freedom Fighters

“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.  But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He

will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 

Daddy Issues

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse nor will he harbour his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

Teach us to Pray - Part 10

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no-one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. Live and pray in light of eternity.

Teach us to Pray - Part 9

A prayer of blessing over the church.

Teach us to Pray - Part 8

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

Teach us to Pray - Part 7

Since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like You - who works for those who wait for Him.

Teach us to Pray - Part 6

See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Teach us to Pray - Part 5

During the evening service, Nico van der Merwe wraps up our series on prayer by sharing practical tips and inspiring stories from his own experiences. Join us as he offers valuable insights and encouragement for deepening your prayer life.

Teach us to Pray - Part 4

Nico van der Merwe wraps up our series on prayer by sharing practical tips and inspiring stories from his own experiences. Join us as he offers valuable insights and encouragement for deepening your prayer life.

Teach us to Pray - Part 3

In our prayer, "Your Kingdom come," we're asking for a world where Jesus reigns as the one true King, His rule without any rivals. It's a prayer for a kingdom where He reverses the fall of humanity and restores everything back to its original, perfect design.

Teach us to Pray - Part 2

My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one. - Who do you know who is far from God, but close to you?

Teach us to Pray - Part 1

The Lord’s Prayer - “ covers the world of everyday trifles and universal history , the world with its hours of joy and bottomless anguish , the world of citizens and soldiers , the world of monotonous routine and sudden terrible catastrophe , the world of carefree children and the problems that can shatter grown men “

Compassion of God

I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.

The greater Jonah

Jonah is a picture of Jesus. There is only one that was greater than Jonah - that’s Jesus.  There is a bigger grace we can draw on - Jesus, the one who call out a new name, destiny and identity.

Covenant or Comfort

Looking at Jonah’s prayer and the cross references to the rest of scripture, we start to see a picture of the cross and redemption. 

City of Sinners

I searched for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.

Cry of the Lost - Part 2

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

Cry of the Lost - Part 1

Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. - Who is on the other side of your yeas for Jesus?

Character of God

But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. That is what I tried to forestall (prevent/obstruct) by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.

I am Jonah

I am Jonah when I just don’t care, when I’m completely unaware, or when I’m void of prayer.

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Loadsharing

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ.

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Impelled by the Spirit

Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

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Freedom Fighter

You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature ; rather, serve one another in love.

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Faith in the Blood

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

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The blood or the blade

If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you.

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Rahab was a Mother

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.

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Taking Sunday into Monday

As a community filled with big capacity leaders, influencers and culture creators, scripture calls us to have a biblical view of work as a calling, worship, and service.

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Easy Yoke

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

The Father-Heart of God

As the Father-heart of God cascades into our lives, there is a whisper for us to respond to Him rightly by knowing Him truly.

So, Go...

“So now I challenge you, if you are not going, do so - for each of us has a different task to do in the body of Christ. And also, I challenge and encourage you to continue to grow in Christ daily reading his word, praying, worshiping and fellowshipping. Do not be satisfied with staying the same person and doing the same mundane routine each day, but draw closer to God and move deeper than just ankle deep with him - every day you live, for it may very well be your last.” - BJ Higgins

Freedom City

Geoff and Jane Kirsten joined us to share an exciting update on Freedom City, their thriving church and what God is doing in Lisbon, Portugal.

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The Lamb

“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!”

Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy

The cross of Christ is a declaration of God’s love for you, is a declaration that God understands your pain and it is the declaration that God can bring what’s dead, back to life.

Who’s your Mama?

My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you. We are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.

God Eternal

But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever.

The law in our hearts

I plead with you to live as I do in freedom from these things, for I have become like you Gentiles were – free from the law.

The walk of the cross

Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"  So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

The full rights of sons

What the gospel gives us is nothing short of the full rights of a first born son. Today Rory unpacks what this means for us in our day to day relationship with God.

The Law and the Promise

God is saying to us: “I’ve given you my Promise. I wont delay. At the perfect time my plan will be revealed”. This Promise Agreement is dependent only on the Promiser

The Power of the Gospel

For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"

Unanswerable Questions

Though I were innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my Judge for mercy. Even if I summoned him and he responded, I do not believe he would give me a hearing. 

God speaks through the storm

The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.

God speaks through the storm

Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."

Find the book

Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.”

So that we may know Him better

What would it look like if what God did in our midst this year is still reverberating through the city in 2064? What if all we need is to know Him better? Ephesians 1

Bring what you have

His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?” “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

In the beginning

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

Christ at the heart of Christmas

This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloth and lying in a manger.

Blessing in Suffering

We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.

My dear children

My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,  how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!

No Sweat

For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us

Yet so close

Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Standing

Consider Abraham: “He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. 

Justification by Faith

For I know that I am not justified by works, but by faith in Jesus Christ, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Fear of man

When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.

Keep one foot in the water

Galatians is often like a good marinade, slowly transforming hard hearts to soft, gospel centred hearts. Join us as we gaze on the wonder of the gospel and trust in the life changing power of grace.

We are a gospel people

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!

The call on 3ci

With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.

Anchored to the promises of God

And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today.

Anything can happen at any time

Default

Adequate Gospel

Taking the Gospel all the way home

So that

God did this breathtaking, majestic creation, so that we would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, for he is not far from any one of us.

Open your heart

One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

Invitation to a transformed life

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Son of Encouragement

When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.

Live Christ

We’re not lone rangers. We live Christ together, we live Christ at home and we open our homes. We don’t take the easy way out. We Live Christ through what we do every day. For to me, to Live is Christ, and to die is gain

Cut out the noise

Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, "Tabitha, get up." 

The walk of the cross

Morning by morning, I lay the pieces of my life on Your altar, waiting for the fire to fall. Here I am, your invited guest, waiting for directions to get through enemy lines.

Outside - Inside

Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."

Who are you, Lord?

‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting’... And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’...

Living in victory

So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. 

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.

But the word of God continued to increase and spread.

Crushed and cut

As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”

Happy Father’s day

“Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

Born to be bold

Grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness...

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God boldly.

Silver and Gold have I none

Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.

The gasp of Grace

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

What do you do when the rooster crows for you?

He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

Fellowship with the Holy Spirit

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

The New Covenant

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God“

Why does this surprise you?

Jesus, the hidden manna.

Secrets of the Psalmist

Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.

The Canvas

They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.