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20 Apr 23

Walking in wisdom (ii)

Today we consider more lessons on wisdom from the Holy Scriptures, first examining the Lord Jesus’ words to His disciples at a time of their heightened distress. This was just before the Lord’s crucifixion, they had given up their lives for Jesus and He was now outrightly telling them that He was soon leaving them […]
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13 Apr 23

Resurrection Sunday

One thing that is critical for us to understand, is that no one stole Jesus’ life or did something against Him that He could not help but merely fell victim to. By His mouth, He said, ‘Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again (John 10:17-18). T
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11 Apr 23

Forgiveness

On this final rendition of our series on dealing with offences, we will be considering the very important ministry of forgiveness in the believer’s life. Before He died, the Lord taught His disciples and said, ‘” Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will […]
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11 Apr 23

The culture of meditation

Today we consider one of the most central teachings for us as a church, that is the importance of meditation in the believer’s life. Often times, meditation is considered to be a western voodoo tradition and many believers have shied away from it, but we know it is scriptural and essential for our progression. Understand […]
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11 Apr 23

The culture of Honor

There has been an evident gap in the Body of Christ regarding the mastery of the culture of honor. A lot of God’s children do not honor people, they treat one another cheaply – and we need to quickly correct this, if we are to truly grow into a glorious, mature church. To start it […]
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11 Apr 23

The realms of the Spirit

Apostle Paul is one of the first Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ who went through much difficult trials for the sake of the Gospel. The Apostle describes his tribulation in 2 Corinthians 11: 23-27; which paints the most gruesome image of all he had to endure. However, the Apostle did not even consider this […]
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11 Apr 23

The influence of the Spirit

Apostle Paul told the church in Ephesus, saying, ‘Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit…’ (Ephesians 5:18) – here, we see the apostle admonish the church to not drink to drunkenness, but to rather be filled with the Holy Spirit instead. We know that […]
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11 Apr 23

The ministry of the Holy Spirit

As we wrap up the series on the ministry of the Holy Spirit, we consider more closely how positive the role of the Holy Spirit is in the life of a believer. It is important to understand that He did not come to condemn and punish the child of God, He is instead, the greatest […]
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11 Apr 23

Keeping your mind on Him

‘You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You’ (Isaiah 26:3); where the term ‘keep him’ refers to protection, a concealing and preservation for those whose eyes stay focused on Jesus, who is the Word of God. The peace of God does not refer to a surrender, or fleeting human peace; this is […]
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11 Apr 23

Following from afar

Before Jesus was crucified, He made sure to tell His followers all that was going to happen that they may not be discouraged. In line with this, the Lord told Peter, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith […]
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