Sermons

The Christian and Television

What should a Christian’s attitude be toward television? Some Christians have no television at all…

The Unpardonable Sin

Is there a sin that can never be forgiven? Jesus said so, but what is…

God-Pleasing Speech

A Christlike person, one seeking to become like Jesus Christ and walk in holiness, cannot…

Overcoming the Crippling Fear of Man—Part 3

There is a third kind of fear of man– fear of man attacking, threatening or…

Overcoming the Crippling Fear of Man—Part 2

When fearing man, we fear three things: 1) We fear that people will humiliate us:…

Overcoming the Crippling Fear of Man—Part 1

The fear of man is an important theme throughout Scripture. God knows that if we…

Nothing But the Truth

One of the most integral parts of holiness is honesty. In fact, you cannot progress…

The Walk of Holiness

When you hear the word ‘holiness’, what comes into your mind? Some immediately think of…

Church Unity

Unity in a local church is a miraculous thing. A church is the only place…

Treasuring God as Gracious

Grace is the wonderful heart of God that loves us not because of what we…

The Christian Life

Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:16-21 is a succinct study of the Christian life.

Be Filled With the Spirit—Part 2

What is it to be illuminated by the Spirit and live in God’s presence?

Be Filled With the Spirit—Part 1

What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? Ephesians 5:18 remains a command…

The Sovereignty of Truth

What is the controlling authority in Christianity? Pragmatism? Popularity? Prosperity? In this programme, we consider…

‘Zealless’ or Zealous?

What does it mean to have “zeal” for the Lord? To be fervent in spirit…

The Indispensable Need For Illumination

The Spirit’s work of illumination is the crucial ministry of enabling us to see and…

The Treasure of the Son’s Supremacy

In a glorious passage, Paul describes the absolute centrality of Jesus to the plan of…

The Treasure of the Son Saving Us

Ephesians describes the great glory of redemption: the Son saving us from darkness and uniting…

The Treasure of the Father Selecting Us

What does Scripture mean that God chose us? Election is not a doctrine to be…

The Treasure of the Trinity

The glorious, central truth of the Christian faith is that God is a glorious God…

Co-Existing With Canaanites

If we are to truly enter the Christlike, mature Christian life, we must face the…

Biblical Separation—Part 5

Biblical separation sometimes includes the painful task of separating from professing believers.

Biblical Separation—Part 4

Separation is to include separating from false doctrine and false teaching. We are not to…

Biblical Separation—Part 3

We are not only to separate from sin, but from the world, and in some…

The Treasure of the Spirit Sealing Us

The Holy Spirit’s ministry of sealing the believer is a great source of comfort, hope…

Biblical Separation—Part 2

Our first step of separation must be against the enemy of sin. Identifying it, mortifying…

Biblical Separation—Part 1

Separation may not be a popular topic, in a world where unity is celebrated. Yet…

Praise the Lord

Psalm 150 exhorts us to praise God, But it does more than simply tells us…

Lessons from a Tsunami Disaster

The devastating disaster of December 2004 has many lessons to teach believers about God and…

Resurrection Christians

Christians are to live out their newness of life by mortifying the old, and yielding…

Repent is An Event

While the Christian life is a process of becoming more like Christ, it must begin…

The Curse of Idolatry

Idolatry is more than bowing down to images. It can include worshipping the true God…

Truth in the Inward Being

David prays in Psalm 51 for \”truth in the inward man\”. What does this mean?…

The Priorities of God-Centered Prayer

What should we pray for, if we are concerned to “hallow” God’s name?

The Practice of God-Centered Prayer

Those who wish to pray with God’s glory in mind should approach it with a…

The Power of God-Centered Prayer

Prayer that is God-centred finds its power in the fact that it is rooted in…

The Purpose of God-Centered Prayer

Prayer can quickly devolve into a \”gimme\” list. To understand prayer is to begin to…

Tolerable Intolerance

How should tolerance truly work? In the modern world, tolerance is becoming the ultimate virtue,…

Don’t Date the Church

Too many people treat the local church like a casual dating relationship: no commitment, seriousness,…

The Supremacy of Christ in Evangelism

Evangelism has a deeper root than our love for souls. It is ultimately grounded in…

The Christians Who Will Go to Hell

Jesus warns in Matthew 7 that some people believe they are Christians, but will go…

The Two Faces of Joy

Consider the two faces of joy. I’d like to look at joy, not as an…

Born to Die

Too often, one gets the impression that the birth itself is the climax of the…

Legalism

It has to be one of the most frequently used words in the modern church.…

God Resists the Proud

Many Christians do not understand the Law of the Tea-Bag. Hot-water does not introduce or…

Is God For Us?

A confident belief that God is for me as a believer is the foundation of…

The Bible on Race

What is the Bible’s attitude toward racism? This topic often has a lot more heat…

Satan’s Strategies

It’s important to understand some of Satan’s strategies. God, in His wisdom, has revealed to…

Soul Nourishment

When something is a necessity like eating or cleaning, we make the time. When something…

A Revival of Illumination – Part 2

Illumination is an act of grace – it is something the Holy Spirit does for…

A Revival of Illumination – Part 1

Knowledge is essential for the Christian life. But the Christians described above already have knowledge.…

Loving God

When Jesus was asked, what is the greatest commandment of all, without hesitation He replied,…

Glorifying God

What is the point of the Christian life? In fact, what is the point of…

Working Out What God is Working

One of Satan’s best strategies for defeating a Christian is to confuse them as to…

God Loves You

I am increasingly convinced that the source of most failures, the source of most sin,…

Should God Bless South Africa?—Part 2

Every time our national anthem is played, the words ‘God bless Africa’ are sung. People…

Should God Bless South Africa?—Part 1

Does simply chanting ‘God bless South Africa’ guarantee it? Perhaps it is better to ask…

What About Those Who Have Never Heard?

It doesn’t take long before this question comes up in a Bible study somewhere. What…

Am I Saved?

It is only right and fitting that people ought to earnestly make sure that they…

Church Discipline—Part 2

Church discipline preserves purity, which preserves unity. Unity at the cost of purity is not…

Church Discipline—Part 1

Unity or purity – what is more important? Should we focus on building the unity,…

The Fear of the Lord—Part 4

The last aspect of what the fear of the Lord brings is servanthood. As a…

The Fear of the Lord—Part 3

The fear of the Lord is spiritually seeing God everywhere. Realising He is Here, and…

The Fear of the Lord—Part 2

The fear of the Lord is when a person realises the presence and power of…

The Fear of the Lord—Part 1

Many feel that the idea of fearing the Lord is a negative one – because…

The Sweetness of Suffering—Part 4

The Bible spends far more time teaching us how to suffer than it does in…

The Sweetness of Suffering—Part 3

Suffering is God’s loving choice to cause us to walk the steps Christ trod. Since…

The Sweetness of Suffering—Part 2

The topic of suffering is not something we like to look at. We naturally shy…

The Sweetness of Suffering—Part 1

Suffering – it is given such a prominent place in Scripture, that it’s sad people…

Can We Date or Marry the Unsaved?

It’s probably one of the most common and nagging problems for parents, relatives and church…

Should We Preach a Non-Confrontational Gospel?

This is the age of the non-confrontational Gospel. We’re in an age where the Gospel…

Financial Wisdom From Proverbs—Part 4

Saving seems so hard these days. Nevertheless, it is commended in Proverbs. Notice that the…

Financial Wisdom From Proverbs—Part 3

Where your treasure is, their your heart will be also, said our Lord. Money is…

Financial Wisdom from Proverbs—Part 2

In this series, which we’ve called Financial Wisdom from Proverbs, we’re examining the Bible’s perspective…

Financial Wisdom From Proverbs—Part 1

Money is the currency of our belief systems. The way people act, react and respond…

What is Worship?

Our English word worship really reveals the heart of what it is. It comes from…

The Resurrection

The atheist or skeptic often has many questions for the Christian. On Resurrection Sunday, we…

What Goes Down Must Come Up

Heaven’s gravity is reversed – what goes down, must come up. The way up in…

Whatsoever Is Not of Faith Is Sin

According to the Bible – all of life is sacred – and to be lived…

The Superior Pleasure of Purity

The tragedy of the fall of Adam is that man chose to fill up his…

Was Judas Saved?

Was Judas saved? In the debate surrounding eternal security, Judas’ name frequently comes up. Here…

The Power of Salvation

Sadly, there are many today who claim to have prayed a salvation prayer once upon…

The Process of Salvation

What is the process of salvation? What happens? What exactly must a human do? This…

The Person of Salvation

Salvation is fundamentally about a human being reconciled to another Person – their Creator. It…

The Purpose of Salvation

Why did God ultimately choose to bring about this situation that we call ‘the good…

Love Costs

A sacrifice is noble because you give up what is precious to gain what is…

The Tragedy of the Worldly Christian

Words over time sometimes lose their effectiveness because we get used to them. We hear…

The Guilt-Trip Trap

Guilt is one of those things that comes in two forms – good guilt and…

Obstacles

Four hurdles obstruct us from truly becoming more like Christ. Romans 8:29 tells us this…

Take Off Your Mask

In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus teaches us that at the heart of true…

The Misunderstood Holy Spirit – 2

We’re examining the Bible truth on the Holy Spirit. Perhaps no subject has caused as…

The Misunderstood Holy Spirit – 1

I think if there is one subject that has been more misunderstood, more misinterpreted and…

Returning to Your First Love

One thing absent in a ship’s compass can sink the whole ship. And in our…

Three Crosses, Two Responses

The day Jesus died, there were three crosses and two decisions. God could have arranged…

Pursuing Your Joy in God – 3

We’ve been looking at pursuing our joy in God. We saw firstly that our joy…

Pursuing Your Joy in God – 2

In this series, we’re considering the pursuit of joy in God. In Part 1, we…

The Pursuit of Joy in God (1)

Do you have joy? All human beings pursue joy. It’s a natural human inclination –…

Developing Discernment

Anyone who is a parent or even a child-minder knows one thing: keep small objects…

Love and Truth

The books of 2 John and 3 John should really be read together. They deal…

The Spiritual Sluggard

How many of us would admit to being lazy? We generally feel insulted at the…