Our first ordained elder and deacon
2014-04-25
The Lord has called and RCSS ordained to the office of ruling elder, Rudolf Botha (right of Rev. Jooste), and to the office of deacon, Adam Jooste (left of Rev. Jooste).Continue Reading
The catholic Christian church
2014-02-13
In Belgic Confession Article 27, we confess certain foundational truths about the nature of Christ’s church: things like its universality, its unity and its holiness. Vital to our understanding of the church and its attributes is that they find their ultimate source in the workings of the Triune God. ItContinue Reading
Being a confessional church (Belgic 27)
2014-02-07
To learn more, listen to this sermon on Belgic Confession article 27. If you are curious to learn more about the Reformed confessions and why RCSS is a confessional church, you click can here and here.Continue Reading
To turn the cheek or not? (Matt.5)
2014-01-29
Is Christ’s command in Matthew 5:38-42 to forsake retaliation normative for Christians in all spheres of life? If so, then what does one do with the New Testament affirmation of the God-ordained legitimacy of civil government that bears the sword? How, then, does a Christian know when to turn theContinue Reading
Ordination of Simon Jooste (19 Jan 2014)
2014-01-29
Ordination of Joshua (Deut. 31)
2014-01-22
Simon Jooste’s first sermon preached as an ordained minister from Deuteronomy 31. You can listen to it here. What exactly is it that defines the church and what defines a Christian? Well, simply put, the answer is: the Word of God. The church is a creature of theContinue Reading
Jesus turned the other cheek (Matt. 5)
2014-01-16
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In Matthew 5:33-48, Jesus – as the one greater than Moses – contrasts his spiritual kingdom with the earthly geopolitical kingdom of Israel in the Promised Land, governed by the laws of the Mosaic (Old) covenant. What is most striking about Christ’s words here is that he overturns God’s commandsContinue Reading
Forsake anger (Matt. 5)
2013-11-20
The scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ day believed that they had kept the 6th commandment by not committing the gross external act of murder. In keeping with the penetrating and disorienting nature of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount so far, in Matthew 5: 21-26 Jesus proclaims that anger in theContinue Reading
Ceremonies for worship (Deut 26)
2013-11-15
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On Sunday morning, we looked at the Deuteronomy 26 as the ceremonial laws found there to help shed further light on the radical words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, especially in Matthew 5:17 – “Do not think I came to abolish the law and the prophets; IContinue Reading
The importance of preaching
2013-11-07
Can we benefit from these words of Rev. Robert Godfrey from over a decade ago written in the North American context? I think so… The Westminster Directory of Publick Worship has a significant section on the preaching of the Word. It begins by stressing the spiritual importance of preaching andContinue Reading