Why do you work? Well, it depends on what kind of work, doesn’t it? We work for our bosses to get a paid, for a good review and for promotion. If we don’t work, we will likely lose our job. As students, we work to get to the next standardContinue Reading
The early church, during the time of Paul and Titus, had many things stacked against her. Christians were considered an odd and sometimes dangerous minority in the first-century Greek and Roman world. People were suspicious of them. For one, Christians were notorious for being unwilling to worship Caesar and theContinue Reading
The sheep in the churches on the island of Crete were surrounded by dangerous animals. One of Crete’s poet-prophets, Epimenides, once joked that the absence of wild beasts on the island could be explained by the presence of humans. Cretans were known for being lovers of money, viciously greedy, liarsContinue Reading
Two of the challenges that the minister Titus was facing as a church planter on the island of Crete centered on the Christian’s relationship to the world outside of the church. On the one hand, there were false teachers who believed that in order to be saved one had toContinue Reading
As most of you are aware, we have been supporting the planting of a new English-speaking Reformed church in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. This is an exciting development because it is helping enable the riches of the Reformed tradition to spread beyond the Afrikaans language and reach moreContinue Reading
Do you ever feel like your life belongs to a bigger story? Perhaps you get that sense when looking at your family tree. Or when you read about the history of your country. Or maybe when your favourite sporting team wins the championship match. How about the grand storyContinue Reading
You have probably heard the saying: “You are what you eat.” If you eat too much or eat a steady diet of fast food, your body will pay a price. If you eat too little or too much of the same thing, you will feel the effects. What can beContinue Reading
During our service this past Sunday evening, we confessed Heidelberg Catechism Q/A 1: What is your only comfort in life and in death? That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death,1 am not my own,2 but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ,3 who with HisContinue Reading
The following is the sermon from this past Sunday evening service, November 25, 2012. Justification is by faith alone (Gal. 2:15-21) The bible can basically be broken down into two parts or moods: law and gospel. The law tells us what God requires of us, while the gospel tells usContinue Reading
The following is one of the hymns of praise that we sang and the sermon from the evening service this past Sunday: The God of Abraham Praise The God of Abraham praise, who reigns enthroned above; Ancient of everlasting days, and God of Love; Jehovah, great I AM! byContinue Reading
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