This past Sunday’s morning sermon (which you can listen to here) was on Matthew 4:1-11 where the evangelist recounts Satan’s temptation of Jesus in the desert. Like in his baptism, Jesus again identifies with Israel in their frail humanity and sinfulness as he is led away by the Spirit toContinue Reading
Reformed minister and church planter with the United Reformed Church, North America, Rev. Danny Hyde, shares in an essay a question that he often gets from visitors to his church: “Why is the worship in a Reformed church so different from the worship at almost every other church I haveContinue Reading
The following is the thrust of the morning sermon from this past Sunday (11 August 2013), which you can listen to here. Jesus submitted to John’s baptism of repentance and judgment in obedience to God’s will. Through John’s baptism God the Father commissions Jesus for his Messianic mission to saveContinue Reading
Pastor and President of Westminster Seminary, CA, Robert Godfrey, once wrote: One area in which the differences between evangelical and Reformed can be examined is the matter of worship. At first glance, we may see more similarities than differences. The orders of worship in Reformed and evangelical churches can beContinue Reading
[Sermon audio here.] So, how might this knock-off version of the gospel look today in a church that is no longer entangled by the Jewish ceremonial law? Well, if we understand that man-made religion is in essence anything that replaces or adds to the free grace of God that hasContinue Reading
In today’s Tatler newspaper, which is circulated in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, RCSS ran its first of six advertisements to raise awareness of its presence in the community. The purpose of the “campaign” is to invite you to re-discover or perhaps discover for the first time a betterContinue Reading
[Sermon audio here.] Theme: We pray the prayer of Moses for God’s pity and favour with confidence in Christ, through whom we have become heirs of heaven. The book of Psalms was the hymnbook for OT Israel as they worshipped God: both as a covenant community gathered together on theContinue Reading
[Sermon audio here.] Theme: God’s heavenly kingdom has come down to earth in his Son, and we enter it by repentance and faith through the means of grace. We all like change for the better. Who of us does not like to see relationships improve, diseases healed and societies transformed? Continue Reading
[Sermon audio here.] Status is a big deal in our society. And status is often measured in very superficial terms: like according to what kind of clothes you wear, what kind of car you drive, the house you own and where you live. The people that our popular culture idolizesContinue Reading
[Sermon audio here.] If there is one thing that people can agree on, it is that children should be protected at all costs. When infants or children are killed on purpose, by accident or neglect, there is understandable outrage. Children cannot defend themselves. They are vulnerable and dependent. So whatContinue Reading
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