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
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
This past Sunday evening, October 14, the RCSS gathered for corporate worship at the Reformed Church of Cape Town in the city bowl. The following is the liturgy that was followed and the sermon that was preached. You are welcome to join us this coming Sunday evening. Please watch thisContinue Reading
In Titus 1.10-16, Paul addresses the false teachers that had unsettled the churches on the island of Crete. These false teachers were of a Jewish kind, not unlike the Pharisees that we read about in the Gospels and the Judaizers that Paul condemns in the book of Galatians. Basically, theyContinue Reading
This past Sunday was an opportunity to participate in a Reformed worship service at Bellville Reformed Church, the mother church for the Reformed church plant in the southern suburbs. For those who could not make it or who would like to reflect more on the service, the following is theContinue Reading
For the last few weeks (see previous posts) we have been looking at the subject of preaching as we work through the book of Titus, and particularly in light of Titus 1.9. According to the Reformed tradition, one of the marks of a true church is the faithful preaching ofContinue Reading
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