Christianity and culture conference
Christianity & Culture Conference Featuring Rev. Dr. David VanDrunen 22-23 August 2014 Hosted by Reformed Church Southern Suburbs (RCSS) ~ Would you consider spreading the word about this conference? A flyer for distribution can be found here ~ Struggle to relate your faith to popular culture? Should we be concernedContinue Reading
Imaging God and getting one's due
In Genesis 9:6 God says: Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.” What does it mean to image God? What happened to man’s likeness to God after the Fall? How does the image of God informContinue Reading
Post-flood Noahic covenant (Gen 8-9)
In this sermon on Genesis 8:20-9:17, we look at God’s non-redemptive covenant with Noah after the flood, which governs and sets the terms for Christian life in God’s common kingdom. This sermon furthers the two kingdoms argument that Christ’s call to turn the other cheek in the Sermon on theContinue Reading
To turn the cheek or not? (Matt.5)
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
Which ethic?
So, I am engaging in a business transaction in the Cape Town market today and find myself befuddled… Why is it that I must extend grace to a service provider that repeatedly fails to complete the job I have paid for and then pleads for a (false-)positive performance evaluation? ForContinue Reading
Submission to the State as unto God
[Sermon audio here.] One of the greatest challenges in this life is to be subject to an unjust or corrupt government. The experience of living in a country where one’s basic human rights are constantly threatened can tempt us to all sorts of negative responses: such as rebellion, discouragement, depression,Continue Reading
The kingdom of heaven (Matt. 3:1-2)
[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
Living in God's two kingdoms
Over the last few weeks we have heard God speak to us through Paul’s letter to Titus. In this letter we have learned many things about our lives inside and outside of the church. Central among these truths is that God has saved us by his grace and not byContinue Reading
Humble submission as unto God
The following is the order of worship and sermon from this past Sunday’s RCSS evening service (October 21, 2012): Call to worship (Matt. 11:25-30) Invocation and prayer of praise Song of Praise: Psalm 16 (#692) Corporate confession of Faith: Nicene Creed (p846) Sing Doxology (#735) Reading of the Law: 1Continue Reading