Very few people know the heart of a pastor (teaching elder). This is not because he mostly hides his heart … it is because like your heart is fully known by God, so is his. Few people will know the heart of a pastor teacher. His concern for the saints of God is mostly private. […]
Most of us who have read Psalm 23 understand a little about a shepherd watching his flock of sheep, but there is far more to shepherding sheep than meets the eye. A shepherd did far more than water, feed and protect the sheep from predators. He would guide the sheep to the market for sale […]
I built a foundation for a room at the place we had on the Berg River near Velddrift in the then Boland, now the Western Cape. I decided to raise the foundation about 0.6 of a meter off the ground. My reason for this is because the previous owner told me that on one occasion […]
I skim-read an article about the New Apostolic Reformation authored by Richard P. Moore. This article is part of The World Evangelical Alliance’s Journal of Theology and Contemporary Application called Evangelical Review of Theology. In a nutshell, the author points out this dangerous movement who have instituted apostles and prophets with apostolic teaching as well […]
I have been reading through a sermon preached by Lemuel Haynes, an African American pastor. This sermon was delivered at the ordination service of the Rev. Reuben Parmelee on 23 February 1791. His text was: Heb 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an […]
There are two very important matters that lie ahead of the apostle Paul. The first is him reaching Jerusalem. He is most likely in charge of the collection made for the poor believers in the Mother Church in Jerusalem, hence: Ac 20:4 He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from […]
I recall being invited to preach at a larger Church in another Province in the late 1980’s. The rector told me that I had 20 minutes because it was an 8am Communion Service, followed by a 9am Worship Service. I prepared accordingly. The clergyman leading the service said to me as I was getting up […]
I’m reading a book I bought about seven years ago on preaching. It is called “Why Johnny Can’t Preach.” The author takes a swipe at preaching today saying that almost all preaching today is below par. I’m a page or two past half way and so far, although technical, he has raised as his major […]
It is a terrible thing when a state controls religion. We saw how in China, the communist regime (Socialist) tried to destroy the Church by burning Churches, Bibles, killing off pastors and believers and imprisoning others. For appeasement and world acceptance they started a Church known as the Three Tiered Church for “Christianity”. The main […]
Sometimes it is hard to determine who Bible characters are simply because at times there are many with the same name and often when mentioned, little or nothing is said about whom they are. Take the man named Alexander in Acts 19:33. Who is this man? Is there biblical evidence to identify him amongst the other Alexanders […]