How do you make a promise? Yesterday we saw Paul taking a personal or private vow, which in itself is a promise. In our passage today we see Luke writing that Paul “promised”. There is nothing wrong with making a promise … but there are conditions to making a promise. If you make a promise […]
I am persuaded that real Christians are an asset to a country. It does not matter who rules the country, intentional Christianity contributes towards a healthy society as they demonstrate their love for Jesus, their brothers and sisters, as well as all people. They are committed to uphold the Ten Commandments and be faithful to […]
It is not always the case where people in authority, who are decidedly not Christian, stand in support of Christians. Having said this, we need to understand that within the Sovereignty of God, He exercises Lordship and Reign over all the earth. Sometime what comes to pass is by His foreordained will and at other […]
So many people dislike lengthy pastoral ministries. If they are a Church, they want a change every 3 years. If they are an individual they want a change as soon as they feel the pastor has upset them. Personally, I believe in a long term ministry because it takes time to get to know a […]
Maybe I have it wrong, but I cannot understand why Churches close down and get sold when their members becomes reduced through natural attrition, demographical changes or safety and security reasons. The Church I pastored for 29 years in downtown Pretoria started off as a Church in an affluent suburb that steadily declined into a […]
In the late 1980’s, a man who claimed to be a converted Jew travelled across South Africa preaching a peculiar gospel. I mentioned some of this before. He arrived in the City of Welkom in the Free State demanding the right to preach in various Churches. Those I know of who refused him the right […]
Many men and women who have a burning passion to serve Jesus, use their careers as a means of financing their Gospel Ministry. They will work full time and dedicate their lives to serving Jesus during their off times, weekends and holidays. The lady I met on my flight from Johannesburg, South Africa to Atlanta […]
It would be marvelous if everyone who hears the Gospel turns to Jesus through faith and repentance. I am almost finished reading a book called “Glory Road” which was compiled and edited by Anthony J. Carter. It is about the journey of 10 “African-Americans” into Reformed Christianity. Each of the 10 writes a chapter explaining […]
We started off yesterday implying that parents can be long-winded in exercising discipline … mostly this is because they want to protect their relationship with their children. God has been exceptionally patient with mankind, not to protect the relationship but to help man seek Him and find Him. This patience is a form of grace, […]
Mostly parents talk more than once … that is, to their children when the children are disobedient. Very few parents want to use discipline, especially an immediate hiding. I have done it, my wife has done it and everyone other parent with few exceptions has done it. Our child does something wrong, be it naughtiness […]