Shofar Bloemfontein Sermons

Paul uses the example of the free woman and the slave woman in Genesis to encourage the Galatian church to stand fast in freedom and not to turn back from Christ to slavery again

In weakness Paul preached to the Galatian churches. They did not succumb to rejecting him but received him as Christ Jesus. They also did not see him as the enemy when he shared the truth of the gospel with them. Paul lovingly challenges them in their zeal to not add to Christ, but rather give up their lives for Christ

Even though the child owns the whole estate, he is no different from the slave. This was before the Father sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, whereby we cry Abba Father. Now we belong, we are loved and we have a purpose

Paul calls the Church of Jesus Christ seed, because He is the Seed. We are heirs of the promise, because of faith in Christ. Christ redeemed us by His blood from the curse of the law, so we can be justified, righteous and filled with the Holy Spirit. The blessing that came through the covenant to Abraham, is ours as we abide and rest in the Father by the Holy Spirit

Heyns encourages the church to not only see the big things Jesus is doing in our personal lives, but also the small things. He encourages us to be with the Lord, to wait on Him and to experience what He is doing in all of our lives

The Spirit that God supplies is intimately involved in our daily lives, from the time we heard the gospel and believed, right through our sufferings in Christ to ending this race in the Spirit. He portrays Jesus Christ before our eyes as crucified; he works miracles through us and maintains us by faith in Jesus Christ

In Galatians 2 and 3 we continue with Paul encouraging the churches to keep standing in the truth of the gospel. The churches are moving from faith in Jesus Christ to the works of the law, because of various pressures in their society. It applies to us today, and Holy Spirit asks us: did Jesus die in vain? Right standing with God only comes by believing and receiving His grace, not by adding our w...

Paul contends for the truth of the gospel against persecution from false brethren, preaching another gospel that is not rooted in the cross of Christ. Paul stands for unity in the global Church across all ethnicities in line with Jesus's prayer: Father let them be one, as we are one

Paul is contending for the good news received from Jesus Christ by revelation, that Jesus was crucified in our place and resurrected from the dead. This faith in the Lord Jesus is against our reliance on culture and forefathers. It is the gospel of truth and it is precious and glorious

Being rooted in the cross of Jesus Christ, is the answer against turning away from Christ, for the churches of Galatia. They have listened to false apostles, preaching another gospel. God is turning against them and the false apostles. The way out is to be a bondservant of Jesus Christ and identify with Him in His triumphal resurrection

Paul is closing the letter of 2 Corinthians, declaring that he is nothing, that he does not seek their stuff but them, that he and the others with him model walking in the spirit. He also expresses his fears for the Church, not loving God and as a result not loving one another and finally regressing again into sexual sins. He reminds them that Christ is speaking in him and that he is weak so that...

Paul is playing satire with the church of Corinth. He is playing the fool, asking them to tolerate him as they do those that make Paul out to be a fool. He puts all his pressures, without and within, into the eternal nature of God, blessing Him. Where the culture of the day celebrated wisdom and power, Paul celebrates foolishness and weakness within God's eternal nature

Paul is picturing himself as a father being jealous with regards to his daughter (the church of Corinth), that is betrothed to her future husband (Jesus Christ). He is concerned that, as Eve was seduced by Satan, the church will be seduced by another Jesus, being preached by the false apostles of the time

Paul is encouraging the Corinthian church by Christ's meekness and gentleness to stay focused in spiritual growth and not get entangled with this natural world and its demands for physical appearance. Only when their obedience as a church has come to the full, can God entrust them with more of His kingdom

Paul speaks on the character of Christ being formed in His church as they steward well the grace that God has given them

Paul speaks about the richness of God in the Macedonian churches in joy and liberality and the poverty in good stewardship in the church of Corinth

Paul holds the Macedonian churches as an example of joy and of giving themselves to God in the midst of severe trials. He desires the church in Corinth to experience the same grace of God

Paul speaks on Godly sorrow versus the sorrow of this world and encourages the depressed to allow Godly sorrow to break forth into contagious comfort and joy

Marius is teaching on God revitalizing our inner man, keeping us from straying from His peace by the Holy Spirit, causing us to make room in our hearts for our fellow man

Heinz builds on the previous episode on endurance and illustrates life as a race surrounded by such a cloud of witnesses and our eyes fixed on Jesus

Patience and endurance are formed in the fires of tribulations, needs and distresses, as we sit at the feet of Jesus and allow the Holy Spirit to guide us. This makes the Father proud to call us sons and daughters

Pastor Hennie from Johannesburg Randburg shared a word on Hebrews 11:1-3. Hennie teaches that it is impossible to please God without faith and what faith is and looks like.

Marius teaches 2 Corinthians 6. Jesus has come to save us and meet us in our affliction. He desires us to be holy as He Himself is holy.

Marius teaches from 2 Corinthians 5 and highlights that our biggest purpose is to live pleasing to God.

Marius teaches from 2 Corinthians 4. He focuses on the resurrection of Jesus and the fruit that it should bear in our lives.