Common Ground Church Sea Point

If you missed Sunday message, or you want a refresher of what was said, take a listen to this podcast episode.

Fasting is an ancient spiritual practice that we don’t really give ourselves to much anymore and a practice we don’t really know too much about. Today we start to change both those things.

Our Father has promised to give the Holy Spirit to those who ask? What is this? What does it mean? Today we attempt to answer this massive question from these last lines of Jesus’ teaching on prayer in Luke 11.

Ever seen a dad throw a cobra at his little kid? Sounds like something out of a Tim Burton film, but it’s part of the story Jesus uses to emphasize just how good our heavenly Father is and why we can always trust his answers to prayer!

Have you ever felt like you didn’t want to bother God? Jesus certainly wants us to never feel like that again because shockingly he literally calls us to be shameless as we come to God with requests!

Ever wondered if you’re wasting your time with prayer? Today, we allow Charles Spurgeon to remind us about the authority of Jesus and the promises he makes in his teachings on prayer that give us confidence to go and pray!

If you missed Sunday message, or you want a refresher of what was said, take a listen to this podcast episode.

Does God tempt us? Could God lead you into temptation? Can God allow you to never be tempted? These are all good questions that many of us have thought about and today we explore them as we continue to learn from Jesus how to pray.

We are called to pray for the forgiveness of our sins as often as we pray, and we are called to be people who forgive others constantly too! These are massive tasks that we all need to process, prepare for and ask God’s help in!

In light of praying for the glory of God and the coming of His Kingdom, Jesus calls us to pray for our needs. More often than not, many of us have actually forgotten we need to pray for provision because we’ve become so accustomed to having it. Let’s explore the nuances of this verse.

What is the Kingdom of God? When will it come? How will it come? What can you do about? That’s what we’re chatting about today!

Are we meant to be praying about Halloween or something? Today we chat through the first thing the Lord Jesus tells us to pray about… the name of God!

If you missed Sunday message, or you want a refresher of what was said, take a listen to this podcast episode.

When you’re sending mail it’s important to get the recipient right otherwise who knows where your message might end up! Today we explore the first word of Jesus’ model prayer: Father!

As we embark on our journey into prayer, we start by recognizing the uniqueness and authority of our teacher!

It’s a new season here on Strange Days as we explore the massive topic and arguably the most important spiritual practice of prayer!

Join us today as we wrap up this series on singing. We'll be exploring how we sing and the impact of singing in our lives. What a gift God has given us in singing together.

Today we continue looking at why we sing - and hear that we are both commanded and compelled to sing! Why not spend some time meditating on Psalm 96 if you're feeling stirred by the questions at the end of today's podcast?

Welcome to our new season where we'll be looking at where singing comes from and starting the conversation around why we sing. Here are some helpful resources for anyone who would like to delve a bit deeper into the topic: Sing by Keith and Kristyn Getty, and Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin (this one is especially helpful for worship leaders/musicians and church leaders).

If you missed Sunday message, or you want a refresher of what was said, take a listen to this podcast episode. Advance is a movement of churches around the world that we are part of.

Today Kyle wraps up this season and pulls together some of the themes from the week’s lessons that various Common Grounders have shared with us.

Three weeks ago today, with lockdown about to start, Savanah, a final year medical student at UCT got married to Murray! Listen to her share what God’s been teaching her as she volunteers at a hospital and figures out the first few days of being a wife!

Elbre lives in Green Point and is part of our Inner City congregation. She works for a global fashion retailer and today she is going to share with us what God’s been saying to her in her times of silence and solitude and reminding her of from the Bible!

If you missed Easter Sunday message, or you want a refresher of what was said, take a listen to this podcast episode.

Ziba leads our Langa congregation, located in the oldest township in the city, and he also suffers from a serious immune deficiency. It’s a privilege to have him share his encouragements with us today!