Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church

When man and wife get married, they come together before God and witnesses, they hear what marriage entails, they make a series of promises to each other, they exchange rings as signs of their commitment to each other, and then sign the registry, putting into writing their life-long commitment. In many ways, the marriage ceremony is a covenant-making ceremony – two parties covenanting to be loyal...

Part 6 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on the Heidelberg Catechism - Lord's Day 4. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za. We'd love to hear from you!

Today marks the 507th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Five hundred and seven years ago to the day, on the 31 October 1517, a German monk named Martin Luther, in protest against the Roman Catholic Church, nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. This set off a series of events that forever changed the church. How was the church changed? Thanks to the Reformati...

Last month, popular Baptist minister, Dr Steven Lawson, aged 73, was removed from ministry because he was caught in an adulterous relationship. This relationship had been going on for the past five years, with a young woman old enough to be his granddaughter. Prior to this, Dr Lawson had faithfully pastored churches, preached the gospel week in and week out, written theological books, taught at Th...

Part 5 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on the Heidelberg Catechism - Lord's Day 3. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za. We'd love to hear from you!

It’s nearly December, and for South Africans that means that the whole country pretty much shuts down goes into party mode for the entire month! Lots of time to spend with friends and family, eats lots of good food and unwind from the stressful year that we have had. Relax, rest and recuperate ahead of a whole new year that lies ahead. Last week we reached the end of the book of the covenant, cont...

Part 4 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on the Heidelberg Catechism - Lord's Day 2. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za. We'd love to hear from you!

In February 2020, a burglary occurred at a game lodge called Phala-Phala, belonging to our president, Cyril Ramaphosa. Amongst the contents stolen was $580 000 cash – undeclared foreign currency -that was hidden in a couch. Now when someone hides something in a couch, you know something is fishy! When a president of a country (or anyone for that matter) conceals so much foreign currency, not decla...

Part 3 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on the Heidelberg Catechism - Lord's Day 1, Part 2. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za. We'd love to hear from you!

Preacher: Mr. Cullen Loubser. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za . We'd love to hear from you!

Part 2 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on the Heidelberg Catechism - Lord's Day 1, Part 1. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za. We'd love to hear from you!

Preacher: Rev. Henning Dafel. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za . We'd love to hear from you!

Part 1 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on the Heidelberg Catechism - Introduction. Teacher: Rev. Henning Dafel. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za. We'd love to hear from you!

Just this past week, newly minted minister of Public Works, Dean McPherson, reported that a host of luxury state-owned homes used by some of the previous ministers in our cabinet, were vacated as they left office. But the homes were left in a disgusting state – graffiti on the wall, houses falling apart, looted fittings when they left - ripped out taps, build in cupboards and even kitchen sinks! P...

Part 23 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on Covenant Theology - The New Covenant Part 3. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. This catechism class series is based upon Faithful God: An Introduction to Covenant Theology by Antonio Coppola. The book is available internationally through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0639967566 It is available in South Africa through Christian Book Discounters: h...

Some of the greatest atrocities in history has been committed against other humans have happened because those who committed the atrocities dehumanised their victims. The Nazis saw the Jews as sub-human. Slave traders of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade saw their slaves more as packhorses than people. The Soviet Union regarded those who opposed its communist and socialist policies as enemies of the...

Part 22 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on Covenant Theology - The New Covenant Part 2. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. This catechism class series is based upon Faithful God: An Introduction to Covenant Theology by Antonio Coppola. The book is available internationally through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0639967566 It is available in South Africa through Christian Book Discounters: h...

We’re all familiar with those horrific and barbaric images of slavery from the not so distant past. Of men, women and children captured against their will and herded onto ships in shackles, like animals, where many will die and those who survive will be forced into a life of hard labour, while suffering under inhumane conditions, with no prospect for freedom. Tragically, slavery still persists tod...

Part 21 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on Covenant Theology - The New Covenant Part 1. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. This catechism class series is based upon Faithful God: An Introduction to Covenant Theology by Antonio Coppola. The book is available internationally through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0639967566 It is available in South Africa through Christian Book Discounters: h...

If you’ve ever been to King’s Park to watch the Sharks or the Springboks, you will know that there is a whole build up to the game itself. There are typically a variety of performers, fireworks, smoke and lights, dancing and plenty of loud music. It’s meant to get people in the mood for the big game, hype everyone up, get people excited for their team. That’s all wonderful and probably entirely ap...

Part 20 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on Covenant Theology - The Davidic Covenant Part 3. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. This catechism class series is based upon Faithful God: An Introduction to Covenant Theology by Antonio Coppola. The book is available internationally through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0639967566 It is available in South Africa through Christian Book Discounter...

If you’ve ever got into a serious dispute of any kind, whether it be with a work colleague, boss, business partner, or perhaps even your spouse, and things get to a point where the relationship completely breaks down; you will know that in order to try and restore the relationship, a mediator is appointed. What does this mediator do? A mediator represents the views of each party to each other, the...

Part 19 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on Covenant Theology - The Davidic Covenant Part 2. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. This catechism class series is based upon Faithful God: An Introduction to Covenant Theology by Antonio Coppola. The book is available internationally through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0639967566 It is available in South Africa through Christian Book Discounter...

Preacher: Mr. Cullen Loubser. For more information about Covenant Waterfall Presbyterian Church, please check out our website: https://covenantwaterfall.co.za or email us: info@covenantwaterfall.co.za . We'd love to hear from you!

Part 18 of Covenant Waterfall's catechism class on Covenant Theology - The Davidic Covenant Part 1. Teacher: Rev. Antonio Coppola. This catechism class series is based upon Faithful God: An Introduction to Covenant Theology by Antonio Coppola. The book is available internationally through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0639967566 It is available in South Africa through Christian Book Discounter...