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Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. The word accept here (proslambánō) means, to take in addition, to welcome, to take to myself, lay hold of with initiative, aggressively receive, with strong personal interest. Think of someone who truly accepts you for who you are. You never feel stressed around them do you. You never feel like you...

Central to Christ’s work at Calvary is the fact that He accepted us. Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. One of the main results of Christ’s acceptance of me is my self-acceptance. Self-acceptance is one of the pillars of self-esteem and a game-changer in relationship building. Nathaniel Brandon wrote in, The Six Pillars of Self-Estee...

In an authentic community people feel accepted for who they are. They don’t need to pretend or project an ideal image in order to belong. In order for this to take place, three things need to happen; firstly, dealing with the spirit of rejection, secondly, embracing self-acceptance, and thirdly, learning to accept others for who they are. In this sermon I will cover the first one; dealing with the...

Many smart people today are known as “the brilliant jerk” because no one wants to work with them. This is often because they had a misbelief that their smartness alone will get them to the top. Thankfully some of them are beginning to learn that they need other tools. Social Awareness is that other capability. In order to be effective in the workplace and to activate authentic community we need to...

Vulnerability has been defined as the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, physically, emotionally, socially, environmentally or economically. One can end up in vulnerable situations by default or by choice. In essence, vulnerability has to do with risk. When you make yourself vulnerable you are placing yourself at risk; the risk of being rejected, the...

The Bible refers to praise as a garment. In other words, it is more than a piece of clothing usually thrown over our shoulders but rather one that is used ‘to wrap’ or ‘cover’ ourselves. This garment of praise is to leave no openings through which hostile elements can penetrate. This garment of praise repels and replaces the heavy spirit.

Many people talk about community but few people know the ingredients necessary to activate it. What are the ingredients the Holy Spirit works with when helping us to develop authentic community? In this series we will discuss some of these powerful constructs that come in the form of attitudes, values, behaviours and virtues. It is one thing to passively long for community, it is quite another thi...

We began this series by establishing that the Holy Spirit is God. Last week we looked at the fact that the Holy Spirit is a person, and not an “it”. He is not an ethereal vapour, or some kind of cosmic influence. Jesus referred to Him as a person. Today we will look at what the Holy Spirit does. We will start by looking at the Holy Spirit in the life of Christ when He walked this earth, and progre...

Last time we looked at the Holy Spirit we looked at the fact that He is God and that He is part of the Trinity. Today we are going to look at the fact that the Holy Spirit is a person.

God’s desire for our lives is that we walk in the fullness of what He has destined for us. Therefore, it is crucial that we fully stand on the promises He has given us in all seasons of our lives. This message is an exhortation to revive the very Word, prophecies and promises that God has spoken to us and to stand on them even amidst the obstacles that we may face.

In the course of my theological studies I recently had to come up with a questionnaire regarding the Holy Spirit and interview three people from different church traditions/backgrounds. This was to provide me with a small snapshot in of the varied beliefs in the body of Christ regarding the Holy Spirit. I will use 2 or 3 sermons to teach around the Holy Spirit and help us to understand a little mo...

The goal of this message is to prepare you for an encounter with Jesus. Many Christians anticipate God’s presence. We long for Him to come and manifest Himself in our midst, but sadly we don’t always know what to do and how to be when He comes. Feeling goosebumps whilst enjoying your favourite worship song does not mean you have had an encounter with Jesus. In this message I will show you moments...

Knowledge is a good thing. In scripture we see that ignorance is not bliss. The consequence of lacking knowledge is dire. Prov 1:28-29 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me, 29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD. Do you love knowledge or do you hate it? Are you perhaps indifferent towards it? Knowle...

What are SINarios? It’s a word that came to me describing scenarios where we come into contact with sin. I believe that God is calling us to develop a clear theology of restoration. One of the challenges in the Body of Christ today is that many of us don’t know what to do with sin when we come into contact with it, in ourselves and in others. In this message I will explore specific scenarios or SI...

It is a new year and many of us have entered with renewed determination to fulfil those goals, chase those dreams, meet those commitments. There is a new vigour and energy in the air. You can almost feel it. You can feel it with our children as they embark on their new year at school. You can feel it as you drive into the gym parking lot - you only have to try and find a parking at the gym at peak...

As we embrace 2022, I believe that the big game changer in the science of success is personal responsibility. When we look at personal mastery, what I call the science of replicable success, I believe that people who take personal responsibility for key aspects of their lives have a greater chance of goal attainment. A lot of children are growing up into adults who don’t take responsibility for th...

Go Forward | Vimbai Chariga by Go Church SA

We have been looking at a couple of pericopes from 2 Timothy. I encourage you to listen to the pervious messages as they paint a vivid picture of the context within which we find the portion of scripture that we are going to be studying today. To recap briefly, 2 Timothy was a personal letter written by Paul to his spiritual son, Timothy. Paul was writing from terrible conditions in prison (2 Tim...

Bible Study: Jude

What Impossible Looks Like Through God’s Eyes | Stewart Bishop by Go Church SA

This series has been an invitation to seek God more diligently through studying His attributes. Ps 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. We have only looked at 7 attributes of God, but there are many more, so I encourage you to dig deep by yourself or in groups, to study this wonderful God. To truly know someone, it is important to be curious about t...

We began to look at a couple of pericopes from the book of 2 Timothy a couple of Sundays ago. I touched on the purpose of 1 Timothy as the backdrop to 2 Timothy, and explored how 1 Timothy was a personal letter written by Paul to encourage and instruct his spiritual son Timothy in his challenging task of overseeing that church. There were false teachers, doctrinal errors and the fruit of these fal...

The Immutability of God | Paul Nyamuda by Go Church SA

2 Timothy is the last letter written by the Apostle Paul. It was written by the Apostle Paul whilst he was in prison in terrible conditions awaiting death. He was aware that his death was imminent and the pressing burdens on his heart were for Timothy, his spiritual son, the church in Ephesus and the safeguarding of the gospel. We will be looking at a couple pericopes from 2 Timothy over the next...

Throughout this study we will discuss both God’s mercy towards mankind and the mercy of people toward other people. We see God’s mercy in this passage as He is the initiator of the covenant. Lot did not go out seeking after God. In fact, he was hesitant to leave Sodom. We see this with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God’s mercy is the foundation of the covenant He makes with His people.