Rock Of Refuge Ministries

John 14:1-6 NKJV Introduction  Thomas had a great role in the bible Present with Him Where I am, there you may be also There are 2 extremes - people who just want to make it to heaven and people who are so caught up with earth that they will miss heaven. Wherever you go, have Jesus Christ with you. Uyephi uJesu wakho uma esusemsebenzini with your co-workers We must not miss to be present with Him...

I AM Part 7 : I am a Good Shepherd 🐑🐏 ““Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he...

“““Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow...

Introduction  Lazarus died 2 days after his sisters sent a message to Jesus about his illness  Journey from Galilee to Judea (Bethany) was 113 km - 4 days  With no telephone 📞 or cellular phone 📱 the only way to send a message was through the messenger who could have also taken 4 days to get to Jesus (2.5 days if walking day and night) There only one way to save Lazarus from dying was for Jesus...

Romans 8:34

Isaiah 53:8-11

John 15:1-17

“ Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”” John 8:12 NKJV Introduction  Light is the most important ingredient of life. Without it we would be not just living in darkness but we will hardly ever survive. As South Africa is facing energy crisis due to Eskom load shedding, we have opted for alter...

I AM Part 2 : Bread 🍞 Of Life “Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.” John 6:15 NKJV Introduction How do you deal with the complexity of success? We normally capitalise on yesterday’s success to project today’s successes. I am the best thing ever happened…  What does Jesus do every ti...

I AM Part 1: The Most Powerful Statement  “Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” “And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”” Exodus 3:13-14 NKJV Intro...

The First Miracle That Jesus Did  John 2:1-10 NKJV Introduction  Jesus did His first miracle at the wedding This was a Devine moment because the bibles starts and ends with the wedding. The bible starts with the wedding between Adam and Eve and ends with the wedding between Christ and the Church God original intention was a happy union between a man and woman When we have happy marriage we produce...

Increase My Capacity Part 5: Do not gather just few (Pastor Marvelous) “A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And...

What God does with small (Do you see what God sees in you?) Judges 6:1-15 NKJV Introduction  God tells Gideon how great he is  Gideon tells God how small he is The manufacturer is saying my product is good and the product answers back and say… he’s not 7 years in the hand of an oppressor is a long time. Some of our problems are long term and needs God intervention. We find ourselves in long term s...

Family Relations & Legacy Part 3: Healthy Family Relationships‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭33‬ ‭NKJV‬‬Introduction * Wives are the first ones to addressed to submit to their own husbands.* Submission sounds like a swear word in our day because people abuse the term.* Like every good traits recommended by the bible, devil wants to twist it and make it look bad.* Husband are instructed to love their wives...

Family Relations & Legacy Part 2: Serving God As a Family II Kings 4:1-7 NKJV Introduction   Like in every family there are things that goes wrong and some that goes right The thought of the enslaved children drove this woman crazy. There are some of the things that we must never allow to happen to our children. Israelites had experienced slavery under Egypt for some generations in the past. T...

Family Relations & Legacy Part 1: Slavery Of Debt  II Kings 4:1-7 NKJV Slavery of Debts Proverbs 22:7 NKJV Everyone who borrows money is often doing it with the idea of being in advantage. Most wealthy and rich people don’t borrow money because they have a lot. Most poor people don’t borrow money because they can’t afford paying it back. However middle class people are the ones who are making...

Increase My Capacity Part 3: The things we overlook “A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your mai...

Increase My Capacity Part 2: Empty vessels  “A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant...

Increase My Capacity Part 1: Vision - 2025 “Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just sh...

The Godly versus the Ungodly Psalm 53: 1-3  “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: There is none that doeth good.” Characteristics of the ungodly 1. Foolish ideas 2. ⁠Corruption 3. ⁠Unreasonable injustice 4. ⁠Do bad things 5. ⁠Believe nothing bad shall happen to them. 6. ⁠Destructive mouth Proverbs 11:9 7. ⁠Mouth full of curses, dece...

Broken Spirit: 16 Days Of Activism Against GBVF  “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.” Psalms 34:18 NKJV Introduction We are living in a broken world 🌍  Everywhere we turn there is bad news report of people suffering and dying from murder, sickness, hunger, wars, depression and suicide Gender based violence; femicide and human trafficking s...

“Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?” Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you h...

“I have become a stranger to my brothers, And an alien to my mother’s children; Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach. I also made sackcloth my garment; I became a byword to them. Those who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am the song of the drunkard...

More Than Enough  Mark 6:30-44 NKJV Introduction  The world’s economy is driven by demand and supply Successful businesses are always looking for customers location  Advertisement is to make you aware of the supply of your need If you don’t show interest, psychological manipulation will be applied to cause you to see a need that is not there  The set up is such that you must be positioned in the d...

Holy Spirit Part 10: Faithfulness “But the fruit of the Spirit is love , joy , peace , long-suffering , kindness , goodness , faithfulness , gentleness , self-control . Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Galatians 5:22-25 NKJV Introduction As we are concluding th...