Shofar Durbanville

In this sermon, Melissa le Roux discusses the theme of Jesus being victorious over culture and tradition, specifically through the lens of Mark 7. She emphasizes that while human rules and traditions often aim for purity, they can become tools for exclusion and hypocrisy if they lack the compassion and heart of God.

In hierdie preek bespreek Melissa le Roux die tema van Jesus se oorwinning oor kultuur en gebuike, spesifiek deur die lens van Markus 7. Sy beklemtoon dat menslike reëls en tradisies dikwels daarop gemik is om reinheid te bevorder, maar dat dit instrumente van uitsluiting en skynheiligheid kan word wanneer dit nie die medelye en hart van God weerspieël nie.

Jesus was closest to the Father when He entered the wilderness. Temptation is not proof that God has abandoned you. It is often the place where faith is refined and trust is tested. Satan tempts us to grasp God's promises in our own way and in our own timing. Jesus did what no one else could—He trusted the Father completely and stood victorious over every temptation. Because He became fully hu...

Versoeking beteken nie God is ver nie. Dit kan juis beteken jy is presies waar Hy jou wil hê. Satan se grootste strategie is nie net om ons tot sonde te verlei nie, maar om ons te laat glo dat ons God se beloftes op ons eie manier en in ons eie tyd moet gryp. Jesus het staande gebly waar Adam, Israel en elke mens geval het. Daarom is Hy nie net ons voorbeeld nie—Hy is ons Kampioen. Wanneer ons ver...

The world teaches that authority is about power, control, and being served. Jesus turns that idea upside down. Drawing from Daniel 7 and Mark's Gospel, Daniel van Schalkwyk showed how Jesus embraces the title Son of Man —the figure who receives all authority and dominion from God. Yet instead of ruling through force, Jesus exercises His authority through service, sacrifice, and self-giving lov...

Ons wêreld leer dat gesag beteken om beheer uit te oefen, mag te hê en ander te laat dien. Jesus wys egter 'n heeltemal ander weg. In Markus ontdek ons dat Jesus Homself die "Seun van die Mens" noem – die een aan wie alle gesag gegee is. Tog gebruik Hy daardie gesag nie om te oorheers nie, maar om te dien. "Selfs ek, die Seun van die Mens, het nie gekom om gedien te word nie, ma...

What does it mean that Jesus is the victorious Son of God? In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus is revealed not as another Caesar-like ruler who conquers through violence, domination, status, or self-glory. He is the true Son of God who brings God’s kingdom through self-giving love. The cross looks like weakness to the world, but Mark shows us that it is the place where Jesus is enthroned as King. The crown of...

In hierdie kragtige boodskap uit Markus wys Louis van Wyk dat Jesus die ware, oorwinnende Seun van God is — nie soos die keisers en konings van hierdie wêreld wat deur status, geweld en selfbelang regeer nie, maar as die gekruisigde Koning wat deur selfopofferende liefde oorwin. Markus daag ons idees oor mag, sukses en prioriteite uit. Die kruis lyk vir die wêreld soos swakheid en skande, maar dit...

What does it mean to follow Jesus into the harvest? In this sermon, DB Hauptfleisch shares the story of how God called his family toward planting a church in Luxembourg, confirming the call again and again through prayer, Scripture, and prophetic encouragement. From Psalm 126 and Zechariah 4, he reminds us that God restores, God sends, and God builds “not by might nor by power” but by his Spirit....

Wat gebeur wanneer God jou roep na iets wat menslik onmoontlik lyk? In hierdie boodskap deel DB Hauptfleisch die reis van ’n vier jaar lange roeping na Luksemburg, waar God herhaaldelik bevestig het: “Nie deur mag of deur krag nie, maar deur my Gees.” Uit Psalm 126 hoor ons die uitnodiging om terug te kyk na God se groot dade, maar ook om weer te bid: “Here, doen dit weer.” Die preek roep ons om n...

Life moves fast, but busyness is not the same as purpose. In this message, Hennie and Belene Coetzer unpack Ephesians 5 and invite us to “look carefully” at how we walk. Whether in career, singleness, marriage, or family, God is calling us to live intentionally, make wise use of our time, and be shaped by the Holy Spirit instead of pressure, striving, or substitutes. Singleness is not a waiting ro...

Marriage is not just two people sharing a life — it is a covenant invitation to become one. In “Two in One,” Heinrich Titus reminds us that meaningful marriage requires leaving, cleaving, listening, remaining, and loving with all our heart, soul, and strength. Just as God is fully present, fully faithful, and fully committed to us, He invites us to become present and faithful in our relationships....

Die huwelik is nie net twee mense wat saam leef nie; dit is ’n heilige uitnodiging om een te word . In hierdie boodskap wys Heinrich Titus dat God se droom vir die huwelik begin by verlaat, vaskleef en een word . Maar ware eenheid gebeur nie vanself nie. Dit vra dat ons teen afleiding, seer, selfgerigtheid en die kultuur van “weg-swipe” moet veg. Een van die grootste geskenke wat ons vir mekaar ka...

Hoe lyk ’n kerk waar die Heilige Gees regeer? In Handelinge 2:38–47 sien ons ’n volk wat nie deur menslike wysheid gevorm is nie, maar deur die Gees van God. Hulle was toegewy aan die Skrif, het in ware gemeenskap geleef, saam gebid, brood gebreek en ’n lewende getuienis vir die wêreld geword. Pinkster herinner ons dat die kerk op sy sterkste is wanneer ons terugkeer na eenvoud: God se Woord, God...

What happens when the Holy Spirit truly reigns in the church? In this Pentecost message from Acts 2:38-47, Tiaan Scott reflects on Peter’s sermon, the repentance and baptism of 3,000 people, and the Spirit-formed practices of the early church. The message is a call back to simplicity, Scripture, community, repentance, baptism, and deep dependence on the Holy Spirit. The church was never meant to b...

What does it look like to follow Jesus when obedience becomes uncomfortable? In this sermon from Philemon, Melissa le Roux explores the story of Paul, Philemon, and Onesimus as a picture of gospel-shaped community. Paul appeals in love, Onesimus is sent back not as a slave but as a brother, and Philemon is invited into the costly beauty of forgiveness, reconciliation, and Christlike obedience. Thi...

Wat gebeur wanneer gehoorsaamheid aan Jesus ongemaklik raak? In hierdie preek uit Filemon wys Melissa le Roux hoe Paulus, Filemon en Onesimus vir ons ’n pragtige beeld gee van ’n evangelie-gemeenskap: ’n gemeenskap waar liefde sterker is as beheer, vergifnis sterker as skuld, en roeping sterker as iemand se verlede. Onesimus was eens as nutteloos gesien, maar deur Christus word hy bruikbaar, gelie...

Jesus is not just another king in the biblical story. He is the fulfilment of the whole story. Matthew presents Jesus as the greater Cyrus: the King who ends exile, restores God’s presence, and sends His people into the world. But Jesus is greater than Cyrus because He does not merely rule by authority from God — He rules as God . His kingdom is faithful, compassionate, merciful to rebels, kind to...

Jesus is nie net die vervulling van God se beloftes nie — Hy is die Koning wat God se heerskappy oor die hele aarde herstel. In Matteus sien ons hoe Jesus die storie van Abraham, Moses, Josua, Salomo, Elia, Jeremia en die ballingskap vervul. Soos koning Kores Israel uit ballingskap teruggestuur het om die tempel te herbou, stuur Jesus sy dissipels uit na al die nasies. Maar hierdie keer is God se...

What if Jesus clearing the temple was not uncontrolled anger, but holy love in action? In this sermon from Matthew 21, Melissa le Roux shows how Jesus’ judgment in the temple reveals the intentional heart of God. The outer court was meant to be a place where outsiders, the weak, and the broken could draw near. But religion had turned it into a place of noise, convenience, and exclusion. Jesus clea...

Die evangelie is nie net ’n kaartjie hemel toe, ’n veiligheidsnet of ’n privaat oomblik van troos nie. Dit is ’n uitnodiging om volledig ingeweef te word in God se koninkryksverhaal onder die heerskappy van Christus. In hierdie boodskap wys Melissa le Roux uit Matteus 21 hoe Jesus doelbewus Jerusalem en die tempel binnegaan — nie in buite-beheer woede nie, maar met heilige ywer, liefde en ’n profe...

This sermon explores how the Gospel of Matthew presents Jesus as the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophets , particularly in the line of Moses, Elijah, and Elisha. Matthew emphasizes that Jesus is not introducing a new story but bringing God’s long story to its climax .

Ons leef in ’n wêreld wat skree: “Kies jouself.” Jesus sê: “Verloën jouself en volg My.” Die vraag is nie wat die wêreld sê nie… Wie sê JY is Hy?

Why would Jesus hide truth in parables? Because not everyone is ready to receive it. This message explores: • Why the heart matters more than knowledge• How Jesus fulfills God’s promise of wise rule• Why true peace only comes where He reigns “Where the King rules, there is peace.”

Jesus is nie net ’n wyse leraar nie — Hy is groter as Salomo en die vervulling van God se perfekte heerskappy. Maar hier is die uitdaging: Nie almal hoor of verstaan nie. Nie omdat God stil is nie — maar omdat harte hard kan wees. Wanneer ons nederig word, God se wysheid soek en Hom gehoorsaam, begin Sy vrede werklik regeer in ons lewens. Is jou hart goeie grond?