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Preached on Sunday the 17th of September, 2023. Malachi 1:6-14 6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ 7 By offering polluted food upon my altar. But you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By sayi...

Preached on Sunday the 10th of September, 2023. This world is full of troubles which would shake us and unnerve us. The world also presents many so-called 'gospels' as the security and safety we need. People look to things such as riches, relationships, or perhaps politics, all in an attempt to find true peace. The Bible's message is clear - true peace and safety can be found only i...

Welcome to Ministering the Word! This is a podcast where we (Hanli and Dwayne) get to chat with Stephen Turner about all manner of topics to do with Christian living - with a special focus on the high but difficult calling of Ministering the Word of God. We plan to make regular fortnightly uploads, Lord willing.   We hope you enjoy listening in to our conversations and that it will be a blessing t...

*Part of the Sermon Preached on Sunday the 27th of August, 2023. 1 Chronicles 29:9-18: "Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly. Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever...

Preached on Sunday the 3rd of September, 2023. Amos 5:18-27: Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!     Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light,     as if a man fled from a lion,     and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall,     and a serpent bit him. Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light,     and gloom with no b...

Preached on Sunday the 20th of August, 2023. Intro Music by Julius H. from Pixabay Outro Music by PianoAmor from Pixabay

Welcome to Ministering the Word! This is a podcast where we (Hanli and Dwayne) get to chat with Stephen Turner about all manner of topics to do with Christian living - with a special focus on the high but difficult calling of Ministering the Word of God. We plan to make regular fortnightly uploads, Lord willing.   We hope you enjoy listening in to our conversations and that it will be a blessing t...

Preached on Sunday the 13th of August, 2023. God in this passage reveals himself as a coming shepherd who will lovingly tend his flock. Through this vivid illustration he is revealing his infinitely compassionate and loving character. We all need a shepherd in the face of the wolves of sin and death. The key question for us all is whether or not we are one of his sheep. Only those who belong to hi...

Preached on Sunday the 30th of July, 2023. The Pharisees were exact and precise in their worship of God. The very picture of religious piety. Yet, whilst they were careful to keep each ceremonial detail, they were the very ones who hated and murdered the Lord Jesus. They had mere religion on the outside, but inwardly, lived in total opposition to the true living God. This is frighteningly true of...

Preached on Sunday the 6th of August, 2023. Micah 5:1-5 "Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. There...

Preached on Sunday the 23rd of July, 2023.

Preached on Sunday the 11th of July, 2023. Our noses adapt to the ambient aromas of a new environment if given some time. In the same way, professing believers may have unknowingly taken in and been deceived by the lies of the world around them. This passage stands in direct opposition with one of the main messages we all hear in the Western world: the gospel of self-indulgence. To believe this fa...

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Preached on Sunday the 11th of June, 2023. Unfaithfulness can be found in the political realm, in business and in relationships. But God would have to stop being God for him to stop being faithful! This is a great comfort to the believer he has committed himself to! "May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ."

Preached on Sunday the 18th of June, 2023. 'You must be born again' is the fundamental need for someone to receive true spiritual life. Yet Jesus found that Nicodemus, a teacher of the Jews, did not understand this teaching. How sad it is today that there are many such people who are likewise ignorant of their need for this second birth! The stakes are too high for us to ignore. As the L...

Preached on Sunday the 4th of June, 2023. Peter conveys his eyewitness testimony that God declared concerning Jesus of Nazareth that: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased". Since Jesus is the Son of God, surely there is no one else who would deserve our full attention as he does. Yet, for many people today, they would rather take out the rubbish than pay attention to what h...

Preached on Sunday the 21st of May, 2023. Death had remained undefeated until it met Jesus. How glorious it is then to hope in Jesus, the conqueror of death! If he has been raised from the dead, then so will his people. He truly is the Resurrection and the Life! 

Preached on Sunday the 28th of May, 2023.

Preached on Sunday the 7th of May, 2023. Does it alarm you that the bible would see you as deserving of crucifixion? It sees the sinner as cursed and worthy of being forsaken by God. A just God will treat you accordingly. But by God's great love and mercy, Christ in his crucifixion receives this judgement as a substitute for sinners. Run to the cross with the empty hand of faith!

Preached on Sunday the 14th of May, 2023. How hard is it to gain access to God? With man it is impossible but with God all things are possible! The death of Christ on behalf of those who believe spread the gates of heaven open!

Preached on Sunday the 30th April, 2023. A mob lead by the envious chief priests delivered King Jesus over to be crucified. Pilate, a Roman governor saw no fault in him yet crumbled under the pressure of the crowd and sentenced Jesus to death. What will you do with the king? If you know the answer, then you will know what the king will do with you on judgement day.

Preached on Sunday the 23rd April, 2023. In this passage we see the hostility and opposition that sinful hearts hold towards the holy and righteous God. What is the reason for this opposition? Because where there is love for darkness and wickedness, light will always be hated for exposing it. Every human being is guilty of this rebellion against God and His righteous standards. Yet, the love of Go...

Preached on Sunday the 16th April, 2023. The hour has come for Christ to drink dry the cup of God’s wrath and be forsaken by his beloved Father. Your hour will come unless Christ comes for your hour first. Trust in Jesus who can satisfy God’s wrath and reconcile you to him!