Sermons & Devotionals by Anton Bosch
Anton Bosch
I Don’t Have to go to Church
Many people think that going to church is an optional for Christians. Really? Yes, the church is not a building but a body of believers. And you could argue that we don’t go to church but we are the church. No matter how you use or abuse the terms, the fact is that 77 million people in America never... Read More
Anton Bosch
I Don’t Have to go to Church - 2
Not only does the Lord meet our needs through the church, but it is only in the context of the church that we can reach our full potential as believers. As a member of the human race we are created as social beings. We need the friendship, fellowship and sense of belonging that comes from being part... Read More
Anton Bosch
If God is For Us
“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). This short statement is absolutely loaded with truth, warning and exhortation. That’s not a misprint – it contains warning as well as encouragement at the same time. The warning lies in the little conditional word “if”. This two-letter word a... Read More
Anton Bosch
Just a Christian
I have been struck by how various Christians define themselves. Very seldom do you come across someone who just refers to themselves as “a Christian”. They are either Reformed, Pentecostal, Evangelical, Baptist, Biker, Korean, or any of a thousand other kinds of Christian. Some even define themselve... Read More
Anton Bosch
Just Being Comfortable
Most people feel that being comfortable is the least they can expect. Others want to be rich and enjoy the excesses of wealth. But Christians understand that the love of money and greed are not good things and so they feel that just being comfortable and settled is not unreasonable and unscriptural.... Read More
Anton Bosch
Justified
At the heart of the book of Romans is the idea that we are justified by faith (Romans 5:1). Most Christians know that it is this idea that sparked the reformation in the heart of Martin Luther but few seem to understand what it means to be justified and even less seem to appreciate the implications ... Read More
Anton Bosch
Killing the Messenger Contentiously Contending –8
In case you get the impression from the previous articles that I am against any form of apologetics or discernment ministries – I am not. The ministry of a watchman is vitally important to the church. But, unfortunately, many have brought discredit to a crucial ministry by their bad attitude. Even s... Read More
Anton Bosch
Leaning
When David wanted to put a terrible curse on Joab for murdering Abner, David said, amongst other things, that there should always be one of Joab’s descendants who would lean on his staff. Buy this he meant that there would always be a cripple or someone who has weak legs and needs a stick to lean on... Read More
Anton Bosch
Let's Go On
When hiking, I have often come to a point where I felt like not going on and either camping just where I was or turning back. This often happens when the path becomes to steep, too long or when the end just does not seem to be within reach. So in the spiritual life, we all come to times when we beco... Read More
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Loyalty
David and Jonathan’s friendship is one of the most touching parts of the Bible. These two men were true friends and one of the attributes of that relationship was their mutual loyalty. Jonathan was in line to be the next king since he was Saul’s son yet he knew that the Lord had chosen David to take... Read More
Anton Bosch
National Repentance
It has become customary to speak of prayers of “national repentance”. On May Day, this year - 2010, a large number of people met at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC to pray various prayers of repentance “on behalf of the American people”. I remember a number of times, when growing up in South A... Read More
Anton Bosch
Nationale Inkeer (dutch)
Het wordt een gewoonte om te spreken over gebeden voor “nationaal berouw”. Op de eerste mei van dit jaar (2010), kwam een grote groep mensen samen in het Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC om te bidden voor berouw “ten bate van het Amerikaanse volk”. Ik herinner me, opgroeiend in Z-Afrika, de vele ke... Read More
Anton Bosch
New Beginnings
One of the blessings of the four seasons is that they usher in fresh beginnings. Winter does a good job of killing off much of the previous season’s growth. Spring is a new start with new leaves, new plants and in the animal kingdom, new births. The marking of the seasons are helpful in marking time... Read More
Anton Bosch
Nicodemus Leaders
We all know the story about Nicodemus who visited Jesus under the cover of darkness in John 3 and to whom Jesus spoke about being born again and to whom Jesus uttered the famous John 3:16. It is interesting to note that Nicodemus is mentioned three times in John’s gospel. In addition to the well-kno... Read More
Anton Bosch
One-step, Two-step or Twelve-step?
Most versions of modern christianity have watered the Gospel down to a self-improvement, self-help, twelve-step program. There is little difference between the techniques offered by AA, anger management programs, assertiveness training and other self-help courses and the techniques employed and prom... Read More
Anton Bosch
Only Scripture - 1
One of the non-negotiable essentials of orthodox Christianity has always been the completeness of Scripture. By completeness we mean that the Bible (66 books) is the complete and final revelation of God to man. Nothing is to be added to the Scriptures, nothing is to be taken away from it, and nothin... Read More
Anton Bosch
Only Scripture - 2
In the last article we began to examine the Scriptural basis for relying exclusively on the Bible rather than accepting various extra-biblical “revelations” as being at the same level, or higher, authority as the Bible. This is a view that is fast dying out as more and more Christians and their lead... Read More
Anton Bosch
Only Scripture - 3
“Do not go beyond what is written” (1Corinthians 4:6) Adding to the Scriptures is a very old problem amongst religious people. The Rabbis were particularly adept at adding many books, sayings and traditions to the Word of God. This had become such a problem that Jesus said: “you have made the comman... Read More
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Orthodoxy (How to Discern 3)
The Roman church has for a long time believed that only the “clergy” may interpret the Bible. In fact, until recently, they did not even allow translations of the Bible into the common language of the people because they did not believe that ordinary people were equipped to read the Bible, let alone... Read More
Anton Bosch
Overcommitted to the Bible
At a recent conference, the most popular paper resulted in four times as many people crowding into the room than it was designed to hold. The title of this provocative lecture was “How Evangelicals became overcommitted to the Bible and what can be done about it”. The speaker said that in “the actual... Read More
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Anton Bosch ( - )
Privileged to be born into a long line of preachers, Anton Bosch met the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour in 1968. In 1971 he entered the Theological College of South Africa for two years, completed the third year by correspondence and was awarded the Diploma in Theology. In 2005 he was awarded the degree Master in Theology cum laude. The title of his dissertation was “The pastoral and practical principles on which the churches in the New Testament are based”. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies.In 2003 he was elected to the board of the International Fellowship of Christian Believers (formerly OFFI) with responsibility for the African continent and in 2004 was asked to serve as its international president. At the end of 2003 he was called to assist Burbank Community Church (Los Angeles, California) as it’s senior pastor.. In 2009 the church moved to new premises in Sun Valley and us now known as Sun Valley Community Church (SVCC). Anton continues to teach at SVCC. It has been his life-long quest to rediscover New Testament Christianity and to call Christians and churches back to knowing, believing and living the Bible. He has planted a number of churches that are based on these principles. He is passionate about a correct exegesis of the Word and specialises in expository preaching and teaching.