Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 19 Aug 2012 Matt 9 13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. In this chapter we find Jesus calling Matthew the tax collector. He left his career and followed Je... Read More

Genesis 3:9-13, "9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you th... Read More

Mark 16:14-20 Jesus frequently appeared to His disciples after His resurrection - many times He suddenly appeared in their midst. This last time He gave them final instructions before He returned to His position which He had before the foundation of the world. These last words were given to His disc... Read More

Is 30:1 "Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin;" We read here of rebellious, obstinate children, who make schemes to hide their sin, like Ananias and Sapphira. To add sin to sin is li... Read More

Ps 27:4, "One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple." Here David says that the one thing he asks of the Lord is that he may dwell in the house of the Lord f... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen Ps 27:4 "One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple." If you were asked for just one wish to be granted by the Lord wh... Read More

Mat 6:19-24 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your hear... Read More

A young boy told his grandfather about something bad other boys did to him. He hated them. His grandfather then told him that he should remember that there are 2 wolves within him. There is the wolf of unrighteousness: fear, greed, selfishness, suspicion etc. The other is the wolf of hope, determina... Read More

Matt 6:9 "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven ..." The Lord Jesus taught His disciples that when they pray, they should start with these words "our Father". He is also the Father of our Lord Jesus who came in the flesh. We who believe on Him are children of God. However we do not f... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 15 Jun 2014 (Before the service a young man gave his testimony of how he was transformed by the power of God and how Jesus changed his life from a radical Muslim to a follower of Christ, when He cried to God for help). 2Chron 7:13-16 13 If I shut up heaven that ther... Read More

Matt 28:19, 20, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen." Rom 1:13, 14, "Now ... Read More

Is 53:4-6 4 "Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we li... Read More

Text: Matt 26: 41: "Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation..." In the Christian world these words are switched around and the emphasis is on prayer and the first word "watch" is sadly neglected. From the beginning of this revival these are the words that stay constantly with me - "watch ... Read More

2Cor 11:1-7;23-30 This portion is a sermon on its own and hardly needs exposition. Study if for yourself. Paul was a man among men, and probably there was never a man since Adam who suffered opposition and hardship as he went through. No other man has changed nations like him (of course, excepting o... Read More

Abraham is known as the father of believers. There is so much we can learn from him. We are told that they will come from the east and west and sit together with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob at the tables of heaven (Matt 8:11-12). But what is shocking is that that passage goes on to say that the childre... Read More

21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples... Read More

Matt 20:20 - 28 Here we read of how the sons of Zebedee came together with their mother to Jesus with a special request for them. Their mother came to pay Jesus homage and worship Him, but she had another agenda. She actually wanted Jesus to do her sons a favour - to have them exalted above the othe... Read More

Luke 18:8b "Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” This is a strange question Jesus asked His disciples. As we look around today we see so many people coming to faith in Jesus, and there are so many thousands of congregations and millions of believers all o... Read More

2Cor 11:2, "For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ." When our young people get engaged, we do not follow the tradition of the world, whether they be Zulus or Europeans. We follow and uplift God's stan... Read More

2Corinthians 11:2,3 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Chri... Read More