Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 23 Nov 2014 Gen 39:7-18 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath ... Read More

In Acts 1 v 6-11 the account is given of the Lord Jesus’ ascension into heaven. It starts off with the disciples asking the Lord whether He would now restore the kingdom of Israel. Their minds were far from the actual issue that the Lord Jesus was busy with. In the same way, Christians can still be ... Read More

Num 16:1 - 5 1 Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; 2 and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, represe... Read More

2 Tim 3: 1- 5: But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,... Read More

Neh 2: 17- 20 The matter we find here is not directly related to the Christmas story but nevertheless contains and essential part of the Gospel for Jesus came into this world to "save His people from their sins" and set them on fire for Him and make them truly diligent in His work. Nehemiah had a cu... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 12 Oct 2014 2Chronicles 7:11-14 "11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, 12 the Lord appeared to him at night and said: "I h... Read More

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first of the sabbaths, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, Peace to you! 20 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the discipl... Read More

Is 41:10 1) Fear not. In the Bible we see that this is not only the problem of women, but even of men. Fear is a terrible thing. It is said that the Bible says 366 times, "Do not fear". A year has 365 days. So God's commandment to us every day is, "Do not fear". He even included the leap year. As a ... Read More

Matt.1:20b “….an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying “Joseph, son of Mark, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife”….” If you want to get engaged it is good that you pray about it. Easy to make a wrong decision when you go by your will and not God’s, what you like, what looks... Read More

John 21 Rev Stegen shared from John 21 how God called him right at the beginning (read the full report here). God commanded the children of Israel to tell their children their redemption story from Egypt, lest it's forgotten. You need to teach your children how God saved you from worldliness, the lu... Read More

Many Christians are as sweet as chocolate, but when they get into the sun they also melt like chocolate. CT Studd referred to them as chocolate soldiers. It is said of David Livingston. A certain missionary society asked him if he knew of a good road to reach central Africa. He replied, "if you send... Read More

Matt 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 04 May 2014 Martin Luther said, 'if a person doesn't confess his sins he is not a Christian'. He writes that Protestants also confess their sins. They accused him of returning to Roman Catholicism, but he replied that it's not true for a true Christian confesses his... Read More

Gen 16:7-13 7 Now the Angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. 8 And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” 9 The Angel of the LOR... Read More

He got converted at a young age and lived for God when he was young. He was only the second black head boy of his school and he did well at school. After school he went to the University of Johannesburg, Wits, and there he also attended a certain church where they taught him that what was sin to the... Read More

`Eat this Scroll - Eat the word of God" In Ezekiel 3 verses 1- 4 an amazing incident is recorded and should be understood by us all. God placed a scroll in front of Ezekiel and commanded him to eat it. Ezekiel had to fill his stomach with it, digest it and let it become a part of him. He did that an... Read More

2Chron 29-32; Is 37-39 What is better, to start well and end badly or to start badly, but end well? It is terrible to start well and end bad. In these chapters we read of king Hezekiah, who was 25 years old when he became king. He did well in God's sight according to all that his father David had do... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 30 Nov 2014 Anita's great grandfather, mr Engelbrecht, was the man that led uncle Erlo to Jesus. He was a very intelligent man, having studied in Germany for seven years, before coming to South Africa. However during his ministry he realised something was missing an... Read More

Rev 22:16 - 21, “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 25 Dec 2014 In the ancient language the fir referred to fire, an ancient symbol for the spirit. The tree also points upwards. Overseas most trees lose their leaves in winter. There are songs about this fir tree in winter and that it is green even in winter. When I f... Read More