Rev 20:11-15, "11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Li... Read More

Acts 2 The day of Pentecost is the start of the feast of weeks, referred to in Ex 34:22, "And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest." It was when the firstfruits of the crops were brought as a gift to God; everyone had to bring something - not a single man was to ... Read More

Acts 2:1-18 On the day of Pentecost, the disciples were all together in one place - of one accord and one heart. They were diligent to obey Jesus. Study these men to see how people are who receive God's blessing and Spirit. Those who are negligent to obey Jesus will miss out on many blessings. God k... Read More

46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47 When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to deat... Read More

Faith of Soldiers (Lk 23: 47) "Now when the centurion saw what was done, he Glorified God, saying, certainly this was a righteous man." We find a number of references in the Bible, and in the New Testament in particular, to soldiers who came to the Lord. This centurion (in charge of about 100 men) w... Read More

Mark 16: 15 & 16 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." Jesus' command to his disciples, just before He was to ascend to heaven, was to go into the whole ... Read More

1John 5:1-3 - "1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His comma... Read More

Matt 25:14-30 The Lord entrusted spiritual gifts to each of His children according to his or her ability. He loves His children all in the same way, for He gave His only begotten Son for their salvation. In fact, one can say that the one who received only 1 talent had the easiest task of all. He onl... Read More

Rev Stegen related how Fano felt God's calling on his life. Many people questioned it and spoke out against it. But we thank God that he obeyed God. If he hadn't obeyed things would not have been the same today. Jesus said in Mark 8:36, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole wor... Read More

SCRIPTURE READING: 2 Sam 6:16, 20-23 - "... she despised him in her heart... And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death." When I read this chapter this morning, I found 30 different topics which we could speak about, but I won't relate them all. I will just touch on them, an... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 10 Nov 2013 (Before the service the fourth year College students were awarded the "servants towel" as is done every year.) 1 John 1 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he... Read More

2Cor 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. We get used to hearing this benediction pronounced after services. The phrase the "fellowship of the Holy Spirit", can become so common to us Christians that we forget the enormou... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 1 Sep 2013 Acts 2 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto th... Read More

Eph 6:10-19 Paul was involved in the good fight of faith. The majority in SA call themselves Christians but very few fight this good fight of faith. This battle is intense. You cannot take it half-heartedly. So it is essential that you put on the whole armour of God. You must not neglect any of the ... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 19 Apr 2014 John 19 28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it t... Read More

Matt 2:1-15 POINT 1: The Wise Men removed their eyes from the Star - We don't know why the Wise Men removed their eyes from the star but clearly they didn't follow the star anymore when they went to Jerusalem. The star would have lead them all the way to the Lord Jesus, for afterwards when they saw ... Read More

Matt 2:1-12 We don't really know who these wise men were or from which country they came. We only know that they came from the east. Those were Gentile nations who did not know God. They started off with absolute focus on the star. There is a Chinese legend that at that time throughout the world the... Read More

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! (New Living Translation) You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on Y... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 09 Feb 2014 1Kings 11 1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; 2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not g... Read More

2Tim 2:22 - "Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." Many are absolutely destroyed by youthful lusts. Our text does not say that one has to fight against it or wrestle with it. You must flee away from it - that is t... Read More