Forgive as the Lord forgave you – a sermon on Matthew 18:21-35 by Rev Colin Pretorius. All of us have at times been hurt. We’ve all had someone break our heart by doing something very hurtful – it may have been a girlfriend or a husband, a friend or a colleague or a brother or […]
The eight beautiful attitudes that go with kingdom living – a sermon on Matthew 5:1-12 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. We’ve spent quite a bit of time over the past few months listening to what Jesus teaches us about kingdom living. Today we’re going to go back and take an overall look at how these attitudes […]
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven – a sermon on Matthew 5:10 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. In the book of Acts we read how the Spirit of God had come upon the followers of Christ at Pentecost and how they started going around proclaiming the […]
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God – a sermon on Matthew 5:9 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. About 2600 years ago, the prophet Jeremiah wrote: They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. Not much has changed since that time. Peace […]
Jesus is the gift that keeps on giving – A sermon on Matthew 2:1-12 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. This past Monday was the 179th anniversary of the publication of one of the most famous ghost stories ever written. It’s a story most of us have read or seen on film, but if you hear the […]
Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God – A sermon on Matthew 5:8 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. The story is told of a pastor who had a strange dream one night, a dream that really opened his eyes. In his dream he could see his own church worship service. It looked […]
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy – A sermon on Matthew 5:7 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. A few months ago we started working our way through the beatitudes. In these kingdom attitudes Jesus tells us what is required of those who wish to enter His kingdom and to live in His kingdom. […]
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be satisfied – A sermon on Matthew 5:6 by Rev. Colin Pretorius, read by Br. Andrew le Breton. I think most of you will have seen the ad on television for the flavoured milk Oak – there’s this guy walking through an amusement […]
Blessed are the meek – A sermon on Matthew 5:5 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. On one side of the court sat one of the most influential men in the world. Ruthless, ambitious, proud and arrogant, he represented all that was powerful. He seemed to have all authority. At the other end stood the accused, a […]
Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted – a sermon on Matthew 5:4 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. Over the past week or two we’ve probably all been shocked by the disturbing images which have been beamed into our houses of mass graves uncovered at Izium in Ukraine. These graves are said to […]
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven – a sermon on Matthew 5:1-3 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. Introduction Pride, passion, pretence, pain, and poverty of spirit. These are the themes of Tolstoy’s novel “Father Sergius.” As a young man Sergius had been very ambitious. He worked his way up through […]
Eight beautiful attitudes that go with kingdom living – a sermon on Matthew 4:23-5:12 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. The Sermon on the Mount is probably the best-known part of Jesus’ teaching. If you google it, you’ll find more than 4 million results. But sadly what Jesus teaches in His sermon is probably also the least-obeyed […]
Jesus bids us shine – a sermon on Matthew 5:14-16 by Rev. Colin Pretorius. In the heart of the business district of Dallas, Texas, there’s a unique but slightly weird-looking building. If you look at this grey-white concrete structure that stands about 28m high, it doesn’t really look like much. I mean, those spirally things […]
Learning to Truly Forgive – a sermon prepared by Rev. Peter Abetz on Matthew 18:15-35 read by Br Brendan Strasser.
Where is He that is born King of the Jews? – a sermon on Matthew 2:1-11 by Rev Bill Wiersma
Matthew 6:9-15 – Lead us not into temptation, by Rev. Colin Pretorius. (The seventh sermon in a series on the Lord’s Prayer.) At various times in our lives we all face temptation of some sort. It may be something small, like for the little girl who was standing in the bakery looking longingly at one […]
Matthew 6:9-15 – And forgive us our debts, by Rev. Colin Pretorius. (The sixth sermon in a series on the Lord’s Prayer.) 2 October 2006. Charles Carl Roberts IV. You may not know that date or that name, but you may recognise the story when I tell you that on that date Roberts, the man […]
Matthew 6:9-15 – Give us our daily bread, by Rev. Colin Pretorius. (The fifth sermon in a series on the Lord’s Prayer.) When he was a young man, the preacher Dr. Harry Ironside went into a cafeteria to get something to eat. The tables were crowded and the only place he could find to sit […]
Matthew 6:9-15 – Your will be done, by Rev. Colin Pretorius. (The fourth sermon in a series on the Lord’s Prayer.) Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at the first part of the Lord’s Prayer. In the opening line of the prayer, we saw that Christ authorised those who accepted Him as their […]
Matthew 6:9-15 – Our Father in heaven, by Rev. Colin Pretorius. (The third sermon in a series on the Lord’s Prayer.) The once mighty emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is reported to have said the following:[1] Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but on what foundation did we rest the creatures of our genius? Upon force. […]
Matthew 6:9-15 – Hallowed be Your name, as sermon by Rev. Colin Pretorius. (The second sermon in a series on the Lord’s Prayer.) Like most of you, Maggie and I have been a bit housebound this past week. Not being to visit people has meant that there’s been a bit more time to prepare the […]
Matthew 6:9-15 – Our Father in heaven, by Rev. Colin Pretorius. (The first sermon in a series on the Lord’s Prayer.) What pops into your head when I say “Father’s day”? Is the blessing that a father has of receiving yet another pair of socks, or a fluoro tie? Just like Mother’s day, Father’s day […]