John 11:45-57 (ESVST) 45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. As Jesus predicted, after raising of Lazarus, many of the Jews that had come with Mary, […]
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John 11:38-44 – Jesus Raises Lazarus
John 11:38-44 (ESVST) 38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. In verse 33 when Jesus saw Mary weeping, he was deeply moved in his Spirit and in verse 35, he wept. Verse 38 starts with Jesus still deeply moved. The reason for […]
John 11:28-37 – Jesus was fully human
John 11:28-37 (ESVST) 28 When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in […]
John 11:17-27 – Jesus the Resurrection and Life
John 11:17-27 (ESVST) 17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was […]
John 11:1-16 – The Glory of God and his Son Jesus Christ
John 11:1-16 (ESVST) 1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. These first 2 verses are just a background information on the message […]
Ephesians 2:8-10 – Salvation by Grace through Faith – Part 3 of 3
We learned that those of us who have not yet repented from our sins and accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour, are dead in our trespasses and sins in which we are walking, following the desires, temptations, evils and immoral things of this world and ultimately we are following the devil who is the spirit […]
Ephesians 2:4-7- Mercy and Grace of God – Part 2 of 3
In the last message, this is what we learned. We learned that those of us who have not yet repented from our sins and accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour, are dead in our trespasses and sins in which we are walking, following the desires, temptations, evils and immoral things of this world and ultimately […]
Ephesians 2:1-3 – We are dead in our trespasses and sins – Part 1 of 3
In the past few weeks we have been discussing about sin and we have realized how sinful we are and how we ourselves are to weak to save ourselves from sin. We noted that only a divine intervention was the only way we stood a chance to be saved from God’s wrath of eternal condemnation. […]
The 1st Commandment, Ancestors & Sangomas or Traditional doctors
Introduction Part of our culture as black people has always and continues to include the interaction of some form with sangomas, ancestors and traditional doctors. The form of interaction with sangomas, ancestors and traditional doctors, might be different among the respective cultures but this interaction is prevalent. How should we then as Christians relate to […]
Calvinism – Total Depravity(moral wickedness)
We are all sinners and are all deserving of going to hell. The series I did on sin has clearly indicated this to us. If you have not seen it, then go to my blog and read on it. Now that we know that we are sinners and deserve to go to hell and are […]