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66SHADES OF FAITH.God is forever faithful. He keeps His promises.Genealogies are really important when you read the Bible. They give you necessary information leading to the next parts of the narrative. So it does make sense why Matthew has the genealogy of Christ at the beginning of his gospel. He is paving the way for us to understand who Christ is.2021-03-0210 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Life will give you lemons and you better make lemonade because that's how legends are made.Life is never easy. Life is not a walk in the park. Things can get so hard that you feel like life is not worth living. But I encourage you to stay strong. Dont forget to seek the face of the Lord always.2021-02-2606 min66SHADES OF FAITH.We keep going, we keep growing.It is very important that we go through the darkness to appreciate the light. We need to be brought to our knees in brokenness so that we can stand in wholeness.2021-02-2507 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Rejoice in the Lord.Through bad and good times, rejoice in the Lord. God is there, He can hear and He knows how you feel, just cry out to Him. We find the strength to get up from being on our knees.2021-02-2405 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Today's another day, let's try again.Every day is an opportunity and every opportunity needs to be seized! Life is short, so let's get things done. Every opportunity we get we need to take and run with it!! Today is the day that the Lord has made and we should rejoice and be glad in it. Life is meant to be lived and not to be taken for granted!2021-02-2305 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Hitting a brick wall?Facing a challenge in life is part of the process. It's not nice at the moment but it's worth it. It moulds your character and it forces you to do introspection. What we need to do is to keep on keeping on and trusting in the Lord.2021-02-2207 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Embrace the struggle in light of the Cross.Life can be so difficult and hectic. Our problems can be so big that God seems so small. In today's episode I just want to encourage you as I encourage myself to fix your eyes upon Jesus.2021-02-2104 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Social Justice.In this episode, not much has been said concerning social justice. There is a plethora of information that is available on this issue and a myriad of views concerning it. Just take some time to listen.2020-08-1506 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Don't waste your life.Life is very short, so don't waste it. With a few years that we have at our disposal, we need to make them count. The only true way we can make them count is to live for God. I know that might sound overly spiritual, but that's the truth. Well, as to how we live for God on a daily basis, that's something we can work out. But the point is, we are here for His glory and therefore we should not waste our time on earth.2020-08-0306 min66SHADES OF FAITH.The reality of Depression.Depression is real and we need to take it seriously. There are a lot of people struggling with depression that has been caused with so many problems. Depression is real and depression kills.2020-08-0109 min66SHADES OF FAITH.God is a righteous and just God and He is gracious and merciful.This is a sermon on Micah 1 and 2.2020-07-2841 min66SHADES OF FAITH.My testimony.I decided to share my testimony today. I hope that it helps you. I do not have the best story in the world but I do have a testimony that God has been good to me. God has been gracious and merciful to a sinner like myself. Therefore I am grateful and thankful for His love for me.2020-07-2612 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Homosexuality.Homosexuality is a very important issue in the world and it needs to be addressed. When it is addressed, we need to be loving and gracious. We should address it based on the Word of God not our own minds and feelings. I hardly touched much of what can be said about this issue. But may you give it a listen and do share your thoughts.2020-07-1814 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Abortion.An unborn baby is human too. A human being that has been created by God in His image. That is why human life is so important. We should value humanity because God has created us in His image.2020-07-0415 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Racism.Racism is a real issue and a real problem in so many parts of the world. In today's episode, we will be hearing from Siyabulela Zalabe. These few minutes will be helpful. So just lend him your ear and a few minutes of your time. The issue of racism has not been dealt with extensively and there is therefore much more that can be said. If you perhaps have any questions do hit me up and I'll connect you with him.2020-06-2712 min66SHADES OF FAITH.A Biblical Response to Gender-based Violence in South Africa.Gender-based violence is real problem in South Africa and around the world. It a real problem that we cannot ignore any longer. We should've not ignored it in its inception. The only way we can tackle a problem this big in our country and in our societies is to have a Biblical view of what Gender-based violence is and how we can respond to it.2020-06-2027 min66SHADES OF FAITH.The Prophets of God.The Prophets of God were people who were called by God Himself to proclaim His name. They were not self-called. They did the work of God and called His people back to Him.2020-06-1307 min66SHADES OF FAITH.The Law of God.People as sinful creatures always want to do things their own way and assume autonomy. We as humans, do not want any law because we want things to happen according to our own rules and regulations. We want to set rule and laws for ourselves which would then mean that when we break our own rules we can deal with the punishment in any way we want to. We deny the fact that God has a law and He has given us His law to live by. The law that God has given is found in His Word and when...2020-05-3011 min66SHADES OF FAITH.3 realities.The reality is that there is life. Another reality is that there is death. The third reality is one that so many people have heard of but have rejected and one which so many people have not heard about it, and that is the the reality of the Gospel. The Gospelis the good news that, when embraced, changes the trajectory of one's life and therefore one's eternity.2020-05-2413 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Revelation.There are no new revelations but what is found in the Word of God. Revelation should always be traced back to what God has revealed in His Word. We should be very careful as what we consider to be revelation.2020-05-1608 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Preach the Word!One of the most important things is that Christian's should share the true Gospel. Do not preach what people would like to hear, preach what they need to hear. Preach the Word! Do not add your own ideas to the Word of God, preach it as it is. When you preach God's Word accurately, you'll see that Christ is the centre of the Bible, not humans.2020-05-0905 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Jesus our example.The whole point of our Christian walk is to be conformed into the image of Christ Jesus our Lord. That is why Jesus Christ is fitting to be our example. He lived a life we couldn't live, and He died the death we should've died. He came to earth to do the will of the Father who sent Him and He did that to perfection. He is our perfect example.2020-05-0205 min66SHADES OF FAITH.A Message on Baptism.Baptism is a Command and a Reminder of the Cross. Matthew 28:18-20 and Romans 6:1-11.2020-05-0127 min66SHADES OF FAITH.The Gospel."For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith."2020-04-2507 min66SHADES OF FAITH.How can they know?"For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing His riches on all who call on Him. For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in Him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent...2020-04-1806 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Why is Christ Important?Unbelievers look at believers as though they are crazy. Reason being, the see no reasons for us to believe in Jesus Christ. There are so many reasons as to why Jesus Christ is so important. In this segment, I did not name them all but I believe that what I have for you hear, is enough for you to ask more important questions in relation to the importance of Christ. "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in...2020-04-1110 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Who am I?Identity is very important to every person. Who are you? Where do you find your identity? Do you you choose it for yourself? Is it given to you? Is it perhaps a sacred reality? These questions are very crucial in understanding your personhood.2020-04-0406 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Has It Ever?"O Lord, you have searched me, and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, you know it all together. You hem me in, behind and before, an lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; I cannot attain it" (Psalm 139:1-6).2020-03-3005 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Is Sin a Thing?Here's what a lot of people do not know, sin is what it is because God is who He is. The reason why sin is what we call it today, it is because God is holy. The word sin in the Bible has different meanings however one important meaning is "missing the mark." So this means that there is a standard that God has put up, when we miss this standard, we sin against Him. So is sin a thing? Can we say that sin is a real concept? If we indeed take the premise that God is holy, then...2020-03-2906 min66SHADES OF FAITH.God is in Control."I am the Lord and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things" (Isaiah 45:5-7).2020-03-2803 min66SHADES OF FAITH.66SHADES OF FAITH. (Trailer)2020-03-2700 min66SHADES OF FAITH.Where is your hope?"We have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek"-Hebrews 6:19-20. Today is the first day of shutdown in South Africa. Covid-19 cases have been piling up. People need hope. People don't know what the future holds. That is why I am asking a very simple but critical question, "Where is your hope?"2020-03-2702 min