Kingdom of Heaven Pt 73 - Final Words to Disciples
November 24, 2024 • Richard van Lieshout • Matthew 28:11–20
Richard closes out Matthew with Jesus' parting message to His disciples in which He sends them out into the world with a trio of instructions to undertake and how those instructions have applications within our own lives.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 72 - The Burial & Resurrection of Christ
November 17, 2024 • Justin Tamlin • Matthew 27:57–66, Matthew 28:1–10
Justin launches an in-depth exploration into one of the pinnacle tenets of the Christian faith, the fact that Christ was resurrected and the evidence that stands for its occurence as well as the implications that those facts and assertions carry 2000 years after the fact.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 71 - Jesus Forsaken, We Are Forgiven
November 10, 2024 • Brett France • Matthew 27:27–56
Brett delves into the incredibly brutal and painful suffering and death that was suffered by Christ on the cross, as well as why all the pain of the how pales into insignificance next to the why behind Christ's death. A death brought about purely from love for each of us and an overwhelming desire to draw each of us into a personal and everlasting relationship with Him.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 70 - His Blood Be Upon Us
November 3, 2024 • Richard van Lieshout • Matthew 27:11–26
Richard explores the story and characters involved as Pilate hands Christ to the crowd, a crowd that was sympathetic to and riled up by the religious leaders that sought to have Christ condemned to death.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 69 - A Tale of Two Betrayer-Traitors
October 27, 2024 • Ndaba Mazabane • Matthew 26:69–75, Matthew 27:1–10
Pastor Ndaba digs into the betrayals that arise in the period between the arrest of Christ and His trial before Pontius Pilate, all from those closest to Him. Pastor Ndaba also explores how we should live our lives to steer clear of becoming guilty of betraying Christ.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 68 - Silent as He Stood Accused
October 20, 2024 • Richard van Lieshout • Matthew 26:57–68
As Christ is put on trial before the Sanhedrin, we observe Peter's struggles to maintain the promises he made only a short while earlier. Additionally, there is a symmetry that arrises between the accusations of the high priest with the claims Peter made in chapter 16. Richard explores these things as well as how we will answer the only question that matters when the day to answer it arrives.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 67 - Journey to the Cross
October 13, 2024 • Brighton Phiri • Matthew 26:31–56
Brighton joins us from JBC on the partner Sunday to preach in the evening service. Brighton leads us through the center of Matthew 26 as Jesus is betrayed by His own disciples and arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. Brighton looks at how Christ was betrayed by more than just Judas on that fateful and difficult night.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 67 - Drink This Cup
October 13, 2024 • Dr Nat Schluter • Matthew 26:31–56
Nat joins us from JBC on the partner Sunday to preach in the morning services. Nat leads us through the center of Matthew 26 as Jesus is betrayed by His own disciples and arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. Nat looks at how Christ was betrayed by more than just Judas on that fateful and difficult night.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 66 - Preparation of the Death of Christ
October 6, 2024 • Justin Tamlin • Matthew 26:1–30
Justin leads an expository teaching as Christ and the disciples enter into the events of Holy Week, beginning with the Passover Supper preparation. We take a look at how those around Christ react to the little time that there is left of His time on earth, as well as how Christ chooses to use it.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 65 - Judgement Day
September 29, 2024 • Richard van Lieshout • Matthew 25:31–46
Richard looks at Christ's description of judgement day as He calls all that have lived before Him and separates them into two groups, those that would serve Him and those that would have nothing to do with Him, and gives them their wish. Richard also speaks on how we are to live out the fruits of our faith should we desire to serve Christ with our lives.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 64 - Watchful Waiting
September 22, 2024 • Richard van Lieshout • Matthew 25:14–30
Richard delves into another parable as Jesus teaches on how we are to steward our talents as faithful servants. He looks into what talents are in our own lives as well as how we are to make use of them to fall into the joy of the master.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 63 - None Know the Time
September 15, 2024 • Zwai Zulu • Matthew 25:1–13, Matthew 24:36–51
Zwai discusses how we are to remain wise and vigilant as we stay in anticipation of the coming of Christ. Though none but the Father know the time, however, to live wisely we are to live always as if everything were our last chance, both for ourselvesd and those whose lives we touch.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 62 - Events Surrounding the End Pt. 2
September 8, 2024 • Richard van Lieshout • Matthew 24:15–35
Richard continues to dive into the intricasies of Jesus' teachings on end times, the abomination of desolation and all the associated carnage, in it we look at how we can expect it to play out but far more importantly, what we as believers should be doing, both during those times and in anticipation of them.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 61 - Events Surrounding the End Pt. 1
September 1, 2024 • Richard van Lieshout • Matthew 24:15–35
Richard dives into the intricasies of Jesus' teachings on end times, the abomination of desolation and all the associated carnage, in it we look at how we can expect it to play out but far more importantly, what we as believers should be doing, both during those times and in anticipation of them.
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Kingdom of Heaven Pt 60 - Proclamation Amidst Tribulation
August 25, 2024 • Richard van Lieshout • Matthew 24:1–14
Christ offers a stark warning over the trials that believers will face as the end times draw near and advises te disciples as well as other believers on how they should act to avoid falling prey to the enemy's efforts to draw believers astray.
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