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The Life of David: A King in Awe

"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." GK Chesterton David had no want of wonder. He marveled at the splendor of creation and loved the Creator all the more for it. What can we learn from Israel's greatest psalmist about enchantment in a disenchanted age?

Encounters with Jesus: Zacchaeus does social justice

This encounter explores a wide range of deep social themes, including structural injustice, privilege and restitution. However, its essence lies in the challenge it leaves for us to play a catalytic role in the fundamental transformation of an unequal world.

Themba Gamedze (BA Hons, MSc, FASSA) is an actuary with a passion for exploring a framework for discussing the content and modern relevance of the Canonical Gospels.  Themba has published 3 books on the Gospels, has served as President of the Actuarial Society of SA, was the founding President of the Association of SA Black Actuarial Professionals, and retired about 4 years ago from his full-time role as Chief Executive of Strategic Projects at Sanlam

Davids Troubles with Sons and Others A baffled king with a broken hallelujah

It is easy to exaggerate David; he was (and is) a charismatic figure, who very quickly looms larger than life in the eyes of his admirers. Michelangelo sculpted in marble what most Christians have carved in their imaginations, a flawless David. But the biblical text does not give us a flawless David. It is absolutely essential that we acquire a sense of our common God-created, Jesus-saved, and Spirit-blessed selves that is unedited, unabridged, and unblinking. These final episodes in the David story ensures we get the whole story - of him and of us.

Encountering Jesus The essence of living a beautiful life

The concept of sin has become quite controversial in contemporary culture. Not only has it been misunderstood, but also misused by many. On Sunday morning we will look how a Scriptural view of sin helps us to live the life we were always meant to live.

When Heroes Fall The Bathsheba Affair

People are often surprised at how sinful Biblical “heroes” are. Even King David, 'a man after God's own heart', commits a truly vile sin. Although David's spiritual destruction is infamous and there for all to see, the story doesn't end there.

The Life of David Dancing Before the Ark

The Life of David: Dancing Before the Ark

Encountering Jesus before and after the manger

We often think of Jesus only as the man who was born in Bethlehem. We might even think that He only started to exist at His birth. However, in some portion of Scripture we are confronted with the Jesus before the manger as well. A clear example in the New Testament is John 1. Join us on Sunday as we encounter the Jesus who was before the manger, and Who is after the manger as well.

The Life of David: How to Love a Fool

David was the object of Saul’s foolish envy and jealousy, to the extent that Saul was leading an army with the sole purpose of taking his life. Nonetheless, even when being presented with a perfect opportunity for revenge, David abstained. How do we love those so committed to our destruction?

Encountering Jesus through lament

Meeting the God who cries over COVID-19 and racial tensions. Learning to weep with those who weep.

The life of David: The Importance of Friendship

David would not have survived long were it not for his friendship with Jonathan. Proverbs 17:17 says, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” If you can’t overcome adversity without friends, and you can’t experience life without adversity, then it follows that friends are one of life’s absolute necessities.