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24 July 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 2:15
HC Lord's Day 3
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Gen 2:15 - 3:14
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There are only two options: Either reject Christ, and be
destroyed together with Satan, because Christ had already
realised it through his godly omnipotence, or serve Him en
be saved through his omnipotence.
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21 Feb 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 3:1-9; Rom
5:14-21
HC Lord's Day 3
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Gen 3:1-9; Rom 5:14-21
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A mighty deed occurs when God commences to work in our
history.
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1 February 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 3:5
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Gen 3
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Is there anybody who does not want to excel and rise to the
top in life and history? Who does not have ideals? Just
take care about which ideals you pursue.
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3 February 2002 (morning)
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Rev HP Prinsloo (em)
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Gen 3:15
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Gen 3: 1-19
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There will never be peace before the Lord appears on the
clouds.
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1 February 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 3:23
HC Lord's Day 3
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Gen 3:1-15,23
Rom 3:1-8
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Every person experiences the violence caused daily by sin.
But the true believer daily experiences the power of the
grace of God much more than the pain of his misery.
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31 March 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 3:15
HC Lord's Day 52
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Gen 3
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With the fall of man he became literally so bad that there
was little that he could do which was good or was not
sinful.But throughout this wayward path we walk with sin we
have this first promise of the Lord with us.The Lord
promised that He would put enmity between the elect on the
one side and the devil and all his powers on the other
side.
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29 January 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 3:8-19
HC Lord's Day 4
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Gen 3:8-19
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The Holy Spirit always assures us of this one important
thing: No sin is too great to be forgiven, because for that
there was a cross on Golgotha.
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20 March 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Genesis 3:8-19
HC Lord's Day 4
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Genesis 3
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Adam and Eve transgressed. Then in fear they fled from the
punishment, which they knew would follow.
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24 August 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Genesis 4:8
HC Lord's Day 40
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Genesis 4
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God created the human for eternal life. That is why we may
not take human life.
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20 March 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 4:10
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Gen 4
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The blood of vengeance and the blood of forgiveness.
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11 Oct 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 4:23-24
HC Lord's Day 40
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Gen 4
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The beginning of murder.
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1 May 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 4:24; 5:25
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Gen 4 and 5
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Come and partake of the Lord's Supper and remember the
might of Jesus' power - His unfettered determination over
death and over each person's history. And remember where
Jesus placed you in this history.
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31 July 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Genesis 15:17,18
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Genesis 15:1-21
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In His covenant God gives Himself completely to His people.
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9 December 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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HC Lord's Day 27
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Gen 17:1-14
Acts 2:37-40
Mark 10:13-16
Col 2:11-12
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The ceremony of baptism
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22 August 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 19:23-24
HC Lord's Day 5
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Gen 19
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While man tries to escape from the choking darkness and
smoke of sin, the light of God's grace breaks through.
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8 May 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 22:2
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Gen 22
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May these promises move us to be like Abraham and to
sacrifice everything each time we are to choose between
right and wrong. We all know that the wrong then appears
the more attractive, but we shall receive more because we
can glorify God by resisting evil.
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4 August 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 37:28
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Gen 37
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When something extremely distressing or some or other
injustice beyond our understanding happens to us, we must
not think that everything is hopeless.
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7 November 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 38:25
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Genesis 38
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Do not boast of being without sin, it is false.
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25 May 2008 (morning)
(camp at Stanford)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 49:29 en 31b
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Gen 49
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How many times does it happen to us that we feel tension
between things that we would like to have and that which
God wants? And together with that, the unwillingness within
us to submit and accept that what the Lord disposes over
us, is in fact the proper thing? Eventually, after a lot of
resistance and even pain and unpleasantness, we come to
submission and acceptance of the Lord's plan with us.
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8 January 2012 (morning)
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Rev W ten Haaf
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Genesis 50:19-21
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Genesis 50:7-21
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Comfort in God's counsel over evil.
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13 November 2005
(morning:Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 50:19
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Gen 50
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We are saved from God's punishment and we receive an
eternal future through the intercession of our God and
Lord, Jesus Christ. He went ahead of us and is preparing a
place for us to receive us for an eternal life with Him.
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21 August 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ex 3:10
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Ex 3
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What is your calling? Have you found it? How do you answer
your calling before God?
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29 September 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ex 12:26,27
HC Lord's Day 28
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Ex 12
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1.Who is the Host at the celebration of the Last Supper? 2.
What is the spiritual food and drink during the celebration
of the Last Supper? 3. Who are the invited guests?
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29 June 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ex 13:18a
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Ex 13
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The realisation of our ideals is not always easy.
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15 May 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Exodus 14:19-27
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Exodus 14
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God locks and unlocks.
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22September 2002 (morning)
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Rev JA Jooste (em)
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Ex 16:4
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Ex 16:1-21
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Faith in Jesus Christ becomes a way of life. One every day
gathers manna and so lives as a child of God who
acknowledges, serves and glorifies Him. This also gives you
an outlook upon eternal life. But everyone who does not
believe in Jesus Christ remains a slave - a slave of his
work, a slave of his possessions, a slave to his desires.
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17 April 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Exodus 19:4-6
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Exodus 19
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The grace of the Lord lets us grow in faith. Because it
sometimes goes hand in hand with struggling and great pain
the way growing in faith takes place is not always easy.
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30 October 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Exodus 20:4-6
Belgic Confession
Arts 10 +19
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Exodus 20:1-17
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Christ cannot and may not be portrayed!
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24 April 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Exodus 25:40
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Exodus 25:31-40
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We should follow the heavenly example, especially when we
know that Gods curse is over the house of the godless.
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16 January 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Exodus 3:5-6
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Exodus 32
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Moses as mediator.
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18 Feb 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ex 33:3,5,14
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Ex 33
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These are not people who in their lifetime were perfect.
The people who receive this eternal blessing with God are
people who lost their lives but who remained true to the
Lord.
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25 Feb 2007
(morning:Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ex 33:18
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Ex 33
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We receive bread and wine - only tokens - but what really
happens is that he allows us to see His glory.
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15 January 2012 (evening)
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Rev W ten Haaf
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Exodus 33:14-16
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Exodus 32:30-33:17
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Must the Lord Himself go with us?
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20 July 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ex 34:10
HC Lord's Day 34
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Ex 34
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One of the ways in which God reveals Himself to us is
through his Ten Commandments.
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30 Aug 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ex 34:32
HC Lord's Day 34
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Ex 34:11-22; 29-35
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One may not decide oneself how one will serve the Lord.
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17 August 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Exodus 35:2
HC Lord's Day 38
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Exodus 35
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The Sabbath is set apart for the Lord. On this day
everything is done that pleases the Lord. This is the way
we should spend Sunday.
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16 October 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Leviticus 1:9
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Leviticus 1
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Our burnt offering to the Lord: To totally dedicate
ourselves to Him.
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23 October 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Leviticus 2:13
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Leviticus 2
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Our daily work in the Lord's service.
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30 October 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Leviticus 3:3-5
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Leviticus 3:1-17
Leviticus 17:11-21
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He who has been reconciled with God may eat in His
presence.
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6 November 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Leviticus 4:19-21
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Leviticus 4:1-5:13
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All beloved sinners should be reconciled with God.
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13 November 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Leviticus 5:15-16
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Leviticus 5:14 to 6:7;
Isaiah 53 and
Matthew 5:23-24
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Sin is a debt that must be compensated and paid.
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8 April 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lev 16:8
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Lev 16
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Long ago the Lord by means of symbols foretold His people
that a great day of atonement would come.
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20 November 2011
(morning:Holy Communion)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Leviticus 16:15-22
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Leviticus 16:1-24
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Our sins are washed off and carried away by Christ.
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30 April 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lev 24:16
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Lev 24
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The name of the Lord must be used with circumspection so
that it may be clear that one knows and fears God.
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6 November 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Leviticus 24:15-16
HC Lord's Day 36
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Leviticus 24:10-23
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A grateful believer uses the name of the LORD with respect
and reverence.
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16 Nov 2003(morning)
Holy Communion
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lev 25:10
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Lev 25
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The Year of Jubilee is a foreshadowing of the Great Day of
Atonement when the eternal New Year commences. It concerns
the moment when the entire chosen people of God appear
before God spiritually, physically and morally renewed. At
this moment the Lord makes all things new.
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6 May 2007(morning)
Holy Communion
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lev 26:12
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Lev 26
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We must not think that our reconciliation depends on our
own choice or decision.
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24 October 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Num 11:15
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Num 11
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This chapter teaches us not to follow other people blindly.
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6 Dec 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Num 15:39
HC Lord's Day 45
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Num 15
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There is actually not a single human being, who realises
how strongly the Lord feels about the hallowing of the day
of rest. It is the one day, which He sets apart, so that we
may, without hindrance, worship Him on that day.
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21 September 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Num 20:8
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Num 20
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In life we must take courage because the Lord Jesus Christ
strengthens and assures us that He is the Rock from which
we may drink when experiencing anxiety.
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9 March 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Num 20:12
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Num 20
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Disobedience and disloyalty are severely punished by the
Lord. But where remorse is found the Lord's punishment is
limited to this life only.
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4 Oct 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Num 21:8
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Num 21
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Therefore we should not be ashamed in seeking our
redemption at the cross of Christ.
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6 November 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Num 24:9
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Num 23:1-8; 24
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In Jesus Christ God gives us the assurance that He blesses
us and that nobody and nothing can take this blessing from
us.
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4 May 2008 (morning))
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Num 32:14
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Num 32
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This is a very important matter because the church in its
unity will have to resist against sin until the Lord comes
again - just as the Israelites in their unity had to
struggle to take their land into possession.
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7 March 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 3:25
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Deut 3
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It concerns prayer and the future. We sometimes pray so
sincerely and then it appears to us that nothing happens.
The truth is that our Heavenly Father knows what is best
for us and He hears our prayers in such a way that we
receive the good from His hand.
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27 July 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 4:15-19
HC Lord's Day 35
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Deut 4
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The Lord wants to be worshipped personally. He does not
tolerate being worshipped through images - although we may
think it is of good intent!
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5 August 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 5:6
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Deut 5 and Heb 3
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Nobody can live with someone about whom he knows nothing.
That is why this introduction by God at the commencement of
the Ten Commandments is so important.
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7 August 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 5:15
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Deut 5
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The Lord demands of the faithful reflection and thought.
Hence we shall in our preparation for Holy Communion
consider the contents of this passage and its place in the
Lord's revelation.
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24 July 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deuteronomy 7:6,7
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Deuteronomy 7
Amos 3:1,2
Peter 2:1-10
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It is glorious to be God's chosen people.
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28 October 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 8:4
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Deut 8
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Let us rid ourselves of all that is dirty and ugly and let
us wear the clothes of glory and live to meet the Lord
until He clothes us with the imperishable white garments of
eternity.
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15 July 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 8:10-20
HC Lord's Day 10
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Deut 8
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This passage deals with the providence of God and what it
requires of us.
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10 February 2008
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 12:5
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Deut 12
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The Lord requires that we worship Him in the right way, and
to be able to do it, we have to distance ourselves
completely from the practices of the heathen.
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8 August 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 13:14
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Deut 13
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The Bible clearly put it that now is the time for the true
worshippers to worship the Father through the Sprit and in
the truth, because the Father wants the people worshipping
Him to do it in this way.
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19 June 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 18:15
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Deut 18
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With the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to our world the
grace of God was bestowed on us in all its richness.
Through His Spirit He also moved into His church
permanently so that His faithful could through His Spirit
be guided and protected.
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25 December 2007
(Christmas Day)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 29:29
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Deut 29, 30
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We remember with gratitude the birth of our Lord Jesus
because the Lord revealed that it was for our salvation.
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12 September 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 30:10
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Deut 30
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See yourself in this very far futuristic prophecy of the
church in the hereafter, where all ties between the Lord
and the saved will be repaired and perfect, where you,
amongst the saved, receive eternal forgiveness from the
Lord. Now already live in it.
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13 January 2008
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deut 30:11,14
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Deut 30
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Although my conscience troubles me because of my sins, the
Other Comforter that the Lord Jesus Christ sent us as God
Himself in His omnipresence, works His grace in my heart
and mind so that I may live in His truth and in His cove.
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13 March 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Deuteronomy 32:1-5
HC Lord's Day 3
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Deuteronomy 32
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A congregation that is honest in its faith will continually
carry each other in prayer to the working of God the Holy
Spirit.
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15 February 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Joshua 1:5-8
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Joshua 1
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Should the church of the Lord servingly obey Him and fulfil
their calling, then the Lord protects. Otherwise He
exterminates.
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7 October 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Josh 4:7
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Josh 4
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What do we have? The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ! We
still have an anchor - in His Almight the Lord can overcome
any obstacle.
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14 October 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Josh 5:14
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Josh 5
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We must remember that the grace and the victory of the Lord
Jesus Christ is an element of our daily life.
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28 March 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Josh 10:14b
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Josh 10
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The Lord battles together with all believers.
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6 June 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Josh 24:15
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Josh 24
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The Lord greatly resents people who believe that they can
serve Him and at the same time fully enjoy the pleasures of
sin.
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18 May 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Judg 2:2
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Judg 2
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What have you done now?
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2 January 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Judg 15:16-20
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Judg 15
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When you do not know where you are going, it is impossible
to get lost!
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13 Aug 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Judg 15:16-20
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Judg 15
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We often overestimate ourselves.
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11 September 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Ruth 1:16-17,22
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Ruth 1
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The Lord empties in order to fill to the brim.
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25 September 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Ruth 2:11-12
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Ruth 2
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To take refuge under the wings of the LORD.
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9 October 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Ruth 3:9
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Ruth 2:17-3:18
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Christ Jesus our Redeemer.
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22 September 2002
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Rev AJ du Plessis
(em)
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Ruth 4:13b
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Ruth 4
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The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the God of
hope. Because He is the God who has the power and love to
change the comfortless circumstances in our lives to joy.
He changes death into life, despondency into hope, sadness
into happiness.
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11 December 2011(morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Ruth 4:14-15
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Ruth 4
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God gave us a Redeemer.
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13 July 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 2:34
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1 Sam 2
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What kind of future can be expected from a church (nation?)
whose leaders are unable to give straight and definite
guidance?
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23 October 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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1 Samuel 4:6-7a
HC Lord's Day 35:96
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1 Samuel 4:1-11
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The thankful believer does not make his own image of God.
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24 October 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 8:7
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1 Sam 8
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How often does it not happen! That we reject God's rule
over us and turn to something else!
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14 October 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 9:15
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1 Sam 9
Gen 49:8-12; 49:27
1 Sam 8:1-7
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The Lord reveals to us the redemption in Jesus Christ. But
we bear the responsibility to avail ourselves fully of the
grace which this redemption offers us.
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14 May 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 13:9
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1 Sam 13
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Conceit can cause one to go one's own way and to loose the
Lord.
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9 November 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 13:14
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1 Sam 13
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Think clearly before taking any decisions.
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14 May 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 13:9
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1 Sam 13
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Conceit can cause one to go one's own way and to loose the
Lord.
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13 January 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 25:36
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1 Sam 25
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Liquor abuse.
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20 April 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 28:11
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1 Sam 28
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Where and what is the realm of the dead? What did it mean
to the early believers to end up there? Is it possible to
come to repentance when there and is it possible to return
from it?
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10 November 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Sam 13:14
Acts 13:22
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2 Sam 11
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The point at issue in the entire situation: It is better to
bear the pain and punishment for your sins with God, than
to live in sin without God.
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20 Aug 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Sam 15:12-14
HC Lord's Day 33
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2 Sam 15:12-14;
17:1-14; 18:5-10,
14, 15, 33
Luke 15:17-20
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The true repentance or conversion of man.
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31 July 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Sam 16:5
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2 Samuel 15:30-16:23
2 Samuel 19:15-30
1 Kings 2:8-10
1 Kings 2:36-47
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When one falls on hard times and goes through pain and
tribulation there always are people who have a part in your
downfall and in your arising out of it.
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25 July 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kings 2:28b
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1 Kings 2
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The Lord's grace has boundaries, and one can overplay one's
hand in this regard.
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2 November 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kgs 8:39
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1 Kgs 8
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At the Communion Table the Lord shall, by the assurance of
the forgiving of our sins and as well as by the assurance
of us having an eternal live with Him, lighten that pain
and remorse lying within us.
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10 October 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kgs 13:9
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1 Kgs 20
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The Lord demands of us that we be true in our faith.
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30 January 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kings 14:6c
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1 Kings 14
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This passage is about conflict. One can live with God and
other people only if your path is straight.
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17 April 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kgs 14:6
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1 Kgs 14
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God sees through our masks and disguises.
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8 December 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kgs 16:34
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1 Kgs 16:29-34
Josh 6:26
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The lesson of this piece of history is that we must be
responsible, that we must ascertain what is important and
correct to the Lord and respect it in our relationship with
Him.
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15 February 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kgs 19:4
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1 Kgs 19
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Live like a Christian - joyfully. The Lord restores your
soul in that you may get up and continue your work and your
life, for which God sent you.
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12September 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kgs 20:22,28,42
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1 Kgs 20
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The Lord jealously protects His holiness.
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24 June 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kgs 22:14
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1 Kgs 22
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The true believer must always test the spirits around him.
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16 January 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Kgs 22:22
Mk 13:5,6
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1 Kgs 22; Mk 13
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Watch with great holiness because the lying spirit is at
work among us.
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17 Sept 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Kgs 3:27
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2 Kgs 3
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Now that reconciliation between us and the Lord has been
effected and His wrath over our wrongs has been removed, we
must live an appropriate life of gratitude.
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9 November 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Kgs 6:27
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2 Kgs 6
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Although Jehoram was not a believer, his words remain
prophetic: If the Lord does not help you, where can I find
help for you?
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12 May 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Kgs 11:12c
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2 Kgs 11
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Every one of us can die at any moment, and at that moment
we will hear the angels call out: "The King lives!" We
shall see God Almighty seated on His throne! What will then
befall us if we have not served the eternal God?
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17 March 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Kgs 13:21
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2 Kgs 13: 14-25
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We approach the future in the full confidence and firm
knowledge that there are no limits to restrict the power of
God. Not even the limits imposed by a grave or those of
death itself.
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3 April 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Kings 17:41
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2 Kings 17
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When you neglect your life, the Lord hands it over to the
devils destructive work.
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28 April 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Kgs 20:6
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2 Kgs 20
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We frequently enjoy unexpectedly the grace of God. Of
course, we live every day only by the grace of God, but in
this case we are speaking of the special grace of God.
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19 December 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Chronicles 16:9
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1 Chronicles 16
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Praise the LORD with music! Music is often present when the
LORD reveals Himself to us in His glory.
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20 March 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Chronicles 17:10c
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1 Chronicles 17
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Wrong life values can cause us to apply wrong values when
worshipping the Lord. Still it is so that the grace of the
Lord is so large that He therein also grants us mercy and
brings us to conversion.
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2 January 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Chronicles 20:15c
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2 Chronicles 20
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We must realize the great mercy of the Lord over us, namely
that we ourselves have lost the battle against sin and all
the works of the devil, but still we are redeemed and saved
because Somebody Else completed this matter for us.
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25 Oct 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Chron 20:5-6
HC Lord's Day 41
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2 Chron 20:1-23
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The nub of this sermon is that any relationship -
especially our marriage - can overcome every adversity
provided we have a living bond with the Lord.
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22 March 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Chron 25:2,8
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2 Chron 25
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The history of Amaziah thus still has the power of teaching
us that we will be destroyed should we unconvertidly follow
the works of the devil and that our poor faith and life of
worship is transferred unto our children.
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13 July 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Chron 33:12
HC Lord's Day 33
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2 Chron 33
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Yes, with man it was impossible, but it was possible with
God.
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6 February 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Chron 33:12-13a
HC Lord's Day 33
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2 Chron 33
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The true repentance or conversion of man.
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11 Feb 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezra 2:59-63
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Ezra 2
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We are forever children of God. All that He requires of us
is that we believe and confess it.
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20 November 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezra 9:6
HC Lord's Day 24
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Ezra 9
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We do good works to show our gratitude to Christ for his
redemptive sacrifice.
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27 July 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezra 10:11
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Ezra 10
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The demands of God, that we have to comply with, never
change. Should we be disobedient to it, at a later stage,
it will catch up to us. Therefore the proper way is that
we, like the Lord Jesus Himself, must do as absolutely as
possible, the proper things.
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14 Feb 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Neh 4:21
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Neh 4
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The church must always work and pray with joy! The satan
cannot handle a believer who, in his calling, is
enthusiastic.
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13 Dec 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Neh 6:11
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Neh 6
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Fear is one of the most powerful weapons used by satan in
his attempts to destroy the Kingdom of God.
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14 March 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Neh 8:13c
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Neh 8
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Conversion, in human conception, may come too late because
it may happen only after you, as a human, have encountered
large losses. Death and great sorrow could force conversion
- a very expensive price to pay, should you move the Lord
into the background.
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19 October 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Neh 9:5
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Neh 9
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Let us who believe and who serve the Lord, although we are
few, stand up and turn away from what is not good and
right, and live a life of sincere praise and gratitude to
God.
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7 October 2007 (evening)
HC Lord's Day 38
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Neh 13:17
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Neh 13
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What is this wicked thing you are doing - desecrating the
Sabbath day?
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10 October 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Neh 13:14-22
HC Lord's Day 38
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Nehemiah 13
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In the fourth commandment the Lord orders us to keep the
Sabbath holy.
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22 February 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Neh 13:14-22
HC Lord's Day 38
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Neh 3:14-22
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In the fourth commandment the Lord commands us to keep the
Sabbath holy.
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12 June 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Esther 7:4
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Esther 7
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After the crucifixion and resurrection the devil never
again has any place in or access to the kingdom of the
Victor. Residence in the Kingdom of God is our destiny - we
who have been hallowed by the reconciliation wrought for us
by the Lord Jesus.
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31 August 2003
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Job 1:21
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Job 1
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Satan tried to move Job to curse God. But he achieved
exactly the opposite. Job praised the Lord.
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20 January 2008
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Job 9:15
HC Lord's Day 51
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Job 9
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Hence the Lord Jesus Christ preaches to us in this prayer
that He will forgive us, but then we must also forgive.
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24 August 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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HC Lord's Day 10
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Job 12:7-25
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1. What exactly is providence? 2. God's omnipotence and
wisdom 3. Where do we fit in?
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5 March 2006
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Job 36:26
HC Lord's Day 8
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Job 36
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This is how the eternal Triune God will receive us in his
kingdom.
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3 Sept 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Job 36:26
HC Lord's Day 36
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Job 36
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The name of the Lord.
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3 August 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Job 36:26
HC Lord's Day 36
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Job 36
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The Name of our Lord must be used correctly - with fear and
reverence.
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24 October 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Job 42:3
HC Lord's Day 40
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Job 42
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At its root, murder is rebellion against God who commands
life. It is the want of the necessary appreciation of God's
absolute right to command and to end life.
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7 September 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Job 42:3
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Job 42
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Like Job, we could see and experience God in His greatness
and mercy, visiting us in our humbleness and sinfulness,
assuring us of His exoneration
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27 February 2011
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Job 42:5
with formulary
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Job 42
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But now my eye sees! After all: seeing is believing is it
not?
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29 January 2012 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Psalm 1:6
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Psalm 1:1-6
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The LORD walks with the righteous hand in hand.
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10 March 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 1:6
HC Lord's Day 49
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Ps 1
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The two paths which a person can choose to follow.
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8 May 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Psalm 2:6-7
HC Lord's Day 13
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Psalm 2
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The redemption work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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5 April 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 2:11
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Ps 2
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Therefore, always serve God with due reverence and awe.
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5 April 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 8:5
HC Lord's Day 10
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Ps 8
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One must always keep in mind that the whole life,
suffering, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus in fact
proves the stability of God's council over us.
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13 May 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 8:4-6
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Ps 8
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Those who with the highest responsibility believed in the
salvation that God ordained in His Mediatiorship shall live
on the new earth in the eternal presence of God the
Almighty.
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25 Dec 2009 (Christmas)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 10:1
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Ps 10
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Why does the Lord remain distant? Why does He not hear, nor
see my problem?
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27 Aug 2006
(morning:Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 20:5
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Ps 20
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May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your
plans succeed!
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26 February 2006
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 22:8
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Ps 22
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We are now here together because of obedience and out of
gratitude.
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14 August 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Psalm 23:1
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Psalm 23:1-6
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Our LORD is our shepherd!
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26 August 2007 (morning)
Holy Communion
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 24:3
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Ps 15; Ps 24
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There are a number of passages in the Bible where we read
of "the mountain of the Lord". Interestingly, all these
passages look forward to the return of the Lord and the
life eternal.
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9 February 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 25:4,5
HC Lord's Day 43
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Ps 25
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Teach me Lord Your paths, and guide me...
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15 May 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 25:14
HC Lord's Day 47
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Ps 25
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The Lord has two sides - a hidden and a revealed side.
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28 August 2011
(morning:Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Psalm 27:4
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Psalm 27
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This Psalm describes the ebbing of our emotions as well as
the things which move us: Rejoicing and supplication often
lies very close to each other.
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4 July 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Psalm 31:9
HC Lord's Day 24
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Psalm 31
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That suffering brought God's wrath to rest, so that He may,
temporary and everlastingly bless, through the ages, all
the believers.
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1 April 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 32:1-2
HC Lord's Day 51
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Ps 32
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When we read this Psalm, the true believer immediately
experiences a sense of utter destitution - spiritual
destitution! We lack all that's good.
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29 Oct 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 34:14
HC Lord's Day 43
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Ps 34
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We sin in many ways with our tongues. One of which is false
testimony.
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5 August 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 36:10
HC Lord's Day 16
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Ps 36
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Adam's fall in sin is definitely the single most
destructive incident in the history of mankind. This
immediately makes us realise that it was absolutely
necessary for Jesus to die.
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3 August 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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HC Lord's Day 5
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Ps 49
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The Lord expects us to reach a point where we
wholeheartedly yearn for salvation.
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15 June 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 50:14-15
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Ps 50
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In this Psalm God pays a pastoral visit to His people.
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31 October 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 51:10,16
HC Lord's Day 41
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Psalm 51
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The LORD considers unchastity so important that He devotes
one of His Ten Commandments to it: You shall not commit
adultery.
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21 April 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 51:12
HC Lord's Day 3
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Ps 51
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What is the source of the stream of miseries that nowadays
flood over all of mankind?
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18 April 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 51:6
HC Lord's Day 43
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Lk 6:37-42;Ps 51
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How do our lives testify of what goes on inside us?
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15 May 2005
(morning:Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 59:10
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Ps 59
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In this prayer David touches upon an emotion that lies at
the root of our human condition - despair.
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11 March 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 1:7
Ps 67:1,7
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Rev 1; Ps 67
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The Second Coming of the Lord must have a special place in
our spiritual life.
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13 Dec 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 68:19
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Ps 68
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Why do we celebrate Christmas? What makes this day so
important that it is celebrated all over the world, across
national borders and the boundaries of time?
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24 August 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Psalm 69:22
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Psalm 69
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Here Dawid is prophesising about our Lord Jesus Christ's
crucifixion.
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2 March 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 72:19
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Ps 72
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Every true believer should be filled with great delight
when he/she realises the significance of the fact that the
Lord Jesus is King.
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27 February 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Psalm 73
HC Lord's Day 1
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Psalm 73
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Surely, there cannot be a more lonely moment in the life of
any person than that moment when he stands with his sins
alone before God.
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16 March 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 86:11
HC Lord's Day 47
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Ps 86
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Teach me Your way, O Lord !
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16 May 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 89:8
HC Lord's Day 47
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Ps 89
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The prayer the Lord taught us contains elements that
correspond with the commandments.
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19 August 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 91:1
HC Lord's Day 19
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Rev 5:11-14; Ps 91
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It deals with the King of the church - Jesus Christ our
Lord.
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7 March 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 92
HC Lord's Day 4
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Ps 92
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Seek the righteousness of the Lord. It is the only justness
that can give you salvation; for in it you will find the
justice of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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30 December 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 96
HC Lord's Day 36
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Ps 96
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Our language places upon us a tremendous responsibility in
our relationship with God.
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19 September 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Psalm 100:2-3
HC Lord's Day 34
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Psalm 100
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This psalm of praise is a call to all the faithful: 1.
Serve the Lord with gladness! 2. Know that the Lord is God!
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29 August 2004
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 103:13
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Ps 103
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In this Psalm David sees what happens to us on our death
and when we appear before the Lord.
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17 March 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 104:14,15
HC Lord's Day 50
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Ps 104
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Give us this day our daily bread.
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14 August 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps104:24
HC Lord's Day 10
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Ps 104
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What a variety of things you have made!
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19 May 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 105:1-23
HC Lord's Day 10
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Ps 105:1-23
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The providence of God.
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6 Sept 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 106:20
HC Lord's Day 35
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Ps 106
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We may not make images. Somehow, although this may sound
strange, in our modern, educated days, people are beginning
to do this again.
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17 November 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 111:9
HC Lord's Day 36
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Ps 111
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Holy and awesome is His Name.
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16 March 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 115
HC Lord's Day 10
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Ps 115
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God is invisible, but that does not make us doubt His
existence.
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1 February 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 119:17
HC Lord's Day 35
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Ps 119
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This sermon deals with the second commandment by which the
Lord forbids us to worship Him by worshipping images.
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26 August 2007 (evening)
Service after Holy Communion
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 127:1
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Ps 127
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Man's life has two extremes. One is the fulfilment of your
life by the grace of God. The other extreme in this life
can be described by in vain.
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5 June 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 127:1-2
HC Lord's Day 50
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Ps 127
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In his prayer the Lord Jesus taught us to pray for our
daily bread. This means that we should ask for our daily
requirements and care every day.
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13 January 2008
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 128:2
HC Lord's Day 50
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Ps 128
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If we keep on praying and doing the will of God in our
daily work and gratefulness for everything we receive then
all these reassure us of being chosen and also strengthen
our faith.
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17 February 2008
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 130:5
HC Lord's Day 4
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Ps 130
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In this psalm a believer is calling after he has fallen
into the abyss. He calls out of the depths.
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4 July 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 130:3,4
HC Lord's Day 2
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Ps 130
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The life of a Christian is a life of continuous
introspection - a life during which he discovers himself
through his sins and then fight with all his soul, mind and
strength against evil and conquers it to the honour of God.
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12 Nov 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 139:23-24
HC Lord's Day 44
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Ps 139
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Let's press on toward the things we may desire - holiness
and worshipping God. Let us strive to live a good life up
to the day we exchange this life with the eternal life
without sins with God.
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11 December 2005
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 139:23
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Ps 139
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Who is the Lord whom we worship and how close is He really
to us?
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30 May 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 143:10
HC Lord's Day 49
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Ps 143
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Jesus is the King of the Church - He is the King of the
eternity. He maintains order.
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23 February 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 145:18
HC Lord's Day 45
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Ps 145
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Why prayer is so important.
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18 April 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 147:7-11
HC Lord's Day 10
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Ps 147
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This theme, that we and the whole of creation (must)
proclaim the glory of the LORD, runs right through the
Bible.
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30 January 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Prov 1:7
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Prov 1
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Wisdom and discipline go together. Everybody learns by
being disciplined when he does wrong. It is the same with
God's wisdom.
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6 February 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Prov 9:10
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Prov 9
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Do our lives show repentance? Do our lives show
perseverance in the true faith? The answer lies in our fear
of God.
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24 Jan 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Prov 17:19
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Prov 17
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A big problem of our time: Gossip and strife.
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22 July 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Prov 17:19
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Prov 17; Rom 1:28-2:16
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Slandering and quarreling are sins that are not finished
when committed. These two usually go hand in hand for we
usually slander those people with whom we have a quarrel.
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22 July 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Prov 26:20
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Prov 26
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The Lord's instruction is that quarrelsome people and
mischief-makers must be disciplined. The Lord points out
that there will be peace when such people are chased away.
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8 February 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Prov 27:12
HC Lord's Day 36
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Prov 27
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1. The correct use of the Lord's Name in faith 2. The
prudent use of the Lord's Name 3. The use of the Lord's
Name for our salvation
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7 November 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Prov 30:7-9
HC Lord's Day 42
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Proverbs 30
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Let us then manage our income and possessions with
discernment.
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27 November 2011(morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 11
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-17
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Our time and God's time - does our time fit in with God's
time?
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1 January 2012 (morning)
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Rev W ten Haaf
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-7
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Ecclesiastes 3:15 to 5:7
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To the house of God in 2012!
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22January 2006
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ecc 7:29
HC Lord's Day 3
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Ecc 7
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Anyone who cares for the working of God the Holy Spirit
gets to know the Lord. He serves the Lord more and better
as he proceeds in life. He eagerly waits to receive eternal
life with God.
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1 January 2012 (evening)
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Rev W ten Haaf
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Ecclesiastes 7:16-18
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Ecclesiastes 7:8-22
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Hold on to the advice, given you by the Preacher, by the
authority of Jesus Christ.
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21 July 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eccles 8:17
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Gal 3: 1 - 14;
Eccles 8: 1 - 17
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Listen to the grace of God to be strengthened. The Holy
Spirit uses the Word of God to enable you to understand the
works of God. Then you will be able to continue to serve
the Lord.
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28 July 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eccles 9:11
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Eccles 9
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No man is the master of his fate. His life is directed and
controlled by a Power from without - the foreordination of
our almighty God.
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3 November 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eccles 10:1b
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Eccles 9: 11 - 10: 3
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This section deals with two matters: One is that a person's
fate does not depend on his own actions or plans. There is
a higher power which ordains all times and occasions for
every person. The other matter is that all one's toil on
earth cannot achieve lasting success.
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3 April 2006
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Song 1:3
HC Lord's Day 12
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Song 1
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Within the framework of God's kingdom, there is a marked
resemblance between a woman and her husband in marriage, on
the one hand, and the Lord Jesus Christ and his church on
the other hand.
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25 December 2011 (evening)
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Rev W ten Haaf
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Isaiah 1:1-18
Belgic Confession
Article 13
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Isaiah 1:1-18
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The Doctrine of God's Providence.
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13 June 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 2:2-5
HC Lord's Day 21
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Mark 13:1-13
Isaiah 2
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One of the signs of the final times is that the church will
become impure and that there will be a great decay of the
church. This is what is now happening during our times.
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19 October 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 4:5
HC Lord's Day 50
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Isa 4
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It borders on the unbelievable that the Lord, in such a
wonderful way, came to live amongst us sinners.
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22 August 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 6:3, 5
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Isa 6
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At the moment claims are made by people who say that they
have seen God or that God has spoken to them or that they
have received a special revelation from God. What does the
Bible teach us in this regard ?
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21 March 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 7:14
HC Lord's Day 6
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Isa 7
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Look through our times towards the God of time who never
abandons us.
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20 November 2005
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 9:7
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Isa 8:23-9:7
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The zeal of the Lord Almighty.
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27 Dec 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 30:18
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Isa 30
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The Lord does not reject us when we sin. His love is so
great that, should we come to conversion and part with sin,
there will always be forgiveness.
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6 February 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isaiah 33:14-17
HC Lord's Day 50
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Isaiah 33
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What is the difference between a sinner and a hypocrite?
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28 October 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 33:20
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Isa 33
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The Lord is a Redeemer of people who have gone astray and
become lost through sin.
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22 May 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 33:22
HC Lord's Day 48
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Isa 33
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When the King of the church comes on the clouds, we shall
be perfect and live forever, in so much glory that no man
can tell of it.
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31 May 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 38:1,5
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1 Sam 15:11,29
Isa 38
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In this sermon we consider the providence of the Lord and
His relationship with creation - and particularly His
relationship with mankind.
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25 December 2010
(Christmas)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isaiah 43:1
HC Lord's Day 1
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Isaiah 43
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The true believer expects the Second Coming of the Lord
Jesus, because he always feared the punishment for his
sins, as a day of consolation, and this day he experiences
the absolution, by the Lord, of his guilt. He knows that on
this day he will enter into eternal life with God in His
Kingdom.
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14 Feb 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 43:1
HC Lord's Day 1
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Isa 43
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The true believer looks forward to the day when the Lord
Jesus returns to earth as a day of comfort for he fears the
punishment for his sins and on that day he shall receive
forgiveness of his sins.
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7 April 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 43:1
HC Lord's Day 1
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Isa 43
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Somebody who truly believes, expects the Second Coming of
the Lord as a day of comfort, because he realizes how great
his sins are and the extent of the Lord's punishment of his
sins. For this reason we look forward to this day as a day
of salvation - because on this day we shall experience the
redemption of our debt to the Lord. On this day, we know,
we shall enter into life eternal in the Kingdom of God.
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27 March 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 50:6
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Isa 49:1-7;
50:4-11; 52:13-53:12
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How do we follow the arisen Jesus Christ, our King, with
our life in this unholy world?
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2 March 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 52:7
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Isa 52
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The grace of the Lord is great.
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12 June 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isaiah 53:5
HC Lord's Day 17
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Isaiah 53
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What does the "resurrection" of Christ profit us?
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14 October 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 53:5
HC Lord's Day 17
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Isa 53
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We must believe in the Lord, and live regenerate lives,
because we share in the redemption of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
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17 October 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 53:9
HC Lord's Day 16
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Isa 53
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Here we find grief and joy simultaneously, because it
speaks of the worst part of Christ's suffering on earth but
also of the breaking through of his glory.
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4 Oct 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 54:2
HC Lord's Day 38
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Isa 54
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Even when the church is in deep trouble because of her
sins, the Lord still bestows grace.
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2 September 2007 (evening)
HC Lord's Day 21
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 54:11-13
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Isa 54
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In the Old Testament we find a clear description of the
restoration of a broken and repentant sinner. It is in fact
a description that corresponds with the description of the
New Jerusalem we find in the book of Revelation.
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10 February 2008
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 59:2
HC Lord's Day 2
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Lk 11:14-37
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We are quick to notice and point out the imperfections in
other people. Are we as vigilant and relentless towards
ourselves?
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31 Dec 2009
(New Year's Eve)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 62:2
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Isa 61:1-4
Isa 62:1-5
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It is of no avail continually looking back in life. The
Lord Himself teaches that a farmer ploughing and looking
backwards does not plough his land properly.
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25 August 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 64:6
HC Lord's Day 24
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Isa 64
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We are under compulsion to do good works, even though God
provides our redemption and eternal life.
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17 April 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isaiah 64:8
HC Lord's Day 10
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Isaiah 64
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Supplication is always accompanied by the confession of
sins.
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15 December 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 65:18
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Isa 65:18-25
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Believe in God and in His promises, and persevere in
serving Him with sincerity - and receive a new earth as
future dwelling place.
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23 December 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 1:10
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Jer 1
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Have you ever considered that Christmas is an event which
testifies that the Lord Jesus had to be born to do that for
which He was ordained from all eternity before all time?
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10 August 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jeremiah 2:13
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Jeremiah 2:1-13
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The Israelites were satisfied in exchanging God and all His
promises of mercy, for idols that could offer nothing. The
question is: Are we doing any better?
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1 March 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 3:22
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Jer 3
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Repentance goes hand in hand with selfknowledge.
Selfknowledge is in fact also recognition of my own sins
and the damage I have done with it.
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27 January 2008
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 6:8
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Jer 6
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May our body and soul always remain the dwelling of God's
Spirit and may our soul always prostrate himself before the
command of God the Holy Spirit.
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2 January 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jeremiah 9:24
HC Lord's Day 47
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Jeremiah 9
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The first petition.
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18 April 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 20:15
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Jer 20
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We can do nothing and nothing can happen to us of which God
has not determined every detail and willed it!
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16 December 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 23:29
HC Lord's Day 31
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Jer 23
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Jeremiah is filled with bitterness against the prophets who
relate their own dreams to the people, presenting them as
the Word of God.
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27 June 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 31:29-30
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Jer 31
Ezek 18:1-9
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The Lord Almighty vows that a day shall come when people
will no longer be able to shift their responsibilities on
to other people. Each one shall stand before Him and be
answerable for himself.
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28 September 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 32:9,10
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Jer 32
2 Thess 2
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A true believer may never become despondent and give up. As
long as he lives and the Lord makes the sun shine on him he
must continue with his life responsibly.
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30 Aug 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 33:3
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Jer 33
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The mercy of the Lord is much greater than what we many
times realise or could imagine.
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3 March 2002
(morning Lord's Supper)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 33:3
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Jer 33
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The grace of the Lord is much greater than we can often
realize or imagine.
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1 Nov 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 36:23
Mark 13:7,19-20, 24-25
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Jer 36 and Mk 13
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We must always humble ourselves to God. In modesty we have
to confess our sins to God and also beg for redemption and
freedom from the matters bothering us.
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15 Oct 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lam 3:24
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Lam 3
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The fact that we believe in the Lord and publicly confess
our faith when we become adults does not mean that our life
will be without stress and worries.
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20 February 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezekiel 3:19
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Ezekiel 3
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We are responsible for one another! The true believer is
subject to a heavy responsibility: he must watch over the
life of his neighbour because God shall demand the life of
his neighbour from him!
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26 June 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezekiel 16:6
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Ezekiel 16
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Let us worship Him who caused Him to be broken and spilled
so that we might be washed clean before God.
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4 September 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezek 16:16
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Ezek 16
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For no man can receive his life without gratefully
returning it to God!
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19 September 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezek 17:9
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Ezek 17
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How often has anyone of us broken an oath made to God?
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9 April 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezek 17:22-24
HC Lord's Day 14
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Ezek 17
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How does man who has fallen in sin straighten out his
position before the Lord? Is there any chance for him of
going heaven?
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9 May 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezek 18:2b
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Ezek 18:1-18
Mt 21
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God demands righteousness. God remains just.
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20 June 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezekiel 21:12
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Ezekiel 21
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This is the grace and mercy we must remember each day -
mercy that God grants us through the crucifixion of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
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30 July 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezek 33:2
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Ezek 33
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Everything that happens to us is determined by God for our
betterment and repentance.
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9 July 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezek 36:25-27
HC Lord's Day 26
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Ezek 36
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At times we focus so much on physical life that we
completely miss the spiritual world of which we are part -
we actually live as if it doesn't even exist.
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23 December 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezek 36:26,27
HC Lord's Day 33
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Ezek 36
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(1) What is conversion? (2) True conversion can be seen in
your life.
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1 September 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ezek 37:13
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Ezek 37
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The Lord heals pain and miseries and death where nobody
would consider it possible.
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12 October 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 2:37a
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Dan 2
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A heathen king and his kingship prophecy of the greatest
King ever in time and eternity - the King of the new earth.
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9 November 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 3:17 & 18
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Dan 3
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People usually have little regard for the spiritual world
and what happens there and what its requirements are. It
was the same in the time of Nebuchadnezzar. He wanted to
show physically that he had more power than the invisible
God who was worshipped by the Jews.
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18 Oct 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 5:25
Mt 27:46
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Dan 5:1-28
Mt 27:45-51
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Two Aramaic sentences in our Bible! One preaches judgement
and the other salvation.
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30 November 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 5:25
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Dan 5
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Use the grace God has given you and overcome sin in all
places.
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17 February 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 7:7,22
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Dan 7
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The last times before the end of the history of the world
will be very difficult. These are times which we may yet
experience in our lives. But that is not the last word to
be said about the matter. The final word is that the Lord
Almighty will bring an end to it and transform everything
so that we shall reign as kings with Christ for all
eternity.
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7 December 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 7:10
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Dan 7
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Daniel's vision tells us that when God vests His kingdom on
earth He will bring to an end all earthly dominions.
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14 December 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 8:14
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Dan 8
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In the final persecution there is much grace, because in it
God shows us a little bit of hell so that we shall not
desire to be there. At the same time it puts the contrast
between it and what we shall know when we enter God's glory
so much sharper.
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18 Oct 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 12:2
Confession of Faith
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Dan 12
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Daniel acquires insight into the last days and the great
salvation of the people of God out of this eternal struggle
between realm of satan and the kingdom of God.
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17 November 2002
morning: Lord's Supper)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hos 6:2
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Hos 6
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We must strive against all the sins which we commit in our
lives, such as overweening pride, and tardiness to do what
is right, and against everything wrongful, and banish these
from our lives.
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3 June 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hos 10:12(1)
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Hos 10
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In this chapter, a period of decay in the life of the
chosen people, the church of those days, is described. The
Lord blessed them abundantly but they misunderstood His
blessings.
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3 June 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hos 10:12(2)
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Hos 10
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The Lord really notices whether or not people are seeking
his will.
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Scripture Reading
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30 December 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Amos 4:12
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Amos 4
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At the end of the year - and at the beginning of a new year
- it is fitting that we examine critically our faith and
consider whatever shortcomings might come to light.
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29 Oct 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Amos 4:12
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Amos 4
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Perpetual sins summon us to appear before the throne of
God!
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4 November 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Amos 5:4
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Amos 5
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Nobody can deceive the Lord; everyone who pretends in this
way to believe, is punished by the Lord.
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9 March 2003 (evening)
see also
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jon 1; Acts 27:24
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Jon 1
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An unrighteous man endangers all who are with him.
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2 May 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mic 3:5-7
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Mic 3
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In recent times much attention is being paid to predictions
made by seers, soothsayers and diviners. It is therefore
appropriate that we examine Scripture about this matter.
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22 April 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mic 5:4,5
Eph 2:14
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Mic 5; Eph 2:11-22
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Both these passages we have read say a remarkable thing. It
is that our daily problems will be so reduced that they
disappear when seen against the peace we shall have when
our salvation in Christ eventually comes to fruition.
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22 April 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mic 5:3,4
Eph 2:14
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Mic 4:14 - 5:5
Eph 2:11-22
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In both the passages we've read we find prophecies which
say that the problems we encounter every day will diminish
and disappear completely when Christ comes again and then
we will have complete peace when the Lord Jesus finally
saves us from all our troubles.
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31 Jan 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Micah 6:6
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Micah 6
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The crux of true worship does not only exist in executing
all sorts of external procedures.
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Scripture Reading
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27 January 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Nah1:7
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Nah 1
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The central theme of this prophet's teaching is that the
Lord, even in circumstances of harsh struggle and
oppression, continues to care for His children. He
proclaims salvation. Not only for Judah, but also for us.
With prophetic vision Nahum sees the feet of God upon the
mountains, the God who brings the good tidings.
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2 December 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hab 1:11
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Hab 1
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1. Nobody's sin is left unpunished by the Lord. 2. Where
lie the roots of sin?
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21 October 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hab 1:14
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Hab 1
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We must remember that the grace and the victory of the Lord
Jesus Christ is an element of our daily life.
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30 November 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hab 1:13
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Hab 1:1-2:4
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It is Christmas time. The time we commemorate the coming of
the Lord Jesus to our world.
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30 March 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hab 3:12,13,18
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Hab 3
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How the Lord comforts people, and especially what the Lord
will do with us at His second coming.
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25 January 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hag 1:13
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Hag 1
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Perhaps it is necessary that we reconsider the purpose for
which the Lord uses the troubles that befall us.
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1 February 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hag 2:9
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Hag 2
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Whereto is the Lord taking us?
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15 January 2006
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 1:21
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Zech 1
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Let us be a jubilating church that lives to the glory of
God.
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29 January 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 2:4-5
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Zech 2
Ezek 9:3-6; 11:23
Rev 21:1-3
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Nobody can set up boundaries around the church. The church
cannot be limited. That is so because the Lord in His
wisdom decides where the limits of the church shall be and
He puts them there in His Almight.
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5 February 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 3:4
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Zech 3
Rev 7:13-17
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The central point of this sermon is the tension existing
between our condemning guilt in sin with which we stand
before God and God's unmotivated forgiving of our sin.
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12 February 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 4:6
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Zech 4
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Remember, daily repentance and daily regeneration is not a
process that is done in a day.
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19 February 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 5:3
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Zech 5
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For the true believers the last judgment will not be an act
of punishment.
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26 February 2006
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 5:8
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Zech 5
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We have a great responsibility to worship the holy Triune
God. Else we'll simply be part of the banishment when the
Lord purifies the church.
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5 March 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 6:8,12
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Zech 6; Rev 6
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This knowledge that the Lord Jesus Christ is our God and
King and with it our confession that the Lord Jesus Christ
is our God and Saviour, determines where we shall be when
God purifies his church with his judgment.
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19 March 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 9:9
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Zech 9
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Sometimes events occur that we do not understand and which
we then deal with incorrectly - and then such events were
predicted to us by the Lord but we failed to recognize them
as such when they occurred.
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26 March 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 11:12
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Zech 11
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The true Christian teaching is that of the love and
reconciliation in Jesus Christ while we live under the
judgment of God because we continually sin against Him or,
as it is written in this chapter, we reject Him.
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2 September 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 12:10-12
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Zech 12
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This passage reveals that the Lord promised that in future
at some time His elect will be blessed with great spiritual
blessings.
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2 April 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Zech 13:4,9
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Zech 13
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The church on earth shall experience a time when hypocrites
in the guise of humility and truth will despise God. It is
prophesied that there will be times when the church falls
into decay. But there will also be times when the Lord will
purify His church.
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11 April 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mal1:6
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Mal 1
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Whether you are the Lord's child or slave - you must render
the necessary respect and honour to the Lord.
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11 July 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Malachi 4:5-6
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Malachi 4
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It is an art to be so honest in your life that you can
experience how lost in sin you are. And in your need, to
then be led by the Holy Spirit and God's Word, to meet the
Lord on the day on which He executes His judgment.
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16 March 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mal 3:17
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Mal 3
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There are times in everybody's life when he urgently seeks
grace, when the evil met with in daily living almost drives
one to despair. Then one wants to hear that there is, for
you too, a place in the sun of God's love.
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20 May 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mal 4:2
HC Lord's Day 5
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Mal 4
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The sun of righteousness will rise. The Bible tells us that
it will be a dreadful day when it happens.
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New Testament
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16 April 2006
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 3:8
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Mt 3
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John the Baptist preached that people be baptized so that
their sins might be forgiven. Let us for a moment consider
the significance of John the Baptist's baptism.
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3 Sept 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 3:8
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Mt 3
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Produce fruit in keeping with your repentance.
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10 Sept 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16
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Mt 3
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Each one of us was at his/her baptism baptised with the
Holy Spirit: In this process there was no definite conduct
by the believer that caused the Holy Spirit to be awarded
to him/her.
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17 August 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 4:12
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Mark 4
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Preaching of the Lord's Word brings about either life or
death during the hereafter.
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21 September 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 4:10
HC Lord's Day 45
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Mt 4
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Our prayers are a direct conversation with the everlasting
God.
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19 June 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lord's Day 52
HC Lord's Day 52
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Js 1:2-18; Mt 4:1-11
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The temptation of the Lord Jesus Christ by the Devil is
revealed to us to comfort and encourage us.
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9 Aug 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 5:3
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Matthew 5
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With this pronouncement of blessing, the Lord Jesus Christ
reveals that not only the coming of the Kingdom of God is
eminent, but that it has already partially arrived, and as
such is present in His work.
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26 October 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 5:3-11
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Mt 5:3-11
Gen 3:15
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1.What is the meaning of "blessed" and of "peace"? 2.How do
I acquire the promised blessedness? 3.How do we go forward?
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24 April 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 5:4,5
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Mt 5
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The longing in our heart now has a future!
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28 October 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 5:20
HC Lord's Day 40
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Mt 5
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Is your way of living in the first place focused on this
world and then on the Lord, or are you living in this world
as a child of the Lord guided by the Holy Spirit?
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11 December 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Matthew 5:22
HC Lord's Day 40
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Matthew 5:17-26
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Grateful believers protect the life of their neighbour.
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13 November 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Matthew 5:37
HC Lord's Day 37:101
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Matthew 5:33-37
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Grateful believers speak as if under oath - they tell the
truth.
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16 February 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 5:48
HC Lord's Day 44
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Mt 13:24-30;36-43
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The emphasis falls on the command to love one another.
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25 Feb 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 6:5;1 Cor
15:20
HC Lord's Day 48
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Mt 6:5 - 13
1 Cor 15:20 - 28
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What is the kingdom of God?
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20 Dec 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 6:1-18
HC Lord's Day 46
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Mt 6
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What the Lord Jesus Christ objects to here is the hypocrisy
of the Pharisees.
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23 March 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 6:10a
HC Lord's Day 48
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Mt 6:5-13
1 Cor 15:20-28
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The Kingdom and ourselves.
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13 April 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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HC Lord's Day 48
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Mt 6:5-13
1 Cor 15:20-28
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The Kingdom and the Church.
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3 August 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 7:5,14
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Mt 7
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Because you carry the responsibility yourself to travel on
the proper road of faith, you, yourself, must obtain
clarification by the Lord should something be right or
wrong.
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11 Feb 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 7:11
HC Lord's Day 46
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Mt 7
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In the words our Father we find the assurance of the Lord
that we belong to Him and that we need not fear anything.
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29 May 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 7:21
HC Lord's Day 49
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Mt 7
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Brothers and sisters, it is also God's will that the Second
Coming is near. Maybe there's not much time left for us.
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13 October 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 7:16,17
HC Lord's Day 32
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Mt 13:24-30;36-43
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The practising of our faith is a delicate and sensitive
matter.
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6 Dec 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 7:24-27
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Mt 7
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With this parable about the two dwellings the Lord Jesus
brings home to us the very big responsibility, resting on
our shoulders, of dealing with faith and the Kingdom of God
in our daily lives.
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11 Oct 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 9:2c
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Mt 9
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Often, because we cannot get going, our faith displays
signs of paralyses.
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29 March 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 9:17
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Mt 9
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We live in times when virtually everything can be copied,
appearing just like the original. This, unluckily, also is
the case with our religion!
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8 Nov 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 10:16
HC Lord's Day 43
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Mt 10
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It is promised that every true believer who puts his trust
in the Lord Jesus Christ shall be perfectly safe.
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22 February 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 11:28
HC Lord's Day 5
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Mt 11
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The righteous judgment of the LORD is an issue that
petrifies many people.
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26 September 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Matthew 10:28-29
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Matthew 10
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We are often worried about death. Each one of us asks the
question: what is to become of us when we die.
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10 Sept 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 12:7
HC Lord's Day 38
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Mt 12:4-13
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Of course Sunday is a workday. It's just a different kind
of workday compared to weekdays.
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10 March 2002 (morning)
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Dr CFC Coetzee
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Mt 13:30
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Mt 13:24-30;36-43
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Think of what this implies: the more the Word becomes
manifested in us, the more we become one with Christ, the
Word incarnate, eat His flesh and drink His blood, the more
will we ourselves become the good seed growing to fullness
at the time of the harvest. The more will we resemble
Christ and grow in Him and towards Him, until He comes to
fetch us.
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7 December 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 14:28-30
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Mt 14
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How do you react to the omnipotence of the Triune God?
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19 December 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Matthew 15:25
HC Lord's Day 45
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Matthew 15
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Truly, it is an important matter to pray - and to be
allowed to pray!
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9 Aug 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 16:16-17
HC Lord's Day 31
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Matthew 16:13-23
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The keys of the kingdom of heaven teach me respect for and
awe of God. But they also teach me to pray together with
the church and, together with the church, to keep
ungodliness out of the communion of saints.
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30 January 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 16:19
HC Lord's Day 31
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Rom 1: 16, 17
Mt 16:13-23
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Church discipline
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8 August 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 16:19
HC Lord's Day 31
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Matthew 16:13-23
Romans 1:16,17
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1. Discipline and preaching (the proclamation of the Word)
2. Practical application of discipline
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18 May 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 16:24
HC Lord's Day 49
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Mt 16
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The only two possible ways to conduct one's life: To live
righteously or to live unrighteously.
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31 July 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Matthew 17:18
HC Lord's Day 24
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Matthew 17:11-29
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Persevere with joy in your good works.
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13 June 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 18:15
HC Lord's Day 51
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Mt 18
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Forgiveness.
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8 Oct 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 19:6
HC Lord's Day 41
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Mt 19
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Therefore what God has joined together, let man not
separate.
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31 August 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 19:8
HC Lord's Day 41
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Mt 19
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The matter of divorce and discord in marriage is
characteristic of our times; according to statistics,
specifically a problem in our country.
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22 May 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Matthew 20:13
|
Matthew 20
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This parable clearly depicts the Lord's freedom to do how
He pleases and when He pleases.
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20 April 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 21:37
HC Lord's Day 14
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Mt 21:33-46
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We do not just belong to the Lord! The Lord made us farmers
of his vineyard because we must take care of the church on
earth!
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10 April 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Matthew 24:12-13
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Matthew 24
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We will all still suffer greatly for the sake of the Name
of Jesus Christ. And a great process of sifting will also
still take place in the church.
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16 December 2010
(Day of the vow)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Matthew 24:13
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Matthew 24
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Let us therefore persevere in faith, because one of the
parts of our faith is a firm confidence in the power and
decrees of our Triune God. In this faithfulness and decree
of God the best possible is provided for us, not
withstanding the most difficult of circumstances.
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6 Aug 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 25:10
HC Lord's Day 31
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Mt 25
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The door to the wedding banquet is shut - irrevocably.
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23 March 2003 (morning)
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Dr A Lindhout (em)
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Mt 26:23;Jn 13:26a
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Mt 26:17-23;Jn 13:13-21
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How easily do we forget that, behind the outstretched hand
of Jesus, the heart of the Father beats for us.
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10 October 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 27:31
HC Lord's Day 15
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Mt 27
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The crucifixion of Jesus is the centre-point of God's
counsel.
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18 Oct 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Dan 5:25
Mt 27:46
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Dan 5:1-28
Mt 27:45-51
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Two Aramaic sentences in our Bible! One preaches judgement
and the other salvation.
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27 April 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 27:45-46
HC Lord's Day 16
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Mt 27
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
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26 May 2002 (morning)
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Rev HP Prinsloo (em)
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Mt 28:2-15
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Mt 27:57-28:15
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The Lord has truly risen.
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7 May 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 28:5-8
HC Lord's Day 17
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Mt 28; Judg 16
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How does Christ's resurrection benefit us?
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8 Nov 2009
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 28:20
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Mt 28
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When, on that Sunday morning after the crucifixion, the
small group of people arrived at the grave to treat the
Lord's body with spices, they were greatly dismayed when
they found the stone rolled away, and the Lord Jesus' body
gone.
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27 November 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Mark 2:27-28
HC Lord's Day 38:103
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Mark 2:23-28
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Grateful believers take rest from their sins in the Lord
Jesus.
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17 August 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 4:12
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Mark 4
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We have to understand very well that the preaching of the
Lord's Word does not leave us unaffected. For the hereafter
brings about either life or death. It also brings about a
partitioning between people.
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4 November 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 4:26-29
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Mark 4
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Above our life the grace and care of God is written in
capital letters. The Lord makes His Word grow in us so that
we may believe and understand and live courageously until
the Lord returns.
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16 May 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 4:38
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Mark 4:35-41
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It is the way of most people to forget God, but when they
are in trouble the Lord is called upon to account and to
explain why He has forgotten us.
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26 October 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 6:19
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Mark 6:14-29
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Our way of love must be aimed at the unseen and must be
illustrative of the characteristics of the perfect
everlasting God.
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7 May 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 6:20
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Mark 6: 14-29
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The lives of some people show clearly that the Holy Spirit
is working in them but somehow they never reach the point
where they worship truly and become true believers.
Eventually such people are lost because life has overcome
them.
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21 October 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 7:10-13
HC Lord's Day 39
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Mark 7
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There is a tendency among some people to try and change the
contents of the Bible.
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18 April 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 8:37-38
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Mark 8:22-38
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What shall man be able to give in exchange for his life?
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7 March 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 8:12b
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Mt 16:1-11; Mark 8
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True faith is based in trust of the invisible.
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11 April 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 9:24
HC Lord's Day 9
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Mark 9
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In His providence He made it possible for us to have access
to His throne through His Son.
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13 June 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 10:21
|
Mark 10
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We are called on to fully serve the Lord in all facets of
our lives.
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15 August 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 10:48
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Mark 10
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Poor, yet rich.
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12 September 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 11:17b
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Mark 11
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The Lord hates an external display of faith, which, if it
were tested, does not display the same internal appearance.
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13 February 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 11:25
HC Lord's Day 51
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Mark 11
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We must fully believe that which we in prayer in our hearts
desire.
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25 January 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 12:29-30
HC Lord's Day 2
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Mark 12
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The life of a Christian is a life of continual
soul-searching.
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1 Nov 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 36:23
Mark 13:7,19-20, 24-25
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Jer 36 and Mk 13
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We must always humble ourselves to God. In modesty we have
to confess our sins to God and also beg for redemption and
freedom from the matters bothering us.
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14 September 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 13:13
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Mark 13
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Should we, under pressure and persecution, persevere in the
power of the Lord Jesus Christ, we will remain standing.
This means that every day we will have to guard and pray
that the world does not catch us offside, but also that we,
from the inside, do not hollow out the church of the Lord,
causing it to fall because of our own poor perseverance and
half-hearted faith.
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14 November 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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HC Lord's Day 21
|
Isa 2:2-5; Mk 13:1-13
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One of the signs of the last days is that the church will
become untrue and serious decay will be the order of the
day
|
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23 April 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 15:12-15
HC Lord's Day 15
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Mark 15
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This passage contains the essence of the Scriptures: the
worst part of Christ's suffering and his crucifixion - for
us.
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2 April 2010
(Easter Friday)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 15:21
|
Mark 15
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The death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus is thus the
proof that the Lord can (and will), from total destruction,
bring us to the everlasting glory.
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18 December 2011(morning)
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Rev W ten Haaf
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Luke 1:42; 46-49
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Luke 1:26-56
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A biblical Ave Maria.
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27 April 2003 (evening)
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Rev R Kingma
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Lk 1:8-11,22; 24:50b
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Lk 1:5-25; 24:50-53
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Live joyfully as people blessed by the Lord!
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1 August 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 1:53
HC Lord's Day 30
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Luke 1
Luke 14:16-24
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The salvation and rejection of people by the Lord.
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3 May 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 2:13-14
HC Lord's Day 14
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lk 2
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According to this truth and this Word of God, we believe in
one only God, who is one single essence, in which are three
persons.
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25 December 2011 (morning)
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Rev W ten Haaf
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Luke 2:13 -14
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Luke 2:1-20
Revelation 12:1-17
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Heavenly soldiers singing of peace.
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4 June 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 2:25-26
Belgic Confession
Article 11
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Luke 2
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How do we get to know the Holy Spirit?
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12 October 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 2:35
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Luke 2
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The moment of redemption has arrived.
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7 September 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 3:14
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Lk 3:1-22
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1.What is discontentment with life? 2.Does the Lord give me
things - and why? 3.How much does God give?
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10 Sept 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16
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Mt 3
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Each one of us was at his/her baptism baptised with the
Holy Spirit: In this process there was no definite conduct
by the believer that caused the Holy Spirit to be awarded
to him/her.
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24 May 2009
(Holy Communion:morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 4:25-26
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Lk 4
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Thus when the Word of God admonishes you because of your
sin, dearly beloved, it is no use angering yourself towards
the church. Convert yourself.
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30 September 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 4:32
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Lk 4
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The faithful should not act as if they have a right to the
Lord Jesus and can use Him as a showpiece in the church.
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29 July 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 5:8
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Lk 5
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This part of the history describes how the Lord keeps on
coming to us and taking trouble until we know Him and
understand our calling.
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7 September 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 6:37-42
HC Lord's Day 43
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Ps 51
Luke 6:37-42
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We cannot judge others because God did not appoint us to do
it. We cannot be judges passing judgement over other people
because we ourselves have so many weaknesses that we cannot
pass true judgement. Also, we cannot judge others while we
also stand in the dock to be judged because of our sins -
as pointed out in Psalm 51.
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10 February 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 6:37
HC Lord's Day 43
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Lk 6:17-49
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Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
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1 May 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 7:48
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Luke 7
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Dearly beloved, how much would we not like to hear these
words! The Lord Jesus Himself telling us: Your sins are
forgiven!
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6 June 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 11:13
HC Lord's Day 19
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Lk 11
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Who or what is the Holy Spirit whom we confess? Where does
He come from and what does He do?
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3 February 2008
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 11:21-22
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Lk 11:14-37
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We cannot live in a vacuum - we must let the Holy Spirit
come into us so that our whole life and body is occupied by
the Lord Jesus forever, otherwise the devil together with
seven other devils will move in. The devil will not and
does not want to leave us in peace.
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8 Nov 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 11:9-13
HC Lord's Day 45
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Lk 11
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The Lord does not need our puny words of prayer for Him to
be God - but we need His grace in order to be His children
and to be able to live!
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21 March 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 12:6-7
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Lk 12
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Should your relationship with God be in order, there is no
way you need to live under tension. Especially not towards
people.
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9 January 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 12:31-32
HC Lord's Day 48
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Luke 12
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The Lord Jesus gives a very clear command: Seek ye his
Kingdom!
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28 October 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 12:32
HC Lord's Day 22
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Lk 12
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By what criterion do we measure life?
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13 March 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 13:8-9
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Luke 13
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Death and fulfilling our calling.
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27 March 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 15:14-19
HC Lord's Day 5
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Luke 15
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Except for the Lord Jesus Christ whilst he was a human
there has, since Adam, never been a human able to stand his
own against sin.
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28 April 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 15:14-19
HC Lord's Day 5
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Lk 15:11-24
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Every person should come to the point where he realizes
that there is something far more urgent than bodily hunger
or poverty, and that this is the hunger of the soul for
redemption and reconciliation from one's death in sin.
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11 September 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Luke 15:17-20a
HC Lord's Day 30
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Luke 15:11-32
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We have an inexorable duty to join the table of Holy
Communion.
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4 Feb 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 16:8,9
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Luke 16:1-17
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Use worldly wealth (Mammon) to gain friends for yourselves
.
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17 February 2008
(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 17:5
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Lk 17
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Increase our faith!
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4 September 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Luke 17:5-6
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Luke 17:1-10
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We have faith, let us use it.
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18 September 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 18:8
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Lk 18
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When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?
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29 January 2012 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Luke 19:8-9a
HC Lord's Day 42:110
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Luke 19:1-27
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Gratefully I live with my possessions as God's steward.
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13 May 2010 (evening)
Ascension
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 19:12,13,15
HC Lord's Day 18
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Lk 19
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Now we are awaiting the Second Coming. The Second Coming of
our King has no time for excuses.
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19 May 2002
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 21:27
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Lk 21
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We are people living very near the Second Coming of the
Lord Jesus. He foretold certain things that would happen
when His Second Coming was near. And He also said how we as
believers should respond when these things occurred.
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21 August 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Luke 22:31-32
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Luke 22:24-34
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Do not lead us into temptation!
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20 February 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 22:40
HC Lord's Day 52
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Luke 22:31-46
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We always pray for forgiveness from our sins. But
forgiveness only is not enough.
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8 June 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 22:40
HC Lord's Day 52
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Lk 22
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Pray that you will not get into temptation!
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6 April 2007
(Good Friday morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 23:14
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Lk 22:63 - 23:25
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Friday, the day of the cross. The day and its events were
inevitable. Everything led to this day.
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18 August 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 23:43
HC Lord's Day 22
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Lk 23
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What will happen to me when I die?
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12 October 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 23:44-56
HC Lord's Day 16
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Lk 23:44-56
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Golgotha is the place of humiliation, but also the place of
absolute amazement
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20 November 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Luke 23:45b
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Leviticus 16:1-2
Luke 23:44-49
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He, who has Christ as his saviour, always has access to
God.
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4 April 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lk 24:15,16
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Lk 24
|
See how, also after His resurrection, the Lord Jesus
renders attention to the believers. He accompanies them on
their road of life.
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22 May 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Luke 24:26
HC Lord's Day 15
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Luke 24:13-35
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The Son of God's suffering.
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Date
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Preacher
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Sermon in Writing
(bible text link)
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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9 May 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 1:4
HC Lord's Day 12
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Jn 1
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We have found the Messiah! That is the word in Hebrew for
the Greek word Christ. Translated into English it would be
the Anointed One.
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20 Dec 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 1:12
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Jn 1:1-14
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The image of day and night and the sun rising is an image
appearing throughout the Bible.
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Jn 1:12,18
HC Lord's Day 13
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Jn 1
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To become children of God!
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25 January 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 1:17
HC Lord's Day 34
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Jn 1
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1. Why was the law given to mankind? 2. The necessity for
the law 3. The power of the law
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7 September 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 1:41
HC Lord's Day 12
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Jn 1
|
His Spirit prophesises in your heart that you are part of
God's kingdom, and that you must see to it that his kingdom
come.
|
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19 June 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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John 3:8
HC Lord's Day 20
Belgic Confession
Articles 8, 9 and 11.
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John 3
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The Holy Spirit.
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28 July 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 3:8
HC Lord's Day 20
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Jn 3
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The Holy Spirit.
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17 June 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 3:13-14
HC Lord's Day 7
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Jn 3
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Those who believe in Jesus Christ, have eternal life.
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10 August 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 3:16
HC Lord's Day 7
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Jn 3
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What we receive from God is grace. Therefore we should be
so grateful and responsible when the Holy Spirit proclaims
this salvation to us, and we must accept it faithfully.
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27 November 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 3:26; 4:1
HC Lord's Day 26
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Jn 3:22-4:3
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Sacraments are meant for believers only. They are seals of
God's amazing grace granted to them. They are visible signs
of the truth that God includes all the believers in his
covenant of grace.
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28 March 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 3:13-14
HC Lord's Day 7
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Jn 3
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They, who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, have the
eternal life. That is the most important thing in life that
we have to cling to, for we know that all people sin.
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24 July 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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John 3:27-30
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John 3:22-36
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Christ Jesus always first!
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3 Jan 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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John 3:37
Thess 2:3
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John 3
1 Thess 2
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Both these Bible passages deal with the word "accept"
(Thesaurus U.K. English = receive, take possession of, make
your own)
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27 Aug 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 4:24
HC Lord's Day 34
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Jn 4
|
He who worships God may only worship Him in the way God
wants it to be done.
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12 October 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 4:34-37
HC Lord's Day 49
|
Jn 4
|
To comply with God's will is only possible if we ask the
Lord for an explanation of His will.
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2 May 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 5:23
HC Lord's Day 11
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Jn 5
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The Trinity.
|
23 May 2010 (morning)
Holy Communion
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 5:24
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Jn 5
|
In this way the Word of God has two sides: The one is
luring. It is the deliverance and glory and mercy. The
other side is dark and ominous: it is the hell and
judgement and misery.
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18 May 2003
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 5:35-36
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Jn 5
|
It sometimes happens that we are satisfied with something
that is superficially very close to the truth in
appearance. When we then come across the real thing, we do
not want what is real and true, because we have something
with which we are quite satisfied instead.
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28 November 2004
(morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 5:2
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Jn 5
|
This passage contains some very serious admonitions to
repentance for all who read it.
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26 March 2006
(evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 5:24
HC Lord's Day 11
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Jn 5
|
You pass over out of death into life - that is if you
confess the Lord Jesus correctly and if you sincerely
believe in Him. Hope is born for us from our faith and
creed - the hope that God will raise us from the dead.
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8 Oct 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 5:24
|
Jn 5
|
Our journey towards eternal life goes through faith in, and
worshipping of, Jesus Christ the Lord.
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23 July 2006 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 6:32
HC Lord's Day 28
|
Jn 6
|
The purpose of the miracle was to show the people how He,
as the Redeemer, would save us from starving to death
because of our sins by feeding us on remission of sins and
eternal life.
|
21 May 2009
(Ascension Day)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 6:62
HC Lord's Day 18
|
Jn 6
|
The ascension proclaims the greatness of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
|
|
22 February 2008 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 6:63
|
Jn 6
|
It has become a tendency in our churches to do everything
possible to draw people into church. Much attention is
given to and a lot is said about matters important to man.
|
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28 August 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 6:69
HC Lord's Day 13
|
Jn 6:22-71
|
Then we do not have to fear difficult times in our lives,
because we will have the strength to cope. Even when we
suffer much grief we are comforted, because we know that in
the kingdom of God there will be no grief or suffering.
That kingdom is our final address.
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8 February 2004 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 7:38-39
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Jn 7:30-52
|
The renewing working of the Holy Spirit is like a stream of
water.
|
|
21 September 2003 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 9:35
HC Lord's Day 13
|
Jn 9
|
Confess that Christ is the Son of God, and know that God
loves you in Him, and also cares for you in Him.
|
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22 January 2012 (morning)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
|
John 10:2-4
|
John 10:1-21
Jeremiah 17:7-8
|
Do you still hear the voice of your Lord amongst all the
noise?
|
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24 March 2002 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 10:10b
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Jn 10:1-21
|
The Lord uses the life of the shepherd, which was quite
familiar to His listeners, to depict God's faithful concern
for His people.
|
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22 March 2009 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 10:27-28
HC Lord's Day 7
|
Jn 10
|
We have security when we follow Christ unreservedly.
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1 May 2011 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
John 10:28
HC Lord's Day 12
|
John 10
|
The anointing of Christ.
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21 Feb 2010
(morning: Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 12:15; Rev 19:11
|
Jn 12; Rev 19
|
Therefore the Holy Communion confirms the gentleness of
God's love for us - a love, confirming to all of you today,
renewed re-creation and eternal life.
|
|
6 April 2003 (morning)
|
Rev W ten Haaf (em)
|
Jn 12:24,25
|
Jn 12:9-27
|
It was for me that he laid down His life.
|
|
5 October 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 12:31
HC Lord's Day 48
|
Jn 12
|
The devil is on the loose on earth - where we live.
|
|
26 October 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 13:1,15
HC Lord's Day 51
|
Jn 13
|
Will it be worth while considering yourself too important
to make sacrifices for others and eventually lose eternal
life?
|
|
12 September 2004 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 14:1,8,9,16
HC Lord's Day 8
|
Jn 14
|
Your life is an exact reflection of what you believe.
|
|
8 March 2009 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 14:6
HC Lord's Day 6
|
Jn 14
|
Repentance goes hand in hand with selfknowledge.
Selfknowledge is in fact also recognition of my own sins
and the damage I have done with it.
|
24 February 2008
(evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 14
HC Lord's Day 5, 6
|
Jn 14
|
This is why we all have that tremendous need of salvation.
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28 August 2011 (evening)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
|
John 15:4-5
HC Lord's Day 28
|
Isaiah 5:1-7
John 15:1-17
|
True believers have only one place to be ... in Christ!
|
|
25 September 2011 (evening)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
|
John 15:5,8
HC Lord's Day 32
|
John 15:1-8
|
Good deeds are the logic necessity of salvation.
|
|
5 May 2002 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 15:7
|
Jn 15:1-7
Isa 52:3-53:6
|
There is a very tender relationship between the Lord Jesus
and true believers. It is a relationship in which He reigns
over us and comforts us and provides the knowledge we need
to be able to do what He expects of us.
|
|
16 October 2005 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 15:26
HC Lord's Day 20
|
Jn 15
|
The Person and work of the Holy Spirit.
|
|
21 June 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 16:7
HC Lord's Day 18
|
Jn 16
|
There was time in history when the church experienced dark
days, because believers were hated and persecuted. During
these persecutions believers held fast to their belief in
the ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ.
|
|
6 May 2007 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 16:8-14
HC Lord's Day 3
|
Jn 16
|
Now go back and tackle life again. Now go back and make
your peace with your neighbour. Now try again to make a
success of your baptismal vow before God.
|
|
14 May 2006 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 16:12-14
HC Lord's Day 20
|
Jn 16
|
What do we believe concerning the Holy Spirit?
|
|
22 June 2003 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 17:8
HC Lord's Day 1
|
Jn 17
|
1. The comfort prepared by the Lord Jesus. 2. The working
of the Holy Spirit within us.
|
|
26 December 2010 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
John 17:15-16
HC Lord's Day 46
|
John 17
|
There is one road to God which is always open - the road of
prayer. And the most beautiful words with which to start a
prayer are the words used by the Lord Jesus when He
commenced to pray.
|
23 May 2004
morning:Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 17:15,24
|
Jn 17
|
About one hour earlier Holy Communion was instituted. At
that table something striking and important had occurred:
the Lord drew the attention of the disciples to their unity
with Him and with one another.
|
|
23 May 2004 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 18:36
HC Lord's Day 48
|
Jn 18
|
The kingdom of the Lord Jesus differs in all aspects from
that of a worldly kingdom.
|
22 April 2011
(morning: crucifixion friday)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
John 19:15
|
John 19
|
We commemorate Good Friday as the day on which the eternal
King died so that we can receive grace because of the
reconciliation He thus obtained for us the grace to appear
before His throne again, to there profess that He is our
Only King.
|
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26 April 2009 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jn 20:28
HC Lord's Day 13
|
Jn 20
|
Our confession is founded not only in Who the Lord Jesus
Christ is - it is also founded in what He has made us.
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Date
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Preacher
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Sermon in Writing
(bible text link)
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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5 May 2005
(Ascension Day)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 1:9,11
|
Acts 1
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The moment Jesus left was the beginning of the Last Days.
|
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17 May 2007(Ascension)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 1:11; Rev 22:12
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Acts 1; Rev 22
|
In the hereafter the light of God's glory shines as
daylight over us. Now we are living in the time of the dawn
of the hereafter.
|
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4 June 2006 (morning)
|
Prof GJC Jordaan
|
Acts 2:2-3
|
Jn 16:1-13
Acts 2:1-13
|
All over the world the Christians on this day especially
commemorate the pouring out of the Holy Spirit on
Pentecost, which is the event of which we read in our
Scripture reading.
|
|
31 October 2010 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 2:21
|
Acts 2
|
We must never underestimate the devil's devices.
|
|
26 January 2003 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 2:23
|
Acts 2
|
We do not need to ask, like those before Peter, "Brethren,
what shall we do?" The Lord has already done everything
necessary for us.
|
|
2 February 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 2:36
|
Acts 2:14-36
Phil 2:5-11
|
The times in which we live is once again as it was then.
Many people have questions and doubts, and a great deal of
ignorance. Let us listen once more, with the early
Christians, to the revelation of the Lord.
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14 August 2011 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 2:38
HC Lord's Day 26
|
Acts 2
|
Baptism and the Holy Spirit.
|
|
27 April 2008 (morning))
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 2:37-42
|
Acts 2
|
We must radiate the joy and fulfilment of the Holy Spirit.
Our body and mind, our time and energy must be a mirror
that must reflect to the bored and cynical world the
shining majesty of Jesus Christ.
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6 February 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 3:6-7
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Acts 3
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Expect your salvation from Christ, because there is no
other Name under the heaven by which you are saved.
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9 February 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 5:20
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Acts 5
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Why we are together in this service: we are in the Lord's
temple because He wishes to proclaim to us the full message
of this new Life.
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11 November 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts7:55,56
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Acts 7
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This Almighty One lets you all now sit at His table to
assure you once again of the redemption and the eternal
life that He ordained for you.
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16 November 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 8:4
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Acts 8
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To whom have you preached my gospel so that he could be
converted to Me? This is what the Lord is going to ask us.
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16 February 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 9:13
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Acts 9
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In two Lord's Days' time we will celebrate the Lord's
Supper. How does the Lord see us when we come to His table?
Let us have a look at the people of whom this chapter
speaks.
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13 April 2008 (morning))
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 4:11+12
Acts11:26
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Eph 4:1-16 and Acts 11
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How do you regard yourself? Are you a Christian?
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23 February 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 13:42,48
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Acts 13
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Religious schism, or the splitting up of a church into
opposed factions because of internal dissent, is always
extremely hazardous! It is an act whereby the essence of
God's church is affected, if your case is unsound - and
then you are lost.
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22 August 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 16:14-15
HC Lord's Day 33
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Acts 16
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The Bible knows two words for conversion. The one literally
means turn in(to) [repentance] and the other turn back
(translated with convert / reform).
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2 March 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 16:17b
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Acts 16:11-24
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The devil has a way of confessing the Lord spontaneously in
public. By way of contrast, there is often a reluctance
among believers to confess the Lord.
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12 February 2006
(evening)
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14 March 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 16:30,31
HC Lord's Day 5
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Acts 16
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Humanly spoken, the jailer that night stood before the
gates of hell. Had he committed suicide he would have
entered hell, for then he would have died an unbeliever.
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 16:30,31
HC Lord's Day 6
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Acts 16
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We cannot perish, because this eternal God and Saviour
protects us for eternity if we confess that He is God and
Saviour and know Him.
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19 September 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 17:25-28
HC Lord's Day 10
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Acts 17
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The omnipotence of God.
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28 August 2005
(morning:Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 18:10
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Acts 18
|
In this passage in Acts 18 we have an example of religious
struggle in practice and the Lord's protection of a
believer who truly serves the Lord.
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1 Nov 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 20:32-34
HC Lord's Day 42
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Acts 20:28 onwards
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We no longer transgress the Lord's commandments as
blatantly as it was done in the olden days but we still
transgress, be it that our method of trespassing has become
more sophisticated.
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21 October 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 21:13b, 14b
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Acts 21
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The truth that lies at the heart of this sermon is as
follows: The Lord sometimes places us before very difficult
decisions which we have to take to glorify His Name and to
build His church! In the correct decisions we take the
power of our redemption is revealed!
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9 March 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 27:24
Jon 1:12c
See also
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Acts 27; Jon 1
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A righteous man takes others with him into God's grace.
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27 March 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 28:4-5
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Acts 28
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Everything that happened here on Melita is a striking
sermon on Gods grace.
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Date
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Preacher
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Sermon in Writing
(bible text link)
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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14 August 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 1:6
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Rom 1
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You are also among those who are saved by Jesus and who are
subject to His sovereignty with which He conquered death.
He commands you to proclaim His gospel with your whole
life.
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16 October 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Romans 1:18
HC Lord's Day 34:94-95
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Isaiah 44:6-23
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The grateful believer serves only God with his whole life.
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15 February 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 2:6
HC Lord's Day 4
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Rom 2
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Everybody who sullies himself with sin shall be punished.
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16 September 2007 (evening)
HC Lord's Day 32
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 3:10
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Rom 3
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Good works and the place thereof in our lives often cause
tension and confusion in the lives of many believers.
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21 May 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 3:20-24
HC Lord's Day 23
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2 Sam 9:1-12
Rom 3
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During our entire life - also in our religious life -
things happen that reflect grace and damnation. Or we can
put it like this: We experience joy and we also experience
grief.
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27 June 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 3:20-24
Rom 8:30
HC Lord's Day 23
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Rom 3:20-24; Rom 8:30
2 Sam 9:6-13
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The Lord alone will be the Judge who declares me innocent,
if with a true and correct faith, I acknowledge and know my
own weaknesses - and if I, with a correct faith expect the
peace and forgiveness of sins by Jesus Christ at the cross.
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18 June 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 5:2
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Rom 5
|
To be a member of a church and to know that one day you
will be in the eternal kingdom of God is only joy and
grace.
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11 July 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 5:12-21
HC Lord's Day 3
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Rom 5:12-21
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We attend church services to be comforted.
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14 October 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 5:12
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Rom 5; Rev 3:7-13
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Through one man sin entered the world, and death through
sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all
sinned. But through the Lord Jesus Christ we are saved and
granted forgiveness for our sins.
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21 Feb 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gen 3:1-9; Rom
5:14-21
HC Lord's Day 3
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Gen 3:1-9; Rom 5:14-21
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A mighty deed occurs when God commences to work in our
history.
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22 October 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 6:4-5
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Rom 6
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We can live a new life - a life in which we will no longer
be dominated by sin.
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2 October 2011 (evening)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
|
Romans 6:5-6,11
HC Lord's Day 33:88
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Romans 6:1-14
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Conversion is the inevitable result of redemption.
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6 July 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 6:11
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Rom 6
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Hold yourself as dead towards sin and use all your energy
in worshipping God. Indeed we have a lot to tidy up.
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14 September 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 7:7
HC Lord's Day 44
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Rom 7
1 Kings 3:10-11
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With the prohibition on desiring we are dealing with the
root of all sin - the starting point of all sin is the
desire to commit it!
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10 November 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 7:2-26
HC Lord's Day 34
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Rom 7
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Is the law of God something threatening, or is it a gift of
grace?
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25 Oct 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 8:9
|
Rom 8
|
What the meaning is of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ
living inside us as taught by the Bible in this passage.
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8 May 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 8:15
HC Lord's Day 46
|
Rom 8
|
Trust in our heavenly Father forms the basis of our prayer.
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14 March 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 8:24
|
Rom 8
|
The Lord wants us to cling with all our might to the new
life in the hereafter - as He promised it to us -
notwithstanding that in the present life we have many bad
experiences.
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23 April 2006 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 8:28
|
Rom 8:14-30
Hos 4:1-8
|
What is the purpose of our life? We should remember that
the purpose of our creation is to glorify God.
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13 November 2005 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 8:33,34
HC Lord's Day 23
|
Rom 8
|
How are we righteous before God?
|
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21 August 2011 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Romans 9:8
HC Lord's Day 27
|
Isaiah 60:4; Romans 9
1 John 1:7
|
Suddenly In the recent years all sorts of different
teachings about baptism are presented to the people. It is
noteworthy that every so-called church coming to existence
has it's own teachings about the baptism.
|
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9 March 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 9:22
HC Lord's Day 7
|
Rom 9:6-24
|
Every true believer should be filled with great delight
when he/she realises the significance of the fact that the
Lord Jesus is King.
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7 August 2011 (evening)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
|
Romans 10:17
HC Lord's Day 25:65
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Romans 9:30-10:21
|
God's manner of bestowing the sanctifying belief on us.
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25 May 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 10:20
|
Rom 10
|
This passage in the Bible contains somewhat of an
admonishment, because of the believer hearing but refusing
to listen to it. Nevertheless this is a passage of mercy
because it says that all day long the Lord is stretching
His hands over us.
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22 August 2010
(morning: Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 11:7
|
Rom 11
|
This text of Scripture summarises the work of the Lord
Jesus Christ: He died for the salvation and redemption of
all the chosen, but He also died for the hardening of those
who are reckless towards the faith.
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19 August 2007 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 12:2
|
Rom 12; Eph 5
|
We must not conform to the pattern of this sinful world but
we must be transformed by God by a renewing of our mind.
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18 July 2010 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 14:11
|
Rom 2:1-16
Rom 14:1-23
|
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is a power of God to salvation
of everyone who believes.
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Date
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Preacher
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Sermon in Writing
(bible text link)
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Scripture Reading
|
Theme
|
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18 September 2011 (evening)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
|
1 Corinthians
1:23-24
HC Lord's Day 31:84
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1 Corinthians 1:18 to 2:5
|
The crucified Christ is the power and wisdom of God !
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31 December 2010
(New Year's Eve)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Corinthians 2:5,9
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1 Corinthians 2
|
Our communion with the Lord is exceptional.
|
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23 March 2008 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 1:9
|
1 Cor 1
|
On the Friday of the crucifixion He bore the wrath of the
Lord unto death for our sake.
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25 December 2001
Christmas
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 1:9
|
1 Cor 1
|
As Christians, we approach Christmas as a festival in which
we commemmorate and celebrate the grace of God over us.
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12 Nov 2006 (morning)
Holy Communion
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 1:23a,24b
|
1 Cor 1
|
When He died for us the Lord Jesus Christ did not consider
our dignity or status. He came for all who are sincere, no
matter what position in life, whether rich or poor.
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27 February 2005
(morning; Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 2:5,9
|
1 Cor 2
|
By our partaking of Holy Communion we communicate with the
Lord in a special way.
|
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1 December 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 2:5,9
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1 Cor 2
|
We want to have communion with God in a very special
manner, but nowadays there is so much difference about what
we must believe and how the Lord is to be worshipped! This
causes many believers to become confused about the matter
of fellowship with God. In this text the Lord makes a most
important statement: Faith does not consist of the wisdom
of people but of the power of God.
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27 February 2005
(morning; Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 2:5,9
|
1 Cor 2
|
By our partaking of Holy Communion we communicate with the
Lord in a special way.
|
3 February 2008
(evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 3:23
HC Lord's Day 1
|
1 Cor 3
|
These words are very personal. You belong to Christ.
|
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27 June 2004 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 3:23
HC Lord's Day 1
|
1 Cor 3
|
Obey the Lord and strive not to do wrong, because you
belong to Christ.
|
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22 January 2012 (evening)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
|
1 Corinthians
6:19-20
HC Lord's Day 41
|
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Ephesians 5:21-32
|
Because I am grateful I serve the Lord with my body and
soul.
|
|
24 May 2009 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 6:20
HC Lord's Day 16
|
1 Cor 6
|
Has the Lord paid a lower price for us in this
congregation? Why, then, shall we not repent - or why shall
we persist in any sin?
|
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4 March 2007 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 7:24
HC Lord's Day 49
|
1 Cor 7
|
Lord's Day 49 teaches us to obey God.
|
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4 August 2002 (evening)
|
Ds HP Prinsloo (em)
|
1 Cor 9:24
|
1 Cor 9:19-27
|
We must run the race of faith with all our strength and in
this support one another in faith. The Lord waits for us at
the finish to bestow on us the victor's crown.
|
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17 October 2010 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 9:26
|
1 Cor 9
|
Go and live in the power of the salvation of the Lord Jesus
Christ's redemption until He returns on the clouds. Heed
the voice of God the Holy Spirit in you heart.
|
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15 June 2008 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:1-4
HC Lord's Day 26
|
1 Cor 10
|
A very important element of the sacraments namely that the
believers, through the sacraments, are having communion
with Christ and each other, is being revealed here.
|
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18 November 2001 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:1-4
|
1 Cor 10
|
A very important element of the sacraments is revealed
here, namely that, through the sacraments, believers share
in fellowship with Christ and with one another.
|
|
27 March 2005 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:8
HC Lord's Day 41
|
1 Cor 10
|
The seventh commandment is one of the commandments that,
when it is not kept, causes most harm to our neighbours and
ourselves. From this commandment we learn that the Lord
becomes most upset about any form of unchastity, because
this commandment symbolises the relationship between the
Lord and his church.
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15 June 2008 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:1-4
HC Lord's Day 26
|
1 Cor 10
|
A very important element of the sacraments namely that the
believers, through the sacraments, are having communion
with Christ and each other, is being revealed here.
|
|
11 May 2008 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:11
|
1 Cor 10
|
Be warned: the end is here!
|
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6 January 2002 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:13
|
1 Cor 10
|
This section is concerned with our ways of thinking, our
attitudes of mind: There are those who deliberately do
wrongful things, and then say that temptation overcame
them. When the consequences of their sins catch up with
them, they are distressed and think that the Lord is
punishing them undeservedly.
|
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29 June 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 11:25-26
HC Lord's Day 28
|
1 Cor 11:20-29
Matt 26:26-28
|
Can anyone partake of the Lord's Supper?
|
|
1 June 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Heb 9:7-9
HC Lord's Day 25
|
1 Cor 12:12-31
|
This is why we are receiving the sacraments from the Lord.
They have to strengthen our faith. Thus they are aids given
to us by the Lord on our journey to the Kingdom of God.
|
14 November 2004
(morning: Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:16
|
1 Cor 10
|
Throughout the Bible the word "cup" is used figuratively
with two meanings: It is used to show participation in the
Lord's blessings. It is also used to show participation in
the sorrows that befall people.
|
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27 February 2005 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:7,14
Catechism Lord's Day 35
|
1 Cor 10
|
The living God redeemed us. Let us also worship Him without
mediators such as images, because the Lord is forever
personally present in our lives through his Word and
Spirit. Therefore He expects our direct worship in response
to his Word.
|
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4 September 2011 (evening)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
|
1 Corinthians
10:16
HC Lord's Day 29
|
1 Corinthians 10:1-22
|
The Lord's Supper assures us that we share in the suffering
and obedience of Christ.
|
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13 March 2005 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 10:31
HC Lord's Day 38
|
1 Cor 10
|
We probably hardly ever think about the meaning of this
text, because very few people realise every moment of their
lives that whatever they do should be done to the glory of
God.
|
11 December 2005
(evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 11:23-26
HC Lord's Day 28
|
1 Cor 11
|
We focus on our tradition regarding the celebration of the
Lord's Supper.
|
|
20 January 2002 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 13:8
|
1 Cor 13
|
What is love ? Let we test our way of loving to see whether
it is the kind of love that the Lord has in mind. Is there
a difference between the love we know in our daily lives
and the love that God asks of us for Him and for our
neighbour, or is it the same?
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10 October 2010 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 13:13
|
1 Cor 13
|
We are Christians, but Christians who in many respects fall
short.
|
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17 October 2004 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 14:12
|
1 Cor 14
|
Who is the church?
|
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31 October 2004 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 14:15
|
1 Cor 14
|
There are two faculties of each person that must be fully
functional when we worship the Lord: they are our heart and
our mind.
|
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25 Feb 2007 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Mt 6:5;1 Cor
15:20
HC Lord's Day 48
|
Mt 6:5 - 13
1 Cor 15:20 - 28
|
What is the kingdom of God?
|
|
3 Jan 2010 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 15:28
HC Lord's Day 48
|
Mt 6:5-13
1 Cor 15:20-28
|
There is not one of us who does not fully realise how
powerful the satan and his forces are. Therefore we must
pray more and more for the Kingdom of God to be installed
on earth.
|
|
26 October 2003 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 15:55-58
HC Lord's Day 17
|
1 Cor 15
|
1. Man's own powerlessness against death. 2. Powerless, but
redeemed.
|
|
26 December 2010 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Corinthians 15:55-58
|
1 Corinthians 15
Jude 1
|
It is of some importance to take note of who the person is
who says certain things! People from whom one would never
have expected it sometimes say things!
|
|
4 May 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 15:55-58
HC Lord's Day 17
|
1 Cor 15:55-58
|
Next time you stand at a grave you know that the person
being buried is in fact alive.
|
|
12 August 2007 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 15
HC Lord's Day 17
|
1 Cor 15
|
In Corinth the church had a problem. Some of their members
preached false doctrine: they denied the resurrection of
the dead.
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Date
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Preacher
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Sermon in Writing
(bible text link)
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Scripture Reading
|
Theme
|
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21 November 2004 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 1:7
|
2 Cor 1;
Eph 6:10-20
|
Can one be a winner if one has never fought?
|
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15 December 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 3:2,3
|
2 Cor 3
|
The church is a letter written by God for all to read.
|
|
9 January 2011 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Corinthians 3:5-6
|
2 Corinthians 3
|
To have a covenant with the Lord means having an intimate
relationship with the Lord.
|
|
4 March 2007 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 3:5,6
|
2 Cor 3
|
To have a covenant with the Lord is to have a very intimate
relationship with the Lord.
|
|
25 April 2004 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 3:9
|
2 Cor 3
|
This chapter deals with the question how the true believers
realise their office of believers before the Lord.
|
|
19 January 2003 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 4:4
|
2 Cor 4
|
An epistle is written in earnest to the church of the Lord:
there are unbelieving persons in the church who are
constantly attempting to confront God - as Satan attempted
to contend against Him at the time of the Fall in heaven.
|
16 November 2008 (morning)
Holy Communion
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 5:1
|
2 Cor 4:16-5:10
|
Beloved, grasp onto the consolation the Lord grants you.
Our earthly tent dwelling eventually will be torn down, but
then, because this mortality will be replaced with
immortality: A dwelling not built by human hands, the glory
and jubilation will arrive.
|
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27 May 2007 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 5:21; Eph
3:10
HC Lord's Day 6
|
2 Cor 5; Eph 3
|
How are we allowed to know who our Saviour is, what He has
done and what He is still doing?
|
|
29 August 2004 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 5:21
HC Lord's Day 6
|
2 Cor 5
|
The Lord reveals the magnitude and magnificence of the
salvation.
|
|
21 November 2004 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 5:20,21
HC Lord's Day 23
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2 Cor 5
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Be reconciled to God! Very serious words. Do you realise
that it can be tested whether we have reconciled ourselves
to God?
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29 March 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 6:18
HC Lord's Day 9
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2 Cor 6
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It is about your personal belief.
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12 May 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 6:18
HC Lord's Day 9
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2 Cor 6
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Paul asks the Greeks how they manage to hold on to the Lord
with one hand and with the other hand to hold on to their
sinful ways. He points out to them that it is impossible to
be a child of God and also a worldling.
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2 November 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 11:3; Lk
20:18
HC Lord's Day 52
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2 Cor 11; Lk 20
Gen 3
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Could we ever become so wretched that we rebel against this
eternal and almighty God?
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13 May 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 11:3
HC Lord's Day 4
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Gen 3:8-19
2 Cor 10:15 - 11:11
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Listen and be restored. God forgives all sins except sins
against the Holy Spirit.
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10 April 2009 (Good Friday)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 12:19
13:4
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2 Cor 12:19-13:13
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Should we wish not to fall into the same sin as the
Corinthians, then we must react to the teaching of the Lord
Jesus.
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11 November 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 13:4
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2 Cor 13
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We are preparing for the celebration of Communion next
Lord's Day. Let us examine the passage of Scripture we have
read, bearing that in mind.
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4 April 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 13:13
HC Lord's Day 8
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2 Cor 13
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Each time we gather in a formal assembly with God, He
blesses us.
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17 August 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 13:13
HC Lord's Day 8
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2 Cor 13
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1. God reveals Himself as Triune. 2. Us opposite God the
Father.
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23 January 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Galatians 3:3
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Galatians 3
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One of the things, which happen so imperceptibly that one
could easily miss noticing it, is that one's faith can
fade.
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4 September 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 4:4,5
HC Lord's Day 14
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Gal 4
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The result: We are no longer slaves of sin. Now we are
children of God.
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22 June 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 4:30
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Gal 4
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It is impossible to worship Christ whilst at the same time
indulging in any form of self-reverence or worship of a
false faith, or any form thereof.
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22 June 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 4:30
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Gal 4
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The proof that external worship is wrong.
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23 November 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 5:1
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Gal 5
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Therefore the calling in the formulary of the Holy
Communion: do not cling to the visible signs! Open your
hearts to Christ in heaven.
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1 May 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 5:16
HC Lord's Day 44
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Gal 5
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This is all about the word desire. And about all the sins
that are linked to this word.
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8 Nov 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 6:7
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Gal 6
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Arrogance is one of the big deceptions of mankind - it
entails doing whatever you want and every time justifying
your sin.
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1 April 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 4:19
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Gal 4; Rom 1
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We must make humiliation a serious matter, so that what
shall be born of us will bear the true image of Christ.
Repent to be transformed into true children of God who know
what it means to be a church - a church that worships the
Lord wholeheartedly.
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17 Sept 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 6:3
HC Lord's Day 39
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Gal 6
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God alone has supreme authority.
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24 November 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Gal 6:3
HC Lord's Day 39
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Gal 6
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The Lord subjects us wholly to His authority, and therefore
we must respect all forms of authority set over us by the
Lord.
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12 June 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 1:7
HC Lord's Day 51
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Eph 1
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It is very difficult to pray this prayer in all sincerity
as it goes against the grain of every human being.
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9 November 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 1:20
HC Lord's Day 19
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Eph 1: 15-23. Also: Lk 20:41-44 & Ps 110
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For that reason we continue to believe that Jesus ascended
into heaven, and that He sits at the right hand of God the
almighty Father. This part of our confession of faith is
the power of our faith for the future: The power from God
Himself, because it reveals his grace to us. It also
reveals the love He is giving us until He will gather us
like his herd at his right hand forever.
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2 January 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 1:15-23
HC Lord's Day 25
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Eph 1:15
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We confess that we in ourselves do not have the devotion to
believe. But God makes it possible for us to believe. He
instructs us through His Word. And then He makes us see
through His sacraments what He had taught us.
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1 March 2009 (morning)
Holy Communion
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 2:8-9
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Eph 2
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The honour goes to Christ the Lord who, through His blood
and life, granted me this gift of mercy when He was
crucified and died innocently.
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24 February 2008
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 2:8-9
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Eph 2
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My life may fall short - God saved me by grace.
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5 May 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 2:8,9
HC Lord's Day 7
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Eph 2
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"For by grace you have been saved..." This focusses the
spotlight clearly on a very old question.
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22 April 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mic 5:4,5
Eph 2:14
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Mic 5; Eph 2:11-22
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Both these passages we have read say a remarkable thing. It
is that our daily problems will be so reduced that they
disappear when seen against the peace we shall have when
our salvation in Christ eventually comes to fruition.
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22 April 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mic 5:3,4
Eph 2:14
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Mic 4:14 - 5:5
Eph 2:11-22
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In both the passages we've read we find prophecies which
say that the problems we encounter every day will diminish
and disappear completely when Christ comes again and then
we will have complete peace when the Lord Jesus finally
saves us from all our troubles.
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5 September 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 2:8,9
HC Lord's Day 7
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Eph 2
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We are saved by special favour.
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15 August 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 2:10
HC Lord's Day 32
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Eph 2
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Because the believers always wanted to determine their
salvation through their deeds, good deeds have been,
through the ages, part of their faith-problem.
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6 January 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 2:11-22
HC Lord's Day 38
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Eph 2
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There are a number of controversial questions relating to
the Sabbath which are not cleared up by the Catechism.
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18 June 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 2:25-26
HC Lord's Day 25
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Eph 2
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The Sacraments
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27 May 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Cor 5:21; Eph
3:10
HC Lord's Day 6
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2 Cor 5; Eph 3
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How are we allowed to know who our Saviour is, what He has
done and what He is still doing?
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11 July 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 3:19-20
HC Lord's Day 25
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Eph 3:14-21
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Under the command of the Lord we often celebrate Holy
Communion.
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1 September 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 3:19,20
Lord's Day 25
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Eph 3:14-21
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The celebration of the Last Supper has to do with the
knowledge and the love of Christ, and also with the
omnipotence of God referred to in this passage. At the same
time it also concerns the working of the Holy Spirit, who
accomplishes all these things in our hearts.
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10 February 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 3:16,17
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Eph 3
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All believers - also in our congregation - must live
prayerfully with the Lord. In this process we must grow in
faith.
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1 August 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ephesians 3:21
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Ephesians 3
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By His death on the cross, the intervention of the living
God becomes a practical reality in every church and its
members.
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13 April 2008 (morning))
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 4:11+12
Acts11:26
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Eph 4:1-16 and Acts 11
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How do you regard yourself? Are you a Christian?
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22 February 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 5:18,19
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Eph 5
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The truth of our relationship with Him will be revealed in
our church attendance and our singing.
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18 May 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 5:22-27
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Eph 5
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Only when a congregation is in full living allegiance with
Him can it be a true church of Jesus Christ.
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23 October 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 5:25-27
HC Lord's Day 21
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Eph 5
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The Lord compares the relationship between a man and his
wife with that of Jesus and his church.
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4 December 2011 (evening)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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Ephesians 6:1, 4
HC Lord's Day 39:104
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Ephesians 5:21; 6:1-4
1 Peter 2:11-12, 18-25
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Grateful believers subject themselves to the authority
appointed by God.
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7 Feb 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 6:12-18
HC Lord's Day 52
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Eph 6
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The early Christians were of the view that by their
confession they had sworn allegiance to the banner of the
cross - and with it to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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17 February 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eph 6:18
HC Lord's Day 45
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Eph 6
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Is it characteristic of our lifestyle to live prayerfully ?
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17 June 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Phil 1:19-20
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Phil 1
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This passage in the Bible tells us something about being
content in life and in death. And especially how this
appears in our daily life.
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16 Aug 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Phil 3:12-16
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Philippians 3
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Is a believer, as such, perfected in faith?
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23 Aug 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Phil 3:15-16
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Philippians 3
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The Lord does not leave us in the dark where we have to
guess what is right or wrong. He says that He will supply
what we need should we pray for it.
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2 December 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Phil 4:5
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Phil 4
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That leaves us as saved ones and bearers of the image of
the Lord Jesus with a duty that our lives be typified by
great joy and deep gravity and help to our fellow man.
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2 December 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Phil 4:7
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Phil 4
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To be able to believe in the Lord Jesus and to live in Him
is for every true believer great reason to rejoice because
the Lord has assured us that He has forgiven our sins and
has provided a dwelling for us in the hereafter.
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20 May 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Phil 4:7
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Phil 4
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That must be shown in our present life - do whatever is
true and noble, live righteously and saintly. Do things
that are lovely and praiseworthy.
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11 March 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Phil 4:19
HC Lord's Day 50
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Phil 4
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Our lives and our prayers must always show that the honour
of God is much greater than our own. Hence it should be
more important to us to glorify God in our lives than
wanting Him to save us from our troubles.
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6 July 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Col 1:10
HC Lord's Day 32
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2 Pet 1:1-15
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Can anyone partake of the Lord's Supper?
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16 May 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Col 1:18-20
HC Lord's Day 19
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Col 1
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Where is Jesus Christ now? In what capacity is He there?
What is it worth to me?
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16 May 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Col 1:18-20
HC Lord's Day 19
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Col 1
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Where is Jesus Christ now? In what capacity is He there?
What is it worth to me?
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21 October 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Col 1:18-20
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Col 1:1-22
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Where is Jesus Christ now? In what capacity is He there?
And what does this signify for me?
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16 Aug 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Col 3:9-10
HC Lord's Day 32
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Col 3
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There is little difference between being called by God and
being commanded by God.
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17 October 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Col 3:20-24
HC Lord's Day 39
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Col 3
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In this chapter the LORD deals with some relationships of
authority.
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4 Feb 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Col 4:2
HC Lord's Day 45
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Col 4
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Devote yourselves to prayer.
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23 June 2002 (morning)
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Rev HP Prinsloo (em)
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1 Thess 1:4
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1 Thess 1:1-10
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We are able to know that the Lord has chosen us. The Holy
Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are children of
God.
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3 Jan 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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John 3:37
Thess 2:3
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John 3
1 Thess 2
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Both these Bible passages deal with the word "accept"
(Thesaurus U.K. English = receive, take possession of, make
your own)
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4 November 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Thess 4:1-13
HC Lord's Day 41
(only Q 108)
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1 Thess 4
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Let us then fight against unchastity. For the sake of our
own holiness. But above all, so that the Spirit of God can
dwell in us and delight in the holiness of our soul and
body.
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27 January 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Thess 4:3-5
HC Lord's Day 41
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1 Thess 4
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The Lord sets a high premium on the mutual relations
between people. Furthermore, He expects the relationships
between believers to be sound. Above all, he requires
marital relationships to be such that His honour is served
therein.
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26 January 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Thess 4:7
HC Lord's Day 41
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1 Thess 4
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The principle: The Lord condemns unchastity. How did God
wish it to be from the beginning?
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27 June 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Thess 5:11
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1 Thess 4:14-5:28
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The day of the Lord.
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2 May 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Thess 5:17
HC Lord's Day 45
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1 Thess 5
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Our prayers form the most important part of our life of
thanksgiving. In our prayers we continually thank and
praise God Almighty for his mercy, his love and his caring.
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31 December 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Thess 5:23
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1 Thess 5
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Even should there be many of us feeling that there is no
future in South Africa, God still has His future in mind
for us. This means that we still have to constantly comply
with our responsibilities.
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9 May 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Thess 5:24
HC Lord's Day 46
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1 Thess 5
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God's grace is of such magnitude!
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24 July 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Thess 5:24
HC Lord's Day 46
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1 Thess 5
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God has an enormous abundance of grace.
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3 April 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Thess 2:41
HC Lord's Day 7
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2 Thessalonians 2
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Salvation is joined to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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28 September 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Thess 2:4
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2 Thess 2
2 Cor 11
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Because not only does he lie, but always includes a little
bit of the truth, it is very difficult to handle Satan.
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29 February 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Tim 3:6
HC Lord's Day 39
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1 Tim 3
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Pride is the sin of Satan. Pride always goes hand in hand
with rejection of authority and that would cause problems
in the congregation.
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23 July 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Tim 3:13
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1 Tim 3
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Because we must live responsibly before the Lord it is well
that we should test ourselves against the demands God wants
us to live up to in order to see how we measure up to them.
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14 March 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Tim 6:6-9
HC Lord's Day 42
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1 Tim 6
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This passage concerns dishonest ways in which to get rich.
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18 July 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Tim 1:12
HC Lord's Day 26
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2 Tim 12
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We sometimes speak of our sin in such a way that, while we
do indeed confess it, it's as if we wish to soften it
somewhat.
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20 Sept 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Tim 3:5
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2 Tim 3
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The Lord loves us. But He also let us live in times where,
in our world, we often have wicked governments and many
people with leadership positions in His church who do not
want to live and lead the people according to His will.
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9 December 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Tim 3:5b
Translation#2
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2 Tim 3
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This time every year we commemorate the birth of the Lord
Jesus. He came to earth to redeem us from our sins and the
punishment due on that account. But He Himself states that
He also came to earth to bring about division among people!
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7 November 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Tim 3:5
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2 Tim 3
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There are many people who are perfectly satisfied with life
as it is but who live a wrong life.
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20 June 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Tim 4:18
HC Lord's Day 52
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2 Tim 4
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Let us also pray God to deliver us from evil and to let us
enter his heavenly kingdom. We also praise his eternal
glory and then say Amen.
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8 September 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Tit 2:11-14
HC Lord's Day 26
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Tit 2
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The redeeming grace of God has appeared to all men.
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21September 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Tit 3:3
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Tit 3
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For this Christ died. So that in His love we can forgive
and forbear with love. So that we can live as we let live
and forgive as we are forgiven.
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8 February 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Titus 3:4,5
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Titus 2:11-3:15
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Not only did the sun of the mercy of God shine over the
believers of Paul's times - it is shining just as brightly
on us as well.
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25 July 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Titus 3:4-7
Ex 12:24-27
1 Cor 11:26
HC Lord's Day 28
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Titus 3
Ex 12:1-17 and 24-28
1 Cor 11:23-29
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Thus be strengthened in your spirit because through Holy
Communion the Lord will again strengthen your spirit so
that you may always be joyful and ensured of eternal life.
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2 June 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 2:8,9
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Heb 2:5-18
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Statements are sometimes made in the Bible which appear to
us to contradict the reality we experience.
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15 May 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hebrews 2:17
HC Lord's Day 14
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Hebrews 2
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The Son of God's incarnation.
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30 September 2001 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 2:17
HC Lord's Day 14
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Heb 2
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Since the beginning of our history the Lord has promised
that we will one day be delivered from the sins and
miseries in which we have landed. At first the promises
were few and vague. But as history continued, the Lord
issued more and more promises, and each time made it
clearer that the Redeemer would be born of a descendant of
Eve (in other words, a human being).
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7 August 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hebrews 4:1
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Hebrews 4
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Leaders who have fallen behind without being aware of it!
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1 December 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 4:9
HC Lord's Day 38
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Heb 4
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The Lord created Heaven and Earth in six days. On the
seventh day He rested. He did not rest because He was
tired. He rejoiced in His work. As from that day God
commanded that it should be kept as a day of rest.
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25 September 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 4:9
HC Lord's Day 18
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Heb 3:12-4:16
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In Hebrews 4 the Lord reveals to us things about the
eternal Sabbath.
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27 April 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 6:1,2
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Heb 5:6-6:20
Mk 13:20-23
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Let us evaluate our personal place and that of our church
in the realm of faith.
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4 May 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 6:4-6
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Heb 6 and 10
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The Lord reveals sharply and clearly that there are people
in His church who will be lost. There is no way in which
these people can ever again be renewed to repentance.
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15 March 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 6:10
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Heb 6
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The Holy Spirit opens the eyes of people enabling them to
understand the revelation of God's word.
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15 February 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 6:16
HC Lord's Day 37
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Heb 6
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The oath.
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10 August 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hebrews 6:17,18
HC Lord's Day 37
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Hebrews 6
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The glory of the Lord is reflected by us living in His
truth - but also when it is necessary, to swear by that
holy Name.
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11 May 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 7:1-2a
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Hebrews 7
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One of these days we shall again celebrate the Last Supper.
This is a festival of peace. The content of this peace is
that every celebrant of the Last Supper who believes in
Jesus Christ as the High Priest of God will one day be a
citizen of the city of Salem, the city of God: the New
Jerusalem.
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25 May 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 7:11,12
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Hebrews 4:14-5:11
Hebrews 6:17-7:12
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Every person sometimes comes to a point where he sits and
thinks about his life - and about his sins.
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1 June 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 7:25
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Deut 32:36-42(40)
2 Sam 22:32-47 (47)
Ezek 33:10-12 (11)
Rom 14:10-12 (11)
Heb 7: 20-28 (25)
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Have you ever thought about the reason why in our day there
is so much decay in the church?
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13 February 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hebrews 7:25b
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Hebrews 7
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Have you ever considered the reason for so much decadence
in our times - degeneration in virtually every walk of
life?
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31 August 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 7:25
HC Lord's Day 11
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Heb 7
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These days it is difficult to be a true Christian, because
we live at a time the devil has entrenched himself in the
church.
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7 August 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 7:25-28
HC Lord's Day 6
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Heb 7
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The more seriously we treat our religion, the more we
realise how often we sin and how weak we are before God.
But, what joy to know that, despite our sins, we are sure
of our salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ!
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24 October 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 9:15
HC Lord's Day 17
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Heb 9
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This passage from the Bible deals with Christ's sacrifice
and the power thereof.
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15 June 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 10:5
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Heb 10:1-18
Gal 1:1-5
1 Tim 1:15
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There was a council in heaven which decided that we would
be redeemed, because Jesus would come to the earth in a
human body.
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22 June 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 10:22a
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Heb 10
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The Lord calls upon you to enter His sanctuary on the merit
accomplished by Jesus Christ, so that you may experience
His Fatherly benevolence towards you and live in His light.
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20 July 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 10:26
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Heb 10
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To be a believer in the real sense of the word makes
enormous demands on those who sincerely serve and want to
serve the Lord.
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27 July 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 11:13
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Heb 11
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What do we believe to be our purpose in life?
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6 Aug 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 11:32
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Heb 11
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The comfort in this man's life is that in his weakness and
sinfulness he was employed by God in His service.
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16 December 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 11:39
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Heb 11
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The power of this chapter of the Bible is that it shows us
how the faith of a believer bears him/her through all the
misfortunes and tribulations of life - how it is manifested
in practical terms in our life.
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3 August 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 11:39
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Heb 11
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Is your life proof thereof that you are struggling as one
who sees the invisible?
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24 April 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hebrews 12:2
HC Lord's Day 11
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Hebrews 12
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The great consolation to every one of us is of course that
the Lord came to open the eyes of the people who were
blinded by sin, so that they could see His works, see and
worship Him as God.
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10 August 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 12:4
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Heb 12
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The rule God gives us is that the struggle for our faith
and for our righteousness is one of life and death.
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17 August 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 12:8,14
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Heb 12
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1. The admonition. 2. Who are punished? 3. What do we
become?
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23 Aug 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 12:17
HC Lord's Day 33
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Hebrews 12
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It is only when one is fully aware of the depth of the
trouble in which one finds oneself that one is sincerely
and appropriately grateful to Him who took one out of that
trouble.
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30 January 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Hebrews 12:28
HC Lord's Day 49
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Hebrews 12
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To be able to be as obedient as are the angels in heaven is
a matter of great moment. We must know what it means when
we pray for this.
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22 December 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 12:28
Hag 2:9
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Heb 12; Hag 2
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Christmas is the festival on which we celebrate God's
fulfilment of the covenant of grace.
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2 February 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 13:5
HC Lord's Day 42
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Heb 13
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Someone who loves God will be content with what he has, and
will, out of respect and love of God and His neighbour, not
be filled with greed for money. Avarice, or greed for
money, is in fact related to theft.
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3 April 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 13:5
HC Lord's Day 42
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Heb 13
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This commandment against theft is about our love for God
and love for our neighbour.
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24 August 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 13:14
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Heb 13
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1.The wrong insight and wrong expectation we may have.
2.Our Leader and the eternal future. 3.The Lord's judgment
opens eternity for us.
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30 July 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 13:20,21
HC Lord's Day 30
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Heb 13
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Nobody is able to believe and to continue believing if the
Lord has not put this faith in his heart and also confirmed
it.
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29 April 2007(morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Heb 13:20,21
HC Lord's Day 30
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Heb 13
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Nobody is able to believe and to remain steadfast in that
belief unless the Lord vests this belief in that person and
also confirms it.
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18 September 2011 (morning)
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Rev CCA Vrey
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James 1:2-4
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James 1:1-18
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The road to perfection.
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2 October 2011 (morning)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
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James 1:5-8
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James 1:1-18
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God grants wisdom to those who ask for it.
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4 December 2011(morning)
|
Rev CCA Vrey
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James1:9-11
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James 1:1-18
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On the way to maturity in faith in the midst of abundance
or want.
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20 July 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jas 1:18
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Jas 1
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It of course cannot happen that the Lord tempts people.
Therefore the Bible clearly defines between tribulation and
temptation.
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8 April 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jas 1:2-18;Mt
4:1-11
HC Lord's Day 52
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Jas 1:2-18;Mt 4:1-11
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The devil's temptation of Jesus Christ is revealed to us in
order to comfort and encourage us.
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7 December 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jm 2:19
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Jm 2
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For this moment, let us be most sincere and truthfully
answer one question to the face of the Lord: Do you really
believe?
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24 March 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jas 3:8
HC Lord's Day 43
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Jas 3:1-12
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Jesus teaches us to foster an exceptional love for the
truth.
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15 August 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jas 4:15
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Jas 4:1-12
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Why do people quarrel with one another? In the answer given
by the Holy Spirit, He indicates the source of all this
wickedness. Before that, He mentions who are responsible
for the wicked acts which are at variance with Christian
peace.
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10 April 2011 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Peter 1:2
HC Lord's Day 8
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1 Peter 1
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We worship the Triune God, who at the beginning of every
service greets and blesses us in His Tri- unity sending us
at the end of the service away to live according to His
grace in the world.
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24 June 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Pet 1:2
HC Lord's Day 8
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1 Pet 1
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We worship the Triune God who greets us with a blessing
from the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit at the
beginning of every public service and at the end of the
service He sends us off into the world to live according to
his blessing.
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20 June 2010 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Peter 1:5-7
HC Lord's Day 22
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1 Peter 1
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As cleansed people God pardons us from the taint of sin and
draped in glory we are installed into our inheritance.
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25 April 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Pet 1:16
HC Lord's Day 44
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1 Pet 1:16
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In this sermon we look at forbidden desires. Yet there are
things we should desire.
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18 Feb 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Pet 2:2,5
HC Lord's Day 47
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1 Pet 2
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This is also how we receive the strength to devote
ourselves to the teachings of the salvation through the
Lord Jesus Christ.
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27 Dec 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Pet 2:21
HC Lord's Day 47
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1 Pet 1 and 10
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In one's prayers one is always a priest who has access to
God's throne.
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10 May 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Pet 3:18
HC Lord's Day 15
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1 Pet 3
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All the hate and rejection He endured during His life and
then especially on the cross was to our propitiation.
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11 May 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Pet 3:22
HC Lord's Day 19
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1 Pet 3
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We do not always think about the almighty power of the Lord
Jesus Christ and what it means to us. Therefore we are
going to highlight a few thoughts that are closely
connected to the content of this passage.
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22 May 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Pet 4:17
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1 Pet 4
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Urgent warning - Judgment begins with the Church.
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20 June 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Pet 5:17
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1 Pet 5
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We are dealing here with one of the most difficult trials
in our life - the Satan and his attacks on us. He strikes
everywhere and in the most diverse ways.
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Sermon in Writing
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Scripture Reading
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23 January 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Pet 1:10
HC Lord's Day 32
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2 Pet 1:1-15
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Let your good works be a call to those around you, leading
them to Christ.
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28 May 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Pet 1:19
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2 Pet 1
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This is a call to repentance. It is a call to embrace the
Lord Jesus as God and Saviour.
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Sermon in Writing
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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7 Feb 2010 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 1:5,9
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1 Jn 1
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In the Lord Jesus Christ we have complete removal of guilt
and impurity.
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25 August 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 1:8
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1 Jn 1
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In the first couple of verses of this Epistle the content
is set out and put into perspective very clearly: It states
that Jesus Christ, through all that He did while in His
human body, bestows on us eternal life (immortality), if we
believe in Him.
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22 December 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 1:5,9
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1 Jn 1
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In Jesus Christ we have full remission of our sins and are
completely cleansed of all unrighteousness.
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25 May 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 1:7
HC Lord's Day 51
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1 Jn 1
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Although Jesus Christ purifies us of all our sins, the Lord
still wants that to His greater glory we should
continuously pray that our sins be forgiven.
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20 March 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 3:12,15
HC Lord's Day 40
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1 Jn 3
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Basically it's all about the love command.
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28 September 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 4:19
HC Lord's Day 46
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1 Jn 4
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Not everybody is able of the confession of loving the Lord!
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23 March 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 5:1
HC Lord's Day 12
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1 Jn 5:1
Isa 9:1-6
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Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ . . . These
words include a certain group of people while they exclude
another group.
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21 August 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 5:1
HC Lord's Day 12
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Isa 9:1-6; 1 Jn 5
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We know whether we share in this redemption, because we
bear his image, in other words the Holy Spirit anointed us
in his Name to be kings, prophets and priests.
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26September 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 5:7
HC Lord's Days 11 and 12
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1 Jn 5
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Those who do not believe that Jesus is the Anointed -
official Redeemer - of God, are not from God. In no way
whatsoever do they share in the redemption and salvation
accomplished by Jesus.
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7 November 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 5:7
HC Lord's Day 20
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1 Jn 5.
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It is true that certain things with regard to our faith
cannot be proved, because we have no power over them, but
we believe them.
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23 January 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Jn 5:16
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1 Jn 5
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Pray for your neighbour who sins! The Lord shall answer
your prayer. And give life eternal to your neighbour!
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12 June 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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2 Jn 1:8
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2 Jn 1
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However bad it may be, let us look past the blood in our
streets to the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross.
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19 April 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 1:9
HC Lord's Day 12
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Rev 1:9-20
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Today is the day of the resurrection. Therefore it is
fitting that we consider, from the revelation of the Lord,
again Who is the risen Christ and how, through His
omnipotence, He directs and rules the historical unfolding
of God's redemptive plan.
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11 March 2007 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 1:7
Ps 67:1,7
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Rev 1; Ps 67
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The Second Coming of the Lord must have a special place in
our spiritual life.
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21 May 2006 (morning)
Holy Communion
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 1:17
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Rev 1
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Today we dine with Him - He who was before time or before
the earth was there. He, who sent His Spirit to us. The
Spirit - God the Holy Spirit - brought us here today.
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18 November 2001 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 2:10c
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Rev 2
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Note how the Lord announces Himself to His congregation in
this letter: He is the Lord who will be the first and the
last, who was dead and has come to life again.
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10 Dec 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 2:10-11
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Rev 2; Luke 16:19-31;
1 Thess 4:13-18
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What is death? What happens when I die?
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1 June 2003 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 5:12
HC Lord's Day 18
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Rev 5
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On Patmos, John was in heaven in the Spirit. He saw and
heard inexpressible things. He saw the Lord Jesus Who had
departed from earth in all His glory. He also saw how the
work of Jesus Christ became fulfilled.
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20 May 2004 (Ascension Day)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 5:13
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Rev 5
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Our Eternal King's departure from earth. Our Eternal King
reigns from heaven.
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12 April 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 6:1-2
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Rev 6
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Today is the day of the resurrection. Therefore it is
fitting that we consider, from the revelation of the Lord,
again Who is the risen Christ and how, through His
omnipotence, He directs and rules the historical unfolding
of God's redemptive plan.
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21 March 2008 (Good Friday)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 6:2
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Rev 6
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The first four seals were opened and the thud of hooves of
four horses started thundering over the earth.
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3 April 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 6:2
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Rev 6
Zech 1:8 - 17;
6:1 - 8.
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See, listen and follow with the haste and eagerness of one
who has been redeemed.
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19 April 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 6:3-4
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Rev 6
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The wars and bad things accompanying it are in fact the
frustration of the devil for not being able to prevent the
victory of the Lord Jesus. He now is taking revenge on
everything - thereby revealing who he in fact is!
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26 April 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 6:5-6
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Rev 6
|
The victory of Jesus Christ over all the forces of hell and
the world comes to light in another facet of the world
history.
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3 May 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 6:7-8
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Rev 6
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Nobody, nor any force could withstand the victory of Jesus
Christ. The Lord Jesus was victorious over all powers and
brought His judgement to execution.
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10 May 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 6:9-11
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Rev 6
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The opening of the fifth seal still deals with the
preaching and progress of the gospel.
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31 May 2009 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 6:12-17
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Rev 6
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With the opening of the sixth seal the Judgement Day
starts.
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8 December 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 11:2
|
Rev 11
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The Book Revelation reveals symbolically the course of the
end of time. In Revelation 11 the Lord deals with the
history of the Church through the era of the New Testament
-from the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ until His Second
Coming.
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19 June 2011 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Revelation 11:6-8
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Revelation 11
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With this revelation the Lord explains that He allows the
government of the anti-christ or other power to come into
existence, but that He also can nullify it whenever He
pleases.
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31 October 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 11:15
HC Lord's Day 19
|
Ps 110
Rev 11:15-19.
|
There is only one Head of the Church - Jesus Christ the
Lord. All those of us who believe, expect Him to return,
and we believe that when He comes He will take us to Him.
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24 July 2005 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 12:7
|
Rev 12
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A mild attack with hard consequences!
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13 March 2005 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 12:13
|
Rev 12
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When the dragon suffered his defeat in heaven, he tried to
attack the Lord from a different angle. When he was cast
down on earth, he attacked the church of the Lord.
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4 November 2001 (morning)
|
Rev HP Prinsloo (em)
|
Rev 13:9
|
Rev 13:1-10
|
The command to listen to what He tells us occurs frequently
in the Bible.
|
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24 February 2002 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 13:1
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Rev 13:1-11
|
The Anti-christ appears gradually and accustoms the people
on earth to him. When his appearance has reached the stage
that they can recognise him completely, they are so used to
his manner of conduct, that nobody minds changing to his
value system.
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2 May 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 16:2
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Rev 15:1-16:2
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The end; grace and judgement.
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9 May 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 16:3,4
|
Rev 15 and 16
|
It is the theme of the book Revelation that the Lord Jesus
Christ who since long ago is ruling and managing the world
in an unseen way shall appear soon.
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16 May 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 16:8,9
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Rev 16
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The last days are characterized by judgments and disasters
that hit the earth.
|
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30 May 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 16:10,11
|
Rev 16
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For us the comfort is that the Lord pours out this bowl and
breaks the reign of the beast on earth so that the kingdom
of God comes where we shall live with Him forever. A
kingdom that is forever under the perfect rule and glory of
the Tri-une God.
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6 June 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 16:12,16
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Rev 16
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We are living in the last days. The grace in this matter
lies therein that the Lord warns us of all that is to come
so that on the one hand we may know and on the other hand
that we may guard against taking part in the destruction of
the world.
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13 June 2004 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 16:17
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Rev 16
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The seventh bowl is poured out and the end starts.
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4 May 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
HC Lord's Day 48
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Rev 18:16-19:14
Mt 6:5-13
1 Cor 15:20-28
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1.The Kingdom and the world 2.The Kingdom of God in its
final manifestation.
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21 Feb 2010
(morning: Holy Communion)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 12:15; Rev 19:11
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Jn 12; Rev 19
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Therefore the Holy Communion confirms the gentleness of
God's love for us - a love, confirming to all of you today,
renewed re-creation and eternal life.
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29 September 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 20:7
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Rev 20:1-15
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This chapter reveals the events of the period between the
ascension of the Lord and the final judgement.
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6 November 2005 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 22:5
HC Lord's Day 22
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Rev 22
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Listen carefully to the point that Jesus makes in this
text:: He protects us and He raises us at the last day.
This is of course the day of his Second Coming.
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9 June 2002 (morning)
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Rev HP Prinsloo
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Rev 22:11
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Rev 22:6-22
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Every day, by this injunction, the Lord places us before a
choice.
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17 May 2007(Ascension)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 1:11; Rev 22:12
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Acts 1; Rev 22
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In the hereafter the light of God's glory shines as
daylight over us. Now we are living in the time of the dawn
of the hereafter.
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