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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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22 September 2002
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Rev AJ du Plessis
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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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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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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Theme
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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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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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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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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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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
|
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
|
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
|
Psalm 69:22
|
Psalm 69
|
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
|
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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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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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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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
|
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
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Ps 111:9
HC Lord's Day 36
|
Ps 111
|
Holy and awesome is His Name.
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16 March 2008 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Ps 115
HC Lord's Day 10
|
Ps 115
|
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
|
Ps 119
|
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
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Ps 127:1
|
Ps 127
|
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
|
Ps 127:1-2
HC Lord's Day 50
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Ps 127
|
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
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Ps 130:5
HC Lord's Day 4
|
Ps 130
|
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
|
Ps 139:23-24
HC Lord's Day 44
|
Ps 139
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Ps 139:23
|
Ps 139
|
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
|
Ps 143
|
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
|
Ps 145:18
HC Lord's Day 45
|
Ps 145
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Why prayer is so important.
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30 January 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Prov 1:7
|
Prov 1
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Prov 9:10
|
Prov 9
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Prov 17:19
|
Prov 17
|
A big problem of our time: Gossip and strife.
|
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22 July 2007(morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Prov 17:19
|
Prov 17; Rom 1:28-2:16
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Prov 26:20
|
Prov 26
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Prov 27:12
HC Lord's Day 36
|
Prov 27
|
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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Theme
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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
|
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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21 July 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Eccles 8:17
|
Gal 3: 1 - 14;
Eccles 8: 1 - 17
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eccles 9:11
|
Eccles 9
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eccles 10:1b
|
Eccles 9: 11 - 10: 3
|
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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Scripture Reading
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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
|
Song 1
|
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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Scripture Text
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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
|
Isa 4
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 6:3, 5
|
Isa 6
|
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 ?
|
20 November 2005
(morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 9:7
|
Isa 8:23-9:7
|
The zeal of the Lord Almighty.
|
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27 Dec 2009 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 30:18
|
Isa 30
|
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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28 October 2001 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 33:20
|
Isa 33
|
The Lord is a Redeemer of people who have gone astray and
become lost through sin.
|
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22 May 2005 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 33:22
HC Lord's Day 48
|
Isa 33
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 38:1,5
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1 Sam 15:11,29
Isa 38
|
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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14 Feb 2010 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 43:1
HC Lord's Day 1
|
Isa 43
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 43:1
HC Lord's Day 1
|
Isa 43
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 50:6
|
Isa 49:1-7;
50:4-11; 52:13-53:12
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 52:7
|
Isa 52
|
The grace of the Lord is great.
|
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14 October 2001 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 53:5
HC Lord's Day 17
|
Isa 53
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 53:9
HC Lord's Day 16
|
Isa 53
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 54:2
HC Lord's Day 38
|
Isa 54
|
Even when the church is in deep trouble because of her
sins, the Lord still bestows grace.
|
2 September 2007 (evening)
HC Lord's Day 21
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 54:11-13
|
Isa 54
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 59:2
HC Lord's Day 2
|
Lk 11:14-37
|
We are quick to notice and point out the imperfections in
other people. Are we as vigilant and relentless towards
ourselves?
|
31 Dec 2009
(New Year's Eve)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 62:2
|
Isa 61:1-4
Isa 62:1-5
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Isa 64:6
HC Lord's Day 24
|
Isa 64
|
We are under compulsion to do good works, even though God
provides our redemption and eternal life.
|
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15 December 2002 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Isa 65:18
|
Isa 65:18-25
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jer 1:10
|
Jer 1
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jeremiah 2:13
|
Jeremiah 2:1-13
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 3:22
|
Jer 3
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 6:8
|
Jer 6
|
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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18 April 2004 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 20:15
|
Jer 20
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 23:29
HC Lord's Day 31
|
Jer 23
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 31:29-30
|
Jer 31
Ezek 18:1-9
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 32:9,10
|
Jer 32
2 Thess 2
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 33:3
|
Jer 33
|
The mercy of the Lord is much greater than what we many
times realise or could imagine.
|
3 March 2002
(morning Lord's Supper)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 33:3
|
Jer 33
|
The grace of the Lord is much greater than we can often
realize or imagine.
|
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1 Nov 2009 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Jer 36:23
Mark 13:7,19-20, 24-25
|
Jer 36 and Mk 13
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Lam 3:24
|
Lam 3
|
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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Theme
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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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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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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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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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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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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 circumÂstances 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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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
|
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
|
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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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
|
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
|
Mt 6
|
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
|
Mt 13:24-30;36-43
|
The practising of our faith is a delicate and sensitive
matter.
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6 Dec 2009 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 7:24-27
|
Mt 7
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 9:2c
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 9:17
|
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
|
Mt 10
|
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
|
Mt 11
|
The righteous judgment of the LORD is an issue that
petrifies many people.
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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
|
Mt 12:4-13
|
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)
|
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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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
|
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
|
Rom 1: 16, 17
Mt 16:13-23
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Church 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
|
Mt 16
|
The only two possible ways to conduct one's life: To live
righteously or to live unrighteously.
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13 June 2004 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 18:15
HC Lord's Day 51
|
Mt 18
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Forgiveness.
|
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8 Oct 2006 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 19:6
HC Lord's Day 41
|
Mt 19
|
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
|
Mt 19
|
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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20 April 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 21:37
HC Lord's Day 14
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Mt 21:33-46
|
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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6 Aug 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 25:10
HC Lord's Day 31
|
Mt 25
|
The door to the wedding banquet is shut - irrevocably.
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23 March 2003 (morning)
|
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
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 27:31
HC Lord's Day 15
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Dan 5:25
Mt 27:46
|
Dan 5:1-28
Mt 27:45-51
|
Two Aramaic sentences in our Bible! One preaches
judgement and the other salvation.
|
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27 April 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mt 27:45-46
HC Lord's Day 16
|
Mt 27
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
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26 May 2002 (morning)
|
Rev HP Prinsloo (em)
|
Mt 28:2-15
|
Mt 27:57-28:15
|
The Lord has truly risen.
|
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7 May 2006 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Mt 28:5-8
HC Lord's Day 17
|
Mt 28; Judg 16
|
How does Christ's resurrection benefit us?
|
8 Nov 2009
(morning: Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Mt 28:20
|
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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17 August 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 4:12
|
Mark 4
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Mark 4:26-29
|
Mark 4
|
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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26 October 2008 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Mark 6:19
|
Mark 6:14-29
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Mark 6:20
|
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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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
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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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Preacher
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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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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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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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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 whi le we also stand in the dock to be judged
because of our sins - as pointed out in Psalm 51.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Preacher
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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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Jn 4
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To comply with God's will is only possible if we ask the
Lord for an explanation of His will.
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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
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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)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 5:2
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Jn 5
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This passage contains some very serious admonitions to
repentance for all who read it.
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26 March 2006
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 5:24
HC Lord's Day 11
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Jn 5
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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
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Jn 5:24
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Jn 5
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Our journey towards eternal life goes through faith in,
and worshipping of, Jesus Christ the Lord.
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23 July 2006 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 6:32
HC Lord's Day 28
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Jn 6
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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.
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21 May 2009
(Ascension Day)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 6:62
HC Lord's Day 18
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Jn 6
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The ascension proclaims the greatness of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
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22 February 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 6:63
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Jn 6
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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
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Jn 6:22-71
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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)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 7:38-39
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Jn 7:30-52
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The renewing working of the Holy Spirit is like a stream
of water.
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21 September 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 9:35
HC Lord's Day 13
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Jn 9
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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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24 March 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 10:10b
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Jn 10:1-21
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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)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 10:27-28
HC Lord's Day 7
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Jn 10
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We have security when we follow Christ unreservedly.
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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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6 April 2003 (morning)
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Rev W ten Haaf (em)
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Jn 12:24,25
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Jn 12:9-27
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It was for me that he laid down His life.
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5 October 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 12:31
HC Lord's Day 48
|
Jn 12
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The devil is on the loose on earth � where we live.
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26 October 2008 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 13:1,15
HC Lord's Day 51
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Jn 13
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Will it be worth while considering yourself too important
to make sacrifices for others and eventually lose eternal
life?
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12 September 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 14:1,8,9,16
HC Lord's Day 8
|
Jn 14
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Your life is an exact reflection of what you believe.
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8 March 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 14:6
HC Lord's Day 6
|
Jn 14
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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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24 February 2008
(evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 14
HC Lord's Day 5, 6
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Jn 14
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This is why we all have that tremendous need of
salvation.
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5 May 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 15:7
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Jn 15:1-7
Isa 52:3-53:6
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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.
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16 October 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 15:26
HC Lord's Day 20
|
Jn 15
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The Person and work of the Holy Spirit.
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21 June 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 16:7
HC Lord's Day 18
|
Jn 16
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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.
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6 May 2007 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 16:8-14
HC Lord's Day 3
|
Jn 16
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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.
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14 May 2006 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 16:12-14
HC Lord's Day 20
|
Jn 16
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What do we believe concerning the Holy Spirit?
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22 June 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 17:8
HC Lord's Day 1
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Jn 17
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1. The comfort prepared by the Lord Jesus. 2. The working
of the Holy Spirit within us.
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23 May 2004
morning:Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 17:15,24
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Jn 17
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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.
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23 May 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 18:36
HC Lord's Day 48
|
Jn 18
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The kingdom of the Lord Jesus differs in all aspects from
that of a worldly kingdom.
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26 April 2009 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Jn 20:28
HC Lord's Day 13
|
Jn 20
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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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Preacher
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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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5 May 2005
(Ascension Day)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 1:9,11
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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
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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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4 June 2006 (morning)
|
Prof GJC Jordaan
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Acts 2:2-3
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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.
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26 January 2003 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 2:23
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Acts 2
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We do not need to ask, like those before Peter,
"Brethren, what shall we do?" The Lord has already done
everything necessary for us.
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2 February 2002 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 2:36
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Acts 2:14-36
Phil 2:5-11
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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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27 April 2008 (morning))
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 2:37-42
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Acts 2
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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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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
|
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)
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 9:13
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 13:42,48
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Acts 13
|
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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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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 16:30,31
HC Lord's Day 6
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Acts 17:25-28
HC Lord's Day 10
|
Acts 17
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The omnipotence of God.
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28 August 2005
(morning:Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 18:10
|
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.
|
|
1 Nov 2009 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 20:32-34
HC Lord's Day 42
|
Acts 20:28 onwards
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Acts 21:13b, 14b
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Acts 21
|
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
|
Acts 27; Jon 1
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A righteous man takes others with him into God's grace.
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Preacher
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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
|
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14 August 2005 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 1:6
|
Rom 1
|
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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15 February 2009 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 2:6
HC Lord's Day 4
|
Rom 2
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Everybody who sullies himself with sin shall be punished.
|
16 September 2007 (evening)
HC Lord's Day 32
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 3:10
|
Rom 3
|
Good works and the place thereof in our lives often cause
tension and confusion in the lives of many believers.
|
|
21 May 2006 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 3:20-24
HC Lord's Day 23
|
2 Sam 9:1-12
Rom 3
|
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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18 June 2006 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 5:2
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Rom 5
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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
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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
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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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6 July 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rom 6:11
|
Rom 6
|
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
|
Rom 7:7
HC Lord's Day 44
|
Rom 7
1 Kings 3:10-11
|
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
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Rom 7:2-26
HC Lord's Day 34
|
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
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Trust in our heavenly Father forms the basis of our
prayer.
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14 March 2004 (morning)
|
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)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 8:28
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Rom 8:14-30
Hos 4:1-8
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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)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Rom 8:33,34
HC Lord's Day 23
|
Rom 8
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How are we righteous before God?
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9 March 2008 (evening)
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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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25 May 2008 (evening)
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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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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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Preacher
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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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23 March 2008 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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1 Cor 1:9
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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
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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
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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
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1 Cor 2
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By our partaking of Holy Communion we communicate with
the Lord in a special way.
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3 February 2008
(evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
|
1 Cor 3:23
HC Lord's Day 1
|
1 Cor 3
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These words are very personal. You belong to Christ.
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27 June 2004 (evening)
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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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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)
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1 Cor 9:24
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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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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
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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.
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27 March 2005 (evening)
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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.
|
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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?
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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?
|
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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.
|
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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.
|
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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.
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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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Preacher
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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
|
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21 November 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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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
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2 Cor 3
|
The church is a letter written by God for all to read.
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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.
|
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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.
|
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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.
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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?
|
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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.
|
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21 November 2004 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 5:20,21
HC Lord's Day 23
|
2 Cor 5
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 6:18
HC Lord's Day 9
|
2 Cor 6
|
It is about your personal belief.
|
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12 May 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 6:18
HC Lord's Day 9
|
2 Cor 6
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 11:3; Lk
20:18
HC Lord's Day 52
|
2 Cor 11; Lk 20
Gen 3
|
Could we ever become so wretched that we rebel against
this eternal and almighty God?
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13 May 2007 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 11:3
HC Lord's Day 4
|
Gen 3:8-19
2 Cor 10:15 - 11:11
|
Listen and be restored. God forgives all sins except sins
against the Holy Spirit.
|
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10 April 2009 (Good Friday)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 12:19
13:4
|
2 Cor 12:19-13:13
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 13:4
|
2 Cor 13
|
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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17 August 2003 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
2 Cor 13:13
HC Lord's Day 8
|
2 Cor 13
|
1. God reveals Himself as Triune. 2. Us opposite God the
Father.
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Preacher
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Scripture Text
|
Scripture Reading
|
Theme
|
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4 September 2005 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 4:4,5
HC Lord's Day 14
|
Gal 4
|
The result: We are no longer slaves of sin. Now we are
children of God.
|
|
22 June 2008 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 4:30
|
Gal 4
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 4:30
|
Gal 4
|
The proof that external worship is wrong.
|
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23 November 2008 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 5:1
|
Gal 5
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 5:16
HC Lord's Day 44
|
Gal 5
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 6:7
|
Gal 6
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 4:19
|
Gal 4; Rom 1
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 6:3
HC Lord's Day 39
|
Gal 6
|
God alone has supreme authority.
|
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24 November 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Gal 6:3
HC Lord's Day 39
|
Gal 6
|
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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Preacher
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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
|
Theme
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12 June 2005 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 1:7
HC Lord's Day 51
|
Eph 1
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 1:20
HC Lord's Day 19
|
Eph 1: 15-23. Also: Lk 20:41-44 & Ps 110
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 1:15-23
HC Lord's Day 25
|
Eph 1:15
|
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.
|
1 March 2009 (morning)
Holy Communion
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 2:8-9
|
Eph 2
|
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.
|
24 February 2008
(morning: Holy Communion)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 2:8-9
|
Eph 2
|
My life may fall short - God saved me by grace.
|
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5 May 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 2:8,9
HC Lord's Day 7
|
Eph 2
|
"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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Mic 5:4,5
Eph 2:14
|
Mic 5; Eph 2:11-22
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Mic 5:3,4
Eph 2:14
|
Mic 4:14 - 5:5
Eph 2:11-22
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 2:8,9
HC Lord's Day 7
|
Eph 2
|
We are saved by special favour.
|
|
6 January 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 2:11-22
HC Lord's Day 38
|
Eph 2
|
There are a number of controversial questions relating to
the Sabbath which are not cleared up by the Catechism.
|
|
18 June 2006 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 2:25-26
HC Lord's Day 25
|
Eph 2
|
The Sacraments
|
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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?
|
|
1 September 2002 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 3:19,20
Lord's Day 25
|
Eph 3:14-21
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 3:16,17
|
Eph 3
|
All believers - also in our congregation - must live
prayerfully with the Lord. In this process we must grow
in faith.
|
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13 April 2008 (morning))
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 4:11+12
Acts11:26
|
Eph 4:1-16 and Acts 11
|
How do you regard yourself? Are you a Christian?
|
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22 February 2004 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 5:18,19
|
Eph 5
|
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)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 5:22-27
|
Eph 5
|
Only when a congregation is in full living allegiance
with Him can it be a true church of Jesus Christ.
|
|
23 October 2005 (morning)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 5:25-27
HC Lord's Day 21
|
Eph 5
|
The Lord compares the relationship between a man and his
wife with that of Jesus and his church.
|
|
7 Feb 2010 (evening)
|
Dr MJ du Plessis
|
Eph 6:12-18
HC Lord's Day 52
|
Eph 6
|
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)
|
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Heb 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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Heb 4:14-5:11
Heb 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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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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Scripture Text
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Scripture Reading
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Theme
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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
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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
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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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31 October 2004 (evening)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 11:15
HC Lord's Day 19
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Ps 110
Rev 11:15-19.
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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)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 12:7
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Rev 12
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A mild attack with hard consequences!
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13 March 2005 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 12:13
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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)
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Rev HP Prinsloo (em)
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Rev 13:9
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Rev 13:1-10
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The command to listen to what He tells us occurs
frequently in the Bible.
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24 February 2002 (morning)
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Dr MJ du Plessis
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Rev 13:1
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Rev 13:1-11
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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
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Rev 15 and 16
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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
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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
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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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