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Help me choose a spouse

Posted by Trevor Botha on Monday, March 19, 2012, In : Word 
We just finished a series called God is Love. The main focus was on the three aspects of the great commandment found in Matthew 22:35-38. During the last sermon, Love on Fire,  we focused mainly on marriage and sexuality. 

Here are the 4 C's we mentioned would help in making a decision about a spouse:

Calling
Do you have a sense that this relationship is from God? 
When we talk about calling, we simply refer to the fact that God has called each one of us for a purpose in His Kingdom. Our marriage...
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Growth: Learning to Rest

Posted by Trevor Botha on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, In : Word 
When we truly understand the power of the victory of the cross, our thinking about God and ourselves will totally change. The blood of Jesus is powerful enough to destroy all sin. This is a huge thing to understand - sin is destroyed!

That means we are no longer bound to sin. The only sin that has any effect in our lives are the ones that we deliberately allow. And even those things can easily be taken care of by just simply asking God;s forgiveness. The power of sin is destroyed and we are to...
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Growth: Learning to fight

Posted by Trevor Botha on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, In : Word 
Whenever a person wants to progress in their relationship with God and grow more, they will inevitably face three major enemies. This is simply what Jesus said in Mark 4 will be the main things that can hinder the seed of God's Word coming to full maturity in our lives. 
Being aware of these three things will make it easier for us to overcome them. Even though this blog will not in any way be an exhaustive explanation, it will definitely help you to start identifying certain areas in your life...
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Spiritual Growth: Learning to play

Posted by Trevor Botha on Monday, July 25, 2011, In : Word 
What determines the outcome of anything in our lives! How can we change - really change - the circumstances in our lives. According to the Bible it is simple; whatever we have in our hearts in abundance will be the deciding factor of our lives. In Proverbs 4:23 we read "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life."

This means that we cannot ever blame anyone else for what happens to us, we should take responsibility ourselves. Jesus explained it well in the parab...
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Spiritual Growth: Learning to live.

Posted by Trevor Botha on Monday, July 25, 2011, In : Word 
When speaking to many people about God and trying to give a reason for the hope we have, I inevitably end up getting asked one question: But how will God send good people to hell if He is loving. This is the cry of most people's hearts and the question that so many people have. Because this question is misunderstood, many reject this picture of a vengeful hatefull God who just simply has a thirst for blood and punishment. This however is not who God is at all!

The cry of the human heart is for...
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Spiritual Growth

Posted by Trevor Botha on Sunday, July 17, 2011, In : Word 
Christianity is greatly misunderstood by many Christians and non-Christians alike. To be a Christian is much more than just simply believing in God and be a good person. The central focus of the Christian faith is the life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. Although this blog will not be aimed at proving this, I would like to mention that this is not something that we just blindly believe. Any authentic Christian should be a skeptic and make sure that what they belie...
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