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Be still and know that I am God - Part 2
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 1 December 2024
Synopsis: BE STILL, START LISTENING.
GOD HAS CREATED US TO BE IN COMMUNITY
TO BE PART OF A FAMILY AND
TO HAVE REGULAR FELLOWSHIP
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD IS THE.....
Be still and know that I am God - Part 1
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 24 November 2024
Synopsis: Psalm 46:10. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Self Esteem gospel
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 17 November 2024
Synopsis: The predominant view found in modern Christian counselling is that almost all ills in society can be attributed to low self-esteem.
In fact, prominent Christian personalities can be heard to claim.....
Prepared for a purpose - Part 3
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 10 November 2024
Synopsis: There are those who have never heard the Gospel message, yet we have heard it over and over again.
“To whom much is given, much is required (as those who have been entrusted with the gospel, are we.....
Revelation - 3n - The Reformation
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 3 November 2024
Synopsis: Matt 13:44 (NIV) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.
When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.”
As a.....
Are you good soil
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 27 October 2024
Synopsis: The difference between the good soil and the other soil is simply:
THERE WAS A HARVEST.
If you were to ask a farmer what makes good soil, what would he say?
To a farmer, good soil is the soil.....
Prepared for a purpose - Part 2b
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 20 October 2024
Synopsis: PRAYING GOD’S WILL.
1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us, whatever we ask,.....
Prepared for a purpose - Part 2
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 13 October 2024
Synopsis: PRAYER IS ABOUT LISTENING AND SPEAKING.
PRAY PERCEPTIVELY.
Realize who you are praying with.
Prayer is a conversation.
A dialogue and not a monologue.
Revelation 3m - The Papal Church (3)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 29 September 2024
Synopsis: Relics are the dead bodies or bones of the saints, whatever other things belong to them in their life and the instruments of torture by which they suffered death. Sadly many of the miracles in this.....
Prepared for a purpose - Part 1
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 22 September 2024
Synopsis: I see three things as vital in true worship.
1) Realizing the greatness of God’s power.
2) Realizing the greatness of our sin.
2) Realizing the greatness of God’s love.
Quietening the tongue
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 15 September 2024
Synopsis: As Christians, we still need to reign in our tongue.
When we are born again, our tongue problem does not just disappear.
We still have a sinful nature that needs to be kept in check, (the Holy.....
Financial Stewardship 4 - Tithing
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 8 September 2024
Synopsis: Isn’t tithing part of the Old Covenant and not applicable to us? No – the Tithe predates the Old Covenant. Abraham paid a tithe to the priest Melchizedek years before the Law was given.
Jacob paid.....
Revelation 3l - The Papal Church (2)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 1 September 2024
Synopsis: The church at Thyatira had been rebuked by Jesus because they allowed false teaching by a self-appointed prophetess, who corrupted some of the members.
Rev 2:20 (NIV) Nevertheless, I have this.....
God so loved the world
Sermon by Lynne van Wyk on 25 August 2024
Synopsis: John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
In 2009 Tim Tebow, a national football league player,.....
Revelation 3k - The Papal Church (1)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 18 August 2024
Synopsis: Now we’ll look at the leaven of the Pharisees, who substituted the letter of the law for the spirit of the law. Likewise this period also saw the substitution of relationship with Christ for a.....
The Prescription for the heart - Part 2
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 11 August 2024
Synopsis: HAVE YOU COME WITH A HEART PREPARED TO HEAR GOD’S WORD TODAY HAVE YOU GOT RID OF THE ROCKS AND THORNS (CARES AND FALSE HOPES)?
HAVE YOU DONE SOME PLOUGHING (PRAYING AND REPENTING) AS YOU HAVE.....
The Prescription for the heart - Part 1
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 4 August 2024
Synopsis: Proverbs 4:23-25. Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight.....
Financial Stewardship - 3 - Giving
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 28 July 2024
Synopsis: Stewardship pertains to all areas of our lives. What are you doing with the:
- Time
- Talents
- Treasure (money & resources)
that God has entrusted you with?
The Tongue - Problem and Produce
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 21 July 2024
Synopsis: Matthew 15:10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, Listen and understand. What goes into a man’s mouth does not make him unclean, but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him.....
Revelation 3j - The State Church (3)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 14 July 2024
Synopsis: Matt 13:33 (Amplified Bible) He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and worked into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”
“A.....
Financial Stewardship 2 - Debt
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 7 July 2024
Synopsis: While Scripture does not call it a sin, it discourages being in debt.
Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
What’s so bad about debt? Debt places.....
The poison of the tongue
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 1 July 2024
Synopsis: James 3:3.
The tongue is also a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
All.....
The power of the tongue
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 23 June 2024
Synopsis: Mind your P’s and Q’s - what the Bible says.
THE POWER OF THE TONGUE
THE POISON OF THE TONGUE
THE PURPOSE OF THE TONGUE
THE PROBLEM & PRODUCE OF THE TONGUE
QUIETENING THE TONGUE
QUICKENING.....
Revelation 3i - The State Church (2)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 16 June 2024
Synopsis: Some maintain that the birds nesting in the tree must not be interpreted in a positive light.
We must be consistent in translation and also translate Scripture with Scripture. But while Jesus does.....
Financial stewardship
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 9 June 2024
Synopsis: God expects able-bodied people to work to support themselves.
2 Thess 3:10-12 (NIV) For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
We.....
The secret of contentment
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 2 June 2024
Synopsis: A man once went to a minister for counselling. He was amid a financial collapse. "I've lost everything," he moaned.
"Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that you've lost your faith.'
"No," the man corrected.....
Revelation 3h - The State Church (1)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 19 May 2024
Synopsis: In Matthew 13 this 3rd church age corresponds to the Parable of The Mustard Seed.
Matt 13:31 (NIV) He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took.....
Funeral of Maureen Platte
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 17 May 2024
Synopsis: Death is a certainty that all of us must face one day.
Heb 9:27 Just as man is destined to die once…
Gen 3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since.....
Ascension Day 2
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 12 May 2024
Synopsis: In 1994 South Africa’s new government removed Ascension Day as a public holiday and Easter was officially renamed Family Day.
The ascension signalled the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry. The.....
The deceitfulness of riches
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 5 May 2024
Synopsis: Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again, I tell you; it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.....
Worry
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 28 April 2024
Synopsis: Matthew 13:18-23 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Revelation 3g - The Persecuted Church
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 21 April 2024
Synopsis: In Matthew 13 this 2nd church age corresponds to the Parable of The Wheat and the Tares.
In the first parable (the Sower) only good seed is sown but it falls on different types of ground which.....
Be an encourager
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 14 April 2024
Synopsis: Without encouragement people are inclined to give up like the prophet Elijah.
After great spiritual victories over the prophets of Baal, this mighty man of God feared and ran for his life, far.....
Revelation 3f - The Apostolic Church
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 7 April 2024
Synopsis: There are different approaches to understanding the letters to the churches. Almost all interpret these letters primarily as letters to actual historical churches with specific commendations,.....
Resurrection Sunday
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 30 March 2024
Synopsis: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third.....
Easter Myths
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 29 March 2024
Synopsis: Naturally Constantine has to be at the centre of every good Christian conspiracy theory. So a Facebook post claims: “After Constantine decided to Christianize the Empire, Easter was changed to.....
Bearing Fruit - Part 2
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 24 March 2024
Synopsis: The fruit of CHRISTIAN CHARACTER
Romans 7:4-6.So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the.....
Revelation 3e - Laodicea (2)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 17 March 2024
Synopsis: v17 You say, ‘I … do not need a thing.’ …
Just as the city was self-sufficient enough to disregard the Emperor’s help, the church was spiritually self-sufficient and saw no need of aid from Jesus......
ASSIGNMENT-Y5-M2-World-Religions-1 (MS-Word)
Compiled by: Gavin Paynter on 14 March 2024
Synopsis: Write an assignment on world religions from a Christian perspective contrasting it with other major world religions. Remember to support your points with relevant evidence, including biblical.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y5-M2-World-Religions-1 (PDF)
Compiled by: Gavin Paynter on 14 March 2024
Synopsis: Write an assignment on world religions from a Christian perspective contrasting it with other major world religions. Remember to support your points with relevant evidence, including biblical.....
Bearing Fruit - Part 1
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 10 March 2024
Synopsis: John 15:5-8 (NIV) I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a.....
Revelation 3d - Laodicea (1)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 3 March 2024
Synopsis: The letter to Laodicea is the last and severest of the seven letters. This is the only church which receives only criticism, and no positive remarks. Whereas Jesus offered the church at Smyrna and.....
Gods Plan
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 11 February 2024
Synopsis: We have a Bent in us a Spiritual DNA that God has placed within us.
Don't downgrade your dream to match your reality upgrade your faith to match your destiny.
Sons of God
Sermon by Lynne van Wyk on 4 February 2024
Synopsis: God is the Creator of all mankind, but He becomes a father through relationship.
In Deuteronomy we see God speaking to the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 14:1-2: You are the children of the Lord.....
Prayer
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 28 January 2024
Synopsis: Prayer should not be seen as a duty but as a privilege bought for us by Jesus Himself.
Hebrew 4:14-16 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y5-M1-Hermeneutics (MS-Word)
Compiled by: Gavin Paynter on 24 January 2024
Synopsis: This assignment is designed to see if a student can practically apply the principles laid out in the notes rather than just citing the content of the notes.
Read the questions carefully before.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y5-M1-Hermeneutics (PDF)
Compiled by: Gavin Paynter on 24 January 2024
Synopsis: This assignment is designed to see if a student can practically apply the principles laid out in the notes rather than just citing the content of the notes.
Read the questions carefully before.....
Revelation 3b - Sardis (2)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 21 January 2024
Synopsis: We are currently looking at the fifth church.
Sardis: the dead church with a great reputation.
Fellowship provides a place of PROTECTION
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 14 January 2024
Synopsis: IN THE LOCAL CHURCH, THE APOSTLES, ORDAINED ELDERS TO WATCH OVER THE FLOCK AND GUARD AGAINST SATAN’S ATTACKS
Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you and submit yourselves: for they.....
FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES A PLACE OF PREPARATION
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 7 January 2024
Synopsis: FELLOWSHIP IN A LOCAL Church ”ECCLESIA” PROVIDES:
A PLACE OF PRAYER
A PLACE OF PRAISE
A PLACE OF PARTICIPATION
A PLACE OF PREPARATION
A PLACE OF PROTECTION
A PLATFORM FOR PREACHING
A.....
The man who tried to kill Christmas
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 24 December 2023
Synopsis: Today, as we gather to celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, let us reflect on a figure often overshadowed by the joyous events of that first Christmas—the first man who tried the.....
Believers Baptism
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 17 December 2023
Synopsis: Baptism is a symbol of new life. It’s like an initiation rite. It’s a moment in time when a believer in Jesus chooses to publicly declare their allegiance to Jesus and their intention to serve him.....
Revelation 3a - Sardis (1)
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 10 December 2023
Synopsis: V1 … you have a reputation of being alive but you are dead.
Like the town of Sardis, which had a reputation of being secure – but was actually vulnerable, so the church’s reality didn’t live up to.....
Have You Asked God
Sermon by Lynne van Wyk on 3 December 2023
Synopsis: My message today is from the Book of Joshua.
Joshua was appointed by God as the leader of the children of Israel.
Moses’ aide.
Had been with Moses throughout their Journey.
He had seen Moses.....
CAN A CHRISTIAN SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 26 November 2023
Synopsis: Judging by some of the feedback that I have received, I must say that I am glad that although I am in a rather broken state physically and at times mentally , that God can still use a broken vessel.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y3-M10-Ordination
Compiled by: RWBC on 20 November 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in PDF.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
SHOULD TRUE CHRISTIANS SUPPORT ISRAEL - Part 3
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 19 November 2023
Synopsis: Like Haman before them, the Nazis discovered to their own peril - that the true God in heaven will avenge those who curse his covenant people.
It is apparent that God’s providence has played a role.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y3-M10-Ordination
Compiled by: RWBC on 19 November 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in MS-Word - preferred format.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
ASSIGNMENT-Year2-Module8-GENERAL-EPISTLES
Compiled by: RWBC on 18 November 2023
Synopsis: Exam in PDF. Rather than submitting a scanned photo (which is hard to read), you can send the question numbers followed by the answer in a WhatsApp message. NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y4-M6-Soteriology-2
Compiled by: RWBC on 12 November 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in PDF.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
ASSIGNMENT-Y4-M6-Soteriology-2
Compiled by: RWBC on 11 November 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in MS-Word. Preferred format.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
Christian Ethics
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 8 November 2023
Synopsis: Christian ethics is also referred to as moral theology.
It incorporates natural law ethics, which is built on the belief that it is the very nature of humans – created in the image of God and.....
SHOULD TRUE CHRISTIANS SUPPORT ISRAEL - Part 2
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 5 November 2023
Synopsis: At the second coming of Christ (the second Advent) God will rise up to defend his people when the world turns against them.
Zechariah 14:2-4 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to.....
Worship
Sermon by Prudence Mabasa on 29 October 2023
Synopsis: What does true worship of God entail?
John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
SHOULD TRUE CHRISTIANS SUPPORT ISRAEL
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 22 October 2023
Synopsis: The South African government backs the Palestinian cause, with formal diplomatic relations established in 1995, a year after the end of apartheid. It downgraded its embassy in Tel Aviv to a liaison.....
Y3-M8-L6 WELCOME TO WOKE
Sermon by Taryn Paynter on 20 October 2023
Synopsis: The word ‘woke’ began appearing in the early 1900s and was derived from a dialect known as African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). ‘Woke’ initially referred to being alert to racial prejudice.....
The provisions of Fellowship
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 15 October 2023
Synopsis: FELLOWSHIP IN A LOCAL Church ”ECCLESIA” PROVIDES:
A PLACE OF PRAYER
A PLACE OF PRAISE
A PLACE OF PREPARATION
A PLACE OF PROTECTION
A PLACE OF ENCOURAGEMENT
A PLATFORM FOR PREACHING
A PLACE OF.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y3-M9-Homiletics
Compiled by: RWBC on 9 October 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in MS-Word - preferred format.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
ASSIGNMENT-Y3-M9-Homiletics
Compiled by: RWBC on 9 October 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in PDF.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
Revelation 2d - Thyatira
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 8 October 2023
Synopsis: Now we will examine Thyatira: the adulterous church.
Wedding- Cassidy and Fabio
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 30 September 2023
Synopsis: The Bible opens and closes with a wedding.
It starts with the marriage of the very father and mother of the human race.
It ends with the spiritual marriage of Jesus and his bride.
ASSIGNMENT-Year2-Module7-PAULINE-EPISTLES
Compiled by: RWBC on 25 September 2023
Synopsis: Exam in PDF. Rather than submitting a scanned photo (which is hard to read), you can send the question numbers followed by the answer in a WhatsApp message. NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE.....
Revelation 2c - Pergamum
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 24 September 2023
Synopsis: So far, we have looked at:
Ephesus: the doctrinally astute church which had left its first love.
Smyrna: the persecuted, poor – but spiritually rich church.
Now we will examine:
Pergamum: the.....
WILL YOU ENDURE
Sermon by Lynne van Wyk on 17 September 2023
Synopsis: As Christians we have a race to run.
We need to persevere until we reach the finishing post.
We must count the cost before we enter the race.
Many begin the race but fall away before the end.
It.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y3-M8-Philosophy
Compiled by: RWBC on 11 September 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in MS-Word - preferred format.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
ASSIGNMENT-Y3-M8-Philosophy
Compiled by: RWBC on 11 September 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in PDF.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
Suffering - Part 3
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 10 September 2023
Synopsis: 10 ways in which God uses suffering.
God uses Suffering to motivate us to change.
God uses Suffering to teach us obedience.
God uses Suffering to accomplish His purposes.
God uses Suffering to.....
Revelation 2b - Smyrna
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 3 September 2023
Synopsis: The name Smyrna may have been taken from the ancient Greek word for myrrh, smýrna, (Strabo, Stephanus of Byzantium) which was the chief export of the city in ancient times.
Myrrh is bitter to.....
The Road to Damascus
Sermon by Johnray Rennie on 28 August 2023
Synopsis: With each appearance on the journey to Damascus, the revelation of Jesus grows clearer.
Barnabas Son of encouragement - Part 2
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 20 August 2023
Synopsis: The word “mentor” is defined as “a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.”
Scripture gives us numerous examples of mentoring. A disciple is someone who follows a mentor, role model or.....
ASSIGNMENT-Y3-M7-Christian-Ethics
Compiled by: RWBC on 14 August 2023
Synopsis: Assignment in MS-Word - preferred format.
NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE REWRITE.
Revelation 2a - Ephesus
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 13 August 2023
Synopsis: 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and.....
Revelation 1v20 - 2v3
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 6 August 2023
Synopsis: The letters to the 7 churches have a similar structure.
- An address to a particular church.
- An introduction of Jesus.
- A statement regarding the condition of the church.
- A verdict from.....
ASSIGNMENT-Year2-Module6-GOSPELS-HISTORY
Compiled by: RWBC on 31 July 2023
Synopsis: Exam in PDF. Rather than submitting a scanned photo (which is hard to read), you can send the question numbers followed by the answer in a WhatsApp message. NOTE: PASS MARK IS 70% AND YOU ARE.....
Barnabas Son of encouragement - Part 1
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 30 July 2023
Synopsis: Though most today do not remember Albert McMakin – the impact of Billy Graham, who was invited by him to a meeting in 1934, is still felt today.
DOA
Sermon by Prudence Mabasa on 23 July 2023
Synopsis: 1) THE LIVING DEAD
2) NEITHER DEAD NOR ALIVE
3) FROM DEATH TO LIFE
Revelation 1v4-20
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 16 July 2023
Synopsis: The glorified Jesus appears to the apostle John on the island of Patmos - a Roman penal colony where John has been banished to by the Emperor Domitian - in the nineties of the 1st century AD.
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