Link to sermons on topic: DISCIPLESHIP

SERMON TOPIC: Counting the cost - Is Jesus worth it

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 28 November 2021

Sermon synopsis: Going to a shop, you may see many things that you’d like to have. There’s one snag though – they all have a price tag. Luke 14:31-33 (NIV) “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another.....

SERMON TOPIC: Count the cost

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 27 August 2017

Sermon synopsis: For many in the West, being a Christian may seem to have little or no cost at all. To a lot of South Africans, being a Christian means little more than ticking a box on their census form (what we.....

SERMON TOPIC: Death to self

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 10 January 2016

Sermon synopsis: Jesus said there are two great commandments, one of which is to "love your neighbour as yourself" (Matt 22:34-40). But if we say we can't love others until we love ourselves, we are essentially.....

SERMON TOPIC: The cost of following Jesus

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 29 November 2015

Sermon synopsis: Nowadays in the West there is often not a great price to pay for the act of being baptized, there is of course the risk of being alienated by friends and family but in the 1500’s, when adult.....

SERMON TOPIC: The marks of discipleship

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 22 March 2015

Sermon synopsis: Disciple (the Greek word) is used 269 times in the Gospels and the book of Acts. - A disciple is a learner. - A disciple is a follower. Unless there is a love for the Lord that surpasses.....

SERMON TOPIC: Fan or follower

BY: Candice Towndrow ON: 14 July 2013

Sermon synopsis: Candice elabaorates on the difference between a casual follower of Jesus (a fan) and a true follower. For the full source material on 'Not a Fan' by Kyle Idleman go.....

SERMON TOPIC: Becoming a devoted follower of Jesus

BY: Missions ON: 4 November 2012

Sermon synopsis: Will you still serve Jesus if, like Job, you: (1) lost your money (2) had death in the family (3) lost your health (4) were lonely? Job 1:20-22 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his.....

SERMON TOPIC: Stay in the teaching

BY: Julio da Silva ON: 10 October 2012

Sermon synopsis: AGF 2012 annual conference at YFC Cyara: (1) WHY – purpose (2) WHAT – resources (3) HOW – planning (4) WHEN – commitment (5) WHERE – destination

SERMON TOPIC: Disciples

BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 30 September 2012

Sermon synopsis: Mark 1:14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good.....

SERMON TOPIC: Discipleship and Discipline - Part 2

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 9 September 2012

Sermon synopsis: Marks of Spiritual Maturity. - Christ is seen in you. - A solid knowledge of Biblical truth. - A constant readiness to witness (not argue) on the basis of good example. - Walking in the.....

SERMON TOPIC: Discipleship and Discipline - Part 4

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 26 August 2012

Sermon synopsis: Discipline with regards to praying and reading God's Word. You will be able to see a person who spends time with the Lord Exodus 34:29-35. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two.....

SERMON TOPIC: Discipleship and Discipline - Part 3

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 29 July 2012

Sermon synopsis: Being disciplined with your time. Take inventory of your activities. 24Hr’s a day. Sleep 8. Work 9. Meals 2. Total 19. How do you use the remaining 5 hours? How.....

SERMON TOPIC: Discipleship and Discipline

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 22 July 2012

Sermon synopsis: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict.....

SERMON TOPIC: Self or Christ

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 16 September 2011

Sermon synopsis: Mark 8:31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three.....

SERMON TOPIC: Count the cost

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 4 September 2011

Sermon synopsis: Going to your favourite shop, you may see many things that you'd like to have. There's one snag though – they all have a price tag. Many people get themselves into deep debt because they don't.....

SERMON TOPIC: Giving - The Mark of a True Follower

BY: Des Burrows ON: 24 July 2011

Sermon synopsis: NO! I am not talking about your money and YES! This is normally what is ministered when PROSPERITY preachers talk about giving. WHY? Because this world is driven by GREED so they try to tell you.....

SERMON TOPIC: For Me to Live I have to Die

BY: Des Burrows ON: 17 July 2011

Sermon synopsis: Philippians 1:20-21 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death......

SERMON TOPIC: Not a Fan - Sermon 6 - Is Jesus enough

BY: Des Burrows ON: 10 July 2011

Sermon synopsis: When Jesus is the "last resort" you find out if He is the One you were really hungry for. So the crowds following Him, after hearing the DTR talk, have to decide – Is Jesus enough? And what happens.....

SERMON TOPIC: Not a Fan - Sermon 5

BY: Des Burrows ON: 3 July 2011

Sermon synopsis: READ John 8:1-11. We read about Jesus teaching in the courtyard one morning. His teaching is interrupted by an angry mob that bursts onto the scene. The mob is made up of the religious leaders of.....

SERMON TOPIC: Not a Fan - Sermon 4 - The comfortable cross

BY: Des Burrows ON: 26 June 2011

Sermon synopsis: There is the danger that we will love COMFORT too much. And we bring this into our relationship with church and ultimately with God. Our Buildings are air conditioned. The chairs are padded and.....

SERMON TOPIC: Not a Fan - Sermon 3 - Choosing intimacy

BY: Des Burrows ON: 19 June 2011

Sermon synopsis: You need to know the baby intimately to understand what it needs. And more than often it is the mother who knows. But you see it is a TWO WAY relationship. The Mother knows the Baby and the Baby.....

SERMON TOPIC: Not a Fan - Sermon 2 - Fan or follower

BY: Des Burrows ON: 12 June 2011

Sermon synopsis: Luke 9:23 And He was saying to them all, “If ANYONE wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me”. (NASB)

SERMON TOPIC: Not a Fan - Sermon 1 - Fan or follower

BY: Des Burrows ON: 5 June 2011

Sermon synopsis: We are going to examine our RELATIONSHIP with Jesus. We have to DEFINE THE RELATIONSHIP! Quite simply we have to find out where we stand with Jesus. So begins an exciting time where we define our.....

SERMON TOPIC: The cost of following Jesus

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 25 December 2006

Sermon synopsis: When something costs you nothing, you don’t value it. Our salvation was free for us, but it was at a huge cost for God. Bur although salvation cost us nothing, there is a cost to being a.....

SERMON TOPIC: CH 1-2 - Christian Foundations

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 17 January 2000

Sermon synopsis: The true disciple will join in Jesus mission. John 15:8,16 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples…. You did not choose me, but I chose you and.....

SERMON TOPIC: Discipleship

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SERMON TOPIC: Cost of discipleship

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Sermon synopsis: Matthew 16:24-25 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but.....