SERMON TOPIC: CH 6 - Authority of the church
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 31 January 2020
Sermon synopsis: A person who exercises authority must himself be a person under authority. The NT church had a plurality of elders in each church.
Titus 1:5 (NIV) … appoint elders in each town as I instructed.....
SERMON TOPIC: CH 5 - Servant leadership
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 25 January 2020
Sermon synopsis: Jesus taught what today we call “servant leadership”, a philosophy in which the main goal of the leader is to serve.
The world judges a man’s greatness by how many people serve him.
Matt 20:25.....
SERMON TOPIC: Nehemiah - Chapter 6
BY: Taryn Paynter ON: 6 September 2019
Sermon synopsis: In today’s society, there is always a looming threat of potential danger and a constant need to be vigilant. Whether its worrying about our health, the economy, our employment or the possibility of.....
SERMON TOPIC: Women leaders - Part 2
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 1 September 2019
Sermon synopsis: Many believe that while women can serve as deacons, they are not to be appointed as elders/pastors, should not teach and must not exercise any authority over a man. What is the A/G position? The A/G.....
SERMON TOPIC: Women leaders - Part 1
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 5 August 2019
Sermon synopsis: Last time we looked at the qualifications for elders and their duties. But what about female elders?
We saw previously that there was a strong Scriptural case for the appointment of deaconesses......
SERMON TOPIC: Nehemiah - Chapter 5
BY: Taryn Paynter ON: 19 July 2019
Sermon synopsis: As Christians, we often think of adversity originating from more malevolent sources, forgetting that its source can sometimes originate closer to home.
Nehemiah, in previous chapters, had to.....
SERMON TOPIC: Elders
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 14 July 2019
Sermon synopsis: Should the end-time church be led by apostles and prophets or is it in the hands of elders / presbyters and deacons?
Our position on the office of elder is that it refers to a pastor, bishop (or.....
SERMON TOPIC: Women leaders - Deacons
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 26 May 2019
Sermon synopsis: Do women have a role to play as deacons? Are there any female deacons mentioned in Scripture?
Rom 16:1 (KJV) I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant [diakonos] of the church which.....
SERMON TOPIC: Nehemiah - Chapter 4
BY: Taryn Paynter ON: 24 May 2019
Sermon synopsis: If we stop our reading at Chapter 3, it would appear the reconstruction of the wall went off without a hitch. Chapter 4 proves that was not the case. Throughout the chapter we can see advances,.....
SERMON TOPIC: The role of women
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 12 May 2019
Sermon synopsis: Before we look at women’s place in ministry, let’s briefly consider the role of women in general.
On the Day of Pentecost, Peter saw in the event the fulfilment of the prophecy of Joel 2:28......
SERMON TOPIC: Nehemiah - Chapter 3
BY: Taryn Paynter ON: 4 May 2019
Sermon synopsis: A look at the walls of Jerusalem and how they portray a picture of the Christian life.
SERMON TOPIC: Deacons
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 28 April 2019
Sermon synopsis: Deacons assist the church by attending to physical, administrative matters. A person’s life and character must pass certain criteria before qualifying one to serve as a deacon.
The apostles gave.....
SERMON TOPIC: Church governance
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 14 April 2019
Sermon synopsis: A look at the different types of church governance:
- Episcopal
- Presbyterian
- Congregational
- Connexional
SERMON TOPIC: Nehemiah - Chapter 2
BY: Taryn Paynter ON: 5 April 2019
Sermon synopsis: If you were able to end world hunger, improve the economy, leave a legacy... would you? For the most part, I’m sure most people would answer ‘Yes’. How sad then that when burdened by a need, our.....
SERMON TOPIC: Nehemiah - Chapter 1
BY: Taryn Paynter ON: 23 February 2019
Sermon synopsis: The cupbearer was a high position in the court. He would have been a handsome man, well-trained in court etiquette. He would have had to be a friendly companion, willing to lend an ear and even to.....
SERMON TOPIC: UNDERSTANDING AND DEVELOPING A PERSONAL TIMELINE
BY: Steve Chaloner ON: 9 October 2018
Sermon synopsis: HOW TO GET FROM HERE TO THERE AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY
A timeline is a CHRONOLOGICAL LIST of important events arranged in the order in which they happened. Your own personal timeline, for example,.....
SERMON TOPIC: CONTINUITY IN LEADERSHIP
BY: Sibusiso Khoza ON: 14 October 2017
Sermon synopsis: Annual conference 2017.
Exodus 40:12-15 “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water. Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate.....
SERMON TOPIC: Challenges facing pastors
BY: Malcolm Lakay ON: 15 May 2017
Sermon synopsis: 2 Cor 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in.....
SERMON TOPIC: Biblical Leadership
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 23 October 2016
Sermon synopsis: For much of the written history of Christianity, episcopal government was the only known form of church organization. This changed at the Reformation. Many Protestant churches are now organized by.....
SERMON TOPIC: Structural Leadership
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 14 October 2015
Sermon synopsis: The different forms of government in Christian churches, with variations on each are.
(1) Episcopal
(2) Presbyterian
(3) Congregational
- Single elder/pastor led
- Democratic congregational
-.....
SERMON TOPIC: Ministry tools
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 26 April 2015
Sermon synopsis: We are going to look at the process of preparing ministry. We will cover:
- how to decide what to speak on,
- the different types of sermons,
- how to prepare,
- how to structure the message.....
SERMON TOPIC: Ministry of the pastor
BY: Mark Hodgetts ON: 21 February 2015
Sermon synopsis: A look at 4 key areas where there is a difference between a pastor and the other four of the five-fold ministries.
1) Responsibilities
2) Relationships
3) Reputations
4) Results
SERMON TOPIC: Developing a healthy church - Part 1
BY: Julio da Silva ON: 15 November 2014
Sermon synopsis: Training on developing a healthy church:
Much has been said about church growth, but not much about church health. We need quality as well as quantity.
A large crowd doesn't guarantee that a.....
SERMON TOPIC: Developing a healthy church - Part 2
BY: Julio da Silva ON: 15 November 2014
Sermon synopsis: Training on developing a healthy church:
8 characteristics of a healthy church
1. Empowering leadership
2. Gift-oriented ministry
3. Expectation
4. Functional structure
5. Inspiring worship.....
SERMON TOPIC: Developing a healthy church - Part 3
BY: Julio da Silva ON: 15 November 2014
Sermon synopsis: Training on developing a healthy church:
If your church would cease to exist tomorrow, would the community miss it? Are you relevant to the needs of those around you? If you are not salt and.....
SERMON TOPIC: Being succesful in ministry
BY: Julio da Silva ON: 16 August 2014
Sermon synopsis: Being successful in ministry is being obedient to what God told you to do.
1 Samuel 18:13-14 NKJV)
13 Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and.....
SERMON TOPIC: There is pain in the anointing - Part 2
BY: Brendan Bentley ON: 25 January 2014
Sermon synopsis: Numbers 6:1-20 (KJV)
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite,.....
SERMON TOPIC: Discouragement
BY: Malcolm Lakay ON: 17 November 2013
Sermon synopsis: Psalm 42:1-6 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? My tears have been my food day and.....
SERMON TOPIC: Steering the next generation - Part 1
BY: Justus Carstens ON: 9 October 2013
Sermon synopsis: AGF 2013 NATIONAL CONFERENCE: We have a generation of young people that are rising up.
They are the “Born Frees”.
They have no respect for the previous generation.
They are faced with a different.....
SERMON TOPIC: Steering the next generation - Part 2
BY: Justus Carstens ON: 9 October 2013
Sermon synopsis: AGF 2013 NATIONAL CONFERENCE: The Bible teaches us God wants to be intimately involved in all of man’s actions.
1 Sam 12:12 "But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against.....
SERMON TOPIC: There is pain in the anointing
BY: Brendan Bentley ON: 2 October 2013
Sermon synopsis: 1 Sam 4 (KJV) 10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11.....
SERMON TOPIC: Remain true to your calling
BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 10 March 2013
Sermon synopsis: SCRIPTURE PASSAGE: Acts 26
SERMON TOPIC: Caleb
BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 28 October 2012
Sermon synopsis: Joshua 14:6 Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you.....
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: Hebrews 5-7 (Part 3) - Greater than Abraham
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 19 February 2012
Sermon synopsis: Abraham, whose birth name was Abram, is honoured by adherents of the 3 great monotheistic 'Abrahamic' religions namely Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
After Moses who is mentioned 80 times (NASB),.....
SERMON TOPIC: The servant leader
BY: Costa Mitchell ON: 6 October 2011
Sermon synopsis: AGF Conference 2011 - Servanthood means that you give away comfort, reputation, status and expectation and "get your hands dirty" to see the job done.
SERMON TOPIC: Who are you and what are you doing - AGF Sat 12 Feb 2011
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 12 February 2011
Sermon synopsis: In “The 21 Laws of Leadership” John C. Maxwell talks of the ‘Law of magnetism’ where the layers of an onion are used to indicate our own and others perception of ourselves:
(1) How others see.....
SERMON TOPIC: Encouragement for pastors - AGF Sat 12 Feb 2011
BY: Koos Roets ON: 12 February 2011
Sermon synopsis: 1 Tim 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry (KJV)
SERMON TOPIC: Nehemiah rebuilding Jersualems wall
BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 30 January 2011
Sermon synopsis: Nehemiah rebuilding Jersualems wall.
SERMON TOPIC: Raising new leaders - Part 1
BY: Costa Mitchell ON: 8 October 2010
Sermon synopsis: AGF 2010 annual conference at YFC Cyara.
Costa Mitchell is the national director of the Association of Vineyard Churches in South Africa.
SERMON TOPIC: Raising new leaders - Part 2
BY: Costa Mitchell ON: 8 October 2010
Sermon synopsis: AGF 2010 annual conference at YFC Cyara.
Costa Mitchell is the national director of the Association of Vineyard Churches in South Africa.
SERMON TOPIC: Escaping from Lo-Debar
BY: Peter Nel ON: 22 May 2008
Sermon synopsis: LO-DEBAR was a place in Gilead where Machir sheltered Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan until he was sent for by David.
2 Samuel 9:1 David asked, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to.....
SERMON TOPIC: Burn Out
BY: Peter Nel ON: 16 February 2008
Sermon synopsis: Don't pay attention to the critics like Sanballat and Tobias. But trust God that our future in Him is going to be greater than the past.
SERMON TOPIC: The Common Characteristics of a Successful Church Plant (THESIS)
BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 1 January 2008
Sermon synopsis: A summary of a dissertation identifying the common characteristics which contribute to the success of a church plant as identified by church planters and organizations around the world. More than.....
SERMON TOPIC: Fulfilling your ministry
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 5 September 1999
Sermon synopsis: 2 Cor 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the test?
SERMON TOPIC: Politics and the church
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 6 December 1998
Sermon synopsis: Should the church and Christians be interested or involved in the country's politics?
SERMON TOPIC: The Church
BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 20 October 1996
Sermon synopsis: Why is the church called the body and Christ called the head? Why does Jesus need us to manifest himself to the world? Why will the church of Jesus never be destroyed by Satan?
Who is the rock on.....
SERMON TOPIC: The weak, the strong and the shepherds
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 10 September 1995
Sermon synopsis: Are you a weak or strong Christian – or are you a shepherd?
Matt 26:37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to.....
SERMON TOPIC: Election of elders
BY: Ken Paynter ON: 14 February 1993
Sermon synopsis: 1 Tim 3:1 Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate,.....
SERMON TOPIC: Last sermon of Nicholas Bhengu
BY: Nicholas Bhengu ON: 1 January 1985
Sermon synopsis: This is the last message of Nicholas B.H Bhengu.
SERMON TOPIC: Leadership
BY: Sam Ennis ON:
Sermon synopsis: Hebrews 3:16-18 “Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell.....
SERMON TOPIC: The open ministry
BY: Warren Paynter ON:
Sermon synopsis: A study in the practice of Open Ministry which originated from the practices of the early synagogues, was used by Jesus and Paul, and experienced a revival in recent times with the Brethren movement.....