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"If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” Daniel 3:18

Whatever your impossible is, when human knowledge reaches its limit, God reveals what cannot be seen or known...proving that He is the ultimate authority.

Studying Daniel - Marc teaches on the importance of never compromising on what we believe in, in this ever changing world we live in.

Moses ran because he felt inadequate. Jonah ran because he disliked the people God loved. Elijah ran because fear and exhaustion overwhelmed him.  Their reasons were different, but God’s response was consistent.

4 things about His return: 1. It will be visible, glorious, and not secret 2. The time is unknown 3. It will bring judgement and separation 4. Jesus will reign openly with His gathered and resurrected people

What are you prepared to give up to be a disciple of Jesus?

Do you KNOW Jesus? Not ABOUT Him...but do you really know who He is? Right relationship with Him brings transformation on the inside, which brings fruitfulness. Change the tree, and you change the fruit!

The world says, "You are blessed when you behave, and therefore you can belong." But Jesus says, "You are blessed, not because of your situation or what you do, but because of my grace which qualifies you to belong.'

We know the message ABOUT Christ. But do we know the message OF Christ? What is it He commanded? Week 1 of a 5 week series.

Danie Grobbelaar from City Life Church in Durban North brings us a challenging message about ensuring we are in the right place, in the right posture with the right preparation to ride the wave of the Holy Spirit as we allow the work of Jesus to edge out the sinful nature within us.

God chooses the barley loaves of the world (plain, ordinary, average people and circumstances) to accomplish great things! He sees the potential in you and calls it out, rather than what the world has put on you.

"Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 NIV “Regret is sorrow over the consequences of sin, but not over the sin itself. If there had been no consequences, there would have been no sorrow. There is no sorrow over the sin for what it is in itself, for how it grieves God and violates our relation ship with him. The focus is horizontal… not at all vertical… as soon as the consequences go away, the behaviour comes back. The heart has not become disgusted with the sin itself, so the sin remains rooted!” Tim Keller

The reward for your faith, is seeing with your eyes what you believe in your heart.

"Whatever controls us is really our God… The person who seeks power is controlled by power. The person who seeks acceptance is controlled by the people he or she wants to please. We do not control ourselves. We are controlled by the lord of our life." ~ Rebecca Maley Pippert What is your oxgoad?

‘You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.’ CS Lewis Mark shares on how the impact of courageous obedience and small acts of kindness can change lives. Music Video Link: https://youtu.be/fAEEc-y1WqE Prayer: Lord Jesus thank you for laying your life down for me, thank you for being the author and perfector of our faith. Thank you for not treating me as my sins deserve. Please help me today to be a shining light to all I come across today. I pray that your Holy Spirit would prompt me and show me whom I can serve. Give me the courage to be obedient and make me secure that even if my kindness is not received, I would know it was for you. I love you Jesus and you deserve all I have, thank you that you are so good to me despite my shortcomings. You are the one that makes me good because you love me. Amen