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Women empowerment

Everything is possible especially for women. Saint Brigid wanted to empower and support the women in society she saw their contribution...

Rassie Erasmus

Feb 18, 20211 min read

The background of St Brigid

In the fifth century Christianity became popular in Ireland but the Druids were sceptic about Christianity, and it seems that St Brigid...

Rassie Erasmus

Feb 18, 20211 min read

The miracles of Saint Brigid

When you drive through Ireland and you reach Kildare town in the county Kildare you will certainly know that you are in the area of St...

Rassie Erasmus

Feb 18, 20211 min read

The Patriarchs

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are our spiritual ancestors. If it wasn't for them we would not have been able to have a relationship with God...

Rassie Erasmus

Feb 18, 20211 min read

Luke 5:1-11 and 27-32. Jesus came on behalf of sinners.

In the first five chapters of Luke we learned a lot about Jesus and his being. From chapter five onwards we start to hear about the work...

Luke

Rassie Erasmus

Feb 18, 20212 min read

Luke 5:17-26 Jesus obliterates the power of sin

It is clear in our passage that Luke is moving to a stage where it is becoming clear that Jesus is our everything. In Jesus we are...

Luke

Rassie Erasmus

Feb 16, 20212 min read

Luke 4:31-37 Demonic powers

There is a spiritual dominion where spiritual beings live and operate. When God created heaven and earth, he also created the angels....

Luke

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 29, 20212 min read

Luke 4:14-30 The shock of being a Christian

We have moved through the first chapters of Luke and learned about who Jesus is and what his mission and work entails. We learned that He...

Luke

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 22, 20212 min read

Lukas 3:21-4:13 Jesus die nuwe Adam

Die Here Jesus Christus se status as die Messias word bevestig en afgehandel met sy doop (Lukas 3:21-22), sy stamboom Lukas 3:23-38), en...

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 16, 20211 min read

Luke 3:21-4:13 Jesus the new Adam

When Jesus was baptised, (Luke 3:21-22), God spoke from heaven and declared that Jesus is his Son. This is a very important statement as...

Relationships

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 16, 20211 min read

Luke 3:1-20 God reached out to us in the historical Jesus

The historical Jesus is hard to proof. The crucifixion in the time of Caesar Tiberius was such an unimportant event that those in power...

Luke

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 14, 20211 min read

Lukas 3:1-20 In die historiese Jesus reik God uit na ons.

In Lukas 3 sien ons veral drie belangrike sake aan die orde. Die historiese Jesus en sy werk. Sonder die historiese Jesus val die leer...

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 14, 20214 min read

Lukas 2:41-52 Ons is soms blind vir Jesus se werk.

Die Here Jesus werk reeds in the kerk op twaalf jarige ouderdom. Hy verkondig die redding wat van God kom en redeneer met ander daaroor....

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 14, 20211 min read

Luke 2:41-52 Jesus the child in the temple.

Jesus started to teach in the temple at the age of twelve. He was the son of God, the Messiah. It was His duty to do the work of his...

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 14, 20211 min read

Luke 2:25-35 Jesus the perfect sacrificial lamb

When Simeon took Jesus in his arms he saw the salvation from God in person and as a present reality. God is not aloof, he is with us in...

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Rassie Erasmus

Jan 14, 20211 min read

Luke 2:8-20 Teenage shepherds

The shepherds who worked in the vicinity of Bethlehem were mainly teenage boys and girls. As a result of poor pay and harsh conditions...

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Rassie Erasmus

Jan 14, 20211 min read

Lukas 2:8-20 Tiener skaapwagters

Die Skaapwagters wat in die omgewing van Bethlehem gebly het was heel moontlik jong mense. Die Engele verskyn dus aan tieners en dit is...

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 14, 20211 min read

Luke 2:1-7 Without Jesus we are failed human beings.

In our passage today we have a contradiction of biblical proportions. On the one side we have the most powerful man in the world and the...

Relationships

Rassie Erasmus

Jan 2, 20213 min read

Jesus brings hope, always. Luke 1:39-56

In our passage today we discuss the Magnificat, a beautiful song sang by Mary in a state of happiness because God has touched her with...

Luke

Rassie Erasmus

Dec 20, 20201 min read

Lukas 1:39-56

Lukas bring hierdie gedeelte in om die verhale van Johannes en Jesus bymekaar uit te bring. Die twee se verhale het moontlik aanvanklik...

Rassie Erasmus

Dec 20, 20202 min read