Welcome to the weekly CityHill Church Amanzimtoti Podcast. Join us this week as Charlotte Wondergem continues our series on the Book of Galatians with Part 5 of the Series.

This week at CityHill Church Amanzimtoti, we continue our journey through Galatians. This week we unpack Galatians 4, showing how Paul contrasts living as slaves to religion with living as sons and daughters in relationship with God. Instead of fear, duty, and rule-keeping, the gospel calls us into freedom, intimacy, and inheritance as God’s children. Relationship—not religion—is the key to staying rooted in grace, living wholeheartedly, and reflecting Jesus in every area of life.

Welcome to the weekly CityHill Church Amanzimtoti podcast. In this week’s message, we continue our journey through Galatians as Paul reminds the church not to trade the freedom of the Gospel for the burden of religion. Tim unpacks Galatians 3, showing how true transformation comes through faith in Jesus, not by trying to measure up to rules or religious expectations. Using the acrostic GRACE, we discover that God’s grace is a free gift, received by faith, available to everyone, given only through Christ, and extended throughout eternity. Be encouraged to live not in empty religion but in the fullness of relationship with Jesus that brings real freedom and joy.

Welcome to the weekly CityHill Church Amanzimtoti Podcast. This week, we continue our journey through Galatians, exploring Paul’s challenge to Peter in Galatians 2. We’re reminded that true freedom comes not from rules or performance, but through faith in Jesus. The message unpacks how easily we drift from grace into self-effort and religion, and how living a crucified life—dying to self, crucifying the flesh, and not conforming to the world—brings lasting freedom and fruitfulness.

This week at CityHill Amanzimtoti, we launch our new series in the Book of Galatians!

Discover how Paul calls believers to live in true freedom, not bound by religion or rules, but rooted in a life-giving relationship with Jesus. In this first message, we explore the difference between a pure Gospel and a perverted one, the danger of mixing culture with faith, and how to choose daily to live in God’s love, grace, and truth.

Welcome to the weekly message from CityHill Church Amanzimtoti

This week at CityHill Church Amanzimtoti, we looked at Jesus’ powerful words on the cross: “It is finished” — Tetelestai.

In that moment, prophecy was fulfilled, sin was paid for, death was defeated, and the enemy was disarmed.

The work is done, the debt is cancelled, and in Christ, we walk in freedom and victory.

Religion says “do” — but Jesus says “done.”

If this encouraged you, share it with someone who needs hope today — and join us next Sunday at CityHill Church Amanzimtoti.

This week on the CityHill church Amanzimtoti podcast, Stan Phipps from Glenridge Church shares on whta it means to be a base church.

This week's podcast episode concludes the "Raising a Generation" series by examining Daniel chapter 3, which tells the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace.

The message explores how people of faith can approach tough times, whether they are relational, financial, emotional, physical, or spiritual "fires". The key is to respond in a way that develops, rather than destroys, faith.

The episode highlights several key points from the story:

* The King's Statue: King Nebuchadnezzar builds a 90-foot-tall gold statue and commands everyone to worship it to the sound of music. The speaker notes that while Nebuchadnezzar's ego was on display, music can be used for manipulation, but the goal of worship at CityHill is to be moved by the Lord, not the music.

* Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's Faith: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refuse to worship the statue, even under the threat of being thrown into a blazing furnace. Their faith demonstrates that they would rather stand out with God than fit in without Him.

* Faith and Obedience: The three men state that their God is able to save them from the furnace, but even if He doesn't, they will not serve the king's gods. This illustrates that obedience is our responsibility, and the outcome is God's.

* The Outcome: Nebuchadnezzar, in a rage, orders the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual. The fire kills the soldiers who throw the three men in, but when the king looks, he sees four men—unbound and unharmed—walking in the fire. The fourth figure is described as looking like a "god".

* Testimony and Promotion: The men emerge from the fire completely untouched, without even the smell of smoke on their clothes. Their test becomes a testimony, leading Nebuchadnezzar to praise their God and promote them to higher positions. The speaker concludes that true faith "confounds the enemy" and that promotion comes from the Lord.

This week on the CityHill Church podcast, we continue our "Daniel: Raing a Generation" series with Week 4, focusing on the power of prayer and persistence, drawing lessons from the life of Daniel.

The sermon emphasizes that Daniel's life and legacy were built on his devotion to prayer, enabling him to persist through problems, pain, and persecution, turning his tests into testimonies. We learn that even when outcomes aren't what we wanted, continuing to trust God makes our faith a weapon, and our testimony will speak louder than the test, advancing God's Kingdom.

The message offers encouragement for those who have been praying for a long time without seeing results, whether for a loved one's salvation, healing, or a breakthrough. We delve into Daniel 10, where Daniel, in his 80s, had been trusting God for his people's restoration for decades, even after Jeremiah prophesied a 70-year exile. Despite signs of restoration, Daniel received a vision indicating continued problems for 490 years until the Anointed One would deliver them.

Devastated, Daniel began a 21-day fast and committed himself to prayer. At the end of this fast, he had a vision of a man, described similarly to Jesus in the Book of Revelation, which some theologians interpret as the pre-incarnate Christ. This supernatural encounter left Daniel weak and alone, while others with him were terrified and hid.

Key takeaways from Daniel's experience include:

We are precious in God's presence: When we genuinely seek God, we discover our worth. God doesn't bully us but lifts us up, and His love is based on His character, not our actions.

God is working while we are waiting: Daniel's prayer was heard from the first day, even though a "spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia" blocked the answer for 21 days until Archangel Michael intervened. This illustrates that a spiritual battle rages in response to our prayers, even when we see no natural change.

When we are weak, He is strong: When we reach the end of our own strength, we discover God's strength and peace. His presence gives us the strength to persevere.

The sermon also highlights the effectiveness of prayer within the church, with 120 prayer cards filled, 83 answered, and 37 remaining, some being general prayers. We're encouraged to fill out a prayer card to have "Prayer Warriors" intercede on our behalf, even anonymously, recognizing that many lives have been impacted by prayer, often without people even knowing it.