CRC Kathu Podcast

Your job is a resource. God is your source. 🙌

Pastor Martin continued "Financial Stewardship" this morning, and it came back to one question: whose voice are you listening to?

When the king of Sodom offered Abram the spoils, Abram refused, "lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'" Genesis 14:23. He knew exactly where his wealth came from, and his story is the first place Scripture mentions a tithe.

Israel left Egypt, but Egypt stayed in them. After generations of hearing only the slave driver's voice, they struggled to hear God's. You get Egypt out of you by spending time with God and in His Word. Sit with Him early, read, pray, then wait for Him to speak. 📖

"Behold, I will do a new thing." Isaiah 43:19

Please note that mass baptism is next Sunday, 1 November, straight after the morning service. 💧

Join us tonight at 18:00 at Curro School Hall, Umgeni Road, Kathu. We've saved a seat for you! 🙏

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Money is a tool in your hand, not a slave driver. 💰

This morning Pastor Martin started a new series, "Financial Stewardship", and he began where every building begins, with the foundation.

Before you can build your finances, you need to know who you are. You are a spirit made in God's image, and your life works when you take His instructions and follow through. "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go." Isaiah 48:17 🙌

Abraham's father set out for Canaan but settled in Haran, halfway there. Don't camp in Haran. Sit with God while the house is still quiet, listen, then move. Some doors have a time lock on them, so keep trusting Him until the right time.

Pastor's challenge: check your finances today, then check them again at the end of the series. 📈

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You can pray for authority all day, but you will not get it. You already have it.

This morning Pastor Martin took us through “Keys, Crowns and Throne,” from Genesis to Matthew 16:19. God made us to rule and reign on earth. Adam handed the keys away, Jesus won them back, and then He placed them in the hands of His people.

Psalm 8:5 says, “You have crowned him with glory and honor.” Authority is not strength, it is acting on what God has already given you.

The enemy has never changed his tactic. He does not come at you with a sword, he comes at your mind with one question: “Has God indeed said?”

Fear does not just make you afraid, it changes the picture in your mind of who you are.

🙌This morning Pastor Martin took us into Numbers 13, where twelve men walked the same land and saw the same giants. Caleb came back saying, we are well able.

The other ten came back saying, we were like grasshoppers in our own sight. Same land, same promise, same God, two completely different reports.You do not need to pray for more faith. Romans 12:3 says God has dealt to each one a measure of faith, and when God measures something, He never measures small. You already have what you need for what He called you to do.

✨So when fear knocks, and it will, you answer it with the Word. Not with what your fear says. The Bible says, and that settles it.We also honoured Pastor Martin on his 65th yesterday, still walking by faith and not by sight.

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Fear is not your companion. It's an intruder.

That's the heart of this morning's message, "Do Not Fear." We walked through the story of Job, a man who lost everything the moment he agreed with the fear in his mind, a reminder that what you fear starts as a picture you accept, not a fact you're stuck with.

"God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7. That's already yours.

We also unpacked the word peace this morning. In the original language it means far more than calm, it's tranquility, safety, security, prosperity. Jesus already gave you that peace, John 14:27, so you're not waiting on it, you're walking in it.

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Faith is believing and speaking.

This week we learned that faith isn't just a definition you memorize from Hebrews 11. It's an action. It's believing God and then speaking to the mountains in your way, whatever stands between you and what He's called you to be. Don't draw back. Keep persisting. Your foundation matters more than you know. When God's foundations are solid in your life, you become someone who actually makes a difference.You are sealed by His Spirit, anointed for purpose, and sent into your time for a reason.

Whether you're raising children, building something that takes years to see, or standing alone in a journey, this is your season. Speak it. Believe it. Keep walking. Join us at 18:00 tonight at Curro School Hall, Umgeni Road, Kathu. We've saved a seat for you.

Without faith, it is impossible to please God.

It's impossible!

This morning, Pastor Martin took us into "We Walk by Faith," Part 2. And what became clear is that faith isn't a feeling or an emotion you chase on a good Sunday. Faith is a decision. It's the way you live. You make a decision to trust God instead of your circumstances, your fears, your emotions. You decide to walk by faith.

God has given you a measure of faith already. If you're born again, don't pray for more. You have it. What matters is how you use it. Every decision, every day, every direction—you're either walking by faith or you're not. You can't be faithful Monday and faithless Tuesday. It's the manner of life. It's your anchor.

You don't need to see the whole path. You don't need to feel ready. Faith means trusting God's direction even when the outcome isn't clear yet. That's when His hand is upon you. That's when He can provide, protect, and lead. 🙏

We were reminded us that this whole church is the work of faith, and your faith matters in what God is doing here. Join us at the 18:00 service tonight to worship and take your place in what God is building. See you then! ✨

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"We walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7). This morning, Pastor Martin unpacked what faith actually is, because many people preach it without truly living it. Faith is not a feeling. It's not emotion or attitude. Faith is a substance, a trust in God's Word that you must already possess to move forward in His kingdom. When God calls you to something, He doesn't equip you with all the answers first. The pastor was called at 50 years old to plant a church with no finances, no plan, and no guarantee except God's promise. That's faith. It's believing and speaking what God says over your life, even when your circumstances say otherwise.Like a farmer sowing seeds, you must expect your harvest. You must speak it. You must develop your faith like a muscle, not a feeling that comes and goes. Don't be a halfway Christian, wavering between what God says and what you see. Believe the Word and follow after God.

Your mind can stop you from doing great things for God 🧠

This morning Pastor Martin preached "Battle for the Mind," and it was simple, whatever you let take root in your thoughts is what grows in your life. Every stronghold starts as a thought you water instead of casting down.

"We bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5

He walked through Naaman's story in 2 Kings 5, a man who nearly missed his healing because he argued with God's instructions instead of staying teachable. Stay proud and you stay stuck, stay teachable and everything changes.

You're not fighting people, you're fighting what's trying to occupy your mind, so know God's Word well enough to recognise His voice and cast the rest down 💪

Join us tonight at 18:00 for our PM service, same place, Curro School Hall, Umgeni Road, Kathu. We've saved a seat for you 🙌

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The word came first, then the storm arose.

Sunday morning Pastor Martin brought "He Sent His Word", and it kept landing on one thing, God speaks to you before the trouble ever shows up.

There were no giants in the desert. The giants are in the Promised Land. So when you run into one, you are not off course, you are exactly where God sent you. 🙌

Twelve spies went out, ten came back saying it cannot be done. Caleb said, we are well able. The majority is not always right, God is.

"He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." Psalm 107:20

Fear and faith do not sit together. So get quiet, sit with your Father, and come away with something you can stand on. When the wind picks up, that word is what carries you through. ✨

Join us tonight at 18:00, Curro School Hall, Umgeni Road, Kathu. We have saved a seat for you. 🙏

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