Grace Family Church Umhlanga Campus Sermons

Paul Rowney is our Young Adult pastor at Grace Family Church.

Paul Rowney is our Young Adult pastor at Grace Family Church.

The congregation were asked to send in their questions for co-senior pastor Mark van Straaten to answer. This is an audio recording compiled from the 3 morning services at Grace Umhlanga. For easy reference here are the questions that were asked and the times they appear in the recording:

1. What would you do if you won the Lotto? 2:14

2. Gambling. 2:37

3. Raising daughters. 4:11

4. Your most significant leadership challenge. 5:19

5. The condition of our country and #feesmustfall. 6.56

6. Halloween. 11

7. Who holds the senior pastors of Grace accountable? 14.46

8. What age should one become a pastor? 17.02

9. What inspired you to start Grace Family Church? 18.45

10. Drinking wine. 20.05

11. Marrying someone from another religion or no religion. 22.07

12. Tests of faith, doubt, and why bad things happen. 24.34

13. Adam & Eve, Noah, and where did 'the nations' come from? 31.36

14. Forgiveness of sins before Christ. 33.40

15. ‘An eye for and eye’ vs. ‘turn the other cheek’ 36.40

16. Is IVF wrong? 40.50

17. Is watching porn cheating on my spouse? 43.26

18. Remarriage. 44

19. Homosexuality and the church. 47.33

20. Speaking in tongues at Grace. 54.23

21. What is the primary task of the church? 56.05

22. What will Grace look like in 10 years time? 59.25

23. What legacy do you hope Grace Family Church will leave? 1.04.32

So what does Kwazulu Natal in 2016 and Rome 57-58 AD have in common?

Well, Paul wrote a really interesting and comprehensive letter to a community of very diverse people – people who knew God and His law, people who didn’t; people who knew they were part of God’s family, and people who were far from any form of relationship with Him. That sounds familiar don’t you think?

So how do we know we are ‘saved’? How do we know our faith is living? Paul digs into these questions and their answers, and addresses other challenges.

So what does Kwazulu Natal in 2016 and Rome 57-58 AD have in common?

Well, Paul wrote a really interesting and comprehensive letter to a community of very diverse people – people who knew God and His law, people who didn’t; people who knew they were part of God’s family, and people who were far from any form of relationship with Him. That sounds familiar don’t you think?

So how do we know we are ‘saved’? How do we know our faith is living? Paul digs into these questions and their answers, and addresses other challenges.

So what does Kwazulu Natal in 2016 and Rome 57-58 AD have in common?

Well, Paul wrote a really interesting and comprehensive letter to a community of very diverse people – people who knew God and His law, people who didn’t; people who knew they were part of God’s family, and people who were far from any form of relationship with Him. That sounds familiar don’t you think?

So how do we know we are ‘saved’? How do we know our faith is living? Paul digs into these questions and their answers, and addresses other challenges.

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