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Last week Dr Christopher Peppler published a post about five “ill winds” blowing around and through churches and believers in recent times.

If you read it and thought “Calvanism? what is that again?” and then perhaps even moused-over to see the definition and yet still felt un-enlightened (as I did) then this TruthTalk is for you.

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Here is the original post and the TruthTalk can be heard by clicking on the play button below. If you enjoy it, why not listen to another HERE.

 

Until next time

On Sunday 7th January 2018 I preached a message of hope and optimism concerning our national condition. You can listen to it HERE:

 

You can also access the biblical text HERE. If you would like to listen to other sermons I have preached, you can find them  HERE.

I have included my sermon notes for those of you who would like to follow along as you listen to the message.

* Well known hymn by Graham Kendrick, ‘Shine, Jesus, shine’ written many years ago but to appropriate to us today: [Say it with me as a prayer for SA] ‘Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father’s glory. Blaze, Spirit blaze, set out hearts on fire. Flow, river, flow. Flood the nations with grace and mercy. Send forth your word Lord, and let there be light.’

* In Nov 2016 I wrote an article ‘The worm has been turned’, but only published it in April 2017. • ‘I am convinced that we will look back on 2nd Nov 2016 as the day the worm was turned’; The Supreme Court order to release the Public Protractors ‘State capture’ report. • ‘Light is now shining brightly on the areas of corruption … the rocks are being turned over one by one and light is shining brightly on the worms beneath’.

* What we have witnessed since early April 2017, just 9 months ago, has been truly illuminating… here are just some of them: • The Gupta leaks – Eskom – SAA – SARS – SABC – Bell Pottinger – Trillion – KPMG – FBI investigations – Nuclear deal – Concourt rulings.

* How the light is shining and how the worms are wiggling – THANK YOU LORD! Shine, Jesus, shine!

* But now it’s the start of 2018 – what should WE be doing, saying, and hoping for? How should we be shining the light of Jesus into our land?

* Eph 5:8-21 [Read]

* Vs. 8 ‘You yourselves used to be in darkness’… now ‘you are in the light’

* Why? Because of being ‘in the Lord’… Born again of the Spirit.

* The change agent from darkness to light for a person and for a nation is spiritual transformation… not ‘radical economic transformation’.. but

* At both an individual and national level, meaningful transformation at every level, political, economic, and social, flows from spiritual regeneration

* This text refers to the outworking of spiritual regeneration as ‘the good, righteous and true fruit of the light’.

* We have been praying for national revival for 8 years now – this is not the time to stop, but rather to pray with even greater passion and urgency – we start again this year on Mon 15th at 7h30 pm… come and join us. 1st thing WE can do in 2018.

* If praying for revival is the first thing we can do in 2018, the year of the fruit of the light, then the 2nd thing is to ‘find out what pleases the Lord’ (Vs. 10).

* This injunction is repeated in Vs, 17 ‘Do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is’

* Vs. 11 mentions two things that please the Lord, that we can start with:• ‘Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness’• ‘rather expose them’

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Thank God for the courageous whistle blowers, honest journalists, God-fearing politicians, and judges… they have been bright torches during 2017, shedding light on massive corruption, crime, and monstrous iniquity of all kinds.

* So in 2018, we need to be praying for these brave people and organisations – supporting them financially – speaking well of them, and to them… We can ALL do this!

* 3rd thing Vs 15 ‘Be very careful how you live’ – in our financial deali...

Greetings and welcome to 2018. May you all be blessed in this year and the ones to come.

Today’s post is a TruthTalk sermon called ‘The Joy of our Salvation’, which Dr. Christopher Peppler preached at Lonehill Village Church on Christmas day. In this TruthTalk we hear about what is described as ‘a silver river of joy running through the bible’  called JOY.

This is a wonderful message for those of us who need to remember what it is to be joyful and, more importantly, WHY. 1 Peter 1 is the main reference for this happy and hopeful sermon, so give it a listen now.

 

Please CLICK HERE if you would like to listen to more of Dr. Christopher Pepplers sermons online or peruse his sermon notes.

Happy and blessed 2018 to all!

In this TruthTalks audio Dr. Christopher Peppler talks about divorce from the biblical perspective of what Jesus taught.

The verses referenced are in:

* Matthew 5

* Matthew 19

* Mark 10

* Luke 16

* Deuteronomy 24

* Malachi 2

* 1 Corinthians 7

A must-listen for any Christians struggling with divorce. I do hope this helps. Click on the player below or subscribe to all of the TruthTalks HERE.

Until next time

 

 

Following the post on “Death, the final frontier” we bring you the TruthTalks on this.

After a short summary of the post, Christopher Peppler and I get into an animated (sorry for the interruptions Daddy) discussion on the topic of death, where we go, who goes where, what happens to our pets, etc. Listen here now or click on the subscribe button to receive notifications of new podcasts which come out every 2 weeks and sometimes more often. Thank you for taking the time to read and listen to this and God bless you!

 

Failure is not an end in itself, but a vital part of the transformation and learning process.

Last week I published an article on this subject and Karen and I would normally chat about it this week. However, I preached on this subject on Sunday and thought that the sermon would be the best way of presenting it this week– so here it is.

 

Dad (Dr. Christopher Peppler) and I discuss Judgement Day, after THIS post last week.

Well, I say discuss, but it’s more me trying to understand certain things, and asking Dad some of the most difficult questions I can think of. If you have any questions about the post, please give this a listen, and if you still have questions then let us know so we can find your answers for you.

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Until next time

Karen (admin and non-theologically minded questioner)

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This is the correct quote attributed to Albert Einstein I was floundering to find while talking to Dr. Christopher Peppler in this TruthTalks episode where we discuss the negative effects of judging and making comparisons, how they affect us, and what we can do to stop ourselves from living this way.

 

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What do we do if we find ourselves in a conversation about Jesus and realise the other person is of a totally different faith to our own and we know nothing about it?

In this TruthTalk and Q and A session we talk briefly about 5 major religions, how they view Jesus, and how to “deal” with them. I also quiz Dad (Dr Christopher Peppler) about other religions, and we have an interesting conversation about what happens after we die, the second coming, and more. Give it a listen now and please share with your friends.

Until next time

All of us have experienced rejection in one form or another, but for some people rejection can be devastating. Unless we deal with it in a healthy manner, feelings of rejection can blight our lives and can even result in depression or a total breakdown of our sense of worth.

1 Peter 2:4-10 contains three antidotes to the negative effects of rejection:

1. Develop a biblical understanding of our identity in Christ Jesus

2. Forgive those who have rejected us

3. Receive God’s mercy so that our wounds can be healed

Listen to this encouraging sermon and then share it with others.