Sinopsis
Weekly sermon audio from Parkhurst Community Church in Johannesburg, South Africa
Episodios
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Renewing Faith in a Restoring King
06/07/2025 Duración: 41minIn this sermon Dave unpacks the healing of a possessed boy by Jesus and the role faith plays in desperate situations and how God draws us out of shallow faith into deeper waters of trust in Him.
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The Grace of Lament
29/06/2025 Duración: 44minThis psalm provides a powerful example of honest lament, demonstrating how expressing our pain and frustration to God can lead us to a place of trust in His mercy and faithfulness, and even to joy, in the midst of suffering.
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By Grace Through Faith
22/06/2025 Duración: 41minIn this sermon guest preacher, Stephen Rothquel, unpacks Ephesians 2:1-10, revealing that we, once spiritually dead and enslaved, are saved by God's undeserved grace through faith in Christ, leading us to a life of purpose and good works prepared by God.
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The Path Through Suffering
15/06/2025 Duración: 40minConcluding the series, this passage in Job reveals that the Christian path through suffering means patient waiting, in deep dependence on God. This leads us to restoration through the compassionate mercy of Christ.
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God’s Sufficiency in Our Suffering
08/06/2025 Duración: 44minThe sermon reveals that in suffering, our focus needs to be on who He is, not why we suffer, leading to a deeper, humbling, and intimate encounter with Him through Christ.
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Wisdom In Suffering
01/06/2025 Duración: 51minThis passage in Job reveals that when trials leave us questioning, true wisdom lies in fearing the Lord. Trusting and obeying Him is the path to navigating suffering with hope.
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Walking With Others Through Pain and Suffering
18/05/2025 Duración: 46minIn this passage, Job's friends initially model empathetic presence in suffering, but their flawed attempts to explain his pain highlight the importance of a biblical worldview, while Job's raw lament reveals the freedom to grieve honestly before God. We also see that although God may allow suffering, he doesn't leave us alone in it.
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When God Allows Suffering
11/05/2025 Duración: 51minJob's story in chapter 1 illustrates that profound suffering can happen to even righteous people, orchestrated by Satan but allowed by God, and our initial response should be one of worship amidst genuine grief.
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Encountering Jesus
04/05/2025 Duración: 51minIn this sermon, guest speaker, Denis Jacobs, explores John 4:1-26, highlighting Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well as a powerful example of sharing faith with others, and challenges us to humbly trust in the Holy Spirit's power to transform lives through the gospel.
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Finding Passion in the Word
27/04/2025 Duración: 49minIn this sermon, Doug unpacks the 'Emmaus Encounter' - where Jesus appears to the disciples while traveling to Emmaus after Jesus' crucifixion, but they fail to recognise him - and illustrates how a personal encounter with the resurrected Jesus through the lens of scripture ignites a transformative and passionate faith.
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Easter Sunday – I Am The Resurrection and The Life
20/04/2025 Duración: 42minIn this sermon Doug unpacks how Christ's triumph over death makes believers alive in him now with an eternal future secured.
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Good Friday – What God Can Do For Sinners
18/04/2025 Duración: 30minIn this Good Friday sermon, Dave unpacks Isaiah 53 to show how Jesus' substitutionary sacrifice on the cross makes broken people whole, sets guilty people free, and brings rebellious people home.
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Palm Sunday; Jesus The King
13/04/2025 Duración: 48minThis Palm Sunday sermon explores the five facets of Jesus as king – sovereign, humble, saving, worthy, and compassionate – urging us to behold him as a person requiring a relationship with us.
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Church; The Hope of The World
06/04/2025 Duración: 43minIn this sermon, Andrew unpacks the vision for the local church, exploring its intended purpose and characteristics as described by Jesus.
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I Am The Vine
30/03/2025 Duración: 43minJust as we actively avoid disconnection from the world around us, how attuned are we to the life-giving connection with Jesus? This passage reveals our utter dependence on Christ, through whom we receive vital life, enabling us to bear fruit for the benefit of others.
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I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life
23/03/2025 Duración: 41minIn this passage, Jesus comforts his disciples' troubled hearts by assuring them of his preparation for their eternal home, his return to bring them there, his identity as the sole way to the Father, and the revelation of the Father through him, all grounded in his sufficient sacrifice and ongoing presence through the Spirit. This revelation should bring us hope and comfort especially in times of trouble and doubt.
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I Am the Good Shepherd
16/03/2025 Duración: 42minIn this passage Jesus describes Himself as the Good Shepherd, emphasising His intimate knowledge, selfless sacrifice, and relentless pursuit of His sheep, offering them abundant life and eternal security.
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I Am The Gate
09/03/2025 Duración: 42minIn this sermon, Jesus declares "I am the gate". Doug unpacks how Jesus is the gate to abundant life, offering salvation from sin and into God's kingdom, and as the Shepherd, He leads and provides for those who follow His voice.
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I Am the Light of the World
02/03/2025 Duración: 40minIn this sermon, Dave explores Jesus' declaration, "I am the light of the world," explaining how this light reveals the Father, dispels our darkness, and leads us to life in Him.