Tuesday September 30 So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Paul writes from a dungeon. Cold. Dark. Chained. Forgotten by Rome but not by Christ. This is no rented house. No visitors at will. Only a hole in the roof. Food lowered down in a bucket. Death
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27 September 2025 “…for building itself up in love by the proper working of each individual part”. Christ’s design for His church is both beautiful and practical. Growth comes as “each individual part” works properly. As Mark said, “From Him the body promotes the growth of the body for building itself up in love by
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Did you know, we have an evening service? Did you know, our evening service is on the last Sunday of every month? This Sunday, 28 September. Do you know why we have an evening service? The main reason is to address matters of practical relevance. Answer pressing questions. This Sunday we ask, What happens 5
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26 September 2025 “From him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body” (CSB). Growth in the church does not flow from personalities or programs. It flows from Christ. As Mark said, “The final word anchors everything. From him. Not from programs. Not from personalities. From
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The way Jesus communicates the benefits of redemption to us are his ordinances. Especially the Word, Baptism, the Lord’s Supper and Prayer. God speaks through His Word. And so reading your Bible is important. Reading your Bible daily is beneficial. At Benoni Baptist Church we want to help you to read your Bible. We have
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25 September 2025 “But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ” (CSB). A mature church is not measured by numbers or programs. It is measured by its speech. As Mark said, “Here is the goal. Not just truth. Truth spoken in love. Not just growth.
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24 September 2025 “…until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness. Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the
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This past Sunday we held our annual general meeting. One of the key discussions was capacity. We have been running out of seating space. Over the past three weeks our attendance has been 218, 215, and 250. The only way to fit everyone in has been to fetch plastic chairs from other rooms. That has
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23 September 2025 “…to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ” (CSB). Christ gives leaders not as an end in themselves but for a clear purpose. “Leaders equip the saints for the work of the ministry, to build up the body of Christ.” Ministry is not reserved
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22 September 2025 Christ is the ascended Victor. He has won the battle through His death and resurrection, and now He distributes the spoils of His victory to His church. As Mark said, “His gifts are not random blessings. They are the spoils of His war. They are the direct result of His crucifixion and
