Cape Town, South Africa
//2025 03 30 Sunday Sermon
Sikawu Makubalo: Welcoming Restoring Grace
[2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32]
Opening Prayers by Colin Doyle.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rob Minnie.
////
//2025 03 16 Sunday Sermon
Sikawu Makubalo: Journey toward God: Remaining Fearless and Resolute in Mission
[Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35]
Opening Prayers by Carolin Gomulia.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Jacqui Couper.
//2025 03 09 Sunday Sermon
Gilbert Lawrence: Lead Us Beyond Temptation
[Psalm 51:1-7; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Luke 4:1-13]
Opening Prayers by Gilbert Lawrence.
Prayers for Peace, Hope and Justice by Rose-Anne Reynolds.
//
//2025 03 05 Ash Wednesday
Sikawu Makubalo
[Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21]
The trumpet of the Lord sound, calling us to examine our souls,
For we have not only met temptation, we have felt its grip.
The trumpet of the Lord sounds, calling us to mend our ways,
For we have not only committed sin, we have felt its sting.
The trumpet of the Lord sounds, calling us to rend our hearts,
For we have not only witnessed forgiveness, we have felt its power.
//Sunday Sermon: 2025 03 02
Sikawu Makubalo: Exodus. Movement towards Liberation.
[Exodus: 34:29-35; Luke 9:28-43]
//2025 02 23 Sunday Sermon
Sikawu Makubalo: A Countercultural Faith: Doing All the Good We Can
[Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; Luke 6:27-38]
//Sunday Sermon
2025 02 16 Sikawu Makubalo: Redefining Blessed as an Alternative Community
[Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 6:17-26]
Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of God.
Teach us, O God, to let go of our attachments and trust in your abundance.
Blessed are those who hunger now, for they will be satisfied.
Fill us, O God, with a deeper hunger for your presence, that we may be nourished by your love.
Blessed are those who weep now, for they will laugh.
Open our hearts to grief and compassion, that we may know the joy of true healing.
Blessed are those who are hated, excluded, and rejected because of the Son of Man.
Give us the courage to walk the path of love, even when it leads to sacrifice.
Rejoice and be glad as you walk the path of love, for great is your reward in heaven.
Awaken us to the eternal now, where your kingdom is already breaking through.
Go forth in the blessing of God, trusting in the deeper reality beyond fear and division.
We go in peace, ready to live in the flow of divine grace.
Amen.