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Hoe Behandel Jy Jou Personeel?
Enigiemand wat al ooit in ‘n leiersposisie was, sal weet dat dit nie maklik is nie. Mense voldoen dikwels nie aan jou verwagtinge nie. En jy raak soms geneig om krities te ...
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Onthou die Belofte
Back in the days of old, the only sort of boats that existed were sailboats. Intrepid sailors criss-crossed the globe, crossing great oceans to discover new worlds, powered by one ...
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Daardie Diepgewortelde Skuldgevoel
There are many obvious things about each one of us that are there naturally because they’re encoded in our DNA; handed down from generation to generation. But there’s another ...
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Wanneer Jy Net Sommer Weet
Have you ever wondered why God, in His wisdom, chooses to say the same thing in His Word over and over again? It’s a question I’ve asked myself often. Why would He do that? I ...
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Jy Kan Daardie Bergpiek Bereik
Wanneer laas was jy gekonfronteer deur ‘n berg wat so hoog is, dat dit onmoontlik gelyk het om uit te klim? Onthou jy hoe uitdagend dit gevoel het? Jy het voor jou siel ...
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Kry Verwyte Agter die Rug
Round about now, most of us are processing the year that’s just been … How did it go? Was it a good one or a bad one? So … how did it go? Did you succeed, are you a better ...
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Die Honger Menigtes
So you’re getting ready to celebrate Christmas. Of course, there are two reasons to celebrate: the Santa, reindeer, baubles, tinsel and turkey reason, or the original and the ...
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Vrygewigheid
Sometimes when I’m being spiritually rather thick, I’ll have to hear things two or three times to get them through my dense skull; to allow them to stir me into action. How ...
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Die Verworpenes
Believe it or not, Christmas is just two weeks away – in fact, exactly two weeks away. And whilst you and I may be looking forward to a wonderful celebration with our families, ...
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‘n Verkeerde Beeld van God
In the world of luxury goods – handbags, shoes, clothing – there’s a massive and thriving business in creating and peddling knockoffs. Imitations of famous brands using ...
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Die Wapenrusting
I guess most of us have watched action movies with superheros clothed in some mythical suit of armour that makes them invincible. If only we could borrow their suit! Yesterday in ...
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‘n Ambassadeur se Wysheid
There has always been (and I suspect there will always be) a considerable amount of friction between people of faith and those who aren’t; between those who believe in Jesus and ...
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Rus In Vrede
When some dies, people say things like “She’s gone to a better place,” or “May he rest in peace.” And whilst those platitudes might make us feel better, they make no ...
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Neem Die Druk Af
Have you ever wondered why there’s so much trouble in this world? Why are people so antsy? Where does all this anger come from? Why is everyone shouting? Why, indeed! One of my ...
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Die Geheim van God se Rus
Tiredness is one of the greatest pandemics sweeping the globe. Sure, we’ve seen other more spectacular ones like COVID come and go, yet tiredness contributes to more deaths each ...
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Kom Ons Draai ‘n Bietjie Terug
When you’re travelling down a rocky road, when life is more down than up, the reality is that even the kindest and most encouraging things that someone has to say to you somehow ...
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Teleurstelling en Moedeloosheid
I don’t know about you, but I get up out of bed each day hoping and believing for the best. A new day, new opportunities … but some days, things simply don’t work out that ...
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Alles in die Naam van Jesus
No matter who you are, where you live. or what your circumstances may be, there are always going to be some things that you just don’t want to do. And the more of those you ...
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Dankie Here!
Gratitude is an attitude that has a lot of positive benefits. In fact, studies show that grateful people are happier, healthier, and sleep better! So the question is then, are you ...
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Die Slaggate van Tradisies
Traditions have their upside and their downside. On the one hand, they provide a moral fabric to our behaviour within society … which is a positive thing. On the other hand, ...
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In Christus Gewortel
As social creatures, you and I need to develop both our independence and our interdependence – the ability to rely on ourselves, and the ability to cooperate with others. Makes ...
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Ware Hoop
Power and suffering are not two words that we use all that often in the one sentence, and yet when we’re suffering is precisely when we need God to unleash His incomprehensibly ...
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Ken Christus en Wees Soos Hy
As a father, there have been many times over the years when I’ve wished that I could impart to my children the wisdom of my years and the power of what I’m able to do for ...
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Bring dit aan die Lig
Invariably, whenever we have something to hide, it involves sin. Not always, but most times. If you have something that you want to hide from people, then the most important ...
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Verdagte Transaksies
We’ve all done things we’re not proud of. I have, you have. The question though, for each one us, is this: will we keep on doing those things, or will we come out of the ...
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Die Boodskap
We love getting good news, no matter what’s going on in our lives. But the best time to get good news is when things aren’t going all that well; when we’re down in a valley ...
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Wat Maak God se Hart Bly?
Have you ever wondered to yourself, “What brings God joy?” I mean, we’re made in His image and we experience joy in our lives. So it stands to reason that He does too. What ...
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Nou Is Die Tyd
How often in our lives have you and I put off something that we know would be good for us and yet somehow, we just never paid it enough attention? Somehow, we never got around to ...
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God se Appèl tot jou
How often have you heard of people who’ve won the lottery – millions, even tens of millions of dollars – only to squander it all, What a dream – to win millions. What a ...
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Vir Ons . . .
There are times in our lives when we need to step up and do something for someone else; something that’ll cost us dearly; something that’ll involve a lot of sacrifice. And ...
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Selfsugtige Motiewe
Sometimes, to get what you want in this world, you just have to go and take it. Sometimes, to get what you want, you have to beat the other guy. And that … that’s the thinking ...
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Die Innerlike Oorlog
Fights and arguments – who needs them? Who wants them? Conflict is a terrible thing that robs us of our peace and our joy. And how easy is it to blame the other guy? I mean … ...
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Saai Saad van Vrede
The main reason that we find ourselves in conflict situations is that we want one thing, and the other person wants quite the opposite. It’s a well-worn path, the one that leads ...
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Wysheid wat van Bo kom
Most of us, in an honest moment, would admit that we’re not as wise as we’d like to be; that we have more to learn to become the sort of person that intuitively we know God ...
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Jaloesie en Selfsug
Jealousy and selfishness are two of the most basic of all human emotions. Indeed, they manifest from a very early age – pretty much from when a child begins to be able to ...
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‘Duiwelse’ Wysheid
Rightly or wrongly (mostly wrongly) we have a hierarchy of sin, of bad behaviour, in our heads. Murder, theft, adultery – they’re really bad. Selfishness, jealousy, boasting ...
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Ontvang Wysheid
By and large, we associate growing older with growing wiser. I mean, that’s what’s meant to happen. But actually, a direct correlation between age and wisdom isn’t a given. ...
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Jou Bestemming
So did you choose God, or did He choose you? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s a perplexing question, but not an imponderable one. So, if you’re ready, let’s ...
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Hersteltyd
Have you ever felt that God is against you, that He’s not on your side anymore, that He just keeps on putting obstacle after obstacle in front of you, adversity heaped on ...
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Die Eenvoudige Seën van God
Despite all the incredible advances in science down through the centuries – putting a man on the moon, inventing supercomputers that fit in the palm of your hand – the reality ...
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Die Grootste Voorreg
Having done the whole “kids” thing in my younger years, I wasn’t sure how I’d handle becoming a grandfather. Really, it bothered me. But the moment I laid eyes on her, ...
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Nooit Tevrede Nie
The world that God’s created for us to enjoy is so rich and abundant: Millions of plants and animals. Billions of colours. The incredible diversity of flavours in food. So many ...
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Vals Leerstellinge
Here’s a crazy statistic: there are over twenty thousand Christian denominations in the world today. Twenty thousand! That’s nuts. So, with all those different perspectives, ...
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Uit ‘n Put, nie van ‘n Troontjie Nie
That feeling of complete inadequacy before God is one that many, many people have experienced, me included. How about you? You know you’re not worthy. You know you’ll never be ...
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Lewend vir God
So do you mind if I ask you, is the life you’re leading a life that’s truly worth living? Are you filled with a sense of joy that you just can’t put into words? Or is it ...
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Dood vir die Sonde
Why is it that God, in His Word, appears sometimes to say the same thing over and over again? It’s tempting, isn’t it, to skip over bits of it as we think to ourselves … ...
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Nie Meer ‘n Slaaf Nie
The thing that I love most about God is the depth of the passion in His heart to set the likes of you and me free from the oppressive power of sin, that for all too long has ...
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Nee Wag – Dis Waar
I believe with all my heart that today God means to set you free from the sin that’s been racking your life, because what Jesus did for you was, and is, for real. Dead to the ...
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Die Realiteit van Jou Nuwe Lewe
Today we’re going to dive into one of my favourite passages in the New Testament – because it’s the turning point from our old lives racked by sin to our new lives free from ...
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Los Jou Sonde!
It’s quite a conundrum, this Easter story that we’ve just celebrated over the last few days. On the one hand, Jesus’ death and resurrection has set us free from the power of ...
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Hy Lê in Jou Graf
This is the day we’ve been waiting for… the day that so shocked the disciples, the day that completely upended all of human history, the day when, with overwhelming joy in our ...
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‘n Versoende Lewe
I don’t know if you’ve ever thought all that much about the day after Jesus’ death. But it was a sombre day indeed as His disciples were hit by the tsunami of the reality of ...
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God Bewys Sy Liefde Aan Ons
Here we are … It’s Good Friday. The worst and the best day on the Christian calendar. The worst, because Jesus was nailed to that bloody Cross and died. The best, because ...
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Toe Ons Nog Sondaars Was
I wonder if you’ve ever heard of “Maundy Thursday”. Well, today’s that day, the day before Good Friday, when we commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus for the likes ...
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Lyding vir Christus
In just a couple of days, on so-called “Good Friday”, we’ll be remembering what Jesus did for us on that blood-drenched Cross – the price He paid, the sacrifice He made, ...
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Toegang Tot Genade
When was the last time you truly blew it – you fell so hard that you could barely get up again? And even when you did get up, you were so afraid to look God in the eye and ask ...
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Een Siel op ‘n Slag
Indien jy daagliks by my aansluit vir hierdie FRESH of VARS-boodskap – hetsy per e-pos of op televisie, oor die radio of deur een van die vele digitale kanale – het jy ...
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Die Here is Betroubaar
Gister het ek ‘n bietjie vertel van wat alles betrokke is by die vervaardiging van hierdie daaglikse boodskappe en wat dit verg om dit aan letterlik miljoene mense dwarsdeur ...
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Bid Vir Ons
Hier volg ‘n stukkie nuttelose inligting: vandag is dit Fresh-boodskap nommer twee-duisend-een-honderd-ses-en-veertig wat ons hier by Christianityworks vir jou vervaardig. ...
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Versprei Jou Beleggings
All the things in this world that we take for granted – whilst they’re here today – could very well be gone tomorrow. In fact, one day no matter how permanent the things of ...
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Na Wie Luister God?
There was a time in Israel’s history when they’d turned their backs on God yet again. And they were suffering the consequences of their rebellion against Him … yet again. ...
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Geheime Gedagtes
We all have a secret thought life. We think things that we don’t share with anyone else, even our closest confidant. And those secret thoughts, in point of fact, hold powerful ...
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‘n Ierse Seëngroet
How often do you hear people speaking well of their enemies? In fact, how often do you speak well of your enemies? My guess? Not all that often. And that’s not because I’m ...
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‘n Wonderlike Strategie, Maar…
Westminster Abdy in Londen is die plek waar elke Britse kroning sedert 1066 plaasgevind het. Ongelooflik. Dit bestaan al amper ‘n duisend jaar, maar baie dele van hierdie ...
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Hunker na God
There’s a scary thing happening amongst God’s people today. It revolves around what it means to be saved; to have the gift of eternal life. And on that day, I suspect that ...
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Die Lewende Hartklop van Geloof
“Religion” is a word that, frankly, I recoil from – because to me, it carries a lot of baggage. It speaks of rituals and rules, bells and smells if you will, which is ...
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Die Groot Fout
One of the biggest mistakes that we can make in believing in Jesus, in being a so-called Christian, is turning what’s meant to be a lifelong, indeed an eternal relationship, ...
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Moenie Onverwags Sondig Nie!
Sometimes we do stupid things on the spur of the moment. Everything was going along just fine as we ambled through our day and then, BANG! Something sets us off and we rush ...
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Om Bedagsaam Voor jou God te Leef
If there’s one human attribute that seems to be missing from the lives of so many people in this day and age, it would have to be humility; having a modest opinion of one’s ...
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Tyd van Verkwikking
When we’re being tempted, the devil dangles something seductive, something attractive, under our noses. It’s a conjuring trick, because where he promises some benefit, it will ...
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Jesus is die Opstanding en die Lewe
It’s relatively easy to believe in eternal life, when you’re young, with likely a good many years to go on the planet. Fair enough. But how strongly will you believe, when the ...
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Wie Verdien God se Seën?
Ons begeer almal God se seën. Is dit waar dat ons almal wat in Jesus glo, outomaties geseënd is? Laat ek jou hier ‘n eenvoudige vraag vra: Is jy volgens Jesus, ‘n ...
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‘n Gedenkteken vir God
It’s sad that nations have to raise up and maintain military forces to protect themselves, but they do. And the inevitable result of sending men and women into battle … is ...