Solid Ground Church Sermons

This morning Rinus continues in our series 'Sermon on the Mount'. Preaching from Matthew 6:1-18, coming face to face with our selfishness and need for aproval and to be seen.

This morning Rinus tackles what Jesus says about adultery in Matthew 5:27-30, considering the three following things: 1. The letter of the law compared to the heart of the law 2. The problem of lust and sexual sin 3. Lust and my salvation

This morning Nathan Benecke continues our Sermon on the Mount series, reading from Matthew 5:31-32, tacking the subject of marriage and divorce, and what God asks of us as image bearers of himself

Rinus continues in our Sermon on the Mount series, preaching on Loving your enemy. Loving your neighbour and enemy bears witness of what is going on in your heart. The pinnacle of spiritual maturity is when we can release, love, and pray for our enemies.

This morning Rinus shares from 1 Corinthians 15:1-20, understanding and believing that the resurrection of Jesus brings resurrection for us as well.

This Good Friday morning, Rinus preaches from Genesis 22:1-14 the similarities between the Gospel story and the story of Abraham and Isaac

This morning Jonathan shares from Matthew 5:33-42, preaching about telling the truth and turning the other cheek.

This morning Rinus preaches from Matthew 5:21 - dealing with anger and offence, showing how our relationship with God should impact our relationship with others.

This morning Nathan Benecke continues our seried on The Sermon on the Mount by preaching about the Law and the Kingdom from Matt 5:17-20

This morning Rinus preaches about being the salt and light from Matthew 5:13-16. The world needs salt and light people preserving the flavour, pushing back the darkness, and delaying the decay of this world for the Kingdom of God. That is where the church must be!

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys continues in our new series on The Sermon on the Mount. reading from Matthew 5:1-12, the Beattitudes is Jesus' introduction to the value system of what The Kingdom is like

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys starts our new series on The Sermon in the Mount in Matthew 5:1-7:27. Starting with the Lord's Prayer and how important it is that we don't separate the sermon on the mount from the preacher on the mount - Jesus.

This morning Nathan preaches about God's response to Job and why it should give us great comfort. To find rest in Him and in the following three points: 1. Rest in God's wisdom 2. Rest in God's heart 3. rest in God's promise

This morning Rinus speaks about the difference about foolish counsel and wise counsel, and most importantly - hearing from God.

This morning Nathan preaches from Job 1 & 2, speaking of suffering, Satan, and God's sovereignty. Showing how God is sovereign overt everything, over evil, and over us

This morning Gerhardus and Helét de Beer share their story of their heart for the nations and saying yes to God Romans 1:16 CSB For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

This morning Rinus started our newest preaching series on the book of Job. Reading from Job 1 & 2, we are introduced to the suffering Job endured. Through this series we will see God's love, nature, and charachter.

This morning Nathan Benecke spoke about the Holy Spirit, reading from John 14:21-26 & 16:7-14. Through this teaching we learn about who the Holy Spirit is, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the gift of the Holy Spirit

This morning Rinus shares a stirring message from Mark 10:32-45 As Christians, we are all, without exception, bondservants of Christ. If you consider yourself a follower of Jesus, it means that Christ is not only your Savior, but also your Lord, and your Master. So we should adopt the same attitude as that of Jesus, who came to serve and not be served.

Casting vision for 2025 for Solid Ground Church, Rinus Geldenhuys preaches from John 12:20-26, encouraging us to die to self in order to grow in Christ

In our first service for 2025, lead pastor of Solid Ground, Rinus Geldenhuys shares an encouraging message from Isaiah 40:25-31, drawing three deep truths from this passage. 1. God is in control 2. You are not overlooked by God 3. God is our infinite source of strength

This evening Rinus shares Joseph's perspective of the nativity from Matthew 1:18-25, following Joseph and Mary's surrender to God in the midst of turmoil

This morning Rinus shares the woman's encounter with Jesus in Luke 7:37-50. Through this we look to the sacrifice Jesus made, looking to the cost of the cross, the magnitude of our sinfulness and how much we have been forgiven of.

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys preaches from Luke 18:31-43, asking and answering the following questions : + What is it that the disciples did not see + What did the blind an see in Jesus + What does God want us to see through this scripture

This morning Graeme Lennox preaches about the rich man's encounter with Jesus in Mark 10:17-31 Jesus is calling YOU to leave something and come follow him of the journey toward the ultimate eternal PRIZE. It's a journey of faith and obedience with huge reward or loss at stake.

This Thanksgiving Sunday morning Rinus shares from Psalm 69:30-32. We are called to magnify Jesus. We are not called to be like microscope con men/women to convince people that  theres this small God that is so big. We are asked to be telescopes to bring forth and magnify His true greatness.

This morning Jonathan Lennox shared from Matthew 8:3-13 about the Faith of the Centurion, about where I faith should be placed.

This morning Gerhardus de Beer preaches from Mark 2 and Luke 2, the Shepherds and Wise Men's encounters with Jesus. The wise men's natural response to worship was to give, and the shepherds' natural response to worship was to go and tell everyone what they saw. Every believer is both a shepherd and wise man.

This morning our special Guest George Eybers from Highway Church shared such a beautiful message with us from Genesis 1:28. God is like a farmer that has planted you where you are to bear fruit, to multiply, and export the Gospel all around you.

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys preaches from Luke 10:38-42 - Mary and Martha's Encounter with Jesus. Through this encounter we see that we need to dig deeper and look at the motive of our hearts and which portion we take when serving and being at the feet of Jesus.

Today Rinus shared on the significance of God ordained deaconship as we ordained new deacons in our own community.

Rinus shared an incredible message showing how Jesus loves us, and chooses not to condemn us in our sin.

This morning Nathan Benecke preaches from Luke 11:37-44 - the Pharisees encountering Jesus. Within us lives a Pharisee thinking we're better than everyone else. We are all Pharisees being healed. It's a part of our sinful nature

This morning Gerhardus de Beer teaches through Martha, Mary, and Lazarus' encounter with Jesus in John 11:1-44. Jesus brings Lazarus back to life.

This morning Helét de Beer continues our series on Encounters with Jesus, preaching from John 4:1-42 - Jesus and the Samaritaan Woman. Why do we keep on trying to satisfy ourselves with things that cannot satisfy? Jesus is stopping at your well today, stepping into your life. He purifiers anything by His blood that is unclean.

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys preaches from Luke 17:11-19, the 10 leper encountering Jesus on His way to Jerusalem. Rinus shared a part of his testimony, being saved and being overwhelmed with gratitude - much like the 1 leper that came back to thank Jesus for healing him, and he was saved.

Rinus Preached an incredible message on the response we could have when encountering Jesus. Who do you choose, Jesus or your livelihood?

This morning Rinus continues our new series 'Encounters with Jesus', reading about Zacchaeus's encounter with Jesus in Luke 19:1-10. What Zacchaeus thought he was doing up in that tree and what God was planning for Zacchaeus was two completely different agendas. Zacchaeus thought he was serving his curiosity to see Jesus, but in fact he was being positioned for an encounter with Christ.

This morning Nathan Benecke started our new preaching series 'Encounters with Jesus'. The conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus in John 3:1-21 lays the foundation of this series and knowing Jesus

This morning Nathan Benecke preaches from Acts 5:12-16, mainly about how Jesus wants us to be a church of power. He explains this by going through the following 3 points: 1. What this power points to 2. What this power changes 3. What this power means

Nathan preached an incredible message on the incorruptable love of God. This is the last sermon in our Ephesians series.

This morning Jonathan Lennox preaches from Ephesians 6:5-9, addressing the topic of slaves and masters in present times as employers and employees - and what it is that God expects of us in these rolls.

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys shares a powerful messages from Ephesians 6:1-4 Children: obey your parents not of moral or societal obligation but because you are compelled to in the Lord. Your obedience to your parents is seen as obedience unto the Lord. Parents: Provide, protect, love, teach, and discipline your children in a way that doesn't stir up resentment in them but draws them near to God

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys preaches from Ephesians 5:22-32, speaking on 3 points: - The wife's role toward her husband - The husband's role toward his wife - and how does this relate to the church

This morning Gerhardus de Beer preaches from Ephesians 6:10-18. A passage well known as The Armour of God, this morning Gerhardus focuses more on the following three things: 1. We are fighting 2. Who are we fighting against 3. How are we fighting?

This morning Rinus continues from Nathan's message last week reading from Ephesians 5:11-21, looking at the practical ways in which we can live in the light. By using our time wisely in and for Christ, and by being continually filled with the Spirit.

This morning Nathan Benecke preaches from Ephesians 5:1-14, focusing on verse 8-14 and 3 points, 1. Light is a position 2. Light is a path 3. Light is a person We were darkness but now we are light. This is who you are, let your lifestyle reflect it.

This morning Brendon Reid the Youth Pastor at Solid Ground preaches about the goodness of God. Goodness is a part of God's essence, it is intrinsic to Him, it is who He is. There is no evil in Him. He only does what is good, and he shows his goodness towards us.

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys preaches from Ephesians 4:25 - 5:1-5. Paul gives examples to clarify what the sinful habits were in the time of the Ephesians and what not to do, but these aren't boxes that you tick that save you or makes you holy.

This morning Rinus Geldenhuys preaches from 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; 9:1-15 this Faith Offering Sunday speaking of how giving with generosity is a grace gift from God and addressing 3 questions about giving. 1) Why should I give? 2) What is the appropriate attitude to giving? 3) howH much should I give and how much do I keep?

This morning Nathan Benecke preached from Ephesians 4:17-24. Paul tells us that we have been changed, and we are still busy changing. This verse answers 3 questions: 1. What is changed 2. Why we must continue to change 3. How we change