Maranatha Drive

Family | The Sabbath – A Delight

Intro: The Weaving Reeds team joins us one last time to share with us about the Sabbath and how it relates to our parenting and our families.

20 Aug 2024 18 min

VOP Lesson | We Share Christ by the Way We Live

Intro: Yesterday we learnt the importance of sharing the gospel as part of our own growth in our Christian walk. Today, we’re focusing on how our lives as a whole can be a powerful tool for ministry.

20 Aug 2024 18 min

Bible Corner | Christian Response to Injustice & Inequality

Intro: We’re holding up the mirror to ourselves today as we discuss this subject, and we’re addressing the question of whether or not injustice and inequality exist within our church. Let’s get our egos and personal biases out of the way, and be very real as we address this subject.

20 Aug 2024 19 min

Education | Teacher Recruitment Retention

Intro: Teacher recruitment is defined as an effort to increase the numbers of qualified persons who would be willing to accept teaching positions, while teacher retention refers to the proportion of teachers in one year who are still teaching in the same school the following year.

19 Aug 2024 19 min

VOP Lesson | Jesus Challenges Us to Grow by Sharing

Intro: Today’s lesson speaks of growing in our Christian walk by sharing the good news of the gospel of Jesus.

19 Aug 2024 19 min

Bible Corner | Christian Response to Injustice & Inequality

Intro: When the first murder was committed by Cain, he sought to deny his culpability by implying that he was not responsible for his brother’s well-being: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Genesis 4:9). The judgment that fell on his shoulders made it clear that we are indeed our brother’s keeper…

19 Aug 2024 15 min

Lifestyle | Antibiotics

Intro: According to a US government website, decades after the first patients were treated with antibiotics, bacterial infections have again become a threat because of the rapid emergence of resistant bacteria—a crisis attributed to abuse of these medications and a lack of new drug development. Dr. Atolagbe joins us to…

16 Aug 2024 17 min

Fundamental Beliefs | The New Earth

Intro: Jesus says, “Behold, I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” (Revelation 21:5). What does it actually mean that He is making all things new?

16 Aug 2024 11 min

Bible Corner | Free Will vs. Predestination

Intro: Malachi 1:1-3 says: “The word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi. ‘I have loved you,’ says the LORD; but you say, ‘How have you loved us?’ ‘Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?’ says the LORD: ‘yet I loved Jacob, but hated Esau; I made his mountains a waste, his…

16 Aug 2024 17 min

Legal | Customary Marriage

Intro: In community of property, both spouses have equal ownership of all assets acquired during the marriage. Let’s talk about if and how this applies in customary marriages, and we will also discuss the dissolution of a customary marriage.

15 Aug 2024 18 min

Fundamental Beliefs | The New Earth

Intro: Both heaven and earth have been negatively impacted by sin. When sin is finally eradicated from our existence God will make everything new—as if sin never existed. This week’s lesson is about The New Earth.

15 Aug 2024 19 min

Bible Corner | Free Will vs. Predestination

Intro: On the one hand, we’re taught that we have free will and we can make our own decisions – at the same time, we’re told that God is sovereign and that His will shall be done. How can these both be true at the same time? Are we free…

15 Aug 2024 14 min

Transformation | Government Housing Subsidy Project

Intro: First Home Finance was developed by the Department of Human Settlements to enable sustainable and affordable first-time home-ownership opportunities to South African citizens and legal permanent residents based on specific criteria. Fana Khumalo joins us to share more information about this project.

14 Aug 2024 7 min

Fundamental Beliefs | The New Earth

Intro: At Jesus’ Second Coming, the believers who are still alive will be joined by the believers God will raise from the dead. And everyone will be taken to heaven with Him (1 Thessalonians 4:17). But that’s not the end of the story. This week, we are learning about what…

14 Aug 2024 16 min

Bible Corner | Free Will vs. Predestination

Intro: Free will is a dangerous thing in the hands of the uninformed or misinformed. So how do we handle our free will in this generation tends to pick up a Bible only once a week and barely invests any time into Bible study?

14 Aug 2024 13 min

Family | The Ten Commandments & Children

Intro: The Weaving Reeds team joins us once again to take us through another important lesson, focusing today on the ten commandments, and what they have to do with our families.

13 Aug 2024 13 min

VOP Lesson | A Foretaste of Heavenly Rest

Intro: We can summarize the benefits of connecting with Jesus through a daily and weekly encounter in one word – rest. But could it possibly be a foretaste of better things to come?

13 Aug 2024 15 min

Bible Corner | Free Will vs. Predestination

Intro: We started off our talk yesterday with a focus on the concept of predestination. Today, we switch gears and shift our focus to the meaning of free will.

13 Aug 2024 14 min

Education | Effects of Teacher Diversity on Student Outcomes

Intro: As classrooms become more diverse, questions about the racial, ethnic, and gender makeup of the teaching workforce have become prominent. In this conversation, we will explore the effects of teacher diversity on student outcomes. Percy Kabelo Chidi joins us from Unique Fundi to share her perspective on the subject.

12 Aug 2024 17 min

VOP Lesson | The Benefits of Sabbath Rest

Intro: In our last lesson, we learnt the value of having a weekly appointment with God, but what is the particular benefit of Sabbath rest, over and above resting on any other day?

12 Aug 2024 14 min