Maranatha Drive

Education | Testimony

Intro: A testimony is fortified by spiritual impressions that confirm the validity of a teaching. We, as Christians, often teach about the faithfulness of God, and we are encouraged by stories we read in the Bible of God coming through for those who remain faithful to Him in trying times…

8 Jul 2024 26 min

VOP Lesson | What Jesus Said About the Ten Commandments

Intro: One thing about us as human beings, when we’re required to do something uncomfortable, we will try to find a loophole to avoid doing what we’re called to do. One prime example is the story we will discuss in today’s lesson.

8 Jul 2024 13 min

Bible Corner | Self-Love vs. Love of Self

Intro: If you scroll on social media long enough, you will likely see one or more posts about loving yourself, taking care of yourself, pouring into yourself before pouring into others. This week, we will be looking into what this means from a Biblical perspective, and where the world deviates…

8 Jul 2024 15 min

Lifestyle | Heart Health

Intro: We’re focusing on hearth health in our health and lifestyle segment today.

5 Jul 2024 19 min

Bible Corner | God & Money

Intro: Let’s wrap up our conversation on God and wealth that we’ve been having all week, as we try to understand why our spiritual lives are so closely linked to our finances.

5 Jul 2024 9 min

Legal | Privacy Law

Intro: The right to privacy is recognized as a fundamental human right in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and is protected in terms of the Constitution and the common law. Let’s talk a little bit more about its provisions and limitations.

4 Jul 2024 20 min

Fundamental Beliefs | Christian Behaviour

Intro: The Bible tells us that we are all sinful, that no one is perfect (Romans 3:23). It also tells us that faith without works is dead (James 2:14-26). With that said, is there such a thing as Christian Behaviour?

4 Jul 2024 9 min

Bible Corner | God & Money

Intro: A very important subject in the Christian’s life is that of stewardship, and in the context of our conversation this week, we’re talking about financial stewardship, what it means as well as what God’s promises regarding our faithfulness are.

4 Jul 2024 24 min

Bible Corner | God & Money

Intro: One thing that we all have in common is that we didn’t choose which family we were born into. The only One who had that luxury was Jesus Christ, and He chose to be born to a humble virgin girl and her carpenter husband – very humble beginnings. What…

3 Jul 2024 15 min

Family | Overcoming Generational Curses

Intro: We’ve all said or heard comments like, “She has her mother’s eyes.” “He looks just like his father.” We have seen how the physical characteristics of parents pass on to their children and even grandchildren. But what about heredity that goes beyond the physical attributes? Bongi Tladi joins us…

2 Jul 2024 18 min

VOP Lesson | The Bible Summarized in the Ten Commandments

Intro: Today, we have the Bible as the guidebook for a healthy Christian lifestyle, but before the Bible was put together, the people of Israel had the Ten Commandments as a summary of Biblical guidelines for daily life.

2 Jul 2024 22 min

Bible Corner | God & Money

Intro: A significant portion of our lives will revolve around earning, saving, giving, and spending money, and for that reason, our relationship with money isn’t something we can just brush aside as unspiritual or unnecessary. This week, we want to discuss what exactly the Bible says about God and our…

2 Jul 2024 4 min

Education | What Constitutes a Slow Learner?

Slow learners are often stuck between a rock and a hard place: their cognitive abilities are too high to be considered for an intellectual disability, but their cognitive abilities are usually too low to be considered for a learning disability. Zweli Mqhayi from Career Movez helps us understand a slow…

17 Jun 2024 12 min

VOP Lesson | Seven Secrets of Answered Prayer

When we read stories of Elijah and Moses and Daniel, and how their prayers were answered in a mighty way, time and time again, it’s easy to believe they had some kind of cheat code to getting things done. Can we also get similar results when we pray?

17 Jun 2024 16 min

Bible Corner | Facing Your Giants

This week, we’re going to be talking about the giants that we face in life; we all have different challenges at different stages of life, but one thing is for sure; if you haven’t faced a giant yet, you will at some point. But what are these giants and what…

17 Jun 2024 10 min

Lifestyle | Renal Colic – Kidney Stones

Kidney stones, also known as renal calculi or urolithiasis, are a common disorder affecting many people. Today’s lesson will give us more information about this disorder and how to avoid, or manage it effectively.

14 Jun 2024 18 min

Fundamental Beliefs | The Law of God

The Law that has been passed down from generation to generation and then recorded in the Bible is important to us as Adventists and as Christians. Let’s take some time to understand the purpose of God’s law.

14 Jun 2024 17 min

Bible Corner | Good vs. Bad Company

Let’s wrap this lesson up today, with a focus on a practical way to surround oneself with good company, as well as to ensure that you, yourself, are good company as well.

14 Jun 2024 13 min

Legal | Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property rights (IPR) have been defined as ideas, inventions, and creative expressions based on which there is a public willingness to bestow the status of property. IPR provide certain exclusive rights to the inventors or creators of that property, in order to enable them to reap commercial benefits from…

13 Jun 2024 21 min

Transformation | 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa

This year marks 30 years’ anniversary of democracy in South Africa. 1994 was the year in which South Africa became a democratic country.

12 Jun 2024 17 min