Frutifulness
The Servant Life of a Christian
On Sunday evening, 2 August 2026, Ps Simon Chilongoshi challenged us on what servanthood for the Christian looks like. He preached from Matthew 20:20-28 that true greatness in Christ’s kingdom comes not through seeking status or position, as the mother of Zebedee’s sons attempted, but through humble servanthood — following Jesus’s own example of coming “not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Read MoreLove in Response to the Grace of God
On Sunday morning, 5 July 2026, Ps Sunday Phiri preached from Romans 12:9-21. He explained that Paul calls believers to respond to God’s grace and mercy not with mere words but with genuine, sacrificial love — the kind God showed by giving His Son, expecting nothing in return. He identifies three responses: how we should love (genuinely, without hypocrisy or pretense), what we should love (holiness and purity, fleeing evil rather than tolerating it), and whom we should love (fellow believers, through encouragement, generosity, hospitality, and shared joy and sorrow — and even our enemies).
Read MoreChrist Our Greatest Treasure
Today we find ourselves in the third chapter of Paul’s letter to this church in the city of Philippi. Throughout this letter of Philippians Paul has confronted these Christians with the need to embrace right thinking! Our thinking affects our living – what we believe, what our minds are occupied with will determine how we view…
Read MoreBuilding A Life of Stewardship
What do you own that you did not receive? You might respond, “But I have worked hard to gain what I now possess!” Where did you get the ability to learn what you now know that allows you to work hard? Where did you get the health and strength to carry out the tasks?…
Read MoreThe Church is a Field: The Goal is Quantity
We have all seen the signs along the road saying, “Have you eaten today? Thank a farmer.” There is a lot of truth to that sign. We all need food to survive, to stay healthy, and to grow. As a boy, I grew up on a family farm. I remember the year my Dad told…
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