Anthem: Recent Episodes
Anthem Church
Anthem is a multi-generational, multi-cultural community of believers who are committed to bringing the Good News of the Kingdom of God not only to our own city and suburbs but also to the nations. We are convinced that the church should be modeled according to the pattern laid out in the New Testament.
“The Beatitudes are about being in a state that enables you to receive and pass on blessing.”
Jaci Mun-Gavin continued our Beatitudes series unpacking the importance of learning how to mourn in order to receive the comfort that Christ has for us. She also unpacked the power of using our strength and privilege in order to serve others.
The Beatitudes - Humility | Jaci Mun-Gavin
”What do I desire to do and be as a Christian?”
Jon Cilliers kicked off our new series, The Beatitudes introducing us to the concept of the Beatitudes being Jesus’s guide to Christlikeness. He also took us through the first beatitude and the power of being aware of lack in our lives and the Christlike response to it
The Beatitudes - Trust | Jon Cilliers
“Is the posture of my life helping people live in life forever more?”
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a powerful message about the power of unity in the church and how we can live our lives in a way that builds unity and allows others to encounter Jesus.
As we gear up for elections, Jon Cilliers shared a practical and helpful message around what godly voting looks like and how we as Christians can view politics through a radical ethic of love.Principled Voting | Jon Cilliers
“There is a demonstration and declaration when the Holy Spirit comes upon us in power.”Richard Mun-Gavin shared a powerful message about the gift that the Holy Spirit is to us and the way we can position ourselves daily to receive his power in order that we would be able to live lives that tell of God’s goodness.Pentecost Sunday | Richard Mun-Gavin
‘Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives.’
Galatians 5:25 (MSG)
Unhurried - Theology of Work | Jon Cilliers
This morning Kerry Janse Van Rensburg continued our Unhurried series with an informative word that encouraged us to take hold of spiritual formation that positions us to catch the wind of the Spirit and move in the direction he wants us to go.
Unhurried - Setting Your Sail | Kerry Janse Van Rensburg
“Busyness does three things to our spirituality. It ruins our joy, robs our hearts and hides the rot in our souls.”
Jon Cilliers continued our Unhurried series looking at the cost of chronic busyness on our souls and how we can take hold of becoming people that live life-giving, productive lives as opposed to busy, distracted lives..
Unhurried - Crazy, Busy | Jon Cilliers
How are you practicing the essential Sabbath building blocks of: Stop, Rest, Delight and Worship?
As we continued to explore the possibility of an unhurried life, Rich gave us some really practical handles to help us take hold of the invitation of Sabbath.
Unhurried - Sabbath | Richard Mun-Gavin
“Who or what is dictating your pace?”
Jaci Mun-Gavin shared a powerful message about the importance of being aware of what sets our internal pace and knowing that we live a finite life for an infinite goal of bringing the Kingdom on earth and how we can live slow, simple lives that are busy with purpose.
Unhurried - The Slow, Simple Life | Jaci Mun-Gavin
“Behold, something new is coming!”
Apostolic partner, Craig Clark, shared a great message based out of Genesis 17 & 18. He looked at the importance of transitioning well into the promises of God and how we can take hold of the new things he has for us.
Behold with Craig Clark
“Jesus is the permanent solution to the permanent problem of sin.”
Richard Mun-Gavin shared an impactful message about the great exchange Jesus’ death offers us as we get to put on his righteousness while he took our sins upon himself.
The Great Exchange - Righteousness For Sinfulness | Richard Mun-Gavin
“Jesus declares on the day that death hits him with all it has: IT IS FINISHED.”
Jon Cilliers shared a profound message about the great exchange Jesus’ death and resurrection offers us in that we get to receive eternal life for eternal.
The Great Exchange - Life For Death | Jon Cilliers
It was amazing to hear from Tarin Stevenson, Carlo Rabbolini, Joshua Janse Van Rensburg and Malcolm Joshua as they shared what they felt God was calling them to take hold of in this season and what he may be calling us to, as a collective.
Take Hold - Sevens
‘When we pray, either we become transformed and more like Christ, or the environment becomes transformed and more like heaven.’
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a helpful and inspiring message about the purpose and power of prayer..
Take Hold - Prayer | Richard Mun-Gavin
‘Shared meals equal shared stories wich results in a shared identity.’
Jaci Mun-Gavin shared an impactful message about the spiritual formation that takes place in our lives when we gather together to partake in communion and the powerful covenant meal that it is.
Take Hold - Communion | Jaci Mun-Gavin
“Does the worship coming from my mouth match the worship coming from my heart?”
Jon Cilliers shared a profound message about what true worship looks like and how we can take hold of becoming worshippers in spirit and in truth.
Take Hold - True Worship | Jon Cilliers
Jesus viewed human likeness as having the nature of a servant.
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a profound message about what it means to take hold of developing the attitude of a servant in order to care for and lead people into the life that Jesus has for them.
Take Hold - Attitude Of a Servant | Richard.
“What if the most contagious thing that came from me this year was love expressed through generosity?”
Jon Cilliers shared a helpful message about the power of ridiculous generosity and how we can make ridiculous generosity part of who we are.
Ridiculously Generous | Jon Cilliers
“When we want Jesus like the air we breathe, we are ready to take hold of him.”
Byron Chicken shared a profound message about taking hold of knowing Jesus and the mutual taking hold that takes place when we take hold of Jesus and he takes hold of us in order to advance the Kingdom.
Take Hold Of It | Byron Chicken | Anthem Summit 2024
“The keys of the Kingdom give us access to the resurrection power of Jesus Christ!”
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a profound and prophetic message about the importance of taking hold of the Kingdom, not just for our sake but for the sake of others.
Take Hold - Of the Keys Of the Kingdom | Richard Mun-Gavin | Anthem Summit 2024
“Preparation is an ongoing thing that takes place within us.”
Candice Chicken shared a powerful message about the strength and power we can find in utilising the armour that God has called us to use, in Ephesians 6.
Being Fully Prepared | Candice Chicken | Anthem Summit 2024
When we are expectant for Jesus to do a small miracle in our situations, he expects to do greater!
Byron Chicken shared a profound message about the journey of expectation and how we can live our lives in a space of expectation for the miracles God wants to do.
Living With Expectation | Byron Chicken | Anthem Summit 2024
“The favour of God is accessed through our surrender to God..”Jon Cilliers shared a powerful about the favour we, as Christians, get to enjoy when we devote ourselves to allowing God to redeem every part of our lives by his grace and favour and walk in a lifestyle of surrender.
“As Christians, we need to wait with hopeful perseverance based on a foundation of truth.”
Jaci Mun-Gavin shared a practical message about the firm foundation we, as the church, have in the apostles’ teachings and how we can devote ourselves to them as the apostles did, to stay unified and effective for the Kingdom.
The Apostles’ Teaching | Jaci Mun-Gavin | Devoted
Are we accessible for people dealing with matters of life and the eternal?
Richard Mun-Gavin kicked off our series, Devoted out of Acts 5, looking at the importance of being devoted to the gathering of community and the ability we have as the church to create space for others to encounter Jesus.
Devoted - Community | Richard Mun-Gavin | Devoted
Lee Lubbee, Jayda Mun-Gavin, Willem Van Den Bergh and Nishara Pillay shared profound four-minute messages about stories in the Bible of people’s lives being transformed by an encounter with Jesus and how theirs has been.
This Moment Changes Everything | SEVENS
‘Don’t look for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with sure fire, easy going formulas for a successful life that can be practised in your spare time. Don’t fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. The way to life—to God!—is vigorous and requires total attention.’
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a powerful message about what it means to be wholly committed to God with vigour and total attention in order to encounter Jesus and be where he is.
The Way Of The Committed (part two) | Richard Mun-Gavin | The Way
“The desire of those committed to Jesus was his presence, not their comfort.”
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a profound message based on Matthew 5:1-2, looking at the difference between being fans of Jesus from a distance and being followers of Jesus that are willing to do whatever it takes to be where he is.
The Way of The Committed | Rich Mun-Gavin | The Way
“Holiness is being separate from sin for the purpose of mission and unity”
Jon Cilliers shared a profound message on what holiness is and the different ways we can display holiness in our lives.
Holiness | Jon Cilliers | Church Essentials
“Truth matters for your salvation and for the salvation of the world to whom we are sent.”
Jon Cilliers shared a profound message about what truth is and the power it has when we accurately build our lives on what is true.
Truth | Jon Cilliers | Church Essentials
Jon Cilliers kicked off our new series, Church Essentials, looking at unity in the church and God’s design for our unity to reflect Jesus’s plan for redemption.
Unity | Jon Cilliers | Church Essentials
What kind of leadership or success are you attracted to?
Jaci Mun-Gavin shared a powerful message about what Christ-centered, kingdom leadership can look like in our lives compared to leadership that builds towards ourselves and our own personal gain. There is a unique power that we have when we build for God’s glory rather than for our own.
Kings vs Pharaohs | Jaci Mun-Gavin
‘How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!’ - Isaiah 52:7 (NLT)
Jaci Mun-Gavin shared a powerful message about the good news that the Gospel is to us and the way that we, as Christians, can bring the reign of the Kingdom into our lives.
Beautiful Feet | Jaci Mun-Gavin
How many of us recognise Jesus when he is in our midst?
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a helpful message about the power that comes from recognising Jesus in our midst and responding with urgency, no matter the cost. It is from these responses that we get a greater revelation of who our God is.
‘Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.’ - Galatians 6:7
Jon Cilliers shared a profound message about the principle of sowing and reaping in the Kingdom.
If we are God’s seed sown into the world, what harvest will we reap for the Kingdom?
Money (pt 5) | Jon Cilliers | Worth It
If someone else was managing your money and was getting the same results you are getting with your financial management, would you fire them?
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a helpful message about the importance of stewarding the financial resources God has given us in order that we would live in financial freedom.
God always wants something for us, more than he wants something from us.
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a constructive message about the principle of the first as he continued our series, Worth It. He spoke about the power and blessing that comes from giving God our firsts.
Money (pt. 3) | Richard Mun-Gavin | Worth It
Money doesn't grow on trees, it grows on principles.
Rich Mun-Gavin shared a powerful and equipping message about the lessons we can learn from the Bible about wealth and financial stewardship that lead to increase for the sake of the Kingdom.
Money (pt. 2) | Rich Mun-Gavin | Worth It series
God loves you, money won’t love you back.
Richard Mun-Gavin shared a profound message about the purpose of wealth in God’s kingdom and that money doesn’t solve our issues but it exposes our hearts.
Worth It - Money | Richard Mun-Gavin
Fasting isn’t only an abstinence but a ‘whole being’ practice.
Jon Cilliers kicked off our new preaching series, Worth It, looking at the importance of fasting, and how we can use it as a transformational tool for our spiritual lives not just an abstinence practice.
Worth It - Fasting | Jon Cilliers
Jesus isn’t looking for allies, he’s looking for altars.
Mark Van Pletsen shared a profound message about what it means to be disciples in today’s culture and the practical ways in which we can grow as disciples, as we go on this journey of laying down our lives for the sake of the Kingdom.
This week, we looked at common questions that some of us may have about the Bible and the beauty and wisdom that it holds within its pages.
How’s your Bible reading going?
‘For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.’ - Hebrews 4:12
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This week, we continued our First Things First series, looking at the beauty of the Bible and the privilege we have in being able to read it.
‘Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,’ - Mark 10:43.
Jesus desires that as we grow in Christlikeness within our local church, we would grow in our service towards others.
How can you serve others this week?
God's manifold wisdom is displayed through the Church... so what is His wisdom and what should we be doing to display it to the world?
“You know every step I will take before my journey even begins.” - Psalm 139.Hey everyone! We're thrilled to share our Sisterhood Message with you! Last Wednesday was absolutely incredible as we gathered together to worship and gain wisdom from God's word at our Sawubona Sisterhood evening. We feel incredibly grateful to have such an amazing community of women who share a love for God and for one another. Thank you for being a part of our Sisterhood!💕
The second part of the Sevens was held on Sunday. For seven minutes each, Nicole Cilliers, Jayda Mun-Gavin, Jarred Koen and Tarin Stevenson spoke on encounters with Jesus from the Scriptures.
This past Sunday we had our first ever Sevens. For seven minutes each, Willem Van Den Bergh, Hannah Shepard, Sheldon Stevenson and Nishara Pillay spoke on encounters with Jesus from the Scriptures.
By Richard Mun Gavin
"Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence… Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure. For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a person may be weighed down by misery.” - NIV 6-8:3 Ecclesiastes
Our latest sermon is here. Jon Cilliers continues our series Refacing Ancient Beliefs focusing on Mercy & Justice. Teaching us about Justice according to the Bible and reminding us that we should ask God to help us understand justice, and to keep doing justice.
Join us this Easter Sunday as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. This is a moment of happiness and joy as we look back at the sacrifice our Father made in order for us to eternal life. We are carrying on with our Easter Series, Six Hours One Friday, and specifically focusing on the topic, God Has Not Forgotten Me. Come join us and be part of our service!!!
As we gear up for Easter Sunday, we kick off the Easter Weekend with our Good Friday Service such a pivotal time in our Christian faith and calendar, we have been going on a journey through our series Six Hours One Friday, looking at the cross and what Jesus's death means for us. We are so excited to be unpacking this week's word so join us this Sunday and bring a friend.
In this sermon, we continued our series, The Social Pandemic, and looked at the community. During this time it can be so hard to know how to connect with others and be fully apart of the community but we know the word from Jon Cilliers will give us practical tools which will help us #breakthecycle in this area so we have so much faith and expectation for what God has for us
This week Richard Mun-Gavin will be tackling decision making. During this global, social pandemic, many people have struggled with their decision making and have experienced decision fatigue. Let us help you! Join us!
This week we take on Part 2 of relationships in our series The Social Pandemic. This week Jaci Mun-Gavin gives us a word to tackle the issues of parenting during the Social Pandemic.
By Jon Cilliers
This is the start of our new series, The Social Pandemic, and in this particular sermon, we tackle Relationships. We invite you to open your heart as you receive God's word,
For Notes, click the link: Sermon Notes
Part of the Re:Think Generosity series during Anthem Legacy Giving month.
Preached by Richard Mun-Gavin
Part of the Re:Think Generosity series in the Anthem Legacy Giving month.
Preached by Richard Mun-Gavin
Part of the Re:Think Generosity series as part of the Anthem Legacy Giving month
Preached by Richard Mun-Gavin
Part of the Re:Think Generosity Series in Legacy Giving month
Preached by Jaci Mun-Gavin
Preached by Jaci Mun-Gavin
Part of the become Like Jesus section of The Apprentice series
“Apprenticeship is something that will take you the rest of your life and will cost you your life.” - Jon Cilliers
“The first and primary goal of apprenticeship is learning to live in a constant state of awareness of and connection to the Holy Spirit.” - John Mark Comer
"Biblical foundations predict future growth and determine the size and strength of spiritual life."
It is 2020 and we look forward to this new year all that God has in store! Catch the first message of 2020 from Rich.
Learn the truth about the effects of viewing pornography from a powerful real-life testimony of addiction and victorious freedom.
How does your individual capacity effect your faithfulness to serve the church and advance the gospel? Jon helps you to live your healthiest life in this podcast.
If you are facing more than you can handle, you are not alone. Have a listen as Kath helps us to see how God can fill the gap in your capacity, so his power can work through your weakness.
Acceptance makes way for belonging, which opens the door for believing, which leads to new behaviour. Tony Rainbow helps us to get the order right!
Trust reveals what we think of God's ability, but it's obedience that establishes God's personality and ability within us.
“We need people who are broken by injustice, people who are angered by oppression. But we don’t need broken, angry people.”
“What has blinded you to what you were most convinced of and is leading you by the hand?”
God doesn’t do the impossible automatically, he gives us wisdom, insight and understanding to partner with Him in doing it.
We launched our legacy series on Sunday. What do you want to be remembered for? Catch the opening sermon of the series entitled “Get to Give”.
“It’s easy to bring a man to his knees with your words but can you bring him to his feet?”
This message is about “Overcoming temptation” and it was really helpful in equipping us to live victorious lives.
Catch the podcast of the last message of our "Whatever Happened to the Gospel?" series on the topic of Heaven from Sunday.
“Rightstanding with God is only achieved at one of two places: The cross of Christ or the fire of hell. Both are eternal and both fully satisfy the wrath of God against sin.”
"Run to the cross. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. If you can't crawl, look." Charles Spurgeon.
"The good news is that we do not need a great faith to be saved, we need a measure of faith in a great Saviour." Richard Mun-Gavin
Week 2 - “The heart of the gospel”.
What makes a person fit for Heaven? What happens to those who don’t go to heaven?
This series will give us a greater depth of understanding of the relevance of the gospel in our lives today. We encourage you to listen to every episode!
Sisterhood United was awesome on Wednesday night. Ladies from all around our city gathered together at the Olive Convention Centre to encounter Jesus. We’re excited to see where God takes this movement of ladies in our city.
Final sermon from the GO series.
"Can our lives live up to the gospel that has been given us not only to live but to preach?”
The debt has been paid by the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are made clean by Jesus on only Jesus.
Mark Nyman along with his wife Monique lead The Rock Church, Durban. Mark was with us last night and he preached a message looking at what the true meaning of life really means. We trust that you are ministered to as you listen to this.
(Apologies for the poor audio quality. This matter is being seen to, to assure it does not happen again)
We are looking through the gospels at people who came face to face with Jesus, how they responded to Him and the impact that these encounters had on the rest of their lives. Many people have encountered Jesus through Kiara’s story and we are trusting for many more. Join us on Sunday as we trust for more #encounterswithjesus.
We are looking through the gospels at people who came face to face with Jesus, how they responded to Him and the impact that these encounters had on the rest of their lives. Many people have encountered Jesus through Kiara’s story and we are trusting for many more. Join us on Sunday as we trust for more #encounterswithjesus.
We, along with The Rock Church Durban, hosted the first Sisterhood of 2019 last night. It truly was an extraordinary evening that surpassed our wildest expectations. Thank you to the 1500+ ladies who came from far and wide and a huge thank you to Grace Family Church Umhlanga for enabling us to host such an overwhelming turnout. We can't wait for the next one on 22 May.
We are looking through the gospels at people who came face to face with Jesus, how they responded to Him and the impact that these encounters had on the rest of their lives. Many people have encountered Jesus through Kiara’s story and we are trusting for many more. Join us on Sunday as we trust for more #encounterswithjesus.
We are looking through the gospels at people who came face to face with Jesus, how they responded to Him and the impact that these encounters had on the rest of their lives. Many people have encountered Jesus through Kiara’s story and we are trusting for many more. Join us on Sunday as we trust for more #encounterswithjesus.
We are looking through the gospels at people who came face to face with Jesus, how they responded to Him and the impact that these encounters had on the rest of their lives. Many people have encountered Jesus through Kiara’s story and we are trusting for many more. Join us on Sunday as we trust for more #encounterswithjesus.
We are looking through the gospels at people who came face to face with Jesus, how they responded to Him and the impact that these encounters had on the rest of their lives. Many people have encountered Jesus through Kiara’s story and we are trusting for many more. Join us on Sunday as we trust for more #encounterswithjesus.
We are looking through the gospels at people who came face to face with Jesus, how they responded to Him and the impact that these encounters had on the rest of their lives. Many people have encountered Jesus through Kiara’s story and we are trusting for many more. Join us on Sunday as we trust for more #encounterswithjesus.