Discovering the Cross: Recent Episodes
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Jesus dying on the cross is more than a story; it is a historical event central to the Gospel and our salvation. In the Discovering the Cross series, six different speakers explore the topic of the cross, what we can learn through this historic event and how we can draw closer to Jesus and the Father.
In this final session of the Discovering the Cross series, Bret Bevan delves into our response to the cross as believers and urgently implores us never to lose the fire of our salvation.
About the Speaker: Bret is married to Abby, and together they serve on the leadership at Joshua Generation Church. Bret is a dedicated father to their two energetic children, an avid outdoorsman, Crossfitter and a foodie. Bret loves sharing the Word of God and has a passion for preaching and teaching.
What is Love? This is how we know what Love is – Jesus on the cross. In the fifth session of the Discovering The Cross series, Mervis Van Der Merwe spends some time meditating on the final words spoken by Christ on the cross, “I thirst” and “It is finished!” (John 19:25-30, NKJV). He further expounds on what Jesus Christ’s death means for us today.
About the Speaker: Mervis is the loving husband of Sonja and a doting father to three children. Together he and Sonja serve on leadership within Joshua Generation Church. With a heart and passion for worship, he can often be found seeking and blessing the Father’s heart with his gift of music.
As we dive into session four of the Discovering the Cross series, Richard Gordon unpacks the central symbol of the Christian faith, the cross, and how important it is to our salvation.
About the Speaker: Richard serves on leadership at Joshua Generation Church in Cape Town, South Africa. He is married to Imedla and a loving father. He has a deep love for God’s Word and seeing the Kingdom of God advance.
In this third session of the Discovering the Cross series, Schalk van der Westhuizen focuses on the humility of Jesus and His posture of obedience as one yielded towards the Father.
About the Speaker: Schalk serves on leadership at Joshua Generation Church in Cape Town, South Africa. He is married to Ingrid and a loving father. He has a deep love for God’s Word and a passion for seeing the people of God grow in their love for the Father.
In this second session of the Discovering the Cross series, Clarence Rule walks us through the events leading up to the crucifixion. He sheds light on how meaningful these specific moments of Jesus’ final days were.
About the Speaker: Clarence serves on leadership at Joshua Generation Church in Cape Town, South Africa. He loves the people of God and seeing the Kingdom of God grow.
The Cross – it is a historical event, but is it also a theological truth? In the first session of the Discovering The Cross series, Mike d'Offay illustrates the importance of living a cross-centred life, something only gained through a heartfelt revelation of this actual historical event.
About the Speaker: Michael serves in Joshua Generation Church‘s Wellington congregation and is also the Dean of Timothy Ministry Training. He loves to teach, write, train up future leaders and play tennis.