JAG

On “the place of a skull”, Golgotha, Jesus was crucified between two thieves. There, Jesus was mocked by the surrounding crowd, religious leaders, Roman soldiers, and even one of the thieves who hung next to him. But in that moment of mockery, something stirred in the heart of the second thief – faith. The repentant thief rebuked the other guilty thief and defended the innocence of Christ! How difficult it can be to soften your heart when you have lived with it closed to God for so long. And yet this thief found the courage, at the very end of his life, to place his life in the hands of another dying man.

On what grounds does this man experience the grace and saving power of Christ? If the Author of Hebrews had time in chapter 11, would he have added his name to the "Hall of Faith"? Joins us this Friday night as we look at the faith of the Repentant thief on the cross.

Week 6: What’s Better Than Jesus Beside You? are we even allowed to ask such a question? God has always desired a close and personal presence with his people, but we do not relate to God as if he is a dynamic, personal Presence in their lives. Jesus made some truly astounding promises about the Holy Spirit — ones so astounding, in fact, it is tempting to not even take them seriously. He told his disciples that if they understood what was being offered to them in the Holy Spirit, they would have been glad he was returning to heaven if that meant getting the Spirit (John 16:7). Having the Holy Spirit in them, he said, would be better than having his bodily presence beside them. Join us tomorrow Night 19h00 as one of our Leaders Simbonile Nyanda takes us through this study