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Reverend Nombulelo Mbewu recorded this Reflection at home. It is based on the New Testament reading at Luke 24: 25-35. The Florida Methodist Church set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So drop us an email if you would like to subscribe. And visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

I invited some of my listeners to share their lockdown stories. I write this as the President begins addressing the nation. Mindful of being grateful. Grateful to have a leader with such foresight. And confident in the knowledge that South Africa is truly blessed.

I have come to believe that poverty is a social construct. Poverty of the mind. The ultimate human endeavour, the great equaliser, is the fight for survival. And in the fight for survival, your efforts to stem poverty could be putting someone at risk of contracting covid-19. Some choose to live on the very edge of that struggle. What right do we have to judge their existence, deem it substandard and decide to help them to live exactly the way we do? It’s empowering to realise that everything I do is a choice. I choose to be employed and have a bond. Every day I make the choice to maintain the lifestyle I am accustomed to. If everyday is a battle for survival, then why concern yourself about what your fellow man is doing or not doing to survive coronavirus? Life on the edge, poverty of the mind I wonder what motivated a millionaire real estate developer to welcome a homeless couple into his California mansion… There are those, like emergency service workers, who make it their life mission to help other peo

I have this amazing ability to surround myself with interesting human beings. Over this period of lockdown, something strange came over me. I quite enjoy having my husband at home. My moments with Mo. Our lazy days are spent pursuing whatever makes us happy. Because I found healing. Judgment day has come and gone. I have been labelled bi-polar. When in reality I just struggled to cope with the world that I had created for myself. Child birth. The disciplinary hearing at work. My choice to remain in a toxic relationship. And that’s okay. She’s okay. I’m okay. More than okay. Now that I figured out that the sky is not falling. That the world as I know it is not ending, everything is in equilibrium. I just had another epiphany while chatting to hubby. Moments with Mo is brought to you by Spudcaster!

Reverend Heidi Petersen delivered the first sermon after Easter. Under the theme “Nothing is ever the same, thank God”. And it is premised on Matthew 28: 2-4. After that the Grace United Church Choir performed the closing hymn entitled “We shall go out with hope of resurrection”. Easter is celebrated under an extended lockdown in the face of a global pandemic. The podcast is a service to the church community and friends. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

Bishop Brian Abrahams of the Moravian Church delivered this sermon as part of a series entitled “Resurrection Wonders”. The Moravian Church in Bellville, Cape Town, set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So drop us an email if you would like to subscribe. And visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

Reverend Kelvin Harris brings this Easter service, entitled “Easter! Easter is still to come”. It is based on the following scripture readings: Matthew 28:1-15 The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. During this time of lockdown, sermons will be pre-recorded and then uploaded onto the podcast. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

Reverend Nombulelo Mbewu recorded this Reflection at home. The reflection is entitled “Jesus appears to Thomas”. It also features last year’s Easter Cantata. It is based on the New Testament reading at John 20:26-29. The Florida Methodist Church set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So drop us an email if you would like to subscribe. And visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

Stephen McFarlane delivered this sermon for Saint Mark’s Methodist Church in Maraisburg. It is entitled “My peace I leave with you”. The Florida Methodist Church set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

So there’s this idea going around in my head. Suspended reality. They have us convinced that because of coronavirus, we have temporarily suspended reality, when in actual fact, because of coronavirus we are presently experiencing reality. Think about it. You’ve been told to stay home in order to save your life. And without the noise you realise that you’ve been living your best life all along. Any psychologist would love to be inside my head right now. To be able to study any human brain during a lockdown, that’s gold right there. And they don’t have to go that far either. We have all become the experiment. In South Africa, they have cut off the supply of cigarettes and alcohol. For obvious reasons, I gather. Alcohol is a depressant. Forcing people to stay at home and allowing them to stew in depression is a sure fire recipe for disaster. This is the smart lockdown. Don’t be distracted by the noise. Switch off your tv. They cannot tell you anything you don’t already know. Like the insurance industry, the m

The capitalist world order has fallen. It has proven itself inadequate in the face of a global viral pandemic. In my country, the capitalist DA is begging for a return to work. They want to shore up the economy. They want to maintain the status quo. There was a historic compact that lead to the dawn of democracy. The black under privileged class was given the levers of political power. But the whites kept the money. Former state president, Thabo Mbeki recalls the time. In the time of coronavirus, it’s the political levers that prove the most powerful, with the gloating businessmen left with nothing but paper. At no time before in our varied social discourse have humans been confronted with their own mortality. This is on an unprecedented scale. And despite all our advances in medicine and science, a simple virus is gutting the population. As at 12:15 pm SA time, the world recorded two million infections and over 127 000 deaths. But regardless of one’s political worldview, the virus doesn’t stop once the loc

This Easter Sunday service was conducted by Ministers of the Roodepoort Circuit. “Christ is risen” is the title. Reverend Nombulelo Mbewu set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

Bishop Brian Abrahams of the Moravian Church delivered this Easter Sunday sermon. The theme of the message is “Open doors”. And it is based on 1 Corinthians 15:25. The Moravian Church in Bellville, Cape Town, set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

Reverend Nombulelo Mbewu recorded this Easter Sunday Reflection at home. The Florida Methodist Church set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

Social media provides fodder for my delusions. I’m supposed to be staying away from it. But alas! Anyway, I figure I’m not hurting anyone. And it makes for interesting conversation points. Consequently, I’d like to welcome you to the first instalment of CAn’t diss: Episode I. For more tantalising podcasts, visit the Spudcaster page.

Reverend Heidi Petersen delivered this morning’s Easter Sunrise sermon. Under the theme “We are an Easter People! Hallelujah”. And it is premised on Romans 8 verses 35-39. After that the Grace United Church Choir performed the closing hymn entitled “We shall go out with hope of resurrection”. Easter is celebrated under an extended lockdown in the face of a global pandemic. The podcast is a service to the church community and friends. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

This Good Friday service was conducted by various Ministers of the Roodepoort Circuit. Reverend Nombulelo Mbewu set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts. Lineup from this sermon Roodepoort Circuit Good Friday Service 2020 – Jesus’ 7 Words on the Cross English Introduction + Prayer by Rev R Seymour – 1st Word: Luke 23:32-24 Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing. Preacher: Rev R Mokobori – 2nd Word: Luke 23:39-43 Today you will be with me in paradise. Preacher: Rev A Alexander – 3r Word: John 19:25-27 Woman behold your son Preacher: Ms N Mnisi – 4th Word: Matthew 27:45-46 My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Preacher: Rev S Waqu – 5th Word: John 19:28-29 I thirst. Preacher: Rev M Diutlwileng – 6th Word: John 19:30 It is finished. Preacher: Rev S Waqu – 7th Word: Luke 23: 46 Father, into your hands I commend my spirit Preacher: Rev N Mbewu Closing Prayer + Benediction Rev K Alexander

Le nkonzo yamazwi asixhenxe iqhutywe ngabeFundisi be Roodepoort Circuit. UMfundisi Nombulelo Mbewu useke le podcast ukuze isociety yaseFlorida ifumane iinkonzo ngexesha leCoronavirus. Ngako oko siphe i-email address yakho ukuba ufuna ukufumana ezinye iinkonzo. Kwakhona, tyelela ikhasi Spudcaster ukuze ubone ezinye ii podcasts. Lineup from this sermon Roodepoort Circuit 2020 – Inkonzo Yamazwi Asixhenxe kaYesu emnqamlezweni/Tsebeletso ya Mantswe a Supileng a Jesu sefapanong – 1st Word: Luke 23-32-34 Ntate, obatsoarele hobane ha ba tsebe seo ba se etsang Preacher: Rev R Mokobori – 2nd Word: Luke 23:39-43 Kannete ke re ho wena kajeno o tla ba lenna paradeising Preacher: Rev K Alexander (Interpreter: Rev Diutlwileng) – 3rd Word: Yohane 19:25-37 Mfazi, nanko unyana wakho – 4th Word: Mateyu 27:45-46 Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiya ngani na? Preacher: Rev S Waqu – 5th Word: Johanne 19:28-29 Ke nyorilwe. Preacher: Rev M Diutlwileng – 6th Word: Yohane 19:30 Kugqityiwe Preacher: Rev S Waqu – 7th Word: Luka 23:46 Bawo,

Reverend Kelvin Harris brings this Good Friday service, entitled “Covid-19: God is with us!”. It is based on the following scripture readings: Psalm 23: 1-6 John 19: 28-30 The podcast is produced as a service to the church community and friends. During this time of lockdown, sermons will be pre-recorded and then uploaded onto the podcast. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.

Reverend Nombulelo Mbewu recorded this Good Friday Reflection from home. The Florida Methodist Church set up this podcast in response to the lockdown. So visit the Spudcaster page for more podcasts.