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13/06/2026

THE FIERY FURNACE!” By Johan Terblanche

When we read of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who were thrown into a fiery furnace, we see that a fourth person were with them in the furnace and how they were delivered from the furnace. (See Daniel 3:8-25)

In Isaiah 43:2, we also read that when we walk through the fire, we will not be burned, and the flames will not us you ablaze.

While many are standing on the promise of Isaiah 43:2, few are willing to follow God’s Word to its fullest. To support this statement, let us quickly look at the lives of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

• Though they were held captive in Babylon, they did not abandon the Lord or the teachings of the past. They also refused to serve any other god. (Daniel 3:12)
• They subjected themselves to the will of God. In Daniel 3:18 they said, “But if not” meaning that in spite of their believes, they will accept whatever outcome the Lord may bring.
• They kept the faith and declared that they believe that the Lord can save them. (See Daniel 3:17)
• They boldly proclaim their trust in the Lord. (Daniel 3:16)
• They were willing to accept the outcome, even if the Lord did not deliver them. (See Daniel 3:18)
• They did not give in to the pressures of the World but stayed true to the Lord. When others bowed before the idol, they remain standing. (Daniel 3:12)

Today I want to encourage you, not just to “stand” on God’s Word like so many do, but to obey it for obedience is better than sacrifice. (1 Samuel 15:22) Let us not expect the Lord to save us, when we are not doing what we were taught, not holding onto the Lord rather than holding on to the promises, or not serving Him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)

Let me quickly expand on spirit and in truth as per John 4:24. Note that spirit is spelled with a small “s” indicating man’s spirit and not God’s Holy Spirit. In spirit implies to serve the Lord with our entire being or all that we are.

Truth, also spelled with a small “t” implies that we subject ourselves to the Truth, which is Jesus and then align ourselves with who Jesus is, what Jesus did and how Jesus lived.

In conclusion, to be saved from the fire, we need to be saved and to live accordingly. Let us live like Jesus did, do what Jesus did, and become true followers of the Word before “standing” on the Word.

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

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13/06/2026

DIE VUUROOND!” Deur Johan Terblanche

Wanneer ons lees van Sadrag, Mesag en Abednego wat in 'n vuuroond gegooi is, sien ons dat 'n vierde persoon saam met hulle in die oond was en hoe hulle uit die oond gered is. (Sien Daniël 3:8-25)

In Jesaja 43:2 lees ons ook dat wanneer ons deur die vuur gaan, ons nie sal skroei nie, en die vlam sons nie sal brand nie.
Terwyl baie op die belofte van Jesaja 43:2 staan, is min bereid om God se Woord ten volle te volg. Om hierdie stelling te staaf, laat ons vinnig kyk na die lewens van Sadrag, Mesag en Abednego.

• Alhoewel hulle in Babilon gevange gehou is, het hulle nie die Here of die leringe van die verlede verlaat nie. Hulle het ook geweier om enige ander god te dien. (Daniël 3:12)
• Hulle het hulself aan die wil van God onderwerp. In Daniël 3:18 het hulle gesê: "Maar so nie", wat beteken dat hulle, ten spyte van hul oortuigings, enige uitkoms wat die Here mag bring, sal aanvaar.
• Hulle het die geloof behou en verklaar dat hulle glo dat die Here hulle kan red. (Sien Daniël 3:17)
• Hulle verkondig met vrymoedigheid hul vertroue in die Here. (Daniël 3:16)
• Hulle was bereid om die uitkoms te aanvaar, selfs al het die Here hulle nie verlos nie. (Sien Daniël 3:18)
• Hulle het nie toegegee aan die druk van die wêreld nie, maar het getrou gebly aan die Here. Toe ander voor die afgod gebuig het, het hulle bly staan. (Daniël 3:12)

Vandag wil ek jou aanmoedig om nie net op God se Woord te "staan" soos baie doen nie, maar om dit te gehoorsaam, want gehoorsaamheid is beter as opoffering. (1 Samuel 15:22) Laat ons nie verwag dat die Here ons sal red wanneer ons nie doen wat ons geleer is nie, nie aan die Here vashou eerder as aan die beloftes nie, of Hom nie in gees en waarheid dien nie. (Johannes 4:24)

Laat ek vinnig uitbrei oor gees en in waarheid soos per Johannes 4:24. Let daarop dat gees met 'n klein letter gespel word. “g” dui op die mens se gees en nie God se Heilige Gees nie. In gees impliseer dit om die Here met ons hele wese of alles wat ons is, te dien.
Waarheid, ook gespel met 'n klein “w”, impliseer dat ons onsself aan die Waarheid onderwerp, wat Jesus is, en ons dan in lyn bring met wie Jesus is, wat Jesus gedoen het en hoe Jesus geleef het.

Ten slotte, om van die vuur gered te word, moet ons gered wees en volgens die Woord leef. Laat ons leef soos Jesus geleef het, doen wat Jesus gedoen het, en ware volgelinge van die Woord word voordat ons op die Woord “staan”.

Indien u gebed of leiding nodig het, is u welkom om 'n e-pos te stuur na [email protected].

Groete en God seën

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

05/06/2026

GOD SENT HIS WORD!” By Johan Terblanche

In Psalm 107 we read of a people who found themselves in a wilderness, a desert land with no city to dwell in. We see that they were hungry, thirsty, in distress and in trouble. In their distress they called upon the Lord.

When they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, The Lord saved them from their distresses. God sent His Word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. ( See Psalm 107:20)
Today there are many of us finding ourselves in a wilderness, a desert land with no city to dwell in. Many of us are hungry, thirsty, in distress and in trouble. But today I want to challenge you to call upon the Lord who’ve sent us His Word.

In John 1:1 we read, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Then in verse 14 of John 1 we see that the Word became flesh and lived among us. The Word referred to here is nothing or nobody else that our Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ who became flesh.

I do not know what you are going through or what you are facing, but if you cry unto the Lord, He will sent His Word, healed you and deliver you from destruction.

Heavenly Father, I cry out to You today. Let Your Word, who is Jesus Christ, come and fill our being, live inside of us, so that we may experience love instead of hate, healing instead of pain, comfort instead of sorrow, peace instead of turmoil, joy instead of heartache, and deliverance instead of captivity. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

05/06/2026

GOD HET SY WOORD GESTUUR!”
Deur Johan Terblanche

In Psalm 107 lees ons van 'n volk wat hulself in 'n wildernis, of 'n woestynland bevind het sonder 'n stad om in te woon. Ons sien dat hulle honger, dors, in nood en in die moeilikheid was. In hul nood het hulle die Here aangeroep.

“Toe het hulle die HERE aangeroep in hul benoudheid; uit hul angste het Hy hulle verlos. Hy het sy woord uitgestuur, dat Hy hulle kon gesond maak en hulle uit hul kuile red.” (Sien Psalm 107:19-20)

Vandag is daar baie van ons wat onsself in 'n wildernis of 'n woestynland bevind sonder 'n stad om in te woon. Baie van ons is honger, dors, in nood en in die moeilikheid. Maar vandag wil ek jou uitdaag om die Here aan te roep wat sy Woord vir ons gestuur het.

In Johannes 1:1 lees ons: “In die begin was die Woord, en die Woord was by God, en die Woord was God.” Dan, in vers 14 van Johannes 1, sien ons dat die Woord vlees geword het en onder ons gewoon het. Die Woord waarna hier verwys word, is niks of niemand anders as ons Here en Verlosser, Jesus Christus wat vlees geword het nie.

Ek weet nie waardeur jy gaan of wat jy in die gesig staar nie, maar as jy tot die Here roep, sal Hy Sy Woord stuur, jou genees en jou uit die kuil van vernietiging verlos.

Hemelse Vader, ek roep vandag tot U. Laat u Woord, wat Jesus Christus is, kom en ons wese vul, binne-in ons leef, sodat ons liefde in plaas van haat, genesing in plaas van pyn, troos in plaas van gebrokenheid, vrede in plaas van onrus, vreugde in plaas van hartseer en verlossing in plaas van gevangenskap kan ervaar. Ek bid dit in Jesus se Naam. Amen

Indien jy gebed of leiding nodig het, is jy welkom om 'n e-pos te stuur na [email protected].

Groete en seënwense

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

29/05/2026

THE FORGOTTEN JESUS?” By Johan Terblanche

When Jesus was twelve years old, he went with His parents to the Passover festival in Jerusalem. On their return, after traveling for a day, Joseph and Mary realized that Jesus was not with them. They began looking for Him but when they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found Jesus in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Mary said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.” Jesus responded, “Why were you searching for me? Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” (Luke 2:41-52)

As I was reading about Joseph and Mary leaving Jesus behind, I thought, “Where did we leave Jesus behind?”

You see, often we live our lives and do our own thing, thinking that Jesus is nearby. In our haste to get things done, or to reach our destination, we often leave Jesus behind. We then ask questions like “where was Jesus when…?” or “Does the Lord really care?”

But the Lord may still be where we left Him. It could be in church after the morning service, or in our bedroom where we said our morning prayer, or even way back in history where we accepted Jesus as Saviour.

It could be hours, days, weeks, months or years since we last spend time with the Lord, since we last enjoyed His presence. Though Hebrews 13:5 tells us that the Lord will never leave us nor forsake us, there are times when we remove ourselves from His Holy presence while chasing after our own goals or purposes. It can also be that we simply forgot, or got too busy, or gradually removed ourselves.

But you and I can turn our hearts back to the Lord. Like Mary and Joseph, we can go back to the place where our relationship with the Lord took a turn. Yes, even today, we can seek the Lord while He may be found. (Isaiah 55:6)

If our relationship with the Lord is not what it is supposed to be, let us turn back, repent, seek His face and in doing so, have our relationship restored.

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

29/05/2026

DIE VERGETE JESUS? Deur Johan Terblanche

Toe Jesus twaalf jaar oud was, het Hy saam met Sy ouers na die Paasfees in Jerusalem gegaan. Met hul terugkeer, na 'n dag se reis, het Josef en Maria besef dat Jesus nie by hulle was nie. Hulle het na Hom begin soek, maar toe hulle Hom nie vind nie, het hulle teruggegaan na Jerusalem om Hom te soek. Na drie dae het hulle Jesus in die tempel gevind, waar Hy tussen die leraars gesit het. Maria sê vir Hom: " Kind, waarom het jy so met ons gemaak? Kyk, jou vader en ek het jou met angs gesoek.." Jesus antwoord: "Waarom het julle My gesoek? Het U nie geweet dat Ek in my Vader se huis moet wees nie?" (Lukas 2:41-52)

Terwyl ek lees oor Josef en Maria wat Jesus in die tempel agter gelaat het, het ek ged**k: "Waar het ons Jesus agtergelaat?"

Jy sien, dikwels leef ons ons lewe, doen ons eie ding, en d**k dat Jesus naby is. In ons haas om dinge gedoen te kry, of om ons bestemming te bereik, laat ons Jesus dikwels agter. Ons vra dan vrae soos "Waar was Jesus toe...?" of "Gee die Here werklik om?"

Maar die Here mag steeds wees waar ons Hom gelos het. Dit kan in die kerk wees na die oggenddiens, of in ons slaapkamer waar ons ons oggendgebed gedoen het, of selfs ver terug in die geskiedenis waar ons Jesus as Verlosser aangeneem het.

Dit kan ure, dae, weke, maande of jare wees sedert ons laas tyd saam met die Here deurgebring het, sedert ons laas Sy teenwoordigheid geniet het. Alhoewel die Here in Hebreërs 13:5 belowe het dat Hy ons nooit sal verlaat of in die steek sal laat nie, is daar tye wanneer ons onsself van Sy Heilige teenwoordigheid verwyder terwyl ons ons eie doelwitte of doeleindes najaag. Dit kan ook wees dat ons eenvoudig vergeet het, of te besig geraak het, of onsself geleidelik verwyder het.

Maar ons kan ons harte terugdraai na die Here. Soos Maria en Josef, kan ons teruggaan na die plek waar ons verhouding met die Here 'n draai geneem het. Ja, selfs vandag kan ons die Here soek terwyl Hy nog te vinde is. (Jesaja 55:6)

As ons verhouding met die Here nie is wat dit veronderstel is om te wees nie, laat ons terugdraai, ons bekeer, Sy aangesig soek en sodoende ons verhouding herstel.

Indien jy gebed of leiding benodig, is u welkom om 'n e-pos te stuur na [email protected].

Groete en God seën

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

22/05/2026

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AND YOUTH LEADERS CONFERENCE - 16 MAY 2026

On Saturday, Christ alone ministries hosted a conference for Sunday School teachers and youth leaders at the New Life AFM church in van Dykpark, Boksburg.

The focus was on prayer and how to teach our children to pray

In attendance were Sunday school teachers and youth leaders from 43 churches in the East Rand.

We thank God though for His presence and for allowing us to labour in His vineyard.

Thank you to all who attended. We pray the Lord will bless you and keep you as we continue to serve.

22/05/2026

SECOND OR FINAL CHANCE?” By Johan Terblanche

Then He (Jesus) told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So, he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’” (Luke 13:6-9)

Often, the parable recorded in Luke 13:6-9 is used as validation that God is a God of second chances. And it is true, God often gives us a second, third or even more chances. In Scripture we see several examples of God giving a person a second chance.

Moses was brought up in the ways of the Lord by his own mother in the house of Pharaoh. After killing an Egyptian guard, Moses fled to Midian. Here he had an encounter with the Lord, and the Lord gave him a second chance. (See Exodus 3:10)

After committing adultery with Bathsheba and conspiring to murder her husband Uriah, God gave David a second chance as King. (See 2 Samuel 11 & 12)

When Jonah turned his back on the Lord by fleeing from God, God gave him a second chance. In Jonah 3:1 we see that the Lord came to Jonah a second time, and this time Jonah did what the Lord demanded.

Peter denied Jesus, not once but three times. Still the Lord gave Peter another chance and Peter became what the Lord intended him to be. Interesting is that Peter denied the Lord three times and Jesus then demanded him three times to feed His sheep. (Matthew 26: 69-75 and John 21: 15-17)

And though the Lord of mercy and grace is willing to give us a second chance, we must bear in mind that the last chance He gave could also be the final chance. Like the man tending to the vineyard in Luke 13, there may come a day when the Master will say, “If it does not bear fruit, then cut it down.”

God is gracious, but God is also just. If we overplay our hand, by carrying on in our fleshly and sinful ways, always expecting of the Lord to give us another chance, we may find that the last chance He gave, was His final chance.

Therefore, we must repent of your sins, accept God’s gift of salvation, put to death our earthly or fleshly desires, consecrate ourselves and live holy lives, for the last chance we get, may indeed be our final chance. (Matthew 4:7, Ephesians 2:8-9; Colossians 3:5; Leviticus 11:44 and 1 Peter 1:15-16)

In need of prayer or Biblical guidance? Please send your request to [email protected]

Regards,

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries
[email protected]

22/05/2026

TWEEDE OF FINALE KANS?” Deur Johan Terblanche

Toe vertel Hy (Jesus) hierdie gelykenis: “ 'n Man het 'n vyeboom gehad wat in sy wingerd geplant was, en hy het gekom en vrugte daaraan gesoek en niks gekry nie. Toe sê hy vir die tuinier: Kyk, drie jaar kom ek om vrugte aan hierdie vyeboom te soek en ek kry niks nie; kap hom uit. Waarvoor maak hy die grond nog onvrugbaar? Maar hy antwoord en sê vir hom: Meneer, laat hom nog hierdie jaar staan totdat ek om hom gespit en mis gegooi het. As hy dan vrugte dra, goed; maar so nie, dan kan u hom anderjaar uitkap.’” (Lukas 13:6-9)

Die gelykenis wat in Lukas 13:6-9 opgeteken is, word dikwels gebruik as bevestiging dat God ’n God van tweede kanse is. En dit is waar, God gee ons dikwels ’n tweede, derde of selfs meer kanse. In die Skrif sien ons verskeie voorbeelde waar God 'n persoon 'n tweede kans gegee het.

Moses is deur sy eie moeder in die weë van die Here in die huis van Farao grootgemaak. Nadat hy 'n Egiptiese wag doodgeslaan het, het Moses na Midian gevlug. Hier het hy 'n ontmoeting met die Here gehad, en die Here het hom 'n tweede kans gegee. (Sien Eksodus 3:10)

Nadat hy egbreuk met Batseba gepleeg het en saamgesweer het om haar man Uria te vermoor, het God vir Dawid 'n tweede kans as Koning gegee. (Sien 2 Samuel 11 & 12)

Toe Jona die rug keer op God deur weg te vlug, het God hom 'n tweede kans gegee. In Jona 3:1 sien ons dat die Here 'n tweede keer na Jona gekom het, en hierdie keer het Jona gedoen wat die Here geëis het.

Petrus het Jesus verloën, nie een keer nie, maar drie keer. Tog het die Here vir Petrus nog 'n kans gegee en Petrus het geword wat die Here met hom beplan het. Interessant is dat Petrus die Here drie keer verloën het en Jesus eis toe drie keer dat Petrus Sy skape te voed. (Matteus 26: 69-75 en Johannes 21: 15-17)

En hoewel die Here van barmhartigheid en genade bereid is om ons 'n tweede kans te gee, moet ons in gedagte hou dat die laaste kans wat Hy gegee het, ook die finale kans kan wees. Soos die man wat die wingerd in Lukas 13 versorg, kan daar 'n dag kom wanneer die Meester sal sê: "As dit nie vrugte dra nie, kap dit dan af."

God is genadig, maar God is ook regverdig. As ons ons hand oorspeel deur voort te gaan in ons vleeslike en sondige weë, en altyd verwag dat die Here ons nog 'n kans sal gee, kan ons vind dat die laaste kans wat Hy gegee het, Sy finale kans was.

Daarom moet ons ons van ons sondes bekeer, God se geskenk van verlossing aanvaar, ons aardse of vleeslike begeertes afsterf, onsself toewy aan die Here en heilige lewens lei, want die laaste kans wat ons kry, kan inderdaad ons finale kans wees. (Matteus 4:7, Efesiërs 2:8-9; Kolossense 3:5; Levitikus 11:44 en 1 Petrus 1:15-16)

Benodig u gebed of Bybelse leiding? Stuur asseblief u versoek na [email protected]

Groete,

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries
[email protected]

15/05/2026

“DO NOT FEAR” by Johan Terblanche

Last week I had to get some blood tests done. Though there are not any serious issues, my fear of needles almost prevented me from going for the tests. To me, every needle looks thicker than a garden hosepipe. Just thinking about it makes tears well up in my eyes.

Last year my wife went to a clinic for a routine breast examination. The nurse felt “something” and referred my wife for a mammogram. We could not get an appointment for two weeks. During the wait we anticipated all kinds of things, from cancer to a mastectomy, and months of treatment. Then, after the mammogram, we heard that there was nothing wrong.

December, on returning from holiday, my car suddenly lost power. In my mind I saw how we may get stranded and a huge bill for towing in the vehicle and repairs. I continued driving to the nearest town where we found that the problem was dirty diesel. Instead of having to do major repairs I simply filled up with clean fuel and replaced the fuel filter when we reached home.

From the three examples above you can see that we are only human and that our fears sometimes determine the way we think, or even the way we live.

But the Word does tell us that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) It also states that we have not received the spirit of bo***ge again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (Romans 8:15)

Fear often makes a problem seem bigger. Not only that but fear often drives faith away. Still, because we are human, we do occasionally fear. That is when we should turn our hearts towards Jesus Christ, for in Christ, fear fades or disappear. Let me assure you that situations will come where fear overtakes faith. Just think of the war in the east, or the senseless murders we hear of daily, or the price of fuel – all giving us reason to fear.

But today the Word also tells us not to fear, for the Lord is with us. In Deuteronomy 31:6 we read, “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Even when the situation turn for the worst, like when the Jairus's Daughter died, Jesus says, “Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.” (Luke 8:50)

Our problem is not just fear. The bigger problem we face is that we allow our fear to become bigger than our perception of God’s love, God’s mercy, God’s greatness and God’s ability to do what He has promised. But today, I want to encourage you with the lyrics of a song by Gordon Jensen

Bigger than all my problems
Bigger than all my fears
God is bigger than any mountain
That I can or cannot see.
Bigger than all my questions
Bigger than anything
God is bigger than any mountain
That I can or cannot see.

Let us look unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2)

In need of prayer or Biblical guidance? Please send your request to [email protected]

Regards,

Johan Terblanche

Christ Alone Ministries
[email protected]

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