Weekly messages from Common Ground Church Sea Point. We are one church, many congregations. Whatever your thoughts about God and church, you’re welcome here! We are passionate about God and our city which is why we meet all across Cape Town. We exist to spread the good news of Jesus wider into our city and deeper into our culture.
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Common Ground is a church plant within the Heart of Jackson. Common Ground's mission is to be a missional community of disciple makers. You are invited to join us in this mission as we continue to abide in Christ and Make Disciples. Because it is at the foot of the Cross that we find Common Ground.
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In this powerful message from our God with Us series, Kyle Peters unpacks Hebrews 4:14-16, showing how Jesus, our great High Priest, sympathises with our struggles and meets us in our moments of need. Through His own experience of temptation, sorrow, and suffering, Jesus stands in our corner, inviting us to confidently draw near to the throne of gr…
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This week, Paul Maughan explores the incredible truth that God’s heart is to be with us, not just to be known. Drawing from John 1:14 and Revelation 21:3, we’re reminded that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and that God will one day dwell with His people forever.
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In this week's episode, Paul Maughan kicks off our Advent series, God With Us, diving into 1 Timothy 3:16 and Colossians 2:9. He explores incomplete views of the incarnation and reveals how its profound mystery invites us to embrace both humility and confidence.
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Last Sunday, Lee-Ann Maughan shared a powerful message from Psalm 145 with this big idea: Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise! At this time of year, when life feels overwhelming and we’re caught up in our to-do lists, it’s easy to let ourselves grow ‘big’ and God seem ‘small.’ But this Psalm reminds us to right-size our perspective—to focus…
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In the final part of our Biblical Justice series Jess gets us into the practicalities of how we as individuals and churches can serve those in need through relief, development and even social reform.
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In this week's sermon, Greg Heasley from Covenant Grace Church guides us through Isaiah 42:1-9, helping us behold the justice of Jesus in both His ways and His works. Join us as we explore the profound contrast between God’s chosen servant and the brokenness of worldly justice. Gain fresh insight into how Jesus fulfils God’s promise of true, restor…
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In week three of our Biblical Justice series, Kyle Peters explores the Christian call to justice beyond charity. Scripture reveals that serving the poor and vulnerable is more than an optional kindness—it's an essential act of justice for every believer. From Israel’s call to care for foreigners to Jesus' command to love our neighbours, the Bible s…
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Justice is at the very heart of God—compassionate, merciful, and overflowing with love for those who suffer and face injustice. In this episode, we explore the profound call to “love mercy” from Micah 6:8 and how Jesus exemplifies compassion for all. Discover what it means to embrace God's heart for justice and mercy in our own lives, and why we, t…
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This past Saturday, we gathered for a beautiful Women’s Breakfast, where we shared meaningful conversations and were reminded of God’s faithfulness. 🌱 Barbara Maughan shared her personal story, encouraging us to trust in God's deep care for us, even in challenging times. It was a powerful moment of connection and support for everyone present.…
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In the first week of our new series, Biblical Justice, Kyle Peters unpacks Micah 6 and explores God's call for us to live a life of justice, mercy, and humility. This message focuses on what it means to walk humbly with our God, setting the tone for the rest of the series. Join us as we dive deep into God's heart for justice and our role in it.…
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In the final week of God & Work, we explore how the church can bless others, contrasting the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11) with Acts 2 and the Spirit’s call to build a God-glorifying culture.
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This week, Paul Maughan continues our God and Work series answering the questions "How do I create and cultivate culture?" "How do I treat people?" while focusing on 1 Corinthians 10v31.
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This week, guest preacher, Rigby Wallace, speaks to us about a house founded on God’s scandalous grace, God’s lavish generosity and God’s wise sovereignty.
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In week 5 of our God & Work series, Cam Venter focuses on the Sabbath commandment in Exodus 20:8-11.
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This week, Paul Maughan focuses on "Why we build" as servant leaders who are prepared to sacrifice in our love for others. We learn from the life of Esther in particular, as she risked her life for the good of others and was put in a place of leadership "for such a time as this."
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This week, Paul Maughan continues through our series, God & work, answering the question, "What to build?" while focusing on Jeremiah 29v4-9.
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In week two of our God and Work Series, Paul Maughan addresses the problem, that we don’t think work has anything to do with eternity. He unpacks the eternal importance of work and how our work for the Lord will not be in vain.
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This week, Paul Maughan launches our new series, God and Work, focusing on a passage from Genesis 1. He looks at what it means to be image bearers who have received the First Commission to create and cultivate culture (rather than condemn, critique, copy or consume culture).
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This week, for our final Sunday in the book of Acts for the year, Kyle Peters walks us through Acts 6v54-60 looking at Stephen's situation mirroring Jesus' trial, death, and words.
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This week, Kyle Peters ends Stephen's defence under the big banner of "surrender", of tapping out and submitting to God in Acts 7v37-53.
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This week, Steph Pienaar continues the journey through Acts 7:17-36, the Jesus story, the gospel according to Stephen part 2.
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This week we continue from last week and look closer into Acts 7v1-16 with Kyle Peters.
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Join Kyle Peters this week as he walks us through Acts 6v8-15 where we start to follow Stephen as he is doing signs and wonders while meeting opposition to his faith and witness.
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This week Kyle Peters takes us through Acts 6v1-7 where the church is growing and experiencing growing pains as the cultural diversity brings unintended offences, but the other problem is that if it's solved in the wrong way the church will lose the gospel. The solution.... get people to play their parts.…
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On the final week of our Jonah series, Sheldon Moultrie closes off on Jonah chapter 4, focusing on how God taught Jonah about compassion and invited him to change.
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On week 5 of our Jonah series, Cam Venter walks us through Jonah 3:1-10, where Jonah finally goes to Nineveh and how the love and mercy of God always wins.
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This week Greg explores the themes of Grace throughout the story of Jonah. Grace is not only the action of undeserved favour towards us but also an empowering strength.
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On week three of our Jonah series, Jessica unpacks how Jesus is the greater Jonah, who by being a perfect loving substitute, takes on the wrath of God on our behalf.
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On week two of our Jonah series, Steph Pienaar looks at Jonah's rebellion, the reality of God's discipline, and the various responses we see in those verses.
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his week, Kyle Peters explores Jonah's initial disobedience when God calls him to Nineveh, and uncovers why we often run from God's call.
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This week Kyle Peters closes week 12 of Acts focusing on Acts 5v12-42 highlighting the unstoppable plan of God to see his Gospel go forth. Next week we will take a break from Acts as we start a new journey through the book of Jonah.
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This week, Cam Venter looks closely into Acts Acts 5:1-11 breaking down the danger of deception, the wrath (furious love) of God and finally the great grace of God.
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This week, Steph Pienaar leads us through Chapter 4v23-37 highlighting various things that we could learn from the early church.
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On week 7 of our Acts series, Paul Maughan speaks around chapter 4v1-22 with a focus on verse 13 “And they recognised that they had been with Jesus.".
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On week 8 of our Acts series, Kyle Peters finishes up chapter three focusing on Jesus, the ultimate prophet and the promises and blessings he has made for us.
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As we jump back into our journey through the book of Acts, Kyle Peters takes us through Acts chapter 3 centering around the name and person of Jesus.
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This week Steve van Rhyn from Common Ground Rondebosch walks us through Psalm 63.
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In the final week of our "I am..." series, Paul Maughan concludes with a focus on Jesus' statement "I am the resurrection and the life." while taking a deeper look at John 11v17-27.
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In week five of our "I am..." series, Paul Maughan walks us through John 10 where Jesus uses a simple picture to help us understand who he is. He says he’s like a shepherd, and we are like his sheep.
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In week four of our "I am" series, Steph Pienaar takes us through John 15:1-11 where we take a deeper look at Jesus being the true vine.
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This week, Kyle Peters focuses on "I am the light of the world" while taking a closer look at John 8v12-14 and 19.
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This week Lee-Ann Maughan kicks off our new series, "I am" with a focus on “I am the bread of life” while unpacking John 6:48-51.
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This week Paul Maughan focuses on Act 2v42-47 with a particular emphasis on “awe came upon every soul” and a community following Jesus in action.
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This week Paul Maugahn walks us through Acts 2v22-41 where Peter is declaring the good news that Jesus is the King of the Kingdom.
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On week four of our Acts series, Kyle Peters takes a closer look at Acts chapter 2v1-21.
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This week, Kyle Peters continues our Acts series with a focus on Acts 1v12-26 relating it to how we navigate life.
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In week 2 of our Acts series, Paul Maughan looks at Acts 1v6-11, Part 2 of The King and The Kingdom, with a focus on the nature of The Kingdom.
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This week Paul Maughan kicks off the Acts series, introducing the book, and how it captures the beginning of Jesus' heavenly ministry, through the church, on earth.
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“It is a blessed mark of growth out of spiritual infancy when we can forgo the joys which once appeared to be essential and can find our solace in him who denies them to us.” This week, Lee-Ann Maughan walks us through Psalm 131 with a focus on how we relate to God, how we want to “be God” or on the other extreme of how we “use God”.…
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Opening up the new year, Cam Venter took a look at Psalm 23 as a “vision of life with God” with an emphasis on His sufficiency, His closeness and His provision in our lives.
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