Rooted Fellowship Sermons
A church in Pretoria, seeking to Glorify God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ in a Transcultural Community for the Renewal of our City & Beyond
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Philippians: This is Living - Mindset of Living
In Philippians 2:1–11, Paul paints a breathtaking picture of the mind of Christ; a mind marked by humility, unity, and obedience. Writing from prison, Paul calls the church to mirror Christ’s self-emptying love, the kind that counts others as m...
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Philippians: This is Living - Live Worthy of the Gospel
This Sunday in our series This Is Living, we’re in Philippians 1:27–30 (through the lens of 2:5–11). Paul calls us to live as citizens of heaven; lives whose conduct matches our calling. We’ll see how unity isn’t optional; it’s our strength and...
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Philippians: This is Living - Joy That Advances the Gospel
Paul’s chains didn’t stall the mission. They amplified it. Because Christ is his life, even death is gain. Today we see how God turns adversity into a platform for witness, how courage spreads through a church, and why motives can’t mu...
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Philippians: This is Living - To live is Christ
We launched This Is Living in Philippians with the big claim: to live is Christ. Paul frames a Christ-shaped life: downward in humble service like Jesus, upward in God’s exaltation. He invites us into a gospel partnership God himself began and ...
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Awaken to Bold Witness
This Sunday Elder Kenny closed out our Awaken series by pointing us to bold witness through the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8. He reminded us that God often calls us into uncomfortable and unfamiliar spaces but no place is ...
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Awaken to Bold Faith
This past week at Rooted Fellowship we were reminded that our God is not only able to deliver us from the fire, He is present with us in it. From Daniel 3, the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shows us that bold faith is not about avoid...
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Awaken to Bold Hope
This past Sunday at Rooted Fellowship we were reminded that in Christ, we are a people of hope. From Romans 5:1–5, we saw that hope is not naïve optimism, but a deep confidence rooted in Jesus’ finished work. Through His death and resurrection,...
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Awaken: Bold Truth
As Rooted turns 10, we’re praying for Bold Awakening and this week, Bold Truth. In Acts 7 Stephen embodies truth and love: he tells hard truth to hardened hearts, sees Jesus standing at the Father’s right hand, and forgives his enemies as he’s ...
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Awaken: Bold Love and Bold Service
This Sunday we kick off Awaken—Rooted’s annual birthday season—celebrating 10 years of God’s faithfulness and asking Him for Bold Revival. From Mark 2:1–12 and Mark 10:32–45, Pastor Jono called us to a faith that tears through roofs to bring pe...
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Awaken Prayer Sunday
Today we prayed for Awaken month's theme - BOLD REVIVALLed by the holy scriptures, we prayed on the following topics:1)That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD SERVICE2)That He would AWAKEN us to BOLD LOVE3)That He would AWAK...
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Discipleship 4 - Great Commission
This Sunday, Elder Kenny closed our Discipleship series with a charge from Matthew 28:16–20. He reminded us that discipleship begins with grace, costs us daily, transcends culture, and culminates in the Great Commission. Jesus calls ordinary pe...
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Discipleship 3: Discipleship & Culture
Elder Bongani reminded us from Acts 15 that salvation is by grace alone through faith in Christ with no cultural add-ons. The gospel transcends every culture, preserves what is good, and transforms what is broken.Whether in our tradition...
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Discipleship 2: Counting the Cost
In Luke 14:25–35, Jesus makes it clear — salvation is free, but following Him will cost you everything. Discipleship isn’t a label; it’s a daily, Spirit-empowered surrender that shapes your relationships, priorities, and possessions. Each belie...
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Discipleship 1 - Dead to Alive: The Foundation to Discipleship
This week at Rooted Fellowship, Pastor Jono kicked off a brand-new sermon series titled simply Discipleship. Coming off a significant moment in the life of our church, saying farewell to our founding leaders, Pastor One and Mamoruti Confidence,...
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Galatians - Be Free: Part 8
As we conclude both our sermon series in Galatians and a significant chapter in the life of Rooted Fellowship, we are reminded of one unshakable truth: you are free. Not because of what you’ve done, but because of what Christ has done. In this ...
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Galatians - Be Free: Part 7
This week in our Be Free series through Galatians, we turned to chapter 4 where Paul reminds us of a stunning truth: in Christ, we are no longer slaves, but sons and daughters—heirs of God. With clarity and pastoral warmth, we were reminded tha...
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Galatians - Be Free: Part 6
This week’s message in our Be Free series dives deep into Galatians 3:15–29, a passage where Paul reminds the church that we are not spiritual beggars trying to earn God’s favor—we are heirs of the promise. Just like someone unknowingly living ...
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Galatians - Be Free: Part 5
In part five of our Galatians series, we’re reminded that the Christian life begins and continues by faith in Christ alone. Paul confronts the Galatians—and us—with a sobering question: if we began by the Spirit, why do we now try to f...
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Galatians - Be Free: Part 4
This week, we continue our Be Free series in Galatians by confronting one of the biggest threats to Christian freedom—adding to the gospel. In Galatians 2:11–21, Paul boldly opposes Peter for compromising the truth of the gospel out of fear and...
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Galatians - Be Free: Part 3
On a freezing Sunday morning, we continued our powerful journey through Galatians with a reminder that freedom isn’t free. As Paul walks us through a confrontation in Galatians 2, we see what it means to stand firm when the gospel is challenged...
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Galatians - Be Free: Part 2
The gospel transforms people on a supernatural level. A personal encounter with Jesus Christ powerfully transformed Paul. Jesus not only revealed Himself to Paul, but also in and through him. And so the early church glorified God be...
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Galatians - Be Free: Part 1
In this powerful opening to his letter, Paul confronts the Galatian church with urgency and clarity. No holding back. He reminds them that his message and apostleship come directly from Jesus Christ, not human authority, and expresses deep conc...
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You have a Story: Part 5
From persecutor to preacher — Saul’s encounter with Jesus changed everything. But it wasn’t just his story. It was the start of a mission we’re still part of.Paul was God’s chosen instrument. And now? So are we.As Rooted enters a ...
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