Sermons from Commons Church. Intellectually honest. Spiritually passionate. Jesus at the centre. Since 2014.
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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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Are you tired of feeling disconnected from church? Looking for real, raw conversations about faith that speak to the struggles of everyday life? The Common Man Church is here to meet you where you are. Join us as we break down the Word of God in simple, relatable ways—no fancy talk, no frills, just the power of Jesus for people like you. Whether you're struggling with faith, searching for hope, or just curious about how God fits into your daily grind, this podcast is for you. From powerful s ...
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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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Rethinking the Judgement of the Sheep and the Goats - Jeremy Duncan
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What does the parable of the sheep and the goats teach us about judgment, grace, and the nature of God’s kingdom? In this compelling talk, we unpack one of Jesus’ most famous—and often misunderstood—stories, exploring themes of humility, service, and the presence of the divine in everyday acts of love. Through this lens, we challenge traditional id…
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Psalm 145: Greatly to be praised - Lee-Ann Maughan
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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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Biblical Justice Week 4: Doing Justice (How) - Jessica Carolissen
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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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Parable of the Talents - Jeremy Duncan
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Today, we dive into one of Jesus’ parables told in two different places, exploring their deeper meanings and transformative implications. Are these stories about divine judgment, or are they invitations to a life of trust, grace, and courage in the face of uncertainty? We unpack the Parable of the Talents and its counterpart in Luke’s Gospel, refra…
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Incoming Calls: Beholding the Justice of Jesus in his Ways and Works - Greg Heasley
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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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Five get in :) Five left outside :( - Jeremy Duncan
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This week, we explore the powerful lessons of Matthew 25 through Jesus’ parables on readiness, grace, and judgment. We delve into the deeper meaning of Jesus’ teachings and how they challenge our expectations of certainty, faithfulness, and generosity. Discover how these parables invite us to embrace grace, trust the divine timing, and shine our li…
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Jesus taught primarily in parables. Short pithy stories that surprise us with Jesus' unique perspective on life. These parables centre around three main concepts. Kingdom, Grace and, wait for it... Judgment. Over the last few years we have developed series to focus on the stories of kingdom, and of grace, and in this series we intend to face into t…
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Biblical Justice Week 3: Doing Justice (What and Who) - Kyle Peters
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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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Prayer Requests Here! 🌹 The Thorn and The Rose 🌹 In this episode, we explore the profound truth that both thorns and roses—our struggles and our triumphs—are woven into our lives by God’s hand. Just as the Apostle Paul spoke of his “thorn in the flesh” in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, we uncover how God uses both hardship and grace to shape us, reveal His…
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Biblical Justice Week 2: Loving kindness, compassion and mercy - Paul Maughan
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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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Jesus taught primarily in parables. Short pithy stories that surprise us with Jesus' unique perspective on life. These parables centre around three main concepts. Kingdom, Grace and, wait for it... Judgment. Over the last few years we have developed series to focus on the stories of kingdom, and of grace, and in this series we intend to face into t…
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Prayer Requests Here! In this powerful episode of The Common Man Church Podcast, we dive deep into one of the most profound truths of the Gospel—the power of the blood of Jesus Christ. From forgiveness to redemption, and from guilt to freedom, the blood of Jesus has the power to transform lives and heal hearts. We’ll explore key scriptures, includi…
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Cultivating God's Vineyard - Jeremy Duncan
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In this sermon, we begin our new series on the parables of judgment—one of the most challenging and misunderstood aspects of Jesus’ teachings. Judgment often sounds intimidating, but what if it’s not about condemnation or punishment? What if it’s God’s loving correction, guiding us back when we’ve strayed off the path? Join us as we explore: • How …
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Prayer Requests Here! 🌿 The Resurrection Garden: A Triumph of Hope and New Life 🌿 In this powerful episode of The Common Man Church Podcast, we take you on a journey through The Resurrection Garden, where life triumphed over death, and hope was restored for all who believe. The resurrection of Jesus isn't just a moment in history—it’s the turning p…
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Cast Your Cares - Barbra Maughan (Women's Breakfast)
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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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Biblical Justice Week 1: Walking Humbly With God - Kyle Peters
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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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Replace Tithing with Generosity - Jeremy Duncan
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In this week’s sermon, we tackle one of the most challenging aspects of faith: our relationship with wealth. Is generosity an obligation, or can it be a deeper, more fulfilling part of our spiritual journey? We explore how wealth has often corrupted religious spaces, leading to misconceptions like the 10% tithe, and we break down what the Bible rea…
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In this bonus podcast, we explore the often misunderstood relationship between Jesus and the Pharisees. While the Pharisees are frequently seen as the “villains” of the New Testament, there is much more nuance to their interactions with Jesus. We’ll discuss the different groups present in Jesus’ time, including the Sadducees, Zealots, and Essenes, …
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Prayer Requests Here! In the stillness of the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus faced His greatest test—the battle between His will and the will of the Father. As He prayed in anguish, the weight of the world’s sin pressed down on Him. In this powerful moment, Jesus surrendered fully to God’s plan, teaching us the true meaning of obedience and trust. In …
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As pastors and friends, this is a question that emerges in conversation pretty regularly. We all have doubts about what we believe, questions about whether our beliefs are well-founded, and we struggle sometimes to find the rhythms and habits that support the faith we want to foster. At Commons, we think wrestling with these questions is an essenti…
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God & Work Week 7: How we build - Paul Maughan
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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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Prayer Requests Here! What happens when one choice alters the course of human history? 🌿 In this episode of The Common Man Church podcast, we dive deep into the Garden of Eden—the paradise where it all began and where humanity’s first decision introduced sin into the world. Discover how Adam and Eve’s choice in the garden still impacts us today, an…
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God & Work Week 6: How I build - Paul Maughan
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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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Relationship AND Religion - Jeremy Duncan
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This week we explore the felt experience of faith and what it means to hold on to faith even when emotions fluctuate. We discuss how faith can be both a deep, personal relationship with God and a set of religious practices that sustain us through life’s ups and downs. From a conversation with my son about bacon to the story of the “beloved disciple…
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Prayer Requests Here! Episode 1: The Power in the Garden – The Choice, The Surrender, and The Victory What if the most life-changing moments in human history all happened in a garden? 🌿 In this debut episode of The Common Man Church podcast, we dive deep into three pivotal gardens from the Bible that hold the keys to understanding God’s plan for yo…
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Incoming Calls: The House God is Building - Rigby Wallace
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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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As pastors and friends, this is a question that emerges in conversation pretty regularly. We all have doubts about what we believe, questions about whether our beliefs are well-founded, and we struggle sometimes to find the rhythms and habits that support the faith we want to foster. At Commons, we think wrestling with these questions is an essenti…
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Questions, Doubts and Born Again - Jeremy Duncan
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This week, we explore how faith can evolve through critical ideas, personal growth, and changing life experiences. Centered on the journey of faith, this series tackles topics like theology, doubt, and resilience. Through the story of Nicodemus, we learn about deconstructing and rebuilding faith, embracing uncertainty, and trusting in a love beyond…
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God & Work Week 5: Sabbath: The Power and Pleasure of the Pause - Cam Venter
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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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God & Work Week 4: Why we build - Paul Maughan
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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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God & Work Week 3: What we build - Paul Maughan
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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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There is no doubt that every single one of us cares about the planet. Driving west through valleys made low by the Rocky Mountains is just one way to feel small in the best possible way. But how do we hold that care, and that smallness, alongside the convictions of our faith? Is it love God, love people, love the planet? If Jesus didn’t say that, c…
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There is no doubt that every single one of us cares about the planet. Driving west through valleys made low by the Rocky Mountains is just one way to feel small in the best possible way. But how do we hold that care, and that smallness, alongside the convictions of our faith? Is it love God, love people, love the planet? If Jesus didn’t say that, c…
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God & Work Week 2: The Eternal Commission - Paul Maughan
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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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God & Work Week 1: The First Commission - Paul Maughan
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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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There is no doubt that every single one of us cares about the planet. Driving west through valleys made low by the Rocky Mountains is just one way to feel small in the best possible way. But how do we hold that care, and that smallness, alongside the convictions of our faith? Is it love God, love people, love the planet? If Jesus didn’t say that, c…
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There is no doubt that every single one of us cares about the planet. Driving west through valleys made low by the Rocky Mountains is just one way to feel small in the best possible way. But how do we hold that care, and that smallness, alongside the convictions of our faith? Is it love God, love people, love the planet? If Jesus didn’t say that, c…
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Acts Week 18: Suffering Servant/s - Kyle Peters
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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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Whether you’re a homebody or not, home matters. Of course there are the equity pieces of housing first and affordability. These are big concerns in the life of the city. It’s good to want for others what we want for ourselves: safety, security, and a place to receive our Amazon packages. But there’s also a quieter hope for what home can mean. As is…
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Acts Week 17: The Story of Surrender - Kyle Peters
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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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Whether you’re a homebody or not, home matters. Of course there are the equity pieces of housing first and affordability. These are big concerns in the life of the city. It’s good to want for others what we want for ourselves: safety, security, and a place to receive our Amazon packages. But there’s also a quieter hope for what home can mean. As is…
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Acts Week 16: The Story of Freedom - Steph Pienaar
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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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Whether you’re a homebody or not, home matters. Of course there are the equity pieces of housing first and affordability. These are big concerns in the life of the city. It’s good to want for others what we want for ourselves: safety, security, and a place to receive our Amazon packages. But there’s also a quieter hope for what home can mean. As is…
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Acts Week 15: The Story of Approval - Kyle Peters
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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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Whether you’re a homebody or not, home matters. Of course there are the equity pieces of housing first and affordability. These are big concerns in the life of the city. It’s good to want for others what we want for ourselves: safety, security, and a place to receive our Amazon packages. But there’s also a quieter hope for what home can mean. As is…
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Acts Week 14: The Rush of Living on the Edge - 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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Acts Week 13: The Problems of Life - Kyle Peters
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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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Trying to Manipulate God- Jeremy Duncan
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This week, we explore key moments in the life of Saul, the first king of Israel, through the lens of 1 Samuel 13. We'll uncover the complexities of biblical translation, the importance of understanding the true purpose behind scripture, and the dangers of intertwining religion with politics. Through stories of assassination, propaganda, and manipul…
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Jonah Week 6: Two Gods and a Prophet - Sheldon Moultrie
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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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