1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html lang="en-US"> 3 4<head> 5 6 <meta charset="UTF-8"> 7 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1"> 8 <link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> 9 <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> 10 <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style> 11 12 <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ --> 13 <title>Sermons Archives - Venture Church</title> 14 <link rel="canonical" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/" /> 15 <link rel="next" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/page/2/" /> 16 <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> 17 <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> 18 <meta property="og:title" content="Sermons Archives - Venture Church" /> 19 <meta property="og:description" content="We believe in the spoken word, and equipping faithful people to equip others (2 Timothy 2:2), and this means preaching. Our preaching is bible based and with both topical and exegetical series (âfollowing a themeâ and âunearthing a verse, chapter, or bookâ). Our desire is to preach the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27) and so we have recorded what has been preached both for posterity and for catch-up." /> 20 <meta property="og:url" content="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/" /> 21 <meta property="og:site_name" content="Venture Church" /> 22 <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> 23
23<script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/","url":"https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/","name":"Sermons Archives - Venture Church","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://venturechurch.co.za/#website"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://venturechurch.co.za/#website","url":"https://venturechurch.co.za/","name":"Venture Church","description":"To know Jesus and make Jesus Known","publisher":{"@id":"https://venturechurch.co.za/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://venturechurch.co.za/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://venturechurch.co.za/#organization","name":"Venture Church","url":"https://venturechurch.co.za/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://venturechurch.co.za/#/schema/logo/image/","url":"https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png","contentUrl":"https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png","width":512,"height":219,"caption":"Venture Church"},"image":{"@id":"https://venturechurch.co.za/#/schema/logo/image/"}},{"@type":"PodcastSeries","@id":"https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/#/schema/podcastSeries","image":"https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-image.png","url":"https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/","name":"Sermons Archives - Venture Church","webFeed":"https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons","description":"We believe in the spoken word, and equipping faithful people to equip others (2 Timothy 2:2), and this means preaching.\nOur preaching is bible based and with both topical and exegetical series (âfollowing a themeâ and âunearthing a verse, chapter, or bookâ). Our desire is to preach the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27) and so we have recorded what has been preached both for posterity and for catch-up.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Venture Church"}}]}</script>
23 24 <!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. --> 25 26 27<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//stats.wp.com' /> 28<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' /> 29<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Venture Church » Feed" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/" /> 30<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Venture Church » Comments Feed" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/comments/feed/" /> 31<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Venture Church » Sermons Podcast Feed" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/feed/" /> 32 <style> 33 .lazyload, 34 .lazyloading { 35 max-width: 100%; 36 } 37 </style> 38
38<script type="text/javascript"> 39/* <![CDATA[ */ 40window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=6.4.12"}}; 41/*! This file is auto-generated */ 42!function(i,n){var o,s,e;function c(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(o,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function p(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data),r=(e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0),new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data));return t.every(function(e,t){return e===r[t]})}function u(e,t,n){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3","\ud83c\uddfa\u200b\ud83c\uddf3")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!n(e,"\ud83e\udef1\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\udef2\ud83c\udfff","\ud83e\udef1\ud83c\udffb\u200b\ud83e\udef2\ud83c\udfff")}return!1}function f(e,t,n){var r="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):i.createElement("canvas"),a=r.getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(a.textBaseline="top",a.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(function(e){o[e]=t(a,e,n)}),o}function t(e){var t=i.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,i.head.appendChild(t)}"undefined"!=typeof Promise&&(o="wpEmojiSettingsSupports",s=["flag","emoji"],n.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},e=new Promise(function(e){i.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",e,{once:!0})}),new Promise(function(t){var n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(o));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(s),u.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"}),a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=function(e){c(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}c(n=f(s,u,p))}t(n)}).then(function(e){for(var t in e)n.supports[t]=e[t],n.supports.everything=n.supports.everything&&n.supports[t],"flag"!==t&&(n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&n.supports[t]);n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!n.supports.flag,n.DOMReady=!1,n.readyCallback=function(){n.DOMReady=!0}}).then(function(){return e}).then(function(){var e;n.supports.everything||(n.readyCallback(),(e=n.source||{}).concatemoji?t(e.concatemoji):e.wpemoji&&e.twemoji&&(t(e.twemoji),t(e.wpemoji)))}))}((window,document),window._wpemojiSettings); 43/* ]]> */ 44</script>
44 45<style id='wp-emoji-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> 46 47 img.wp-smiley, img.emoji { 48 display: inline !important; 49 border: none !important; 50 box-shadow: none !important; 51 height: 1em !important; 52 width: 1em !important; 53 margin: 0 0.07em !important; 54 vertical-align: -0.1em !important; 55 background: none !important; 56 padding: 0 !important; 57 } 58</style> 59<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.4.12' type='text/css' media='all' /> 60<link rel='stylesheet' id='mediaelement-css' href='https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/mediaelementplayer-legacy.min.css?ver=4.2.17' type='text/css' media='all' /> 61<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-mediaelement-css' href='https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.min.css?ver=6.4.12' type='text/css' media='all' /> 62<style id='jetpack-sharing-buttons-style-inline-css' type='text/css'> 63.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;list-style-type:none;margin:5px;padding:0}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-small-icon-size{font-size:12px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-normal-icon-size{font-size:16px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-large-icon-size{font-size:24px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-huge-icon-size{font-size:36px}@media print{.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:none!important}}.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-jetpack-sharing-buttons{gap:0;padding-inline-start:0}ul.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-background{padding:1.25em 2.375em} 64</style> 65<style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> 66/*! This file is auto-generated */ 67.wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} 68</style> 69<style id='global-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> 70body{--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--color--neve-link-color: var(--nv-primary-accent);--wp--preset--color--neve-link-hover-color: var(--nv-secondary-accent);--wp--preset--color--nv-site-bg: var(--nv-site-bg);--wp--preset--color--nv-light-bg: var(--nv-light-bg);--wp--preset--color--nv-dark-bg: var(--nv-dark-bg);--wp--preset--color--neve-text-color: var(--nv-text-color);--wp--preset--color--nv-text-dark-bg: var(--nv-text-dark-bg);--wp--preset--color--nv-c-1: var(--nv-c-1);--wp--preset--color--nv-c-2: var(--nv-c-2);--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);
70--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flow > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}body .is-layout-flow > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}body .is-layout-flow > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}body .is-layout-constrained > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}body .is-layout-constrained > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}body .is-layout-constrained > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}body .is-layout-constrained > :where(:not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.alignfull)){max-width: var(--wp--style--global--content-size);margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}body .is-layout-constrained > .alignwide{max-width: var(--wp--style--global--wide-size);}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}body .is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}body .is-layout-flex > *{margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}body .is-layout-grid > *{margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}
70.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} 71.wp-block-navigation a:where(:not(.wp-element-button)){color: inherit;} 72:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} 73:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} 74.wp-block-pullquote{font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} 75</style> 76<link rel='stylesheet' id='contact-form-7-css' href='https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/css/styles.css?ver=5.9.8' type='text/css' media='all' /> 77<link rel='stylesheet' id='searchandfilter-css' href='https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/search-filter/style.css?ver=1' type='text/css' media='all' /> 78<link rel='stylesheet' id='neve-style-css' href='https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/themes/neve/assets/css/style-legacy.min.css?ver=3.4.10' type='text/css' media='all' /> 79<style id='neve-style-inline-css' type='text/css'> 80.header-menu-sidebar-inner li.menu-item-nav-search { display: none; } 81 [data-row-id] .row { display: flex !important; align-items: center; flex-wrap: unset;} 82 @media (max-width: 960px) { .footer--row .row { flex-direction: column; } } 83.nv-meta-list li.meta:not(:last-child):after { content:"/" }.nv-meta-list .no-mobile{ 84 display:none; 85 }.nv-meta-list li.last::after{ 86 content: ""!important; 87 }@media (min-width: 769px) { 88 .nv-meta-list .no-mobile { 89 display: inline-block; 90 } 91 .nv-meta-list li.last:not(:last-child)::after { 92 content: "/" !important; 93 } 94 } 95 .container{ max-width: 748px; } .has-neve-button-color-color{ color: var(--nv-primary-accent)!important; } .has-neve-button-color-background-color{ background-color: var(--nv-primary-accent)!important; } .alignfull > [class*="__inner-container"], .alignwide > [class*="__inner-container"]{ max-width:718px;margin:auto } .button.button-primary, button, input[type=button], .btn, input[type="submit"], /* Buttons in navigation */ ul[id^="nv-primary-navigation"] li.button.button-primary > a, .menu li.button.button-primary > a, .wp-block-button.is-style-primary .wp-block-button__link, .wc-block-grid .wp-block-button .wp-block-button__link, form input[type="submit"], form button[type="submit"]{ background-color: var(--nv-primary-accent);color: #ffffff;border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;border:none;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; } .button.button-primary:hover, ul[id^="nv-primary-navigation"] li.button.button-primary > a:hover, .menu li.button.button-primary > a:hover, .wp-block-button.is-style-primary .wp-block-button__link:hover, .wc-block-grid .wp-block-button .wp-block-button__link:hover, form input[type="submit"]:hover, form button[type="submit"]:hover{ background-color: var(--nv-primary-accent);color: #ffffff; } .button.button-secondary:not(.secondary-default), .wp-block-button.is-style-secondary .wp-block-button__link{ background-color: var(--nv-primary-accent);color: #ffffff;border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;border:none;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; } .button.button-secondary.secondary-default{ background-color: var(--nv-primary-accent);color: #ffffff;border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;border:none;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; } .button.button-secondary:not(.secondary-default):hover, .wp-block-button.is-style-secondary .wp-block-button__link:hover{ background-color: var(--nv-primary-accent);color: #ffffff; } .button.button-secondary.secondary-default:hover{ background-color: var(--nv-primary-accent);color: #ffffff; } body, .site-title{ font-family: Open Sans, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } h1, .single h1.entry-title{ font-family: Raleway, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } h2{ font-family: Raleway, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } h3, .woocommerce-checkout h3{ font-family: Raleway, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } h4{ font-family: Raleway, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } h5{ font-family: Raleway, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } h6{ font-family: Raleway, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } .blog .entry-summary, .archive .entry-summary, .blog .post-pages-links{ text-transform: none; } form input:read-write, form textarea, form select, form select option, form.wp-block-search input.wp-block-search__input, .widget select{ c
95olor: var(--nv-text-color); font-family: Open Sans, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } form.search-form input:read-write{ padding-right:45px !important; font-family: Open Sans, var(--nv-fallback-ff); } .global-styled{ --bgcolor: var(--nv-site-bg); } .header-main-inner,.header-main-inner a:not(.button),.header-main-inner .navbar-toggle{ color: var(--nv-text-color); } .header-main-inner .nv-icon svg,.header-main-inner .nv-contact-list svg{ fill: var(--nv-text-color); } .header-main-inner .icon-bar{ background-color: var(--nv-text-color); } .hfg_header .header-main-inner .nav-ul .sub-menu{ background-color: #272f3f; } .hfg_header .header-main-inner{ background-color: #272f3f; } .header-menu-sidebar .header-menu-sidebar-bg,.header-menu-sidebar .header-menu-sidebar-bg a:not(.button),.header-menu-sidebar .header-menu-sidebar-bg .navbar-toggle{ color: #000000; } .header-menu-sidebar .header-menu-sidebar-bg .nv-icon svg,.header-menu-sidebar .header-menu-sidebar-bg .nv-contact-list svg{ fill: #000000; } .header-menu-sidebar .header-menu-sidebar-bg .icon-bar{ background-color: #000000; } .hfg_header .header-menu-sidebar .header-menu-sidebar-bg .nav-ul .sub-menu{ background-color: #272f3f; } .hfg_header .header-menu-sidebar .header-menu-sidebar-bg{ background-color: #272f3f; } .header-menu-sidebar{ width: 360px; } .builder-item--logo .site-logo img{ max-width: 120px; } .builder-item--logo .site-logo{ padding:10px 0px 10px 0px; } .builder-item--logo{ margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--nav-icon .navbar-toggle, .header-menu-sidebar .close-sidebar-panel .navbar-toggle{ background-color: #ffffff;border:none; } .builder-item--nav-icon .navbar-toggle{ padding:10px 15px 10px 15px; } .builder-item--nav-icon{ margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li:not(.woocommerce-mini-cart-item) > a,.builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul .has-caret > a,.builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul .neve-mm-heading span,.builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul .has-caret{ color: #ffffff; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li:not(.woocommerce-mini-cart-item) > a:after,.builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li > .has-caret > a:after{ background-color: #fe3801; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li:not(.woocommerce-mini-cart-item):hover > a,.builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li:hover > .has-caret > a,.builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li:hover > .has-caret{ color: #fe3801; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li:hover > .has-caret svg{ fill: #fe3801; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li.current-menu-item > a,.builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li.current_page_item > a,.builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li.current_page_item > .has-caret > a{ color: #fe3801; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-menu-primary > .nav-ul li.current-menu-item > .has-caret svg{ fill: #fe3801; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-ul > li:not(:last-of-type){ margin-right:20px; } .builder-item--primary-menu .style-full-height .nav-ul li:not(.menu-item-nav-search):not(.menu-item-nav-cart):hover > a:after{ width: calc(100% + 20px); } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-ul li a, .builder-item--primary-menu .neve-mm-heading span{ min-height: 25px; } .builder-item--primary-menu{ font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em; letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: 500; text-transform: none;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--primary-menu svg{ width: 1em;height: 1em; } .footer-top-inner{ background-color: #373d47; } .footer-top-inner,.footer-top-inner a:not(.button),.footer-top-inner .navbar-toggle{ color: #ffffff; } .footer-top-inner .nv-icon svg,.footer-top-inner .nv-contact-list svg{ fill: #ffffff; } .footer-top-inner .icon-bar{ background-color: #ffffff; } .footer-top-inner .nav-ul .sub-menu{ background-color: #373d47; } .footer-bottom-inner{ background-color: #272f3f; } .footer-bottom-inner,.footer-bottom-inner a:not(.button),.footer-bottom-inner .navbar-toggle{ color: var(--nv-text-color); } .footer-bottom-inner .nv-icon svg,.footer-bottom-inner .nv-contact-list svg{ fill: var(--nv-text-color); } .footer-bottom-inner .icon-bar{ background-color: var(--nv-text-color); } .footer-bottom-inner .nav-ul .sub-menu{ background-color: #272f3f; } .builder-item--footer-one-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-two-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-three-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-four-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } @media(min-width: 576px){ .container{ max-width: 992px; } .header-menu-sidebar{ width: 360px; } .builder-item--logo .site-logo img{ max-width: 120px; } .builder-item--logo .site-logo{ padding:10px 0px 10px 0px; } .builder-item--logo{ margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--nav-icon .navbar-toggle{ padding:10px 15px 10px 15px; } .builder-item--nav-icon{ margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-ul > li:not(:last-of-type){ margin-right:20px; } .builder-item--primary-menu .style-full-height .nav-ul li:not(.menu-item-nav-search):not(.menu-item-nav-cart):hover > a:after{ width: calc(100% + 20px); } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-ul li a, .builder-item--primary-menu .neve-mm-heading span{ min-height: 25px; } .builder-item--primary-menu{ font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em; letter-spacing: 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--primary-menu svg{ width: 1em;height: 1em; } .builder-item--footer-one-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-two-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-three-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-four-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } }@media(min-width: 960px){ .container{ max-width: 1170px; } #content .container .col, #content .container-fluid .col{ max-width: 70%; } .alignfull > [class*="__inner-container"], .alignwide > [class*="__inner-container"]{ max-width:789px } .container-fluid .alignfull > [class*="__inner-container"], .container-fluid .alignwide > [class*="__inner-container"]{ max-width:calc(70% + 15px) } .nv-sidebar-wrap, .nv-sidebar-wrap.shop-sidebar{ max-width: 30%; } .header-menu-sidebar{ width: 360px; } .builder-item--logo .site-logo img{ max-width: 200px; } .builder-item--logo .site-logo{ padding:10px 0px 10px 0px; } .builder-item--logo{ margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--nav-icon .navbar-toggle{ padding:10px 15px 10px 15px; } .builder-item--nav-icon{ margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-ul > li:not(:last-of-type){ margin-right:20px; } .builder-item--primary-menu .style-full-height .nav-ul li:not(.menu-item-nav-search):not(.menu-item-nav-cart) > a:after{ left:-10px;right:-10px } .builder-item--primary-menu .style-full-height .nav-ul li:not(.menu-item-nav-search):not(.menu-item-nav-cart):hover > a:after{ width: calc(100% + 20px); } .builder-item--primary-menu .nav-ul li a, .builder-item--primary-menu .neve-mm-heading span{ min-height: 25px; } .builder-item--primary-menu{ font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.6em; letter-spacing: 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--primary-menu svg{ width: 1em;height: 1em; } .footer-top-inner{ height:400px; } .builder-item--footer-one-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-two-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-three-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } .builder-item--footer-four-widgets{ padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; } }.nv-content-wrap .elementor a:not(.button):not(.wp-block-file__button){ text-decoration: none; }:root{--nv-primary-accent:#fe3801;--nv-secondary-accent:#fa582b;--nv-site-bg:#ffffff;--nv-light-bg:#ededed;--nv-dark-bg:#14171c;--nv-text-color:#393939;--nv-text-dark-bg:#ffffff;--nv-c-1:#77b978;--nv-c-2:#f37262;--nv-fallback-ff:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} 96:root{--e-global-color-nvprimaryaccent:#fe3801;--e-global-color-nvsecondaryaccent:#fa582b;--e-global-color-nvsitebg:#ffffff;--e-global-color-nvlightbg:#ededed;--e-global-color-nvdarkbg:#14171c;--e-global-color-nvtextcolor:#393939;--e-global-color-nvtextdarkbg:#ffffff;--e-global-color-nvc1:#77b978;--e-global-color-nvc2:#f37262;} 97</style> 98<link rel='stylesheet' id='neve-google-font-open-sans-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans%3A400&display=swap&ver=3.4.10' type='text/css' media='all' /> 99<link rel='stylesheet' id='neve-google-font-raleway-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway%3A400&display=swap&ver=3.4.10' type='text/css' media='all' /> 100<link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/json" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-json/wp/v2/series/3" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> 101<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 6.4.12" /> 102<meta name="generator" content="Seriously Simple Podcasting 3.17.0" /> 103 104<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Podcast RSS feed" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast" /> 105<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Sermons RSS feed" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" /> 106 107<!-- Enter your scripts here --> <style>img#wpstats{display:none}</style> 108
108<script> 109 document.documentElement.className = document.documentElement.className.replace('no-js', 'js'); 110 </script>
110 111 <style> 112 .no-js img.lazyload { 113 display: none; 114 } 115 116 figure.wp-block-image img.lazyloading { 117 min-width: 150px; 118 } 119 120 .lazyload, 121 .lazyloading { 122 --smush-placeholder-width: 100px; 123 --smush-placeholder-bg-max-width: 120px; 124 --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1; 125 width: var(--smush-image-width, var(--smush-placeholder-width)) !important; 126 aspect-ratio: var(--smush-image-aspect-ratio, var(--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio)) !important; 127 } 128 129 .lazyload, .lazyloading { 130 opacity: 0; 131 } 132 133 .lazyloaded { 134 opacity: 1; 135 transition: opacity 400ms; 136 transition-delay: 0ms; 137 } 138 139 </style> 140 141 <!-- Font Awesome Kit Code --> 142
142<script src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/b0ea3c8465.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
142 143 144<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
vendor: 64 bytes, lines 144-145
144 145<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=
145UA-163116757-1
vendor: 12 bytes, line 145
145"></script>
146<script> 147
vendor: 134 bytes, lines 147-151
147window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; 148 function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} 149 gtag('js', new Date()); 150 151 gtag('config', '
151UA-163116757-1
vendor: 4 bytes, line 151
151');
152</script>
152 153 154<meta name="google-site-verification" content="QkWWGPUDpqe5IPk11qoDGcb5rHESzU5BgCF4Py_U9jw" /> 155 156<meta name="generator" content="Elementor 3.27.7; features: e_font_icon_svg, additional_custom_breakpoints; settings: css_print_method-external, google_font-enabled, font_display-auto"> 157 <style> 158 .e-con.e-parent:nth-of-type(n+4):not(.e-lazyloaded):not(.e-no-lazyload), 159 .e-con.e-parent:nth-of-type(n+4):not(.e-lazyloaded):not(.e-no-lazyload) * { 160 background-image: none !important; 161 } 162 @media screen and (max-height: 1024px) { 163 .e-con.e-parent:nth-of-type(n+3):not(.e-lazyloaded):not(.e-no-lazyload), 164 .e-con.e-parent:nth-of-type(n+3):not(.e-lazyloaded):not(.e-no-lazyload) * { 165 background-image: none !important; 166 } 167 } 168 @media screen and (max-height: 640px) { 169 .e-con.e-parent:nth-of-type(n+2):not(.e-lazyloaded):not(.e-no-lazyload), 170 .e-con.e-parent:nth-of-type(n+2):not(.e-lazyloaded):not(.e-no-lazyload) * { 171 background-image: none !important; 172 } 173 } 174 </style> 175 <link rel="icon" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-7693391-1596032975119-0f8301ffd1bab-scaled-1-32x32.jpg" sizes="32x32" /> 176<link rel="icon" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-7693391-1596032975119-0f8301ffd1bab-scaled-1-192x192.jpg" sizes="192x192" /> 177<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-7693391-1596032975119-0f8301ffd1bab-scaled-1-180x180.jpg" /> 178<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-7693391-1596032975119-0f8301ffd1bab-scaled-1-270x270.jpg" /> 179 <style type="text/css" id="wp-custom-css"> 180 @media max-width(800px){ 181 .primary-menu-ul li a{ 182 color: black !important; 183 } 184} 185footer a:hover{ 186 color: #FE3801 !important; 187 text-decoration: none !important; 188 font-weight: bolder !important; 189} 190footer .widget-title{ 191 color: rgba(277, 277, 277, 1); 192 font-weight: 900 !important; 193} 194.castos-player .player{ 195 height: 160px !important; 196} 197.castos-player .player__artwork img{ 198 height: 160px !important; 199 max-width: 160px !important; 200} 201.button.button-primary, button, input[type="button"], .btn, input[type="submit"], ul[id^="nv-primary-navigation"] li.button.button-primary > a, .menu li.button.button-primary > a, .wp-block-button.is-style-primary .wp-block-button__link{ 202 background: #fe3801; 203} 204 </style> 205 206 </head> 207 208<body class="archive tax-series term-sermons term-3 wp-custom-logo nv-sidebar-right menu_sidebar_slide_left elementor-default elementor-kit-44" id="neve_body" > 209<div class="wrapper"> 210 211 <header class="header" > 212 <a class="neve-skip-link show-on-focus" href="#content" > 213 Skip to content </a> 214 <div id="header-grid" class="hfg_header site-header"> 215 216<nav class="header--row header-main hide-on-mobile hide-on-tablet layout-full-contained nv-navbar header--row" 217 data-row-id="main" data-show-on="desktop"> 218 219 <div 220 class="header--row-inner header-main-inner"> 221 <div class="container"> 222 <div 223 class="row row--wrapper" 224 data-section="hfg_header_layout_main" > 225 <div class="builder-item hfg-item-first col-4 desktop-left"><div class="item--inner builder-item--logo" 226 data-section="title_tagline" 227 data-item-id="logo"> 228 229<div class="site-logo"> 230 <a class="brand" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/" title="Venture Church" 231 aria-label="Venture Church"><img fetchpriority="high" width="512" height="219" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png" class="neve-site-logo skip-lazy" alt="" data-variant="logo" decoding="async" srcset="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png 512w, https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-venture-church-logo-1-300x128.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></div> 232 233 </div> 234 235</div><div class="builder-item has-nav hfg-item-last col-8 desktop-right"><div class="item--inner builder-item--primary-menu has_menu" 236 data-section="header_menu_primary" 237 data-item-id="primary-menu"> 238 <div class="nv-nav-wrap"> 239 <div role="navigation" class="nav-menu-primary" 240 aria-label="Primary Menu"> 241 242 <ul id="nv-primary-navigation-main" class="primary-menu-ul nav-ul menu-"><li id="menu-item-35" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-35"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/">Home</a></li> 243<li id="menu-item-642" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-642"><a href="#"><span class="menu-item-title-wrap dd-title">Resources</span><div role="none" tabindex="-1" class="caret-wrap 2" style="margin-left:5px;"><span class="caret"><svg aria-label="Dropdown" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path d="M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z"/></svg></span></div></a> 244<ul class="sub-menu"> 245 <li id="menu-item-81" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series current-menu-item menu-item-81"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/" aria-current="page">Sermons</a></li> 246 <li id="menu-item-251" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series menu-item-251"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/digging-deeper/">
246Digging Deeper</a></li> 247 <li id="menu-item-82" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series menu-item-82"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/podcast/">Podcast</a></li> 248 <li id="menu-item-706" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-706"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/category/blog/">Blog</a></li> 249</ul> 250</li> 251<li id="menu-item-319" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-319"><a href="#"><span class="menu-item-title-wrap dd-title">About</span><div role="none" tabindex="-1" class="caret-wrap 7" style="margin-left:5px;"><span class="caret"><svg aria-label="Dropdown" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path d="M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z"/></svg></span></div></a> 252<ul class="sub-menu"> 253 <li id="menu-item-100" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-100"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/values/">Values</a></li> 254 <li id="menu-item-101" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-101"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/kids/">Kids & Youth</a></li> 255 <li id="menu-item-102" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-102"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/our-leadership/">Our Leadership</a></li> 256 <li id="menu-item-104" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-104"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/location/">Location</a></li> 257</ul> 258</li> 259<li id="menu-item-925" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-925"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/events/">Calendar</a></li> 260<li id="menu-item-37" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/connect-groups/">Connect Groups</a></li> 261<li id="menu-item-40" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-40"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/giving/">Giving</a></li> 262<li id="menu-item-38" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-38"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/contact/">Contact</a></li> 263</ul> </div> 264</div> 265 266 </div> 267 268</div> </div> 269 </div> 270 </div> 271</nav> 272 273 274<nav class="header--row header-main hide-on-desktop layout-full-contained nv-navbar header--row" 275 data-row-id="main" data-show-on="mobile"> 276 277 <div 278 class="header--row-inner header-main-inner"> 279 <div class="container"> 280 <div 281 class="row row--wrapper" 282 data-section="hfg_header_layout_main" > 283 <div class="builder-item hfg-item-first col-8 tablet-left mobile-left"><div class="item--inner builder-item--logo" 284 data-section="title_tagline" 285 data-item-id="logo"> 286 287<div class="site-logo"> 288 <a class="brand" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/" title="Venture Church" 289 aria-label="Venture Church"><img fetchpriority="high" width="512" height="219" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png" class="neve-site-logo skip-lazy" alt="" data-variant="logo" decoding="async" srcset="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png 512w, https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-venture-church-logo-1-300x128.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></div> 290 291 </div> 292 293</div><div class="builder-item hfg-item-last col-4 tablet-right mobile-right"><div class="item--inner builder-item--nav-icon" 294 data-section="header_menu_icon" 295 data-item-id="nav-icon"> 296 <div class="menu-mobile-toggle item-button navbar-toggle-wrapper"> 297 <button type="button" class=" navbar-toggle" 298 value="Navigation Menu" 299 aria-label="Navigation Menu "> 300 <span class="bars"> 301 <span class="icon-bar"></span> 302 <span class="icon-bar"></span> 303 <span class="icon-bar"></span> 304 </span> 305 <span class="screen-reader-text">Navigation Menu</span> 306 </button> 307</div> <!--.navbar-toggle-wrapper--> 308 309 310 </div> 311 312</div> </div> 313 </div> 314 </div> 315</nav> 316 317<div 318 id="header-menu-sidebar" class="header-menu-sidebar menu-sidebar-panel slide_left hfg-pe" 319 data-row-id="sidebar"> 320 <div id="header-menu-sidebar-bg" class="header-menu-sidebar-bg"> 321 <div class="close-sidebar-panel navbar-toggle-wrapper"> 322 <button type="button" class="hamburger is-active navbar-toggle active" value="Navigation Menu" 323 aria-label="Navigation Menu "> 324 <span class="bars"> 325 <span class="icon-bar"></span> 326 <span class="icon-bar"></span> 327 <span class="icon-bar"></span> 328 </span> 329 <span class="screen-reader-text"> 330 Navigation Menu </span> 331 </button> 332 </div> 333 <div id="header-menu-sidebar-inner" class="header-menu-sidebar-inner "> 334 <div class="builder-item has-nav hfg-item-last hfg-item-first col-12 desktop-right tablet-left mobile-left"><div class="item--inner builder-item--primary-menu has_menu" 335 data-section="header_menu_primary" 336 data-item-id="primary-menu"> 337 <div class="nv-nav-wrap"> 338 <div role="navigation" class="nav-menu-primary" 339 aria-label="Primary Menu"> 340 341 <ul id="nv-primary-navigation-sidebar" class="primary-menu-ul nav-ul menu-"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-35"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/">Home</a></li> 342<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-642"><a href="#"><span class="menu-item-title-wrap dd-title">Resources</span><div role="none" tabindex="0" class="caret-wrap 2" style="margin-left:5px;"><span class="caret"><svg aria-label="Dropdown" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path d="M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z"/></svg></span></div></a> 343<ul class="sub-menu"> 344 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series current-menu-item menu-item-81"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/" aria-current="page">Sermons</a></li> 345 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series menu-item-251"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/digging-deeper/">
345Digging Deeper</a></li> 346 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series menu-item-82"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/podcast/">Podcast</a></li> 347 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-706"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/category/blog/">Blog</a></li> 348</ul> 349</li> 350<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-319"><a href="#"><span class="menu-item-title-wrap dd-title">About</span><div role="none" tabindex="0" class="caret-wrap 7" style="margin-left:5px;"><span class="caret"><svg aria-label="Dropdown" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path d="M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z"/></svg></span></div></a> 351<ul class="sub-menu"> 352 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-100"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/values/">Values</a></li> 353 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-101"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/kids/">Kids & Youth</a></li> 354 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-102"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/our-leadership/">Our Leadership</a></li> 355 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-104"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/location/">Location</a></li> 356</ul> 357</li> 358<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-925"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/events/">Calendar</a></li> 359<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/connect-groups/">Connect Groups</a></li> 360<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-40"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/giving/">Giving</a></li> 361<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-38"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/contact/">Contact</a></li> 362</ul> </div> 363</div> 364 365 </div> 366 367</div> </div> 368 </div> 369</div> 370<div class="header-menu-sidebar-overlay hfg-ov hfg-pe"></div> 371</div> 372 </header> 373 374 375 376 377 <main id="content" class="neve-main"> 378 379 <div class="container archive-container"> 380 381 382 <div class="row"> 383 <div class="nv-index-posts blog col"> 384 <div class="nv-page-title-wrap nv-big-title"> 385 <div class="nv-page-title "> 386 <h1>Sermons</h1> 387 <p>We believe in the spoken word, and equipping faithful people to equip others (2 Timothy 2:2), and this means preaching.<br /> 388Our preaching is bible based and with both topical and exegetical series (âfollowing a themeâ and âunearthing a verse, chapter, or bookâ). Our desire is to preach the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27) and so we have recorded what has been preached both for posterity and for catch-up.</p> 389 <br/> 390 391 <form action="" method="post" class="searchandfilter"> 392 <div><ul><li><input type="text" name="ofsearch" placeholder="Search …" value=""></li><li><select name='ofcategory' id='ofcategory' class='postform'> 393 <option value='0' selected='selected'>All Categories</option> 394 <option class="level-0" value="18">Blog</option> 395 <option class="level-0" value="10">Theology</option> 396</select> 397<input type="hidden" name="ofcategory_operator" value="and" /></li><li><select name='ofseries' id='ofseries' class='postform'> 398 <option value='0'>All Podcasts</option> 399 <option class="level-0" value="11">Digging Deeper</option> 400 <option class="level-0" value="4">Podcast</option> 401 <option class="level-0" value="3" selected="selected">Sermons</option> 402 <option class="level-0" value="280">Venture Church</option> 403</select> 404<input type="hidden" name="ofseries_operator" value="and" /></li><li><input type="hidden" id="_searchandfilter_nonce" name="_searchandfilter_nonce" value="7e8f523c28" /><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/series/sermons/" /><input type="hidden" name="ofsubmitted" value="1"><input type="submit" value="Submit"></li></ul></div></form> </div><!--.nv-page-title--> 405</div> <!--.nv-page-title-wrap--><div class="posts-wrapper row"><article id="post-1784" class="post-1784 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 406 <div class="article-content-col"> 407 <div class="content"> 408 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-promises-provision/" rel="bookmark">Resilience: Promises & Provision</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on ">
408<time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-27T09:30:00+02:00" content="2026-09-27">September 27, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="3652181605" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1784" data-player_id="3652181605"> 409 <div class="player"> 410 <div class="player__main"> 411 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1784"> 412 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 413 alt="Sermons" 414 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 415 </div> 416 <div class="player__body"> 417 <div class="currently-playing"> 418 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 419 Sermons </div> 420 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">Resilience: Promises & Provision</div> 421 </div> 422 <div class="play-progress"> 423 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 424 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 425 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 426 </button> 427 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 428 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 429 </button> 430 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 431 </div> 432 <div> 433 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1784"> 434 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/126552872/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-30%2F600c940b-82aa-5b6e-790e-3b775c6c6e16.mp3"> 435 </audio> 436 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="1910"> 437 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 438 </div> 439 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 440 <div class="playback__controls"> 441 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 442 </button> 443 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 444 </button> 445 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 446 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 447 </button> 448 </div> 449 <div class="playback__timers"> 450 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 451 <span>/</span> 452 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 453 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H31M50S">00:31:50</time> 454 </div> 455 </div> 456 </div> 457 </div> 458 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 459 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1784" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 460 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1784" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 461 </nav> 462 </div> 463 </div> 464 </div> 465 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1784"> 466 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1784"> 467 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1784" aria-label="Close"> 468 <span></span> 469 <span></span> 470 </button> 471 <div class="panel__inner"> 472 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 473 </div> 474 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 475 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 476 <div> 477 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1784" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 478 </div> 479 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1784" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 480 </div> 481 </div>
482 </div> 483 <div class="share share-1784 player-panel"> 484 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1784" aria-label="Close"> 485 <span></span> 486 <span></span> 487 </button> 488 <div class="player-panel-row"> 489 <div class="title"> 490 Share </div> 491 <div class="icons-holder"> 492 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-promises-provision/&t=Resilience: Promises & Provision" 493 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 494 <span></span> 495 </a> 496 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-promises-provision/&url=Resilience: Promises & Provision" 497 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 498 <span></span> 499 </a> 500 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/126552872/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-30%2F600c940b-82aa-5b6e-790e-3b775c6c6e16.mp3" 501 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 502 <span></span> 503 </a> 504 </div> 505 </div> 506 <div class="player-panel-row"> 507 <div class="title"> 508 Link </div> 509 <div> 510 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-promises-provision/" class="input-link input-link-1784" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 511 </div> 512 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1784" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 513 </div> 514 <div class="player-panel-row"> 515 <div class="title"> 516 Embed </div> 517 <div> 518 <textarea rows="1" 519 title="Embed Code" 520 class="input-embed input-embed-1784" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NS7rFHnkGX"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-promises-provision/">Resilience: Promises &amp; Provision</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-promises-provision/embed/#?secret=NS7rFHnkGX" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Resilience: Promises &amp; Provision&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="NS7rFHnkGX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 521/* <![CDATA[ */ 522/*! This file is auto-generated */ 523!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 524/* ]]> */ 525</script> 526</textarea> 527 </div> 528 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1784" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 529 </div>
530 </div> 531 </div> 532 533 534 535 </div> 536<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1784/resilience-promises-provision?ref=download" title="Resilience: Promises & Provision " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1784/resilience-promises-provision?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="Resilience: Promises & Provision " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:31:50</span></p></aside></div></div><p>What are the promises and… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-promises-provision/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">Resilience: Promises & Provision</span></a></p> 537</div></div> </div> 538 </div> 539</article> 540<article id="post-1782" class="post-1782 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 541 <div class="article-content-col"> 542 <div class="content"> 543 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-destiny/" rel="bookmark">Resilience & Destiny</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-20T09:30:00+02:00" content="2026-09-20">September 20, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="4252003058" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1782" data-player_id="4252003058"> 544 <div class="player"> 545 <div class="player__main"> 546 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1782"> 547 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 548 alt="Sermons" 549 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 550 </div> 551 <div class="player__body"> 552 <div class="currently-playing"> 553 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 554 Sermons </div> 555 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">Resilience & Destiny</div> 556 </div> 557 <div class="play-progress"> 558 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 559 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 560 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 561 </button> 562 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 563 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 564 </button> 565 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 566 </div> 567 <div> 568 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1782"> 569 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/126177499/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-23%2F29440312-5deb-1e68-431d-1b0797a6a753.mp3"> 570 </audio> 571 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="2058"> 572 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 573 </div> 574 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 575 <div class="playback__controls"> 576 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 577 </button> 578 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 579 </button> 580 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 581 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 582 </button> 583 </div> 584 <div class="playback__timers"> 585 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 586 <span>/</span> 587 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 588 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H34M18S">00:34:18</time> 589 </div> 590 </div> 591 </div>
592 </div> 593 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 594 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1782" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 595 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1782" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 596 </nav> 597 </div> 598 </div> 599 </div> 600 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1782"> 601 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1782"> 602 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1782" aria-label="Close"> 603 <span></span> 604 <span></span> 605 </button> 606 <div class="panel__inner"> 607 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 608 </div> 609 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 610 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 611 <div> 612 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1782" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 613 </div> 614 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1782" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 615 </div> 616 </div> 617 </div> 618 <div class="share share-1782 player-panel"> 619 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1782" aria-label="Close"> 620 <span></span> 621 <span></span> 622 </button> 623 <div class="player-panel-row"> 624 <div class="title"> 625 Share </div> 626 <div class="icons-holder"> 627 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-destiny/&t=Resilience & Destiny" 628 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 629 <span></span> 630 </a> 631 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-destiny/&url=Resilience & Destiny" 632 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 633 <span></span> 634 </a> 635 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/126177499/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-23%2F29440312-5deb-1e68-431d-1b0797a6a753.mp3" 636 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 637 <span></span> 638 </a> 639 </div> 640 </div> 641 <div class="player-panel-row"> 642 <div class="title"> 643 Link </div> 644 <div> 645 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-destiny/" class="input-link input-link-1782" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 646 </div> 647 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1782" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 648 </div> 649 <div class="player-panel-row"> 650 <div class="title"> 651 Embed </div> 652 <div> 653 <textarea rows="1" 654 title="Embed Code" 655 class="input-embed input-embed-1782" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RtVT5rFjIu"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-destiny/">Resilience &amp; Destiny</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-destiny/embed/#?secret=RtVT5rFjIu" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Resilience &amp; Destiny&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="RtVT5rFjIu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 656/* <![CDATA[ */ 657/*! This file is auto-generated */ 658!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 659/* ]]> */ 660</script> 661</textarea> 662 </div> 663 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1782" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 664 </div>
665 </div> 666 </div> 667 668 669 670 </div> 671<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1782/resilience-destiny?ref=download" title="Resilience & Destiny " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1782/resilience-destiny?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="Resilience & Destiny " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:34:18</span></p></aside></div></div><p>The third in a series… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-destiny/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">Resilience & Destiny</span></a></p> 672</div></div> </div> 673 </div> 674</article> 675<article id="post-1783" class="post-1783 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 676 <div class="article-content-col"> 677 <div class="content"> 678 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-flexibility-strength/" rel="bookmark">Resilience: Flexibility & Strength</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-13T09:30:00+02:00" content="2026-09-13">September 13, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="439185370" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1783" data-player_id="439185370"> 679 <div class="player"> 680 <div class="player__main"> 681 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1783"> 682 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 683 alt="Sermons" 684 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 685 </div> 686 <div class="player__body"> 687 <div class="currently-playing"> 688 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 689 Sermons </div> 690 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">Resilience: Flexibility & Strength</div> 691 </div> 692 <div class="play-progress"> 693 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 694 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 695 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 696 </button> 697 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 698 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 699 </button> 700 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 701 </div> 702 <div> 703 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1783"> 704 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/126177704/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-23%2F432488067-44100-2-b67428bd8a9ff.m4a"> 705 </audio> 706 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="2841"> 707 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 708 </div> 709 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 710 <div class="playback__controls"> 711 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 712 </button> 713 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 714 </button> 715 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 716 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 717 </button> 718 </div> 719 <div class="playback__timers"> 720 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 721 <span>/</span> 722 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 723 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H47M21S">00:47:21</time> 724 </div> 725 </div> 726 </div>
727 </div> 728 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 729 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1783" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 730 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1783" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 731 </nav> 732 </div> 733 </div> 734 </div> 735 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1783"> 736 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1783"> 737 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1783" aria-label="Close"> 738 <span></span> 739 <span></span> 740 </button> 741 <div class="panel__inner"> 742 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 743 </div> 744 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 745 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 746 <div> 747 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1783" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 748 </div> 749 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1783" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 750 </div> 751 </div> 752 </div> 753 <div class="share share-1783 player-panel"> 754 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1783" aria-label="Close"> 755 <span></span> 756 <span></span> 757 </button> 758 <div class="player-panel-row"> 759 <div class="title"> 760 Share </div> 761 <div class="icons-holder"> 762 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-flexibility-strength/&t=Resilience: Flexibility & Strength" 763 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 764 <span></span> 765 </a> 766 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-flexibility-strength/&url=Resilience: Flexibility & Strength" 767 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 768 <span></span> 769 </a> 770 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/126177704/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-23%2F432488067-44100-2-b67428bd8a9ff.m4a" 771 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 772 <span></span> 773 </a> 774 </div> 775 </div> 776 <div class="player-panel-row"> 777 <div class="title"> 778 Link </div> 779 <div> 780 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-flexibility-strength/" class="input-link input-link-1783" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 781 </div> 782 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1783" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 783 </div> 784 <div class="player-panel-row"> 785 <div class="title"> 786 Embed </div> 787 <div> 788 <textarea rows="1" 789 title="Embed Code" 790 class="input-embed input-embed-1783" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iu5cNuyc33"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-flexibility-strength/">Resilience: Flexibility &amp; Strength</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-flexibility-strength/embed/#?secret=iu5cNuyc33" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Resilience: Flexibility &amp; Strength&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="iu5cNuyc33" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 791/* <![CDATA[ */ 792/*! This file is auto-generated */ 793!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 794/* ]]> */ 795</script> 796</textarea> 797 </div> 798 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1783" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 799 </div>
800 </div> 801 </div> 802 803 804 805 </div> 806<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1783/resilience-flexibility-strength?ref=download" title="Resilience: Flexibility & Strength " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1783/resilience-flexibility-strength?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="Resilience: Flexibility & Strength " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:47:21</span></p></aside></div></div><p>In this second sermon on… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-flexibility-strength/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">Resilience: Flexibility & Strength</span></a></p> 807</div></div> </div> 808 </div> 809</article> 810<article id="post-1781" class="post-1781 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 811 <div class="article-content-col"> 812 <div class="content"> 813 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-defined/" rel="bookmark">Resilience Defined</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-06T07:30:00+02:00" content="2026-09-06">September 6, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="144490936" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1781" data-player_id="144490936"> 814 <div class="player"> 815 <div class="player__main"> 816 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1781"> 817 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 818 alt="Sermons" 819 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 820 </div> 821 <div class="player__body"> 822 <div class="currently-playing"> 823 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 824 Sermons </div> 825 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">Resilience Defined</div> 826 </div> 827 <div class="play-progress"> 828 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 829 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 830 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 831 </button> 832 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 833 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 834 </button> 835 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 836 </div> 837 <div> 838 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1781"> 839 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/125527971/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-10%2Feb703f2b-cb38-cb85-80fc-e28131cebc4e.mp3"> 840 </audio> 841 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="2373"> 842 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 843 </div> 844 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 845 <div class="playback__controls"> 846 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 847 </button> 848 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 849 </button> 850 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 851 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 852 </button> 853 </div> 854 <div class="playback__timers"> 855 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 856 <span>/</span> 857 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 858 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H39M33S">00:39:33</time> 859 </div> 860 </div> 861 </div>
862 </div> 863 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 864 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1781" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 865 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1781" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 866 </nav> 867 </div> 868 </div> 869 </div> 870 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1781"> 871 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1781"> 872 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1781" aria-label="Close"> 873 <span></span> 874 <span></span> 875 </button> 876 <div class="panel__inner"> 877 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 878 </div> 879 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 880 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 881 <div> 882 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1781" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 883 </div> 884 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1781" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 885 </div> 886 </div> 887 </div> 888 <div class="share share-1781 player-panel"> 889 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1781" aria-label="Close"> 890 <span></span> 891 <span></span> 892 </button> 893 <div class="player-panel-row"> 894 <div class="title"> 895 Share </div> 896 <div class="icons-holder"> 897 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-defined/&t=Resilience Defined" 898 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 899 <span></span> 900 </a> 901 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-defined/&url=Resilience Defined" 902 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 903 <span></span> 904 </a> 905 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/125527971/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-10%2Feb703f2b-cb38-cb85-80fc-e28131cebc4e.mp3" 906 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 907 <span></span> 908 </a> 909 </div> 910 </div> 911 <div class="player-panel-row"> 912 <div class="title"> 913 Link </div> 914 <div> 915 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-defined/" class="input-link input-link-1781" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 916 </div> 917 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1781" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 918 </div> 919 <div class="player-panel-row"> 920 <div class="title"> 921 Embed </div> 922 <div> 923 <textarea rows="1" 924 title="Embed Code" 925 class="input-embed input-embed-1781" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4EXjZopVIC"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-defined/">Resilience Defined</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-defined/embed/#?secret=4EXjZopVIC" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Resilience Defined&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="4EXjZopVIC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 926/* <![CDATA[ */ 927/*! This file is auto-generated */ 928!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 929/* ]]> */ 930</script> 931</textarea> 932 </div> 933 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1781" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 934 </div>
935 </div> 936 </div> 937 938 939 940 </div> 941<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1781/resilience-defined?ref=download" title="Resilience Defined " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1781/resilience-defined?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="Resilience Defined " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:39:33</span></p></aside></div></div><p>Launching a series on Resilience,… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-defined/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">Resilience Defined</span></a></p> 942</div></div> </div> 943 </div> 944</article> 945<article id="post-1780" class="post-1780 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 946 <div class="article-content-col"> 947 <div class="content"> 948 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/returning-to-our-first-love/" rel="bookmark">Returning to our first love</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-30T07:30:00+02:00" content="2026-08-30">August 30, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="736563377" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1780" data-player_id="736563377"> 949 <div class="player"> 950 <div class="player__main"> 951 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1780"> 952 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 953 alt="Sermons" 954 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 955 </div> 956 <div class="player__body"> 957 <div class="currently-playing"> 958 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 959 Sermons </div> 960 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">Returning to our first love</div> 961 </div> 962 <div class="play-progress"> 963 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 964 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 965 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 966 </button> 967 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 968 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 969 </button> 970 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 971 </div> 972 <div> 973 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1780"> 974 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/125078780/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-2%2F6f008234-c0a1-fd4f-7e35-5204a28c08b9.mp3"> 975 </audio> 976 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="1996"> 977 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 978 </div> 979 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 980 <div class="playback__controls"> 981 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 982 </button> 983 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 984 </button> 985 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 986 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 987 </button> 988 </div> 989 <div class="playback__timers"> 990 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 991 <span>/</span> 992 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 993 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H33M16S">00:33:16</time> 994 </div> 995 </div> 996 </div>
997 </div> 998 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 999 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1780" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 1000 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1780" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 1001 </nav> 1002 </div> 1003 </div> 1004 </div> 1005 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1780"> 1006 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1780"> 1007 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1780" aria-label="Close"> 1008 <span></span> 1009 <span></span> 1010 </button> 1011 <div class="panel__inner"> 1012 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 1013 </div> 1014 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 1015 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 1016 <div> 1017 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1780" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 1018 </div> 1019 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1780" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 1020 </div> 1021 </div> 1022 </div> 1023 <div class="share share-1780 player-panel"> 1024 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1780" aria-label="Close"> 1025 <span></span> 1026 <span></span> 1027 </button> 1028 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1029 <div class="title"> 1030 Share </div> 1031 <div class="icons-holder"> 1032 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/returning-to-our-first-love/&t=Returning to our first love" 1033 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 1034 <span></span> 1035 </a> 1036 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/returning-to-our-first-love/&url=Returning to our first love" 1037 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 1038 <span></span> 1039 </a> 1040 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/125078780/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-2%2F6f008234-c0a1-fd4f-7e35-5204a28c08b9.mp3" 1041 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 1042 <span></span> 1043 </a> 1044 </div> 1045 </div> 1046 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1047 <div class="title"> 1048 Link </div> 1049 <div> 1050 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/returning-to-our-first-love/" class="input-link input-link-1780" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 1051 </div> 1052 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1780" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 1053 </div> 1054 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1055 <div class="title"> 1056 Embed </div> 1057 <div> 1058 <textarea rows="1" 1059 title="Embed Code" 1060 class="input-embed input-embed-1780" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cwkGhcEcj0"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/returning-to-our-first-love/">Returning to our first love</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/returning-to-our-first-love/embed/#?secret=cwkGhcEcj0" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Returning to our first love&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="cwkGhcEcj0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 1061/* <![CDATA[ */ 1062/*! This file is auto-generated */ 1063!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 1064/* ]]> */ 1065</script> 1066</textarea> 1067 </div> 1068 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1780" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 1069 </div>
1070 </div> 1071 </div> 1072 1073 1074 1075 </div> 1076<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1780/returning-to-our-first-love?ref=download" title="Returning to our first love " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1780/returning-to-our-first-love?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="Returning to our first love " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:33:16</span></p></aside></div></div><p>Join us as Jarrod Judge… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/returning-to-our-first-love/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">Returning to our first love</span></a></p> 1077</div></div> </div> 1078 </div> 1079</article> 1080<article id="post-1779" class="post-1779 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 1081 <div class="article-content-col"> 1082 <div class="content"> 1083 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death/" rel="bookmark">The Hope of Heaven – Life after, life-after-death</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-23T07:30:00+02:00" content="2026-08-23">August 23, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="1135217716" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1779" data-player_id="1135217716"> 1084 <div class="player"> 1085 <div class="player__main"> 1086 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1779"> 1087 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 1088 alt="Sermons" 1089 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 1090 </div> 1091 <div class="player__body"> 1092 <div class="currently-playing"> 1093 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 1094 Sermons </div> 1095 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">The Hope of Heaven - Life after, life-after-death</div> 1096 </div> 1097 <div class="play-progress"> 1098 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 1099 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 1100 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 1101 </button> 1102 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 1103 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 1104 </button> 1105 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 1106 </div> 1107 <div> 1108 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1779"> 1109 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/124673516/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-24%2F05fa2022-6b3a-0904-3a65-40bd615576e0.mp3"> 1110 </audio> 1111 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="2648"> 1112 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 1113 </div> 1114 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 1115 <div class="playback__controls"> 1116 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 1117 </button> 1118 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 1119 </button> 1120 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 1121 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 1122 </button> 1123 </div> 1124 <div class="playback__timers"> 1125 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 1126 <span>/</span> 1127 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 1128 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H44M8S">00:44:08</time> 1129 </div> 1130 </div> 1131 </div>
1132 </div> 1133 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 1134 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1779" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 1135 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1779" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 1136 </nav> 1137 </div> 1138 </div> 1139 </div> 1140 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1779"> 1141 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1779"> 1142 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1779" aria-label="Close"> 1143 <span></span> 1144 <span></span> 1145 </button> 1146 <div class="panel__inner"> 1147 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 1148 </div> 1149 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 1150 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 1151 <div> 1152 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1779" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 1153 </div> 1154 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1779" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 1155 </div> 1156 </div> 1157 </div> 1158 <div class="share share-1779 player-panel"> 1159 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1779" aria-label="Close"> 1160 <span></span> 1161 <span></span> 1162 </button> 1163 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1164 <div class="title"> 1165 Share </div> 1166 <div class="icons-holder"> 1167 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death/&t=The Hope of Heaven - Life after, life-after-death" 1168 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 1169 <span></span> 1170 </a> 1171 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death/&url=The Hope of Heaven - Life after, life-after-death" 1172 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 1173 <span></span> 1174 </a> 1175 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/124673516/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-24%2F05fa2022-6b3a-0904-3a65-40bd615576e0.mp3" 1176 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 1177 <span></span> 1178 </a> 1179 </div> 1180 </div> 1181 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1182 <div class="title"> 1183 Link </div> 1184 <div> 1185 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death/" class="input-link input-link-1779" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 1186 </div> 1187 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1779" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 1188 </div> 1189 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1190 <div class="title"> 1191 Embed </div> 1192 <div> 1193 <textarea rows="1" 1194 title="Embed Code" 1195 class="input-embed input-embed-1779" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CK5Iw3pvWw"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death/">The Hope of Heaven &#8211; Life after, life-after-death</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death/embed/#?secret=CK5Iw3pvWw" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;The Hope of Heaven &#8211; Life after, life-after-death&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="CK5Iw3pvWw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 1196/* <![CDATA[ */ 1197/*! This file is auto-generated */ 1198!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 1199/* ]]> */ 1200</script> 1201</textarea> 1202 </div> 1203 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1779" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 1204 </div>
1205 </div> 1206 </div> 1207 1208 1209 1210 </div> 1211<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1779/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death?ref=download" title="The Hope of Heaven – Life after, life-after-death " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1779/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="The Hope of Heaven – Life after, life-after-death " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:44:08</span></p></aside></div></div><p>So, what does the bible… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-life-after-life-after-death/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">The Hope of Heaven – Life after, life-after-death</span></a></p> 1212</div></div> </div> 1213 </div> 1214</article> 1215<article id="post-1778" class="post-1778 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 1216 <div class="article-content-col"> 1217 <div class="content"> 1218 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death/" rel="bookmark">The Hope of Heaven – Through Death</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-16T07:30:00+02:00" content="2026-08-16">August 16, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="326566888" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1778" data-player_id="326566888"> 1219 <div class="player"> 1220 <div class="player__main"> 1221 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1778"> 1222 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 1223 alt="Sermons" 1224 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 1225 </div> 1226 <div class="player__body"> 1227 <div class="currently-playing"> 1228 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 1229 Sermons </div> 1230 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">The Hope of Heaven - Through Death</div> 1231 </div> 1232 <div class="play-progress"> 1233 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 1234 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 1235 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 1236 </button> 1237 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 1238 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 1239 </button> 1240 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 1241 </div> 1242 <div> 1243 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1778"> 1244 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/124573183/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-22%2F7d393e76-9bc4-cf87-19b0-8c3423e77868.mp3"> 1245 </audio> 1246 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="2314"> 1247 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 1248 </div> 1249 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 1250 <div class="playback__controls"> 1251 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 1252 </button> 1253 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 1254 </button> 1255 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 1256 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 1257 </button> 1258 </div> 1259 <div class="playback__timers"> 1260 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 1261 <span>/</span> 1262 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 1263 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H38M34S">00:38:34</time> 1264 </div> 1265 </div> 1266 </div>
1267 </div> 1268 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 1269 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1778" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 1270 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1778" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 1271 </nav> 1272 </div> 1273 </div> 1274 </div> 1275 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1778"> 1276 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1778"> 1277 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1778" aria-label="Close"> 1278 <span></span> 1279 <span></span> 1280 </button> 1281 <div class="panel__inner"> 1282 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 1283 </div> 1284 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 1285 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 1286 <div> 1287 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1778" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 1288 </div> 1289 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1778" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 1290 </div> 1291 </div> 1292 </div> 1293 <div class="share share-1778 player-panel"> 1294 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1778" aria-label="Close"> 1295 <span></span> 1296 <span></span> 1297 </button> 1298 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1299 <div class="title"> 1300 Share </div> 1301 <div class="icons-holder"> 1302 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death/&t=The Hope of Heaven - Through Death" 1303 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 1304 <span></span> 1305 </a> 1306 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death/&url=The Hope of Heaven - Through Death" 1307 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 1308 <span></span> 1309 </a> 1310 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/124573183/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-22%2F7d393e76-9bc4-cf87-19b0-8c3423e77868.mp3" 1311 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 1312 <span></span> 1313 </a> 1314 </div> 1315 </div> 1316 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1317 <div class="title"> 1318 Link </div> 1319 <div> 1320 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death/" class="input-link input-link-1778" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 1321 </div> 1322 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1778" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 1323 </div> 1324 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1325 <div class="title"> 1326 Embed </div> 1327 <div> 1328 <textarea rows="1" 1329 title="Embed Code" 1330 class="input-embed input-embed-1778" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mUV4NyP4aI"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death/">The Hope of Heaven &#8211; Through Death</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death/embed/#?secret=mUV4NyP4aI" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;The Hope of Heaven &#8211; Through Death&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="mUV4NyP4aI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 1331/* <![CDATA[ */ 1332/*! This file is auto-generated */ 1333!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 1334/* ]]> */ 1335</script> 1336</textarea> 1337 </div> 1338 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1778" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 1339 </div>
1340 </div> 1341 </div> 1342 1343 1344 1345 </div> 1346<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1778/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death?ref=download" title="The Hope of Heaven – Through Death " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1778/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="The Hope of Heaven – Through Death " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:38:34</span></p></aside></div></div><p>Join us as we see… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-through-death/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">The Hope of Heaven – Through Death</span></a></p> 1347</div></div> </div> 1348 </div> 1349</article> 1350<article id="post-1777" class="post-1777 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 1351 <div class="article-content-col"> 1352 <div class="content"> 1353 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming/" rel="bookmark">The Hope of Heaven – Jesus is Coming</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-09T07:30:00+02:00" content="2026-08-09">August 9, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="1447063613" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1777" data-player_id="1447063613"> 1354 <div class="player"> 1355 <div class="player__main"> 1356 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1777"> 1357 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 1358 alt="Sermons" 1359 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 1360 </div> 1361 <div class="player__body"> 1362 <div class="currently-playing"> 1363 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 1364 Sermons </div> 1365 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">The Hope of Heaven - Jesus is Coming</div> 1366 </div> 1367 <div class="play-progress"> 1368 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 1369 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 1370 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 1371 </button> 1372 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 1373 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 1374 </button> 1375 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 1376 </div> 1377 <div> 1378 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1777"> 1379 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/124210219/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2F1450ea70-c3d8-a300-04c7-0ce7f7263033.mp3"> 1380 </audio> 1381 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="2744"> 1382 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 1383 </div> 1384 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 1385 <div class="playback__controls"> 1386 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 1387 </button> 1388 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 1389 </button> 1390 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 1391 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 1392 </button> 1393 </div> 1394 <div class="playback__timers"> 1395 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 1396 <span>/</span> 1397 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 1398 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H45M44S">00:45:44</time> 1399 </div> 1400 </div> 1401 </div>
1402 </div> 1403 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 1404 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1777" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 1405 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1777" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 1406 </nav> 1407 </div> 1408 </div> 1409 </div> 1410 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1777"> 1411 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1777"> 1412 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1777" aria-label="Close"> 1413 <span></span> 1414 <span></span> 1415 </button> 1416 <div class="panel__inner"> 1417 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 1418 </div> 1419 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 1420 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 1421 <div> 1422 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1777" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 1423 </div> 1424 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1777" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 1425 </div> 1426 </div> 1427 </div> 1428 <div class="share share-1777 player-panel"> 1429 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1777" aria-label="Close"> 1430 <span></span> 1431 <span></span> 1432 </button> 1433 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1434 <div class="title"> 1435 Share </div> 1436 <div class="icons-holder"> 1437 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming/&t=The Hope of Heaven - Jesus is Coming" 1438 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 1439 <span></span> 1440 </a> 1441 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming/&url=The Hope of Heaven - Jesus is Coming" 1442 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 1443 <span></span> 1444 </a> 1445 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/124210219/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2F1450ea70-c3d8-a300-04c7-0ce7f7263033.mp3" 1446 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 1447 <span></span> 1448 </a> 1449 </div> 1450 </div> 1451 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1452 <div class="title"> 1453 Link </div> 1454 <div> 1455 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming/" class="input-link input-link-1777" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 1456 </div> 1457 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1777" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 1458 </div> 1459 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1460 <div class="title"> 1461 Embed </div> 1462 <div> 1463 <textarea rows="1" 1464 title="Embed Code" 1465 class="input-embed input-embed-1777" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aQKwIg8kg6"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming/">The Hope of Heaven &#8211; Jesus is Coming</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming/embed/#?secret=aQKwIg8kg6" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;The Hope of Heaven &#8211; Jesus is Coming&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="aQKwIg8kg6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 1466/* <![CDATA[ */ 1467/*! This file is auto-generated */ 1468!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 1469/* ]]> */ 1470</script> 1471</textarea> 1472 </div> 1473 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1777" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 1474 </div>
1475 </div> 1476 </div> 1477 1478 1479 1480 </div> 1481<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1777/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming?ref=download" title="The Hope of Heaven – Jesus is Coming " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1777/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="The Hope of Heaven – Jesus is Coming " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:45:44</span></p></aside></div></div><p>I this second look at… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-jesus-is-coming/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">The Hope of Heaven – Jesus is Coming</span></a></p> 1482</div></div> </div> 1483 </div> 1484</article> 1485<article id="post-1776" class="post-1776 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 1486 <div class="article-content-col"> 1487 <div class="content"> 1488 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began/" rel="bookmark">The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-08-01T07:30:00+02:00" content="2026-08-01">August 1, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="4086778919" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1776" data-player_id="4086778919"> 1489 <div class="player"> 1490 <div class="player__main"> 1491 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1776"> 1492 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 1493 alt="Sermons" 1494 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 1495 </div> 1496 <div class="player__body"> 1497 <div class="currently-playing"> 1498 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 1499 Sermons </div> 1500 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began</div> 1501 </div> 1502 <div class="play-progress"> 1503 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 1504 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 1505 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 1506 </button> 1507 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 1508 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 1509 </button> 1510 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 1511 </div> 1512 <div> 1513 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1776"> 1514 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/123938379/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-8%2F89869427-3023-7230-8062-0793ac846952.mp3"> 1515 </audio> 1516 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="2419"> 1517 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 1518 </div> 1519 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 1520 <div class="playback__controls"> 1521 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 1522 </button> 1523 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 1524 </button> 1525 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 1526 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 1527 </button> 1528 </div> 1529 <div class="playback__timers"> 1530 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 1531 <span>/</span> 1532 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 1533 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H40M19S">00:40:19</time> 1534 </div> 1535 </div> 1536 </div>
1537 </div> 1538 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 1539 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1776" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 1540 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1776" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 1541 </nav> 1542 </div> 1543 </div> 1544 </div> 1545 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1776"> 1546 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1776"> 1547 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1776" aria-label="Close"> 1548 <span></span> 1549 <span></span> 1550 </button> 1551 <div class="panel__inner"> 1552 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 1553 </div> 1554 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 1555 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 1556 <div> 1557 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1776" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 1558 </div> 1559 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1776" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 1560 </div> 1561 </div> 1562 </div> 1563 <div class="share share-1776 player-panel"> 1564 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1776" aria-label="Close"> 1565 <span></span> 1566 <span></span> 1567 </button> 1568 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1569 <div class="title"> 1570 Share </div> 1571 <div class="icons-holder"> 1572 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began/&t=The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began" 1573 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 1574 <span></span> 1575 </a> 1576 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began/&url=The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began" 1577 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 1578 <span></span> 1579 </a> 1580 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/123938379/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-8%2F89869427-3023-7230-8062-0793ac846952.mp3" 1581 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 1582 <span></span> 1583 </a> 1584 </div> 1585 </div> 1586 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1587 <div class="title"> 1588 Link </div> 1589 <div> 1590 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began/" class="input-link input-link-1776" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 1591 </div> 1592 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1776" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 1593 </div> 1594 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1595 <div class="title"> 1596 Embed </div> 1597 <div> 1598 <textarea rows="1" 1599 title="Embed Code" 1600 class="input-embed input-embed-1776" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="k8dvEq9lSo"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began/">The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began/embed/#?secret=k8dvEq9lSo" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="k8dvEq9lSo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 1601/* <![CDATA[ */ 1602/*! This file is auto-generated */ 1603!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 1604/* ]]> */ 1605</script> 1606</textarea> 1607 </div> 1608 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1776" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 1609 </div>
1610 </div> 1611 </div> 1612 1613 1614 1615 </div> 1616<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1776/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began?ref=download" title="The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1776/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:40:19</span></p></aside></div></div><p>Many people struggle to have… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-hope-of-heaven-where-it-all-began/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">The Hope of Heaven: Where it all Began</span></a></p> 1617</div></div> </div> 1618 </div> 1619</article> 1620<article id="post-1736" class="post-1736 podcast type-podcast status-publish hentry series-sermons layout-default col-12 nv-non-grid-article "> 1621 <div class="article-content-col"> 1622 <div class="content"> 1623 <div class="non-grid-content default-layout-content"><h2 class="blog-entry-title entry-title"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-perfection-of-christs-grace/" rel="bookmark">The Perfection of Christ’s Grace</a></h2><ul class="nv-meta-list"><li class="meta date posted-on "><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-07-26T07:30:00+02:00" content="2026-07-26">July 26, 2026</time></li></ul><div class="excerpt-wrap entry-summary"><div class="podcast_player"><div id="692155880" class="castos-player dark-mode " role="region" aria-label="Podcast player" data-episode="1736" data-player_id="692155880"> 1624 <div class="player"> 1625 <div class="player__main"> 1626 <div class="player__artwork player__artwork-1736"> 1627 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/images/no-album-art.png" 1628 alt="Sermons" 1629 title="Sermons" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/300;"> 1630 </div> 1631 <div class="player__body"> 1632 <div class="currently-playing"> 1633 <div class="show player__podcast-title"> 1634 Sermons </div> 1635 <div class="episode-title player__episode-title">The Perfection of Christ's Grace</div> 1636 </div> 1637 <div class="play-progress"> 1638 <div class="play-pause-controls"> 1639 <button title="Play" aria-label="Play Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="play-btn"> 1640 <span class="screen-reader-text">Play Episode</span> 1641 </button> 1642 <button title="Pause" aria-label="Pause Episode" aria-pressed="false" class="pause-btn hide"> 1643 <span class="screen-reader-text">Pause Episode</span> 1644 </button> 1645 <img decoding="async" data-src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/images/player/images/icon-loader.svg" alt="Loading" class="ssp-loader hide lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" /> 1646 </div> 1647 <div> 1648 <audio preload="none" class="clip clip-1736"> 1649 <source src="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/123385012/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-27%2F490b0d0e-01d1-1189-aff8-a4d036d59b5d.mp3"> 1650 </audio> 1651 <div class="ssp-progress" role="progressbar" title="Seek" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="1941"> 1652 <span class="progress__filled"></span> 1653 </div> 1654 <div class="ssp-playback playback"> 1655 <div class="playback__controls"> 1656 <button class="player-btn player-btn__volume" title="Mute/Unmute" aria-label="Mute audio" aria-pressed="false"> 1657 </button> 1658 <button data-skip="-10" class="player-btn player-btn__rwd" title="Rewind 10 seconds" aria-label="Rewind 10 seconds"> 1659 </button> 1660 <button data-speed="1" class="player-btn player-btn__speed" title="Playback Speed" aria-label="Playback speed, currently 1x">1x</button> 1661 <button data-skip="30" class="player-btn player-btn__fwd" title="Fast Forward 30 seconds" aria-label="Fast forward 30 seconds"> 1662 </button> 1663 </div> 1664 <div class="playback__timers"> 1665 <time class="ssp-timer" aria-live="off">00:00</time> 1666 <span>/</span> 1667 <!-- We need actual duration here from the server --> 1668 <time class="ssp-duration" datetime="PT0H32M21S">00:32:21</time> 1669 </div> 1670 </div> 1671 </div>
1672 </div> 1673 <nav class="player-panels-nav"> 1674 <button class="subscribe-btn" id="subscribe-btn-1736" title="Subscribe" aria-expanded="false">Subscribe</button> 1675 <button class="share-btn" id="share-btn-1736" title="Share" aria-expanded="false">Share</button> 1676 </nav> 1677 </div> 1678 </div> 1679 </div> 1680 <div class="player-panels player-panels-1736"> 1681 <div class="subscribe player-panel subscribe-1736"> 1682 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1736" aria-label="Close"> 1683 <span></span> 1684 <span></span> 1685 </button> 1686 <div class="panel__inner"> 1687 <div class="subscribe-icons"> 1688 </div> 1689 <div class="player-panel-row" role="group" aria-label="RSS Feed URL"> 1690 <div class="title">RSS Feed</div> 1691 <div> 1692 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/feed/podcast/sermons" class="input-rss input-rss-1736" title="RSS Feed URL" readonly /> 1693 </div> 1694 <button class="copy-rss copy-rss-1736" title="Copy RSS Feed URL" aria-label="Copy RSS Feed URL"></button> 1695 </div> 1696 </div> 1697 </div> 1698 <div class="share share-1736 player-panel"> 1699 <button class="close-btn close-btn-1736" aria-label="Close"> 1700 <span></span> 1701 <span></span> 1702 </button> 1703 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1704 <div class="title"> 1705 Share </div> 1706 <div class="icons-holder"> 1707 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-perfection-of-christs-grace/&t=The Perfection of Christ's Grace" 1708 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon facebook" title="Share on Facebook" aria-label="Share on Facebook"> 1709 <span></span> 1710 </a> 1711 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-perfection-of-christs-grace/&url=The Perfection of Christ's Grace" 1712 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon twitter" title="Share on Twitter" aria-label="Share on Twitter"> 1713 <span></span> 1714 </a> 1715 <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/2d34aea4/podcast/play/123385012/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-27%2F490b0d0e-01d1-1189-aff8-a4d036d59b5d.mp3" 1716 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="share-icon download" title="Download" aria-label="Download" download> 1717 <span></span> 1718 </a> 1719 </div> 1720 </div> 1721 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1722 <div class="title"> 1723 Link </div> 1724 <div> 1725 <input value="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-perfection-of-christs-grace/" class="input-link input-link-1736" title="Episode URL" readonly /> 1726 </div> 1727 <button class="copy-link copy-link-1736" title="Copy Episode URL" aria-label="Copy Episode URL"></button> 1728 </div> 1729 <div class="player-panel-row"> 1730 <div class="title"> 1731 Embed </div> 1732 <div> 1733 <textarea rows="1" 1734 title="Embed Code" 1735 class="input-embed input-embed-1736" readonly><blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QIrXYzQKQQ"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-perfection-of-christs-grace/">The Perfection of Christ&#8217;s Grace</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-perfection-of-christs-grace/embed/#?secret=QIrXYzQKQQ" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;The Perfection of Christ&#8217;s Grace&#8221; &#8212; Venture Church" data-secret="QIrXYzQKQQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> 1736/* <![CDATA[ */ 1737/*! This file is auto-generated */ 1738!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); 1739/* ]]> */ 1740</script> 1741</textarea> 1742 </div> 1743 <button class="copy-embed copy-embed-1736" title="Copy Embed Code" aria-label="Copy Embed Code"></button> 1744 </div>
1745 </div> 1746 </div> 1747 1748 1749 1750 </div> 1751<div class="podcast_meta"><aside><p><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1736/the-perfection-of-christs-grace?ref=download" title="The Perfection of Christ’s Grace " class="podcast-meta-download">Download file</a> | <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast-download/1736/the-perfection-of-christs-grace?ref=new_window" target="_blank" title="The Perfection of Christ’s Grace " class="podcast-meta-new-window">Play in new window</a> | <span class="podcast-meta-duration">Duration: 00:32:21</span></p></aside></div></div><p>Marc Stiglingh delves into the… <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/the-perfection-of-christs-grace/" class="" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">The Perfection of Christ’s Grace</span></a></p> 1752</div></div> </div> 1753 </div> 1754</article> 1755</div><ul class='page-numbers'> 1756 <li><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span></li> 1757 <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/page/2/">2</a></li> 1758 <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/page/3/">3</a></li> 1759 <li><span class="page-numbers dots">…</span></li> 1760 <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/page/32/">32</a></li> 1761 <li><a rel="next" class="next page-numbers" href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/page/2/">Next »</a></li> 1762</ul> 1763 <div class="w-100"></div> 1764 </div> 1765 <div class="nv-sidebar-wrap col-sm-12 nv-right blog-sidebar " > 1766 <aside id="secondary" role="complementary"> 1767 <div id="podcast-series-2" class="widget widget_podcast_series"> <p class="widget-title">Recent Podcasts</p> 1768 1769 1770 <ul> 1771 <li> 1772 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/3-leadership-lessons-with-chris-zeelie/">3 Leadership Lessons with Chris Zeelie</a> 1773 </li> 1774 <li> 1775 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/3-leadership-lessons-with-grant-stevenson/">3 Leadership Lessons with Grant Stevenson</a> 1776 </li> 1777 <li> 1778 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/3-leadership-lessons-with-joseph-dlamini/">3 Leadership Lessons with Joseph Dlamini</a> 1779 </li> 1780 <li> 1781 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/3-leadership-lessons-with-ezra-karuppan/">3 Leadership Lessons with Ezra Karuppan</a> 1782 </li> 1783 <li> 1784 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/3-leadership-lessons-with-craig-meyer/">3 Leadership Lessons with Craig Meyer</a> 1785 </li> 1786 </ul> 1787 </div> <div id="podcast-series-3" class="widget widget_podcast_series"> <p class="widget-title">Recent Sermons</p> 1788 1789 1790 <ul> 1791 <li> 1792 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-promises-provision/">Resilience: Promises & Provision</a> 1793 </li> 1794 <li> 1795 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-destiny/">Resilience & Destiny</a> 1796 </li> 1797 <li> 1798 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-flexibility-strength/">Resilience: Flexibility & Strength</a> 1799 </li> 1800 <li> 1801 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/resilience-defined/">Resilience Defined</a> 1802 </li> 1803 <li> 1804 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/podcast/returning-to-our-first-love/">Returning to our first love</a> 1805 </li> 1806 </ul> 1807 </div> 1808 <div id="recent-posts-2" class="widget widget_recent_entries"> 1809 <p class="widget-title">Recent Posts</p> 1810 <ul> 1811 <li> 1812 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/blog/seasons-of-our-lives/">Seasons of our lives</a> 1813 </li> 1814 <li> 1815 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/blog/the-secret-place-of-the-highest/">The Secret Place of the Highest</a> 1816 </li> 1817 <li>
1818 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/blog/rip-these-tendons/">Rip these tendonsâ¦Â     </a> 1819 </li> 1820 <li> 1821 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/blog/breaking-social-norms/">Breaking social norms</a> 1822 </li> 1823 <li> 1824 <a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/blog/undignified-worship/">UNDIGNIFIED WORSHIP</a> 1825 </li> 1826 </ul> 1827 1828 </div><div id="tag_cloud-2" class="widget widget_tag_cloud"><p class="widget-title">Common Topics</p><div class="tagcloud"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/6-days/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-136 tag-link-position-1" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="6 days (2 items)">6 days<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1829<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/2024/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-266 tag-link-position-2" style="font-size: 12.666666666667pt;" aria-label="2024 (3 items)">2024<span class="tag-link-count"> (3)</span></a> 1830<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/anger/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-290 tag-link-position-3" style="font-size: 12.666666666667pt;" aria-label="ANGER (3 items)">ANGER<span class="tag-link-count"> (3)</span></a> 1831<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/bethlehem/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-84 tag-link-position-4" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="Bethlehem (2 items)">Bethlehem<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1832<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/bold/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-211 tag-link-position-5" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="bold (2 items)">bold<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1833<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/christmas/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-59 tag-link-position-6" style="font-size: 21.688888888889pt;" aria-label="Christmas (14 items)">Christmas<span class="tag-link-count"> (14)</span></a> 1834<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/david/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-90 tag-link-position-7" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="David (2 items)">David<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1835<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/deadlines/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-239 tag-link-position-8" style="font-size: 8pt;" aria-label="deadlines (1 item)">deadlines<span class="tag-link-count"> (1)</span></a> 1836<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/distrust/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-276 tag-link-position-9" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="distrust (2 items)">distrust<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1837<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/embarrassing/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-308 tag-link-position-10" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="embarrassing (2 items)">embarrassing<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1838<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/end-times/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-250 tag-link-position-11" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="end times (2 items)">end times<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1839<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/fear/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-165 tag-link-position-12" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="fear (2 items)">fear<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1840<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/february/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-111 tag-link-position-13" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="February (2 items)">February<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1841<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/forgiveness/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-12 tag-link-position-14" style="font-size: 14.222222222222pt;" aria-label="Forgiveness (4 items)">Forgiveness<span class="tag-link-count"> (4)</span></a> 1842<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/gifts/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-36 tag-link-position-15" style="font-size: 17.333333333333pt;" aria-label="Gifts (7 items)">Gifts<span class="tag-link-count"> (7)</span></a> 1843<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/godly-wisdom/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-236 tag-link-position-16" style="font-size: 8pt;" aria-label="Godly wisdom (1 item)">Godly wisdom<span class="tag-link-count"> (1)</span></a> 1844<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/grace/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-93 tag-link-position-17" style="font-size: 12.666666666667pt;" aria-label="Grace (3 items)">Grace<span class="tag-link-count"> (3)</span></a> 1845<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/heritage/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-63 tag-link-position-18" style="font-size: 14.222222222222pt;" aria-label="heritage (4 items)">heritage<span class="tag-link-count"> (4)</span></a> 1846<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/hope/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-72 tag-link-position-19" style="font-size: 16.555555555556pt;" aria-label="Hope (6 items)">Hope<span class="tag-link-count"> (6)</span></a> 1847<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/hurt/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-256 tag-link-position-20" style="font-size: 16.555555555556pt;" aria-label="hurt (6 items)">hurt<span class="tag-link-count"> (6)</span></a> 1848<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/identity/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-173 tag-link-position-21" style="font-size: 14.222222222222pt;" aria-label="identity (4 items)">identity<span class="tag-link-count"> (4)</span></a> 1849<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/inheritance/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-146 tag-link-position-22" style="font-size: 14.222222222222pt;" aria-label="inheritance (4 items)">inheritance<span class="tag-link-count"> (4)</span></a> 1850<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/jesus/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-51 tag-link-position-23" style="font-size: 22pt;" aria-label="Jesus (15 items)">Jesus<span class="tag-link-count"> (15)</span></a> 1851<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/jesus-birth/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-60 tag-link-position-24" style="font-size: 19.511111111111pt;" aria-label="Jesus' birth (10 items)">Jesus' birth<span class="tag-link-count"> (10)</span></a> 1852<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/joy/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-67 tag-link-position-25" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="Joy (2 items)">Joy<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1853<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/learning/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-77 tag-link-position-26" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="Learning (2 items)">Learning<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1854<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/love/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-110 tag-link-position-27" style="font-size: 18.111111111111pt;" aria-label="Love (8 items)">Love<span class="tag-link-count"> (8)</span></a> 1855<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/new-year/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-268 tag-link-position-28" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="New year (2 items)">New year<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1856<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/obedience/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-152 tag-link-position-29" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="obedience (2 items)">obedience<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1857<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/olympics/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-33 tag-link-position-30" style="font-size: 17.333333333333pt;" aria-label="Olympics (7 items)">Olympics<span class="tag-link-count"> (7)</span></a> 1858<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/prayer/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-57 tag-link-position-31" style="font-size: 12.666666666667pt;" aria-label="prayer (3 items)">prayer<span class="tag-link-count"> (3)</span></a> 1859<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/promise/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-88 tag-link-position-32" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="Promise (2 items)">
1859Promise<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1860<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/rights/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-118 tag-link-position-33" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="rights (2 items)">rights<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1861<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/support/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-202 tag-link-position-34" style="font-size: 8pt;" aria-label="support (1 item)">support<span class="tag-link-count"> (1)</span></a> 1862<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/the-12-blogs-of-christmas/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-65 tag-link-position-35" style="font-size: 20.133333333333pt;" aria-label="The 12 Blogs of Christmas (11 items)">The 12 Blogs of Christmas<span class="tag-link-count"> (11)</span></a> 1863<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/tick-tock/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-237 tag-link-position-36" style="font-size: 8pt;" aria-label="Tick tock (1 item)">Tick tock<span class="tag-link-count"> (1)</span></a> 1864<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/time/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-232 tag-link-position-37" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="time (2 items)">time<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1865<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/trust/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-103 tag-link-position-38" style="font-size: 17.333333333333pt;" aria-label="Trust (7 items)">Trust<span class="tag-link-count"> (7)</span></a> 1866<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/undignified/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-298 tag-link-position-39" style="font-size: 12.666666666667pt;" aria-label="undignified (3 items)">undignified<span class="tag-link-count"> (3)</span></a> 1867<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/valentine/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-112 tag-link-position-40" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="Valentine (2 items)">Valentine<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1868<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/wars/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-248 tag-link-position-41" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="wars (2 items)">wars<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1869<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/wisdom/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-235 tag-link-position-42" style="font-size: 8pt;" aria-label="wisdom (1 item)">wisdom<span class="tag-link-count"> (1)</span></a> 1870<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/woman/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-205 tag-link-position-43" style="font-size: 10.8pt;" aria-label="woman (2 items)">woman<span class="tag-link-count"> (2)</span></a> 1871<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/women/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-196 tag-link-position-44" style="font-size: 12.666666666667pt;" aria-label="women (3 items)">women<span class="tag-link-count"> (3)</span></a> 1872<a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/tag/youth/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-148 tag-link-position-45" style="font-size: 12.666666666667pt;" aria-label="youth (3 items)">youth<span class="tag-link-count"> (3)</span></a></div> 1873</div> </aside> 1874</div> 1875 </div> 1876 </div> 1877 1878</main><!--/.neve-main--> 1879 1880<footer class="site-footer" id="site-footer" > 1881 <div class="hfg_footer"> 1882 <div class="footer--row footer-top layout-full-contained" 1883 id="cb-row--footer-top" 1884 data-row-id="top" data-show-on="desktop"> 1885 <div 1886 class="footer--row-inner footer-top-inner footer-content-wrap"> 1887 <div class="container"> 1888 <div 1889 class="hfg-grid nv-footer-content hfg-grid-top row--wrapper row " 1890 data-section="hfg_footer_layout_top" > 1891 <div class="builder-item hfg-item-first col-3 desktop-left tablet-left mobile-left hfg-item-v-top"><div class="item--inner builder-item--footer-one-widgets" 1892 data-section="neve_sidebar-widgets-footer-one-widgets" 1893 data-item-id="footer-one-widgets"> 1894 <div class="widget-area"> 1895 <div id="custom_html-4" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><p class="widget-title">Contact Us</p><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><i class="fas fa-phone"></i> <a href="tel:087 802 2988">087 802 2988</a><br> 1896<i class="fas fa-envelope"></i> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> 1897<br> 1898<h3>Social Media</h3> 1899<i class="fab fa-facebook-square"></i> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VentureChurchSA/">Like us on Facebook</a><br> 1900<i class="fab fa-instagram"></i> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/venture_ch/">Follow us On Instagram</a><br> 1901<i class="fab fa-youtube"></i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrcIFvBnPua0Ws0iaYVWpFg">Subscribe</a><br> 1902</div></div> </div> 1903 </div> 1904 1905</div><div class="builder-item col-3 desktop-left tablet-left mobile-left hfg-item-v-top"><div class="item--inner builder-item--footer-two-widgets" 1906 data-section="neve_sidebar-widgets-footer-two-widgets" 1907 data-item-id="footer-two-widgets"> 1908 <div class="widget-area"> 1909 <div id="nav_menu-3" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><p class="widget-title">Resources</p><div class="menu-footer-resources-container"><ul id="menu-footer-resources" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-179" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series current-menu-item menu-item-179"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/sermons/" aria-current="page">Sermons</a></li> 1910<li id="menu-item-180" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series menu-item-180"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/podcast/">Podcast</a></li> 1911<li id="menu-item-644" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-series menu-item-644"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/series/digging-deeper/">
1911Digging Deeper</a></li> 1912<li id="menu-item-705" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-705"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/category/blog/">Blog</a></li> 1913</ul></div></div> </div> 1914 </div> 1915 1916</div><div class="builder-item col-3 desktop-left tablet-left mobile-left hfg-item-v-top"><div class="item--inner builder-item--footer-three-widgets" 1917 data-section="neve_sidebar-widgets-footer-three-widgets" 1918 data-item-id="footer-three-widgets"> 1919 <div class="widget-area"> 1920 <div id="nav_menu-5" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><p class="widget-title">About Venture Church</p><div class="menu-footer-about-container"><ul id="menu-footer-about" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-182" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-182"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/values/">Values</a></li> 1921<li id="menu-item-183" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-183"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/kids/">Kids & Youth</a></li> 1922<li id="menu-item-184" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-184"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/our-leadership/">Our Leadership</a></li> 1923<li id="menu-item-186" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-186"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/about/location/">Location</a></li> 1924</ul></div></div> </div> 1925 </div> 1926 1927</div><div class="builder-item hfg-item-last col-3 desktop-left tablet-left mobile-left hfg-item-v-top"><div class="item--inner builder-item--footer-four-widgets" 1928 data-section="neve_sidebar-widgets-footer-four-widgets" 1929 data-item-id="footer-four-widgets"> 1930 <div class="widget-area"> 1931 <div id="nav_menu-6" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><p class="widget-title">Be a participant</p><div class="menu-involvement-footer-menu-container"><ul id="menu-involvement-footer-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-188" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-188"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/connect-groups/">Connect Groups</a></li> 1932<li id="menu-item-190" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-190"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/events/">Calendar</a></li> 1933<li id="menu-item-191" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-191"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/giving/">Giving</a></li> 1934<li id="menu-item-189" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-189"><a href="https://venturechurch.co.za/contact/">Contact</a></li> 1935</ul></div></div> </div> 1936 </div> 1937 1938</div> </div> 1939 </div> 1940 </div> 1941</div> 1942 1943<div class="footer--row footer-bottom layout-full-contained" 1944 id="cb-row--footer-bottom" 1945 data-row-id="bottom" data-show-on="desktop"> 1946 <div 1947 class="footer--row-inner footer-bottom-inner footer-content-wrap"> 1948 <div class="container"> 1949 <div 1950 class="hfg-grid nv-footer-content hfg-grid-bottom row--wrapper row " 1951 data-section="hfg_footer_layout_bottom" > 1952 </div> 1953 </div> 1954 </div> 1955</div> 1956 1957 </div> 1958</footer> 1959 1960</div><!--/.wrapper--> 1961<!-- Enter your scripts here --> <!-- Code for Bible Gateway integration --> 1962
1962<script src="https://www.biblegateway.com/public/link-to-us/tooltips/bglinks.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
1962 1963
1963<script type="text/javascript"> 1964 BGLinks.version = "NIV"; 1965 BGLinks.linkVerses(); 1966 </script>
1966 1967
1967<script> 1968 const lazyloadRunObserver = () => { 1969 const lazyloadBackgrounds = document.querySelectorAll( `.e-con.e-parent:not(.e-lazyloaded)` ); 1970 const lazyloadBackgroundObserver = new IntersectionObserver( ( entries ) => { 1971 entries.forEach( ( entry ) => { 1972 if ( entry.isIntersecting ) { 1973 let lazyloadBackground = entry.target; 1974 if( lazyloadBackground ) { 1975 lazyloadBackground.classList.add( 'e-lazyloaded' ); 1976 } 1977 lazyloadBackgroundObserver.unobserve( entry.target ); 1978 } 1979 }); 1980 }, { rootMargin: '200px 0px 200px 0px' } ); 1981 lazyloadBackgrounds.forEach( ( lazyloadBackground ) => { 1982 lazyloadBackgroundObserver.observe( lazyloadBackground ); 1983 } ); 1984 }; 1985 const events = [ 1986 'DOMContentLoaded', 1987 'elementor/lazyload/observe', 1988 ]; 1989 events.forEach( ( event ) => { 1990 document.addEventListener( event, lazyloadRunObserver ); 1991 } ); 1992 </script>
1992 1993 <link rel='stylesheet' id='ssp-castos-player-css' href='https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/css/castos-player.min.css?ver=3.17.0' type='text/css' media='all' />
1994<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill-inert.min.js?ver=3.1.2" id="wp-polyfill-inert-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1994
1994
1995<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/regenerator-runtime.min.js?ver=0.14.0" id="regenerator-runtime-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1995
1995
1996<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill.min.js?ver=3.15.0" id="wp-polyfill-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1996
1996
1997<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=c6aec9a8d4e5a5d543a1" id="wp-hooks-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1997
1997
1998<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=7701b0c3857f914212ef" id="wp-i18n-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1998
1998
1999<script type="text/javascript" id="wp-i18n-js-after"> 2000/* <![CDATA[ */ 2001wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } ); 2002/* ]]> */ 2003</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2003
2003
2004<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/swv/js/index.js?ver=5.9.8" id="swv-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2004
2004
2005<script type="text/javascript" id="contact-form-7-js-extra"> 2006/* <![CDATA[ */ 2007var wpcf7 = {"api":{"root":"https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-json\/","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; 2008/* ]]> */ 2009</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2009
2009
2010<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/index.js?ver=5.9.8" id="contact-form-7-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2010
2010
2011<script type="text/javascript" id="neve-script-js-extra"> 2012/* <![CDATA[ */ 2013var NeveProperties = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","nonce":"d23848d4b6","isRTL":"","isCustomize":""}; 2014/* ]]> */ 2015</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2015
2015
2016<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/themes/neve/assets/js/build/modern/frontend.js?ver=3.4.10" id="neve-script-js" async></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2016
2016
2017<script type="text/javascript" id="neve-script-js-after"> 2018/* <![CDATA[ */ 2019 var html = document.documentElement; 2020 var theme = html.getAttribute('data-neve-theme') || 'light'; 2021 var variants = {"logo":{"light":{"src":"https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png","srcset":"https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png 512w, https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-venture-church-logo-1-300x128.png 300w","sizes":"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px"},"dark":{"src":"https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png","srcset":"https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-venture-church-logo-1.png 512w, https:\/\/venturechurch.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-venture-church-logo-1-300x128.png 300w","sizes":"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px"},"same":true}}; 2022 2023 function setCurrentTheme( theme ) { 2024 var pictures = document.getElementsByClassName( 'neve-site-logo' ); 2025 for(var i = 0; i<pictures.length; i++) { 2026 var picture = pictures.item(i); 2027 if( ! picture ) { 2028 continue; 2029 }; 2030 var fileExt = picture.src.slice((Math.max(0, picture.src.lastIndexOf(".")) || Infinity) + 1); 2031 if ( fileExt === 'svg' ) { 2032 picture.removeAttribute('width'); 2033 picture.removeAttribute('height'); 2034 picture.style = 'width: var(--maxwidth)'; 2035 } 2036 var compId = picture.getAttribute('data-variant'); 2037 if ( compId && variants[compId] ) { 2038 var isConditional = variants[compId]['same']; 2039 if ( theme === 'light' || isConditional || variants[compId]['dark']['src'] === false ) { 2040 picture.src = variants[compId]['light']['src']; 2041 picture.srcset = variants[compId]['light']['srcset'] || ''; 2042 picture.sizes = variants[compId]['light']['sizes']; 2043 continue; 2044 }; 2045 picture.src = variants[compId]['dark']['src']; 2046 picture.srcset = variants[compId]['dark']['srcset'] || ''; 2047 picture.sizes = variants[compId]['dark']['sizes']; 2048 }; 2049 }; 2050 }; 2051 2052 var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) { 2053 mutations.forEach(function(mutation) { 2054 if (mutation.type == 'attributes') { 2055 theme = html.getAttribute('data-neve-theme'); 2056 setCurrentTheme(theme); 2057 }; 2058 }); 2059 }); 2060 2061 observer.observe(html, { 2062 attributes: true 2063 }); 2064/* ]]> */ 2065</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2065
2065
2066<script type="text/javascript" id="smush-lazy-load-js-before"> 2067/* <![CDATA[ */ 2068var smushLazyLoadOptions = {"autoResizingEnabled":false,"autoResizeOptions":{"precision":5,"skipAutoWidth":true,"cdnBaseURL":""}}; 2069/* ]]> */ 2070</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2070
2070
2071<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/wp-smushit/app/assets/js/smush-lazy-load.min.js?ver=4.3.4" id="smush-lazy-load-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2071
2071
2072<script type="text/javascript" src="https://stats.wp.com/e-202640.js" id="jetpack-stats-js" data-wp-strategy="defer"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2072
2072
2073<script type="text/javascript" id="jetpack-stats-js-after"> 2074/* <![CDATA[ */ 2075_stq = window._stq || []; 2076_stq.push([ "view", JSON.parse("{\"v\":\"ext\",\"blog\":\"181397273\",\"post\":\"0\",\"tz\":\"2\",\"srv\":\"venturechurch.co.za\",\"j\":\"1:13.6.2\"}") ]); 2077_stq.push([ "clickTrackerInit", "181397273", "0" ]); 2078/* ]]> */ 2079</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2079
2079
2080<script type="text/javascript" id="ssp-castos-player-js-extra"> 2081/* <![CDATA[ */ 2082var ssp_player_i18n = {"playback_speed":"Playback speed, currently %sx","copied":"Copied"}; 2083/* ]]> */ 2084</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 2084
2084
2085<script type="text/javascript" src="https://venturechurch.co.za/wp-content/plugins/seriously-simple-podcasting/assets/js/castos-player.min.js?ver=3.17.0" id="ssp-castos-player-js"></script>
2085 2086</body> 2087 2088</html>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.