GS Couples Celebration

This week we manifest the true essence of 'TIIL DEATH DO US PART', join us as we celebrate the LOVE of Sipho and Itumeleng Mndebele. 

1. The Bride and the Grooms personal info/background

Bride: Itumekeng Mndebele 

Groom: Sipho Mndebele 

Local Assembly: Thema Assemblies Of God 

When did you get married? 26 April 2014 

On a scale of 1-10 how much awesome was your wedding day? Brag on...

We would say 10, our wedding day was perfect. God came through for us and everything went according to plan. if we had to do it again, we would still do it the same way. 

Do you have you have any kids? Yes, we have a daughter

2. Lets talk Godly marriage

Your views on Love, Marriage and Salvation based on your experience? 

We both received salvation at different times in our lives but what was common with our salvation was that our lives were filled with love once we accepted Christ, and when we got married it was a consolidation of two individuals love into one one love.

Do you think that it is important to depend on God when you choose your spouse or when you enter into marriage, elaborate your answer? 

Yes, it is important. We depend on God in all our decisions irrespective of how minor or major they may seem. Even when it came to us getting married there was no difference,we are solely dependent on Him   

The Biblical Analogy is that the Bride is representation of Christ and the Groom of God, please both tell us your views on this and how true the statement is based on your marriage? 

Tumi "The Bride represent the church awaiting the return of the groom. She keeps herself faithful to her husband, serving and unwavering in her love"

Sipho "The Groom represent Christ. Who after a long day at work, comes back home to his loved ones.

And Christ is coming back for us to take us home. 

3. Short QnA 

What do you love most about your partner?

 Sipho: I love her smile 

Tumi: I love his humility 

Name one greatest benefit of marriage? 

Having someone around you, who you can trust fully without any doubts. 

What do you guys do for fun? 

We travel and go on holidays, plus going to our weekend markets especially Nieghbourgoods market in Braam and Maboneng. 

 

In conclusion, your aspiration as a young saved couple? 

To always remain in Christ and never look back. 

1 Peter 4 vs 8 " Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins" 

GS Couples Celebration

Its yet another week of God's greatest, LOVE. This week we celebrate the Love of Bafana and Monni Masanabo.

1. The Bride and Grooms personal info/background

• Who,What and Where? 

(Groom) Bafana Masanabo and (Bride) Monni Masanabo, both born and bred in Soshanguve 

• Local Assembly: Thorntree Assembly Of God 

We got married on the 03rd of November 2007( celebrating 10 years this years) 

• On a scale of 1-10 how much awesome was your wedding day/ Brag on lol

Rating:10+

Our wedding day: 03 November 2007

Venue: Father Kasteel Park Pretoria North

Heeh heeh heeh we loved every detail about our wedding day, we were blessed by excellent service providers, from the designers of our clothes MX Creations,Decor and Catering was amazing, the worship team was super amazing. 

lol, we remember we had to hide from our families that we were planning to have a Garden Wedding as it was not common back then, we only informed them two weeks prior the wedding and they were so worried about the weather. But, hey, we serve a good God, who graced us a very beautiful weather on that day. 

Our Bridal party were so amazing and supportive,they never gave us stress or whatsoever, they were God sent. 

Monni: The best highlight of our wedding day was when my husband sang for me when i was walking down the aisle that was a beautiful surprise, a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life.

Bafana: it is difficult to say as every minute of the day was awesome. But seeing my wife walking down the aisle,was breath taking, she looked so beautiful in her gorgeous white dress. It is a testimony of God's faithfulness to me.

• Do you have any kids? 

We are blessed with a princess, Pholoso Masanabo (7 yrs) & our prince BJ Masanabo (2yrs)

2. Lets talk Godly Marriage 

Your views on Love, Marriage and Salvation based on your experiences? 

• Do you think it is important to depend on God when you choose a spouse or when you enter into marriage, elaborate your answer. 

Yes it is .Nobody knows the heart of a person except God. When you do not depend on God for a life partner, it is easy to get married to the wrong person. Sometimes people are desperate to get married that they pretend to be more Godly than they really are. And if you just choose a life partner based on beauty, charm or a person who seems Godly, you might be misled. People who are not saved go to Christian churches when they want to get married, they act all saved till you marry them,then you see their true colors, But even if both of you are saved, you still need God to lead you to someone who will connect with God's purpose for your life. Proverbs 16 vs. 3 says we need to commit our plans to the Lord and He will prosper them.

Now about depending on God when entering in marriage. The Bible puts it clearly in Psalms 127 ' unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labour in vain'

• The Biblical analogy is that the Bride is representation of Christ and the Bridegroom of God, please both tell us your views on this and how true this statement is, based on your marriage. 

Ephesians 5 vs 25: Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her.


There is so much that can be mentioned when we look at loving like Christ loved. The one thing we would like to point out is that in a love relationship forgiveness is key. The person you are close to is the one that sometimes hurts you the most because you do not understand why they would hurt you if they loved you, at same times the person who is close to you probably makes the most mistakes as you spend a lot of time with them. Just as Christ does not count how many times we make mistakes but whenever we sincerely come to him for forgiveness he forgives us.In the same way we ought to learn to forgive our spouses.

3. Short QnA

• What do you love about your partner?

I love her smile,her heart (she sincere,honest and loving)  and best of all is that she is my best friend, due to our work we spend so much time together but i never get bored of being around her. 

i love almost everything about my husband heey, I love how he spoils me every now and then. He is the best husband a wife could ever ask for, he so gentle and kind and most of all i love his humbleness. 

• Name one greatest benefit of Marriage? 

Two is better than one. Its great to have someone you can share you life with 

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. 

GS Couples Celebration

Glorious Splendor introduces a New activity this month called "GS Couple Celebration" Celebrating Our Married Couples this month, February.

This week we feature Chumani Bonga and Ntambiso Thobile Bonga 

1. Background 

Groom:

l'm Chumani Bonga from Tsakane local Assembly, originally from the Eastern Cape in Mdantsane n.u. L7 but grew up in Duncan Village and accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal saviour there during the revivals of the late Pastor Phuthuma "Daddy" in Peace Chapel. Went to John Bisseker Secondary and after completing my matric came to Gauteng to further my education and also to look for greener pastures. I studied Financial Information Systems with U.J for 2 years and dropped out, lol. Worked for various companies including African Bank, ABSA and Lethusizo HBC as the Payroll Administrator. Got married to Angel Thobile Kubheka on the 29th of November 2013.

Bride:

My name is Ntambiso Angel Thobile Bonga, born,bred and buttered in Alexandra. l'm the third born of Mr & Mrs Kubheka. I grew up in Sunday school at Alex AOG but accepted Christ when I was 12 years under the ministry of the late Pastor Maholwana. Did my primary and high school education in Alexandra. After passing my matric I got a scholarship in London at Essex University to study Travel and tourism & First line Management. Worked for Woodlands until I got back in 2008 and worked for Explorer Academy.

(On a Scale of 1-10 how much awesome was your wedding day/ Brag on lol)

Not to be blowing our own trumpet, it was a beautiful day (smiling)just as we had prayed for so ya 8 maybe.(laughing). The decor was beautiful , our bridesmaids were perfect , the weather was excellent, music was good , my brothers Percy Ingle ,Sicelo Kubheka and Nhlanhla Dlamini made sure the sound was perfect. The colour of the day, turquoise and silver was magnificent as well (if we were to choose again, we would still opt for it) maybe for our 10th anniversary lol. We had an honor of being united by the then Executive Members Pastor E.D.M Hlophe and Pastor T. Mavimbela ministering at our Reception. Also Pastor L.Mogoena played a great role doing a pre-marital counselling to us and a whole lot of other brethren supporting us on our beautiful day.

Do you have any kids?

We have three beautiful girls Nande, Luyanda and Nompumelelo and expecting our first baby together,

2. About Godly Marriage 

What are your opinions or judgments on LOVE, MARRIAGE &SALVATION.

 Real love demands sacrifice that can't be found in self -centredness. You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. We are both of the view that love requires that we give what we value most: hearts, minds, soul and strength. We learn this from John 3:16 .God did not only love love us but He had to give his only begotten son. Adam as well gave part of himself to have Eve. That's an eternal love relationship. Love can be understood from the actions it prompts. I have always said that I saw my wife when I was interpreting for Dr.E.Maswanganyi in Katlehong Easters' Convention and the rest is history.

Of what importance is it to depend on God when choosing a spouse?

 It is very much imperative for one to solely depend on God when entering into marriage , but advisably one needs to develop that personal relationship with Christ before he / she gets married and have that communion ship with Him. He must be familiar with the voice of God while in his/her Youth. The bible says a good wife comes from the Lord. The question is, are you in a position to receive from the Lord. lt is of high importance to depend on God when making important decisions for the sake of insight and internal peace.

The biblical analogy is that the Bride is representation of Christ and and the Bridegroom of God , please tell us your views on this and how true this statement is and based on your marriage 

 Bridegroom: 

The feeling I felt on my wedding day when I was standing there on the alter, my wife coming through the aisle and the moment I touched her hand I remembered an old song we used to sing "What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see" it continues to say He will take me by His hand and lead me through to the promise land, glorious day that will be. Indeed when I touched my wife's hand on that day it was such an overwhelming experience.

 

Bride:  

Ephesians 5:21, Submission is never glossed over to be seen as easy or always convenient. Instead, it is viewed as a service unto God. A wife shows submission unto her husband when she allows him to take leadership in the relationship. 

 However a submissive wife is not relegated to idly sitting by while the husband makes all family decisions. We sit jointly and decide and if we cannot jointly agree, then the Leader of this household (my husband) takes the decision knowingly and being sober that he is responsible foremost unto God about that decision. 

His position as a leader is biblical lCor 11:3. I derive this from Sarah, Abraham's wife as a perfect example of a woman following her husband's lead. lPeter 3:15, l'm not compelled by man or society to submit to my husband or because God ensured me he will be loving or just. When l'm submitting to him, l'm actually submitting unto God .l do not submit because he deserves it in his own merit, but rather I do so because it is pleasing to my Lord. A wife should submit even if her husband does not deserve it from a human perspective, but by divine right God set the man as a Leader

3. Short QnA 

What do you love about your partner? 

What I love most about my wife is that she is a forgiving person. l'm not a perfect husband maybe to her because I sometimes shout,yell and fight with her lol but when I apologize and realize my mistakes she forgives me wholeheartedly (though I must have a box of Ferrero rocher chocolates ,because she loves them). Not to mention she is a great cooker, I think she has no match in the kitchen (laughing)

Woow my husband....this man really loves God and serving His people. What I love most about him is that he is a prayerful person. He has taught me about Faith. He is patient and very romantic, he doesn't mind bringing me a banana when from work (laughing exhilaratingly) .He is so family orientated and loves our kids so much. He exudes a great sense of humor. Though in my 3 years of marriage with him l'm yet to spend a Christmas day with him as he is always in Tabanchu. (Smiling) 

What is the greatest benefit of marriage? 

An opportunity of expressing love to your soul mate (and having a house full of kid's lol) 

What do you do for fun? 

 We are both football fanatics,we enjoy going to soccer matches together ,or playing play stations though my husband does not take defeat from me kindly and taking our kids out. 

Aspirations as a young saved couple? To grow in love more and continue supporting each other's dream. We are just so excited about our unborn baby and we just can't wait.

1 Corinthians 13:13 'And these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is LOVE.