THE MAJESTY OF THE LIVING GOD

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I was recently chatting with a friend and he told me of how he was listening to the biography of a popular American female musician; and realized that she deserved so much praise for her achievements. Now there is nothing wrong in commending someones hard work or achievements but it is right to always acknowledge the true source of success in any sphere of life. The Lord said in John (15:5) 'he who abides in Me and I in him bears much fruit, FOR WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING'.

Dear brethren, sometimes we might be tempted

TOO BUSY FOR GOD?

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I knelt down to pray but not for too long for i had much to do. I must hurry off to work for bills will soon be due. I finished the prayer & hurriedly got off from my knees...my spiritual duty was done & my

FASTING THAT PLEASES GOD

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'why have we fasted and you have not seen? why have we afflicted our souls and you take no notice?' -Isaiah 58:3


There are times in life when we look up to God for a miracle or want Him to grant a request. We then resort to intense prayers and fasting. This is a commendable approach to take for the Lord emphasized the importance of this. However,

THE NARROW GATE AND THE DIFFICULT WAY

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'And He said to them, strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many I say to you will seek to enter and will not be able' Luke13: 23-24                                        


The Disciples of Jesus at the time wanted to know how many people will be saved. And His reply to them according to (Luke 13: 23-24) was that people should strive to enter through the narrowgate for many will seek to enter and will not be able. The word; 'STRIVE' according to the oxford English dictionary means to try very hard to achieve something or great effort at getting something.

Dear Brethren, this message is for us today. to be a genuine Christian is not an 'easy' task. It is not easy to be struck on one cheek, then

THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT

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                                'so then each of us shall give account of himself to God'
                                (Romans 14:12)

Jesus told a parable about talents to his disciples in Mathew 25: 14 (pls read); saying the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man travelling to a far country, who called His own servants and delivered His goods to them. And to one he gave 5 talents, to another 2, and to another 1, each according to his own ability.

The servant who had received 5 talents went and traded with them and made another 5 more.And likewise he who had received 2 gained 2 more also. But the servant who had received only 1 talent did

THE TWO GREATEST COMMANDMENTS - THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE LOVE OF NEIGHBOR

        
                                    'If you Love Me, keep My Commandments' - (John 14:15)


A neighbor once asked me for a favor and i obliged him. But another neighbor living within the same premises as the first learnt of this assistance i was giving and tried to discourage me saying; 'Those people are not good people'

Dear friends, the two greatest Commandments that God has given to us is to Love God and to also Love our neighbors as well. These two Commandments are similar and

THE RETURN OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2 - THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH

'Behold i tell you a mystery, we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed' - (1 Corinthians15: 51-52)


I was having a discussion sometime ago with a member of a popular religious denomination and i told him that the problem i had with their group was was their lack of belief and teachings in some important biblical events that will take place like the rapture of the Church for instance. He then asked me to explain to him what the 'RAPTURE' meant and to show him in the bible where it is written that such an event will take place. I gladly opened my

YOUR WORD...

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          'YOUR WORD IS A LAMP TO MY FEET AND A LIGHT TO MY PATH' - (Psalm 119: 105)

THE RETURN OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

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'for He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with His truth' - (Psalm 96:13)


A lot of people both Christians and Muslims alike believe that Jesus Christ existed and lived on the earth over 2000 years ago, but not all believe that He will return to the earth again. The scriptures from the old testament to the new are filled with promises of the Lord's return. The purpose of His first coming was because of sin. He came to

THE FOLLY OF DIVORCE

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'For the Lord God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers ones garments with violence', says the Lord of hosts. 'Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously' (Malachi 2:16)

The other day i was with some colleagues when someone announced that divorce proceedings from his wife was ongoing. I asked him why he wanted to divorce his wife and he simply told me that the marriage was not just working out; that his estranged wife had begun taking him for granted.

Dear Brothers, there are so many people caught up in this issue of divorce or separation. some

SALVATION PRAYER

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I acknowledge that you Jesus, are the son of God. I believe that you died on the cross, that your blood was shed for my sins and that you rose from the grave and conquered death. I understand that i was born a sinner and that i have sinned by disobeying your commandments...

SIX STEPS TO SALVATION- The Crown of Life

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There was a certain man in the Bible who went to Jesus and asked; 'What must i do to be saved'? People today are still asking the same question. Well, here are six steps to salvation.

ACKNOWLEDGE: Accept you are a sinner and need Jesus to come into your life; 'for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God'- (Romans 3:23)

REPENT: Repentance is a firm resolve; a decision to quit and never return to past or new sins. 'except you repent, you shall all likewise perish' (Luke 13:3). 'Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out' (Acts 3:19)

FORSAKE: A forsaking of sin involves the actual act of leaving that sin or abandoning it; after..

THE SECOND DEATH - The lake of fire

In the beginning, as recorded in the book of Genesis; God told Adam that he may eat the fruit of every tree in the garden of Eden except for the fruit of the tree that was at the center of the garden, warning that the day he eats of the forbidden fruit of that tree; he would surely die. see Gen  (3:2)

Dear friends, God was referring to not only the natural or physical death of man but also the spiritual death or second death which will occur after judgement to those who have not lived rightly or believed in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus spoke several times in scripture using parables in some instances to warn people of the second death. see Mathew (13: 24-30). There are some religious beliefs that teach people that this is not possible; that God is not so wicked as to subject people to an eternal torment in a fire. They argue that hell is non- existent.

Dear Brothers, this kind of teaching is dangerous and clearly contradicts what the..

EASTER- The death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ

I once read a commentary on a christian blog i follow from a muslim woman whom agreed that Jesus Christ was without any sin but could not understand; why God allowed Christ to suffer the way He did and ultimately be put to death? In her opinion; why would a Just God allow an innocent person to suffer that way? Dear Friends, as we celebrate easter this season, it is imperative for us to know and understand the way of the cross, the passion of our Lord and the reason for our celebration.

First of all it is important for us to understand that God is a Spirit and from time immemorial, people always offered sacrifices to God as an act of worship, reverence or in obedience to an instruction from God Himself. see (Gen 4:3-5); (Gen 22:2); (Chron 7:4-5) and (Lev 23:12).

As God led the children of Israel to the promised land, He knew that they would not be able to perfectly keep the law-the ten commandments; so he gave them a set of additional ceremonial laws or ordinances as a

OVERCOMING TEMPTATION - "IT IS WRITTEN"

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There is a constant war that is being fought in our world daily and that is the battle between good and evil. Often times this battle goes on knowingly or unknowingly to the Christian believer. This war most times involves things and weapons we may not see or realize immediately but will have implications that will later manifest in the physical world. That is why the apostle Paul in his letter to the Ephesians said 'for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the dark age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places' (Ephesians 6:12) 

Most times, thisspiritual battle between good and evil is fought in the regions of our minds. Before a person commits sin, he or she will first

THE PRODIGAL SON- I WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY FATHER

                                        ' I WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY FATHER' - (LUKE 15:18)

The other day, i was watching my daughter as she slept in bed. She looked really tired for she had played so hard all day. As i looked on i felt an overwhelming sense of love for her and i thanked the Lord in my heart for giving her to me and my wife. Now she is just over 2 years and can be very naughty and unruly at times; but that does not in anyway affect the great love i have for her...I then considered our Father in Heaven the Most High God and His relationship with us and i believe its something similar only what i felt is only a fraction of what God feels about all His children for we were all made in His image and likeness. The Bible says in

WORSHIP ZONE

10,000 Reasosns (Bless the Lord) by Matt Redman

Just take a moment with this inspirational song by Matt Redman and Worship God for Who He is.

THE UNPARDONABLE SIN

'Assuredly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men and whatever blasphemies they utter; but he who blasphemes against the HOLY SPIRIT never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation' -( Mark 3:28-29)

The words spoken above are the words of Jesus as recorded in the Bible. Brethren, the very thought that there is actually a sin that is without forgiveness is a very scary one and so; I have often wondered what it means to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit which is the sin Jesus was describing in this part of scripture.

The pharisees envied and disliked Jesus so much that there was a time, as scripture records that they accused Him of

THE FOLLY OF BODY ART / TATTOOS

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'You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, NOR TATTOO any marks on you. I am the Lord' (Leviticus 19:28)

THE FOLLY OF HOMOSEXUALISM

'You shall not lie with a male as with a woman, it is an abomination. Nor shall you mate with any animal to defile yourself with it. It is perversion. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it.  It is perversion' (Leviticus 18: 22-23)

There is a story in the Bible about a city called Sodom. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were notorious for their sexual immorality. And the Lord said, 'Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me' (Genesis 18: 20-21) The Bible records that God now sent two Angels to investigate the accusations against the land of Sodom. It was reported that the men of Sodom now wanted to have sexual relations with the Angels that God sent. see (Gen 19: 4-5) We know the rest of the story...God destroyed the Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah because of their depravity and sexual perversion.

Dear Friends, God designed sexual intercourse to be between

TRUE FREEDOM 2

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In the last discourse, I wrote about my prison experience and the beauty of freedom. I did not truly realize its value until I had mine taken away from me temporarily. However the kind of freedom I spoke of is basically physical. There is another kind of freedom that Jesus spoke of which in my view is spiritual and I believe that this is the true and everlasting freedom.

Jesus came to set the captives free, to heal the sick, to set an example, to give instruction to the hearts of men..but there is something much more than all that. Then

WORSHIP ZONE

Allow the lyrics minister to you. Enjoy praise and worship by Chris quilala Jesus Culture 'Your Love never fails'

'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have Everlasting Life' - John 3:16

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Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, 'If you abide in My Word, you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free' - John (8:31-32)

Every time I pray in a congregation or on my own, I always make giving thanks to God for freedom an important prayer point. There is a popular saying that goes;'you don't know the worth of a thing until it's taken from you.' This held true in my case. Some years ago in the course of my profession, I was wrongly accused and locked up in prison for a couple of months (I wasn't convicted though) until..