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

TRUE FREEDOM 1

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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..

PSALM 51...A PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS

It is believed that King David composed this psalm after he committed adultery with Bathsheba, and Nathan the prophet came to reprimand him. David was quick to acknowledge his sins and  asked for forgiveness from God. That is one of the reasons why despite his imperfections, scripture refers to him as ' a man after Gods own heart' (1 Sam. 13:14)

Dear Brothers let  us also

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I am particularly fascinated by these guitar skills. For those of you who don't know, the guitar is not an easy musical instrument to learn..it takes hours of daily practice, numb fingers and determination. Didn't realize this till i started learning to play myself and i am still on it.

Enjoy this instrumental cover by Hofei of ..'you are my all in all' by Dennis Jernigan and Natalie Grant

MESSAGE FOR THE SEVEN CHURCHES IN ASIA 2...THE BOOK OF REVELATION

The Church in Smyrna or the (persecuted Church). There are some Christian faithful whom are now suffering all manner of persecution for the sake of the gospel of Christ; such was the case with some of the members of the Church in Smyrna at the time..but the Lord said;' do not fear any of these things which you are about to suffer. Indeed the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and i will give you the crown of Life. He who

A MESSAGE FOR THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA...

The other day, i was studying from the book of Revelation...precisely from chapters 2 to 3. The apostle John was in the Spirit and he received in a vision different kinds of messages from the Lord to the seven Churches in the former Asia..they are namely; The Church in Ephesus; Smyrna; Pergamos; Thyatira; Sardis; Philadelphia; and the Church of the Lodiceans. These members of the Body of Christ exhibited a certain Character that was peculiar to each one of them and was not befitting of true Christians except for just one of the Churches. Jesus, while acknowledging the sincere efforts of each of them; however sounded a note of warning to them as he pointed out the areas where each one of them had gone wrong. The only Church that Jesus commended fully and had no reason to correct was the Church in Philadelphia. Hear Him; 'Because you have kept My Commandment to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth' (Revelation 3: 10) see also (Rev 3:7-13) The Church in Philadelphia could be described as the Faithful or Perfect Church. As i studied... it dawned on me  that this message is for you and me and indeed the practicing Christian faithful today.