INTRODUCTION What are Thanksgiving and Thanks-Living? Thanksgiving is expressing our gratitude to God for all he has done for us. What we had last Sunday was an event; a Thanksgiving Service to appreciate God for his blessings upon us for the year. But, beyond Thanksgiving Sunday, our duty is Thanks-living that is, living a life […]
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JOSEPH’S EXAMPLE OF FORGIVENESS
The story of Joseph and his brothers illustrates another story of forgiveness. Joseph had several milestones in his life, these include when his brothers threw him into a ditch; when he was sold to the Midianites; when he was resold to Potiphar; when Potiphar’s wife accused him falsely; his imprisonment; and his eventual upliftment from […]
FORGIVING LIKE JESUS 1
The prayer of Jesus on the cross for his persecutors teaches us how to forgive our persecutors. In anguish and pain on the cross, Jesus prayed to the Father to forgive his persecutors, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” This prayer is the high water mark of all that Jesus […]
FORGIVENESS: THE MISSING BALM (1)
In Jeremiah 8:22, the prophet asked a penetrating question. “Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery. For the health of the daughter of my people?” Forgiveness is the missing balm we need to bring healing to wounded hearts in the home, in the Church and in the […]
BE A GOD CHASER
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” (Psalm 42:1-2). “O God, you are my God; early will I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; […]
COME UP HERE
Pastor Austen Ukachi 9 December 2015 “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this” (Revelation 4:1). AS the year draws to an end, many of us are focused on celebrating the birth of Christ. Some are however, at a critical cross roads when they want to know the […]
