CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 25th December, 2018 Reading Texts: Luke 2:1-20; (note verses 7,12,16) This Christmas we shall focus our attention on examining the environment where Jesus was born and where he was laid. What lessons does his birth in a manger convey to us? Everything that happened in the life of Jesus was in fulfillment of […]
THE UNSEARCHABLE RICHES OF HIS GRACE
FROM THANKSGIVING TO THANKS-LIVING
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 […]
DISCOURAGEMENT: SATAN’S WEAPON AGAINST BELIEVERS (3)
David’s life is not only a good example of the study of leadership but also a good example of how a believer can cope with discouragement. Leaders by default face discouragements arising from their different experiences in leadership (See. Ex.32: 19-30; Num.14:4-6; Ezra. 9:1-4; Nehemiah 13:23-31). Like the Scriptures teach in 2 Cor.1: 4, those […]
DISCOURAGEMENT: SATAN’S WEAPON AGAINST BELIEVERS (2)
Like we said in our first series, a discouragement is a powerful tool Satan uses to wreck the lives of many believers. Soon after a resounding victory against the prophets of Baal, Jezebel threatened Elijah; this made him to escape and he eventually ended in the wilderness lonely and discouraged. Unless discouragement is well managed it […]
DISCOURAGEMENT: SATAN’S WEAPON AGAINST BELIEVERS (1)
One of the strongest weapons Satan deploys against believers is the weapon of discouragement and despondency. No Christian is immune against this weapon of the devil. At times, the devil’s strategy and attack are so insidious that he gradually lays hold of his victim. Satan tried to discourage and frustrate Jesus but failed. Elijah could […]
UNDERSTANDING THE PAULINE CONCEPT OF HOPE (5)
It is not surprising why Paul spoke more about hope than anyone else in the New Testament. Hope for him was a strong conviction, an article of faith. He even stated that “Christ in us is our hope of glory.” He used the word hope nothing less than twenty-five times in his writings. (Romans 4:18; […]
