As we conclude the Series on Agape today. I will like to challenge us Eccl 7:13 – 14. (The Living Bible) See the way God does things and fall into line. Don’t fight the facts of nature. Who can straighten what he has made crooked? Enjoy prosperity whenever you can, and when hard times strike, realize that God gives one as well as the other-so that everyone will realize that nothing is certain in this life. Eccl 7:13-14 (Easy-to-Read Version) Look at what God has made. You cannot change a thing, even if you think it is wrong. When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember… Read More
Continue ReadingEXTRA-ORDINARY MIRACLES
DECEMBER 2020 SERIES THEME: EXTRAORDINARY MIRACLES THEME CONFESSION: Acts 19:11 God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, God did extraordinary miracles through me (put your name). TOPIC: THE MIRACULOUS TEXT: Acts 19:11, Acts 10:38, Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity], To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the… Read More
Continue ReadingFINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE: Deliverance from MONEY WASTERS
Isaiah 55:2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare. Ecclesiastes 7:12 Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that wisdom preserves the life of its possessor. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. Proverbs 17:16 Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom? Proverbs 13:11 Dishonest money… Read More
Continue ReadingENSURING YOUR GROWTH
As we continue in our quest for growth, I will like to quickly itemise the aspects of our life that we need to assess, examine, measure and ensure growth. Its best to define milestones of growth on each of these; (NATURE & NUTURE) Spiritual development Healthy & Mental Well – being (Emotional & Psychological life) development Social & Relationship development Financial development Habits (values, perception, principles, personal theology) development Career/Ministry/Academic development Intelligence development Having defined our realms of growth; let’s conclude from our last post – Maturity as Growth. We had identified six major headings, (extensively discussing the first) we go on with the remaining five, A. Maturity gives meaning… Read More
Continue ReadingMATURITY AS GROWTH
John 12:24AMP I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains [just one grain; it never becomes more but lives] by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces many others and yields a rich harvest. Mark 4:26 – 29 AMP And He said, The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed upon the ground, And then continues sleeping and rising night and day while the seed sprouts and grows and increases — he knows not how. The earth produces [acting] by itself — first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in… Read More
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