A very prominent preacher in this country said it is not good to be poor. He said that to be poor is to be close to wickedness. He also said that the poorest man he ever read of in the bible which is Lazarus, was made to be at Abraham Bosom. That is at Abraham residence. He believe when the bible said Abraham Bosom it means Abraham residence. He said that the reason the poor man; Lazarus was made...
Sometimes when you meet with some people who believe that the gospel must end in prosperity, whom you know have been over-indoctrinated into the gospel of prosperity, you just can’t help but wonder where you will start to preach the true gospel to such persons. The truth is no matter what you tell them, they will never believe in your saying that the end result of the gospel is not...
Christianity (the Christ like life) is the lifestyle of the believer. As a believer, once you have receive Christ, the next thing to do is to live out that lifestyle which is the Christ life through mission work. It why Paul writing to the philipians in the book of philipians 2:13 he told them to work out their salvation with fear and trembling. In other words, the writer was telling the...
Of Grace Over Works. In one of the days my mother called me and told me that when I am coming back from work that very day, she will like for me to buy roasted fish by the road side and bring for her that she is going to pray a special prayer for me. At first I had wanted to do as she requested. But on a second thought I decided not to buy any fish. rather I went visiting her at the family house...
If we want the church to grow, we must learn to feed the church flock with the right diet to growth with. Church growth isn’t just about feeding the flock. Most of all, we must know the right meal to feed the flock with that will make them grow fast and healthy in the mind and their beliefs that totally affect every aspect of their life. Just as we can’t go feeding dog food to chicken...
Love is a derivative of God very eternal nature, it a derivative of God’s strength and power. The work and the mercies of God can only be quantified by love. And nothing else. Not by faith currency nor by any other earthly currency. God didn’t save us because we had faith or because we believe. He saved us because he is love. And he had abundant of it. Money is a derivative of manmade...
I once watched a movie titled “unholy” where a young man was running out of town because of a young girl who was believed to have a connection with Mary the mother of Jesus in the Bible and she would touch a sick person and the person will be healed. She was said to believe that Mary the mother of Jesus in the Bible was talking to her and a shrine was build for the worshiping of Mary...
Some people think when the bible say the gospel is good news, that means anything that sound good to the ear on the alter is the gospel.
here is no gainsaying the fact that the Good News of Jesus (the Gospel) is communicated in the Old Testament. Jesus, after His Resurrection, taught His disciples to examine the contents of the Scriptures (ie. the Old Testament) and see all things “concerning himself” (Luke 24:25-27).. Therefore, a diligent study of scriptures, will obviously reveal many ways that the Good News of Jesus is...
So understanding our position in the kingdom give us a heart of boldness to face the defeated enemy by declaring who we are in the kingdom that make us victorious in this world.