Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me." Luke 9:23 With this phrase, Jesus Christ gave a clear picture and challenging description of the christian life. He begins by letting us know that this …
Religion as defined by google is a particular system of faith and worship and the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. The above definition is great and sounds amazing. However it is possible to belief in something but not allow whatever we believe in control us. …
The fourth category of teaching parables Jesus gave, is the parables about neighbours. Using the story of the good Samaritan, Jesus Christ taught us who our neighbour is and how to serve our neighbour. This parable is found in Luke 10:30-37 30 Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, …
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Our role in God’s redemptive purpose is purely by His grace and according to the good pleasure of His will. No one gets to choose where he or she wants to be in Christ because actually we were created anew in Christ and chosen in Him even before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1:4 “According as he …
Think back to your wedding day. For the man, you probably stood at the front of the church waiting to see your bride for the first time in her wedding dress. And then when she appeared you nearly, or possibly actually did, cry thinking how beautiful she looked. For the bride, she became obsessed with …
I would like to think that nowadays, and especially among Christians, interethnic marriages are celebrated. Sadly, people, including different believers, struggle to relate to those who are different to themselves. The clearest Biblical example is in Numbers 12, where Moses' siblings take issue with his African wife. For her racist, resentful attitude, Moses' sister Miriam …
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This is a short post just to share with you something that jumped out to me during yesterday's church service. One of the christmas hymns we sang was 'Oh Holy Night', which happens to be one of my favourite christmas songs. This song is always on repeat in my house during the christmas season. I …
In part one of this bible study, we looked at what spiritual gifts are, who they are given to and what they are to be used for. We also listed all the spiritual gifts and looked at the motivational gifts. I strongly recommend you see part 1 before this. Bible references: 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; 28-30, Romans 12:6-8, Ephesians 4:11. …
Spiritual gifts are gifts given to believers once they give their hearts to Jesus Christ. It is not to be mistaken for spiritual fruits listed in Galatians 5:22-23. The key difference between spiritual gifts and fruit is that spiritual fruits deals with spiritual characteristics while spiritual gifts deals with spiritual capabilities. Spiritual characteristics are what …
The past few days has been exhausting over here. All of my three children are unwell and our nights have been about me waking up every hour to check on their body temperatures and give calpol when needed. My husband and i are walking about like zombies because we are very tired. On top of …
Grace Over Pain 