Leo Tolstoy said: “It once occurred to a certain king that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what the most important thing to do was, he would never fail in anything he might undertake. And this thought has occurred to him; he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great…
Yes, I agreed without any reservation that pastors and preachers must be rewarded with double honour!!! What is this double honour recommended in the Scriptures? Clearly, not an underlying error in churches today!!! Obviously, not the wrong attitude to raising funds in church services today! Everything never is focused on the money! Preachers and Pastors should be sickened of repeated preaching on money! Pastors and preachers should tell their members that preachers/pastors’ honour is appreciation, gratitude and love! Encourage your…
1. “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” 2. “Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” 3. “That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.” 4 …
Yes, the bodily presence of other Christians is a source of unique joy and strength to the community of believers. “A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer). Charles Spurgeon said: “Satan always hates Christian fellowship; it is his policy to keep Christians apart. Anything which can divide saints from one another he delights in. He attaches far more importance to godly intercourse than we do. Since union…
Dietrich Bonhoeffer said: “Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this. Whether it be a brief, single encounter or the daily fellowship of years, the Christian community is only this. We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ.”
1. “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.” 2. “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I…
Yes, if you know your God, then your weaknesses, if indeed, weaknesses, shall pave the way for God’s glory to shine in your life! Every child of God has a level of weaknesses! Put it this way; weaknesses are channels of strengthening your faith! For example, Paul’s weaknesses paved the way for him on how Christians should understand weaknesses in light of glorious boasting! I mean boasting in the Lord Jesus!!! 2 Cor. 12:1-10 Paul refuses to boast about anything other…
Stephanie Williamson said: “Élisabeth Leseur, a devout Catholic, learned of her husband’s atheism on the eve of their wedding. When Félix gave Élisabeth some reading material he thought would dismantle her Christian beliefs for good, his offer had the opposite effect. Élisabeth saw the weaknesses in arguments proposed by authors like Renan and Voltaire, who had led so many Christians to lose their faith. She immersed herself in intellectual and theological works and built up a wealth of counter-arguments in…
1. “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 2. “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” 3. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which…
Yes, you must be free of your fear; I mean, you must defeat your fear to enjoy the free flow of the power of redemption!!! What makes power fails is fear to use it appropriately!!! What kills strength for success is the personal fear of success; therefore, be successful in releasing your faith by crashing your fear! It is freedom from fear that makes confidence shine! Let us share joyfully with the great Psalmist, my dear friends, “Proclaim with me…