Among one of the core features of a very deep teaching is the tendency to see believers pumped up and excited. That is a potential hidden in the word - an inherent ability to stir up. We read a very popular text today and this is captured as 'the parable of the sower'. It has... Continue Reading →
SCRIPTURE OR CAP?
There is a series of Christian videos dubbed 'Scripture or cap'. This is where a statement is presented to an individual and for them to judge whether the content presented is found in the word of God or just a made up statement. Today's text about David and his men present one of such situations... Continue Reading →
THE LAMB OF GOD
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 1. Experience the LambJohn presented Jesus as the lamb of God who takes away... Continue Reading →
THE LAMB OF GOD
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 1. Experience the LambJohn presented Jesus as the lamb of God who takes away... Continue Reading →
RECEIVE THE WORD AS IT REALLY IS
1 Samuel 1:14, 17 So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!... Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. In today's story, Hannah was called a drunk by Eli, the... Continue Reading →
THE BLESSING OF THE LORD
The first day of the year comes with the declaration of blessing which God asked Aaron and his sons to pronounce on Israel in the book of Numbers chapter 6. Hearing that prayer today, I asked "on what basis do they hold?" My mind was drawn to scripture buttressing those pronouncements and I share them... Continue Reading →
WHO HAS BEEN YOUR TEACHER?
Genesis 3:9-10 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. What new things have you heard and who has become your teacher? What new information have you... Continue Reading →
A HIGHER WAY OF THINKING
REFERENCE TEXT: Isaiah 11:1-10 In our world today, clear lines are drawn between friends and enemies, no blurred lines. Prey and predator have no reason to share a space because the outcome does not need prophesy to determine. So reading the book of Isaiah today requires a bit of very out of the ordinary imagination... Continue Reading →
LONG EXPOSURE BREEDS COMFORT
REFERENCE TEXT: Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly (vs 1).For starters, counsel can be solicited or offered even when unsolicited. Some 'ungodly people' may have sound counsel to offer but their counsel must be discerned in light of its compliance to the word of God. There... Continue Reading →