Sunday, 22nd April, 2018 Reference text :1 John 3 :1-2 1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. When the pairings... Continue Reading →
AIM TO LEAVE A FOOTPRINT
Saturday, 21st April, 2018 Reference text: Acts 9: 31-42 Acts 9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. Many of the respondents may have no knowledge of this fact, but I vividly recall and... Continue Reading →
SAID AS IT SHOULD BE SAID
Reference text: Acts 9:1-20 Acts 9:16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake. Truth must be told, Yes, but sometimes the very blunt communication of it can have rather unpleasant effects. The nature of God is one that often leaves us wondering 'how could He say or... Continue Reading →
GET ON THE MOVE
Thursday: 19th April, 2018 Reference text: Acts 8:26-40 Acts 8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. Among the questions we faced during our AKC lectures this past term, one that stood out... Continue Reading →
A HEART OF FLESH
Wednesday: 18th April, 2018 Reference text: John 6:35-40 John 6:36 But as I told you, you've seen Me, and yet you do not believe. The word of God presents the image of faith as 'believing is seeing', while the contemporary and scientific view point remains 'seeing is believing'. Interestingly, today in the Gospel of John,... Continue Reading →
DON’T FOLLOW THE CROWD
Tuesday: 17th April, 2018 1st reading: Acts 7:51-8:1a Acts 7:57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, Before many uncontrolled crowd behaviour, there is usually a rally call that apparently appears to invoke a rush of adrenaline which causes people to act as... Continue Reading →
IT IS A STARTING POINT
Monday : 16th April, 2018 Reference text: Acts 6:8-16 Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. A few verses before today's text, Stephen is mentioned not only as one full of faith and the Holy Spirit but also called together with six others to serve... Continue Reading →
DON’T NEGLECT YOUR WALK
Saturday : 14th April, 2018 1st reading: Acts 6:1-7 Acts 6:2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. What are you here to do? What is your role? Many jobs in their advertisement have... Continue Reading →
GET TO WHERE YOU BELONG
Wednesday: 11th April, 2018 Reference text: Acts 5:17-26 Acts 5:23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. The background to today's text comes down to a decision taken in a fit of jealousy, leading... Continue Reading →