The two criminals. Text: Luke 23:39-43 MV: If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures Job 36:11 Two criminals were privileged to be kept beside Jesus on the day they were to die by hanging. It was a very rare opportunity for them and…
Ruth’s uncommon choice MV: If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures Job 36:11 Text: Ruth 1:3-5, 8-10, 14-16, Ruth 4:13 Joining Naomi to Israel was one of two options Orpah and Ruth had to make and it meant they would live with her…
Jesus makes a choice Text: Matt 4:8-10 The strongest desire in satan’s heart is for people to worship him – he was so desperate for this that he offered to give Jesus the kingdoms of the world and the glory of it in exchange. Jesus made it clear to him that He valued God…
Choose who you will serve The Father’s advice MV: If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures Job 36:11 The Father’s advice: Text: Deut.30:19-20, 17-18 God is loving, thoughtful and kind. We came from Him and He made us for His pleasure. It is not…
Prayer. Text: Ephesians 6:18, Jeremiah 29:12, James 5:13; Mark 11:24, Matthew 26:41, Matthew 6:9-13. Memory Verse: “If my people, which are called by name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land”….
The First Time I Said No TEXT: Proverbs 1:10 (My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent) The first time I said ‘no’ was in my primary school days. My school shoes were bad that day and when I got to school, a thought crossed my mind that instead of staying for the assembly…
When Abraham refused to say “no!” TEXT: Genesis 16:2-12 When Sarah got tired of waiting for the baby God promised them, she decided to ask Abraham to have her maid, Hagar so that the maid would have a child for Abraham. She had planned that she would take the child and keep him as her…
When Joseph said “No” Text: Genesis 39:7-20, Psalm 105:16-21 When Potiphar’s wife tried to make Joseph sin against God, he objected. Even though he respected her as the wife of his master, he feared God and was determined not to offend Him. When she grabbed him by the clothes, he left the clothes and ran…
When Sapphira refused to say no TEXT: Acts 5:1-10 The early Christians had a culture of sharing their belongings amongst themselves but Ananias wanted it shared differently. Everyone else seemed to know he also had land and maybe they were expecting that he would sell it and share it with others just as they had…
