The Way Of The Cross

The Way Of The Cross

The Way Of The Cross Hebrews 12:1-4. The way of the cross describes the divinely approved trail that leads to eternal life. When Christ said “I am the way” in John 14:6. He meant that the only way to the Father was that which he had walked. Every decision, action, and inaction of the life…

Be Careful For Nothing

Be Careful For Nothing

Be Careful For Nothing “Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God.” (Phil 4:6) Apostle Paul’s writing to the Philippi brethren is a letter borne of genuine love, they have contributed largely to his ministry, and quite apart, the letter to the…

Insufficiency Of Man

Insufficiency Of Man

Insufficiency Of Man “…he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.”  (Gen. 32:25) God in sundry times, and in divers manners often ‘disjoint’ the thigh of many of his children, to make them limp. The thigh representing their strength and their…

In Spirit And Truth

In Spirit And Truth

In Spirit And Truth  John 4:19-24. The above text describes the acceptable posture of our worship. It emanated from the discussion between Christ and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. One of the oddities that Christ seems to correct in this passage is that of the traditions of men- John 4:20. We rely a lot…

A Thankful Heart

A Thankful Heart

A Thankful Heart  Psalm 69:30-36. Thanksgiving is the gracious expression of our appreciation to God for several things such as His dealings with us in the past, His ever-abiding mercy and love toward us and our loved ones, and His call and choosing of our lives for ministry and His glorious purpose. This Psalm of…

Touchstones For Encounter

Touchstones For Encounter

Touchstones For Encounter  Acts 10:1-4,33,44. Touchstones are criterion or benchmarks that qualifies for something. The text above is a lively illustration of the encounter of Cornelius, who became the documented novel receiver of the Holy Spirit among the Gentile race. He exemplified a life of religious devotion, godly fear, charity, and a consistent prayer life….

The Falling Away

The Falling Away

The Falling Away “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax-cold”. Matt. 24:12 In Christ’s prophecies of the signs of the last age, the Master gave this as one of the major signs of his arrival, but that this will happen is not the biggest head-ache, the greatest pain is this happening…

Reasonable Service

Reasonable Service

Reasonable Service Romans 12:1.    The Christian life as ordained by God is meant to be a practical religion rather than tradition or systemic following of a preacher. A Christian is identified and verified by His practice of the tenets of God’s words. This word of God in conjunction with prayer is the laid down…