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11 Apr 23

Jesus at the center (iii)

Continuing with our lesson on putting Jesus at the center of our lives, today we consider the story of two sisters who were followers of Jesus, Mary and Martha. We read that, ‘Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. […]
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11 Apr 23

Jesus at the center (ii)

Picking up from where we left off last week, we continue unpacking the concept of removing ourselves from the picture by shunning self centeredness. Self centeredness refers to one’s inability to stop thinking about themselves and their own interests, wherein they even fail to follow the Lord’s instruction because they are so consumed by how […]
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11 Apr 23

Jesus at the center (i)

In his book to the Romans, the apostle Paul uses strong terms to compel the church into a specific system of thought, saying, ‘I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service’ (Romans 12:1). The apostle refers […]
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05 Apr 23

Nuggets of the Wise

Manage what you feast your eyes and ears on, because before long, it will fill the contents of your heart and will become the confession of your mouth. And we cannot afford for the enemy to capture our mouth because our words are our weapon of warfare, our sword in the Spirit, we cannot be careless, saints!
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04 Apr 23

Written for our learning (ii)

Today we continue considering the story of David, knowing that all in the Word of God has been written for our learning, an unending treasure that shows us the way to go and the way to discard. The Word remains relevant today because there is nothing new under the sun, all of what has been […]
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04 Apr 23

Written for our learning(i)

Apostle Paul speaks to the church in Corinth about the writings of the Old Testament, saying, ‘…now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted’ (1 Corinthians 10:6). He is emphasising to the church that all we have read regarding our fathers is meant […]
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21 Mar 23

The Word of God

To the church in Ephesus, Apostle Paul said, ‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ’ (Ephesians 1:3), wherein the term ‘blessed’ refers to a blessing that occurred in the past and has been completed. Christians are therefore […]
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21 Mar 23

Blessed

Starting off the book of Psalms, the writer says, ‘Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful…’ (Psalms 1:1) – making it evident to us that a man is not only blessed by the things […]
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19 Mar 23

Love fest III

We have already established from Scripture that God’s mind when He instituted relationships and marriage for the two to pursue their purpose as one. This is why the choosing of a spouse is one of the most important decisions we will make in our lives, and it must be absolutely guided by the Word of […]
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