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24 DECMBER 23, 2003

ANCIENT AND MODERN              As I was growing up a protestant in the fifties, there hymn books were commonly in use: the Methodist hymnbook, the Church Hymnary and the Ancient…

THE CHURCH, A COMMON GROUND

"The Church is the Church only when it exists for others . . . not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.”- Dietrich Bonheoffer.“Those outside the…

ADVENT: EXPECTATION AND ANTICIPATION

ADVENT: Expectation and Anticipation! As we wake up every morning, we’re full of expectations. A young person expects that one day he will complete his studies and get a good paying job; get a roof over his head and a good means of…

FROM NOBODY TO SOMEBODY

FROM NOBODY TO SOMEBODY This exposition is taken from the Gospel of Mark Chapter one verses forty to forty-five. God is still in the business of changing people and the situations of their lives. It does not matter how hopeless the…

THE TAX COLLECTOR [PUBLICAN]

THE TAX COLLECTOR As we celebrate another Father’s Day, our nation and indeed the world is passing through economic recession and financial crises. Many businesses have been shut down while others down size their…

The Power of Self Honesty

The Power of Self Honesty Christians believe that our God is a pardoning God, not by way of amnesty of what He has said but more importantly because of what He did on the cross. We believe that the cross is a place of pardon where God…

APPRECIATE YOUR SPOUSE

APPRECIATING YOUR SPOUSE Daily we listen and watch news of spouses abusing each other. It could be a man shot his wife dead or a wife running over a husband in a truck; a husband cheating on the wife or a wife desecrating her body.…

An Evangelist and what he does do

An Evangelist and what he does? One day a friend invited me to pray for her sick relation. As I entered into their home, she introduced me as an Evangelist. The sick man’s wife’s countenance changed and…

THE BANE OF TAKING YOUR RELATIONSHIP FOR GRANTED

The Bane of taking your Relationship for granted “We live life forward and learn from it backward.” We learnt from the story of biblical Adam and Eve the ills of relationship taken for granted. Adam and Eve had enjoyed wholesomely God’s…

REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL

REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL The word “repent” means ‘metonoia’ which is to feel sorry and to turn around. When we say we repent it means turn away from sin; to change one’s mind and attitude about God which changes a person’s actions…

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