GIVING SHOULD BE VOLUNTARY “The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give” (Exodus 25:1-2 NIV). The offering must be voluntary and come from the heart for it to be blessed. The giver must give…
A LEADER LOVES THE PEOPLE “In this way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes of Israel on the sacred chest piece over his heart when he goes into the Holy Place. This will be a continual reminder that he represents the people when he comes before the Lord” (Exodus 28:29 NLT) Leaders must…
DON’T OWE ANYTHING TO ANYONE “Owe nothing to anyone, except for the obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law” (Romans. 13:8 NLT). It’s still a good time to put order in our financial life and enjoy peace in our homes without having pending debts….
THE SOLUTION TO DISTRACTIONS “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1 NIV). When we are in a tight place in life, we tend to seek for a solution everywhere, yet we never look above. What do…
THE COST OF DISTRACTIONS “So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth” (Revelation 3:16 NIV). Many times, we don’t realize we are being distracted, thus, we forfeit a lot in life such as our time, years, money, strength, and sometimes our losses are more severe. Some…
WHY DO DISTRACTIONS HAPPEN? “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrew 12:2 NIV). The purpose of distractions is to wear you down so that you do not endure the…
MOVE AWAY FROM DISTRACTIONS “… being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus”. (Philippians 1:6 NIV). Distractions are very sneaky, and we almost always never realize we are being distracted by something. A distraction can be a person,…
WE ARE BETTER AS A TEAM “Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the…
GOD REWARDS PERSISTENCY “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NIV). It is not easy to draw people close to God, it isn’t easy to follow the Lord, but it is only in these ways that our…
YOUR FAITH AMAZES GOD “Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, ‘My child, your sins are forgiven’” (Mark 2:5 NLT). Whose faith did Jesus see, was it the faith of the paralytic man or his friends? Jesus saw the faith the paralytic man’s Friends! You know there are so many marriages that do not…