Once, a scholar asked, “Mentor, which is the greatest principle of life?” The Master replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest principle. And the second is like it: 'Love others as yourself.' All life-giving principles are based on these two.” ^{(see Matthew 22:36-40)}

 

Love God, Love self and others, and Obey God.

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We all have religion, but we are not all religious. Just because we have a form of religion does not mean we are spiritual - even atheists have a devotion, a denial of deity. ^{(see Psalm 14:1)} 

   A reputable dictionary¹ traces this relic of a word to Latin, having the meaning "obligation" and "reverence." It is like opening a door to a room full of closed doors, an answer that stirs up a hornet's nest of questions: "Obligation to whom? Reverence for whom?"

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 Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children. For God had made every woman infertile in the household of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. ^{[Genesis 20:17-18 NHEB]}

The Lord God is the True Healer of the Womb.

 

In this chapter, it was wrong for Abraham to make his wife a shield to protect his own life by saying they're just siblings, and not as married couples. With this lie and outright deceit, the king of the land...

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 My choice of candidate is only as good as when I vote. My vote is only as good as when it is counted. But when the tally comes, my choice is irrelevant – God decides who is king.

 

Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. ^{(Romans 13: 1 NASB)}

 

Our future does not depend on the person who gets elected, but on the One who sits on the Throne.

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 I've chosen him so that he will teach his sons and their families to follow the way of the Lord by doing what is right and good, so that I, the Lord, can do for Abraham what I promised. ^{[Genesis 18:19 FBV]}

 

The Lord does more than just fulfill His baby promise, He also plans ahead for these children and the generations afterward to be taught concerning the things of God. There is a proper way to worship Him, and that established structure is needed to be taught. The Sovereign Lord will al...

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 Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!”

So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’ Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”

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 No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

^{[Genesis 17:5-6 BSB]}  

Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah. And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from he...

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Hey Dads! How about making your kids laugh, while you show them by example how to walk in the ways of the Lord?

#Eph6v4 Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord. (AMPC)

 

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 The Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up at the sky. See if you can count the stars! That's how many descendants you will have!” Abram trusted what the Lord said, and so the Lord counted Abram as being in a right relationship with him. ^{[Genesis 15:5-6 FBV]}

 

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. ^[KJV]

 

The Power Of Visualization

 

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 But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

 

Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.” ^{[Genesis 15:2-4 BSB]}

 

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 And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said. ^{[Genesis 4:1 BSB]} 

 

The first mother, Eve, recognized that the creation of another human being inside her body was God's work, a moment of God's help. We also recognize that we can’t make this happen; it has got to be God’s help. 

 

On our part, we ask for help. Just because we need help doesn’t mean it’s automatic – that hel...
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And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the sky, and over all the tame animals, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over all the creatures that crawl on the earth. ^{[Genesis 1:28 NHEB]}

  

God blessed them and told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth and control it; exercise authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the a...

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 There is no question that God wants every married couple to have a baby. Let there be no doubt about it; it is God’s will for you to have a baby.

 

By and by, these timeless truths get challenged as the months and years go by and we still don’t have a baby. After some years into our married lives, we begin to ask, “Why are we not pregnant yet?” Our hearts and minds begin to wonder and wander. We are then made aware of some serious information like:

- This auntie never had a baby

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 There was the true story of Aaron when

·       he casted a golden calf, and the

·       the people had gone wild - much to the shame of their enemies.

 

And Moses asked who was on the Lord's side. And to the Levites who rallied to him, he commanded to strap on their swords. ^{(see Exo 32)}

 

Today, in our world, we still strap on our swords, that is, the Bible. In this age of grace, it is not a letter that kills, but one that brings life. We have new marching orders: restoration and rec...

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The seeds that we've kept inside of us will grow when the rain of God's blessings comes. Those seeds that grow will show if they're good or bad things planted in our lives.

 

For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. ^{[Heb 6:7-8 BSB]}

 

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A manger is a cattle's feeding box

The cliché: Jesus was born in a manger.

Have you ever stopped to wonder what it is like to give birth in a stable? Have you heard of anyone born in a cattle house, and placed in a feeding box?
As a city boy, I find it cruel to know that someone has to give birth or be born in such gruesome conditions. I thought even homeless folks could go to a public hospital for that.

But as it was, this happened to Joseph and Mary, and the baby boy Jesus.

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I thank the Lord for my salvation. God planned to save me by coming to earth in human form. He knows and understands every iota of my being because He became a man just like me.

On this Christmas season, I celebrate Christ-day, the coming of my Savior and King. I remember how He was birthed in my spirit, and brought about my own rebirth. I am so glad to be born again!

In His first coming as a baby, all the heavens and nature sang. ^{(Luke 2:13-14)} The whole angelic host was one massive cho...

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I found a KJV update that has red for the words of God in the Old Testament, but didn’t consider Melchizedek's words.

 

I also found a KJV update with quotation marks, but retained the archaic words.

 

But I am yet to find a KJV in paragraph form.

SO NOW I'M TRYING TO WRITE ONE, with all the other good formats included.

*Praying to cross paths with a publisher :)

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And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

² And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground ³ and said, “My Lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray you, from your servant. ⁴ Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree; ⁵ and I...

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And when Abram was ninety years old and nine (99), the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him,

“I am the Almighty God. Walk before Me, and you be perfect. ² And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”

³ And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,

⁴ “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you will be a father of many nations. ⁵ Neither will your name be called Abram anymore, but your name will be Abraham; for a father...

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Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. ² And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing. I pray you, go in to my maid. It may be that I may obtain children by her.”

And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. ³ And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. ⁴ And he went in to...

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After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,

“Fear not, Abram. I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward.”

² And Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?” ³ And Abram said, “Behold, to me You have given no seed; and look, one born in my house is my heir.”

⁴ And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

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And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, ² that these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. ³ All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. ⁴ Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

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Now the Lord had said to Abram,

“Get yourselves out of your country,

and from your kindred,

and from your father's house,

to a land that I will show you.

² And I will make of you a great nation,

and I will bless you,

and make your name great;

and you will be a blessing.

³ And I will bless those that bless you,

and curse anyone that curses you;

and in you will all families of the earth be blessed.”

⁴ So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and fi...

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#TrainYourConscience see 1Cor4:15 For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. ESV

I behave and accept discipline as a son of the house.

I pray for the grace to live up to this divine arrangement.

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Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe. So he said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed." [1 Samuel 24:5-6 BSB]

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 My Born Again Experience

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At the time of this writing, it's been six to seven months in lockdown due to COVID-19. Life as we know it has never been the same. The whole world stopped. Like me, the average dad lost their job. But that's nothing compared to some fathers, both small and great, who lost a loved one in this crisis. Yes, our different worlds have stopped altogether, by force or by choice, and yet we move on. As the hymnal goes, "Because He lives, I can face tomorrow." For believers, we have a different story...

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Harvest Size is Dependent on Seed Value
Remember this: The farmer who plants a few seeds will have a very small harvest. But the farmer who plants because he has received God's blessings will receive a harvest of God's blessings in return. (2 Cor 9:6 GW)

In the natural realm, we understand that if a farmer does not plant today, he will not reap tomorrow. Moreover, when a planter uses inferior and low-quality seeds, the harvest will be affected. It’s either the e...
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There is a force at work in our lives that governs our prosperity. It is a mechanism set in place by God that goes on and on even when we are not aware of it.

The Lord has said, “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest...will never cease.” (Gen 8:28) Seedtime and harvest is a paired action and reaction. Sowing and reaping always go together.

The laws of seed and harvest are so embedded and ingrained in our system, both physical and spiritual, th...
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Sowers are special to God
Let each one [give] as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without) a cheerful (joyous, “prompt to do it”) giver [whose heart is in his giving]. (2 Corinthians 9:7 AMP)

There are only a dozen verses and categories where the Bible explicitly showed what or who God loves, and one of them is a cheer...
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The Bible is our reference for Christian Economics and financial progress. The Word of God is full of revelations concerning prosperity waiting to be uncovered by every generous child of the Father. And it all starts with a seed.



Spiritual Seeds
 
God’s Word is a seed.
The farmer sows the word. (Mark 4:14 GWT)

When we share the Gospel, the Holy Spirit uses the Bible verses that we have planted into people’s hearts to convict them of their need of a Savior. So...
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My God does not make mistakes; I do. He did not make a mistake to call me in the ministry; I did - I failed.

But my failure does not nullify God's call - it just proves so even more. It emphasizes how much the Lord has entrusted me with His mission of touching lives.

A failure in the ministry due to 'trying' is something we can all move on with. We are but oil lamps that need to be refilled with the Holy Spirit.

But there is a form of failure when God, the Master Employer, decides to fire His s...
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"And regarding your speculation on whether the dead are raised or not, don't you read your Bibles? The grammar is clear: God says, 'I am--not was--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob.' The living God defines himself not as the God of dead men, but of the living." (Mat 22:31-32 MSG)

Christian teachers should read their Bibles, everyday. Also, reading an English Bible has an academic benefit: It helps grow our grammar skills. In turn, correct grammar helps us study th...

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"When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.”” (John 13:12-15 NIV)

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"Be careful about the way you live and about what you teach. Keep on doing this, and you will save not only yourself, but the people who hear you." (1 Tim 4:16 CEV)

As Christian teachers, we teach by example and we practice what we teach.

Teaching is a tool and means to get people saved - most specially when teaching English in EFL countries.

Our missions began when we got saved. We must wisely use our influence as teachers and leaders to plant the seed of the Gospel. Living a ca...

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"The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are experts in the Law of Moses. So obey everything they teach you, but don't do as they do. After all, they say one thing and do something else." (Mat 23:2-3 CEV)

Teaching requires modeling. The student-listener, even the worst kind of them, would naturally expect his respectable teacher to tell the truth, and to practice what they teach.

People are not just looking for an opinion; they are searching for a leader to follow. Be the kind of teacher ...

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"Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was. Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike. And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent his full time preaching and testifying to the Jews, telling them, "The Messiah you are looking for is Jesus."" (Acts 18:3-5 NLT)

 

For full-time ministers, the end goal of tent-making is to stop the need for tent-making. However, for lay people, they are already doing ...

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The Evolution of End-Time Evangelists

{A defining moment}

tent /tɛnt/ –noun

- A portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.

tent⋅mak⋅er¹ [tent-mey-ker] –noun

-A person who makes tents.

tent⋅mak⋅er²

-A person called of God to cross-cultural missions by having a secular work to sustain his or her stay in a foreign land while fulfilling the Great Commission. (my personal asses...

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"God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them." (Mat 5:3 NLT)

Traditional spirituality can be debilitating. The Bible did not say that "God blesses the poor just because they are poor." But as it turned out, people have this idea that it is spiritual to be poor. And so it became: the poorer you are, the more spiritual you are.

No, that is just not true. What Jesus taught was about being "poor in spirit." It is recognition of our need for God, ...

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"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” (Luke 4:18-19 NIV)

What is the good news to the poor? For them, the good news that matters to their everyday lives is that ‘they don’t have to be poor anymore.’ 

 

The Bible teaches that the poor are captives. They need freedom from th...

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"Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well." (Gen 26:25 NIV)

Background: Isaac and his household moved away from the kingdom of Abimelech by request (Gen 26:16). Leaving a secure zone, they encamped in a valley.

Isaac then re-opened the wells previously dug by his father – with no problems. Then his servants searched and dug again, but this time, the herdsmen quarreled and disputed with them. He dug but he didn...

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"Give, and you will receive. You will be given much. Pressed down, shaken together, and running over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you." (Luke 6:38 NCV)

 

The world says to hold on to what we got. But the Bible asserts that we give, and then we’ll be given more. The world says that the rich should give to the poor. However, the Bible affirms that all should give - even the poor.

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"The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly." [Prov 14;24 NIV]

Some people who are held wise do not have a crown. Sad to say, they are poor. Being wise and poor present complications. And that, in itself, is a paradox.

How can someone wise be poor? Can’t the wise use their wisdom to avoid poverty?

A crown is displayed for all to see. What do poor people show off but misery and unrepaired brokenness? It is foolish to remain poor. Poverty yields foll...

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"Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness." (2 Cor 9:10 NIV)

 

It begins, continues and ends with God. When we have a need, we can pray to ask God for a seed. That seed is not enough to meet our need, so we don’t eat it – we plant it. That seed will produce a harvest so much bigger than the original seed. God will give us seed to sow, and He trusts that we sow it. He will co...

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"People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." (1 Tim 6:9-10 NIV)

 

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The Principle of the Seed

1. God starts with seeds

Then God said, "Let the earth produce plants--some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant." And it happened. The earth produced plants with grain for seeds and trees that made fruits with seeds in them. Each seed grew its own kind of plant. God saw that all this was good. (Gen 1:11-12 NCV)

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"Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered…” [Zech 13:7]

You are a leader. People follow you. Even though you think you are small and insignificant, you are a hero to smaller people still. When you lose your grip, the impact of your fall is bigger to them.

Don’t ever lose your hold on God; hold fast and firm. You may be able to rouse yourself, bounce back and get on your feet, but perhaps they won’t. Or they can’t.

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“They came to the house where the child was and saw him with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their gifts and gave him treasures of gold, frankincense, and myrrh." (Mat 2:11 NCV)

When Jesus was about 2 years of age, a group of Magi came to where He was, opened their treasures, and gave lavishly to Him. This enormous gift financed His childhood, and maybe even up to His early adult life.

Pastors can also receive treasures from strangers. That even in t...

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“I will satisfy the priests with rich food. My people will be filled with my blessings," declares the LORD.” [Jer 31:14 GW]

The Lord wants to bless His servants with rich food. Pastors and ministers working with integrity may enjoy riches and fullness without the burden of traditional guilt.

The people of God will be filled with His blessings as they are taught, nurtured, discipled and cared for by the pastors.

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When Jesus walked this earth, He was not poor. In fact, on the day of His physical death, He wore a garment woven from one single thread.

"When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom." (John 19:23 NIV)

It is a kind of clothing worn by the rich, a high-quality fashion. Even though it was blood-stained, the soldiers still gambled...

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When Jesus walked this earth, He was not poor. In fact, His traveling ministry had a treasury and a designated treasurer.

"But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples--the one who would betray him--said, "That perfume was worth a small fortune. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor." Not that he cared for the poor--he was a thief who was in charge of the disciples' funds, and he often took some for his own use. (John 12:4-6 NLT)

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"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"" (Rom 10:14-15 NIV)

And how can they be sent if they are not financed? Pastors are recipients of monetary resources to accomplish the will of God - primarily to bring about the salva...

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“Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house." (Luke 10:7 NIV)

The Lord Jesus Himself said that pastors are worthy of their wages. But what kind of wage was it?

"Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching." (1Ti 5:17 NET)

The Apostle Paul called it “Double Honor.” Pastors are worthy ...

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"The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and this is what I gave them. This called for reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name. They passed on to the people all the truth they received from me. They did not lie or cheat; they walked with me, living good and righteous lives, and they turned many from lives of sin. The priests' lips should guard knowledge, and people should go to them for instruction, for the priests are the ...

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“Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God."  (Acts 5:38-39 NIV)

Bible principle: When you obey God’s plan, you will succeed.

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"Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride." (Eccl 7:8 NLT)

The Lord does not give me a job to quit on, but a work to finish.

He gives me the ability to finish, but I must have the will and determination to finish things.

The Lord does not tease: He does not give a task for me to fail in and be ruined. He assigns me my portion of work to bring Him glory.

*The act of finishing is rejuvenation in itself. (Jn 4:34 NIV)

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Traditional knowledge: When you vent out anger, you would feel better afterwards.

Psychology says: You need an outlet, so go ahead and vent out.

But the Bible says:  When you vent out, things will get worse.

Examples of destructive and growing emotions are Jealousy and Envy.

In the public trial of Jesus, Pilate knew that it was out of envy and jealousy that the chief priests had handed Him over to be crucified.[Mk 15:10] It took them 3 years to let their envy and jealousy to have Je...

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Practical Steps in Choosing a Church for Life

After praying to the Head of the church - the Lord Jesus, to which church you will go, there are some practical advice and guidelines to consider. Remember, church is for life. So choose very wisely and prayerfully. Don't ever think that you could transfer anytime. Replanting a tree has its consequences, even death. Removing a hollow block form a wall has adverse effects - it creates an ugly hole on the wall. Choosing a church is a one-time thin...

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Water Baptism is the first step of obedience to God. Delaying is blunt disobedience.

"As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?" (Acts 8:36 NIV)

An Ethiopian eunuch dressed in style and pride didn’t hesitate to be water baptized after understanding the work of Christ Jesus for him on the cross.

"Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that d...

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Water baptism is immersion under water. The water used is not significant; it’s the obedience that matters to God. There is no such thing as ‘holy water.’ We are the ‘holy’ or impure that makes water or any other material thing as ‘holy’ or impure. Physical water only cleanses our body, and not our souls. However, water baptism cleanses our minds and the inclination of our hearts.

"Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body...

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Practical Steps for Water Baptism

1. Talk to your pastor. Your home church has a schedule for water baptisms. It could be weekly, monthly, or depending upon their calendar. Some churches rent a swimming pool; others have a baptismal pool inside the church.

2. On the set day of baptism, bring extra clothes and a towel. Choose decent clothing for immersion as you would to a mall shopping activity. Some churches have a baptismal robe to make it uniform to all who would be water baptized. ...

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"Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years! Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured. The grass turned green, and the crops began to grow again." (James 5:17-18 NLT)


The prophet Elijah was similar to us. He didn't snap his fingers for miracles to happen; he prayed. If he prayed and the supernatural occurred, then we can also do the same.

And now we ask: Just how exactly did he do it? (The story ...

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“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (1 Pet 2:9 NIV)

Christians are New Testament Priests. As priests and Levites, we continually offer sacrifices. (2 Chr 31:2) But unlike the Bible days, we don’t slaughter animals and sprinkle blood. We sacrifice something far more better. (Heb 11:40)

Here are 6 Sacrifices and Offerings that we pres...
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There is nothing religious about prayer. Just as a healthy relationship is defined by an open communication, so it is with our walk with God. The Lord has placed eternity in our hearts – a longing that only He can fill, and we verbalize that emptiness and fulfillment for the Eternal One through prayer. It is an instinct that God initiated within us; we are designed to pray. We are creatures of habitual prayers, and we just haven’t recognized it yet.

Prayers are but words expressed from...

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In the days of Amos the prophet, he spoke of a day when God will restore Davidic worship.

"In that day I will restore David's fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be…” (Amos 9:11 NIV)

David’s fallen kingdom is not about an earthly government; it is about a system of worship. Not only did he receive the blueprint for Solomon’s temple, but King David also received a blueprint for the worship of the Almighty Go...
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“I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.” (Acts 10:34-35 NIV)

Text: The Truth about Cornelius in Acts 10
Background: An angel appeared to Cornelius so he could send for Peter.

A. Cornelius’ characteristics

 1. Devout

 2. God-fearing

 3. Generous

 4. Prayed to God regularly.

B. The missing ingredient: HE WAS NOT YET SAVED

 1. Angels told him to send for Peter so th...
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Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. [2 Tim 3:16-17 MSG]

The Holy Scriptures is inerrant. God inspired men and women of various characters and background to speak and write down His heart. (2 Pet 1:21)

The Hebrew Language and the Old Testament. Moses wrote down the first five b...

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“Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.” (Acts 8:13 NIV)

False Conversion

Simon was in bondage to the occult. The Bible clearly says that he practiced sorcery. He has a deep relationship with demons. For a time, he amazed important and lowly people with his magical performances.

But then Philip came to his city in Samaria. By presenting the Gospel in its pure form, the people believed in the salva...
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(v45) “As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn't publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places.” (Mark 1:38-45)

Jesus had a plan and a goal: To preach in the synagogues and to perform miracles there. He wanted to go where the people were.

But there was a man who got healed of leprosy, and he needed to ‘bring an offering’ as required by the Law, and as instructed by Jesus. He did not obey, but went out about doing what he felt lik...
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"And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored." (Num 13:26-32)

Information plus Opinion minus God equals Bad Report

The Israelites sent out 12 spies to check out the land. For Joshua and Caleb, they set out out for a strategy to claim the promised land. But for the other 10 leaders, they were looking for an excuse. Both the 2 and the 10 have same facts and evidences:

1. The land DOES flow with milk and honey.

2. It yields bountiful-looking frui...

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May God bless the Yola management, and may it continue to thrive where Google is banned. Peace!

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