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  • God And Me!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 4, 2015
     | 2,949 views

    Let me tell you, the harvest that you get from spending time with Him is incredibly enormous; I may not get what I need now but I get the energy to endure sufferings, patience to wait, wisdom to talk and grace to walk.

    God and me! John 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you……” Ah, here we go, my incredible pursuit for God takes over everything else! Prep begins! It’s after school hours - most of you know that I work at our Abide School (School for the needy and under privileged kids) – ...read more

  • A Long Obedience In The Same Direction Series

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Sep 6, 2023
     | 1,209 views

    Have you ever met a mature Christ follower? How do you think their lives ended up so blessed and strong?

    1 Kings 9 A Long Obedience in the Same Direction September 10, 2023 1 Kings 9:4-7 NIV Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, 5 then I will ...read more

  • Life In God's Farm

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2023
     | 898 views

    Hopefully none of us are in those categories, but allow ourselves to be discipled by Christ in His Church, instructed in His ways.

    Saturday of 24th Week in Course One of the great frustrations in many lives is the departure of children or grandchildren or siblings from the practice of their faith. You’ve heard the stories even if you haven’t experience that yourself. A son or daughter goes off to college and then comes back ...read more

  • Why Lot Of Believers Still Crave For More Of Earthly Things?

    Contributed by Samuel M on Mar 14, 2025
     | 233 views

    Because somewhere we have lost our hunger and thirst to seek God and see His face. When we pursue God, we will get glimpses of Christ’s Glory, and in that light, we will be drawn to know him more, and our desire for the world and its things, like grass, will slowly fade away.

    Because somewhere we have lost our hunger and thirst to seek God and see His face. When we pursue God, we will get glimpses of Christ’s Glory, and in that light, we will be drawn to know him more, and our desire for the world and its things, like grass, will slowly fade away. The more we see and ...read more

  • The Life Of Abraham Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 27, 2025
     | 327 views

    The Life of Abraham

    Acts 7:1-8 The Life of Abraham 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? Stephen speaks of - 1. Revelation - 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; A Divine Revelation - The God of glory appeared A Direct Revelation - unto our father Abraham, A Distinct ...read more

  • Healing And Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 30, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,204 views

    Matthew 15:9. But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

    HEALING AND HYPOCRISY. Matthew 14:34-36; Matthew 15:1-9. It was noised abroad that, of all that ever came to Jesus, He turned none away, ‘and He healed them all’ (cf. Matthew 12:15). It is no wonder that, arriving on the other side of the Lake, Jesus found that His fame had travelled before ...read more

  • Church By God’s Design

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Oct 19, 2020
     | 1,811 views

    Luke mentions eight things the church did and one thing God did.

    Acts 2:41-47 - Luke mentions eight things the church did and one thing God did. 1.) They gladly received His Word; they accepted the message (that Christ was crucified, buried and raised from the dead) Acts 2:41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three ...read more

  • The Church's Perseverance Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 18, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,968 views

    We need to learn how to handle the hardships of life.

    THE CHURCH’S PERSEVERANCE II TIMOTHY 2:3-26 Introduction: Blessed are they that endure! Often times we just have to weather the storm. According to Bill Hybels the single most pressing issue for many pastors relates to enduring. Do I have what it takes to make it? Am I going to survive my ...read more

  • Healing And Hypocrisy. Revised.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 2, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,043 views

    Tradition versus Scripture.

    HEALING AND HYPOCRISY. Matthew 14:34-36, Matthew 15:1-9. MATTHEW 14:34-36. It was noised abroad that, of all that ever came to Jesus, He turned none away, ‘and He healed them all’ (cf. Matthew 12:15). It is no wonder that, arriving on the other side of the Lake, Jesus found that His fame had ...read more

  • The Ins And Outs Of Religious Purity

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 8, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,829 views

    Timeless teaching from Jesus as to the true nature and source of sin.

    THE INS AND OUTS OF ‘RELIGIOUS’ PURITY. Mark 7:1-23. Every branch of society has its own traditions: some good, some bad, and some inconsequential. It doesn’t matter whether it is the pomp and ceremony of monarchy, or the ritual ‘pardon’ of a turkey at Thanksgiving. Some traditions are ...read more

  • Full Riches Of Complete Understanding

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Aug 30, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,620 views

    There's over a billion websites. Every second, there are 40,000 searches on Google, 2 million emails are sent, and 6000 Tweets are Tweeted. People are hungry for information and knowledge! There is so much information shared that it is impossible to know what is true and what is misleading.

    Colossians – Jesus Holds it All Full Riches of Complete Understanding September 2, 2018 There’s over a billion websites. Every second, there are 40,000 searches on Google, 2 million emails are sent, and 6000 Tweets are Tweeted. People are hungry for information and knowledge! There is so much ...read more

  • Seeing The Church As In Heaven Now

    Contributed by Lay Man on May 29, 2015
     | 3,093 views

    After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their ha

    After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. - Revelation 7:9 What a beautiful holy ...read more

  • The Sinner's Repentance And The Saviour's Rejoicing

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jun 14, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 541 views

    There is great joy in heaven, whenever a sinner genuinely repented and turned to the Saviour, either for the first time or after a fallen away from Him.

    The Sinner's Repentance and the Saviour's Rejoicing Study Text: Luke 15: 3 - 10 Introduction: This passage, highlights God's boundless joy and relentless pursuit of the lost, using the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin. Jesus emphasizes that a sinner's repentance ...read more

  • The Call Of God Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Oct 30, 2025
     | 90 views

    The Call of God

    Acts 13 v 1-12 The Call of God The Qualified - 1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Their Dignity - ...read more

  • Curious Enough

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Feb 19, 2021
     | 2,577 views

    This topic stems from an understanding of the resurrection story as told to us in the gospel according to saint Mark & Matthew.

    It is shown that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to seek Jesus and their seeking yielded some results. In this discussion therefore, we will expatiate on a) What is means to seek Jesus. b) The results of being curious to see Jesus, i.e., seeking Jesus; c) The results of not being curious, ...read more