In the last message, we ended with John 1:23, where John had just told the priest and the Levites who were send to ask him who he is that he is the voice of the one crying in the wilderness as Isaiah said. Simply telling them that he is the forerunner of Christ. They were […]
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John 1:19-34 -Part 1
Today’s passage reads from John 1:19-34. We hear in this passage about the testimony of John about Jesus Christ. It was customary in those days as I have learnt that when a king was about to arrive, a forerunner would be send to announce the imminent arrival of the king. In this instance, John was […]
John 1:1-18
I have decided that we should undertake a task of going through the bible verse by verse. Seems impossible, not really, it has been done before. The aim is to ensure that everyone actually reads and understand the word of God. If I can’t get you to read it, I will read it with you. […]
The Bread of Life Part 3
We continue now where Jesus had just told the multitude that he will give his flesh which is the bread of life as a sacrifice so that the world may live. This is where we will continue today. John 6:52-71 (ESVST) The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “ How can this man give us […]
The Bread of Life Part 2
In the previous message about the bread of life, we saw Jesus with the multitude of people who followed him on the other side of the sea at Capernaum. These were those people that Jesus fed a night before with bread and fish. They once again came to Jesus in anticipation of another feeding. Jesus […]
The Bread of Life
Today’s message is from the gospel of John chapter 6:30-40. We find Jesus and his disciples at Capernaum after he left those that were following him knowing that they would take him by force to make him King. This was after he had taken 5 barley loaves and 2 fish and fed the multitude of […]
A type of man, all men should aspire to become
We all have role models and we all aspire to be like these role models. As children of God, what kind of a role model from the bible can we look up to? Who in the bible is your role model? (Ladies, today I am only talking to men but it will be worthwhile for […]
Giving thanks to God Part 2
Luke 17:11-19 (ESVST) On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “ Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said […]
Giving thanks to God Part 1
There are certain words that are very difficult to say in this world of ours. These are made difficult simply because they affect our egos and pride. To name just two of them, “sorry and thank you”. They are difficult and affect one’s ego because sorry, means you admit to being wrong and thank you, […]
Parents who won’t let go
It is quite sad and disturbing to see or experience a situation where you are held to ransom by your own parent. Most of us have been raised by a single parent who had to work very hard to get us where we are. This is highly appreciated and commendable as most single parents these […]