Continues from last message.. This is message number 3 Ephesians 5:25-33 (ESVST) Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, Remember that Jesus said the biggest or the most important commandment of them all is LOVE. He said that if you love God and love your neighbor, you […]
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Husband and Wife – Part 2
Continues from last message… Ephesians 5:22-33 (ESVST) 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. The word submit means g5293. υποτασσω hypotasso; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey:— be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto. AV (40)- put […]
Husband and Wife – Part 1
Today’s topic by its nature is very controversial and I have been avoiding it. Seeing that it is women’s month, I thought it would be a good idea to preach about it. I am aware that many may be offended by this topic but, I hope to preach in such a way that I only […]
God’s love
Today I just want to clarify this overly misunderstood verse. This verse is so misunderstood that those that still insist on obtaining righteousness through the law, are using it to convince everyone that they are correct in ignoring the grace of God and choosing to be saved through the works of the law. I think […]
Verse of the day
Psalms 9:1-5 (AMP) I WILL praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth (recount and tell aloud) all Your marvelous works and wonderful deeds! 2 I will rejoice in You and be in high spirits; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High! 3 When my enemies turned back, […]
Prayer Part 2
3) Does God answer our prayers? God hears and responds to our prayers Psalms 10:17-18 (ESVST) O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear 18 to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no […]
Prayer Part 1
Does prayer work? Why is it that I keep on praying and I receive nothing from God? Is it because I have little faith or there is something wrong that I am doing or God simply has decided not to answer me? This is one of the biggest questions that most Christians including myself have. […]
Old Covenant vs New Covenant – Part 3
D) Are we as Gentiles or Non Jews or Non Israelites supposed to keep the law or the old covenant? Now, this is simple logic. If the Mosaic covenant which is the law, is no longer even applicable to those it was given to, why then must we comply with it. The people that it […]
Verse of the weekend
1 John 2:15-16 (ESVST) 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world — the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life — […]
Verse of the day
This is what the devil is doing to unbelievers 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (AMP) But even if our Gospel (the glad tidings) also be hidden (obscured and covered up with a veil that hinders the knowledge of God), it is hidden [only] to those who are perishing and obscured [only] to those who are spiritually dying […]