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The years 2008-2010 will go down in the annals of world history as a year of meltdown. These days several phrases have become common parlance: Bank failures, mortgage crisis, layoffs, sell offs, buyouts, bailouts, meltdown and Government stimulus package. The Governments of various countries are trying to stimulate their economies by injecting funds to revive…

Delighting in the Lord is the greatest treasure and pleasure any believer can have. It’s our occupation, satisfaction and worth in Christ. Delight in God implies that God is chosen as the supreme good of the soul and spirit. It implies universal confidence in God. It also implies obedience, service, submission and deep interest in…

Every born again saint need to be daily guided and controlled by the Holy Spirit. Believer needs daily spiritual self-examination for holiness, sanctification of the spirit, unlocking the promises of God, awaiting the rapture and personal spiritual growth and eternal blessing with God. We all like to do full medical checkup once a year why…

Christians are called to experience and manifest the love of Christ. You cannot manifest what you have not experience. Christians experience the love of God in their hearts at salvation and also at times of affliction. It’s impossible for an unsaved person to manifest the love of Christ. Throughout Jesus earthly ministry, we see the…

Baptism is one of the ordinances (command) in the Bible. It comes from the Greek word baptizo, which means to dip repeatedly, to immerse, or to submerge. The ordinance of baptism was first introduced in the New Testament with the ministry of John the Baptist. The baptism of John was a baptism of repentance, an…

The word Christian means “little Christ”, a believer of the Christian faith. The word “Saint” means “the sanctified ones”. Being a saint or Christian is by faith and the grace of God. The day an unbeliever is save his/her sins are forgiven by God. As far, as God is concerned his/her sins are not counted…

There are five heavenly crowns that believers can receive in heaven. Crowns are God’s rewards that He bestows on believers in heaven for eternity. These crowns are incorruptible and will last for all eternity. Just like trophies, rings and plaques are given to sport heroes or winning team in sports, God will do the same…

A church or an individual is only as powerful as its prayer life. Prayer is the DNA of every Christian. Our heavenly father has given us the greatest opportunity and privilege to commune with Him through our prayers and fellowship. Our Enemy knows the importance of prayers. So, it’s our adversary business to see that…

The highest calling God has bestowed upon any believer is to be priest and king in His kingdom. God’s purpose in man’s redemption reflects His original purpose in man’s creation. God’s redeeming grace lifts man from his position of slavery and restores him to his position of dominion. The responsibility and privilege to reign with…

Reluctant means unwilling, disinclined or resisting to do anything and unable to obey. Every child ought to obey their parents. In the same token, every Christians should or must obey God. When a Christian undergoing some inner struggle and unwilling or unable decide to disobey God’s will that Christian is reluctant and become disobedient to…

The word worship comes from the old English verb which means to pay homage or respect. There are many synonyms that help us understand the meaning of the worship. Words such as adore, esteem, magnify, revere, venerate and exalt. The Hebrew word for worship in the Old Testament is “Shachah”. It is translated, to bow…

The prayer of faith is the “prayer that changes things.” It does not change people it changes things and circumstances. It has been said that God answers every prayer. Sometimes He says “Yes.” Sometimes He says “No.” And sometimes He says “wait.” While there’s a lot of truth in that statement, why would you ever…