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Kingdom Expansion: Enlarging Our Coast

Word for the WeekJuly 21, 2024236Views 0Likes 0Comments

“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.” (Isaiah 54:2-3 NIV). Prophet Isaiah uses the imagery of expanding a…

Called to be a Disciple

Word for the WeekJuly 13, 2024210Views 0Likes 0Comments

“Come, follow me.” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him.”’ Going on from there, he saw two other brothers … They were in a boat with their father … Jesus called them.” (Matthew 4:19-21 NIV). Jesus calls His disciples to follow him, and…

Being in Christ

Word for the WeekJune 30, 2024225Views 1Like 0Comments

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV). Apostle Paul, in this passage, declares a profound truth about believers in Christ: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.”This speaks of radical transformation- a rebirth…

Let the Nations Praise the Lord

Word for the WeekJune 22, 2024230Views 0Likes 0Comments

May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the people justly and guide the nations of the earth. May the people praise you, O God; may all the people praise you. (Psalm 67:4-5 NIV). This psalm is a beautiful missionary psalm that expresses the writer’s heart’s desire to see God’s…

Celebrating Our Fathers

Word for the WeekJune 16, 2024260Views 0Likes 0Comments

It is another Father’s Day celebration, which provides an opportunity for us to celebrate our fathers, uncles, brothers, sons, and grandfathers and honour them for their roles in our lives. This day is a special occasion to honour and appreciate fathers and father figures. It’s a time to express gratitude for their love, guidance, and…

Being Generous

Word for the WeekJune 9, 2024195Views 0Likes 0Comments

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:6-7 NIV). Paul emphasizes that our giving is not merely about the…