Personal Revelation vs Biblical Doctrine

The Background There was a video I came across a few times on these Meta-streets recently. It was about a former Nollywood actress who had 'an encounter with God' and became born again and stopped acting. She changed her looks to become very conservative and so completely turned her lifestyle around. She's already had over…

A Little Confusing Scripture

Sunday Thoughts. 1Timothy chapter 5 is a scripture that has both intrigued and upset me, even as a much younger person. As a kid, I have heard sections of that scripture misquoted and misrepresented, and even now, I still listen to sections of that scripture being quoted out of context, whether consciously or unconscious. Worse…

Opinion: Is Jesus Really Enough?

One of the things I'm grateful for about my Christian journey is growing up believing that the name of Jesus is enough. Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels.com I believe that Christians need to develop that 'Jesus is enough' attitude, and put our faith in Him, and not in any special handkerchief, or special oils,…

A Time To Build and A Time to Scatter

The wise King Solomon once said that for everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. And today, we shall consider times when God Himself scatters for the simple reason of accomplishing His purpose. And we shall consider instances, one under human governance and the other under a Godly leadership Build…

Creative Content Writing: A Tool for Effective Evangelism (eBook)

Download my notes on Effective Evangelism and Creative Content Writing. Hi. I am excited to share this eBook on Effective Evangelism and Creative Content Writing with you. Click on the link for your free download. You are more than welcome to share it, and to use the content for the furtherance of the gospel. To…

Priscilla & Aquila: Equality in Ministry

WE ARE MEETING PRISCILLA... And the place to find her is in Acts of the Apostles chapter 18 where we were first introduced to her. Today’s TEXT:Acts of the Apostles 18:1‭-‬2: “Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived…

New Series on: Paul from the Bible.

Thanks to everyone who thought I should revisit the series. Thanks to everyone who thought I should revisit the series on Paul from last year. While I will do that along the way, I think it will be more productive to expand the scope and just talk about Paul. Paul has always been a controversial…

PASSION WEEK : DAY 5 – THURSDAY Part 4 of 4. GETHSEMANE

At around midnight on Thursday, after a very long day, Jesus and His disciples were in the Garden of Gethsemane – where Jesus prayed as He waited for His arrest. Now, Gethsemane is garden of olive trees located across the Kidron Valley on Mount Olives, with truly beautiful scenery. Jesus was deeply troubled by what…

Spiritual Gifts: Use Your Gift

All Spiritual Gifts are given by the Lord - through His Spirit. And when you realize that you are gifted in something, it is an indication of how and where the Lord wants you to function in His Body. The Bible made several lists of the gifts given to the Believers with which we may…

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

SPIRITUAL GIFTS...  What are they? Do we need them? Do we need to know what they are? And where can we find them in the Bible? When we mention the "Gifts of the Spirit", we often tend to think about supernatural abilities to do supernatural things. This may not be far from the truth, because…

On “Head Covering…”

Are you a Head-Covering Christian? Corinthians 11:5: ‘A woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head’ (NLT) In 1 Corinthians 11: 1-16, Apostle Paul went to town with the topic of Head Covering for the Christian Women in Corinth, a teaching believed by many believers as a standard…

Is The Old Testament Still Relevant Today?

Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com There is an on-going discussion in many places, and among Christians, surrounding this pertinent question: IS THE OLD TESTAMENT STILL RELEVANT TODAY? It appears the 21st century Christians now cherry-pick which parts of the Old Testament that should apply to them and which part is not applicable. This has…

Dissatisfied!!! A Story of 7 Deacons

Acts chapter 6 is popular for producing the First set of Deacons. Stephen and the others. But the chapter opened with a completely different set of problems, problems we still deal with today. And in what seemed like a 0-100 motion, the presumably perfect Christian community quickly degenerated, and all that we were left with…

Dissatisfied!!! A Story of 7 Deacons

Acts chapter 6 is popular for producing the First set of Deacons. Stephen and the others. But the chapter opened with a completely different set of problems, problems we still deal with today. And in what seemed like a 0-100 motion, the presumably perfect Christian community quickly degenerated, and all that we were left with…