Tag: Christ
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Palm Sunday: Archbishop urges Christians to emulate, share Christ’s love
As Christians marked Palm Sunday, the Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin, has urged them to relive, emulate and share the love of Jesus Christ with their neighbours. Abegunrin, who made this known in an interview on Sunday in Ibadan, said Christians should show Christ’s love to all, irrespective of their religion or…
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Accepted in the beloved – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Solomon says: “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favour to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11). When I gave my life to Christ, some sins in…
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Fictional coincidences – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala My DVD player has a slow-motion application. When you press it, you see the film you are watching in slow-motion. That way, you are likely to notice things you would otherwise have overlooked. When I first met the Lord, he set my life to slow-motion for the first two to three months…
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Trending video: Internet agog as masquerade gives his life to Christ
A video showing a yet to be identified lady evangelist Christenizing a masquerade has become a subject of interest to several Nigerian netizens in the social media space. In the video, the evangelist did not only prayed for the masquerade but also urged him to give his life to Jesus Christ and eventually made him…
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Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala The Jews asked Jesus: “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” He said to them: “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he sent.” (John 6:28-29). Jesus is the Saviour therefore, undoubtedly, belief in Jesus is fundamental to salvation. Often, when people…
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The Yes of Christ, By Stephen Ojapah MSP
Stephen Ojapah MSP “Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vowed. But I say to you, do not swear at all, not by heaven, for it is God’s throne, nor by the earth,’ for it is…
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Our inheritance in Christ – Femi Aribisala
Femi Aribisala I know your ambition is to be a rich businessman or woman, or a famous musician, or a renowned writer. But is it possible for me to change your ambition in just one article? Can I possibly alter fundamentally the desires of your heart? Let’s give it a try. Jesus does not say:…
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Easter: Saraki charges Christians to emulate virtues of Christ
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on Christians and Nigerians across the nation to work towards emulating the virtues of Jesus Christ as epitomized by his passion, persecution, death and resurrection during Easter. In a message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, Saraki also…
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Christmas and the demonisation of Christ, By Bobson Gbinje
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned.” (The Morning Bride – William Congreve) By Bobson Gbinje Jesus Christ is the authentic Messiah and unblemished signet on the escutcheon of all Christians. He is the generalissimo of the cosmogony and the dymistifier of the tetragramation. Although…
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The new creation in Christ Jesus – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala The scriptures say the whole earth is filled with the glory of God. So how come most people cannot see it? How come men could not see the glory of God in Jesus Christ? They could not because Jesus is the quintessential spiritual man. The same applies to the New Creation. The…