Tag: christian
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: The eagle christian
Eagles do not shy away from storms. Do you know how an eagle respond to a storm? It faces the direction of the storm, lifts its head high, flaps its wings and rides through the storm. As it rides through, the winds propel its wings, lifting it higher and higher until it is above the…
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Muslim-Muslim ticket: We can’t defend this before our constituents – Northern Christian APC leaders
…say it’s unacceptable … insist 1993 June 12 not 2023 The 19 Northern states All Progressives Congress APC, Christian leaders rose from a meeting on Monday and declared that it is virtually impossible to defend a Muslim -Muslm ticket before their constituents in northern Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls the APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu…
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Good Friday: Obaseki tasks Christians on love, tolerance
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday in Benin, enjoined Christians to emulate the virtues of tolerance, love and selflessness as shown by Jesus Christ on Good Friday. Obaseki gave the charge in a message to mark Good Friday, a Christian holiday in preparation for the Easter celebration.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Great leadership lessons from king David (1)
By Oke Chinye Read: 1 CHRONICLES 11 & 13 Meditation verse: “So, he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands” (Psalm 78:72). David, the man whom God referred to as “a man after my own heart”, was Israel’s greatest king. He lived with such…
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New wine, new wineskins – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Many Christians are still living frustrating lives. We cannot live lives of victory. We cannot stop smoking. We cannot stop drinking. We cannot stop fornicating. We cannot stop losing our temper. We find it difficult to forgive and forget. We still have ungodly thoughts. We are still held in the bondage of…
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The calling of a Christian – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.” (Mark 12:29). Everything about the Christian faith is one: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all.” (Ephesians 4:4-6).…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Keep becoming
By Oke Chinye Read: PHILIPPIANS 3:12–18 Meditation verse: “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me” (Philippians 3:12). You are a work in progress. You need to keep moving towards…
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Sainthood: The Target of Every Christian, By Margaret Ogbebor
Margaret Ogbebor SSMA I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:7). In this passage, St. Paul presented himself as a hero in the faith. Our society today, needs people who are brave, strong willed and assertive, heroin like Esther as recorded…
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The hope of righteousness – Femi Aribisala
Femi Aribisala Paul says the hope the believer has in Christ Jesus does not disappoint. (Romans 5:5). In Jeremiah, God says: “I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11). But what precisely is the…
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The principles of the Christian Marriage – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala The relationship between God and Jesus is the Christian model for the ideal marriage relationship. Marriage is not man-made; neither is it subject to human design. God is the author of marriage, meaning marriage was made in heaven. The greatest marriage of all is that between God the Father and Jesus the…