Tag: Jesus
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Your value is in the pressing
By Oke Chinye Read: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 Meditation verse: “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair” (2 Corinthians 4:8). Have you ever considered how oil is gotten from olive seeds? The seeds are pressed to express the oil. To produce sweet wine, bunches of grape seeds…
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Jesus the heavenly commando – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Jesus came into the world as a heavenly commando sent by God to destroy the works of Satan single-handedly. The devil holds men in bondage through the singular sin of the love of life; the foundation of all sin. We steal, cheat, fight, kill and commit adultery to save our lives. God…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Give us this day our daily bread
By Oke Chinye Read: MATTHEW 6:9–13 Meditation verse: “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11). In the wake of each day, God dispenses bread as He pleases. Daily bread can be in the form of a good break, promotion at work, a business deal, healing, or salvation for a loved one. Psalm 145:15…
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EPL clubs cleared to field South American players
Premier League players are set to be cleared to play for their clubs this weekend after Brazil reportedly dropped their complaint about their failure to report for international duty. Under Fifa rules, players not released for the recent South American World Cup qualifiers were to be suspended from playing for five days. In total, 11…
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In Jesus There Is No Apartheid Or Caste System, By Stephen Ojapah
Stephen Ojapah MSP Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near in the blood of Christ. for he is our peace, who have made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he…
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Jesus is the saviour of the Boko Haram – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala A lawyer asks Jesus about the prerequisites of attaining eternal life. Jesus tells him to love God and love his neighbour. Then he asks: “Who is my neighbour?” Jesus’ answer leads to the story of the Good Samaritan. In that story, the neighbour of the Jew turns out to be the despised…
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Dead to the law: Married to Christ – Femi Aribisala
Femi Aribsala Marriage is at the centre of the gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ is about a wife espoused to one husband, and about a husband who gave himself for his wife. Paul says: “I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to Him.”…
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Redeemed from death to life – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala How many times have you heard these kinds of testimonies? “Praise the Lord! Hallelujah! God has blessed me with a brand-new car.” “My wife just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.” “Glory be to God; I have just been promoted at work.” These testimonies are invaluable, but you must admit they…
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Will Jesus Fly The Flag At Half Mask?, Stephen Ojapah
Stephen Ojapah msp When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he said. “Where have you laid him? They said. “Lord come and see.” Jesus wept (John 11: 33-35). In some African cultures weeping is a sign…
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The sure mercies of David (3) – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala When you are at your wit’s end, don’t be at your faith’s end. Earthquakes can be disastrous, and they are even more lethal when combined with tsunamis. Earthquakes bring down buildings. To escape, you must run out. But with tsunamis, the flood confronts those who manage to run out of collapsing buildings.…