Growing In Love
The word of God has to bear fruit in our lives and this can only happen by practice of the word. Reading Philippians 1:9-11 and 1 Thessalonians 3:12, we see instructions on living life the love way. We can infer from the above portions of scripture that love is a nature that can be nurtured. […]
Rising Through The Pain
My name is Mori. I grew up all over the place in the USA, but mostly in Chicago. I was born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother. Growing up, I attended both the mosque and church. In 2010, I moved to Nigeria. While in Nigeria, I found myself more in church compared to […]
Worship is Obedience
Reading through the story of Abraham in Genesis chapter 22 when God asked him to sacrifice Isaac, his only son; I recall thinking to myself: \’Why would God ask such a thing?\’ But reading verse 2 got me: \”Take your son whom you love and go offer him…\” The most fascinating thing happened in verse […]
Worship is about paying attention
I like the song by Michael W Smith which says, \”You are the one (God) that really matters.\” Abraham was deliberate about his actions after hearing God\’s instructions. Yes, he loved his son and yes, he knew how Sarah would react; but he got up early in the morning to obey God because his attention […]
Worship is Sacrifice
Sacrifice is one thing that many Christians struggle with but this is more or less another very important essence of worship – total sacrifice. Giving of ourselves – will and heart, our time, and our possessions requires that the eyes of our understanding is open to see His glory and know of how great and […]
How to Pray
Prayer, simply put, is communication with God. It is a heart-to-heart talk with your heavenly Father. Jesus was so effective in his prayer life that his disciples asked him to teach them how to pray. So he taught what is popularly known as the Lord’s Prayer, which has powerful tips on how to pray. One […]
Do you Want to be Made Whole?
us, all-knowing one who hears the groaning of our heart, knew deep down the man desired healing but felt defeated and hopeless. Who wouldn’t after suffering an affliction for so long! Guess what happened next? Without the waters being stirred, without being dipped in the pool, without the help of an Angel or man, Jesus […]
How Do I Exercise Faith?
(This is the third of 4 posts on Faith. Read the previous post here.) Before we begin, we’ll do a recap of our discussions from the previous posts. We discussed: How to create “Things I Do Not See”, “What I Hope For” and “Better Me” list Why faith is important this year – it’s a […]
The Possibility Triangle
(This is the fourth of 4 posts on Faith. Read all previous posts here) In Mark 10:27b, Jesus looked at his disciples and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; All things are possible with God.” All through the existence of mankind, we have witnessed things that were once deemed impossible, become […]
Why I Love Jesus
Adanma Ezegbulam, a Corporate and Commercial Lawyer shares her God Experience: At church we are told over and over how Jesus loves us and this is wonderful. However, what really gets to me about Jesus’ love is the fact that He loved me first. He loved me even when I didn’t love Him and didn’t stop loving […]