God with us (Pastor Ambrose Nwogu) 17-03-2015

NDlC/DMO Chapel

Central Business District,

Abuja - Nigeria 

17th March, 2015

* Speaker: Pastor Ambrose Nwogu

* Topic: God with us

* Text: Luke 19:1-6

* Anyone that must be saved by Jesus must act the same way Zaccheus acted, that is, such a person must be humble

→ God gives grace to the humble

* Grace is given to you so that you can became everything God designed/destined you to be

→ It is able to help you go over the mountains

* Humility is the attitude that makes you come to the realization that you are not as good as people think you are

* Humility makes you realize that you can not have achieved anything without God's help

* Proverbs 11:2 →"When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it, but humility is present with wisdom."

* Pride is the root of most marital problems and divorces

* As a man, you must not react to everything your wife says - this might breed problems

* It takes humility to overlook offense even when you have opportunity to revenge or react

 

God with us (Pastor Ambrose Nwogu)

NDIC/DMO Chapel

Central Business District,

Abuja - Nigeria

16th March, 2015

* Speaker: Pastor Ambrose Nwogu

* Topic: God with us

* Text: Luke 19:1-6

* How did Jesus end up in Zaccheus' house (Continued from 11th March, 2015)

5. Zaccheus demonstrated humility

→ regardless of his wealth and position in the society, he humbled himself

→ Many people want to 'see' Jesus but they are too pompous

→ Humility made Zaccheus to run ahead of the crowd to the sycamore tree

→ Pride makes many rich people to attend Church late. They feel they are doing the Church or the Pastor a favour by coming  

→ Humility will make you not care about what other people care about.
 

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POINTS TO NOTE:

1. Those who are humble experience God's grace

* James 4:6 →"But he gives all the more grace. And so he says, “God opposes the arrogant but gives grace to the humble."

2. God dwells and associates with the humble

* Isaiah 57:15 → "For this is what the high and exalted One says-- he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite."

3. God exalts the humble

* Mathew 23:12 → "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

4. God honours those who are humble

* Proverbs 15:33 →  "Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honour."

Access to God's Grace (Rev. David Kwamkur) 05-10-2014

SUNDAY SERVICE

MY SERMON NOTES

@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)

Area 1, Garki- Abuja, Nigeria

5th October, 2014

* Speaker: Rev. David Kwamkur

* Topic: Access to God's Grace

* Theme: Knowing the will of God

* Sub-theme: Blessings of doing God's Will

* Service leader: Mrs. Anna Yoila

* Text: 2nd Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work."

* John 1:16 -17

SERMON

* There is no point knowing the will of God if one has no intention of doing it

* If you do the will of God, there are blessings that are sure to follow you

* A preacher asked Someone: "do you know anything about grace?" The person answered "grace who?"

* Many people think of "grace" only as a name

* Grace is more than just a name

* Grace is everything we are today & will become tomorrow through the unquantifiable mercies of God

* Grace is the unmerited favour of God

* There are things that you will never achieve in life based on just credit & merit

* Grace is God's enablement, God's power, God's wisdom that compensates man's inability

* There is something in God that man does not have

* God's Grace is the sufficiency of God

* As a believer, you have the fullness of God in you

* Grace makes things that are inaccessible to become accessible

* God's grace helps the natural man to access things that are obtainable in the spiritual realm

* God's grace makes the impossible possible

* God's grace is the strength of God in times of weakness

* God's grace is the courage that comes to you when you are discouraged

* God's grace makes difficult things to be easy and surmountable

* God's grace is not in opposition with obedience

* God's grace enables you to obey God

* We cannot do as we like just because we are living under grace

* The grace of God keeps you away from sin

 

→ Romans 6:1 "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?"

* The grace of God keeps you from Struggling - Whenever you struggle to get something, you must check

* God's grace promotes you from one level of struggle to the level of consistent victory

* You should not be struggling with the same thing that you struggled with this time last year

* Two Great Commodities given to Believers

1. Grace

2. Mercy

* Note: Most time, God gives us raw materials, not the finished product - There is something useful in every raw material

* Grace is the raw material used to produce what you not deserve

* Mercy is God not giving you what you deserve

* Grace & Mercy work & operate in every circumstance - their principles are static

* Types of Grace

1. Saving Grace

→ Ephesians 2:8-9

- This is potentially given to everybody

- You can only access it when you confess Jesus as your Lord and Saviour

2. Sanctifying Grace

→ Leviticus 11:44 "I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground."

- This grace Keeps you away from Sinning & Sets us apart for God

3. Sustaining Grace

→ 2nd Corinthians 6:3-10

- Grace keeps you from being overwhelmed by the issues of life

- Grace helps us to endure hardship

4. Growing Grace

→ Philippians 3:12-14

- this grace helps you to realize and maximize your potentials

* Being in the middle of God's grace does not exclude you from the Challenges of life

→ 2nd Corinthians 12:7-10

* God's grace is inexhaustible; it is infinite

* When you draw from God's Grace, you cannot get to the end of it.

Knowing the Will of God (Engr. Markus Dye) 14-09-2014

SUNDAY SERVICE

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)

Area 1 - Garki, Abuja

14th September, 2014

SERMON

* Speaker: Engr. Markus Dye

* Topic: Prepared Giver

* Theme: Knowing the Will of God

* Excelling in the Grace of Giving

* Service Leader: Mrs. Lois Dakum

* Text: 1st Corinthians 16:2 "On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made."

* 2nd Corinthians 9:4-5

* If you are not prepared, you will be caught Unaware

* Preparation entails getting ready for something

* Preparation is also part of Planning - preparation is a critical element of Success

* John 14:1-2- Jesus himself went to prepare a place for us in heaven

* Jesus gave himself first before requiring us to give

* To get to Heaven, you must prepare yourself

* Preparation is setting aside time to do something or to perfect an objective/goal

* Preparation positions you to maximize opportunities that come your way

* Who is a giver? - God Himself is a giver. He demonstrated His love to us by giving us His Son

* You cannot give what you do not have

* You must prepare yourself to receive what God has prepared for you to get

* When you receive the free gift of God, you are in a better position to give

* A prepared giver is one who gives thankfully

* Before your giving is acceptable to God, you must:

(a) be submissive to God's authority

(b) give cheerfully

* Prepare or decide in advance what you want to give

* You must not appear before God empty handed- prepare before you appear

* You must, as a Child of God yield to the call to give for the expansion of the kingdom of God here on earth

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Knowing the Will of God (Elder John Ayuba) 07-09-2014

SUNDAY SERVICE

MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)

Area 1, Garki - Abuja, Nigeria
7th September, 2014

SERMON

* Speaker: Elder John Ayuba

*Topic: A Humbled Giver

* Text: 1st Corinthians 2:9-14

* Theme: Knowing the Will of God

* Sub-Theme: Excelling in the Grace of Giving

* Service Leader: Elder Titus Golar

* Humble means "without pride or arrogance"

* A brief on the "Knight Templers":

- When they were baptized, they were immersed in water but their swords were held above the water, signifying that they are 'submitted' to the Lord, but not with their sword. This is a classic case of 'partial/conditional submission.'

- Just like the Knight Templars, many people today are baptized as Christians, but they still hold their jobs, wallets, wives, cars etc. out of the 'water' of total submission to the Lord

* When you want to come to God in humility, do not measure yourself with other men

* When you measure your achievements in the light of God's mercy that had been extended to you, you have no choice but to be humble.  

* Pride comes from the spirit of arrogance and self-deception

* Refusal to obey lawfully constituted authority is a sign of pride, especially when you have more qualifications or achievements than those occupying positions of authority

* When you measure yourself with God, you will realize that you are nothing

* When you realise that God is your Source, you have no option but to be humble

* Once you hear God's voice, you must be humble

* God's projects supersedes yours

* Psalm 37:4 - "Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."

* Once you delight yourself in the Lord, and you make your desire His own desire, He will fulfil that desire - because it is His own desire

*  Note: Mary Magdalene gave the Lord her best gift - (precious oil of Nard) and wiped it with her hair which is her glory

(Matthew 26:6-7)

* You need to understand God in order to know How to give Him the best glory possible