The Power in Fellowship (5) (Mr. Johnson Amadi) 25-07-2017

★ MY SERMON NOTES 

NDIC/DMO Chapel 

Central Business District,

Abuja, Nigeria 

25th July, 2017  

* Speaker: Mr. Johnson Amadi 

* Topic: The Power in Fellowship (5)

* NOTE: We were in darkness and in bondage before God called us into the fellowship of the Light

* Today, people take fellowship and their salvation for granted because they do not know the value of what God has given them

* Fellowship is not an option - it is a command

★ Romans 15:7 → "Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God."

★ 2 Corinthians 13:12 → "Greet one another with a holy kiss."

* Because you are holy, your approach towards others must be Holy - including your conduct towards other believers 

* In a fellowship, there are diverse people with different gifts that can benefit you

* A fellowship is an avenue to carry the burdens of one another

* When you have love, there is no fear 

→ fear erodes love

★ 1 John 4:18 → "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."

* God expects us to teach and encourage one another as believers 

 

★ Romans 15:14 → "I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another."

Christian Couples Fellowship (CCF) - Rev. Dr. David Pofi & Mrs. Gyarta Pofi 26-05-2016

★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Christian Couples Fellowship (CCF)
Combined Fellowship, Abuja Zone
☆ Venue: Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Nyanya - Abuja
26th May, 2016

* Guest Speakers: Rev. Dr. David Pofi & Mrs. Gyarta Pofi

* Marriage is a lifetime venture.

→ Do not just wake up one day and decide that you want to break it up

→ You must resolve to make your marriage work at all cost

→ You must delibrately invest in your marriage

★ Deuteronomy 5:9-10 → "you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments." [NKJV]

★ Isaiah 59:21 →"As for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.” [NKJV]

* You can choose to be a source of blessing to your children up to a thousand generation

→ You may also choose to be a curse to your children to the 4th generation

 * Your present lifestyle will determine your children's blessings

 * Today, Satan is waging war against godly marriages

⇒ This explains the rise of divorces, domestic marriages and stained relationships

 * If you get it right by sowing the right seeds, your children will also get it right when their time comes

 * Your relationship with God will definitely affect your relationship with your spouse

 * Once you are disconnected from God, you will invariably be disconnected from your spouse

 * Do not be bold to stand before people to minister God's Word when your "home Church" is in disarray

 * You can pretend to believers outside, but you cannot successfully pretends to his family!

* Ensure that your family worship is vibrant and that your spouse and children are connected to God

→ This affects your children in a positive way

* You must ensure that you pass on the Word of God as a legacy to your children

→ this solidifies the foundation of having a thousand godly generations

* Whatever spirit you are carrying is also what will be obtainable in your kids

→ Children learn alot by watching & emulating their parents

* NOTE: Consciously or otherwise, there is something that somebody around you is learning from your life

* Your relationship with God will definitely affect your relationship with your spouse

* Your values will be passed on to your children

→ Ensure that your values are based on the Word of God

* Do all it takes to make your marriage work

* There are so many couples who need you to encourage them. Do not disaapoint them; do not disappoint God!  

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

☆ Mrs. Gyarta Pofi

★ Matthew 13:44-45 → ''Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls."

* If your family is valuable to you, you will make all the required sacrifices to make it work

* You must make up your mind to make heaven TOGETHER with your spouse!

→ You must not do it all alone. It is a partnership

→ Read God's Word TOGETHER, Pray TOGETHER, attend Church TOGETHER, do everything TOGETHER. This is the secret of success in marriage!

★Ecclesiastes 9:8-10 →"Let your garments always be white, And let your head lack no oil. Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going."

☆ 3 Levels God wants You to Maintain in your Life:

1. Personal Holiness (verse 8)

→ Make sure there is no sin in your life

→ You must spend time with God

→ The anointing must never be lacking in your life

2. Your Family (verse 9)

→ Ensure that their is an unbreakable bond of friendship between you and your spouse

→ Friendship is what makes marriage enjoyable

→ Enjoy each other: decide together, plan together, talk together, play together, sleep in the same room and on the same bed together

* Marriage is the bridge you must cross into outside ministry

→ If your marriage is not correct, your ministry outside is futile

* When you are not united with your spouse, your children will divide and rule you

→ Issues of discipline must be approached from the same perspective by both spouses

→ It is disastrous for spouses to antagonize themselves on the issue of discipline of their children

3. Outside Work (verse 10)

→ Crossing the first two bridges successfully empowers you to excel outside

 

Mrs. Gyarta Pofi

Rev. Dr. David Pofi (Founder, Christian Couples Fellowship (CCF))

Love Indeed is the Greatest (Pastor Sarah Omakwu) 08-05-2016

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Family Worship Centre (FWC) 

Wuye, Abuja 

2nd Sunday Service 

8th May, 2016 

☆ SERMON 

* Speaker: Pastor Sarah Omakwu 

* Topic: Love indeed is the Greatest 

* Theme: Walking in Love 

* Text: 1 John 3:10-18 

★ 1 John 4:7-19 

★ 1 Timothy 1:5 

* NOTE: As a child of God, you are here on the earth as God's ambassador of love, peace and grace  

★ 2 Timothy 2:2 →"And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." 

* God expects that you love others as the has loved you 

* People are supposed to encounter God's love when they come to Church (or personally interact with believers) 

★ John 13:34 →''A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another." 

☆ Question: Why did Jesus give a new commandment?

→ He needed to raise the standard of demonstrating love 

★ Leviticus 19:18 →"You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD." 

→ NOTE: this was the old standard  

→ The old standard required that the benchmark for showing love to others was 'YOURSELF'.  

→ Even in the old commandment, a child of God had no right to revenge or to be evil towards another person 

☆ Before you take any action, always consider: What will Jesus do to this person in this circumstance as regards to love?

* NOTE: The new standard of love is JESUS' LOVE, not yourself anymore! 

→ You are now required to look at everyone through the eyes of Jesus, not your own. 

★ John 17:11

* You must not relate to any person based on their TRIBE in order to discriminate against them

→ 'Tribe' came about as a result of sin. 

→ As a Christian, the 'tribe' ofa person must not be your benchmark for relating with anyone. 

* 'Like' has nothing to do with whether you love another person or not 

→ Love is greater than like 

→ Jesus expects you to love everyone regardless of whether you like them or not! 

* Christ did not choose any tribe to die for: 

→ He loved us all inspite of ourselves and our tribe

* There must not be any form of disunity or discrimination within the body of Christ as a result of our inherent differences in tribe, gender, etc 

* There are 'Christians' who hate and hold grudges against members of their immediate (biological) family - eg: siblings, parents and other close relatives 

→ As a child of God, you must make every effort to keep the bond of love with members of your family of origin

→ Your family was (given to you as) God's way of showing you love. Do not despise them! 

* It was the failure of the family of origin that caused God to establish the Church (so that believers may take care of one another) 

*NOTE: It is not good to keep a grudge against your (biological) brothers and sisters 

★ 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

* It is impossible to walk in love, unless you are mature 

→ Maturity is to show love (to even those who do not deserve it) 

* Love is greater than: 

→ Prayer 

→ Evangelism 

→ Speaking in tongues 

★ 1 Corinthians 13:1 →''Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal." 

* Without love, your acheivements (no matter how great & spirituality uplifting) are useless! 

* You cannot light a lamp and put it under a stand (Luke 11:33) 

* NOTE. There is no reward for serving God with a wicked heart

* Love is all that matters 

* Love is the greatest: 

→ every other thing is secondary

* When your achievements are weighed on the scale of love and you are lacking, you are nothing in the sight of God 

* Every Christian's desire must be to pursue love 

★ Philippians 3:10 → "that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." 

* You must not engage in a venture that equals to nothing before God

* Only love is on the heart of God and it is the only thing that matters to him when all is said and done 

* When Christians (everywhere) demonstrate God's love, there will be an explosion of people in the Kingdom of God (which will generate joy in heaven) 

* The world is in dire need of God's love 

* You need to remember how God loved you (while you were still in your sins), and demonstrate the same measure of love & grace to those who need it around you 

* NOTE: If you do not practice love, you do not qualify to be a Christian

* The two people you must not judge in your life are your parents - regardless of how much you feel they had hurt you 

* You must make sacrifices for the brethren 

→ You must not spiritualize the needs of others (eg by praying about it) when you can meet that need in a practical way 

* The Gospel of Christ has not advanced, because Christians had consistently failed to show love to those in need 

* NOTE: You are the answer to someone's prayer, but you must not shut your heart when you are required to reach out in love 

* NOTE: The mark of a Christian is love, not our crosses or long prayer

* Whenever you express love to somebody, that is when you resemble God the most 

* Make it your goal to be the most generous & loving person alive! 

* If parents live up to their responsibility, the rate of truancy, waywardness in young people will be reduced to the barest minimum 

* There is no greater glory than to make others what/who you have become

* Let love be your ambition, your vision, your pursuit, your first thought, and your last thought 

★ Quotes on Love: 

☆ "If you judge people, you have no time to love them." 

→ Mother Theresa 

☆ "The hunger for love is more difficult to remove than the hunger for food."

→ Mother Theresa 

☆ "The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved." 

→ Mother Theresa 

☆ "Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love." 

→ Mother Theresa 

☆ "Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. what we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies." 

→ Mother Theresa 

☆ "It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving."

→ Mother Theresa 

☆ "I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die, and it comes time for God to judge us, He will not asK how, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather He will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?" 

→ Mother Theresa 

☆"What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." 

→ Mother Theresa  

★ Prayer:

"Father, help me to be the most loving person on earth." 

The will of God (Evangelist Lewis Dam) 07-05-2016

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Ecumenical Christian Centre,

Central Area,

Behind Central Bank of Nigeria - Abuja,

7th May, 2016

☆ Marriage Between

Barr. Prizing Binwai & Grace Barde

Evangelist Lewis Dam

SERMON

* Speaker: Evangelist Lewis Dam

* Topic: The will of God

* Text: 1 John 2:17 →"And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever." (NKJV)

* In this generation, many marriages are 'upside down' because they do not understand nor walk in the will of God

★ Ecclesiastes 12:13 →''The last and final word is this: Fear God. Do what he tells you." (MSG)

* The most damnable thing in life is not death

→ It is life outside the will of God

* It is impossible for a man to find fulfilment outside the will of God

* Foolish people think they are free to do whatever they like outside of God

* Gone are the days whereby young people travel into marriage on their knees. Today, they travel into marriage on their feelings

* Many people do not take the time and the pains to discover God's will for marriage before they make the commitment

* Many marriages in Church are founded on deciet

* One of the most foolish questions in life is "what will people say?"

→ Because of other people's opinions, many become frustrated and even kill themselves

→ The people whom you worry about their opinions do not really care about you

* Fulfillment and genuine success does not come from man's ingenuity, but by walking in God's will

* You must be mindful of what God says, not what people think

★ Hebrews 10:36 →  "You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised."
 

* There is a promise for those who do and obey the Word of God

★ 1 John 2:17 → "The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever."
 

* Most Church marriages end in divorce (or separation) because of selfishness  

→ Many people enter into marriage only to please themselves.

→ They lie to themselves, their friends, their families and the Church that they are God's will for each other

★ John 6:38 → "For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me."
 

★ John 16:13 → "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."

★ Jeremiah 23:21 →  "I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message;I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied."  

* God was upset at Priests that ran with messages when they have not heard from God

* A good sermon is comprised of a message from God delivered to a targeted audience by a faithful messenger

* There is no marriage that succeeds without the ability to hear God clearly  

* Each day you will be confronted with decisions either to do your will or God's will

* The Holy Spirit helps us to hear and obey God always

* The best and most successful couples are those who wake up every day, ready to die to themselves and submit to God's will

★ Is doing God's will easy?

→ It is not easy, but it brings the best rewards in the end

* God rewards a believer for doing what asks him/her to do

→ You cannot decide to do what you want to do and expect God to reward or bless you

* The greatest pleasure in life is to know and do God's will

 

* Some people live through life only labouring for their stomachs

* Do not allow the history of your life to be written on the lives of others

→ Allow God to write your own history for you

* You can hear what people say, but do not listen to them

* NOTE: Anything done with the spirit of unforgiveness does not have God's blessings

 

Barr. & Mrs. Prizing Binwai

 

How to get over a broken Relationship (Pastor Ambrose Nwogu) 03-05-2016

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ NDIC/DMO Fellowship

Central Business District,

Garki - Abuja

3rd May, 2016

Intern's Fellowship

 

Pastor Ambrose Nwogu

* Speaker: Pastor Ambrose Nwogu

* Topic: Questions & Answer (How to get over a broken Relationship)

★ Question: How to get over a broken Relationship

★ Text: Proverbs 3:13 →"How joyful is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding."

★ Proverbs 4:13 →"Hold on to instruction, do not let it go! Guard wisdom, because she is your life!"

☆ Answer:

→ The best way to get over a broken relationship is to find out what caused the breakage in the first place

* NOTE: There is no need for a young person just starting out in life to put himself/herself in a situation where heartbreak is inevitable. 

- But if it ever happens, it must be managed with wisdom 

☆ Practical Tips for Overcoming Heartbreak:

1. Cut off further communication

→ You'll never heal if you keep in touch with a person you have broken up with

2. Stop seeing or visiting the person

3. Forgive the person who hurt you

→ This is not a suggestion. It is God's command

→ If you carry the hurt, you wll be miserable

4. Release them from your mind

→ realize that you still have a life to live after that relationship

5. You may wish to give out anything that reminds you of the person

6. Stop talking about them in every conversation

7. Be yourself

→ Don't be nasty to the person who comes when you are ready for a relationship

→ Don't suspect that you'll be hurt again

→ Let the wounds of the previous relationship heal

* Getting over a broken relationship is a decision that you must make yourself

☆ NOTE: it is not everybody that will get married

Love Forgives Always (Pastor Sarah Omakwu) 01-05-2016

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Family Worship Centre (FWC) 

Wuye, Abuja 

2nd Sunday Service 

1st May, 2016 

☆ SERMON 

* Speaker: Pastor Sarah Omakwu 

* Topic: Love Forgives Always 

* Text: Matthew 18:21-35  

★ Mark 11:25-26 →"Whenever you stand up to pray, forgive whatever you have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins. But if you do not forgive, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.”

★ Psalm 133:1-3 →"Look how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil on the head, descending to the beard— even to Aaron’s beard— and flowing down to the edge of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon falling on Zion’s mountains. For there the LORD commanded his blessing— life everlasting." 

* Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings & attitudes regarding an offence, let's go of negative emotions like vengefulness and wishing the offender well 

* Repentance literally means to turn, reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrong. It involves a commitment to personal change and to be more responsible and humane   

* You have not repented unless you have made a decision 

→ repentance always involves a decision to do something definite & positive and stick to it  

* Only a foolish person would refuse to forgive and keep score of every offence 

→ It is futile and stressful to keep counting every offence done to you by a single person every time 

→ it is easier to forgive and let go

* NOTE: You offend God many times daily, yet He forgives you every single time! 

* Whatever we owe one another, can never be compared to what God has done for us 

* NOTE: when it comes to the issue of forgiveness, God does not deal with us in groups 

→ He holds each person personally accountable 

→ God is angry whenever you forget what he has done for you and you refuse to forgive anyone who offends you - no matter the gravity of the offense 

* Usually, it is those who had been forgiven much that are more vindictive and judgmental

* The basis of Christianity is forgiveness

→ God had to forgive us in order to relate with us

→ You cannot be like God if you walk in unforgiveness 

* Leave the issue of vengence to God [Romans 12:19, Deuteronomy 32:35] 

→ It is not your duty to fight for God!

* NOTE: Every offence is forgivable! 

→ Every sin can be forgiven

* All the offences we have committed are nothing compared to the measure of forgiveness we have 

* You have to forgive in order to remain a Christian 

→ unforgiveness is unchristian 

* There can be no love without forgiveness

★ Psalm 99:8 →"LORD our God, you answered them; you were their God who forgave them, but also avenged their evil deeds." 

* Anytime you refuse to forgive, you become the victim of unforgiveness 

* If you don't forgive, you tie your life to it - and you carry the burden everywhere you go 

* There are certain things you forgive, but you should allow the consequences take their natural cause   

* NOTE: The fact that you have been forgiven does not mean you will escape the natural consequence of what you have done 

★ Hebrews 8:12 →"For I will be merciful regarding their wrong deeds, and I will never again remember their sins.”

* You must learn to forgive like God

→ when you forgive, you must forget the source of the offense and you must not remember it afterwards [see: Isaiah 43:25] 

* Forgiveness is not optional 

→ God demands and requires you to live and walk in forgiveness 

* Forgiveness is the glue that holds every relationship together 

→ There is no relationship where there are no offences 

→ The longer a relationship has lasted, the more the parties involved have had to forgive each other! 

* Even in your relationship with God, you must keep forgiving, and  trusting Him [regardless of the times you feel God has hurt/offended you] 

→ NOTE: God will not apologise for offending you 

→ The only time God was sorry was because He made man [see: Genesis 6:6] 

★ Job 13:15 →"Even though he kills me, I’ll continue to hope in him. At least I’ll be able to argue my case to his face!" 

* Unforgiveness causes men to lose out on God's prepared blessings for them 

★ Luke 17:3-4 →"Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and comes back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

☆ NOTE: when you walk in forgiveness, you are taking heed to yourself & preventing yourself from becoming a victim of the devil

* Forgiveness should be unconditional and devoid of self-justification 

* True repentance should be without conditions and pride 

* Every time you say "sorry" genuinely, you get bigger and stronger 

* An unforgiving person is a weak and vulnerable person 

* When you don't forgive, you are:

→ separated from God 

→ separated from people

→ vulnerable to all manner of  diseases & health issues 

→ subjected to demonic oppression and torment 

→ unable to 'shine' and make progress in life 

→ cut off from enjoying peace, joy and freedom 

* Fighting with people and refusing to humble yourself to forgive them  is the devil's way of cutting you off from your [physical and spiritual] supplies 

* Pride and arrogance robs people of getting their share of blessings from God and from people who had offended them! 

* You know you have truly forgiven when you relate with the person(s) that offended you without any iota of bitterness  

* You must forgive: 

→ everyone 

→ everything  

→ everytime 

* You must refuse to take offence at the blessings of others

* You must release everyone of your personal judgement 

Love for God (Elder Yunana Malo) 23rd August, 2015

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)

Area 1, Garki - Abuja, Nigeria

23rd August, 2015

Elder Yunana Malo

SERMON

* Speaker: Elder Yunana Malo

* Topic: Love for God

* Theme: Growing up in Christ

* Sub-Theme: Growing in Love

* Service Leader: Mr. Paul Domsing

★ Text: Deuteronomy 6:1-5

★ Matthew 22:34-40

★ 1 John 4:7-21

* The only debt you have, is to love

* If you know love, you know God, because love is the heart of God

* Love is powerful!

* Love has the ability to keep you alive

* What is love?

→ Love is a very strong liking or passionate affection for another person or thing;

→ Love entails: adoration, attachment, friendship, relish, tenderness and even worship

* The opposite of love include: hate, dislike, ill-feeling, etc.

☆ Questions to consider:

(a) Can you love your enemies passionately?

(b) Is it possible for a mortal man to love God?

* If you have to love God (whom you do not see), then you have to do it in the Spirit

* Abraham loved God and obeyed him even when he could not see Him physically. Many people thought he was crazy (to love and obey one he could not see)

* Noah also loved God and obeyed Him genuinely 
 (See: Genesis 6:9)

* Naturally, man is incapable of showing genuine love towards God or anyone.

→ The default tendency of men is selfishness and wickedness

☆ Jeremiah 17:9 →"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" [KJV]

* Every heart that does not have the love of God is wicked and is incapable of loving

* A wicked heart cannot experience God's love and enjoy His mercies

* It takes a person who has a new heart to genuinely love God & others
 

☆ Ezekiel 36:26 →"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh." [KJV]

* Your heart has a door through which the 'seed' (God's Word) comes in to do the operation

→ (see: Revelation 3:20)

* You must allow God's Word to transform your mind and heart

→ Hearing the Word has to do with the issue of life itself

* NOTE: The 'seed' is very critical

→ 2 Peter 1:4 →" According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." [KJV]

* If you open your heart to God's word, (the seed) it will transform you

* NOTE: Love is God's DNA

→ That nature is given to you when the 'seed' enters your heart at conversion from darkness to light

* Every seed has the nature of the main tree from which it proceeded

☆ Question: what is the nature of Jesus?

* Galatians 5:22-23 →" But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things."

* If you have the seed of God, then you can love just as Jesus does!

* The moment your heart does not have the Spirit of God, there is no difference between you and a wild animal

* It is the Spirit of God that constrains you from manifesting animalistic tendencies

* If the 'seed' has not entered you, you cannot love anyone!

* Romans 1:18 → "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness."

* There are people who cannot do anything for God because they do not love Him

→ A man in love can do anything for the one he loves!

* A person who is in love is passionate about is loved one

* One of the features of love is fellowship

→ A person in love always wants to be in the presence of the one he loves; it is not a disturbance; and it is never a burden

☆ 1st John 1:7 → ''But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."

* Some people treat the things of God casually

→ This is a sign of a lack of love for Him

☆ Matthew 6:21 →"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

☆ Questions to consider:

(a) What occupies your attention?

(b) what captures your Imagination?

* When you do not genuinely love God, it is easy for you to fall prey of lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life

☆ 1 John 2:16 →"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."

→ what you 'see' dominates & controls your life

* Flee all appearances evil because it destroys every trace of the love of God in your life

(1 Thessalonians 5:22)

* Romans 14:17 →"For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost."

→ If you are in the kingdom what is required of you is righteousness, peace and joy

→ Whenever you yield to sin, your peace & joy is diminished

★ The Benefits of Loving God:

1. If you have the love of God, then the fruit of the Spirit will manifest in your life (See: Galatians 5:22-23)

2. You will be willing and obedient

→ You will hear definite instructions from God

3. If you have the love of God, you will see many opportunities to make an impact (as they present themselves in the Church, the society etc)

4. If you love God, you will not hesitate in investing in advancing God's kingdom

→ Giving for the work of God will not be a burden

5. It will be easy for you to have compassion on others

→ Do you empathize when others are in trouble?

6. It will be very easy for you to fellowship with God through his Word.

→ Acts 2:44-45

→ Philippians 3:8

☆ Questions to Consider:

* what is your treasure in life?

* what takes the most of your time?

* what is your heart like towards God?

* The love of God is the highest and The greatest love.

→ Don't miss it, don't play with it 

 

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★ MISSION CHARGE

"Your life is your message to the world. Make it inspiring . . . I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him."

→ Pythagoras

★ QUOTE

"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child."

→ Mark Twain