SUNDAY SERVICE
★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)
Area 1, Garki-Abuja, Nigeria
16th November, 2014
SERMON:
* Speaker: Elder Simon Bunshak
* Topic: Life of Victory
* Text: Romans 6:1-14
* Theme: Knowing the Will of God
* Sub-theme: Blessings of Doing God's will
* Service Leader: Mrs. C. Mangut
* When you are walking with God, the Seed of God is deposited in you. That seed produces the life (fruits of the Holy Spirit) that sets you apart from people who do not walk with God
☆ Effects of Sin in the life of a man:
1 . Sin dishonours the name of God in Your life
2. Sin can rob you of the joy and the power of God in your life
- The joy of the Holy Spirit is the source of your victory
3. Sin destroys your Christian testimony
- Satan's aim is to ensure that you never fulfil God's purpose in your life by being constantly under the bondage of sin
☆ How to overcome sin and live in victory:
- Note: Sin is the primary cause of failure in the life of a man
* Victory is an act of God
- You cannot attain victory on your own or by your own personal effort(s)
* Victory can only be attained by consistently living in obedience to God's Word
★ Deuteronomy 28:1-14
* Jesus has already won the victory for us; that is what we are standing upon
★ 1st John 1:8 → "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
* The victorious life entails:
- Overcoming sin (including the so-called "little sins" such as anger, fault-finding, irritability, complaining, lack of love, wrong thoughts, worry, anxiety,)
* The "small" victories you get by overcoming in "small" areas of your life translates to bigger victories eventually
* There is nothing like a "small sin". Before God, sin is sin and He hates it.
*Every sin is a major obstacle in your quest to attaining victory in Christ
* Many people have overcome the temptations and tendencies of falling into "sign-board" sins (ie, the known "big sins") and neglect the more subtle ones
* The trick of Satan is to magnify the power of sin in your life to such an extent that you are constantly kept in fear and bondage and therefore, fail to be liberated.
* Overcoming the power of Sin can only be possible in Christ Jesus.
* As soon as your faith in Christ dies, genuine victory will always elude you
* When you are defeated in your mind, you cannot attain victory
→ Victory proceeds from a mind that is transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God
* The life of Heaven begins with a life of holiness
* Holiness is the Key to attaining constant victory
* Here on earth, you will constantly struggle with sin, till you get to Heaven where sin and death lose their power
* Three (3) Blessings that accompany a victorious Christian life:
1. Unbroken fellowship with God
→ Genesis 3:8-10
* When sin comes into your life, it breaks your relationship with God
2. The power to do the work of God.
- Sin robs you of the confidence to serve God effectively
- Holiness enables you to receive massages from God and to also deliver them with power and confidence
★ Philippians 4:13 → "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
* You share in the privilege of reconciling people back to God (through evangelism)
3. It opens you up into a life of prospect to the possibilities of being used by God for honourable and noble purposes
* Ephesians 3:20-21
* Victory in Christ is a gift, just like salvation & eternal life
* You cannot get victory in Christ through your merits, achievements and human effort
* Grace is God's omnipotent power working through us, in us, and for us
* Living in constant victory is only possible when you depend upon God's grace to live a holy life
★ Romans 5:17b → "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ."
* How to live a life of victory in Christ:
1. Dedicate your life to Christ totally & allow Him to sustain you
★ 2nd Timothy 1:12 → "That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I’m convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me until the day that he comes."
2. Drop your burdens and challenges at the feet of the Lord
★ 1st Peter 5:7 →"Throw all your worry on him, because he cares for you."
3. You must take Christ as your Victory
4. When you fail, don't accept defeat & remain subdued.
- Anytime there is a challenge, run to the Saviour for support
*NOTE: Victory is not just trying, but trusting
→ 'Trying' is what you do on your own, by your own strength and wisdom (self-sufficiency)
→ 'Trust' entails looking up to God to do for you what you cannot do for yourself
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* HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE
EXHORTATION
* Speaker: Rev. Chrysanthus John Bala
* Text: Luke 22:39-46
* Anguish & pain caused Jesus to prevail in prayer at Gethsemane
* Jesus Submitted Himself to God's will in prayer.
- What He wanted at that point was immaterial because His desire was for God's will to be done in His life
* Today, many Christians tend to 'command' God to do what they wish, whenever they desire. This is not supposed to be so.
* Jesus encouraged His disciples to also pray along with Him in His hour of need & trial. (v. 46)
* NOTE: Prayer is the believer's sheild against falling into temptation
* Temptation will not overtake you if you consistently prevail in the place of prayer
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Sunday, 16 November 2014
Wednesday, 18 October 2000
Walking in the Spirit (Dr. Wilfred Haggai) 18-10-2000
MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN)
(now, Church of Christ in Nations)
Area 1, Garki – Abuja, Nigeria
18th October, 2000
* Speaker: Dr. Wilfred Haggai
* Topic: Walking in the Spirit
* Text: Galatians 5:16-18
* The Holy Spirit is a member of the god-head
* John 16:5-16; 4:15-17, 26 (the Spirit of God comforts us)
* Acts 2:1-4 (he comes with power)
* Genesis 1:2 (He was present at the creation of the earth)
* Genesis 1:26 (He was present during the creation of man)
* The Person of the Holy Spirit
* The Holy Spirit is not an object, He is a person
* Other names of the Holy Spirit include: Holy Ghost, Spirit of Christ,
Spirit of His Son, Spirit of Promise, Spirit of truth, Spirit of life (Romans8:2), Comforter, Counselor, etc.
* Acts 19:2 – many have not
understood the working of the Holy Spirit
1. The Holy Spirit was involved in the creation process (Genesis 1:2, 26)
2. Spirit means life – He is always in the process of revealing the
Father
3. He inspired the writing and compilation of the Holy Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16)
4. He was responsible for the supernatural conception of Jesus Christ (Luke 1:35)
5. He confirmed the divinity of Jesus during His baptism (Matthew 3:16)
6. Jesus preached, and worked many miracles in the power of the Holy
Spirit
7. Jesus offered Himself as a sacrifice through the power of the Holy
Spirit (Hebrews 9:14)
8. Jesus was raised from death by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:11)
9. The Holy Spirit seeks to glorify God in our lives
10. Without the Holy Spirit, we can do nothing
Attributes of the Holy Spirit
1.
He convicts us of sin, if not so, our hearts will be
insensitive to God’s presence (John 16:8)
2.
He is our comforter (John 14:20)
3.
He is our teacher, guide, leader and helper
4.
He gives us insight into what our being is all about,
our purpose on earth to God’s glory
5.
He is our Spirit of discernment
6.
He gives power and anointing to all those who
acknowledge Him (1 Corinthians 12:2)
7.
He has been sent by God to live in us
8.
He shows us the will of Christ
9.
He bears testimony with our spirits that we are God’s
children
10.
He has
intellect and he knows the thoughts of man
11.
He has a will,
thought and emotions – He can love and be loved (John 3:16)
12.
His office is
to glorify Jesus Christ
13.
He is God
omnipotent, omniscient
14.
He is the
witness of God (Acts 5:32)
15.
He is easily
grieved by sin (Ephesians 4:30)
16.
He can be
resisted (1 Thessalonians 5:19)
17.
He is a
harmless & gentle person
18.
He can be
blasphemed – by attributing His works to Satan
19.
Sin committed
against Him cannot be forgiven (Mark 3:29)
20.
He is the might
of God
21.
He always
announces His arrival, but not His departure
22.
He assists us
in prayer (Jude 1:20)
23.
He walks with
us from everlasting to everlasting
24.
He is the power
of the Church
25.
He empowers us
and makes us strong, bold and courageous
26.
He can produce
fruits – these fruits are a clear manifestation that He is in us (Galatians 5:22-23)
27.
He is holy – He
cannot be found in darkness. He comes upon us only when we have cleansed and
purified our lives
Sunday, 31 January 1999
Walk-in-the Walk of Christ (Rev. Gyang Moses Chuwang) 31-01-1999
★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN)
(now, Church of Christ in Nations)
Hwolshe, Gigiring, Jos,
Plateau State, Nigeria
31st January, 1999
SERMON
* Theme: Walking in His Footsteps
* Topic: Walk-in-the Walk of Christ
* Speaker: Rev. Gyang Moses Chuwang
* Our relationship with Christ should show in our interaction with others
* You should give God your lifestyle, not only your lifetime
* Because a Christian is a new person, there should be a (visible) transformation in Him
* Independence without Christ is bondage
★Romans 6:4 →"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory
of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."
* You should walk in the newness of life
★Galatians 5:16 →"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."
* Walk in the Spirit and contrary to the flesh in order that you may please God
* When you operate in the realm of the Holy Spirit, You will have a divine sense of direction
Sunday, 4 January 1998
Concepts of Following Christ's Footsteps (Rev. Gyang Moses Chuwang) 04-01-1998
★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN)
(now, Church of Christ in Nations)
Gigiring, Hwolshe, Jos
Plateau State - Nigeria
4th January, 1998
SERMON
* Topic: Concepts of Following Christ's Footsteps
* Speaker: Rev. Gyang Moses Chuwang
* Footsteps are the marks left when you walk. They are also the sounds and memories that linger after you have died
★ Proverbs 23:7 →"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee."
* The devil knows how valuable your thoughts are, that is why he fights to arrest and manipulate them to his liking and will, till he is able to subdue you totally
★ Genesis 6:5 → "And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
* If you don't have the thoughts of the Lord, you'll find it hard to follow in His footsteps
* Those who follow the Lord's footsteps will find life
★ Proverbs 6:18 → "a heart crafting evil plans, feet running swiftly to wickedness."
* Our generation is full of those whose hearts are devising evil and shed blood
* From the mind of the man, his ways are determined
★ Romans 12:2-3 → ''Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God’s will is—what is proper, pleasing, and perfect. For by the grace given to me I ask every one of you not to think of yourself more highly than you should think, rather to think of yourself with sober judgment on the measure of faith that God has assigned each of you."
* Your mind is renewed when you give your life to Jesus Christ
* Your attitute should be the same as that of Christ - follow in his footsteps
★ Philippians 4:8 → "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is fair, whatever is pure, whatever is acceptable, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—keep thinking about these things."
* Your thoughts should be godly thoughts and they should edify you. This will produce the right life
* God will judge each man's thoughts and motives
★ Proverbs 14:15 → "An unthinking person believes everything, but the prudent one thinks before acting."
★ Romans 6:8 → "Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him."
* Your life should be guided by the thoughts of God
☆ Challenge:
→ Will Christ think the thoughts I am thinking?
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