Month: October 2023

IMAGES OF CAESAR IN GOD’S TEMPLE: Overcoming Conflicting Priorities.

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk.  16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the tax money.” So, they brought Him a denarius. 20 And He...

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CONSEQUENCES OF REJECTING JESUS: Leadership is a lease.

“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants and went into another country. 34 When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. 35 And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. 37 Finally he sent his son to them,...

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Celebrating our Mission Enabler, Prelate Makinde @80.

On behalf of the leadership and the Mission members of the Nigerian Methodist Mission, UK, and Ireland, I wish to convey our joyful congratulations to our Mission Enabler, Prelate emeritus, Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Dr. Sunday Makinde, on the occasion of your 80th birthday.  Enriched by faith over these 80 years, you have so generously made a gift of yourself to the service of Christ and his Church. We congratulate you and join with the Methodist people globally in celebrating your life of faith and service. It will forever be a highlight to have worked for and with...

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