JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
No church can go diseased spiritually and morally for effective and impactful missions and evangelism. Pray for church and leadership renewal. thank you for...
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The Joy of Persecution.
And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us, We will not fear, for God has willed his truth to triumph through us. The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him; His rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure; One little word shall fell him – Martin Luther In this temporary world, Advent-watch invites us to walk with God in Whom we have a treasure that the world cannot take from us. In this world, the power of man or the devil can deprive or rob us of earthly treasures; hence,...
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Renewing Sequence of Advent Themes.
The lighting of five candles to mark the passing Sundays of Advent and Christmas Day remains an essential feature of many church services today. The coloured candles are interpreted by different traditions in different ways, associating them with different themes. Mark Earey, in one of his traditional hymns, ‘Advent candles tell their story’ (StF 165), follows the missional and renewing sequence of Advent themes that resonates with Charles Wesley’s double nature of Advent. Mark reminds us of ‘the eschatological message that runs through the pre-Christmas season, reminding us of a world that will find final fulfilment in the will...
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A ‘Friend-of-God,’ Sir Edet Amana @85: A Brand Plucked from Soldiers’ Fire of Bullets and Grenades.
As the visible tool for the Methodist revival, John Wesley confirmed in his testimony that he had been rescued from the rectory fire. This is because he had been chosen for a particular mission of God. By divine providence, Wesley was rescued through a window by a man standing on the shoulders of another. Church history reminds us that Wesley grew to understand this event as God preserving him for a purpose and referred to himself as “a brand plucked out of the fire.” Prophet Zechariah echoes Wesley’s experience about the Lord’s demand about Joshua: “Is this not a...
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THE CHURCH (PARABLE) OF SHEEP AND GOATS: THE COMING SEPARATION, HEAVEN, OR HELL?
Halleluyah, Jesus Christ, the Shepherd King, is coming back for His sheep. Beloved, be not deceived; Jesus is coming with all the sun’s brilliance, accompanied by the millions of angels. Moreover, He will sit on His throne, for this Son of man is the King of kings and not just a figurehead king. Jesus, the Lord of all, is coming back, and all nations will be gathered before Him. The dead in Christ will be raised first, and the living at the time of His coming will not be left behind. The Shepherd King will separate all the people...
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