Text: Mark 10:28-31 Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!” “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, […]
Text: Genesis 41:1-14; Genesis 30:25-30 Lessons of life 1. This world is ruled by ideas as people often say. True as that may be, the reality is that this world is governed by ideas that will generate outstanding, generationally-relevant results. Ideas are as common as people. Results proceeded from ideas rule the world. 2. Outstanding […]
The pictures below are that of Julius Kambarage Nyerere, former president of Tanzania, a man of integrity, patriotism, and prudence such that Time Magazine featured him on their cover page—a rare honour. Text: Genesis 39:1-6, Genesis 39:21-23 Lessons of life 1. It is true that I wrote in a post about service unto commendation and recommendations […]
The picture below is that of former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter. Text: Philippians 2:3-9 Jimmy Carter was a Sunday School teacher before he contested for the Presidency of the U.S. as a Sunday School teacher. The next Sunday he came to still teach his Sunday School class. Remember the most powerful man on Earth as […]
The picture below is that of St. Teresa Mary of Calcutta, who left her native country to serve the poor and homeless in India as a Roman Catholic nun. Text: Luke 10:25-37; Matthew 25:31-46 Ministry, today, is usually measured by statistics of how big, how many, and how much. Many of us associate Jesus and […]
Text: Matthew 20:26-28 In the system of the world, especially among the primitively ungodly, greatness could be attained by: Suppression of others Stealing Undue show of strength Strings pulled on existing connections, just like the mother of the two disciples did. However, in God’s Kingdom, greatness is achieved and displayed through service. Definition of service: Service […]
