LIFE IN JESUS MINISTRIES

FAITH   Faith has always been the mark of a disciple of Jesus. The early disciples were knows as BELIEVERS. Jesus said: “Everything is possible for him who believes” (Mark9 : 23).   Faith means total dependence on God. When Adam sinned, he stepped out of God-dependence into in-dependence (which is unbelief). This is the reason God has placed such a high priority on faith. Faith is the way we come back into relationship with God (God-dependence). This dependence on God is called faith. Faith advances you beyond your five senses of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling and touching. Faith releases you from your limited capacities. By faith you move from in-ability to His – ability. This is the walk of faith to which all of us are called – where “nothing is impossible” (Matt 17 : 20 ).   A. WHAT IS FAITH   Faith is obedient action in response to what God has said. True faith is expressed in : 1)       ...

Can We Give Like John Wesley? From the account books alone we see that John Wesley gave away between £ 30,000 and £ 40,000. He told Samuel Brad burn, one of his co-workers, that he never gave away anything less than £ 1,000 a year, and yet, when he died, his personal estate amounted to only a few pounds. When earning £ 30 a year, he lived on £ 28 and gave the remaining £ 2 to the Lord.  Next year his salary was doubled. He found that he lived comfortably on £ 28 a year, so, instead of raising his standard of living, he continued to live on £ 28 a year and gave the whole of his increase to God... So later God entrusted him with greater sums of money. Great people become great because they have great faithfulness and commitment for Gods kingdom, Is this is possible for us? Have faith in God Have trust in God for he can do all things, Have faith in God who solves problems we can’t, Have trust in him who selects Leaders and Kings, Have ...

Jesus  is  the  Word  of God "What do John 1:1,14 mean when they declare that Jesus is the Word of God?" The answer to this question is found by first understanding the reason why John wrote his gospel. We find his purpose clearly stated in John 20:30-31.  “Many other signs therefore Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.”  Once we understand that John’s purpose was to introduce the readers of his gospel to Jesus Christ, establishing Who Jesus is (God in the flesh) and what He did, all with the sole aim of leading them to embrace the saving work of Christ in faith, we will be better able to understand why John introduces Jesus as “The Word” in John 1:1. By starting out his gospel stating, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with...

The Movement Continues -  Max Lucado The belief of French philosopher Voltaire: The Bible and Christianity would pass within a hundred years. He died in 1778. The movement continues. The pronouncement of Friedrich Nietzsche in 1882:  “God is dead.” The dawn of science, he believed, would be the doom of faith.  Science has dawned; the movement continues . The way a Communist dictionary defined the Bible:  “It is a collection of fantastic legends without any scientific support.”  Communism is diminishing; the movement continues. The discovery made by every person who has tried to bury the faith: The same as the one made by those who tried to bury its Founder: He won’t stay in the tomb. The facts.  The movement has never been stronger. Over one billion Catholics and nearly as many Protestants. The question.   How do we explain it? Jesus was a backwater peasant. He never wrote a...

Mary Khoury, a teenager who lived through Lebanon’s civil war, a conflict that went on from 1975 to 1992. Fanatical Muslims forced their way into Mary’s home one day, waving pistols at the entire family and threatening,  “If you do not become a Muslim, you will be shot.” Mary knew that Jesus had once been given a similar choice. Jesus had been told to renounce His claim to be Savior of the world so that He could avoid the cross. But Jesus knew that without His death and resurrection, no human being could never have eternal life with God. So, Jesus went to the cross. Mary decided that she would not renounce Jesus. Mary told the men, “I was baptized as a Christian, and [God’s] word came to me: ‘Don’t deny your faith.’ I will obey [God]. Go ahead and shoot.” With that, Mary heard a gun go off behind her and she fell limply to the ground. Sometime later, the Red Cross found the bodies of Mary’s family members. Miraculously, Mary, on the floor next to them,...

K ee p Ru nn ing ''...Let us run...the race marked out for us.'' Hebrews 12:1 Look what Jesus endured:   1) Temptation.   We imagine the wilderness temptation as three isolated events scattered over a forty-day period.   No:  'The devil tempted Jesus for forty days...' (Luke 4:2 NCV).   Every step, whispering in His ear; every turn of the path, sowing doubt; forty days of non-stop temptation!   When it was over Satan would flee, angels would come and strengthen Him, and He would leave the wilderness to go out and minister as no one ever has. But first He had to get through the temptation. So do you.   And the good news is, strengthened by God's grace, you can. 2) Accusation .    '...Some said, "He is a good man."   Others replied, "No, he deceives the people' ' (John 7:12 NIV).   'The Jews then said, "That clinches it. We were right all along when we...said you were...

1. It is called the “ I am Special ” pride! Symptoms: You get offended, when your name is not mentioned in the address book of a thank you mail! You may not display it though! You wouldn’t completely accept apologies of errors by others! Take for example, someone accidentally spills coffee over you. He apologizes to you. He may even offer to buy you another shirt. But deep inside your heart, you are still so upset! You would rather wait for someone to greet you first (especially your subordinates/associates). Till that time you are busy ignoring the other person! You expect personal invitation at all invites failing which you’d rather choose not to attend – even if it’s a good friend’s celebration. Incase someone missed you in their invite list, for whatever reason, you begin to brood over it and never quite get over it. You seem to get offended at the slightest gesture of casualness by a new friend or a family relative and even give it back at times!! 2. It is called...

I REFUSE TO BE DISCOURAGED I refuse to be discouraged, To be sad, or to cry; I refuse to be downhearted, And here's the reason why... I have a God who's mighty, Who's sovereign and supreme; I have a God who loves me, And I am on His team. He is all-wise and powerful, Jesus is His name; Though everything is changeable, My God remains the same, My God knows all that's happening; Beginning to the end, His presence is my comfort, He is my dearest friend. When sickness comes to weaken me, To bring my head down low, I call upon my mighty God; Into His arms I go. When circumstances threaten To rob me from my peace; He draws me close unto His breast, Where all my strivings cease. And when my heart melts within me, And weakness takes control; He gathers me into His arms, He soothes my heart and soul. The great "I AM" is with me, My life is in His hand, The "Son of God" is my hope, It's in His strength I stand. I refuse to be defeated, My eyes are on my G...

Revelation of 7 Names of LORD (Life changing names) Praying, knowing the power in the name makes the prayer more effective & more powerful.  When we know HIS name, understand the meaning of HIS name then there is deliverance.  ELOHIM  : Genesis 1.1 – Triune God (father son and HS) created heaven and earth. (‘Barah’ – creator) Every creation was created by Elohim, the triune God. He created us in his own image. Nothing is impossible for Elohim – Triune god.  Elohim will calm every storm in our lives. JEHOVAH – covenant God : Genesis 2:7 (Lord God – Elohim Jehovah) – covenant between Man and God.  Jehovah created U so that you can rule on earth and satan. Always walk out of the wrong place remembering that you have made covenant with Jehovah. Be careful of deception.  Romans 4 :  Last Adam, the image of God, was born through covenant.  He builds back the covenant with God.   First Adam lost his authority which...