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The Bible is already inspired, don't interpret it with new inspiration. The Bible will never mean today what it never meant when it was written.  The role of the Holy Spirit to the apostles was to help them put together and testify what Jesus had taught them. Our responsibility is to read and understand what the Apostles had taught. 

The gospels are synoptic in nature, this means they are to be read together to give the full picture of a whole story. The differences aren't contradictions but prove corroboration and its authenticity, they give a narration. The Epistles however give an explanation and a teaching. 

The Bible is a divine book yet it is a literary material. It was written in human language, so it contains various writing styles and different forms.  To understand the Bible, you must first understand that it isn't meant to be read separately. The Old testament is the new testament concealed and the new testament is the old testament revealed, this should be our approach.

There's a right way to divide the Word of God, this means there's also a wrong way so we have to be studious when it comes to the study of God's word and this will take time and effort.  There are ways to approach studying the Bible, both the Old and New Testament and this involves reading each book with respect to their genres.

Every believer is highly combustible and capable of catching fire, all you need to do is to set yourself.  There are 3 important things to know about fire: 1. Fire is an emblem 2. This fire doesn't destroy, it sanctifies  3. There's a system to fire.  Fire produces results and ministry should be done with fire.  God will have you always on fire and it is your responsibility to not quench i...

The next most important thing after salvation is revelation knowledge and a lot of study has to go into the knowledge of who you are in Christ. You can't leave your spiritual growth to chance.

One thing that must be learnt is honour for the Word of God. Before you learn how to understand the Word, learn how to value it. There are ways the Word of God should be received: 1. Receive it with all humility and meekness 2. Receive it objectively 3. Receive it with joy

There's a standard in God and you must study to reach this. The Word of God gives brings clarity and must be our guide. Proper Bible study will take time and effort and this must be our life not just a lifestyle.

God's structure for the sustenance of the believer is the church of Christ, and the result of consistency is progress. For something to stand the test of time, it takes time so 1. Commit to your growth in the Word 2. Commit to your church because that's one place growth will happen

God's plan for every believer is Spiritual growth; as believers, there must be a target for your growth. You must be committed to and diligent with your growth, and this requires staying and remaining under the tutelage of your ministry gift and applying yourself.

The greatest proof of Jesus being the Messianic King is His resurrection and this means: 1. Our sins have been forgiven 2. The question of life after death is answered and is no longer a mystery 3. Jesus is Lord and King over our hearts Theology doesn't end in knowledge, the ultimate goal is to transcend knowledge to understanding and beyond understanding to practice it. So, it must be evident...

The central theme of the Bible is salvation and even in the fall of man, we see 3 things: 1. Rebellion 2. Judgement and exile 3. Plan for Salvation God is a master communicator and through the whole Bible, we see Him communicate about a saviour, "The Christ".

The hypostatic union describes the humanity and divinity of Jesus united in one person. This is how God took on human nature yet was fully God. Jesus Christ is one person: fully God and fully man. He is the source of our salvation because He is God and also the captain of our salvation because He did the work.

Christ is the epitome of our faith, so every believer must come to understand who He is. Was Jesus fully divine and not man at all? No. Any claim against the humanity of Jesus is a claim against our salvation and against the prophetic accuracy of the Bible.

The knowledge of who Jesus is forms the foundation of what we believe. It matters to Jesus who we say He is. Is He just a man? This sermon proves the deity and divinity of Jesus.

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The Gospel is so simple that children can understand it, yet so profound that studied by the wisest theologians will never exhaust its reach. To fully understand the gospel you need to understand why it’s needed in the first place. 3 questions that can help you articulate this thought  1 Why does man need to be saved? 2 What does he need to be saved from? 3 What must man do to be saved?

Balance is an important principle in life and as believers, we have to be balanced in every aspect of our spiritual life. We need to be able to know what is lacking and overemphasize it until it meets up to what it should be.

The believer should have the attitude of an ever-learning student of the Word and every cell group is a ground for discipleship. There are things to know about cell group meetings: 1. Cell groups are for spiritual growth 2. Cell groups are for evangelism 3. Meetings are to be regularly 4. Cell group meetings should be kept small

There are 2 common things that can be seen in all the accounts of the great commission 1. Discipleship 2. Teaching It involves continuous learning and training. There is a kind of training Jesus expects us to have as students of the Word, and there are things to note about a student: 1. A student must be taught from scratch 2. A student must be taught everything about a particular subject 3. A stu...

Prayer is an investment in your life and it requires investment of time. There are reasons why we pray long: 1. We have examples and standards all through scriptures 2. It births faith demonstration 3. It is an investment to yourself and your future

To be effective in the word of God, you must put it to practice and this applies to prayer. When it comes to prayer, you have to take practical steps to not leave it to chance.

As believers, we ought to look through the lens of the scriptures and Jesus to learn about prayer. To pray right, we have to pray according to the Word.

Growth and consecration change prayer focus. With a proper understanding of identity and consecration, our Father's business becomes our business. Jesus taught consecration and obedience in prayer.

Jesus taught the disciple's how to pray and the Lord's prayer is not a chant to recite but a pattern of how to pray. God is our Father and we have access to Him, this should be our approach to prayer.