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A major theme of the Bible is God coming to live among His people: “I will live among them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people.” (Leviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38) God wants to be intimately involved with us. He created mankind for relationship. Our sin separated us from Him; Sin hinders man’s experience of God’s presence, and He wants to bring His presence back...

The word hope has been copiously defined for us in previous messages and Bible Study, but as a brief reminder, hope is a positive expectation about the future, the expectation that our desire will be fulfilled. For the natural or carnal man, hope is based on forecasts or calculated risks based on environmental issues, financials, our emotional state, politics, or human promise. This kind of hope i...

 "Prayer Ministry End of the year Retreat" - Rev. (Dr. Friday Bekee)

“To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27 NKJV) Christ is the hope of mankind. Without Him humanity is lost. The hope of eternal life is only found in Christ. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23 NKJV)

God sends goodness and mercy to follow us. Paul declares in Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” NO FEAR FOR THE FUTURE because nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. SURELY, goodness and mercy will pursue us. SURELY, because God has never failed us in the past. SURELY, because He does n...

Discouragement is a natural response to the challenges of life. If discouragement is allowed to linger (dictated by our attitude - Philippians 2:5-6), it can lead to other complications in life such as temptations, doubts, and fears, among others, that ultimately lead us away from God. We must also be aware that there is an enemy, Satan, always seeking to discourage us and create obstacles for us...

Our church family, Foursquare Gospel Church, VGC, is a microcosm (i.e., a small version) of the family of God.  As His family, God’s purpose is for us to be a community that encourages one another to live as God’s people in this world, loving God and loving people, despite the pain of living in this world.  God wants every member to be encouraged and become an encourager, making the chur...

In this very personal letter, Paul opened his heart to the Corinthians and to us and revealed the trials he had experienced.  To begin with, he had been severely criticized by some of the people in Corinth because he had changed his plans and apparently not kept his promise. Then there was the problem of opposition to his apostolic authority in the church. One of the members – possibly a lead...

It is not common to see people talking to themselves. Others tend to view this behaviour as a sign of losing touch with reality or a form of derailment. Perhaps we need a re-think on the value of the act of talking to oneself. In Psalm 42, we see the Psalmist talking to himself about his depressed soul before even talking to God about it. When you are depressed, remember to take advantage of the s...

Discouragement is no respecter of persons. In fact, discouragement seems to attack the successful far more than the unsuccessful, for the higher we climb, the farther down we can fall. We are not surprised then when we read that the great Apostle Paul was “pressed out of pressure” and “despaired even of life” (2 Cor. 1:8). Great as he was in character and ministry, Paul was human just like the res...

BRING IN NEXTGEN: YOUNG PEOPLE NEED JESUS - Pst Bernice Aliyu

REACHING THE UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS : Bro. DONDO IORLAMEN

The kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is meant in our context, is not with physical boundaries as seen in earthly kingdoms. It is the body of spiritually active people who have surrendered their lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, have confessed Him as their Lord and Saviour, and are committed to living their lives after the teachings of the word of God as seen in the Bible. This kingdom...

The essence of our Lord Jesus Christ coming to the world is to lay for us all that is needed to bring the sinner (humanity) back to God, provide the basis for the cleansing of our sins, and guarantee the redemption of our souls by all that He went through for us on the Cross of Calvary. His resurrection provides for us an eternal renewal throughout the ages for all those who will put their trust a...

Essentials Of Prayer - August 2022 Prayer School

We often hear the expression “Action Speaks Louder than Words/Voice.” This is an idiom that tells us that our actions carry more weight than our words. In other words, our attitude is what tells what we believe and who we really are.  If you are within my view in a field, and you tell me you are coming to me, I ought to see you walking towards me, not walking in the opposite direction. But wi...

When you have been with someone continually, one mark of that continual stay will be knowledge of that person. The path to knowing God is knowing His ways.

To be continually with God means remaining in a close relationship with Him. One imagery that the Bible uses to describe this relationship is the one between the sheep and the shepherd. We are sheep and members of His flock. Our Lord Jesus is the Shepherd.

Stand Firm (2022 District Convocation) : Cletus C. Orgu 

Effective Communication For Christian Leaders : Engr Abiodun FIjabi 

To be with God connotes being in His presence. The presence of God makes all the difference in our lives in every ramification. The presence of God comes with His glory, protection, provision, blessings, healings, and of course, salvation. These are the protocols that go with the presence of God. Today we shall attempt to discuss what it entails to attract God’s presence, staying in His presence,...

Prayer School July 2022: Kinds of Prayer.

The times are becoming challenging around the world and Nigeria in particular. The situation is inflicting pain and frustrations on many of our people and believers are not insulated. It is against this background that we are reminded to hold on fast to our faith and remain ‘continually with God.”

The Psalmist fully aware of his own lost condition and of the deceitfulness and vileness of his own nature, in glorious outburst of faith could still sing: “Nevertheless I am continually with You.” As believers, our confession and acknowledgement, like the Psalmist’s, will be: ‘Nevertheless, since I belong to Christ, I am continually with God!’

What is the meaning of blessed? Christians use the words blessed and blessing more and rightfully so. Blessed is a Christian word. It is a spiritual word. It is a biblical word. It has been hijacked by our culture; many people use the word every day.  People may talk about "blessings" in their lives, but the nonbeliever has no idea what a real blessing is, because only the child of God truly...