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The amount of grace in any local assembly is dependent on 2 things: • Love for the saints • Honour for the ministry gift. True growth in Christ will always be marked by love for the saints. The more you study the Word of God, the more you inculcate the culture of the early church which is love. Our devotion to God isn't complete until we learn the family side of it. Love for God mandates love...

As the church of Christ, we have been called out from the world into the family of God. We have been called out from darkness into light. Because of Christ's sacrifice, we have been sealed with the Spirit of God who seperates us and marks us as God's chosen ones.

When it comes to the making of important decisions or essential things, it isn't based on the closest or finest but based on the value provided. We can't randomly make decisions when it comes to church. There are 4 major things to look out for in a church: 1. Proper understanding of the Gospel 2. Theology on money 3. Theology on charismatic ministry 4. Mission mindedness

At Jesus' ascension, He didn't give a farewell but a commission for the work. The great commission is the vision of every church and we must strategies beyond the culture. To be Viral means to be widespread irrespective of culture. Christ's church must have this message every day that God has accepted the sacrifice of Jesus as propitiation of our sins and has bestowed eternal life upon...

The greatest tool of Biblical interpretation is common sense, this will help in knowing which principle to use in every situation. You need to understand the 'there and then' before understanding the 'here and now'. Exegesis must be done before hermeneutics. There are certain questions to ask in hermeneutics: 1. Did the conversation in any way extend to us? 2. Is there comparabilit...

Exegesis involves systematically studying the Bible and scriptures in terms of their geographical, cultural and historical context. In this sermon, all these are taken into cognizance as we study to understand the then and there.

A major reason we must be diligent with studying the Word of God is because the biggest battle of the devil is our knowledge of the Word of God and the Word of God in our hearts. The devil is fighting and our solution and weapon is with proper study.  Right interpretation is crucial in our relationship with God. Let the word of God dictate our actions.

A workman is one who follows the right approach to rightly study the Word of God. Though the Bible is a divine book, it is a literary material and there can be the barrier of culture or history.  By proper interpretation, you'll understand what the writer intended. When that happens, hold on to the message not the culture. 

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 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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