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Your hunger and receptiveness in any spiritual meeting is important. Even Cornelius who was an unbeliever was hungry for the word and an Angel was sent to send Peter to him. In preparation for a camp meeting, you have to come prepared with your expectations and ready to soak up all God has in store for you like a sponge. This Teaching gives us steps on how to prepare for camp meeting.

Ministry gifts are God’s gift to the church. They labour day and night to see that everything lacking in your life is supplied. This is why you must prepare adequately for special spiritual meetings organized for you. Honouring your ministry gift is one of the most important ways to prepare. Esteem them highly, appreciate them, and do not get too familiar with them, so you can receive all you need...

To live your life in the wisdom of God is the wisdom of the Old Testament. The book of Daniel gives accurate prophecies in line with history. It shows that wickedness would exist as there'll be a succession of evil kingdoms but this doesn't mean that God isn't good; regardless, God's kingdom will be established.

One of the themes of the Bible is the exile of man and God's ability to save them. The book of Daniel also shows this theme and gives the picture of a second Exodus. In this prophecy, we see God's plan to bring salvation to His people through the Messiah.

Neither exile, nor the law, nor judges, could save the children of IIsraelfrom their sin problem. Only salvation through Jesus Christ could solve the problem of sin entirely.

The Bible is a divine book but also a literary material. Each genre isn't read the same way. The apocalyptic literature should be read as visions and not necessarily as the real things happening. The book of Daniel maintains its common theme, that in spite of present troubles, God is in control and He would have us thrive and flourish. Though evil kingdoms will arise, we have hope that the div...

Even in exile, Daniel showed integrity. He stood out as one with an excellent spirit because he honoured God. He stood firm even when others tried to find a charge against him with his God and gave God a chance to be glorified with his life.

In a situation where everyone is in opposition to your faith, do you compromise or do you take a stand? In a culture that pushes you to silence, can you speak up regardless? When standing for God, it won't always be easy; you might lose your possessions, job, family and even your life but trust in God's ability to save you and even if He doesn't, don't compromise.

We've seen time and time again that the central theme of the book of Daniel is that in spite of present troubles, God is in control and we will have victory. We will not only survive, we will thrive. God can promote you and make you thrive even when you're in exile. Daniel and his friends never protested despite all that happened to them instead they created opportunities for God to work a...

Babylon is any system that stands in opposition to your God and the flourishing of your faith. In the book of Daniel, we saw even when Daniel and the Hebrew boys were in situations in opposition to their faith, they didn't protest but they gave God room to be glorified. When in exile, it's not in every system you rebel rather let God make a name for himself through you.

When reading the Bible we must learn to approach it the right way, understanding its culture, content and literary style. Through the Old Testament, we see man's rebellion, judgement and exile, and God's plan for salvation. In the continued rebellion and exile, we see the origin of the Book of Daniel.

In the good times and the bad, God remains good. Using wisdom literature books of the Bible such as Job, we learn how not to use our bad experiences to make conclusions on the nature of God. If the Bible says that God is good, then He is good. Choose to trust God regardless of your situation.

There are two steps to Bible interpretation are: Exegesis and Hermeneutics Exegesis is the careful systematic study of scripture to discover the original meaning. It is therefore understanding the there and then. Hermeneutics is knowing how the writer's intentions and words find contemporary relevance to us. It therefore means understanding the here and now As a good bible student, you must be...

The very core of our faith isn't ordinary, it started with a Man dying and rising again. Our decision to follow Jesus is a call to radical living and men who follow Jesus are dead men, you have to pick up your cross and follow Him. Jesus must command our desires not the treasures of this world. We are called to be different and our actions must show for it. We have to be radical in the Christi...

Our devotion is not complete if we have not learnt how to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ. In this sermon, we are taught how to pray for the church and we address prayers on churches that are being persecuted, churches that no longer maintain the standards set by God in His Word in terms of doctrine, and churches that have become lukewarm, that there is rejuvenation, revival and repent...

The church of Christ is an assembly of His people called out on the revelation of Him as Lord and Saviour. The Bible must be our single authority to what the church must be. The most important thing is the doctrine of Christ, you know the truth of Christ by what they declare. We must be united at the core. Every church must have a strong discipleship culture. The unity of faith is God's desire...

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.