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One thing we know is to be true about God, he is a God of structure and order. We all are governed by the power of time, yet God lives outside of it. Yet despite that being true, God chose to confine himself to time in order to bring to salvation all of mankind.

Self control is an area in our lives we all need help in. Unfortunately the world disregards self control as a major priority. Focusing only on the immediate and not on the eternal. The good news is there is a way we can prepare ourselves and not allow the temptations that come to overwhelm us.

Motivation is a multi billion dollar industry, why? Because we are all very lazy. God uses those who are willing to get their hands dirty and aren’t afraid of hard work. There is a a lot of work to be done for the kingdom of God. Are you willing to help?

There are people living under a sentence of rejection, abandonment, anger. Yet Jesus’ purpose was to set us free from all physical and emotional bondages. The answer is found in Jesus.

Lying is a sin, lying to yourself is destructive. This is why the bible requires us to be speakers of truth, this is the path to maintaining a stable mind.

There is great revelation we can draw from when it comes to the story of eutychus. The important principle we must all learn is; it’s never wise to be sitting on the fence. Eutychus was half in church half out, the challenge is to fully immerse ourselves in the presence of God.

Circumstance in life and people can draw the worst in us. When we get hurt we are prone to want to hurt back. Truth is as Christians we are challenged not to react the way the world would react, but act as the father in heaven would. This is the greatest challenge but the most rewarding.

More effort needs to be put on the state of our spirit but for us to do this we must grasp the significant roles our soul and body play. A biblical principle has always been feed the spirit and starve the flesh. The more directed by the spirit the less influence our lower nature has. Which means the little the devil has to accuse you of.

Security is something we all seek. The problem is that many times we look in all the wrong places. If we are ever going to be able to dwell in safety and experience pure joy, it has to be submitted to the one true God.

Rarely do we consider the effect the things we do will have on our soul. Generally the things that happen have a long lasting effect on our soul. Caring for the soul is something we all want but fail to understand how to go about it. Thank God we can go to Jesus who can deliver the tormented soul.

Wouldn’t it be great if when we heard something the first time we instantly got it. How many jokes would we get and laugh at the right time, how many friends would we have, how much more would we actually know. Yet the older we get the more we have to be told time and time again. This is also true in our Christian walk. What we will learn is that god is a patient teacher, waiting for his students...

Many look for fulfilment in the material things they posses. Only to become bored like a little child with the very things they worked hard to have. The reason for this is deeper than we realise. In this segment we answer the question, what makes a good God good? The simple answer is desiring not what we want but rather what we need.

The general approach to life is many times very casual. We try doing the least possible in order to achieve what we want. The problem with this approach is that god is always challenging us to go to the next level. If you are going to be and stay a Christian, you are going to have to learn to leave your comfort zone and go to the next level.

We are living in an argumentative generation. Never before have we needed to explain or rationalise every decision we make. Truth is, God is not appose to an argument, disagreement or dispute. Question is, are you up for the fight? Will you stay in the fight long enough to feel Gods touch?

It can be very easy today to hide your true identity. With a rise in social media, we can project the best image of ourselves, even photoshop the things we don’t like. Life as an imposter is never easy and truth is, you always get caught. God offers the opportunity of a life time, be clothed in Him and everything He represents.

Life is full of ups and downs. Being a Christian does not make us exempt from those realities. We can take comfort in reading about how the mighty men of God can face real lows but not be removed from the will of God. Our challenge is to stay focus on what God wants for our lives.

There is nothing like being tested by life’s circumstances. Jesus uses this parable of the Good Samaritan to check the hearts of the hearers. We are challenged to find out, is there any good in me? And if so, what am I doing with the good God has put in me?

In every diet we have a cheat day, these act as little compromises for our hard work through out the week. Truth is spiritually, our compromises will be our downfalls. Jesus challenges us to deal with every area of our lives so we would live lives as over comers. This requires an attitude of ‘no compromise’

Have you ever been the last person picked for a team? Maybe family or friends forgot your birthday. Truth is we have all felt the sting of being abandoned. Yet we serve a God who sympathises, having felt abandoned himself on the cross. Yet Jesus reminds us that despite that pain, he will not leave us as orphans.

There are things in our lives that always get our attention. Things that excite or upset us. God uses these to bring us to the understanding of what we need to change. Our challenge is to remain sensitive to all of gods instructions.

There are a lot of things we can join ourselves to, Jesus challenges us to join ourselves to him. Would you be willing to surrender and allow Jesus’ blessing to flow through you?

Growing up we all had our Nik names our friends and family gave us. If church members or if Jesus was to give you a Nik name what would it be. Barnabas acquires the Nik name son of encouragement by those he made impact with.

There are a lot of things in our lives that their official aim is to slow us down to the point of becoming stationary. The challenge is to always stay mobile. With Jesus’ help we can overcome any obstacle and receive the life He designed is to have.

One things for sure, food is a sign that God loves us! Yet our appetites reveal if we love him back. Truth is we are more prone to indulge in the things that we like and enjoy, but our appetite for things that are good for us lacks. We need to develop a healthy diet for the things of God

Many christians get mixed up with the name of Jesus Christ. Some think that Christ is Jesus’ last name. But this name highlights who He is. In this episode you’ll discover what that name really represents.