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OBEY OR LOSE YOUR CHANCE – Sunday October 11th 2015

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OBEY OR LOSE YOUR CHANCE  Memorise: While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. Hebrews 3:15 Read; Hebrews 3:13-15, 13  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; 15  While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. Bible in one year: Numbers 12:1-14:19, 2 nd Corinthians 6:14-7:16 MESSAGE! Beloved, if God indicates to you His desire to use you in building His kingdom in one capacity or another, do not hesitate, because He may just use someone else if you do. One of my pastors and I once went through an experience relevant to this subject. During the early days of building the Redemption Camp, when things were very rough and tough, I practically lived at the camp, as I tried to ensure...

WHY CHILDREN ARE USEFUL – Saturday October 10th 2015

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WHY CHILDREN ARE USEFUL   Memorise: Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 18:10 Read: Matthew 18:1-5, 18  At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2  And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3  And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4  Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5  And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.  Bible in one year: Numbers 10:11-11:35, 2 nd Corinthians 5:11-6:13 MESSAGE! Children are not just God’s property; they are also God’s weapons of war. This is why you must be very careful in the way you handle or treat th...

STEALING HIS GLORY? – Friday October 9th 2015

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STEALING HIS GLORY?   Memorise: For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? And I will not give my glory unto another. Isaiah 48:11 Read: Acts 12:20-23, 20  And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. 21  And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22  And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23  And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. Bible in one year: Numbers 8:1-10:10, 2 nd Corinthians 4:1-5:10 MESSAGE! It is very wrong, and an act of stealing, for a person to take all the credit for a job done by team effort. If you are part of th...

UNEXPECTED SPIRITUAL UPLIFT – Thursday October 8th 2015

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  UNEXPECTED SPIRITUAL UPLIFT  Memorise: The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion : rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Psalm 110:2 Read: Mark 9:2-10, 2  And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. 3  And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 4  And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 5  And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 6  For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. 7  And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 8  And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, ...

PRAYER AND JOY – Wednesday October 7th 2015

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PRAYER AND JOY   Memorise: Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:24 Read: John 16:23-24, 23  And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24  Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. Bible in one year: Numbers 5:11-7:11, 2 nd Corinthians 1:12-2:11 MESSAGE! It’s amazing to know that prayer causes one’s voice to be heard in Heaven. Of the over six billion people on earth, do you know that God can single out your voice for His personal attention? Indeed, when you pray, God hears your voice, and through this, He gives solutions to long-standing problems in your life. Every stubborn problem in your life will receive a divine touch today. As you call upon the Lord, he will hear your cry in Jesus’ Name. From Zacharias’ experience, we learn that prayer causes you ...

WHEN HEAVEN COOPERATES WITH YOU – Tuesday October 6th 2015

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WHEN HEAVEN COOPERATES WITH YOU   Memorise: The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. Deuteronomy 28:12 Read: Deuteronomy 28:11-12 , 11  And the   Lord   shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the   Lord   sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 12  The   Lord   shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. Bible in one year: Numbers 4:1-5:10, 2 nd Corinthians 1:1-11 MESSAGE! Without a doubt, God wants all his children blessed ( Psalm 35:27 ). Let us examine some of the markers by which you can recognise a life that is...

SCEPTRE OF HIS POWER – Monday October 5th 2015

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  SCEPTRE OF HIS POWER  Memorise: But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Hebrews 1:8 Read: Esther 5:1-3, 5  Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 2  And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. 3  Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. Bible in one year: Numbers 3, 1 st Corinthians 16 MESSAGE! The dawning of your day of favour causes God to beckon to you. God beckons to you...

ONLY A PRIVILEGE – Sunday October 4th 2015

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ONLY A  PRIVILEGE  – Sunday October 4 th 2015 Memorise: The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:8 Read: Esther 4:10-14, 10  Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai; 11  All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. 12  And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. 13  Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. 14  For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's ho...

HE STILL CREATES – Saturday October 3rd 2015

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  HE STILL CREATES   Memorise: Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 2 nd Kings 5:14 Read: 2 nd Kings 5:9-14, 9  So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10  And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11  But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the   Lord   his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12  Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus , better than all the waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13  And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and sa...

STEALING FROM GOD – Friday October 2nd 2015

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  STEALING FROM GOD   Memorise: For ye are brought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 st Corinthians 6:20 Read: 1 st Corinthians 6:18-20, 18  Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 19  What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20  For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. Bible in one year: Leviticus 25:8-26:13, 1 st Corinthians 14:26-15:11 MESSAGE! The Bible makes it clear that aside from stealing from men, it is also possible to steal from God. Malachi 3:8 says: “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” Your tithe is one tenth of your income, increase or profit. It belongs to God and should be set ...

HOLD THE FORT! – Thursday October 1st 2015

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HOLD THE FORT!   Memorise: Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. Philippians 2:16 Read: Philippians 2:12-16, 12  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13  For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 14  Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15  That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16  Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.  Bible in one year: Leviticus 23:9-25:7, 1 st Corinthians 14:6-25 MESSAGE! Without controversy, the salvation that Jesus Christ has brought to mankind is free and f...

WAY OUT OF EMBARRASSMENT – Wednesday September 30th 2015

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WAY OUT OF EMBARRASSMENT   Memorise: And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16 Read: John 2:1-11 , 2  And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2  And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3  And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4  Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5  His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6  And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7  Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8  And h...