EXPOSITION: King David’s relationship with Mephibosheth has some lessons for us all. David wanted to show favour to a descendant of Saul for Jonathan’s sake and he was introduced to a young man who had been handicapped in his feet at a young age of fi ...
MINISTERING TO THE MARGINALIZED: DISABILITY NOT INCAPABILITY
EXPOSITION: The ability to see yourself through the lenses of God’s word and accept your true reflection, both strengths and weaknesses constitute a healthy self-concept. What others or even you think of yourself is not vital unless it reflects what i ...
MINISTERING TO THE MAGINALIZED: SIN, FAITH AND DISABILITY
EXPOSITION: In the above scripture reading, the disciples of Jesus voiced out an opinion that is common among several people; sin causes disabilities. Surprisingly, Jesus had a different answer to give. The disability of the young man was neither due ...
MINISTERING TO THE MAGINALIZED: DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDs)
EXPOSITION: According to Wikipedia there are many definitions of disability, but they all point to an impairment that may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory or some combination of these. The definition above ...
OBEDIENCE AS A PROOF OF LOVING GOD AND PEOPLE
EXPOSITION: Everything in creation except man obeys the voice and will of God. The Fire, hail, snow, vapour and the stormy wind are all fulfilling His Word (Psalm 148:8). In the Book of Jonah, we see the winds and waves, and even the fish, obeying God ...
BENEFITS OF OBEDIENCE – IT PAID THE DEBT
EXPOSITION: According to the Hebrew law, a creditor could take the debtor and his children as servants, but he was not to treat them like slaves (Leviticus 25:29-31). It would be heartbreaking for this woman to lose her husband to death and her two so ...
BENEFITS OF OBEDIENCE – THE BUMPER HARVEST
EXPOSITION: From the passage above Peter and his colleagues had toiled all night and had caught nothing, yet they were not despaired as they were seen washing their nets at the shore and preparing for the next day probably. Fishermen have some q ...
OBEDIENCE WHEN IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ENTIRELY
EXPOSITION: The word obedience speaks of both to hear and or to listen and showing reverence for what has been heard, by acting upon it. Obedience usually connotes a two-fold relationship; that is, between people in the form of master-servant relation ...
KNOWING AND EXPERIENCING THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION
EXPOSITION: The Holy Spirit is the main strength behind the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Right from the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was strengthened by the power of the Holy Spirit to be able to go through the persecution. Through this ...
SHARING IN HIS RESURRECTION: LIVING A NEW LIFE IN CHRIST (2)
EXPOSITION: We have learnt from the previous lessons that, having been saved by God through the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ, one has to live a new life in Christ. This new life in Christ must grow to a level where all who see you can ea ...