EXPOSITION: “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God.” – 1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) What an interesting description of the New Testament believer. Indeed, this is our true identity in Christ Jesus. It ...
“KEEP YOUR PRIESTLY GARMENT PURE (I)”
EXPOSITION: One significant regalia peculiar to the Old Testament priests was the priestly garment. This garment was specially designed under the very tutelage of God. Every part of the garment signified something very important to the ministry to whi ...
“SO FAR THIS WEEK”
EXPOSITION: Jesus Christ our Lord lived on earth and suffered all the temptations every human being suffers but was without sin. He was tempted with the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the cravings of the sinful nature but did not succumb ...
“CONSECRATED TO THE LORD”
EXPOSITION: One of the main responsibilities of a priest is to present himself wholly unto the Lord. This means that he is to consecrate his entire being unto the Lord. In the Old Testament Tabernacle worship, the priests were to wash their hands a ...
“PREPARE FOR WAR”
EXPOSITION: Jesus had developed the lifestyle of spending time with the Father and communing with Him daily and sometimes He does this on the Mount of Olives. His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane was not the first prayer and time with God but an eve ...
“CALLING TOGETHER THE FAMILY”
EXPOSITION: Devotion is loyalty or enthusiasm for a person or activity. In the Christian life, devotion could be time set by a person or family where they seek the face of the Lord in prayer, reading of the Word and fellowship. It is one of the mea ...
“I FIND NO FAULT”
EXPOSITION: The whole city was thrown into confusion; the mob had aggressively agreed among themselves to have him dead. As the judge took his seat, the accused was marched into his presence and the mob was certain for a death penalty. However, after ...
“HOLINESS IS LOVE FOR GOD”
EXPOSITION: Holiness is not the observance of moral principles but deep love for God through Christ Jesus. It is the desire to be like Christ and the act of following His example. The focus of holiness is not to be right or simply perfect but that a p ...
“JESUS! OUR PERFECT EXAMPLE!”
EXPOSITION: “To err is human,” is one of the commonest everyday sayings that suggest that all human beings have moral limitations and cannot live without wrong. Much as that is true it is also true that those who accept Christ and desire to follow him ...
“SO FAR THIS WEEK”
EXPOSITION: We discovered this week that the relevance of the church is in what she gives. Therefore, as a church, we are built to meet the intended purpose of giving what is needed and not just what is wanted or expected by society. The lame man was ...