EXPOSITION: We have been examining some aspects of the statements made by Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every sid ...
“SPIRITUAL DEEPENING”
EXPOSITION: In a world where everything is fast-track, it has so happened that even Christians have been caught in the web. Christians of today want to have everything fast-track and have no time to wait. There is no time to spend with God in our pers ...
“PERSECUTED BUT NOT FORSAKEN”
The Greek word translated “persecuted” means “to pursue,” as a hunter pursues his game. Persecution is not just being mistreated. The believer may be hunted and followed left, right and center by so many things (sin, the world, Satan) which seek to break ...
“PERPLEXED BUT NOT IN DESPAIR”
EXPOSITION: Have you been plunged into doubt, or confusion about life and having feelings of hopelessness? Have you been surrounded by difficult and hard-to-understand situations? Situations you ask how can this be? That is the feeling of being perple ...
“HARD PRESSED YET NOT CRUSHED”
EXPOSITION: You may be in a bad situation or a tight spot, but Christ in you is the hope of glory! You may find yourself crying out to God from an overwhelmed heart of life travails and failures, asking Him to eliminate the situation crushing you, fro ...
“TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS”
EXPOSITION: We want to examine the statement “treasures in earthen vessels” and their implications for our relationship with Jesus. What was the "treasure" Paul spoke of? Why did he say it was in "earthen" vessels. This treasure is the light of the go ...
“SO FAR THIS WEEK”
EXPOSITION: We examined brotherly love and some attributes we need to have in our quest to walking in love with one another. We saw that nothing compares to the blessedness of living together as one because when brothers live together in peace and und ...
“GET UNDERSTANDING”
EXPOSITION: To understand is to comprehend the nature of a thing, appreciate or make sense of something, or believe to be the case with clarity. Understanding stands opposed to confusion in which there is no comprehension or a proper perception of wha ...
“DON’T DESERT YOUR BROTHER”
EXPOSITION: On their return from Egypt, the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated their portions of land on the east side of the Jordan. Moses then charged them to leave their inheritance behind and cross over the Jordan with ...
“BROTHERLY ENCOURAGEMENT”
EXPOSITION: After settling in the Promised Land, Joshua and the elders of Israel were left with the onerous task of dividing the land for the tribes. The people of Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh) had their allotment among the Canaanites who dwelt in the ...