EXPOSITION: Christians are not only heralds of Kingdom values but active agents in bringing these Kingdom values and principles to bear in their spheres of influence. Nehemiah became a leader at the time his people were bedeviled with so many maltreatmen ...
THE CHURCH AS AN ARMY STANDING TOGETHER
EXPOSITION: The army is always considered a single unit; it is programmed to work together as one co-ordinated body. Immediately a person is enlisted into the army, they are given partners. This is what forms the squad. The squad is made up of about ten ...
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SQUAD
EXPOSITION: The soldiers in battle do not fight for themselves but for a kingdom, and the desire is to return home in one piece. This is the driving force of the individual soldier. The army stands as one body but it is made up of individuals. Thus, apar ...
EQUIPPING THE CHURCH THROUGH MINISTRIES
EXPOSITION: As in the army, The Church of Pentecost has gender-based and age-related ministries to equip the members on specific issues that relate to the group. One of the ways of equipping the Church is by getting each member actively involved in minis ...
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH
EXPOSITION: Every agency has a mission for their establishment. Their mission statements give the reasons for their existence. The Church, instituted by Christ, also has a mission which flows directly from the mission of God. The mission of God (Missio D ...
SQUAD FORMATION IN THE ARMY OF GOD
EXPOSITION: A squad is a soldier’s most intimate group of personnel constituted as soon as they pass out from training. They are made up of ten or fifteen soldiers in two to three teams with team leaders. Each team in the squad is given a task to accompl ...
MOBILISING THE ARMY OF GOD
EXPOSITION: In the military, mobilisation is the act of assembling reserve forces for active duty in times of war or national emergency. Members of the reserve force are valued extremely for their role in safeguarding the security of the state and helpin ...
THE PURPOSE OF THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT
EXPOSITION: The sword of the Spirit is an important part of the armour of God, intended to be used both offensively and defensively by Christians. In ancient Rome, the soldier used the sword as an offensive weapon against enemies and as a defensive weapo ...
THE KINGDOM METHOD OF EVANGELISM
EXPOSITION: Every army has a strategy for enlisting people. Regarding the Kingdom, the Church undertakes evangelism as the method of enlisting people. Evangelism is the spreading of the Good News to the world. It is announcing that Jesus Christ is the on ...
EQUIPPING THE CHURCH THROUGH THE BIBLE STUDY GROUPS
EXPOSITION: Armed Forces are well structured to ensure effective command, control and mission accomplishment. As soon as soldiers pass out from training, they are grouped into a body system, comprising ten or fifteen people known as the squad. In like ma ...