The necessity of spiritual growth.

“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.” Acts 20:32(KJV) Our opening scripture lets us know that when the Word builds you up, then it gives you an inheritance. This means that you cannot access your spiritual inheritance without spiritual maturity. I want you today to ask the Lord to stir up in you a genuine hunger for the Word of God in your life. Such hunger for the Word that will drive you to study your Bible consistently....

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Wisdom in the Word.

“… the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.” Psalm 19:7(KJV) Our opening scripture, lets us know that the testimony or the teachings of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. If you are one of those who always complain of forgetting, what you need to do is to spend time in the Word of God, especially meditating on the Word, and it will activate your brain. Brain cells live and die, and new brain cells are created. But it is important you know  that the Word of God has creative ability, and one way you can create new...

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Prayer of Salvation

If you have not yet made Jesus the Lord of your life, we encourage you to pray this prayer: "O God, I come to you today. I know am a sinner and have committed sins. But I believe in my heart that you died for me, you were buried for me, and you were raised from the dead on the third day for my justification. I take you as my Lord and personal Saviour. I declare that I am saved, I am born again from this day forward. In Jesus Name. Amen." We say congratulations to you. You are now a born again child of God and we will like to help you grow spiritually...

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Change by the Word 2.

“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul:…” Psalm 19:7(KJV) I remember before I became born again at seventeen, I had two friends that lived very close to my house. From time to time, my friends and I will come together and decide that we are now born again. We will agree together that we will no longer attend worldly parties any more, then we will all go to our houses. By Friday, after we have tried to be born again for a period of time, when information got to us that there is going to be a party on Saturday in one of the most popular...

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Right living.

“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.” Psalm 119:9(KJV) Our opening scripture lets us know that if you want to live a pure life, you have to live your life according to the Word of God. Guide your life according to the Word of God. Psalm 119:11 says, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” So, if you are struggling with sin, your deliverance and freedom is in the Word of God. All you need to do is to lay up the Word of God in your heart. The Word of God will...

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Don't hold back.

 “…they had first given themselves unreservedly to God…” 2 Corinthians 8:5(MSG) Our opening scripture explains further to us how we ought to give ourselves completely and absolutely to God, following the example of the Macedonian church. When you give yourself to God like this, there will be nothing that you have that will be too big for you to give to God, in worship to Him. One time in a service, I was making some declarations over God's people as led by God's Spirit. As I did, one of our members in the congregation was prompted in his...

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True worship.

“So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer.” Romans 12:1(GNB) Today, it is important I share with you the importance of worship even as you desire to grow spiritually. In worship, you reverence God, you lose all self consciousness, and your heart is completely turned to God. As a result, God overwhelms your heart, even as you begin to feel the presence of God and His power all...

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Have the mind of Christ.

“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” Philippians 2:5(KJV) The Word of God instructs us to have the same mind like Jesus had, the question you need to ask yourself is this: “What was Jesus’ mind like?” The Bible says in Philippians 2:6-11, “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the...

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Cultivate the right heart.

“…Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”                                       1 Samuel 15:22(KJV) Character is not revealed when there is a demand for your obedience, true character is revealed when obedience is a choice. For example, if I should give you an instruction, you would likely obey because I am a Pastor. But if someone you are not familiar with gives you the same instruction, you have a choice to obey,...

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Be reverent in God's house 3.

“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” Hebrews 13:17(KJV) Do you obey those whom God has placed over you? Are you loyal to their leadership by being submissive to authority? Or you always want to have your own way. It is important you recognize that your spiritual leaders are answerable to God concerning you, and they must give an account to God. Will they do it with joy or...

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Be reverent in God's house 2.

“But if I delay, this letter will let you know how we should conduct ourselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.”                 1 Timothy 3:15(KJV) The right attitude and behaviour in God's house towards those who God has placed in authority over you can not be over emphasized. A minister told a story of a man who insulted a man of God and lost his mind as a result. This is why I am sharing these things with you so that as you grow in Christ,...

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Feed your mind with the Word.

“And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Ephesians 4:23-24(KJV) Today from our opening scripture, we see that if your mind is renewed, you will be able to put on the new man, in other words, your spirit man would be able to dominate your body. It is then you will be able to say no, to the wrong desires and passions of your body. Renewing your mind is very important because, what you think about, is what is going to determine what you desire. So,...

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Turn away from all lusts.

“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;”       Ephesians 4:22-23(KJV) Now that you are born again, God expects you to put off or change from your former way of life with its foolish and corrupt desires. This is a practical step that you have to take. You have to consciously and deliberately choose to turn away from all lusts and deceptive desires. As you do, you will be continually renewed in the spirit of your...

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Turn away from all lusts.

“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;”       Ephesians 4:22-23(KJV) Now that you are born again, God expects you to put off or change from your former way of life with its foolish and corrupt desires. This is a practical step that you have to take. You have to consciously and deliberately choose to turn away from all lusts and deceptive desires. As you do, you will be continually renewed in the spirit of your...

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Cast down imaginations.

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”                                  2 Corinthians 10:5(KJV) From our opening scripture today, we see that it is our responsibility as believers to cast down imaginations or reasoning in our minds that are contrary to the Word of God, and to bring every thought to the obedience of Christ.    ...

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Go for knowledge.

“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:” Ephesians 4:18(KJV) From our opening scripture, we see that through ignorance, the unbeliever is separated from the life of God. This shows us that we connect with spiritual verities through knowledge. This will help you understand that the reason why those who are not saved still remain in darkness is because of the blindness of their heart as a result of the ignorance that is in them. This...

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The necessity of the Word.

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17(KJV) Today, I will like to encourage you to fill your mind with the Word of God, because the Word is food for your spirit man. Spend time meditating on the Word of God and listening to the Word of God, because as you do, you will grow faster spiritually. I want you to know that as you feed on the Word of God consistently, before long, you will be so full of the Word, in such a way that the words you speak will be clothed with the Word of God, and your mind will be...

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The agent for spiritual growth.

“Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”   1 Peter 2:1-2(KJV) Reading from our opening scripture, we are able to see some of the characteristics of babes in Christ. They keep malice, they are hypocritical, they envy and they speak lies and evil of others. The cure for all these character defects in the life of a Christian, is the sincere milk of the Word of God. Christian spiritual growth does not...

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