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THE LIVING DEAD CHRISTIAN

TEXTS: 1. Mathew: 22: 32  “I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 2. Luke: 24:1-5 “ Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?” Just as we have physical deaths, we have spiritual deaths. There are people by heaven standard, they are dead but living. Something is dead when: the thing is stagnant, when it is irrelevant, has no vitality or spirit and is no more sensitive. On the other hand a Christian is one...

HOLY STUBBORNNESS

Text: Luke 18:1-8 “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” God is not a man that he should lie. If you sin and ask for forgiveness, he will forgive you and welcome you back. He always listens to the pleas and petitions of his elect. Who are the elect of God? 1. The ...

THE GENERATION THAT NEEDS REPENTANCE

TEXT 1 : Proverb 30:11-14 “11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men”. TEXT 2 : Genesis 6:5-7 “5.And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them”. TEXT 3: Deuteronomy 32:5 “They have corrupted themselves, their spot is ...

BECOMING AN EAGLE CHRISTIAN

BECOMING AN EAGLE CHRISTIAN Advanced learners dictionary defines an eagle as “Large strong bird of prey with keen sight”. Until one becomes an eagle Christian, his strength and power as a Christian will be limited. Eagle stands for greatness, liberty, authority, power, victory and above all strength. No wonder the bible says in the book of Job chapter 39: 27-29 “ Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.  From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off”. Considering the qualities of an Eagle, the bible also in the book of Isaiah 40: 28-31, says “Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.  He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be...