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Genesis 1: When God was creating the world , he had wonderful thoughts about the future. God was so excited when he was creating the world to a point were by were by when he finishes something he said it is very good.Meaning God only want people to enjoy all the good things he has created.
Genesis 2: for the fact that God has created mankind in his image and after his likeness every human is very important to God. no matter how sinful a person can be God died for that person . when God looks at mankind he sees himself and he is very much interested in every person on the face of the earth.
Jeremiah 1: God is actually aware of everything that is happening in the lives of people who live on the earth because , he formed us, he knows us by our names. from the beginning of the world God knew that whosoever will live on earth will be because of his plan. because God knows the end from the beginning.
Psalm 139: it is only God who knows exactly what a human being want and need. God knew that we need Jesus christ in our lives to be restored back to him. because without Jesus christ we would not be saved today. Jesus christ came to give us live.
Galatians 3:26-29 : Jesus christ came to make us one in spirit and to make us one with God the father again. there is no longer differences in our faith in God. as the father , the son and the Holy Spirit are one, so are we in this world. we are one big family and every one of us is equal before God.
B. Sanctity is the belief that all human life is sacred and should be treated with respect and dignity from conception to natural death.
C. Every ministry and community must learn how to treat people equally regardless of the color and age. because every human being has a right to live free and respect as a human being.
D. i defend people who are being treated badly. i speak out when something is wrong.
My favourite type of sermon is expository.because I want the bible to defend and prove itself to be true. I want the bible to prove itself that it is without error and no one can question the bible. It is a pleasure to me to proclaim or explain the bible the way it is. The truth of the bible never changes and that is the way it should be.
I want the truth of the bible to set people free.(John 8:32)and you shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free.(AMP)
I believe a spiritual leader should encourage his/ her family to pray and study the bible every day. meaning as an individual in the family we should have devotion with God in daily basis, in order for spiritual growth to take place in our walk with God. the realistic strategies to use and to help the family grow, is to read a certain portion of the bible every day and memorize the key scriptures. and also, by attending bible studies and other church activities in the church that promote scripture reading.
A spiritual leader might not lead by example sometimes, because it might not be something who doesn’t stay with the family in the same house.so that person can easily say something and do the different thing. while vocational ministers can only be focusing on getting paid and never mind about the congregation’s spiritual health or spiritual growth.
Most of the time you will find that vocational ministers manipulate the church of God to enrich them by giving them personal offerings and personal belongings. that means that if a spiritual leader fails to take care of his / her family, he will also fail to take care of the congregation of the Lord. and when a spiritual leader takes a good care of his / her own family the congregation will also be blessed and will be looked after with good care.
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I love how Mama Nomhle highlights the strategies on how to grow her family’s spiritual growth, it is very simple to understand, and I believe even someone who doesn’t know the Lord will understand this kind of strategies, because Mama Nomhle’s format of strategies is straight forward and very easy to understand and very easy to apply.it is the truth that spiritual leaders must lead by example and not by words only. people are hard to lead when you say something that you are not willing to do yourself as leader, so by walking the talk it becomes easier for people to follow.
I believe a spiritual leader should encourage his/ her family to pray and study the bible every day. meaning as an individual in the family we should have devotion with God in daily basis, in order for spiritual growth to take place in our walk with God. the realistic strategies to use and to help the family grow, is to read a certain portion of the bible every day and memorize the key scriptures. and also, by attending bible studies and other church activities in the church that promote scripture reading.
A spiritual leader might not lead by example sometimes, because it might not be something who doesn’t stay with the family in the same house.so that person can easily say something and do the different thing. while vocational ministers can only be focusing on getting paid and never mind about the congregation’s spiritual health or spiritual growth.
Most of the time you will find that vocational ministers manipulate the church of God to enrich them by giving them personal offerings and personal belongings. that means that if a spiritual leader fails to take care of his / her family, he will also fail to take care of the congregation of the Lord. and when a spiritual leader takes a good care of his / her own family the congregation will also be blessed and will be looked after with good care.
The sermon I remember was about a certain man who had two sons. and the younger son said to his father, give me the part of my inheritance that falls unto me and the father gave him his portion. In my view the application here is that do not be impatient with your father’s blessing. The interesting illustration of the story was when the son was coming back home and the bible says the father saw him from a distance and he ran towards him and hugged him and kissed him.
I still remember this story because it’s illustration is unforgettable, in this story we can see the demonstration of the love of our heavenly father.I still remember the moment I was thinking of changing my life to do the will of God with my life. If I remember correctly, it was the first weekend of the month of October 2014 where I decided to follow Jesus Christ in unusual way like I never did before. And this story of Jesus when he told peter to follow him made me to love reading the bible, because I was so curious to know where and how will they end up by following Jesus. Matthew 4:19(AMP), and he said to them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.at that time I decided to follow Jesus, I was also wanting to study media and be the most famous radio DJ in the province if not the country, so like I wanted so be famous for my own benefits but God wanted me to make him famous and give me a life I never imagined and wished for, because I didn’t know God at all.so since the yeah 2014 God has been shaping my life into his destiny, and I know that my life will never be the same again.
Bible is God’s word: for the word that God speaks is alive and full of power; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life(soul) and spirit, and of joints and marrow, exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purpose of the heart. Hebrews 4:12(AMP). but he replied, it has been written, man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God, Matthew 4:4(AMP). your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path, psalms 119:1051.I have encountered that when growing up in my community many people used to tell me that God sits and dwells in heaven and we must work hard as Christians to enter heaven.
2.the impact that it had on my worldview was that we enter heaven only when we do good works here on earth.
3.this was mental blockage for me because as a human being was impossible to always do good works in a fallen world we live in and that was keeping me to have faith in Jesus Christ.
4.the bible truth that helped me to overcome this mental obstacle was that I read in the other day that Jesus Christ said he is the only way to the father or God. John 3:16(NLT)
5.i came to a saving faith when decided to study the bible by myself and learn about this Jesus Christ I heard people talking about.JOHN 8:1-11
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This is a story of a woman who was caught in the very act of adultery, the people who were around her took her to Jesus and said to Jesus that they have found that woman committing a sin of adultery. and the law of moses taught them that if any person can be found committing this kind of a sin that person must be stoned to death. And they were saying these things to try and test what Jesus has to say about this matter.so that they can accuse him before court of the law.-Wisdom.
However, when they persisted with their question, Jesus raised himself up and said, let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. then he bent down and went on writing on the ground with his finger. they listened to him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before him in the center of the court.-Problem solved.
when Jesus raised himself up, he said, woman, where are your accusers? has no man condemned you? she answered, no one, Lord! and Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. go your way and sin no more. Jesus was demonstrating that he has the power to forgive sin and not to condemn people. and indeed, Jesus has the power to give new life._One of My own experiences of God enhancing hope and providing vision in My life was that twelve months ago I decided to leave the ministry I was doing in My church. and I went to join my father in his business and to me was just doing my job to survive but God was always having a better hope and a future than I’ve expected, and he Provided a new vision of My life in Ragla and I leant that God is in the details of my life.
The most effective spiritual disciplines that would benefit a new convert is prayer. Prayer is a privilege that God has designed for his children to constantly communicate with him on a daily basis. secondly is studying the New Testament scriptures especial the book of john, because the book of john talks about the new life that we have in Jesus Christ through faith. and of course, the fellowship of new brothers and sisters at a faith based and bible believing church.
Worldview is a philosophy of life or conception of the World, I also believe that it is the truth or lie that an individual can stand under and believe it.it is mostly the conviction and the conclusion of a person’s belief system, how the world functions and the origin of life in general.
the day the lord called me was just a normal day and a normal life to me,i did not plan to be in ministry at all but i loved the lord and people,along my journey of being a passionate christian the lord called me to ministry when i was preparing to study media and the lord took me to a scripture where he called peter Matthew 4:19 and i immediately lost interest in studying media and i followed the lord and my whole life changed and i found my purpose of living in this world and being called by the lord is the most beautiful blessing i ever experienced in my whole life.
