“God’s Better Plan!”
“God’s Better Plan!”(Jer.29:11-14a).I learned this lesson from one senior minister (May he rest in peace). He said when a child has a fever, you do not give him sugar to suck because sugar is sweet. You give the child quinine. You tell the child that quinine is bitter but will cure the fever.When the bitter […]
“Worship Christ The King!”
“Worship Christ The King!”(Dan.7:9-14).Yesterday, we had a graduation ceremony at PS Njenka. We opened the ceremony with the word of God in which Jesus told Pilate that those who are on the side of truth listens to him. We reminded the pupils and parents that a school is a place where we search for truth.I […]
“Are You On The Side Of Truth?”
“Are You On The Side Of Truth?”(Jn.18:33-38).Yesterday we commemorated the ascension into heaven of the Lord Jesus Christ.Today we are presented with him before Pilate. Pilate asked him whether he was the king of the Jews. Inter alia Jesus responded:“My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent […]
“Happy Ascension Day!”
“Happy Ascension Day!”(II Kgs 2:1-15).Today is Ascension Day. Ascension Day is the fortieth day after Easter. It is believed that the risen Lord Jesus Christ spent forty days appearing to disciples before he was taken up to heaven.The selected lectionary text for this day is the story of Elijah going up to heaven. There is […]
“The Prayers Of The Saints!”
“The Prayers Of The Saints!”(Rev.8:1-4).Where I grew up incense was associated with mysticism and magic. Some of our senior brothers in the quarter were noted for dabbling in the mystical from India. We grew up then with stories that gave us the impression that Indians were kind of supernatural people.One of the things that these […]