Be Skillfull
Text: 2 Chronicles 2: 1-10 Memory Verse: “Therefore send me at once a man skillful to work in gold and silver, in bronze and iron, in purple and crimson and blue, who has skill to engrave with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided” (2 Chronicles…
Dont Allow Success Get Into Your Head
Text: 2 Chronicles 26:3-5, 13-21 Memory Verse: “But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction” (2 Chronicles 26:16). Success in life is very good; progress, promotions and attaining a height are very good and nice. When we succeed, we feel proud of ourselves, but we might feel that we are…
Get The Crowd Out
Text: Luke 8:40-42, 49-56 Memory Verse: “But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, ‘Little girl, arise’” (Luke 8:54). We often do not receive from God because we listen too much to the crowd. The crowd had already made assumptions based on their past experiences. The crowd judges things…
A Journey Without A Specified Destination
Text: Genesis 12:1-9 Memory Verse: “Now the LORD had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you’” (Genesis 12:1). Have you ever embarked on a journey which did not have a specified destination? If yes, how did you explain…
Wind Bags
Text: Jude 8-15 Memory Verse: “Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority and speak evil of dignitaries” (Jude 8). Jude describes as “religious windbags” people who claim they are full of the Spirit, but really, are only full of “hot air”. Beware of the man who piously boasts about his own achievements and…
Respect Your Marriage Vows
Text: Malachi 2:10-16 Memory Verse: “Yet you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant” (Malachi 2:14). Marriage is a legal union between a husband and a wife while…
Simplicity, A Defence Against Temptation
Text: Romans 12:1-8 Memory Verse: “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2). A dictionary definition of simplicity says “single, without ulterior motive, pure, sincere and unambiguous.” Naturally, the…
The Father’s Heart
Text: John 21:1-9,12 Memory Verse: “Jesus said to them, ‘Come and eat breakfast.’ Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, ‘Who are You?’- knowing that it was the Lord” (John 21:12). Imagine breakfast by the sea! It was breakfast prepared by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who came in search of His disciples….
The Interceeding Mother
Text: 1 Kings 1:5-17 Memory Verse: “She replied, ‘My Lord, you made a vow before the Lord your God when you said to me, “Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne”” (1 Kings 1:17 NLT). An intercessor is someone who intercedes or pleads on someone else’s behalf,…
Honour Your Parents
Text: Proverbs 30:11-14 Memory Verse: “There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother” (Proverbs 30:11). I grew up in a small village in the 60s when virtues were valued and vices condemned and punished. It was the duty of everyone to keep and safeguard societal values. Suddenly things began…