Feb 19th, 2010 by admin |
1ST TIMOTHY 2: 1
The bible says all are called to entreaties and prayers, petition and thanksgiving. We Christians should be leading in prayer and there should be no time when we feel we’ve done enough in prayer. Prayer is the most ancient, most universal, most intensive of the religious instincts. It touches the infinite extremes, the simplest form of speech that even infants can try with the simplest strains reaching the majesty on high. It is indeed the Christian vital breath and native air.
Queen Elizabeth of England once said that she could not fear any great army as she feared the prayers of John Knox. It was the same with Martin Luther and the black and the white Americans, who could do nothing by themselves but only by prayer. It is not a strange paradox that most Christians today do not naturally delight in drawing near to God. We pay lip service to the delight and the potency and value of prayer. We assert that it is the indispensable adjunct of the spiritual maturity.
Despite the many prayer outcomes mentioned in the bible, we too often fail to pray. We should be encouraged by the lives of men of like passion with ourselves who conquered their natural reluctance and became mighty men in prayer. The aids of Samuel Chadwick said that he was essentially a man of prayer. It was said that every morning he would wake up early and go to a small room he had made for his private devotion and would pray greatly. Toward the end of his life it was said that he wished he would have worked less and prayed more. continue reading » »
May 4th, 2009 by admin |
PROVERBS 27:9-10
I was once reading one of the books by Myles Munroe about his saying that nothing in life is ever successful without the networking and bringing together of many talents, gifts and abilities by people willing to work together toward success. Surely we are what we are because of the many people that God brought our way.
As people network, their talents, abilities and gifts get lifted to high levels. Relationships happen with a goal of the benefit of one another, but we go wrong when we use or abuse one another. Making friends is a social skill that God needs us to know or understand. Coming together enhances the quality of the life we live and enhances learning. Elisha was a friend of Elijah, David and Jonathan were great friends, Abraham and Lot were great friends.
A friend is a person who loves you as he loves his own soul (1Sam 20:17) Ruth and Naomi were great friends. A friend is someone who will not leave you, even as Naomi spoke. It is important to know how to get along with people, for God will use people to take you where he needs you to be. It is His will that His people come your way. We can not succeed in our living if we take lightly the relationship and the friendships that God has brought our way. May you begin to be serious with the things of God. continue reading » »
Dec 5th, 2008 by admin |
Mat 5:23-25, Gen 3:4-11
The gospel of church growth should go together with the gospel of reconciliation. The church is full of Christians, growing but wounded, flourishing yet with festering wounds. This is the contradiction in many churches today. People are bitter, but still preaching the gospel. Many have anger within themselves. Problems are not being tackled by our preaching. Children abandoned by their parents are still living in mystery. We can not succeed in church growth if we are not serious on reconciliation. It is true that in a country like Rwanda, where 90% are said to be Christians, a million people died in 100 days. This is an anatomy of failure.
If we can forsake this gospel of reconciliation and preach some selected gospel then we are not preaching the full gospel. We are here to preach the gospel fully. Most of our preaching has been through intellectualism, not experiential. Memorizing bible verses does not mean that we know the real meaning of the bible. We have taught about love while within us we have sowed seeds of divisions. The missionaries came hand in hand with colonialism. The church is coming again with politics. The marriage has become adulterous. continue reading » »
Sep 28th, 2008 by admin |
A Message by Pastor Timothy Ikinya
Acts 5-6
The church of the apostles was different from that of today. It was full of power because it stood by the truth. Lying is stealing. It means obtaining something that one cannot merit. Every liar makes his audience a fool. Every liar is packed with pride while lifting himself to what he is not.
Deception and pride are great friends with Satan being their origin. Ananias and Sapphira were double-minded people, unstable, dishonest and proud. Ananias failed to give direction to his family. He followed the example of Adam who failed to direct his wife Eve. Families will survive if their leaders, who are the men, will stand for their survival.
It is unfortunate to find a family that should build one another standing for the destruction of one another. Jesus is the truth and the way. Whosoever does not pass through Him is a liar and a thief. Ananias and Sapphira are both a picture of a church filled with deception and pride. continue reading » »
Sep 28th, 2008 by admin |
A Message by Pastor Timothy Ikinya
LUKE 12:48
Behind every joy of favor there is a burden called responsibility. Your strength and prosperity should not be heaped up for you alone. I believe that all this is for the test of responsibility. When we are blessed by God he expects us to be responsible people if we are to expect more blessings from Him. The Bible says that to him that much is given, much shall be required of him. We have always had problems because we expect much but give little.
When we are favored in every category whether physical or spiritual, something is expected of us. Whatever level of opportunity given by men or God we are all expected to show our performance. Someone once said that if we cannot stand the heat we should get out of the kitchen. If we are to live a life of irresponsibility then we should not expect any further favor. continue reading » »
