EMMANUEL – A DREAM REALISED
“Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel – which translated, means, God with us.” Matt 1:23 (Amplified) The angels trembled in the presence of the Almighty God. They could be forgiven for thinking that...
FAMILY FIRST
“And He answered, It is not right (proper, becoming, or fair) to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” Matt 15:26 (Amplified) I just could not believe what I was hearing, but as we were repeatedly turned away from one door after another, it...
I THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN, AND I WILL DO IT.
“[Earnestly] remember the former things, which I did of old; for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end and the result from the beginning, and from the ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying My...
NO CHRIST, NO CHRISTMAS
“Everything is permissible (allowable and lawful) for me; but not all things are helpful (good for me to do, expedient and profitable when considered with other things). Everything is lawful for me, but I will not become the slave of anything or be brought under its...
NEW LANGUAGE; NEW PEOPLE
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,” Ephesians 2:13-14 (NIV) Identity is the key to...
ATTITUDE DETERMINES ALTITUDE
“For nothing is impossible with God." Luke 1:37 (NIV) How do you deal with people you know you can’t change? You simply recognise or factor in their frailties and work around them. If discrimination is deeply ingrained in the human psyche, then it is practically...
REHOBOTH CAESAREA
“Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.” Acts 21:8-9 (NIV) Before you take me to task on the above heading, let me categorically state that there is...
A DIVINE ENCOUNTER
“Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.” Acts 8:30-31 (NIV) The...
A HIGHER HORIZON
“This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their...
CRISES EQUALS OPPORTUNITIES
“Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ there.” Acts 8:4-5 (NIV) Many of us often fall into the trap of thinking that we know better than the God who created us the way we are...
