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  It is what you have in your hands that God uses to increase you . It is the amount of the seed that gives us an insight to the amount of harvest. Jesus revealed to us what is an enterpreneural  spirit when he said to peter, 'lunch out to the deep. Let us read it together:     Luke 5:4-6 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes and their net brake. It is one thing to obey the voice of the lord and quite another to carry on the blessings that come from that obedience. To say that the lord is faithful is an understatement for the lord indeed, is faithful. So faithful that i challenge you that if his word is not real in your situation, look inward into your life; A little thing such as fo

        Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Those who wants to have enemies and detractors do not have to look far; go to a church. There is nothing that we need to make our Christian work workable for us that God has not provided, but the question is how many will want to sincerely follow it. The children of Israel are not too far fetch if we want to compare the christians of today with any generation of those who profess to know God. If you and i weant to admit it, any christian failed marriage has an element of self centredness involve. Yet the marrraige covenant speaks of both parties forgeting about thier slef and Paul went futher to say in the book of   Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; It is tough for one to stand a bullet for his wife, if i do i will not be aorund to enjoy and revel in the love i have for her; this is humanly imposs

Am persuaded to say no prayer book would have done justice to prayer without mentioning why some prayers do not get answers. These numbers are by no means exhaustive, but i will seek to mention some that are not common from our pulpits yet, strong enough to hinder a hitherto good request, intercession or supplication. Unbroken curse in our lineage: they link Most cases  more to the paternal lineage than the maternal because they commonly identify you with your paternal side. For example , 'peter the son of Jonas', or' David the son of Jesse',. When curses are not broken they remain and interment ly rears up its ugly head to do havoc retreat and only to come back. Curses unbroken hinders your walk of faith and you can not have a complete victory. An example of a lineage curse is found in  2 Samuel 3:28-30 And afterward when David heard it , he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD forever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: Let it rest on the hea

 From the onset, it should be made conspicuosly clear that prayer and fasting is not a magic wand that give you wharever you need from God. Indeed, fasting does not change God, but you . it places you in a palce to hear, receive aand see. It is not the solution when overappied you become a Spiritualist. Obideince still remains the way to God's manifold blessings and Jesus still remains the door to Heaven. A life of  obideince and right living can get you what no other power can ever do. It spares us from running from pillar to post. Why then do we need to apply fasting? here are some reasons. Most times we rave and rant because others seems to wallow and delight in what we or the society perceive as a vice; He smokes like a chimney all the time, he goes on a drinking binge when he gets his pay, only to go begging  or borrowing two weeks later. The thing about it is that how many of us can change on our own volition? It is indeed, difficult to change ourselves let alone change

Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. I could not ,but   ask  him. Why would he not encourage the boy to find his niche, why he keeps pushing him to football, why he thinks his son is missing it,why he thinks he has the best way for him and i know it will only be a repetition of the flood gate of answers i have always received, but i just can not stop asking the same question  :  "why do you want him to play football," You know he   has  a flair and interest   in  other things? the boy has shown interest from the time he was just a tiny tot. Why on earth would he have interest in that? of all the games and profession in the world how does it expect to go far with a profession like that? it is nothing, but a misnomer to call that a profession, i can not imagine my own son choosing such a ridiculous thing as a profession. That will keep him in the back burner while his peers go to become  him famous, will that bring food on our table a

There is no doubt in my mind that you and i want to be referred to as a father, Wait a minute, not just a father , but a good father. You can only imagine  the hissing and wincing when this celebration comes up and those  beautiful children who felt there fathers  are not fit to be called one.Yes, many kids wince and look away when you talk about 'FATHERS DAY'. But why? To talk a little about our role as fathers let us go back to history. Let us take the bible as a case to study for therein, is the first father mentioned. Do you think he succeeded as a role model? Personally, i belief our core character is formed at home and our parents gives us the first impression of what to expect and how to react when facing the word out there from our kindergartner days.  Let us therefore, say few things here that will improve your role as a father as we take time off to celebrate this day. As fathers indeed, we ought to led the direction the family will go. for example, which God to

'Defending the community you live against attacks without relying solely on the lean resources and logistics of the police, is what gave rise to various  vigilante group we see today. Nehemiah 4:13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.[King James version, The bible.] Time and time again, we have  been woken from our sleep to the woeful news of how one community or the other have been plunged into grieve by night marauders known as Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria. What is our usual reaction? We go back to sleep the following evening, after exhausting our breath and fury, on social media and town hall gatherings, without looking for solutions to this continual menace. How many would be inventors, how many would be great statesmen, how many would be great spot men and others  whose contributions to the development of their fatherland could have brou

                     John 20:9   For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.  Let us for once skip the diatribe and examine with an open heart the message of Easter as told by the Christians. Will not like to bore you with history and all what the scholars have been saying, so here is the summary. That the birth of Jesus is not as significance as his death. forget the festivity associated with Christmas and the flurry. Christ even though his birth was predicted by the major prophets in the old testament still had to live like   the first man, Adam who brought sin about. He had to go through the same situation  without any extra power to overcome. He was tempted like Adam , but he did not sin because he chose to obey God , rather than the momentary pleasure of obeying Satan. He had the propensity to sin , but overcame hence, was ministered to by the angels. He had to pass the test the bible says in the book of   Hebrews 4:15 For we have

The phrase ,'SOLID GROUND' stuck  as his second name, because it was on Valentine's day he got it.  When  our friend passed the love letter to us for approval  little did he know he was going to get a second name given to him by Christopher. The four of us grew up in the same neighborhood, attended the same church and did almost everything alike. loved the same fashion statements, loved the same kind of Music and practiced same kind of Faith. We were serious Christians and had been brought up strictly to avoid fornication and other sinful acts- no petting nor necking but hardly did any Bible study pass without the mention of fornication as a sin. We stood very far from that SIN, But we all cherished  a loving relationship with some one of our choice and always looked forward to the time of dating, courtship and finally the wedding bells. True,The church often organised MARRIAGE seminars, but dating was often skipped and we are told to be full grown men often, called ,'

3 John 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.  King James version, The Bible. Come to think of it why the hell, [sorry] is our pastor not doing secular job? Was saint Paul not a tent maker at one time? After all, he is educationally qualified and has a good connection to land a well-paying job .Watch reactions and see those who agree with you. if it back fires retreat and call it just speaking your thoughts aloud. I bet you, no matter the outcome ,you have quietly sown the seed. All you have to wait is for it germinate in the hearts of ' the poor in Spirit'. It will only take time for it to spread like a wide fire. Indeed, why is pastor not into secular job?  It all starts from that subtle words sow in the heart , but like thoughts.  Proverbs 4:23 says, '   Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life'.   PROLOGUE. There are obvious ways to  stir up confusion a

Becoming a millionaire is  following some certain lay-down rules of the game. It cuts across religious affiliations and colors. A COMBINATION OF TALENTS, HANDWORK AND INGENUITY For the sake of clarity i will number these facts and explain them as much as possible. he that has an ear let him hear. ONE, B elieve it is possible. without believe you will lack the zeal to pursue it. 'The believe', will open you into a world of possibilities, while other sees failure or rocks you will see highways and a vast untapped land. Remember, what the holy book says,'  Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believe. Do you have the mind set? Do you think it is too lofty a goal? TWO, the way of GAMBLING is a no, no. Looking for a boost through travelling to the small Vegas in your town [Casino joints and  pool betting] or traveling to the real one in America will only frustrate you. You have a chance of being struck twice by l