RAISING DISCIPLES FOR WORLD OUTREACH

 Is it your own? Building on another man's foundation.  I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church. 3 John 1:9-10 I heard a case recently of a Christian brother A who hijacked a school from another brother B. The brother B had come to him to help him with unused space in his landed property to start a school. The school started and because of the confidence the brother B has in brother A he allowed him to relate with parents and government officials on his behalf for the brother A has requisite knowledge of school having been a teacher himself. Barely two years after this, the brother A had changed all documents relating to the school in his own favour. Brother B was forced to leave the sc...

 This was her first time. This should be her last time.  She planned successful coup d'état in my house without my knowledge. She dethroned me to enthroned me.  My ego was deflated the moment I knew things could be happening within my territory of influence without my knowledge. I used to think I am sensitive and observant enough to know and understand events around me.  I confronted my limitation with humility. Now, I clearly understood the frailty of my sensitivity and consciousness.  When  I woke from my slumber, it was just too late to arrest or address the situation.  Just too late to start calling several of them that I wasn't ready for such glamorous event. I wasn't used to it at all. So, for the very first time, I got a physical celebration of birthday with adorable event to mark the day.  My cloth was smuggled to the tailor to get my accurate fit and strangely a new sewing master entirely to put me in perpetual curfew. My shoe was taken o...

The Need of Missionary (2) Economic independence of a missionary.  For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:7-10 No matter the great grace that a missionary carries. No matter how anointed he is. No matter the level of his oratory and power of influence. No matter the quality of his unction and the open doors of ministry before him. If he must depend on people for his daily living and livelihood. He won't go far in the work. He would lack influence and his authority will fall to the ground. He would hardly command respect among the brethren and he ...

Do you believe at all?  "Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked. And they replied, “The baptism of John. Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.” Acts 19. 3-4 Seriously, I don't know what's going on. Are we really living by biblical injunction or driven by circumstances and worldly injunctions?  You're a Christian brother/sister even a leader in your church. You come to your workplace by 10.00am but you signed 7.00am. Who are you deceiving?  Been a Christian parent, and yet you do not see anything wrong in examination malpractices. You don't have time to monitor your children progress while in the school, but now you're running around spending recklessly to ensure he/she secures admission into Higher Institution at all cost. You're driving him/her to 'miracle centre' where he can make the result without labour. Are you sure you can...

 UNDERSTANDING MISSION 7 The need of Missionary. (1) Financial/Economic Empowerment  Seriously, when the life of a missionary is correct. If he has a praying father and godly authority over him. He would go a long way to succeed and be effective in his task.  However, no missionary can be thoroughly active in his duty post without a consistent financial support. Because mission focuses mostly on area yet unreached and explored, he would expect little or no support from his immediate community. It is expedient therefore that he has a sustainable financial support if he must be active and carry out the work efficiently and without distractions.  Most missionaries doesn't allow their wife and children stay with them at their duty post because of financial constraint. They allowed them hangout somewhere in the neighborhood and cities where they could work and get something to offset the financial demand of the family. The absence of the wife and children already opens do...

They set out from Ram′eses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the passover the people of Israel went out triumphantly in the sight of all the Egyptians, while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom the LORD had struck down among them; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. Numbers 33:3-4  This is our month of triumphant victory. Month of total deliverance and freedom from oppression of lack, poverty and bodily sickness.  While you're rejoicing and celebrating, the enemies will be burying their joy and peace. Anyone who has oppressed and defamed us will be burying all they know as joy and happiness.