“Repent Or Perish!”
“Repent Or Perish!”(Lk.13:1-5)[20/12/2024].After an accident where many people die, survivors go to their various churches to offer thanksgiving that God saved them. There is nothing wrong with such thanksgiving. But the theology behind such thanksgiving can make it wrong. To think that you survived such an accident because you were righteous before God already draws […]
“Cross-generational Grace!”
“Cross-generational Grace!”(I Pt.1:10-12)[20/12/2024].In one meeting of pastors in my current presbytery I told my immediate leaders ( children whom I groomed) that when they talk about output they should consider also that the law of diminishing return cannot be undermined in evaluating output. Some of us were bulldozers too in our heyday and some of […]
“In Defense Of Truth!”
“In Defense Of Truth!”(Jn.5:31-40)[19/12/2024].“I can’t believe this!”Don’t tell me this is true!”You don’t mean it!” Etc. These are some expressions commonly used to subtly express doubt.There is so much mistrust and doubt. Everything, therefore, depends on witnesses, as if witnesses do not lie.A few days to Christmas, we read Jesus bearing his own testimony of […]
“Knowing The Messiah Through Actionable Love!”
“Knowing The Messiah Through Actionable Love!”(Lk.7:18-35)[18/12/2024].Luke introduces Jesus’ ministry by ending John the Baptist’s ministry as he was locked up by Herod.John, as a herald, prepared the way for Jesus. While John was in custody, he might have heard of Jesus, but he was not too sure Jesus was the man he had talked about.John […]
“Be A Messenger!”
“Be A Messenger!”(Lk.3:15-20)[16/12/2024].A messenger is “a person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages.” Messengers of the gospel are carriers of the good news as they exhort and call the people to repentance.Even when the anxious and expectant crowds mistake them for the messiah, they should tell the people that they are […]