THE MATCH WAS FIXED IN OUR FAVOUR Genesis 3:15And I will put enmitybetween you and the woman,and between your offspring and hers;he will crush your head,and you will strike his heel.” A match is a competition that seeks to find a winner and a loser. All teams can’t win. Everyone can’t win. Someone must win and another one must lose. To fix a match in our games context is a fraud. To...
A COMMAND TO RECOVERIES, STRENGTHEN THE SICK! Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.Luke 22:32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” Jesus tells the disciples that very soon He will be arrested, mistreated and killed. Jesus tells the disciples that their faith will be tested. Satan...
DID THE BIBLE SAY WE MUST SUFFER? Acts 14:22strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. 2 Timothy 3:12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, The Bible seems to be very clear that christians must suffer. Therefore to accept christianity is to...
SOMETIMES YOU CAN EXPLAIN BUT THIS TIME YOU WON’T 2 Kings 3:17For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. The king of Israel (nothern kingdom) was offended by the king of Moab who breached a contract they had. The king of Israel therefore prepared to go to war with Moab...
IN THIS MATTER DON’T WRONG AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANOTHER 1 Thessalonians 4:6and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 addresses this one matter. This matter has to do with sex, sexual immorality, lust, self control and the punishment...
ANYTHING IN GOD’S NAME MUST BE FULFILLED Exodus 20:7“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Ecc 5:4 — Ecc 5:6(4)When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. (5)It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. (6)Do not let your mouth...
Resisting Negative Pressure Presented to Nairobi South Youth on Sabbath Afternoon May 09, 2020 James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Pressure is that which is forcing or forces you to do, say, think or go in a direction you wouldn’t have gone to without pressure Pressure is force moving in one particular direction and influencing everything in...
YOU CAN LET THEREFORE DO NOT LET Titus 2:15These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you. Apostle Paul realises he can no longer be indirect leadership of every church. He writes this letter as a guidance to Titus on how to lead the church successfully. The letter entails what to do, what to teach and above all else the...
IF THIS IS PUNISHMENT, MEASURE IT LORD! Jeremiah 46:28Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant,for I am with you,” declares the Lord.“Though I completely destroy all the nationsamong which I scatter you,I will not completely destroy you.I will discipline you but only in due measure;I will not let you go entirely unpunished.” God speaks to Jeremiah so that he in turn can speak God’s message to the...
DO THE RIGHT THING BUT AVOID RIGIDITY Matthew 12:7If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. Rigidity is the deliberate refusal to be flexible. Religious people and their institutions are known to be rigid. Rigidity seems to define the most astute religious people and their institutions or organisations. To tell religious...
I sit in church or religious class and I struggle to understand what is being taught and preached. I realise a few other people are struggling too. The meeting ends and we are satisfied with having appeared. Somehow in my mind I decide that only a few people can ever learn and understand certain things. But this is not right. I read scholars' articles on very serious issues, the vocabulary is deep, the language is way above the average member of the church. My mind wonders and struggles with, how can this be simplified for everybody? God's word cannot be a preserve of only a few people. So at some point in my life, I resolved that it is my mission to make things simpler that even the least educated and youngest child can understand the word of God. Apart from my love for grey colours, traveling and eating chapati, I have a passion for teaching, preaching and simplifying everything for those I address. My continuous worry, is always, was it simple enough for everybody?
Dr. Rei Towet Kesis is a Senior Lecturer of Applied Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton. He has over ten years experience in teaching at the University and training pastors. He has also served the University as Dean of Men, Chaplain, Special Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor and currently as Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Student Affairs and Services.