Faith is made complete by actions 6 So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving. ................10 Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it. 11 Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the

Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies, 7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you,  but his heart is not with you. 8 You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten,  and waste your pleasant words. (Proverbs 23:6-8 ESV) v7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so he is - KJV This scripture is talking of a fake friend who invites you for a meal, but inwardly is calculating

The role of a believer as a priest is to offer spiritual sacrifices to the Lord. According to 1 Peter 2:9, through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, we were all given the position of royal priesthood. Under the New Testament covenant terms, every believer is a priest. We do not offer animal sacrifices, but spiritual sacrifices. NB: With every priest, there is an altar and a sacrifice. In the New Testament priesthood, we should build an altar of

A. Mark 12:28-34  - A question by a teacher of the law v28  - Of all the commandments, which is the most important? v34 - Jesus said to him, "You are not far away from the kingdom of God" Reflection: Though this inquirer was a teacher of the the law, and probably a good man, something was lacking: To follow Jesus who came to fulfill the law. Reflection: Be inside not just near. B. Matthew 22:34-40 - A Question by the teacher of the Law 34 Hearing

Part 1 The Church of Laodicea was saying they were rich, but God was saying they were poor. Revelation 3:17-18 - You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so

Haggai 1:2,5,7 Repeatedly states: "Give careful thoughts to your ways" ***(1:1-14, 2:1-9)** Haggai was a post exilic prophet after the Babylonian exile. The first group of the exiles following the decree by kin Cyrus the great laid and completed the foundation of the temple within 2 years. Construction of the temple stopped for 16 years following opposition. Under Darius, prophet Haggai urged the people to resume the work of building the temple under

The following scriptures encourage believers to use their God given talents, gifts and the grace which God has released upon each person in serving the Lord. Everyone has a task to accomplish, and an account to give to God on the Judgement Day. Colossians 4:17 - Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” Ephesians 4:7 - But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. v11-13 So

1 John 2:3-6 - How did he treat people? - How did he overcome temptations? - How did he defeat Satan? **What did he teach? Luke 6:27-36 The Aroma of Christ: Matthew 4:23 - 25 Luke 21: 37-38 Luke 6:17-26 Acts 2:22 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 1 John 3:10 - This is how we know who the children of God are, and who the children of the devil are.

The greatest commandment is about love: Matthew 22:36 All the LAWS and the PROPHETS depend on these two: Love for God and people. What must one do in order to inherit eternal life? Luke 10:25-37. Again, it is dependent on love for God and people. "Anyone who does not love, does not know God, because God is love" 1 John 4:8 God is the essence of love (to understand love, look at his character) - He loves all, no partiality, Jesus walked in humility

1 Samuel 15:2-3 God commanded on why the Amalekites were to be destroyed. Reflection: Anything that stands on our way towards or against God’s promises to heaven or eternal life. V7-9 Soul executes the command but half-way (Halfhearted obedience and delayed obedience = disobedience). He destroyed everything BUT spared the Amalekite king (leader) and all the best and appealing livestock. **They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality