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  • SAUL AND SAMUEL (1 SAMUEL 15:24-31)

    REFLECTION Saul and Samuel is the theme for our reflection. Saul was the first King of Israel after the period of the Judges and Samuel was a priest and prophet of Israel who anointed Saul and received instruction from God to him. To reign successfully as King, Saul was to listen to Samuel the Prophet…

  • FRIENDLY FOES (MATTHEW 5:43-48 )

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is friendly foe. Friendly means to be kind and pleasant. A foe is an enemy or opponent. To be a friendly foes mean to remain kind to your enemy regardless of your differences. Jesus said to his disciples “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your…

  • THE GOSPEL, THE POWER OF GOD

    SCRIPTURE READINGS 1 KINGS 17:8-16 1 CORINTHIANS 1:18-31 JOHN 2:1-11 SUNDAY REFLECTION “The Gospel, the power of God” is the theme for our reflection. The Gospel is another word of the Good News. John 3:16-17 gives the meaning and summary of the Gospel, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and…

  • LUST AND LOVE (MATTHEW 5:27-32)

    Lust and Love is the theme for our reflection. To lust means to have a strong sexual desire for someone but to love is an intense feeling of deep affection. Jesus spoke against adultery, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a…

  • LIVING LAW (MATTHEW 5:17-20)

    REFLECTION The living law is the theme for ourtttft reflection. Law is the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members. A careful observation of the Torah, the Torah constitutes the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (also called the Pentateubju dch, ‘five books’ in Greek), traditionally thought to have…

  • REFLECTING ON AKWABOAH’S “WO PE W’ADIE AYE DADA” – “YOU ALREADY WANTED AN EXCUSE TO DO YOUR WISH”

    Akwaboah is one of Ghana’s multitalented and insightful musicians. I chose to reflect on his music because his songs usually concern practical issues in relationships. “Wo pe w’adie aye dada” literally translated as “You already wanted an excuse to do your wish” is a song that talks about an ungrateful and overdemanding lady who left…

  • PREPARE TO PREACH THE GOOD NEWS

    SCRIPTURE READING ISAIAH 9:1-4 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-17 MATTHEW 4:12-23 SUNDAY REFLECTION “Prepare to preach the Good News” is the theme for our reflection. To prepare means to be ready to do something. To preach means to publicly deliver a sermon. Good News is the message about the gift of eternal life to humanity through repentance…

  • PROCLAMATION AND DEMONSTRATION (MATTHEW 4:23-25)

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is proclamation and demonstration. Proclamation is the communication of the message of repentance and salvation. Demonstration, on the other hand, is an act of showing that something exists or is true by giving proof or evidence. In Matthew 4:23-25 Jesus proclaimed the Good News (message of repentance and salvation)…

  • THE COST OF NON-DISCIPLESHIP (MATTHEW 4:18-22)

    REFLECTION “The cost of non-discipleship” is the theme for our reflection. The cost of something is the challenges or suffering involved in it. A disciple has been shown to be someone who follows the teachings, life, and aim of another until the person becomes like the master. Discipleship in the Christian sense is the process of…

  • THE UNEXPECTED GOD (MATTHEW 4:12-17)

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is the unexpected God. The unexpected God means God is unpredictable and full of surprises. John the Baptist who was known for preaching repentance and baptizing people had been arrested by Herod (Matthew 4:12) He was arrested because He spoke truth to power. “For Herod, himself had given orders…

  • MIND YOUR BUSINESS! (GENESIS 9:20-29)

    REFLECTION “Mind your business!” is the topic for our reflection. Mind your business means refraining from prying or interfering with other people’s issues or private matters. Ham, the youngest son of Noah saw the nakedness of his father and was cursed but his other two brothers who covered their father’s nakedness were blessed. There are…

  • GOD IS REALLY PLEASED WITH YOU (MATTHEW 3:13-17)

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “God really is pleased with you” To be pleased with someone means to derive pleasure, happiness and satisfaction from the person’s achievement or performance. God is really pleased with you means you bring God so much pleasure, happiness and satisfaction. “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went…

  • HOLY SPIRIT AND FIRE (MATTHEW 3:7-12)

    REFLECTION Holy Spirit and fire is the theme for our reflection. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus preached repentance and the Kingdom of God and revealed to the Israelites that “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy…

  • A LOVE SONG (SONG OF SONGS 2:10-14)

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is a love song. A love song is a song that expresses romantic feelings, affection and desires for one’s beloved or a couple. In Song of Songs 2:10-14, we discover a picture of a couple who have been married but the groom has been away from his bride for…

  • SEEKING A COMFORTER (LAMENTATIONS 1:1-22)

    REFLECTION Seeking a comforter is the theme for our reflection. A comforter is a person who provides consolation. It is believed that the Prophet Jeremiah wrote the book of Lamentation. His words of lament were most probably written soon after Israel was captured and exiled by the Babylonian empire. Israel is personified as one who…

  • UNMUTED PRAISE (LUKE 1:67-80)

    UNMUTED PRAISE (LUKE 1:67-80) REFLECTION Unmuted praise is the theme for our reflection. To unmute means to produce sound again after a period of silence. Zechariah was made mute by the Angel of the Lord because he doubted the prophecy that he and his wife Elizabeth would give birth to John the Baptist. “Zechariah said…

  • FROM TEARS TO LAUGHTER (PSALM 126)

    REFLECTION From tears to laughter is the theme for our reflection. From tears to laughter means experiencing joy or happiness after a period of agony or suffering. Psalm 126 is believed to be written after the Lord delivered the Israelites from captivity in Babylon. They prayed for liberation and restoration. The Lord heard their plea…

  • FAR FROM HOME (PSALM 137:1-9)

    REFLECTION Far from home is the theme for our reflection. Basically, a home is a place where a person or a family lives, however, the concept of home can be used in reference to the birthplace or in reverence to a person’s heritage. A home whether individually owned or communally owned gives us a sense…

  • LEAVING, BECOMING ONE FLESH AND NAKEDNESS IN MARRIAGE (Part 1)

    One of the widely used Scripture in wedding ceremonies is Genesis 2:24-25. We shall delve deep into the key phrases in this Scripture and appreciate their implication for Christian marriage. Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man…

  • BLESS THE LORD! (JUDGES 5:1-12)

    REFLECTION Bless the Lord! is the theme for our reflection. To bless the Lord means to praise, exalt, and worship Him. Specifically, it means to express sincere and humble adoration to God. Blessing the Lord is acknowledging the mighty deeds of God as we assume a humble posture before Him. In Judges 4, we are…

  • CHOSEN FOR THE MISSION OF THE FATHER

    SCRIPTURE READING ISAIAH 42:1-9 ACTS 10:34-43 MATTHEW 3:13-17 REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “Chosen for the mission of the Father” To be chosen means to be selected as the best or most appropriate. A mission is an important assignment given to a person or a group of people. Mission according to the Christian…

  • THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS BEGINS…(LUKE 4:16-21)

    REFLECTION “The work of Christmas begins…” is the theme for our reflection. The work of Christmas begins… points to the fact that Jesus commences His earthly ministry or fulfilment of the reason for His birth. He came to save the world from sin and eternal death. He summerised His work in the world in the…

  • START SMALL (LUKE 13:18-21)

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “start small.” To start small is an encouragement to initiate a vision or goal in a manner that grows to an achievable and sustainable enterprise. Jesus used the analogy of the mustard seed and yeast as examples of things that start small but grow and increase to become…

  • NBNB CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP SERIES – WHAT ARE WE TO GIVE?

    Our understanding of stewardship is directly linked to our spiritual growth. The more spiritually matured we are the better stewards we become of God’s blessings. Let us discover who we are and what we are to give to the Lord in response to His love and grace upon our lives. Blessings.

  • TRUST FOR THE FUTURE (PROVERBS 3:5-8)

    REFLECTION Trust for the future is the theme for our reflection. Trust means assured reliance on the ability, strength or promise of someone. Trust is also the confidence, dependence and hope placed in someone because of the person’s abilities. Future is in reference to a time that is to come or it can be used…

  • GET DRESSED (COLOSSIANS 3:12-17)

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “get dressed”. To get dressed means to put on clothes. You are what you wear or the way you dress usually depicts your personality and what you represent. In Africa and I believe in other continents it is easy to identify the tribe or ethnic group a person…

  • JESUS OUR SAVIOUR (NEW YEAR DAY)

    SCRIPTURE READINGS ISAIAH 63:7-9 HEBREWS 2:10-18 MATTHEW 2:13-23 REFLECTION Jesus our Saviour is the theme for our reflection. A saviour is a person who liberates, rescues or redeems, someone or something from danger or difficulty. The three Scripture readings point to Jesus as our Saviour. Firstly, In the book of Isaiah, we see the hand…

  • EBENEZER (31ST DECEMBER WATCH NIGHT REFLECTION)

    SCRIPTURES 1 SAMUEL 7:7-13 GALATIANS 4:4-7 31ST WATCH NIGHT REFLECTION LUKE 11:5-13 The theme for our watch night service is Ebenezer. Ebenezer is a Hebrew word which means the “stone of help” “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, “Till now…

  • NAZARETH AND EVERYDAY LIFE (MATTHEW 2:19-23)

    REFLECTION Nazareth and everyday life is the theme for our reflection. Nazareth during the time of Jesus was a small suburb of Galilee in the northern part of Israel. It became Jesus’ home because Joseph wanted his family to be safe when they returned from seeking asylum in Egypt. Joseph “…got up, took the child…

  • CHRISTMAS AND WEEPING (MATTHEW 2:16-18)

    REFLECTION Christmas and weeping is the theme for our reflection. The birth of Jesus brought great joy to those who understood the history of the world and the salvation plan God had and executed through the birth of Jesus Christ. However, for the hard-hearted and unrepentant King Herod, the birth of Jesus brought him bitterness…

  • WHERE ARE THE ANGELS NOW? (MATTHEW 2:13-15)

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “where are the Angels now?” Angels are represented throughout Christian Bibles as spiritual beings intermediate between God and humans. The Psalmist in comparing human beings and angels has this to say “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you…

  • IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO FIND GREAT JOY (MATTHEW 2:7-12)

    REFLECTION It is not too late to find great joy. The three wise men from the east were on a mission to find the newborn King of the Jews and the Saviour of the universe. Initially, they found themselves at the wrong location but kept on following the star until they got to the actual…

  • WITH HELP OF KNOWLEDGE WE SEARCH THE STAR (MATTHEW 2:1-12)

    WITH HELP OF KNOWLEDGE WE SEARCH THE STAR (MATTHEW 2:1-12) REFLECTION “With help of knowledge, we search the Star” is the theme of our reflection. Knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience. Today, the study or knowledge about the stars is part of a branch of study known as…

  • PEOPLE OF PRIESTS (1 PETER 2:1-10)

    ADVENT REFLECTION (END OF ADVENT SEASON) Congratulations to you for successfully ending the journey of Advent! Advent ends on December 24 and the next day December 25 is Christmas, the commemoration of the first Advent or the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Christmas reflection has already been published on the website (https://nobiblenobreakfast.com/2022/12/20/shalom/) The…

  • SYMBOLS OF SACRIFICE (ROMANS 12:1-13)

    ADVENT REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is symbols of sacrifice. A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. A sacrifice is an act of slaughtering an animal or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity. Symbols of sacrifice are valuable things we give to God as…

  • RADICAL RECONCILIATION (EPHESIANS 2:11-22)

    ADVENT REFLECTION Radical reconciliation is the theme for our reflection. Radical means a change or action that affects the fundamental nature or condition of a thing or a system. Reconciliation is the restoration of a broken or fractured relationship. Radical reconciliation is an action that has led to the restoration of an existing hostility or…

  • PRUDENT PARTNERSHIPS (2 CORINTHIANS 6:14-18)

    ADVENT REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “prudent partnerships”. To be prudent means acting with or showing care and thought for the future. It also means acting wisely to achieve the desired goal. A partnership is an association of two or more people or entities. A Prudent partnership is associating oneself or developing a…

  • SHALOM

    SCRIPTURE READINGS ISAIAH 9:2-7 TITUS 2:11-14 LUKE 2:1-14 CHRISTMAS REFLECTION The theme for our Christmas reflection is Shalom. Shalom is a Hebrew word that is loosely translated in English as peace. Peace is the freedom from disturbance or the absence of war but Shalom means the totality of a person’s well-being which springs from his…

  • DIVINE DISRUPTION (ACTS 22:1-11,17-21)

    ADVENT REFLECTION Divine disruption is the theme for our reflection. Divine is anything related to or coming from God. Disruption is a disturbance or problem which interrupts an event, activity, or process. Divine disruption is therefore God’s way of graciously intervening in the affairs of believers to avert evil activities orchestrated against them or to truncate evil…

  • THE HOLY ONE OF GOD IN YOUR MIDST

    SCRIPTURE READINGS ISAIAH 7:10-16 ROMANS 1:1-7 MATTHEW 1:18-25 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT The Holy One of God in your midst is the theme for our reflection. The word “holy” in Hebrew is Kodesh, which means consecrated or set apart for a purpose. When a person or an object is described as Holy it means the…

  • CONFIDENCE TO ENTER THE TEMPLE (HEBREWS 9:11-14, 10:19-25)

    ADVENT REFLECTION Confidence to enter the temple is the theme for our reflection. The temple is a consecrated building or structure dedicated to God by believers as His dwelling. It was the preserve for the Chief Priest to enter the holy of holies in the temple to make sacrifices yearly on the day of atonement…

  • THE TEMPLE OF HIS BODY (JOHN 2:13-22)

    ADVENT REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “the temple of His body” Jesus observed that dishonest and unjust activities were occurring in the temple where many have come to observe the Passover festival. The Passover was established during the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. Many Jews and proselytes (people who had converted to…

  • THE WORD TABERNACLED AMONG US (JOHN 1:6-18)

    ADVENT REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is the Word tabernacled among us. A tabernacle in Jewish religious tradition is a structure built for God as His dwelling place. Jesus is referred to as the Word of God in John’s account of the Gospel thus “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was…

  • ZECHARIAH’S VISION (LUKE 1:5-17)

    ADVENT REFLECTION Zechariah’s vision is the theme for our reflection. A vision is something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy, especially a supernatural appearance that usually conveys a revelation. Zachariah’s vision has two important messages. Firstly, he received the good news of having his biological son who shall be named John and secondly, he…

  • BEHOLD YOUR PROMISED REDEEMER

    SCRIPTURE READINGS ISAIAH 35:1-10 JAMES 5:7-10 MATTHEW 11:2-11 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT REFLECTION The theme for reflection is “behold your promised redeemer” A redeemer is one who saves another from harm, burden, oppression or enslavement. We are in the Advent season and today marks the third Sunday of Advent. Advent is observed by Christians before…

  • THE ENEMY HAS DESTROYED EVERYTHING (PSALM 74:1-11,22-23)

    ADVENT REFLECTION The enemy has destroyed everything is the theme for our reflection. The Psalmist laments to the Lord and calls upon Him to avenge the destruction of the temple and sacred place of worship by the enemy. This was probably the time of the Babylonian empire when they destroyed the temple. The Psalmist is…

  • THE TEMPLE BURNT DOWN (2 KINGS 25:8-21)

    REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is “the temple burnt down”. After King Solomon, a succession of kings provided leadership to the people of Israel. One such King was King Zedekiah, we are told “Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eleven years…He did evil in the…

  • HOW LOVELY IS THY DWELLING PLACE (PSALM 84)

    ADVENT REFLECTION “How lovely is thy dwelling place” is the theme for our reflection. Although God is omnipresent, human beings have build a temple specifically consecrated or dedicated to His Holy name where sacrifices will be offered to Him and His glory revealed to His faithful worshippers. The Psalmist derives joy, comfort and fulfillment from…

  • NAME AND NATURE (1 KINGS 8:14-30)

    ADVENT REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is name and nature. A name is a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known. Nature on the other hand is the inherent features, character, or qualities of something or someone. King Solomon fulfilled his father’s (David) promise of building a temple or…

  • TOUCHING PLACE (1 KINGS 8:5-13)

    ADVENT REFLECTION “A touching place” is the theme for our reflection. A touching place is a place that triggers intense and complex emotions especially that of awe, sadness and gratitude. King Solomon had built a temple for the Lord. The Ark has been placed at its rightful place by the priests after numerous sacrifices had…