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REFLECTION Suffering and glory is the theme for our reflection. Suffering is the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship. Glory on the other hand is something which deserves honor or praise. One of the reason Paul wrote the epistle of Ephesians is to give them great encouragement and to remind them of the mystery…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is inter-church aid. Paul embarks on a fundraising drive to support the Church at Jerusalem during the great famine. Paul appealed to the church at Corinth to contribute and have Titus and two other men charged with the responsibility of collecting the donations to come for them. “As for…

REFLECTION The end of the beginning is the theme for our reflection. The end of the beginning is an indication of an unfolding process which has seen its next stage of development. Luke, the writer of Acts of the Apostles gave a vivid account of how the Gospel and the Church began spreading from Jerusalem…

PROVERBS 8:1-4, 22-31 2 CORINTHIANS 13:11-14 JOHN 16:12-15 TRINITY SUNDAY REFLECTION The theme for our Trinity Sunday reflection is grace, love and fellowship. Christians all over the world observe Trinity Sunday to celebrate God’s unique revelation to humanity in three unique or distinct but inseparable personalities. The unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit as…

REFLECTION All welcome is the theme for our reflection. The Lord Jesus welcomes all in the Church because although He is a Jew, He makes His salvation available to non-Jews or Gentiles. In the (Acts 11:1-18, the Jewish Christians including Peter had hitherto thought erroneously that salvation was only for the Jews but, after having…

REFLECTION Getting organised is the theme for our reflection. Getting organised means to arrange one’s things or one’s affairs so they can be dealt with effectively. The number of believers were increasing under the leadership of the Apostles in the early Church. These believers came from different ethnic backgrounds, “…a complaint by the Hellenists arose…

Reflection The theme for our reflection is new members. Peter preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ and new members joined the believers of Christ. It will be noted that new members joined the church because Peter preached an evangelistic or Christ-centered sermon. “Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is twelve Apostles again. Before and after the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ, the number of Apostles was eleven instead of twelve because Judas had gone astray and died. Peter confirmed this fact when he said that Judas “… became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.…

GENESIS 11:1-9 ACTS 2:1-21 JOHN 14:15-17, 25-27 Pentecost day was traditionally celebrated by the Jews fifty days after the Passover. Pentecost comes from the Greek word for fifty. It was a festival of bringing the first fruits to the Lord and also commemorating the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai. Jews and proselytes Jews…

REFLECTION In God’s hand is the theme for our reflection. The Psalmist praises God for His mercy, care and love for humanity especially those who trust in the Lord. It is important to understand that if someone or something is placed in your hand it means you are responsible for the care and safety of…

REFLECTION Our loving bond with God is the theme for our reflection. Israel felt rejected by God when some of the people found themselves in exile in Babylon. Prophet Isaiah had warned them about the impending judgement of God if they refused to repent and turn back to God. Their hardened heart or disobedience was…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is God understands everyone. When you buy a brand new car from an automobile company, the company highly recommends that you service the car at their outfit or bring it for repairs when it develops a fault of any kind. Taking a new or specially engineered vehicle to a…

REFLECTION Where is God’s face? is the theme for our reflection. When you fall and find yourself lonely in a ditch and someone shows his or her face after a long period, the presence of the person brings so much hope and relief. Similarly anytime we find ourselves in trouble we anticipate someone reliable to…

REFLECTION God looks with love is the theme for our reflection. The Psalmist in Psalm 33 gives thanks to the Lord, praises the Lord for His awesomeness in creation, he admonishes all to fear the Lord and worship Him because human efforts and achievement is fruitless without His steadfast love, for, “…the eye of the…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is God weeps with us and for us. To weep means to shed tears. Jeremiah uses the human characteristic of weeping as an anthropomorphism to describe God’s response to sin and its effect on human beings and nature at large. Jeremiah warns Israel to repent and turn to God…

REFLECTION Awesome God is the theme for our reflection. To be awesome means to be inspiring or extremely impressive. To describe something or someone as awesome one would have had an encounter with the thing or the person. The Psalmist who is an Israelite had observed and encountered two deities, one created by human beings…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is God sits. The psalmist praises God because He is the King over all the Earth who sits on His throne. “Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! God…

First of all, we need to define the phrase body piercing and body reconstruction and then situate it within the quest of whether or not it is sin. Body piercing is when a hole is made in your body so you can add a piece of jewelry for decoration. Before we proceed, it is important to…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is a God with ears. Will God create us with ears and not hear Himself? The answer is an emphatic no, it is however important to note that God is merciful to all His creation and blesses them with the common necessities of life but God hears the call…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is life of God ‘s life, breath of God’s breath. A person must have life in order to breath. In other words God is the source of life and breath of all livings creatures including human beings. “…the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and…

ACTS 16:9-15 REVELATION 21:1-10 JOHN 14:23-29 SUNDAY REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is ‘prepare for the heavenly city. Prepare for the heavenly city is a call to be ready for the Kingdom of God. We shall focus on three ways to be ready or to prepared for the Heavenly City: We must prepare for…

REFLECTION Alpha and Omega is the theme for our reflection. Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet. ‘Alpha and Omega’ therefore means the first and the last or the beginning and the end. “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me,…

REFLECTION Open borders is the theme for our reflection. An open border is a border that enables free movement of people (and often of goods) between jurisdictions with no restrictions on movement or lack of substantive border control. The New Heaven and New Earth which is the New Jerusalem or Kingdom of God is given…

Faith or to believe is defined in Hebrews 11: 1 as “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Unbelief or lack of faith renders prayer meaningless, salvation and the existence of God, a myth. Faith or belief connects us to spiritual realities and causes the supernatural to happen in our…

REFLECTION A “new Heaven-Earth” is the theme for our reflection. A new Heaven-Earth is promised to believers who can endure the tribulation and temptations of this world. It is comforting and encouraging to know that our lives do not end with the destruction of this present heaven and earth. “Then I saw a new heaven…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is Hallelujah! An eternal union. The word Hallelujah means praise the Lord. Hallelujah because there an eternal union which is likened to a marriage union between Jesus Christ (groom) and the Church (bride) when He returns with His heavenly hosts to judge and redeem the Church. “Then I heard…

REFLECTION Babylon the great is grounded is the theme for our reflection. Grounded means punished. Babylon was a world super power that practiced paganism and once held God’s people Isreal captive. Babylon has become the symbolism for idol worship, prostitution and any system that stood against God’s servants. In Revelation 17 a woman is likened…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is eternal life. Eternal life is the glorious life after death guaranteed for all who die in our Lord Jesus Christ. John in Revelation 12 makes us understand that eternal life does not come on a silver platter. Satan who is given the imagery of the dragon had been…

REFLECTION The burning of the earth is theme for our reflection. Revelation 8 presents to us a the destruction of the earth by fire through the blowing of seven trumpets by seven Angels. Anytime one blows the trumpet something catastrophic happens to the earth and its inhabitants. Is it not interesting how God uses seven…

REFLECTION Quenching thirst with the water of life is the theme for our reflection. John receives a revelation concerning the salvation of the Jews and “… a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white…

REFLECTION The ‘four horsemen’ is the theme for our reflection. The four horsemen represent symbolic signs or events that will precede the end time. The first horseman wears a crown and holds a bow while riding on a white horse. He represents conquest. The second horseman rides a fiery red horse carrying a large sword…

REFLECTION A kin-dom of every tribe is the theme for our reflection.  Kin refers to a group of persons of a common ancestry. It also refers to one’s family or relations. Kingdom and Kin-dom sound alike but the difference between the two words or concepts is that a Kingdom is a country, state, or territory…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is God’s chosen at the throne. The book of Revelation employes metaphysical imagery in revealing God’s future plans for humanity. John who had these Revelation did use human intellect to describe the scenes God revealed to him. In Revelation chapter 4, the focus is on description of some heavenly…

ACTS 9:36-43 REVELATION 7:9-17 JOHN 10:22-30 Jesus Christ, our shepherd is the theme for our reflection. A shepherd is a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep. A shepherd also refers to a person who protects, guides, or watches over a person or group of people. In all situations, the shepherd is primarily a caregiver.…

REFLECTION A venomous snake is the theme for our reflection. Venomous snakes are species of the suborder serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use for killing prey, for defense, and to assist with digestion of their prey. In other words, a venomous snake is a poisonous snake. It is also known as a…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is birds. A bird is a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly. After several days in the ark, Noah needed to know if the water had subsided. He therefore employed the services of birds in…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is fishing. Fishing is the activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport. The disciples were in the business of fishing, most probably for food and as a source of livelihood. Jesus found the disciples who were professional fishermen useful for the ministry of fishing for…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is an army of locusts. A locust is a large, mainly tropical grasshopper with strong powers of flight. It is usually solitary, but from time to time there is a population explosion and it migrates in vast swarms which cause extensive damage to vegetation. Locusts symbolize destruction or devastation…

REFLECTION Consider the ant, is the theme for our reflection. To consider something means to think carefully or look attentively at the thing. An ant is a small insect typically having a sting and living in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens. The theme for our reflection invites us to reflect…

ACTS 9:1-6 REVELATIONS 5:11-14 JOHN 21:1-14 SUNDAY REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is Jesus Christ, our salvation. Salvation is the preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss. We shall proceed to discuss three ways in which Jesus Christ is our salvation. Jesus Christ, our salvation delivers us from this sinful world and grants…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is, the scapegoat bearing the sins of the people. A scapegoat is a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency. According to Leviticus 16:21-22, a scapegoat is a goat sent into the wilderness after the Jewish chief priest had…

REFLECTION The power of the tongue and its speech is the theme for our reflection. The tongue is the muscular organ in the mouth primarily responsible for speech, taste, manipulation of food for mastication and swallowing. Our focus in this reflection is on the speech ability of the tongue. There are three important things a…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is following in God’s path. The Philistines forcefully kept the Ark of God which was the symbol of God’s covenant and presence among the Israelites. Just like the Egyptians suffered different plagues when they refused to liberate the Israelites, the Philistines also suffered from tumors and mice that ravaged…

REFLECTION The theme for our reflection is, you may not withhold your help. You may not withhold your help means do not refuse to help others when the need arises. To enable the Israelites to be each other’s keeper, it was necessary to make laws to ensure that a person may not withhold his or…

REFLECTION How big is your God?, is the theme for our reflection. How big is your God?, is a question that suggests that there are other gods therefore we need to prove that our God is big and incomparable to other gods. Job’s encounter with God leads us to the conclusion that God is unsearchable…

ACTS 5:27-32 REVELATIONS 1:4-8 JOHN 20:19-31 SUNDAY REFLECTION Stand up for Jesus is the theme for our reflection. To stand up for someone means to defend, support or protect him or her. To stand up for Jesus means to defend the name of our Lord and remain steadfast in our faith. We shall consider the…

REFLECTION Your kingdom come is the theme for our reflection. The Kingdom of God refers to the reign of God over the universe. The kingdom of God is seen or understood from two perspectives. Firstly, we believe we are already experiencing the Kingdom of God because God reigns over our lives and indeed the entire…

RESTORATION The theme for our reflection is restoration. Restoration is the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition. God promised Israel restoration after a long period in exile. Israel’s disobedience led them into captivity. The Prophet Isaiah was called by God to warn them to repent but when they failed, they…