The Big Picture And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17) At this point, Jesus has not preached a sermon or performed a miracle. Yet, the Father makes this declaration. Ever wondered why? Twice later (John 12:28 and Luke 9:35), that voice …
God’s Plan for Man’s Life; Why Are We Still Here? “And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said, therefore, A certain nobleman* went into a far country to receive for himself …
God’s Plan for Saving Man Do you know the meaning of your name? My African name is “Tsepo,” which in the Setswana language means “hope.” As a result, my life calling is to bring “hope” and spiritual encouragement to others. What does the name “Jesus” mean? The Greek name “Jesus” is a translation of the Hebrew …
God’s Intention In Creating Man The Magnificent God Psalm 145:3 and 147:4-9 The God who created the heavens with over an estimated 200 billion trillion stars and possibly the same number of planets in a space of 95 billion light years, with each light year being 5.88 trillion miles, is the only God worthy of worship. …
God and His Creation; God’s Plan at the Beginning In the United States, we celebrate our Independence Day on July 4th every year to recognize our nation’s freedom and establishment as a sovereign nation on the world’s stage. Even though, as members of the African Diaspora, we did not experience the freedoms this country aspired …
And the LORD said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, YHWH, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”—Exodus 33:19, 20) Moses wanted to know about the …
The Faithful God “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.”—Deuteronomy 7:9 “If we are faithless, He remains faithful. He cannot deny Himself.”—2 Timothy 2:13 “For I am the Lord, I do …
The Never-Changing God “I am the Lord and I do not change…” – Malachi 3:6 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8 “You were God, You are God, You will always be God” – are the simple but profound words in a worship song by the Nigerian Gospel artist …
The Listening God Does God listen? As good Christians, we expect everyone here to say, “Of course He does.” After all, He promises to answer prayer in His Word, and God keeps His Word. Yes, God does answer prayer. To be honest, I do, and hopefully, each of us does struggle somewhat with the question, …
The Speaking God 16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, …
