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ave come to realize is
that if any person is in Christ, he or she is a new creature, born in Christ Jesus
who has made all things new” (2 Cor 5:16,17). That was why I asked whether
he was backslidden.
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ORD; Those who hopefully wait for Me will
not be put to shame. (Isa 49:23)
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CHAPTER 12
BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS
Covetousness is the result of the deceitfulness of riches. From the parable of
the sower that the ...
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o be my follower you must love me more than your own father
and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, more than your own
life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:26-27 NLT)
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My belove...
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and use God's criteria alone to
make choices, then good will come to you.
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CHAPTER 7
THE FEW THAT ARE CHOSEN
You have heard it said that many are called but few are chosen. Have you ever
wondered why it is o...
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ou hear things like “choose you this day who you will
serve. You hear it said, “choose life that you may live”.
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understand that the ...
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when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His
commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every
act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.
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lf have done it; all I could do was place my feet
on the path that led to that end.
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CHAPTER 5
THE LORD TEACHES
Please notice that when charting my course for the desired end, my guide was
the word of God, and ...
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cipleship. Remember that it is the lusts of men
versus the will of God.
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CHAPTER 11
THE GOD CALLED MAMMON And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are
the ones who have heard t...
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h, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may
live, you and your descendants. (Deut 30:19)
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CHAPTER 9
TEMPORAL LIGHT AFFLICTIONS
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the eventual outcome.
We must learn to look beyond immediate gratification.
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CHAPTER 10
TWO DANGEROUS DEVILS
In closing this exposition, I will like to show us two things that compete with
the Lord for the he...
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Prophesy!
3. Your Greatness Has Been Prepared
4. What is God's Will Here?
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bout mammon, and in the next verse he
said, “for this reason I say to you.” What He was saying in effect is that
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service of mammon. Th...
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n to have confidence; to look up with boldness in the face of situations;
to see all and yet say, “my salvation is near”. That reason is that your heavenly
Father knows that you need all these things. You have a heavenly Father who is actively planning and taking charge of your
life to bring you to ...
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of your
desire primarily, but a product of the path you are walking on.
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CHAPTER 6
WHOSE CRITERIA ARE THESE?
When making decisions, we have in our minds things that are guiding us. These
are the criteria we ...
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became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly,
and he was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the
LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. (2 Chron 26:16)
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The test ...
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of visitation. After that day, should
she continue in adultery, she would be an adulteress by choice. Now, this is where most people blow it. Many will rather continue in the
passing pleasures of sin. The time of ignorance that the Lord overlooked has
passed; it is now time to repent. But so many wi...
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ed to make my boast loudly in
the Lord concerning marriage, that I can never marry the wrong woman. I
proclaimed again and again that I shall marry the best wife possible for me to
marry under heaven! See, I understood that it was not in me to determine this
by myself and that all I could do was to ...
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hat are chosen x
8. Time for your decision x
9. Temporal light afflictions x
10. Two dangerous devils x
11. The God called Mammon x
12. Beware of covetousness ...
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sions for him and he was
overwhelmed by the influence of his surroundings.
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CHAPTER 8
TIME FOR YOUR DECISION I mentioned that it was when Moses had grown up that he made his decision
and that when he was youn...
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re of what I had and made no apologies. I used to feel
sorry for anyone who either tried to look down on me or feel sorry for me. I
was a man that had real substance, and I still am. The lusts of men! This is what kills a lot of believers. They know the plan of God
for their lives deep inside their ...
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the same manner, the love of money is shown by your
considerations for it when you have to make choices in life.
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consideration is how much material ...
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of the things of God. I recollect how one
day I sat and watched a TV programme in which a young woman was teaching
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children about sex. These children were secondary school kids of ages between
12 and 16. One of th...
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o what is called 'the
cares (or worries) of this world'. The cares of this world refer to the very
legitimate things such as what we shall eat, what we shall drink, and from
where we shall be clothed. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the
other, or he will hold ...
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life in order that you may
live, you and your descendants. (Deut 30:19)
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CHAPTER 9
TEMPORAL LIGHT AFFLICTIONS
There is one more thing I will like us to notice from the account of Moses.
By faith Moses, when he...
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question a business executive asked
R. W. Shambach when he confronted him with the choice of accepting Jesus as
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his friends would say....
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ll appoint such ones to work with them. In
the name of Jesus.”
These are the things we can ask the Lord for,
and we would all be in agreement. They are
based on divine precepts and the desire of
God.
We are not allowed to ask about their tribe, age,
education, colour of skin, sex, or religion (God...
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m the choice and
sovereignty of God to our numerical ability to
decide, as a group, who will be elected. We err
when our prayer of “thy will be done” now
means “let the person we have decided on
win.”
What we see now is churches declaring PVC*-
Sundays, so that if you do not have your PVC,
you will...
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ger, sleepless nights, protests,
expenditure, etc., end with just one thing for
the student—a certificate. So it is with the
Father and the church of God.
For the Lord's portion is His people. Dt 32:9
Creation was for Christ and the body of Christ.
Adam was actually made in the image of the
Christ ...
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ct that he will receive
anything from the Lord, being a double-minded
man, unstable in all his ways. Js 1:7-8
Remember, the way you vote is making a
spiritual statement, therefore consider your
ways.
6. What if he loses?
Please note that no ma er how prophetic, holy
and righteous you are in your c...
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ally to canvass
support. Churches should indeed teach
members righteousness in politics and
democracy. They should teach how to conduct
themselves when engaged in politics so as to
be pleasing to God.
Warning
I warn those who think they can use the pulpit
to campaign for any candidate to know that
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been called to do as
a child of God.
We are not called to criticize; we are called to
pray.
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You must not dishonor God or curse any of your
rulers. Ex 22:28 NLT
First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers,
petitions and thanksgivings, be made on beh...
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victims. Let us pray
like those who have the victory through
Christ.
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Activation by Faith
DI t shall be done to you according to your faith.
Mat 9:29
One principle we learn from the scriptures is
that it is only through faith that the plan and
bless...
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have selected their respective
presidential candidates. Unfortunately, the
church, as manifested through the u erances
of many of the leaders, is already displaying
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the lack of understanding that leads to
problems. A major one of these problems is
division within ...
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ate or party of their choice, even if it is
the opposition party to the current
government. That is different from just
criticizing the government. If you are
involved, be constructive in your campaign
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even as you point out where your party or
candidate may be be ...
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utlined next (and other similar
ones); we read them to Him and ask that He
will give us a leader, according to His will and
mercy, who will promote freedom, peace,
justice, prosperity and development.
Prayers
Scripture: (Thus says the Lord:)
He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear ...
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e body.
For this reason, when we are praying, we
should stop the habit of praying as if we are the
victims. No, we are not. We are the children of
the kingdom of God who all these things are
serving.
We must declare it loudly before God when we
pray.
“Thank you Father, because all things are ours....
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e
must be careful to take heed.
All things are possible to him who believes. Mk 9:23
Truly, truly, I say to you, if you shall ask the Father
for anything, He will give it to you in My name.
Jn 16:23
According to Derek Prince, the most
influential persons on earth are not heads of
states, politicia...
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ressure groups or be members of civic societies.
I am just saying such activity is not the primary weapon of the
body of Christ.
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In the time of elections
T his message is about righteous
principles as it relates to democracy for
t...
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om. He told them they didn't know what
they were asking for.* Yes, He understood that
they wanted positions of importance, but the
*Mk 10:38
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very thing they asked for, the left and right of
Jesus Christ in the kingdom, were not actually
su...
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the land.
What I am saying is that our faith is not just for
our personal needs; we have to activate the
goodness of God concerning our nation by that
*Num 13:33
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same faith that we use to get our personal
needs met. Once we can do that in agreement,
there will ...
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gs here and there and reading books, I can
remember only one message I have heard preached
on this subject in marriage, and it was not the main
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topic anyway. I know there must be messages
somewhere on this matter, but it is definitely not a
v...
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cuss this
matter of unity. Money is very important and is
about the single most important thing in life that
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shows where someone's heart is.
In most marriages today, the husband has his
money, and the wife has hers. She does what she
likes...
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He related with Israel as a
covenant people; they were often described by the
prophets as His bride.
What we want to know is what God created
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marriage to be like for those who are in Christ Jesus.
We want to know what Christian and godly
mar...
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ey
were right, I kept it for my use only because my wife
said it was too small for her needs and she preferred
the one she already had, a Sienna minivan, which
could accommodate her load and the kids.
Let us men get dirty at home with household chores
with our wives. It is not against being a real ...
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blems arise only because the couple, at
least one of them, allowed it.
A word, it is said, is enough for the wise.
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Sir, could you kindly address the issue of
denominations as it relates to marriage. We have
been t...
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ily agree that it does not contain any form
of respect in it. It is bland, and there are better and
more godly options. What was dropped so as to
embrace modernization had more approval from
the Lord.
I think a man should call his wife by a love-name, but
even though a woman should also call her hu...
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d the New Testaments tell us what to do and what
not to do.
Show your fear of God by standing up in the
presence of elderly people and showing respect for
the aged. I am the LORD. Lev 19:32 NLT
Some people think this is African culture, but it is
not; it is called the-fear-of-God culture. Pa...
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o produced is born of God and it
overcomes.
Let us go together in this book and create
expectations of marriage from the Word of God.
INTRODUCTION 17
*How to be a Christian. Being a Christian is not hereditary and
is not passed on by association. I...
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headship and submission in the home
even though it is a very touchy subject for
most women. Touchy or not, the truth must still be
taught, and that truth comes from the word of God.
Life has a structure and marriage has an order.
There are offices in life and there are ranks of offices.
O...
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spot
in your life; a name that her father or mother can't
use, and your children too. A name that no man who
is not eagerly looking for the wrath of God will dare
to call her. I call it a love-name.*
*On a lighter mood, one of my friends calls his wife Sweetheart
and she calls him the same. When th...
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who wants the favour of God must first renounce
worldly thoughts and accept the thoughts of God.
This book is about creating the right imaginations
and expectations in the hearts of the people of God.
We must know what God calls a husband, and what
He calls a wife. We must know these things!
We mu...
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my lawful wedded Husband/Wife, to have
and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for
richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love,
cherish, and to obey, till death us do part.
With this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship,
and with all my worldly goods I thee endow:...
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was an expression of deep honour, and a term that
connotes such respect and honour in contemporary
language will be more appropriate.*
My wife and I have studied these truths from the
scriptures and she chose to call me Baale mi.** T...
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cludes
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o ask for positions
from the Lord and He told them in simple language
that they did not know what they were talking
about (Matt 20:22).
INTRODUCTION 13
When our thoughts differ from those of the Lord on
a matter, we hinder His ability to bless us. Th...
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olish to be
submissive. You will see your husband do things
wrong again and again and you will come to the
reasonable conclusion that it is risky to follow this
man. That is how spiritual things work.
Submission is an attitude; it is not just a yes-sir
behaviour. Like I say to my wife, “I am anoint...
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for now I preach as much in what
we call orthodox churches as I do in new generation
Pentecostal ones. So you see I look beyond
denominations.
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Also, we all know that even among Pentecostal and
Charismatic churches there are many different
gro...
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your
name; take away our reproach!" Isa 4:1
A marriage contracted upon this kind of agreement
is definitely not made in heaven. The two cannot
become one flesh with this kind of pre-nuptial deal.
Some preachers and political figures have married
just for the professional appearance. A couple,
f...
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y many
Christians today still marry wives who are only
better than concubines in that they had a ceremony
to start the relationship. It is not to be like that.
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A Christian wife is not a concubine, and should not
be seen as such. She is a part of her husband—...
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tings of the elders of the
people. We all met it on the earth. God created it from
the very beginning as He was making the first man
and the first woman.
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re you ready to walk in the way that leads
to true joy and happiness in ...
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osperity and divine health.
Unity in everything is what characterizes true
Christian marriage. This again is why polygamy is
*Gal 4:13; Phil 4:12; 2 Tim 2:3.
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not possible; the Lord does not have to specifically
command against it. You have to first break t...
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ings.)
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This book is not just about marriage, but about
creating expectations from the word of God about it.
It only has value for those who respect His word.
If you are reading this I assume you are a child of
God. I assume you have given your life to Jesu...
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t is not a
romantic treatise designed to be appealing to the
senses. It is simply an exposition of the word of God
on marriage.
I trust your life will be touched as you read this
book.
Pastor Bankie
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This book is not just about marriage, but about creating
expectations from the word of God abou...
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e
already mentioned, authority figures are not
permitted to directly oppose the written word of
God (Acts 4:19). If it is something that is against the
word of God, of course the woman cannot obey it.
I need to add however that this kind of question
rarely comes up in a Christian home running
norma...
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e have not
developed. Don't focus on your wife's deficiencies;
emphasize the stuff that is good.
Speak kindly to her, and call her the name you want
her to be. There is a special power in your words.
Please call your wife; tell her to kneel, and begin to
prophesy over her head. You are the prophet...
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obey Him.
In summary, my message to you today is that you need to be careful to do and to choose only the things that are pleasing to God in your life, and “all other things shall be added unto you”.
For you who have been asking for God’s blessings all this while but have not yet committed your li...
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blessings of good children, peace in the home and enduring marital joy. Stop trying to mock God; He cannot bless a brazen disregard for His standards by those who claim to be His children.
Read this:
“I will destine you for the sword…because I called but you did not answer; I spoke, but you did no...
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s…”
Another thing; when you come to God, it must not be for the blessings, but so as to know Him and be subject to Him. It is after ‘sheeping’ yourself under His ‘shepherdship’ that blessings follow.
…he that comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently se...
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o church is in vogue; a time came that He cautioned them that it was not a case of following Him about or the title by which they addressed Him but that the issue was in “doing the things that I say”.
If the Lord is your shepherd, His word will not be mere religion to you, but you will take your li...
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Bible, you will know that the sustenance that Jesus experienced during his days on the earth was based on this 23rd Psalm principle. This is why you frequently read such statements from his mouth as:
“I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”
“I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak...
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THE PRACTICE OF FAITHFULNESS
"He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much." Luke 16:10 NASB
"And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, be in...
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haracters inserted for emphasis)
“So an elder must be a man whose life is above reproach. HE MUST BE FAITHFUL TO HIS WIFE. He must exercise self-control…” (NLT, bold characters inserted for emphasis)
Many men who have only one wife in churches these days are actually not fit for leadership in the ...
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urch elders, implying that other Christians are not bound by it. They infer therefore that there is no clear-cut instruction against polygamy for the whole church.
Let us get straight to some points.
First, Christianity is not a religion of commandments; we operate by faith. This means that we get...
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. 1 Jn 5:16,17; Matt 23:23). I have just used this issue to illustrate how we Christians related with the will of God.
Now let me get back to the issue of monogamy as the Christian rule for marriage.
Let me start by saying that the basis for this rule is not the commandments of Paul about the appo...
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it means to take heed to your spirit. Once
we take heed to our spirits, that is to decide what is really pushing us,
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then recognizing the will and plan of God for our lives is a very easy thing.
We will walk into th...
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forfeit his soul? Mark
8:34-37
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Let us be ready to suffer for the sake of Christ and the call of God for our
lives.
For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by
believing in him, but also by ...
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know God as you ought. You are not
yet spiritual until you reach a place where little or much mean the same
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to you.
…I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not
disturbed or disquieted) i...
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s glory and the exact representation of His
nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had
made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty
on high…Heb 1:3
For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are
all things, in bringing ...
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wn a house, a nice car or be able to travel all over the
world! So what is that compared with being imprisoned or beheaded for
the name of Christ that your brethren in the faith have suffered in times
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past and are s...
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ur positions in His army. The training is not a day’s job; it is actually a
very long process which requires patience and endurance. It is required
that we endure the training and be patient with Him.
The purpose of our lives is not to be blessed and to be able to enjoy the
things of this life. No;...
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l notice what the elder brother
later said to the father; that was the order in the house.
’Look! For so many years I have been serving you, and I have never
neglected a command of yours…’ Luke 15:29
The brother was what the Bible calls a serving son, and they are a special
class among children of...
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Loving the world
Please let’s clarify something here which we often overlook as
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Christians. Loving the world is not fornication, adultery, murder and
such things; those things are ...
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do not be anxious for
your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your
body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the
body than clothing? Matt 6:24-26
Please notice that it was the need for assurance concerning how the
basic things of life would com...
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y Pastor Bankie
In this portion of the word of God quoted below, I request of you to note
what Paul was using as proof that someone is a servant of Christ.
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as if insane) I more so; in far more
labors, in far more imp...
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s added in good quantities to
the dunghill as a kind of disinfectant. Also it was used as a fertilizer for
the fields. These facts are clear from the words of the Lord as recorded
in the book of Luke.
Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what
will it be seasoned? It ...
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hey are ill does not make that sickness the will of God; the kingdom
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of God is entered into by spiritual aggression.
The second reason Christians have problems is because of what the
word of God calls ’the just reco...
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g effect primarily
for just being present and being pure. It is not dependent on whether
the salt is trying to work; it just needs to be there and remain the salt
God made it to be.
What am I saying?
As salt-soldiers of Christ, our very presence is often what the Lord needs
to make the changes and...
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demn. This is the heritage of
the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the
Lord. Isa 54:17
”The Lord be magnified, Who delights in the prosperity of His servant. Ps
35:27
I understood that God cares for the sons that serve; there are so many
promises given to sons that...
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Eccl 12:13(King
James’ Version)
”My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His
work. John 4:34
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The thing worth pursuing in life is the will of God. Our satisfaction must
come from accomplishing ...
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s things to enjoy, but these are not the primary things of
life at all. To be in the centre of the will, call and plan of God is more
important than having material comfort. The Lord Jesus did not shy
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t (…and blessed quiet) for
your souls.
For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good –not harsh, hard, sharp, or
pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is
light… Matt 11:28-30 AMP
We are saved to be slaves of Christ, but if we do not serve Him willingly,
we do not become free, ...
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life for specific assignments. We
cannot do just anything and expect the Lord to be pleased with us. He is
concerned specifically about what He created us to be and the work He
said we should perform.
Paul was not an apostle because he loved apostleship. He was not an
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d the spiritual
atmosphere for success. Without the word, all struggle is like tilling a
ground that is cursed.
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It is first a call to discipleship
So we see that it is by His word that God starts to ...
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ed in any special thing we do for Him; He is only concerned
that we follow His prescribed order or ordinance. That is a major reason
why Christians often have problems. Sometimes we think we are doing
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ation will not at all be for
what we enjoyed but for how we served Him in righteousness and in
connection with the specific assignment He gave us. We have gifts that
He sent us to the world to deploy.
We are soldiers of Christ and we must live life like soldiers. We have
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ts in the prosperity
of His servant. That is a fact. He does not enjoy making us suffer; He just
says love for Him must be first in our hearts before any other thing. He
will make sure we do not lack.
David discovered this and said, “…those who follow the Lord will not lack
any good thing.” If anyt...
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waited first to get the
fullness of his earthly career before answering the call to preach. I
thought to myself, “I sure hope this chap was not called for the ministry,
otherwise he waited too late.”
What are the first things you are doing before obeying the Lord? Let me
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y fear these days. I am
important, and I may not be so easy to replace. This does not beget pride
but fear —godly fear. I do not want to fail Him.
His army
Who are the people in the army of the Lord?
The people of God who are walking and working with Him are the ones
that make up the army. This is...
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part of the body to fulfil a particular assignment in the army;
if He does not find fruit, that is a major problem.
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Many are pursuing things that the Lord did not create them to do, and
neglecting the things He crea...
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ry courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses
My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the
left, so that you may have success wherever you go. Josh 1:6-7
Joshua was told to be strong and courageous so that He could fulfil the
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God to be the motivation for everything we do. The spirit of God is constantly infused into us by His word and by prayer.
What are we when we are full of action but not motivated by having the spirit?
We are producers of dead works! The body without the spirit is dead; that is a spiritual law. All ...
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essive labour – because they do not have the spirit of the whisperer in them. Here I refer to the spirit that loves dogs that much or has a gift that is God-given. Each person has his or her own gift.
This principle applies to every area of life, even to matters of righteousness. Many times people ...
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ce like the Corinthians (2 Cor 8:10), but he is still a giver because of the giver spirit. A little motivation is all he needs and he is back to action. He is not doing it because of what he will get.
The spirit of giving is love for God, love for the needy, honour for those who are deserving of ho...
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please let me introduce myself to you: I am the God who makes barren women dwell in the house as joyful mothers of children.’
‘I am the Lord God of all flesh, there is nothing too difficult for me.’
This is God’s prescription: ‘If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord over your life and b...
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fasts and long nights of prayers are also very common with them. Those long fasts and vigils appear Christian but are nothing but shamanic practises found in most mystics religions, such as Hinduism. These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-ab...
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Lord put prophets in the body of Christ. Prophets were put in the body of Christ to help saints mature through instructions in righteousness and not to keep them in perpetual dependency of childhood. Excerpt from the book Guided by the Spirit, by Pastor Bankie (coming soon)
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