“Melodies of Faith” is a spiritual journey through hymns that enrich our understanding of divine mystery and self-reflection. This week, Nkanu Egbe focuses on recognising the mystery of God and ourselves, drawing inspiration from Psalm 139, which highlights God’s intimate knowledge of us and our need for Sabbath rest and renewal. Praise the Source of Read More…
Faith
What to Do When You Are in the Pit
Psalm 40 These are very difficult and challenging times, but this should not come as a surprise to those who believe in Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour. In fact, Jesus told His disciples to expect trials. He begins John 16 by stating (John 16:1, 2), “All this I have told you so Read More…
The Patience of Jesus Christ
Psalm 40:1 In the light of Jesus’ command that the Lord’s Table be observed in remembrance of Him (Luke 22:19), we want to consider, very briefly, the Patience of Jesus Christ. Our text is taken from Psalm 40:1 where the Psalmist said, “I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my Read More…
The Blessings of Forgiveness
Psalm 32 Marghanita Laski was one of England’s best-known secular humanists and novelists. Just before she died in 1988, she said in a television interview, “What I envy most about you Christians is your forgiveness; I have nobody to forgive me.” Unfortunately, there are many people like her in the world today without the experience Read More…
Experiencing the Blessing of Family – Lesson from the Family of Jacob
(Genesis 28:1-5; 29:15-31) Experiencing the blessing of family does not happen automatically. There is a price that we must pay, and there are certain things that we have to do if we want to experience the blessing of having a family or belonging to a family. In the past two weeks, we have considered the Read More…
Experiencing the Blessing of Family-Lessons from Isaac and Rebecca
(Genesis 25:19-34) The family is one of the greatest blessings that God can bestow upon mankind. Every human being comes into the world through a family. The family we belong to has the primary responsibility of providing for us, protecting us, supporting us, training us on how to live and to be able to fend Read More…
Experiencing the Blessing of Family- Lessons from Abraham & Sarah
(Genesis 11:26-12:9) The effect of Adam and Eve’s sin of disobedience is that every human being is born with a sinful nature. We also saw how God redeemed the institution of marriage through the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. If anyone repents from sin and accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour, Read More…
Experiencing the Blessing of Family
(Genesis 3:1-20) Although the family is meant by God to be a blessing to man, not everyone experiences the blessing that God established the family to confer on them. The evidence for this assertion abounds everywhere. Many people have had their lives messed up by the experiences they had while growing up in their families. Read More…
The Blessing of Family
(Genesis 2:15-25) The family is one of the greatest blessings that God has bestowed on mankind. The blessings that God wants you to experience through your place or position in your family is greater than that which any other your place or position in life can ever bring to you. Also, it is God’s desire Read More…
Giving to Build God’s House
(1 Chronicles 29:1-19) At the very root of the subject of giving to God are the following questions: Why should we give of our time, our talents and treasures to the Lord at all? What are the right reasons for giving to God? There are various reasons why people give their offerings or service to Read More…