MFULULIZO: TUMAINI HAI. SOMO: 1 Petro 2:9-12. Mtume Petro anawaeleza waumini kwamba sisi NI WASAFIRI NA WAGENI duniani. Mgeni maana ni mtu anayeishi kwa muda katika nchi isiyo yake. Huyu mgeni ameishi katika nchi ya kigeni kwa muda kiasi amehitaji kuwa na nyumba ya kuishi na kufanya kazi lakini katika nchi ya ugeni. Lakini …
WHO HAS BEWITCHED YOU?
SERIES: GALATIANS: BE FREE. TEXT: GALATIANS 3:1-5. When Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia about his concerns he described the people as being “foolish.” He also questioned whether they had been bewitched. It is not far-fetched to sometimes describe a person’s action or decision as being foolish. It is a fact of life …
STARTING WITH GRACE AND ENDING WITH THE LAW
SERIES: THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. TEXT: GALATIANS 3:1-3. As a Christian pilgrim goes on the pilgrimage journey, he/she later meets on Mr. Morality who demeans and disregards the cross and advises the believer that it is not necessary to obtain Salvation by the grace that comes through the cross. He deceives the believer that salvation …
WOKOVU WETU MKUU
MFULULIZO: TUMAINI HAI. SOMO: 1 PETRO 1:10-12. Mtume Petro amekubali kwamba wakristo wa kwanza wametawanyika pote wakihofia maisha yao. Hawa Wakristo amewahimiza kwamba wakafurahi sana hata katika mateso. Amewaeleza kwamba wamepata urithi mkuu katika Kristo. Mateso ni kwa muda mfupi tu, tukilinganisha na urithi tuliopata katika Yesu Kristo. Petro amewapongeza sana kwamba hata ingawa …
I AM CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST
SERIES: GALATIANS: BE FREE. TEXT: GALATIANS 2:20. We must realize that Calvary is not merely about how Jesus Christ died, but also how we should live. The early church realized this fact. Modern day Christianity has often limited the cross of Christ to doctrinal boundaries of salvation. But it is clear from the epistles …
TIMES OF DESPONDENCY
SERIES: THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS TEXT: HEBREWS 12:3 Despondency is feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement or gloom. God has put a race in front of everyone of us. The terrain of the journey is not the same, there are times when it is raining, there are times of sunshine too. The writer of …
CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF FAITH
SERIES: PRACTICAL FAITH. TEXT: JOSHUA 23:1-1123:1-11. Joshua was a man of Faith. At the end of Joshua’s life on Earth, he teaches the children of Israel how to create an atmosphere of Faith for their Faith to grow and mature as they moved forward into the promises of God. To pursue the presence of …
TUMAINI HAI
MFULULIZO: 1 PETRO-YESU KRISTO, TUMAINI LETU. SOMO: 1 PETRO 1:1-12, WAEBRANIA 11:1 Yesu Kristo yu hai, basi uwe na hakika na furaha hata wakati wa shida na mateso. Furaha hata wakati wa shida na mateso. Mtume Petro aliandika kwa wakristo waliokuwa katika uamisho, wametapakaa kote katika Asia Minor (Asia Ndogo). Mahali sasa ni Uturuki kaskazini. …
GRACE IS ABOUT TRANSFORMATION
SERIES: GALATIANS: BE FREE. TEXT: GALATIANS 1:13-24. This far we have discussed the meaning of “Grace,” the grace of God. We have again seen the recurrent word in the book of Galatians, “Gospel.” We have seen that although the gospel is one, today there are other gospels being preached in churches around the world. …
HOW TO BECOME A PILGRIM
SERIES: THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS TEXT: HEBREWS 11:14-16 No one that puts hands on the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God-Luke 9:52. After salvation, a believer has to forsake the world and the attractions of the world. Heaven- minded Christians are fast disappearing from the church. One cannot love the …