SERIES: THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. TEXT: 1st PETER 5:8 Salvation is precious. Anything that is costly, precious needs to be guarded lest a thief snatches it away-Rev. 3:11. Destiny can be stolen just as money and wealth are stolen. Satan is the real enemy of the pilgrim believer. He derailed Adam and Eve and succeeded …
Author: Geoffrey Munyae
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 …
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 …
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 …
THE DAY OF PENTECOST
TEXT: ACTS 2:1-17 Throughout the year, there were 7 festivals or feasts in the Jewish calendar. Out of the seven for 3 of them, Passover, Pentecost and the feast of booths, all ancient Israelites who were able were to make a pilgrimage to the temple in Jerusalem. Pentecost day was 50 days after …
THE GREAT COMMISSION
TEXT: MATTHEW 18:18-20; ACTS 1:8. Our Lord Jesus Christ came to the earth to build a kingdom, the church. He travailed in the garden of Gethsemane, for the church. When pierced with a spear on his side, blood and water gushed out, signifying the birth of his church. He told us, “As the Father …
AFTER RESSURECTION TO ASCENTION
TEXT: ACTS 1:3-11 The resurrection and ascension of the Lord Jesus are very significant pillars of the Christian faith. After resurrection, He would appear, disappear and re-appear for 40 days after which He ascended. For the 40 days He spoke to the disciples about the kingdom. He ascended from the Mt. Olives, 5 kms …
THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
TEXT: MATHEW 28:1-10. When the Lord was nailed to the cross, there was darkness all over the earth from the sixth hour to the ninth hour-Matthew 27:45. The curtain in the temple split, allowing all to enter the holy place. When Caiaphas tore His clothes, it was a sign that his priesthood was finished. …
IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
SERIES: JESUS’ LAST DAYS BEFORE CRUCIFIXION. TEXT: MATHEW 26:36–46. The garden of gethsemane was at the foot of the mount olives, facing Jerusalem. Gethsemane means “oil press”. It was a favorite location that Jesus and His disciples visited often. The garden was of olive oil production which included a grove of trees with …
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM
SERIES: EVENTS LEADING TO THE CRUCIFIXION TEXT: LUKE 19:28-44, DANIEL 9:25-26 Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem took place on a Sunday 6th April, 33 A. D, five days before crucifixion. This particular day had been prophesied by Prophet Daniel about 500 years before (Daniel 9:25-27). From the time the …
