The things that are responsible and can help us to advance in life were taught in this series. We looked at: Gathering is your company, your tribe.You must understand that there is a need for a company, an association. And you must find your company. Nobody can advance in life alone, life is not done […]
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Many are expectant and want to see the life of Christ evident in us. So, it is required of us to take our spiritual advancement seriously. The Lord spoke to the Israelites to leave Horeb. They were already content with that location. Whereas had a better plan that he God commanded them to go to
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Deuteronomy 1:6-10 We saw how the Israelites dwelled so long in Horeb before God instructed them to leave. The Israelites saw Horeb as the only place God will always be to release his blessings to them because Horeb is Mount Sinai where Moses received the law. But God cannot be boxed. He won’t do the
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Acts 20:24 NKJV “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” Apostle Paul’s motivation from that scripture was
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The basis for our desire to advance, to stretch, not to hold back is not because of anyone, it is because we don’t want to meet with Jesus and he will tell us that only if we know what was wired into our ordination, that which he programmed for our life. It is out of wisdom
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Deuteronomy 1:6-8 This scripture shows that the Lord has set a land before the children of Israel, all they have to do is to go in and posses. This is God’s instruction to them. And this instructions was based on the fact that there is much more God has prepared for them and it looks
John 21:20-22, Gen 4:1-10 In the race set before us, we must understand that we are called, graced and gifted differently. Even when people have the same grace or gift, the expression of the giftings of God and the grace of God in their life will still be unique. Individuality, peculiarity around things pertaining to
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Pastor re-emphasized that Complacency is a place of self-satisfaction, self-reliance and not purpose driven. Complacency takes a man to a point where he feels like he has arrived. Complacency can be a significant barrier or obstacle to the race set before us. It is largely rooted in lack of vigilance, alertness, and a misunderstanding of
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The Race of the Faith Using an Athlete as an example, all runners run with a single/same purpose which is to receive a medal but with different strategy and different training. The same thing applies to us as Christians. The set race differs but our goal is the same; which is bringing lost souls back
2 Timothy 4:5 – 8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. This scripture is saying just one thing not several things: The fight is the fight of faith, the race is also the race of faith, I have kept the faith is just a further
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