A collection of spiritual topics, digests, and biblical teachings to help further your Christian growth
Empress Dowager Lu Zhi of the Han Dynasty in China was said to be an effective ruler who improved the conditions of the poor, lowered taxes, and promoted peace. However, in the winter of 194 BC, following the death of her husband (Emperor Gaozi), she had her husband’s concubine (Concubine Qi) killed in the following manner: she had Qi’s eyes …
Shortly after Sam Cooke’s death in 1964, A Change Is Gonna Come was released. The song was an instant classic, a haunting melodic masterpiece written and sung by Sam Cooke. Sam was born at a time where being black in America was seen as an everyday obstacle to overcome. The perpetual and blatant racism of the period had no doubt …
The “5 Truths” series comes to an end in a gripping message that
calls for introspection on Salvation according to truths revealed by
Jesus Christ in the gospel of Matthew. The lecture is provided by Bro. Seyi of Celestial Sanctum Parish.
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Ephesians 6:13-20. The purpose of investing ourselves in the divine armor is that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil (verse 11), that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore… This fourfold emphasis on the need to ‘stand’ or ‘withstand’ shows that the apostle’s concern …
If the obedience of children is part of the natural law which God has written on human hearts, it belongs also to the revealed law which God gave on stone tablets to Moses. So Paul goes on: ‘Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise), that it may be well with you and that you …
The instruction to children to obey their parents presupposes, as we have seen, the fact of parental authority. Yet when Paul outlines how parents should behave towards their children, it is not the exercise, but the restraint, of their authority which he urges upon them. The picture he paints of fathers as self-controlled, gentle, patient educators of their children is …
What will that day be? The day He surely returns. What day of the week? Sunday? Yeah maybe. Or not . On that day, it will surely be “Today” It is a day of beach going, supermarket shopping, job doing, stay at home relaxing. And then a thunderous voice will ring out to every corner of the planet. Calling to every …
The first of 5 series based on a song composition by a Celestial Church of Christ Choir. The song original title “Otito Marun” translates to “Five Truths” in English. It speaks of five gospel truths as revealed by Jesus Christ in the gospel of Matthew. This presentation further breaks down each truth according to gospel and words of our Lord …
The love of Christ is bountiful to all who love and believe in him. He loved us even before we loved him (1 John-4:19) the book of Revelation says, “Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood. The book of Romans (Chapter 5:85) goes on further to explain the love of Christ to …
The story of balaam’s talking donkey has always been one of the most fascinating stories of the Bible for me. While Balaam intended to go and curse the people of Israel, his donkey’s eyes were opened to see the Angel of the Lord standing in their way. Her mouth was opened and human speech proceeded out. It tells me that …