…he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, 'Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you…' - Mark 5:18-19 REFERENCE Mark 5:1-20 Good morning! Welcome to a great week on Inspired 2Go! Our focus this week will be on an all important topic in the kingdom of God: “Evangelism.” I trust God that by this, He will revive the fire of evangelism in you. Evangelism means spreading the good news of Christ to others; and...
Show that you are my followers by producing much fruit. This will bring honor to my Father. - John 15:8 (ERV) REFERENCE John 15:1-8 God planted you in this world so you can be fruitful in your sphere of influence. God’s first words to mankind at creation are, “Be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28). That means, God has programmed in every man, the capacity to bring forth fruits , else He will be a wicked God to demand from you what you do not have the capacity to give. To be fruitful is to produce fruits or to...
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. ~ II Corinthians 5:20 REFERENCE II Corinthians 5:17-20 An ambassador is the highest-ranking official of a diplomatic service with authority to serve as the “official representative” of his/her country in a foreign land. As a Christian, God has called you to serve on this earth as His ambassador from heaven. Your function as God’s ambassador, is to further His policies here on earth, i.e. ensure that His will is done on earth as it...
For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement) -Acts 4:36b (NLT) REFERENCE Acts 4: 32-37; 9:26-28 & 11:22-26 How does it feel to get an award or to be rewarded for something you have done well? How does it feel to be recognized for every effort you put into doing the right thing? How will you feel if every day, everybody around you said good things to you? Today, we live in a world where everybody tends to be harsh; finances are hard, everybody seems so stressed up and they...
But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. - Isaiah 40:31 REFERENCE Isaiah 40:28-31 Most times, when we pray and see immediate results, we testify and glorify God. But when we have to wait for results, we become frazzled. Waiting can be perplexing and can get you to a place of discouragement. However, waiting is part of life, so we have to learn the art of it. The word ‘wait’ in our text is...
Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. – Psalm 92:13 REFERENCE Psalm 92:12-15 Continued from yesterday… In Matthew 13:3-6 & 18-23, Jesus gave the parable of a sower who went out to sow seeds. Interestingly, the seeds fell on four different places, but only in one place was harvest produced, i.e those that fell on good ground because their roots went deep and got nourishment from the underground waters; the others didn’t survive because they couldn’t develop roots! This further buttresses the point, that it is your...
Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. – Psalm 92:13 REFERENCE Psalm 92:12-15 The root is that part of a plant that attaches it to the ground and conveys water and nourishment to the rest of the plant. Every physical thing we see, e.g. trees have an unseen root that sustains them; their durability, strength, sustenance, survival and the health of their fruit is ultimately determined by how deep their roots go into the ground. In the Bible, trees are used to refer to man (Psalm 1:3,...
…Indeed, satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you… when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren. - Luke 22:31-32 REFERENCE Luke 22:31-33 This is a message of hope to every backslider (any believer who has become cold about the things of God, i.e. lost the desire to seek God), that God never gives up on them, neither does He write them off. The future He desires for every backslider is a return to the Lord; that no matter what allures of life draw them away from...
So his fellow servant fell down… and BEGGED him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ And he would not, but went and THREW HIM INTO PRISON till he should pay the debt. - Matthew 18:29-30 (Emphasis mine). REFERENCE Matthew 18:21-33 Why does forgiven humanity find it hard to forgive humanity? Truly, we have no justification to not forgive anybody, considering what God has forgiven us and daily forgives us. If we must be successful in all our relationships, we must learn to forgive quickly and to forgive all. That’s the pattern we have...
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished’. And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. ~ John 19:30 REFERENCE John 19:23:30 Following the life of Jesus Christ and the sequence of events on the cross, the earthly life of Jesus Christ fulfilled every prophecy spoken about Him, He came to fulfil destiny, at every point in His life, the Bible records things He did or those that happened to Him with statements like, “as it was written…., to fulfil the scriptures…, so the saying may be fulfilled…, etc.” Therefore, at this...