Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” John 5:8 REFERENCE John 5:1-9 “Rise, take up your bed…walk.” What a strange command to give to a 38-year long paralytic. However, this divine word became the vehicle of divine power. This man was commanded to do what he couldn’t – to make an […]

We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. II Corinthians 4:8-9 REFERENCE II Corinthians 4:8-9 Apostle Paul was one of the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) in Christendom. Even though his ministry was marked by countless hindrances, he […]

We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;  persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. II Corinthians 4:8-9 REFERENCE II Corinthians 4:8-9 A popular adage says, “Nobody stones a fruitless tree.” This means, if you don’t matter at all or if there is nothing to you, you won’t need to fight any […]

I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. Genesis 12:2 REFERENCE Genesis 12:1-3 The blessing of God is a divine empowerment that triggers divine favor; it is the invisible goodwill that produces the visible good things we see, and it is a God-given capacity […]

Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” John 18:37 REFERENCE John 18:28-37 At Jesus’ trial, […]

And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Exodus 17:11 REFERENCE Exodus 17:8-16 In our text we see that every time Moses lifted his hands to God in this battle, Israel prevailed; and any time his hands were down, Amalek began […]

And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.”  Exodus 17:9 REFERENCE Exodus 17:8-16 One of the remarkable events of history is the six-day war. It was a brief war that took […]

Then God blessed them and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 REFERENCE Genesis 1:26-30 As Christians, we must understand that the only language the devil understands is power. […]

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. I Corinthians 15:10 REFERENCE I Corinthians 15:9-10 Grace is a divine enablement from God to achieve what we ordinarily […]

And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. John 9:2-3 REFERENCE John 9:1-7 If you are human at all, I know that sometimes, you […]