Pastor’s Corner

TOPIC: The greatest reason for Praise TEXT: Psalm 117:2; Psalm 135:13 INTRODUCTION: The book of psalms is full of reasons why God needs to be praised. Psalm 135 gives a birds eye-view of some of the reasons. The first is that the only true God chose to save Israel. It is also the most important reason. Israel is a connotation for the restored people of God. The psalmist though having some definite knowledge was perplexed as he considered why God was so interested in this activity of restoration. “What is man that you are mindful of him and the son of man that you should visit him” The reason is that man was made in the image of God and this image that was marred, had to be restored for God to achieve His purpose of creating man. Nothing can thwart the purposes of God. God needed man to partner [...]

TOPIC: The way to life is death TEXT: Isaiah 58:6-12; 1Jn3:18; John12:24 INTRODUCTION: I woke up to 2 terrible dreams in which I was on a journey and found I had to get to the other side of a two-way highway to go the right way. I was warned not to go through people’s property to get to the other side, but to use the public throughway available. I eventually saw a gas station and used it. I was going to get kidnapped and consumed. I cried out for help because I was told if I trespassed, the people of the place would cannibalize me. May we not be consumed in our journey in life by the enemies in Jesus name. Jesus body was broken so that we might be healed. Those that gather against us to eat up our flesh shall be scattered; they shall eat their own flesh [...]

TOPIC: Attaining Alignment and harmony with God TEXT: PSALM 104:35; Genesis 1:31 INTRODUCTION: Waiting and offering the right sacrifice at the altar of prayer are precursors to coming into the reality of God. Getting to this height in the spirit requires total surrender and losing oneself in the praise and worship of God. At this stage, there is a total hatred for sin and all that interferes with harmonies of God’s order.  The psalmist entered into this phase after cataloguing the creations of God and seeing the order and care that God expends to sustain them. “I wish sinners would disappear from the earth. I wish the wicked would be gone forever” Being in alignment and harmony with God in prayer enables one to tap into His power. It is at this stage that He directs with the Rhema word which if obeyed yields prosperity and good success. It is [...]

TOPIC: Offering acceptable sacrifice TEXT: PSALM 100: 3-4; Psalm 103:1; Romans 12:1-2 INTRODUCTION: God is LORD who made us and owns us. Passionately praising the Lord with all that is within us, is expected from every believer. It is to be totally consumed by His praise so that nothing of us is left. When this is done God takes over to intervene at the altar. As long as a man is still alive to himself, the possibility of God taking over is limited. God is a Jealous God who wants all the glory to Himself.  One of the characteristics of any altar is the sacrifice that is offered on it. Abraham took his only child of old age Isaac to mount Moriah totally yielding to the command of God, Moses left the palace as a prince to totally commit to live with the people of God, David would not offer [...]

TOPIC: Waiting- a way of Praising God TEXT: PSALM 29: 1-2; Psalm 33:1-3; 18-21; Psalm 130:5-7 INTRODUCTION: There are so many exhortations for God’s creation to praise Him. This is because of His great manifestations in nature. In the thunderstorms, David described the power of God as at the Red Sea dividing it for His people to pass, all by the sound of His voice. It shakes the wilderness trees bare and the mountains tremble and causes premature births in deer because of fear. God used His voice to call forth the waters in the foundation of the earth and in the firmament of heaven in the time of Noah, to flood the earth because it was evil. God’s voice can be favorable or unfavorable depending on alignment with Him. Good and righteous people, all creation should praise God for His favor in various ways- lyre and harps and new [...]

TOPIC: Out of the mouth of Babes and Sucklings TEXT: Psalm 8:2; Matthew 11:25; Psalm 19: INTRODUCTION: Micah! Micah! Who is like God. God is a wise God who makes His power, and might, known through what man could not fathom. The reason is to confound the enemies or opposition who would want to hinder or stop His will. His word and His promises are forever settled in heaven and would not return to him void until they accomplish what He purposed them to do. So, no matter what anyone does, they cannot topple His will. What a mighty God we serve. One of the sad issues confronting the Church today is the contention over doctrines. This is not a new thing, as it had been on since the inception of the Church. Paul in writing to the church at Corinth heard there was contention over certain doctrines especially baptism. [...]