UNDERSTANDING GRACE; BENEFITTING FROM GRACE. Ephesians 2:8-9 says: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest anyone should boast.” *Grace is not earned or achieved by any means humanly possible. Grace is a gift from God. Grace is commonly…
EVEN POLITICIANS ARE ENTITLED TO DOUBLE PORTIONS. *Good leaders of the people such as politicians, kings and priests are also entitled to double portions, instead of shame and dishonour; when they serve well and not mess things up by taking or asking for more than a fare share. *2Kings 2:9 says: “And so it was,…
PEOPLE OF GOD SHOULD NOT PANIC. *Romans 8:31 says:”What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” *The above passage does not say that we will never have obstacles or opposition. It gives the people of God the assurance that once they have God’s back,…
GOD IS FOR EVERYONE. While I was on a trip to the USA with the National Secretary of the Progressive People’s Alliance PPA, Dahiru Abdullalhi, many years ago; Dahiru got chatting with our lady taxi driver who at some point exclaimed, “man stop that, God is for everyone. *As at then, I wasn’t sure the…
GOD HAS BLESSED YOU; ONLY BELIEVE. *Joshua 24:13 says:”I have given you a land for which you did not labour and cities which you did not build and you dwell in them; you eat of the vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.” *If you believe and trust God, know that all these,…
THE GOSPEL IS THE REAL DEAL Matthew 6:33 says:”But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you.” *From the above verse, the gospel which takes you to the kingdom is not just a dress rehearsal; it’s the real deal, the right deal and the only…
HEAVEN HELPS THOSE WHO CAN’T HELP THEMSELVES. *David speaking in Psalms 63:7 said: “Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.” *God helps those who rely on Him first. God does not rush to help the strong, proud and pompous. A believer relies on God, through Christ…
GOD LOVES YOU; LOVE HIM OR NOT. *John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” *Even though we neither loved God by our conduct nor by keeping the Ten Commandments, yet God still went ahead…
CHANGE OF NAME *Due to popular demands, especially from the Seventh-Day Adventists and non-Christian religious bodies, the SUNDAY SCHOOL column has been changed to SAM NKIRE ON SUNDAY. This is to accommodate larger readership. Thank you. GOD WILL SURELY ANSWER YOU, IT’S WRITTEN. *In the book of John 14:14, Jesus said: “If you ask anything…
POLITICS IS NOT A DIRTY GAME *This sermon was first published on Wednesday, 18-02-26. However, it became compelling to repeat its publication after the recent primary elections conducted by some political parties in Nigeria turned out dirty and not so clean. *It is sad to note that there were numerous complaints about malpractices during the…
