All believers have problems with their mind sometimes, some a lot of the time! Perhaps it was a habit that developed before they came to know the Lord; some people seem to be worriers; others have struggles with fantasising about past hurts, rejections, broken dreams. Many males begin to fantasise about sexual things when they come into puberty. The experts say men have at least […]
I am convinced that when Jesus commissioned Peter in John 21:15-17 He clearly taught that there are two very important aspects to Discipleship. POIMANO in verse 16, translated take care or tend my sheep. This is what I call General Discipleship, which particularly includes the essential teachings a new Christian requires, which are expressed through New Christians Class, Cell Group, and Sunday Services. A group […]
So far we have covered what I believe are the first 6 essential ingredients, now we come to the final two. The first five ingredients were very personal between you and the Lord, Number 6 we put spotlight on others and their needs, now we come to number 7 The Bible calls it PETITION praying for yourself, we are encouraged to pray for ourselves for […]
I trust you are not tired of me saying this teaching is NOT a formula, but I do hope that you are seeing the progression in the ingredients. May the Holy Spirit confirm in your heart that these ingredients are essential if you are to develop a love relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Our last 2 ingredients were based on Psalm 100:3 THANKSGIVING & […]
In the last blog I said that this teaching is not a formula, but that you can begin to see a clear progression, starting with Confession (clearing the decks of any unconfessed sin). Let me remind you that prayer is an area in our spiritual lives that needs someone to walk with us until it becomes a lifestyle – (‘bosko’ ministry). I offered to do […]