Jeremiah 1:10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” “Words have the power to shape the world inside us and around us.” Words can create and kill, root and uproot, build and break, bind and destroy. Words have the...
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09 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 3
Proverbs 10:19 Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. The human tongue is extremely flexible, agile and quick. It can produce more than 90 words per minute, using 20 different sounds. The tongue, teeth and lips work together to produce sounds from the throat which becomes understandable words and...
08 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 2
Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Without the saliva in the tongue we will taste no flavour. The chemicals in the food are first dissolved by the saliva in the tongue. Once the chemicals are dissolved they can be detected by...
07 October 2024 – Bridle the Tongue – Part 1
Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. The tongue is the only muscle in the human body that functions without the support of the skeleton. It is a tough muscle and the most sensitive muscle of the body. Our tongue is only 4 inches and is made up of...
06 October 2024 – Times Two – Part 7
Job 42:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. Forgiveness and forbearance opens the flood gates of heaven and inundate us with double portion blessings. It could be extremely difficult to forgive and forget those who assassinated your character, integrity...
05 October 2024 – Times Two – Part 6
Luke 5:5-6 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. Faith is the currency that exchanges double for our trouble. Faith...
04 October 2024 – Times Two – Part 5
Genesis 26:12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. Obedience yields a hundredfold blessing. Two handfuls from God’s hands would measure a hundredfold in human measures. The Lord blessed the efforts of Isaac because He was obedient. There was famine in the land and the...
03 October 2024 – Times Two – Part 4
Esther 3:5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged. Passion for Christ and the zeal to stand for the truth yields much rewards. The most important principle in God’s economy is that our rewards are not based on ‘works’ but ‘worship’. It is not what we do...
02 October 2024 – Times Two – Part 3
Luke 1:25 “How kind the Lord is!” she(Elizabeth) exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.” Faithfulness and integrity yields a double portion blessing. Our faithfulness to the Lord is measured by our consistency in our walk with God. Consistency, integrity and faithfulness make room for times-two blessings. The integrous do not compromise...
01 October 2024 – Times Two – Part 2
Luke 3:11 “If you have two coats, give one away,” he said. “Do the same with your food.” The multiplying factor in the kingdom of God is generosity and giving. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed (Proverbs 11:25). John the Baptist preached transformational sermons to prepare the hearts of the people...