John 1:16-17 For from His (Jesus) fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. The formula to receive “grace” upon “grace” is to be full of Christ Jesus. Unmerited favour of God and undeserved goodness of God multiplies as He increases...
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14 September 2022 – Grace – Part 4
Zachariah 4:7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” Grace masticates mountains and increases praise. Grace multiplies when we are confronted with boulders and barriers that try to stop our progress. Zerubbabel was on a building...
13 September 2022 – Grace – Part 3
Romans 3:23-24 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. “God’s Grace” justifies. It was the grace of God that found us in the reeking dump of sin; it was His blood that washed us clean and His love that embraced us. We...
12 September 2022 – Grace – Part 2
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” “God’s Grace” is divine enablement. “Grace” can be understood as God’s strength over our weakness, and vulnerability. It is God’s energy that overtakes our human limitations and His power to overcome worldly and...
11 September 2022 – Grace – Part 1
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. “God’s Grace” is not a Christian cliché, it is the unmerited favour of God on unworthy sinners like you and me. Grace is a gift from God. Grace is God’s kindness that was not earned. ...
10 September 2022 – Who is God? – Part 7
Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge. God is All-knowing, All-seeing and All-wise. He is Omniscient. God knows ‘everything’ throughout all of ‘eternity’. There is nothing that He had to learn or...
09 September 2022 – Who is God? – Part 6
Genesis 16:13 “You are [El-Roi] a God of seeing. Truly, here I have seen Him who looks after me” The Almighty God never takes His eyes away from His children. He is the God who sees, ‘El-Roi’. He is Omnipresent. He is with us in the same viscosity that He is on the other end...
08 September 2022 – Who is God? – Part 5
Exodus 17:15 Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means “the LORD is my banner”). God is our Jehovah-Nissi; He is our victory. Banners are primarily used to advertise brands, events or products. Hoisting a flag or raising a banner was of great significance in ancient history, it wasn’t an event on...
07 September 2022 – Who is God? – Part 4
Romans 9:17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” God is Omnipotent, yet, He chooses the weak, the ignorant and the cowardice to exhibit His power. The pride of the...
06 September 2022 – Who is God? – Part 3
Jeremiah 32:17 ‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. God is the ultimate authority of the universe. There is no power above Him, there is no one before Him and there is no...