Luke 5:8 Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.” On an unfulfilled morning, Simon Peter was washing his nets next to his empty boat. Empty boats mean empty pockets after a futile empty night of fishing. They had toiled all...
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09 June 2021 – Bad Boys – Part 6
Psalms 51:4 “Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight.” In a monarchy, the king or the queen was the head of the country and he/she was the key to establish and enforce law and order. Justice rested on the shoulders of the monarch. Theocracy is...
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08 June 2021 – Bad Boys – Part 5
2 Kings 5:27 “Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” It was not just the greed of Gehazi but his voracity to use the gift of God for personal gain that brought leprosy on him and his descendants. Gehazi was the servant of Prophet Elisha who saw the dead raised, the...
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07 June 2021 – Bad Boys – Part 4
Judges 15:20 Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. The Angel of the Lord came down to announce the miraculous birth of Samson to a barren Israelite woman and her husband Manoah. The couple received clear directions about the divine destination of the child. She was not allowed to drink...
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06 June 2021 – Bad Boys – Part 3
Jeremiah 31:29 ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ One of the sobering truths is that sins, transgressions and iniquities do not stop with affecting us. Just as genetics are transmitted through the bloodline, generational curses are passed on as well. Generational curse is the consequence of calculated,...
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05 June 2021 – Bad Boys – Part 2
Matthew 3:8 Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. Lack of pollination, poor quality of soil or over pruning could leave the fruit trees unproductive. To boost a bumper crop, fruit trees need tender care. Lack of pollination can be corrected by building a hedge around the fruit trees. Also timely fertilisers to improve the condition...
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04 June 2021 – Bad Boys – Part 1
Matthew 7:18 & 20 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Therefore by their fruits you will know them. Fruit trees fail to bear good fruits mainly because of failure to form flowers, frost damage, infestation/insect damage or lack of fertilizers. Fruit trees are rated not by...