Author: Pastor J.O. Lawal

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Fire in my Bones

Why do you choose them?

“After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed. I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most men do.”

(Neh 7:1-3NIV)

When Nehemiah was governor of the land of Judah, he once needed to appoint someone over the city of Jerusalem. And interestingly, it was his brother, Hanani, that he appointed. But why did he appoint Hanani over Jerusalem? Was it because he was his brother? No! As the text above shows us, the reason Nehemiah appointed Hanani over Jerusalem was that he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most men do.

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A point of reference for good

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from pastors desk

Beloved: grace and peace to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. It is with great delight that I welcome you into another week of the month of July 2020. And I pray that God will perfect all that concerns you and make your life a point of reference for good things, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we see in the bible, the very first king God ordained over the Israelites was Saul. But after the record of his death, nothing serious is mentioned about him again. Why? It was because he did not live an exemplary life. Yes, he reigned for forty years. But those forty years meant nothing to God, for they were not lived to honour Him.

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Latori tabili Paitor Yoruba (Fire in my Bones)

Aritokasi ni rere

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Latori tabili pasito

Olufe: ki ore-ofe ati alaafia je tire lati odo Olorun Baba wa ati Jesu Kirisiti Oluwa wa. Pelu idunnu ni mo se ki o kabo sinu ose miran ninu osu Agemo 2020. Mo si gbadura pe ki Olorun se ni asepe gbogbo ohun ti n se tire, ki o si tun se aye re ni aritokasi ni rere, ni oruko Jesu. Amin.

Gege bi a se ri ninu bible, oba akoko paa ti Olorun yan sori awon omo Isiraeli ni Soolu. Sugbon leyin akosile iku re, a ko so nkan miran to se pataki nipa re mo. Ki si ni idi? Idi ni wipe ko gbe igbe aye arikose si rere. Lotito, ogoji odun ni o fi joba. Sugbon gbogbo ogoji odun yi ko jamo nkankan loju Olorun nitoripe ko lowon lati bowo fun Olorun.

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Fire in my Bones Life Application wisdom for living

Tell them the truth anyway

“”You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.””

(John 6:67-69NIV)

One of the things our Lord was known for during His days here on earth was saying things the way they were. He never lied to anybody about anything. He always told them the truth. And He did that, regardless of how they felt or what they thought.

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Pastor's Desk wisdom for living

Don’t lose your soul for anything

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From-the-pastors-desk

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Welcome to another week of the year 2020. And I pray that the kindness of God will make life sweet and pleasant for you all through the week, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

As we begin this new week, I want to remind you that, regardless of how sweet and pleasant this world is for us, there is a far better place that God has prepared for those who love Him. And regadless of how horrible this world may seem to be for us, there is a far worse place that God has prepared for the devil and all haters of God. Therefore, we must see to it that we do not allow our dealings with this world and the things in it to rob us of that wonderful place in eternity that God has prepared for us.

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Latori tabili Paitor Others

Ma se padanu emi re tori ohunkohun

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from pastors desk

Olufe: ki ore-ofe, aanu ati alaafia je tire lati odo Olorun Baba ati Jesu Kirisiti Oluwa ati Olugbala wa. Kaabo sinu ose miran ninu odun 2020. Mo gba adura pe ki ojurere Olorun je ki aye yi dun, ki o si tun larinrin fun o ninu gbogbo ose na, ni oruko Jesu. Amin.

Bi a se n bere ose tuntun miran, mo fe ran o leti pe bi o ti wu ki aye yi dun ki o si larinrin to, ibi ti Olorun ti pese sile fun awon ti o feran re dara ju u lo ni ona ti ko se fenu so. Bi o si ti wu ki aye yi buru to loju wa, ibi ti Olorun pese sile fun esu ati gbogbo awon olukorira Olorun buru ju lo ni ona ti o koja nkan ti a le se afiwe. Nitorina, a gbodo lakaka lati ri pe a ko je ki ibasepo wa pelu aye yi ati awon nkan ti o wa ninu re jawa lole ibugbe daradara ti Olorun ti pese sile fun wa ni ayeraye.

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Fire in my Bones Life Application wisdom for living

A way to hinder evil

“When evil people are not punished right away, it makes others want to do evil, too.”

(Eccl 8:11NCV)

According to Scriptures, God is a good and compassionate God, who is slow to get angry and quick to forgive sins (Ex 34:6-7; Micah 7:18). Nevertheless, there are times He moves in very quickly to punish people for their sins, giving them no warning and leaving them no room for repentance.

For instance, when Nadab and Abihu, two of the sons of Aaron, offered an unauthorized fire before the Lord, they were both instantly consumed by fire from the presence of the Lord. They did not get any warning; neither were they given any opportunity to ask for forgiveness. They were simply executed by God instantly. The experience so shocked Aaron, their father, that he was speechless. (Cf. Lev 10:1-3)

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Latori tabili Paitor Pastor's Desk

Fi gbogbo okan re jin fun Olorun

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From-the-pastors-desk

Olufe: ki ore-ofe, aanu ati alaafia je tire lailodiwon lati odo Olorun Baba wa ati Jesu Kirisiti Oluwa wa. Inu mi dun lati ki o kaabo sinu osu Agemo 2020, eyi ti o je osu eyi ti o bere idakeji awon osu ti o wa ninu odun yi. Adura mi si ni pe ki Olorun fi ayo re kun okan re de bi pe o ko ni ranti gbogbo ibanuje tabi adanu kankan ti o wu ki o ti ba pade ninu idakini awon osu odun yi, ni oruko Jesu. Amin.

Nibayi, mo fe gba o niyanju, bi a se n bere idajeki awon osu odun yi, pe ki o fi gbogbo ara re jin fun Olorun ninu ohun gbogbo. Eyi tunmo si pe ki o ma se fun Olorun ni aabo ijosin tabi ki isin re si ma je eyi ti o wa lekunrere. Dipo be, fi ara re jin fun patapata ni ijosin ati ni ise isin. Idi si ni pe eyi ni ona kansoso ti o fi le gbadun re ni ekun rere, ki o si tun gba oriyin lodo re.

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Life Application Pastor's Desk wisdom for living

Be all-out for God

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From-the-pastors-desk

Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours immeasurably from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am glad to welcome you into the month of July 2020, the first month in the second half of this year. And I pray that God will so occupy your heart with joy in this last half of the year that you will forget whatever pains or losses you experienced in the first half of the year, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Now I want to enjoin you, as we begin this second half of the year, to be all-out for God in everything. In other words, don’t take half measures in your worship of God or go half way in your devotion to Him. Instead, give yourself fully to Him in worship and in service. That is because that is the only way to enjoy Him in all His fullness and also have His approval.

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Fire in my Bones Life Application Topical Studies wisdom for living

Prove yourself profitable with what is available

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?” (Luke 16:10-12NIV)

When God first made man, He told him to rule over the earth, subdue it and replenish it. But we see clearly from Scriptures that God did not immediately leave him to start moving round all the face of the earth in order to fulfill the mandate He had given him. Instead, He first put him in a small garden, the garden of Eden. And He did that to teach us that until we have learnt to manage that which is little and profit with it, there is no way we can manage that which is great and be fruitful with it. (Cf. Gen 1:26-29 & 2:4-8)

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