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  Key Verse: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” 2 Chronicles 7:14. Text: 2 Chronicles 7:12-22 If you are familiar with promotional advertisements, you should also be familiar with the expression, “Terms and conditions apply”. It is a phrase advertisers often use to limit their responsibilities and protect themselves from undesirable claims from respondents. In a way, God’s promises often come with the same tag, but unlike those advertisements, there are neither profits nor veiled motives in His terms. King Solomon dedicated the temple he built for God with eloquent prayer, great sacrifices and glorious praise and worship. After all these, the Lord appeared to him one night and assured him of answers to his prayer. He further promised to grant perpetual government to Solomon and his posterity. However...

  ANCHOR TEXT: “Once more a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above” Isaiah 37:31. Fruits grow upward while roots grow downward. Fruits are external while roots are internal. Fruits are conspicuous while roots are obscure. Yet the roots determine the fruits. How deep you are will determine how high you will grow. Depth determines stability. Depth determines height. The day a thing happens is not the day it began. The fruits you pluck and enjoy from an orange or mango tree came as a result of the nourishment from the root beneath the soil. Thoughts first take root in your mind before they become manifest in your actions. Jesus said; ‘it is not what a man eats that corrupts him, but that which comes from within…’. This means that the heart of the matter is the matter of the heart. Watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Be careful with your words for they become your actions and watch your actions for they become your character. Your charac...

“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit… The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:6 & 8 Years ago I had to represent the company I used to work for at the time, in South Africa. I went through all the necessary preparations with our partners because I was the one going to do the presentation. When I was about to go, one of them shook my hand and said, the forces be with you. I did not want to say amen because I was not sure which force he was referring to. But when I inquired about him, I found out that he is a Jew. Sometimes you think you are the only one that knows God. Every Jew knows that the horse can be prepared for battle, but safety is of the Lord. You should do your homework, you should plan, you should pray, and you should read if need be. But every Jew knows that there is an unseen force t...