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Husbands– the Bible clearly states that you are the head of your wife and your home. But do you know that your wife is the “manager” of your home? These roles do not conflict, but instead they complement one another. The phrase “manage is an English translation of the Greek word “Oikodespoteo”, which comes from two Greek words “oikos” (house) and “despoteo” (to rule). This literally means to “to occupy one’s self in the management of a household”. Proverbs 31 shows a wife taking care of all the affairs of the home while her husband Is away. So up to this point we have established two foundational truths about the home that are taught in Scripture. The husband is the head of the home, but the wife is the manager of the home. The wife being manager of the home, is a delegated authority from her husband, but it is an authority that God wants men to give to their wives. Below are ways that you, as a Christian husband can encourage, and delegate the management of your home to your wif...

Christian society has planted the idea that dealing with lust is mostly a male problem, and this is simply not so. During and after my relationship with my ex- boyfriend, the door to lust was knocked wide-open for me to enter. And although it’s been a while since we’ve broken up, I’m still dealing with lust, and such sin could have been avoided had I (and he) been more responsible with certain aspects of affection. We never slept together, but two Christians bent on keeping their virginity can still find ways of releasing their passions. If you’re currently in a relationship, and what you look forward to most is the physical affection, even if you’re not sleeping together, you are in lust, and not love. Looking back, that was clearly the case between my boyfriend and I. At times I did try to restrict the amount of physical affection we had, but most of the time I gave in, which brings me to another point. If some forms of physical affection make you uncomfortable, yet y...

THEME: RECOVER ALL YOU LOST 1 Samuel 30:1-10 We sometimes come to a point in our lives at which it appears that we have lost everything and there is no other direction to turn. David came to that point and his ordeal was recorded in our passage today; “...The Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way. So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive” (1 Samuel 30:1-2). At such critical moments, the tendency is to act on the spur of the moment, which often leads to irrational moves that compound the issues. David was wiser. After weeping and pouring out his emotions, he went to God in prayer and sought direction on what next to do. “So David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I pursue this t...

THEME: INTIMIDATED? Memorise: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour - 1 Peter 5:8 Read :1 KINGS 19:1-4 1 AND Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, so let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. 3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. Message: Discouragement is usually defined as a lack of courage, a state of mind which is marked by fear of failure and loss of hope. D...

Every day we encounter people who are on the hunt for satisfaction – in fact it is a journey we are all on. Jesus was aware of this fact, and it is clear in the way He interacted with people in his every day life. Today, Jesus promises us the same living water that He promised to the Samaritan woman. The water that He promises will never leave us feeling empty or unsatisfied. Before the woman could receive the living water, she had to confront her sins. Sin stands between us and the full satisfaction that is found in God. We must first acknowledge that we have failed and repent in order to drink the living water that Jesus offers to us. PRAYER:  Would you have treated the Samaritan woman the same way Jesus treated her? Pray that God would give you opportunities to reach out to the misunderstood.  Pray a prayer of repentance and ask God to help you to turn to Him for true satisfaction.

THEME : LOOKING UNTO JESUS 2 HYMN: What are friend we have in Jesus Memorise : Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Hebrew 12:2b Read : HEBREWS 12:1-2 1 WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Message: The phrase "Looking unto Jesus" contains three very important words of salvation, encouragement and direction for daily Christian living. Nicodemus, in his search for the true God and eternal life like every human being, approached Jesus for possible understanding. Jesus made the new birth very plain by using an Old Testament illustration of the fiery serpents of bra...

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. Luke 1:13 The Bible is replete of records on how God announced some events before they finally happened. Because you made it into the new Month, God will specially announce you in Jesus name.  Whenever God want to do something unusual, He first of all announce it, for instance, when He wanted to delivered the children of Israelite from the hand of the philistine whom He has delivered them to, He sent an angel to break the new to the parent of the deliverer - Samson. Judges 13.  When God wanted to turn the hearts of men back to Himself, He sent angel Gabriel to announced the birth of John the Baptist to his father, Zacharias. Also when God was fully ready for the redemption of man, He first announced it to the one whose body His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ will pass through to the earth. Luke 1:26-38. That was the...