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Paying The Price Of Sowing

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Paying The Price Of Sowing Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 2:12-18 EXPOSITION: Undoubtedly, through Christ Jesus, we are restored to the glorious place of sonship with the potential for leadership. Nevertheless, the potential for leadership that lies within us requires some personal commitment for it to manifest. Leadership is like a seed, it needs nurturing to blossom into a full plant. And so, there must be a deliberate effort to graduate the potential into reality. In the course of this week’s devotion, we shall take strides in the farmer’s field to draw some relevant lessons from his various disciplines. We will closely examine the efforts the farmer exerts into nurturing a seed into a tree – beginning with sowing today. Sowing plays an important role in farming because sowing provides the foundation of a successful crop. The farmer always endeavours to till the ground – through the loosening and ploughing of the soil. – to provide a conducive environment suitable for...
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Equipping The Church Through Ministries

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Equipping The Church Through Ministries 17 Feb 2022 Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12:1-26 EXPOSITION: As in the army, The Church of Pentecost has gender-based and age-related ministries to equip the members on specific issues that relate to the group. One of the ways of equipping the Church is by getting each member actively involved in ministry activities. The more involved a person becomes in the ministry work, the more important the Church becomes in their life. A church which offers people opportunities to be involved in ministry activities would be more successful in winning and retaining converts than those which do not. If the church does not effectively use her members, she will lose them. In this vein, there are diverse interdependent ministries in the church. There is no place for independence among members of the body of Christ. Since there should be diversity of function in the body of Christ, there are different ministries and groups in the Church for the...
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Individual Responsibility In The Squad

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Individual Responsibility In The Squad 18 Feb 2022 Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 10:9-14 EXPOSITION: The soldiers in battle do not fight for themselves but for a kingdom, and the desire is to return home in one piece. This is the driving force of the individual soldier. The army stands as one body but it is made up of individuals. Thus, apart from the collective responsibilities, the individual has roles to play. These include, readiness for battle in terms of fitness, preparedness for role play, personal development and commitment to the cause of the army. When the battle against Israel became fierce, Joab, the commander of the army of Israel counted on the individuals who were best fit for specific tasks and assigned special roles to them. In doing this, he was performing an individual mandate himself. It takes individual responsibilities as members of a squad to achieve the overarching mission of the army of God. Taking up individual responsibilities is key in ensuring the...
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The Church As An Army Of God

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The Church As An Army Of God SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 EXPOSITION: An army can be defined as a group of people selected and equipped to advance the cause of a nation or kingdom. Thus, to liken the church to an army depicts the church as God’s primary instrument of combat against systems of the world which militate against the reign of godly principles and values. Like an army, the Church exists for both defensive and offensive operations. The offensive operation does not suggest violence, but underscores the constant and needful warfare the church must wage to ‘take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ’. To see the Church as an Army of God is crucial in these times. It projects the primary mission of the Church and appeals to the battle sense of the Church Militant. It is a wake-up call to the reality of the continuous battle against powers of this dark world, spirit of deception and spiritual forces of evil that cause humanity to rebel against G...
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The Power Of God’s Word

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The Power Of God’s Word SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: 2 Peter 1:20, 21 EXPOSITION: The phrase, ‘the Word of God’ is used in different ways. It refers to any word that God has inspired. It is also used for the actual spoken words of God. In the New Testament, logos and rhema are two primary Greek words meaning the written word and the spoken word, respectively. Both refer to the word of God. The phrase ‘the word of God’ is also used to refer to God’s written word, the Holy Scriptures. As we are being ‘equipped as a church to transform every sphere of society with values and principles of the Kingdom of God’, it brings to the fore the importance of the knowledge and understanding of the word of God. It is important to understand that the ‘Word of God’ is the Bible in various forms print and electronic. It is a collection of God’s inspired words spoken or written by human authors as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit. In His dealings with humanity, God made His character, mind, ...
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Equipping The Church Through New Converts And New Members Classes

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Equipping The Church Through New Converts And New Members Classes 08 Feb 2022 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 9:26-29. EXPOSITION: The major focus of Vision 2023 is premised on the understanding that the local church is the focal point for most of the church’s spiritual life and developmental activities. Thus, it serves as a training centre for Christians who are discipled to project Christ to the world. Jesus commanded us to go, preach, baptise and to teach the new converts: this is the main source of enlisting people into the Church army of God. Another form of enlistment is through holding the new members class. This is for members who join the church from other denominations or from other locals or districts of CoP. How such members are handled from the onset is very crucial to equipping them as a military squad, small group in possessing the nations. Our text in Acts reveals how Paul, who could be likened to a new member, was rightly assigned to a squa...
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The Church As An Equipping Centre

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The Church As An Equipping Centre SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Hebrews 12:18-24. EXPOSITION: Every army has a training ground, where the soldiers are trained for battle. The army of God; the Church is no different. The Church is an equipping center where members are equipped as ‘deliverers and saviors ‘of their spheres of influence. In the Old Testament, God revealed himself on Mount Sinai in fearful ways, and the Israelites could not approach Him. However, in the New Testament, God reveals himself on Mount Zion the Church. According to the main text, the Church is now where God dwells, making it a seat of power. In the Church, God equips His people and releases them as ‘deliverers and saviors’ to possess and transform ungodly societies likened to Mount Esau for Christ. In this lesson, we aim to explore this theme in the light of Hebrews 12:22-24. Hebrews 12: 22 -24 reveals that the church gathering, Mount Zion is the city of the Living God; the heavenly Jerusalem; innumerable ang...
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Equipping The Church As An Army

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Equipping The Church As An Army SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Ephesians 4:10-14. EXPOSITION: Equipping is a fundamental requirement for battle. It covers the totality of doctrine, principles, values, and physical resources necessary for combat against opposing forces. An equipped soldier is confident of success on the battlefield. This confidence stems from knowledge and faith in the resources they have been endowed with to confront the enemy effectively. Against this backdrop, the Church as an institution is a rallying point and equipping centre where people are made ready for service through purposive teaching and sharing of experience. God has made provisions for the Church to fulfil the equipping mandate. He has endowed her with gifts to equip members with giftings of believers known as the ascension gifts. Our discussion today will help us identify and make optimal use of the resources at our disposal for the equipping mandate. To equip is to make a person adequate, ready, fit, ...
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Full-Time Christian

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Full-Time Christian 31 Jan Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:30-33 Exposition: A Christian is one who has come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and is living his or her life to please the Master. Christianity is the life of Christ which transforms a person inwardly and manifests outwardly in the clear view of everybody. The one who has come to Christ is a new creation. He must no longer live like he used to but rather depict the new kind of life he has received. The Christian life must be lived 24/7. There should be no segregation between the sacred and the secular. The way a person lives his or her life outside the four walls of the church tells to a large extent the true identity of that person. Our Scripture reading for today admonishes us to do everything to the glory of God. This means that God is interested in all that concerns us. Since our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and God dwells in us, we must make sure that if God were physically present, He...
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CoP-Liberia Holds National Prayer Summit

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CoP-Liberia Holds National Prayer Summit 26 Jan 2022 A national prayer summit is underway in Clara Town - Monrovia, Liberia at The Church of Pentecost, FD Walker Temple. The prayer summit is an annual event organized by The Church of Pentecost - Liberia. This year's summit is the fifth since the return of the national head, Apostle Massaboi Zuwu, to Liberia. Over five hundred officers including national executives, all seven area heads, elders, deacons and deaconesses are attending the summit, which was officially opened on Monday by the National Head of the church in Liberia, Apostle Massaboi Zuwu. Speaking on the theme: "Equipping the church as an army to possess the nations", Apostle Zuwu underscored the need for the officers of the church to play their respective roles in equipping the church to possess the nations. "The Church is an equipping centre and therefore our task is to equip the church for the work of the ministry. Everyone has a role to ...
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