TOPIC: REMOVE ALTERNATIVES
MEMORISE: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
BIBLE READING: JOHN 3:3-5
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
MESSAGE:
The reason I gave my life to Christ was to escape all the numerous problems life threw at me while I was a lecturer at the university. A friend took me to see an herbalist who said I should buy a goat and bring it on foot to his house. Imagine me, a university lecturer, dragging a goat along the road. I eventually did it, and the goat gave me a very tough time. The herbalist prepared three charms to protect me against accidents. He told me to put one in my car bonnet, the second in my car boot, and the last under the steering wheel. l did as I was told, yet in two weeks, I had three major accidents. I needed no one to tell me to throw the charms away.
I can assure you that life and safety can be found in Jesus alone. Are you going through situations that you feel no one can understand or handle? My dear child, you need to surrender your struggles to Jesus and also seek therapy with a Christian counsellor or psychologist to help you overcome your challenges. Any other alternative, such as hard drugs or prostitution, will only lead to destruction; stay away from them.
KEY POINT:
The solution you seek is in Jesus, not in drugs or suicide.
HYMN: 12 : ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
1 Onward, Christian
soldiers, marching as to War,
With the cross of Jesus going on before!
Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;
Forward into battle, see his banner go!
Refrain:
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of JesUs going on before!
2 At the name of Jesus Satan’s host doth flee;
On, then, Christian soldiers, on to victory!
Hell’s foundations quiver at the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices, loud your anthems raise!
3 Like a mighty army moves the church of God:
Brothers, we are treading
where the saints have trod;
We are not divided; all one body we,
One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.
4 Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane;
But the church Jesus constant will remain:
Gates of hell can never ‘gainst that church prevail
We have Christ’s own promise and that cannot fail
5 0nward, then, ye people,
join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices,
in the triumph song;
Glory, praise and honour,
unto Christ the King;
This through countless ages,
men and angels sing.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:Isaiah 51:1-53:12, Ephesians 5:1-33
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE & PASTOR (MRS) FOLU ADEBOYE