The Word of God
• God spoke and everything was created
Genesis Ch 1 “God said….and it was so.”
• Jesus is the Word became flesh and speaks today.
John 1:1 and Hebrews 1:2
• Jesus spoke and it was so.
Mark 4:35-40
• We live by the words of the Father.
Matt 4:4
• The Word of God is precious.
Ps 19:7 – 14 and Ps 119:72,127
• The Word of God brings light.
Ps 119:105,129,130
• The Word of God brings hope.
Romans 15:4
• Obeying the Word of God brings purity.
PS 119:9
• Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
2 Tim 3:16
• The word of God is like a sword and can be used to bring change.
Hebrews 4:12 and Ephesians 6:17
• Be doers of the word, not hearers only.
James 1:22
(Obeying God’s word is not like obeying law; we have been set free from the law and live in God’s grace. It like listening and obeying the words of a loved one out of gratitude and love.)
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
What Should I Give Up for Lent? Chocolate? - Ice Cream? - Wine?
Many of us try to be more disciplined for Lent and give up something that we really like. That’s great! Fasting has always been an important tradition of Lent. This year however, let us also consider other things that we can give up.
Give up complaining - Focus on gratitude
Philippians 2:14&15 – Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure…
1 Thessalonians 5:18 – Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Jesus Christ.
Give up bitterness - Turn to forgiveness
Ephesians 4:31 – Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind and compassionate to one another forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Give up worry - Trust in God
Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life… who by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
Matthew 6:33 – But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Give up discouragement - Be full of hope
Deuteronomy 31:8 – The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you: he will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Isaiah 40:31 – But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Give up hatred - Return good for evil
1 John 2:9 – Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.
Luke 6:27 – “But I tell you who hear me; Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.”
Give up anger - Be more patient
Matthew 5:22 – But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment.
Proverbs 15:18 – A hot tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.
Give up gossiping - Control your tongue
Psalm 34:13 – Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
Proverbs 21:23 – He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.
Give up complaining - Focus on gratitude
Philippians 2:14&15 – Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure…
1 Thessalonians 5:18 – Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Jesus Christ.
Give up bitterness - Turn to forgiveness
Ephesians 4:31 – Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind and compassionate to one another forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Give up worry - Trust in God
Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life… who by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
Matthew 6:33 – But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Give up discouragement - Be full of hope
Deuteronomy 31:8 – The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you: he will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Isaiah 40:31 – But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Give up hatred - Return good for evil
1 John 2:9 – Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.
Luke 6:27 – “But I tell you who hear me; Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.”
Give up anger - Be more patient
Matthew 5:22 – But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment.
Proverbs 15:18 – A hot tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.
Give up gossiping - Control your tongue
Psalm 34:13 – Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
Proverbs 21:23 – He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Prayer meeting programme for Thursday 17th Feb 2011
Ephesians 6
Give thanks and praise to God for His grace and love toward us. He loves us, protects us. We under His care and are seated in heavenly places in Christ. He will never let us go.
Vs 1-4 Let us pray for children services and youth projects in the borough. The cuts seem to be decimating these services mor than any other. If you have children pray for their growth and walk with the Lord. Luke 18:15-17 The Little Children and Jesus
15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Vs 5-9 Let us pray for our bosses. Chief Exec Kevan Collins and Mayor Lutfer Rahman –
Pray also for those who instigate cuts that God’s wisdom would prevail.
Pray for your line manger.
Pray for yourself as an employee that God would help you serve with grace and humility as to the Lord. (Colossians 3:22-24)
Vs 10-17 Pray for one another to “Put on the full armour of God”. Use the passage to pray for each item.
V18 Pray for one another we would be a praying people – this too is part of our armour.
V21 Tychicus was an encouragement and helper to Paul. Pray you too will be a help and encouragement to others particularly the “household of faith”
Let us pray for the middle-eastern countries who at the moment are going through disruptive changes and demonstrations.
Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, Tunisia, Iran.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Goodbye to Udeh
It is with genuine sadness that I tell of the news that Udeh is leaving us. His last day will be Tuesday 14th December.Udeh became part of the group for just over a year. He has been a real blessing and a proper encouragement to us all.
Although he has had a few difficulties over the year he has always brought his needs to the group for prayer and saw God answer him; not least in having his contract extended from 3 months to over a year.
He will be flying out with his family out to Nigeria for the Christmas break and return in the new year to a new job.
He has already been offered new posts via his agency. He is open though that if they offer him to return here he will think about it hard.
Udeh is a really honourable man, but he will not enjoy me saying so.
Please pray for him and his future.
- Pray for his interview for the new job on Tuesday.
- Pray that he stays close to Jesus and that he will have the opportunity to start a new group up in his new work situation..
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Modupe's Carol Service Talk 2010
Christmas Carol Sermon 2010 – TH Christian Fellowship Group at All Saints Church – Poplar
What do we find wonderful and exciting about Christmas? Is it decorations, the party atmosphere, the festive food, the holidays off work and being with our family and friends?
If you ask many families what makes their Christmas enjoyable and exciting - they will probably answer: the children - seeing their faces light up as they unwrap their presents, giving and receiving presents from loved ones.
At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus - the fulfilment of God’s promise to send a Messiah, a Saviour, a descendent of David whose kingdom will never end.
Luke’s gospel describes the news of the coming of the Messiah. It tells us of the greetings from the Angel, and the news that Mary would have a Son - it tells us about her protest that she was not yet married and it tells us the angel’s reply to Mary that it would not be a man who would come to her but the Holy Spirit of God Himself, and Mary responds to God’s will.
Mary is humbled – she is astonished to be greeted as one who is specially favoured.
She is honest and not afraid to question the Angel as to how his promise to her can possibly come true.
Mary says ‘Yes’ and accepts God’s will for her life, and so becomes the mother of the Saviour of the world.
The expected event was to be unique - something wonderful - a new human being - but one whose origin was with God Himself – the Son of the Most High.
Let’s talk about the wise men referred to in the gospel of Matthew as Magi. At that particular time of Jesus’ birth the wise men had seen an unusual new star in the sky and knew that it signified the birth of a special King because we are told that they study the stars.
The star guided them to Bethlehem to a house where the child Jesus was in a crib in a manger – not in an NHS ward wrapped in the best cotton shawl and placed in a glass cot, not in a palace fit for a King like Jesus is meant to be. That is the humility of the birth of Jesus, though he was rich, yet for our sake he became poor, so that we through his poverty might become rich.
The men paid tribute and offered the child Jesus gifts - the reason we exchange gifts at Christmas as followers of Jesus, but most importantly because Jesus gave himself freely, He is our greatest gift.
The wise men came to Jesus by studying the star, by travelling a long way. Some of us come to faith by that long route but we just need to keep going, for God Himself will reward our quest.
What about the shepherds? Although the wise men might have studied the stars and knew about the impending birth, it was the shepherds who were told first when the angels of the Lord appeared to them in a vision and the glory of the Lord shone around them, so they set off for Bethlehem. They could have chosen to ignore the vision but obeyed and went to see the baby, the Saviour they had been promised. That night changed their lives forever. Their lives were changed because they went to find out for themselves. I bring the same good news and asking that we continue to seek Jesus and our lives will continually change forever.
Maybe we need to look again - at the reasons why Jesus came - and the difference He makes in our lives and our world today.
The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 1:26 “think of what you were when you were called. Not many were wise by human standards; not many are influential; not many were of noble birth but most of Jesus still loves us.
Jesus is atonement for our sins. In the Gospel of Luke, we see Jesus reach out to men and women, young and old, powerful and forgotten, demon possessed, and the politically connected.
God is still reaching out to everyone today. All we have to do is give our entire attention to what He is doing right now, and trust Him regarding what may or may not happen tomorrow.
Wishing you all a Merry Xmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year in Jesus’ name – Amen.
What do we find wonderful and exciting about Christmas? Is it decorations, the party atmosphere, the festive food, the holidays off work and being with our family and friends?
If you ask many families what makes their Christmas enjoyable and exciting - they will probably answer: the children - seeing their faces light up as they unwrap their presents, giving and receiving presents from loved ones.
At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus - the fulfilment of God’s promise to send a Messiah, a Saviour, a descendent of David whose kingdom will never end.
Luke’s gospel describes the news of the coming of the Messiah. It tells us of the greetings from the Angel, and the news that Mary would have a Son - it tells us about her protest that she was not yet married and it tells us the angel’s reply to Mary that it would not be a man who would come to her but the Holy Spirit of God Himself, and Mary responds to God’s will.
Mary is humbled – she is astonished to be greeted as one who is specially favoured.
She is honest and not afraid to question the Angel as to how his promise to her can possibly come true.
Mary says ‘Yes’ and accepts God’s will for her life, and so becomes the mother of the Saviour of the world.
The expected event was to be unique - something wonderful - a new human being - but one whose origin was with God Himself – the Son of the Most High.
Let’s talk about the wise men referred to in the gospel of Matthew as Magi. At that particular time of Jesus’ birth the wise men had seen an unusual new star in the sky and knew that it signified the birth of a special King because we are told that they study the stars.
The star guided them to Bethlehem to a house where the child Jesus was in a crib in a manger – not in an NHS ward wrapped in the best cotton shawl and placed in a glass cot, not in a palace fit for a King like Jesus is meant to be. That is the humility of the birth of Jesus, though he was rich, yet for our sake he became poor, so that we through his poverty might become rich.
The men paid tribute and offered the child Jesus gifts - the reason we exchange gifts at Christmas as followers of Jesus, but most importantly because Jesus gave himself freely, He is our greatest gift.
The wise men came to Jesus by studying the star, by travelling a long way. Some of us come to faith by that long route but we just need to keep going, for God Himself will reward our quest.
What about the shepherds? Although the wise men might have studied the stars and knew about the impending birth, it was the shepherds who were told first when the angels of the Lord appeared to them in a vision and the glory of the Lord shone around them, so they set off for Bethlehem. They could have chosen to ignore the vision but obeyed and went to see the baby, the Saviour they had been promised. That night changed their lives forever. Their lives were changed because they went to find out for themselves. I bring the same good news and asking that we continue to seek Jesus and our lives will continually change forever.
Maybe we need to look again - at the reasons why Jesus came - and the difference He makes in our lives and our world today.
The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 1:26 “think of what you were when you were called. Not many were wise by human standards; not many are influential; not many were of noble birth but most of Jesus still loves us.
Jesus is atonement for our sins. In the Gospel of Luke, we see Jesus reach out to men and women, young and old, powerful and forgotten, demon possessed, and the politically connected.
God is still reaching out to everyone today. All we have to do is give our entire attention to what He is doing right now, and trust Him regarding what may or may not happen tomorrow.
Wishing you all a Merry Xmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year in Jesus’ name – Amen.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Congratulations to Modupe
Modupe was admitted as Reader in the Church of England. It took three years of study and hard work.
Well done Modupe!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Usefull link for our Hebrews study
http://www.newdaygeneration.org/Groups/135865/Newday/Resources/downloads/2010_downloads/15_19s_morning/15_19s_morning.aspx
I rcccomend the bottom 4 by Stef Liston.
I rcccomend the bottom 4 by Stef Liston.
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