The instruction of Jesus in Matthew 22:37-40, “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (ESV), summarizes the heart and pursuit of a faithful steward.

We must live daily seeking to be faithful stewards of everything the Lord has entrusted to us.

A sure path to fruitfulness and multiplication is to meet God’s expectations of faithful stewardship of all that He has already entrusted to us.

The call and command to be a faithful steward is one that we must always give serious thought to. We must live daily seeking to be faithful stewards of everything the Lord has entrusted to us.

A sure path to fruitfulness and multiplication is to meet God’s expectations of faithful stewardship of all that He has already entrusted to us.

What do our lives say about God's character and integrity?

Let us repent of ways we have cowered and given God's character and integrity a negative image by our (in)action.

Let's pray: Lord I want to know you more than Job did. Remember Job's end.

“Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” (Psalm 23:6 NIV) Do we truly believe that?

Thanksgiving for His consolation, comfort, and care.

Breaking Limits - Rev Sam Aboyeji ( August 13, 2023)

As I reflect and meditate over our theme and the passages, the message I receive repeatedly is that we are at the threshold of experiencing a great move of God. God is always ready to lift limits provided we understand His purpose for doing so, His plan for achieving that goal, and what positioning we take. Our theme references drive us right back to God’s purpose – To bless and to make us a blessing.

Platform thinking –embrace the open mindset to drive deeper & broader engagement & outreach

Content living –relentless generation & distribution of content across multiple digital channels

Agile Culture –experiment, test, course-correct, learn, grow

How do we sustain our confidence in Christ in an ungodly world?

Dispassionately and prayerfully conduct a self-audit to discern your true spiritual state. (Psalm 139:23-24; 19:12-14)

• Confess and forsake immediately any sin for which you have been convicted by the Holy Spirit. (Proverbs 28:13; 1 John 1:8-10)

• Boldly draw near with a full assurance of faith. (Hebrews 10:19-22, 4:16)

• Hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, even when we do not fully understand what is happening, trusting that God is working His purposes in our life. (Hebrews 10:23, 35-39; Job 19:25-27; Romans 8:37-39)

• Provoke one another to love and good works. (Hebrews 10:24-25) Do not allow the devil to isolate you.

Lack of faith or confidence in God is equivalent to calling God a liar and untrustworthy. This type of reasoning turns the person into an enemy of God.

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV)

In the book of Numbers, we see the pain of God due to the unbelief of the children of God.

“Then the LORD said to Moses: “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them?

12I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.” (Numbers 14:11-12 NKJV)

Do not allow the situations of life, the challenges of today and the everyday events erode your confidence.

The “confidence eroders” such as fear, unbelief, doubt, and all sorts will always come up and be thrown at you to shift your focus away from the Lord.

Do not make room for them. Trust in the Lord and have faith in Him, no matter the challenges in life, you will come out victorious as Paul declares in Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

Head or tail, you are the winner; do not lose your confidence, put your trust in the Promissor and live a confident life.

Living in confidence in Christ is the best defense against temptations. Confidence moves your character towards perfection, for you allow the Lord to control you.

• David admits that there were times when he had to go through the valley. This phrase is meant to speak of any dark situation where you cannot see your way in life.

• To have confidence is to have freedom from doubt; to have trust or faith in a person or thing.

• There have been many who have exhibited the character of confidence. It is however very possible to be overly confident in one’s own abilities. It is possible to place too much trust in someone or something.

But it is never wrong to put our confidence in Almighty God and in the Lord Jesus Christ. (Psalms 118:8,9 KJV; Proverbs 3:26; Proverbs 14:26; Philippians 1:6; Philippians 3:3)

The concept of confidence is first seen in our passage in Hebrews 10:19 where the writer says, “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus.”

The word “boldness” in this verse is a word that means assurance or confidence.

The same Greek word is used again at the end of our passage.

In Hebrews 10:35, the Bible says, “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.”