CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH - DR ONUZO (JAN 12, 2025)

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH - DR OKEY ONUZO (Jan 10, 2024.)

Contending For the faith - Rev Okey Onuzo (Wed January 8, 2024)

ALMIGHTY GOD WITH US - Pst Sunkanmi Olowo (December 22, 2024)

ALMIGHTY GOD WITH US -Pst Alex Adebayo (DECEMBER. 18, 2024.)

Two key points stand out for me for me from our text today. First, the overall story of the Bible, i.e. what God has been doing and will be doing in the world, can be explained from the text.

This short passage shows Almighty God present and working out His purpose to save people by His power while making His willing people beneficiaries and channels of His salvation plan for the world. In a way, this is the whole story of the Bible.

Secondly, Almighty God with us is present to accomplish His own purpose in the world, not ours, by His own power. He even thinks it is OK to disrupt and upset our dreams and plans to accomplish His purpose through us if we are faithful and obedient to Him.

So even though Matthew 1 begins and closes with names of the people of God, it is Almighty God with them that is in charge, working out His purpose through them by His power.

The belief in the "Almighty God with Us" is a profound and reassuring idea that has had a lasting impact on my life.

Through personal faith, corporate worship, experiential knowledge and spiritual guidance, I have come to appreciate the power and significance of this powerful belief, which provides me with a sense of comfort, purpose, and direction in my life’s journey.

In the prior Service and Bible Study, we have discussed the privilege of God being with us, and the importance of the presence of God and some of its benefits, which include:

•facing every situation of my life with courage and assurance;

•not having to worry about being overcome by failure;

•being spiritually successful even in difficult places of my life; and

•having a source of never ending, always enduring life providing protection, provision, guidance, sonship, healing, power and the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Initially, God dwelled and fellowshipped with man and would always come in the cool of the day for fellowship with Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:8).

When sin came, the Lord drove man away from His presence (Genesis 3:23-24), but looked for a way to reconcile man back unto His presence.

December has come and the Christmas season (Advent) is here. It is a time to remind ourselves again of the coming of our Lord Jesus to this world, when He took on humanity to deliver us from the bondage of sin and dwell with us.

The two names of our Lord mentioned in our message text above give expression to the mission of His coming.