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In the game of chess, your opponent is after your king. Putting your opponent’s king in a position where it has no moves is a winning strategy.

In the same way, if you willingly say that Jesus is Lord, it must mean something. It demands surrender. Everything in your life—your time, your resources—must bow alongside you.

Among other things, there are two that can easily become idols in your life: love and money.

Anything you deliberately exclude from the hand of the Lord is proof that it can become an idol in your life.

If Jesus is truly Lord over your life, He should be able to tell you what to do, and you obey.

Is Jesus truly Lord over your life?

Does the Word of God carry as much weight in your life?

The Last Supper that Jesus and His disciples had in the Bible was not a new invention at the time. The practice was from a feast called the Passover, and what they did was in remembrance of that day, when God made death pass over the children of Israel. 

Jesus explains the meaning of the Passover meal using figures of speech. The bread signifies His body, which came back to life, as the Passover was fulfilled in his death. 

The Lord’s Supper does not stop at being a mere symbol. What we celebrate now is reinstituted as the new Passover in remembrance of Him- Christ,

‎It is important to know that even in God’s family, there is room for romantic love.

But if we are going to do it right, we have to know God’s perspective: How should love be treated? How should we, His children, love, care for, and cleave to one another?

In addition to this teaching, "Valentine Letters" are addressed to both singles and couples.

Our reverence for God is based on our ability to discern His activities in a place. Worshipping God is not just about singing. Worship is a life of sacrifice and reverence to God.

Showing reverence to God’s systems and structures in the church is how you show reverence for Him. Our actions substantiate our honour for God and His people.

The danger of a lack of honour for church leadership is that it could lead to the restriction of the flow of the Spirit, misalignment, and more.

Marriage has a divine purpose, but we confuse the tool with the purpose. There is so much misinterpretation about the role of marriage and the role of a helper in marriage. 

These and more about the family unit are addressed in detail:

1. Family is crucial to God’s plan on the earth.

2. Lineage is crucial to the spirit realm. 

3. God established standards for their order because God’s purpose depends on families.

In this teaching, we discuss the early church and some of the things they did together. As a believer, you should be joyful about your community, your church. Oikia denotes fellowship, the family of God. 

Some of the things the early church did together were:

1. They lived as one family in unity.

2. They took care of each other’s needs.

3. They honoured the leadership and spiritual authority.

4. They prayed for one another.

God has a household, a family. By nature, God is relational. Even in eternity, God exists as the Trinity.

Apart from the Trinity and even before God created humans, there were other divine beings He created. There is a family in heaven. When He created man, the plan was to extend His family to the earth.

But when man fell, he turned away from God’s plan. Man started building families and living for their own names, survival, and self-preservation,  rather than for the glory of God. But Jesus came to bring God’s family back to order.  Anyone who believes that Jesus died and resurrected has been called back to the family of God.

There are a few things you must think about when you think of being part of His family:

1. God is intimate and jealous.

2. God is Lord, but He is also Daddy.

3. You belong to a family where you have siblings.

Apostle Paul urges us not to be ignorant about spiritual gifts. We are built upon the foundation of the apostles, Christ being the chief cornerstone.

Spiritual gifts are not a luxury but a necessity. 

In "Babylon", you must be a person of power, not just excellence and integrity, because power opens doors that others cannot.

The purpose of our assignment while in “Babylon” is extremely delicate to be mediocre about.

Excellence is required of every believer in whatever their hands find to do.

As you listen to the Word of God, keep it at the forefront of your mind so that it can correct and guide your actions towards being excellent in your field.

There are some things highlighted in this teaching that excellence will do for you. They are:

1 . Excellence will call the attention of the world to you,

2 .Excellence gives you access, and

3. Excellence makes you memorable.

The exposition on Babylon as an archetype continues in this teaching.

One of the clearest instructions for living in Babylon is seen in what the Jews call the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) because Babylon is beyond just a city. It is a system.

Some things to look out for in "Babylon" include:

-  Human power exalted above God.

-  Progress detached from righteousness.

-  Security is built on oppression.

-  Violence is displayed as a necessity.

-  Pride excused as wisdom.

Knowing about this system of "Babylon" and of the antichrist should lead us to three things:

1.  You have to conquer money. Don’t let money own you or control your life. 

2.  Learn to discern the Babylon of your time.

3.  You have to learn to keep your integrity despite being in Babylon.