This Excellent Church - TEC

Matthew 10:1–25.

Brother Sam begins a new teaching series on Christian wisdom and ethics.

The Bible instructs us to be wise as serpents yet harmless as doves.

In this first part of the series, Brother Sam tells us what wisdom is in the Christian faith. Wisdom is to understand the will of the Lord and live in it. It is to do what God wants in the way God wants it done.

The value of wisdom is not in the value of gold or riches it brings you, but in how much in the will of God you live.

Wisdom is “applied sanctification.” To live a meaningful life in this world for Christ, you need to be wise.

As you proceed in this series, we hope it aids you to walk more in sanctification in every good endeavour.

Brother Glory exhorts us from the Book of Revelation to be faithful as Jesus calls for to the 7 churches.

Brother Glory uses the instruction to the seven churches as recorded in the book of Revelations to reproof, correct and instruct us in righteousness

Be blessed as you listen.

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Brother Sam concludes the series on Galatians in chapter 6

He emphasises something poignant in verses 1-3; how we handle fallen brethren in the church of our Lord.

An understanding that we are comrades with brokenness with those who err helps us to administer Christian judgement on matters. For Christians, judgement is restorative. It seeks to restore those who have fallen.

We realize we can be gentle but firm, ruthless but just.

Secondly, Brother Sam expounds on Christian comparison and shows us that our ultimate pleasure is God; therefore, we look to God as we strive in our walk with Him in view of His plans for us. This kills comparison. As in the parable of the talents, the Lord apportions to each one, and we will give an account of what the Lord gave us.

Do listen to find out more in the concluding part of this series

We hope you’re blessed.

Sis. Ifeanyi shares with us some Christian presuppositions, and foundational assumptions underlying the Christian belief. Without these presuppositions, a person can't get to the Christian faith/worldview. They are things necessary presuppositions to affirm the Christian worldview

Brother Sam continues the exposition of the book of Galatians as he takes us through Galatians chapter 5

In verses 1-6, Paul reminds the Galatians of the freedom they have received and calls the works of the law to justify bondage/slavery.

Brother Sam shows us that anyone who wants to be justified by the works of the law has cut themselves off from grace.

In verse 10, Brother Sam shows us that people who pervert the gospel will see the Lord's judgement, telling us that a tiny deviation from the truth Is not a tiny problem but has grave implications for God's flock

Then Brother Sam goes on to explain the walk of the spirit; contrasting this with the work of the flesh.

We hope this summary spurs you to listen on!

In this Bible study, Brother Sam takes us on the run through church history on the formation of the Roman Catholic Church after the great schism of the East and West and the 3-pope dilemma in the West as a result of church politics that sprung up as a result of the fusion of church and state

With history in view, how does a nation deal with Christian nationalism, and judeo-Christian underpinnings in law given a pluralistic society?

Enjoy this insightful Bible study.

Galatians 4

Brother Sam continues his exposé on the book of Galatians in the series.

From verses 1–8, he shows the necessity of the law to show the exceeding sinfulness of man. And the law, though binding on Israel, could not annul the covenant with Abraham that has already been set - justification by faith

He also explains that the heart cry of the Christian “abba father” is an inner experience every Christian has that can’t be proven and in which they all know they are children of God.

Why? For Christianity is not just a superior idea that’s simply better for the outworking of a society BUT an encounter and relationship with the Godhead.

Verses 8-20.

He explains that paul shows the effect of people who want to make the Galatians (by extension us) zealous for the law. But zeal misapplied is meaningless and fruitless in the sight of God. A zeal for legalism is not pleasing to God.

Verses 21-31.

Brother Sam shows us that we are children of the free woman and not the slave. For Zion is our home. We are children of faith and of Sarah whose conception of Isaac was of the promise.

We hope the continuation of this series greatly blesses you

Sequel to Sister Ijeoma's bible study on the role the sabbath meant to the Jews and how Jesus healing on the sabbath was so egregious to them in "The Message of Apostle John - Part 12", we have a scholarship Wednesday debate on if Christians should observe the Sabbath or not.

Arguing for the case that we don't need to observe the Sabbath again is Bro. Chike Ibewuike, while Bro. Judah Flourish argues for the observance of the Sabbath for Christians.

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Brother Sam continues the teaching series on Galatians and shows us succinctly the works of the law and the gift of grace in Christ Jesus

He shows the error of legalism from Galatians 3, honing down on our context. Any subtle hint of a level to attain to receive or manifest the free “gift” of God by His Spirit is a form of legalism.

He goes on to highlight that the works of the law cannot save a person because the standard of the law is complete perfection. That’s why we stand in Christ's stead because, by our own sheer will, we cannot attain God's perfection

We hope this part of the series causes deep introspection and self-reflection as you listen

Be blessed

Sister Ijeoma continues her series on the message of the apostle John from John 7.

She further explains how the writing style of the book and the works done by Jesus are evidence of the true God. We see that the true acknowledgement of the truth elicits a sincere response.

A true search for the truth will always lead us to the Truth, not many other lies, and the way to know we have seen the truth is by our sincere reaction to the knowledge of the truth.

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