Trinity Vineyard Church Nakuru

As we meditate on scripture we not only get the interpretation of what the scripture is, but scriptures then begins to interpret us. Meditating on the scripture and the promises of God day and night is a practice recommended for our spiritual growth, reflection, and connection with God.

When we forget the character of God, we soon forget who we are. When we forget who we are, we live in shame. Whether it is for what we have done, what has been done to us or what has been done around us, shame is what happens when we forget that Yahweh is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love, He forgives sins and rebellion and remains faithful to generations.

Yahweh responds to us when we are riddled with shame by being present with us. He reminds us that He knows us and we are familiar with his kindness from times past and promises to be with us.

God has created us all for increase. What is it in your life that God wants to increase?

We were blessed to be a blessing. Today we talk about how we join Jesus as a faith community to bless our families and the world around us. Like Jesus, we are to see people, see what God is calling out of them, speak that over their lives, and commit to participate in seeing that come to life.

Moving forward requires becoming aware of what narratives we live from and putting them under obedience to Jesus while destroying any that is consistent with the way of Jesus.

The other thing we get from our families of origin is our relational patterns. Our primary caregivers gave us our templates for relationships and attachments early on in our lives. Though they may have loved us deeply, they were equally broken and so they hurt us alongside that. That gave us a warped view of love and formed our relationship patterns. Discipleship calls us to investigate our relationship patterns and find out where they are not in sync with the way of Jesus and seek healing and growth.

Sin, done by you, to you, or around you, impacts you and those around you. And unless dealt with some of these impacts go from one generation to the other. Who you are today is a direct product of your family of origin, key events in your life, and where you grew up. To move forward you need to look back to identify key events in your family and generational line that have impacted and formed you, identifying where you need healing.

One of the things we inherit from our families of Origin is blessing. All families derive their name from God and He has put something of Him in all of us and some uniquely in each family.

For Jesus, it was common practice to withdraw from the crowds, go to a lonely place, and quietly be with God. This is one of the core practices of the way of Jesus. It is one of the places we get healing for our souls as we just sit beheld in the father’s loving-kindness.

Through Lent, in pursuit of radicle discipleship, we will learn to develop a rule of life that matches our rule of faith. We will be equipping you and our community to attempt to order your day and rhythms of relationships in a way that matches your faith in Jesus and is geared to creating room for God to do what only He can do in transforming you.