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How to Pray
That prayer is essential to the Christian life is something few would argue against. It is so vital that Jesus once told his disciples they could not cast out demons because they led prayerless lives (Mark 9:14-29). In other words, their faithlessness is what resulted in their powerlessness. What is astounding, however, is that few Christians care to give thought or emphasis to the structure of prayer. Not many ask, “How can I pray biblically?”
Prayer and the Nature of God
Prayer is a spiritual discipline for the child of God. It is certainly not optional. When teaching his disciples to pray, Christ did not suppose they might pray, but instructed, “And when you pray…” (Matthew 6:5-6). Believers are to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17); and to pray “at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication” (Ephesians 6:18).
A Damning Theology and the Practice of Prayer
Prayer is important to many people, Christian or not. It seems to be intertwined with human DNA to seek divine help. Prayer happens everywhere: at shrines, in exam rooms, on the football pitch, in mosques, during travel, and in churches. The Bible itself is full of prayers and praying people. In fact, prayer is at the heart of all communications between God and his people.
Why Pray if God is Sovereign?
An unshakable faith in God’s sovereignty should be a source of comfort. As Psalm 115:3 reminds us, “Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.” That means everything, from the tiniest atom to the vast expanse of the universe, is under his control. So Paul in Romans 11:33-36 beautifully concludes, “…from him and through him and to him are all things.” It is why God deserves all the glory (Romans 11:36).
Biblical Prayer vs Boldly Declaring
Paul instructs us Christians to do everything with “prayer and supplication.” What is supplication? One definition says it is “the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly”. Paul is describing the Christian’s attitude to God in prayer. They humbly and earnestly beg him for his help. There are not authoritative commands when we, frail children of dust, come before our Creator.
Praying the Bible
We often struggle with prayerlessness, a lack of delight in prayer or praying amiss, maybe because we pray for the same things, eventually turning prayer into a bore. When our prayers are characterized by chanting the same things repeatedly, our minds will be led to wander, and ultimately, our delight will diminish. Yet we are called to live a life of constant prayer (Luke 18:1, Romans 12:12, Ephesians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Blogs on the Bible
How Do I Interact with my Bible?
We know that many blessings come from interacting with God’s Word. Scripture teaches that we’re blessed if we find delight in the Word of God and meditate upon it (Psalm 1:1-2). Also, according to Scripture, we are blessed if we walk in the law of the Lord (Psalm 119:1), obey the testimonies of Scripture (Psalm 119:2-3), and seek God in his Word with all our hearts (Psalm 119:2). Further, we’re told that if we apply the scriptures in our lives, we will be blessed in all that we do (James 1:25).
A Treasure Worth Hiding
In the Bible, God calls us to train kids in godly statutes (Proverbs 22:6), so they will not depart from them when they are old. The Bible, therefore, implies that the things we learn about God in childhood are to stick with us through all our days; it would even be impossible to teach our kids that which we do not uphold ourselves. In this article, my goal is to convince you to delight in the discipline of scripture memorisation regardless of age or season.
How to Read the Bible
“The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.” – Charles C. Ryrie. Yes, the Bible is the most remarkable book the world has and will ever have. It is not easy to read it, let alone understand it. However, all who have the Holy Spirit in their hearts have the mind of Christ. Since the Bible is the word of God, we need the Holy Spirit, who knows God deeply (1 Corinthians 2:10;16), to understand it.
Why We Need the Scriptures
Physical food is critical for the development of our bodies. We feed and get nutrients essential for a healthy body and life. What physical food is for the human body is what scripture is for the spiritual life of a believer. Our Spiritual lives are only as healthy as we feed upon the Word of God. But from where did the scriptures come, and what authority does it hold over a believer’s life?
Blogs on the Gospel
What is the Gospel?
If someone asked you to explain the gospel, how would you do it? Are there verses that you would quote? I once heard a pastor preaching to form four high students decreeing that they would be blessed on their KCSE exam if they spoke good marks into existence through faith. Then immediately after such comments, he said, “Now, who wants to be born again?” After the pastor finished preaching, I met with him, and he said, “It feels good to preach the gospel.”
Understanding Gospel Adoption
Like Justification, adoption is a legal term. How we think about adoption today differs from how the word was used in the New Testament era. The Jew had no idea of adoption. For them, they considered everyone as the child of Abraham, children of the covenant, hence the Children of the most high God (Deuteronomy 14:1; Jeremiah 3:19). But as we come into the New Testament, the idea of adoption becomes rampant since the Romans brought it. According to the Romans, they adopted it based on need.
Preach the Gospel to Yourself
In Matthew 24:14, Jesus said, ‘And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony, and then the end will come.’ We, as part of this global mission, know that the disciples did their part (Matthew 28:19) and that the gospel is still bearing fruit wherever it goes even today (Colossians 1:6). The motivation to preach the gospel comes from the fact that it is mighty to save all who believe (Romans 1:16), whatever their lot.
Benefits of the Gospel
We could write years and years’ worth of blog articles about Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, also known as the gospel, because of the incredible news it is. But unfortunately, I’ve run into many Christians who believe the gospel is just a message that people who are not born again need to hear. They see the gospel as something similar to an invitation to a function. Once you get to the function, you no longer need the invitation. However, the gospel is not just an invitation.
New Life Through the Gospel
As has often been stated, the gospel is the death, life, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, which brings salvation to those who believe in him and repent of their sins (1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Mark 1:14-15). This gospel has incredible benefits and blessings regarding our salvation and the Christian life as well. The gospel is not for non-Christians alone. All Christians need to be reminded of the gospel even after many years of being in the faith.
Our Greatest Political Statement
A lot has been happening politically within Kenya over the past few months. It all started as a concerted effort by Kenyan youth to reject the Finance Bill of 2024. It was a bill filled with unpopular tax measures, all of which were opposed at various public participation platforms. However, all the points raised publicly were not considered, as the government nonetheless chose to forge ahead with the bill.
Blessings of the Gospel
The gospel has many benefits, as we saw in a previous article. Through the death, life, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, also known as the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:3-4), we are reconciled with God (Romans 5:10), justified (Romans 4:25, 5:9), ransomed (Mark 10:45), redeemed (1 Peter 1:18-19), forgiven (Ephesians 1:7) and made holy (Colossians 1:22), etc.
How Does Jesus Love Us?
What is the most convincing love relationship you have ever been involved in? How constant was it? How stable was it? Did it prick your heart and rub you wrongly at times? What are the most significant heart wounds you carry today? Do you think you will ever rise above those things? Many of us are weighed down by such realities that it is hard or impossible to imagine knowing an unshakable and secure love.
Blogs on the Church
Why Worship God in a Church Community
Many professing Christians today will often ignore the gathering together of saints entirely and instead opt to worship alone at home. The advent of Youtube and other streaming services has played a significant role in encouraging this damning trait. What is God’s call to Christians regarding church attendance and our Christian walk?
A Case for Church Membership
The general perception that most have towards church membership is that it is something rather unnecessary. “Why do I need to have church membership in a formal capacity when I am already attending and have even formed relationships with other members?” some might think. Others might excuse themselves by saying, “I travel a lot, so it just wouldn’t be practical.”
How Church Members can Serve their Pastors
In a previous blog, I made a case for why becoming a church member is essential. One of the reasons listed was that it defines the pastor’s responsibility as the one who will give an account to God concerning the souls of his congregants. This is so because he is tasked with shepherding believers’ souls for God’s glory (Hebrews 13:17).
Church Attendance or Home Worship?
Over the centuries, we have always known that Sundays are for going to church to hear God’s word. This concept of corporate worship is a familiar thing to many. From the days of Old Testament prophets to those of the New Testament apostles, the idea of a common place for fellowship has always been there (1 Kings 5-6, 2 Chronicles 2:7-10). .
Is Two or Three Gathered a Church?
‘I believe in God, but I don’t go to church’ has sadly become a popular statement among young people today. Some more biblically aware few will back it up with scriptures like Matthew 18:20: “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” But does this scripture represent the biblical definition of a local church?
The Nature of Christian Fellowship
Fellowship is one of the Christian spiritual disciplines. The Greek word for fellowship, koinonia, describes the unity of the Spirit that comes from believers’ shared beliefs, convictions, and behaviours. Fellowship is not a suggestion or an option among many other disciplines but a requirement for the child of God. Unfortunately, many today choose to ignore this vital Christian practice, especially with the rise of social media and online church membership.
Are You in a Gospel Preaching Church?
“I prophecy that you shall never lack again”, “I decree and declare financial breakthrough over your life”, and “you have the power to speak it into existence through faith” are examples of phrases that you might often hear in many churches. Many people with thunderous applauses and shouts of amen validate such “preaching”.
Do I Need to Observe Church Ordinances?
An ordinance refers to a Christian rite prescribed by our Lord Jesus, practised by the early Church, and is to be done always until Christ’s return. We have two major undisputed Church ordinances: the Lord’s Supper, where Jesus commands the disciples to do this to remember him (Luke 22:19;1 Corinthians 11:23-30) and baptism.
Blogs on Faith
Grace to Live
John Piper says, “There is good news, not just in the gospel but also in Christian living.” In the gospel, we know about grace. We were saved through grace (2 Timothy 1:9, Ephesians 2:8-9). It is not according to any work, position, or merit that we’re saved. God reaches out to us through his grace and redeems our lives (1 Timothy 1:14, Ephesians 2:5). Grace is God’s unmerited favour that redeems our lives from the penalty of our sins (Ephesians 2:5-9).
When We are Weary and Faint.
Struggling to read your Bible, pray or go to church? Do you look at other Christians and wonder if they struggle like you? You wonder if you are even a Christian. Others will use their busyness to excuse their slackness in committing to spiritual disciplines and still expect to grow in their faith. We want to bear fruit without abiding (John 15:5).
Live So That Death May Be Gain
Benjamin Franklin famously said nothing, except death and taxes, can be certain. Anything hardly stirs up dread in men than the former, yet it is indeed inevitable. It is man’s final act and life’s most reoccurring reality, with over 60 million people dying every year. It occurs so endlessly that men have somehow grown numb to its reality. Most people, even if they know they will inevitably die, would rather not even think about death.
The Cost of Discipleship
What price are you willing to pay for what you love? This is the common question usually asked of people when purchasing something or regarding those they love. Are they willing to sacrifice themselves for what they love? Are they willing to pay any cost necessary to save what they love? In most cases, the answer is usually yes. The mother is willing to sacrifice her life for her baby to live, a selfless act of love.
Practical Christian Living: How Faith Should Impact Your Life
We all want something practical in life. None of us wants to do something that does not impact our lives. Our faith in God is not removed from our daily life. We are not meant to believe and use our emotions alone. God expects us to be practical in our journey of faith. The journey of faith begins at salvation when we surrender to the Lordship of Christ by being transformed in our hearts (2 Cor. 5:17, Galatians 2:20). The question we need to answer is how this relationship with Christ affects and consequently reflects in our day to day lives.
How Do I Deal with Temptation?
Considering how temptations come at us, unpredictable as they get, we need to have a ready strategy to deal with them at all times. Without this, we will find ourselves quickly falling into its trap. They come to us late at night, in a Matatu, in a crowded room, anytime and anywhere. So it goes without saying that temptations are with us, and we cannot hide from them. So what is the source of our temptations, and how do we deal with them when they come?
Sanctification: A Call for Patient Endurance
A statement became popular in soccer circles a while back when the new Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta, took over the team from Unai Emery. He came on board when the team had suffered much defeat and ridicule from the fan base. Arsenal’s credibility was fading. When he entered the scene, he said he was starting a project with the team, and the people needed to be patient and ‘trust the process’. Things did not look as good in the first several matches–even in the remaining part of the season.
Is Your God-Glorifying Ambition Selfish or Self-Forgetful?
In a previous article, I discussed how pride can be so entrenched in us that it becomes the root of our humility. I concluded by saying that instead of carving out our path without God, we should do it with and in Him. Let your life be built on doing everything to the glory of the Father (1 Corinthians 10:31). Be like the 12 disciples who told Jesus in John 6:68 and Mark 10:28 that for the sake of Christ, they had left everything to follow him; for he has the words of eternal life.
Essentials of the Christian Faith
When you say that you are Christian, can you clearly articulate what you mean by that? Could you, with conviction, declare, “I am a Christian, and this is why I am one”? Or are you just a Christian by association? Sadly, the greater likelihood is that most professing Christians are in the latter camp. That’s at least according to a Kenyan journalist’s testimony from 2013: “If an opinion poll were conducted to establish how many citizens regularly go to places of worship, the results would frighten the clergy to death.
Understanding Temptations
Imagine your younger self walking down the streets of your neighbourhood and noticing a nice bicycle leaning on some lone tree. It has probably been there for days, given the dust it has gathered. Seeing no one around, you flirt with the idea of taking it–it looks abandoned anyway. You have long prayed for a bike, and the circumstances couldn’t be better. There’s even a guy in mind you think could do an excellent paint job.
The Holy Spirit and Our Faith
In a world where some have heavily misused the concept of empowerment by the Holy Spirit, it is easy to ignore the essential role that the Holy Spirit plays in developing our faith. A wrong interpretation of Romans 10:17 could cause some to assert that ‘I have faith simply because I believe in God’s Word, leaving the Holy Spirit entirely out of the picture’.
Who God Is
A Necessary Redress of ‘God is Love’
In our unending quest to understand who God is, we must look at the attribute most tied to God. It is God’s most popular attribute, especially among unbelievers. For Christians, it is used mainly to show how God’s choice of us is based on love (Deuteronomy 7:7-11). Thus, He is the manifestation of love itself, with John 3:16 being the most obvious example. For unbelievers, this phrase is mainly used to undermine any form of criticism from Christians concerning their way of life. In short, unbelievers mostly use it as a blanket covering for sin.
The Glory of God
The Hebrew word for glory is ‘kabod,’ which has in itself the idea of weighty. The Greek word ‘doxa’ is the equivalent of the Hebrew word, which refers to fame. Though it has a more secular idea, it is translated as weighty as in Hebrew. Christopher Morgan defines it this way, “The glory of God is the magnificence, worth, loveliness, and majesty of his many perfections, which he displays in his creative and redemptive acts to make his glory known to those in his presence.”
Who Created God? Two Answers and an Application
Sometimes, even when we’ve been believers for years, we lack answers to simple questions. This seems to be especially true when those questions come from children. It may not be your case. But somewhere someone is scratching their head for the right answer to explain who created God; the nature of the Trinity; or where the dinosaurs fit in.
God’s Holiness, Essential Yet Disregarded
Every Lord’s Day, pastors have the tremendous and heavy task of preaching and teaching Bible truths to God’s sheep to ensure they hear their Shepherd’s voice, Jesus Christ, according to John 10. However, most churches fail at this as they are mainly preoccupied with preaching self-seeking and aggrandising things such as health, wealth, and prosperity or any other misleading philosophies that do not align with God’s word (Colossians 2:8).
The Independence of God
God alone is independent, i.e., he is self-autonomous or self-determining. This self-authenticating truth might have been obvious to previous generations, but not so much to our age today. Man today craves absolute independence, however unachievable. We will always need something outside of ourselves to survive, such as food, air, shelter, relationships, etcetera. But not so with God.
The Doctrine of God from the Story of Creation
When reading Genesis 1, we often focus primarily on what was made on each day of creation and leave it at that. While that is important knowledge for us, there is still more. Apart from the created order of the universe, there is still more we could learn about God, man, and creation itself. In this article, I will outline some truths we can learn about the doctrine of God from the creation story that are often overlooked.
Do You View Jesus Aright?
When asked what they know about Jesus, many will rightly state his popularly known virtues of compassion (Matthew 9:36), forgiveness (Luke 23:34), generosity (Mark 10:45), love (John 13:34), and mercy (Ephesians 5:2). These, of course, are wonderful characteristics of our Lord Jesus Christ. However, the big problem comes when people emphasize these virtues at the expense of Jesus’s zeal for the truth (John 2:16-17), his being Lord of all (John 13:13, Philippians 2:8-11), his hatred for sin (John 9:39, John 5:22-23), and the reality of hell (2 Timothy 4:1, Acts 10:42, Revelation 20:15).
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How to Read the Bible
To want to read and understand God’s word is a very noble intention. However, until action is taken, this intention will remain an intention without any substantive value to you. Billy Graham said, “I have never seen a useful Christian who is not a student of the Bible.”
New Life Through the Gospel
By the power of the Holy Spirit, the gospel brings new life to those saved by it. The gospel is not for non-Christians alone. All Christians need to be reminded of the gospel even after many years of being in the faith. Today we are talking about how we acquire new life through the gospel.
Can a Christian be Cursed?
Many Africans, Christian or not, live in fear of generational curses. When misfortunes hit, they want to know who might have bewitched them. Non-Christians may turn to the witch doctor while believers seek a deliverance minister to diagnose their problem and prescribe necessary spiritual steps forward. But why is this so? What does the Bible teach about curses? Can Christians be cursed? And how should a believer live in the light of witchcraft, which is prevalent across Africa?
Grace To Live
Is Grace just something that is good news through the gospel? Or, to put it another way, is grace just past tense, something that Jesus did to save us? What about Christian living today or in the future? Today we are discussing how grace helps us to live the Christian life.
Are you in a Gospel Preaching Church?
Consider what a church is supposed to do according to scripture. A church is to regularly gather (Hebrews 10:24-25) to hear the word preached (Acts 2:42), to sing (Colossians 3:16), to pray (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18), to give towards the Lord’s work (Acts 2:44-45, 4:32-37), to evangelize (Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8) and to practice the sacraments of baptism (Acts 2:41, 8:12 and the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:17-34).
Should Christians Consult Witchdoctors?
In numerous countries, witchcraft-related beliefs and practices have resulted in severe human rights violations, including beatings, banishment, cutting of body parts, amputation of limbs, torture and murder. As a result, women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, particularly albinism, are vulnerable. What does the Bible say about witchcraft?
What Should I Say When Sharing the Gospel?
Do you share the gospel? Are you struggling with what to say when sharing the gospel? In today’s podcast, we offer tips on how to easily share the gospel.
When Should I Question My pastor?
1 Timothy 5:1a, “Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father.” Paul uses the word encourage, helping us to see that our approach should not come out as rude and ungodly at any point. With the great awakening among the young concerning biblical theology and interpretation, we need to establish how to ‘contend for the gospel’, especially when there seem to be issues among the creme-de-la-creme of religion.
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