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How to Organize Parties the Jesus Way
I have been meditating on this text for the past month and decided to write an article about it. “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you…
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What does it mean to be Effective as a Pastor?
Matthew 25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ How Do I Measure My Effectiveness as a Pastor? When you read church growth books, you often encounter people telling you how…
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Welcome to Messy Church
The past few weeks we have been studying the marks of the church by looking at the New testament church – a church that has impacted millions of people until today. One of the things that struck me was the series on community. I have been pastoring for the past twelve years (2007-2019) at Victory…
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An Unpreached Gospel is No Gospel at All
I remember during my high school days being inspired by this African evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. One of the visions I received from the Lord was that he was going to use me to preach to thousands of people. I had images of standing in front of stadiums preaching the gospel to a generation who needs…
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The Self Made Man
There is no such thing as a self-made man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us or spoken a word of encouragement to us has entered into the make-up of our character and our thoughts as well as our success. – George Matthew Adams…