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WHY AFRICAN COUPLES ARE NOT ROMANTIC
Many marriages in Africa are just for sleeping,waking up, raising kids and ageing together till death comes.You maybe think im wrong,but look around and tell me when you saw any couple in Africa happilly holding hands in town,or cafe or church? Actually,this days things are worse in church.The husband seats meters away on the same…
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TWO FATHERS-TWO DESTINIES
I was recently thinking of some preacher of Ugandan Origin, who settled in Kenya and was such a great influence to the community. Actually, the people he preached-to gave him land among them and welcomed him to be part of Kenya with open arms. That was in the 1900,but if you follow that family tree,…
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NARTURING YOUR MARRIAGE IN WISDOM
A divorced single mother once wrote: I am writing to you in order to make someone understand that it’s good to appreciate our partners despite their flaws. I am 32 years of age. My ex husband, his family and mine knew each other for 6 years. We where best of family friends. I waited until…
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THE DANGER BEHIND ENVY AND JELOUSY
One of the major killers of relationships and friendships in our days is envy and jealousy. Infact, envy and Jealousy are twins. No one walks without the company of the other. We burried our Brother in the Gospel Industry, Mr Ilagosa Wa Ilagosa,coutesy of the jealousy and Envy. Envy by definition is that feeling of…
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HOLD THINGS OF THE WORLD LOOSELY
A man was walking along a narrow path, not paying much attention to where he was going.1 Suddenly he slipped over the edge of a cliff. As he fell, he grabbed a branch growing from the side of the cliff. Realizing that he couldn’t hang on for long, he called for help. Man: Is anybody…
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WHY ME LORD
How many of us would be genuine enough to confess, that at one point in life or even now, are asking God this question? If we decided to speak the truth, nearly everybody has asked it. This is often after we go through issues of life that we can’t explain and are hard pressed left,…
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SEVEN DAYS OF PRAYING FOR OTHERS
DAY 3-COMFORTING OTHERSNothing happens in this world which no one has ever experienced before. If you care to listen, many people will tell you harrowing stories of what they went through, yet they managed to smile at the end of the day. Many times, God will always comfort us for one reason, because he knows…
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SEVEN DAYS OF PRAYING FOR OTHERS
DAY 2 Parenting is one of the most difficult jobs in our day to day life, especially if you live in the major cities of any country. Many of us who grew up upcountry, you realize we were well catered for by the community, even when our parents were not around, any child belonged to…
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SEVEN DAYS OF PRAYING FOR OTHERS
Have you ever looked down on someone, just because he or she is not a Christian like you? Some of us believers, look at people who are deep in sin as though their sin is beyond cure. We make judgments on them and even expect to see God judge them for what they have done.…
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HOW PRAYER AFFECTS US ALL
I’ am an experienced driver (not me) but that’s what i heard from a friend as they conversed with her other friend, and me just listening? I don’t own a car yet, so when those who own one talk, most of the times, especially when i can’t avoid it, i just listen… Anyway, having experience…
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DO NOT SEEK REVENGE
Have you heard some believers, when pushed to the wall by their worldly friends say” Watch out, I will put my bible down and deal with you! My question has always been, suppose you die in the process, while your bible is still down? What will you tell the Lord when you finally realize, you…
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THE POWER OF WORDS
A story is told of A Nigerian woman who was cooking groundnuts in the Kitchen. The son, being a young jovial boy would come in the kitchen, look at the mother’s position, and before she knew it, the boy would scoop some groundnuts and run away laughing as he eats it. It went on several…
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DONT BE A SIGNPOST IN GOD’S HOUSE
I do ushering in church and recently, when we visited one of our friends in the team, i found myself being challenged in one way or another. In one of the discussions we had, the owner of the house we were visiting brought up a very interesting topic and challenged me as i work in…
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HOW TO FIX YOUR WIFE-WHEN SHE’S FALLING
Dear men God,Your wife can be dying in silence while still performing her wifely duties. You will need to be wise enough to know when she needs to be fixed.The truth is, when a woman is always moody, cries a lot, yells on Children, cant easily sleep or sleeps a lot, she may be battling…
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BE WISE AS SERPENTS & HARMLESS AS DOVES
Ilagosa wa Ilagosa, our gospel music song bird, was laid to rest yesterday 16th February 2023 in his ancestral home of Bugina Village, in Vihiga county,in our beloved country Kenya- but if there is someone who was following all funeral proceedings and listening to all interviews about his life, from day 1, it was me.…
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STIRING GODS GIFTS & CALLING IN YOU!
Each follower of Jesus has a spiritual gift assigned to him by God. This gift is given mostly to function within the church and to the growth of the believer. (1 Cor. 12:7). Truth be told, all of us have been gifted and packaged with gifts from God. Unfortunately, as it’s has been said, many…
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IT’S ALL BY THE GRACE OF GOD
Today in the morning i was thinking about a former presidential Aspirant in the year 2000, Dr Lihanda by name. Even though his presidential bib was cut short, because he could not raise 1000 signatures from Kenyan voters, this man Lihanda is not a man you can think is stupid to even think of running…
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THE DANGER OF DESPARATION
Today is Valentines day but unfortunately, it a day of desperation for many. Infact, desperation is the mother of trouble but most of us, if not all, may have faced a desperate situation in one way or another. It has been said, that most ladies, when they clock 30yrs, if their faith is not solid…
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WALKING HUMBLY WITH YOU GOD
The last time i shared about humility, i realized that from every page of the bible, God honored humble people more, and he always had great plans for them. In our days, the same still applies. The more you humble yourselves before the Lord, the more the Lord will magnify you for his glory. I…
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SERVE GOD WITH HUMILITY
Humility is one great mark a believer should fight to adopt as his principle in life. In-fact, the bible says “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”(James 4:6). If you read through all scripture, you realize, Christianity has its origin in humility. One most distinct facts about the old and new testament…
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SPENDING TIME WITH GOD
When our cars run low on fuel, we simply drop by the local filling station to get more fuel. When our bodies are hungry, we feed them. How do we refuel our spiritual lives?In the New Testament we see that Jesus had a very demanding schedule. He traveled from town to town, often walking many…
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SEEK GOD FOR SMALL AND BIG NEEDS
A story is told of a sister who was looking for parking space in a supermarket mall parking in Nairobi the Capital city of Kenya. After driving around and for long, as she frantically looked for space to park around that supermarket, in desperation, she cried, Oh Lord, please give me some parking space. Before…
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RISING UP AFTER FAILING
Nobody likes to fail. Everyone wants to win and achieve success, but most of the time, failure is what we receive. We all are aware of it and its hard to swallow when you have done something that screwed up. Imagine being an Elijah. This man of God, after a great victory, realizes Ahab the president…
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SEEK GOD’S COUNSEL ALWAYS
As Moses was about to die, he transferred leadership of Israel to Joshua. God gave His approval of Joshua with the instructions, “Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go” (Joshua…
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WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE
In 1978, one Conservative rabbi Harold Kushner, wrote and published a book ” When Bad Things Happen to Good People but if you look at this title, with the eyes of the scripture, you realize none of us is good. My question has been, who and what determines who is good or bad?. As human…
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THE POWER OF CONFESSION
The world will tell you “zip it up, don’t tell it to anybody, Share not, it’s personal, keep it within but the Lord says Confess it, renounce it, share it with a brother or sister, let him\her walk with you through it.Many people all over the world, would rather believe a lie more than the…
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GOD’S LOVE IS EXTRAVAGANT
Casting Crowns has sang a song “God’s love is extravagant. He continues–I feel like moving to the rhythm of your grace; your fragrance is intoxicating, in our secret place because your love is extravagant.Casting crown is not alone. Many scholars have never figured out God’s love. Other religions dismiss Christianity because, to them, God cannot…
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THE LORD OUR PROTECTOR
One of the benefits of staying in God’s presence is being sure of his protection. The psalmist sings in psalm 103:1-2 “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Being in Christ as David says, has benefits to enjoy.…
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DRAW NEAR TO GOD & HE WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOU
Have you ever heard someone say? The Lord spoke to me last night and wondered how! Friend, one of the beauties of the Christian faith is that, our faith is not based on myth like the other religion. Our God is not far away but a close friend, brother, father and comforter in the issues…
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HAVING AKINGDOM MINDSET
A story is told about F. B. Meyer, the great Bible teacher and pastor who lived a century ago. He was pastoring a church when he began to notice that attendance in his church was drastically dropping. This continued until he finally asked some members of his congregation one Sunday morning-“why they thought this was…
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YOU KNIT MY INNERMOST BEING
Creation is always a marvel of God. No one in the history of mankind, from the generation of our forefathers, and the current generation will ever stand before God to accuse him for not knowing him! Just look at the sky, the sun, moon and trees and birds, the rains and streams that flow to…
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THE DANGER OF GUILT
Guilt is one of the major killers of confidence in a Christian life. Many times we keep things within only to realize, it’s the genesis of our insecurities. Sherlock Holmes,” once pulled a prank on 12 prominent Englishmen. He sent them an anonymous note that said, “All is found out. Flee at once.” Within 24…
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PRAYING BUILDS YOU
I remember reminding us recently that preaching is so easy, because we point fingers at other people’s sins and faults, but prayer is hard, because we have to seek God’s mercy, grace, and lift up our burdens to him, if not the burdens of others people .The worst thing to do as you pray is…
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CORPORATE PRAYERS
There is something that comes with corporate prayers. Whenever we meet as a church, God’s presence comes down and we get to connect with God as a body and other members of the body of Christ .Jesus said “where two or three are gathered in my name, there I’m in their midst. [Matthew 18:20]. The…
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PRAYING FOR YOUR PRESIDENT
You are always as good as the people who advice you. That’s the truth many people don’t know. David was the best king but he had the best adviser in history, whose name was Ahithophel The bible says this about Ahithophel in 2 Samuel 15:31,”Now in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like that…
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GOD’S MISSIONARY IN MARRIAGE
Have you ever thought of missionaries and all that came into your mind is all about men, if not women, who left home to far off lands, to share God’s love and care? In Africa we all know of Missionary Schools, foundations and charitable organizations that were started by mission societies from Abroad. Some of…
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STIR UP THE GIFT OF GOD IN YOU
I shared yesterday how God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.. [Romans 11:29],but one thing we must learn is this, when God calls us, the gifts are given for his purposes alone. The worst thing that someone can do in this life is to use a gift for the wrong purposes.When God calls you, he…
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KNOWING YOUR CALLING IN CHRIST
Knowing your calling in Christ is one of the simplest things to determine as believer. Your passions always define your calling. It may be a passion in a certain profession, ministry work, or any other area, but the reality is, any service to humanity that lives a great impact is a call from God. I’m…
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AGREEING TO DISAGREE AS A CHURCH
Disagreement happens in every good church. You don’t need to run away from church or fellowship because you disagreed in opinion with a brother or a sister. If you do that, beware of this, even in that church, where you run, you will still disagree with some else. Whatever happens in your life, always remember…
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THE BLESSING OF GENEROUSITY
When God meets our needs, we have no option but to meet also the needs of those around us. If you have been in need before, and someone you valued as a friend came in handy for you, you must have felt such deep love, appreciation within that you could not even understand. Such people…
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HOW TO RESPOND TO A WORD OF PROPHECY
When God gives you a prophecy, it’s because he cares about your life. A prophetic word is only a word that comes from the Lord, to give you a snap preview of what lies ahead of you. It may be a good word or a warning of what may be coming your way. It’s may…
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ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD
One thing you may have noticed, if you have been a believer for some time, is that in one way or another, you will go through some kind frustration. All of us go through frustration. It may be a loss of a job, a marriage in crisis, disobedient children or anything that drives your mind…
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VALUE YOUR FAMILY AS YOU MINISTER
Billy Graham, the great evangelist of the 20th century was once asked “How do you balance your time for ministry and family. His response was, when the year comes to an end, me and my wife take the new calendar of the year. We count all the weeks of the year, set aside some for…
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PARENTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Parents have a great role and position in shaping the future behavior of their children. They give direction, instill discipline, monitor family behavior and make decision based on what they know is right for their children and home. The bible says “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is…
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LOVING THE UN-LOVABLE
One of the most important skills God wants us to develop as we walk with Christ is to love difficult people. It’s easy to love someone who loves you, easy to walk with people you can go along with, laugh with people who can take your every joke without judging you, but is hard to…
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THE POWER BEHIND OUR WORDS
In this life, you will never know how important your words are to someone, until you offer words of comfort and consolation in their time of need. When you are in distress, you don’t need someone rough near you. You don’t need someone around you-whose major goal is to rub salt on your wound. All…
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HOW TO FIGHT DISCOURAGEMENT
We all get discouraged in our walk of faith. If you have been a believer for long, you must have gotten discouraged not once- but sometimes many times. That’s the reality of life, and if you have been waiting on God for something that takes ages to come, it’s very easy to feel discouraged.One of…
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OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT
In this life, you will never miss to find discouragers. This are people who look for every opportunity to surp your energy in doing God’s work, and many times, they always look for ways of making you feel how unworthy you are, on a certain work, ministry and calling that God has placed in your…
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THE POWER OF PRAYER
Ever heard people say ,”When everything fails, then pray! My question is, why wait for everything to fail before praying? infarct, if we pray first, everything won’t fail! This and many such quotes that men have adopted make prayer look like an emergency pill, rather than a lifestyle. The bible is full of men and…
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