Saturday Sermon: A Christian Without the Holy Spirit

A Christian without the Holy Spirit is like an egg without yolk.

Lack of the gift of discernment of the Holy Spirit has made many Christians to be deceived.

A true Christian does not need the validation of the world. 

As it is written in -

1 Corinthians 2:14-16 King James Version (KJV)

"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man."

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
The Publisher/Editor,
The Rhema Blog
Since 2005

The Power of the Gift of Discernment

Fake Christians Can Only Be Fooled By Fake Pastors, Fake Bishops and False Prophets

Without the Gift of Discernment, majority of the so called men and women of God, the Papas and Mamas and Daddies and Mommies have failed to see through fake ministers and fake Christians.
They have mistaken mere churchgoers for Christians.

I don't know how Papa and Mama will give a standing ovation to a visitor who has come to the dome for political campaign and later returns to his whited sepulchre to kneel and bow down to graven images and statues in a shrine.

Did our Lord not warn us that even the Antichrist comes in the form of an Angel of Light?

Our Lord, Redeemer, Saviour and MESSIAH JESUS Christ clearly showed how to separate the sheep from the goats.
By their fruits you shall know them.
Actions speak louder than words.
Not name dropping God, quoting verses and HALLELUJAH in lip service and eye service.

The lifestyles of conceit and deceit will only expose your buffoonery.

Let me repeat again: WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT YOU CANNOT HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

It is not by mere going to church.
Being emotional is not being spiritual.

The Holy Spirit is Real.
The Holy Spirit is God.

You may fool the whole world
But you cannot fool Almighty God.

Hosea 4:6 NKJV

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

NKJV: New King James Version

Don't Mistake Mere CHURCHGOERS for CHRISTIANS

 Don't Mistake Mere CHURCHGOERS for CHRISTIANS

Only those who obey the commandments of God are true CHRISTIANS.
Many fake pastors and fake prophets are deceiving millions of people in Africa.

True people of God see things through the eyes of God and not through the eyes of the world.

Powerless pastors are fake pastors.
Whoever makes prophecies that fail to  come to pass is a false prophet.
Majority of the pastors in Nigeria and the rest of Africa are fake pastors and majority of the so called prophets are false prophets who I exposed in my book, "The Prophet Lied" distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers worldwide.

Fake pastors and false prophets can only deceive fake Christians. And majority of those claiming to be "Christians" in Nigeria and the rest of Africa are fake Christians without any relationship with the Holy Spirit of Almighty God.
Being emotional in prayer, praise and worship does not mean you are spiritual in the Holy Spirit.
True believers are ruled by the Word of God and not by the ways of the world.
They have eyes, but they cannot see the things of God.
They have ears, but they cannot hear from God.
They listen, but they don't learn.

What fake pastors do in their closets are opposite to what they preach on the pulpits.
Pastors who beat their wives and cheat their wives.
Pastors who maltreat their servants.
Pastors who collect blood money
Pastors whose churches are nothing but whited sepulchres.

Our MESSIAH JESUS Christ already exposed them as it is written in Matthew 7:16-20 -

¹⁶ Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

¹⁷ Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
¹⁸ A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
¹⁹ Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
²⁰ Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor,
The Rhema Blog
since 2005.

God, the Word, Human Existence and the Universe

The ignorance of the universe is the ultimate ignorance of Almighty God. And majority of humans, including those who are posing and posturing as educated, because of having formal education are in fact ignorant of the universe.

My attitude to existence is based on my knowledge of the universe. As revealed to me by Almighty God Himself that He has known me before Creation. And I regard humans with the same attitude.

We had no choice in our creation.

None of us asked to be born.

In most cases of human conditions, locations, positions and situations, we are all victims of foreseen and unforseen circumstances. 

So, I regard life with such an attitude which is too nuanced for almost everyone who claims to know me to comprehend, because it is beyond their intellectual comprehension. In most cases, I feel sorry for their intellectual ignorance of the Laws of the Universe and the futilities of their selfish pursuits in life based on the titular acquisitions and vanities of their status symbols. 

I always try to simplify that what matters most in human existence is the essence of your existence in the universe. And what is the essence of your existence?

The greatest thing in life in the world in every generation of human existence in the universe is the WORD. 

Everything in existence is the creation of the WORD.

Everything else in the world is useless without the WORD.

And what is the WORD?

John 1:1-5 -

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."

Without the WORD there is nothing.

Anything outside the WORD is in darkness. And majority of humans are in the darkness of ignorance and they lack the intelligence, because they prefer to live in pretence; in denial of their own ignorance of the Truth.

They prefer lies and their lives are defined by their lies ad infinitum.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Author of "The Prophet Lied" and other books.

What Pleases Almighty God

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What pleases Almighty God

Is our faithful obedience to His Word.

And not what we do to impress the world.

Almighty God is neither on the side of poor nor the rich, but only on the side of those who obey His commandments. 

You are a Liar if you say you love God, but you disobey His commandments.

Quoting from the holy scriptures is meaningless to God, 

If you don't practice what you preach and teach.

There is no grace of God for those who disregard the obedience to God.

You cannot give what you don't have without the grace of God.

You may fool the whole world,

But you cannot fool God.

- Ekeyerengozi Michael Chima,

Publisher/Editor,

The Rhema Blog.

Since 2005.

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The Greatest Power

Pray with request to Almighty God.

Request for what you need.

Don't pray to feed your greed.

You must pray with true love

Love can make a lion become a dove.

Pray and wait upon the Lord

And hold on to His Word.

The greatest power in the world

Is the power of prayer.

There is no greater power

Than the power of Almighty God.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

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The Greatest Realisation is: LOVE Unites Us and Uplifts Us

No matter what humans do and no matter what humans say with all the horrors and terrors caused by human errors.

But the greatest realisation is: LOVE unites us and uplifts us above the chaos and debris in the world of human conflicts.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Coauthor and Editor of "The Language of True Love", coauthor of "Naked Beauty'" and author of "Children of Heaven", "Scarlet Tears of London", " Bye, Bye Mugabe ", " The Prophet Lied", "Diary of the Memory Keeper", " In the House of Dogs", "The Victory of Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Dream" and Publisher/Editor of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series, the first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry.

Coming books:

1.The Political Phenomenon of President Muhammadu Buhari

2. BEKEDEREMO!

3. NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series, Third Edition.

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You Cannot Know God If You Don't Know the Word of God

You cannot know God

If you don't know the Word of God.

You cannot and don't have any relationship with God if you disregard and don't obey His Word.

If you disregard and don't obey the Word of God, He does not have any relationship with you.

You can deceive the whole world by your conceit and deceit of falsehood, BUT YOU CANNOT DECEIVE GOD.

And this is the TRUTH.

Only this Truth can save you from the wrath of the earth.

No conventional and unconventional wisdom or theology can change this FACT.

If you accept it, good for you. 

But if you don't accept and reject it, may God help you.

God shall bless only those who bless.

God shall be merciful only on the merciful.

There is a reason for every season.

For as we plant so shall we reap the harvest.

God is not an emotional being 

So, human emotions don't move God.

Only human compassions in pure and true love move God.

We can only communicate and relate with God in His Spirit and His Truth.

Not in lies of eye service and lip service.

Humans prefer to live in pretence 

But God prefers those who choose to live in obedience to His commandments.

Our alms, offerings and tithes are useless to God without obedience to His commandments.

We cannot bribe God.

For in obedience to His commandments is true benevolence of love and peace.

For disobedience begets rebellion and rebellion begets destruction.

Can we count how many lives have been destroyed and wasted by disobedience to the Truth?

From the Garden of Eden to this day.

And yet humans continue to perish every day in disobedience, in sinful arrogance and wilful ignorance.

Only fools want to impress and please the world, but displease God.

Whose approval do you need?

The approval of the world or the approval of God?

There is no grace of God without repentance.

For in repentance we shall receive the abundance of the infinite grace of Almighty God.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Publisher/Editor of The Rhema Blog

January 1, 2021.

Jesus Christ Our Lord and Messiah!

Hi Fighter,

It’s Father Dave back with you again, and I confess that I’m kicking back a bit tonight.

I’m taking it easy, as I feel rather tired.

I’m not sure why I feel tired but I’ve abandoned my weekly half-marathon run tonight and am enjoying a glass of wine instead.

I feel a bit bad about the fact that my running partner, Solomon ‘Mr Jones’ Egberime, won’t have me to push him along, but the truth is that when he runs with me he has to slow himself down so much that he runs backwards for about a third of the journey and at other times literally runs rings around me!

I think he’ll manage just fine without me!

Now … I’ve had some exciting news since last we spoke.

Continue reading.

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From God To God

Photo Credit: Turquoise Gates.
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From God To God


They say life is a journey
In a world that is a battlefield
Where we live in fear of the unknown
And the mystery of God leaves me speechless.
As we face the daily realities of life
The ups and downs of our journey never end
And there is nothing we can do but face the truth
For nothing, but the truth can set us free.


Chorus (in Latin):
O Deus caelum et terram
Veniam ad te in toto mole
Quoniam tu solus salva animam meam.


I did not create myself
And I did not create the world
I did not ask to be born
So, my life is not my own choice but yours
Therefore, Oh, God! Do with me as you wish
For you know best what to do with me
For I am useless without your spirit
All I ask for is make my life shine for your glory.


Chorus (in Latin):
O Deus caelum et terram
Veniam ad te in toto mole
Quoniam tu solus salva animam meam.



Video:

A young woman in fear and trembling in rumpled blue gown looks for shelter in a stormy weather and runs into a church where she crumbles to her knees in tears before the altar.


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, for the glory and glory of JEHOVAH God alone.

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A Chance to Change the World

Friday, January 2, 2009

1. A Chance to Change the World



"And then he [Jesus] told them, 'Go into all the world and preach [communicate] the Good News to everyone, everywhere.'"1

Donald William Dotterer wrote, "Steven Jobs is the man who founded the enormously successful company called Apple Computer. Jobs decided that Mr. John Sculley was the man he needed to help him fulfill his dream of building a completely different kind of computer company, one which [Jobs dreamed] would make computers available to every person in the world. However, Mr. Sculley was comfortably and safely entrenched as president of the Pepsico Corporation, the makers of the soft drink Pepsi.

"In this position, John Sculley had achieved everything that a man could want: power, prestige, public recognition, an enormous salary and a secure future. The thought of a career change requiring a move to the West Coast frightened him. He was concerned about losing pensions and deferred compensation and the adjustment to living in California, in other words, 'the pragmatic stuff that preoccupies the middle-aged.'

"John Sculley knew that he was safe at Pepsico. But he also knew that he had grown to dislike the competitive nature of the business. He also knew how bored he was. Steven Jobs at Apple Computer sensed this. And so he finally confronted his new friend with this pointed question. He said to John, 'Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?' That question penetrated deep into the heart and mind of John Sculley. It changed the course of his life. He therefore went to Apple Computer and helped it to grow into one of the most successful corporations in the world. Mr. Sculley's life was changed because he took the risk and decided to invest. Was it a risk? Yes. But without it, there would be no reward."2

I'm not suggesting that you should change your job (though some of you may need to), but I am asking, "Do you want to spend the rest of your life doing only what you are doing now, or do you want to help to truly change the world—one person at a time?"

You can. Here are a few of many simple ways you can do this:

First, make yourself available to God every day and ask him to use you to be as Jesus to every life you touch and that people seeing Jesus in you will want him for themselves.

Second, become involved in serving others through your local church or a fine voluntary organization and help make a difference in your local community.

Third, you can send copies of suitable Daily Encounters to friends and loved ones and share with them these non-preachy Christian messages that speak directly to their personal needs. Hundreds of people are being reached with the gospel and Christian message in this way and it, too, is helping to change the world—one person at a time.

Fourth, besides financially supporting your local church, help support faith organizations that are making a difference and those that are spreading the gospel. There are many such organizations that are dependent on the support of concerned Christians for their operation. And in your giving, please consider becoming a partner with ACTS International (publisher of Daily and Weekend Encounter) through your prayer and financial support and therein be a part of a work that is sending the gospel around the world via E-mail and the Internet every day of the year.

Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you for Jesus, the Savior, the hope of lost mankind, and the only one who has the power to truly change the world. I am available—please guide me in how I can best invest my time, talents, and money in your work, and use me today and every day to be as Christ to every life I touch and therein help change the world in which I live—one person at a time. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus' name, amen."

1. Mark 16:15 (TLB-NLT).
2. Donald William Dotterer, "Living the Easter Faith," CSS Publishing Company, 1994. Cited on www.eSermons.com, 2002.

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