The Mystery of The Passion, The Resurrection and Power of Salvation in Christianity

The Mystery of The Passion, The Resurrection and Power of Salvation in Christianity

The celebration of Easter is based on The Passion of our Lord and Messiah Jesus Christ from His triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to His arrest, trial and His crucifixion on Mount Calvary; followed by His victorious resurrection which is the confirmation of our Salvation.
King David and Prophet Isaiah gave extraordinary revelations of the birth, The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ hundreds of years before He was born by the Virgin Mary.
The accuracies in the Holy Bible are astonishing.
But majority of church goers who confess and profess to be believers and Christians often fail to express the power of their faith, because they have failed to worship Almighty God JEHOVAH heart and soul and spirit.
As it is written in John 4:24:
"God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in the Spirit and in truth."

You cannot experience the power of our faith if you are just playing church in eye service and lip service without practicing Christianity.
You cannot worship God in conceit and deceit.
Almighty God does not answer the prayers of liars.
Jesus Christ said clearly as it is written in John 14:15:
"If you love me, keep my commandments."
That is the only way to prove that you are a true Christian.
And until you do so, you can never experience the power of our faith which is our spiritual strength.
Majority of church goers are just emotional without spiritual relationship with God. And you cannot have any relationship with Him without connection to His Holy Spirit.

Before Jesus Christ started his divine mission, He was baptized by Prophet John and then the glory of the Holy Spirit descended upon him.

Note the Water and the Spirit and then he started his mission which ended with the bleeding and shedding of His precious innocent blood as the immaculate lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world as written in Matthew 26:28:
"This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
It is written in Revelation 12:11: "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death".

The mystery of The Passion and the Resurrection and the power of our faith is revealed in First John 5:5-12:

5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

6 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. 9 We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima

https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima.

The Case For Christ Movie: How An Atheist Found God

THE CASE FOR CHRIST
Based on the true story of an award-winning journalist who, working to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife, begins chasing down the biggest story of all time ... with unexpected, life-altering results.

Pure Flix Announces Film Release Schedule With Academy Award® Winners & Best-Seller Adaptations
2017 Theatrical Feature Slate Includes THE CASE FOR CHRIST, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME and SAMSON

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of Academy Award® winners and nominees headline the latest major motion pictures from PURE FLIX, the No. 1 independent faith film studio.

Releasing to theaters on April 7th is the true-life drama THE CASE FOR CHRIST, by former atheist turned NYT bestselling author and pastor, Lee Strobel.


Pure Flix's The Case for Christ film opens nationwide in theaters on April 7th www.TheCaseforChristmovie.com
It's the early '80s and Strobel (Mike Vogel) is an award-winning investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune whose wife, Leslie, (Erika Christensen) has discovered the Christian faith. Their religious differences begin to take a toll on their marriage.

One Miracle Is Worth A Thousand Sermons

One Miracle Is Worth A Thousand Sermons.
~ Dr. Mike Murdock

Why People Remember the Stories of Jesus More than His Sermons

“By now, everybody knows me to be a storyteller. Our Daddy in heaven, Jesus, was the best storyteller you can ever find. I have discovered that some people remember the stories more than the sermons,” the author quotes Pastor Adeboye has explaining of his trademark style of exhorting people when he preaches.

“I tell you these stories because when you hear those in the Bible and hear those happening right now, you appreciate them better,” he explains at a different forum while on another occasion, he notes that: “When these stories or testimonies come to some people, they sometimes mean much more than even the sermon.”

Click here to order "Stories of Pastor E. A. Adeboye: The Power of Testimony".

Stories of miracles indeed enhance faith-building and what Daniels has done in this engrossing work of 350 pages and six sections is to painstakingly compile the testimonies of Daddy GO, the spiritual leader and chief missioner of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), and present them chronologically, right from his birth to the present (February 2017), to read like an autobiography.

Given the magnitude of Pastor Adeboye’s task and the near impossibility of getting him to sit down for interviews for a real biography, the author’s approach is ingenious. And not only is it creative, it works because Pastor Adeboye narrates the testimonies in his measured, calm voice that reassures.

Click here to continue reading.

You can get the paperback edition from the author, Mr. Bisi Daniels.
Email address: bisi.daniels@yahoo.com or ekenyerengozimichaelchima@gmail.com.

Amazing Testimonies of Pastor E. A. Adeboye Now in Amazon Kindle Edition

The amazing new book of the awesome testimonies of Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye , General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), "Stories of Pastor E.A. Adeboye: The Power of Testimony" is now available in Amazon Kindle edition.

About the Kindle Edition
Length: 306 pages
Word Wise: Enabled
Screen Reader: Supported
Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled

Description
Pastor E. A. Adeboye, a man revered by millions across the world as a true man of God, is a great believer in the power of testimony. He himself is a living testimony of the power of God. His sermons always contain stories about how people have experienced the power of Our Lord Jesus Christ in their lives. This book is a collection of those testimonies, which reads like his biography right from his birth in Ifewara in strange circumstances to the present moment.

The subjects covered include: The RCCG, Testimonies on Faith, Salvation, Miracles, Marriage, Fruit of the womb, Temptation, Unforgiveness, the dark world of Power and Principalities amongst many others.
Mixed in with them is the fascinating story of Pastor Adeboye himself and how, having been born again, he rose from debilitating depravation to become the famous and much-loved leader of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, which has massive presence in 192 countries.
A must-read account of an amazing man and his lifelong devotion to spreading the Word of God!

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

This book of some of the testimonies of one of the greatest servants of God in this generation is worth reading and learning from. I recommend it very highly.”
~ Professor Yemi Osinbajo (Pastor Prof.)
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Testimonial Evangelism: Seeing is Believing

Testimonial Evangelism

What is testimonial evangelism?
It is the preaching of the gospel by facts of the evidence or proof of the experience of the presence of Almighty God JEHOVAH in your life.

John 4:48 "Unless you people see signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe."

If you have no testimonials of the Holy Spirit, you cannot convince unbelievers.
As our Lord and Messiah Jesus Christ said: Seeing is Believing.

You must show by example what Almighty God has done for you.

Your lifestyle must show your true essence of Christianity in character and faith no matter the challenges, difficulties, temptations and trials of foreseen and unforeseen circumstances of life.

I was a refugee child during one of the bloodiest uncivil wars in Africa.
My beloved mother had lost three of her six children and I was very ill. Neighbours told her that I would not survive. She was totally heart broken, but she did not give up her faith in Almighty God. She continued to cry and pray to Him. They thought I would die, but then the Holy Spirit came upon me and I started speaking in tongues. And I was healed. Almighty God JEHOVAH saved my life. That is why I can share this awesome testimony of His amazing grace and shout "HALLELUJAH!" today.

What's your own evidence of His existence and presence from your personal experience or an eye witness account?


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Publisher/Editor of The Rhema Blog
(Since 2007)

RECOMMENDED BOOK OF TESTIMONIALS FROM PASTOR ENOCH ADEBOYE, GENERAL OVERSEER OF THE VICTORIOUS REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG).
A must read.

For copies, contact me by email:ekenyerengozimichaelchima@gmail.com

Solemnity in Divinity as Pastor Adeboye Celebrates 75Th Birthday

Adeboye@75: silence on a loud day

~ by Bisi Daniels

It was Pastor E.A. Adeboye’s birthday and the 31st anniversary of the monthly Holy Ghost Service of the Redeemed Christian Church of God on March 2. The service is always heavily attended, a part reason for a 3-kilometre-by-3-kilometre auditorium called The Arena. But people who had taken a cue from the 75-hour non-stop praise of the Lord to expect fanfare and cake-cutting during the week arrived the Arena to the usual service, the birthday having been celebrated privately. Pastor Adeboye is not known to put himself in God’s way or share in God’s glory or time. In fact, preachers at the service on March 2, were youths from four zones of the church.

This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am Well Pleased; Hear Ye Him

"And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead."
(Matthew 17:1–9, KJV)

Many Churches in Nigeria Need To Clean Up Their Dirty Environment

1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace--as in all the congregations of the Lord's people.

I see many churches in Nigeria in urgent need of general sanitation of the dirty and stinking surroundings of their church buildings with heaps of refuse decorating the streets of the church.

Dirty churches should clean up their nearby streets and clear the gutters full of refuse and human waste. The dirty and filthy environment of a church is a bad testimony of the church and church goers.

Lest we forget, our Lord and Messiah Jesus Christ was so clean whilst on earth over 2000 years ago that his Roman executioners cast lots to win His precious garment during His crucifixion.

Our Almighty God JEHOVAH loves orderliness and does not compromise His holiness. So, any form of disorderliness, dirtiness and filthiness is not of God.
Being dirty and filthy is a bad testimony for Christianity.

I Will Revive the One With A Broken Spirit and A Contrite Heart

15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.

20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.


Isaiah 57: 15-21.
King James Version (KJV
Public Domain

You Cannot Know God Until He Reveals Himself To You

Anybody can claim to know God.
But You cannot know God until HE has revealed HIMSELF to you. And HE cannot reveal HIMSELF to you without HIS Holy Spirit. So, without His Holy Spirit you can never know God.
Anyone who knows HIM does not live a life of conceit and deceit.
God hates lies for He said Satan is the father of lies.
So, whosoever tells lies is not of God.
Because, our Lord Jesus Christ said:
"You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
- John 8:44.

The chief demon is known by several names: Lucifer, Satan, the Devil, Old Nick, Beelzebub, the Tempter, the Father of Lies, the Evil One, and the ancient Dragon. And those who belong to him behave like him. Deceivers, liars, pretenders, ingrates, troublemakers, evil doers and others like them who are legions among humans.

If you truly know God, you will not live a life of lies.
And without God your life is empty even if you are Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg or President Donald Trump.

~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
The Rhema Blog
Sharing and spreading the Word of God online since 2005.

How Magnificent You Are, O Lord!

How Magnificent You Are, O Lord!

How magnificent you are to me
How magnificent for my eyes to see
To see the wonders of your creations
Your magnificent creations beyond human imaginations
To behold the beauty of your holiness
And to behold the glory of your righteousness.

Refrain: How magnificent you are, O Lord!

You are highly exalted throughout the ages
And we praise you in our different languages
Praising your holy name from nation to nation
As we rejoice in the joy of salvation
Because we are the redeemed of the Lord
And we have become the children of Almighty God.

~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, January 17, 2017.
Lagos, Nigeria.
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima
https://twitter.com/247nigeria.

Jesus Christ Does Not Like Empty Life Without Worthy Legacy

Jesus Christ Does Not Like Empty Life Without Worthy Legacy

The contradiction in the lives of majority of Nigerian church goers who claim to be Christians is that their lifestyles are contrary to the commandments of Jesus Christ and they don't even follow His teachings. And that's why they have empty lives.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said:

Matthew 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Luke 11:33 "No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
NOW LOOK AT YOUR LIFE

Does your life have any saltiness (worthiness) to your society or you are just living for yourself?

Is your life shining in the world?
Do you shine for others to see your good works?
Or you don't even have any good work to show at all?

Lest we forget, your works are your achievements and your achievements are your legacy.


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor of The Rhema Blog,
12 years of sharing the Word of God and still counting.
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima
https://twitter.com/247nigeria

Achieve New Things in 2017!

"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."
~ Isaiah 43:19, Holy Bible.

One thing most people don't know about Almighty God JEHOVAH is the awesome fact that He loves doing new things on earth! New creations. New things in restoration and new things in transformation.

God has never failed to grant me the grace to achieve new things in my life and use me to achieve new things in the lives of others such that totally unknown people become known once they meet me. That's the anointing of my calling.

Since 1997 after that night vigil in the Trinity Tabernacle Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) when our Pastor, Afolayan prophesied the coming of the Internet of Things (IoT) to revolutionize mass communication and transform the ways of life in the world, we have been witnessing unprecedented things. Yahoo launched in that same 1997 and followed by Google in 1998 when I started a new job as a counselor in the Redemption Light, official magazine of RCCG in the office of our General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. Then I joined the Editor, Mrs. Josephine Dirionyemma and her husband, Mr. Vitalis Dirionyemma as a Production Manager when they started their "Money Wise" on DBN TV in 1998. Then in 2000, I registered my first company, King of Kings Books International. New things happened every year. It is either I produce a new play or publish a new book or blog. In 2013, two new things happened! The launching of my Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema (SOOAC) with the first edition of the popular NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series and I brought "Girl Rising" to celebrate the first United Nations' International Day of the Girl in Nigeria In 2014, the second edition of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series came out; I launched Transform Nigeria Network on Facebook and Twitter sponsored by the Transformation Group of former President Goodluck Jonathan and I started the Girls United Together for Success (GUTS) project. In 2015, I published "The Victory of Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Dream" and I cosponsored the Nigerian premiere of "He Named Me Malala" documentary film of the brave Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize winner. Then last year 2016, more new things were achieved. The film production of my "Lagos in Motion" documentary with the publication of the photo album which Amazon released for worldwide distribution and I started my Screen Naija YouTube channel. And as I welcome the New Year with thanksgiving to Almighty God JEHOVAH, He has already shown me that He will do more new things in my life in the abundance of His infinite Grace. And I don't want you to be left out of the awesome goodness from the Throne of Grace of God. Therefore, be ready to achieve new things in 2017 from grace to grace.

Cheers for our outstanding success and victory!

Happy New Year 2017! Arise, Shine! Be Victorious!

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you."
~ Isaiah 60:1, Holy Bible.

The Amnesia of Ingratitude: Between A Christ Embassy Brother and An RCCG Brother in Lagos

The Amnesia of Ingratitude: Between A Christ Embassy Brother and An RCCG Brother in Lagos

A member of the Christ Embassy was homeless in Lagos and no fellow member of his church could help him. But his girlfriend was able to appeal to a gracious brother of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) with a cyber cafe and allowed the Christ Embassy brother to be sleeping there until he could get a better accommodation.
He stayed there until one day without notice he left and never returned to thank the RCCG brother. His girlfriend also appealed to the RCCG brother to help her meet anyone who would assist and boost her ambition to be an actress and model. The RCCG brother introduced her to another member of the RCCG well known in Nollywood as a popular film writer and Publisher/Editor of the international NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series. The God sent gracious man did his best for her and introduced her to the biggest filmmakers in Nollywood.. Even though she was not tall which is the standard for his criteria, he made her a national celebrity within three years and she received hundreds of thousands of naira from him to support her through the university and motivate her to succeed. But like her boyfriend she did not return to show gratitude to the RCCG brother.

HALLELUJAH! Thank You Lord!

I thank Almighty God JEHOVAH for all the blessings, favours, provisions and miracles of the abundance of His infinite grace in my life, family and my company, International Digital Post Network Limited in 2016.

Thank you to all the fantastic companies and great people who patronized and supported us in 2016.

Giving Tuesday Message from 1 Corinthians 13 KJV

And the Greatest is Charity

1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

~ 1 Corinthians 13 KJV

Let Us Stop Hypocritical Stupidity

Let Us Stop Hypocritical Stupidity

The worst problem affecting sustainable human development in Nigeria is not political corruption, but lack of education or lack of intellectual comprehension of our existential realities. And lest we forget, lack of education does not mean not going to formal school. Because you can have a degree and still be uneducated which is very common in Nigeria. Like I illustrated once that I have seen better parenting among sheep than among many Nigerian parents.

Poor rational thought is what makes someone to act irrationally and be corrupt in human conduct and be an idiot. I see many idiots from the street to the internet, even those I call corporate idiots, especially among the multitudes who claim to be "Christian", but their thinking and behaviour are contrary to their claim. Following the Beatitudes as preached and practiced by our Lord, Saviour and Messiah Jesus Christ is more than enough for us to breathe and create a better and greater human community. But only the educated can do so.

The uneducated remain intellectually immature and insecure.

It is hypocritical stupidity to be name dropping God and saying " Click Like" or "Type Amen" when you don't practice the TRUTH and telling lies has become a normal lifestyle.

Lest we forget, what Jesus Chris said: in Matthew 7:16 "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?"
Anything contrary is falsehood.
Let us stop hypocritical stupidity.

Almighty God is Our Everlasting Light

Almighty God is our everlasting light
That shines brightest even in the darkest night.
Almighty God is the light of the world
That never goes out
The sun that does not set
Oh, Lord! Make my life shine for the whole world to see
The beautiful and wonderful things you are doing for me
And give you all the glory
For I shall tell them my story
And the whole world will know my testimony.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!! Hallelujah!!!


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima on Thursday, October 27, 2016, in Lagos, Nigeria.
©All Rights Reserved. No copying or reproduction of this composition without the authorization and permission from the composer and publisher.

What Will Be Your Legacy in the End?

What will be your legacy in the end?
The legacy of grace or the legacy of disgrace?

What have you contributed to the human race?
A life of falsehood or a life of honesty?
Anyone who lives in fear of the Truth is the most insecure human on earth.

The wealthiest nations on earth are not the countries building skyscrapers and towers kissing the clouds, but those building lives of beauty, dignity, integrity and nobility.

America and the UK are not among the wealthiest nations on earth.
A survey recently revealed that 69 percent of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts. And more than 48 million Americans are living in poverty.

The lives we have failed to build yesterday have become the antisocial psychos and sickos who are the criminals and terrorists destroying lives and properties today.
The millions of underprivileged children we failed to educate a decade ago later became the poor fathers and mothers of majority of the street urchins and criminals attacking and robbing people in our towns and cities.

Is it not stupid to leave your children in the care of housemaids you fail to send to school?
And you tell the illiterate housemaids to bathe and feed your children.
If you fail to educate your housemaid, how can she communicate with your children?
No wonder you are raising children with unusual behavior.

A middle class family in Lagos moved into their new duplex on the outskirts of Lagos city. But their mansion was in the midst of a ghetto with poverty stricken families who breed kids they cannot feed. The middle class family lived behind their iron gates and high walls and never interacted with the poor families around them.  But one fateful day, their mansion was on fire caused by an electrical fault in the night. They could not put out the fire and were screaming for help. But the poor people around their house were reluctant to respond, because they never communicated with them before. Their mansion was destroyed by the fire with their cars and other properties and they were lucky to escape from the fire. They became homeless and ended up in a tenement house in the ghetto. That was the first time they interacted closely with their poor neighbors.

A person without any social responsibility has no worthy legacy.

"Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire".
~Matthew 7:19, Holy Bible.


~ Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Author of "The Prophet Lied", "In the House of Dogs" and other books.
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima.

If You Don't keep the Commandments of Jesus Christ, You Are Not a Christian

Spiritual ignorance kills.
The same terrible mistake that the people of Jesus Christ made by their ignorance of him as The Messiah majority of so called Christians are still making today. And I ask: are they really Christians or just church goers?
Do they read the Holy Bible well or they read it upside down?
To make understanding our Lord Jesus Christ easier, study Matthew 5, 7 and 25.

Don't Play Church in Conceit and Deceit

Don't Play Church in Conceit and Deceit 

Don't play "Church" to give the impression of being a "Christian", yet you don't practice Christianity.

Going to church is not Christianity.
Obeying the commandments of our Lord Jesus Christ is the true Christianity.

If you have bitterness out of envy, jealousy, greed and hatred without repentance you are not a Christian.
If you tell evil lies against anyone, you are not a Christian.
If you refuse to pay your debts to someone, you are not a Christian.
If you are cheating someone, you are not a Christian.
If you are disrespecting someone, you are not a Christian.
If you are disrespectful, unfaithful and ungrateful, you are not a Christian.
If you are maltreating someone, you are not a Christian.
If you continue to be a drunkard, you are not a Christian.
If you continue to sin in rebellion against God, you are not a Christian.
If you have stolen and taken what is not yours, you are not a Christian.
If you are plotting and working against the progress and success of someone, you are not a Christian.

A true Christian is honest and transparent.
A true Christian obeys the commandments of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Anything contrary to this is falsehood.

Matthew 15:8 "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me..

Majority of Nigerian Pastors Don't Understand the Holy Scriptures

Majority of Nigerian Pastors Don't Understand the Holy Scriptures

If you know the sacred scriptures of the Holy Bible very well and the life of our Lord, Saviour and Messiah Jesus Christ, you can see that majority of Nigerians claiming and professing that they are Christian pastors and ministers don't understand the scriptures. And that is why their congregants and followers go to church, but behave like pagans.

The Holy Bible clearly identified them in the following chapters.

2 Timothy 3:5:
"Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people."

Hosea 4:6:
"My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.'

True Christianity is transparent.
You cannot be dishonest in conceit and deceit and still claim to be a Christian.
You are not a Christian.
You are a fraud.

You cannot claim and profess to be a Christian pastor or minister and still be an apologist for liars, crooks and rogues in government and private business.

Which scriptures are you practicing?
What our Lord Jesus Christ said is clear.
" If you love me, keep my commandments."~ John 14:15.
Therefore, you don't, you are not of Christ.
There is nothing more to say, because that's what Jesus Christ said.
And the Holy Bible is clear. So, don't be deceived.
2 Timothy 3:5
"Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people".

If You Had One Hour With Solomon.

If You Had One Hour With Solomon...

Do You Really Know What You Want In Life?
What goal presently excites and energizes you? When you are alone and away from everyone else, what do you dream of becoming, doing, possessing? When people hear your name spoken, what do they automatically think of? What legacy do you want to pass on to others?

Few People Really Know What They Want. They do not realize that their dream is either born within them or borrowed from someone else. I have talked to so many people who admitted that their present pursuit was simply something their mother or father desired for them... something others expected of them...the result of a convenient opportunity that never became their own personal vision. How disappointing that most people never pursue their own inner passion. But that person does not have to be you.

Your Dream Is Closer Than You Can Imagine. Your dream is completely obtainable. Recognize it. Embrace it. Pursue it. This is your season to do something significant with your life.

If You Don't Know What You Really Want, Who Are You Going To Ask?

If You Don't Know Where You Belong, You Will Adapt To Where You Are.
King Solomon Was The Richest Man Who Ever Lived. He knew what he wanted. He was passionate about his Dream.
  ► Passionate people become powerful people.
  ► Passionate people create excitement and enthusiasm.
► Passionate people generate waves of favor that naturally attract access and promotion.

Solomon Had A Passion To Create Something Unique And Incredible For God. He did not consult a committee. He did not ask his family for permission. He did not conduct a poll to seek the opinion of others. He reached into his own heart. He looked at the photograph of his own Dream. He expanded his personal vision beyond the limits of what anyone else said he could do. He boldly announced his dream...a dream too big to contain...a dream that consumed his time...his Mind...his conversation...every waking hour of his day. The Clearer Your Goals, The Greater Your Faith.

Solomon Was A Master In Achievements. Few men in history equal his magnificent works.
Your Dream Is Closer Than It Has Ever Been In Your Lifetime.

The Golden Keys of Success are within your reach. You do not need a lot of keys to enter a bank vault...just the right key. Little keys often unlock huge treasures. Your life can change. Your success can be multiplied. Stay focused on these Success Secrets. Think and meditate about your Palace of Greatness...The Place you have always dreamed of being. It is where you belong.

~ By Dr. Mike Murdock, Wisdom Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

I Met Mark Zuckerberg On Wednesday and Received A Cheque from America Yesterday

I Met Mark Zuckerberg On Wednesday and Received A Cheque from America Yesterday

HALLELUJAH!
Wow!
It was not in my New Year resolutions for 2016 and not even in my wildest dreams, but Almighty God JEHOVAH made it happen.
On Wednesday afternoon on August 31, 2016, I met Mark Zuckerberg, the famous Co-founder and CEO of Facebook during his first ever trip to sub-Saharan Africa and he chose Lagos, our Lagos megacity as his first touch with Nigeria.
He came to Afrinolly Space in Oregun, in Ikeja on the mainland of Lagos, Africa’s largest megacity and the commercial hub of the continent.
Mark and his Facebook team wanted to see the digital hub of Nollywood, Nigeria’s phenomenal film industry.

I was sitting in the office of Mr. Chike Maduegbuna, the CEO of Afrinolly with Mr. Abayomi Adeloye, the Zonal Manager of Ikeja 1 branch of Wema Bank Plc and Arthur, a young European man from Air France who said he accompanied the celebrated Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan to the event. As we were talking, Mark Zuckerberg, the famous Co-founder and CEO of Facebook walked in and greeted us with smiles. We stood up to welcome him and we shook hands.
He was dressed simply in a T-Shirt, trousers and shoes. You can pass Mark for an ebullient White teenager on the street without giving him a second look. Without even any hint that he is the multi-billionaire CEO of Facebook and the 5th richest person in the world with US$53.7 billion as of August 2016. And according to Wikipedia Facebook became the fastest company in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to reach a market cap of $250 billion. Facebook has more than 1.65 billion monthly active users as of March 31, 2016.

Afrinolly received Facebook's Augmented Reality (AR) 360-degree camera with Head Mounted Display (HMD) goggles which Nollywood diva, Rita Dominic and others saw how to use it in their future film productions, because the future of Nollywood will be powered by the digital ecosystem.
AR can let us see beyond the one-ten trillionth of the electromagnetic spectrum our eyes can register.
See one of the videos on Instagram here and I will show more on my Screen Naija YouTube channel.

Then yesterday, on the first of September, I received my first cheque from LULU Inc of the United States of America for books!
I just went on my knees this morning and lifted up the cheque to give thanksgiving to Almighty God JEHOVAH, because it is written in Psalm 118 of the Holy Bible.

1. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

23. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

24. This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

In spite of the global recession affecting Jesus, Almighty God JEHOVAH still gave me the vision and provision to make my first documentary feature "Lagos in Motion: Sights and Sounds of Africa's Largest Megacity" and Amazon Books published the book version in paperback and Amazon Kindle tablet worldwide. And I have received offers for the worldwide distribution of the film for VOD, AVOD and SVOD.
https://www.amazon.com/LAGOS-MOTION-Africas-Largest-Megacity/dp/1536934925

Join me to rejoice and praise the one and only true Almighty God JEHOVAH who alone gives a bumper harvest in the midst of drought and brings a food basket in the desert and makes a way where there was no way.
HALLELUJAH.
May His awesome infinite power of the abundance of His infinite Grace continue to flow in the life of every believer in the land of the living in the Almighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Saviour and Messiah. Amen.

Lyrics: Power Flow – Monique

[Intro]
(Piano playing)

[Verse]
Let your power flow
In this place
Let your healing come
In this place
I call for signs and wonders
In this place
Let your presence show
In this place (oh yeah)

[Climb]
Anointing fall on me
Your mercy will I see
Just like the days when power part the sea
Your power remain the same
Yes you never change

[Chorus]
Fi agbara re han
Fi agbara re han
Fi agbara re han
Onye oma
Fi agbara re han
Fi agbara re han
Fi agbara re han
Onye oma

[Verse]
I worship you
Alagbawi mi oh
I adore Jehovah
Eledumare
I depend on you
Agbani lagbatan oba
Your covenant is sure oh
Yes You never change yeah eh

[Climb]
Anointing fall on me (huh)
Your mercy will I see (oh oh oh)
Just like the days when power part the sea
Your power remain the same
Yes you never change
Baba

[Chorus]
Fi agbara re han (I depend on you)
Fi agbara re han (Lord I wait on you)
Fi agbara re han (You alone I have)
Onye oma (My help my defender)
Fi agbara re han (My Lord my provider)
Fi agbara re han (My only desire)
Fi agbara re han (Alpha and Omega)
Onye oma

[Hook]
Emmanuel e comforter oh
Emmanuel e reedemer oh
Emmanuel my protector oh
Iwo ni my sign and wonder
Agbanilagbatan oh
Awonilawotan oh
Iwo lato ri shey
Iwolato farati
Raise your voice

[Chorus]
Fi agbara re han (Lion of the tribe of Judah)
Fi agbara re han (Your power part the waters)
Fi agbara re han (You are lord you’re alive)
Onye oma (You’re able you’re faithful)
Fi agbara re han (Covenant keeping God)
Fi agbara re han (You’re the ancient of days)
Fi agbara re han (You’re the ancient of days)
Onye oma

[Outro]
Emmanuel e comforter oh (Fi agbara re han)
Emmanuel e redeemer oh (Fi agbara re han)
Emmanuel my provider oh (Fi agbara re han)
Iwo ni my sign and wonder (Onye oma)
Emmanuel my comforter
Emmanuel e reedemer oh
Emmanuel my provider oh
Iwo ni my sign and wonder
Iwo ni my sign and wonder oh
Emmanuel Emmanuel onye oma!

~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Publisher/Editor
Nigerians Report Online
http://www.nigeriansreport.com/
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima
https://twitter.com/247nigeria

We Must Stop Fooling Ourselves Pretending To Be Christians

If the life of Jesus Christ does not reflect on our own lifestyles, then we are only fooling ourselves, because we cannot fool God.

I see multitudes of churchgoers, but not many of them are Christians.
We may fool the whole world, but we cannot fool Almighty God.
Why should we continue to live in conceit and deceit?
That is why there are more fake pastors than real ones and more false prophets than true ones.
And there are many wolves in sheep clothing in the midst of the flock. 

Fools pretending to be Christians, but are full of scams and whims of avarice, caprice, malice and prejudice in the world.

Our Lord, Saviour and Messiah Jesus Christ clearly showed us the truth as written in the books of Matthew and John I have quoted below.

True and False Prophets

15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

Judging Others

1“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Ask, Seek, Knock

7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

True and False Prophets

15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

True and False Disciples

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

The Wise and Foolish Builders

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

◄ Matthew 7 ►

Jesus Reinstates Peter

15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”

16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”

17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.

◄ John 21:15-17 ►

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
The Prophet Lied

List Price: $17.50
Price: $16.63
You Save: $0.87 ( 5% )

You Are Destined for Greatness

Study Champions.
David was a champion. Samuel was a champion.
They walked the path of obedience. Learn from their mistakes, their successes, their lives. Losers build their lives around their weaknesses.
Champions build their lives around their strengths. You are destined for greatness, too.
Talk it. Believe it. Live it.
Champions simply use the Master Key of Obedience.

"And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens," (Hebrews 11:32-34).

From: "Dr. Mike Murdock"

'They Grow Up Fast' to Premiere on Samaritan Ministries' Website

'They Grow Up Fast' to Premiere on Samaritan Ministries' Website

PEORIA, Ill., Aug. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A health care sharing ministry with a heart for Christian families and the father of one of those families—and makes movies—have teamed up to remind you that "They Grow Up Fast" and not to waste the time you have.

Patience Is The Weapon That Forces Deception To Reveal Itself.

Patience Is The Weapon That Forces Deception To Reveal Itself.

~ Dr. Mike Murdock, Wisdom Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

My Grace is All You Need

Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
◄ 2 Corinthians 12:9 ►

Majority of Nigerian Muslims Are Religious, But Not Spiritual

Majority of Nigerian Muslims are religious devotees of Islam, but lacking spiritual relationship with God.
They are even clueless about the Holy Spirit.
They simply follow dictation and recitation without any independent relationship with God.
They follow the rote learning system and have the same herd mentality. And majority of them are fatalistic and unrealistic.

They became Muslims by dictation and not by ratiocination.
Their relationship with God has no depth.
That is why the most ignorant and uninformed majority can be easily manipulated and misled.

The very brilliant daughter of an Islamic leader and lecturer at one of the leading universities in Nigeria asked her father many questions on how they can simply be religious without being spiritual. She said her IQ could not accept such irrational resolution. So, she stopped following their Islamic religion and then challenged Almighty God. She asked God to reveal Himself and how to connect with Him or she would become an atheist. Believe it or not, God answered her and told her that she should follow a group of her fellow students on campus when they would be going for their evening fellowship. And that was how she became a Christian. Her very strict Muslim father allowed her without dispute, because he knew she would not lie to him and he couldn't fault her logical choice.

There is a big difference between being religious and being spiritual.
Religion is empty without the spiritual connection with God. And the Holy Spirit is not a myth. It is the Truth. The spiritual essence of our existence.

Jesus Christ is the Only Way To Salvation

No matter how many times other religions lie in falsehood, our Lord, Saviour and Messiah, Jesus Christ is the only answer for the salvation of everyone. Anything contrary is a lie.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

You Cannot Have A Relationship With God Without the Holy Spirit

Photo Credit: KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING LIFE.

The Way, the Truth, and the Life

Billions of people on earth are devotees of different religions claiming directions to our creator and saviour God; of which the majority are the Christians and Muslims, followed by Hindus and Buddhists. And even pagans too claim to communicate with our Almighty maker and owner. But ironically, contrary to their claims, majority of them don't know God and have no real or true relationship with God. They are just assuming and pretending. And their assumption often leaves them in confusion and despair. Because, they easily lose faith and hope in God when they face difficulties. Because, they don't have any relationship with Him.

The only way to have a real and true relationship with God is through His Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit, you cannot have a relationship with God. Because, it is only through His spirit that you can communicate and relate with Him.

Any faith or religion that does not believe in the revelation and realization of the Holy Spirit is FALSEHOOD.

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
~ John 14:17

How do you communicate with the Holy Spirit?

You must BELIEVE in the existence and then ask for the revelation and He will manifest through the Word of God as our Lord, Saviour and Messiah Jesus Christ said in John 14 of the Holy Bible.
A believer without the Holy Spirit is an empty vessel like an egg without yolk.
Without the Holy Spirit you are defenceless and powerless against temptations, sins and sicknesses. You are defenceless and powerless against demonic oppression and possession.

You cannot fight and resist evils and evil doers without the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit will communicate with you, relate with you and unite you with Almighty God to manifest His presence in your life in TRUTH, 24/7.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me..
~ John 14:6New International Version (NIV)

Jesus Christ Appeared and Healed A Paralyzed Muslim Girl in Pakistan

The true testimony of Gulshan Esther.

I am a Pakistani girl from a Muslim family. My father is a direct descendant of Muhammad’s daughter of Fatima. I was paralyzed at 6 months old.
Trips to London and Mecca

At the age of 14, my father took me to London to see a specialist. Yet, it failed. Then my dad took me to Mecca, believing that God would heal me there.

Once there, we walked around the Kaaba (Qs 5:97). I kissed the Black Stone (Al-Hajr al-Aswad), which is located at the Kaaba. I prayed, “Heal me, please.” Yet, nothing happened. Sadly, we walked out to a place where the prophet Ibrahim prayed (Qs 2:125). I prayed for the same healing. Still, nothing happened. Having done all of the ceremonies, we went home with nothing.

The Bitterness of Death

Two years later, my father died. I was overwhelmed with sadness. One day, I was crying out in my prayer, “I don’t want to live! You've taken away my father. Why?”
Kitab-06

Suddenly, a soft voice came. “I will take care of you. Who healed the blind and the sick? Who raised the dead? I am Isa, the son of Maryam. Read about me in the Quran!”

The next day, I read Surah Maryam in an Urdu Quran. I read everything about Isa Al-Masih. One verse I found said that Isa performed miracles. “When God said, ‘Jesus, son of Mary...by My will, you made a sculpture of a bird out of clay, blew into it, and it turned into a real bird by My Will...by My will, you healed the deaf, the lepers, and raised the dead...’” (Qs 5:110).

I began praying to Isa. The more I prayed, the closer I felt to HIm. No other prophet could give life, heal the sick, and raise the dead.

A Visit from Isa Al-Masih

One night, I was praying and crying out louder than ever before. Suddenly, my room was filled with a bright light. There were 12 people standing in a line. The 13th one was bigger and brighter than the others.

“I am Isa, the son of Maryam. Stand up and come to me!” He said.
5867790-Bengkulu

I felt strength flowing into my feet and hands. I saw a hole in his hand. He proclaimed, “I am Isa, Immanuel (Injil, Matthew 1:23). I am the way and the life (Injil, John 14:6). I am alive and will come soon (Injil, Acts 1:19-12). From now on, you must testify to my people. I will be with you wherever you go.”
Receiving Salvation

After being healed, I found the straight way to God. Isa said, “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture” (Injil, John 10:9). Anyone must go through Isa if they want to come to God.

[We invite you to visit us at http://www.isaandislam.com/way-of-salvation to learn more about God’s gift of Salvation. God loves you and waits to hear from you. Jesus clearly said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (Injil, John 14:6) For a deeper understanding of Jesus we suggest you subscribe to "Isa, Islam, and Al-Fatiha" at this link.]

Click to read the complete testimony.