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MONDAY, 1ST NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: VICTORY OVER TEMPTATIONS (1).   MEMORY VERSE: Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James 1:12 BIBLE READING: PROVERBS 1:11-15 11. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12. Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13. We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14. Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15. My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: MESSAGE The irony of life in the spiritual realm is that the devil is the prosecutor. The Bible says in Revelation 12:9-10: “And the great dragon was cast out that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceieveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his an...

SUNDAY, 31ST OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: THE LORD STRONG AND MIGHTY. MEMORY VERSE: l am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8 BIBLE READING: PSALMS 24:7-10 7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 8. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 10. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. MESSAGE Many Christians are fearful in the face of attacks from the kingdom of darkness. This attitude is unlike that of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Babylon. These young Hebrew men knew their God to be strong and mighty and they made bold to declare this to King Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 3:16-18). Our God is strong and mighty in battle. H...

FRIDAY, 29TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: TIMELY AND CHEERFUL GIVING. MEMORY VERSE: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1 BIBLE READING: Luke 24:1-8 1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 8 And they remembered his words, MESSAGE...

THURSDAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: THE YOKE OF JESUS. MEMORY VERSE: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; Philippians 3:10 BIBLE READING: Luke 14:26-27 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. MESSAGE: It takes unfailing determination to go through life with Jesus Christ. Accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior includes accepting Him with His yoke- in other words, submitting totally to His will. Indeed, to become a true disciple of Jesus, a person must subject his or her will to Him in totality. The Bible says in Mark 8:34: “And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his...

WEDNESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: UNGODLY SORROW LEADS TO DAMNATION. MEMORY VERSE: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22 BIBLE READING: Matthew 27:3-8 3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. MESSAGE: The type of sorrow that Judas Iscariot experienced is undesirable.  I pr...

TUESDAY 26TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: GODLY SORROW LEADS TO SALVATION. MEMORY VERSE: For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 2Corintians 7:10 BIBLE READING: Luke 22:60-62 60.  And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. 61.  And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 62.  And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. MESSAGE: When Peter realized that he had failed to fulfil his promise never to deny Jesus Christ, the Bible says ...he went out, and wept bitterly(Matthew 26:75 ). This is what the Bible calls godly sorrow. Godly sorrow has its blessing, according to todays memory verse. In the gospel of Matthew 5:4 we read: “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” When an individual is confronted with the r...

MONDAY, 25TH OCTOBER 2021. THEME: DENYING JESUS?    MEMORY VERSE: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psalm 1:1 BIBLE READING: Luke 22:54-60 54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. 56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. 57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. 58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 59 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean. 60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, w...

SUNDAY 24TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: LESSONS FROM THE BETRAYAL OF CHRIST. MEMORY VERSE: But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. Luke 22:21 BIBLE READING: Luke 22:19-23 19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. MESSAGE: A kiss is a very intimate show of affection and it is usually not cheap to give or receive, one would then wonder why Judas Iscariot decide to use a kiss as the code to betray Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:48-50). For one, Psalm 41:9 had to be fulfil...

SATURDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: LOOSE AND BRING THEM.    MEMORY VERSE: And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. Luke 9:2 BIBLE READING: Matthew 21:1-9 1. And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 8 And a very great multi...

FRIDAY, 22ND OCTOBER 2021.  THEME: THE POWER TO GET WEALTH.    MEMORY VERSE:   But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. Deuteronomy 8:18 BIBLE READING: Deuteronomy 8:11-18 11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water;...

THURSDAY 21ST OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: THE GREAT PHYSICIAN. MEMORY VERSE: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.  1 Peter 2:24 BIBLE READING: NUMBERS 21:7-9 7 . Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8. And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. MESSAGE The advent of sin into the human race brought a lot of calamities into the world, chief among which is sickness. The good news, however, is that t...

WEDNESDAY, 20TH OCTOBER 2021.  THEME: REWARD OF OBEDIENCE.    MEMORY VERSE: If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: Isaiah 1:18-20 BIBLE READING: Isaiah 1:18-20 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. MESSAGE: Disobedience is the major barrier between man and God. God wants to help everyone but disobedience deprives many from accessing divine assistance. The Bible says in Proverbs 1:24-26: “Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;” God ...

MONDAY, 18TH OCTOBER 2021.  THEME: GLORY BELONGS TO GOD.  MEMORY VERSE:  I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King .  Isaiah 43:15  BIBLE READING: Daniel 4:30-37 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. 32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs ...

FRIDAY, 15TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: A NEW CREATURE! MEMORY VERSE : Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5: 17 BIBLE READING: JOHN 3:3-6 3. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. MESSAGE One major sign of a person who has become born-again is the newness of the life he or she lives. This change of spiritual living standards is always obvious. When Zacchaeus the publican encountered Jesus Christ in Jericho, his life did not remain ...

THURSDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2021. THEME: PRIDE DESTROYS.    MEMORISE: But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. James 4:6 BIBLE READING: Isaiah 14:12-15 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. MESSAGE: The Bible says in Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” As we see in our Bible reading of today, Lucifer, who later became the devil, was thrown out of heaven because of pride. “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the mo...

WEDNESDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2021 THEME: ARE YOU A SPIRITUAL PACESETTER?    MEMORISE: Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ . 1 Corinthians 11:1 BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 11:1-2 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. MESSAGE: While it is true that there are spiritual pacesetters in the body of Christ today, it is however most unfortunate that such people are quite few. 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 says: “And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost. So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.” One thing we can learn from the apostles of old is that they received the word of God with joy. Modern day Christians however, have a habit of selecting what part of the word of God to obey. Nowadays, preachers carefully select messages that ...

TUESDAY 12TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: VICTORY THROUGH HOLINESS. MEMORY VERSE : Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14:34 BIBLE READING: DANIEL 6:19-23 19. Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20. And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21. Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever. 22. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 23. Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him because he believed in his ...

FRIDAY 8TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: GOD HAS ALTERNATIVES. MEMORY VERSE: “And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.”  1 Samuel 15:28 BIBLE READING: Acts 1:15-26 (KJV) 15. And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16. Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. 17. For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. 18. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. 19. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. ...

THURSDAY 7TH OCTOBER, 2021. THEME: LOOK AND LIVE! MEMORY VERSE: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of man be lifted up: John  3:14 BIBLE READING: HEBREWS 12:1-2 1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. MESSAGE Human beings have been in search of the way back to their Maker since the fall of the first man. Man was sent out of the Garden of Eden and he became a wanderer, without the peace that he once had when he had access to his Maker. This is the primary reason man invented various types of religions, hoping to access God through them. God, however, decided to r...