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WEDNESDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 2021. THEME: CHRISTIAN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. MEMORY VERSE: But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: Matthew 6:3 BIBLE READING: Matthew 6:1-4 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. MESSAGE: Some people may that Christian Social Responsibility (CSR) is a twenty-first century concept, but that is not so. In fact, CSR has been in existence since the Old Testament days. I encourage you to read Leviticus 19:9-10; you will see f...

FRIDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER 2021.  THEME: THE BLESSING OF FORGIVENESS.    MEMORY VERSE: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered . Psalm 32:1 BIBLE READING: Luke 23:39-43. 39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. MESSAGE : We may not be able to comprehend what true blessedness is until we experience divine forgiveness. Nothing can be compared with the joy of salvation. We see this with Zacchaeus when Jesus called him in Luke 19:2-8; it was that joy that caused him to make restitution ...

THURSDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: STAND UP AGAINST EVIL. MEMORY VERSE: He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. Proverbs  17:15 BIBLE READING: PROVERBS 17:13-15 13. Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 14. The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. 15. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. MESSAGE The ability to stand firm against evil is one of the many virtues that are gradually disappearing from the Church today. The axiom If you can’t beat them, join them has become widely acceptable. May God help His Church in the mighty name of Jesus. Our memory verse today states clearly that God abhors those who support wickedness as well as those who upbraid the just. When we refuse to condemn evil and wickedness we will definitely rej...

WEDNESDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER 2021. THEME: CRY OUT TO THE LORD. MEMORY VERSE: I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. Psalm 3:4   BIBLE READING: Mark 10:46-52 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sig...

DATE: TUESDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER, 2021. TOPIC: UNITED IN REBELLION? MEMORY VERSE “ Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”   (Ephesians 4:13) BIBLE READING: Genesis 11:1-8 (KJV) 1. And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. 4. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5. And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6. And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one languag...

MONDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: ENVY IS EVIL. MEMORY VERSE:  “ For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.” James  3:13 BIBLE READING: James 3:13-16 (KJV) 13. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. MESSAGE Envy is so serious that Proverbs 27:4 says: Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? This means that wrath and anger are no match for envy. Beloved, it would take divine intervention for an envious person to escape the consequences of his or her actions. Joseph was the object of envy even among his brothers, so much so that they could have killed him ...

SUNDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: THE TONGUE IS A FIRE. MEMORY VERSE: “ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.” Proverbs  15:1 BIBLE READING: James 3:1-10 (KJV)  1 . My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3. Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. 5. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of natu...

FRIDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT VOW . MEMORY VERSE: It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. Proverbs 20:25 BIBLE READING: Proverbs 6:1-5 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. MESSAGE : The world, from the beginning, has been full of deceit. This is why, today, the Lord is warning all His children to beware of being guarantors for people who would not keep their promises. Some people have lost all their life savings because they stood as surety for people who defa...

THURSDAY 18TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME:  BEWARE OF STRANGE WOMEN! MEMORY VERSE: For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil. Proverbs 5:3                                BIBLE READING: Proverbs 5:1-13 1 .  My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2. That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4. But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7. Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 9. Lest thou give thine hono...

WEDNESDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME:  DON’T AID AND ABET SIN. MEMORY VERSE: Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.  1 Timothy 5:22 BIBLE READING:  2 Chronicles 18:28-34. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead. 29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of...

THEME : EQUIPPED TO SERVE. TUESDAY, 16TH, NOVEMBER, 2021. MEMORY VERSE: Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass Exodus 35:5 BIBLE READING: Exodus 25:1-9 1 .  And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2.  Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3.  And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, 4.  And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, 5.  And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 6.  Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 7.  Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 8.  And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 9.  According to all that I show thee, a...

MONDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: SUBDUE THE FLESH. MEMORY VERSE: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.    1 Corinthians 9:27 BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27  24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.   MESSAGE: One of the three expressways to sin is the flesh, which describes the sinful nature of the fallen man. The works of the flesh are listed in Galatians 5:19-20:  “Now the works of the flesh are...

SUNDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: A NEW CREATURE! 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: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. MESSAGE: Ungodliness is no...

FRIDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: ASK UNTIL YOU RECEIVE. MEMORY VERSE: Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:24 BIBLE READING: John 16:24-27. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. MESSAGE: Every child of God must cultivate the habit of praying without ceasing, according to 1 Thessalonians 5:17. The importance of prayer cannot be overemphasized when we consider what those who took time to pray gained by so doing. James 5:17-18 says: “ Elias was a man subject to like passions as ...

THURSDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: THE MIGHTY DEEDS OF GOD. MEMORY VERSE : The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. Exodus  15:3 BIBLE READING: Exodus 15:1-11. 1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou se...

WEDNESDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: FULFIL YOUR VOWS. MEMORY VERSE: Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Ecclesiastes 5:5 BIBLE READING: Psalm 15:1-4. 1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. MESSAGE : One common and deadly habit of many 21st century Christians is making vows and not fulfilling it. This is foolishness of the highest order. When funds are being raised for the work of God, careless children of God make very big vows ‘in faith’, that they are not able to fulfil. They justify themselves by saying “God understands!” Ecclesiastes 5...

TUESDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER, 2021. THEME: WE OWE GOD GRATITUDE. MEMORY VERSE: O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 1Chronicles 16:34 BIBLE READING: Luke 17:11-19. 11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And h...