HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div (I will love to use Isaiah 26:3 as our key verse for this message today) Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. THE PROMISE OF PEACE IN THE MIDST OF STORM GREAT PROMISES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT This promise was … Continue reading THE PROMISE OF PEACE IN THE MIDST OF STORM
Category: Devotion
CHRIST THE SAVIOUR (Part one)
CHRIST THE SAVIOUR (Part one) By: His Lordship Bishop The Honourable Andres Quow OM Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us so that we can be called sons and daughters of God. We are into the season in which we remembered and celebrate the birth of Christ. I’ll be encouraging us … Continue reading CHRIST THE SAVIOUR (Part one)
A COVENANT WITH GOD
HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. Genesis 9:13 A covenant is a promise or undertaking, resting on certain conditions, with a sign or token attached to it. The rainbow on the raincloud, the … Continue reading A COVENANT WITH GOD
THE BETRAYAL OF TRUST
HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake. Genesis 30:27 Let's look at a close relationship and see where we are places and where we are placed in … Continue reading THE BETRAYAL OF TRUST
DO NOT SHIFT THE ANSWER
HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div " And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?" (Nehemiah 6:3). When work is pressing there are many little things that will come and seem to … Continue reading DO NOT SHIFT THE ANSWER
OFFEND NOT IN WORDS
HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.DIV "The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning." (Proverbs 16:21). Life is very largely made up of words. They are not so emphatic, perhaps, as deeds. Deeds are more deliberate expressions of thought. One of the most remarkable authors of the New Testament has said, … Continue reading OFFEND NOT IN WORDS
THE RIPENED FRUIT
HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div " But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:" (Ephesians 4:15). Harvest is a time of ripeness. Then the fruit and grain are fully developed, both in size and weight. Time has tempered the acid of the green fruit. … Continue reading THE RIPENED FRUIT
GOD GIVES PEACE
HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. Genesis 41:16 It is beautiful to notice Joseph's reverent references to God in his first interview with Pharaoh. When the heart is full of God, the tongue will be almost obliged to … Continue reading GOD GIVES PEACE
#9 THE FRUIT OF SELF-CONTROL
HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div Self-control ἐγκράτεια (egkrateia) is the ability to control one’s body and its sensual appetites and desires – physically and mentally – through the power of the Holy Spirit. Self-control relates to both chastity and sobriety, and particularly moderation in eating and drinking. Self-control is the opposite of the works of … Continue reading #9 THE FRUIT OF SELF-CONTROL
ANCHOR OF FAITH
HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div " (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things." (Matthew 6:32). Christ makes no less of our trust for temporal things than He does for spiritual things. He places a good deal of emphasis upon it. Why? Simply because … Continue reading ANCHOR OF FAITH
THE MYSTICAL COURT 