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 Daniel was described as a man with the spirit of excellence or 'an excellent spirit was found in him." (Daniel 6:3-5). He was described as faithful, without error or fault, and the secret was found in his connection with his God. With that kind of spirit they could not stop him from succeeding or rising to the fullness of his potential unless they cut him off from his God-connection. …

 The first indispensable quality of a leader according to John Maxwell, in his book, 21 Indispensable qualities of a leader, is Character. Character has to do with inner qualities. What a person is made of. Character in a leader inspires confidence in others. How a leader deals with the circumstances of life tells many things about his character. Crisis reveals character. According to John …

 Every instruction in God’s Word carries a consequence. When obeyed, the rewards are there and when disobeyed, the rewards do show up with time. What happens many times is that the benefits are sometimes limited to our understandings. Without our understanding, our cooperation is limited and possibly inconsistent. Many times we tend to be event-oriented rather than process-oriented…

In this write up we are looking at dealing with particular spirits that have kept many in bondage and how to be free from their influence.  Remember we need to recognise them clearly so that when we take authority over them we do not open the doors of our souls to their operations and they seem to take over again. So we recognise, deal with them then cultivate a life style that keeps them …

This is the end or (bottom line) of the matter: fear God and keep His commandments. The two ingredients: the fear of God and keeping His commandments (obedience) are vital to our study of stewardship as they form the foundation or the basis for the operations for our study subject. The fear of God is the worshipful reverence for God that leads us not only to depart from sin (as it does not please …

 1. Write your goal down. The act of writing it reinforces the goals in your mind. 2. Align your goals. Your goals should complement or support each other. When you write your list of goals, take a moment to think how pursuing each one could impact the others. 3. Set Performance goals to reach your Outcome goals. Performance goals are a commitment to yourself to do something and do …

2 Corinthians To keep Satan from getting the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his wiles and intentions. John 10:10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). Ephesians 6:10-18 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with …

 In the beginning God created man in His image and in His likeness. God's first words to man were that he be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the other creatures. He created them, male and female (Gen. 1:27-28). However, the fall of man brought changes to the state of mankind. What was created (i.e. man's spirit) and what was made (i.e. man's body) …

 Life is full of lessons. Life has its pains and joys. We all love to minimise the pain and extend the joys. Some of the pains and joys in life are short-lived and some are long-lived. It is in our best interest to learn how to make the pains short-lived and the joys long-lived. There are two major pains in life; the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. When circumstances beyond our …

 “Let no one despise (look down on your youthfulness), but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine (teaching). Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. Meditate on these things; give …

 “In Him was life and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend (overcome, understand or quench) it” (John 1:4-5). The battle Between Light and Darkness has been the battle of influence throughout the history of mankind. Part of God's purposes for our lives is that we should influence others. This word 'influence' …

 Everything you observe in human behaviour usually has a governing principle or philosophy. Many of the human actions we see may have been a product of necessity or borne out of a desire to be something or achieve something. The moment it becomes a repeated activity, be sure some thoughts have been generated to justify its existence in the sphere of human behaviour. To change the external …

 HOW DO I MEASURE MY SPIRITUALITY? WHAT PARAMETERS CAN I USE TO DETERMINE MY REAL GROWTH SPIRITUALLY? HOW CAN I DETERMINE WHERE I AM IN MY WALK WITH These questions come up from time to time as we all try to assess where we are as far as our spiritual life is concerned. It comes up in helping others see where they are as we try to help individuals get a hold of the direction their …

 Every region of the earth has its peculiar demonic operations and these operations have seasons! A casual look around the world and hearing the news can easily show activities of demons peculiar to certain regions. The people in these regions have their part that they play for these activities to either be intensified or reduced. It is believed that evil spirits like remaining in certain …

 My heart yearns for the fullness of God to be manifested in human lives. Paul prayed in the book of Ephesians that they may be filled with the fullness of God. It is obvious from scripture that God wants to see the revelation of His glory in the lives of members of His family on earth. There have been progressive revelations of His plans and purposes throughout church history especially …

“Why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not [practice] what I tell you?” In Luke 6:46 our Lord Jesus asked this question when he was on earth and it is a question that still needs to be answered today. The question, amongst other things, challenges our understanding and application of His Lordship over us as well as our recognition of the fact that His Word should have …