JOHN THE BAPTIST John the Baptist was known to be a messenger of God specifically calling people to repentance for forgiveness of sins. His message was basically on baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins. John the Baptist clearly told the multitude that came to him to listen to his special message that he baptized […]
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INTRODUCTION Repentance is the act of changing ones attitudes and behaviours from bad to good. This is only completed when you decided to change totally and forsake the evil ways absolutely. Everyone that is born on earth with flesh and blood has the tendencies to perpetuate evil. This is as a result of Adamic nature
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Acceptance of special responsibilities in Christian communities. According to Long-man Active Study Dictionary, responsibility means to take, accept, responsibility for something. It can also mean to be held duty bound to do or accept to do something. WHAT IS LEADERSHIP According to the Longman Active study dictionary, leadership means when someone is the leader
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EMINENT NIGERIANS OBTAINED FREEDOM FOR THEIR PEOPLE Our great leaders achieved political freedom for us in Nigeria. The success of Moses in gaining freedom for Israelites through determination, perseverance and help from God, has inspired great men of all ages to struggle and achieved freedom for their people. Just like the case of Nigeria in
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DEBORAH AS A WORTH Y LEADER JUDGES 4:1-2, 5:1-20 Deborah was a judge and a prophetess, she was the wife of Lappidoth, she used to sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim. She led the army to the battle. Through her the Israelites won the Midinites. She was
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MOSES AND HIS PEOPLE CELEBRATES THEIR FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN SONGS. EXO. 15 1:22 After God had instructed Moses to go down to Egypt and Speak to Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, Moses did as God had commanded him, but Pharaohs mind was hardened and he did not let Israel go, and so he tormented
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THE MEANING AND TYPES OF FREEDOM Freedom is a state of being unbound; it is a condition of being without hindrance in the pursuit of ones goals. The Israelites were a good example of people who sought for freedom when they were under the Egyptian bondage. The Israelites were used as slaves and they were
PAUL BEFORE THE CIVIL AUTHORITY: GOVERNOR FESTUS Acts 23:1-12 Governor Festus took over from Felix as Governor at Caesarea in AD 59. The chief priest and other Jewish leaders asked Festus to bring Paul to Jerusalem for trial. Their aim was to kill him during the journey to Jerusalem. Festus did not agree to their
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RELATIONSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE CHURCH It is certain that no community can live together successfully unless they agree. Then, steps have to be taken in order to maintain good relationship in the community. Identification of community leaders; the names of the community leaders in our environment must be known, such as the
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CHOOSING FRIENDS IN SCHOOL As a child grows up, he/she attends school and plays with his/her age mates. This play mates or peer groups have their own rules and regulations which members must obey. A child learns how to behave in a group. He/she also shares in what other children have learnt in their families.
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Definition: The family is the smallest segment or unit of the larger society or nation made up of the husband, wife, and children. God created Adam and Eve and later their children. TYPES THE NUCLEAR FAMILY: The nuclear family consists of a father wife or wives with or without children. It is simply called
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CALL TO OBEDIENCE: ABRAHAM When man ‘fell’, his first relationship with God was no longer cordial. He was cast out or driven out without a divine and spiritual partner. Disobedience alienated man from God. Nonetheless, God in his infinite mercy wanted Man to come into a new relationship with Him. Hence, God saw in Abraham
JOSHUA AS A WORTHY LEADER (JOSHUA 1:20; 2:1-0; 3:1-10) JOSHUA AS GOD’S CHOOSEN LEADER Joshua was called the son of Nun. He was also a leader chosen by God after the death of Moses to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land. He was a mighty warrior. He was courageous; he led the Israelites to
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THE BIRTH OF MOSES Moses’ parents were both of the tribe of Levi. The father’s name was Amiram, his mother was Jochebed. The other chidren of Amiran and Jochebed were Aaron and Miriam. When Moses was born, his mother saw that he was a goodly handsome child. She hid him for three months and when
THE EARLY LIFE OF JOSEPH. (Gen. 37, 39) Joseph was one of the twelve sons of Jacob. Jacob loved him more than any other of his sons. He made him a robe of many colours, and this led to his brothers hating him the more. This hatred grew stronger when Joseph began to tell his
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MEANING OF SREVICE Service is the work done by somebody for an organization or somebody else as a job, duty or favour. It is also the work that somebody can do or does by virtue of their job, profession or training. In this regard, we can say a servant is someone who follows and does
CALL TO REPENTANCE (RECONCILIATION) RECONCILIATION Reconciliation: This is the way of reconciling broken relationship. In order to return to a friendly relationship after an estrangement, the Jews of old offered sacrifices to bring about reconciliation with God. The Israelites sang to God. In the Old Testament, atonement was made to God by means of sacrifices,
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The Story of Cain and Abel Adam and Eve bore two children –Cain and Abel. As they grew, they chose their vocations. Cain was a tiller of the ground (farmer) while Abel was a keeper of sheep (shepherd). In the course of time, Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the
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DISOBEDIENCE: FIRST HUMAN DISOBEDIENCE. GEN 3:1-24 ‘Sin’ means deviation from the laws of good to bad. This means that sin is deviation from right to wrong; doing the things that goes contrary to the laws of nature and laws of God. E.g. stealing, murder, breaking the laws of the land, fighting etc. Sin came into
DEFINITION OF DIVORCE AND INFERTILITY Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage. In other words it is he legal separation between a husband and his wife usually due to dispute or disagreement. Divorce is a serious problem in Christian marriage and Christian must do everything to avoid it because it interrupts the destiny of
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