RE: WOW!

So back to the issue at hand, during last Fridays Bible study, one of the concepts we talked about was prayer. Is there a formula for praying? i.e in this format; confession of sins ( commission and omission ), repentance from sins, request, and then thanksgiving. Doing this on a regular basis makes the whole idea mechanical which of course as we all know, leads to drudgery and religion. Hence the reason for boredom. It is abundantly clear from the word that, being methodical defeats the whole purpose of the Holy Ghost being our helper (Rom 8:26) and guide into all truth ( John 16:13 ). Also the best time to pray and meditate on the word ideally would be early in the morning because when you just wake up you will be all fresh and receptive however that may not always be the case especially in this fast-paced multifaceted world of today where one barely gets enough sleep let alone rest. So when you don't have your early-in-the-morning quiet time, but have it at other times, the tendency is for the Devil to overwhelm you with guilt and palpable feeling of dissatisfaction. The fact is that we are new covenant believers, and we are to constantly be in His presence regardless of time and place.
We also talked about the underestimated potency of the new testament/covenant, it is needless scripturally comparing ourselves with those believers in the old testament. Simply because first of all they were never born again (2 Cor 5:17) and also never had the holy spirit permanently resident in them like we do now. This is not to demean them or anything they did because during their time/era/covenant/testament, that was what what was obtainable to them. Now in this era ( the new testament) ,we have a better covenant ( Heb 8:6 ) boldly declares.
This is enough to chew on for now, there is still a whole lot more where this came from. Now back to basket ball :) , ok ok I'll let it slide for now.....Your thoughts are very much welcome.

WONDER OF WONDERS

What an interesting week it was. First of all in the sports world the Nba playoffs the Spurs disappointed themselves and let the Sonics back in the series, then pistons and mavs redeemed themselves and D. Wade made sure that the wizards were k o'ed.....Interesting I tell you. In the midst of it all God was and is still working. Bible study was off the hinges and Church was WOAH! Imagine knowing that as a child of God the Holy Spirit never leaves you no matter what wrong you do! That is mind blowing! I'll be back 'like Moses to Bring the law' ( only diff is that it's better than the law ) to get into the nitty gritty of what God has in store for you and I.

Life as Never Seen Before

Bible study this Friday was awesome. The word of God came with power. The praise and worship session was off the hinges. We had praise report of how the word of God, when applied correctly worked in every aspect ranging from academically, socially to spiritually.
We found out we don't live deductively but inductively as Christians. The Holy spirit has been given to us to lead and guide us into all truth John 16:13. He is the difference maker. We are not helpless, no matter the situation, we are at an advantage because we have the holy spirit and eternal life. We should expect God's favor because it is our right and we know our rights in Christ. Before Jesus came it was already prophesied that the holy spirit will be given to us to live victoriously in this life. God said he will put in a new spirit and remove the heart of stone and replace it with the heart of flesh and make us to walk up right Ezk 36:26-28.
Eternal/Everlasting Life (zoe in the greek), is the reason Jesus came to die for you and I, it is the reason why you should not die prematurely, it is the reason why we will and should fulfill our calling in life, the reason why we have a purpose and meaning in life in the midst of all the challenges that we face today, the reason why we should not and cannot be sick or die of any disease. John 1:4 talks about the Life, eternal Life which Christ brought, is not just life forever in heaven as it has been popularly assumed . In reality, it is the quality/nature of the life. What life you may ask? The God-kind of life!
When do you get eternal life? The moment you get saved. 1 John 5:13. In other words, you have eternal Life(zoe) or the the God-kind of life in you right now, and it was given to you for victory over every circumstance of life. You are not going to have it after you die but the moment you get saved so in essence, you begin eternity on earth before getting to heaven.
Bottom line :
1. Prayer Changes, it is the key that unlocks all all the goodies that God has for us.
2. The word works when rightly applied.
3. We are not disadvantaged but heavily advantaged because of Zoe.
4. We are blessed.

and oh yeah....the rockets officially suck..Go Spurs!! God bless.