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30/05/2024

If you derive lessons from Old Testament stories solely as motivation to achieve greatness,eg. moving from "grass to grace," without recognizing how they reveal Christ as the Savior, you are a motivational speaker, not a gospel preacher. You may touch the soul, but not the spirit. The primary focus of preaching should be to unfold the gospel of Christ as illustrated throughout the scriptures.
The Old Testament is rich with narratives and prophecies that point to Christ. For instance, Jesus Himself explained to His disciples how the Scriptures testified about Him:
"And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself." (Luke 24:27, NIV)
The Apostle Paul also emphasized that the purpose of the Law and the Prophets was to lead us to Christ:
"Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith." (Galatians 3:24, NKJV)
Furthermore, Jesus rebuked the religious leaders of His time for missing this central message:
"You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life." (John 5:39-40, NIV)
Preaching that focuses only on moral lessons or personal success can fall short of delivering the transformative power of the gospel. As Paul asserted:
"For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." (1 Corinthians 2:2, NIV)
Thus, a true gospel preacher must center their message on Christ and His redemptive work, ensuring that the spirit is touched and lives are transformed by the power of the gospel.
Unfortunately, motivational messages have produced many false brethren who believe that gain is godliness.The question to you is
which message are you listening to?

10/07/2022

DID JESUS LIVE AND FULFILL THE OLD COVENANT?
Remember we have previously studied the division of the bible categorized into
1. The book of Moses including the law i.e. Genesis to Deuteronomy
2. The writings i.e. Joshua to songs of Solomon
3. The prophets i.e.ar
These three were known then as the scriptures, so you often hear you have heard from the scriptures
4. The Gospel i.e. Mathew to John
5. The Acts of the apostle
6. The Epistles
7. And Revelation
When Jesus made the declaration that he did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it what he meant was to fulfill all the types and shadows of the law that concerns him until this is understood you will struggle understanding the New Testament ministry.
Matthew 5:17-18 KJVS
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. [18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
In another version it is beautifully put as follows
“If you think I’ve come to set aside the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets, you’re mistaken. I have come to fulfill and bring to perfection all that has been written. Indeed, I assure you, as long as heaven and earth endure, not even the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with until its purpose is complete.
Matthew 5:17‭-‬18 TPT
On the road to Emmaus after the resurrection of Jesus this is the conversation with the three people on the road throwing light on this fulfillment.
Luke 24:23-34 KJVS
And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. [24] And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. [25] Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: [26] Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? [27] And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. [28] And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. [29] But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. [30] And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it , and brake, and gave to them. [31] And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. [32] And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? [33] And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, [34] Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

Remember in the Old Testament animal sacrifice was used as a temporal relief until God himself will one day provide the perfect lamb to restore man back to fellowship with God
John 1:29 KJVS
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
The very next day John saw Jesus coming to him to be baptized, and John cried out, “Look! There he is—God’s Lamb! He will take away the sins of the world!
John 1:29 TPT
So the old testament in effect was like a schooh master or gateway to the real world of faith
Why then was the law given? It was meant to be an intermediary agreement added after God gave the promise of the coming One! It was given to show men how guilty they are, and it remained in force until the Seed was born to fulfill the promises given to Abraham. When God gave the law, he didn’t give it to them directly, for he gave it first to the angels; they gave it to Moses , his mediator, who then gave it to the people. Now, a mediator does not represent just one party alone, but God fulfilled it all by himself! Since that’s true, should we consider the written law to be contrary to the promise of new life? How absurd! Truly, if there was a law that we could keep which would give us new life, then our salvation would have come by law-keeping. But the Scriptures make it clear that since we were all under the power of sin, we needed Jesus! And he is the Savior who brings the promise to those who believe. So until the revelation of faith for salvation was released, the law was a jailer, holding us as prisoners under lock and key until the “faith,” which was destined to be revealed, would set us free . The law becomes a gateway to lead us to the Messiah so that we would be saved by faith. But when faith comes the law is no longer in force, since we have already entered into life. You have all become true children of God by faith in Jesus the Anointed One! It was faith that immersed you into Jesus, the Anointed One, and now you are covered and clothed with his anointing. And we no longer see each other in our former state—Jew or non-Jew, rich or poor, male or female—because we’re all one through our union with Jesus Christ with no distinction between us . And since you’ve been united to Jesus the Messiah, you are now Abraham’s “child” and inherit all the promises of the kingdom realm!
Galatians 3:19‭-‬29 TPT
To be continued.

06/05/2022

False teachings have serious consequences, not only for those who spread them, but also for those who listen to them. "I know that after my departure violent wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise those uttering twisted things, to draw away the following after them," the Apostle Paul warned. So be on the lookout, remembering that I did not stop admonishing everyone with tears for three years." Acts 20:29–31.

If the apostle Paul lived today, he would be accused of being a heretic hunter, as well as being judgmental, divisive, and unloving, and he would be rejected by many well-known churches and leaders. When Paul warned against false teachers, he was acting correctly. He was properly dividing by distinguishing between truth and falsehood, and he was loving in that he revealed the truth to save individuals who were being swept around by many winds of teaching. These doctrine winds are systematically poisoning millions of people within our generation. False doctrines may take time to take root, but once they do, they are dangerous.

If any of your loved ones die as a result of false teaching which takes people's eyes from common sense and faith in the name of Jesus to faith in anointing water, anointing oil, mantles, or directions and makes them insensitive to spiritual things, you will not only fight it but have strong indignation against it.

If it encourages people to be lazy because they think that one day a door will open and helpers will come around, then you will see things in a different way.

False teaching affects generations yet unborn as it will be replicated for generations after generations.

The number one reason for the gift of of ministers to the body of Christ is to establish believers in the faith so they are not tossed to and fro.

Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, pastors, and teachers, so his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong. This will continue until we are united by our faith and by our understanding of the Son of God. Then we will be mature, just as Christ is, and we will be completely like him. We must stop acting like children. We must not let deceitful people trick us by their false teachings, which are like winds that toss us around from place to place. Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head of the body. Christ holds it together and makes all of its parts work perfectly, as it grows and becomes strong because of love.
Ephesians 4:11‭-‬16 CEVDCI

Let me state categorically that no father of faith in any generation has more authentic apostolic doctrine than what the founding apostles laid which is found in scriptures any message that does not agree with theirs is false and any emphasis not emphasised by the new testament apostles of Christ is debatable

Ephesians 2:20 KJVS
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone ;
May God give us further understanding
Rev. Sam Luri.

21/04/2022

Do some believers need deliverance?Yes. Why? Because they are leaving a careless life backed up by ignorance?

So what happens after they are delivered? Freedom and testimonies will be shared.

But if they continue to be ignorant and walk carelessly, they will face a sevenfold attack, and the latter is always worse.

What is their way out? Until they have access to accurate knowledge and apply it to their lives, it will be like a generational curse that keeps popping up.

As the scripture puts it, no matter who you are, your evil day will come.

That is why you need to get God’s full armor. Then on the day of evil, you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing.

Ephesians 6:13 ERV

Why are pastors not establishing believers in the faith? Some, out of ignorance, are pleased with the deliverance activities of fellow believers, which validates their power over the church.

This ego demonstration of power over believers makes it hard to teach believers to confront the devil squarely by themselves. Otherwise, what will authenticate and raise their egos as the only powerful men of God and bring in financial reward.

So, as pastors, we have neglected evangelism by reaching out to the very lost and concentrating on dressing the wounds of recycled believers.

We need to establish believers in the faith. So they can stand on their feet on any evil day because each believer carries the power of God on the inside. All he needs is awareness and activation, so that we can demonstrate the power of God to unbelievers by setting them free by the power of the gospel. Indeed, the harvest is great, but few laborers are involved.

Recycling church members is not the great commission.

Let's reach out to the lost world and establish the souls that are saved in the faith. The first church understood this. We can not miss it remember in the beginning ministry was not so.

17/04/2022

UNDERSTANDING THE OLD COVENANT, THE NEW COVENANT AND THE NEW CREATION THE ESSENCE OF THE RESURRECTION.

Before the resurrection of Christ, mankind was divided into two groups: Jews and Gentiles. The scriptures and the epistles both make very clear what caused this distinction. It was the covenants God made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and with their descendants through Moses. These covenants were for Israel alone and separated her from all other nations on the face of the earth, making God's first "chosen people" absolutely unique. Israel was segregated from other peoples by the Mosaic law and by her special relationship with the One who calls Himself "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" (Lev:20:24,26, etc.).
24 But I said to you, “You will take their land from them; I will give it to you to be yours, a land that is very fertile [IDI]. I am Yahweh your God, who has set you apart from the people of other nations.”
25 So you must distinguish between birds and animals that are unacceptable to me and those that are acceptable to me. Do not defile yourselves by eating birds or animals, or anything that crawls along on the ground, that I have said are unacceptable for you.
26 You must act in ways that I consider to be holy, because I, Yahweh, am holy, AND I HAVE SET YOU APART FROM THE UNGODLY PEOPLE OF OTHER NATIONS TO BELONG TO ME.

The important distinction between Jews and Gentiles is maintained consistently throughout the Bible: "...so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth" (Ex 33:16); "...for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people that ye should be mine" (Lev:20:26)
"And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his...own people for ever" (1 Chr:17:21-22)
"...ye [Gentiles] WERE without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God..." (Eph:2:12)
After the resurrection a new entity came into existence—the church that Jesus Christ promised He would build (Mt 16:18). As a result, there are now three divisions of mankind: Jews, Gentiles and the church (THE NEW CREATION). Paul tells us that we are to "Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God" (1 Cor:10:32)
It is absolutely essential to understand how God deals with each group today, to distinguish between them, and to recognize that God dealt with the Jews and Gentiles each differently then, but now through the cross has collapse these two groups and now deals with the new creation which has one commandment to obey, to love as God loves because the love of God is shared abroad in our lives,we have the enabling power to love as God loves, understanding the transitions will answer questions on should a believer pay tithe before attracting God’s blessing, should a believer be circumcise, should a believer bring goats to sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins, should a believer burn incense ,should a believer continue in sin,should a believer give offering in church and for what purpose,are we to continue bringing sacrifices to God and what is the acceptable sacrifice,does God still punish a believers sin? etc.

Essential also is an understanding that the church was created through the offering of both Jews and Gentiles a "new covenant" relationship with God. This did not bring Gentiles under the Jewish Mosaic law (as some erroneously teach), but delivered from it those coming into the church, both Jews and Gentiles. Paul explains that Gentiles who were "aliens ...of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise" have been "made nigh [to God] by the blood of Christ" (Eph:2:13)
God has "broken down the middle wall of partition between [Jew and Gentile]; having abolished in his flesh the [Mosaic] law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain [Jew and Gentile] one new man" (Eph:2:11-22)

Ephesians 2:11-22
God brought you Gentiles into his family so that now you and Jewish believers both share the same blessings and form one group; you now have peace with each other and can come to God in prayer with the help of the Holy Spirit.

The other question then is why are believers in Christ, the new creation who is neither a Jew nor a Gentile forced to obey the mosaic law? This scripture will help you to ponder over it as we continue another day
Acts 15:1 h
And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Acts 15:5
Some Jewish believers said that non-Jewish believers must obey Moses' laws.
5 But some of the Jewish believers who belonged to the Pharisee sect stood up among the other believers and said to them, “The non-Jews who have believed in Jesus must be circumcised, and they must be told to obey the laws that God gave to Moses.”

Here is Peters response
Acts 15:6-11
Peter told about non-Jews becoming believers when he preached to them.
6 Then the apostles and the other elders met together in order to talk about this matter.
7 After they had discussed it for a long time, Peter stood up and spoke to them. He said, “Fellow believers, you all know that a long time ago God chose me from among you other apostles, in order that the non-Jewish people might also hear me [SYN] tell them the good message about the Lord Jesus, so that they could hear it and believe in him. So Paul and Barnabas are not the first ones to tell non-Jews about Jesus.
8 God knows and judges people according to what they think, not according to who their ancestors were. By sending the Holy Spirit to the non-Jews, just like he had also done for us(inc)Jews, he showed me and others that he had accepted them to be his people.
9 God saved us Jews and those non-Jews similarly, making them clean inside simply as a result of their believing in the Lord Jesus. That was exactly how he has forgiven us.
10 You are wanting to force the non-Jewish believers to obey our Jewish rituals and laws—laws that God has shown that he does not require them to obey [MET]. Your doing that is like putting a heavy burden on their necks! So then, ◄stop making God angry by doing that!/why are you making God angry by doing that?► [RHQ] Our ancestors and we(inc) Jews have never been able to bear the burden of obeying those laws!
11 But we(inc) know that it is not because we(inc) try to obey those laws that God saves us(inc) Jews. On the contrary, we(inc) know that it is because of what the Lord Jesus did for us(inc) that we did not deserve that we(inc) are saved {that God saves us} from the guilt of our sins. God saves us Jews exactly like he saves those non-Jews who believe in the Lord Jesus.” how then does a gentile now made a new creation go back to practice the law that separated him from the Jews which has been done away unless we are walking in the traditions of our fathers, let this write up sink deep,read it again and again before any question may the Holy Spirit give you understanding.

19/03/2022

A critical review of the Jewish scribes' teachings and a comparison with what God desired marked the beginning of Jesus' apostolic teaching ministry, the same happened to the apostle Paul he spoke truth to power when the apostle Peter was acting as a hypocrite even though apostle Peter was a father figure in ministry then we read in Galatians as follows "When Cephas came to Antioch, I had to openly oppose him because he was completely wrong. He ate with people who were not Jewish until some men James had sent ⌞from Jerusalem⌟ arrived. Then Cephas drew back and would not associate with people who were not Jewish. He was afraid of those who insisted that circumcision was necessary. The other Jewish Christians also joined him in this hypocrisy. Even Barnabas was swept along with them. But I saw that they were not properly following the truth of the Good News. So I told Cephas in front of everyone, “You’re Jewish, but you live like a person who is not Jewish. So how can you insist that people who are not Jewish must live like Jews?” We are Jewish by birth, not sinners from other nations. Yet, we know that people don’t receive God’s approval by any effort to follow the laws in the Scriptures, but only by believing in Jesus Christ. So we also believed in Jesus Christ to receive God’s approval by faith in Christ and not by our efforts. People won’t receive God’s approval for their efforts. If we, the same people who are searching for God’s approval in Christ, are still sinners, does that mean that Christ encourages us to sin? That’s unthinkable! If I rebuild something that I’ve torn down, I admit that I was wrong to tear it down. When I tried to obey the laws in the Scriptures, those laws killed me. As a result, I live in a relationship with God. I have been crucified with Christ. I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live I live by believing in God’s Son, who loved me and took the punishment for my sins. I don’t reject God’s kindness. If we receive God’s approval by obeying the laws in the Scriptures, then Christ’s death was pointless."
Galatians 2:11‭-‬21 GW

what we can learn from these is that there is no true apostolic teaching that operates in a vacuum. When God calls you into it, you will always cure mischief and establish truth in a particular area, it is not for the faint of heart, nor is it done by your strength, but by God's grace.

Speaking Truth to Power is a confrontation and a review of the established father's teachings that are taught from the traditions of men instead of God's truth. The scribes' original goal was sincere just as some fathers are: to know and preserve the Law while encouraging others to do the same; this was their original goal. However, when man-made traditions took precedence over God's Word and an appearance of holiness took the place of a life of genuine godliness, things went wrong. The scribes, the whose declared goal was to preserve the Word destroyed it by the traditions they passed down to subsequent generations (Mark 7:13). The same happened in the era of Martin Lutter when he wrote the 99 theses.

Speaking truth to power will be the preacher confronting the billionaires and millionaires and sponsors of his ministry program to treat their workers and children well and avoid ill-gotten wealth
Unfortunately, most preachers believe attacking the political leaders of a nation is rather a speaking truth to power, no sir, the members of your church are assigned to you by God to mature them when you mature them by God's grace that is speaking truth to power, they will intend exhibit the character of God wherever they are, hear what apostle Paul had to say to the believers of his time "Be wise in the way you act toward those who are outside ⌞the Christian faith⌟. Make the most of your opportunities. Everything you say should be kind and well thought out so that you know how to answer everyone."
Colossians 4:5‭-‬6 GW

Righteousness will always exalt a nation but sin is a reproach.

Pastor the goal of ministry is to raise members in conformity to Christ, it's hard work it takes boldness by God's grace to mature people, if you speak truth to power in your church and every other pastor does the same the nation will see the results and impact of our ministry, let's do our homework well if you can't confront fraudsters and cheaters in your church because you benefit from them, shut up and stop talking about politicians on this media space you are not different from them.

14/03/2022

This will be helpful for those who may not understand ideological systems of ruling. They are simplified here:👇

SOCIALISM: You have two cows, and you give one to your neighbor.

COMMUNISM: You have two cows, the government takes both and gives you milk.

FASCISM: You have two cows, the government takes both and sells you milk.

NA**SM: You have two cows, the government takes them and kills you.

CAPITALISM: You have two cows, you sell one and buy a male. You multiply your cows and there is economic growth. You sell them, you retire and you live on your profits.

MODERN CAPITALISM: You have two cows, you sell one and buy a male. You multiply your cows and you buy those of your neighbors. Then your neighbors become your shepherds, you pay them in monkey currencies and they die poor.

AMERICAN SOCIET: You have two cows, you sell one and you have to make the other one to produce milk like 4 cows. By stress of producing beyond her capacity, she dies. You hire a consultant to understand this death.

FRENCH SOCIETY: You have two cows, you go on strike because you want a third cow.

GERMAN SOCIETY: You have two cows, you modify them so that they live 100 years, eat once a month and take care of themselves.

CHINESE SOCIETY: You have two cows, you sell milk to your compatriots and you produce plastic milk to export to the rest of the world. You become rich.

AFRICAN SOCIETY: You have two cows, you eat them all in one month, and you dream that donors or the international community give you more cows. When that doesn't happen, you go to church or mosque and hope for miracle cows. You fast 40 days and 40 nights without eating or drinking so that the cows will fall from Heaven. At last You die in extreme poverty

(Many thanks to the unknown author).

A new generation must arise and change this narrative.

13/03/2022

When ministers don't understand diversity in the body of Christ, they will only hammer the gift of the pastor as the only way to serve God acceptably. Paul planted, yet Apollos watered. Both were services accepted by God and giving by God
Hear what Paul had to say

"I planted, and Apollos watered, but God made it grow."
1 Corinthians 3:6 GW

Understand how the kingdom system functions and build a multidimensional ministry.
Unearth the ministry of members as a channel of service in the body of Christ.

Paul further enhances his diversity teaching in the body of Christ by communicating these timeless truths.

"For example, the body is one unit and yet has many parts. As all the parts form one body, so it is with Christ. By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink. As you know, the human body is not made up of only one part, but of many parts. Suppose a foot says, “I’m not a hand, so I’m not part of the body!” Would that mean it’s no longer part of the body? Or suppose an ear says, “I’m not an eye, so I’m not a part of the body!” Would that mean it’s no longer part of the body? If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? So God put each and every part of the body together as he wanted it. How could it be a body if it only had one part? So there are many parts but one body. An eye can’t say to a hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” The opposite is true. The parts of the body that we think are weaker are the ones we really need. The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we give special honor. So our unpresentable parts are made more presentable. However, our presentable parts don’t need this kind of treatment. God has put the body together and given special honor to the part that doesn’t have it. God’s purpose was that the body should not be divided but rather that all of its parts should feel the same concern for each other. If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts share its suffering. If one part is praised, all the others share in its happiness. You are Christ’s body and each of you is an individual part of it. In the church God has appointed first apostles, next prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, then those who have the gift of healing, then those who help others, those who are managers, and those who can speak in a number of languages. Not all believers are apostles, are they? Are all of the prophets? Do all of them teach? Do all of them perform miracles or have gifts of healing? Can all of them speak in other languages or interpret languages? You ⌞only⌟ want the better gifts, but I will show you the best thing to do."
1 Corinthians 12:12‭-‬31 GW

May the spirit help you discover your gift and utilize it to His glory. it's a new day, be kingdom-minded
God's Servant
Rev.Samuel Luri

12/03/2022

Redefining the kingdom concept.

27/02/2022

What a paradox! The church of Corinth was rich in every way in speech and knowledge of every kind, with a variety of spiritual gifts in operation, but was carnal to the point where the Apostle Paul could not relate to them as spiritual; all of this knowledge and gifts came from the milk diet of the gospel, not the solid food that belongs to the mature in Christ.

It takes a strong pastor to mature people in Christ. That is the reason Paul sent Timothy to pastor them and bring correction and stability

So I encourage you to imitate me. That’s why I’ve sent Timothy to you to help you remember my Christian way of life, as I teach it everywhere in every church. My dear child, Timothy, faithfully does the Lord’s work.(my paraphrase)1 Corinthians 4:16–17
May God raise strong pastors like Timothy who will bring stability and maturity in our churches.
Who will correct without fear because they are not contaminated.

25/12/2021

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