https://www.facebook.com/1374879236144157/

City of Grace Church Nairobi, Nairobi (2026)

15/09/2026

My Daily Blog

(Today's blog was written by a friend who lives in the UK, brother Andrew White)

Inner Strength

I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
Ephesians 3:16-17, NLT

Over recent weeks the UK has experienced unusual extreme weather; heatwave after heatwave. A severe drought was declared over the entire country. One week on TV I watched reports from farmers standing in dry dusty fields of stunted straw-coloured crops saying yields were very poor or even nonexistent. The soil was so dry that they could put their hands deep into the cracked surface. Animals were being fed on winter feed in the absence of pasture. Wildfires had destroyed woodland, grassland, areas of natural beauty and homes.

Yet, a few days later, amongst the reports of ruin and loss, despite the long drought, there was a report from a local vineyard where the owner and a reporter stood among lush looking vines heavy with grapes nearing optimal ripeness for picking and for turning into good w**e. The owner explained that the vines were deeply rooted, able to reach water and nutrients 12m (40 feet) below the dusty surface. Apparently, some vines in other areas can reach even deeper.

In the challenges of our busy lives, we can sometimes lack the inner strength we need to get through. In my experience this is usually because, taking my eyes off Jesus, I have tried to meet the challenge in my own strength. Perhaps I think I know how to handle the situation or believe I have the resources or experience to cope. I know that there have been times when I have only turned to God for help and guidance after I have failed in my own strength or effort.

In today’s scripture, Paul, writing to the Ephesians, wrote his prayer that we would be empowered from God’s glorious unlimited resources by His Spirit (Ephesians 3:16). What a wonderful blessing! I know it’s a blessing I have received but sometimes seem to forget or ignore.

The verse following is of great importance, because it explains how Christ makes His home in our heart as we trust in Him.

“Then, as we learn to trust in Him our roots will grow deeper into His love and keep us strong” (Ephesians 3:17).

Unlike the crops the farmers had lost, vines are incredible plants that will adapt their root growth to suit the local environment and seasonal conditions to survive and produce fruit. John’s gospel records Jesus telling us that He is the true vine and that, if we remain in Him, we will bear much fruit and apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5). (It’s worth reading the whole of Chapter 15).

We need to be deeply rooted in the Lord in every part of our life. Jesus, the true vine, knows the local environment and seasonal conditions we face every moment. Only He can provide everything we need for a fruitful life whatever the ‘weather.’

15/09/2026

ENCOURAGING WORD

Strong City

"The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty."

Proverbs 10:15 KJV

It is true that material wealth and the ability to produce it is a blessing from God, but the Bible also tells us that it is a stewardship, not absolute ownership.

By God's grace, He allows us to enjoy worldly wealth but it also comes with great responsibility. Wealth must not be used for selfish and sinful purposes and should not be overtly hoarded but shared to those who are in lack.

Riches may be like a strong city that gives security and provision but we must not allow it to turn us into slaves. It is dangerous for a person to put his trust and confidence in material wealth for satisfaction or identity. This can lead to idolatry.

Beloved, true security can only come from putting our trust and confidence in God. Whether it is our desire for further promotion or praying for food to eat for the day, we must learn to trust in God's ways and timing.

When we struggle with wanting for more or when we are lacking, we need to learn to be content with what we have at the moment, be grateful for the grace of God, and be in faith that God always keeps His promises. Material wealth may be a strong city but being rich in Christ leads us to incorruptible security and eternal treasures.

Life can be very challenging at the moment but know that as we respond in faith, we will ultimately see our breakthrough in Christ.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for allowing us to enjoy the blessing of life. Teach to respond in contentment, gratitude, and faith as we face the hardships of life. May we always look to You for our true security for You are our real strong city. In Jesus name. Amen.

14/09/2026

ENCOURAGING WORD

Love Covers Offenses

"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."
Proverbs 10:12 KJV

We often find different kinds of conflict everywhere. We see it in marriage, between siblings, friends, officemates, fellow citizens, and even among nations.

Conflict has always been part of the fallen state of our world. The problem is when hatred gets mixed into the conflict. As Solomon teaches us here, when there is the presence of hatred, any resolvable conflict can easily turn into a big fight.

That is why the Bible teaches us to respond differently and instead, respond in love. In a worldly perspective, fighting for one's right and getting even is the usual response.

Hatred is very toxic to any relationship, leading to more quarrels, bitterness, broken relationships, and even violence. It makes people despise one another by holding on to past offenses, making wounds remain fresh and always unhealed, especially when there is persistent refusal to forgive and let go. Creating a cycle of hatred that destroys trust and unity.

Beloved, as God's people, we are also vulnerable to hateful conflicts. We must remind ourselves of the Word of God that brings correction whenever our emotions start to swerve us away from what is right. We must look to the love of God that forgives despite offenses.

The sacrificial love of Christ demonstrates the power to bring healing, peace, and restoration. It makes us more understanding and compassionate towards others, allowing us to see through the eyes of God. Leading us to act in grace rather than judgment for the love of Christ covers all offenses.

Prayer:
Lord, we are sorry for the times we chose to give in to our hatred. Teach us to be wiser in how we regulate our emotions and Holy Spirit, please enable us to go beyond our human nature and respond in love. As Your love covered all our sins, may we do the same for others. In Jesus name. Amen.

14/09/2026

My Daily Blog

In the Master’s Hands

For who hath despised the day of small things?
Zechariah 4:10, KJV

The ordinary details of each moment pass almost unnoticed as we rush headlong into the busyness of our days, while all the time God is waiting patiently for us to place the ordinary into His hands, so He can multiply it and turn it into a miracle.

One day, a mother in Israel (like millions of other mothers around the world) prepared lunch for her small son, not realising that before the day was out the details of her son’s actions with his meagre lunch would enter the pages of sacred writ for time and eternity, having passed through the Master’s hands and met the immediate need of 5000 plus hungry people. The overflow from the feast resulted in twelve baskets of leftovers being collected (John 6:5-13).

The obedience and generosity of one small boy were the keys that unlocked that day’s miracle, tapping into the abundance of God. Jesus was among the people, and a child made the most of the opportunity that presented itself in the presence of the ‘King of kings’.

And so it is with us. In God’s sight our ordinary days do not go unnoticed. He’s looking for us to give Him what we have, including the small things. No-one else noticed the small boy handing his lunch over – but God did. And God has noticed you giving what you have, however insignificant you might think it is. Unbeknown to you, the moment you gave in faith you touched the hands of Almighty God, which triggered the miraculous. You may not be fully aware of the extent to which you have blessed others until you get to eternity. But in giving to others, even in the most insignificant of ways, you’ve unwittingly ministered to the Lord Himself ‘and the King shall answer…in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me’ (Matthew 25:40).

The Lord is asking us the same question He asked Moses so long ago. ‘What is that in thine hand?’ (Exodus 4:2). For Moses it was a rod, for Samson the jawbone of a donkey, for David a sling – for a small boy his lunch. Whatever it is – little becomes much when you place it in the Master’s hands. Miraculous moments can be the order of your day!

11/09/2026

My Daily Blog

Why Do Things Keep Changing?

Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding. ‭‭‬‬
1 Chronicles 29:15, ESV

Today’s verse is part of David’s speech and prayer when he and the leaders of Israel gave huge amounts of gold, silver, and other precious things for the building of the temple. David was coming towards the end of his life and had made Solomon king.

Perhaps it was his older age that made him feel that life was “like a shadow and there is no abiding.” Abiding is a description of something that lasts a long time without changing.

As we get older, time seems to move faster than it did when we were young. Then we were eager for things to change because we wanted new opportunities to come. In mid-life we are often too busy to notice things changing, unless the changes are dramatic.

So maybe it’s only later in life that we really notice the fact that nothing abides. Nothing stays constant. If you like something, you start to notice that it isn’t so long before it’s removed, suffers from shrinkflation, gets built on, dies, or is decimated by the latest government decision. Nothing lasts for ever.

Perhaps that is one reason why Jesus told us to abide in Him. He is unchanging and secure. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever” says the writer of Hebrews (Hebrews 13:8) and that is true.

It’s all true. Our life here really is like a shadow, brief, and moveable. But it’s also true that Jesus is the unchanging stable place, the rock that doesn’t move. If we look to Him for our security, we will find His stability is the one place where we are safe, where everything is as it should be, and it isn’t going to change later.

Jesus has invited everyone who wants it to abide in Him for eternity, and to find there all that they have ever dreamed of or wished for.

We just need to stay in Him.

Rest and settle down. You are at home.

11/09/2026

ENCOURAGING WORD

Listening versus Talking

"The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall." Proverbs 10:8 KJV

There are those people who listen and learn, while there are those who talk and stumble. The difference between the wise and those who are foolish can often be seen in their willingness to receive instructions. The one who persists in his foolishness and does not listen to wise counsel, eventually faces downfall.

While those who are "wise in heart" know how to value the truth of God and willingly accept the Lord's guidance. They are not just wise in the head but have a heart that loves to obey and honor God. To them, God's commandments are not burdensome but beneficial for transformation, understanding that His Word is essential for life's journey and growth in character, faith, and relationship with God and others.

Beloved, in humility, we must learn to acknowledge our points of weakness and our need for guidance. We cannot allow our preference and convenience to hinder us from receiving God's wisdom. We must not be like the "prating fool" who has empty words and refuses to learn and grow. Such resistance to the truth often comes from a prideful heart which prevents us from growing, making us vulnerable to failure.

As we live wisely, we don't just merely hear but we apply His Word in everything, cultivating a heart that listens, learns, and obeys God.

Prayer:
Lord, give us a heart that is teachable and eager to receive Your truth. Let the Holy Spirit enable us to be humble, even if it means that we will be cut to the heart. Guide us that we may walk according to Your wisdom and grow wiser each day. May we always choose to listen and obey You, even if it is not easy. In Jesus name. Amen.

10/09/2026

My Daily Blog

The Servant of the LORD

After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died.
Joshua 24:29-19, NIV

If someone were to describe you in a tweet-style short description, I wonder what they’d say?

When people speak of their lost loved ones, we often hear them say how kind they were, how they wouldn’t have a bad thing to say about anyone, and maybe how cheeky or funny they were. We tend to the speak the best of a person when they die. In the Bible, though, we see an interesting way of describing some of those who have been real people of faith; descriptions that we might not immediately expect.

When we read about the death of Moses in Deuteronomy 34:5 it says, ‘And Moses the servant of the LORD died there in Moab’. Similarly, in the account of the death of Joshua we read, ‘After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died’. When these giants of the faith died, they shared a similar honour, but one that we might not have used to summarise them. Instead of their courage, or their humility, or their wisdom being honoured, the greater tribute paid to them is that they had been ‘the servant of the LORD’.

Jesus Himself said that He had not come to be served but to serve (Matthew 20:28). It seems that, in God’s way of assessing things, the greatest honour goes not to those who were served but to those who gladly and willingly gave their lives in service of the LORD.

The ways of the world are not the ways of God’s kingdom. It’s very clear from the beatitudes that Jesus has come to turn the values of the world on their head. So, in His kingdom, being summarised as a ‘servant of the LORD’ is about the greatest honour anyone could receive. Wouldn’t it be wonderful, then, if someone were to tweet about you that you were known as a servant of the LORD! It’s about as good as it could be.

10/09/2026

ENCOURAGING WORD

Showered With Blessings

"Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked."
Proverbs 10:6 KJV

This proverb tells us that the just or righteous, the ones who follow and obey God, will be showered with blessings, while the wicked are consumed by destruction.

The Word of God is always true and unfailing and indeed, those who choose to submit to God and live according to His Lordship will never fail to be blessed. This does not mean that the righteous will not experience troubles, in fact we will be met with resistance by the devil. But as we go through all the challenges, we have peace and favor from God that allows us to rise above and sustain us.

It is not so with the wicked, those who chose to reject God's ways and continue to live without repentance. Their words and actions are marked by violence. Violence does not always have to be physical, it can manifest in bitterness, gossip, slander, and many forms of unkindness. Such people, though they may seem to prosper in their ways, miss out on the true and lasting blessings that God gives.

Beloved, when we trust the guidance of God and His provision, we are blessed with a peace of mind. As we build our lives based on integrity, kindness, love, and respect, we are blessed with healthy relationships. And as we walk with God, we are blessed by His favor and protection.

In Christ, we are showered with every spiritual blessing promised in His unfailing Word.

Prayer:
Lord, thank You for the blessings You have showered upon those who follow You. May we always be grateful to Your grace and live accordingly. Help us to walk in Your righteousness and may it be reflected in our thoughts, words, and actions. Enable us to reject sin and stand in Your truth. May our lives be showered with Your peace and favor. In Jesus name. Amen.

09/09/2026

My Daily Blog

Importance of Acknowledgement

Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus.
Romans 16:3, NIV

At the end of the book of Romans, Paul sends to the Roman church a list of people whom he has come to know, either in person, or through others who have set up a church and who regularly meet together to worship and fellowship in Christ Jesus.

Paul lists twenty-seven different people and church leaders in His letter to the Romans, saying how they are to be greeted with love. Paul’s heart was to acknowledge all those who were working and spreading the gospel message.

Each of those Paul mentions have been through hardship and persecution. Paul particularly speaks about Priscilla and Aquila who had risked their own necks for his own life, whom he gives personal thanks to (verse 4).

Today, as the world gets darker and darker, we will need to acknowledge and lift up in prayer all those who serve in God’s work, whether it be in a church, a life group, a children’s work, or in any other Kingdom work.

Many leaders and other Christian workers can find life difficult at the best of times, with hardship and persecution never too far away.

Paul emphasised the importance of acknowledging those who are doing God’s work and it is no different today. If Paul set an example for us some two thousand years ago, then we need to be doing the same.

Paul in verse 16 says to greet all those in the Church with a holy kiss. In other words, Paul was saying we need to love and greet all those who work in the body of Christ with brotherly love.

We, as the body of Christ, need each other. We are all members of one body. We have different roles in speaking and spreading the gospel message, and at times it can be quite hard.

Perhaps today, you could give thanks to those people you know who serve within the body of Christ and if possible, acknowledge all they do.

09/09/2026

ENCOURAGING WORD

Righteous Cravings

"The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked."
Proverbs 10:3 KJV

This proverb tells us that God "casteth away the substance of the wicked," and substance here means desire or craving. One who has a wicked heart will most probably crave for wicked things as they fulfill their desires through sinful ways.

In this fallen world, the wicked may prosper and the righteous oppressed but in God's sovereignty, such things are temporary until His ultimate justice is exacted.

When this passage says that God will cast away or thwart the desires of the wicked, it can also mean that no matter how much the wicked will try to find satisfaction in wealth, power, and pleasure, it will always elude them.

We will always have insecurities, worries, and meaninglessness, when we try to meet our cravings outside God.

Beloved, we must not envy those who have no regard for God or His righteousness, even as they prosper. They may seem to have everything but it’s merely temporal fulfillment for they don't have a relationship with God. It’s not that God does not bring prosperity or success upon His people.

We can find in scriptures that God wants His people to be successful but He wants it done right. His ways bring success without destroying our souls. He wants to satisfy our cravings and give us ultimate fulfillment, but let us trust in Him and continue to live by His Word.

Prayer:
Lord, help us to see things in Your eyes, especially when it is very difficult. Teach us to obey You and not try to satisfy our cravings in ways that displease You. May we be grounded in Your Word and find our true purpose in You. In Jesus name. Amen.

City of Grace Church Nairobi

15/09/2026

15/09/2026

14/09/2026

14/09/2026

11/09/2026

11/09/2026

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

Address

Telephone

Website

Alerts

Contact The Place Of Worship

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Listing takedown request