Antioch Bible Community Church - Ruiru

09/05/2026

We welcome you to a Spirit filled worship service where we worship Him, try to be like Him and make Him known.

09/05/2026

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Psm. 90:14. This verse is not a wish for an easy life. It is a prayer from Moses, a man who knew deserts, disappointment, and the weight of leading God’s people. He does not ask for more success, better health, or longer years. He asks for something deeper: to be satisfied by God’s love alone. There is power in the words “in the morning.” Morning speaks of a fresh start. It’s the moment before the world shouts for your attention, before notifications, demands, and deadlines crowd our hearts. Morning is the hour of dependence, when we decide what will fill us first. Too many of us begin the day already burdened by anxiety, comparison, regret, or the heavy fog of uncertainty. But Psalm 90:14 reorders our priority, the soul was designed to be filled by God’s unfailing love before anything else. When our hearts are anchored there, joy becomes possible, even in hard seasons. This doesn’t mean every day will be easy. The psalms weep honestly over pain and weakness. Yet this prayer testifies that God’s love can sustain gladness through every season of life. The question each of us must ask ourselves are, what usually satisfies or controls me in the morning? Do I seek God’s presence first, or only after I’ve already run dry? How would my attitude change if I truly believed God’s love is enough for today? Heavenly Father, satisfy my heart with Your unfailing love this day. Before worries, responsibilities, or distractions take over, help me remember, You are my source of joy and peace. Let Your presence shape my attitude and guide my steps, so I may live this day with gladness and simple trust in Jesus’ name. You are invited to pray this same prayer at the start of each morning. Let His love be the first thing to touch your heart too. All for Jesus.

02/05/2026

Best devotion from And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. Matt. 24:12-13. Jesus is describing the signs of the end of the age. He warns that widespread sin (“lawlessness”) won’t just break rules, it will break relationships, leading to selfishness, suspicion, and emotional exhaustion. Key Insight: The increase of lawlessness doesn’t just make the world more sinful, it makes the world colder. When betrayal, division, and outrage become normal, our natural response is to withdraw and protect ourselves. We stop serving, stop forgiving, and stop feeling. That drift isn’t weakness, it’s a spiritual warning. Jesus doesn’t say “feel warm again.” He says endure. Endurance is love that refuses to quit, even when it’s costly, even when you don’t feel appreciated, even when others have walked away. Endurance isn’t gritting your teeth alone, it’s staying connected to Christ, the source of supernatural love Rom. 5:5. The one who endures to the end will be saved. Salvation is both a gift and a race. You don’t earn it by endurance you show it by endurance, like a marriage that lasts because both partners kept choosing love on hard days. Heavenly Father, the world can feel cold. Sin runs wild, and my own heart grows tired. Don’t let me withdraw into fear or bitterness. By Your Spirit, keep my love alive, not as a feeling, but as a choice to endure, serve, and trust You until the end. Let me finish with some reflection here. Where have we noticed our own love growing cold lately (toward God, a family member, a Neighbour, or the church)? What one small act of endurance could we offer today instead of withdrawing? Food for thought. All for Jesus

01/05/2026

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. 8:38-39. Apostle Paul doesn’t say if these things happen. He says neither, because they will. We will face the “present” (today’s crisis) and the “future” (tomorrow’s anxiety). We will feel the “height” of success and the “depth” of despair. And in each scenario, a whisper will try to tell us “God has abandoned us.” Apostle Paul writes this from a prison cell, not a palace. He has been beaten, betrayed, and hungry. He knows the feeling of being trapped by circumstances. Yet, he drops the most audacious claim in history. None of it, not even death itself, has the power to pull us out of God’s grip. Notice the word convinced. This isn’t a hopeful wish; it’s a settled verdict. Paul is saying, “I have looked at the worst life can throw at me, and I have concluded that God’s love is still bigger.” What is your “height” or “depth” today? A financial collapse? A broken relationship? A diagnosis that changed everything? That thing feels like a separator. But feelings are not facts. The fact is the Cross: if God did not withdraw His love when His own Son was absorbing our sin, He will not withdraw it now because we are struggling. Let’s stop trying to feel loved today. Start resting in the fact that we are loved. The security of our salvation does not depend on the stability of our emotions, it depends on the stability of Christ’s finished work. Heavenly Father, I confess that I often believe my circumstances more than I believe Your promise. Today, I choose to be convinced. When my mind races and my heart aches, nail this truth over my fears, nothing can separate me from Your love. I rest in that unshakable reality that is divine. All for Jesus.

27/04/2026

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Eph, 4:32. Paul’s command here is both tender and challenging. “Be kind… tenderhearted… forgiving. Not just when it’s easy, or when someone deserves it. But as God in Christ forgave us. Let’s pause and think about God’s forgiveness toward us, wasn’t earned. We were not kind or tenderhearted when He reached out. Yet He gave everything, His Son, to cancel our debt. So when someone wounds us, our natural reaction is to pull back, get harsh, or hold a grudge. But Apostle Paul says: Look to the Cross first. We have been forgiven completely, eternally, freely. That reality reshapes how we should treat others. Kindness becomes more than politeness, it is grace in action. Tenderheartedness softens our defences, letting compassion override resentment. Forgiveness is not pretending it didn’t hurt, it’s releasing the other from our own judgment, just as God released us. Is there someone we have been holding at arm’s length? Someone we have silently condemned? We are reminded what we have received in Christ. Then let that same kindness flow through us. Heavenly Father, thank You for forgiving me when I deserved judgment. Give me a tender heart today, especially toward those who have hurt me in the past. Help me to forgive as I have been forgiven, and to reflect Your kindness in every word and action in obedience according to Your Word. You are invited to make the same prayer this morning. All for Jesus

25/04/2026

MKC with VBS in action with Rev Pite down at the coast

25/04/2026

21/04/2026

Truly, truly I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice, you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy. Jn 16:20. Jesus spoke these words to His disciples at a moment when everything felt like it was about to fall apart. They were confused, anxious, and grieving what they thought would be the end of their hope. Yet He gently gave them a promise: their sorrow wouldn’t last forever, it would transform into joy. The verse doesn’t deny the reality of pain. It acknowledges that sorrow is real, deep, and sometimes unavoidable. But it also reveals something powerful about God’s work: He doesn’t just remove sorrow, He redeems it. The very thing that causes tears today can become the source of tomorrow’s joy. Think of how night turns into morning. The darkness doesn’t win, it gives way to light. In the same way, God works within our hardest seasons, quietly preparing something greater than we can see. If you’re in a place of sorrow right now, this promise is for you. Your pain is not pointless, and it is not permanent. God is able to turn broken moments into testimonies, loss into growth, and grief into a deeper kind of joy, one that isn’t shallow, but rooted in His faithfulness. Heavenly Father, You see the sorrow we carry. Help us trust that You are working even when we don’t understand. Give us hope to hold on, knowing that You can turn our pain into joy in Your perfect time. All for Jesus.

18/04/2026

Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matt. 5:11,12. Blessed are you when the winds turn harsh, when words cut, when lies gather like storm clouds, when our name is carried through the mouths of others with cruelty because of Him. We should not shrink back. Nor let our hearts grow bitter. Instead, we need to lift our eyes. For blessedness, as Christ reveals it, is not the quiet life untouched by pain, but the soul held steady in His presence. It is not the absence of conflict, but the nearness of the Shepherd who walks with us through it. What the world calls insult, heaven calls honour. What feels like loss becomes a quiet crown when it is borne for His name. These wounds, though undeserved, are not empty, they mark us as one who belongs to Him. They place us in the long, unbroken line of the faithful voices like Jeremiah who wept, Daniel who stood firm, and countless others who chose truth over ease. So when the sting comes, when we are misunderstood, mocked, or falsely accused, let’s pause, have our soul breathe. And say it, even if our voice trembles: “I am blessed. I will rejoice. My reward is with God.” For our reward is not fragile approval. It is deeper, richer, an eternal closeness with Him, a knowing and being known, a quiet affirmation from the One who sees all things rightly. And then, do what feels most unnatural and yet most divine pray for those who wound us. Let love rise where hurt tried to settle. In that moment, Christ is made visible in us, not in words alone, but in living truth. Our heavenly Father, help me to magnify Christ in every situation today. All for Jesus.

15/04/2026

The LORD’S acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lam. 3:22–23:. In the quiet stillness before the day begins, there is a truth that remains unshaken, God’s love has not run out on us. Prophet Jeremiah wrote these words in the middle of sorrow, not comfort. Everything around him was broken, uncertain, and painful. Yet even there, especially there, he declared something powerful, God’s mercy is not finished. This means when we feel like we have failed too many times, His mercy says “try again.” When yesterday was heavy with regret, this morning offers a clean beginning. When life feels unstable, God’s faithfulness remains steady. God does not ration His compassion. He doesn’t wake up deciding whether we deserve kindness today. His mercy flows from who He is, constant, unchanging, and abundant. Each sunrise is more than just a new day, it is a reminder that we are not living off yesterday’s grace. We are being carried by fresh mercy, prepared just for today. So whatever we are carrying right now, guilt, fear, uncertainty, let’s place it into God’s hands. We don’t have to fix everything at once. Just receive today’s portion of His love. Our hHeavenly Father, thank You that Your mercy never runs dry. When I feel weak, remind me that Your compassion is stronger than my failures. Help me to trust in Your faithfulness today, knowing that Your love is new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness. All for Jesus.

14/04/2026

I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless. Isa. 13:11. This verse is a sobering reminder that God does not ignore evil. It speaks of a time when justice will be carried out, not just on individuals, but on the whole world. The warning is clear, sin, pride, and arrogance may seem powerful now, but they are temporary. God sees, and He will act. At its heart, this message is not only about judgment, it is also about truth. Human pride often convinces us that we are in control, that we can define right and wrong for ourselves. But Isaiah reminds us that there is a higher authority. When people exalt themselves, oppress others, or persist in wrongdoing without repentance, they place themselves in opposition to God. Yet even in this warning, there is mercy. God’s desire is not destruction, but repentance. The warning exists so that hearts can turn back before judgment comes. It calls each person to examine their life. Where has pride taken root Where have we ignored what is right? Are we willing to humble ourselves before God? Choose humility over pride. Turn away from anything we know is wrong. Treat others with justice and compassion. God’s warning is also an invitation to live rightly and walk closely with Him. Heavenly Father, help me to recognize and turn away from evil in my life. Remove pride from my heart and teach me humility. May I live in a way that honours You and reflects Your righteousness each day for Your glory. All for Jesus.