Antioch Bible Community Church - Ruiru

06/06/2026

Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You. Psm. 119:11. This verse gets to the heart of why spending time with Scripture matters so much. "Your word I have hidden in my heart" speaks of intentionality, memorizing, meditating, and treasuring God’s truth, not just reading it quickly. The word “hidden” suggests something precious, stored away for safekeeping. The purpose is clear: "that I might not sin against You." Sin often begins in the mind, with a thought or desire that contradicts what God has said. When God’s Word is already stored in your hearts, it becomes an immediate filter for our thoughts and a source of strength when temptation comes, much like Jesus quoting Deuteronomy when Satan tempted Him in the wilderness in Matthew chap. 4. Friends, let’s today choose one short verse like this one to memorize. Write it down, repeat it throughout our day. When we feel pressure to compromise, let us speak the Word we have hidden, even silently before we act. Then ask God to make His truth so much a part of us that obeying Him becomes less of a struggle and more of a reflex of love. Heavenly Father, help me not just to know Your Word, but to treasure it in my heart. When my feelings or circumstances pull me toward sin, bring Your truth to my mind quickly, and give me the love for You that chooses obedience today and everyday. All for Jesus.

04/06/2026

Celebrating Jesus

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

Friends, the teachers of His word are here. The 14th will be a great Sunday by God’s grace. You can’t miss

04/06/2026

Precious time serving our Lord

04/06/2026

Praise session

27/05/2026

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psm. 118:24. We didn’t earn this morning, it was given to us as a gift. Before we check our phones, emails or your to-do list, let’s remember that God has already gone ahead of us into this day. He knows every challenge, every joy, and every ordinary moment. We don’t need to have everything figured out; we just need to take the first step with Him. Heavenly Father, thank You for the breath in my lungs and the new mercies waiting for me today. Quiet my anxious thoughts. Help me to see Your presence in the small things, the sunlight, a kind word, a moment of patience. Guide my words, my work, and my rest. I give this day to You. Friends, before we rush off, let’s take 60 seconds to name one thing we are grateful for right now. Let that be the foundation we build the rest of the day on. Shall we? All for Jesus.

26/05/2026

It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Lam. 3:22–23. The Book of Lamentations is a collection of funeral songs over Jerusalem's destruction. Yet in this dark valley, prophet Jeremiah strikes a chord of unshakable hope. Notice the phrase "It is of the LORD's mercies" meaning, the only reason we are not utterly destroyed is God's mercy alone. Not our goodness, not our strength, but His lovingkindness. “We are not consumed" though judgment fell, though the city burned, God held back total ruin. For the believer today, this means: no matter how great our sin or sorrow, God's mercy stands between us and complete destruction. “His compassions fail not" human compassion wears thin. God's never does. Even when He disciplines, His heart yearns over His children. “They are new every morning" not leftovers from yesterday. Each dawn brings a fresh supply of mercy for that day's specific trials, temptations, and tears. You never face a new day with old grace. “Great is thy faithfulness" this is the response. Not a groan, but a declaration. God's covenant keeping faithfulness is greater than our unfaithfulness. How does this applies to us friends? Morning ritual, Before checking our phones, let’s whisper. “Lord, Your mercies are new for me today." When we feel consumed by guilt, grief, or anxiety let’s stop and say aloud: "His compassions fail not." Keep a small item on our nightstand. Each morning, hold it and thank God for one fresh mercy from the day before. Heavenly Father, great is Thy faithfulness. If it were not for Thy mercies, I would be consumed by my own sin and this fallen world. But because Your compassions never fail, I am still standing. Thank You for this morning's fresh supply of grace. Teach me not to live on yesterday's mercy, but to receive today's. In Jesus' Name. I am reminded of the Hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness" the very words of Lamentations 3:23 are in its chorus.. All for Jesus

23/05/2026

On the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred.Est. 9:1. There are moments when everything seems to be moving in the wrong direction. Opposition grows. Fear increases. The plans against us appear stronger than the promises over us. In Esther’s story, the Jewish people faced a day marked for their destruction. Their enemies were confident. The outcome looked certain. But Scripture says: “the opposite occurred.” God has a way of reversing what looks final. What others intended for defeat, He can turn into deliverance. What appeared to be the end can become the beginning of restoration. The same day that was supposed to bring mourning became a day of victory because God was already working behind the scenes long before anyone could see it. Esther did not know how God would intervene. Mordecai did not control the circumstances. Yet God positioned people, shifted hearts, exposed evil, and turned the entire situation around at the appointed time. This verse is a reminder that delays are not denials, opposition is not proof of abandonment and God’s silence is not His absence. Sometimes our breakthrough comes on the very day the enemy expected our downfall. If we are facing pressure, betrayal, uncertainty, or spiritual battles, let’s hold onto this truth: God specializes in reversals. He can turn fear into favour, weakness into strength, and sorrow into rejoicing. The story is not over simply because the situation looks impossible. The opposite can still occur!!! Here is a prayer we can make if our circumstances demands it. Heavenly Father, thank You that You are able to reverse situations that seem hopeless. Strengthen our faith when circumstances look against us. Help us trust that You are working even when we cannot see it. Turn discouragement into hope, fear into peace, and every plan meant for harm into a testimony of Your faithfulness. All for Jesus.

21/05/2026

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart, these, O God, You will not despise. Psm. 51:17. A broken spirit is not weakness before God, it is the death of pride, self rule, hidden sin, and spiritual pretending. The Bible says God does not despise a broken and contrite heart because that heart has finally stopped defending itself and started surrendering. Psalm 51 was written by David after his sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah. He discovered that outward religion without inward repentance means nothing before a holy God. The sacrifice God desired was not performance, but repentance. Below is the devotion I have drawn from that truth and I would love to give a title. The Altar of a Broken Heart. Friends, God can work with weakness. He can restore failure. He can cleanse the deepest stain of sin. But one thing He resists is pride. A proud heart hides. A proud heart excuses sin. A proud heart wants heaven without surrender, holiness without sacrifice, and worship without obedience. Yet holiness begins where self sufficiency dies. The broken spirit is the person who stops arguing with God. The contrite heart is the soul that trembles at sin instead of explaining it away. Many want God to remove consequences while still protecting the idols that caused them. But true repentance lays everything on the altar. Example secret lust, bitterness, compromise, unforgiveness, worldly affection, spiritual laziness, hidden rebellion etc. God is near to the person who says, Lord, expose everything in me that is unlike You, even if it hurts. That prayer is dangerous because God will answer it. Holiness is costly. The fire of God burns away what flesh wants to keep. Sometimes God will allow conviction, silence, delay, or discipline not to destroy us, but to purify us. A broken heart before God is not hopeless despair. It is surrender that opens the door for transformation. The world celebrates self expression. God calls for self crucifixion. Jesus Christ said, blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Not the talented. Not the admired. Not the outwardly religious but the pure. Let’s ask ourselves honestly, Is my heart soft before conviction? do I grieve my sin or merely fear consequences? have I become comfortable with what nailed Christ to the cross? am I pursuing holiness when no one sees me? God is not searching for impressive people. He is searching for surrendered ones. And the greatest tragedies in the church are not broken people who repent but comfortable people who no longer do. Let us bring to God the sacrifice He will never reject, a broken spirit, a contrite heart, and a life fully yielded to Him. Because revival never begins with pride. It begins at the altar of repentance. I am all in. Are you? All for Jesus and have a great day.