Christ Revealing Church

08/08/2026

Watch and listen to a teaching on

THE PAULINE PRAYERS

How to pray for all saints with expectation

This will inspire us to pray with much fruitfulness..

Be blessed

A powerful teaching on understanding the prayers of Apostle Paul an...

07/08/2026

Christianity is NOT a religion YET it is a religion
I will explain what I mean...

It is not a religion because God Himself initiated this eternal relationship and fellowship with us in His Son Christ Jesus.
“God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord” (1 Cor. 1:9 NHEB).

We did not go to God, God came to us.
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” (Jn. 1:14). “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (Jn. 14:6).
Religion is man’s approach to God on his own terms. It is man made based on rules and regulations, do’s and and don’ts, observance of ceremonial duties to appease or appear before God.

“Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not; Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh” (Col. 2:20-23).

Apostle Paul implies religion here when he used the terms “rudiments of the world” “ordinances” “commandments and doctrines of men” “will worship” “satisfying the flesh” Infact the words “will worship” come from the same root word as “religion”. If you observe closely, Apostle Paul stated earlier in that passage that such ordinances had been blotted away through Christ’s death on the cross (Col. 2:14-15). There is a new and a living to God in Christ now! “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh” (Heb. 10:19-20).
However, It is half truth to say Christianity is not a religion. After Apostle James had said that “Of his (God) own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures” (Jam. 1:18), he went further to talk about the conduct of the one begotten of the will of God:

“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world” (Jam.1:26-27). The words “religious” “religion” used in these verses can be simply described as a form of worship or conduct that is informed and formed by self governance or discipline. He calls this type of religion “control of one’s tongue” Notice he earlier stated “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath” (Jam. 1:19). The implication of not being slow to speak or unbridling one’s tongue is that you deceive your heart and that invariably affects your worship. James also said pure religion or conduct is to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction. Much later in chapter 2, he calls it faith by works which is giving to the needy (Jam. 2:14-20).
Religion is a regimented way of living....a pattern laid down. There are certain things expected of you as a Christian. There is a way of worship...a way of knowing God. You can’t know God in a freelance or freestyle way. We cannot with a statement like “Christianity is NOT a religion” become careless or carefree in our conduct. We are not permitted to invent our own revelation from the scriptures. The bible is a rigid book! Personal revelations are not allowed! The book has its own revelation, it’s own thoughts and opinion. Our religion is to find out the thoughts of the book and stick to them.

So next time you say Christianity is not a religion, explain what you mean. We know that this understanding stems from the perspective of God’s relationship with us in Christ, it is not based on human efforts or accomplishment. We are undeserving of the love of God neither does He see us from the viewpoint of what we do right or don’t do right. He sees us perfect and accepted in His Son. Nevertheless, when you say it is a religion, also know that it is a reference to a conduct that proceeds from our relationship with God which is visible to men around us. This is our religion, it is our manner of life. Our knowledge of God is a religion too, it is fixed and cannot be bent to suit anyone’s whims and caprices.

03/08/2026

Leadersheep 101

Lesson #27
When it doesn’t make sense
(What every leader needs to know)

"And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head (Lk. 9:57-58).

You ought to know that a lot of times, many things will not make sense to you. In fact, leadership may become foggy! Trying to make sense out of what doesn't make sense is nonsense. Jesus told a certain man who said to him "Lord I will follow you anywhere you go" He replied "Foxes have holes and birds have nests but the Son of man hath no where to lay his head" What did Jesus mean by this statement? Did He imply that He had no accommodation? Certainly not. When the disciples asked Him where He lived in John chapter 1,He told them "Come and see" Obviously He had a residence. What He meant by that statement was the unpredictability of His movement and assignment. Everything does not have to be logical to be spiritual. Many times, you will be led by the Spirit in paths that your brain or body cannot understand. It does not always make sense. Jesus told Peter "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Whe thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not" (Jn 21:18). One of the signs of maturity is following God and divinely appointed leadership over you when it doesn't make sense.

There are times when reading the bible does not make sense. When this happens, don’t stop! Those times you are reading and the reading is not making sense, you are inculcating a steady discipline that will help you overtime for it to make sense.

There are times when praying doesn’t make sense particularly when you have prayed and prayed and nothing seems to be happening or changing in the natural. Don’t stop. Keep praying even when you can’t feel yourself. Keep praying when the words seem not to be coming out right. Prayer is not in the answers gotten, it is in the dependence on the Father initiated and cultivated. Your life as a leader depends on your prayer habit.

There are times when you may consider your commitment to evangelism/discipleship worthless! Preaching and follow up become so tiring because the results you are seeing on ground are not commensurate with your input. This is when seeds of doubt begin to germinate in your head. “Am I sure this is the right way to do it?” Jesus didn’t ask us to do anything extraordinary apart from preaching the Gospel and preaching it again. The beauty of obeying God’s instructions is not in the results we get from it but in the act itself.

Atimes, church membership, meeting attendance and following the leader
become super boring and tiring. Bible Study, prayer then bible study, prayer. Leadership meetings. Oh my goodness...it feels so monotonous! Then the question arises “Is this how we will continue to do it?” week in week out? Same pastor, same people, same teaching, same songs! Yes!!! When it is no more exciting, that’s when it is working! That’s when your root is going deep. Stability is God’s goal for discipleship.

Christianity is a “religion” of routine! Don’t mind those who are trying to spice things up, giving people false hopes all over the place. Some are looking for miracles where none exists. Some are searching for quick fix to a problem that will take a process to fix. They are looking for fish when they are supposed to be fishing. Christianity of convenience is not of God and certainly not from God. Jesus said “If you want to be my disciple, take up your cross and follow me”

Therefore, when it doesn’t make sense, tell yourself “It doesn’t have to make sense” God raises His own through a process. There’s a training of the Spirit, it is either you have it or you don’t have it. When it doesn’t make sense, do it all over again. Don’t get tired. Maturity is the aim...Growth is the focus. Not too long, you will realize that it pays to be calm. It pays to go through the process. When certain things begin to happen around, events begin to unfold, when stories are told and everyone is cold, here you are, on fire for Jesus. Stable and steady in your conviction. Then, what didn’t make sense before will now begin to make sense. What was illogical will gradually become logical. You have come a mighty long way. God’s Word has brought you thus far. Your patience in following through with spiritual routine has kept you safe and sound. “Oh I see...,” you would say “....it doesn’t have to make sense to make sense”

Culled from Pastor's forthcoming book titled "Leadersheep 101"

20/07/2026

FOOTBALL AND ITS LESSONS (2)

The game is called football in most parts of the world but it's popularly known in North America as soccer. Some find the game amusing because they can't imagine 20 adults running around a pitch kicking about a round leather material. Well, for most of us who love the game passionately, we enjoy it. In the first part of this write up, I highlighted three (3) lessons I've learnt from this most watched sport in the world. I've got seven (7) left. These are important lessons we ought to encourage as we build a formidable team that will get the job of our Father done here on earth. We pointed out teamwork, goal posts and resilience last time. Let's consider more..

4.The Coach: On the side line, there is a man whose duty is to give instructions to the players on how to go about the game on the pitch. He corrects, cheers and atimes demands that they play according to the training they received prior to the game. A coach is an instructor. He is also the visionary, he knows and sees where the players ought to be to get the desired results. A team without a coach is a team without direction. Sometimes you may not know why the coach is acting the way he does but understanding and trusting that he knows best keeps you stable and obedient to his instructions. Your pastor is like that coach. He is called by God to bring you into the fullness of your potentials/giftings and of course harness them for the actualization of the overall vision of the team.

5.Consequences: The game has its rules and regulations just as the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. You can't afford to do anything the way you want. God has given us His Word as the standard for our operations. If a player refuses to play according to the book, he is warned and later sent off once the action is repeated. Church folks often look at the local church as a place without rules. You are trained to follow the rules in order to prevent certain consequences which my be inimical to the progress of the team. In football, wrong actions have consequences so it is with the local church. The important thing we all must note is this, if an individual don't see the consequences of his actions in the immediate, they are in the future waiting to catch up with him if he remains unrepentant. Changing clubs/teams will not change you, running from pillar to post will not transform your character, until you change nothing changes. We must receive God's love as an agent of change not as a permission for continuity in bad/wrong behavior.

6.The bench/substitutes: God always has a replacement plan just like football game. There are players on the bench in case a player gets injured or picks up a yellow card and the coach feels the player has a propensity to pick another one in the course of the game, he is withdrawn. Another takes his place. God has substitutes too. This usually keeps me very humble. I don't have an overblown estimation of myself and my contributions. If I refuse to serve God, he will send another person to replace me. If I become self centered and my performance on the pitch becomes abysmal, God definitely has a replacement plan. Your lackluster performance may affect the team momentarily but the team will not go down!

7.The VARs: The full meaning is Video Assistant Referees. A new introduction to the game by FIFA. The players don't see them but they know they are there. They watch from a vantage point. They step in when it matters. The Godhead is our VAR. God sees your heart, He knows your motives. He sees areas you may not see. The Bible says His eyes run to and fro. Actions are weighed by Him.

8.Team celebration: when one person scores, everyone celebrates! When one of us wins, we all win. No competition, no envy. A goal is our goal. A disciple trained and nurtured in the Word is a goal scored. It's the spirit of the team. We all are looking forward to score goals for the kingdom! Your personal endeavors don't matter, what matters is our calling, our pursuit, our triumph! Nothing gets us excited like the advancement of our Father's kingdom.

9.The fans: Every team have their fans on the grandstands cheering them on! We do too! The bible says we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses (Heb. 12:1). What the writer of the book of Hebrews meant was the ancient Grecian athletic games that were held in his day which were similar to our modern day Olympic games. We've got men and women who have gone ahead of us spiritually speaking saying to us "Keep winning…" "Go get the goal for the kingdom" "Don't be discouraged, keep pressing on" Our fans are invisible but they are there! Papa Abraham is right there, Sarah, Joseph, Abel, Moses, Noah, Isaac, the Prophets etc, In fact, they could be our known brethren who are asleep in the Lord but awake on the Grandstand, make sure they are not disappointed. Run… keep running! Don't be tired, don't get weary, keep passing the ball.The Bible says "we should run the race that is set before us with patience" Football can be a very tiring game particularly when there are no goals yet but that doesn't mean you should exit the pitch. Keep playing, don't let go of that team spirit. Do it for the fans!

10. The trophy/medals: Another important lesson we all should deduce from the game of football is presentation of rewards. "Do you know that all the runners in a stadium compete but only one receives the prize? So run to win" (1 Cor. 9:24 NET). The trophy and medals motivate the players. They want to be mentioned in the annals of history as those who won the tournament! Let the trophy motivate you! If no one is motivating you on this side of heaven, make sure your motivation come from within! One day, you will stand before Jesus, what exactly awaits you, a cry or a crown? Yes, some will cry.. they will see how they had wasted their time on earth pursuing mundane things, the cares of this world had choked the seed of the word in their hearts. They had lived all their lives for self. The Bible says on that big day, at the Bema seat of Christ, Jesus shall wipe away their tears. They will have nothing to show as evidence of their salvation! No souls saved, no disciple trained, no sacrifice made. Nothing!!! But why some are crying, others will be crowned. Make up your mind, ask yourself genuinely, will I get a cry or a crown on that great day judging by my present action(s)? Selah.

20/07/2026

FOOTBALL AND ITS LESSONS (1)

I'm an avid learner. I learn practically from everything around me. Life and its vicissitudes have taught me so much and I'm not done learning.There are a few lessons to learn from that beautiful sporting activity.

As I sat back in the comfy of my living room to watch one of the 2022 World cup games ongoing in Qatar, I was reminded of how football shows us the attitudes we must imbibe if we are going to finish our race with joy. The more I watch the game, the more it reminds me of the spiritual work God has called us to do together as a church. Let's consider ten (10) important lessons that will help and motivate us towards our desired destination.

1.Teamwork: The game of football has a subtle way of showcasing the brilliance of an individual player sometimes but an outstanding performance is dependent on the collective efforts of eleven (11) players that make a team. From the defense to the midfield all the way to the attack. Ability to tackle and drible the opponents must be adequately exhibited. All work together to see to it that the opponents don't have a leeway in whatever means. You must hold the ball and pass it accurately to your team members. To be dispossessed of the ball simply means you have given your opponents an advantage. This is a major lesson, whenever you see a team losing, it's often due to lack of team spirit. Same applies to any organization, in our case, the local church. All must work together to see to it that goals are scored. Teamwork is hard work. Nobody drops the ball. Football was never designed to make one player shine. When we work together, we win together. It reminds me of Joel's army: "They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each one proceeds on his course; they do not alter their path. They do not jostle on another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks" (Joel 2:7-8 NET).

2. The goal posts: Imagine football without goal posts? Then it wouldn't be an exhilarating game that a lot of us fans have known it to be. Goal posts define the game. This is what determines your achievements in the course of 90 minutes of running around the pitch dispossessing and possessing the ball. Goals must be scored! Results are important. As a team of believers working together in a local assembly, we must be score goals. When you participate in your assigned duties in different departments, you have scored a goal. When you show up in meetings even when it is not convenient, that's a goal! When you follow up individuals under your spiritual care and they are committed members as you are, that's a goal! Goal posts help us to assess our contributions and results. Own goals can be scored too. This is when you score against your team. Scoring an own goal happens when you work against your team. You are working against your team when you show lack of commitment and concentration. You are lacklustered where matters that will move your local church are concerned. Own goal is discouragement and apathy. Don't forget, when you score an own, the opponents are happy, it's to their advantage. The devil rejoices when a believer scores an own goal!

3..Resilience: This is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties or failures. Football teaches us this major lesson. If it appears that you are losing, you must never accept defeat. Failure is first a mindset and then it translates to reality. The fact that you have a goal against in the first half of the game does not mean you have lost. It's possible you go ahead to win the match. You must be resilient! I have seen it again and again in this tournament, how teams that appeared to be losing fought back to qualify for the next round. Those who accept defeat are those who will never know the joy of victory! I've come to learn that victories fought for are sweeter than victories thrown on your laps. We must be resilient in membership, discipleship, relationships, fellowship, partnership etc. In the local church or anything whatsoever, we don't give up. We are tough and equal to the task.

To BE CONTINUED.

17/07/2026

A new teaching on our telegram page HOW TO PREDICT YOUR FUTURE. Use the link below
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13/07/2026

An important teaching available on our church's telegram page titled "A neglected aspect in Confession and forgiveness"
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08/07/2026

Have you read the articles Parts 1-6 "THE UNCHANGING TRUTH ABOUT THE BELIEVER"? If you haven't, pls read carefully..

06/07/2026

THE UNCHANGING TRUTH ABOUT THE BELIEVER

PART 6

The believer has an unchanging identity in Christ. And this identity demands our continuous attention. “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart” (Prov. 4:20-21).

We should never forget the manner of man we are in Christ. We ought to regularly affirm them. You see, new creation realities must become our realities as we confess and affirm them. Our consciousness takes the shape of our confession. A believer can truly live out who he is in Christ via the channel of affirmation and declaration. I am a human being, that is a fact! But when I remind myself of who I am, it helps me to never think less of myself.

You see, sometimes we forget who we are! We get carried away by the cares of this life, bad associations, bad habits begin to dominate our thought pattern and lifestyle. When this happens, we have forgotten who we are! We are not disciplined enough to put God’s Word right before our very eyes. “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word” (Ps. 119:9)
When you don’t know who you are in Christ or deliberately allow the words of Christ dwell in you in all wisdom, your lifestyle or conduct will not be different from an unbeliever’s.This was what happened in the church at Corinth. They were called saints yet they behaved like sinners...

“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?” (1 Cor. 3:1-4).
It is possible you know who you are in Christ and live a life that does not affirm this unchanging reality. The essence of spiritual growth is God glorifying lifestyle. The unchanging truth of God’s Word MUST change our manner of life. Within the framework of who we are in Christ, there are instructions given to us about what we should do.
There is a plethora of them, let’s see a few..
Be not conformed to this world...Rom 12:2
Flee fornication 1 Cor. 6:19
Be filled with the Spirit Eph. 5:18
Flee youthful lust 2 Tim. 2:22
Pray without ceasing 1 Thess 5:17
In everything give thanks 1 Thess 5:18
Flee every appearance of evil 1 Thess. 5:22
Quench not the Spirit 1 Thess. 5:19
Lay aside all malice.. 1 Pet. 2:1
Put off concerning the former lifestyle of the old man Eph. 4:22..
Put on the new man....Eph. 4:24
Put away lying Eph. 4:25
Lay apart all filthiness and superfluity you of naughtiness James 1:21
Lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset...Heb 12:1
Let brotherly love continue Heb 13:1
And a lot more

These are not mere suggestions, they are clear cut instructions that will enable the bible give expression to the unchanging reality within. Well, some of us have been accused of teaching lopsided truth particularly by those who have not listened to us. They do not know that we teach every bible subject/instruction with equal gravity and responsibility.
Your position in Christ will never change, but your mindset and manner of life must continually change in tandem with the reality of your position in Christ.

CONCLUDED

04/07/2026

THE UNCHANGING TRUTH ABOUT THE BELIEVER

PART 5

The believer is who the Word says he is and it is through a heart established in grace that he corrects his wrong and bad actions. He uses the unchanging truth about who he is in Christ to change those bad habits and seemingly wrong behaviour. He conducts his affairs by consistently affirming who he is in Christ thereby developing a new mindset for godly lifestyle.

It is worth noting that every time the writers of the epistles pointed the attention of their audience to who they were in Christ, they also showed them what they should do with that reality...which I call “an unchanging truth”. There are instructions to follow from the standpoint of your position in Christ.
Take for instance, when Apostle Peter said
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” (1 Pet. 1:23).
He continued in the next chapter
“Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (1 Pet. 2:1-2).

The term “wherefore” connotes “For this reason...” “As a result or because of this”
Our new status enforces a new lifestyle
Because we are born again by the incorruptible seed of the Word through the Gospel of Christ, we lay aside all malice, all guile and hypocrisies, envies and evil speakings as we desire the unadulterated meal of the Word which brings about spiritual growth.
Did you notice that it is the same Word by which we were born again that causes us to grow up spiritually? You cannot be born again by one spiritual material and grow up on a different one.

Look at what Apostle Peter said again in 2 Pet. 3:18
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever”
How then do we grow in this grace?
Apostle James, after he had said
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. (Jam. 1:18).

Went further to say
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed” (Jam. 1: 21-25).

You grow by doing the WORD. You do the Word by consistently looking at the manner of man you have become in Christ. Your action follows the sequence of your focus. You should not be like the man who looks at his natural face in the mirror in the morning and forgets the kind of face he saw as the day progresses..
Spiritual growth hinges on remembering!
You must remember you have been made the righteousness of God in Christ. You must remember you have a new nature in Christ which is a new structure for your lifestyle.
You can’t afford to forget who you are! This is what Apostle James called “doing the Word and being blessed in your deed”

To be continued