Reconciliation Christian Centre

27/08/2026

HOLY GHOST SERVICE || 27-08-2026 || COME, HOLY SPIRIT || PST. DR. CHRIS LAIMA

27/08/2026

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WORD FOR THE DAY

Is Your Mood Dependent on Your Pocket?

Chris Laima

Philippians 4:12 NIV
“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation…”

Have you noticed that your mood sometimes depends on the amount of money in your pocket? When you have money, you feel happy, confident and secure; but when resources are limited, you become anxious, discouraged or irritable.

Paul teaches us a better way. He experienced both abundance and need, yet he learned to remain content in every situation. Contentment does not mean refusing to improve your life; it means refusing to allow your circumstances to control your peace.

There will be seasons of plenty and seasons of scarcity. Your income may fluctuate, businesses may experience difficult times, and unexpected expenses may arise. These things should not determine your emotional wellbeing.

Do not allow money, comparison or the desire to impress others to become the foundation of your happiness. Live within your means. Cut your coat according to your size. Avoid unnecessary borrowing and lifestyle inflation. You do not need to live a fake life simply because others appear to be doing well.

Be grateful for what you have while working wisely toward what you desire. Save, invest, develop yourself and seek legitimate opportunities to increase your income. But never allow money to become your master.

Remember, your worth is not determined by your bank balance. Having little does not make you less valuable, and having plenty does not make you more important.

When your pocket is full, remain humble and generous. When it is empty, remain hopeful and wise.

Let your circumstances change without allowing them to change your character, faith and peace. Your pocket may determine what you can afford, but it should never determine your joy.

Your confidence must be in God, not in your pocket.

27/08/2026

AUGUST HOLY GHOST SERVICE 27/8/26
1. Praise/worship - 15 minutes
2. Testimonies - 10 minutes
3. General prayers - 10 minutes
4. Special ministration - 20 minutes
. Choir
5. Message & Ministrations
6. Offering/visitors - 5 minutes
7. Church Announcement - 5 minute /
8. Benediction - 3 minutes

26/08/2026

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WORD FOR THE DAY

Borrowing Is the Firstborn of Poverty

Chris Laima

Borrowing is the firstborn of poverty.

If you want to escape poverty and build wealth, one of the first principles you must learn is simple:

Cut your coat according to your size.

Live within your means.

Avoid fake life and lifestyle inflation. Don't try to become what you are not. Don't allow ego, competition, and comparison to steal your future financial freedom.

Many people are not poor because they don't earn enough. They are poor because they are constantly trying to look richer than they are.

They buy what they cannot afford, live in houses they cannot maintain, drive cars they cannot sustain, and borrow money to finance a lifestyle that their income cannot support.

And then they spend years paying for yesterday's enjoyment.

Don't borrow to impress people who don't care about your future.

Learn to be content with what you have while you work toward what you desire.

There is nothing shameful about starting small.

There is nothing embarrassing about living within your means.

There is nothing wrong with wearing an old dress, driving an old car, living in a modest house, or eating simple food while you build your financial foundation.

Fingers are not equal.

Don't compare your chapter one with somebody else's chapter twenty.

But let me add something important: contentment does not mean selfishness.

Even when you have little, learn to share.

Help someone who is genuinely in need. Open your home to people. Give from what you have. Be generous even while you are building.

Sometimes the blessing that comes from helping someone today can be worth more than ten years of struggling to accumulate everything for yourself.

> "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth."
— Proverbs 11:24

Build wealth, but don't become a slave to money.

Live within your means, but don't become so obsessed with saving that you lose your humanity.

Avoid debt. Avoid fake life. Avoid comparison. Build patiently. Give generously.

Your future self will thank you.

25/08/2026

Ego is the enemy of Discipline

25/08/2026

WORD FOR THE DAY

Roles of the Sexes in Marriage: A Matter of Creation, Anatomy and Physiology

Chris Laima

Marriage is a covenant between two people, career or not. The two should sit down and decide how they want to run their home. If they agree, fine. If they cannot agree, why start something you may not be able to finish?

But there is a bottom line: the Founder of marriage has already set the rules. No one can be wiser than God.

Our modernism and changing social standards notwithstanding, it is clear from Scripture and creation that God created men and women differently, with complementary strengths and responsibilities within the family.

Men and women are not identical. Their bodies, hormones, psychology, temperament, and reproductive functions are different. These differences are not defects to be corrected; they are gifts of creation.

The man is generally built for physical strength, responsibility, protection, and leadership. The woman is uniquely equipped for nurturing, childbearing, emotional connection, and the complex demands of caring for a family.

These are not grounds for competition.

Marriage is not a competition over who does more or who is more important.

It is a partnership in which two different people bring different strengths to the same assignment.

The problem with modern thinking is that we sometimes try to make equality mean sameness. But equal value does not require identical roles.

A husband and wife may choose to share responsibilities according to their circumstances. A woman may be the higher earner. A man may cook more often. A husband may stay home with the children for a season. There is nothing inherently wrong with any of these arrangements when the couple freely agrees.

But we should not allow changing social trends to make us ashamed of the biological and complementary differences God created.

> "So God created man in his own image... male and female created he them."
— Genesis 1:27

The question is not, "Who is superior?"

The question is, "How can these two different people work together to build one strong family?"

Even creation teaches us something. Look at the animal kingdom. Lions, turtles, monkeys and other creatures reproduce and organise their lives according to the design of their Creator. They do not spend their existence trying to deny the differences between the sexes.

Only humans seem determined to argue with creation.

We should learn to appreciate our differences rather than turn them into weapons against one another.

God did not create husband and wife to compete.

He created them to complement each other.

The wisest marriage is not necessarily the one where husband and wife do exactly the same things. It is the one where both understand their strengths, honour each other, agree on how to run their home, and together fulfil God's purpose for their family.

There is wisdom in accepting God's design.

25/08/2026

WORD FOR THE DAY
HUSBAND VS WIFE
Chris Laima

It is clear that God created men and women differently to fulfil specific roles in the home.

Men are created logically and made for heavy tasks and require longer time to reset; I mean to rest! Men can handle acute stress but can't handle prolonged stress.
Have you seen men break down and become completely useless from a stress a woman can easily overcome. Ask wives of men who lose their jobs!
Have you asked, why do female infants have a higher survival rate than their male counterparts?

Women on the other hand are emotional , soft , but built to withstand prolonged stress and with the ability to multitask and recharge faster. Women can work at different things at the same time for longer periods than men.

Yes , God created men and women with comparative strengths and weaknesses.
Any movement that tries to distort this order of nature is simply hitting at the very heart of the institution of the family with a singular aim of destroying.
Unfortunately, these misinformed advocates of Gender equality are confusing this naive generation and setting families on fire.
I ask , what do we actually need to learn about the family from the western world? Our family system is still stronger and better!