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LOVE IS NOT SELF-CENTREDThe clearest evidence that our definition of love has become corrupted is that we have made love...
07/10/2026

LOVE IS NOT SELF-CENTRED

The clearest evidence that our definition of love has become corrupted is that we have made love primarily about how another person makes us feel.

"I love him because he makes me happy."

"I love her because she makes me feel special."

"I love him because he takes care of me."

"I love her because she satisfies me."

But what happens when they stop making you feel good?

Does the love disappear?

Then perhaps what we called love was actually the benefit we received from the person.

Biblical love is not fundamentally self-centred.

It gives.

It serves.

It bears.

It endures.

It seeks another person's good.

Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith

"WE HAVE GREAT S*X. THAT MEANS WE LOVE EACH OTHER."No.You may have great s*x. But It does not automatically tell you tha...
07/10/2026

"WE HAVE GREAT S*X. THAT MEANS WE LOVE EACH OTHER."

No.

You may have great s*x. But It does not automatically tell you that you have love.

Paul gives us a description of love that exposes how shallow our modern definition has become:

«"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil..."
— 1 Corinthians 13:4–5»

Look carefully at that.

Love does not seek its own.

That is almost the opposite of the way modern relationships are often presented.

"What do I get?"

"How does this relationship make me feel?"

"What can this person do for me?"

"Does he spoil me?"

"Does she satisfy me?"

"Does he take me out?"

"Does she make me happy?"

But biblical love asks a radically different question:

"How can I give myself for the good of this person?"

Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith
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IGNORANCE CAN HINDER GOD’S WORK IN OUR LIVESOne of the greatest dangers in parenting is ignorance.Hosea 4:6 says:“My peo...
06/10/2026

IGNORANCE CAN HINDER GOD’S WORK IN OUR LIVES

One of the greatest dangers in parenting is ignorance.

Hosea 4:6 says:

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”

Parents may genuinely love their children and still damage them through ignorance.

Good intentions do not automatically produce good results.

A parent may provide materially for a child while neglecting the child's spiritual formation.

A parent may be strict without teaching understanding.

A parent may be permissive and call it love.

A parent may discipline in anger instead of according to righteousness.

A parent may expose a child to worldly values for years and later become surprised when those values become the child's character.

This is why parents must understand God's system.

Love without knowledge can produce disorder.

Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith Nation

PARENTING REQUIRES TRAININGProverbs 22:6 says:“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not ...
06/10/2026

PARENTING REQUIRES TRAINING

Proverbs 22:6 says:

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
The Scripture does not merely say teach a child.

It says train.

Training involves repetition, correction, instruction, example, discipline, boundaries, and consistency.

A child does not automatically develop godly character simply because the parents are Christians.

There must be deliberate training.

Parents must therefore understand:

- what they are teaching,
- what they are permitting,
- what they are correcting,
- what they are modelling,
- what they are exposing their children to,
- and what values they are establishing in the home.

Every one of these things contributes to the formation of the child.

Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith Nation

WHEN WRONG BECOMES NORMAL pt 2When Drunkenness and Sexual Sin Become Normal?3. The normalization of drunkenness and subs...
05/10/2026

WHEN WRONG BECOMES NORMAL pt 2
When Drunkenness and Sexual Sin Become Normal?

3. The normalization of drunkenness and substance abuse

What society calls entertainment can become destruction of the body and life.

Proverbs 20:1 warns about w**e, and Proverbs 23:29–35 describes the destructive consequences of excessive drinking.

A culture that normalizes intoxication should not be allowed to redefine what God calls wisdom and sobriety.

4. Sexual immorality and the normalization of s*xual relationships outside God's design

Modern society has normalized many forms of s*xual conduct that Scripture identifies as sin.

Proverbs repeatedly connect s*xual immorality with destruction:

“For her house leads down to death.”— Proverbs 2:18

The biblical standard for s*xual conduct therefore cannot be replaced by whatever society presently considers acceptable.

To Be Continued
Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith Nation

WHEN WRONG BECOMES NORMAL pt 2When Drunkenness and Sexual Sin Become Normal?3. The normalization of drunkenness and subs...
05/10/2026

WHEN WRONG BECOMES NORMAL pt 2
When Drunkenness and Sexual Sin Become Normal?

3. The normalization of drunkenness and substance abuse

What society calls entertainment can become destruction of the body and life.

Proverbs 20:1 warns about w**e, and Proverbs 23:29–35 describes the destructive consequences of excessive drinking.

A culture that normalizes intoxication should not be allowed to redefine what God calls wisdom and sobriety.

4. Sexual immorality and the normalization of s*xual relationships outside God's design

Modern society has normalized many forms of s*xual conduct that Scripture identifies as sin.

Proverbs repeatedly connect s*xual immorality with destruction:

“For her house leads down to death.”— Proverbs 2:18

The biblical standard for s*xual conduct therefore cannot be replaced by whatever society presently considers acceptable.

To Be Continued
Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith Nation

WHEN WRONG BECOMES NORMAL pt 1When did Abortion and Controlling the Birth of Children becomes a norm?There are many area...
05/10/2026

WHEN WRONG BECOMES NORMAL pt 1
When did Abortion and Controlling the Birth of Children becomes a norm?

There are many areas in which what has become normal in society should be brought back under the examination of God's Word.
1. The modern concept of family planning and deliberate limitation of fruitfulness
Genesis 1:28 presents fruitfulness and multiplication as God's blessing and command:
“Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.”
A culture that treats children primarily as a burden, inconvenience, economic liability, or something to be deliberately avoided should therefore be examined against God's original instruction concerning fruitfulness.

2. The normalization of abortion
The deliberate termination of unborn life is another practice that must be examined against the biblical value placed upon life in the womb.

Psalm 139:13–16 speaks of God's involvement with a person while still in the womb, while Jeremiah 1:5 shows God's knowledge of a person before birth.

To Be Continued
Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith Nation

CHRIST MUST BE THE STANDARDUltimately, the greatest principle is this:Do not build your marriage according to culture. B...
04/10/2026

CHRIST MUST BE THE STANDARD

Ultimately, the greatest principle is this:

Do not build your marriage according to culture. Build it according to Christ.

Culture may tell the husband to dominate.

Christ teaches him to love sacrificially.

Culture may tell the wife to compete with her husband.

Christ teaches her submission.

Culture may teach people to leave whenever marriage becomes difficult.

Christ teaches covenant faithfulness.

Culture may define marriage by money, beauty, s*xual attraction, social status, or convenience.

Christ defines marriage through covenant, love, faithfulness, sacrifice, and obedience to God.

Therefore, if you want a strong marriage, do not merely ask:

“What does society say a good marriage should look like?”

Ask:

“What has Christ said?”

Then build according to His Word

Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith

BUILD THE MARRIAGE YOU WANT TO LIVE INIf you want a peaceful marriage, become a person who contributes to peace.If you w...
04/10/2026

BUILD THE MARRIAGE YOU WANT TO LIVE IN

If you want a peaceful marriage, become a person who contributes to peace.

If you want respect, learn to give respect.

If you want affection, learn to express affection.

If you want honesty, become honest.

If you want communication, communicate.

If you want spiritual growth, grow spiritually.

If you want your spouse to listen to you, learn to listen.

If you want your spouse to forgive you, learn to forgive.

If you want your spouse to appreciate you, learn to appreciate them.

Do not merely demand the harvest you desire.

Plant it.

Galatians 6:9 says:

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

Some changes in marriage do not happen immediately.

You may need to keep doing what is right even when you do not immediately see the result.

Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith

WE ARE TAUGHT TO ASK WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE, BUT NOT WHAT CHRIST WANTSImagine if children were raised with questions such a...
03/10/2026

WE ARE TAUGHT TO ASK WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE, BUT NOT WHAT CHRIST WANTS

Imagine if children were raised with questions such as:

“Where does Christ want you?”

“What does Christ want you to learn?”

“Who does Christ want you to become?”

“What assignment has God given you?”

“What gifts has God given you for His purpose?”

“What people has God placed around you to serve?”

“What must you sacrifice to obey Christ?”

“What does the Word of God require from you?”

Those questions would produce a completely different generation.

Instead, many people spend their childhood preparing for examinations, their youth preparing for employment, their adulthood pursuing money and their later years trying to enjoy what they accumulated.

And somewhere in the middle of all this, Christianity is sometimes reduced to attending church, praying for blessings and asking God to help us achieve the very ambitions we created without consulting Him.

But Christianity is not merely asking God to bless our plans.

It is surrendering our plans to His will.

Pastor Adedeji Jessica
Household of Love and Faith

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