Rccg, Peace Sanctuary Zone, Delta 8

07/07/2025

🎁🌷 *OPEN HEAVENS* 🌷🎁
*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*

✓ *DATE: MONDAY JULY 7TH 2025*

✓ *TOPIC: CHRISTIAN INDEED?*

🧠 *MEMORISE:*
_“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.”_
*(James 1:25)*

📖 *BIBLE READING:* 📖
*JAMES 1:21-27 (KJV)*

_21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls._

_22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves._

_23 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:_

_24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was._

_25 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._

_26 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._

_27 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._

🌱 *MESSAGE:* 🌱

There is a difference between being called a Christian and actually being a Christian. Many people identify as Christians but don't reflect Christ in their lives. Going to church, working in a church, fasting, and praying can all be mere religious activities if you don't reflect Christ in your daily life. Some people grew up in the church and are used to Christian religious activities but actually live in sin like unbelievers. The way to really know if you have Christ in you is through the changes that have happened in your life since you became born again. If after two years, for example, the Holy Spirit has not influenced a change in some of your character traits, then you have probably just been playing religion.

Some people pray for hours, yet they lie habitually. Some even work miracles, yet they have unforgiveness in their hearts. While activities such as praying, fasting, evangelising, and so on are important, you must not forget the most important thing - being like Christ. All those activities are a means to an end and not the end in themselves.

Child of God, if you want to truly be like Christ, soak yourself in the word of God by studying your Bible diligently. When you study the Bible, you are fellowshipping with Christ Himself because He is the Word *(John 1:1). John 17:17* says that sanctification comes by the word, *Ephesians 5:26* says that we are cleansed by the word, and *Psalm 119:11* teaches us that when we keep God’s word in our hearts, it will keep us from sinning against Him. True transformation happens when you fellowship with God through His word. James 1:23 likens God's word to a mirror. When people check themselves in a mirror, they don't do it for mere formality but because they want to check their appearance and make changes or adjustments where necessary. When you study God's word, your desire should be for Him to transform your thoughts, attitudes, and character through the power in His word. If you were short-tempered before you started reading the Bible, God's word should take away your angry nature and transform you into a patient and calm fellow. If you were sad and sorrowful, His word should take away that garment of heaviness and replace it with praise and joy *(Isaiah 61:3)*.

Beloved, you must allow God's word to dwell richly in you in all wisdom *(Colossians 3:16)* so that you will not just be a religious fellow but a Christian indeed.

🙏🏼 *PRAYER POINT:* 🙏🏼
_Father, please help me to keep Your word in my heart and live according to Your will at all times, in Jesus' name._

📖 *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:*
PROVERBS 24-26

📝 *AUTHOR:*
PASTOR E A ADEBOYE

🎻 *HYMN: 24*
I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS

1 I want to be like Jesus,
So lowly and so meek;
For no one marked an angry word
That ever heard him speak.

🎼 *Refrain:*
_I want to be like Jesus,_
_God's well beloved Son;_
_I want to be like Jesus,_
_The pure and holy One._

2 I want to be like Jesus,
So frequently in prayer;
Alone upon the mountain top,
He met his Father there. [Refrain]

3 I want to be like Jesus,
Engaged in doing good,
So that of me it may be said,
He hath done what he could. [Refrain]

4 Alas! I'm not like Jesus,
As any one may see;
Thy gentle Spirit, Savior, send,
And make me like to thee. [Refrain]

*Good morning!*

05/07/2025

🎁🌷 *OPEN HEAVENS* 🌷🎁
*DAILY DEVOTIONAL*

✓ *DATE: SATURDAY JULY 5TH 2025*

✓ *TOPIC: BE MODERATE IN ALL THINGS*

🧠 *MEMORIZE:*
_"All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any."_
*1 Corinthians 6:12*

📖 *BIBLE READING:* 📖
*1 CORINTHIANS 6:12-20*

_12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any._

_13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body._

_14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power._

_15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid._

_16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh._

_17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit._

_18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body._

_19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?_

_20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s._

🌱 *MESSAGE:* 🌱

In today’s memory verse, Paul said that although all things were lawful unto him, he would not be controlled by any earthly thing. Paul went further to say in *1 Corinthians 9:25* that believers should be temperate in all things. These Bible verses show that God has a standard for everything His children do, including how they talk, dress, and relate with others. Unfortunately, many believers have allowed social media, people’s opinions, and societal trends to set the standards for how they dress, eat, sleep, and even worship God.

The devil will always try to use people’s desires to destroy them. It is not a sin to like some material things, but you must put your fondness for them under control. For example, Samson’s uncontrollable desire for s*x eventually led to his downfall *(Judges 16:1-31)*.

Beloved, even if the material things you like are legitimate and good, you must still put your fondness for them under control. The things that you consider good and legitimate can lead to sin when they exceed lawful bounds.

For example, although there is nothing wrong with eating good food, gluttony, which is excessive eating, is a sin because it goes against the divine instruction to be temperate in all things *(1 Corinthians 9:25)*. For many people, their excessive eating has led them to poverty *(Proverbs 23:21)*.

As a child of God, you must be moderate in all aspects of life. You must be moderate in your speech because when you talk too much, you are bound to sin *(Proverbs 10:19)*. For example, when the rich fool’s business prospered exceedingly, he became so excited that he began to talk too much, showcasing the pride in his heart and this led to his untimely death *(Luke 12:16-20)*. You must also be moderate in your appearance. It is good to dress well; however, focusing excessively on fashion and being driven by every fad is a sign of spiritual immaturity. Believers are admonished to set their affection on things above and not on things on the earth *(Colossians 3:1-2)*.

Beloved, to live in moderation, you must have self-control. Solomon said that a fellow who has no rule over his own spirit is like a broken-down city that has no walls *(Proverbs 25:28)*.

You must make no provision for the flesh to fulfil its lusts *(Romans 13:14)*. When you walk in the Spirit and set your heart on things above, you will not fulfil the lust of the flesh *(Galatians 5:16, Colossians 3:2)*, rather you will live a moderate life that will be pleasing to God.

💎 *REFLECTION:*
_Are there areas of your life in which you are not living moderately?_

📖 *BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:*
PROVERBS 18-20

📝 *AUTHOR:*
PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

🎻 *HYMN 34:*
YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION

1 Yield not to temptation,
For yielding is sin; Each victory will help you Some other to win; Fight manfully onward, Dark passions subdue; Look ever to Jesus, He'll carry you through.

🎼
_Ask the Saviour to help you_
_Comfort, strengthen, and keep_
_you; He is willing to aid you,_
_He will carry you through._

2 Shun evil companions,
Bad language disdain; God's name hold in reverence, Nor take it in vain; Be thoughtful and earnest, Kindhearted and true; Look ever to Jesus, He'll carry you through.

3 To him that overcometh God giveth a crown; through faith we will conquer, though often cast down; he who is our saviour our strength will renew; look ever to Jesus, he'll carry you through.

*Good morning!*

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CHOIR MINISTRATION (Draw Me Close To You)

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PRAISE AND WORSHIP SESSION

20/02/2023

PST. PAUL TOMOLOJU (PICP Delta 8) visit to peace sanctuary zone, to bless us with the message title: TOO FAITHFUL TO FAIL.
Hallelujah!

25/12/2022

It was an Holy Ghost filled service today Christmas. , peace sanctuary parish, Delta, 8
God bless u.
We look forward to seeing you next Sunday.

18/12/2022

Today's service peace sanctuary parish, Delta 8 was awesome and life changing.

We look forward to seeing you next Sunday,
God Bless you 🙏 Richly in Jesus Mighty Name 🙏🙏

18/10/2022

Happy Birthday to a woman whom God has used as a source of help to many. The Lord God will bless you so much for being kind and generous to people around you. You will always find help in your own time of need. More blessings to you as you add another year Ma.