FaithWatch & Insights

18/10/2020

*I love this analogy.*
*When GOD created the fish, HE spoke to the sea, when GOD created trees, HE spoke to the earth, but when GOD created Man, HE spoke to Himself. Then GOD said, “Let US make Man in Our image, according to Our likeness.*

*If you take a fish out of the water, it will die and when you take a tree off the ground, it will also die. Similarly, when Man is disconnected from GOD, he dies.*

*GOD is our natural environment. We were created to live in HIS presence. We must be connected to HIM because only in HIM there is Life.*

*STAY CONNECTED TO GOD.*

*Remember, GOD without Man is still GOD but Man without GOD is Nothing*

24/05/2020

Faithful Christians of the first century turned the temple, the synagogues, people's homes, the banks of the river, prison yards & other places to worship centres. Don't allow COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions to deprive you the opportunity to worship God today and always. Happy Lord's Day friends!

19/05/2020

BELOVED BRETHREN PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THESE FACTS.
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*In a clandestine church in the Soviet Union in 1978, they were singing a song to Jesus when soldiers entered the church with guns in their hands.*

*The meeting was immediately interrupted by the soldiers of the Soviet army, they invaded the place of the meeting with full brutality.*

*No one knew how they had found that church as the members used to meet in that very place for a long time.*

*What are you doing here? Shouted the soldiers*
*Are you worshiping your imaginary God?*

*The members of the church became scared and feared that there were probably more soldiers with weapons waiting outside to take them to prison. But what was about to happen was much worse than simply being put in jail.*

*All of a sudden, the soldier in charge, shouted:*

*All those who are faithful to God stand on the right side of the church, because you will be executed because of your faith. You are the ones who decide if you are going to live or die.*

*The ones faithful to this called "God", will die.*

*But those who deny Him will be free.*

*Five minutes before this moment, all the church members were singing songs of worship to God in the same way but now it was a matter of life or death.*

*Many stood up and went to the left, a few courageously stood on the right, while quickly saying their last prayers.*

*Families that wanted to stay together became divided because somewhere on one side while others were on the other side.*

*One of the soldiers said: all those on the left side can leave now.*

*They left the place without being able to look at the face of their brothers and relatives that would soon be killed. They were covered in shame.*

*When only the people on the right remained, the soldiers placed the guns on the seats and said to them: " We are also Christians!*

*But today we wanted to worship God without the hypocrites. Now, let's proceed with the meeting.*

*Today everyone looks alike. It's becoming harder and harder to distinguish the true Christians from the fake ones.*

*Converted ones and Convinced ones all appear in the same crowd.*

*But the moment of truth is coming and those who are not true will not support the truth.*

*Jesus Christ is SURELY coming soon*

NEVER GIVE UP, OUR PAINS AND TRIALS WILL SOON BE OVER. ENCOURAGE OTHERS BY SENDING THIS MESSAGE TO THEM.

15/01/2020

GOD'S PLAN OF SALVATION
- 12 STEPS TO ETERNITY -

"Life is preparation for eternity. You were not meant to last forever. You must spend eternity with God..." - Rick Warren

INTRODUCTION
The list of the 12 Steps to Eternity below is a study outline. I have decided not to inscript my views to support the points in this summary. Let God alone speak on the steps. Please read the passages inserted from the Bible and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you through the study. There are many other texts supporting each step, but I've chosen to provide just one to support each point in this summary.

Step #1: COME TO JESUS
* Matthew 11:28 "Come unto me..."

Step #2: HEAR THE GOSPEL
* Romans 10:17 "Faith comes by hearing..."

Step #3: BELIEVE IN HIM
* John 3:16 "...whoever believes in him..."

Step #4: CONFESS HIM AS LORD
* Romans 10:9 "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth..."

Step #5: REPENT OF YOUR SINS
* Acts 17:30 "...but now he commands all people everywhere to repent."

Step #6: BE BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST
* Mark 16:16 "He that believes and is baptized..."

Step #7: STAY FAITHFUL TILL DEATH
* Rev. 2:10 "Be thou faithful till death..."

Step #8: WORSHIP HIM IN HOLINESS
* Psalm 29:2 "...worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness."

Step #9: SERVE GOD & HUMANS
* Matt. 25:40 "...whatever you did for...these brothers...you did for me.'

Step #10: HELP BRING OTHERS TO CHRIST.
* Matt. 28:19 "Go and make disciples..."

Step #11: LOVE THE BROTHERHOOD OF BELIEVERS.
* 1 Peter 2:17 "Love the brotherhood of believers..."

Step #12: PASS ON THE MANTLE
* 2 Tim. 2:2 "...entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others."

NOTES
Going through the first six steps makes one a Christian. When one completes those 6 steps, God adds him or her to the church of his son, Jesus Christ. If a convert dies at that stage, he or she is saved. If he or she continues to live after being converted, there are efforts to be made to keep and share the faith and preserve the salvation God has given. That prompts following the remaining six steps to complete the 12 steps to eternity which will be explained in details in my new book.
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31/12/2019

100 YEARS FROM NOW !!!

100 years from now will be the year 2119. By then, every single reader of this piece will be underground, our bodies having become part of the soil. During that time, our fate in respect to paradise or hell may have been made known to us.

Meanwhile above the soil, our houses that were left behind would have become either homes for others or demolished for better structures. Our clothes would have become destroyed or rags for others and replaced by more recent trends; our cars will be on display as historical artifacts by others or recycled for more advanced technology. But for us, we will be, for the most part, never thought about by anyone again.

Think of it, how often do you think about your great grandfather? How often does your great grandmother cross your mind? You see!

Our presence here on earth today, that presence that we make so much noise about and shed so many tears for, was preceded by countless generations before us and shall be followed by countless generations after us if Jesus tarries.

Every generation that passes through this world barely finds the time to take a glance at the world, before needing to bid it farewell and handing over the baton, having not fulfilled even a fraction of their ambitions.
Our lives are, in reality, far shorter than we imagine.

In 2119, every one of us will be wishing that we had dedicated our lives to great matters of GOD, doing His bid, and devoted ourselves to doing good deeds, particularly those that continue to benefit us after our death.

In 2119, some reading this piece will be screaming out, but in vain: “Lord return me! Give me another chance, so that I may have another opportunity to live for you .."

Tomorrow is not yours yet until it comes. Accepting the sacrifice of Jesus and keeping our faith in Him, is the ONLY way out.
I hereby humbly appeal to every honorable member of this noble platform to use this opportunity to share this important message to your contacts as part of your personal EVANGELISM and live your life on this planet earth wisely.

May the Almighty God help us, in Jesus' name.

We will all DIE someday. Death is inevitable and an exit to eternal life.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR GOD WITH YOUR LIFE ?

24/02/2018

S P E C I A L I N V I T A T I O N !
The villagers of Uruk Otong Village in Oruk Anam and its environs are cordially and respectfully invited to a crucial GOSPEL MEETING as follows:

THEME: The Primary Mission of Jesus & the Benevolence Ministry of His Church!
THEMATIC TEXT: Luke 19:10
SPEAKER: Aniefiok Akpan (Evangelist)
DATE: Sunday 25th February, 2018
TIME: 3pm Prompt
VENUE: Rhema Christian Academy, Uruk Otong
HOST: Campus Church of Christ, Rhema Christian Academy, Uruk Otong

Come for a feast on God's word for the salvation of your soul. Remember that "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."

Our responsibility is to break the bread of life to you during this great spiritual feast. "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (Rev. 22:17)

28/10/2017

WHAT IS THIS LIFE?
A Reason to Be Thankful!

A rich man looked through his window and saw a poor man picking something from his dustbin ... He said, Thank GOD I'm not poor.

The poor man looked around and saw a naked man misbehaving on the street ... He said, Thank GOD I'm not mad.

The mad man looked ahead and saw an ambulance carrying a patient ... He said, Thank GOD am not sick.

Then a sick person in hospital saw a trolley taking a dead body to the mortuary ... He said, Thank GOD I'm not dead.

Only a dead person cannot thank God.

Why don't you thank GOD today for all your blessings and for the gift of life ... for another beautiful day.

*What is LIFE*?
To understand life better, you have to go to 3 locations :

*1. Hospital*
*2. Prison*
*3. Cemetery*

At the Hospital, you will understand that nothing is more beautiful than HEALTH.

In the Prison, you'll see that FREEDOM is the most precious thing.

At the Cemetery, you will realize that life is worth nothing. The ground that we walk today will be our roof tomorrow.

Sad Truth* : We all come with *Nothing* and we will go with *Nothing* ... Let us, therefore, remain humble and be thankful & grateful to God at all times for everything.

23/10/2017

OUR EXPIRING DATES?
Many of us are conscious of the expiring dates of products we use. We ourselves are products made by God and we have our different expiring dates. Are we conscious of that, especially when we remember that we will face God's judgment when we expire and retire into eternity?

This was the sermon at this funeral...

22/10/2017

INSULTING THE INTELLIGENCE OF HEAVEN!

Pastors should stop insulting the intelligence of heaven. We are to preach from the Bible and not from dreams and visions.

God who spoke in various ways (including dreams) through the Prophets in the past now speaks through his son Jesus. (Hebrews 1:1-2, Matt. 17:5)

The words of Jesus are contained in the Bible and are complete and sufficient to make people of God perfect and thoroughly furnished unto all good works (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Peter emphatically tells us that "God has given us everything that pertains to life and godliness" (2 Peter 1:3)

As preachers and pastors, our work today is to preach from the Bible and to "...earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints." (Jude 1:3)

All these contemporary pastors who meet God in the toilets, kitchen, nightclubs, valleys, forests or on the mountains, and he speaks to them, don't they read the Bible?

I have an obligation to inform all my friends that any message from God today that is not from the Bible is not authentic.

Finally, everyone should know that there is punishment for any Christian worker who adds to or subtract from what the Bible says (Rev. 22:18-19)

15/10/2017

WHICH ONE ARE YOU..?
LARRY or HARRY?

Larry and Harry, two homeless men were given a chance to travel to a third world country on an all-expenses paid trip. They were told to carry nothing and return with nothing...

They were to make sure they spend all that was given to them. Provision had been made for their expenses and welfare which they would get upon arrival at their destination.
The only caveat was that neither of them knew when they would be asked to return home.

As they arrived, they were both given a huge sum of money and a credit card with no limits, but reminded to spend it all before returning to their home country. At this, they became instantly wealthy by local standards.

Harry thought to himself "Wow!
This is my opportunity to live like a king for I don't know how long this would last". So he went and rented a Ferrari and rented the best room in the best hotel in town.
He went to the best stylist, shaved and transformed his looks. He had parties everyday. Everyone in the city thought the cars and the wealth were his and they loved and respected him for it.

But..

At the back of his mind, Harry knew he would go back home someday and leave all of it behind but he didn't want to think about it.
Right now he was living in the moment and enjoying himself to the fullest...

Larry, on the other hand rented a small Honda to get him around town and stayed in a modest inn. He thought to himself "This money will not last and I don't know when I am going back so I have to do something tangible with it." He decided to use it to change some people's lives while there was still time.
So he got busy, went out on the streets and started making a difference. He didn't just give away money, rather he tried to help
people be self-sufficient. He paid off all the school fees of some promising young ones to enable them get an education and take
care of themselves and their families.
He found some responsible adults and funded them in a business that guaranteed they would be able to take care of their family and create employment. He devised a means of helping some of the homeless people get off the street and getting them into a trade for he thought "I wish someone would do this for me when I get back". In short, while Larry was there, he was busy changing lives......
Then after just two months they were suddenly notified that it was time to go back.
They hadn't even finished spending all the money but still had to leave it all.
They both said their goodbyes and headed for the airport. At the airport they were given their original clothes to put back on before boarding the plane back to their country...

Harry reminisced on the good times he had but wasn't too happy that he was going back to his old life. How would he readjust to being homeless?

Larry on the other hand felt good. He came with nothing and is leaving with nothing, but he at least helped others with a chance in life and that alone meant the world to him.
Readjusting to being a homeless person wouldn't be a problem because he never lived like the wealth was his anyway and always had it at the back of his mind that he would leave it all someday...
But...
Little did they know that each moment they spent on vacation was being secretly recorded and they would be rewarded accordingly.

Now.....
Now, which one do you think would be cast back out to the slums as a homeless person and which one would be entrusted with large sums of wealth and position of authority?

The same goes with our lives here on earth.
We are sent here on a mission and will return empty handed except for the recordings of our dealings here on earth. Yet, many of us walk around thinking that the wealth we have is ours to keep forever. We look at ourselves in the mirror and think that what we see will always be there, forgetting that we are wearing a temporary cloth, a human body, that would be required of us before we leave this world.

Our vacation on earth is but a short time while eternity is forever. How we spend this vacation determines how we get to spend eternity.

So....

HOW ARE YOU LIVING YOUR LIFE?
*ARE YOU LARRY OR HARRY?*
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07/08/2017

2 Corinthians 13:5 "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"
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11/07/2017

LET GOD SPEAK ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE: The bitter truth that even the leaders have refused to learn!

If the world and other Christians would not respect God's rule for marriage, preachers should. If it's a sin for a Christian to divorce his wife, it's an abomination for a preacher to do so. Or have we forgotten Malachi 2:15-16?

The preacher, Hosea known in those days as a prophet married a pr******te. The "bad wife" of a good preacher would certainly be transformed by the godly life of her husband. Someone was right when he said, "If you want your wife to be an angel, you must first create a heaven for her because angels don't live in hell."

It baffles me how many preachers have broken their marital vows but still remain on the pulpits. There's one question some brethren are yet to answer God: "For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God? (1 Timothy 3:5, KJV)

Women are weaker vessels and should be treated with wisdom. A sound teaching from the Bible! God took not just one of the 207 bones from Adam, but one of the smallest (a rib) to create Eve.

That he took the rib, a bone closest to and protective of the heart was not a mistake. A woman must be placed where she belongs - the heart of her man.

Some men have taken their wives away from their hearts and place them under their feet and trample on them. Some have taken them away from the heart and put them in their mouth and discuss them with their friends at the bar, the parks and the pool houses. Some have turned them into a piece of furniture, or yet still a punching bag.

Return your wife to where God placed her - your heart and you will get the best from her no matter how devilish she might look. Remember, "It's not your marriage that sustains your love, but it's your love that sustains your marriage." - Fielden Allison

Permit me to mention here that most people have failed in the business of marriage simply because they they left the wife God gave to them and went after illusion - chasing the shadow of beauty, wealth and fame instead of going for the real woman and a wife material.

The Bible emphatically says, "House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD." Proverbs 19:14