Apostle Ivan Kateregga

02/05/2026

CARRIED BY MEN OF FAITH🙏🏼🙏🏼
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‎There’s something deep in the story of that paralyzed man in Gospel of Mark 2:1–12. It’s not just about the miracle, it’s about the kind of faith that refuses to quit. Four guys pulled up for their friend in a real way. No excuses, no backing down. When the crowd blocked the door, they didn’t complain, they got creative. They climbed up, tore open the roof, and dropped him right in front of Jesus. And the Bible says, “When Jesus saw their faith…” (Mark 2:5). Not just his faith, THEIR FAITH. That’s powerful. Faith that moves. Faith that sweats. Faith that says, “We’re not leaving until something changes.”
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‎But let’s be real, some people are not surrounded like that. Instead of being carried by faith, they’re being weighed down by doubt from so called friends. WRONG VOICES CAN MESS YOU UP. You hang around people who don’t believe in anything, and before long, you stop believing too. That’s how folks end up stuck, spiritually dry, financially stressed, emotionally drained. Not because God isn’t able, but because the circle around them isn’t building anything strong. The Bible already warned us: “Bad company corrupts good character” (1 Corinthians 15:33). And also, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17). Who’s around you matters more than you think.
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‎So I pray for you that God will connect you to the right people in your life. People who don’t fold under pressure. People who don’t panic when things get hard. People who will carry you when you’re too tired to move, and still believe when your faith feels low. The kind of people who will push you into rooms you couldn’t get into on your own. Because when your moment finally comes, when you’re laid right in front of your breakthrough, it won’t just be about what God did for you. It’ll also be about who stood with you.
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‎And just like that man, your story will say: you didn’t get there alone… you were carried by men of faith.
God bless you with men of faith 🙏🏼

20/04/2026

✨🚢 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗚𝗬𝗣𝗧 🚢✨

God once brought His people out of slavery with miracles, power, and mercy. But in Book of Deuteronomy 28:68, there is a sobering warning.

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗴𝘆𝗽𝘁… 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂.”

Think about that image for a moment…
A ship sailing back to the very place God rescued them from.

𝗘𝗴𝘆𝗽𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.
It was chains.
It was oppression.
It was a life without freedom.

Yet sometimes the past starts to look familiar… even comfortable.

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢 𝗪𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 “𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗚𝗬𝗣𝗧”?

• Returning to habits God already delivered us from
• Reopening doors God helped us close
• Entertaining fears God already conquered
• Settling for bo***ge when God promised freedom
• Going back to toxic relationships
• Falling again into destructive addictions
• Returning to bitterness after choosing forgiveness
• Picking up pride after God taught humility
• Doubting after witnessing God’s faithfulness
• Returning to gossip and careless words
• Allowing anger to control the heart again
• Going back to dishonesty for quick gain
• Re-embracing jealousy and comparison
• Living in fear instead of faith
• Ignoring prayer after experiencing God’s help
• Neglecting God’s Word after receiving its guidance
• Returning to worldly approval instead of God’s approval
• Going back to worry after seeing God provide
• Returning to old sinful patterns
• Choosing comfort instead of obedience
• Letting old negative thinking rule again
• Forgetting the miracles God already did
• Trusting human strength instead of God’s strength
• Drifting away from God’s presence
• Losing gratitude and returning to complaining

𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥

God didn’t split the sea just so His people could swim back to slavery.

And He didn’t rescue you just so you could return to what once held you captive.

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬’𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥

Stay free.
Walk forward.
Trust God with the future.

The chains are broken.
The door is open.
𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. 🔥

Dear Father, thank You for bringing me out of my Egypt. Give me wisdom and strength to never return to the things You have delivered me from. Help me walk forward in obedience and freedom every day. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

19/04/2026

19/04/2026

📖 WHEN GOD IS YOUR EVERYTHING — FAITH THAT ENDURES LOSS
🔰 INTRODUCTION
The life of Job shows a man stripped of everything—yet not stripped of God. While Job lived under a different dispensation, the principle still speaks today:
👉 When everything is gone, God must still be enough.
In this present dispensation of grace (Ephesians 3:2), believers are not promised material preservation—but we are given spiritual sufficiency in Christ (Colossians 2:10).
✝️ 1. THE PERMISSION OF TRIALS
📖 Job 1:12 — “Behold, all that he hath is in thy power...”
📖 1 Corinthians 10:13 — “God is faithful...”
Subpoints:
Divine Allowance – Trials permitted by God
Limited Testing – Satan has boundaries
Faithful Protection – God remains in control
Purposeful Pressure – Trials refine faith
📝 Explanation:
Dispensational truth reminds us trials are not punishment—but part of living in a fallen world, with God’s grace sustaining us.
✝️ 2. THE PAIN OF LOSS
📖 Job 1:21 — “The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away...”
Subpoints:
Material Losses – Possessions can vanish
Relational Losses – Loved ones may be gone
Emotional Burden – Grief is real
Human Weakness – We feel the pain
📝 Explanation:
Grace does not remove pain—but it gives strength to endure it.
✝️ 3. THE PERSPECTIVE OF WORSHIP
📖 Job 1:20 — “Then Job arose... and worshipped.”
Subpoints:
Worship in Weakness – Praise despite pain
Faith over Feelings – Trust beyond emotions
Focus on God – Not on circumstances
Reverence Maintained – God is still worthy
📝 Explanation:
Even in this dispensation, worship flows not from comfort—but from confidence in who God is.
✝️ 4. THE PRESERVATION OF FAITH
📖 Job 13:15 — “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him...”
📖 2 Timothy 1:12 — “He is able to keep...”
Subpoints:
Unshaken Trust – Faith remains firm
Enduring Confidence – Belief beyond trials
Spiritual Stability – Grounded in truth
Divine Keeping – God preserves believers
📝 Explanation:
In Dispensational doctrine, our security is not in our strength—but in God’s keeping power.
✝️ 5. THE PRIORITY OF GOD HIMSELF
📖 Psalm 73:25 — “Whom have I in heaven but thee?”
📖 Philippians 3:8 — “I count all things but loss...”
Subpoints:
God Above Gifts – Value the Giver, not gifts
Christ as Treasure – He is enough
Eternal Focus – Not tied to earthly things
True Riches – Found in Christ alone
📝 Explanation:
Dispensational believers are called to see Christ as our greatest possession, not material blessings.
✝️ 6. THE POWER OF GRACE IN SUFFERING
📖 2 Corinthians 12:9 — “My grace is sufficient for thee...”
Subpoints:
Grace Sustains – Strength in weakness
Power Perfected – God works through trials
Dependence Deepened – Leaning on Christ
Victory Experienced – Overcoming through grace
📝 Explanation:
Grace does not remove suffering—but it makes us stronger through it.
✝️ 7. THE PROMISE OF RESTORATION AND REWARD
📖 Job 42:10 — “The LORD turned the captivity of Job...”
📖 2 Corinthians 4:17 — “...worketh for us a far more exceeding... eternal weight of glory.”
Subpoints:
Future Restoration – God can restore
Eternal Reward – Glory beyond suffering
Divine Justice – God makes things right
Heavenly Hope – Looking beyond this life
📝 Explanation:
While not all earthly losses are restored today, grace believers have eternal rewards awaiting.
🔚 CONCLUSION
Satan thought he took everything—
👉 But Job still had God.
And when you still have God—
You still have everything that truly matters.
📣 CALL TO ACTION
👉 Anchor your life in God:
🙏 Believe the Gospel – 1 Corinthians 15:1–4
📖 Rightly Divide Truth – 2 Timothy 2:15
❤️ Value Christ Above All – Philippians 3:8
📣 Trust God in Trials – 2 Corinthians 12:9
💭 FINAL THOUGHTS
1️⃣ Trials reveal what truly matters 🔍
2️⃣ God is greater than any loss 🙌
3️⃣ Faith must stand in suffering ✝️
4️⃣ Grace sustains in weakness 🌿
5️⃣ Christ is our true treasure 💎
6️⃣ Eternal rewards outweigh present pain 🔥
7️⃣ If you have God—you have everything 💯

03/04/2026

Easter Service

10/03/2026

Church Construction plan in 3D

10/03/2026

Now is the time

10/03/2026

Church Revival

10/03/2026

When I read the Bible, it feels like I am there witnessing the moment…
The hillside is quiet… almost unbearably still.
Abraham had lifted the knife only moments before. The weight of obedience hung in the air like the silence before a storm. No one moved. No one breathed.
Then something shifts in the brush.
A rustle.
Branches tremble.
And suddenly—there it is.
A ram… caught in the thicket.
Not earlier.
Not after.
Exactly when it is needed.
Provision appears at the last moment.
Standing there as a witness, I realize how often God’s provision arrives the same way in our lives—not when we first hope for it, but precisely when we most need it.
The thicket becomes more than tangled branches… it becomes a reminder.
God sees the mountain before we climb it.
God prepares the ram before we know we’ll need one.
And sometimes the miracle is already there—waiting—just beyond what we can see.
So I pause and wonder…
What provision might already be waiting in the thicket of my own circumstances?