13/07/2026
✦ MEHEBA CENTRAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH ✦
SERMON MESSAGE
THEME: THE LIFE OF WAITING FOR JESUS CHRIST
Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:1–13
Preacher: Pastor Brian Mwilu
Interpreter: Elder Patson George Mutombo
✨ INTRODUCTION: PREPARING THE CHURCH FOR WORSHIP AND SERVICE ✨
With hearts filled with gratitude and thanksgiving to God, Pastor Brian Mwilu welcomed the congregation into the presence of the Lord and appreciated everyone who gathered for worship.
The preacher explained that the church was carrying out an exercise to help the congregation learn proper time management during worship services and gradually adapt to an organized order of worship. He encouraged everyone to embrace improvement while maintaining the reverence and respect that belongs in the house of God.
He also extended an apology in case there was anything that may have been unintentionally missed during the day's worship program.
Pastor Mwilu highly appreciated the work of the ushers, who demonstrated great commitment through the orderly arrangement and seating of worshippers. He emphasized that there must be order in the way believers worship God because:
“Our God is not a God of disorder, but a God of order.”
The good example shown by the ushers was commended as a reflection of discipline, dedication, and proper service in God's house.
✨ DEDICATION OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ✨
Pastor Mwilu emphasized the importance of the Christian Education Department in strengthening the spiritual growth of the church. He encouraged that this department should be recognized and dedicated before the congregation so that members may know them, support them, and remember them in prayer.
He then invited Elder Mbomena to pray for the Christian Education Department, asking God to guide, strengthen, and bless their work in the church.
📖 THE WORD OF GOD: MATTHEW 25:1–13 📖
The sermon was taken from the powerful passage of Scripture found in Matthew 25:1–13, known as The Parable of the Ten Virgins.
Pastor Mwilu explained that th