Category: Christian Life

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Christian Music Releases for March 25, 2022

Christian Music Releases for March 25, 2022 SEU Worship released a new single, “Familiar Song,” today, March 25, 2022 SEU Worship, the worship movement of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, has stepped into a new sound and vision they are calling “prophetic pop.” SEU Worship is a reflection of the worship movement happening during weekly chapels. SEU Worship’s core artists […]

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What is Lent?

What is Lent?

Lent is traditionally described as lasting for 40 days, in commemoration of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, according to the Gospels of

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Christ in You, the Hope of Glory

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory Christ, and Christ alone, is the hope of glory. I first heard these words from my dad (Rev. ISLO Ezigbo, a retired ECWA minister) during my teenage years. He often uttered the expression in situations that might appear hopeless. I later learned, when I began my theological studies, that “Christ, and Christ alone, […]

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A Call for the Church to Maintain Prophetic Distance in Political and Social Issues

A Call for the Church to Maintain Prophetic Distance in Political and Social Issues

A Call for the Church to Maintain Prophetic Distance in Political and Social Issues Political and social issues can be a precarious sphere to navigate, especially in a country in which political and social issues are increasingly being viewed from the extremes of the two dominant political persuasions, far-left and far-right wings. It could be easy for a person or […]

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No Escaping Obedience

No Escaping Obedience

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right Eph. 1:6. This command affects everyone as we are all children of our parents and children of God. We detest authority in our days, but we cannot run away from it. Young people look forward to attaining adulthood and stepping out of parental control. This desire is a myth […]

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Hearing but not Listening

Hearing but not Listening

The counsel Solomon gives provides specific insight into the evils these people were committing. He says in verse 1, “Draw near to hear.” In verse 2, he advises, “Do not be rash with your mouth,” as well as, “let not your heart utter anything hastily before God” and “let your words be few.” In verse 3, he states, “A fool’s […]

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Extending forgiveness to those who wrong you

Extending forgiveness to those who wrong you

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. (Eph. 4:32) If you are a Christian, extending forgiveness to those who wrong you is a MUST, and no debate about it. We have all experienced God’s kindness and compassion even when we did not deserve it. As a Christian God has forgiven […]

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Even Equippers Need Equippers

Even Equippers Need Equippers

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up. (Eph. 4:11-12) Since the body of Christ is still being built up, it is safe to say that the gifts Christ gave for this purpose are still in […]

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The Last Supper challenges our commitment to the Lord (Leonardo da Vinci Classic Art).

Want to be a disciple?

Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23. We just celebrated the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the salvation He purchased for us through His death on a cross. Indeed, we are saved by grace through faith, and we are […]

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Reflection on Christmas

Reflection on Christmas

“Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress… The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness, a light has dawned.” (Isa. 9:1, 2). The coming of Jesus Christ, the Light of the world, is the greatest event this earth will ever know. If Christ […]

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