Category: Ministry

Jesus Preaching the Sermon on the Mount
(Image by Gustave Dore).

We Must Tell What Christ Has Done For Us

Jesus … said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” Mark 5:19 The story of the demonic-possessed man in Mark 5 could be the story of each of us. God, in His mercy, delivered us from the different situations we were enslaved […]

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Does Life Have A Purpose?

Does Life Have A Purpose?

God said to Jeremiah that even before He formed him in his mother’s womb, he set him apart and had plans for him. Jer. 1:5, 29:11 At age 16, I reasoned that religion was man-made ideology so people could live in peace with one another. I thought I could find the purpose for my life elsewhere and not in Christ. But […]

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Members of the Africa Initiative, United Methodist bishops and guests pose for a photo during the advocacy group’s Prayer and Leadership Summit, which was held May 13-18 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of the gathering was “Envisioning the Next Methodism in Africa.” Photo by E Julu Swen, UM News.

Africa Initiative ponders future of Methodism

Download Envisioning the Next Methodism in Africa Website: https://www.umnews.org/ Take Away Three African bishops said they will wait and see what General Conference does before deciding whether to join the new Global Methodist Church. Participants at the Africa Initiative gathering demanded more clarity about the structure of the Global Methodist Church. After the gathering, another advocacy group, the Africa Voice […]

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God's Promises

Understanding How God’s Promises Work

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:19) This verse is very encouraging, and believers reference it frequently. The problem, however, is that it is often taken out of context or wrongly applied. Paul, in the course of the ministry God called him to do, admitted the challenge […]

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A Cry for Revival

Praying For Revival: But Do You Have A Reference Point?

Praying For Revival: But Do You Have A Reference Point? A reference point in this correspondence is a motivating factor or a precedent. Is there a challenge or an aspiration to overcome or attain? Without a doubt, for many of us, the word Revival may not be a new vocabulary, but its meaning and depth. In October 2020, we joined […]

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Ministry is Teamwork

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God gave the increase. 1Cor. 3:6 People love to take credit for things they accomplish even though it is common knowledge that no one can accomplish anything alone. Only God can do that but even with God He prefers teamwork and that is the pattern He has left for His creation. God […]

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ECWA Weekly Spiritual Digest

Who is the God of this World?

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.” Rev. 11:15b Gen. 1:1, John 1:3 and Col. 1:16 confirm that God, through Jesus Christ created the world and everything in it – the angels, Satan, demons, human beings, etc. Every creature does God’s will – yes, even Satan. At creation, God […]

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ECWA USA History

by Sunday & Grace Bwanhot | ECWA formerly launched its foreign missions during the centennial celebrations in December 1993

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Fully Loaded ‘Green’ Leaders

Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. Acts 20:32 Looking back at the Church in the first century there is no doubt that it thrived despite the circumstances they were in. If they had fail, we will not […]

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Best Way to Serve God!

For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. Ezra 7:10 Ezra was a priest called and set apart by God to serve just like all other priests from the Levitical line. But unlike his contemporaries, Ezra made a personal decision to: devote himself […]

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