“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “this is the way, walk in it”. Isaiah 30:21 This is one of the many verses used when it comes to discerning the will of God. Whether it is who to...
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New Year’s resolutions – the sooner you make them, the sooner you break them or another chance for us to get it right? Cliché and tired. Those are the words that instantaneously spring to mind when I think of the phrase: ‘New Year’s...
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Social Media is a disruptor… it has changed the face of commerce, advertisement, content creation/consumption and so much more… Social Media is the most ubiquitous phenomenon of our time! So, it only makes sense that Christians...
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A recent Facebook post by the Zambian pastor, Conrad Mbewe, celebrating his domestic help of over 20 years, garnered over 4,000 likes and nearly 800 comments. Most responses commented not just on the lady’s rare dedication but also...
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It’s not uncommon these days to find comics who have carved a niche for themselves in parody, inspired by Christian practices. From the outlandish to the revered, Christian eccentricities and clichés are fast becoming the butt of these...
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There is a wedge in our thinking. We see reality as consisting of two sections: a ‘sacred’ part where we have God, the Bible, Worship, or Salvation, and a ‘secular’ compartment where we live our ‘real’ lives...
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“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44) Probably every believer knows that Jesus commands us to pray for our enemies. But how should we go about it? First, we should realize that as Christians we...
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The story is often told of four people – Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about...
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If you’ve come to City Church long enough, you’ll quickly realise we have our CC (City Church)-isms; honourable mentions include the chorused ‘thanks be to God’ and the hip and chic nomenclature for what is more commonly known as fellowship –...
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“Should Christians judge?” Well, depending on whom you ask, there are equal chances of getting an emphatic ‘yes’ as much as a resounding ‘no’ in response; no doubt, there are the ‘in-betweeners’ too! No prizes for guessing which side of the...
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God is good. God is powerful. God is loving. In light of these truths, it might seem unbelieving to ask God repeatedly for the same thing. However, this is not unusual for the believer. All through scripture, we find God’s people...
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Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I have been a Christian for some time, and I have spent even more time around Christians. Most Christians I know root their...
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