LEADERS HEBREWS 13:15-17, 20-21; PSALM 23; MARK 6:30-34 The Gospel calls leaders to care and fend for their followers like the Good Shepherd who is compassionate. Without leaders the society will be in disarray. With bad leaders we are still going to suffer same. We are suffering so much today because we do not have […]
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Many persons on the streets are not normal but you won’t know. Some are under serious mental stress, hard drugs and emotional torture that require attention; but unfortunately… who cares? Many schools, families, churches, offices and organisations are currently battling with mad leaders and directors. In 2022 Taiwo Obindo, the President of the Association of […]
EIGHT PRINCIPLES FOR A FRUITFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE 1. Let mutual love continue 2. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers 3. Remember those in prison and those who are ill treated 4. Let marriage be held in honour and undefiled 5. Keep your lives from the love of money and be content with what […]
THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD: LESSONS Malachi 3:1–4/Psalm 24:7,8,9,10/Hebrews 2:14–18/Luke 2:22–40 1. Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. It occurs forty days after our celebration of Christmas – the birth of Jesus Christ. On this day in biblical history the Holy family made a journey from Bethlehem to […]
Over-familiarity Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15; Psalm 103; Mark 6:1-6 Jesus says; “A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country” One interpretation of this scripture is that if we dishonor a prophet, we will never be able to draw his covering. The gospel specifically mentions this as the reason why Jesus was unable to […]
CHRIST HEALS AND SAVES Hebrews 12:1-4/Psalm 21/Mark 5:21-43 In the Gospel, we are presented with two miracles that demonstrated Christ’s power over life and death. Christ heals the woman with haemorrhage and restores Jarius’ daughter back to life. We are challenged to express faith in Jesus and promote life. The woman has been suffering from […]
DOMINION OVER DEMONS Hebrews 11:32-40/Psalm 30/ Mark 5:1-20 The demon-possessed man possessed weird strength. The gospel says he wrenched chains apart and roams around causing disorder because no one could subdue him. They couldn’t subdue him probably because they tried to subdue him with their own strength. By using physical might, no one can defeat […]
Our Attitude Zephaniah 2:3,3:12-13/Psalm 145:6-10/1 Corinthians 1:26-31/Matthew 5:1-12 In today’s gospel he gives us with the beatitudes. The beatitudes are Christ’s commentaries on our attitude. These short phrases give us the perfect outline for authentic Christian life and salvation. Attitude is everything, let us improve on our attitude and live a life that reflects […]
Confidence Without Evidence Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Psalm – Luke 1:69-75; Mark 4:35-41 In Heb.11:1-19, the topic of faith is discussed through the examples of Abraham and Sarah. It started by defining faith as assurance about what we cannot see and assurance in what we hope for. Even though Sarah was infertile, God promised Abraham that […]
Hebrews 10:32-39; Psalm 96; Mark 4:26-34 Jesus used different parables to speak to the people about the kingdom of God. Today’s gospel presents us with one of such parables – the Parable of the Mustard Seed. One could consider the mustard seed to be a metaphor for faith and development. Mustard is very small but […]