by Pastor Ayo Sparks THE IMPORTANCE OF DOCTRINAL SANCTITY Paul, after his first release from the Roman imprisonment visited the Asian and Macedonian churches. He was alarmed to find out that false teachings had permeated the Ephesian church under the watch of the elders, as he rightly prognosticated and warned again in Acts 20: Acts...
by Pastor Ayo Sparks APOSTLE LOVER BOY 3 John 1:1-4 Easy | This letter comes from me, the leader of the believers. I am writing to you, my friend Gaius. I love you because we obey God’s true message. My friend, I pray that God will help you to live well. I know that you...
by Pastor Ayo Sparks ELECTA KYRIA The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth. 2 John 1:1 KJV Without doubt, the elder here is John the Beloved Apostle who has before now written his beloved...
by Pastor Ayo Sparks JESUS IS THE CHRIST! 1 John 5: Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep...
by Pastor Ayo Sparks THE FUNCTIONS OF THE UNCTION 1 John 4: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh...
by Pastor Ayo Sparks … IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR! 1 John 3: Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not...
by Pastor Ayo Sparks … ALL FOR HIS NAME’S SAKE! John began his Epistle by letting us know that the believer in Christ is in a relationship with God and he’s called (or expected) to be in fellowship. It is in fellowship we truly behold Him (though we’ve not yet seen Him); touch Him and...
by Pastor Ayo Sparks THE VERACITY AND THE UNIMPEACHABILITY OF OUR MESSAGE 1 John 1: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have...
by Pastor Temilolu Oluwasijuwomi Est. 8: 15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. 16 The Jews had light, and...
by Pastor Temilolu Oluwasijuwomi Mordecai can be likened Christ and Haman the devil, using the law (Decree of the Persian king) as a tool of torment and condemnation. Alas the very law that worked to condemn us had been countered by another law premised on love. Though the sentence of death for the Jews could...
