Change Bible Church - Henley On Klip

You choose what you want to become

2010-08-05T00:46:00.001-07:00

Certain things need to be taken by force. Don’t just sit comfortably where you are. The devil knows exactly where you are going. He knows your destiny because your destiny means his end.

It is in a nature of man to always run away from God. We always speak negative things and confess by our mouth. Our mouth becomes an enemy against. Watch your tongue. Death and life is in your tongue.Paul said “I can do all things through Christ”.

You can choose what you want, but you cannot decide for God.
Did you know that, if it was the will of your enemy you would have been dead by now. But God is in control of our lives.

He is an Independant God. He always advise us what to do, but we always decide aginst Him. If you want to get out of His way. God will leave you as you are. You will definately fall in the hands of the enemy, and God will leave you not because he hates you but he want you to come closer to Him.

John 11
You need to be transformed. Elijah is one man in the bible whose wish was to die. I believe He was face by a situation. This always happen to anybody. There are times certain thoughts comes in one mind and endup saying “I better die than facing such pain”.

I Kings 19:5&6
Elijah was faced with a situation in his lidfe. Elijah witnessed all prophets being killed. Some of the situations you come accross are bpreparing for what God wants you to become.

Elijah begged God for him to die.
He didn’t know what God was planning for him. He didn’t know that he had a way ahead of him. It was not time yet for him to die. He had to fulfill certain things.

You must know that you are God vessel, and God want to use to save the many lost souls. In the body of Christ all parts are very impoertant..
You can’t hide from God. If you think you can hide from God, let me tell you “You are wasting your time”. Just surrender to god and let Him use you the way He wants.

There are people who stays in marriage for a purpose. Even when people says nothing could be fixed in it, let me tell you God speakes a different language to some of us.

WHICH PART OF THE BODY ARE YOU?

2010-07-04T21:23:00.000-07:00

04 July 2010

David said, “This is the day the Lord has made; Rejoice and beglad in it.” Mrs. Ntiwane quoting the book of Psalms.

Prayer – Philip 4:6 “Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Quoted by Mrs Ntiwane

Matthew 6:25 (Testimony scripture) verse 8 of the same chapter, “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?”

Verse 8, “Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.”

Luke 6:38 (offering) “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

The word of God

WHICH PART OF THE BODY ARE YOU?

(This is a summery of the Sunday sermon by Mom Rose)

II Corinthians 5:17 (Last week scripture)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

If you are in Christ, the past is taken substituted, behold new things are brought into your life.

This does not mean that God change the shape of your body, but he change the character, the behaviour.

Romans 12 (Last week scripture)

1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship.

2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.

4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,

5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

6We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his[b]faith.

7If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;

8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Everything changes; your speech; your doings and your attitutes. This is when you receive salvation.

The book of Revelation brought salvation to me.

When you get saved, you will never be the same again. This is when the word hits you direct.

When you are born spiritually, there must be something that you feel. It is like when a child is born; when the amblicaal cord is cut as a seperation from the child and the mother. When the child cries, the mother will hear her child even before is presented to her.

We were given mercy. We are all of value to our Lord Christ. You are the most important part in the body of Christ.

“Turning Point” – It is when things look as if you have come to an end, but without knowing that there is a break through.

Don’t worry. Worry is a sin becausse you are doubting God. Let take our worries to God. We can not take our worries to human beings because they have their own worries. “Turning Point” it is when we take a decision to stand and trust God. Bealiving is an issue between God and man.

Ephesians 4

1As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

2Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

3Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

4There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

What part do you play in the body of Christ?

“The thing that you do and have peace with, stick to that.” Don’t do what someone else is doing. Do what you do best. Your blessing is in what you do best. Maybe you are an ear in the body of Christ, be that.

Be that what God said you must be. May be you are a prayer worrior, be that as an eye of Christ. Some are the spokesperson (mouth) for Christ, do that because God has called you for that. Your gift cannot be taken away. Do what God has called you to do.

I was trained to be an Usher by my pastor Nzo. My position was at the door post and I would pray for any one who comes in. I would intercide for anyone who comes in. I would be assured that, anyone who comes in with challenges are conquored before the pastor starts the service.

I never had a smile in my life until I received Jesus. Jesus taught me how to smile. The smile must come deep from the heart. Anything you do must come from the deepest of your heart. Anything must come from within (deep in you).

If you do things to please others, you will get tired.

If you have a connection wwth God, no one will ever discourage you.

Lets hear what Paul says’

Ephesians 4:12/13

“to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”

If you beg people for Christ, you even feel the pain in you. I did that during the time I was preaching in trains.

Each and every part has its function, but some are weak but that does not mean you must isolate that person.

People who does not feel the pain the other person is feeling, need to recheck themselves. Some can even preach even after having abused their wife.

God will at times tell you to go and appeal for forgiveness even when you see that you are not guilty.

Paul is begging us to be exactly, what he is mentioning in God’s word.

I do what the word say, I must not pretend. That means to be a prisoner in God’s word. You don’t just do what you want; you don’t wear what you want; you don’t eat what you want to eat; you don’t go where you want to go; you don’t speak for yourself in court because you are a prisoner.

We have our advocate; Jesus Christ.

When Jesus was still in the tomb, his disciples closed themselves in the room because they were ashamed. But Jesus came and said, “peace”. Jesus’ disciples were in a situation where they could not face the people because their master was gone.

We thank God for his word. Once you are saved, your mind must be transformed.

Which part of the body are you?

If you are in Christ you are a new creation.

You cannot enjoy Christ benefits if you are not in Christ. You need to transform your mind.

It is a problem as Christians if you don’t know where you are going. You must know your goal; destiny, purpose.

Hear and Obey God's word

2010-06-27T22:38:00.000-07:00

(This is just a summary of the Sunday sermon) by Mom Rose

You are so special to God. You must know that. You are very special and God created you for a purpose.

We thank God for the fathers in the church. We always pray that God may raise the fathers in this church. Raise the mothers in this church. This will help the younger ones to follow and to learn God’s way.

I thank God for protecting me all my life. The devil once played with my life like a ball. But I got a goal keeper who took care of me, and that is Jesus. The devil kicked me like a ball (right, left and centre), but Jesus took care of me.

To Hear The Word (Obey the word)

We are who we are today, because of the word. God’s word is our way of life. It directs; it guides; it teaches us how to interact with other people. It is very important to know that, whatever you say with your mouth might create or destroy.

What happens if we hear the word of God. The word of God can come to millions of people, but you may find that only 2 people are helped; only 2 people benefited. Christ gave us the assignemnet to do as the head. He taught us the word. (That’s why he also quoted the word when he was tempeted)

(Testimony of something that happened in the past about the parts of the body) I remember my ex-boss sometimes back. Let me say he was a very naughty boss. One day he drew a picture of a person on the chart. He put all his the parts of the body and also included all the private parts.

He the told us a story. “One day, all these parts of the body debated about their importance in the body of a human being.” He said. “The hand said, ‘I am very important because I get food’, the mouth said, ‘I’m very important because I take the food in’. All the parts boasted, like the tongue, throat, stomach. But when the ‘anus’ started to talk, all the parts said, “Just keep quiet, you are the worse of them all.”

But it said, “When all is done. When all is taken in, I need to be flexible and release all the dirty so that every part of the body stays healthy. Without me, the body cannot function.”

When I sit and think about this, I realise how important each one of us is. No matter what other people say, you must know that you play a very important role in the body of Christ. Some will judge judge you, but you must know that you are very important. The world need you; the church need you.

We all have functions. We don’t need to look down upon ourselves. We all have the role to play as human beings, and our roles are different.

Romans 12:1,2,3,4,5,6

1. And so, dear brothers and sisters,* I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?

2. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.

3. As God's messenger, I give each of you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your value by how much faith God has given you.

4. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function,

5. so it is with Christ's body. We are all parts of his one body, and each of us has different work to do. And since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others.

6. God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out when you have faith that God is speaking through you.

The word that was said in Genesis stood in Paul’s life. By human judgment , Paul should not have been an Apostle, by his doings. But God’s word that was said in Genesis stood in Him.

We have authority and power because Jesus conquered for us. We need to be transformed, and our minds be transformed according to what God commands.

If we examine, we will know what God wants. We need to examine certain things. People can attack your flesh, not your soul. Don’t allow the devil any space in your body. Let God be the author and finisher of your life.

God is a perfect creator, and nothing he leaves uncompleted.

The word in Genesis will never change. That word that said, he created man to be like us.

God sent His son to reunite us with God, after disobeying Him.

We all have many members in our body (one) but has many functions. Every part in the body is important.

Romans 8:28

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,[a] who[b] have been called according to his purpose.”

God is so good. God plan even for those whom they were not planned for. The church of Christ need to care for everyone in need.

Thank God for the little you have. There are really people who are in need than you. Some are in cold, but you have a shelter above you.

We have different functions, and each part supports the other. Don’t look down upon ourself.

We need to stick to God’s principles; to guide and to rebuke us. Let those who has that gift do what they are sent to do.

Ephesians 4:

1. Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.

2. Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love.

3. Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace.

4. We are all one body, we have the same Spirit, and we have all been called to the same glorious future.

5. There is only one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6. and there is only one God and Father, who is over us all and in us all and living through us all.

7. However, he has given each one of us a special gift according to the generosity of Christ.

(Testimony of what she says to her children; virginity & ear). Virginity only comes once. If you mess with it, you will never get it again.

Salvation

2010-06-23T00:10:00.000-07:00

Tuesday Sermon by Mom Rose (22-06-2010)

Before the word of God was read, a brother in the church had concerns and questions about the reality of heaven. “Where do we go from here? And who created death?” This came after his colleagues at work told him that, ‘death is the final destination of every person who lives on earth; after that there will be no life’. He was also told that, ‘when you die, you will come back on a form of a certain creature; it could be a cat, dog, insect but not as a human being.’

This sparked a long discussion as the bretheren were giving more light to the subject raised while quoting the scripture.
The following sciptures were read:
• Ecclesiastes 9:5
• II Corinthians 5:1
• Hebrews 9:27
• Luka 16:9-27
• I Thimothy 2:1-5

The question at the end was, “If there’s no life after death, “why then were they preaching their gospel. If nothing will happen after death, everyone could stop preaching whatever gospel he/she is preaching. Because everyone is preaching the gospel, that means it will not stop after death. Beyond death, there will be judgment.

Jesus is coming. What we are facing are the signs of Him coming back again. That is why we need to know and understand the issue of salvation. If you read Matthew 24, you will understand well why salvation is important in ones life. It is no doubt that the day of judgement will come.

We don’t have to debate on what people believe in. If people believe that there’s is no ressurection, what we need to do is to press on, on the matter of salvation. (Mark 16).

The word says, “Go to the whole world and preaach the gospel. Those who believe must be baptised.

The word was read in the book of, Romans 5:12-14

Death in Adam, Life in Christ
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—

13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.

14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.

Sin was there before, but it was not active because there was no law. Sin became alive because a law was introduced. Take for example; The community of Henley can decide to dump on an unauthorised site without realising that it is against the law. But once a warning script is placed “Any one who dump here will be prosecuted” then judgement will be upon those who disobey the law. Death came by sin; and sin was activated by the existance of the law.

Because of the law, sin was activated and it is sin that brought death. Thank God for the salvation. Nicodemus could not understand it. No matter how educated he was. This is the reason why we preach salvation. There are many people who fails to understand the term, “Being born again”, being born of Christ and be seperated from your sins.

John 1:12 (quoted)

God used himself in a form of His son Jesus Christ. He humbled Himself and became man and went through all the sufferings a man is faced with. Christ which means the annointed did not go to the cross to be tested, no! But His flesh was. When He was kicked, beaten and humilliated, His character had to come out. God had to be revealed in His son.

Jesus died at the right time according to God’s plan. He could have died when he was very young than that, but the devil was defeated and that is an assurity that the blood of a small child could not do wonders. He could have died in the boat, but the blood of accidents could not do miracles. Remember the devil’s tempations?

Jesus had to suffer, face humilliation and rejection, and His God character had to be revealed.

Example:
Jesus – God – Man
God and man were fighting because a man disobeyed God.
Jesus (God) had to come in again and bring peace between (Himself) God and man. That is why Jesus came down. Life and salvation came with Jesus when there was no hope for us.

Jesus suffered and God turned away from him. He called upon His father as he felt the pain in a human body.

But a remarkable thing happened, A curtain in the temple was torn in between. This gave us permission to enter the Holy of Hollies. Jesus was a bail out from our disobidience against God.

Sin came with the law, while death came as a result of sin. It is like HIV. If it enters the human being, it must come with another person, but thank God it is healed in Jesus’ name. God heals it. You have no disease until you receive it from somewhere or someone. There must be a source.

The person leaves the body when you die. The body is not the real person. The real person departs. That’s why many says. “He is gone.” Who is gone? “the inner person”. God lives not in the houses built by the hands of man. God lives in his temple being our bodies. The body is the temple of God where he dwells. That is why we need to repent and turn away from our sins. We need to keep God’s temple as clean as possible.

God can change the character of a man. What you use to do can stop because of his salvation. You become a new creation.

(Mom Rose closed with the testimony of her revelation of heaven and hell which happened in 1988. She has a wish to share her revelation in a book format.)

GOD WILL NEVER SHARE GLORY WITH MAN

2010-06-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

By Mom Rose 20/06/2010

The devil is under our feet. No matter what the devil do, we are victotious. Our God is faithful. God trust us, but you don’t know that. No matter what, tell him that, “Madlebe awunamandla.”

Revelation 2

God is speaking to me about seven churches. God is preparing me to share about it sometime in future. His word says, the devil will one day put us in jails. The jails are not the same. Each one of us has his/her own jail. Some jails are challenges; some jails are real jails; some jails are diseases; some jails are enemies and the list goes on.

Psalms 18: 30 (quoted)

You will be tested as a Christian. Some storms befell us so that we may glorify God.

Some will be imprisoned. But the assurance is; ‘He is yesterday, today and forever”. Tell ‘umadlebe’ that he is defeated.

“Who was going to be glorified if Bafana Bafana won?” Bafana couldn’t win because the sangoma that appeared on tv was going to beglorified. He is a jealous God. He cannot share the glory with man. “I gave you the word; just come to my word. I can’t share the glory with man.” Thus says the Lord.

We need to go back to him, so that he can forgive us the bad we did. He can forgive those who brought ‘the sangoma’. He can do wonders and have Bafana Bafana score the needed goals, (4 goals against France).

As I watched soccer, I was amazed and angered by what I saw. “UNkune uzolibamba, bese uTshabalala ulifaka phakathi.” He just messed up. All what he said was a lie. We have prayed as South Africa, but at the end they brought a sangoma to mess our game.

God will never share his glory with man

Joshua 24:11

11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Per'izzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Gir'gashites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites; and I delivered them into your hand.

12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labor, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

14 ¶ Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

16 ¶ And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

17 for the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:

18 and the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.

19 ¶ And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

20 If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.

22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

23 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

24 And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.

27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.

Moses was called by God to lead the Israelites to the promise land. Even during the time of Jesus, people followed Him because of the bread not the word. Stick to His word.

Moses was a leader who trusted in God even in storms. He did not compromise God; but his brother compromised. Moses was a leader that was trusted by God.

God broght up another leader who would not compromise. Joshua was called the same way he called Moses, but with new instructions.

Joshua was trained in the times of Moses as a committed servant. He was always there observing what Moses was doing. He wanted to serve sincerly like Moses. He gave Joshua new instructions to lead.

God gave us the word and we need not to compromise. No matter what sin we commit; who commit it; use the word. Joshua went along with the Isratelites trusting his sharp sword; the word.

Verse: 14,

14 ¶ Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

“Chrinocles says, ‘the battle is not yours but for God’” (quoted)

These were Joshua’s last words on verse 14. When one is about to die, normally says words that will be remembered

John 17 (Jesus last words)

“...God protect them” Jesus prayed for His disciples who were falling asleep. Jesus is praying for us even today. Jesus takes a step and stand in the gap. We are fortunate, we received mercy. We have God as our father.

Jesus’ disciples fell asleep for a reason. Sometimes God wants to do certain things without the interference of others.

Joshua gives an option; “Choose today...”

When things happen, which God do you worship. Abraham had to go back to the same land he left. He was changed even the name. He was a new man; a man of all nation. We need to be like Abraham and get all the blessings.

Rakhulelo said; “Petro will testify about what God did for him. Lazarus will. Daniel will.” What about you? What will you say in heaven? What testimony will you give to God. Tell us what God is doing in your life.

Use the word when challenges come. God will open the locked doors.

Choose today, whom you will worship today. Who was going to be glorified if Bafana won. He is God

Mtthew 24; (read at home)

God is a creator and people forget that. Even in times of Noah, people were busy with others, but Noah built the ship.

People who are here are not here ONLY for football, but with other missions. We need to pray to prevent the spirits they are coming with to South Africa.

“Sangoma on tv”

God wants us to stick to his word. He couldn’t be glorified with man. God will take way his hand if we move away from him. South Africa couldn’t win for the sangoma to be glorified.

“Somethings can hit back on you” *She testified about the game she played when she was young*

It came back during the week that God was teaching me something, that is; if you are a Child of God be faithful.

Nahum 3 (quoted)

Micca (quoted)

God always speak to me in different way”

*Children’s testimony. She gave a testimony about her children*

Children are rebelious, even if you teach them the truth. That is the kind of the jail the devil is locking us up in. Our children are rebellious. 2 must be 2 and if the don’t take it, one day they will regret.

*Marriage* She gave a testimony about her marriage.

God hates divorce. (emphasized)

God made His way (In her marriage)

Psalm:1 (quoted)

God has his own way.

When the word is being tested, that is the time you need to stand firm. The time comes when everything is going well; but when the time of challenegs comes, you need to stand firm.

When the church is being tested, you need to stand firm.

*Paul stood firm in times of challenges.*

Some things happen so that God can be glorified.

God cannot share His glory with other people.

Jesus prayed in short words, knowing that God understand the whole situation.

“Lord let your will be done” For I have no words, but you can do your own way. He found his disciples asleep. That was for a purpose.

Scriptures;

Nehemiah 10:27 (Dedicate the temple not made by hand but being us)

Nehemiah 9:1

Matthew 24

Revelation :2 (Body of Christ is the church)

We need not to move away from God.

Faith

2010-06-13T23:32:00.000-07:00

By Mom Rose (13-06-2010)

God is good. He is good even when there is no good in the world, he remains good.

Jeremiah says, “Blessed is the one in God”. Trust in Him for He is the author and finisher of our lives.

God gave His ONLY Son so that we may have life and have victory over any situation. He sacrificed His ONLY Son so that if we believe in Him we can be victorious over any kind of challenge, and come above or on top of any circumstance.

Just See Him as the beginning and the end of your life; Let Him shine in your situation wherever you are; in your community; in your family; in your place of work; Let Him be the author and finisher of your life.

We are in the last days, and God want to shine through us. God wants to use us for His own glory. When there is no mercy in the world, God wants to show His mercy through us. He wants to shine because of you.

In the world where you encounter challenges and troubles, see Him as God.

I John 5: 14 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”

His love is here with us, for He is LOVE Himself. No one can give you hope except God.

Deuteronomy 28 (That’s where you find the Blessings of Obedience)

We have moved away from God. We are forgeting that, there’s nothing we can do without Him.

John 1 (Quoted)

In this world, there comes a time when you are called by names. Not good names, but names according to what you; to what you have become.

There’s a name that had been given to you due to your situation. Wherever you are, you are known by that name. Even if you are sick, people prefer to call you by your sickness. Your name is what is happening in your life.

Thank God for Jesus. Once you encounter God, your name changes. Everything changes. The way you think changes. He is a God who changes Human Identifications; He changes labels. That is the God we worship.

1 Corinthians 5:7 “Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast – as you really are. For Christ, our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed.”

Remember Jacob. He was a liar; a criminal, and had no peace because he did not make peace with God. You cannot do without Jesus even if you have everything.

God can change your name from nobody to somebody. He can take away hatred. He can take aways sufferings. Everything happens in God. Nothing can happen without him.

Romans 10 (Quoted)

FAITH

Faith is the principle of our victory. Nothing can happen withouth faith. You alone choose to have faith. No one need to help to have faith.

(Abraham was a blessed man, and we as his grandchildren, still quote Him in our time in age. This is because he had faith in God, and believed that his generation will be great)

Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek Him...”

Habakuk 2 (Quoted)

Write down your vision and have faith. Your dream can stand by faith. Whatever you want can be achieved, but you need faith. If you want life, apply faith.

It is now time, and if you are still relaxed you will remain behind. Take the word as been given to you. Apply it.., Apply it correctly.

Heroes of faith

Hebrews 2 (Quoted)

You heard the word but you have no faith. Your prayers are not answered because you don’t have faith. Things are not happening in your life because you have no faith. You need faith so that you can quote His word in whatever situation you may face. Repeat what He says in His word.

Romans 4:17 (Quoted)

Abraham gave God all the praises. Whatever age he was he praised Him. For you to plant a seed, it is out of faith that one day it will produce. To go into marriage with a stranger, you need faith. To take a taxi to work, you need faith.

Faith can change situations.

Mark 5:27, 28 (Read)

A woman of Faith

According to the customs of the Jews, if a woman is in “periods”,she is not allowed to touch anything. There are still religions even today who practises the same custom. Women were chucked out of the city during that period.

Now there was this certain woman. We are not told who her name was. She is identified by her sickness. She was sick for 12 years. I want to believe that she had no one by her side. She had a flow of blood for 12 years. This woman was dumped. Even her children had forgotten about her. She had spent much on doctors without help. There was nothing that could be done to change her situation.

She came accross Jesus. You need to come accross Jesus so that things can start happening in your life. We need the Abrahams of this age. We need Christians of faith.

This woman took a sole decision and said, “If I...” not, “If we...” This woman was saved by her faith. This woman heard that Jesus will pass by. He heard within herself. The bible says, she said, “ If...”, speaking alone. She did not tell anyone, because people might have stopped her. She took a sole decision. She had no one to support her in her decision, but she had to support herself in what she wanted.

Sometimes in life you need to support what you say by yourself without anyone agreeing with you. People can push away. As for this woman, she had the Heavens by her side. She mixed with the people when she was not allowed to due to her situation. In her mind was, “If only...I will be healed” She only wanted to touch the end part of Jesus’ garment. She was not interested in touching Jesus on his chest; by hand, but she had to go down to touch Jesus’s garment. She didn’t care of anyone.

What kind of things you do as a sign of approach to Jesus. This woman took a stand and approached Jesus.

Isaiah 1:6 (Quoted)

When King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord and discovered that he was not clean. The word is like a mirror, if you look yourself, the mirror will not lie to you. If you are dirty, the mirror will tell you.

Isaiah saw himself that he was not clean. Once you realise that you are not clean, you can then take a stand to make yourself clean. Because he saw that, he became clean. Unless Uzziah is removed from your mind, you will not hear God. Our mirror is God.

This woman took a decision, and she only wanted to touch Jesus’ garment inspite of her situation. She didn’t care of the condemnation afterwards, but she had faith that she would be healed.

Jesus gave this woman His attention. He did this while he was on an emergency call because Jairus’ daughter was dying. It might be that when this woman started being sick, the daughter of Jairus was also being born. What a coincidence, this woman was healed and Jairus’ daughter was raised from the death.

When He arrived, the people said, “why do you trouble the Lord...” Jesus seeing that they were low in faith, ordered them to go outside, and He remained with Jairus and his disciples. Sometimes people will laugh when you tell them your dreams. People laughed at Jesus and wanted to stop Jairus from bringing Him the house. You need to get rid of such people in your life.

There are things you will not achieve because certain people discourages you. You depend on people to achieve certain things. You need to take an individual decision and get rid of those people.

Remember the blind man of Jericho. He took a stand to stop the curse of blind-ness in his families. His father was blind; maybe his fore fathers were also blind. Your situation today must make you to take a wise decision. He stood and called unto Jesus against all odds, when he heard that Jesus was passing. People tried to stop Him, but because he had faith he shouted the more.

Jesus heard him even though the crowd was large. Jesus heard, and he can also hear you today. God gives what you ask. It is not the way you shout, but it is faith that brings the answer.

Jesus heard the blindman even though he was rebuked not to shout; even though he was pushed, Jesus heard him. Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “I want to see again.” And he received his sight.

To the woman he said, “Your FAITH has made you well”

Read the word and have faith. Don’t exepct powerful evangelists or pastors to change your situation. Read the word and have faith, and your situation will change.

What do you believe God in?

Quoted Heroes of Faith; Gideon, Noah and Anna.

Ask God and apply His word. FAITH!

(Mrs. Mthembu quoted Philipians 2:12)
(Mrs. Nkambule quoted Ecclesiastes)

RACE = Attitude

2010-06-09T10:46:00.000-07:00

Sermon by Mr. Mthembu

God is everywhere.

Psalm 106
1 Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

2 Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise?

12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

13 But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.

14 In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test.

15 So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

When I look back I always praise God. It is a pity that at times we always forget where we come from. We know that the flesh is fighting against the spirit.

I always say to my wife, the way to success is not paved by flowers and lilies, but by bottles and thorns.

Philippians 2
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:

6Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

7but made himself nothing, taking the very nature[b] of a servant, being made in human likeness.

8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!

· Jesus humbled himself and became like an ordinary person.
· He came down and humbled himself and He was obidient.
· We are in a race. We are all focussing at reaching a certain destination; to reach heaven.
· Jesus changed from being God to man.

We need to deal with our attitudes.

RACE
R = Responsibilty (Christians are always running away from responsibilities. We need to develop and be responsible.)

A = Accountable, Romans 3
19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.

C = Commitment, Acts 20
32"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.

E = Endurance, Romans 15
5May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, 6so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

We must always be coscious of what we do, so that we may not go astray. It is not easy, but we need to endure.

God Will Hear Us, If We Can Only Listen to Him

2010-06-08T00:27:00.000-07:00

(This is a summary of the sermon by Mom Rose on 06/06/2010.)
“We need the Holy Spirit to guide us and to direct us. It is very important for us to be baptised by the Holy Spirit.”

“Certain things in life seemed not that much important and we tend to ignore such things, only to find out late that we have just missed on important things in the long run.”
“The Holy Spirit is very important”

“‘1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.’” (Acts 2)

“This scripture proves that without the Holy Spirit, one could not survive. Jesus’ disciples had to be filled with the Holy Spirit to function properly in their Ministries”

“There are things you cannot conquer if you don’t have the Holy Spirit. You need the Holy Spirit for you to speak in tongues. Tongues are very important if you would like to confuse the devil. There are things you only want to communicate to God without the devil listening. You can only do that if you speak in tongues; and tongues can be given to you if you are baptised with the Holy Spirit.”

Hebrews 4:12
“‘12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”’

“God Will Hear Us Only If We Can Only Listen to Him. According to the book of Hebrews, the word is living and active. It means; lives can be control by God’s word; our lives can only be activated by God’s word. It is very sharp and it penetrates; and it divides; and it judges.”

“We were born of the word; we exist because of the word; and whatever we say be careful because your words can create and destroy. If you speak life then you will have life, and if you speak death, then you will have death.”

John 1:1

‘“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.”’

Genesis 1:6

6 “‘And God said, Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water.’"

“The word is a doubled edge sword. When sin attacks, you need the word to rebuke it. No matter who commit the sin and no matter what position you occupy. For you to stop it, you need the word.”

16 “‘For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.”’ (Deuteronomy 30)

Deuteronomy 28

1 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:

3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

7 The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.

8 The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.9 The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways..."

“Jesus was tempted Himself and He quoted the scripture to defeat the devil. When you read His word you will be able to do His word, and be able to quote Him when the enemy attacks.”

“God gave us authority, and we have power to quote His word and rebuke any situation in our lives. Teach your kids to speak the word when faced with any situation. Be like Job. As long as your life is spared, worship and praise God.”

“The word is our victory and it is important to speak the word nothing else. God will bless you if you listen to Him. All blessings will follow you if you ONLY listen to Him. Do according to the word.”

Quoted scriptures

· Isaiah 5
· John 10
· II Chronicles 20
· Deuteronomy 28:1-13
· Jeremiah 10
· II Corinthians 8:7-12

(Mom Rose gave personal testimonies during her sermon. The testimonies will be covered in her proposed biography.)

Why Prayers are not answered, Ps. Xola Nzo

2010-05-28T02:00:00.000-07:00

A World Cup Prayer

2010-05-26T03:40:00.000-07:00

This is a summary of what was preached before praying for the coming world cup (25/05/2010)

The church, Change Bible Church-Henley Branch dedicated itself to win 261 souls during the period of the world cup. This stand was taken during a home cell prayer. Each member of the church made a commitment to win souls during this period.

“God says we must pray.” Said Mom Rose.

“Psalms 124:1-7 with main focus on 6 & 7 says, ‘1. If the Lord had not been on our side – let Israel say, 2. If the Lord had not been on our side when men attacked us, 3. when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive; 4. the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, 5. the raging waters would have swept us away. 6. Praise be to the Lord who has not let us be torn by their teeth. 7. We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.’”

“We need to pray brethren . Why do we have to pray? We pray because we need salvation. We pray always without season. People need to be saved."

“The world cup is an opportunity of life time. I don’t think it will ever come again in our life time.” Said mom Rose.

“Then, the question is; what must I do during this world cup period? There must be something I do as a Christian. I have read in a booklet that, some of the countries coming to South Africa; salvation is not preached. God is bringing this world cup to South Africa for a good purpose. People have said negative things about this world cup, but I see our visitors receiving Jesus during their stay in this country.”

“Someone told me that, on the last day of the world cup, there will be attacks against foreigners. Let me tell you, with our God nothing negative will happen. We will group ourselves to pray against the enemy. We will target the B&Bs; hotels; market places and other places where our visitors will be found. And we are determined to preach the word of God.”

“We are in South Africa and we will stand in the gap. We are going to pray for Jerusalem for peace. The myths of the private meetings of distruction will not succeed.”

“The spirit of darkness is rebuked. God has good plans for this world cup; and we are aware that the devil is planning on the other side.”

“Jesus was born in a kraal, and that happened for a purpose. It is for this purpose that many will receive their salvation and know Jesus in South Africa. South Africa is their kraal to come face to face with Jesus.”

“We will pray for peace and victory for Jesus; for South Africa and our boys so that no one is left to die.”

“Be strong in the Lord. We need to pray for safety, salvation and everything to go well. We will pray against accidents. The devil has planned distructions, but we will stand in the gap.”

“I had a vision sometimes back. I was taken to a place on my way to work. I came across a shelter and I saw animals and a dog with no furs standing outside the shelter. These animals had to be inside but they were tied outside the shelter. This means the shelter was Jesus and I heard the voice challenging me to preach the word to people so that they can come inside the shelter.”

“we can’t keep quiet brethren. God called us for a purpose and we will stand in the gap.”

“This is the time to pray and preach the word to the lost to come into salvation.”

Quoted books:
Ezekiel 23
Esther 2
Thessalonica

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

2010-05-23T22:32:00.000-07:00

(This is a summary of the Sunday message 22-May 2010)
By Mom Rose

Romans 8:1-3

1. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
2. because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
3. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man.

"How old are you?" That's Mom Rose

“How old are you?”

“Sometimes in life, certain circumstances will ask you, ‘How old are you?’ Sometimes you will be ashamed to state your own age. Maybe you are too old and you have achieved nothing in life. The devil always reminds you of your failures, but the grace of God alwaays take over.”

“You need to feel confident to tell your age so that you can receive your break through.”

"Anginizwa bazalwane" That's sesi Zodwa.

“If we look at the life of Paul, we know that he was a sinner; he was a very educated man though; he was also a proffessional killer who could acquire a certification/permission to kill, and no one could match him in that department.”

“God had a plan for Paul. God had a plan for you before you were born. You were in God’s mind before you were born. You need to be couragious and be confident that you will walk over your situations. No matter what the situation might be, be confident. The problem you are facing, be not ashamed of it.”

“Paul was strucked by lightining on his usual journeys. He fell down and he asked, ‘Who are you?’ and Jesus said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.’ Paul was instructed to go and pray”

“There were things that Paul had to pass through for him to be able to serve God. There are people who are sent to do certain things in other people’s life.”

“In Christ Jesus, there’s no condemnation.”

The church of today at Henley on Klip

“The law cannot work because the flesh came with sin. The law cannot make your husband stop running around with girlfriends; your words cannot stop your children from doing wrong. You cannot advise your children ‘girls’ not to sleep with boys, but you can always give them God. If I tell my girls not to sleep with boys, whenever they see boys they will always remember my words, but what will happen to them when I’m gone. But if I give them the word, and tell them that sex before marriage is a sin, when I’m gone they will always remember that God in His word says, ‘sex before marriage is a sin’, not me.”

“People can name their kids Jesus, but not Christ. Why? Because Christ is the annointed one. Christ knew His ministry. Jesus as God had to pass through certain tests; he was kicked, beaten, falsely accused; even sent by a child being His earthly father Joseph. This happened to him to show his character. His character had to be revealed.”

“You had dreams before, what happened to them? You are now holding to the saying which says; ‘because my father died a poor man, I will die poor’”

“How old are you?”

“Do you remember Jacob. Though this man was a ‘crook’, he carried generations on his back. He is the same man who wrestled with God. That is when he got his name Israel.”

“At his old age, Jacob headed for Egypt and when he met his son he knew that he has achieved his longest wish as he said, ‘Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive’”

“Before that, we see Judah taking responsibility before Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, he told them to bring Benjamin the younger brother. When they requested to go with Benjamin, Jacob resisted, but Judah assured his father, ‘I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him...’”

“What will you say to God? Some people will take a blame for what they did not do when they were sent to.”

A miracle child. The mother of this child gave a touchy testimony about the same child. God is good!

“What is your work?”

“When Jacob was presented to Pharoah, the first thing he was asked, ‘How old are you?’”

“The second question he was asked, ‘what is your work?’”

“Yes, life can ask you questions; situations can, but you must know that you have found favour with God; you have found grace. It is God’s grace that sustains us when such questions comes our way. Because of grace, we enter where no one else enters.”

“Jacob was already 130 years, but he had tested no joy. His son Joseph had been killed, and he had no joy in his entire life.”

“We need to take away the Ishmaels in our lives. He is a destroyer. We need Isaac in our lives because he is joy.”

“One has to go, and one has to stay. Isaac couldn’t keep them both. You remember Simon. He was told that he would not see death unless he see salvation. When Jesus was brought to him at his old age, blind as he was; he rejoiced and he was ready to leave because he met his salvaation as promised.”

“What is your promise from God? Even if it is not easy, keep on going.”

Scriptures:
Quoted:
• James 5 (intercession)
• Exodus 25 (offering)
• Isaiah 4:10
• Psalms 23
• II Corinthians 12:7
• Luke 2
• Genesis 46/47

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Why Prayers are not answered?

2010-05-23T22:27:00.000-07:00

By Pastor Xola Nzo (22 may 2010)
(Highlights of his message)
(Continuation of last week message)

Pastor Nzo preaching at the main Change Bible Church in Natalspruit

• Your prayers will not be answered if you treat other people bad. God is a God of people. Now if you traet His people bad, you don’t need to expect any blessings from Him.
• God created human beings in His image. He created everything, and when He created a human being, he knew that it was His best “shot”. He created human beings to reflect Him.
• Jesus died for human beings so that we may be saved. If you love God, love His people.

Even the bafana bafana bus visited Change

I John 3:14
“We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.

• Now, forgive.
• Forgive all your enemies, mother in laws, father in laws, sister in laws, brother in laws. Forgive everyone.
• Love the bretheren because we have passed from death to life.
• Love is the highest form of relationship that exist in the world.
• If you don’t love other people, you will go nowhere.
• If God want to evaluate you does not put a tape in a bank account, but around your heart.
• Your treatment towards your kids.
• How can you expect them to do good for you if you treated them bad?
• How can you withdraw money from the account you did not deposit anything?
• Love is always on top of the list.
• Forgive!
• Remain humbled!
• Take way sin!
• Put people first!
• Don’t be rude!
• What you say kill prayers. The process between the time you ask and the waiting is essential.
• You must discipline your mouth.
• Principle yourself.
• Don’t utter anti God’s statements.
• We ask in praayer.
• The process where I ask is “prayer”
• Believe that you receive them and you will have them.
• Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive them and have them.
• You will have them after you have believed that you have them.
• Forgive!
• It is costly/difficult to forgive.
• Learn to forgive!

Quoted:
• Mark 11: 24-25
• Exodus 25:1-7
• Exodus 35:1, 20-29
• Genesis 26:1-3

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God is looking for men who will build his church

2010-05-19T03:44:00.000-07:00

Home Cell Message was read in the book of; 1 Kings 5:6-10

6 "So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians."

David couldn't build the house of God because of the many wars he fought in his life time. The task was left with Solomon his son.

Now, lets see how Solomon approached the task that was left for him by his father. First of all, he had to see the importance of building God's temple. He also had to acknowledge that he was the chosen one to build God's house.

Solomon was aware how much his father feared God, so he was well prepared to do his best to build a house fit for his father's God.

For him to build God's house he had to get the best materials. That is why he ordered the best wood ever, "The cedars of Babylon".

Now this type of wood was only found in Babylon not anywhere else. That is why he sent for that type of wood and he was ready to pay even for the labour. This wood, as stated in the last sentece of verse 6 could only be felled by the skilled workers. Well trained men were need because it was the wood of quality.

David knew very well what kind of qualities such a wood has. This wood has 5-6 characteristics, but I picked 4;

We have tall cedars. This means when the tree grow talls, the roots goes deeper. The roots ensures that when winds and storms attacks, it stands still. (God need men who are prayerful).

We have the burning cedars. If you put fire on it, it keeps on burning without stopping. (God needs men who will be on fire no matter what. Men who will bring warmeth in the house of God).

We have the little cedars. This type of cedars are those which always hook on each other and prevent others from falling. (God need men who will be able to encourage one another even in times of temptations.)

Then we have the hyimg cedars. (God is looking for men who will show love to the lost and to his children).

God needs men with those qualities to build his house!!!

We have found favour in the eyes of God

2010-05-17T01:18:00.000-07:00

This Sunday the word of God was read in the book of Genesis 41:50, 51 & 52.

Pastor Xola Nzo (Senior Pastor)

50, “Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenah daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

51, “Joseph named his first born Manasseh and said, ‘It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.’

52, “The second son he named Ephraim and said, ‘It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.’”

“Here we see Joseph praising God for his victorious life after many years of hardship. If we remember very well; he was sold by his brothers because of the dreams he had. His brothers hated him so much. He was also sent to prison and in prison he interpreted dreams; the dreams which manifested and led him to be a Governor of Egypt.” said Mama Rose. She is currently leading the Sunday sermons in the absence of the senior pastor, Pastor Nzo; who is still running services in a new branch which had been launched in Durban.

Mama Rose is a woman who speaks with confidence and authority. Many are blessed and revived by the messages she preaches every Sundays and Tuesdays.

Change-Henley on Klip branch today

“Dreams can become a reality. Joseph’s dreams led him to save his family which later became a powerful chosen nation of God. Joseph had found favour in the eyes of God. That is why after all the troubles he had come across, he praised God. With his firstborn, he remembered that God had been with him all the years of his sufferings and with God he made it through; and he did not focus on his past. That was possible because God was with him. He found favour in the eyes of God.”

“God did not only protect him, but he made him fruitful. That is why his second son was named Ephraim. God multiplied his blessings in a land where he was a stranger; where he faced challenges; where he faced imprisonment, and where he came face to face with the famine. He did not forget God.”

Mama Rose leading the sermon

“Most of the time we forget who God is. We always focus on the things that are irrelevant to God’s things. We always want things to happen our own way. Take the story of Leah. Jacob worked for 7 years for him to have Rachel. The bible says, Rachel the younger daughter of Laban was so beautiful and lovely. Though Leah was beautiful but she could not match Rachel.”

“Jacob worked for 7 years for Rachel, but when the time came, Laban could not let his daughter Rachel merry Jacob before his elder daughter Leah. Laban tricked Jacob like his mother did to Esau when she helped him to steal his blessings.”

“Becareful bretheren, what you do today might come the same way in future. He tricked his brother and today he was facing the same situation. Now Jacob had to work another 7 years for Rachel because he was forced to merry Leah with the first 7 years according to Laban’s culture which was not revealed in the beginning of the agreement.”

“Now we see a woman staying with a man who was never interested in her. God opened Leah’s womb and she bore Jacob children. This made her feel that Jacob would love her but it was not the case. Jacob continued to love Rachel the more though she was barren. But when she gave birth to Judah, she shifted the focus from man to God as she said, ‘This time I’ll praise the Lord.’”

“It is important that after men have failed you; you need to change your focus to God. It didn’t help Leah even if she was giving birth for her husband, but she had to realise that God was her only hope. This time, she decided to shift the praise to God. She realised that only God need the praise; Only God need to be pleased no matter what the situation might be.”

“Joseph did the same. With his two sons he praised God after the hardships he had seen; and after the famine. You can do the same today. You can raise your two fingers like a pair of scissors and cut everything that is a stumbling block in your life. Today, every curse; every trouble; every suffering; can be stopped; only if you can look unto the Lord.”