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The Western church and the decomposing threads of truth

bolaoged — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:25:49 +0000

These are sober days for Western Christianity. I say that not because the world is suddenly more evil than before, as many in the church believe and certainly not because we face greater dangers of physical persecution and death. Rather, it is a time in which Christians, who for the most part remain oblivious to [...]

Roadmap for life

bolaoged — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:37:41 +0000

This Jesus

bolaoged — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:56:17 +0000

As we came into the new year I wrote an article about knowing who Jesus is. I had no idea what God had in store for me. we began this year with a series of bible reading plans. one group, the discipleship class is reading through the New Testament in one month, a truly fascinating [...]

You are…………?

bolaoged — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:16:45 +0000

As a child, the end of December was the most wonderful part of the year. First, Christmas, then my brother’s birthday, then mine, then, new year’s eve and then of course, the dawn of the new year. It was wonderful, fun, exciting, party filled and abundant in food. Growing older it has become less party [...]

The heady stuff of prayer

bolaoged — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:14:05 +0000

Sometimes prayer is seriously intoxicating. You are talking to …..GOD. Even wilder still, He talks to you!!!!!!!! He takes you into His world, suddenly you see, you see beyond the natural; you look beyond the physical, you step into a world of possibilities and hear the heart of the Infinite Being. You see life, you [...]

Parakletos 2012 intro video

bolaoged — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:28:28 +0000

Things are heating up, spiritually, economically, materially in Europe. Many are wringing their hands saying where is God? God’s word says that God inhabits the praises of His people and that He rules over the affairs of men. And it says ‘call upon Me’. It is the duty of man to call upon the name [...]

God, what’s the deal with you?

bolaoged — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:07:06 +0000

One of the most sublime truths about God is the Fatherhood of God. In recent weeks I have been teaching on trusting God and we have dwelt extensively on the nature of God, we have delighted in His goodness, been blessed by His faithfulness, revelled in His mercy, rejoiced in His sovereignty, been encouraged by [...]

Donning the garments of prayer (Parakletos 2012 – July 5 – 8).

bolaoged — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:28:12 +0000

Some have decided that it is too late, some have folded their hands in despair, but we believe that the Most High still reigns in the affairs of men. We believe that He is calling His church to once again don the garments of prayer and call forth His purposes into the earth. And in July [...]

Forfeit stuff or forfeit God

bolaoged — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:28:38 +0000

That Moses was an amazing man. One of the things he said that has remained a major part of my prayer life is that unusual statement he made to God shortly after his people had set up an idol for themselves and incurred God’s displeasure. It so happened that Moses did not share their disgrace, [...]

The way we began

bolaoged — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:21:16 +0000

I love the non conformism of Jesus. He surprised, He angered, He stunned people with His behaviour. He overturned tables everyone else felt comfortable with. He did not wash where the done thing was to do it, ostentatiously. He held forth about praying secretly rather than where everyone could see and marvel at your holiness. Then He came up with stuff about giving secretly, giving secretly, now what is that? How are people to know how amazing you are if you do not do your amazing stuff for all to see? Strangely He did not seem to think that what people saw mattered as much as what God saw, and went on to add that your heavenly Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you openly. That's good, but then He said if you do your good stuff to be seen by men, then their admiration is all the reward you're getting, God considers you've had enough. That's slightly less palatable. And some of us still choose the admiration of our peers over God's approval. So Jesus kicked against things people thought normal,

When God is not ‘nice’.

bolaoged — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:36:32 +0000

On one occasion some people interrupted Jesus’s sleep and He did not quite like it. I guess they had felt they had good reason, they were in danger of death and needed His help. The gospel of Matthew, in very few words recounts the story of the disciples of Jesus as they were caught in [...]

From desires to manifest reality

bolaoged — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:52:10 +0000

I am very touched by the goodness of God, by the kindness of the Lord. He is totally pure, wonderful and loving, slow to anger and abounding in mercy. When you pore over the new covenant, you get a profound picture of the loveliness of God’s heart towards people. He wants to help, He wants [...]

Steps of joy

bolaoged — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:34:12 +0000

If you are ever looking for me in heaven you will find me sitting with Paul the apostle discussing the book of Ephesians (or perhaps Romans, or perhaps, well, never mind). The point is that the man had a revelation of God that must surely be sweeter still as we dwell in the presence of [...]

The fool, the fool

bolaoged — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:08:05 +0000

Here are some really interesting things the Bible says about a fool; just thought it could edify us : A fool rejects wisdom and good advice. You will be disgraced if you are a stubborn fool. It is a fool who spreads lies A stupid fool hates to turn from evil A stupid fool [...]

This is our future

bolaoged — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:23:17 +0000

Sometimes people walk into our church and hear me speak and think I’ve been smoking something, but that is because we may be looking at the same thing but we are not seeing the same thing. A couple of years ago, during one of our seminars another minister while preaching said stuff that made my [...]

Dirty those hands and fulfill your dreams

bolaoged — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:02:00 +0000

The other day I was speaking to someone who has big plans. I love it when people have big plans. And in the course of the conversation it turns out that there are a few nuts and bolts that are still missing from their plans. To get those in place they will have to step down to a position lower than where they are right now, get their hands dirty and pick up information and skills that will stand them in good stead to succeed in their chosen plans.

Incarnational thinking – a word from a Christmas past.

bolaoged — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:45:33 +0000

For me christmas is a time of great rejoicing.. Indeed the whole year is for rejoicing as the cause of joy is perennial. Yet we sometimes get caught up in doing life and even doing church and somehow do less of God Himself. But i always challenge myself to rethink the incarnation. Christians believe something [...]

Centrestage

bolaoged — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:34:30 +0000

Jesus is at the heart of our faith. You are not a Christian because you believe in God, in the existence of a divine being, but because you believe in Jesus. ; in who He is and in what you came to the earth to do. Many would say that they believe in God and [...]

Who are you following?

bolaoged — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:57:14 +0000

Recently I stepped briskly off a flight and made a beeline for the exit intent on getting home quickly and making the most of the day since I was going to be off again the next day, and this time on a lengthy trip. A handful of people walked ahead of me and I followed. [...]

Oh, anything but God, please

bolaoged — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:51:49 +0000

It is customary when some intelligent people gather to hear them go into raptures about the works of nature, what nature has done, made, what it has so cleverly provided, And all marvel at the goddess nature so rich, so munificent. One is struck by the way in which an almost unimaginable blindness can seal [...]