EVANGEL AFRICA

On 7 February 2013, Zambian News outlets were flooded with the report that 53 people had lost their lives after a high-speed collision between a bus and a truck in the northern part of Lusaka. Just months ago, gunmen stormed a tavern and shot dead 11 humans in Sausville, South Africa. All those lost lives were real people who had families and future plans and bank accounts and phone passwords. They vanished from this earth with one moment of brutal madness. If, perhaps, you have attended the funeral service of a similar tragic event, what questions would you have in your mind? How about, "Where was God when it happened?" If God is All-loving and All-powerful, then why doesn't He stop all this evil and suffering? We can rightly blame Satan for all these bad things, but who created him? If the Almighty knew that Lucifer would become the devil and end up deceiving millions into suffering and death, why was he made in the first place? Think of it another way: suppose you kno...

It's not a pious statement for me to say that the greatest trouble of my Christian life is sin. And the fact that “ I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing .” I am also comforted by the promise, “ if you confess your sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us for our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness .” Furthermore, the Christian life is not lived alone. There is a community of other saints that you share your faith with. That brings the issue of transparency before them, or as the good Apostle says, “ You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone ” ( 2 Cor 3:2 ). Another verse that is in my mind goes like this: “ Confess your sins to one another , and pray for one another, that you may be healed... ”( Jam 5:16 ). Okay, here is the big question: how open must you be before your fellow brethren? Do they have the rig...

When you open your mouth to talk about God, how much do you care about being true? How much do you care about correctly representing that God? How much do you care about being a faithful witness to the very King you claim to speak on His behalf? I care to tell you, without a doubt, that most of the problems we are facing in the Church today are a direct consequence of careless men when dealing with Biblical truth. Men of loose tongues, who are not afraid, and certainly unmoved by the fact that most people who listen to our messages will live to hear us for the last time on this earth. Hence there is nothing in this wide world that is as serious as the delivery of God's word, in a way that God would have us deliver it, whether anybody likes it or not. If you care enough about these things, then you are moving in the right direction. Here are things that you must do in that regard…  1.) Believe the inspiration of Scripture - Fundamental to all Christian truth is that the Bible is t...

I was thinking about the idea of heaven a while ago and was just wondering why it seemed to be the least talked-about thing among us believers these days. Sometime in the past, you would go home after church, having been overwhelmed by the idea that this world is not our home; we are merely passing by because there is a place somewhere after death that has streets of gold and gates of pearl. A place where all our joys will be fulfilled and pleasures satisfied in the presence of the King of eternity. All that has slowly but surely disappeared, especially in the sermon notes of our preachers. It's no longer a thing of interest – sort of. I have observed that, as a replacement, the church has now projected itself as the problem-solving institution for people who are facing various challenges in this brief life. For example: “Here is our depressed teenager, they have come to church so that we can cure it.” “Here is this old granny having health issues, she must not leave this service ...

What I like so much about this internet age is that you can, among all the junk – still get good teaching for your edification anytime, anywhere. Not only that, but I have also discovered sound Bible men on these platforms, who are faithfully teaching truth. But, it has also happened many times that I have found a certain good minister, get edified by his doctrine and for a while get attached to his ministry, until one day I see him somewhere, associating and having ministry partnership with a wellknown false prophet.  This disease is also prevalent in our local parishes as well. How many times have you seen a guest minister get invited to your assembly on a conference or something like that, he comes and starts teaching straight heresies to your eyes; something foreign to your ears – all in the presence of your shepherd’s ears!? To say that this is concerning is an understatement, I am not going to lie. I have tried to reason myself out of this, I mean, why would any good pastor a...

  "Go and make disciples of all nations...” were the last words of the triumphant King before His victory parade towards the company of glory. This brings to light the fact that you and I, as the redeemed of the Lord, are here on earth, not to make political friends or to have business associates, but to accomplish the Greatest Commission of them all; to make disciples and to “teach them to observe” that which our Lord commanded. But, how then can we faithfully accomplish this? What is our game plan, I mean the Biblical, Christ-honouring strategy?  1.) Preach the Biblical Gospel - You will be amazed to know that most of what is called “gospel” nowadays has nothing to do with the biblical Gospel of our Lord Jesus. For instance, motivational speaking is not the Gospel. “Come to Jesus you will succeed” is not Gospel truth. “Come and watch me perform in my Gospel music concept” is definitely not about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The real Gospel, dear comrades, is when you arrive ...