Perhaps we can all look at the current state of the African church and be somewhat disappointed because there seems to be a lot of things that are not right. Just how can we clear out this mess? Regardless, I think it’s too soon to ask that question, rather, we must being by asking: where did it all go wrong? And I believe there is no better place to start with that question than in the New Testament era. That is where we see the perfect model of a Church; how God was working and how those believers were conducting their church services. It is there, I believe, we can see a good example of the Church idea, and then we can try to apply those lessons to our modern context . After hovering through that book of Acts, I couldn’t help but be impressed by these qualities of that church age:       1.)   They were filled with the Spirit This, of course, is the obvious and the very thing that is famous about the book of Acts. However, my fear is that this is often eithe...

Many believers mistakenly assume that the blood of Jesus Christ was shed to protect us from the devil, demonic spirits and those kind of things. I get really concerned when I hear somebody “applying the blood of Jesus” to their blankets so that witches don’t attack them at night. Scripture, however, reveals a more profound truth about that blood-stained cross. Jesus' blood was shed primarily for the payment and remission of sin, shielding us from God's wrath. The idea that Jesus' blood protects us from the devil stems from a misunderstanding of biblical teachings. I challenge you with your Bible open, where have you seen the blood of Christ applied to witches and satanists? Just to be clear, I do believe that the devil is real. And that he is a vicious lion roaming about seeking to devour God’s people ( 1 Pet 5:8) . However , Jesus' sacrifice was not primarily directed against him. Instead, it is addressed to humanity's fundamental problem: sin . Scripture emphasiz...

I can’t count how many people have I promised to pray for. One time I even had a notebook with a list of names that I had purposed to pray for, one by one each day. Did I ever pray for those souls? I don’t…remember…Actually no, I did not! This thing bothers my conscience so much that I have decided to bring it to the discussion table. The good question is: when we say “We will pray for you”, do we really follow up and pray or it’s something that we say for the sake of it. Having observed my own Christian habits along with those of other believers, I have discovered that the latter is true for most of us, save for a few super Christians perhaps. But why do we do this? I mean, why do we promise to pray for people while knowing very well that we are not going to do it? There are a few reasons for this bad habit. Let's talk about them… It’s an excuse for not doing the Christian duties There are a tonne of things that we are called to do. It’s not just a matter of meeting on a Sunday fo...