Longevity in Church does not equate maturity in Christ.

That you've been around longer doesn't mean automatic maturity in Christ.

God desires for you to take a personal responsibility of knowing His Word for yourself (Deuteronomy 6:1-6, Joshua 1:8, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Peter 3:18) Almost out of exasperation, the writer of Hebrews wrote:

"You have had enough time that by now you should be teachers. But you need someone to teach you again the first lessons of God’s teaching. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food."

She: When my children misbehave and I'm correcting them, I remind them of who they are and that misbehaving isn't part of their nature.

Me: Wow! Please walk me through a typical correction process for your children.

She: OK Pastor! So for instance, if one of my sons told... ...a lie, I'd correct him in this manner, "Hey Boy, you're a blessed child and blessed children don't tell lies.

If you tell lies, you're denying and betraying your own nature and that's self-deception. The devil is the father of lies and you're not his child but a child...

The first and last time I visited the mortuary, I had to assess my Christianity.

The brevity of the human life. Full of life now, without life the next second, off to the mortuary the next minute whiles eternity awaits.

But these many bodies coming to the mortuary, did they... ...know the last hour was their final hour on earth?

Did they plan where they'd spend eternity?

What am I doing to assist those around me to make the right choice?

Many of them may have argued about the "silliness" of judgement after death but they're now there alone and...

PRACTICAL TIPS FOR STUDYING THE BIBLE BY VERSE!

I received lots of messages from around the world on how to study the Bible using verses.

I.e. How to have a better understanding of a particular verse of scripture and I thought to share in this thread. In this thread, you'll be informed on;
1. How to start studying a verse
2. How to connect it to other verses

For the purpose of this thread, we'll use Genesis 1:1 as case study.

Today's a good day to share this secret!

It'll guide your walk with God and you'll get a better understanding of the kind of choices you make.

Matthew 4:1-11 talks about the 3 temptations of Jesus in the wilderness.

But do you know those temptations were just a refined form... ...of what happened in the garden of Eden?

Let's dig in!

The strategies of Satan hasn't changed over the period and that includes his temptations. He may disguise or refine them but it doesn't change and so Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 2:11 that, "Lest Satan should...

PRACTICAL TIPS FOR MEMORIZING SCRIPTURES!

Joshua 1:8 says, "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt... ...make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success".

Memorizing the scriptures has a plethora of benefits but a few include;
A. Helps you exercise your mind to retain the word of God.
B. It equips you for the evil day (reference: Jesus in the wilderness).

PRACTICAL TIPS TO AN EFFECTIVE 1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN!

My dm has been, over the period, flooded with questions on how to be consistent and effective in the 1-year Bible reading plan.

So in my first thread in 2021, I thought it'd be a blessing to give this guide.

#2021Thread These are very easy-to-follow tips that can transform your Bible reading plan from not so interesting to fun and impactful.

In this thread, you'll learn;
1. Best time to do your reading plan
2. How to monitor your progress or consistency, etc.

One of the things, as a Christian in these last days, you need to learn to do is fleeing from sexual immoral acts.

One time after praying for about 6 hours, a sister visits me and the next thing she stripped herself naked ready for me. Ei!

With all the adrenaline going... ...on, I gave an excuse to go buy a condom after talking her out didn't seem to work, and I ran away from the room till she left.

Why didn't I cast out the demon in her because the Bible didn't tell me to.

All the Bible told me was to flee and I fled, I'm a doer of the word!

BEST OF 2020 THREADS TO HELP YOU GROW!

This prolly is the mother of all 2020 threads to help you grow as you enter 2021.

There are threads on prayer, fasting, Christian growth, evangelism, stopping masturbation, depression and other relevant topics. MY SALVATION STORY

You'll love this thread as it captures a summary of my journey to becoming born again. You'll love it!

Read it here:

https://twitter.com/prichaddae/status/1151614081226477570?s=19

Quick tips for anyone that wants to pray for longer!

The length you spend in prayer tells a lot about your Spiritual stamina.

It's a fact that the state of your heart is important in prayer but it's equally important the duration you spend in prayer. If you truly understand what prayer is (fellowship with God) and its benefits, you'd stress on the importance of the length, as much as the state of the heart.

These are 5 simple but effective tips to help you stay longer in prayer.

1. Tell the Holy Spirit how long you want...

7 PRACTICAL WAYS TO STUDYING YOUR BIBLE!

Most times we emphasize on the study of the word to people but in reality, many of them don't know where to start from, what exactly to study or how to go about it.

In this thread, I'll share 7 ways to achieving this.

Issa thread man!!! 1. BIBLE STUDY BY CHAPTERS

In the Bible there are 1,189 chapters in the Old and New Testaments.

Follow these Guidelines;
a. Read through the chapter carefully.

b. Seek to find its main subject or subjects.

c. Give each chapter a title that suggests its main content.

PRACTICAL STEPS IN BREAKING FROM MASTURBATION!

Our generation is so naive that we worship every information, as long as it's from the 'experts' even when the destructive effects stares us in the face.

One of such is that masturbation has some good health effects. Well, it may.. ...have but certainly not for the Christian.

Masturbation may not be from the devil but it's an open door to welcome the devil.

1 Peter 5:8 says of the devil, "...your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour".

Cultivating the habit...