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GOD IS LOVE

September 19, 2020 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

GOD IS LOVE: Find Your STRENGHT In His LOVE – And You Will Be!

Let God’s LOVE in His BLESSEDNESS define you in EVERYWAY in Christ Jesus stead. I pray you find utmost STRENGTH in God’s LOVE. Amen!

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.

“Beloved, let us [unselfishly] love and seek the best for one another, for LOVE is from God; and everyone who loves [others] is born of God and knows God [through personal experience]. 8 The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for GOD IS LOVE. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] 9 By this the love of God was displayed in us, in that God has sent His [One and] only begotten Son [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind] into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [that is, the atoning sacrifice, and the satisfying offering] for our sins [fulfilling God’s requirement for justice against sin and placating His wrath]. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us [in this incredible way], we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. But if we love one another [with unselfish concern], God abides in us, and His love [the love that is His essence abides in us and] is completed and perfected in us. 13 By this we know [with confident assurance] that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given to us His [Holy] Spirit. 14 We [who were with Him in person] have seen and testify [as eye-witnesses] that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses and acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him. 17 In this [union and fellowship with Him], love is completed and perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him]; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love]. 19 We love, because He first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates (works against) his [Christian] brother he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also [unselfishly] love his brother and seek the best for him” 1 John 4:7-21 (Amplified)

Rev Chukie MORSI

THE SAINT VALENTINE’S LOVE

February 15, 2020 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

THE SAINT VALENTINE’S LOVE: IT’S WORTH HAVING A LEISURE DATE – A TIME OUT FROM THE USUAL ALONE!

I beg you, please COME DOWN from your SPIRITUAL MOUNT and be as Jesus for a moment. Jesus took it up to have LEISURE Date time out with His Disciples/Apostles in humanity. It serves great PURPOSE in Kingdom Causes.

I know the graciousnesss of having a LEISURE Date with my BELOVED once in a while just as of today. It’s an important factor to enhance and bond one’s personal and relationship matters.

Give it a go at least once a Month as couples, it can change your perception of life in relationship in everyway.

SCRIPTURES WORTH PONDERING:

“My BELOVED has gone to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed his flock in the gardens, And to gather lilies. 3 I AM MY BELOVED’S,
AND MY BELOVED IS MINE. He feeds his flock among the lilies. 4 O MY LOVE, you are as BEAUTIFUL as Tirzah, LOVELY as Jerusalem, AWESOME (MAJESTIC) as an army with banners!” Songs Of Solomon 6:2-4 NKJV (Emphasis Mine).

“And the apostles GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them, COME YE YOURSELVES APART INTO A DESERT PLACE, AND REST A WHILE: for there were many coming and going, AND THEY HAD NO LEISURE SO MUCH AS TO EAT. 32 And they departed into a DESERT (SECLUDED) PLACE by ship PRIVATELY” Mark 6:30-32.

“HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES, EVEN AS CHRIST ALSO LOVED THE CHURCH, and gave himself for it . . . 28 SO OUGHT MEN TO LOVE THEIR WIVES as their own bodies. HE THAT LOVETH HIS WIFE LOVETH HIMSELF . . . 33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular SO LOVE HIS WIFE EVEN AS HIMSELF; and the wife see that she reverence her husband” Ephesians 5:21-33.

“Like an APPLE tree among the trees of the woods, So is MY BELOVED among the sons. I sat down in his SHADE with great delight,
And his FRUIT was sweet to my taste. 4 HE BROUGHT ME TO THE BANQUETING HOUSE,AND HIS BANNER OVER ME WAS LOVE. 5 SUSTAIN me with cakes of raisins, REFRESH me with apples, FOR I AM LOVESICK” Songs of Solomon 2 3:-5.

Rev Chukie MORSI

ABOUNDING FAITH, HOPE & LOVE

February 6, 2020 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

ABOUNDING FAITH, HOPE & LOVE – Endeavour To Inflame And Ablaze Your FAITH To GLOW: Make Your FAITH WORK For Your Good By LOVE!

FAITH without WORKS is DEAD been ALONE. Faith not ACTIONED is dead indeed. Meaning FAITH WORKING without the action of LOVE – which is the DEFAULT can’t function healthily and lacks VITALITY and the TENDER valued power with God.

FAITH is acting correspondingly on what you believe on God’s word accordingly. So the act of faith directly or indirectly in life and charitable causes are as authentic to and by God in His word, only through LOVE.

It’s either your FAITH is WORKING as Scripturally enjoined by LOVE, or you are living by FATE and FAKE knowingly and or unknowingly.

Therefore set your priority with God right; for your FAITH to WORK the WORKS of life and grace EFFECTUALLY, LOVE is INEVITABLE in everyway. Meaning, in order to inflame and ablaze your FAITH to GLOW in grace and life, the default of LOVE must be ensured to be actively engaged.

THINK! PONDER!! MEDITATE!!!

“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, BUT FAITH WORKING THROUGH LOVE” Galatians 5:6 (NKJV)

“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that FAITH WITHOUT WORKS is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father JUSTIFIED BY WORKS, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 SEEST THOU HOW FAITH WROUGHT WITH HIS WORKS, AND BY WORKS WAS FAITH MADE PERFECT? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 YE SEE THEN HOW THAT BY WORKS A MAN IS JUSTIFIED, AND NOT BY FAITH ONLY. 25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, SO FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD ALSO” James 2:20-26.

Rev Chukie MORSI

Welcome To Month FEBRUARY: Month Of ABOUNDING IN FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE

February 1, 2020 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

Welcome To Month FEBRUARY: Month Of ABOUNDING IN FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE – “The Vitality of The WORK of FAITH, The PATIENCE of HOPE And The LABOUR of LOVE”

Herein Are Few Tips To Take Along And Rejuvenate This Month!

Be EMBOLDENED to DO something different this month from the Usual. Break through that FEAR of boredom and set patterns and methods. For God is not of METHODS but of PRINCIPLES. Therefore,

* Close the kitchen and take time out to have a special meal with family and possibly friends outside home or the usual. Take your spouse out for a different kind of date from the usual. Drive through a different route to and from Church, work or places of interest. Make new and different kind of friends and interest.

* As a man come down from your high horse position and COOK for your SPOUSE and FAMILY. Give the spouse, children and household a REASON to believe you are humane and have humanity in you to blend through life. Give them a sense of HUMILITY that EXALTS. I promise you how lovely and beautiful your spouse and children and family will smile through that day.

* Break through the usual, refresh your laugh, close the church for a week and take members for a picnic and have leisure as Jesus did, you won’t lose them. Go for a sporting, boat ride or ship cruise were possible. Have humour and laughter. Take away pressure, and take time to rest, have leisure at least. Life is WORTH living not surviving. Just have Life for once.

* Stop nursing enemies and unforgiving attitudes, and rather FEED your enemy, give them a DRINK, for when a man’s way PLEASE the Lord, He makes his enemy to be at peace with him. And you PLEASE the Lord God by FAITH – that is, ACTING on His WORD. Do you BELIEVE it, and can you DO it?

* Take someone NEW to EATERY and to the GROCERIES place for shopping and PAY the bills. Where possible give someone a home or shelter, mobility and such like. Look through your neighborhood, there’s someone who deserves LOVE and CARE.

* Take Your Spouse out to a refreshing conference or seminars to booster, rejuvenate and synergised your marriage. Stop living on the old fashioned and stayed place. It’s time to innovate, refresh, recreate and make a better you from that toxic boredom of dissatisfaction and stayed place. Give your RELATIONSHIP a new and refreshing BREATH of life.

* Live your life OUTSIDE the BOX this month. Make peace, apologize to those that hurts you though they are the wrong and give God something to work with.

* Resolve not to murmur, complain, nag, react and blame but to take RESPONSIBILITY for once at least this month. It’s time to speak well and whole to all about you again and again.

* DARE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT this month by taking a good time of yours for an hour or a day or couples to give someone a helping hand of your skill or trade or mentoring without asking for a pay or reward, more especially to the have not or unskilled or limited by some factors.

* You are of the NEW TESTAMENT, live your life beyond borders, hence visit your Unchurch friends and share LOVE, HOPE and FAITH with them. For once, be of earthly good in your heavenly mindedness.

Do all things in grace, surely you will be bless indeed.

BREAK THROUGH YOUR FEARS – ESPECIALLY YOURSELF THIS MONTH: BE A DIFFERENT AMBASSADOR FROM THE USUAL.

BE AN AMBASSADOR OF FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE!

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are TRUE, whatsoever things are HONEST, whatsoever things are JUST, whatsoever things are PURE, whatsoever things are LOVELY, whatsoever things are of GOOD REPORT; if there be any VIRTUE, and if there be any PRAISE, THINK on these things” Philippians 4:8.

“And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves APART into a DESERT PLACE, and REST a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no LEISURE so much as to EAT. 32 And they DEPARTED into a DESERT PLACE by ship privately” Mark 6:30-32.

Rev Chukie MORSI

GREED AND COVETEOUSNESS – THE LOVE OF MONEY

August 28, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

GREED AND COVETEOUSNESS – THE LOVE OF MONEY: The Three Major CAUSES And Side EFFECTS!

Money (Finance) is a medium of exchange. On it’s own, it’s not EVIL or an EVIL or the ROOT of EVIL or ROOT of all EVIL as some acclaimed; but it is ‘THE LOVE of MONEY’ and to simply say – “THE LOVE OF THE MONEY” itself that is the ROOT of ALL EVIL.

Money is GOOD. It’s a great means of defence and answering my QUEST in life, especially when diligently, wisely and prudently obtained and expended.

However, ‘THE LOVE OF MONEY’ has some causes or side effects especially when obtained by GREED and COVETEOUSNESS.

Herein are THREE WARNING SIGNS in order not to be in a position of being captivated by the – LOVE OF MONEY – obtained by GREED and COVETEOUSNESS:

#1. It causes WORRY: A lack of Sleep – sleepless moments if the balance sheet is not meeting expectations or overwhelmingly breaking your set point – Ecclesiastes 5:12.

#2. It causes DISSATISFACTIONS: It allows greediness and covetousness – Ecclesiastes 5:10.

#3. It causes TEMPTATION: It allows and leads to the breaking of rules, even the law in order to get and acquire more at any cost – which many have become accustomed – Proverbs 28:20.

Money is good in itself when it’s made to serve or be a servant and not as lord to every vital and legal means of living and doing life. Make it your servant or errand tool only and not your life controller, then you will experience the PEACE of mind indescribable. With peace of mind one is able to be CONTENTED, live GODLY, and to keep temptation, worry – anxiety and dissatisfaction at bay.

I pray you will not be entangled in bondage as a money lover for a mere self and selfish gratifications at the expense of others, the rule of law, and the decency and order in the community.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.

“For THE LOVE of MONEY is the ROOT of ALL EVIL: which while some COVETED after, they have ERRED from the FAITH, and PIERCED themselves through with many SORROWS” (1 Timothy 6:10) (Emphasis Mine).

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: BUT MONEY ANSWERETH ALL THINGS” (Ecclesiastes 10:19).

“If any man teach OTHERWISE, and consent not to WHOLESOME WORDS, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to GODLINESS; 4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, SUPPOSING that GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such WITHDRAW thyself. 6 But GODLINESS with CONTENTMENT is GREAT GAIN. 7 For we brought NOTHING into this world, and it is certain we can CARRY NOTHING OUT” 1 Timothy 6:3-7.

Further Scriptural Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12; 1 Timothy 5:8.

Rev Chukie MORSI

POWER & GRACE THROUGH AGAPE LOVE

June 14, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

POWER & GRACE THROUGH AGAPE LOVE: God’s VITALITY For One To WIN & TRIUMPH In Life And Godly Living!

God’s love – AGAPE, it’s the vitality you need to do life and live through any phase of human endeavours by FAITH. The reason being – the Love of God is SHED abroad in our HEARTS – the human spirit – by the Holy Ghost, and it’s not of our head else it’s PERVERSION; and God has COMMENDED his Love toward us in Christ Jesus, which is makes it awesome and graciously gracious – Romans 5:5,8.

As you kick starts life demands today, being another opportunity to THRIVE and not SURVIVE, if you can start LOVING genuinely from the stagnation you’ve been in God’s AGAPE love, you can then experience the working POWER and GRACE of God that enhances your FAITH to win and triumph in life.

Herein are some SCRIPTURAL VITALITY OF LOVE for your perusal. Meditate and be blessed:

** Love gives power of initiative, is a giver, sacrificial: John 3:16-17.

** Love is the royal law for the redeemed who are a royal priesthood – kings & priests unto God: James 2:8; Revelation 5:9-10; 1 Peter 2:5, 9.

** Love works no ill to self or others and it’s the fulfilment of all God’s commands: ◦Romans 13:8, 10.

** There is no hypocrisy or dissemination in love. It sees people through in life and not through people: Romans 12:9 –11; Philippians 2:3-4.

** There’s NO fear in love: 1 John 4:17–18.

** Love is the greatest gift in ranking: 1 Corinthians 13:13.

** Love is the end of all commandments and above all things: 1 Peter 4:7–9.

** Love is the bond of perfection (maturity, completeness): Colossians 3:12–14.

** Love is the excellent way to enhance and manifest the Ministerial and Spiritual gifts; and Character (Fruit) gifts of the Holy Spirit: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, 31 – 13:1-13; Ephesians 4:7-16; Galatians 5:13, 22-25.

** Love restores the weak ones back to Faith not an accuser: Galatians 6:1; John 8:1-11; John 4.

** Love is the most excellent way to excel and to have overflowing life: 1 Corinthians 12:31.

** Love is considerate: John 15:13.

** Love is patient, kind, not boastful or arrogant, not selfish and keeps record of no wrong and more: 1 Corinthians 13.

** Love forgives and does not offend: Psalm 119:165.

** Love edifies – builds. 1 Corinthians 8:1–3.

** Love overlooks a multitude of sins: Proverbs 10:12, 1 Peter 4:8, John 3:16.

KNOW FULL WELL THAT LIVING IN LOVE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF LOVE – MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING:

“For in Jesus Christ NEITHER circumcision AVAILETH any thing, NOR uncircumcision; BUT FAITH WHICH WORKETH BY LOVE . . . 13 For, brethren, ye have been CALLED unto liberty; only USE NOT LIBERTY for an occasion to the flesh, but by LOVE SERVE ONE ANOTHER” Galatians 5:6, 13.

“And hope maketh not ashamed; BECAUSE THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS BY THE HOLY GHOST which is given unto us . . . 8 But God COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARD US, in that, while we were YET SINNERS, Christ DIED for us” Romans 5:5, 8.

“Hereby PERCEIVE we the LOVE of God, because he LAID DOWN his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren” 1 John 3:16.

“He that LOVETH NOT KNOWETH NOT God; for GOD IS LOVE . . . 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. GOD IS LOVE; and he that DWELLETH in love DWELLETH in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our LOVE MADE PERFECT, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: BECAUSE AS HE IS, SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD. 18 There is NO FEAR IN LOVE; but PERFECT LOVE casteth out fear: because FEAR HATH TORMENT. He that feareth is not MADE perfect in love” 1 John 4:8, 16-18.

Further Scriptural Reading Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.

Rev Chukie MORSI

What a mystery – LOVE

February 14, 2019 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

What a mystery – LOVE: The Beautiful, Unquestioned, Unspeakable, Incomprehensible And Indescribable Gift – Given To Us To SHARE!

“There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, FOUR WHICH I KNOW NOT: 19 the way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and THE WAY OF A MAN WITH A WOMAN” Proverbs 30:18-19.

“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for LOVE IS STRONG AS DEATH; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. 7 MANY WATERS CANNOT QUENCH LOVE, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned” Songs of Solomon 8:6-7.

MARRYING THE WOMAN YOU LOVE IS GOOD. BUT LOVING THE WOMAN YOU MARRIED, NOW THAT IS SPECIAL.

Someone said:
“A HAPPY MAN MARRIES THE WOMAN HE LOVES. BUT A HAPPIER MAN LOVES THE WOMAN HE MARRIES” – Isaac Kubvoruno

LOVE – Is the BEAUTIFUL GIFT, giving to us to SHARE in grace. It’s about LOVING GOD FIRST, AND LOVING OTHERS IN HIS LOVE. More so, dating again and again and again . . . the one you genuinely and truly LOVE – is the most EXCELLENT WAY, the GRACIOUS and GRACEFUL act in DOING LIFE TOGETHER in Christ Jesus. Amen. – Chukie MORSI Snr.

The greater LOVE involves laying down ones life for the other!

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 GREATER LOVE hath no man than this, that a man LAY DOWN his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you” (John 15:12-14).

Rev Chukie MORSI