Text: Exodus 20:8-11 Memory text: “But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.” James 1:25 NKJV The Bible is the wisdom book for a happy, healthy, and long...
Author: Ifeoluwa Abolarin (Ifeoluwa Abolarin)
GOOD EATING HABIT PROMOTES HEALTH AND LONG LIFE
Text: Genesis 1:26-31 Memory text: “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” I Corinthians 10:31 NKJV Some people believe that a good and healthy life has nothing to do with what you do or eat but only on prayer. To understand any concept of a...
DON’T REJECT CORRECTION
Text: Hebrews 12:5-11 Memory text: “Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, And he who hates correction will die.” Proverbs 15:10 NKJV As a boy, Jude ignored his father’s warnings and laughed at his mother’s tears. He hated school rules and discipline but loved lawlessness and free money. By the time he was...
HONOUR YOUR PARENTS 6
Text: Matthew 26:6-13 Memory text: “For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.” Matthew 26:11 NKJV Procrastinating the honour you should give to your parents can come with grave consequences. Firstly, it can hinder or limit further blessings. Honour is a key that opens the treasure of filial...
The New Life In Christ
HONOUR YOUR PARENTS 5
Text: 2 Samuel 1:17-27 Memory text: “Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, …older women as mothers, …” I Timothy 5:1-2 NKJV Your response to the instructions of God is simply an expression of your faith in that word. If you believe the word is true, you will delight yourself...
HONOUR YOUR PARENTS 4
Text: 1 Samuel 19:1-10 Memory text: “But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29 NKJV God instructs us to obey and commands us to honour our parents according to Ephesians 6:1-2. The key words are ‘obey’ and ‘honour’. In this context, obedience is an...
HONOUR YOUR PARENTS 3
Text: Genesis 9:20-27 Memory text: “‘Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’” Deuteronomy 27:16 NKJV Yes, parents are not always right; they have flaws and are fallible; and they may not seem deserving, yet we are under God’s commandment to respect and...
HONOUR YOUR PARENTS 2
Text: Genesis 49:1-7 Memory text: “Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you rejoice.” Proverbs 23:25 NKJV It’s often said that, “The greatest gift you can give your parents is a life that makes them proud, not one that brings them tears.” One day, a parent was invited by...
HONOUR YOUR PARENTS
Text: Ephesians 6:1-3 Memory text: “The eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.” Proverbs 30:17 NKJV Having learnt the blessing in honouring one’s parents from early years, Elias cared for his aging parents out of deep...