Follow Christ

Date: Sunday, 13^th Jan 2013

Preacher: Apostle Rev Kinsley Kesse (visit to Lighthouse Chapel Int. – Lilly of the Valley Cathedral)

Bible Verse: Matthew 23:7 – 12

Verse 7: And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

Verse 8: But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

Verse 9: And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

Verse 10: Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

Verse 11: But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Verse 12: And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Hello dear brethren, 

I greet you with joy and peace from our maker. On Sunday we had a surprise visit from a beloved man of God, a man who used to pastor our branch church, now transferred to do the work of God all over the world. He is just wonderful. We love you apostle.

Now to the sermon follow Christ. Jesus Christ our Lord, master and saviour lived a life that any Christian in any part of the world should learn to follow or imitate to be qualified to be called a Christian. This sermon focused on the humble and serving side of Jesus. As read from the passage, Jesus Christ tells His disciples about how we are all equal as brothers and sisters, and that we have only one master which is the Messiah Himself. Meaning one should not boost of himself as a master for there is but only one master. He goes on to tell them how the greatest among them MUST BE a servant.

The greatest key to becoming the greatest is serving others and that is not easy in any way especially if they are your juniors, but the reward we gain by being humble is that God will exalt us. Wow, what other promotion is even nearer to the promotion from God.

The preacher also talked about the fact that God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). If you humble yourself before the Lord, He lifts you up but if you are a proud person He sure humbles you. This is how it works, every now and then God sends His angels to go down the level of “proud and humble stick” to see who is down there on the humble side so He can lift them up. And to those on the proud side of the stick He humbles them, it’s that simple. One thing we should know is that if God brings you down, nothing can bring you up and verse versa.

We should also know that when we serve a master or a supervisor, be it in the church or the work place, well just anywhere, it really does not mean we are humble because it is expected of us to serve our supervisors or leaders. Humble is what makes us serve our juniors and anybody else. May we be humble and receive grace from the Lord God Almighty in Jesus name. Amen. 

ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOUR SO YOU CAN MAKE IT TO HEAVEN