Foursquare Gospel Church Igbosere (Chapel of Blessing)

OUR DAILY BREAD June 8, 2016 Wednesday BETTER BY FAR Jennifer Benson Schuldt Philippians 1:12–26 I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far. Philippians 1:23 Little children don’t always understand what it means to die. But Paul, who had a lifetime of experience, wrote something similar: “I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far” (Phil. 1:23). The apostle was under house arrest at the time, but his statement wasn’t fueled by despair. He was rejoicing because his suffering was causing the gospel to spread (vv. 12–14). So why would Paul be torn between a desire for life and death? Because to go on living would mean “fruitful labor.” But if he died he knew he would enjoy a special kind of closeness with Christ. To be absent from our bodies is to be home with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:6–8). People who believe in the saving power of Jesus’s death and resurrection will be with Him forever. It...

OUR DAILY BREAD June 7, 2016 Tuesday TELL IT! Lawrence Darmani Mark 5:1–20 The man went away and began to tell . . . how much Jesus had done for him. Mark 5:20 ...... Francis looked at me, sighed heavily, and said, “I’ve felt like doing the same for a long time now.” He asked me to share what happened, and I told him how the previous day someone had explained the gospel to me and how I asked Jesus to come into my life. I still remember the tears in his eyes as he too prayed to receive Jesus’s forgiveness. No longer in a hurry, he and I talked and talked about our new relationship with Christ. After Jesus healed the man with an evil spirit, He told him, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you” (Mark 5:19). The man didn’t need to preach a powerful sermon; he simply needed to share his story. No matter what our conversion experience is, we can do what that man did:...

OUR DAILY BREAD June 6, 2016 Monday BROKEN TO BE MADE NEW Dennis Fisher Psalm 119:71–75 I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. Psalm 119:75 During World War II my dad served with the US Army in the South Pacific. During that time Dad rejected any idea of religion, saying, “I don’t need a crutch.” Yet the day came when his attitude toward spiritual things would change forever. Mom had gone into labor with their third child, and my brother and I went to bed with the excitement of soon seeing our new brother or sister. When I got out of bed the next morning, I excitedly asked Dad, “Is it a boy or a girl?” He replied, “It was a little girl but she was born dead.” We began to weep together at our loss. For the first time, Dad took his broken heart to Jesus in prayer. At that moment he felt an overwhelming sense of peace and comfort from God, though his daughter would always be irrepla...

Wonderful message by the senior Pastor during the 1st service Topic: Develop Passion for the assignment Text: Phil. 3:13-14 How to develop Passion for the assignmnt 1. consecration towards Excellent service 2. consistent huger for soul winning 3. commitment to discipleship and spiritual development