Foursquare Gospel Church Igbosere (Chapel of Blessing)

OUR DAILY BREAD May 1, 2016 Sunday THE RESTORATION BUSINESS Dennis Fisher Philippians 3:1-8 I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ. —nkjv Philippians 3:8 After the apostle Paul turned his life over to the Savior, he realized his own achievements and abilities amounted to little more than trash. But Jesus transformed it all into something new and useful. Paul said, “Whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ” (Phil. 3:7-8). Having been trained in Jewish religious law, he had been an angry and violent man toward those who followed Christ (Acts 9:1-2). After being transformed by Christ, the tangled wreckage of his angry past was transformed into the love of Christ for others (2 Cor. 5:14-17). If ...

OUR DAILY BREAD April 29, 2016 Friday THE FRAGRANCE OF CHRIST Marion Stroud 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 We are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ. 2 Corinthians 2:15 Which of the five senses brings back your memories most sharply? For me it is definitely the sense of smell. A certain kind of sun oil takes me instantly to a French beach. The smell of chicken mash brings back childhood visits to my grandmother. A hint of pine says “Christmas,” and a certain kind of aftershave reminds me of my son’s teenage years. Paul reminded the Corinthians that they were the aroma of Christ: “For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ” (2 Cor. 2:15). He may have been referring to Roman victory parades. The Romans made sure everyone knew they had been victorious by burning incense on altars throughout the city. For the victors, the aroma was pleasing; for the prisoners it meant certain slavery or death. So as believers, we are victorious soldiers. And when the gospel...

OUR DAILY BREAD April 28, 2016 Thursday AN AMAZING LOVE Dave Branon Malachi 1:1-10; 4:5-6 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. Malachi 1:2 The final major historic acts of the Old Testament are described in Ezra and Nehemiah as God allowed the people of Israel to return from exile and resettle in Jerusalem. The City of David was repopulated with Hebrew families, a new temple was built, and the wall was repaired. And that brings us to Malachi. This prophet, who was most likely a contemporary of Nehemiah, brings the written portion of the Old Testament to a close. Notice the first thing he said to the people of Israel: “ ‘I have loved you,’ says the Lord.” And look at their response: “How have you loved us?” (1:2). Amazing, isn’t it? Their history had proven God’s faithfulness, yet after hundreds of years in which God continually provided for His chosen people in both miraculous and mundane ways, they wondered how He had s...

“My Name Is Gossip. I have no respect for justice. I maim without killing. I break hearts and ruin lives. I am cunning and malicious and gather strength with age. The more I am quoted the more I am believed. I flourish at every level of society. My victims are helpless. They cannot protect themselves against me because I have no name and no face. To track me down is impossible. The harder you try, the more elusive I become. I am nobody’s friend. Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never the same. I topple governments and ruin marriages. I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights, heartache and indigestion. I spawn suspicion and generate grief. I make innocent people cry in their pillows. Even my name hisses. I AM CALLED GOSSIP.” This eye-opening poem from an unknown author says a lot about the damage done through gossip. What about the famous phrase we all have heard. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? ...

Rapture  Alert: By Papa Adeboye - Religion D end is HERE ADEBOYE'S TESTIMONY I saw it again. This time more scary. The end-time is more than nigh. It will happen like a flash unexpected and time shall be no more for repentance.In my dream, it was as if God shut his ears.I saw multitude of people running into a church. But inside that church, screaming and shouting everywhere; people making utterances to heaven. Behold it was as if a strange spirit entered into some people more clearly, I remember seeing an old man who was beside me whom the said spirit entered into and as he let out a cry, he disappeared and few other people. At that point, I realised that the rapture has taken place. I cried the more. Immediately, the devil took over and started making mockery of the left over Christians. He had a register of everyone's name... At this point, I woke up. The end is more than near. What breaks my heart the most is that many people in the church will not make it if Jesus comes...

OUR DAILY BREAD April 27, 2016 Wednesday STORMS ON THE HORIZON David Roper Matthew 8:23-28 What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him! Matthew 8:27 Jesus’ disciples were surrounded by a storm, and He used the experience to teach them about the power and faithfulness of God (Matt. 8:23-27). We seek answers for the uncertainties of life. We watch the future growing closer and wonder what will happen to us there. Puritan poet John Keble captured this in one of his poems in which he watched the future as it drew near. But as he watched he was “waiting to see what God will do.” Whether young or old we all face uncertain futures. Heaven answers: God's love and goodness encircle us no matter what awaits us. We wait and see what God will do! We sail into the uncertain future surrounded by the faithfulness of God! When sin came into the world, everything broke. The earth no longer functioned as it was supposed to. Our bodies and minds became susc...

WE JUST HAD SEX. Confessions of a Born Again Brother I have not eaten all day, I am not fasting but am in despair and in shock. How can I explain this to you? By this time last night, she was in my arms, we were cuddled together naked and just finished making love to catch up for the lost time. It was pleasurable as usual and we enjoyed it. We haven't seen each other for few weeks and we were in love. She was the lead chorister in my church, a vibrant sister, very beautiful but was my lover and partner in sin. I saw her off at about 10:18PM. It wasn't up to 30 minutes when my phone rang, I picked it up only for the caller to tell me the owner of this phone was killed by a trailer that failed break. I was hit by a tsunami, lost composure and started crying. When I finally got to her house, people were in sad mood but were praising God that a dedicated sister has returned to heaven, but deep inside me I felt a great guilt and I knew deep down what we did in secret. Friends,...