Foursquare Gospel Church Igbosere (Chapel of Blessing)

Theme for the year: Increased Greatness (Ps 71:21) Theme for the month: The High Calling of God (Phil. 3:14) Topic: You Are God’s Workmanship. (Eph. 2:10) (Part 2) Ephesians 2:10 reveals that we have been "created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." This raises an obvious question: "What are the good works God has prepared for us?" Many of us would be inclined to answer this question by pointing to specific things Christians tend to do as an expression of their faith. Good works would include: attending worship services, praying regularly, studying Scripture, giving generously from our financial resources, joining a workforce in the church, visiting brethren to encourage them in faith, going for personal and group evangelism, caring for the poor, working for justice for the oppressed, loving our neighbors, and so forth. These are surely among the good works God has prepared for us. We rightly engage in these activities ...

Sunday 3rd September, 2017 Theme: The unfailing God (Isaiah 40:28-31); Topic: restoring the lost Grounds (1 Samuel 30:8; Ezekiel 37:3-5) God is supreme in the universe. His word is final. When He speaks heaven and earth are affected because great number of publishers is attached to the intent of His command or promise according to Psalm 68:11,”The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it”. See also 2 Kings 6:16 where Prophet Elisha assured his servant, “And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them”. Everything in heaven and earth is affected when God speaks. Even Satan is affected because all things must work together for the good of the purpose of our God. Since the word of God cannot be broken, why do we always have some promises lingering for a long time without manifestation? Where do we miss it? The story of Daniel is an eye opener to us. The man of God stood in prayer for 21 days and the Prince of Persia (a...

OUR TENETS OF FAITH THESE WE BELIEVE (a.k.a. Our Tenets of Faith) Our  belief  is based on core biblical truths we call the  22 tenets of faith , as drafted by Foursquare founder  Aimee Semple McPherson. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES We believe the Bible is God-inspired (2 Timothy 3:16,17). THE ETERNAL GODHEAD We believe God is Triune: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14). THE FALL OF MAN We believe that man was created in the image of God, but that by voluntary disobedience he fell from perfection (Romans 5:12). THE PLAN OF SALVATION We believe that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, signing the pardon of all who believe on Him (John 3:16; Romans 5:8). SALVATION THROUGH GRACE We believe that we have no righteousness and must come to God pleading the righteousness of Christ (Ephesians 2:8). REPENTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE We believe that upon sincere repentance, and a whole-hearted acceptance of Christ, we are justifie...

Topic: Dealing With Obstacles of Growth One of the characteristics of a living thing is growth. The day a living thing stops growing it dies. Do you know that as human being you are growing as long as you are alive? Growth in human being and other living things is not limited to physical increase in height or weight. Cells keep growing in your body to replace the exhausted ones in order to keep you alive. When human system is under attack of bacterial and other disease causing organisms, sickness comes in and when not adequately addressed leads to death. What the bacterial or disease causing organisms do is to kill or stop the growth of cells and nutrients to keep human alive. In like manner, for you to grow in Christ there are obstacles that must be specifically dealt with. The basic truth is that every Christian is expected to be growing irrespective of your maturity or attainment in Christ. It is a life time growing. For those who have made considerable spiritual grow...

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...