I present lessons from my teachings in 2017. I hope you keep them in heart as we approach 2018.
- There are two mystical orders in the Bible: they are the Levitical or Aaronic order and the Order of Melchizedek.
- The Melchizedek order is a religio-secular order. It is a hyphenated order – priest-king.
- Sometimes we don’t appreciate how radical Jesus was for his day. His cabinet composition bucked the trend. It comprised a Doctor, Fisherman, Tax collector, Zealot etc.
- Jesus belongs to the second political order, the order of Melchizedek. (Heb. 7:13-17) By that very fact all Christians belong to that order. That’s because we have no identity outside of Jesus. (Col. 2:10, Eph. 1:11)
- The implication of the order of Melchizedek is that we’re supposed to be heavenly conscious but very earthly relevant.
- There are three areas Satan applies pressure in life – income, family and health.
- When people rise against you and the mob is incited against you, remember the one who calms the storms.
- Envy is scary. It can radically unite rivals.
- That seeming delay to answered prayer may just be God trying to put his signature flourish on your story.
- If you’re not pleased with the corporate governance of your church, go to another church rather than get into offences.
- Sin is a criminal liability, not a civil infraction. Doing good cannot atone for sin.
- Blessing is not according to natural order, it’s by grace. It’s not by human effort it’s the covenant of mercy.
- It doesn’t matter how many people are before you in the natural order. Grace subverts natural order.
- You can’t maintain a separate set of values from everyone else and not have strong conviction and constitution.
- Stand for what you believe. Have conviction. Make God proud. Remember, one with God is exclusive majority.
- Sometimes integrity leads us through adverse circumstances to take us to the top.
- Crass short-term opportunism derails destiny.
- In Christianity when the arrow of knowledge points to the future, it is called “prophecy”.
- The test of a prophecy is fulfilment.
- It’s good to show kindness to people. You may be showing kindness to your future spouse unaware.
- Loyalty has rewards.
- You can’t be in leadership and be temperamental. There’s need for emotional control.
- We must be careful what we open ourselves to, who we listen to. The pedigree of an instructor matters.
- The sin of vanity was Satan’s undoing. It’s a common trap.
- The planting of the tree of knowledge of good and evil also inaugurated the advent of freewill.
- Freewill is not the same as license. Laws always regulate freewill.
- Morality devoid of God is anchorless. (Matthew 22:36-40)
- “If I don’t pay tithe will I go to hell?” No. Tithe has nothing to do with salvation. You were saved by grace. (Eph. 2:8-9)
- Without introspection and spiritual understanding man is more or less an animal. (Psalm 49:20 AMP)
If you’ll like to receive Jesus into your life please pray this prayer: “Father I acknowledge that I am a sinner, that Jesus died for me, that you raised him from the dead. Father please forgive me. I accept Jesus today as my Lord and my Saviour. Amen.”
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