Sermon Jam of the week. Obsessed by Stephen Manley.

Happy 2nd year anniversary Amazing Grace Christian Church!!

This is a video I put together for the church's anniversary last week. It chronicles how the church was planted and what God has been doing for us so far. God is a great God! All Glory to His name now and forever more. Amen.

Without God....

Atheism.

Dear Christian, Guard your heart.

The heart is a very resilient muscle. Out of all the organs in the body, it is considered as the master or king. Why? Because it pumps and helps in transporting blood to other parts of the body. Without it functioning, life would cease in few minutes. Our organs would be starved of very vital nutrients and oxygen, Death would be inevitable. This is one of the reasons why Doctors encourage their patients to eat healthy, excercise regularly and have a good lifestyle. It is no wonder The Bible tells us in Proverbs 4:23 "Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life that we are to guard our heart because out of it are the issues of life."

What does this mean? To guard one's heart. I want you to imagine the heart as a fortress. One that houses a very important jewel known to so many other strangers on the outside. Everyone is trying to get in because they know what they can do with the jewel inside but as the rightful owner you stand and defend your fortress. You would do all to see that your enemies don't get in. That dear Christian is the battle we are engaged in daily.

The enemy knows just how important this organ is and he despises it. Remember what the scriptures say in Romans 10:10 "For with the heart man believes unto righteousness. This is why he is constantly attacking our hearts daily with evil thoughts, ideas and so much more. He knows that if he can get into our hearts he can wreck so much havoc that will end up destroying our lives.  We wont be able tp grow, blossom and bear godly fruits. So how can we guard our hearts??

1. Using The Word of God. 

This is the most powerful weapon of the believer. We must know how to use it effectively for insance if a thought about one dying suddenly comes up then that person uses Psalm 118:17 to fight off the effects that may arise. We must study The Word judiciously.

2. Paying attention to what we read, watch and listen to. 

Learn to guard your sight, hearing and your steps. 

For Christian singles still searching or waiting on God for a partner, we must be careful to guard our hearts against falsehood, manipulations and deciet. This is one of the reasons why a lot of people are in terrible situations.

3. Think and meditate over the right things. The apostle Paul instructs us, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things” (Philippians 4:8). Dwelling on these things will help to build a guard fence around our hearts.

When we do these things, we can be sure that God's grace will be more than sufficient for us. He will see us through. 

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Hold on..