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Our Obligations, Duties & Expectations as JESUS’ Friends John 15:14 “You are my friends if you do what I command you. INTRODUCTION: THE UPGRADE FROM SERVANT TO FRIENDOn the night before the Cross, in the Upper Room, JESUS pulled His disciples aside for His final words. John 13 to 17 is called the Farewell Discourse .In John 15:15 He says something radical: “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my FATHER I have made known to you.”Think about that. The…

“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” 📖Exodus…

1. THE PRIESTHOOD CLOCK STARTS EVERYTHINGLuke opens with Zacharias. That’s not random. GOD times everything by the temple.Luke 1:5 “…Zacharias, of the division of Abijah”. 1 Chronicles 24:10 tells us Abijah was the 8th course. The priestly year began in Nisan, the month of Passover. Each course lasted for one week. So if you count forward, the course of Abijah lands around Sivan, the 3rd month, which is when Shavuot/Pentecost happens. Luke 1:23 says “when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived.” So John is conceived around late Sivan.…

With Old Testament. (OT) & New Testament (NT) References PREAMBLE: THE BASIS OF THE LAW Exodus 20:1-2; Deuteronomy 5:1-6 – God speaks directly. He’s not just giving rules; He’s a Redeemer: “I brought you out of Egypt.” Law follows grace. NT Parallel: Titus 2:11-12 – “For the grace of God… teaches us to deny ungodliness.” 1 Peter 1:15-16 – “Be holy, for I am holy” — God’s character is the standard. 1. YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 Core Issue: Loyalty of the heart. Idolatry = anything we trust, love, or fear more than…

Romans 8:13-16 (NIV) highlights the contrast between living by sinful nature (leading to death) and living by the Spirit (leading to life and sonship). Believers are urged to put to death misdeeds, empowered by the Spirit to live as adopted children of God, directly addressing Him as “Abba, Father”.Becoming a child of GOD is achieved through faith in JESUS CHRIST, receiving Him as Saviour, and being “born again” spiritually. According to the Bible, this process involves believing in JESUS’ name, repenting of sins, and receiving the right to be adopted into GOD’s family by being obedient to His Commandments. THE…

THE BIG PICTURE: 2 MARKS, 2 BOOKS, 2 DESTINIESContrast from Torah to Revelation: 1. Mark of the Beast on hand or forehead [Rev 13:16] = Counterfeit of Deut 6:8 “bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes”2. Name of the Father on foreheads [Rev 14:1, 22:4] = Fulfillment of Ezek 9:4 “put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations”2 Books: Lamb’s Book of Life [Rev 13:8, 20:15, Dan 12:1] vs followers of the beast 2 Worships: Worship the Creator [Rev 14:7, Ex…

INTRODUCTION In a world saturated with distractions, ambitions, relationships, and endless pursuits, one timeless divine principle stands above all others as the foundation of a truly successful and fulfilling life — PUT GOD FIRST. This is not merely a religious slogan or a motivational phrase. It is a sacred, non-negotiable commandment from the Creator Himself — a Kingdom principle that, when genuinely embraced and consistently practised, sets the trajectory of a believer’s entire life on a course of divine order, supernatural provision, and unending blessing. To put God first is to acknowledge that He is the Source of all things,…

Convenience and the easy route…Why do religions misinterpret Paul’s teachings?The biggest reason many people misinterpret Paul is that they ignore the warning given by Simon Peter. Peter said that Paul wrote with wisdom, but that some of his writings are hard to understand, and that the unlearned and unstable twist them to their own destruction (2 Peter 3:15–16). Paul never taught that YAHUAH’s Torah was abolished. He taught that we are saved by grace through faith, not by earning salvation through works, while still affirming obedience to YAHUAH’s commandments. Peter’s warning reminds us to interpret Paul in harmony with the…

📖 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” [NIV] THE CONTEXT: PAUL’S CHARGE TO TIMOTHY 2 Timothy 4:1-2 is the setup: “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season…” Paul is writing from a Roman prison, near death [2 Timothy 4:6-7]. He knows false teaching will explode after he’s gone [Acts 20:29-30]. So he…

“THE MAN AFTER GOD’S HEART: A LIFE THAT PLEASES GOD”. “THE MAN AFTER GOD’S HEART: A LIFE THAT PLEASES GOD” and it draws directly from Psalm 15 — a Psalm David wrote asking, “LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?” [Psalm 15:1]. GOD’s answer is a 7-fold description of character, not charisma. “God is not impressed by outward appearance, talent, or success alone. He looks upon the heart…” [1 Samuel 16:7] This is exactly how David was chosen — “a man after my own heart” [Acts 13:22; 1 Samuel 13:14]. Here’s the…