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The King's Palace of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God
in Katy Houston, Texas will be hosting Dr. Brown
this weekend as they celebrate Mothers' Day.
The theme for this year's celebration is
"AMAZING GRACE."
Pastor Tunde Badru is the host
clergyman.
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"YOU ARE A DIRECT PRODUCT OF YOUR THOUGHT LIFE; NO MAN DOES BETTER THAN HIS THOUGHTS."
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IF MY PEOPLE ...
"We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you" (Colossians 1:3).
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VIDEO/AUDIO MESSAGE CENTER: NEW TEACHINGS FROM DR. BROWN. |
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LogoRhema Snippets
Thursday, May 7, 2009.
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The Exemplary Lifestyle (IV).
"Let no man despise thy youth; but
be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity, in
spirit, in faith, in purity." (I
Timothy 4:12).
The apostle Paul having adviced his youthful
son in the Lord, Timothy, to be an example in
word, charity, spirit, faith, and purity,
went a step further to show him how to
achieve these things.
It's no use demanding that I be
something that I don't even know how to be!
According to Paul, the pathway to
becoming an exemplary Christian would include:
1. Reading
"Till I come, give attendance to
reading, exhortation, to
doctrine." (v.13)
Reading will involve studying based
on a hunger, passion, and quest for
knowledge. Men who will be leaders must of a
necessity be readers!
2. Exhortation
Exhortation involves entreaty,
admonition, encouragement, imploration,
supplication, persuasive discourse. Exemplary
people are people who often engage in
meaningful exhortations.
3. Doctrine
Exemplary people will give attention to
understanding precepts, teachings and
instructions. This area seems to be very much
missing in Christiandom today: There are many
exciting teachings, but not much doctrine.
Paul however insisted that if Timothy must be
an example, he must give attention to sound
biblical doctrine!
In verses 14 and 15, the apostle
concludes by asking that we:
(a) Don't neglect the gift (or the
grace) of God on our lives.
(b) Meditate on all these things
hitherto mentioned, and
(c) Give ourselves wholly to them.
This is the bible way of being living
examples in the world we live in today!
(...to be continued...)
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