CAC OKE-ISEGUN ILORIN DISTRICT COORDINATING COUNCIL, ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

     Matthew tells us that it was early in the morning that Jesus and His disciples were making their way back from Bethany to Jerusalem. And "as He returned to the city, He was hungry" (v. 18). Since they stayed at Bethany, it would be safe to assume that Jesus and His disciples spent the night at the home of His dear friends Martha, Mary and Lazarus. And if that's the case, you certainly would think that Martha would have made sure everyone was well-fed before they left. But for whatever reason, it seems that they made the journey without breakfast. Perhaps Jesus' hunger was intentional. Perhaps it was so that He could teach this object lesson to His disciples. As they journeyed along toward the city, Jesus saw a fig tree by the side of the road. Jesus came to the fig tree—covered with the promise of fruit—expecting to be able to pick some of these smaller “figlets” and satisfy His hunger.            But Matthew ...

#Introduction: Divorce (or dissolution of marriage): According to Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary, it means "Legal ending of a marriage so that husband and wife are free or to put an end to marriage by Law." God, the author of marriage divinely ordained that the two shall joined together to be one (Gen. 2:24). "Therefore shall a man leaves his father and mother and shall cleav e unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. # Below  are few actions that may lead to divorce or dissolution of marriage and solution or way out: 1. Failure to "leave and cleave" - Eph. 5:31, 28:30, Mk. 10:6-9 2. Giving the devil a place - Eph. 4:27, I Pet. 5:7-9, Gen. 3:1-6 3. Criticism and Lack of Forgiveness - John 17:20-23, Mk. 3:24-25 4. Lack of Love and Affection - Eph. 5:26, Tit.2:4 5. Worldliness and Extravagance - Rm. 12:1, 2, I Jh. 2:15-17 6. Childlessness - Gen. 25:20-22. Mark 9:23 7. Money, Business and Spending - Phil. 4:19, Luke. 16:10-12 # We  can overco...

# Introduction Have you ever asked this question, why must i go through tests and trials as a Christian? Why does God allow trials to take place? What should a Christian do when faced with disappointment, disaster and despair when scripture teaches us that "all things work together for good to them that love God, to them, who are called according to His purpose (Roman 8:28)? # Why  God allows trials and test 1. God loves you. 2. God wants our complete attention. 3. To humble us - 2 Cor. 12:7, Prov. 18:12 4. For discipline - Heb. 12:5-11, Prov. 3:11-12 5. To depend more on Him - 2 Cor. 12:9-10 6. To protect you from a bigger problem that you don't see coming - Ps. 121:5-8 7. Sharing in God's suffering - 1 Pet. 4:12-16 8. To build us up to develop character - Rom. 8:28-29, Phil. 1:6 9. It helps us to develop character - Rom. 5:3-6 10. It help build our faith in the Lord - James 1:2-6, Ps. 73:25-28 11. To remind us that it is God who is always in control - Luke 8:22-25 12. T...

TOPIC: Preacher: Evang. Omoboye Ayanfe Topic: CHARACTER OF A GOOD CHRISTIAN Text: Geneses 6:5, Psalm 15 Introduction: God that created heaven and earth knew all that He created including Human being. He knows them by names, Characters even more than how they know themselves. WHAT IS CHARACTER: ·          Character is a sum of thoughts, intentions, desires and action. ·          Character is the aggregate of features traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.    EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE AND THEIR CHARACTERS RUTH                     Ruth 3:11 JOB                     ...