KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 5:2 KJV “The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.”

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We continue with Apostle Paul’s advice to Pastor Timothy. He now advises on the proper relationship that must exist between  him and other persons in the church.

In our previous study, he instructed him to relate to older men as fathers, giving them the needed respect and honour. He ought to relate. to the younger men as brothers. He must treat the elderly women as mothers, while the younger girls are treated as sisters. The underlying grounds for such a relationship are to live together with them in all purity. The child of God is first and foremost a representative of our Lord Jesus. The pastor  must have this concept fully saturating his mind. He is to play the role of the master to  everyone he relates to. The. Lord Jesus main aim for relating to people was to reveal the nature of God to those people. He therefore demonstrated love and selflessness to all.

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Please understand you are not trying to become like Christ. This is an impossibility. When we were born into Christ, we were spiritually baptised into Him. This identified us with Him. We have put Him on as one wears a garment, making  us just like Him. Gal 3:27 KJV “For as many of you as have been baptised into Christ have put on Christ.”It is with this acknowledgement that we relate to each person.

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To the elderly women, they are your mothers. As mothers, they  are filled with great love for their children, yet their great age makes them vulnerable due to various degrees of weakness. They need to be loved and supported. Give a listening ear to them since they may be given to advising on various relationship matters. Listen to them attentively but allow the Holy Spirit to endorse or refuse what they say. Treat them like you would treat your own mother.

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He counsels on how to relate to the younger girls. To these ones he adds, in all purity. Some men of God have found themselves acting against the scriptures in their relationship with the girls in the church. Some have assumed a father-daughter relationship, yet it ends in very carnal acts that seriously compromise the word of God.

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Some try to justify such behaviours by saying that, as men, these things can happen. This lies the error. Please always maintain the understanding and concept that you are one with Jesus, and for that matter, you are higher than ordinary men. You would live like ordinary men if you saw yourself as one of them. Our Lord Jesus NEVER saw Himself as an ordinary man. He said He came from above, and that is what we are. The term born again, means born from above. Grace means a supernatural boost that makes us unique from  other men, Rom 6:14

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THOUGHT: TO ACCEPT YOURSELF AS A MERE MAN IS TO LIVE LIKE ONE.

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FURTHER STUDIES

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1Co 3:3 NHEB for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and living by human standards?

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Joh 8:23 NHEB He said to them, “You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world. “

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 5:1 KJV “Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren.”

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Apostle Paul continue with the instructions for proper ruining of the church to Timothy.This this he tells him not to rebuke an elder.He says he should rather relate to him as a father or his father.His role as a pastor does not give him the right to talk to the elderly as little children.Age comes with honour as well as a special grace that places them in a position to bless or even curse.Gen 47:7 KJV “And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.” The day Jacob Joseph’s father met Pharoah, he knew the importance of the grace of the elderly, so he asked Jacob to bless him.

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The scriptures say children should obey their parents in the Lord. It added that that is the right thing to do. When a child does that, he receives the blessing of having a good life as well as living long( Eph 6:1-3). The scripture teaches that the elder is like a father to you. In effect, he is like your own parents. Respecting  them would surely bring you the promise of living well as well as having a long life. One thing every child of God must learn is that God demands order in every human establishment. Order means a hierarchy of authority and honour.

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In the home the husband is the highest authority, then comes the wife, after which the eldest sibling comes in that order.The younger must always honour and respect the elder ones.Any home that the younger fails to respect the elderly siblings allows a demon to control that child who refuses to honour his senior.A wife who does not respect  the husband and dictates affairs ,even if she contributes all the finances is definitely not controlled by the spirit of God

The order in the home is that the man is the head, and he must dictate affairs in the home. He must love his wife, and the wife must respect or honour him. If this order is abused, it brings that home under the power of another spirit that is not of God.

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The scriptures teach further that eldership is not only about age but certain roles in the house of God1Pe 5:1 KJV” The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:” These are elders who are pastors, teachers, apostles, prophets or evangelists. They can be described as ruling elders 1Ti 5:17 KJV” Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.” The same advice Paul gave to Timothy is applicable to every other elder

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THOUGHT: HONOURING AN ELDER BRINGS A BLESSING OF LONG LIFE TO YOU.

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Eph 6:2 KJV Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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Pro 20:29″ EasyEnglish Young men show how strong they are. Grey hair shows that a man is old and wise.”

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TAKE HEED TO THYSELF.

KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:16 KJV “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”

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In closing the chapter four apostle Paul advises Pastor Timothy to take care of his stability in the faith by taking heed to the teachings that have been given to him.If he does so, he would both save himself and those who listen to him.This statement presents two important facts.

1.If you fail to adhere to the truth and to order your ways by it, then you could be cast away at the last day. 1Co 9:27 KJV”, But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”

2. If a minister teaches untruth or error, all his listeners will  end up in eternal destruction. It is extremely dangerous to be under a false pastor

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In considering Apostle Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 9:27, every one of us should not take anything for granted. God is no respecter of persons. He responds to each person according to how we treat His word. During the ministering days of the Lord ,certain individuals informed him that his mother and siblings were looking for Him.

Just consider what he said. Luk 8:21 KJV” And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.”

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To the Lord, those who do what He tells them, they are his true relations.We must therefore take heed to ourselves.This involves being disciplined to always do what it says.Some men of God are deceived by their titles and how men hail them.Please all these does not mean anything at all before God.If everyone praises you then you might be diverting from God’s path.The best way to judge yourself is to assess your life with the word.2Co 13:5 KJV” Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”

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The next aspect of the key scripture goes for the listeners of the message.Please consider carefully what comes out of the pulpit.Get to know the bible for yourself so that you can discern if your pastor teaches truth or error.One way to discover some of these erring preachers is that they never teach extensively from the bible.Most of their messages are moral advices and you may not find scriptural references in their presentations.They often teach certain strange doctrines which does not agree with the bible.Such preachers do not even read the bible on a regular basis. Dear one, if you are not given the truth, you would end up in eternal destruction. Sadly, certain congregation members have been hypnotised to the point that they are ready to defend everything their pastor does and says .I pray that every spirit of hypnotism be broken from your life in Jesus’ mighty name

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THOUGHT:DILIGENTLY FOLLOWING GOD’S WORD IS YOUR SURE GUARANTEE TO YOUR ETERNAL SALVATION

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Act 20:28 KJV “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

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2Pe 1:8 KJV” For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:15 KJV” Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”

In our last study we saw that to prosper from God’s point of view one must be totally given to God’s word.God’s prosperity comes from Him and it happens as one yields his whole being to Him.The book of the Psalms begins with how God blesses His children.

 It says blessed is the man  who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful, but his delight is in the law of God.And in His law  does he meditates day and night.He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that yields its fruit in its season.It leaves shall not wither, AND WHATSOEVER HE DOES SHALL PROSPER

The scripture says as he meditates in the scripture day and night, he becomes like a tree planted by the rivers of water.God’s word  is like  streams of water to our spirits and souls.Your blessings are according to the state of your spirit.Pro 18:14 KJV” The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”

Please note that success in God’s view is about a lifestyle totally given to the ideals of God.This imparts to that man the wisdom of God.Jas 3:17 KJV “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

When a man has learnt and abode  in the ways of God, he receives God’s presence and helps that  makes him bring answers to what human ability can not answer.This was what caused Joseph’s excellence in Egypt, Daniel’s uniqueness in Babylon and the great victories of David.It is that supernatural aura around  a man bringing timeless solutions to hard questions among men that brings your uniqueness among others.This will not be possible if the man is half yielded to God and compromises with the world in a number of issues.

The Lord Jesus was excellent and outstanding among men because He brought answers  to various issues of men.In whatever field of endeavour that you are God would bring His ability to uphold you as you refuse to live like the world  but to honour God and His word.It is very possible to prosper in God’s way.This is the reason Proverbs 23:4 cautions us not to labour to be rich, for when a man is consumed with a crave for money he would surrender to all forms of carnal pressures.

THOUGHT: IT IS ALWAYS THE SUPERNATURAL TOUCH OF GOD’S PRESENCE THAT CAUSES US TO EXCEL 

FURTHER STUDIES 

Dan 6:3 KJV” Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.”

Gen 39:5 KJV” And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.”

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:15 KJV” Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”

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As the new year has just begun or set into motion, many are asking how do I profit in all my endeavours? I believe our key scripture rightly nails it. The word to profit also means to succeed. So please let us humbly follow what the Lord has for us in this study.

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My first point for us  is that God’s way to success is very different from the world’s way. Just consider one statement from God’s word which contradicts man’s ways. Pro 23:4 KJV” Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.” This is God’s counsel, and it clearly does not agree with the way men view things. Now this is why.” For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” Isaiah 55:8. To prosper God’s way, let us go to Him and learn his way. God’s way of blessing or prospering us is not from outside to within, but it always begins from within, then it shows forth outside. Let’s  consider this order as revealed in one popular verse. 3Jn 1:2 KJV “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. “

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In the above verse, we see that our prosperity and good health are all according to or after the prosperity of our souls. Our world system is dominated by the devil and his cohorts, and so  you can not dominate them by your natural senses. Your spirit, which is united with the Spirit of Christ, is superior to satan and his demons, so when your spirit takes the ascendancy, you would indeed be free in your body and finances. Our key scripture tells us to meditate on the word, give ourselves totally to it, or do as it says, then we would prosper, or the effect of the word would be clearly seen in our lives by all. This is God’s way of making us successful in life.

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Proverbs 4:20-22, it teaches us to attend to His word and incline  our ears to what he says. We must not allow it to depart from our eyes and keep it in the midst of our hearts, for they are life unto those that find them and medicine to all their flesh.’Life’ is always the seed for performance and achievement. God’s word is not just sounds carrying ideas and instructions, but they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63. God’s word is a person. Rev 19:13 KJV ” And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.” This person is Jesus. Meditating on the word and yielding your entire being to the word is infusing His personality into your life, as relating to what the scriptures say.

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THOUGHT: THE WORD MAKES US CHAMPIONS IN OUR SPIRITS, AND IT SHOWS ON THE OUTSIDE

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FURTHER STUDIES

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Jos 1:8 KJV” This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

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Isa 55:2 KJV” Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”

4TH JAN, 2026

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PS SAMUEL SOMUAH ASANTE Dr

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God’s way to profit

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:15 KJV” Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”

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As the new year has just begun or set into motion, many are asking how do I profit in all my endeavours? I believe our key scripture rightly nails it. The word to profit also means to succeed. So please let us humbly follow what the Lord has for us in this study.

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My first point for us  is that God’s way to success is very different from the world’s way. Just consider one statement from God’s word which contradicts man’s ways. Pro 23:4 KJV” Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.” This is God’s counsel, and it clearly does not agree with the way men view things. Now this is why.” For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” Isaiah 55:8. To prosper God’s way, let us go to Him and learn his way. God’s way of blessing or prospering us is not from outside to within, but it always begins from within, then it shows forth outside. Let’s  consider this order as revealed in one popular verse. 3Jn 1:2 KJV “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. “

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In the above verse, we see that our prosperity and good health are all according to or after the prosperity of our souls. Our world system is dominated by the devil and his cohorts, and so  you can not dominate them by your natural senses. Your spirit, which is united with the Spirit of Christ, is superior to satan and his demons, so when your spirit takes the ascendancy, you would indeed be free in your body and finances. Our key scripture tells us to meditate on the word, give ourselves totally to it, or do as it says, then we would prosper, or the effect of the word would be clearly seen in our lives by all. This is God’s way of making us successful in life.

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Proverbs 4:20-22, it teaches us to attend to His word and incline  our ears to what he says. We must not allow it to depart from our eyes and keep it in the midst of our hearts, for they are life unto those that find them and medicine to all their flesh.’Life’ is always the seed for performance and achievement. God’s word is not just sounds carrying ideas and instructions, but they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63. God’s word is a person. Rev 19:13 KJV ” And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.” This person is Jesus. Meditating on the word and yielding your entire being to the word is infusing His personality into your life, as relating to what the scriptures say.

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THOUGHT: THE WORD MAKES US CHAMPIONS IN OUR SPIRITS, AND IT SHOWS ON THE OUTSIDE

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FURTHER STUDIES

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Jos 1:8 KJV” This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

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Isa 55:2 KJV” Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”

4TH JAN, 2026

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PS SAMUEL SOMUAH ASANTE Dr

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God’s way to profit

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KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:15 KJV” Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”

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As the new year has just begun or set into motion, many are asking how do I profit in all my endeavours? I believe our key scripture rightly nails it. The word to profit also means to succeed. So please let us humbly follow what the Lord has for us in this study.

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My first point for us  is that God’s way to success is very different from the world’s way. Just consider one statement from God’s word which contradicts man’s ways. Pro 23:4 KJV” Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.” This is God’s counsel, and it clearly does not agree with the way men view things. Now this is why.” For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” Isaiah 55:8. To prosper God’s way, let us go to Him and learn his way. God’s way of blessing or prospering us is not from outside to within, but it always begins from within, then it shows forth outside. Let’s  consider this order as revealed in one popular verse. 3Jn 1:2 KJV “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. “

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In the above verse, we see that our prosperity and good health are all according to or after the prosperity of our souls. Our world system is dominated by the devil and his cohorts, and so  you can not dominate them by your natural senses. Your spirit, which is united with the Spirit of Christ, is superior to satan and his demons, so when your spirit takes the ascendancy, you would indeed be free in your body and finances. Our key scripture tells us to meditate on the word, give ourselves totally to it, or do as it says, then we would prosper, or the effect of the word would be clearly seen in our lives by all. This is God’s way of making us successful in life.

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Proverbs 4:20-22, it teaches us to attend to His word and incline  our ears to what he says. We must not allow it to depart from our eyes and keep it in the midst of our hearts, for they are life unto those that find them and medicine to all their flesh.’Life’ is always the seed for performance and achievement. God’s word is not just sounds carrying ideas and instructions, but they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63. God’s word is a person. Rev 19:13 KJV ” And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.” This person is Jesus. Meditating on the word and yielding your entire being to the word is infusing His personality into your life, as relating to what the scriptures say.

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THOUGHT: THE WORD MAKES US CHAMPIONS IN OUR SPIRITS, AND IT SHOWS ON THE OUTSIDE

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FURTHER STUDIES

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Jos 1:8 KJV” This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

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Isa 55:2 KJV” Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”

KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:14 KJV” Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”

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Throughout the scriptures, we see God use men to play His role in the lives of other men. The truth is that God created men to partner with Him in administering His rule, works , and ways on the earth.

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I am making reference in particular to imparting gifts and callings that God institutes through men. Num 27:18 KJV” And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;” Through the laying of Moses hands, the grace to lead the  people of God was imparted to Joshua. The word impart means to give over, or to share. It implies that what God has blessed  one with , that is, a grace or an ability, he could share with another person. The mystery is that there is no reduction or  diminishing of that  grace when shared with others. When Moses shared his Spirit with the seventy other men, he did not reduce or lose any part of the grace that he functioned in. This reveals that grace does not come from him; he is only a vessel or conduit through which the spirit of God passes to the other individual. Rom 11:29 KJV” For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” God does not take away the gifts, nor does he reduce their operations in a man.

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It always takes faith in God’s word to receive an impartation of the gift. Whenever an anointed man or woman of God prays for you, please know and believe that the spirit has been imparted to you. Some people receive the manifestation instantly whiles others manifest after a later time. In all cases, believe you have received the gift.

On certain occasions, it seems one has lost the operation of a particular gift or might notice a reduction in its use. It is not God who reduces the level of functioning of a particular gift, but man is always the cause . It may be due to sin in the life of that person; as  a result, he can not exercise faith to use that gift. It may also be as a result of lack of use through idleness in that person, so  it has become dormant. This is why the scripture advices that the gift be stirred up.2Ti 1:6 KJV” Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.”.some also lose the full operation of the gifts because they believe or accept that they have lost the gift and so they can not exercise faith to operate in these gifts.

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How does one stir up a gift that seems to have been lost?

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1.If you find yourself living any life of sin , please repent and allow the joy of the Holy Spirit to fill you one more time. The Spirit functions effectively in an atmosphere of joy. Isa 12:3 KJV” Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.”

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2 Stir the gifts through prayer in tongues or otherwise  by devoting some good time to prayer. it. One edifies and  charges himself up as  a battery is charged when he or she prays in the Holy Spirit.

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3 .Please throw away the lie that says , ” You have lost that gift, or God has withdrawn the gift. Believe it is there, and trust God to manifest it through you.

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4 Lastly, you can allow one with knowledge and the anointing to pray for you by laying His hands on you again. This time, it is not to impart the gift but to stir your faith to the point of operating in the gift again.

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THOUGHT:NO MAN IS A SOURCE OF SUPERNATURAL POWER, WE ARE ALL CONDUITS BY THE GRACE OF GOD

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1Sa 16:13 KJV Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.”:

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Joh 20:22 KJV” And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.”

KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:13 KJV “Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.”

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We now consider the last of the acts that the apostle Paul instructed Timothy to keep observing until he comes. We must also take such advice seriously. He advised him to pay attention to doctrine. A doctrine is a set of core beliefs, principles, or teachings officially taught or advocated by a group, religion, political party, or institution, serving as a foundation for understanding and action. Doctrines are the basic tenets of our faith, and we must be firmly grounded in these truths.

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The bible said the early believers continued in the apostles’ doctrine. Act 2:42 KJV” And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.” Now, please note that these cults that go around seeking to win people win certain ignorant Christians because they are not very knowledgeable  in the Christian doctrines. There are a lot of church folks who are confused about the doctrine of the Trinity. Some even ask, ” How can Jesus be God? Many Christians have left their churches for Jehovah’s Witnesses because they had no good teaching on the topic.

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Some have converted to become Muslims because they were taught that Muslims have a simpler form of  burial procedure. This is all because they have not been taught to know that Christians and Muslims are not worshipping the same God. All these are a result of a lack of good doctrinal teaching. There are those who have joined the Seventh-day Adventists because they claim it is an error to worship on Sundays. These things are very unfortunate. The pastor ought to be well-informed about proper Christian doctrines.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that salvation is not by grace alone but by observing some good works, including joining the Kingdom Hall meetings and propagating the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ doctrines. The scriptures clearly taught that we are saved by grace through faith and not of ourselves; it is a gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph 2: 8, 9. If one joins such a cult to accept their doctrine, then he has definitely thrown away the grace of God. Such a one is lost in his sins.

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THOUGHT:A CHRISTIAN WITHOUT PROPER DICTRINE LACKS A SOLID FOUNDATION

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Mat 15:9 KJV” But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”

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Act 5:28 KJV, saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”

KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:13 KJV” Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.”

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Apostle Paul instructed Timothy to give attention to reading , exhortation , and doctrines. Today, we consider his instruction to keep exhorting  the brothers. The word exhortation is the Greek word paraklesis, which is basically two words joined together. These words are para ,which means near and kalio, which means to call. It means to call nearer, of which we have the following synonyms: exhortation, admonition , consolation, entreaty(preach,) comfort  and many others. It is to strengthen the believers as the pastor preaches to them. The scriptures remind us that the righteous have many afflictions, but the Lord delivers them out of them all. Ps 34:19. In the light of this, the Child of God ought to be encouraged and. Strengthened.

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The child of God is described as a sheep in the midst of wolves. To encourage the brethren is most necessary. The scriptures are loaded with words of assurance and comfort in the form of promises. The flock dearly needs to know such promises. Just consider the following  scripture, Isaiah 43:2″ When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” This is an amazing piece of promise. It is very comforting indeed. It assures us of his continual presence with us. He assures us further that no trouble would destroy us, although the trial may be very grievous. This places the child of God in a state of rest. He knows that no matter the gravity of the challenge, it will never destroy him. This is very comforting.

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Another meaning  of the word exhortation is to entreat or to preach. Preaching is to communicate information by entertaining your listeners. During preaching, one does not explain issues a lot but may emphasise specific points by appealing to the heart of the listeners to positively yield to what is being said. 2Ti 4:2 KJV Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. Every pastor must know when he is preaching or teaching. Preaching may warn the brethren about certain acts that may be strictly avoided. Preaching normally appeals to the mind and the emotions.

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THOUGHT:THE weak must be strengthened, while the erring one must be corrected

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1Th 5:14 KJV”

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.”

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2Ti 3:16 KJV” All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”