Category Archives: Acknowledge God
His Counsel
Ps.32:8 “The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”
On this very day, ten years ago, God’s Favourite House had her first worship experience in the then protea hotel. We thank God for year one, year two, year, three, year four, Read the rest of this entry
Due Him
Dan. 6:3 (NKJV) “Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.”
Jesus deserves the best of us and the best from us. That is why as a people, and really this should be the same for all Christians, we are big on doing things excellently. Read the rest of this entry
Lord of All!
Matt.16:18 “Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”
The journey we have been on as a church has been a very interesting one. With a lot of twists and turns, ups and downs. A lot of betrayals but above all triumphs, Read the rest of this entry
The Pleasure
Ps.63:1-3 (MSG) “God—you’re my God! I can’t get enough of you! I’ve worked up such hunger and thirst for God, traveling across dry and weary deserts. So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory.”
We are excited about God’s work and about what God is doing on earth. It is easy to look at the news and think that all hope is lost. It is easy to look at what is going on, the legislation, Read the rest of this entry
Walk With God
Gen.14:19-20 Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.”
You must understand scriptures and to do that, you have to seek God out for yourself. You cannot expect a child that just started walking to run a marathon. Similarly, Read the rest of this entry
Seek Him
1 Sam.30:8 “Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?” And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!”
The Church must of necessity depend on God’s voice. Seek to know His heart, to hear His voice and know His direction. This is how we operate in God’s Favourite House. Read the rest of this entry
As I Hear
John 5:30 (KJV) “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”
Mark 10:51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!” (emphasis added). How do you think Jesus would have felt to hear this blind man using the lingo of the core? Read the rest of this entry
Where Are You?
Mark 10:51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!” (emphasis added).
Today, we will start with a graphic representation of the levels of relationships in Jesus’ life. If you are in God’s Favourite House and you have done the Journey, you will be familiar with the concentric circles used to describe the levels of commitment. Read the rest of this entry
His Voice, His Word!
Ps.103:20-21 (NKJV) “Bless the Lord, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.” (emphasis added).
The second reward of relentless calling is, we hear His voice. The beauty of hearing God’s voice is, His voice carries His Word. I know some of us are thinking, what else would His voice carry? I will explain. Read the rest of this entry
Hesed!
Ex.34:6 “And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth”
Please read Ex.33:12-23 and Ex.34:1-6. It is the story about Moses’ exchange with God. Moses asked God to show him His glory and God put Moses in a rock and passed before him. As the Lord passed by, He proclaimed His own Names, “The Lord, the Lord God, Read the rest of this entry
