Luke 2:25-34  When Jesus was being christened in the temple according to Jewish custom, a prophecy went forth concerning him from a holy man called Simeon. The birth of Jesus Christ is for the fall of many and the rise of many, our text passage shows this, it was part of the prophecy spoken over baby Jesus. Every word spoken over Jesus that day played out in His life. A part of that prophecy informs "he shall be a sign spoken against" This meant many people will be offended by Jesus, He would be contradicted and misunderstood. This is the reason many fall because of Jesus Christ. You can win against the Lord, to be offended with Jesus Christ is the beginning of your downward spiral. Till today, there are many who are offended at Jesus Christ, the mention of His name and His church. The offense of men was part of the strategy of Satan to destroy Jesus which played into God's plan. You have to choose which side of Jesus's prophecy you will fulfil- whether to rise throug...

 Matthew 2:1-9 Every human being is born with a star. Like Jesus you have a heavenly presence/body. Your star is your heavenly presence, your heavenly body, your astral and spiritual presence. Your star can be read. We see from our text message showing Jesus's earliest years on this earthly plane that the Star of Jesus which is also called the Star of Bethlehem appeared in the sky and wise men from the East (star gazers, astronomers, star readers) followed the Star to Jesus's location to bless Him with gifts and worship Him. The wise men followed the Star and it's not because they had nothing better to do or the Star had cast a spell on them. They followed the Star because they were reading the Star. Matthew 2:1-2 They studied the star and read it for two whole years until they got to where Jesus was, by the time they got to where Jesus was they had gathered enough information to know Jesus was no ordinary man but the Savior of the world, God in human flesh. This is why the...

  Romans 12:2 Our text passage encourages us to renew our minds. We renew our minds through scriptural, Biblical meditation. The outcome of that is a changed/renewed mind and faith. Faith comes and is developed within us through the word of God. Faith is so important in life. Faith is acceptable before God and brings us into the acceptable and perfect timing of God for us, which is good. The scriptures informs us about the acceptable will of God, the acceptable time, acceptable giving, being accepted as a beloved, an acceptable moment of answered prayer, acceptable offerings and sacrifices, the fast God accepts etc We are building in life with every choice and decision we make. Matthew 7:24-27 Faith helps us build in a way that is acceptable to God. Many people spend their time building their careers, they spend their years getting an education, they spend their days earning money, and their focus on growing a family which are not bad things. They all require dedication. Those who ...