THE MESSENGER BLOG

BOOK REVIEW: Author: Dr. Myles Munroe  Pages: 236 LESSON 3: 1. Many people's vision never take specific shape because they can't make up their mind's on what they want to do in life. The only decision they make is not to decide. 2. Our lives should be filled with wills rather than mere wishes. God has invested so much in our lives and He hates to see us wasting our lives in wishful thinking. He wants us to place our feet on the solid ground of vision. 3. When you truly understand the difference between mission and vision, you will be protected from jealousy. When you have discovered your own vision, you don't need to be jealous of anyone. 4. Many Churches mistake mission for vision. The great commission is the co- mission  of the church, which is every Christians mission. If a church thinks it's particular vision is to preach the gospel, then it has a mistaken identity of vision. It's knows the mission but has not found it's true vision in the mission. 5. We...

In the last part, we started looking at practical ways through which the new man in Christ can be established in his or her newness and the first two steps were given which borders on  1. Having a consciousness of who you are in Christ. 2. Studying to show yourself approved. The Word of God is as important as oxygen to the new man in Christ because of it's transformative and reformative impact. John 6:63 [NLT]: The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. The mind of the new man in Christ cannot be renewed without the word of God, because there are deposits of information in his or her mind which were stored over along period of time when he or she was being governed by the flesh. These information serve as obstacles and are at variance to his or her new nature which is no longer of the government of the flesh but by the Spirit of God.  Romans 8:7 [NLT]: For the sinful nature is always host...

The role of the Holy Spirit is to reveal Jesus Christ to the believer and through the believers revelation of Christ, the light of God is beamed to the world. The believer in Christ is an illuminated soul who becomes a visual imagery of God on the earth through Jesus Christ. Mathew 5:16 [AMP]: Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven. The Spirit of God in the life of a believer is reformative in essence which leads to the transformation of that believer. This implies that the Spirit of God brings about change in orientation and perspective, thereby making the believer to become like Jesus Christ in deeds and action. This is done by the renewal of the mind of the believer by the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 4:23 [AMP]: and be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude], More also, the operation of the Hol...