REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Philippians 4:4-5 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Another translation says; Rejoice in the Lord always, let your gentle spirit be known to all men… The Oxford English Mini Dictionary defines “Rejoice” as feel or show great joy not only are we to feel or show great joy from the passage, but we should let our gentle spirit...
BE SOBER AND VIGILANT By Evangeline Unity Esaaba 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour. To be sober means be serious, sensible and solemn, whiles be vigilant means keeping careful watch for possible danger. If the devil was able to deceive Eve who had a very close relationship with God (God Visited Adam and Eve every evening in the garden of Eden to have fellowship with them...
SIGNS AND WONDERS BY EVANGELINE UNITY ESAABA FOLSON MARK 13:22 -23 For false Christians and false Prophets shall rise and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible even the elect. But take ye heed behold I have foretold you all things. This is a warning from Jesus to all Christians. It is generally believed that signs and wonders like the healing of the sick, making barren wombs fruitful (fruit of the womb), giving people spouses, etc. prove that God...
Be careful for nothing By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folsom Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let you your request be known into God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. To be careful for nothing means not being anxious or worried about situations and...
The steadfast Love of God never ceases By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV) The verses above describes the nature or magnitude of God’s Love and mercy for His Children. God’s love is very deep and surpasses all other kinds of love. Theology describes three major kinds of love. AGAPE (The Love of God which is greater and deeper...
SAVED BY GRACE BY EVANGELINE UNITY ESAABA FOLSON Ephesians 2:8-10 For by Grace are we saved through faith; and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God: Not of works lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Grace can simply be defined as unmerited favor. To save is to rescue or remove from harm or danger. Jesus Christ rescued us from...
FROM GLORY TO GLORY BY EVANGELINE UNITY ESAABA FOLSON 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. Another translation says, As all of us reflect the Lord’s glory with faces that are not covered with veils, we are being changed into His image with ever-increasing glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. According...
WITHOUT FAITH, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD BY EVANGELINE UNITY ESAABA FOLSON HEBREWS 11: 1, 6 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things Not seen. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God, must believe that He is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Faith is a very important element in the life of a Christian. It takes faith to believe and accept the...
JESUS DELIVERS A DEMON POSSESSED MAN BY EVANGELINE UNITY ESAABA FOLSON Mark 5:1-5 And they came over unto the other side, unto the country of the Gadarenes. And when He was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and had been plucked asunder by...
THE EASTER STORY (5) BY EVANGELINE UNITY ESAABA FOLSON MATHEW 27:45-46, 49-50 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, La-ma Sa-baah-Tha-ni? My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? MATHEW 49-50 The rest said, let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save Him. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. MATHEW 28:5-7 And the...
