Highlights from the 34th National Prayer conference held at Umuahia, Abia State in Methodist Theological Institute, Mission Hill on 3rd January 2014 – Day 3.
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The program, which was on Saturday, began with a Bible declaration session of about 2 Hours.
Shortly after the main prayer conference for the day started, Dr. Steve Ogan gave a word of exhortation on ?The Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ for Possessing the Land?, quoting scriptures from Numb 6:22, Eph 2:8, Psalm 45:1-2, 2 Cor 8:9, 1 Cor 1.
On his Sermon, he stated out the following concepts of grace:
-??????????????? Grace as Unmerited favor
-??????????????? Grace as the Twin Brother of Mercy
-??????????????? Grace as getting what you don?t deserve
-??????????????? Grace as a fundamental Pillar of Priestly invocation
-??????????????? Grace as divine blessings for Kingdom advancement
The basic key to understanding grace is to have the mind of Christ. We must renew our minds, possess Godly integrity for us to be able to step into new dimension and possess the Land.
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Barr. Emeka Nwankpa conducted the Second Sermon on Seeking first the Kingdom of God using scriptures from Matthew 6:33, Jeremiah 8:1-7.
Righteousness means to do things the right way.
When we give God a Chance in our lives by seeking first his kingdom, his blessings surpasses our imagination because the laws of the scriptures really work when believers apply it the right way.
He advised Christians world wide to shun tribal /traditional cultures that hinders their growth of faith in Christ but rather learn the habit of asking from God on why they have been saved, what he wants of them, how he (God) feels and what he thinks, for this helps to build up our faith as the Lord would always reveal himself to those who seek him diligently.
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?If we seek first the Kingdom of God, no matter how bad the situation of the Economy is, we can never beg for Bread?, He added.
Jesus always knows what to do in all situations but he usually wants to see what we have learnt of him and how we go about solving our problems. On that note, we should not allow difficulties move us from the faith rather commit everything to the master Jesus thereby living by faith and being of positive influence to the Home.
On this occasion there was a need to carry out the instructions of Our Lord Jesus Christ , which is to remember him in Communion.
