from the pastor's desk

“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing… John 6:63

Dear friend,

I bring you greetings from the Pastor’s desk as we launch into the 2nd quarter of the  year 2025. The Lord has been faithful, giving us the grace to go through the first quarter  and supplying even more grace for today’s journey. We thank Him for the successful  churchwide prayer campaign which jump-started the year in obedience to His injunction to us in the book of [Luk 18:1 NKJV] 1 “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men  always ought to pray and not lose heart”. Prayer is akin to breathing for the child of God,  and shows our dependence on the Lord for strength, guidance and protection. I want to  encourage you to continue in prayer, for as long as we do so we shall go from victory to  victory in the year 2025.

Our current bi-monthly theme springs from the words of our Lord Jesus Christ in John  6:63 as quoted at the beginning of this newsletter. It reminds us that whatever is done in  the flesh, which refers to the fallen Adamic nature of man, does not please God since it  is not of His Spirit. It is His Spirit, the Holy Spirit that imparts life to man and so it is in  our best interest to operate under His leading in every facet of our lives. We are  encouraged to this end by the Apostle Paul under the unction of the Holy Spirit in [Gal  5:16 NKJV] I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  Walking in the Spirit speaks to our yielding to His leading through His voice and  impressions in our inner spirit man which are always consistent with Scripture.

On Friday April 18, 2025 we commemorated the death and burial of our Lord Jesus  Christ, a historic event which took place a little over 2000 years ago. His suffering and  death on that Roman cross was not for any sin He had committed, but rather an  ultimate demonstration of the love He has for humanity. He sufferred the condemnation  for sin that we deserved through His death, was buried and rose again triumphantly on  the third day as predicted by the Holy Scriptures.

On that Resurrection Sunday, He was raised to a new life by God the Father, through  the power of the Holy Spirit, for death could not hold Him captive. As you celebrate in  this month of April what many refer to as Easter, I want to ask you a very important  question, which is “have you been born again ?” If you have never been born again,  you can do so today by putting your faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the  cross of Calvary as full payment for your sins, and surrendering your life to Him. Remember every human being is a descendant of Adam, and this makes us sinners  before God with no exceptions (1 Cor. 15:22). Our sin identity in Adam therefore  highlights the need of every man for the saving work of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We shall be celebrating our mothers on Sunday, May 11 2025 and we invite you to join  us as we honor them. If you are a mother, we want you to know just how special you are
to us, and the unique position you occupy in the grand design of the Lord. Do not allow  the enemy to deceive you through His lies into living a life below God’s expectation of  holiness, purity and love by the power of His Spirit. God wants to use you to raise a  godly generation of children and youth who will impact the world for His Kingdom  through the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In the month of June, we look forwrad to our annual church cookout event in the parking  lot which promises to be fun as always with outdoor barbecue, lots of games, music and  the opportunity to meet and mingle with those in the neighborhood. Save the date for June 7, 2025 because we would love to have you in our company for this annual event.

I would like to end by reminding you that regardless of where you find yourself in life  today, our Lord Jesus Christ has an abundant supply of grace available to lift you to a  place of victory. All He desires is a sincere relationship with you, that starts with the  recognition of what He did on that cross 2000 years ago just for you. The times may be  hard and uncertain, but our Lord Jesus Christ promises to guide us through to victory if  we keep our eyes fixed on Him.

Shalom,
Pastor Michael Nwamoh