Dear friend,
As the new year 2024 gets underway, it is good to have expectations if we are to be the people of faith that God has called us to be. This year has been tagged the year of immense testimonies, because we expect the mighty hand of God to move in our various circumstances in such a way that we shall be able to testify of the great things He has done. The word of God declares in the book of Proverbs 23:18 “For surely there is an end; And thine expectation shall not be cut off.”
The God that we serve is in the business of not only meeting but surpassing expectations because He has no limitations. The things that we as human beings see as really difficult or even impossible, are the very things that showcase God as being Almighty. There is no doubt that we will all face challenges at different levels this year as in every other year, but the game changer is our expectation of immense testimonies with these challenges. Many a time when faced with problems and diificulties of a magnitude we have never seen, we question God about the very fact that we even have to grapple with such issues.
The truth according to scripture is that God never promised that we would not go through dificulties, trials and tribulations in life. So the right question to ask when we do face challenges is “What does God want to reveal about Himself to me through this challenge?”, assuming we are living in obedience to Him. Asking this question allows us to understand that God always wants to show His love and power to us through our challenges, with the ultimate aim of increasing our faith and intimacy with Him.
It is impossible to have a testimony without being tested and it takes an imense test to have an immense testimony. The Psalmist declares in Psalm 89:11 “I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.” In the year2024, the Lord will reveal His mighty arm to those who desire intimacy with Him in the place of prayer because He is a rewarder of those who seek Him dilligently. The Lord loves to fellowship with His children and is calling you to prioritize Him with quality time in prayer, as well as your talent and treasure. As you do so, He will grant you the grace to face any challenges the year might pose and give you a resounding victory that will translate into an immense testimony.
Our resurrection Sunday for the year 2024 falls on Sunday March 31st. As christians we should not celebrate tradition but rather the spiritual significance of this day. On this day we celebrate the triumphant resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the grave by the power of the HolySpirit, a historic event which testified to His deity as the Son of the living God. The Apostle Paulin his epistle to the Romans 1:4 writes under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, “and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the resurrection from the dead”. By His resurrection we are justified freely before God from our sins, and this calls for thanksgiving as well as a life of holiness and consecration.
The church leadership wishes to thank you for your financial support to the ministry by way of tithes, offerings and other miscellaneous donations. Your giving has made it possible to finance our beautiful parking lot and other infrastructural needs of the church while keeping the ministry running. The word of God guarantees that you will not lose your reward for sowing into His kingdom.
It is my confident expectation that you will have a wonderful year as you keep the Lord at the center of your life and endeavor to draw near to Him in the secret place.
Shalom
Michael Nwamoh
Senior Pastor