As 2018 gradually rolled away, the year 2019 was ushered in with ecstatic applause by The SCOAN congregants and viewers all over the world. The Choir reached into its rich linguistic repertoire. It was indeed an exciting and soul-lifting session as they let go of their inhibitions in praise of The Almighty God!
Through a thought-provoking message titled, The Word Of God In Our Heart, Prophet T.B. Joshua urged all to examine the state of their heart, for “Jesus tests our heart to give us according to our effort”. He added that to be true Christians, we must free our hearts of grudges, bitterness, bad feelings towards others as well as envy and jealousy, among other things which distance God’s spirit from most people professing to be Christians. Describing the manifestations of what he called ‘surface Christianity’, Prophet T.B Joshua stated that one does not automatically merit the tag of ‘Christian’ simply by bearing a biblical name, carrying a big Bible, wearing a big cross, knowing facts about Jesus or by mouthing expressions such as ‘In the name of Jesus!’ and ‘Thank You, Jesus!’ Speaking further, he cited Colossians 3:1-3; 23-24, 1 Chronicles 28:9 and Luke 16:15, all of which point to the need to have the Word of God ingrained in their heart
On his part, Racine, in a message titled, “An Extraordinary Relationship” told the congregants and viewers all over the world that love for God should be the basis of our relationships with others. He however identified some of the reasons why relationships are crumbling today which includes failure to make allowances for personality differences, being judgemental about the weaknesses of others, inability to forgive, failing to let love lead and inability to see beyond the present discomfort. Racine then gave a very powerful piece of humane advice: “Don’t reject anyone because of today. Where you are strong, I am weak. Where I am weak, you are strong. We are one another’s strength. If you reject anyone because of his weakness, you reject his strength”.
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