Sunday Post~ Love 1 John. 4:19-21

From #LiveNow: in todays' #WorshipService we join in sharing the WORD Elder Nataka Nathan. 

When we love people, we open so many doors and release so many blessings upon our lives. Gen.18:10

Sarah: An act of love in Sarah's life evoked God to release a blessing in Sarah's life.Gen:18:13

Mordecai: Est. 2:21 An act of love and kindness that caused the kings life to be saved was rewarded.

Every time you show love; as an act of obedience to God's word, you evoke Gods reward. Est.6:1ff the king remembered the act of kindness. everything was reversed. Love will elevate you with dignity and honour.

There are some difficult people to love. Don't give up on loving. when you love, do not expect a return but because God says so and He will reward you.

When you feel your act of love has not been appreciated, man has limitation to appreciate but God has no limitation; Zep.3:17 "the Lord your God is mighty to save you and will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with His love." 

• He loves you even when your doors and no one can come in. God can
• Even when we feel rejected and we are not remembered.
• God loves us even through our wickedness
• His love knows no limit

Sunday Post~Responding to God's Love

Four different words for  love 1 John 4;7ff

Storge- The family kind of love Eph. 5;21-26, i.e. love between father, mother, children and servants, in a family setting.

Eros-  The husband-wife kind of love
The Lord created romance and romance is beautiful in the context of marriage. Song of songs 1;9 Gen.29;10. Jacob/Rachael-Jacob kissed Rachael and cried aloud. Gen. 29;10-11; Romantic or lustful
amon/Tamar 2Sam. 13;14-15- Lust not Love.

Phileo- The friendship kind of love
A warm and friendly love, an open love with affection such as illustrated by David and Jonathan - 1 Sam.18;1;3

Agape- The God kind of love
This love is unconditional; no matter what the other party does to you. It is a love with a commitment.

When God commits to love us He expects us to respond.
In response to Gods love, we ought to conduct ourselves in a way that will please him.

To love God is to know Him;
Love is show-able, it is seen, JESUS CHRIST is the evidence of God's love towards mankind
RESPONSE 1- Receive His love through His SON
RESPONSE 2- Love one another as a command
RESPONSE 3- Receive the Spirit of God
RESPONSE 4- Share your possessions with those in need
RESPONSE 5- Worship HIM- Matt.4;10
''If H.E the President Gen. Yoweri Kaguta walked in here, church, we would all stand up to honour him; while if JESUS walked in with His glorified body, We would all fall  down to worship Him''

Sunday Post ~Personal Testimony/Exhortations

Scriptural Reference: Job.14:7
There is so much hope for all of us, regardless whatever we have been through.

Your destiny is not dead! God still commands it.
God can turn your curse  into a blessing
Fall in love with Jesus, you will never be disappointed!
Bitterness is food for demons, avoid harboring bitterness!
Love Jesus Extravagantly!
Love Jesus Practically!
Love Jesus Publicly! He will do just the same to you.

"I got beatings from my father even before i was born"

Pastor- Chemonges John

Acts.16:23-26
Sometimes life can get us into a fix and life presses us so hard.
this is because the foundations of our life are intact.
we need these foundations to be shaken as we worship, just like Paul and Silas while in Prison.

Ps.22:3- God inhabits the praises of His children
when we lead a life of praise and worship we dwell in the presence of God.
Foundations hold you in a situation while doors keep you in that confinement, the chains also hold you in place even with open doors.
when you have praise on your lips, doors will swing open for you, the atmosphere around you will be freed and the heavens will be opened.

Sunday Post~CultivatingGodsPresence

Launching into the deep by #CultivatingGodsPresence [Luke.5:4]
[Heb.13:14-15]-Continually offer a sacrifice.
When your're launching into the deep you must be armed
have a life jacket, you're not in shallow waters, you must be ready.

• Praise means Showing Approval and Admiration [Psa. 107:21-22]
• Worship is showing reverence to God

[John.4:22]; IT IS NOT ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE YOU WORSHIP
Isaiah. 29:13 The shallow end is the Mouth, the deep end is your heart; the shallow end is muddy and contains weak, small fish whereas the deep end contains big and strong fish.
It is high time we marry our heart with our lips.
There is something extra somebody has done to gain an extra gain. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the "extra".
[2Sam.6:14]- David did the "extra" in praising His God.

Sunday Post~Cultivating Gods Presence through Music

There is a way God works through Music;

• Praise and worship gives you an intimate relationship with God
  
• Don't wake up each day for routine purpose but for intimacy with God for the Spirit of God delights in the Worship of men.
• Don't focus on the problems and issues of life, they distract our constant worship to God.
• Our praises invoke the presence from heaven because God dwells in the praises of His saints.
• The Worship Team commands the presence of God. If they are found lacking, this will affect the entire meaning of the worship.
• We should praise God regardless of how we are feeling. There is a power in Worship that can transform our lives.

2 Chron. 5:2 God needs us to tap into His wave length.
Jehoshaphat enquired of the Lord  and God answered Him. He organised a worship  which disorganized the enemies camp. 2Chron. 2:20.
Where there is genuine praise and worship there is the presence of God, which sets in play Gods work.

Sunday Post~Cultivating God's presence through praise and worship

James 4:8

Come near to God and he will come near to you. In the old testament there are circumstances where God drew near to His people but also, on the contrary, instances are recorded where he withdrew from them, 1Sam.4:12 ff.

When the presence of God departed Israel, they were empty. no more protection, no more joy;
this can happen in the life of a christian, remember Samson, he became empty and an ordinary man.

The Laodicean Church Rev.3
This church was equally empty with Christ actually standing outside.http://biblehub.com/revelation/3-20.htm
It is possible to claim you're OK when you're not OK
It is possible to claim you have a reputation yet you actually have no presence.
What God is saying and how you feel are two different things.

Do you want to experience the presence of God; the springs of living waters? http://biblehub.com/john/7-38.htm; Do you want to feel the joy in the Spirit; do you want to have a sense of fear of God? This is possible.

Many times it is possible to loose the fear of God and still perform miracles. God can still use you to bless people but He will hold you accountable for whatever you do.Talent can promote you without presence. We need presence to take precedent.

The presence of God is everywhere; Ps.139, but this presence we need is the #manifest presence of God in our lives.

Don't come to Church expecting to receive this presence, you wont tap it from the worship team, no sermon will make you be filled with this presence, you can only draw it from God-Personally by pressing on in seeking the Lord. And you don't even have to tell anyone that you are seeking this presence.

There is a way i will behave in the presence of the President, how about God Almighty?

Jesus is Risen

Matt. 28: 5-10...Jesus surely died and rose; and all this was for you and I.

Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection meant a lot to various categories of people.

To Peter, this meant that His denial of Christ could be turned into absolute dedication of His life to Christ. Peter also learnt that he would not rely on his own, not to deny Christ. Rather, it is only God that can enable him not to deny Christ..

To the apostles at large, the resurrection of Christ meant that they now had a message of triumph for the world. They now could go out and declare in strength and courage that Jesus died and rose, and that they witnessed it all.

This resurrection Sunday, we have learnt that thanks to the eye witnesses that experienced Jesus crucifixion and resurrection, we got to hear about the good news of salvation. We are charged hereby in the same light; as we have known Jesus Christ as our Lord, we ought to be witnesses of Him with all our being. In-other-words, we are to be a gospel of Christ.

What does the Easter story imply to you? and how are you challenged by the greatest love story? 

Midweek Post~A Good Friday Salad- Luke 23:34

Journey to the cross Luke 23:34

The utterances of Christ
#1. He forgave His accusers and that includes you and me. V34
For one to receive this forgiviness they got to do as one of the robbers crucified with Jesus;

1. He acknowledge his sin before God.
2. He acknowledged Jesus as God.

#2. We have a right to know where we are going- Jesus promised the repentant man in his death moment an eternity.

#3. Jesus assigned his parents to John as caretaker

#4. Eli Eli lema sabachthani Matt.27:45-46

#5. I am thirsty; Jesus took all our thirst and we do not thirst any longer for the unfruitful things of this world.(John. 19:28)

#6. It is finished. John.19:29; Luke 23:46 into your hands I commit my Spirit.

A Child Development Ministry

A Child development ministry of Deliverance Church Entebbe working in partnership with Compassion International Uganda. The Centre implements age graded, holistic child development program that targets children from needy homes in the communities around the Church. The initiative targets children whose age range from 0-22 years.

Objcetives

1. To provide support, skills and motivation to vulnerable children to grow into economically self supporting adults.
2. To provide children and caregivers with knowledge, support and skills that will lead children to choose good health practices consequently reducing incidences of sickness.
3. To train children in life skills that will enable them interact with other people in a healthy and compassionate manner.
4. To provide children the opportunity and motivation to demonstrate commitment to the Lordship of Christ.
5. To create awareness and empower the communities in fighting against the spread of HIV/AIDS and its effects on children.

CORE VALUES

DCE purposes to uphold biblical principles in all its activities. The following shared values and norms have been developed to shape the behavior and actions of all its members:

Acronym-Holy-LIFE-SUIT

Holiness. (Lev.11:44-45) S- Servant Leadership (Mk.10:45)


Love (Jn.15:12) U- Unity (Eph.4:3)

Integrity (1Ki.9:4) I- Innovation/Creativity (Deut.28:12)

Family life (Ps.68:6) T- Team work (Matt.18:19) E- Excellence (2Cor.8:7)

Excellence (1 Cor. 14:12; Col 3:23).


Servant Leadership (Mk. 10:45; Phil 2:5-7).

Unity (Eph 4:3).

Innovation / Creativity. (Gen.1:26-27; Eccl: 9:10).

Team Work (Eccl. 4:9, 12; 3 Jn 8b.).