DCE purposes to uphold biblical principles in all its activities. The values and norms have been developed to shape the behavior and actions of all its members
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 2:11-14 NIV
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A blessed hope is the glorious appearing of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Death comes to us before this glorious appearing, but we should look at this death with hope because our Saviour Jesus in whom we believe has conquered death. When we loose loved ones in the Lord, we mourn with hope. 1Thess. 4:13-18 NIV
Our Hope is built on the gospel, on sound doctrine laid down by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore we should watch out for the condemnation of the devil as Paul warns in 1Tim. 3:6NIV
Genesis 6:1-8, In vs 18, Noah is commanded to build an ark.
It took Noah 120 years but he went ahead to build the ark. This is obedience to the words of the Lord.
When the floods came, Noah was saved. As we wait upon the Lord, are we stranding doing nothing. The Lord wants us to live a Holy life.
What to do as you wait on the Lord
- Allow God to pruneyou. Hebrews 12:4
Take is seriously when the Lord starts to deal with us. He rebukes us because he loves us.
He disciplines us for our own good. The Gardner prunes the plants because he wants a good harvest.
Amos 7:7
- We need to allow Jesus Christ to live in us.
- Our God is a holy God and a consuming fire. Exodus 3:1-7
As we wait upon the Lord, are there things we need to surrender to the Lord. We need to let go of the things that hinder us from coming to the presence of the Lord.
May God help us to let go of the things that don't bring glory to his name.
- Total submission. James 4:1 Allow God to take charge.. Surrender to God, He is faithful
If God us working in us, let us allow Him to work in us.... otherwise, life Will be meaningless.
You don't want to walk through this world and leave empty..
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Exodus 19:1-6
2018 Theme ~ Mounting with Wings
We shall take time and wait on the Lord (Jan - Mar 2018)
This refers to hoping with expectation, totally depending on God and having a willingness to allow God determine the terms and timing.
It will include Prayer; Bible study and meditation and developing the discipline of quiet time. It should be noted that waiting takes time. David waited for a long time before he could become king and even when it came; he was in exile, not the way we would have humanely expected a king to be enthroned. It’s always on God’s terms and timing.
Mounting with wings into the mission field (Apr - Jun 2018)
To mount is to go up or ascend over obstacles. It involves surmounting threats of predator. It involves strength and courage in dangerous, turbulent weather, soaring above the storms to safety.
In the coming year, we shall mount and leave our problems below us, as we go higher and put our energies and efforts on our higher calling in ministry and missions.
Running and walking with endurance (Jul - Sep 2018)
Endurance calls for tenacity, commitment, training and self-discipline. This calls for growth of the Christian. When you grow weary of running, don’t stop, keep walking.
We should consider the basics of our Christian walk (2 cor 5:7) – walking by FAITH and not by sight.
Looking beyond this life with hope (Oct - Dec 2018)
This refers to a life of PURPOSE, going through the challenges of life, including death with hope; looking to life beyond the earth (HEAVEN) with THANKSGIVING.
God manifested himself in Human body John.1.1-4;14
The greatest gift God could give us was the gift of a Saviour
The importance of the gift determines how you received it by the way you received it
Christmas is the good news concerning the gift from the Father
This Gift is contained in the book of Luke.1:26; 2:8
the first people who received the news were the shepherds and they received it with eagerness and enthusiasm.
This is the most important news that we have been given a Saviour and this Saviour is for all people, all nations etc;
No matter how free it is you will never have it until you receive it
Luke.2:25; Simeon was advanced in age but waiting to see the salvation of God.
The long awaited prophecy had been fulfilled.
There is a mission God wants for us all to accomplish before we are called to die.
when you are a child of God who has received the gift of God, you have the confidence to live. the devil has no power over your life.
Luke. 2:36- Anna received the good news of the Messiahs coming, she was a godly lady
God is committed to fulfilling his promise in your life, family. God is committed to fulfilling his part.
Matt.2:1 The Magi were wisemen from the east and they heard of the birth of Christ, they came to worship the new born King. They carried the best Gifts very valuable gifts.
Luke.2:3-4 King Herod gave a bad reception he was disturbed at what was good news; a kind of the devil Matt.2:3- the Transforming power of the word of God is experienced in the heart and not in the head
QN. What kind of reception are you giving King Jesus
These are some of the ways God prepared his people;
1-By giving them a promise Gen 3:15
A promise from God is as good as God Himself, when He promises, He will fulfill
God fulfilled the Promise in Gal.4:4
2-By Entering into a covenant with them- Gen.12:1-2; 17:7-9
We must to learn to wait upon Gods promises and He will give you and fulfill these promises at the right time. Pray for the grace of God to wait; don't hurry God. Abraham hurried God and ended up with Ishmael. The Lord our God is faithful He will answer you in the right place and in the right time
3-God prepared a family
He came through a family through a virgin girl- Mary. Luke.1:26
DC is celebrating 50 years, but where are you going?
When you go to a place, leave it in the state you found it or better.
Even DC, are we going to repeat the same things that we have seen over the years or are we going to connect to a greater glory? God moves form glory to glory to glory.
Its not about possessions, but connecting to God's current moves, things of the world are a by the way in the bible: Mathew 6:33, we are not talking about cars, houses, etc, coz they are a by the way, there is need to connect to a greater place with God.
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You need to get to a place where you are very sure you are walking with God at that moment..
We need to spend more time in the presence of the Lord and make out relationship with Him more solid, we need to pray and seek the Lord and its not only for the youth, but for the whole church of the Lord.
A saved person will definitely go to heaven, but even in heaven there will be rewards, and your reward in eternity is dependent upon the results you provide, when Christ asks you for the number of people you had to lead to Him, and you have none, what excuse will you give Him? Office and businesses is part of the work of the Lord. The church is a place to be equipped for service of the Lord.
Concerning DC Uganda, aren't we tired of just being part of the society, as DC marks 50 years, in the next 50 years we should be able to change the nation and society around us. We need to stop religion, just to fulfill a ceremony ,and we need to work with God in every part of our lives.
Christianity is not a duty, but a life style. We need to connect with Jesus. Is it possible for us to connect with something greater that what we are just used too?
Where DC is going you need to have an impact, you need to enter a hospital and people start getting healed, you need to have huge faith, for example as a church, say we are going to open up a number of churches in the Village and throw out the norms we are used too like Strategic planning and let God do what He wants us to do. Ask God for what He wants and let His will be done.
For Uganda, we are the Hope of this nation and if we connect to God, then the nation will connect to God. We've made ourselves so comfortable and we are not moving to particular places coz of different excuses. Daniel 2:44 The stone that hit the statue and it crushed.
The new Kingdom will crash the work of the devil, we are living in the new Kingdom, we are the new Kingdom that will crush the works of the devil.
We are the ones to bring stability in this world, because we are the salt of this world.
We are in the times where God has come to crush other Kingdoms, our fresh start is to crush each and every thing and making sure that the Kingdom of God is reigning in every sphere of life.
God didn't put us here to survive but to dominate, you either catch up with what He is doing, or be apart of it, we are not just going to exists but have impact. Listen to the Full audio
Seek first the kingdom of God Mathew 6:33
If you are going to stretch out financially, then set out to seek the kingdom of God and also His righteousness.
You have to be a seeker of the Kingdom of God.. 2 chronicles 31:20-21 Hezekiah did everything right, true in obedience to the word of God and he prospered. Psalms 1:3, Psalms 37:25-26, You can break a curse upon your life and your descendants by seeking the Lord.
If you are to stretch out financially, first things must come first; Mathew 7:7
Ask and you will be given
Seek and you will find
Knock and the door will be opened
Ask, Seek, Knock
When the fullness fo time comes, you will knock into your destiny.. Your circumstances will not be able to stop it, because the promises of the Lord are yes and amen...
When you work hard consistently and persistently, being careful in what you do, the Lord will set you above, on high you will prosper in whatever you do...
When you are diligent in what you do, then you will become the only choice available... Everything will work out for you, because of your diligence.
Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 21:5
Be diligent in what you are doing, lets be diligent people of the Lord, so diligent that even your enemies will look for you..
Giving causes increase, first you must give to God, in that you are honoring God...
Honor God in your offering..
If God asked for 10% in the tithe, what do you think is God's minimum standard? Its surely 10% Proverbs 11:24 Proverbs 19:17 Proverbs 3:9
Pharaoh doesn't mind how much you pray, preach fast, as long as he is in charge of your possessions, we need to set free our possessions form the york of the enemy because the Lord needs everything we have to worship Him..
We are preparing for the coming of the Lord, Mathew 24:1-3
When will these things come?
What wil be the sign of your second coming?
What will be the sign of the age?
Mathew 24:4, The most important preparation is not to be deceived... there is deception everywhere today... Mathew 24:6, Wars, famine, the Gospel will be preached...
Although these are the signs of the second coming of the Lord, the Lord will protect His own people.
Rapture This is what we are waiting for next, 1 Thessalonians 4:13
When you are in Jesus and Jesus is in you, you don't die miserably, what happens is you just sleep and then wake up in front of Jesus...
When they wake up, they wake up before the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings.. when the trumpet is heard, those who dies in Jesus will rise up and we who are alive together with them, we shall be caught up in the air, this is the _Rapture_
In the stories of the 7 churches in the book of Revelations, there was only one church ready for the rapture.. Revelations 3:10
Jesus is coming to take the church up, we don't know when, but He is coming, then there will be the time of tribulation.
Tribulation will be a time of trouble, it will take a period of 7 years..
The Anti Christ can't come yet, because the rapture hasn't happened yet.. 2 Thessalonians 2.
The Anti-Christ wants to control:
1- The Economy
2- The Military
3- Religion
Opportunities of a lifetime must be ceased in the lifetime of the opportunity
There is no limitation on what you can do in this place, let go and let God.
God will call you His friend at the lowest point of your life
He doesn't say things like "When you get your act together, then we can be friends"
So you can walk around saying that you are a friend of God.
God looks at Abraham when he is lying about his wife (Genesis 20:2), but at the same time believing God.
He looks at him going through all those terrible times,
For example when your sick, you know that youre sick, but then your belief should be healing.
Its not a contradiction, but a statement of two realities,
And one of them is going to overwhelm the other if you just keep on saying what God says about you.
And if no one else cares about you, if no one else loves you,
Look at them and say
"You know what I like you God is that its so easy to love you, so easy to love you, because you are wonderful"
