Jesus gives us victory because He… (part 4/5)

What a couple of weeks it has been. Things have not worked out so well for me. My teammates have been overly busy with stuff that no one had the time to upgrade my computer. I ain’t much of a tech guy and when it comes to formatting and installing things I  just don’t have a clue. Well, for the past weeks I was unable to type ‘coz I did not have Microsoft Word. I found myself sending documents through email to my friends and printing out from their computers. It was an irritating time. Till I took matters into my own hands and finally installed what I needed to get by.

Jesus gives us victory because He… (part 3 of 5)

Ephesians 4:3 says, “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”

Jesus gives us victory because He… (1/5)

 

Demands Faith
 
1 John 5:4 says, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith.”(NKJV)
 
So then what is this faith that is being demanded of us?  Some people would equate it with trust, devotion, belief, conviction. One dictionary defines it this way: faith is “unquestioning confidence.” The bible also gives its own definition in Hebrews 11:1. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” How do you define faith?

Jesus gives us victory because He… (part 2/ 5)

 

“…my peace I give unto you…let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”  John 14:27
 
 
At the start of this chapter, we find Christ expressing the same thought. And if you did not know, now you do, today’s world is a place of fear. After my last posting, iDREAM took Journey to the Cross Ministry Team (JTTC) to some rather remote islands of the Philippines. For about a month, we have been out thus the delay in our postings. Our apologies. But I remember before I went with some members of AWE4HIM (iDREAM Praise Ministry Team) to join the rest on an island called Mindoro, a storm was raging. The night before we were to leave, I told those I was going with who by this time were scared stiff to travel that we would be fine. Jesus had calmed many storms, and that same Jesus says that we should not fear. And we did travel, clear skies and all. But that’s the world we live in.
 

Victory in Jesus

A couple of years ago my dad was going through a rough patch in his ministry. Because I live so far from my family, I did not know the density of things so I did what any other Christian would do; I took it to the Lord. I remember on a Sabbath worship I had with my friends, I explained things to them and we had a special season of prayer for my dad. One thing I recall that truly moved me was the reminder that we are already victors. 1 Corinthians 15:57 says “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” After they shared that thought with me we went on to sing a song that has since become a favorite of mine, Victory in Jesus.