The River of God Church

Truth Is A Person

My father is a pastor. When my niece was young, pre-school, he’d tell her, “Finish your tea or you’ll die”. (The things we say to get our kids to hurry up and finish eating). I’m not sure she understood the concept of death; she just knew it was something bad. It went on for a […]

Why isn’t God Answering My Prayer?

Have you ever been in a place where what the Bible says and your reality seems to be at odds? And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Matt 21:22 I believe…why isn’t God answering my prayer? And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we […]

Do Not Love This World, Part 1

The cover image above depicts a lady who’s doing everything possible to maintain a firm grip on something that’s seemingly invaluable to her(In her case a purple pineapple). This is just a simple imagery of what Jesus taught regarding the connection between human beings and their possessions(the temporal things of this world). Jesus knew the grip that […]

STOP ABUSING GRACE!!

Our world is certainly in a bad and sorry state. Today, covetousness is praised as ambition, greed admired as being industrious, hoarding commended as prudence, premarital sex and extra martial affairs promoted and commended, drunkenness accommodated  just to mention a few. Sadly, these and other bad practices take place mostly in Christian circles in the […]

ARE YOU A FAN OR A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST? PART 1

LUKE 14:25-35 V.25 “A large crowd was following Jesus …” This was a typical day in Jesus’ life during His earthly ministry- He had many fans. Some were dazzled by His amazing miracles, others entertained by His captivating miracles, still others were impressed by how cleverly He refuted the challenges of the Pharisees and other […]

A CALL TO FAITHFULNESS

INTRODUCTION To grow in Christ-likeness signifies we must grow in Christ-like attributes. One of His attributes is this, “He is entirely faithful.” Psalms 89:8(b); and He’s calling us to become increasingly faithful to Him and others. Moreover, Faithfulness is a fruit of the Holy Spirit which ought to be evident in every believer’s life. Is […]