Let one and all arise And I told them of the hand of my God which had been upon me for good, and also of the words which the king had spoken to me. And they said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work. (Nehemiah 2:18 RSV)...
Plenty be found within our borders Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that thou wouldst bless me and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from harm so that it might not hurt me!” And God granted what he asked. (1Ch 4:10...
Scripture readings Psalm 72 Jeremiah 23:5-8 2 Thessalonians 3 Matthew 1:18-25 Sermon Our theme this morning is ‘This Child is Saviour’. The Gospel reading according to Matthew in verses 20-21 gives us the text from which we derive our theme this morning. It is written: 20 But as he (Joseph) considered this (to divorce Mary...
May we dwell in unity, peace and liberty We have looked at dwelling in unity, let us now turn to peace and liberty. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be...
May we dwell in unity O God of all creation, may we dwell in unity. Psalm 133 1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, upon the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of...
Justice be our shield and defender O God of all creation let justice be the shield and defender of our nation of Kenya. Justice has over the years become symbolized by balanced scales. Balanced scales cannot occur in space, they must be held by an object. In regards to justice for any nation the constitution...
Bless this our land and Nation O God of all creation, bless this our land and nation. The Hebrew word for bless is בָּרַךְ (barak) which means: Bless= bestow power for success, prosperity, fertility: animals Gn 1:22, men 1:28, 7th day 2:3 , field 27:27; — Bless = declare a person endowed w. power for...
O God of all creation This is a most profound and important opening line of the Kenyan National Anthem. It sets the pace and the foundation for the rest of the anthem; it definitely marks out the Kenyan National Anthem as a prayer. So who is this God of all creation? Genesis 1:1 – In...
Scripture Readings Psalm 141 Isaiah 49:13-23 2nd Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 12:1-12 Let us Pray Father, I surrender to you this morning. Use me to speak to us. Teach us Father, encourage us, rebuke us, correct us and guide us in your way. In Jesus Name, Amen Sermon Our theme this morning is ‘Living in the...
I did make a promise that after addressing the roles of The Father, The Son, and The husband we would one day look into the roles of Sons and Brothers. Looks like we are almost there. But first off let’s start off with the women in their lives. Shall we? Therefore a man leaves his father...