by Peters Agamugoro | Apr 18, 2020 | News
It was joy all over the Diocese of Warri (Anglican Communion) today as the news of the compassionate gesture of the Diocesan, the Rt Revd Christian E Ide, JP filtered to the clergy and members, that financial palliatives has been approved for disbursement to 1,113 vulnerable – widows, orphans, low income and disadvantaged members drawn from 77 out of the total number of Churches in the Diocese.
This is to help cushion the pressure of the ongoing lockdown in the state due to the covid19 pandemic.
May God bless our lord Bishop and our amiable mother in Israel, The Rt Rev’d & Mrs C E Ide, JP and the people of the Diocese of Warri in Jesus name.
by Peters Agamugoro | Apr 16, 2020 | Devotional
✝📕DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
Date: 2020-04-16
✝🔎TOPIC: THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW THEM THAT BELIEVE
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✝📖TEXT: MARK 16:9-18(NKJV)
- Now when [He] rose early on the first [day] of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons.
- She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.
- And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
- After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country.
- And they went and told [it] to the rest, [but] they did not believe them either.
- Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
- And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
- “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
- “they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
✝📃STUDY
The writers of the four gospels recorded how Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene after His resurrection. She was formerly possessed and afflicted by seven demons but her encounter with Jesus changed her history: She became His follower and the first evangelist to proclaim His resurrection. Jesus can always rewrite our history for good when we encounter Him. The disciples did not believe the news about Jesus’ resurrection until when He appeared to them and rebuked them for their unbelief.Unbelief is doubt, the opposite of faith;its consequences are great such as external condemnation(v.16). James asserts that anyone who doubts is unstable in his faith and cannot get anything from God. Secondly some Israelites did not enter the Promise Land because of unbelief (Heb. 3:19). We need grace to overcome this cankerworm in our journey with God.
Can you see the manifestations of believing from verses 17-18?Those that believe will cast out demons, speak with new tongues, take up serpents, lay hands on the sick and they will recover and if they drink deadly poison, shall not be hurt. Indeed the power of belief is immeasurable. Have you experienced any of the signs in your Christian life? Note, these signs shall follow them that believe, so be a believer and not an unbeliever.
✝🙏 PRAYER: Lord, help my unbelief.
by Peters Agamugoro | Apr 15, 2020 | Devotional
✝📕DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
Date: 2020-04-15
✝🔎TOPIC: ON THE WAY TO EMMAUS
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✝📖TEXT: LUKE 24:13-25(NKJV)
- Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem.
- And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
- So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them.
- But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
- And He said to them, “What kind of conversation [is] this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?”
- Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?”
- And He said to them, “What things?” So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
- “and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.
- “But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened.
- “Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us.
- “When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive.
- “And certain of those [who were] with us went to the tomb and found [it] just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.”
- Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
✝📃STUDY
In today’s passage, Jesus appears to two of His disciples going to Emmaus, one of them was Cleopas. These men apparently did not recognise Him for certain reasons. Consider Jesus statement to them “O foolish ones and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken”(v.25).As followers of Jesus, we are expected to understand the scriptures and believe and act on them. They are not ordinary words; they are life (Deut. 32:47). Every Christian needs this understanding so that he can flow with the perfect will of God.
It was at the table when they reclined to eat with Him and He prayed that their eyes were opened (vs. 30-31). They recognised Him and He disappeared from them leaving them convinced that He is alive. The impact of their encounter with Jesus moved them to proclaim the good news about His Resurrection. Have you ever encountered Jesus in your life? What impact did this encounter create in you? This encounter is personal and necessary for our new life in Christ, empowerment, growth and relevance in the Kingdom of God.
✝🙏 PRAYER: I need a touch from the Master O! Lord.
by Peters Agamugoro | Apr 14, 2020 | News
We wish to bring to your notice the postponement of the Second Session of the Thirteenth Synod of the Diocese of Warri, scheduled to hold at St John’s Anglican Church, Okpara-Inland from Saturday, May 2 to Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
This is due to the current corona virus pandemic that has made the government to place restrictions on movements of persons. A new date will be communicated to you in due course.
+Christian, Warri.
NB Help circulate this information, please.
by Peters Agamugoro | Apr 14, 2020 | News
Beloved in Christ, Easter greetings to you all in Jesus Christ’s name.
Our Governor has extended the stay-at-home order of Delta State by two weeks, beginning from tomorrow Wednesday, April 15.
In order that we do not go to sleep and give room for the enemy to sow weeds among the wheat (Matthew 13:25), we have drawn a roster to motivate us to continue to pray as a Diocese throughout the two weeks lockdown.
The prayer time is from 12noon to 6pm daily, excluding Sundays when we’re expected to observe our family Sunday worship.
Archdeacons/Vicars/Chaplains of Chapels are to organize their members in their various homes to observe the prayer time assigned to them.
Prayer points are to be raised as the Holy Spirit directs.
Endeavour to share this information as you receive it.
May the Lord hear our prayer and deliver us from the dangers that lurk around us in Jesus Christ’s name.
The Lord be with you! +
