BRO. BUSHEBI & MINISTRY
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MINISTRY PRAISE & WOMEN CONFERENCE REPORTS; DECEMBER 11TH, 2011.
We are happy to send you our love and greetings from your family and ministry in Africa through Jesus Christ our Holy King! CHURCH SERVICE: It was good to be again in the presence of God in church service. The Lord really blessed us with His Word on 'Many are called but few chosen'. We thank God for the 2 Souls that joined us and accepted Christ to be savior over their lives. We had healings of Malaria, stomach, chest and leg problems. The Lord healed them all. Prophecies over several Souls were given and God revealed His will and purpose in many through the teachings. There were also good testimonies of victory for a lady's family restoration/ reunion and financial breakthrough of a man in severe poverty through much prayers. NATIONAL WOMEN CONFERENCE: We bring to you good report of praise from kenya concerning the wonderfuly successful National Women Conference that started from 7th to 10th December 2011, last week. Women came in numbers and were about 400. The Lord manifested Himself right on the first day with out pouring of the Holy Spirit. it was good time here with good teachings and preachings. Night sessions were the firy with prayer and ministering over the Women Leaders. We got 11 women and 1 man received Christ to the personal Savior over their lives. Many were prayed for deliverance and healings and the Lord did it for them all. The women leaders went back home and into their respective church with a heart of unity in Christ, a heart in mind to work for God and filled ready to be send for Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Lord enabled us to partly meet the needs for the ended conference. Being Stertched is good and teaches us many things to be founded and firm in the only hope we have, Christ Jesus. We pray that He settles all requirments even in this weeks National Youth Conference that starts this wednesday 14th to 17th dec. 2011. In, with, and by any means the Gospel has to be preached to the ends of the World. We thank God for you and the prayers yo make for the church on this part of the World. SERMON: MANY ARE CALLED{FOR MINISTRY/ SERVICE} BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN {INTO MINISTRY/ SERVICE} Romans 8:29-30 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. I. First, many are called.
“For many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14).
"Many are called." This is often spoken of as the “general call” to lost sinners. How are they called? “Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled” (Luke 14:23). “…preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). Some will believe, and others will not. “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned” (Mark 16:16). “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God” (I Corinthians 1:18).
Therefore, it is our duty to preach “Christ, and him crucified”=“how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14). “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures” (I Corinthians 15:3-4). He is to tell them to repent and believe on the once crucified, now resurrected and glorified Son of God! “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31).
These are ways that lost sinners are given the “general” call to salvation. But there is a second clause in the text, which leads us to the next point. II. Second, few are chosen. “For many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14). 'Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:13-14). “Many there be” that go in the way of destruction. “And few there be that find” Jesus, the “narrow way, which leadeth unto life.” Since we have heard those words so many times, we should not be surprised by the second half of our text, “Few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:14).
Jesus said, “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him” (John 6:44).
“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved” (Ephesians 1:4-6). Our task is to obey God – to go out “and compel them to come in” (Luke 14:23), and to “preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned” (Mark 16:16). INTERCESSION: 1. National Youth Conference this week that has several needs and that we be enabled to settle all in His name. 2. Heavy rains and floods recking harvoc in Kenya; sweeping houses, landslides, destroying properties and lives. 3. Our troops who are gaining control of the southern Somalia over Al Shabaab who have been a threat to regional security. The humanitarian catastrophe happened with call for help in this region. You remain in our hearts and prayers.
Much Blessing and love to you in Jesus!
Brother Bushebi and Kenya Friends.
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2 CHRON. 7:14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
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