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Unveiled Faces?

Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Pastor Harry on “Unveiled Faces?” ( 2 Cor. 3:18; Philippians 4:2-7; James 3:16-18; James 4:1 and 7-8 and 10-11 ) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel : Another crisis seems to be breaking out: the situation in Iran. The religious regime has killed tens of thousands of Iranians who want to see change in their country. Back in England in the 1980s, Ania and I got to know an Iranian lady who was dreading the thought of having to return to Iran soon, where she would have to dress up all in black, like a nun, and even wear a veil over her face. But now Iranians have had enough of this system, and just want to live normal lives. They are breaking their chains, because they want freedom. And very many are turning to Christ.   We know that there’s freedom in Christ when God’s Holy Spirit comes into a person and gives them “new birth”: “Unless you are born again, you cannot see the kingdom of God”. Paul, in his...
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Living The Life

by F. B. Meyer Frederick Brotherton Meyer (1847 – 1929) was a deeply influential English Baptist pastor, evangelist, and devotional writer whose ministry spanned continents and decades. He was a contemporary and friend of D. L. Moody and C. H. Spurgeon.   "That ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:45)   We are made sons of God by regeneration, through faith in the Son, but we are called to make our calling and election sure--to approve and vindicate our right to that sacred name. We can only do this by showing in word and act that the Divine life and principles animate us.   Jesus teaches that the life of God in the hearts of His children will show itself in pure and unaffected love. He says in effect, "God is good; God forgives; God bears with wrong and sin; God loves those who hate Him, blesses those who curse, bestows His favors on the false and unjust, suffers long and is kind; believes, hopes, bears all things. Therefore, if you a...
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Plan With God – The Master Planner

Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Brother Mark on “Plan With God – The Master Planner” (Jonah 1:1-15; 2:1-2; 3:1-5) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel : From the sermon we are reminded to keep God in our plans and seek His counsel throughout our walk in life.   Why must we Plan with God? 1. In order not to disconnect from our source. This reminds us that whatever resource we have and put into our plans are given by God and planning without Him means we do not have a source. 2. To avoid wasting our resources. In the first reading, we place emphasis on how Jonah paid for his journey but never got to his destination, which resulted in a waste of his resources. With God in our plans, we would not find ourselves in such situations. 3. In order not to be disappointed. When we plan with God, we are guaranteed not to be disappointed. Jonah tried to run from the presence of God and when the ship failed in the storm he became disappointe...
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Jonah And The Art Of Being Broken

B y Irene Sun We teach our children many things. We teach them to be strong, brave, and swift, yet patient, kind, and gentle. Rarely do we teach them how to be broken. Yet brokenness before the Lord is the fount of these very blessings. Courage and meekness flows most generously from a broken and contrite heart.   A few years ago, I was a zealous collector of Jonah picture books from libraries all over Illinois. The obsession began when I was searching for a faithful rendition for my children. Among the few dozen books I acquired, nearly all of them claimed that Jonah prayed for forgiveness in the belly of the fish. I found this interpretation a little unsettling. In my readings of chapter two, taught by a few professors at my seminary, Jonah did not repent. He did not even acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.   My obsession with picture books soon turned into an obsession with the book of Jonah. I had the most difficult time understanding Jonah ’ s prayer. Wha...
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Breaking Free!

  Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Brother Kevin on “Breaking Free!” (Luke 10:38-42) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel Introduction - The early church was powerful - Chains could not bind the movement - That power seems to be diluted today - We needbto understand why sobthat we too can break free of our chains 1) We must MAKE prayer - Acts 12:5: "Peter therefore was kept in prison, but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him." - They did not SAY prayer, they MADE prayer - To make is to construct, to build brick by brick - When we pray we neednto pour who we are into our prayers. Each brick is a piece of us. - We MAKE prayer like we MAKE conversation, it is two way communication. - God also puts His bricks into the prayer, making it complete. 2) We must LIVE in the Word - John 1:1: " In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God". - If Jesus is the Word then we must live li...
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Stretch In Prayer

 By Pastor Andrew Osakue When we are commanded to put on the full armour of God, I believe the greatest thing Paul says to do is to “ pray in the Spirit ” (Eph. 6:18). Only through the prayer of the righteous do we see how God moves and availeth much (James 5:16).   Let ’ s take a look at Acts chapter 12 to see more about what only prayer can do.   In this passage we read that Herod “ had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. When he saw this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also... ” (vv. 2-3). After arresting him, Herod had him secured in prison in extravagant fashion. Most people were chained to just one guard, but Herod had Peter chained to two guards (v. 6). He handed him over to be guarded by “ four squads of four soldiers each ” (v. 4). And in addition to this is the big iron gate (v. 10).   Let ’ s focus on verse 5: “ So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. ” Here is the contest...
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One God, One Saviour, One Family

Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Pastor Miguel Guzman from Venezuela on “One God, One Saviour, One Family” (John 10:30; Galatians 3:28) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel . As Christians, we need to remind ourselves that Jesus and we are one, and practise this in our daily life. We can never get away from His presence – He is everywhere. So we need never say that we are alone. We need to be obedient to God’s plans which sometimes change our plans. And we are one family in God. The Miami church is also part of our family at WIC!   Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and He will give you all you need. This is an amazing principle we should practise: if we make Him our number one all the time, we can ask Him to supply our needs and He will! Jesus can take care of all our needs: health, work, family, our soul. Jesus has the power to mend all that is broken.   Amazing things happened in our church in Venezuela, and we are su...
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