Dear Saint, you don’t need ‘deliverance’ Mungai Macharia, Dec 2021. Big Idea: Christians have already been delivered from the kingdom of darkness and continues to grow in Christ-likeness, trusting in Christ alone and His complete work rather than special deliverance sessions. If you have lived in Kenyan town you may have come across tents pitchedContinue reading “You Don’t Need ‘Deliverance’”
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Deception Looms Large
My friend from college always wanted to buy himself a good radio cassette player. It was the ambition of every young person to have a radio when I was growing up. You needed one to listen to music, listen to news and for most Kenyans to listen to general announcements and obituaries. (It is aContinue reading “Deception Looms Large”
Separate from Each Other
Separated from each other “Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands). Ephesians 2:11 The reality of human separation from each other goes back to the fall in Genesis 3. That reality is howeverContinue reading “Separate from Each Other”
Online Communion? No Thanks
Why are we not having communion? Someone called me recently enquiring whether we should prepare for online celebration of the Lord’s supper now that yesterday was the last Sunday in April and as usual, we celebrate communion every last Sunday of the month. My answer was simple, perhaps because I had thought through the issueContinue reading “Online Communion? No Thanks”
A Biblical Response to the Resurgence of African Traditional Religious Practices Among Christians
Presentation at Africa International University Post Graduate Fellowship – 11th March 2020. Rev. Harrison Mungai, GracePoint Church – Kikuyu. Preamble The last 30 years have seen a major shift in the landscape of Christianity in Kenya. We have seen strong cultural movements emerging and attracting attention from the highest church offices in the land. JustContinue reading “A Biblical Response to the Resurgence of African Traditional Religious Practices Among Christians”
Sabbath Year and Jubilee
Sermon: GracePoint Church Kikuyu Sunday 22nd March 2020 Text: Leviticus 25 Theme: The Sovereign God orders how His people are to live and rest. Opening Statement. We are living in a difficult time especially occasioned by the Novel Corona Virus. This ‘new’ infection has caused untold pain to many in the world with nearly tenContinue reading “Sabbath Year and Jubilee”
We are in a spiritual war-zone
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over thisContinue reading “We are in a spiritual war-zone”
Mid Week Reflection – True Gospel Love
Mid-week Reflection 4th July 2019 Text: 3 John Topic: What Does True Gospel Love Look Like? When I was growing up, the Daily Nation used to run a comic strip series called ‘Love Is…’ I have since learnt that the cartoons were done by a New Zealand artist called Kim Grove initially for her futureContinue reading “Mid Week Reflection – True Gospel Love”
Idols of the Heart: Culture
GracePoint Church, Kikuyu. Sunday Sermon: 22nd June 2019 Idols of the Heart: Culture [Mila na Desturi] Earlier this week, we were about to set off on a long journey. A black cat crossed the road right in front of us. Rhodah noticed it and told me. We said nothing, completely ignoring it and proceeded withContinue reading “Idols of the Heart: Culture”
The Death of Death
Sermon Outline Sunday 18th November 2018. Text: 1 Corinthians 15: 35 – end. Theme Sentence: Christians shall rise from the dead in a new body like Christ. Because Christ overcame death, Christians can stand firm and be fully committed to the Lord and His work. Intro: Let me start today’s sermon on a rather personalContinue reading “The Death of Death”
