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Hope for the Discouraged

GracePoint Church, Kikuyu. Sermon – 30th March 2025 Passage: 1 Kings 19: 1- 21. Big Idea: God’s people find their hope in God through the hard seasons of life in God’s gracious provisions of prayer, rest, His word and His work. Introduction: The journey of the believer is full of many difficulties. Pain and sufferingContinue reading “Hope for the Discouraged”

Reflections on Lausanne 4

I spent the last week of September in Seoul Incheon, South Korea attending the Fourth Congress on World Evangelization popularly known as Lausanne 4. This was a historic gathering that marked 50 years since the birth of the Lausanne movement. The first congress in 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland gave the movement its name and broughtContinue reading “Reflections on Lausanne 4”

Real Faith, Real Ministry, Real Fruit.

I saw a meme this past holiday that was meant to warn children who were going to the rural homes not to play carelessly with animals. In the short video, a young man is seen playing a head butting game with a sheep which, characteristic of sheep, steps back and gives the young man a seriousContinue reading “Real Faith, Real Ministry, Real Fruit.”

What Did You Expect?

A joke is told of a pastor who was asked what he does for much of the week since he only preaches one sermon on Sunday and the questioner thought surely there must be other things that the pastor does between Monday and Saturday. The pastor’s answer was straight and to the point: panicking. ThereContinue reading “What Did You Expect?”

Shepherding Saints, Sinners and Sufferers

Many of us will be familiar with the dual identity of the believer in Christ as a saint and sinner. A lot more recently I begun hearing a third aspect of our identity – sufferer which I suppose, though true, is a derivative of the other two. The idea of Saints, Sinners and Sufferers hasContinue reading “Shepherding Saints, Sinners and Sufferers”

Civic Responsibility

Romans is a very exciting book in its structure. Throughout the book, Paul is making a case (argument), gives proofs (reasons) and then goes on to point us to a conclusion, often a very practical application. From the beginning of chapter 12 to the end, Paul is making a case for right living as aContinue reading “Civic Responsibility”

Tithes, Seeds and Firstfruits

Sermon at: GracePoint Church, Kikuyu. ‘Have you made unusually many trips to the hospital, spending lots of money on doctors, consultations and medications? Thundered the preacher, ‘Or do you find that you have very many trips to the mechanic trying to fix your car? He continued. Or maybe it is the screen of your smartphone.Continue reading “Tithes, Seeds and Firstfruits”

Charismatic Error

The year was 1996 during a challenge weekend in our high school. The weekend had been ‘power packed’ with so many boys coming to Christ. Then came Sunday afternoon, the climax of the whole weekend – The rally, when CU’s from other schools could join in and everyone looked forward to it. The visiting teamContinue reading “Charismatic Error”

You Don’t Need ‘Deliverance’

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’”

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”