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#SV – Beyond the Material

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Love gives us the chance to live in and beyond the material. It gives us right to mock the material death: “Where is thy sting oh death? Death, where is thy power?” (1Cor.15:55). Love sets us free from the death of the soul, keeping us alive in God, for to be alive in God is to be alive in love (1Jn.4:8). We remember the faithful departed because they shared in the redemptive love and lived it out the much they could, and because only the merciful love of God can grant us a place in His kingdom. On our own … Continue reading #SV – Beyond the Material

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#SV – It’s All About Money!

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

There is no competing with God! We have to make choice and be clear about where our priorities are. There is always a grave danger when one who is not grounded in faith fails to understand what is at stake here. Recently there are records of some preachers make claims that poverty is antithetical to the Gospel, or that without money one can never speak for the body of Christ. This is quite ridiculous, no matter the context. When we have a teaching that prioritises and even idolises material wealth of the Christian, and even elevates as the measure of … Continue reading #SV – It’s All About Money!