GROOMING EMPOWERED YOUTH OUTREACH

Topic:   SEE YOURSELF IN A POSITIVE LIGHT Memorise: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. Proverbs 23:7 Bible in a Year: Numbers 14:20-15:41; Psalm 143 Read:   Judges 6:11-16 11  And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.  12  And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 13  And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.  14  And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and...

Topic: COMMANDED TO SHINE [Friday June 27, 2014] Memorise: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 Bible in a Year: Numbers 7:84-10:10; Psalm 140  Read: Ephesians 5:8-14 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Message: Light and darkness are antithetical. While light is welcome by everyone, darkness is s...

TOPIC; DIVINE COMPENSATION - 26/06/2014 Memorise:   1 Peter 5:10: "But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.".   Today's reading was taken from  Genesis 41:37-45  and the Bible reading in one year is  Numbers 7:1-83 and Psalm 139:17-24  (Adeboye, 2014). MESSAGE: Nothing discourages and leads one to a state of despondency more than suffering. There is no glory in suffering, neither is there any glory in poverty, in sickness, affliction or trouble. There is a user of this devotional who is in trouble. I pray the Almighty God will defend you, fight your battles for you and grant you total victory and deliverance from all that trouble in Jesus’ Name. The Lord is the Friend that hears and defends when trouble comes. Psalm 20:1-2 says, “The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the G...

The Ultimate Act of Forgiveness BIBLE MEDITATION: “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” 1 Peter 3:18 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Suppose someone were to punch you in the nose? And suppose in an act of compassion you were to say to that person who punched you, “I forgive you.” And suppose they responded, “There’s no need for you to forgive me. I’ve already forgiven myself.” You’d feel a little cheated. Only the one who was punched can forgive the hitter. Sin is a clenched fist in the face of God, and only God can forgive sin. There’s enough Gospel dynamite in 1 Peter 3:18 to blow the sin, the hatred, the sorrow, and the sickness out of anybody’s life, but that dynamite must be ignited by the spark of faith. ACTION POINT: Is there someone in your life you need to forgive? Maybe someone from whom you need to ask forgiveness? Go do it now. Tomorrow may never come.

Topic: DIVINE SPECIFICATIONS FOR GOOD SUCCESS Memorise: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Luke 6:38 Read: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.  10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. Message: Virtually everything on earth is guided by principles, rules and regulations. There are divine specifications (Biblical principles and rules) for whoever wishes to be successful in any area of life. It has been rightly pointed out by those who claim to be exp...

From left: Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon; Abubakar and UNILAG’s Pro-Chancellor, Prof. Jerry Gana...yesterday. The University of Lagos (UNILAG) awarded yesterday a PhD to Mr. Olaoluwa Oluwadamilola (24), Africa’s youngest PhD holder.  Olwadamilola had the best PhD thesis, titled: “Studies on Fixed Points of Contractive and Expanding Maps in Multi-Dimensional Spaces”. He scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Bakre Oluwafemi Abubakar, a graduate of Electrical/Electronics, was the 2012/2013 Convocation Valedictorian, with a superlative CGPA of 4.86. Oluwadamilola’s parents are missionaries with the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. They gave birth to him while on missionary work in African Central Republic, a French-speaking country, where Oluwadamilola had his basic and tertiary education. He got a B.SC in Mathematics and M.SC and Physics before returning to Nigeria in October, 2009. According to Oluwadamilola, he began his PhD in 2010, c...

  LIVING RIGHT [Thursday June 12, 2014] Memorise: Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.  1 John 3:9 Bible in a Year:   Leviticus 5:14-7:38; Psalm 119:145-160 Read:   1 Peter 2:9-12 9  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:  10  Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.  11  Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12  Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Message: A child ...

Topic:   CONTROVERSIAL BLESSING [Friday June 6, 2014] Memorise: When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.   Psalm 126:1 Read:   John 9:8-16 Bible in a Year:   Exodus 30:22-33:6; Psalm 119:49-64 8  The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?  9  Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.  10  Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 11  He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.  12  Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.  13  They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.  14  And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.  15 ...

Topic:   THE CHOSEN ONES [Thursday June 5, 2014] Memorise: So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.   Matthew 20:16 Bible in a Year:   Exodus 29:1-30:21; Psalm 119:33-48 Read:   Matthew 25:1-13 1  Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.  2  And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.  3  They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:  4  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5  While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.  6  And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.  7  Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.  8  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.  9  But the wise answered...