GROOMING EMPOWERED YOUTH OUTREACH

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL- TRUSTING IN THE LORD- 12/05/2014   "TRUSTING IN THE LORD"   Memorise   Psalm 37:5   "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass” Today's reading was taken from Proverbs 3:5-8 and the Bible reading in one year is Genesis 25-26 and Psalm 104:1-18 Message: "It is imperative to know that God has a plan for your life. This plan takes into consideration your personality, talents, needs, potential and environment (Ephesians 2:10). God has ordained certain specific tasks for each individual Christian (Hebrews 12:1). Paul knew this and was able to say “I have finished my course”, only after he had fulfilled his ministry and his work was completed (2 Timothy 4:7). I pray that you will fulfil your ministry and complete your task in Jesus’ Name. God’s plan for you is very personal. It is just for you. The plan is very detailed with everything worked out step by step (Psalm 37:23)...

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL- SATURDAY, MAY 10 Topic: CONSCIENCE  Memorise: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Hebrews 9:14 Read: Romans 1:18-32. Bible in a Year: Genesis 21-23; Psalm 103:1-10 Message: Conscience is an internal judge examining all that you do or say. It cries out before any wrong-doing. It does not keep quiet during the act and keeps on talking even after the act. Every man has a conscience. This fact is pointed out in 2 Corinthians 4:2. The conscience can exist in different states. These states affect the character exhibited by the conscience. Based on this character, the conscience can manifest itself as any of these: evil conscience, convicted conscience, weak conscience, good conscience and conscience devoid of offence. Consequent upon the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, man’s conscience became darkened a...

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: MAXIMIZING YOUR LIFE [Friday May 9, 2014] Memorise: The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Luke 12:23 Read:  Luke 12:16-23 16  And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17  And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18  And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19  And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20  But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21  So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. 22  And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought f...

Memorise:   1 Corinthians 4:2   Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.     Bible in a Year:   Genesis 15:1-18:21; Psalm 102:1-15 Read:   1 Timothy 3:1-7 1   This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.   2   A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3   Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4   One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5   (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6   Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7   Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the de...

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL - TALKING TO JESUS-07/05/2014 in today’s message, we have been asked to memorise Matthew 7:7 :  Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you " Today's reading was taken from  Matthew 6:5-13  and the Bible reading in one year is  Genesis 11:10-14:24 and Psalm 101 (Adeboye, 2014). Quoted below is today's message for your input Prayer is talking to Jesus. There is nothing as sweet as talking to Jesus because the Most High loves to hear our voices. Prayer is the soul of man talking to God. It is worship addressed to God the Father, in the Name of God the Son, through the power of God the Holy Spirit. John 14:13 says: “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” Prayer consists of at least four parts: these are adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication. Adoration denotes praises and worship of God for wh...

" CARE FOR THE BRETHREN " In today’s message, we have been asked to memorise   Philippians 4:19 : " But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus ” Today's reading was taken from  Romans 15:25-27  and the Bible reading in one year is   Revelation 8 to Revelation 11 and Psalm 93 (Adeboye, 2014). Quoted below is today's message for your input "Apostle Paul in the Bible reading for today, teaches us one missing ingredient of true discipleship in today’s contemporary Church; which is the ministry of care. Despite the great anointing with which Apostle Paul was ministering to both Jews and Gentiles, it is amazing to read that the ministry of care was not absent from his vocation as a preacher of the gospel. It is also interesting to note that the lives of the early apostles of Jesus Christ were not only in alignment with the teachings of Jesus Christ but were also in alignment with their own teachi...

MORE RICHES, MORE PRAYER In today’s message, we have been asked to memorise  Psalm 62:10: "Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.”    Today's reading was taken from Genesis 13:14-18 and the Bible reading in one year is Zechariah 11-14 and Psalm 90:1-6 (Adeboye, 2014). Quoted below is the message for your input "Every new promise from God calls for a new level of prayers. Promises yet to be fulfilled also call for perseverance in prayer. Abraham's life reveals a secret and a law that guides the retention of wealth and the creation of more wealth. Rich people face many challenges in life. The greater your riches, the bigger your challenges will be and consequently, the greater your need to pray. As Abraham continued in prayers, he prospered greatly and the land became too small to accommodate him and Lot (Genesis 13:4-6). Abraham was now faced with the challenge of wealth manage...