Free Methodist Church Devotional Journal

22/07/2024

20/06/2024

ITS WRITTEN 👉👉Psa 32:1-2 ISV 1 How blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 How blessed is the person against whom the LORD does not charge iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. (dont be deceived with the "anointed" merchandise Repent! Be forgiven and be set free, receive your blessings)👉2Pe 2:3 KJV And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. THE LORD BLESS YOU 🙌

06/06/2024

ABAIBIRANIA 3:3 Naki Yeso nigo abarirwe ng’a nemogwenerete abe nobonene mono kobua Musa, buna omoagachi enyomba are nogosikwa kobua enyomba enyene.
✓God needs to given more reverence than Moses/prophets since the builer needs more honour than the house itself.Moses,u and me we are Gods spirtual Mansions/buildings.
ABAIBIRANIA 3:4 (Kera enyomba nigo ekoagachwa nomonto, korende Nyasae nere omoagachi bw’ebinto bionsi.)
✓God is the one who Builds/maker of all things.
1 ABAKORINTO 3:10 Koreng’ana nobuya bwa Nyasae naetwe inche, buna omonene bw’abaagachi, oyore ne chisemi, nabekire oboroso, na omonto onde nkoagacha are igoro yaye. Korende kera omonto tiga arigererie buna akoagacha igoro yaye.
✓Let each builder consider keenly how they build upon this Foundatio.We are simply co builders upon the established foundatio=CHRIST.
1 ABAKORINTO 3:11 Naki boroso bonde tibori omonto aranyare kobeka, otatiga boria bwaikire kobekwa, nabwo Yeso Kristo.
No other Foundation can a person be able to put excepr that has been done,that is Christ the Foundation.
Pst Ondieki Charles Otwori FMCK

29/05/2024

Topic:Do not dispair/Give up
When it comes to our war with the enemy one verse that is always a source of encouragement to me is 1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devourd." Now you might be wondering, "Where is the encouragement in that?" Glad you asked. Listen carefully. The answer to your question is found in the word "may." If he's seeking whom he "may" devour, then that means he can't devour everybody. Right? People think the devil can devour whomever he wants to.
Now don't get me wrong. This doesn't mean he won't try to devour everybody. Consider what Paul said in 2 Cor. 4:8,9, "We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down but we are not destroyed." Can you imagine the frustration of a prize fighter who hits his opponent with his best shot only to see the person in front of him not flinch or blink an eye? Friends, let's make it a habit of frustrating the enemy every day of our lives. Like Micah 7:8 says, "Do not rejoice over me my enemy; When I fall, I will rise again.
Sometimes there is no answer to why such tragedies happen to us. What is known is that hard times can either make us bitter or better.
Acts 16:31 What can I do to be saved?,The soldier asked Peter and the rest;
Believe in Jesus and you shall be saved you and your household.
But if the same was asked todays pastor,what could be the response?
✓Come to my church.
✓Be where multitude is.
✓Join your mother/fathers denomination
✓I have a revelation for you
✓Come where each sabbath lunch hour is a party after parte!
✓Join an Internationally recognised and accredited servant! etc,etc.
“The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart

29/05/2024

TOPIC:Do not dispair/give up
When it comes to our war with the enemy one verse that is always the source of encouragement to me is 1 Peter 5:8 , "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devourd." Now you might be wondering, "Where is the encouragement in that?" Glad you asked. Listen carefully. The answer to your question is found in the word "may." If he's seeking whom he "may" devour, then that means he can't devour everybody. Right? People think the devil can devour whomever he wants to. He can😆🎂't and that is a source of encouragement to me.
Now don't get me wrong. This doesn't mean he won't try to devour everybody. Consider what Paul said in 2 Cor. 4:8,9, "We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down but we are not destroyed." Can you imagine the frustration of a prize fighter who hits his opponent with his best shot only to see the person in front of him not flinch or blink an eye? Friends, let's make it a habit of frustrating the enemy every day of our lives. Like Micah 7:8 says, "Do not rejoice over me my enemy; When I fall, I will rise again.
Sometimes there is no answer to why such tragedies happen to us. What is known is that hard times can either make us bitter or better.
Acts 16:31 What can I do to be saved?,The soldier asked Peter and the rest;
Believe in Jesus and you shall be saved you and your household.
But if the same was asked todays pastor,what could be the response?
✓Come to my church.
✓Be where multitude is.
✓Join your mother/fathers denomination
✓I have a revelation for you
✓Come where each sabbath lunch hour is a party after parte!
✓Join an Internationally recognised and accredited servant! etc,etc.
“The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart

23/05/2024

1Cor 10:13;Any challenges you face on Earth the Lord knows and allows only according to your being able to bear. He makes way out of your test so that when you come out victorious you honour Him for his redemptive power.

05/05/2024

Topic: Walking with The Lord
Key verse: Leviticus 26:3,12
I will walk among u and I will be your God and u shall be my pple.
√"If u walk...I will walk".
(1)Noah walked with God
Gen6:9
(2) Abraham walked with God.Gen 17:1,Isaiah 41:8
(3)Moses spoke face to face with God and walked with God in the wilderness Exodus 33:11.
(4)King David despite all faults and failings, walked with God. Psalms116:8,9.
(5)Those of us who says we are in Jesus ought to abide in Him and walk in His paths.1John2:6
(6)Micah6:8;Walk humbly with God.This is what the lord requires of us, leaving an example that we should follow in His steps.
1Peter 2:21.AMEN.

27/04/2024

UNITY IS STRENGTH
(John 17:22)
The Proverb 'Unity is strength ' conveys that strength comes from unity, that is people who are united and stay with each other in adversities, are stronger and face the threats successfully. This not only happens to humans but also to other creatures as well.
Unity is the act of staying together, displayed by humans and other species as well.
Staying united gives physical superiority to people over their threats as well as gives emotional support. When a group of people stay united, they not only fight together but also help each other in case of emotional upheaval.
The Bible has a lot to say about unity.
Ecclesiastes 4, talks about "Two are better than one' because God created us to be family together for eternity. This is the thought of Solomon's writings in Ecclesiastes 4. He disparaged life with its difficulties but found joy in companionship. Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor; if either of them falls down, one can help the other up. That is unity at work.
Psalm 133 says:
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
The unity that God wants is not uniformity, imitation or compromise of doctrinal beliefs. It is a baptism into the Holy Spirit (1Cor 12:13)
✓ The God we serve is a God of unity who desires that His church lives in unity and harmony built on the foundation that is Jesus Christ.
✓ God calls the church to be a vibrant and powerful one that bears much fruit and the way we do that is by working together in perfect unity.
That's why we are likened to a body - because we get things done in unity and in diversity (1 Cor 12:12).
✓God stands and affirms the power of unity in getting things done. In Gen 11:6, the Lord spoke of the power of the people of Babel saying, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will not be impossible for them."

25/04/2024

Tough Times
Key verse:Romans5:1-5
✓These verses teach us how to suffer well.
✓V1:Rejoice that ur salvation is unshakable, for no amnt of tragedy can take away ur peace with God.
✓Our hope is in Heaven. V2
✓Let suffering make us more like Jesus v3
✓Trials sh'd be perceived +vly. They change our inability to face life's pressures giving us soft caring hearts and hard enduring feet. Finally, driving us to God's loving care v5.
ILLUSTRATION:
Don't die like Butterfry. From its cocoon it struggles to break free in order to survive. The struggle gives it strength to to be able to fly. God in similar manner allows trials in our lives at times delay answering our prayers to take away tough times we are facing which is in contrast the source of our spirtual strength. His love is abundant to not spare us from suffering lest we can't become strong enough to overcome Satans tribulations.
✓REASONS WHY GOD ALLOWS SUFFERING UPON HIS PPLE
1.So that He can comfort us
2 COR 1:3
2.So that we can comfort others
2Cor 1:4_Our wounds anable us later help other pple with the comfort God gave us.
3.So that we can experience Christ
2Cor 2:5 Jesus lived in human life and suffered a painful death.
4.So that through our suffering pple are inspired by our example of perseverence
2Cor 1:6
5.So that we rely on God more than ourselves v9
6.So that God can receive glory through delivering us from our suffering v10.
7.So that the spiritual community is strenghtened as we pray for one another v11.
Hebrews 12:1-11
Live is tough becouse we expect it to be easy.
we should focus more on what God is doing through trial.
**Pain now leads to gain LaterV11.
**Life is tough but God is good!
✓No training seems pleasant at the time,it seems painful bu later on brings aharvest of godlinessand peace.
By Pst Ondieki Charles Otwori FMCK

19/04/2024

Topic:Power of Your Mouth(Speech;Curse/Blessing)
Matthew 12:36 (KJV) But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
James 3:2 (KJV) For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
The mouth is a very dangerous part of the body; it has led many into trouble, as well as brought goodness unto others. The words we say are indeed powerful, hence the reason why we must be held accountable. Anyone who can control the tongue is very strong indeed. This is indeed a lifestyle we must all seek to emulate. We must decide to be people of few words because it saves one from unnecessary issues. The most important thing we must remind ourselves of when it comes to careless words, is the judgment of God; if we shall give account of all we say; then it is important we seek forgiveness for whatever we have said, which were wrong by the standard of God; this may comprise of curses, insults, filthy words, swearing, lies, etc. We cannot remember every word we have spoken in times past, but God would forgive us if we seek forgiveness for all our wrongs; we have to be sorry and ask to be forgiven. Going forward, it is important to decide to measure what you say. Silence they say is golden, so we must learn to know when to be silent and when to talk. What we type also amounts to what we say, so we must be careful as well.
May we not joke with the warnings of Jesus. Have a blessed Thursday.
Prayer Points:
1. Please forgive me for all the wrong things I have said, which I did not consider as anything serious.
2. Help me to bridle my tongue and grant me the wisdom to speak carefully in any situation.
19/04/2024.

17/04/2024

THOUGHTS ON 1JOHN 4:4
NATURE OF A BELIEVER
The true nature of a believer is that of God.
A life of sin and ungodliness is completely foreign to life and nature of God.
A life without purpose is completely foreign to the nature of God.
Today take a strong stand against whatever is contrary to the nature of God in your life.
Confess the following:
The life and nature of God are finding expression in my life. I refuse whatever is contrary to God. The nature of God is what I have and nothing else.
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BE BLESSED AND ALWAYS CARRY THE GLORY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

13/04/2024

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07/03/2024

Free Methodist Church Devotional Reading/ Fellowship
Topic:Understanding God's purpose in your Life.
OGOKORA KW’ABATOMWA 16:31 Bakamoiraneria, “Mwegene Omonene Yeso, na aye notooreke amo nab’enyomba yao.”
They replied;"Believe in the Lord Jesus, And you shall be saved You and your household. "
✓John20:30-31
After death Jesus ressurected and appeared at least twice to His disciples in aspan of 1wk.
Jesus did many miracles that we may believe in Him. If we believe, we shall have eternal life and enjoy it to its fullness.
✓Jesus cautioned Philip who believed after touching and feeling the scars. Saying"Blessed are those who believe without seeing!" Verse 18/19
Hosea14:1-2
Let us go before the Lord and repent of our sinniful nature , He shall bless His people .Verse9;The ways of the Lord are right. The rightheous walk in them but rebelious stumble upon them.
✓Hebrewd8:10;And this is what the lord says;"I will put my Laws in their minds and write them in their hearts.I will be their God and they shall be my people."
✓Jer 6:16;Thus said the Lord go ye into the Junction/Way ask of the old ways,ask for the good ways and follow them.
✓Gods purpose in your life is that you may be saved and have eternal life.Rev3:20;The Lord says Behold I stand at door and knock whosoever who hearken unto my voice and open for me his heart I shall enter and dine with him.
Amen.

04/03/2024

If your lips profess that you belong to Christ, does your life prove it?

Are you a pretender or do people confirm your profession?

Someone put it this way:

If you were charged with being a Christian and taken to a court of law and stood before a jury and judge, would there be enough evidence to convict you or not?

Remember the words of Jesus in Matt. 27:21-29. Remember what Paul wrote in
I Cor. 13:1-8.

Don’t merely say it, pray it, profess it, proclaim it, pretend it, appear it, desire it, but be it!!! Become what God wants you to be through Jesus Christ be 100% the real thing. Read the lyrics of this song:

1 Lord, I want to be a Christian
in my heart, in my heart.
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.

2 Lord, I want to be more loving
in my heart, in my heart.
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart.

3 Lord, I want to be more holy
in my heart, in my heart.
Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart.

4 Lord, I want to be like Jesus
in my heart, in my heart.
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.

Read Eph. 2:1-10; Titus 2:11-14.

03/03/2024

ZABURI 34:1 Nimbake Omonene chingaki chionsi,
ase omonwa one nimotogie botambe.

ZABURI 34:2 Ase omoyo one ninyetogerie Omonene,
abwo bachayire tiga bayaigwe bagoke.

ZABURI 34:3 Raria obonene bw’Omonene amo nainche
toimokererie erieta riaye igoro twensi amo.

ZABURI 34:4 Nkarangeria Omonene, nere akang’iraneria,
akandusia korwa ase obwoba bwane bwonsi.

ZABURI 34:5 Abwo bamorigereretie nigo bakomeka‐meka bare nomogoko,
gose amasio abo takororekana are nobosooku.


Ekegusii bible

28/02/2024

In 1860 Benjamin Titus Roberts created the Free Methodist Church in Pekin, New York. B.T. Roberts created a denomination that promoted the freedom for all people from slavery, free seats in every house of worship, freedom for women to serve in all roles in the church including pastoral ministry, and freedom for the Holy Spirit to move in public worship. Visit https://buff.ly/3C871bp to learn more about the history of the Free Methodist Church. The work that started with B.T. Roberts continues today. Get additional information about how Free Methodists are answering God's call today by visiting https://buff.ly/3uWTL8u.

Highlights from the history of the Free Methodist Church and the Methodist movement.

19/02/2024

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01/02/2024

A good word especially for our day.

"For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another."
(Galatians 5:13-15)

24/01/2024

Jeremiah 6:15-16
15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein
✓The Lord had been dissappointed by the immorality and abnomination in Isreal,through His messenger Jeremiah ,He was warning them of dire consequences for their actions.He however wanted them restored,hence required repentance on their part.
✓Go to the Junction;Ask of the old paths and follow the right ways.We should return to the covenant way and follow the laws as given to us written on stone tablets.Moses was to to take to Isrealites and command them to follow.Hardening our hearts,not forsaking our sins could see us vistors to the ever burning fire prepared for Satan and those are engulfed in sinful nature.
By Pst Ondieki Charles Otwori. FMCK Boruma.

22/01/2024

019-Msalabani Pa Mwokozi
Down At The Cross
Doh ni A♭

Msalabani pa Mwokozi Hapo niliomba upozi,
Moyo wangu ulitakaswa, Na asifiwe.

CHORUS
Na asifiwe, na asifiwe.
Alitukomboa kwa damu, Na asifiwe.

Chini ya mti msumbufu Niliomba utakatifu,
Alinikomboa kwa damu, Na asifiwe.

Kwa ajabu ninaokoka, Yesu anakaa moyoni;
Mtini alinifilia, Na asifiwe.

Damu ya Yesu ya thamani Huniokoa makosani;
Huniendesha wokovuni, Na asifiwe.

21/01/2024

WORD OF GOD CANNOT BE SILENCED.

Many forces are trying to silence Christians in the world. Though two thousand years have passed, the age long opposition to the Gospel still exists. In some lands, it takes the form of overt persecution. In others, secular forces seek to intimidate believers into silence.

But the Word of God cannot be silenced, and true Christians will always find ways of proclaiming the Good News. We are not retreaters who flee, but soldiers who fight. Our Gospel is unstoppable in this world.
By Rev Javan Ombisa.

13/01/2024

ABAGALATIA: 5:1
Kristo agatosibora, erinde tomenye ase obosibore; gaki tenena bokong’u, timobwatwa naende ase obosibwa bw’obosomba.
Galatians 5:1
It is for this reason then that Christ has set us free.Stand firm, then,and do not let ourselves be burdened again by York of slavery.

07/01/2024

Date:07/01/2024
Speaker; PST ONDIEKI CHARLES OTWORI FMCK; BORUMA Local.
Topic: Walking with The Lord
Key verse: Leviticus 26:3,12
I will walk among u and I will be your God and u shall be my pple.
√"If u walk...I will walk".
(1)Noah walked with God
Gen6:9
(2) Abraham walked with God.Gen 17:1,Isaiah 41:8
(3)Moses spoke face to face with God and walked with God in the wilderness Exodus 33:11.
(4)King David despite all faults and failings, walked with God. Psalms116:8,9.
(5)Those of us who says we are in Jesus ought to abide in Him and walk in His paths.1John2:6
(6)Micah6:8;Walk humbly with God.This is what the lord requires of us, leaving an example that we should follow in His steps.
1Peter 2:21.AMEN.

23/02/2021

Prov12:11 He that till his land shall be full of bread, but he that followed company of wicked shall miss knowledge.

22/02/2021

Wonders may not end.Gods creation is unique we should thank God for He has

11/02/2021

Prov14:30;It is important to be content with what you have,but envy can eat you up!
God gives to each according to His wish.What another has belongs to him/her wanting to posses it is against God.
Do not covet your neighbours household ;is a command given by God.
Many of us sin daily by stealing,killing or envying others all in the name of struggling with life.
May God give you and me the Grace to be contented.Amen.

07/01/2021

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