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  SINCERE MILK SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2020 TOPIC: FIRST THINGS FIRST TEXT: MATTHEW 6:24-33 Key Verse: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).      Jesus tells us about a place that is very important in life. If you are asked to mention the places you will like to visit in this world, the places you will mention will include Paris, New York, Dubai, Canada, London, etc. You will be very happy to go there.      What could attract you to these cities may be the - beauty, security, wealth and pleasure to be derived there. How will you feel if after you have made all the necessary preparations, you are denied entry to these places? You will be sad and disappointed.      Heaven is the best place to be. If you miss it, you will cry. Therefore, the first thing for you to do is to seek to live in heaven with Jesus forever. Sinful children cannot live in heaven, they wi...

  HIGHER EVERYDAY SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2020 TOPIC: THE PERIL OF IMPENITENCE TEXT: ROMANS 2:1-11 MEMORY VERSE: "But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God" (ROMANS 2:5).      Various signs of backsliding began manifesting in the life of a young teenager who was truly converted and served the Lord faithfully. Several church leaders lovingly tried their very best to recover her, but she rebuffed all the attempts and eventually left the church. A few years later, this teenager reportedly contracted HIV through the immoral lifestyle she embraced after rejecting Jesus Christ, her Saviour.      Impenitence can attract personal, family and national calamities. Questioned on why God allowed certain calamities befalling America, Anne Graham replied, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of o...

DAILY MANNA SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2020 TOPIC: NO SHADY DEALS TEXT:LUKE 16:1-18 KEY VERSE: "If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?" (LUKE 16:11).      The following quotation was attributed to an unknown source. "Character is the one thing we make in this world and take with us into the next. The circumstances amid which you live determine your reputation; the truth you believe determines your character. Reputation is what you are supposed to be; character is what you are.      "Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; character is what you have when you go away. Reputation is made in a moment; character is built in a lifetime. A single newspaper report gives our reputation; a life of toil gives you your character... Reputation is what men say about you on your tombstone; character is what angels say about you before the throne of God."     ...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SATURDAY 8TH AUGUST 2020 THEME: FIRE-QUENCHERS MEMORISE: 1 Corinthians 10:12 "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." READ: Matthew 5:27-30 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. MESSAGE A fire-quencher is something that reduces your zeal and heat for God. They are in three categories as listed in 1 John 2:15-17:  "Love not ...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST 2020 THEME: PLAY YOUR PART MEMORISE: Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." READ: Matthew 25:1-12 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sel...