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THE CHURCH IS IN THE WORLD AND THE WORLD IN THE CHURCH

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Saturday 23rd, October 

THE CHURCH IS IN THE WORLD AND THE WORLD IN THE CHURCH 
TEXT: 2 TIMOTHY 4:1-4
Key verse:  “God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit 
and in truth” (John 4:24).The carnal nature of man is the seat of pride and pleasure. It cannot be subjected to principles of righteousness and holiness. Men in the world indulge in all forms of fleshy pleasure to satisfy their passions. They worship money and their bellies. Worldliness has now taken over in the church. Those who come to church do not have God in focus. Many worldly activities have been incorporated into worship to satisfy the passion of the worshippers. The songs they sing carry worldly styles and inspiration. The music they play ministers to the flesh and fills the worship service with the wildest form of ungodly dance to satisfy pleasure of the flesh. The musicians are unconverted and sometimes dress in worldly fashion. Certainly, their worship is not to God. 

The sermons preached cannot convert anyone. They promote laughter and stir fleshly emotions. Some are mere motivational talks. Souls cannot be converted under such atmosphere. True believers must repent from worldliness in worship and stay away from it. Holiness in worship is needed to receive blessing of God. Various activities and styles are adopted by ministers from the sinful world and brought into the church. They promote respect of persons in ministry. They go into worldly dressing and slangs. They forge lies and give false testimonies for self-promotion. 

They bring big men of the world into the church for honour and praise. They extort money from members through ungodly ways. They preach the gospel of prosperity without repentance, righteousness and holiness. They take delight in the nakedness of women in the church and justify them, using scriptures. They commit immorality and seek for huge donations, tithes and offering for their bellies. They are not called by God and cannot produce fruits for eternal life. You must neither listen to them nor go to them for healing and miracles. 

Thought for the day: Ensure that your church feeds your soul well
Song for the day: Yield not to temptation for yielding is sin, each victory will..
Bible reading for the day: Jeremiah 9-10; 1 Timothy 3 
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