Sunday service was a glorious time of insight as Pastor gave us some beautiful nuggets on the subject of faith before diving into the message for the day, she began by reminding us that faith is required in order to please God and this faith must be hinged on and rooted in the word of God for it to work, she mentioned that there are times to insist on and fight for our desires but there are times to also let things go according to the counsel of the word of God. Pastor taught us that consistent and continuous fellowship with the word of God will help us know the difference between when to fight and when to let go of things that make us lose our sleep and peace or make us sad and agitated, she also reminded us that Faith must be based on Love.

Pastor went on to teach on relationships with our siblings, we saw in Obadiah 1:1-12 God’s displeasure with the Edomites; the descendants of Esau and his severe rebuke and punishment to them because of their behaviour towards the Israelites; the descendants of Jacob when they were suffering the repercussion of their disobedience, the Edomites did nothing to help them, rather they mocked and celebrated their calamity, took of the spoils and even blocked those who escaped giving them up to the enemy therefore God was greatly displeased with them because being brethren, they should have done better. We learnt God expects us to treat our siblings well, both physical or spiritual, even if they are going through situations that they deserve as a consequence of their actions, we ought not to look away nor join in their destruction, we must seek to help them rather than ridicule them because when anyone faces any form of attack, they should be able to find solace in the home, Pastor charged us to learn to support them and show them grace even when they err.

Pastor went on to talk about marital relationships emphasising through the word of God the need for wives to submit to their own husbands and for husbands to love their own wives, she reminded us that in a marital relationship, the man is the head and so every woman who chooses to marry must recognise what that choice means, to be submitted to their husbands in everything and this understanding should influence their decision of who they accept to marry. Similarly, the husband is expected to love his wife, to be patient and forgiving no matter what she does and to treat her very well, Pastor reminded us that love is a decision and not a feeling, a decision to be kind and patient and so once we are married to an individual, we must choose to love at all times, she also noted that as a means to balance things and avoid schism in the home, God has made the woman the help and put the favour in her so even though she is to be fully submissive and reverent, a man who desires to get ahead in life must love and treat her well.

Pastor advised those seeking to get married to be sure that it is a person whose character they can tolerate and whose leadership they can submit to as God expects and not to hope to manage or change the person. The service ended with a question and answer session where Pastor gave word based answers to questions attendees had on the subject.

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