WELCOME TO LOVEREIGN BIBLE CHURCH (LBC): ON TITHES

VISION

VISION:
1. Build a strong Bible and prayer based Church in the Lord through effective teaching and dissemination of the Word of God.
2. To lead a global church planting movement that would impart the world with the power of God, invest in human resource capacity building among its members and stakeholders both spiritually and physically.
3. To make all see and come to the full knowledge and maturity in Christ.
4. Building a Christ-like society and generation of people, starting with the church.

MISSION

MISSION:
1. To send Lovereign and its unique message to every continent
2. To plant at least a church in every country.
3.To produce purpose driven and mandate oriented Christians to effect changes and impact society.
4. To undertake social mission projects
5. To impart lives with the word of God to be purpose driven, mandate oriented, and to effect changes and in-turn impart their respective societies.
6. To pioneer a global movement that will liaise with churches and para-church organizations in church planting missions, to send the gospel to partially reached and major unreached countries and nations through cross-cultural outreaches, under-cover ministry, etc.

ON TITHES

QUESTION-
"Someone just asked me "Please did Paul and Peter receive tithe?"

I believe the concern of the questionnaire is not only as to whether they received tithe but also as New Testament believers, is it doctrinally binding to pay tithe? I think we've taught about this previously, however not exhaustively and I believe we cannot do so here as well. Now, the first thing is that the New Testament believer is not under the old covenant; please here note I am not referring to the Abrahamic covenant but the mosaic; being ceremonial, moral, et al, He nailed them to the cross (Col. 2:14) and gave us; note not more, additional or another; but new commandment, (John 13:34, 1Jn 2:7-11, 2 Jn 1:5). Tithing to the Christian is not a law but a spiritual worship (Jn 4:23-24), and a serious Christian who wants to walk with God must and will pay tithe. In fact there are spiritual consequences (Mal 3:11), ''check if I will not...'', thus if will do not He will not. We shouldn't think of paying tithe because God says it, that will still put us in bondage of the law, even though Jesus taught about tithe, (Lk 11:42, Matt 23:23). He said they should not leave the others undone, apart from that he talked about justice, mercy and faith as weightier matters meaning the former (tithe) is relatively a weighty matter. The belief and practice of tithe paying is clearly spelt and practiced in the scriptures. The bishops of the church did not only accept tithes but also first fruits, free will offerings, (Acts 4:30-37, 1 Cor. 16:1-4). If anyone studies the book of Acts especially chapters 4 and 5 diligently, one thing will become obvious, the early church was paying not only tithe but giving away their fortune, all they had. In fact Hebrews makes it more interesting, "Here mortal men receive tithes, but there He receives them" (7:8). Thus, it is God who receives our tithes not even our local churches. We all should not be deceived, if we can give our lives to God what about our tithes or offerings? Elsewhere others are bombarding themselves in furtherance of their faith and we are here unshamefacedly debating over whether or not our acts of giving are necessary for this Kingdom. If you think your offerings are not put to proper use in your local church let me give you a Godly advice; I will not tell you to stop paying but I will tell you to stop that church, the church is not a social organization, political party or natural family ties to say I was born into it or for us this is where we belong, No! Please help yourself, the time is short.

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My Dad's Better Than Your Dad

Three boys on the playground were bragging about their dads. One said. "My dad scribbles a few words, calls it a song and they pay him 50 bucks."

"Oh, yah. My dad scribbles a few words, calls it a poem and they pay him 100 bucks."

"That's nothin'," said the third kid. My dad scribbles a few words, calls it a sermon and it takes six people to collect all the money!"

Nietzche

A poster read: "God is dead"-Nietzche

The graffiti underneath read: "Nietzche is dead" - God.

Liquid, Fragile or Perishable?

When a woman decided to send the old family Bible to her brother in another state, the postal worker asked her if there was anything breakable in the package. "Only the Ten Commandments," she replied.

TESTIMONIES (STARS OF THE WEEK)

"I want to appreciate the hand of God in my life, working mighty miracles since I joined LBC. By the grace of God, I had the opportunity to do my national service at the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Airport. Normally, at the end of the service, the company gives contracts to some people whose services may be needed then, after a while they may be employed. But during the end of my service, giving of contracts was cancelled and everyone was asked to go home. But glory be to God, among 65 national service personnel, who had several political affiliations, I was the only person employed directly, without any contract, which doesn’t happen in the company. LBC is a house of miracles and I bless God so much"-Eld Alice Nketiah

HALL OF FAME (ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO)

Today, we take a look at the life of a great figure by name St. Augustine of Hippo.

ST. AUGUSTINE

Saint Augustine (354-430), greatest of the Latin Fathers and one of the most eminent Western Doctors of the Church.

Augustine was born on November 13, 354, in Tagaste, Numidia (now Souk-Ahras, Algeria). His father, Patricius (died about 371), was a pagan (later converted to Christianity), but his mother, Monica, was a devout Christian who labored untiringly for her son's conversion and who was canonized by the Roman Catholic church. Augustine was educated as a rhetorician in the former North African cities of Tagaste, Madaura, and Carthage. Between the ages of 15 and 30, he lived with a Carthaginian woman whose name is unknown; in 372 she bore him a son, whom he named Adeodatus, which is Latin for “the gift of God

BISHOP & THEOLOGIAN

He became bishop of Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) in 395, an office he held until his death. It was a period of political and theological unrest, for while the barbarians pressed in upon the empire, even sacking Rome itself in 410, schism and heresy also threatened the church. Augustine threw himself wholeheartedly into the theological battle. Besides combating the Manichaean heresy, Augustine engaged in two great theological conflicts. One was with the Donatists, a sect that held the sacraments invalid unless administered by sinless ecclesiastics. The other conflict was with the Pelagians, followers of a contemporary British monk who denied the doctrine of original sin. In the course of this conflict, which was long and bitter, Augustine developed his doctrines of original sin and divine grace, divine sovereignty, and predestination. The Roman Catholic church has found special satisfaction in the institutional or ecclesiastical aspects of the doctrines of St. Augustine; Roman Catholic and Protestant theology alike are largely based on their more purely theological aspects. John Calvin and Martin Luther, leaders of the Reformation, were both close students of Augustine.

Augustine's doctrine stood between the extremes of Pelagianism and Manichaeism. Against Pelagian doctrine, he held that human spiritual disobedience had resulted in a state of sin that human nature was powerless to change. In his theology, men and women are saved by the gift of divine grace; against Manichaeism he vigorously defended the place of free will in cooperation with grace. Augustine died at Hippo, August 28, 430. His feast day is August 28.

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TRUTH NUGGETS AT MIMSHACH CAMP MEETING (Ps. JOHN WINFRED)

1. The Gospel is the demonstration of the working of miracles, signs and wonders.
2. The Gospel is good news to the soul and not to the ears.
3. The Gospel is power
4. A man can die in ministry and this is when self has taken over inspiration of God.
6. Unless you are justified, there is no place for you in God.
5. Every Christian has been called to the place of the supernatural.
7. The Levitical priesthood expresses deep truth of worship for Christians
8. Brooding on the word of God brings impartation of life.
9. When there is a sign of a miracle, genuine repentance cannot be denied.

KOINONIA (CELL MEETING) SCHEDULES

TOPAZ (EVANDY READING ROOM,FIRST FLOOR)-Fri. (6:00-7:00pm)
SARDIUS (JEAN NELSON-R00M 4115)-Fri. (6-7pm)
JASPER (AKUAFO ANNEX B TV ROOM)-Fri. (6:40-7:40)
CHRYSOLITE (E. SEY, ROOM 3116)-Fri. (6:00-7:00pm)
BERYL (C'WEALTH HALL-summer hut)-Fri. (5:00-6:00pm)
EMERALD (HILLA LIMANN-ROOM 4080) -Fri.(6:30-7:30pm))
JACINTH (VOLTA HALL-Space between F Block and Chapel)).-Fri. (4:00-5:00pm)
CHRYSOPRASUS-(SARBAH HALL-adjacent ladies block)-Sat. (7:00-8:00am)
SAPPHIRE (PENTAGON BLK D405)-Fri. (7:00-8:00pm)
CHALCEDONY (TF HOSTEL-A1 TV ROOM)-Fri. (7:00-8:00pm)
SARDONYX (LEGON HALL ANNEX B 104)- Fri.(7:00-8:00pm)
AMETHYST (KWAPONG-last floor kitchen-4054)-Fri. (7:00-8:00pm)

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