Sage Voice

Introduction Today, one of the commonest excuses that young people make for spirituality is that it brings about poverty and hunger. Perhaps they are right for believing this to be true seeing that simoniac ministers have become more visible in the Christian community as well as in the cyber space. Simoniac ministers are motivated by profit to proclaim the gospel. In effect, they are into gospel industry instead of gospel ministry. Their primary interest and goal for serving the gospel is to make profit rather than to glorify God. For simoniac ministers, godliness is a means to financial gain—godliness is not the gain itself. They are the ones who go about seeking anointing just so that they will draw large crowds and make huge profits. The youth seems to believe that spirituality is manifesting higher dimensions of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and his anointing.  Understanding spirituality In this message we will distinguish between religion and spirituality.  Religion is a s...

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." (1 Timothy 6:10 NIV) Introduction Ministry motivated by profit is industry. With the advent of the Prosperity Theology, the ministry of the gospel is largely motivated by profit. Profit according to Wiktionary is "the money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price." The gospel is the good news concerning Jesus Christ as the saviour of the world. According to the Bible, the gospel is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes. The gospel is the spiritual solution to every spiritual problem in the universe, hence, everyone needs the gospel since everyone suffers the spiritual problem of sin and its effects.  Preaching the gospel implies rendering service to God and man, and it is work. Whereas some ...

Introduction Jesus came with grace to bring to light the mysteries of the kingdom of God. Today, we have light of how God rules in the affairs of men from heaven. The gospel of the kingdom refers to the good news told about how God rules in the lives of his people. The gospel of the kingdom was the flagship message of the Lord Jesus Christ. Leadership remains the most important factor for the growth and development of any group or organisation especially the church. Wherever two or more people are gathered, they form a group, and wherever a group is formed, leadership is born. A leader is not always the one who is in front of the group but the one who holds the vision of the group in his heart, and it does not matter his position in the group. Once you hold the vision of the group in your heart, you are able to see the future of the group, and once you are able to see the future of the group, you are able to contribute meaningfully toward its prospects. It is the vision that leads the ...