Glory be to God for another opportunity.
We are still on the story of the good Samaritan. Jesus said, a Jewish man was traveling on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho and was attacked by bandits.
they wounded him and stripped him of his clothes and left him half dead. By chance when two of his country men, the priest and the levite, saw him, they passed by. when the good Samaritan saw him he was moved with compassion.
True love rises above petit things and it is generous. It doesn't give excuses but moved with compassion towards others.
Jesus was a man of compassion.
In 1John 3:17 :  "but whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need,and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him" .
Brethren, don't only advice people to work hard but help them also as you can .
There are a lot of helpless and hopeless people around you, one act of compassion can change their story. One phone call can bring smile on somebody's face forever.
Please let us give helping hands to people and God will bless us more.
Remember you have been blessed to be a blessing to others like Abraham.
We love you, God loves you more 
Shalom Shalom.

Good Samaritan n10

In the story of the good Samaritan, we see, the man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment,and wounded him and leaving him half dead"Luke 10:30. We all where in Adam , the head of the creation and he rebelled against God,leaving God's presence and went down to Jericho, to enjoy sin. On that rebellion road we lost God protection and fell among thieves, Satan and his demons, who stripped us of our glory, wounded us, leaving us half dead. Eph 2:1 says you were dead in sins and trespass.
The priest and the levite passed by but could not do anything. The mosaic law and ceremonial law can't save us. The  wounded man was still lying down in his suffering, If you are looking up to the law you will be condemned.
The Samaritan as journeyed, he didn't pass by , by chance.  But was fully prepared for his journey through that road. The book of Revelation 13 speaks about the lamb of God , which was slain before the foundation of the world. Christ knew right from the foundation, that man will be wounded by Satan and the law can't save him, but he will be the Savior of humanity. Let's take note of: the oil and wine used by the good Samaritan. The oil is the symbol of the Holy Spirit and the wine stands for the blood of the Lamb. Through the power of the Holy Spirit and faith in work Christ on cross, a person is saved.
Have you put your faith in him?. Call upon his name.
Let's pray together. "Jesus I know, I'm a sinner and I'm lost and I can't pay for my sins but you have done it on the cross of Calvary. I open my heart and accept you as my personal Savior and Lord. Thanks for saving me. Amen
Shalom.

Good Samaritan. No11

Glory be to God. in this story of the good Samaritan. The man went down from Jerusalem ( the presence of God,the holy city, the protection of God to Jericho ( a cursed land ,demonic place,...). Anytime we leave God's presence we go down both physically and spiritually. And the priest and levite came by chance. Priest stands for the law of Moses and levite for ceremonial can't save us. But the Samaritan who journeyed along the road saw him and he has compassion on him and went to him. In 1 Pet1:18-20, the bible says we are not redeemed from our vain conversation by corruptible things like silver and gold but with the precious blood of Jesus, as the lamb of God foreordained before the foundation of the world. The Samaritan was prepared to help having oil and wine unlike the priest who came by chance. Right from the beginning Christ knew he will come through the Holy Spirit and shed his blood to redeem us from wrath. The law can't save us. Salvation it is only through Christ our redeemer. Let us call upon his name ,asking him to save us from our sins, sickness, troubles and he will do it.
 May God bless his word.
Shalom

Good Samaritan No12

Praise the Lord. People of God receive our Calvary greeting in Jesus name. In the story of good Samaritan, we will like to tackle verse 34"So he went to him and bandaged his wounds,pouring on oil and wine,..brought him to an inn, and took care of him" After the half dead man was saved by the Samaritan, he didn't leave him on that road but sent him to an inn and took care of him. Right from the beginning of the world Jesus,the good Samaritan knew his itinerary, that he will come through the Holy Spirit (oil) and laid down his life on the cross ,shedding his blood (wine) to ransom the lost man. After the man was saved by the Samaritan, he sent him to an inn, he didn't leave on the road and departed from him. The inn stands for the church. After you have being saved, under the leadership of the Holy Ghost, you need to join God's church, that Jesus will continue the good work he has started in you. Don't deceive yourself that you don't need the fellowship of the brethren. The church is part of the eternal plan of God for salvation, restoration and rehabilitation of mankind. Covid19 will pass away but not God's church. When was the last time you visited your local church? Don't you know you are missing a lot,when you miss church. May God help us to rededicate ourselves to him.
May God bless his word.
Shalom.

Good Samaritan No13

The good Samaritan, continuation.  Praise God for giving us life. 
An expert of the law asked Jesus what shall i do to inherit eternal life? This question surfaced on several occasions such as Nicodemus, and the young rich man.
Verse 25 of Luke 10, says the lawyer tested Jesus .That means it was not a sincere question. Jesus knew of course his taught and mind. Jesus replied with two 
questions,driving him back to the old testament. The lawyer replied by quoting, " thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart..' and "  thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself".
Luke said the lawyer wanted to just himself . Every  sinner try to justify himself. Look at Adam and Eve in the garden. Adam tried to blame God by telling him,it is the woman that you gave me and the woman also in her turn put the blame on the snake ,that the snake deceived her. They were not really to accept their failure, faults. We can continue blaming the state, the country, the government, nothing will change. It is true in Africa, we have bad governance, but we can rise up and make the difference. It is true things are not going well in the church. But how long will you continue blaming and people are not really to listen. If you can wait upon the Lord, he will give you new strength as an eagle and you will soar higher and higher and be above those obstacles. The lawyer wanted to justify him, said "who is my neighbour?
Your neighbour is anyone that needs your help. Regardless of his or her political affiliation, tribes, ethics, countries, races,sex. How many times have we turned down needy people's requests? May God help us
Jesus is our good Samaritan, he has never turned down our  requests. He has pity on us and because of his compassion. You can trust him for eternal life . Call upon his name , and thou shall be saved.
God bless his word .
Shalom.


Good Samaritan No 14

Continuation of the sermon of good Samaritan. 
Luke10:34 " And went to him, and bound up his wounds, poring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him"
The good Samaritan reminds us of Jesus Christ who was sinless ,compassionate on man's plight and able to restore us to our right state by paying the penalty of sins on the cross. 
He poured in wine, reminds us of the blood of Jesus Christ which saves us from our sins. 
He poured in wine reminds us of the comforting of the Holy Spirit. 
"He set him on his own beast " reminds us of the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Because as a donkey carries the body, so doctrine metaphorically carries the soul. Hebrews 13:9"Be not carried about with diverse and strange doctrines .As the Samaritan didn't leave the wounded person on the road after saying him, the same way Jesus Christ will not leave where he saves you, he will take you to a church. That they will feed with milk and meat of the word of God. The milk refers to the basics truths of the word of God and meat refers to the deeper truth of the word of God that help growing spiritually. 
Remember your doctrine affects your practice.  The right doctrine of Jesus Christ, orthodoxy will lead you to the right practice, orthopraxy. 
May God bless his word and bless us as well. 
Shalom




Good Samaritan No15

Good Samaritan No2.mp3

Good Samaritan continuation. 
In Luke 10:34 " And he set him on his own beast " reminds us of the doctrine of Jesus Christ who is the good Samaritan. After saying you with his blood (wine) through the power of the Holy Spirit (oil), he will teach you his doctrine. What is it? 1 John 2:22 says " who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? that denieth the Father and the Son. " and 2 John 1: 9-10 says "whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in doctrine of Christ, he hath not the Father... if anyone comes unto you and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house. "
Someone said " As I take my shoes from the cobbler and my clothes from the tailor, so I take my religion from the priest. " It should not be so, we need to think about the religion because it is all  about our soul. I'm not disputing the fact that God is using his servants to build us spirituality but I'm saying to check whether what the preacher is saying is in accordance with the scriptures, which are the final and Supreme authority. 
May God help us to avoid any strange doctrine. 
We love you , God loves you more. 
Shalom 

Good Samaritan no16

Continuation of the good Samaritan's  teaching
In Luke 10:34 says" He sets him on his own beast" talking about after Jesus has saved us, he will lead us with his doctrine. We spoke about Jesus being the Christ and he who denieth the Son,denieth the Father.  Today also, we are going to see a couple of verses ,that talk about Jesus Christ.  In John 5:" For the Father judgeth no man,but hath committed all judgement unto the Son. That all men should honour the Son,even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father ". Jesus has not only the divine nature but also human nature. In 1 John 4:1-3, the bible says we should not add faith to every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus is come in the flesh is not of God but from the Antichrist. 
Jesus Christ has the two nature in one.
May God bless his word.

Good Samaritan No17

Glory be to God for his goodness and faithfulness towards us.
Luke 10:34 says " he set him on his own beast". referring to the doctrine of our Lord. After saving you , he will not allow you to follow strange doctrine. Christ is the son of God who came to save us from our sins. Philippians 2:6-11 reveals that Jesus is God and he willingly became a man so that he could die for the sins of mankind . This is called " kenosis" doctrine. The self emptying of Christ that he might be receptive of the divine will. Jesus Christ alone has two natures in one. He is always God who became man, and he will forever be God and man in one person. This doctrine is called the " hypostatic union". You can trust him completely because he is man who understands our infirmities. He has been tempted in all things but without committing sin. He is the high priest that we need. Let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy to help us in the time of need.
May God bless his words .
Shalom

Pastor Yaw Kpelevi