Category: The Shepherd Publications

JOURNEY OF GROWTH

The basic characteristics of living thing is the ability to grow. When we refer to growth, it is not just about physical growth, there is a dimension of growth that speaks to the mind. If you are going to live up to your full potentials in life, you must keep growing. You must keep moving

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A PLACE FOR YOU

One lovely moonlit night a grandfather and his small granddaughter went for a walk. The stars were magnificent. As the grandfather named individual stars and constellations, the granddaughter exclaimed, “Grandpa, if the bottom side of Heaven is this beautiful, just think how wonderful the top side must be.” Remember Jesus said “I go to prepare

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CRY FOR PERSONAL REVIVAL [1]

I came across a short expression written and placed on a wall sometimes ago and it reads “If others live like you live, shall we have revival?” The statement points clearly to the necessity of personal revival before anything else. We cannot have revival in any community or land without individuals first experiencing revival. In

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CHILDREN PRAYER COMPETITION

Something that has become a competition in our home is the early morning prayer for the children. Whenever our children wake up, the first thing they do is to make their way to our room and then kneel down and I place my hand on them individually to pray for them. They rarely miss this

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LIFE-CHANGING DECISION

Tom Brady, quarterback who led the New England Patriots to victory in three Super Bowls, told a news magazine, “Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there’s something greater out there for me? Many people ask the same question too, even after reaching the peak of their goals and dreams in life. Do

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BAPTISM OF SUFFERING

In the life of Jesus, three forms of Baptism were mentioned. We read of Him being baptized with water by John the Baptist. In quick succession, the Holy Spirit descended like a dove upon him. It is easy to see two baptisms here; one with water, and the other with the Holy Ghost. But further

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SALVATION OF THE SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY

Apostle Paul wrote “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” I Thess. 5:23. From that passage, man is clearly a tripartite being. The spirit is the part of man that fellowships

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GOD’S PRIORITY LIST

John Currier was found guilty of murder in 1949 and sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1968, Currier’s sentence was terminated, and a letter bearing the good news was sent to him. But John never saw the letter, nor was he told anything about it. Ten years went by with Currier still bearing the weight of

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COMPELLING LOVE

A thirty-six year old mother was discovered to be in the advanced stages of terminal cancer. One doctor advised her to spend her remaining days on vacation. A second physician offered her the hope of living two more years with the grueling side effects of radiation. She penned the following words to her three small

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The Shepherd April 2022 No 3

DIVINE RETRIBUTION
During the time I was observing the one year mandatory service to my father land as a Nigerian graduate, I was made to open an account with a bank through which I got my monthly allowance from the government. It was a bank I would not patronize if I were to make the choice by myself. So, when I completed the scheme, after one year, I abandoned the bank account since then. It’s over a decade now but surprisingly, the bank still sends monthly alerts to me. First, they will credit my account with some kobo (cent) and immediately take back from the same account with a debit alert.

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