1 Wakorintho 13:1-13

^13:1 Nijaposema kwa lugha za wanadamu na za malaika, kama sina upendo, nimekuwa shaba iliayo na upatu uvumao.

^13:2 Tena nijapokuwa na unabii, na kujua siri zote na maarifa yote, nijapokuwa na imani timilifu kiasi cha kuweza kuhamisha milima, kama sina upendo, si kitu mimi.

^13:3 Tena nikitoa mali zangu zote kuwalisha maskini, tena nikijitoa mwili wangu niungue moto, kama sina upendo, hainifaidii kitu.

^13:4 Upendo huvumilia, hufadhili; upendo hauhusudu; upendo hautakabari; haujivuni;

^13:5 haukosi kuwa na adabu; hautafuti mambo yake; hauoni uchungu; hauhesabu mabaya;

^13:6 haufurahii udhalimu, bali hufurahi pamoja na kweli;

^13:7 huvumilia yote; huamini yote; hutumaini yote; hustahimili yote.

^13:8 Upendo haupungui neno wakati wo wote; bali ukiwapo unabii utabatilika; zikiwapo lugha, zitakoma; yakiwapo maarifa, yatabatilika.

^13:9 Kwa maana tunafahamu kwa sehemu; na tunafanya unabii kwa sehemu;

^13:10 lakini ijapo ile iliyo kamili, iliyo kwa sehemu itabatilika.

^13:11 Nilipokuwa mtoto mchanga, nalisema kama mtoto mchanga, nalifahamu kama mtoto mchanga, nalifikiri kama mtoto mchanga; tokea hapo nilipokuwa mtu mzima, nimeyabatilisha mambo ya kitoto.

^13:12 Maana wakati wa sasa tunaona kwa kioo kwa jinsi ya fumbo; wakati ule tutaona uso kwa uso; wakati wa sasa nafahamu kwa sehemu; wakati ule nitajua sana kama mimi nami ninavyojuliwa sana.

^13:13 Basi, sasa inadumu imani, tumaini, upendo, haya matatu; na katika hayo lililo kuu ni upendo.

The Mark and Number of the Beast

The second beast of Revelation 13 will cause “all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name” (verses 16-17).

What is behind this strange-sounding practice? How will it affect people as the time of the end draws near?

There is historical evidence that, in the ancient Babylonian culture, slaves “were identified … [by] some kind of mark, either tattooed or branded on the face or the back of the hand … ” (H.W.H. Saggs, The Greatness That Was Babylon, 1962, p. 173). There may be parallels between this ancient practice and what God reveals will happen in the end time.

Many have speculated about the meaning of this puzzling prophecy. Some interpret it in terms of supercomputers, unique personal identity numbers and even microchips embedded under the skin.

However, we should consider that receiving a mark on the hand or forehead could well be figurative. Remember from Revelation 7:3 that God’s servants were sealed on their foreheads. And in Deuteronomy 6 Moses told God’s people to “keep all His statutes and His commandments,” noting, “You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as front lets between your eyes” (verses 2, 8). The hand and forehead here represent one’s actions and thoughts respectively—which should be dedicated to obeying God.

Likewise the mark of the Beast is evidently a mark of disobedience to God. Many Bible students have pointed to God’s seventh-day Sabbath as an identifying sign of His people in Exodus 31:12-17 and see the mark of the Beast as running counter to it. They believe that forced observance of Sunday—a day originally dedicated to the worship of the sun as a god instead of the observance of the seventh-day Sabbath—could be involved. This view is strengthened by the fact that other prophecies in the book of Revelation show a great counterfeit religious figure and system will play major roles in leading people away from the true God and play into Satan’s hands at this time.

The Bible does not explicitly define the specific methods that the Beast will use to identify those free to participate in -commerce at the time of the end. Some sort of advanced surveillance may be involved.

As to the number of the Beast, 666, we are told to “count the number” and that it is “the number of a man” (Revelation 13:18). One early explanation is attributed to John’s disciple Polycarp, who, according to his student Irenaeus, said this number is derived from adding together the numerical equivalents of the letters in the word Lateinos, the Greek word for “Roman”—this being the name of the Beast empire, its ruler and everyone in it. So the number may well denote this general distinction, though it could also be more specific.

However this prophecy is fulfilled, it is clear that it will involve compromising and contradicting God’s commands. Having proof that one is officially associated in some way with the Beast will be necessary for one to be allowed to engage in commerce.

Exactly how the end-time number of the Beast, 666, will be used and applied is not yet clear. But in some way it will be associated with the Beast’s name and applied to his evil activities.

Mwingira afunuliwa ubatizo mpya

Kiongozi wa Kanisa la Efatha Mtume na Nabii Josephat Mwingira amesema amepata mafunuo kutoka mbinguni kuhusu kuwabatiza watu kwa kuwamwagia maji kutoka kwenye ndoo. Alisema hivi karibuni alipokuwa katika kambi ya Kibaha mkoa wa Pwani.

Source: NYAKATI

Uzinduzi wa Upendo Nkone, 15 Novemba

Upendo Nkone anawakaribishwa watu wote kwenye uzinduzi wa album yake ya tatu  ZIPO FAIDA KUKAA NA MUNGU, utakaofanyika Diamond Jubilee, Waimbaji wengi watakuwepo kama David Robert, Christina Shusho, Bahati Bukuku, Bonny Mwaitege, Victor Haroun, Pastor Mwasumbi, Light Band kutoka DRC CONGO, DGC Choir, The Reapers, AIC Magomen, Pastor David Lutumba. Nyote mnakaribishwa pate kile Mungu ameweka ndani yake kwa siku hiyo. Mbarikiwe na Bwana Yesu

Naomba maombi kwa ajili ya mtoto wa jirani yangu

Bwana Yesu Asifiwe!

Kuna mzazi mmoja hapa Morogoro aitwaye Michael Peter, ana binti yake aitwaye Veronika Michael, umri wake miaka 13. Anasumbuliwa na pepo la kumpumbaza akili tangu akiwa na umri wa miaka 6.  Nawasilisha maombi mumuombee mtoto wa jirani yangu.

–Alex Mnyenyerwa–

Campus Night 2009

                                                                             

This Friday, November 6, 2009

A night of Praise, Prayers and Fellowship

PARTICIPANTS:

A College & University Student

 VENUE: Old National Stadium ( Uhuru )

Free Entrance!

Organized  by

Victory Christian Centre ( VCC)

Wanawake watakaoingia ‘uchi’ kanisani kuvalishwa khanga

-Lengo ni kudhibiti tamaa mbaya ibadani

Umoja wa Wanawake Wakatoliki Tanzania (WAWATA), Kigango cha Mtakatifu Vicent wa Paulo, kilichoko Kibamba jijini Dar es salaam, umeanzisha mkakati wa kudhibiti tabia ya baadhi ya wanawake wanaovaa nguo za kumtukuza ibilisi wanapoingia kanisani.

Akizungumza Jumapili iliyopita kwa niaba ya wanawake kanisani hapo. Bi. Mary Bruno alisema kumekuwa na tabia ya baadhi ya wanawake wanaovaa nguo zisizo na heshima wanapokwenda kanisani, hali inayosababisha kukosekana kwa utulivu kwa waumuni wengine wawapo ibadani.

Alisema kutokana na hali hiyo, umoja wa wanawake kigangoni hapo, umeamua kulivalia njuga suala hilo, kwa kuwavalisha khanga wale wote watakaobainika kuendeleza jambo hilo, ili kukomesha tabia hiyo ambayo imekithiri kwa baadhi ya wanawake. Katika zoezi hilo lililoanza rasmi Jumapili, Bi. Bruno alisema kuwa waumini watakaokumbwa nalo ni wale wanaovaa nguo za kuonesha mgongo (mgongo wazi), nguo fupi, nguo za kubana na nguo zenye mipasuo mirefu.

Alisema umoja huo wa wanawake, endapo utabaini mtu aliyevalia mavazi hayo ya kumtukuza ibilisi, atachukuliwa hatua za kinidhamu, ikiwemo kumvalisha khanga na hatua nyingine za kiroho.

Aidha, Padre aliyekuwa akiongoza misa katika siku hiyo, Amandus Chitumbi, alipohojiwa kuhusiana na hatua hiyo alisema kuwa ni nzuri, kwani itajenga msingi imara hususan kwa watoto wanaoendelea kukua.

–Adriana Mwigani–

Nipige Chapa ya Rechal Maron

Muimbaji wa Injili Rechal Maron anayefahamika zaidi na nyimbo kama NIPIGE CHAPA na JIJI YERUSALEMU, anamshukuru Mungu kumuwezesha katika album yake ya NIPIGE CHAPA. Sasa iko sokoni

Sweden’s Lutheran church to celebrate gay weddings

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s Lutheran Church decided Thursday to allow gay marriages in its places of worship, five months after they became legal.

Nearly 70 percent of the 250 members of the Church of Sweden’s synod voted to allow same-sex couples to marry in its congregations from November 1 and adopted a marriage rite for gay weddings, the church said in a statement.

The Church of Sweden, which was the state church until 2000, had backed the parliament’s adoption of the gay marriage law, which took effect on May 1. But it deferred its synod’s decision on church weddings until now.

Sweden, already a pioneer in giving same-sex couples the right to adopt children, becomes one of the first countries in the world to allow gays to marry in a major Church.

Around three in four Swedes are members of the Lutheran Church.

The country’s largest gay rights group, RFSL, welcomed the protestant church’s decision.

“RFSL congratulates the Church of Sweden for its decision, your homosexual and bisexual members will finally be able to feel a little more welcome within society,” it said in a statement.

But the group was disappointed that ministers can refuse to celebrate a gay marriage. In such cases, the Church should find another priest for the ceremony.

The country’s smaller Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches said they were disappointed by the Lutherans’ decision.

“It is with sadness that we learn about the decision by the synod of the Church of Sweden,” Fredrik Emanuelson, a leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and Orthodox church senior official Misha Jaksic said in a joint statement.

“In our churches and communities, we will not unite homosexual couples since it is in complete contradiction with the tradition of the church and our vision of creation,” they said.

Mungiki sect head freed in Kenya

By Moses Njagih

Mungiki leader Maina Njenga is a free man. The State dropped 29 counts of murder against him after spending more than two years in jail. The High Court in Nyeri acquitted Njenga of murder charges in the Mathira massacre where 29 people were hacked to death. He has been in custody for 29 months. The surprise move came barely three days after he threatened to provide what his lawyers termed ‘damning information’ against top State officials who he claimed orchestrated his arrest and detention.

Maina Njenga enters Jesus is Alive Ministries Church, Nairobi.

On Tuesday, his lawyers led by Paul Muite said Njenga would swear an affidavit in which he would give the damning evidence against State officials.

Muite said Njenga was demanding protection as a witness, but the AG was yet to respond to the request.

He said Njenga had given the lawyers the go-ahead to prepare the evidence.

It was also just a day after the court ordered him to take a plea to the charges after six months of cat-and-mouse legal games with the State.

On Friday, Central Province Senior Principal State Counsel Charles Orinda told Justice Joseph Sergon he had instructions from the Attorney General Amos Wako to terminate the case.

He said the instructions were given through the Director of Public Prosecution Mr Keriako Tobiko.

Also enjoying the reprieve through the nolle prosequi entered by AG were 18 other youths separately charged with the same offence.

Njenga had five lawyers ; Mr Robert Asembo, Muite, Mr Kibe Mungai, Mr Mbiyu Kamau and Mr Evans Ondiek.

He was arraigned in court on May 11 to face 29 counts of murder, but for the six months that he was in remand at King’ong’o Prison in Nyeri, he declined to take pleas, as he had filed a constitutional reference case in Nairobi to challenge the legality of his trial.

In his constitutional case, he insisted that on the night of April 21 and 22, when he allegedly committed the offences, he was still serving time in Manyani.

Tight security

On Thursday, when Justice Sergon ordered him to take a plea, Njenga declined to answer to the charges read to him, prompting the judge to enter a plea of ‘not guilty’ as the law requires.

The judge consequently ruled hearing of the case against Njenga and three others be heard on December 10. On April 29, Njenga was freed after serving barely half of a jail term slapped for possessing a gun and drugs. He was however re-arrested soon after. The security at the court was tight. Central Provincial Police boss, John Mbijjiwe sat barely two metres from the dock from where Njenga followed proceedings.

Bishop Margaret Wanjiru with Njenga at the church. He said he has ditched the sect for Christianity. Photos: Collins Kweyu/Standard

Outside security was tight and when Njenga walked out free, a cordon was formed around him as he boarded a prison van back to King’ong’o for clearance.

Next plan

His supporters demanded he addresses them. But he opted to address a press conference saying he had no grudge against his tormentors.

“Hii ni hali ya maisha,” he said as he struggled to contain the surging crowd that competed to shake his hand. Mr Njuguna Gitau, the leader of Mungiki’s political wing, was among those present.

He said his priority would be to bury his wife who died more than a year ago.

The other goal, he said, was to be baptised. He then left with a convoy of 20 cars to Nairobi and headed to Jesus is Alive Ministries where he was recieved by Bishop Margaret Wanjiru.

Njenga said he had ‘seen the light’ and urged other sect members to also denounce the sect’s activities.

Wanjiru said she would soon baptise him to signify a ‘rebirth’ and also invited other sect’s followers.

–The Standard–

One Way

–Mike Walters–

Kupanda na Kuvuna katika maana ya Rohoni Wagalatia 6:7-10, Mithali 19:29

Aina za mbegu na namna ya kupanda katika roho

a)      Mawazo

Jinsi mtu awazavyo (unapowaza unapanda) ndivyo alivyo (avunavyo) Mtu anapowaza, anapanda na kama asipoyabadili anayoyawaza (asipong’oa mbegu/mche huo) atavuna

Kama vile Mungu alivyopanda bustani ya Edeni, ametupandia akili njema (sound mind) ili tuwaze vema na kutoa mavuno sahihi, Mungu aweza kutupa (mavuno) zaidi ya (mbegu tupandazo) tuwazavyo na tuombayo. Waefeso 3:20 “Basi atukuzwe yeye awezaye kufanya mambo ya ajabu mno kuliko yote tuyaombayo au tuyawazayo, kwa kadiri ya nguvu itendayo kazi ndani yetu”

b)      Kumcha Mungu ni pando ambalo mavuno yake ni tunda la roho Galatia 5:22 “Lakini tunda la Roho ni upendo, furaha, amani, uvumilivu, utu wema, fadhili, uaminifu, upole, kiasi; juu ya mambo kama hayo hakuna sheria“. Pamoja  na yaliyoelezwa katika agano la Mungu na wanadamu. Yona 12:26 “Mtu akinitumikia, na anifuate; nami nilipo, ndipo na mtumishi wangu atakapokuwapo. Tena mtu akinitumikia, Baba atamheshimu“.

Tupande mambo muhimu matatu WAKATI WOTE (interchangeably)

a)      Kufanya bidii katika kujilisha Neno la Mungu

b)      Kufanya bidii katika aina zote za maombi

c)       Kufanya bidii katika kumsifu na kumwabudu Mungu katika roho na kweli

Kufanya bidii katika hayo yote matatu ni kufanyaje?

Haya yafanywe wakati wote, kwanza wakati tukiendelea na shughuli zetu za kila siku, pia kuwepo na nyakati za kujitenga na shughuli nyingine ili kufanya hayo matatu au moja au mawili kati ya hayo pekee. Ili kufanya wakati wote.

-E.Kiwia-

Msichana, unautumiaje muda wako, kinywa chako?

Msichana jasiri anayempenda Mungu ni Yule anayeweza WAKATI WOTE kujizuia ulimi wake (Yakobo 3:1-11 soma yote), Yakobo 3:2, “Maana twajikwaa sisi sote pia katika mambo mengi. Mtu asiyejikwaa katika kunena huyo ni mtu mkamilifu, awezaye kuuzuia na ulimi wake wote kama kwa lijamu.” Inapendeza sana binti kujichunga usemi wake na kuhakikisha kila usemi unaendana kama yeye alivyo kama msichana aliyeokoka, Mathayo 12:35-37, ” Mtu mwema katika akiba njema hutoa mema, na mtu mbaya katika akiba mbaya hutoa mabaya.” kila mtu atatoa hesabu ya maneno yake. Huwezi kuzipata Baraka za Mungu ikiwa kinywa hicho hicho huzungumza mabaya. Wakolosai 3:8, “lakini sasa yawekeni mbali nanyi haya yote, hasira, ghadhabu, na uovu, na matukano na matusi vinywani mwenu.”

Tuweni makini na vinywa vyetu, mazungumzo yetu hufanyika Baraka ama laana katika maisha yetu. Zaburi 141:3  “Ee Bwana uweke mlinzi kinywani pangu, mngojezi mlangoni pa midomo yangu” Mithali 16:23-24, “Moyo wa mwenye hekima hufundisha kinywa chake, huzidisha elimu ya midomo yake, Maneno yapendezayo ni kama sega la asali, ni tamu nafsini, na afya mifupani ”

1. Wadada waliookoka, jihadhari kuongea maneno yenye sumu au kuropoka hasa wakati wa hasira. Fikiria kwanza kabla hujajibu lolote  Yakobo 1:19, “Hayo mnajua, ndugu zangu wapenzi. Basi kila mtu na awe mwepesi wa kusikia, bali si mwepesi wa kusema, wala kukasirika ” Mithali 17:27-28, “Azuiaye maneno yake ni mwenye maarifa , na mwenye roho ya utulivu ana busara, Hata mpumbavu akinyamaza, huhesabiwa hekima, Akifumba mdomo wake huhesabiwa ufahamu ” 1Wathesalonike 4:11  ” Tena mjitahidi kutulia, na kutenda shughuli zenu, na kufanya kwa mikono yenu wenyewe, kama tulivyowaagiza” Ni muhimu mabinti kutambua mahali gani yakupasa kuzungumza na wapi uwe kimya, kwa kufanya hivyo hutampa shetani nafasi ya kutaka wewe uzungumze yasiyofaa yatakayouharibu mwili wa Kristo.

2.  Epuka kusengenya, mafarakano na  lugha chafu  Waefeso 4:31, “Uchungu wote na ghadhabu na hasira na kelele na matukano yaondoke kwenu, pamoja na kila namna ya ubaya”  Mithali 9:13  “Mwanamke mpumbavu hupiga kelele, Ni mjinga hajui kitu ” Mithali 21:23  ” Mtu azuiaye kinywa chake na ulimi wake, Atajilinda nafsi yake na taabu

1 Wakorinto 1:10, ” Basi ndugu, nawasihi, kwa jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, kwamba nyote mnene mamoja, wala pasiwe kwenu faraka, bali mhitimu katika nia moja na shauri moja” umbea umevunja ndoa za watu, uchumba, marafiki, watumishi kanisani na maofisini wamefarakana kwa sababu ya masengenyo. Kama msichana  jisitiri kwa lugha safi iliyojaa upendo au nyamaza kimya. Usiharibu ushuhuda waka kwa sababu ya kinywa chako.

Uongo hautakiwi kwa mabinti. Waefeso 4:25, “Basi uvueni uongo, mkaseme kweli kila mtu na jirani yake, kwa maana tu kiungo kila mmoja cha mwenzake ” Binti aliyeokoka anautumia muda wake vizuri katika kumtumikia Mungu na watu wengine na sio kukaa katika makundi na kuwasema watu, watumishi wa Mungu. 1 Timotheo  5:13-14, “Tena, pamoja na hayo, hujifunza kuwa wavivu, wakizunguka zunguka nyumba kwa nyumba; wala si wavivu tu, lakini ni wachongezi na wadadisi, wakinena maneno yasiyowapasa.

Matendo, usemi wako, na muonekano wako huonesha wazi wewe ni binti wa namna gani jiulize mwenyewe una ushuhuda upi kwa wengine? Neno la Mungu linasema “Sasa basi, hakuna hukumu ya adhabu juu yao walio katika Kristo Yesu” Wengine watakutambua kwa matendo yako au matunda yako.

Binti uliyeokoka UNAMVAA YESU na KUTEMBEA KAMA MWANA WA NURUNI  Warumi 13:12-14, “Usiku umeendelea sana, mchana umekaribia, basi na tuyavue matendo ya giza, na kuzivaa silaha za nuru, Kama ilivyohusika na mchana na tuenende kwa adabu, si kwa ulafi na ulevi, si kwa ufisadi na uasherati, si kwa ugomvi na wivu, Bali mvaeni Bwana Yesu Kristo, wala msiuangalie mwili, hata kuwasha tamaa zake ”

3. Binti uliyeokoka umejaa upendo kwa Mungu na wenzako . Waefeso 4:15 “ Lakini tuishike kweli katika upendo na kukua hata tumfikie yeye katika yote, yeye aliye kichwa, Kristo” Upendo husababisha uwafikirie wengine sio wewe kwanza. Husababisha kufikiria mahitaji ya watu kwanza na haki zao. Upendo huwafanya wengine wawe muhimu kuliko wewe.

Muda wako unautumiaje?

Muda ni kitu cha thamani sana sio vizuri binti kuupoteza muda wako kwa mambo yasiyoujenga mwili wa Kristo. Kila mwanadamu anao muda sawa na wa mwenzake awe ameajiriwa au amejiajiri mwenyewe. Awe kijana au mzee, awe tajiri ama masikini. Muda tumegawiwa sawa sawa.

Binti aliyeokoka anaukomboa muda wake. Waefeso 5:16, ” Mkiukomboa wakati kwa maana zamani hizi ni za uovu” Binti anayekwenda na wakati ni Yule anayetumia muda wake kwa hekima na kushughulikia yale yaliyopotea na kuyarejesha. Kama huduma, kazi, utakatifu, kibali n.k. Dunia  inapojaribu kuwafanya mabinti kwenda na wakati kwa jinsi isiyofaa binti uliyeokoka wewe fanya yale Mungu anayokuagiza, ufanye yanayomrudishia yeye sifa na UTUKUFU. Wakolosai  4:5, “Upole wenu na ujulikane na watu wote. Bwana yu karibu “

Mungu atahukumu ni kwa jinsi gani umeutumia muda wako. I Petro 1:17, “Na ikiwa mnamwita Baba, yeye ahukumuye kila mtu pasipo upendeleo, kwa kadiri ya kazi yake, enendeni kwa hofu katika wakati wenu wa kukaa hapa kama wageni ”

Msichana aliyeokoka ni balozi wa Bwana Yesu, tunamuwakilisha Yesu. Ndani ya moyo wako tamani Bwana Yesu aonekane kupitia wewe. Uwe na nidhamu kwa muonekano wako, mazungumzo yako, matendo yako na muda wako! Maisha haya siku moja yatabaki historia, lakini yale uliyofanya kwa ajili ya Bwana Yesu hudumu, uwe mbali na marafiki wa dunia hii. Mungu akubariki BINTI!

-MD-

MAVUNO – Solomon Mukubwa

Kwa moyo mtu huamini, ili uokoke inabidi kukiri!

WARUMI 10:9

^10:9 Kwa sababu, ukimkiri Yesu kwa kinywa chako ya kuwa ni Bwana, na kuamini moyoni mwako ya kuwa Mungu alimfufua katika wafu, utaokoka.

^10:10 Kwa maana kwa moyo mtu huamini hata kupata haki, na kwa kinywa hukiri hata kupata wokovu.

Dini, imani na wokovu ni vitu gani?

Baada ya kusoma kwa makini maoni yalitolewa, yafuatayo ni masuala niliyoyapata nikidhani yatafaa katika kupanua majadala huu:

1. Dini, imani na wokovu ni vitu gani hasa? Je, kuna uhusiano wowote katika ya vitu hivyo vitatu? Je, mtu anaweza kuwa na wokovu na akadai kuwa hana dini? Na je, nini hasa chimbuko la dini? Lengo hasa (la dini)ni nini?

2. Ukuaji wa kiroho unapimwa kwa vigezo gani vinavyoonekana? Je, kumjua Mungu kunakosemwa baadhi ya wachangiaji kunahitaji muda gani ili kukidhi mahitaji ya ukuaji wa kiroho? Je, mkristo aliyeokoka mwezi uliopita hawezi kukua kiroho kuliko mkristo aliyeokoka miaka kadhaa iliyopita? Kumjua Mungu ni jitihada rasmi za kibinadamu kama ilivyo kusoma falsafa za duniani? Je, mtu anayedhani amekua kiroho yeye mwenyewe anaweza kujua ikiwa hajakua kama anavyodhani?

3. Kristo katika hotuba yake ya mlimani alipokuwa akizungumzia kutokuhukumu, alimaanisha nini hasa? Kupima kiroho cha Mkristo mwenzako kwa minajili ya kujaribu kumwoneyesha alivyo chini kuliko wewe, si tabia iliyopembeni kabisa mwa hukumu kwa mwenzako?

Mbarikiwe sana. Mnisamehe nimeandika kwamwandiko wa kucharaza.

–BWAYA–

Mganga wa Kienyeji ajisalimisha kwa Yesu (Dk. Manyaunyau)

Aliyekuwa mganga wa kienyeji, Jongo Salum, maarufu kwa jina la Dokta Manyaunyau amesababisha watu kupigwa na butwaa, baada ya kujitokeza hadharani na kutangaza azma yake ya kumpa Bwana Yesu maisha yake Jumapili iliyopita.

Azma yake hiyo aliitangaza kwenye mkutano mkubwa wa Injili ulioandaliwa na Soul Winners Ministry International (SWMI), uliofanyika kwenye viwanja vya Yombo Matankini jijini Dar es salaam, muda mchache baada ya mganga huyo kukwama katika jaribu lake la kuharibu mkutano huo kwa njia za kishirikina

…..akishuhudia umati wa watu, uliowachukua muda mrefu kuamini kama kweli aliyekuwa anazungumza na kukabidhi maisha yake kwa Yesu alikuwa Manyaunyau, mwenyewe alisema amekuwa akifanya uharibifu mkubwa katika kuzalisha migogoro katika ndoa za wakristo, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuvunja uchumba kabla ya ndoa.

Alisema kwa siku hiyo alikuwa anakusudia kuharibu nguvu ya mkutano huo, lakini alijikuta akikwama na hivyo kujikuta akishawishika kuacha kazi hiyo na kuamini kwamba Yesu ni kiboko.

…….Baada ya shuhuda zake na kuutangazia umma kuwa sasa ameamua kuokoka, aliruhusu watumishi wa Mungu wafike nyumbani kwake kwa ajili ya kuchoma moto zana (tunguli) zote ambazo alikuwa akijivunia katika biashara yake ya kuzimu.

Kwa jijini Dar es salaam, dokta Manyaunyau amekuwa akifanya kazi ya uganga wa kienyeji kwa uaminifu mkubwa kutoka kwa wateja wake, kwani hadi alipokuwa anatangaza kuokoka, tayari amefika kiwango cha utajiri wa kumiliki mali mbalimbali, yakiwemo magari ya daladala, ambapo haijafahamika mara moja kama atayafanya nini baada ya kuanzisha maisha hayo mapya ndani ya Kristo.

Miongoni mwa mambo aliyokuwa akiyafanya kwa wateja wake ni kuchangisha fedha katika mitaa mbalimbali, ili kutoa wachawi mitaani, jambo lililompatia umaarufu mkubwa kutoka kwa wateja wake, maana wanadai aliimudu vilivyo kazi hiyo. Mojawapo ya mambo ya kipekee aliyokuwa akifanya mganga huyo wa kienyeji ni kuwakata shingo paka kwa meno na kunywa damu zao hadharani.

–Eddy mwaipopo, NYAKATI–

Ujasiri wako u wapi ndugu yangu? (Yeremia 18:1-4)

Ujasiri wako u wapi ndugu yangu? Ujasiri wako wa mwanzo tangu umemjua Bwana Yesu je uko vilevile? Je ndoa Mungu iko kama Mungu alivyokusudia? Nawe Kijana ulianza moto mbona hueleweki siku hizi? Tunda la Roho liko ndani yako ndugu yangu?

Kuna adui anaharibu kila mpango wa Mungu katika maisha yetu na kuweka atakavyo yeye, sasa gundua urudi kwa mfinyanzi aliyekufinyanga, Mungu wako akufinyange upya aondoe kiburi chako, aondoe kila pando ambalo hakuliweka yeye. Usiwe vuguvugu ndugu yangu, adui yupo na anakuwinda wakati wote ili uangamie. Kubali Bwana Yesu akufinyange upya

–Kissa Mboma–

Fedha ni Mali ya Mungu

Fedha ni Mali yangu na dhahabu ni mali yangu, Asema BWANA wa Majeshi. (Hagai 2:80

Neno la Mungu linasema fedha na dhahabu ni mali ya Mungu na wala sio ya shetani. Kama fedha ni mali ya Mungu na sisi tu watu wake basi tunayo haki ya kuimiliki na kuwa nayo katika hali ya utele.

MUNGU ANATAKA TUWE NA FEDHA

Mungu anataka tuwe na fedha kwa ajili ya mambo muhimu mawili.

(i) Kwa ajili ya kuendeleza ufalme wake

(ii) Kwa ajili ya mahitaji yetu ya kila siku “utupe leo riziki yetu” (Mathayo 6:11)

Tumeona Mungu anna ataka tuwe na fedha ili tuweze kuzitumia kwa ajili ya ufalme wake na kuwa na riziki zetu za kutosha pamoja na familia zetu “…….Fedha huleta jawabu la mambo yote” (Mhubiri 10:19)

Mahitaji mengi ya mtu akiwa hapa duniani tumeona anahitaji fedha, hivyo basi ni vyema kuelewa mbinu na kanuni za kuweza kuzipata. Watu wengi hudhani kuwa fedha nhi za shetani kwa kuwa maovu mengi yanayotukia husababishwa na fedha lakini hiyo si kweli!

TABIA YA FEDHA

Hufuata mbunifu, Hutoroka mvivu,Hutembea huku na kule, Ina macho na miguu, Hupenda mtu msafi, Huchukia Ubaili, Hupenda mwelewa, Hukomesha Maneno, Jibu la Mambo yote, Zina vinywa lakini hazisemi, Zina macho lakini hazioni, Zina masikio lakini hazisikii (Zaburi 135:16-17)

Maana shina moja la mabaya ya kila namna ni kupenda fedha; ambayo wengine hali wakiitamani hiyo wamefarakana na imani, na kujichoma kwa maumivu mengi (1 Timotheo 6:10)

Tumeona shina la maovu au mabaya ya kila namna yanatokana na kupenda fedha. Kuwa na mafanikio ya kifedha halafu usiwe na Mungu hiyo ni hatari, kuwa na fedha sio vibaya ni vizuri, ubaya huja pale ambapo mtu huanza kuweka fedha ndani ya moyo wake, yaani kupenda fedha kuliko kumpenda Mungu.

“…….Yesu akamkazia macho, akampenda, akamwambia umepungukiwa na Neno moja. Enenda, ukauze ulivyonavyo vyote, uwape maskini, nawe utakuwa na hazina mbinguni, kisha njoo unifuate. Walakini yeye akakunja uso kwa neno hilo, akaenda zake kwa huzuni, kwa sababu alikuwa na mali nyingi” (marko 10:17-22)

Yesu alipomwambia yule tajiri atoe mali zake awape maskini na kisha amfuate Yesu, alitaka ajue kama moyo wake ulikuwa wazi kwa ajili ya muumba wake au moyo wake umejaa tamaa ambayo mwisho wake ni upotovu. Tunapoangalia yule tajiri alipenda fedha kuliko kumpenda yule aliyemuumba na kumbe Yesu alitaka aone moyo wake umejazwa na upendo wa kumpenda Mungu au kupenda mali.

Kwa kuwa hazina yenu ilipo ndipo itakapokuwapo na mioyo yenu (Luka 12:34)

–Brighton Buberwa–

Leap of Faith

–Mike Walters–

Mungu ana dini?

Je, Mungu, muumba wa mbingu na nchi na vyote vilivyomo, ana dini? Na kama anayo ni dini gani?

Mr. Nice aokoka

Aliyekua muimbaji wa Dansi nchini Lucas Mkenda au Mr. NICE kama anavyojulikana na wengi amempa Yesu maisha yake tangu mwezi wa nane mwaka huu. Anahudhuria ibada, maombezi na  tayari amebatizwa. Chanzo cha habari kinasema anaabudu Kawe kwa GeoDavie jijini Dar-es-salaam, tayari ana nyimbo nne za kusifu na kumuabudu Mungu. Amekua akitoa ushuhuda wake kwamba Mungu amemponya na kuyaokoa maisha yake.

Usikae mbali na Mungu wakati wa Mapito yako

Majira ya kunyanyaswa, kukataliwa, kuchoka hayo ndio majira ya kuwa karibu na Mungu, usiondoke wakati wa mapito kwa maana ndipo mlango wako wa kutokea ulipo.

–Mwinjilisi Agusta Kadebe–

Aliyekuwa Sheikh awaasa watu kutubu

Mhubiri wa kimataifa ambaye hapo awali alikuwa muislamu Mtume Selevista, amewataka watanzania wamgeukie Mungu wa kweli ili wayasalimishe maisha yao kwa Bwana Yesu.

Akihubiri hivi karibuni katika mkutano wa Injili ulioandaliwa na kanisa la Abundant Blessing Center, linaongozwa na mchungaji Frestoni Ndabila, huko Tabata Mandela jijini Dar-es-salaam, alisema umefika wakati wa watu kujua KWELI ambayo itawaweka huru mbali na vifungo vya shetani.

Aidha, alitoa wito kwa wakristo nchini kote, kuachana na uvivu, badala yake wafanye kazi ya Mungu kwa bidii ili kuliokoa Taifa kutoka katika giza na kuwa Nuruni. “Wakristo tukisimama kuiombea nchi yetu na kusema kweli ya Mungu, watu wataacha uovu wao na kumrudia Mungu wao, kitu kitakacholipa nguvu ya kiuchumi Taifa hili la Tanzania”. ALisema Mtume Selevista.

Pia, aliwataka watanzania kujiwekea malengo katika maisha yao, ili kuondokana na umaskini. Mambo kama ulevi, utumiaji madawa ya kulevya, uzinzi na kukaa vijiweni, alisema ni sumu kubwa kwa maendeleao, wayaache na kumgeukia Mungu.

Mhubiri huyo alifanyika baraka kwa watu wa Tabata Mandela, ambapo katika hali isiyokuwa ya kawaida, Waislamu wengi walijumuika katika mkutano huo ili kumwona aliyekua Sheikh wao, aliyeupata usheikh baada ya kuusomea kwa miaka saba.

–Olipa Mwasandube, NYAKATI–

Worship – I

Worship is to adore reverently, to feel deep devoted love for, to regard with respect and with great awe and devotion.

Meaning behind the Hebrew words for worship.

• SHACHAH (7812) – to prostrate, reflex in homage to royalty or God, bow self down, crouch, fall down flat, throw oneself down before someone, kneel down, humbly beseech, do (make)
  obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship. Ps. 5:7, 22:27, 29, 29:2, 45:11, 66:4, 81:9, 86:9, 95:6, 96:9, 97:7, 99:5, 9, 132:7, 138:2,
  Ex 34:8, 2 Chron 20:18, bowed and worshiped.
  Gen 22:5, He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”(NIV).
• CAGAD (5457) – to prostrate oneself in homage, fall down, worship
• YADAH – to throw out hands; to worship with extended hands, Ps. 134:2 (bless)
• BARAK – to bow down in a worshipful attitude expecting to receive, yield, Ps. 103:1-2 (bless)

Ps. 29:1-2, worship the Lord in holy array or in the beauty of holiness, 96:9

John 4:23-24, Rev 5:11-14, Neh 9:6, the multitudes of heaven worship You.

When we worship we:

• Reverence (fear), respect, give ourselves to totally, know (we can only worship to the degree we know), trust in totally, center of our lives, have full security in, adoration, love, is first priority.
• Worship is more than songs it is our lives, and heart attitude.
• Words and songs are not needed.

Worship is:

• Respect for God the Holy One and the Great One. Ministering unto God.
• To pour out ones love and adoration before Him.
• A heart attitude of humility. Humbling of yourself under God – has to do with worship.
• Worship is not a musical activity but a function of the heart.
• It is an outpouring of our whole being in the presence of God, it is an out flowing of our deepest love and adoration. Luke 10:27, to love the Lord with all your heart, Matt 4:10, Lk 4:8 to worship Him only.
• Worship is birthed out of our understanding of God as He has revealed Himself to us through His word and as we have experienced Him in our lives.

Matt 4:10, Because Jesus said: Worship the Lord your God.
(Mt 2:1-2, 11, they came to worship Jesus. Mt 28:9, 16-17. Lk 24:52, Jn 9:38, Ph 2:10-11.) Heb 10:22, worship – draw near to God with true honest hearts in full assurance of faith and hearts purified from guilt.

John 4:23-24, God is calling His people into a greater intimacy with himself. God wants our hearts more than our service. He is not looking for worship as it is but He is looking for worshipers! A worshiper is one who lives worship, lives a lifestyle of worship! Lives lived in an attitude of worship in all that we do and say. Isa 29:13, Matt 15:7-9

2 Chr 16:9 for the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.” (NIV)

Worship in spirit and in truth:

• Have our mind involved.
• Be through Jesus who is the truth and in accordance with God’s word – truth Jn 17:17.
• Our hearts need to be true to God, pure.
• Not hypocritical 1 Sam 15:24-31, the motivation wasn’t right. It is not to show others how spiritual we are, we are not to put on a spiritual front.
• True worship gazes honestly into heaven and invites the cleansing presence of THS.
• It is not enough to worship in sincerity but also in truth, the revealed truth of God in His word. Not just with the symbols of the tabernacle but the reality of it.
• Our worship is no higher than our knowledge of God as worship flows our of a relationship with God which is strengthened by learning of Him through His word.

True worshipers – opposite of false worshipers. In spirit – opposite of going to a certain place. In truth – opposite of ceremonies, rituals and offerings.
Matt 15:8-9, These people honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men. (NIV)

• · Worship is deep within us calling out to the deep in God.
• · Worship requires a relationship, intimacy, giving and receiving. Open your heart to God as you worship Him. Don’t rush through it.

Ps. 46:10, there are times when our worship will not be full of words but will be a humble prostration of our souls before God, revering His greatness in silence and stillness. Worship involves “eye contact” with God. Worship is an expression of love. You can express that without words and with just eye contact.

Who can worship God?
Those who are born again can worship God as their spirits are alive to God.
Worship is for those who are childlike enough to just open up their hearts and respond to God in sincerity and honesty and enjoying a relationship of loving communion with Him

Where?
Jn 4:21-24, we can see here that worship is not bound to a certain place or time rather it is a function of the spirit of man reaching out to the Spirit of God.

…and when?
Matt 4:10, Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” (NIV)
Worship the Lord everyday. It is first priority to sit by the feet of Jesus. Second to serve. We excuse our lack of worship by pointing out the many things we do for God. We are somehow in a hurry to serve God and we neglect to worship Him. The greatest service will never be a substitute for worship.

What happens?
Ps. 46:4, in worship we partake of the very river that flows from the throne of God. The waters of Siloam whose course ran underneath and through Jerusalem and supplied the city with water. THS provides us with renewing water as we worship from our innermost beings, cleansing and refreshment over our souls. Eze 47:9, as the river of God begins to flow during our times of worship, it brings life, abundance and healing, washing over broken hearts and restoring parched souls.

–Natasha King, Canada–

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–Mchg. Shayo, KIBOSHO – MOSHI.

Do your dreams have practical meaning to your life?

We all dream. Sleeping is one-third of our lives and dreaming a big part of that. It makes sense that we want to understand what our dreams are saying to us. Some can be playful, some dark, some very emotional, some just plain weird. But I believe dreams have significant meaning in our lives. They either speak of our past, our present and sometimes our future. 80-90% of your dreams are about you. Many people seek ways of interpretation, but if you haven’t sought the real source, then your chasing the truth away and it can be stolen. Seek the one who created the universe and you’ll find there is meaning to each image and object you see, even emotions that you feel are a big part in interpreting the true meaning. When you receive the truth you’ll receive your future!

Why did that happen in my dream?

You might see your dream for what will literally happen. Such as a tornado in a dream, we think (guess) that we will experience an actual tornado soon or sometime in our life. It could be, but highly unlikely (unless it’s a vision). It’s just one symbol of the many symbols that dreams have. Visions are what you see of literal events that will happen, see below for the difference. As you see the difference you’ll be able to recognize when your having a vision or a dream. Usually they are dreams and full of symbolism.

One truth to dreams that you need to know is, who gives you dreams. I’ll talk about that a little later, because there can be hidden warnings and deception.

DREAM LANGUAGE
You need a deep understanding of God’s prophetic dream language. Symbols can stump you, therefore it’s important to have the Holy Spirit direct you, but He’ll need something to work with. Start reading from christian dream interpreters and make a collection of what words mean in a prophetic language. For example your mom is in your dream, but your not sure why she did something. In a dream language we see that mom (mother) can mean different things. It could symbolize the Holy Spirit, Church, Source, Love, Kindness, Spiritual or Natural Mother.

The Holy Spirit will guide you into choosing the exact meaning so that you don’t misinterpret, and just make a mess. But in the beginning it might be a little messy, but you’ll get there. God only gives you piece by piece, hardly ever will it all come at you at once. You might have a dream journal full of dreams, and yet each dream has a few parts interpreted, some not started, and a few finished. Remember that Jesus is the finisher, the Holy Spirit is your guide, with God all things are possible for those who believe.

As you look at each object, person, number you begin to put a puzzle together. You might go through your day and the Holy Spirit will point something out for you, and you’re putting things together that represent a word in your dream.

All depending on the context of your dream and personal life, you’ll be able to pick and choose symbolic meanings with the Holy Spirit and eventually come to a conclusion. If your using a (Christian) Interpreter, you must always TEST it with the word of God and the Holy Spirit. Test, Test, Test! Someone might receive an interpretation for your dream (from God), but may not know your personal life, and may leave a part out or add their input to it… So test it before marking it off the list.

Another example: Automobile (can represent): Usually a Ministry, Calling (of God), your Life, Person; if it’s new: New Ministry, New way of Life; the more power in that vehicle the impact the ministry may have in the city or the world if it was a Large Truck.

Who Gave Me the Dream?

Since dreams are of a spiritual realm, the source is spiritual. Here are the sources of where dreams come from:

1 God / God’s Angels.
2 Satan / Satan’s Fallen Angels / Demons, the offspring of the Fallen Angels
3 Our own life experiences, wants and desires.

HOLY SPIRIT?
I’m talking a lot about the Holy Spirit and you might think what does that have to do with dreams? Everything. Interpretation from any other source will only lead you down a path that might seem perfect, but is clouded in lies. The enemy will give your a wrong interpretation cloaked with nice words, perhaps partly from God’s word, but altogether will result in destruction. He (devil) has come to steal, kill and destroy your dreams. The secular world and their powers are limited and cannot see what God’s revelation is for your life.

If you don’t know Jesus or that God has given us His Holy Spirit freely to guide us, give us wisdom and many gifts of the spirit, then come out of the dark and into the marvelous light! Receive the free gift today, and begin a new journey.

Vision or Dream?

Visions from God are literal and what is in your future. Dreams are symbols and represent something else, usually beginning with what the bible says about that word. Dreams from God can be a foreshadowing or warnings of something that is occurring or can occur, based on the decisions that the person who is having the dream or the person for whom the dream is intended makes. Dreams from Satan, Satan’s fallen angels and the demons are illusions of the truth, or truth mixed with lies and are given to mislead, confuse, and give us doubt.

–Sosil, Nigeria–

Tufanyeje nafsi na miili yetu iwe na utii?

Bwana Yesu Asifiwe, ni mara ya kwanza kuandika hapa lakini ni msomaji mzuri na nimejifunza mengi kupitia hapa mimi naomba mnisaidie au tufundishane hili, Je ni kweli Kwamba Bwana Yesu anaangalia na kutunza roho zetu tu na masuala ya nafsi na mwili mwanadamu anashughulika nayo? Sasa tufanyaje ili nafsi zetu na miili yetu imtii Bwana Yesu?

–Timothy Mwegelo, Iringa–