Apostle Clem

THE PROOF OF MINISTRY IS NOT IN NUMBERS BUT IN FAITHFULNESS*  As I carefully take a look the current trend of ministry all over, I see one common thing among many Churches, denominations, ministries and ministers which is very deceptive and misleading, and this has to do with the insatiable and unquenchable lust for huge numbers or bigger congregation members as a proof of ministry. Many have wrongly been taught that success in ministry is equal to the multitude of people who attend a church or follow the man of God. This error has gotten into the head of so many people to the point that, it almost looks like population or “huge numbers” is the yardstick for validity in ministry and the authenticity of the call of God on a person’s life. Hence many men/women of God feel so insecure about themselves and the ministry God has called them into. But I dare say that, *if large numbers was the proof of ministry, then I guess Jesus was a failure because He had only 12 disciples who followe...

  HE(JESUS) IS OUR PEACE-2 Why is the gospel the gospel of peace? First we need to understand that, the centrality of the gospel is all about Jesus and what He did to bring salvation to mankind after the fall of man in the garden of Eden.  The Bible makes understand that, through Adam and Eve’s disobedience, all men became sinners and fell short of the glory of God(Gen 3, Rom 3:23).  This means, the divine relationship that existed between God and man had been broken and man begun to dread or shy away from the presence of God due to fear of punishment for their sin(Gen 3:7-10). Not only did man run from God’s presence but also man through the deception of satan had abdicated his dominion and power over into the hands of satan and man had become powerless being literally dead in sin and trespasses(Eph 2:1).  But thanks be to God for Jesus Christ! The scripture makes us understand that, for God so loved the world , that he sent his only begotten Son into the world, to ...

  HE IS OUR PEACE The gospel is termed the gospel of peace for very important reasons (see Ephesians 6:15 and Romans 10:15). First, we need to understand that, the word of God which is the gospel, also means good news! I bet no good news should leave us terrified, perplexed or disturbed, rather a good news must bring peace and assurance of good things into our life.  The gospel is the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ to the whole world. And the consciousness of this news brings life and peace to us.  If anyone truly comes to comprehend the gospel of Jesus Christ , such a person would experience the peace of God like never before. This is the kind of peace which Jesus spoke about when he said “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John‬ ‭14:27‬ ‭NLT‬‬.  So you see, knowing Jesus personally brings such an inner peace into your life which no one can in this world. Bu...

To be justified is simply to be declared just or right. It is a legal term signifying acquittal from any charges or offends that were leveled against someone. Hence to be justified is to be declared righteous in the sight of God.  The Bible makes us understand that, this blessing was bestowed on us through the work of Jesus Christ, “who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.” Romans‬ ‭4:25‬ ‭KJV‬‬. Now in plain language “Jesus was handed over to be crucified for the forgiveness of our sins and was raised back to life to prove that he had made us right with God!” Romans‬ ‭4:25‬ ‭TPT‬‬.  So you see, Jesus’s main work on earth was to make us right with God! He came to break the barrier of sin that separated us from God and to establish a new relationship between us and the father, on his account,  not on ours! This this the big deal. And He truly finished it.  “One man’s(Adam’s) disobedience opened the door for all humanity to become...

 Man’s definition of righteousness is not the same as God’s definition of righteousness. Men are always struggling to attain God’s standard of righteousness by their works, yet when God puts his standard of weighing scale against man’s effort this is what He says; “For we have all become like one who is unclean [ceremonially, like a leper], and all our righteousness (our best deeds of rightness and justice) is like filthy rags or a polluted garment; we all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away [far from God's favor, hurrying us toward destruction]. [Lev. 13:45, 46.]” Isaiah‬ ‭64:6‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ Interestingly, the message Bible puts it this way, We are all sin-infected and sin contaminated! “  So then what do you think can make a fallen man right before God? Certainly only God has the power to declare one as righteous in accordance to the high standard of his righteousness.  And the good news is, He has chosen to impute this graciousness to us by FAI...

“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:11‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Growing up in the faith requires that, one’s mind is inundated and renewed rightly with the true gospel of Jesus Christ and his finished work on the cross for us. And this can only be possible as we make conscious effort to feed on the word of God . So apostle Peter told us “as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” 1 Peter‬ ‭2:2‬ ‭KJV‬‬. The number one key to growing up in the faith is about building a personal relationship with the Word of God. So When Paul told us that he’s moved from being a child into a matured man, he was obviously telling us about a level of insight, understanding and revelation he has gained through the gospel which has greatly influenced his life, setting him apart from his previous  state of being as a baby Christian into a matured man. These tr...

 *THE NECESSITY OF GROWING * “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:11‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Growth can be simplified as an “increase” in size, number , value, strength or even the mind.  One of the basic characteristics of all living things is growth. Hence any living thing that doesn’t grow with the passage of time and all other related factors is literally degenerating, declining, decreasing, decaying or even dying!  “Failing” to grow or mature is actually failure in itself.  A police man on the checkpoint of a road once stopped a butterfly 🦋 on its way home and requested for its I.D, the butterfly cheerfully gave him an ID card that borne an old picture of it when it was still a caterpillar 🐛. The officer inquired, sire I suppose this isn’t you on the Card? It replied no sire, it’s me😊. I only grew up to become a better version of myself.  Now, th...