Messages by David Antwi: 1 Peter Series

SILVANUS, Making A Difference In Church Work

David Antwi — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100

SILVANUS, Making A Difference In Church Work

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 27th July 2021

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Faithfulness is a crucial quality of anyone God can take far and use in the His work. Every church, move of God and anointed leader needs faithful members around them. Like Peter, Mark and Silvanus in the scriptures, be faithful and build to the glory of God.

The God of All Grace

David Antwi — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100

The God of All Grace

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 24th July 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 5:10-12

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Grace is God at work. No man has what it takes to distribute grace. Grace comes from God, and He distributes it through vessels. Grace will help you guard your faith. Access more grace so you can fight the good fight of faith.

Know Yourself, Know Your Enemy

David Antwi — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Know Yourself, Know Your Enemy

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 22nd July 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 5:7-10

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The devil uses your weak point against you but there’s something you can do to not fulfil the desires of the flesh. We need to be alert, know our enemy and stay in faith to overcome him.

Christian Humility

David Antwi — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Christian Humility

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 15th July 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 5:1-10

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A believer should be clothed with humility. Pride is a problem for your Christian race; God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. When you embrace the virtue of humility, God takes it personally and gets involved in your life.

Watch Out! You’ve Got a Weak Point

David Antwi — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Watch Out! You’ve Got a Weak Point

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 13th July 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 5:7-10

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The devil is our adversary; he uses our Achilles heel against us. When the devil wants to destroy you, he will send a distraction just like Samson and Delilah, David and Bathsheba. When God wants to deliver you from the distraction, He will send a word. The only way you can deal with the devil is by being sober and vigilant.

What's The Real Job Of A Pastor

David Antwi — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100

What's The Real Job Of A Pastor

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 6th July 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 5:3-4

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Pastoral work is a work of service. If you want to be a church leader, you will be a leader of the church of God, God’s people. The attitude of a pastor towards the congregation reflects their attitude towards God. The way you handle the people of God determines the quality of your reward.

The Bishop, Pastor, Elder, Any Difference?

David Antwi — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100

The Bishop, Pastor, Elder, Any Difference?

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 5th July 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 5:1-2

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Elders and bishops are to be pastors and overseers of the church. Being a pastor is a function, not just a title. A pastor is one who has been given the responsibility for caring for the sheep. To care for the sheep includes feeding them, nurturing them and guiding them.

Judgment: God’s Clean-Up Program

David Antwi — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Judgment: God’s Clean-Up Program

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 29th June 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:12-19

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Suffering for Christ allows the glory of God to rest upon you. Suffering can be your greatest blessing. Don’t fear suffering; expect it, enjoy it evaluate it and entrust yourself into the hands of God in the time of suffering.

Does A Christian Have To Suffer

David Antwi — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Does A Christian Have To Suffer

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 22nd June 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:12-17

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Your attachment to Christ will entitle you to certain sufferings because we live in a fallen world. Not every suffering is a reflection of wrongdoing. Some sufferings will come to you because you are doing the right thing. Don’t be ashamed if suffering comes because you are taking a stand for Christ.

How Christians Should Handle Suffering

David Antwi — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100

How Christians Should Handle Suffering

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 15th June 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:12-14

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As a Christian, it is not strange to go through trials and difficult times. So long as we are in the flesh, we will go through certain challenges. Though we go through what others go through, the good news is that God is with us! Rejoice in your suffering because when you suffer for Christ, the end of it is glory.

What To Do When You Are Running Out Of Time PT2

David Antwi — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100

What To Do When You Are Running Out Of Time PT2

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 8th June 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:7-11

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A believer must approach their church life with seriousness and care because we are running out of time. Christianity means Christ has done what He said He will do for you, now it’s time to do for Him. Spend the time you have engaging in fervent prayer, permanent love, offering hospitality and ministering as a good steward of God.

What To Do When You Are Running Out Of Time

David Antwi — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100

What To Do When You Are Running Out Of Time

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 2nd June 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:7-11

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Everything created has an end. When you understand that you are running out of tomorrows, you are provoked to live better. There is no way you can live an effective Christian life without the end being in view. Because the end is at hand, you must start to approach life from a different angle. Realise that you are running out of time!

The Judgements Of God (We Shall Not All Be Judged The Same Way)

David Antwi — Tue, 25 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100

The Judgements Of God (We Shall Not All Be Judged The Same Way)

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 25th May 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:3-6

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There is a day of judgement coming; Jesus has been ordained by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead. Whether you are in Christ or you are not in Christ, judgement awaits everyone. The first and second coming of Christ should be your motivation for godly living. It impowers us to live for Christ and live well, because we know He is coming.

Living According To God

David Antwi — Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Living According To God

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 18th May 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-3

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One day, you will be called to give an account for how you have lived your life. Everyone has been given an appointment for judgement. In the absence of reading your bible, praying and sharing your faith, you will struggle with your righteous journey and this will impact if you receive rewards or punishment. The strength it takes to live to His glory is already within you. Just stir it up!

Lustful Days Are Over

David Antwi — Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Lustful Days Are Over

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 15th May 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-3

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When the lustful days are over in your life, you stop living your life according to the will of the world. The world may look at you strangely but, continue your righteous living. Righteously walking for God for a period builds spiritual equity of blessings. Be determined to maintain good works and live a life that glorifies God.

The Best Use Of Your Time

David Antwi — Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100

The Best Use Of Your Time

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 11th May 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-3

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Time is divided into three; past presence and future. There’s nothing you can do about the past, little you can do about the future and lot you can do about the present. The best use of your time is to invest the rest of your time in doing God’s work. The tomorrow you’re talking about must be lived today. When you start living a certain life today, it will invariably have an impact on your tomorrow.

Why Christians Suffer - Part 2: Don't Waste Your Suffering

David Antwi — Sat, 08 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Why Christians Suffer - Part 2: Don't Waste Your Suffering

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 8th May 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-3

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Suffering is a necessary requirement in our journey to glory. Glory always follows our suffering. For us to utilise our suffering, we must have an attitude of endurance. Your suffering has an assignment and purpose, don’t waste it. Arm yourself with the mindset that if you are partaking in Christ’s suffering, you will also partake in the eternal glory and blessings that are ahead.

Why Christians Suffer - Part 1: Don't Waste Your Suffering

David Antwi — Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Why Christians Suffer - Part 1: Don't Waste Your Suffering

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 4th May 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-3

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There is a certain level of glory that follows suffering. Christ suffered to give us an example of how we should also suffer. If you don’t have a mindset to suffer for doing God’s work, you will never be useful in the hands of God. When you are suffering for Jesus, it brings you into closer fellowship with Him.

The Saving Power Of Baptism

David Antwi — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100

The Saving Power Of Baptism

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 27th April 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 3:18-21

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Baptism does not equal salvation; it is a symbol that you are a believer. Baptism goes hand in hand with repentance and shows that you identify with the burial, death and resurrection of Christ. Baptism is not there to remove the filth of the flesh, but, for us to be baptised into an excellent way of life.

The Coexisting Invisible World

David Antwi — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100

The Coexisting Invisible World

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 20th April 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 3:13-21

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Living a Christian life is not a normal life; there is coexisting spiritual life which is in conflict with the things of God. This conflict started from the Garden of Eden as Satan has always wanted to spoil the work of God and terminate God’s agenda on Earth. As a believer, you can’t afford not to build your spirit man; if you disengage your spirit, Satan will have an upper hand over you.

Do The Right Thing; Jesus Died For The Bad Guys

David Antwi — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Do The Right Thing; Jesus Died For The Bad Guys

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 19th April 2021

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Every religion offers salvation if you are good. God only saves those who are unworthy of salvation. God saved us while we were still His enemies. There is only one God and one mediator, Jesus Christ. If you go outside of Jesus there is no hope and no salvation.

Loving Life And Having Good Days

David Antwi — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Loving Life And Having Good Days

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 13th April 2021

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Every Christian must be known for good works and good behaviour. When you are good, you make it difficult for people to easily attack you and hurt you, however, persecution is inevitable for believers. When we suffer, it shouldn’t be because of the wrong things we have done, but the right message (gospel) we have.

Signs Of Spiritual Maturity

David Antwi — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Signs Of Spiritual Maturity

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 30th March 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 3:8-9

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The one another life as a Christian means putting yourself in the shoes of other believers to help each other. The church is not just an organisation, we are an organism. We are an amalgamation of different bodies and parts functioning together through one source; Christ. As believers, we must love one another with a brotherly love.

Happy Marriage

David Antwi — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Happy Marriage

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 23rd March 2021

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Marriage is a reflection of God’s agenda and purpose for creation. Marriage is not man’s idea; it is God’s idea. To the Christian, marriage is not fundamentally for happiness; marriage is for the glory of God. Happiness is a natural by-product if we do it God’s way.

Beauty Product Of The Fashionable Woman

David Antwi — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Beauty Product Of The Fashionable Woman

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 16th March 2021

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Beauty is vain, it passes. Your beauty product should not be just the things you wear and what we see about you. There must be an inner beauty; a certain beauty product that emanates from your spirit. The beauty product of a fashionable woman is inside of you; Christ.

Christ Our Bishop

David Antwi — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Christ Our Bishop

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 9th March 2021

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The Greek root word for bishop is the same as the Greek root word for visitation. The job of a bishop is to visit the people, looking out to promote them. As a Bishop, Christ is working in you and observing you for your day of visitation; the time and period in which God comes to bestow His favour upon you and elevate you.

What Is Kharis - Why Kharis?

David Antwi — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

What Is Kharis - Why Kharis?

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 2nd March 2021

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Kharis is the good works which people see and glorify God; there are benefits of Kharis. You can’t talk about Kharis (trustworthiness, thank-worthiness, something being commendable) without a good conscience towards God. A pledge of a good conscience is important when it comes to your walk with Him. Being conscious of God makes you aware of your intimate walk with Him.

What Is Kharis?

David Antwi — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

What Is Kharis?

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 23rd February 2021

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A consciousness of God that translates into a certain type of behaviour or expression is ‘Kharis’. Kharis is the internal workings of God in a person that results in an expression in their living, to the glory of God. Kharis is the way of life, the living that accrues eternal interest and reward for you.

The Social Responsibility Of The Christians

David Antwi — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The Social Responsibility Of The Christians

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 16th February 2021

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The Christian has a social responsibility. We have been called to deal with our private struggles and our internal disciplines. We have a social responsibility towards society at large on how we live based on the law of the land. Our public relations must be good and spoken well of as what others can see in your life can lead them to glorify God.

Sin Is Not Innocent

David Antwi — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Sin Is Not Innocent

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 9th February 2021

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Sin is not innocent and fleshly lust are not innocent temptations. They are like an organised war or military campaign against your soul. Sin has the desire to master you; you must fight to overcome it. You can’t maintain your usefulness to God when sin is dominating in your life.

The Priesthood Of All Believers

David Antwi — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The Priesthood Of All Believers

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 2nd February 2021

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The priesthood of all believers means once you are born again, you are a spiritual priest in the sight of God. Redemption is a recovery programme by God to bring us back on track of the original purpose of our creation; to reflect God as priests and have dominion as kings

Masterpiece From Damaged Merchandise

David Antwi — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Masterpiece From Damaged Merchandise

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 26th January 2021

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Anybody who is not born again is spiritually speaking damaged merchandise. Once you become born-again, you are God’s masterpiece. Only God can take you from damaged merchandise to a masterpiece. As you expose yourself to the Word daily, something is happening to you. You may not feel it, but you are being transformed into an appropriate material for the building of God’s house.

Is The Church Really Not A Building

David Antwi — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Is The Church Really Not A Building

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 19th January 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 2:4-8

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God’s main aim is to build a house full of believers. The church is not a building, the church is us; God’s house built by stones. Christ is the living Stone, the chief cornerstone. The more you grow in your salvation, the more you realise and discover Christ as a living stone in you.

Growing In Our Salvation

David Antwi — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Growing In Our Salvation

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 12th January 2021

Passage: 1 Peter 2:1-3

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Spiritual growth is not automatic.; it doesn’t occur with time but with practice. To grow as a believer, you must have an insatiable desire for God’s word. When you become born-again, there is a craving for God’s word inside of you but you have to actively develop it.

Desire The Sincere Milk Of The Word

David Antwi — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Desire The Sincere Milk Of The Word

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 22nd December 2020

Passage: 1 Peter 2:1-2

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One of the clear signs of a believer is an affinity and love for the Word of God. If we don’t deal with malice, guile, hypocrisy, envy and evil speaking, it impacts and affects our appetite for God’s Word. The attitude of all Christians towards God’s word should be like that of new-born babes; we should desire the word like babies desire milk.

Getting Washed On The Inside

David Antwi — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Getting Washed On The Inside

Series: 1 Peter Series

Pastor: David Antwi

Date: 15th December 2020

Passage: 1 Peter 1:18-25

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After we gives our lives to Christ, our souls also need to be sanctified. It takes the blood of Christ to purify us from sin and it takes the word to purify our hearts and soul to serve the Living God. The more you are hearing, reading, studying, memorising and applying the Word of God, the more your soul is being cleansed and sanctified.