{"id":2823,"date":"2014-02-06T16:37:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2014-02-06T16:52:24","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:52:24","slug":"afd-february-2014-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/afd-february-2014-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"AFD FEBRUARY 2014 THEME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a title=\"AFD FEBRUARY 2014 EDITION\" href=\"http:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/afd-february-2014-edition\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2819 alignleft\" alt=\"AFD FEBRUARY 2014 EDITION - 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/AFD-FEBRUARY-2014-EDITION-2-e1391210111674.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #808000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\">It\u2019s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\"> FEBRUARY!<\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\"> \u2013 The month when the world celebrates <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">VALENTINE<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\"> love. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\">Welcome to the dawn Month of<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\"> FEBR<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #808000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">UARY 2014. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\">Shalom &amp; Kingdom greetings! <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\">I gracefully welcome you into this month of <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">FAITH, HOPE and LOVE <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">in the name of our <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, praying that His grace, peace, love and mercy might take hold of you with all things under your feet according to the Holy Scriptures, Amen! <\/span><\/span>Also, I welcome all visitors and existing browsers into this month <strong>AFD FEBRUARY 2014 EDITION<\/strong>, which is Entitled: <strong>THE FAITH THAT WORKS!<\/strong> <em>&#8220;The Vitality of Achieving Effectively &amp; Efficiently&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: small;\">I do know that a man\u2019s ignorance is his own mountain and the knowledge of the truth will set such free. Hence I am leaving you with this <strong>AFD FEBRUARY 2014 Edition <\/strong>Scriptural guidance\u00a0 for your perusal and as a guide of grace to give you food for thought indicating how the theme of the month will be approach. I therefore commend you to take time to ponder and meditate on them in prayers <strong>(Acts 20:32)<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">Galatians 5:6<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">For in Jesus Christ<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\"> neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">but Faith which worketh by Love.<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">1 John 5:4-5<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">\u201cFor whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">even our Faith. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">\u201cWho is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">Philemon 6<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">\u201cThat the <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">communication of thy faith may become effectual<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\"> by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">1 Corinthians 13:13<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">\u201cAnd now abideth <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">Faith, Hope, Charity (LOVE),<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\"> these three; <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">but the greatest of these is charity<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">(Love)<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">.\u201d (Emphasis mine). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-left: 28.2999pt; margin-right: 28.2999pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">James 2:14-26<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">\u201cWhat doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\"> 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">: the devils also believe, and tremble. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">Abraham our father justified by works<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">25 Likewise also was not <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">Rahab the harlot justified by works<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also\u201d <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #808000; font-weight: bold; font-size: small;\">(Cross reading \u2013 1 John 3:10-24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-left: 28.2999pt; margin-right: 28.2999pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">Romans 8:35-39<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic;\">\u201cWho shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">However, this month theme will be expanded in course of the <strong>SERVICES &amp; TIMES<\/strong> in all meetings through the Month\/year in <strong>&#8220;Scripture Pasture&#8221; <\/strong>Study and <strong>&#8220;Pastoral Messages &amp; Ministrations&#8221;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">I gladly welcome you, your friends and family to be with us in <strong>Fellowship <\/strong>and<strong> Worship<\/strong>. I promise you that you can never be the same again as you ponder over the truth of these unadulterated, inspiring, revealing and empowering living word of God. I pray that God revitalise and rejuvenate you and all that is about you, so that you may become the very best of which God has created you to be in your daily journey of <strong><em>Destiny Moulding, Life Transformation, Dignity Restoration and Kingdom Faith Establishment, Community Social Enrichment and Development and Readily Prepared, Awaiting The Lord\u2019s Return.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Until then, have an amazing, majestic and awesome <strong>FEBRUARY 2014 <\/strong>Month of\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; <strong><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>THE FAITH THAT WORKS!<\/strong> <em>&#8220;The Vitality of Achieving Effectively &amp; Efficiently&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">In His Kingdom Business For His Glory,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><b>Revd Chukie<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> <em>(All Scriptures are either in <strong>Authorised King James Version or New K<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>ing James Version<\/strong> except where otherwise indicated)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s FEBRUARY! \u2013 The month when the world celebrates VALENTINE love. 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I gracefully welcome you into this month of FAITH, HOPE and LOVE in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, praying that His grace, peace, love and mercy might take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[388],"tags":[264,1139,1138,79,266,125,164,1103],"class_list":{"0":"post-2823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-monthly-theme","7":"tag-effective","8":"tag-effectul","9":"tag-efficient","10":"tag-faith","11":"tag-hope","12":"tag-love","13":"tag-redemption","14":"tag-salvation","15":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2823\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}