Church of the Holy Ghost: Recent Episodes
Archbishop P G Nzuza
2021 Annual Conference
Excerpt from day 5: Love and Forgiveness
Love Through love we were created, and love is what we were taught. From inception, God force fed us love. Therefore, nothing else can flow from our hearts except for love. Choose the path of love and let love rule amongst us.
Forgiveness We stare at forgiveness daily, as we look at ourselves. Because He lives in us, as He has given us his Spirit. And yet, we cannot forgive our brothers and sisters. When we do not forgive, we keep ourselves away from the grace of God.
Our first instinct should be to be forgive, before it is even asked. There is no sin nor person under the sun that is not worth our forgiveness.
Christ has set an example: He first loved us, now We ought love on another He forgives all our sins, so that we may forgive seventy times seven over. He does not retain His anger forever.
Anger and pain have a tendency to take up residence in our hearts. It festers and in a short space, it builds a temple. Therefore, always be willing to forgive. Remember that our lives started with "I forgive you."
As you wake in the morning and before you sleep at night: Choose Forgiveness Choose Peace Choose Love
May God heal generational conflicts May he restore us so completely that we are made perfect inside and out.
2021 Annual Conference
Excerpt from Day 5: Called to Defend the Faith
Now more than ever, we are called to defend the faith.
A concept that is not foreign in our spiritual journey.
Elijah fought against the world, to defend the one true God.
Likewise, to defend, we need to invite the power of Elijah and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit that is like a lion that roars to protect its nation.
1 Kings 19
1 "...Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal."
It took one person- Jezebel, to divide and destroy an entire nation of Israelites.
Stay alert on the things of God, so that you are not influenced by foreign spirits.
Elijah challenged the forces and killed the prophets of a false god.
Similarly, defend God with intention and vigour.
As everyone steps down- step up and rise up.
There ought to be no limit to the extent at which you will defend His Gospel.
3 "Elijah was afraid and ran for his life..."
Evil spirits invite other evil spirits.
Forcing the church to be afraid, depressed and tired.
Often nullifying its works and seeing no progress.
9 "The word of the Lord said: "What are you doing here Elijah?"
But the word of the Lord that sees the great progress, will ask "What are you doing here?"
He will take us back to finish the great work He has called us to do.
18 "Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel- all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal..."
Take courage.
Courage that the omnipotent God always has a master plan.
That He will reserve and preserve His people.
And when the time comes, God will raise up the church to its full glory.
As we march on as lions in the Kingdom, roaring at the smell of danger-
Remember that God’s mission has an enemy.
An enemy that came to steal, kill and destroy.
An enemy that wants us to give up, to be discouraged, and to instil fear.
But we cannot be defeated by things we are meant to defeat.
The enemy studies our habits and our love language to God.
Now, confuse the enemy as he strives to confuse us.
Try this:
"When you feel like you can’t pray. Don’t just sit and not pray.
Take your bible and read it.
Don’t force yourself to pray beyond your breaking point,
Your prayer becomes ineffective.
The word of God is powerful beyond us."
The enemy will see us silent, but in fact we are in full communion with God.
Code your communion so much that, the enemy and his army cannot interpret it.
Then as you start a new spiritual routine, you too can say "Behold, I am doing a new thing!" (Isaiah 43:19).
Excerpt from day 4: Recognising God's Voice
"Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." (Matthew 2:2)
A star is the smallest light that adorns the sky.
Yet to those that recognise it, it is the most significant.
God reveals himself in the smallest ways. Like Herod, many will miss the spiritual revolution. But to those it is intended for, it will shine like the morning sun.
Do not miss the move of God
"King Herod called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, to ask them.." "they replied, "or this was writing by the prophet.." (Matthew 2:4-8)
Every generation needs capable, noble, and knowledgeable men, who are stewards and enablers of the Kingdom, who understand, support, and follow the vision, men who will defend God.
You have already been appointed as Kings and Priests of the Kingdom. Now Pray to fulfil this duty.
2021 Annual Conference Excerpt from Day 3: God's Love Language
- Love Him with all that you are:
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"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind"
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Be crazily in love with Him
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God is crazy enough that He banks on mere humans
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Defend Him
- You cannot defend the faith unless you are in love with God
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Defend with compounded strength from our spiritual forefathers
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Love God recklessly and selflessly
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He sent His only Son to the cross for us (For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son)
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Choose Him over everything
- He leaves the ninety-nine, to save the one!
Bible Readings Matthew 22: 36-39 Acts 7: 1-10 Acts 7: 25-29 Acts 7: 37-38 Acts 7: 51-60
2021 Annual Conference Excerpt from Day 2: You are privileged and worth it!
You are worthy of a King discounting His crown, His glory and taking the position of a servant.
You are worth the life of a King.
Worthy of abundance, opportunities and compounded benefits.
Worth God's Holy Spirit, that was present in the inception of time, to descend and dwell amongst you.
You are worth His first coming, His death, His rising and worth His second coming.
2021 Annual Conference Excerpt from Day 1: We have a promise in Jesus Christ
We have blessed assurance. A promise that nothing can snatch us from his hand and his love. A promise that where we plant our seed is eternal. Just as Abraham’s worship didn’t depend on his circumstances, we too are called to worship in all seasons.
Bible Readings
1 Corinthians 11:23 Ephesians 4:22-29 Luke 5:33-39 Revelation 17 Galatians 5:13 John 8:34-36 Micah 6:8