Purpose
A Future Held in Kind Hands
God's plans for His people are plans of peace. Even in exile, He was writing a story of hope.
Jeremiah 29:112 min read
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Purpose
Discovering the meaning God has woven into your life, gifts and calling.
188 devotionals
Christian Living
Light on an Ordinary Street
You do not need a stage to shine. Jesus calls His followers to be light in everyday places.
Matthew 5:142 min read
Teens
Born for Such a Time as This
There Is Nothing Accidental About Your Life.
Esther 4:14 NLT2 min read
Purpose
Pastor Chris’ Global Ministers’ Classroom 2026 Set to Unite Millions of Ministers Worldwide for Strategic Gospel Advancement
This landmark 24-hour global gathering will bring together millions of ministers of the Gospel from across continents, including apostles, prophets, pastors,…
2 min read
Wisdom
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord
The Word declares that John the Baptist came in the spirit and power of Elijah to prepare the way of the Lord.
Luke 1:172 min read
Teens
It’s Been Revealed to Us
We Know And Understand The Mysteries Of God.
1 Corinthians 2:7-82 min read
Teens
The Extension of Christ’s Ministry
The Church Is The Seed of Christ On Earth Today.
John 14:122 min read
Teens
Three Distinct Purposes
The Unique Blessings of the Five-fold Ministry Gifts to the Church.
Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV2 min read
Teens
Run Your Race with Purpose
Stay Focused On God’s Calling On Your Life.
2 Corinthians 5:102 min read
Teens
It’s Your Primary Purpose
You Have A Personal Responsibility For The Gospel.
Mark 16:152 min read
Faith
Global Service with Pastor Chris 19th January 2025 Rev Chris Oyakhilome Dsc Dsc Dd
This is the year of Completeness and as we learned on December 31st as we were crossing over to the new year 2025, Completeness is God's plan and purpose this year.
7 min read
Teens
Walking in Preordained Paths
You Can Live In God’s Perfect Will For You.
Ephesians 2:10 AMPC2 min read
Hope
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)._
You need to understand something important about your life: you’re a child of divine destiny; you’re not living a life of chance.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV2 min read
Teens
The Lord God helps Me; therefore have I not been ashamed or confounded. Therefore have I set My face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame
Our Lord Jesus had a crystal-clear purpose for coming into the world, and He expressed it with unwavering clarity.
Isaiah 50:7 AMPC2 min read
Purpose
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad (2 Corinthians 5:10)
It’s important that from time to time, you appraise yourself to be sure you’re focused on that which the Lord has called you to do.
2 Corinthians 5:102 min read
Purpose
Distinct Purposes of the Five-fold Ministry Gifts
The Apostle Paul highlights the distinct purposes of the five-fold ministry gifts in the Body of Christ.They’re for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, and for the edifying of the body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:11-122 min read
Holy Spirit
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Philippians 2:13)
I love the Holy Spirit! I’ve often wondered how folks who don’t have the Holy Spirit live on a day-to-day basis.
Philippians 2:132 min read
Holy Spirit
Walking in His Preordained Path
You can live in God's perfect will for your life as you follow Him in and through the Word. You can know and walk in His preordained paths for you.
Ephesians 2:10 AMPC2 min read
Purpose
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye
If Moses, David, Isaiah, Job, King Solomon, Micah, or any of the prophets of old were to show up on the scene today, what will they say to us?
2 min read
Purpose
The Ministry of Reconciliation
The Bible says in Ephesians 4:11-12 that God “…gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the…
Romans 5:102 min read
Salvation
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15)
God raised us for a purpose; He didn't leave us here on earth to simply wait until His return, doing nothing.
Mark 16:152 min read
Purpose
How Pastor Chris’ International School Of Ministry Is Providing Ministerial Effectiveness Through Training Programs
With the burning desire to continually meet the training needs of these different categories of Ministers, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome established the International School…
4 min read
Purpose
Christ Embassy's International School Of Ministry Introduces Ministers' Global Classroom
The Christ Embassy Church has launched a special program for global ministers of God to have an interactive teaching session with Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder and president of the church.
3 min read
Purpose
And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth (1 Samuel 3:10)
Samuel, as a young man, was taught by Eli, the priest how to respond to God’s voice.
1 Samuel 3:102 min read
Love
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose
When someone says to you, “Things are so expensive now; prices have gone up.” Smile and say, “I’ve gone higher than the prices.
Jeremiah 17:7-82 min read
Purpose
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints (Colossians 1:26)
The purpose of Jesus’ coming to this world was not just to die for our sins.
Colossians 1:262 min read
Wisdom
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue (2 Peter 13)
Notice what the Apostle Peter said in the latter part of the scripture above; he said God has called us to glory and virtue.
2 Peter 1:32 min read
Love
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him (1 John 2:15)
This was one of the first Bible verses that impressed upon my young, receptive mind as an eight-year-old. It’s God’s declaration, and it’s final.
1 John 2:152 min read
Purpose
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10)
There’re three important questions in life: “What?” “How?” and “Why?” To know “what” is to begin to live; to know “how” is to begin to succeed; and to know “why” is to begin to reign; because that’s when you’re fulfilling purpose.
John 10:102 min read
Purpose
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness ... (Acts 26:16)
There are billions of people on earth today and no two fingerprints are alike in the whole world. We're all uniquely gifted, blessed and called of God.
Acts 26:162 min read
Purpose
Predestination and Personal Choice
Sometimes people ask if there's such a thing as predestination. "Can I really say that God prearranged my life?" they wonder. Absolutely!
Ephesians 2:10 AMPC2 min read
Purpose
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it (Colossians 4:17)
Several years ago, the Lord told me that one of the most important things for men to do is to discover their purpose and fulfil it, but most never do.
Colossians 4:172 min read
Purpose
We’re Ministers of Reconciliation
In the New Testament, you’d observe that the word “minister” is copiously used. It’s however important to note that there’re three Greek words from which it’s translated.
2 Corinthians 5:182 min read
Purpose
Be Effectual in Soul Winning
Not every Christian is participating actively in the ministry of reconciliation. It’s not meant to be so.
2 Corinthians 5:182 min read
Love
You Mean More to Him
One day, a minister of the Gospel came to me and said he was considering quitting the ministry because life had been difficult for him.
John 17:232 min read
Purpose
Find Out God’s Purpose
As one who’s born again, your life has been so excellently planned out and preordained by God. All He wants is that you follow the blueprint.
Ephesians 2:10 AMPC2 min read
Salvation
Serve God in Righteousness and Holiness
From the verse above, we see the Apostle Paul’s careful use of words.
2 Corinthians 5:202 min read
Prayer
Train Yourself to Pray
Prayer is a spiritual exercise that you must train for. If you do not train yourself to pray, you will never know how to pray effectively.
Luke 6:122 min read
Faith
Ever-expanding Ministry
I’m so inspired by Paul and his visionary posture towards the ministry of the Gospel.
Romans 15:22-242 min read
Purpose
And the disciples went everywhere preaching, the Master working right with them, validating the Message with indisputable evidence (Mark 16:20 MSG)
Jesus knew He had a mission and a ministry in the earth.
Mark 16:20 MSG2 min read
Prayer
Calling Things Into Being
Every child of God has to learn to call things into being. The Bible says God “...calleth those things which be not as though they were” (Romans 4:17).
Luke 4:42 min read