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Ten things that happen during school resumption

this is basically what happen in the mind of parent, student and family members, and in local churches and around....

1. During school resumption poor parents will be crying ...(oh oh skul won start again? That principal go dey trouble me again? where I go hustle for skul fees so?
I wish this school self fit forget this term fees) doh not all poor parents

2. The rich and busy parents will be happy that their children want to go back to school because the stress @ home will reduce

3. Student who comes from wealthy home wish schools never resume because of the stress they are going to face in school.

4. Parent (mostly mothers) will wake up earlier than before to get the children ready for school and cook for them which make them(parent) usually love to put their ward in boarding-school.

5. Most of the local churches will be empty(few), especially youth department... Some will lose their drummer, instrumentalist, and choir members...

6. parents with stubborn children will pressurize their children to resume early..... (thanking God that school have resume)

7. Tertiary institution student will be like.... "ha from dining table to mouth to stove and pot" student thinking on alternative to cooking.

8. primary school pupils be like...." mum I no well ooo(pretending to be sick)" "ha mama cold dey I no fit go skul" some will even lie that their teacher said there is no school today, ....children can lie during skul resumption hmmmm

9. Hmmm less I forget (Okada) bike riders will be very happy that student have resume again (ask the okadaman close to u)

10. Ha...... School propeitor/tress will be glad to collect school fees even on the first day of resumption while teachers saying "ha person won start to make noise again"
this children better behave oooo"

Hmmmmmmm add urs
#NB.. SCHOOL LIFE IS "SWEAT LIKE HONEY" TRY And Get A DEGREE if u cant get a PHD

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Tonight's Lesson:

The most selfish 1 letter word - I - avoid it.

The most satisfying 2 letter word - We - use
it.

The most poisonous 3 letter word - Ego - kill
it.

The most used 4 letter word - Love - value it.

The most powerful 5 letter word - JESUS - use
it.

The fastest spreading 6 letter word - rumour
- ignore it.

The hardest working 7 letter word - Success -
achieve it.

The most enviable 8 letter word - Jealousy -
distance it.

The most powerful 9 letter word - Knowledge
- acquire it.

The most essential 10 letter word -
Confidence - trust it.

Add urs

SapphireGlows:
Show them how to forgive in your actions.
Teach the boys how to love and serve and the girls to be respectful.
Teach them positive values.
Live the Positive values you preach before them.
Teach them their worth is not by what they possess or their looks or people's perception of them,let them know it is from the abundance of what confidence they have on their inside.
Teach them they can dream and imagine anything they want and that whatever their mind is set on is possible.

nice

¤GOD FEARING
¤TRANSPARENCY
¤BE A MOTIVATOR
¤BE AN ENCOURAGER
¤TRUSTWORTHY
¤ AVAILABILITY

¤teach them the word of GOD

¤teach them by example not only in words

¤teach them how to appreciate
¤teach them how to help other.....

questionaires^^^
get born again now and all those questions u will b able to answer them urself..

God bless op

in mine office we held prayers daily and every wednesday office fellowship..

I'm ok with it... Nothing wrong with it if u are genuinely saved

*REPENT AND BE SAVED*

bros dis is religion thread not Education

the pastor is ryt...

This is where choice comes in
Heaven is meant for all but yet many will not enter..

So is the choice you make + hardwork+ God favouring you

So choose wisely and work harder

NB: if u are not Saved(Born again) your hustle+choice+wealth will amount to NOTHING

we used to fold paper and smoke as kids,..(open confession) neva allow mum nd dad to know



But thank God I never tested a cigaratte ..

Put rice inside lylon and milk it

go to church for the fun of it (now I understand better)

Pauliscopy:
continuation
many people actually criticize the Church Of Christ for not using mechanical instrument in our worship. But the questions are: Does God approves the use of instruments of music in Christian worship? That instruments are popular in churches today, does that mean God is pleased? Did Christ anywhere command the use of instruments in His worship? Did the apostles use instruments? Did any of the churches we read about in the New Testament leave us an example of the use of instruments? Do you care what God wants or do you want to please yourself in your worship of God?

u can aswell ask did Jesus use microphone?
Did Jesus use the internet?
Did Jesus use a tract?
Did Jesus use a phone?
Did Jesus use a tie?


Some of us are too religous but we claim to be saved

are u saved?
Is not all this dont do dis, dont put dis on that makes u a true believer

A true Believer is someone who live his/her life pleasing God daily.
May God help us all

see men dey shout loose custumer like say una life depend on churchology

If dey welcome am una go say nato bring more customers but now una stil dey talk

ha naija I hail



*REPENT AND BE SAVED*

Pauliscopy:
Oops! Please mode can you please change the topic to ''Let The Bible Speak About Music In Christian Worship''? I made a typo. Thanks in anticipation

bro modify ur 1st post u will be able to modify d topic 2....

goofyuncut:
Number & network

thanks

happy Christmas

Thanks, pls any other mount zion film

Pls is urgent, title of the film pls

DO YOU KNOW?

1. Most problems in your life can be attributed to two things: acting without thinking, and thinking without acting.

2. The best way to win an argument is to continue asking questions. This will force the other person to see the holes in their argument.
3. Learning from your mistakes is wise, learning from the mistakes of others is quicker and easier.

4. Human behavioral studies suggest that a person who loses their cell phone experiences a panic similar to a near death experience.
5. If you rely on others to make you happy, you will never be happy. Happiness is something only you are responsible for.

→*Quote: ''The man who hides his foolishness is better than the man who hides his wisdom.

Seun:
Pls post your home page suggestions on this thread.

I wonder, this tread did'nt even get to trending, talkmore of fp

www.nairaland.com/1937068/10-ways-great-today

A CALL TO FREEDOM

My dear friend, I congratulates you for coming in contact with this message, from your creator that will definitely deliver you from eternal bondage and destruction if only you are ready to choose freedom.
My Brother & Sister,
Are you free?
Do you want to be free?
You may ask, am I in bondage?
In what way am I in bondage?
Just as the Jews said in John 8vs33 "they answered Him, we are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone..." (NKJV)
Just as some fellow will likely say; I am a choirister, I am pastor's Son/daughter, I am an Usher, I am a drumer in my Church, I am the head of so and so department in my church, I am the drama leader, or I go to Church regularly, so I cannot be in any bondage.
In verse 34: "Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin." (John 8:34 NKJV).
Listen, can you say "I am no longer a slave to sin?"

are you free from lying, stealing, cheating, drinking, smoking, hatred, envy, pride, idolatry, sexual Immorality, fornication, adultery, cultism, uncleanness, jealousy, heresy, backbiting, querelling? And those little sins, you think does not count?
These sins will lead you to the bondage of sicknesses, diseases, suffering, failure, unredeemable crises and the bondage of hell fire. "He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil." (1 John 3:.

Now how can you be free?

Hear this "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."" (John 8:32).

What is this truth?
"For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does." (Psalms 33:4).
"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth." (John 17:17). The word of the LORD is the truth that will set you free.

You may ask " WHO IS THIS WORD?
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1).
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14).

"Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6).
"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." (2 Corinthians 3:17).

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." (Galatians 5:1).
My dear friend, are you still struggling with one sin or the other? Are you still in bondage of sickness? diseases? suffering? Failure? Disappointment? Sexual Immorality? Generational curse?
Hear this "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28).
JESUS is ready to give you rest, peace, success, Joy, breakthrough, and total freedom.
You are too precious to be in bondage, you are too precious to waste in hell.

What are you still waiting for?
Repent now! "whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away." (James 4:14).
My dear friend, forsake your old ways of sin and accept the TRUTH, JESUS CHRIST. He is waiting to set you free. ""Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool." (Isaiah 1:18).

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us." (1 John 1:9-10).

My dear pray to God now, tell Him you realise you are a sinner and you cant help yourself, and you need His help.
Confess all your sins now and promise not to go back to them again "He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy." (Proverbs 28:13).

Tell God you accept JESUS as your LORD and personal saviour. Rom. 10:8-10
If you have done this faithfully and sincerely, Congratulation!
Heaven is celebrating you.
Welcome to freedom.

the question is are u a true born again?
If yes, then according to the Bible u need the gift of discerning of spirits..

And if u say by their fruit u shall know them, If u dont produce good fruit how can u know the pastor that is producing good fruit? I listen, I obey and I love my pastors and GO but the BIBLE is my standard.

hoyinkansola:
interesting facts.. i learned a new thing today

am glad u did

♧ Some Amazing and Unknown Facts ❀


★ Ants never sleep!
★ When the moon is directly overhead, you
will
weigh slightly less.
★ Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of
the
telephone, never called his wife or
mother;
because they were both deaf.
★ An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.


★ “I Am” is the shortest complete
sentence in
the English language.
★ Babies are born without knee caps –
actually,
they’re made of cartilage
and the bone hardens, between the ages
of 2-6
years.
★ Happy Birthday (the song) is copyrighted.
★ Butterflies taste with their feet.
★ A “jiffy”, is an actual unit of time for
1/100th
of a second.


★ It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes
open.
★ Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
★ Minus 40° Celsius, is exactly the same as
minus 40° Fahrenheit.
★ No word in the English language, rhymes
with
month - orange - silver -or- purple.
★ Shakespeare invented the words
“assassination” and “bump".
★ Stewardesses is the longest word typed
with
only the left hand.
★ Elephants are the only animals that
cannot
jump.
★ The names of all the continents end with
the
same letter that they start with.
★ The sentence, “The quick brown fox
jumps
over the lazy dog”
uses every letter in the English language.
★ The shortest war in history was between
Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar
surrendered after 38 minutes.
★ The strongest muscle in the body is the
tongue.

★ The word “lethologica” describes the
state of
not being able to remember the word you
want.
★ Camels have three eyelids to protect
themselves from the blowing desert sand.
★ TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can
be
made using the letters on only one row of
the
keyboard.
★ You can’t kill yourself by holding your
breath.

★ Your stomach has to produce a new
layer of
mucus every two weeks or it will digest
itself.
★ The dot over the letter “i” is called a
'Tittle'.
Copy 4rm Fb

I HAVE READ (and still reading) : THE HOLY BIBLE ; purpose driven life and some other books

National Newspaper Headlines.
THISDAY
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for Nyako's Removal
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PUNCH
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2015: Ohanaeze youths to X-ray Igbo
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LP chieftain slams Mimiko, Nwanyanwu
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Ekiti: Stop assault on judiciary, APC tells
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speaker, majority leader, others
Traditionalists, prophets would have
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China court moves to tighten grip over
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Julian hated taking out the trash. Few
tasks bothered her as much as this one.
Yet like it or not, she couldn't escape the
job.
One evening after taking out the trash,
Julian, feeling especially bothered,
marched into her father's office and
vented her frustration with, "I hate
taking out the trash." She went on to
elaborate on all the things about taking
out the trash she did not like.
Julian's father listened quietly. Then he
slowly reached under his desk and pulled
out a small box. "Julian, I have something
for you," he explained, opening the box
carefully. Inside was a hand-held device
Julian had never seen.
"What is it?" Julian asked in amazement,
forgetting all about the trash for a
moment.
"It's an electronic labeler," her father
replied. "It will help you view things--
including the trash--the way I view them.
Just scan whatever task you're frustrated
with, and it will pull up my thoughts on
the matter. You'll be surprised by what
you discover."
"Wow--thank you, Father," Julian replied,
taking the labeler--which looked
somewhat like a fancy smart phone--with
delight. She could hardly wait to use this
new toy!
What she discovered when she pointed
the labeler at the trash can a few minutes
later surprised her greatly. The device
immediately lit up with a few simple
words: "An opportunity to bless and be
blessed."
Julian stared at the words in
disbelief...then tried pointing the device
at the trash can again. Had she misread
it? How could taking out the trash
possibly be viewed as an opportunity?
Once again, the labeler repeated its
strange message. Julian's father clearly
viewed taking the trash out as a blessing,
not a frustration.
Julian knew her father was much, much
wiser than she. Perhaps she should try
approaching taking out the trash with a
new attitude.
Changing her attitude proved difficult, but
Julian kept reminding herself of her
father's label. This is an opportunity. I'm
going to be thankful for it, she decided.
Oh, but she hated touching everyone's
garbage! Couldn't people be more
careful...
Julian stopped her thoughts mid-
sentence. Perhaps other people's
carelessness was part of her opportunity--
an opportunity to bless them!
As Julian began changing her perspective
to align with her father's, a strange thing
began happening. A song began replacing
the complaining that used to accompany
her dreaded task. Ever so slowly--and
with many a relapse--the task became
not just bearable, but actually enjoyable.
Julian learned to delight in blessing
others through this mundane service...and
unknown to even herself, she was being
blessed too.
Excited about the difference her father's
perspective made with taking out the
trash, Julian began using her labeler more
and more often. One day, Julian decided
to try pointing the labeler at herself. She
hesitated to even look at the label, afraid
of all the things it might say. Would it list
her many shortcomings? She could think
of a list a mile long.
To her surprise, though, the labeler read,
"My beloved, cherished daughter."
Julian's heart skipped a beat when she
saw those words. The thought that her
father looked at her through eyes of love,
not judgment, put a sparkle in her step all
day. She was cherished. That knowledge
made her want to serve her father with
ever fiber in her being.
Slowly yet surely, viewing her
circumstances and tasks--as well as
herself--as her father viewed them began
transforming Julian and changing her
actions. She began living more in joy and
service. Indeed, life looked so very
different when viewed through her
father's eyes!
And be not conformed to this world: but
be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is that
good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of
God. Romans 12:2 (KJV)

Several years ago, a preacher from a distant town accepted a call from a church in Leeds. Some weeks after his arrival, he had an appointment that made him to board a bus to another part of the town. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had mistakenly given him his balance in excess of 50 pence. As he considered what to do, he thought within him, 'You'd better give this money back. It would be wrong to keep it'. Then another thought came, "Oh, forget it, it's only 50p; who would worry about this little amount, afterall the bus company makes so much money on fares; they will never miss it. Accept it as 'a gift from God' and keep quiet. "When he was getting down from the bus, he paused momentarily at the door, and then handed the 50p to the driver and said, 'Take; the balance you gave me was over'. The driver, with a smile, replied,'Aren't you the new preacher in town?' 'Yes I am' he replied.'Well, I have been thinking a lot lately about where to go to worship. I just wanted to see what you would do if I give you balance in excess. I'll worship with you at the church this Sunday. When the preacher stepped off the bus, he grabbed a nearby electric pole, looked up and said, 'Oh God, I almost sold your Son for 50 pence. Our lifestyles are the only Bible some people will ever read. This is just a subtle example of how much people watch us as Christians, and will put us to the test! Always be on guard -- and remember -- You carry the name of Christ on your forehead and shoulders once you call yourself a Christian. 'Watch your thoughts;they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character.Watch your character; it becomes your destiny'.

One day a 6 year old was sitting in a
classroom. The teacher was going to
explain evolution to the children. The
teacher asked a little boy:
TEACHER: Tommy do you see the tree
outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Tommy, do you see the grass
outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Go outside and look up and see
if you can see the sky.
TOMMY: Okay. (He returned a few minutes
later) Yes, I saw the sky.
TEACHER: Did you see God?
TOMMY: No.
TEACHER: That's my point. We can't see
God because he isn't there. He just
doesn't exist.
A little girl spoke up and wanted to ask
the boy some questions.
The teacher agreed and the little girl
asked the
boy:
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the tree
outside?
TOMMY: Yes
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy do you see the grass
outside?
TOMMY: Yessssss!
LITTLE GIRL: Did you see the sky?
TOMMY: Yessssss!
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the
teacher?
TOMMY: Yes.
LITTLE GIRL: Do you see her brain?
TOMMY: No.
LITTLE GIRL: Then according to what we
were taught today in school, she must not
have one!
BURN!
"FOR WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT"
- 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7

There are people who can walk away
from you. And hear me when I tell you
this! When people can walk away from
you: LET THEM WALK!!
I don’t want you to try to talk another
person into staying with you, loving you,
calling you, caring about you, coming to
see you, staying attached to you. I mean,
hang up the phone.
When people can walk away from you let
them walk. Your destiny is never tied to
anybody that left.
The bible said that, they came out from us
that it might be made manifest that they
were not for us. For had they been of us,
no doubt they would have continued with
us. [1John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not
joined to you. And if they are not joined
to you, you can’t make them stay. Let
them go.
And it doesn’t mean that they are a bad
person it just means that their part in the
story is over. And you’ve got to know
when people’s part in your story is over so
that you don’t keep trying to raise the
dead. You’ve got to know when it’s dead.
You’ve got to know when it’s over. Let me
tell you something. I’ve got the gift of
good-bye. It’s the tenth spiritual gift, I
believe in good-bye. It’s not that I’m
hateful, it’s that I’m faithful, and I know
whatever God means for me to have, He’ll
give it to me. And if it takes too much
sweat I don’t need it. Stop begging
people to stay.
Let them go!!
If you are holding on to something that
doesn’t belong to you and was never
intended for your life, then you need
to......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and
pains ......
LET IT GO!!!
If someone can’t treat you right, love you
back, and see your worth.....
LET IT GO!!!
If someone has angered you ........
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of
evil and revenge......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship
or addiction......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to a job that no
longer meets your needs or talents .
LET IT GO!!!
If you have a bad attitude.......
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make
yourself feel better......
LET IT GO!!!!
If you’re stuck in the past and God is
trying to take you to a new level in
Him......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are struggling with the healing of a
broken relationship.......
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep trying to help someone who
won’t even try to help themselves......
LET IT GO!!!
If you’re feeling depressed and
stressed ........
LET IT GO!!!
If there is a particular situation that you
are so used to handling yourself and God
is saying “ take your hands off of it,”
then you need to......
LET IT GO!!!
Let the past be the past. Forget the
former things. GOD is doing a new thing
for 2009!!!
LET IT GO!!!
Get Right or Get Left .. think about it, and
then ..
LET IT GO!!!By T. D. JAKE

aboyaji:
Op, one alomo bitter for you

bro. alomo will not make me great #truegreatness

If
you’re looking to nurture greatness, these
tips may help you do just that—or they
may help you recognize the extraordinary
impact you already have on the people
around you.
1. Be a source of kindness.
“Men are only as great as they are kind.”
~Elbert Hubbard
We all want to live in a world where
people are compassionate,
understanding, and kind. Every time we
treat someone this way, we do our part to
create that kind of world.
2. Treat everyone equally.
“The true measure of a man is how he
treats someone who does him absolutely
no good.” ~Samuel Johnson
There’s another saying that suggests we
should be nice to people on the way up
because they’re the same people we’ll
meet on the way down. But there’s a
more important reason to treat people
well: We all thrive together when we stop
fixating on “up” and “down” and choose
to stand beside each other.
3. Remember that actions speak louder
than words.
“Great thoughts speak only to the
thoughtful mind, but great actions speak
to all mankind.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
Most of us have ideas to make a
difference in the world—and we can do
these things if we’re willing to act as
much as we think and talk. Take your
plans out of your head and off the page,
even if with just one small step. Wherever
you are in the process, that’s the
opportunity to be great.
4. Focus on the little things.
“I long to accomplish a great and noble
task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish
small tasks as if they were great and
noble.” ~Helen Keller
Underlying every great, big idea there’s a
purpose we can also meet through small,
noble actions. Go ahead and make that
plan to change the world, but remember
that the exchanges and efforts that may
seem ordinary are often the most
extraordinary.
5. Believe in the promise of tomorrow.
“Great hope makes great men.” ~Thomas
Fuller
It may seem like it’s deluding yourself to
nurture hope, but hope doesn’t have to
imply blind faith that things will work out
as you want them to. In can mean you
have faith that you will learn, grow, and
do something positive with whatever
comes your way. When you believe you
can, it’s much more likely you will.
6. Put love into whatever you’re doing.
“We cannot do great things, only small
things with great love.” ~Mother Teresa
Create with love, engage with love, bake
with love, build with love—whatever you
do, put your heart into it. Even if you’re
working toward a different career, know
that this day counts. Take this opportunity
to nurture something positive in
whatever it is your doing.
7. Keep an open mind and be open to
change.
“The final proof of greatness is being able
to endure criticism without resentment.”
~Elbert Hubbard
People don’t always offer constructive
feedback, but oftentimes they intend to;
if we can stay open to what might be
true, we can learn and grow a little every
day. That’s greatness—not an enduring
state, but the willingness to evolve.
8. Keep things simple.
“Nothing is more simple than greatness;
indeed, to be simple is to be great.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life gets complicated when we
overwhelm ourselves with things we
think we should do or have. All those
“shoulds” can easily suffocate the one
simple thing we all want: to enjoy our
time with the people we love. When we
fully appreciate our days, suddenly being
great seems less important.
9. Forget about yourself for a while.
“It takes a great man to be a great
listener.” ~Calvin Cooledge
So often we merely wait to talk instead of
actually listening, but this is why people
open up to us—not just for advice, but
also for our loving, attentive presence.
When we give that gift to others we
communicate how greatly important they
are to us.
10. Motivate others to be who they
want to be.
“Really great people make you feel that
you too can be great.” ~Mark Twain
We all want to feel that we matter. Show
someone else they do, both by believing
in their dreams and recognizing how they
make a difference right now. The most
powerful difference we can make in this
world is the one we make supporting
each other.