The Kinsellas in Kampala: New talk…same old message!

I make no apologies for the title, for our message is indeed the same one the apostles brought to their listeners, as far back as the first century! And it is a message we are not ashamed to share over and over again.

The new message is meant to comment on where many Africans think they will find their needs met. The question asks, ‘Who will help you?’, then numerous suggestions are made, followed by a verse from the Bible showing that these answers are not sufficient. For many in the world, and in particular the young, money is seen as the route to all joy, whereas the Bible rightly tells us, that the love of money, and the sole desire for it, is the root of all evil…and this is clearly spelt out in the verses I’ve used.

I don’t know about you, but if you are like the young men in the photo below, and you think that having ‘enough’ money will make you happy, and bring you peace, you are sadly mistaken. ‘Riches are worth nothing, on the day of judgement’, and ‘it profits a man nothing, if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul.’ Take it from someone who truly believes he had the whole world, all his heart’s desires, yet found it worthless, and of no value, when measured up to his empty heart. Only a change of heart can bring us peace and joy, and only God can change our hearts.

I don’t know any of their names (except Bonny, in the brown shirt), but there was a lot of them asking questions, and said they would have more for me, next time! Bonny hopes to come to church with us, this coming Sunday.

The talk concludes with the words of the apostle Paul, in a letter he wrote to the Philippian church: ‘My God will supply your EVERY NEED according to His riches in glory, in Christ Jesus.’ If you need help, or if you want peace, ask God…it’s as simple as that. The Bible says, ‘Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.’

God bless you, and thank you for your continued prayer and support.

Sean