EXAMINE YOURSELF

EXAMINE YOURSELF

Text: 2 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV)

"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"

Introduction

Self-examination is a vital discipline in the life of every believer. It helps us to remain aligned with God’s will, grow spiritually, and avoid drifting away from the truth. A Christian who does not examine himself may unknowingly fall into spiritual complacency or deception.

Why Must You Examine Yourself?

To ensure you are in the faith
Christianity is not just by confession but by genuine relationship with Christ.

To test your spiritual condition
It helps you know whether you are growing, stagnant, or declining spiritually.

To identify areas for growth and improvement
No believer is perfect; self-examination reveals areas that need correction.

To avoid self-deception
Many think they are right with God when they are not.

To maintain spiritual vitality
Regular examination keeps your spiritual life active and healthy.

How to Examine Yourself

Reflect on your relationship with God
Are you still walking closely with Him?

Evaluate your thoughts, words, and actions
Do they align with God’s Word?

Consider godly counsel and feedback
Sometimes others can see what you cannot.

Measure your life by biblical standards
The Word of God is the true mirror.

Seek the Holy Spirit’s conviction and guidance
Allow Him to reveal hidden things in your heart.

Questions for Personal Examination

Do I truly believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior?

Am I living according to God’s Word?

Do I prioritize the Word of God, prayer, and worship?

Am I loving and serving others genuinely?

Do I exhibit the fruits of the Spirit?

Further Scriptural Insight

Revelation 2:4–5 (KJV)

"Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works..."

This passage reminds us of the church in Ephesus that lost its first love.

Reflection:
Brethren, can this be said of you today?
Do you remember when you first loved Christ—your passion for prayer, your hunger for the Word, your zeal for holiness?

Are you still that brother or sister who was deeply committed to God?

James 1:22–25 (KJV)

"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves..."

This scripture teaches that the Word of God is like a mirror. It shows us who we truly are.

A hearer without obedience forgets what he has seen.

But a doer of the Word is blessed.

Application

Examine where you have fallen

Return to your first love

Be intentional about obeying God’s Word

Renew your commitment to Christ daily

Conclusion

Self-examination is not meant to condemn but to restore. It is a call to realign with God and live a victorious Christian life.

Call to Action

Be Saved

If you discover that your life is not aligned with Christ, today is the day to return to Him. Repent, surrender your life, and renew your walk with God.

What took me to Ori Oke for seven days was the encounter with Apostle Joseph Babalola

*Baba Adeboye said he had an encounter where he drank tea with God and many made mockery of it on social media,*

*What took me to Ori Oke for seven days was the encounter with Apostle Joseph Babalola,*

*His encounters are still unexplainable till today, it takes a spiritual mind to understand what he experienced,*

*How do you explain a python roasted to death by the high spiritual current running through his body?*

*How do you explain the feet of angels physically seen on his altar of prayer?*

*How do you explain him kneeling down and praying until his knees pierced the mountains physically?*

*How do you explain him standing for 72 hours, three whole days praying?*

*If you know spiritual things, you will know that encounters are normal things to a spiritual person but there are higher realms.*

*.....A carnal mind cannot understand the things of the spirit.*

*We may have two hands, two legs, two ears, and one head but let it be known to you that men are not the same.*

*Encounters are not birthed on social media, they are birthed in the secret place.*

*You want to explain how a man drank tea with Jesus, no problem you can go ahead and prove him wrong.*

*But before you go, let me give you more things to explain,*

*Can you explain how Jesus walked on water?*

*Can you explain how Peter's Shadow healed the sick?*

*Can you explain how Peter came out of prison yet the soldiers with him in the same prison cannot explain how he left?*

*When a generation walks away from God, spiritual things become a joke to them.*

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Take it to God in prayer

Take it to God in prayer

 1 Peter 5:7

 Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.

 *How do you cast your care upon God?*

1. Surrendering worries and concerns to God.

2. Trusting God's sovereignty and control.

3. Releasing burdens to God's capable hands.

4. Seeking God's guidance and wisdom.

5. Acknowledging God's love and care.

Because he cares for you, make a good use of time today to pray.

Let sing this hymn together,:

What a friend we have in Jesus

All our sins and griefs to bear

What a privilege to carry

Everything to God in prayer

O what peace we often forfeit

O what needless pain we bear

All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer

Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged

Take it to the Lord in prayer

Can we find a friend so faithful

Who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness

Take it to the Lord in prayer

As you take it to God Almighty today in prayer, you will see result in Jesus name.

SENIOR CITIZENS

SENIOR CITIZENS

  *𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑰𝑴𝑰𝒁𝑬:*

  1. 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒕.

  2. 𝑺𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓.

  3. 𝑩𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒓.

  4. 𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔.

  5. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔.

  *𝑭𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫𝑬𝑫:*

  1. 𝑽𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔;

  2. 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒔;

  3. 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔;

  4. 𝑵𝒖𝒕𝒔;

  5. 𝑬𝒈𝒈𝒔;

  6. 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒊𝒍 (O𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆, C𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒕, ...)

  7. 𝑭𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒔.

 *𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫 𝑻𝑹𝒀 𝑻𝑶 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑮𝑬𝑻:*

  1. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑨𝒈𝒆.

  2. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕.

  3. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔.

 *𝑬𝑺𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑪𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑯:*

  1. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚; 

  2. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔; 

  3. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔;

  4. 𝑨 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆.

 *𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑰𝑪 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑨𝑫𝑶𝑷𝑻:*

  1. 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆 / 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉.

  2. 𝑫𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆.

  3. 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕.

 *𝑺𝑰𝑿 𝑬𝑺𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑳𝑰𝑭𝑬𝑺𝑻𝒀𝑳𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑷𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑬:*

  1. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓.

  2. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕.

  3. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.

  4. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅.

  5. 𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇..

 6. 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘 ...

 

 *𝑰𝑭 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑯𝑨𝑽𝑬 𝑭𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑺 𝑰𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑨𝑮𝑬 𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 (47-90 𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑺), 𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑴.*

TYPES OF CHURCH MEMBERS

TYPES OF CHURCH MEMBERS

1. DEVOTED MEMBERS: They are the dream of every pastor. Very loyal not only to the church but also to their pastor

2. CARING MEMBERS: Such members are concerned about the welfare of their pastor and strive to make life comfortable for him

3. RESPECTFUL MEMBERS: This group understand spiritual authority. They respect the pastor not minding his age

4. CONTROVERSIAL MEMBERS: They are known to be behind every controversy in church. They are happy when the church is in crisis

5. EYE-SERVICE MEMBERS: These are pretenders who behave like saints in front of their pastor

6. UNSERIOUS MEMBERS: They are the headache of every pastor. They always want to be pushed before they can serve God

7. STINGY MEMBERS: They hardly pay tithe or join in any contribution even when they have enough 

8. UNFORGIVING MEMBERS: Experts in keeping records of wrongs

9. NAGGING MEMBERS: These ones hardly see anything good in the church. They are full of complaints

10. POWER BROKER MEMBERS: Such members because of their influence want to control the pastor 

11. SACRIFICIAL MEMBERS: They are givers. Even when they have very little they still avail themselves in giving

12. CRITICAL MEMBERS: They question every decision of the pastor and the church

13. CARNAL MEMBERS: These ones walk according to the flesh and not by the Spirit

14. UNBELIEVING MEMBERS: They are the mixed multitude who are unbelievers hiding in the church

15. FOUNDING MEMBERS: They are quick to remind you that they were the ones who started the church

16. HYPOCRITICAL MEMBERS: Such members have a form of godliness but are actually wolves in sheep clothing

17. OVERTLY SPIRITUAL MEMBERS: These ones have zeal without knowledge

18. PART TIME MEMBERS: They come to church ones in a while

19. TROUBLESOME MEMBERS: They are cantankerous and always quarreling in church

20. BENCH WARMING MEMBERS:

They are not involved in any group  in church, theirs is only to sit down

21. SUNDAY SUNDAY MEMBERS: Such attend church only on Sundays

22. FAULT FINDING MEMBERS: These ones always look for the faults of the pastor and the church

23. SUSPICIOUS MEMBERS: They are always suspicious of the pastor

24. POSITION SEEKING MEMBERS:

Such want to lead even when they lack the capacity

25. MIRACLE SEEKING MEMBERS: They always complain that the pastor does not carry fire

26. SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY MEMBERS: This group want to grow spiritually. They love the word and do not miss Bible studies

27. MATURED MEMBERS: They are spiritually balanced and Christlike in nature

28. MINISTRY MINDED MEMBERS:

Such like to establish personal prayer ministries inside the church but will never join the prayerband

29. VISION PEDDLING MEMBERS: These ones are always seeing negative visions. Such can cause confusion in the church 

30. EGOCENTRIC MEMBERS: They are self-centered and only come to church because of what they can get from the church

31. TRIBALISTIC MEMBERS: Only people from their tribes are considered godly and trustworthy

32. POLITICAL MEMBERS: They bring in secular politics into the church

33. DIABOLICAL MEMBERS: These are members who belong to the occult and practice witchcraft

34. REBELLIOUS MEMBERS: They form opposition party in the church

35. CORRUPT MEMBERS: They steal from the church and inflate prices if asked to buy anything on behalf of the church

36. GOD FEARING MEMBERS: Such are heavenly conscious and are known to eschew evil

37. FANATICAL MEMBERS: They support the pastor blindly even when he is wrong

38. MISLEADING MEMBERS: They take joy in derailing the pastor and church

39. DECEPTIVE MEMBERS: They call white black and black white

40. TRADITION LOVING MEMBERS:

They love church tradition and do not welcome any form of change

41. UNFRIENDLY MEMBERS: They chase away people from the church by their attitude

42. SUPPORTIVE MEMBERS: They are ready to support the pastor, his family and his vision

43. RECLUSIVE MEMBERS: They never mix with anyone

44. DIPLOMATIC MEMBERS: They do not want to offend anyone and can never take a stand for anything

45. FINANCIAL MEMBERS: They are the backbone of the church financially

46. FRIENDLY MEMBERS: They make the pastor to feel at home

47. UNASSUMING MEMBERS: They do their work quietly without calling for attention

48. STRAIGHTFORWARD MEMBERS: Free from deception, their yes is yes and no is no

49. UNDERSTANDING MEMBERS: They understand the pastor is human and can make mistakes

50. PASTOR CHASING MEMBERS: They take pride in sending pastors away

51. FAITHFUL MEMBERS: Always stable and unshakable

52. STUBBORN MEMBERS: Never takes instructions from anyone

53. UNSTABLE MEMBERS: They leave church for flimsy reasons

54. ANGRY MEMBERS: They are always angry with the church for reasons best known to them

55. CONNIVING MEMBERS: Such like to join forces with others to cause trouble in church

56. BUSYBODY MEMBERS: They cannot sit for a minute in church, always going out to discuss or make calls

57. POMPOUS MEMBERS: Such always  see others as inferior

58. BIBLICALLY SOUND MEMBERS:

Have indepth knowledge of God's word. keeps the pastor on his toes

59. DIASPORA MEMBERS: Members who are resident outside the locality but still identifies with the church

60. SUBMISSIVE MEMBERS:  These ones submit to spiritual authority

61. LOVING MEMBERS: They show great affection for one another and their pastor

62. DEPENDABLE MEMBERS: They are very loyal and trustworthy, they cannot betray their pastor

63. MILITANT MEMBERS: They can get physical or exchange blows in church

64. SINFUL MEMBERS: They indulge in all sorts of sinful practices without remorse

65. UNCOMPROMISING MEMBERS: They never compromise their faith

66. GOSSIPING MEMBERS: They are tale bearers and rumour peddlers

67. BACKBITING MEMBERS: They 

say bad things about others in their absence

68. MALICIOUS MEMBERS: Unforgiving and vengeful members

69. HARMFUL MEMBERS: They hurt, injure and harm one another call 

70. DANGEROUS MEMBERS: They are hazardous, a risk to the ministry of the pastor.

These groups of members do not only exist in the Church but in almost, if not all organized congregations of human beings for a common goal(s). It is also likely to be true that you who is reading this post now is Christian and/or a member of one Church congregation or the other. The question you need to ask and answer for yourself is what  group(s) of these many groups of membership do you belong? Does the group(s) you belong encourage the spiritual growth of the Church, Pastor and other members of the Church? Let your light so shine, for men to see your good works, and glorify your Father (God) which is in heaven. Matt 5:16