The Glory of the Latter House
By Elder Enoch Ofori Jnr
(Sabbath Sermon, 4th January, 2014)
An Unfinished House of Glory
An artist's skill lies in his ability to turn nondescript material, such as a piece of wood or stone, into a beautiful work of art. It may be sculpture or painting. But the wonder is that the once pedestrian material has become a fine work of art people stop to admire and even spend good money to buy. The artist sees something in the raw uncut stone or bland scene no one else with ordinary eyes sees. He sees hidden beauty in the crude material and his job is to bring it out by hammering the material into shape or painting with dexterous strokes of the brush.
King Solomon speaks to the principle in Proverbs: "Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty" (Prov. 25:4 GNB).
So what does God see in us?
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A Calling to Perfect Holiness
2013 End-of-Year Camp Meeting
Sabbath School Lesson
A Calling to Perfect Holiness
By Elder Enoch Ofori Jnr
Introduction:
“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts”
1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.
2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory.
4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged (Isa. 6:1-7).
Our King, the LORD of hosts, requires holiness of the believer; He desires to share His holy nature with us, and in a holistic, all-encompassing manner. He commands us to be holy in all our conduct (1 Pet. 1:15). Yet the stark reality of our human condition is that we cannot by ourselves attain holiness. As the descendants of fallen Adam, we are conceived in sin (Ps 51:5) and live in the filth of sin (Rom. 5:12).
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A Faithful God in An Uncertain World
2013 End-of-Year Camp Meeting
Sermon By: Elder Enoch Ofori Jnr
Title: A Faithful God in An Uncertain World
"Jesus Christ, the same Yesterday, Today and Forever"
Golden Text:
Ps 90:1-2
1 LORD, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
As the secular year 2013 comes to an end, we have a lot to be thankful for. Thankful for the gift of life, thankful for the abundance of blessings, and for the hand of Providence that has guided us through the storm, through the valley and through the wilderness. Let our soul swell with gratitude to God for His mercy and deliverance:
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's (Ps 103:1-5).
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The Great Fallacy of Great Joy!
By Elder Enoch Ofori Jnr
(Sabbath Sermon, 21st Dec., 2013)
The Big Fuss
It's a world festival with deep roots in the ancient past. It's a commercialized festival with religious overtones. It's a season in which shops are bursting with goodies and the streets are teeming with shoppers and window shoppers and, well, confidence tricksters as well. Radio and television stations broadcast distinctive mellifluous festive songs and commercials. Religious men, from street preachers to televangelists, shout from the rooftops the birth of the king and the upcoming commemoration of his birth. Images of the jolly old fellow, Father Christmas, decorate the fronts of shops and feature in TV ads, dressed, as always, in his red and white fur coat with a white beard to match. Homes and offices are overflowing with provisions and presents. It's the Christmas festivity, and the atmosphere tells it.
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The Witness of Nature
By Elder Enoch Ofori Jnr
(Sabbath Sermon Sept. 14, 2013)
Imagine Drinking in the Serenity and Beauty of Eden
Do selective thinking and reflection. Block out all unpleasant events, facts and experiences. Block out wars, block out poverty, block out sickness and death and block out pain. And the world is a beautiful place. Focus on the beauties of nature: the dazzling rays of the sun, flora and fauna, the soothing breezy air, the twinkling stars in the night sky, the shimmering orb called the moon, the azure of the sea and its rhythmic undulations.
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