The Passionate Believer

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all our beloved readers and your precious families a beautiful Christmas ahead. May you see the Hand of our Magnificent God in your lives as you take the time to reflect on the Love of our Saviour this Christmas. We would also like to thank you for showing your support throughout the past year in reading our weekly articles and book reviews.  We appreciate the time you take to visit us at our blog. And we pray you would continue in through the next year and do spread the word as we endeavour to teach accurately from God's precious word. Personally I'd like to say thank you to Pastor Sam Machaka and his dear wife Mildred for all of their contributions to The Passionate Believer blog. We continue to pray for the Lord's blessing upon them for all their hard work at Brink Ministries Southern Africa, which currently operates from Malawi. (P.S. Pastor Sam's new book 'Renewing Your Marriage' is

John Bevere's books are all masterpieces and this one is no exception. As the title suggests we all have potential gifts that can be multiplied and be a blessing to others.  Each chapter flows into the next and it wouldn't be fair to any reader looking at the contents page and jumping into any specific chapter. The book should be read as a whole to glean on the principles of scripture. He systematically lays out the foundation of explaining what 'gifts' and 'talents' are by using parables from the scriptures. He does so masterfully intertwining personal experience and holds nothing back in speaking about fears and failures but more so in finding the resolution to those mistakes that he speaks about. This book isn't a sad and dreary book about Christian motivation and theology. It is so much more. Bevere ignites passion in his readers as can be seen in the passion with which he writes. It's a page turner and doesn't belong on a shelf somew

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross The emblem of suffering and shame And I love that old cross where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain So I'll cherish the old rugged cross (rugged cross) Till my trophies at last I lay down I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown To the old rugged cross I will ever be true It's shame and reproach gladly bear Then he'll call me some day to my home far away Where his glory forever I'll share And I'll cherish the old rugged cross (rugged cross) Till my trophies at last I lay down And I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown ¹⁷"For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. ¹⁸Christ the Wisdom and Power of God For the word of the cross is folly