I lift up my eyes to the mountains. From where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. — PSALM 121:1-2 — Gideon Manda: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi Life is a journey one begins at birth. The journey comes to an end when one’s final breath is … Read More
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Declare His Glory
Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples. — PSALM 96:3 — Gideon Manda: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi Psalm 96 is a call to praise Yahweh as Savior and Creator. Verse 3 is part of the community’s response to God for giving His people salvation and … Read More
Good Mourning
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. — MATTHEW 5:4 — Martin Thom: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi The Beatitudes of Matthew 5 are memorable for their teaching, yet sadly they are regularly misunderstood. Far from giving nice principles to live by, Jesus is declaring the necessary evidence of the kind of … Read More
All Go Astray
All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him. — ISAIAH 53:6 — Mayamiko Kuthyola: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi This text paints a remarkable picture of mankind’s love of sin and the … Read More
Love Your Enemies
But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. — LUKE 6:27 — McJoster Mwalweni: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi Human beings are born with the tendency to seek vengeance. We do good to those who do good to us, and we do evil to … Read More
Grace upon Grace
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. — JOHN 1:16 — Medson Lima: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi Grace can be defined as unmerited favor. We do not work for it or deserve it. Our salvation is by grace. Everyone needs grace from God because of our sin … Read More
Waiting for the Hope
For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness. — Galatians 5:5 — Nehemiah Kanzanthu: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi No amount of work, discipline, or moral behavior can save us. If a person intends to find favor or be right with God by following some of the law, such … Read More
The Greatest Transfer
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. — 2 Corinthians 5:21 — Samson Cholokoto: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi Picture a courtroom setting. One individual is guilty, having committed multiple heinous crimes. A second individual is innocent, having … Read More
Obey Your Leaders
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you. — Hebrews 13:17 — Stanford Kapanda: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi One of the leaders … Read More
Humility before Exaltation
For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth. — Philippians 2:9-10 — Patrick Elias Tsiga: Central African Preaching Academy | … Read More
Forgiven to Forgive
Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.” — Matthew 18:21–22 — Yohane Kanthusi Tembo: Central African Preaching Academy … Read More
Worthy Virtues
Walk in a manner worthy of the calling … with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love. — Ephesians 4:1–2 — Ernest Kanzangaza: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi Is your life different from those around you? Do you live in a manner worthy of your calling? In … Read More
Love One Another
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. — 1 John 4:7 — Alex Chirwa: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi I often hear people complaining that no one loves them. Spouses, children, students, professionals— many people feel unloved. Love … Read More
Truth and Translation in Malawi
It’s difficult for one who has believed a misrepresentation of the Bible to be convinced to travel hours for training at the CAPA campus. Though the men were responsive to the truth, it is hard for them to see the need for true pastoral training.
Look Forward to That Day
…with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. — Ephesians 1:10 — Aubrey Gulumba: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi No matter how bad it is today, let’s look forward … Read More
United in Christ
For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you. — 1 Corinthians 11:18 — Dennis Alexander Banda: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi The rich, educated, and politically connected are in the driver’s seat of many churches in Malawi, while the poor are regarded … Read More
Worship Pleasing to God
Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making … Read More
From Darkness to Christ
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. — Colossians 1:13 — Alfred Goliath: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi How dark the world is! How dark many lives are! Sin and its consequences—poverty, disease, and war—are all around us. Many are fleeing their homes … Read More
