Apostle Anthony Yarde's Blog – May 2009 Archive (3)

Why is the present day Church not as successful as the early Church? Why does it appear to be weak, powerless and faithless and lacking in the integrity and character that characterized the early Church? Why is it that the world can jeer and make mockery of the Church? I submit to you that it is because the Body of Christ is out of order. The Church today has gone away from the blueprint that God has laid out for His Church. If the Body of Christ is to operate at the level at which God has… Continue

2. Being Tolerant With Others Is Achievable By Lowliness and Gentleness



Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering…



Not only love, but also humbleness and gentleness (softness, “peace-ability”, tenderness)



While love allows laxity, humbleness and gentleness encourage us to stoop



N.B. humbleness and gentleness inspire us to give up something. May be… Continue

In the same way, we as human beings struggle with our environment and with the hooks that catch us. Sometimes we master our difficulties; sometimes they are too much for us. Our struggles are all that the world sees and the world naturally misunderstands them.



It is hard for a free fish to understand what is happening to a hooked one. Do you have difficulty leaving room for differing opinions of others who can’t measure up? Could it be that we have tasted for so long the ecstasies of… Continue