 We will begin with song number one on our SDA hymnals, Praise to the Lord. Happy Sabbath viewers. This is Nairobi Central SDA Church and I would like to invite you and to welcome you to be with us this morning in this session of the service where we are meant to be looking at the lesson for this week. We'd like to invite and to welcome those who are in church here, those who are viewing from the various platforms made YouTube or Facebook within Kenya and those who are viewing also from other parts of the world. We will welcome you and invite you to be at the feet of Jesus together with us in honoring Him and praising Him for who is to us. Not to forget, I would also like to invite the Holy Spirit to come and dwell amongst us amidst us wherever we are and as we sow this morning. To be able to start off the exercise, I would like to remind us that for this quarter, we've been looking at the theme of the topic of education, the godly education that he initiated from the time of creation and for today, we're looking at lesson number five which focuses on Jesus the master teacher, Jesus as the master teacher. To be able to discuss this and to be able to engage with you and with all of us in presenting this subject today or discussing it today, I have a number of panelists that will be able to share with you or with us their thoughts and ideas on what the author of the lesson of today really has to put across to all of us that we need to learn from and need to appreciate as we serve our Lord and our Master. I would want to give each one of them a chance to be able to say their names and I will start from extreme left. I would like to invite my sister Debbie to greet the viewers. Thank you very much Eldan. Thank you for introducing me. My name is Debbie. It is an absolute blessing to be here with you this morning. Next, I would like to invite my brother, Dan. Apisabat viewers. I'm Daniel. I'm blessed to be here today and I pray that we all will be blessed to listen to God's Word. Next is my sister on the extreme right Emily. Apisabat, it's good to see you and it's good to be able to sit at the feet of the Master Teacher. My name is Emily and I'm glad that we'll be discussing the lesson together. My name is Willis and to be able to help us with interpreting this discussion to those who may not be able to speak or to hear we have our sister, Joyce Kwamboka. Maybe you can wave to the viewers. In order for us to be able to start I would like to invite all of us into a prayer and would like to request as well my brother Daniel to take us through that. Let's all believe as we seek God in prayer. Dear Lord, loving savior, gracious Redeemer We thank you Lord that you love us with unending love. We thank you father for the blessing of this day that you sit aside for us to sit at your feet and to learn from you. We plead with you father that you will send your Holy Spirit even as we open your Word that it will first speak to us and that we'll be able to listen and learn from you as the Master Teacher. May you bless us. May you keep us Lord in peace and give us the understanding that we need to study your Word. We praise your name and give you glory. For these we ask believing and trusting in the mighty name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Thank you. Like I said earlier the topic for this week is Jesus Ask the Master Teacher Our key text is taken from the book of 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shown in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Saints we need to remember and we need to appreciate that indeed Christ is the Son of God We also need to remember and to appreciate that indeed at the time of creation He was there He was with God and when God said let there be light it was and as we know it the light was Christ we also know that as human beings we felt short of the glory of God for we disobeyed His instructions under the results our first parents lost the communion and the connection that they had with God in the Garden of Eden and as a result just as massive and as loving that our God is He chose to give us a second chance and how did He do this He did it by sending His only begotten Son so that we can be able to reconcile back with Him So that tells us that this Jesus Christ that we are talking about is none other than God's Son and He was sent to present the Master Key question and sometimes an answer that we always give about it is that knowing who Christ is and how they relate with God God still remains to be the Master Teacher that we need to be learning from and He used Christ to be able to give us glimpses of His mastery of the teaching that He has for us to be able to learn more about Him and to learn more from Him then that tells us that by sending Christ down to earth to be able to salvages indeed Christ came to show us God's glory shining the same light that was shown at the time of creation maybe you know what Christ came to be able to show us that light as we walk and as we journey on this earth knowing very well that He came from God Himself then indeed He came to reveal who this God is that is His Father and our Father too is few things came to mind as we were looking at this after having known who this Christ that we are talking about is we also need to know that He came for a purpose He came for a purpose and that purpose had to be achieved in His life as He lived down here and that purpose was simply to be able to share God's love to be able to reconcile us with God to be able to bring us back or bring back unto us what we had lost and had to reflect that indeed as a teacher because we know how we lived this life on earth because it's well recorded in the Bible as a teacher in our modern day times what do we perceive of a teacher what do we understand a teacher to be and from my own checking and research I found a very simple definition that fits very well with the kind of position that Christ occupied and also what we know of teachers in our time and it reads a teacher is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge competence and virtue informally the role a teacher may be taken by anyone it doesn't matter who for as long as you are able to show somebody how to perform a specific task so which means we too can equally be teachers but we need to learn from the teacher or the master teacher himself for us to be teachers I then went ahead to be able to appreciate so that we can all appreciate it together what are the attributes that one can summarize from that definition that makes a teacher be who they are and perhaps be able to appreciate how Christ was able to perform this role and at what point would we be able to perceive that performance to be it's clear that a teacher should be determined to a goal which means the goal should be able to deliver a message and to be able to tell his students why they really need that message two the great teacher should be able to adapt what to change and indeed we can be able to see from the life of Christ and as he presented before the people at his time and as he presents in our time he was able and is still able to adapt to circumstances that he is faced with and to be able to address them in a way that to be able to convince others to learn from him the other attribute is self-development a teacher cannot allow themselves to stop learning and that Christ linked up with the father every moment through prayer he linked with the father every other time by fasting and praying and giving him the position that his father is and indeed we remember that he did many things to be able to demonstrate that he was working together with the father as another attribute that teacher should be open to feedback and indeed Christ was open to feedback and we can be able to see how each time he modeled his methods and his strategy to deliver the message in different circumstances what was his style because as a teacher you need to have a style that would be able to enable you achieve this key fundamentals and be able to see that Christ had his own style of doing things he spoke profound messages to different congregations and different groups of people or individuals he performed miracles to demonstrate that indeed the messages that he was sharing with the people were true and indeed he was representing the father and the messages came from the father just like in today's times teachers would actually perform practicals to be able to confirm the theories that they have presented to the students the other aspect is that we can be able to see in the style of Christ he was able to relate with people how he lived with the people demonstrated how well he was able to present his message through his life we can be able to appreciate and to relate with what he was putting forth to be able to enable us to get a little glimpses of actual experiences that individuals had or groups of people had at the time of Christ which I believe still applies in our time because if Christ touches us if Christ is in our lives indeed we will be able to share the same experience today just like it was felt at that point in time maybe can I be able to ask my brother Dan can you be able to read for us the book of John chapter 7 look at verse 14 and 15 and then look at verse 45 and 46 of the same book of John John chapter 7 verse 14 says now about the middist of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught and the Jew Marvel saying how no it this man let us having never land going down to verse 45 this is what it says then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees and they said unto them why have he not brought him and the officers answered never man spek like this man that's an experience that was shared and is recorded in the bible of how they perceived his teaching and the authority that he spoke with perhaps we could also be able to look at another text which would also be able to expound on the same maybe my sister Emily you could look at the book of Luke chapter 4 verse 32 and I'm reading from the new Ken James version which says and they were astonished at his teaching for his word was with authority thank you and indeed that happened that time when he lived on earth I do believe and do trust that we still share the same experience today for we know that they hope that he brought them is still offered to us today maybe to take us further I would want my sister Debbie to take us through other experiences or perception of other groups groups that interacted with him or perhaps shared the same feeling the same thinking as we do today so that we are able to appreciate how they reacted and how we are reacting so that we know whether we indeed appreciate or recognize that he is a master teacher but before you do that sister Debbie can you take us through comments or perhaps questions that are coming through from the various platforms that we have just before Debbie goes to the online audience I'm sorry I'm stuck I'm stuck at the verse that I read his word was with authority that is mind boggling that somebody's word can be with authority and it makes me shada as a human being who walks left right center talking and I wonder if my word is with authority and if it is with authority who's authority food for thought maybe Holy Spirit guide me on that one sorry Debbie to have interrupted what you are doing not at all prof it's heartwarming to see how we are joined it's great to see our members logging in and wishing us a happy sabat and thank you very much for the greetings all the way from Botswana from South Sudan from next door in Uganda Ethiopia, UAE going further on we have from the Philippines we also have Denise joining us from the USA we have Eritrean in Ethiopia going on all the way to Trinidad in the Caribbean and in Eldoret we have Bensal In who tells us that just like the master timetable in schools Jesus we have the master teacher in him the word master refers to a proven and tested teacher and as Christians we need to benchmark showing us the source of authority as we go on to learn more about Jesus as the master teacher I'll take us on a short tour to the Old Testament remembering the words of the Samist as they wrote thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path then coming to the New Testament where John starts the Gospel by saying in the beginning was the word the word was with God and the word was God in him was life and the life was the light of men I felt like this transition from the Old Testament into the new in it were taken to a new level hearing God sent his son to walk amongst us that we may experience his glory elders spoke about how we are fallen we cannot see the full glory of God but he sent his son in a state where we in our fallen state can manage and learn from him John goes on to remind us that when it came to the commandments God sent them through Moses when it came to grace and truth God revealed himself through his son Jesus Christ it brings to my mind a hymn that we sing marvelous grace of our loving God grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt grace that will pardon and cleanse within God sent his son to reveal his grace to us Jesus lived amongst men and after walking many years on earth performing miracles and teaching numerous lessons as elder has spoken about he gave us this assurance in John chapter 14 let not your heart be troubled you believe in God believe also in me in my father's house are many mansions and we go on and on and he tells us I go to prepare a place for you now as the conversation continues to unfold he goes on to tell Thomas I am the way the truth and the life here I posed and what struck me is that pain and trouble these are part of the human experience they come and they confuse us they confound us but they are part of the human experience but he who is the way the truth and the life assures us that we should not let our hearts be troubled believe in God in our journey here or not and look forward to what he has in store for us in a place where there will be no more night so much more awaits us just in case you are like me and you need constant reminders God sends people our way to remind us from his word and one that I was reminded about yesterday just as we winding up the work week was Paul reminding us in Philippians chapter 4 verses 6 and 7 be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus what I take away is this picture and this experience of a God who always makes a way a miracle working God a God who makes and keeps his promises and a God who lights our way as we Christians have this experience of Jesus I pray that we reveal him to others through our lives that we may see and glorify him before I go until tomorrow please share with us more lessons from our master teacher amen amen I want to pick a word from Debbie the word miracle I think teaching or successful teaching is a miracle in that I think is in my mind as a teacher what is the aim of teacher what are some of the outcomes of teaching and I think that at the end of it I want to create a community a group of individuals with a particular way of seeing things a way of doing things and this mindset this disposition this impact on even our relationships Christians looking at the master teacher what kind of relationships are we going to fom what kind of community is the miracle of teaching supposed to generate and Paul tells us that Dan I'm going to pick on you Philippians chapter 2 verse 1 to 4 the apostle Paul gives us some narrative some list of things that give us an indication as to the kind of community we are supposed to have just read for us please this is what Philippians chapter 2 verse 1 to 4 says if there be there for any consolation in Christ if any comfort of love if any fellowship of the spirit if any boils and masses fulfill my joy that he be like minded having the same love being of one accord of one mind let nothing be done through strife of in glory but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves look not every man on his own things but every man also on the things of others thank you Daniel one word humility I have a feeling that the online audience are quickly typing it in the chat one word humility humility let us read the master teacher's mind and find out because we are told that Christ teaching was not just in word but also in action in the way he related to people do we read humility and I think Paul goes on to explain that in the same text that we've read from verse 5 to 11 and I'm not going to ask us to read but Paul gives us what you would call a downward spiral of Christ existence from the loftiness of being that king sharing the throne of God being equal to God and then Paul tells us that he did not consider it robbery that he was equal with God he left all that and let us remember he left it voluntarily is that humility or what I mean if that isn't humility then I really do not know what humility is we are told that he humbled himself to the most excruciating the most humiliating death he emptied himself the him says of all but love and if it were not for love and if it were not for the humility that love grows in us he would not have done any of that why should we read the master teacher's mind we are disciples right what does a disciple do if you are my disciple what are you supposed to do to learn from the teacher and to act the way the teacher has taught and as a teacher I only know that my student has learned if they behave according to the knowledge the concepts that I have given them according to the skills that I have given them Elder you gave us a definition of teaching of a teacher maybe just just brush that up for us a little because I want to pick on it I want to pick something from that a teacher is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge competence or virtue let me take it from that thank you so much one of my appreciations of teaching is that you cannot teach what you don't know one of my appreciations of learning is that what you have learned now becomes part of you if I did not know and I want to thank Nathan for playing the piano so beautifully this morning if I did not know how to play piano earlier when I have learned to play piano I am now a pianist my identity has changed I am a different person for me to teach somebody how to play piano I am giving of myself I am giving I am imparting something from what is my identity how has Christ done that through the demonstration through what he did related to us as a disciple as a follower of Christ I have been asked to do likewise and the likewise that I have been asked to do are many Dan I have a feeling you have at least one more of those likewise that we have was that English please pardon me you can please share with us what other ways of demonstrating our discipleship are there how else does Christ demonstrate himself, his attributes of master teacher wow it's very interesting that you brought up the word humility you know being humble is something that sometimes comes through experience or land most times the experience is not good ya and so it is very interesting that our master teacher the creator of this universe would humble himself to the lowest point even to be born in Amanda you can imagine that and there is something interesting about all this was there a goal to eat why did he do it it was all about reconciling us back to God if we go back to the book of Genesis 3 and read the entire story about the fall of man we see one prominent thing man is hiding and God is seeking him out and God will go to any measure even when it's painful for us to enjoy a scene right now just to make sure that we are confident and comfortable in the sense that he said himself to us through the manner of Christ if we read through the book of 2 Corinthians chapter 5 16 to 21 viewers I will encourage you to read through even as we do this discussion we notice one very prominent thing Paul brings out a very clear concept that we know man other than Christ for what he did for us and there is a great lesson for us to learn we are all relational we come from families we come from communities scene has made it hard for us sometimes to relate and we have quarrels but God showed us a better way we can sit at the feet of the master teacher and learn reconciliation how? because he knew if he didn't die for you and me wouldn't be here today or wouldn't have the hope of everlasting life the other concept also that comes to mind is when we learn from the master teacher we become relational beings and we relate in the correct way we are reconciled to God and if personally I am reconciled to God then it's very easy for me to be reconciled to my fellow human beings and to show them the character of Christ and this is very interesting if we look at the story of Jesus and pick out three people in the very first scenes when Jesus came into this earth remember Jesus was born in a city called Bethlehem and Joseph and Mary had gone in for ascensors and they even requested for a place to lie down and nobody paid attention to them and they ended up going into a stable and it happened that Jesus was born in Amanda and it was very strange that the saviour of the universe would not receive a five star welcome but would be sent to where sheep, goat and cattle sleep but there is also a part of this story that sometimes we miss the humility in God will not come out profoundly to us to understand because seeing had crowded our mind we see another player in this story called Herod when Herod had the story that Jesus was born what did he do instead of welcoming the Messiah he went ahead and killed the first born children within the city of Bethlehem and every other Jewish city thinking that he will also do what by doing that he will kill Jesus but there is a beauty in it when the sheffards had the message from the angels sheffards they are the group of very lowly people people we never even think about but people who do a very big job of taking care of the sheep in Matthew before you actually expound on that father because that is one of the key elements of humility and also the fact that we need to be watchful we need to be listeners maybe to be useful to hear from the viewers perhaps they also want to say something even before we appreciate how the first people that knew Christ was born reacted thank you very much yes online viewers are weighing in and thank you very much for joining us special thanks to Facebook family who are logged in and who are sharing the link so that others may come and worship together with us Kevin Wangi asks a question how many of us just preach the word speak it prophesize however never practice anything they say would that have an impact with those who look up to us this is a chilling one and I must confess that as I was going through the lesson this week I posed to ask myself so what is others experience of me if I'm studying this I'm learning about this marvelous God what experience am I sharing and how can I be more conscious of that to be great to hear your views James Obondo weighs in to tell us that God's image is revealed in Jesus who's coming put a stop on any innuendo about who God is man was able to see God again and continue learning from him as was designed in the garden of Eden and we're thankful that we have it on record and so we can keep referring back to it and learning James comes back to say that the greatest lesson Jesus teaches us is his transformation from heavenly glory and splendor to a manger in Bethlehem as Daniel had spoken about the hallmark of humility we're being reminded by police headquarters how does someone know that he or she is genuinely Christ-like or rather a true Christian and John Matthew weighs in truly Jesus is the master teacher and as the ordinary teachers we are we should follow the instructions of our master I love the conversation that's going on Christ-like is more of what we do not much of what we say so we do need to follow through as Christians and as we have been saying sister Lily tells us teachers give of themselves they can't give what they don't have as sister Emily had spoken about one can't teach virtues and competencies without demonstrating them let's keep learning, let's keep sharing and I'll keep weighing in thank you amen lovely, lovely, lovely discussions the one thing I like about what Kevin has just said is the question should linger in our minds do we just hear about Christ or do we show Christ there are two different things or concepts aligned there Christ says if people see you they will know that you are Christian I'll pick out a very courageous and sometimes a courageous person within the 12 he was called Peter Peter was told you will deny me three times Lord I know you I won't do it but three times Peter denied Christ but the interesting concept about it is the persons who accused Peter of being one of those who followed Christ why? his character, his way of carrying himself the way he talked he talked like Christ and that's how they will point out and say but this man of the followers of this man so at the end of the day we remember that because of Peter and his repentance when he came to such his heart and said I've not worked in humility as Christ did I've failed my teacher by taking up a different perspective he humbled himself and repented maybe the question to ask today is do people see Christ in me or do I just tell them about Christ and walk away and they wonder who is this man called Jesus Christ and that reminds us how easy is it to walk like Christ can I be accused of being guilty by association with Christ not with anybody else but with Christ wow you want me to keep talking? I can talk until tomorrow can you go back why should I read Jesus mind why should I read Jesus mind because if I am to be guilty if I am to to look and behave like him I need to know how he thinks I need to know what it is that he would have me do and we are also told that Jesus came to reveal the father and I find this very important unfortunately I found God complaining somewhere that sounds blasphemous pardon me in Jeremiah 7 actually there are three instances in Jeremiah where the Lord complains and I am going to drive to what I mean by that Elder do you have Jeremiah 731 yes I do and it reads and they have built the high places of Tuffet which is in the valley of the sun of Hennon to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire which I did not command nor did it come into my heart that is the bit nor did it come into my heart what I hear what I find here is that it is very possible that I could be worshiping God in ways that I think and write ways that I believe and write but these are ways that never came to his mind I need to read the mind of God I need to know the mind of Jesus otherwise I will be misrepresenting him and I will be luring other people as a teacher and people are watching me it is very easy for me to mislead people if I do not know the mind of God and sometimes I know the people who perhaps do it deliberately but others do it out of ignorance I need to know the mind of God that mind of humility that thinks of others before self the mind that empties himself of everything but love so that in my walk I reveal the father I reveal Christ and I lead people to Christ but Christ says to him and that's really important sister because when I look at the world today it's a cruel world it's tough and we have such difficult days and I know we wear these brave smiles and we walk around but in different conversations we have we realize that there's so many scarred people walking around now if we would remember going back to the mind of Christ where we reminded in Philippians we should look not only into our own interests but into the interests of others as well and sometimes God may be staring your spirit and I had two separate conversations this week where a colleague who stopped me in the parking lot and just spoke about this deep conviction that he has to pray with others and share with them the goodness of God and look forward to eternity and another friend who realized that for so many more years going ahead he wants to make a positive impact to other people's lives just because we walked on this earth through the glory of God that we are able to reflect and make the world a better place for other people as well Thank you Yes, maybe I have a question for all of us still going back to the manja if we together with the shepherds will look into the manja I think on first sight the child of a very poor family a very miserable child a very unfortunate child a child who what's in life for them you cannot see beyond that and remember what he was wrapped in it is the depths of poverty the depths of hopelessness and yet this is the hope of all nations Thank you We need to remember that indeed as pupils of the master teacher we need to follow his teaching each and every single day and one of the things that is profound but it's a very simple example that Christ gave but I do not know how we as human beings can be able to live that example that he gave he says that as a demonstration of our humility if somebody strikes you on the left or further what the right cheek how easy is it for us to do that indeed we need the master to be with us we need the master to work with us because as human beings I do not think we take it lying out lying down because the nature in us is to do what the wrong way not what the master expects and therefore we need to be patient let the spirit of God come into us to be able to lead us as we journey in this world so that we are able to know and to be able to appreciate the purpose for which Christ came and also to be able to relate with his life in our life because that's the only way that we can be able to come and reconcile ourselves back to God in the absence of that then there is no hope or future for us for Christ came to offer hope Christ came to offer a solution and Christ came to be able to salvage us from where we are how open are we to be able to listen to him how open are we to be able to follow his footsteps because he lived with us here he showed us the examples and indeed he demonstrated that it is possible how possible is it for you and me to follow him we need to keep praying we need to be able to reconcile ourselves to God so that we can be able to walk the talk the how you know sometimes we read the lesson and if much of it is from the Old Testament we say that was history and it is past tense oh that was for the children of Israel and we leave it there that how is very disturbing the word of God tells us that by beholding we are transformed and we are told that is not conformed to the ways of the world but we should be transformed and again something from my own discipline there are groups of students groups of musicians when you listen to them they kind of sound similar and when you talk to them you realize that they have one mentor they begin to sound like their mentor they spend so much time with this person or they spend so much time in this studio that everything that they do is a reflection of where they spend their time I think this mind of Christ demands that we spend our time with Christ because as we walk with him then like Peter it will be said of us that he talks like them he must be part of them and how do we spend time with Christ his word is so clear I think reading and getting to appreciate how he responded to things but I think also a decision we need to be willing to go that direction I think it starts from there just making that conscious decision that this is the way I want to go and so I am going to spend time with Christ so that I can absorb Christ-likeness and to be able to exude the Christ-likeness and Frederick Andera tells us my son give me thine heart and let thine eyes observe my ways and Eldal Chola was reminding us all teachers must have objectives for their students our master teacher had one single objective to reveal the love of God towards us that each one of us may be saved thank you as we come to a close I would then would like to ask those who have been sharing this lesson with today if they have any parting shot or something that they feel they need to share with the viewers to be able to encourage them as we journey together on this earth I'll start by thanking the online viewers for logging in for sharing for contributing it truly warms our hearts and we're thankful to God that we're all able to come together fellowship and do our bit in making the world a little better now my parting shot is a reflection from the devotional this word with God where it is pointed out that the closer the acquaintance we have with Jesus Christ the more careful we are and fellow men respectfully courtesely and righteously we lead of Christ and follow his example in word and action by faith we are united with Christ Jesus and all this to the glory of God thank you for me it will come from the book education this is page 282 and as God instructed us in March 2817 that we go forth and teach and baptize and disciple the biggest maybe that we can take from this as Jesus the master teacher is this is the secret of power over your pupils just reflect Christ let's reflect Christ in our lives thank you amen and I'll try and just piggyback ride on that demonstration of Christ in our lives the whole of Christ's life from heaven all the way down to earth and back to heaven a demonstration of humility a demonstration of selflessness a demonstration of God's character and I have been called to emulate that that is the value that I would like to embrace how about you my brother my sister amen thank you we need to remember that unless we surrender unless we surrender to Christ so that he can be able to work in our hearts he can be able to work in our lives he can be able to do the things that he desires of us in us so we need to keep reflecting as we journey how do we perceive Christ how do we relate with him because unless we relate with him in the way he desires not the way we choose then we will have lost the mark and that's what we need to keep praying about that let the spirit of God keep guiding us each day so that we surrender every moment we surrender every time so that we can have a difference in our lives to enable us reflect Christ in our everyday activities amen thank you now that we are coming to a close for this service or this part of the lesson I would like to request our sister to be able to pray for us but sister Emily but in the meantime I must thank the viewers for your participation and for your engagement with us it's been wonderful it's been fruitful and I do believe and trust just like we have been blessed this time thank you amen let us pray how far than our God let your living waters flow over our souls let your Holy Spirit come and take control cause us to turn our eyes upon Jesus so that we might be like him teachers dear lord how to be humble teachers heavenly father how to draw others to you because you have commanded us to go out and preach the gospel be in us so that we too can live and work in unity to your honor and glory and I pray father that everybody who has participated in this program and those who will perhaps be joining us a little later may come to a realization that you our God you are the king of glory and yet you are our good and faithful redeemer to you be honor to you be glory in Jesus' most holy and precious name we have asked amen amen thank you thank you for staying tuned as we continue with our music program and now we want to welcome you to sing along with us a song of joy Peter which song ya let's be a joyful as we think point about all the good things Christ has done for us Christ the master teacher just as we continue to learn from His words and at His feet let's sing song number 12 joyful joyful let's sing joyful and cheerful thank you let's sing song number 12 God as you speak to us I pray that may you suppress my canal nature and may you put your words in my mouth like you like you put your words enjoy my mouth for this is my humble prayer believing and trusting in Jesus name amen education to the adventist is as redemption is is as important as redemption is because no other foundation can be laid other than the foundation that was laid by Jesus Christ let's take a look at the disciples in Matthew chapter 4 verse 18 to 22 they were humble and unlearned but Jesus chose them because he was able to qualify them for the position he had called them for they were chosen because they were humble and teachable God takes men as they are and educates them for his service if only they yield themselves to him the weak character is changed and transformed to strength and steadfastness like Peter Peter was bold and aggressive and self confident he often aired and he often received reproof but patiently Jesus dealt with him seeking to check his self confidence and to teach him humility obedience and education sorry and trust this is from the book of education page 88 we learned that Peter wasn't perfect at all but eventually at the last meeting with Christ as we are told in John chapter 21 verse 17 to 22 he was restored to his place amongst the 12 disciples and he knew his work was to feed the Lord's flock he understood the lessons that Christ had been teaching them in form of the parables and also the lesson that Christ taught them when he brought a child in their midis and told them to be like that child he fully knew his weaknesses he understood them and he understood God's power and was willing to trust and obey he followed the example of the master teacher the highest education may seem to be the one that scientists get the one of the highest caliber but the highest education was the one the disciples received at the highest school which was at Jesus feet as we have been told even in the lesson and so as we seek to acquire the knowledge in the schools of earth let us remember that another school of Christ also claims as a students in which we are never graduated and we are prepared continually for advancement in a higher school which will continue for eternity as we are being told in Isaiah chapter 2 verses 2 to 4 which I'll read and it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills and all nations shall flow unto it and many people shall go and say come ye and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord to the house of God of Jacob and he will teach us of his ways and we will walk in his paths for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the Lord Jerusalem and he shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many people and they shall beat their swords into plowshels and their spears into pruning hawks nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall they learn war anymore the master teacher's education just as we have learnt from the lesson that is holistic and that is the same as Adventist education Adventist education is also holistic personally I haven't been to any Adventist institution but from what I have seen from people who have it truly truly builds all the faculties of the body and the mind the Adventist education is a true education which means more than a certain course of study mental, spiritual and moral powers for the performance of every duty and trains the body mind and soul for divine service Amen Happy Sabbath for those of us who are present here and those who are viewing us online we want to welcome you to this service today and in this bit I'm here to make various announcements the first one being the wedding bands there will be a wedding ceremony between brother Eric Nyakaru Riro of Seventh Adventist Church Nairobi Central and sister Kristine Morake Riga of Parklands SDA Church on the first of November 2020 at Karura SDA Church as from 9 a.m and this is the final wedding second one is a wedding between brother Steve Odwar Oyougi of Nairobi East SDA Church and sister Rahab Muramongare of Nairobi Central SDA Church on the 15th of November 2020 at Jericho SDA Church as from 10 a.m this is the second wedding the third one will be a wedding between brother Simon Opeo Oreko and sister sister Pauline Muramue Berry both of Seventh Adventist Church Nairobi Central on the 15th of November at Nairobi Central SDA Church as from 11 a.m this is the second wedding as well now the second item is the forthcoming program which is the pastor's appreciation day we joined the global Seventh Adventist Church family in conveying our appreciation and well-deserved tribute and recognition to our pastors and their families who support them as they go about ministering to God's Church we as Nairobi Central SDA Church will be marking a pastor's appreciation stroke prayer day next about on the 7th of November 2020 and not today as Alia indicated that is the correction now there is the book The Mountain Within this announcement has been going on for a while we are being asked to reach out those of us those who intend on buying this book the cost is 3,000 or more for every copy proceeds of which will be used in evangelism any member wishing to obtain a copy of this leadership book should send the funds to a pay bill number 3200 and the account is the book The Mountain Within concerns sister Hilda Nyande wife to Elder John Okombo is admitted at Popworth Hospital Cambridge in the UK since the 21st of September for a heart surgery the family plans to hold a fund raiser on Thursday the 5th of November from 5pm at the old century this is in a bid to help them of set the hospital bills and we are being requested to please remember our sister in prayer and at the same time support this family the next one is death has occurred of Peter Olima Akedi he was husband to Lynette Akedi father to Roni and Wangeshi Akedi Linda Akedi and Brenda Akedi there will be a funeral service here at Nairobi Central SDA church on Wednesday the 4th of November 2020 as from 2pm burial will take place on Friday the 6th November at his home in Ulanda village that is in Bondo our condolences go out the family and friends of the late Peter Olima please remember the believed family and friends in prayer and visitation may God bless you to our praise and worship session and we want to welcome everybody to join in and offer our supplications to the Lord may we start by opening song number 493 fill my cup Lord and I pray that we shall all seek the Lord in prayer that we may be flowing with abundance as we ponda over the words of this song fill my cup Lord song 493 SDA hymnals Happy Sabbath I go by the name Brian Mima and I would like to welcome you all to this education Sabbath this day and I would like to extend the welcome to Romans 15 verse 7 which says therefore welcome one another just as Christ welcomed us to the glory of God it is high time you welcome your neighbors welcome your friends share the link we are on Facebook Nairobi Central SDA church share the links to your friends and welcome to them to this Sabbath service share the YouTube link Nairobi Central SDA church to your friends and also remind your neighbors that from 10 we are live on KBC and we would like to fellowship with you again I repeat Romans 15 7 therefore welcome one another just as Christ welcomed us to the glory of God have a blessed Sabbath the next song that we are going to sing is found from our njimbosa Christo njimbo nambaritano inasema nita muabudu huyomfalme wana damutu wa nyongi sana kwa hivoto itajiku muabudu mungu ilitu pate guvuzake nanguvuzake zivume katika maishaetu 195 showers of blessing Sabbath and good morning to our viewers I know KBC has just been turned on to our local viewers both here and up country and to the larger community of those of us who have been worshipping with us we want to say a big karibu sana and it is our prayer and our hope that God will in His masses bless us this day as we worship Him in truth and in spirit one more announcement that we are making is that our brother Stephen Kingara one of our members here lost his brother John Obondi Kingara on Saturday and we want to say a big polly to the Kingara family the funeral will be on Tuesday in Nyamira we are asking that we pray with this family and possible visitation as well may God bless you showers of blessings choristers you are singing nicely it's a wonderful time that the Lord has given us and therefore we want to humble ourselves before the Lord in a very special way and appreciate the role and the work that our pastors the three pastors that we've been having in our church the role that they have been playing I stand before you this morning on behalf of Nairobi Central Church to appreciate and celebrate the work that the three pastors we have have been doing in our church in terms of organization and administration in the church they have been performing well and they have been doing superbly well and therefore on behalf of Nairobi Central Church allow me to appreciate that the senior pastor Obed Nyamachi Pastor Peter Nyaga and Pastor Jack Ogeda has been doing a good job and therefore as a church we need to lift their hands and we appreciate so that together we can work as a team thank you pastors in terms of visitation you have been doing well in terms of winning souls you have also been superbly doing well and probably this is the best area that you've been doing well and we encourage you as a church to continue using KBC so that at the end each all corners of the world thank you and we want also to bring to the attention of all that this is the time that we pray for our pastors many a times they pray for us and if you check the letters of Paul you see Paul is encouraging the churches in Corinth in Galatians in Philippians and telling them that grace peace be unto you and this is the peace that the entire church are wishing our pastors that may the grace of God may the peace that comes from God may the everlasting love of God be with you and your family let's pray together collectively for our pastors and their families let's pray Father Lord is a wonderful morning you are holy Sabbath that you have given unto us and we celebrate this gift of Sabbath in a very special way this morning as a church we want to appreciate and celebrate the work that our pastors and their families have been doing to this church in a very special way Lord we've seen the unity that comes from you we want to call upon be Lord that give them the wisdom and the knowledge so that together we'll be able to keep on moving until we achieve what we call a complete spiritual perfection which is eternity be with the pastors family be with us all as a church be with Kenya and be with the entire world during this tough time Lord we pray that when you are coming with your second kingdom remember all of us now and forever more for we pray in Jesus name good morning and happy Sabbath church wherever you are we welcome you to our Sabbath day today we thank our God for giving us this opportunity today that we may worship him wherever you are please be with us so that we can worship together I'd like to read three verses from the book of Psalms 133 and it says behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity it is like the precious oil upon the head running down on the beard the beard of Aaron running down on the edge of his garments it is like the dew of Hammon descending upon the mountain of Zion for there the Lord commanded the blessings life forever let us all pray wherever you are you may wish to stand you may wish to kneel you may wish to sit wherever you are please let us now humbly pray kind and loving Father we come before you heavenly Father this Sabbath day we thank you Lord for the gift of life we thank you for good health and we thank you heavenly Father for what you have done we thank you heavenly Father you have given us this opportunity today to worship you Lord you know each and everyone of us you know our hearts heavenly Father Lord we know we are fallen short of your glory we ask for forgiveness heavenly Father for whatever we might have wronged you heavenly Father either knowingly or annoyingly Lord guide us and be with us Lord as we begin our service this day heavenly Father we do pray that you may fill us with the Holy Spirit and be with each and every seven heavenly Father who will stand here to speak on your behalf heavenly Father use as as your vessels heavenly Father so that thy word may reach to all corners of this world Lord in heaven your children are worshiping you wherever they are across the world Lord in heaven we remember those who are sick this morning we pray for them heavenly Father provide them with healing masses support them heavenly Father those in hospitals those recuperating in their homes heavenly Father you know wherever they are visit and to them and heal them master Lord we also pray for families who have lost loved ones heavenly Father even the kingara family heavenly Father we really pray for them and other heavenly Father who have not been presented to us Lord in heaven we pray for them wherever they are we pray also for the wife of elder or combo heavenly Father who is also sick and admitted in in Britain heavenly Father we really pray for her heavenly Father we pray for her that you may provide healing masses also Lord God we also remember the entire church our leadership heavenly Father from the top to the local church we pray heavenly Father that you may provide leadership to our church Lord in heaven support our pastors we appreciate them heavenly Father for each and everything that they have done for us heavenly Father we really pray for them and their families Lord in heaven this is our education Sabbath heavenly Father we really pray that you may guide the entire process even in the afternoon when the panelists will come heavenly Father we really pray that you may use them so that Lord we may get the teachings from you Lord in heaven we now call upon your name heavenly Father that you may also support the Mansava heavenly Father who will break the word of God Lord in heaven we really pray for pastor or Malayika heavenly Father through him heavenly Father give him the words and help us heavenly Father not to see him just the way we may see him as man heavenly Father but heavenly Father help us open our hearts so that we can also realize the words which you will speak through him Lord in heaven take charge and take control of each and everything from now onwards because we are praying all these heavenly Father praying believing and trusting in the holy name of your son Jesus Christ amen amen happy Sabbath indeed it's a happy day it's another time for Titan offering and I would like to take us all to the book of Corinthians second Corinthians chapter nine verse seven which says so let each one give us his purposes in his heart not grudgingly or of necessity for God loves a cheerful giver indeed it's Sabbath and we've had a whole week full of blessings because one thing I know is that our God is an amazing God he is a provider and it has come to this time now that we extend our we give back to him we give back to him what already belongs to him so since we are not all here we are viewing from home technology has made this easy for us you can pay via you can give back to God by the empeza pay bill 320 100 the account number you can for the account number you can mention the purpose of giving you can either mention the offering Thanksgiving of which I know most of us have the tithe or even the offering and remember God loves a cheerful giver and since it's a happy Sabbath a happy day I hope we'll all give cheerfully have a blessed Sabbath it is time for the salmon remember oops hello and happy happy Sabbath children we welcome you to another wonderful Sabbath where we lift our eyes to Jesus who created you created me and created all of us good girl there you go boys and girls we trust you have been lifting your eyes to Jesus for the week also and not just today children this is the last Sabbath of the month as you can remember very well with the teens class I'm really happy to have been presenting the children someone Smith what has been the theme for this quarter the redemption of the faithful eh did you have breakfast come on one more time the redemption the faithful awesome and our topic today is an amazing topic it is coming again our key text comes from the book of Revelation chapter 1 verse 7 and it says look he is coming with the clouds and every I will see him even those who pierced him last Sabbath boys and girls we learnt about the ascension of Jesus from the mountain of olives Jesus was on earth as a small child and even as an adult but when he died for us he ascended into heaven to prepare a place for us and to plead with God on our behalf children today we are going to learn about the second coming of Jesus ah guys that is just what makes you want a mile and shout hallelujah children before we start let's put our hands together and pray our father we thank you Lord for this Sabbath we thank you Lord for the children are you going to start the sermon guide us till the end in the name of Jesus Christ I believe amen one two three four five six seven eight nine ten ten two thousand what are you doing counting let me tell you guys something did you know it has been over two thousand years since Jesus ascended to heaven from Mount Olives Jesus had finished his work here on earth and it was time for him to go to his father above he said he'd always be with us even unto the end of the world true angels appeared to the disciples telling them the same way Jesus went to heaven is the same way he'll come back to us eh you guys in this Jesus of yours I thought I heard he already came isn't he the one who appeared in Russia ah I also heard he's in Australia and has been gaining many followers I'm confused some people might be confused too but why did he not come to a beautiful country Kenya I know them I have also read about them in the news and I know it is not true Jesus himself knew there will be people claiming that they are Jesus and guess what some people might actually believe them but Jesus told us in the book of Matthew chapter 24 verse 23 if anyone tells you look here is the Messiah or look there he is do not believe it why because false messiahs and false prophets will come and perform great signs and wonders they might even deceive strong Christians aha I know that verse infact it goes ahead and says if anyone tells you oh Jesus is in the desert or oh Jesus is in the inner room do not believe it boys and girls here's the interesting part the bible says for as lightning comes from the east and can be seen in the west so shall be the coming of Jesus did you say as the lightning that makes sense let's take the scenario if lightning happened here in Nairobi of course all of us will see it hold up hold up guys I think I got an insight what now Albert Einstein what have you discovered this time that the earth is one big huge blueberry chokas like you did last time when you discovered that fish can actually breathe underwater no no no no no no not that even our architect said Luke is coming with the clouds and every eye shall see him that means every eye shall see him so it can't be that he's in Australia Galeria or Nigeria because if he was not every eye shall see him as the bible says right you know what you know just Albert Einstein aah exactly the last one is actually true that fish can actually breathe underwater guys give us a break children when Jesus comes back the second time his return will be visible and audible to the whole world Jesus is a just and loving person why would he appear to some people and not appear to the others great question and why would he snatch some people secretly and leave the others that is not the character of our loving Lord aah and you I want to remind you that Jesus is coming back soon soon you say when is soon? our fathers have been saying soon our sisters fathers grandfathers have been saying soon well soon is just soon guys help me out here this guy must swallow me like the fish I discovered I'm glad you asked well Jesus did not tell us the exact time or hour when he would come back but why well think about it when daddy and mommy need to go to work clean our rooms or do the dishes sometimes we wait until they are almost back that is when we rush to do the work but children Jesus knew had he told us when he'll be coming back he'd have waited till the last minute to start preparing and that will be disastrous we would all get lost and so he said we should watch all the time pray all the time be good children all the time not just sometimes but there is more good news than that good news like which one he told us a story of a big beautiful fig tree and the summer he said when you see the leaves of the fig tree coming out then you know that summer is near aha so Jesus said before he comes back many signs and wonders will appear really yes precisely it was a chilly morning that it was a chilly morning the clouds hung beautifully in the sky people went to work even children went to school children suddenly midnight midday turned into midnight to the world it was a mystery but to you and me boys and girls it was the voice of God speaking to us through prophecy and there be that very same day the night was darker than usual no light from the moon reached the earth a few years later it rained heavily and no children it wasn't just a normal rain but a shower of stars surely accurately and faithfully God's work always comes to pass aha so that is why you say Jesus is coming soon precisely that makes sense to me I also remember the dream of Nabucadineza he jumped over a big image that represented the kingdoms of the world yes yes yes and today we are living in the kingdom just bible times what a wonderful bible study I have learnt a lot but something is still bothering me why hasn't Jesus come back yet oh how I wish he would have come by now and taken us home but I am also happy he has not yet come you see children Jesus is patient because he wants everybody to be saved also do you remember Jesus told us to teach all nations yes he has not yet taught all nations when that happens Jesus will come in the clouds of heaven to receive us to himself in fact boys and girls the bible says in the book of 2nd Peter chapter 3 that the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise like some people understand slowness he is patient with us not wanting anyone how many people did I say guys anyone yes not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to repent wow what a wonderful evidence of Jesus love for us a wonderful evidence indeed when Jesus comes back the 2nd time he will honor those who have loved and kept his commandments when he comes back again he will reward those who have been faithful to him that is why our theme for this quarter has been the redemption of the faithful yes children the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout with a voice of an angel and a multitude of shining angels he'll wipe all our tears away and our lives will be full of joy forever and ever if we stay faithful to him he will live with us forever more Jesus has not forgotten us and no neither has he forgotten his promise promise like atkwix my lord is coming again someday sometime in the end my lord is coming again someday sometime in the end and my brothers my brothers for the Lord someday in the end and my sisters my sisters for the Lord someday sometime in the end and the children the children for the Lord someday someday in the end children we hope you have been blessed by our story today we look forward to you who are going to present to us the dream the redemption of the faithful bye bye let us pray we thank you God for this wonderful sabati we pray that you may let the children who are at home understand this story in Jesus name I pray and believe amen happy sabat scripture reading come from Colossians chapter 2 verse 3 and it says in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge I repeat in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge and now we will read from kiswa hili tutasoma kutoka kitabucha wa kolosia suraya pili mstari wa tatu enasema jika hazina zote zahekima na elimo interudia daniyake zeme fichi hazina zote zahekima na elimo asante ni we were sweet thank you fast for staying tuned wherever you are sabat is indeed a happy day amen amen as we come to the holy divine hour we want to request that we all humble ourselves with song No. 570izohi no ia kutu. Inuotu. peaku. Inuotu. ndu. ndu. ndu. uuotu. ndu. ndu. hund bura hujo nga. Segero's Adventist School. My senior pastor is Wesley Kosge together with the principals, Oskam Samali and Ojobo Nyango, teachers, wakas and students. They send their greetings. Can you wave at your screen? Amen, amen. Today, by the grace of God, we are going to talk about education in the school of Christ. And before we start discussing it, I would like us to pray. And in our prayer, we are going to remember Dr. Mambo Chumbi, who has lost his eight months child. Let us pray. Father in heaven, we are sensing your presence. Reduza and in Greece in our life today, as we share your word. We remember Dr. Mambo Chumbi, who has lost his eight months child. We pray, O God, that you may comfort the family with the comfort that only comes from the Holy Spirit. That at this time, they may know that there is a promise in Psalm 46 verse 1 that the Lord is our refuge and strength and ever present help in trouble. Therefore, we shall not fear. We pray that you speak to us through this word in Jesus' name. Amen. It is obvious, it is obvious to everyone, both old and young, that a pandemic called COVID-19 has bedeviled the world. We always talk about the negative effects of this pandemic, economic problems, and so on. But we also have what we can consider as the positive side of this pandemic. Apart from the fact that it compelled families to come together, you sit with your wife and your children, and you get to know each other more deeply, it has also made very many people to rethink God. People are reflecting upon why they exist, what is the meaning and purpose of your life. We even saw on social media, some people who used to worship idols, throwing those idols in the water because they discovered that those gods are not saving them from the pandemic. People are rethinking God, and while the education system of the world has been hit very badly by this pandemic, the education in the school of Christ has not been hit bad. In fact, if anything, it is thriving. Those of us who are not too young will perhaps remember that several years ago, 30 years or so, schools did not have mission statements. But from a few years ago, every school must have a mission statement displayed conspicuously for all the members of the public to read. A mission statement we know presents a reason for your existence. There is a lecturer who taught me several years ago. Every time you met him, he asked you, what is your mission statement? What is your mission statement? Have you ever thought about your mission statement, you as a person? Do you have a mission statement or your life is a product of an accident? Probably you have heard of this definition of life, that life is a tale told by an idiot full of noise signifying nothing. Is that all that there is about life? Do we have the meaning and purpose of this life or we don't have? Why does the world exist? Why does the world exist? What is it mission? I want to remind you for those who probably have not forgotten, but for those who have forgotten, but for those who know, in the University of Paris in the 11th century there was a professor, I think it was called Albert, he taught Thomas Aquinas. Thomas Aquinas is one of the greatest scholars in theology and philosophy. In his task of philosophy he sought to understand the meaning and purpose of life, but when Thomas Aquinas his people who also taught in that university started engaging in the enterprise of philosophy, he went a little bit higher and sought to understand the meaning and purpose of existence. You know Thomas Aquinas understood that in the universe we have things that have life. So if you focus on the purpose of the life of those things, you miss out on another point. We have things also that exist, but they don't have life. Why do they exist? And for those who may care about philosophy, you must have heard of Socrates, one of the greatest philosophers of Greece. He was a Greek philosopher. He once said that he is the wisest man on earth because he knew one thing and that one thing was that he knew nothing. You know philosophers are great thinkers. Socrates had thought seriously about the meaning and purpose of life and he could not understand. Therefore he concluded that he knew nothing. If a person does not know the meaning of his life, then all that he knows is nothing. I remember at the time of the French Revolution, you know Napoleon Bonaparte, a French mathematician and physicist. His name was Pierre Laplay. He wrote a book in which he explained the laws that governed the functioning of the universe. When he handed over the book to Napoleon, Napoleon gladly read it. After reading it, he called for Laplay and asked, how come in this book you have not mentioned about God? To which Laplay told him, I have no need of that hypothesis. From that time, scientists who questioned the existence of God started talking about the so-called the God hypothesis. Presumably Laplay came up with what we call the nothing hypothesis. According to his hypothesis, the universe came from nothing. And you know that conclusion is the most miserable and scientific conclusion you can ever make because how can something that does not exist produce something that exists? So he who does not understand the meaning of his life, all that he knows is nothing. Now the world, the world by means of education seeks to know the meaning and purpose of life and existence. And you know this pursuit is realized in terms of knowledge skills and attitudes that a person who is going through the school of the world should acquire. And so this makes for those who have done education we all know the general definition of education as the process in which a person acquires knowledge skills and attitudes. So by acquiring the right kind of knowledge skills and attitudes it is hoped that this educated person will contribute in the development of the society so that the society may be in harmony with the purpose and meaning of life and existence. You need to know that actually it is the society that decides on what will be taught in schools. It's not the teachers. It's the society that decides on what should be taught in schools so that they may fusion themselves against useless education. That means that a person graduating in the school of the world should be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. You know in the society there is a problem there is a challenge and the society has discovered that when we take people to school they should be acquired with skills which will enable them to solve the problems that is there. For example in Africa there is what we call the tragic triad the problem of Africa disease ignorance and poverty. So people who go to school should come up with the skills that will help us deal with the problem of poverty disease and ignorance but more often people who come out of school become part of the problem rather than part of the solution and this explains why from time to time the society revises the curriculum. The curriculum cannot remain static because of course the society is always dynamic. Now let me briefly be more specific. I'm a teacher also apart from being a minister. I want to be more specific by looking briefly at the expected outcomes from the school of the world. What knowledge should learners in the school of the world acquire? We can list we can talk about mathematics English and what have you but I want to tell you if you have one word that summarizes the knowledge which the world teaches is science science that's what the world teaches history you know when the scientific method was accepted in the world as the criteria that will measure phenomena every discipline was redefined scientifically even history has to be studied scientifically even theology in fact the word theology is the scientific study of god so that now we have social sciences so science is not just physics mathematics we are pure sciences we have applied sciences we have social sciences everything is a science so i remember when i was in class one two science used to be this written on the board nature study nature study and recently i i found a a class four child i asked him what is science he said the study of living and unliving things surely that's true the things that exist are living and unliving things that is the subject matter of science science does not study anything beyond that the things which exist are the things which science studies and the skills which we seek to acquire when we go through the school of the world are skills to exploit the earth for man's survival and you'll remember that in their quest of ensuring their survival man has exploited the earth negatively in fact science says that the earth is slowly reaching a point where it is no longer going to sustain life because of the activities which man has done on this earth if that is the skills that we get from education then obviously there's a problem and i want to summarize the attitudes that are expected to be acquired in the school of the world of course attitudes deals with those who do education we call it the affective domain like you teach your children you should know how to greet someone you should know how to say thank you that's an attitude so education should teach attitudes i want to tell you that when we think deeply about the attitudes that we should get after going through the education system i'll summarize by saying respecting the rights of the other respecting the rights of the other that is you respect the rights of animals you respect the rights of women you respect the rights of children i don't hear much about the rights of men maybe men don't have rights you respect the rights of people education is pursuing an understanding of your rights that is why the so-called developed countries any time the citizens suspect that their rights are being trampled upon they go to the streets and say haki etu haki etu and nations that are not highly developed are understood from the inability or ignorance of the people in that nation of their rights so that the leaders can sit on them and they cannot complain they don't know their rights so they are not educated i listened several years ago to a graduation ceremony of one of the universities in east africa and one professor said this probably we have heard of it that education makes a person simple to lead difficult to rule but impossible to enslave it means that he knows his rights so well that you cannot enslave him so the education the attitudes that we come out with from the school of the world is knowing the rights of the people you are right and the rights of these people and respecting them so much so well there's what you call personal rights you tell somebody that you have no right to know what's happening i have private space these are my rights but have you ever thought of where those rights came from who gave you those rights that is why we are talking about education in the school of christ contrary to what education in the school of the world teaches did you know that education in the school of christ talks about surrendering your rights surrendering your rights if need be as we are going shortly to know to see if need need be as we always consider the right of life as the greatest right it involves surrendering even life itself therefore it is very very important to understand the nature of the curriculum in the education of christ but first of all we must justify why education in the school of christ it's not just a phrase a term but there's a reason why we should consider education in the school of christ why education in the school of christ and i would like us to read i'm going to read four three texts the first one is sum 24 verse one sum 24 verse one it says the earth is the lord's and all its fullness the world and those who dwell therein colosion chapter one verse 15 to 17 talking about Jesus Christ it says he is the image of the invisible god the first born over all creation for by him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth visible and invisible whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers all things were created through him and for him and he is before all things and in him all things consist that is very important that is it is all things are connected to Jesus Christ he sustains everything don't you think it is important to understand the nature of education in his school and hebrews chapter one verse one two three it says god who at various times and in various ways spoke in time pass to the fathers by the prophets has in these last days spoken to us by his son whom he has appointed hair of all things through whom also he made the worlds who being in the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person and upholding all things by the word of his power when he had by himself patched our sins sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high this is the cross that we are presenting this is the master teacher the principal of the school where we want to go and obtain our education from teachers are expected to have knowledge and they teach their students crust also teaches those who learn through his school that's why it's called the master teacher when the Pharisees and the leaders of the law wanted to catch something from Christ so that they may accuse him they send their pupils go and look at what he's preaching and bring a report to us and when the younger Pharisees and priests went to spy on Jesus Christ they listened and when they came back the King James version says no one spek like this man no man spek like this man he spoke with authority this is a great is the greatest teacher who has ever lived this a master teacher and i know parents would like to take their children to schools where they hear that we are very good teachers those teachers make their students to pass they have a good principle if they know you as a very good principle they will apply they want spaces there so crust is the master teacher now i want to briefly mention about objectives in the school of christ you remember i mentioned earlier on that the school is expected to equip the learners with skills to enable them solve the problems in the society i gave the example of the of africa where we say that the problem in afrika is ignorant disease and poverty and we always insist that when you go for further education you must come out and create a job so that you you may employ people so that you may solve the problem of poverty now education in the school of christ is best on the understanding that the greatest problem of mankind the greatest problem of africa is not disease is not poverty it is not ignorance the greatest problem of mankind is sin sin is the problem of mankind and therefore when you go to the school of christ you must acquire skills to enable you deal with the sin problem many students who went to university many many believing students who went to university in seventies and early eighties reported that in many public universities professors didn't believe in god now somebody goes to university believing in god but he comes out an atheist a person who does not believe in god this is a paradox because when you come out of the university from the school you are supposed to deal with the problem in the society and if the problem is sin and you come out not believing in god you are not going to solve the sin problem you yourself you are going to be the problem now let me begin briefly by saying something more about education for redemption education for redemption this is the thing that Christ came to do Paul describes it the one act of righteousness which Christ did on the cross Paul says in roman 518 that since all of us were born from Adam and therefore we were in Adam when he committed the sin and so we were condemned similarly when Christ came he put all of us in him when Christ did the one act of righteousness all of us received the gift of justification to life one act of righteousness that's dying on the cross the thing is this you don't do good works to earn salvation Paul has argued in very many places relation 216 and Romans 320 that by the works of the law that is by doing good works no one will be saved why because salvation is a gift you don't work for it is a gift in fact let me read roman chapter 4 verse 4 roman chapter 4 verse 4 says 4 and 5 now to him who works the wages are not counted as grace but as depth but to him who does not work but believes on him who justifies the ungodly his faith is accounted for righteousness God justifies the ungodly salvation is a gift roman 623 says the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life a gift is given to anyone who is willing to accept it if you accept it that fact becomes translated into your practical experience you start the second step walking with Jesus throughout your life we call it sanctification now there is one thing very many people don't seem to understand good works do not earn you salvation and when you are converted when you are saved good works do not maintain your salvation salvation is by faith and sanctification is by faith sanctification is an aspect of salvation you walk with Christ by faith and doing good works is as a result of your faith in Christ who does it in you Philippians 2 12 and 13 says work out your salvation with the fear and trembling because it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure i'm talking about this second aspect because it brings a lot of problems let me give an illustration quickly using the kenyan political situation if the president of kenya uhuru kenyata gives you a golden cup in which there is wine hopefully unfermented wine and asks you to carry that wine to give to the former prime minister on rebroilo odinga who is sitting 10 meters away and you are taking the wine to him how do you handle that cup you handle it with fear and trembling because it is not you us it belongs to somebody else it is very delicate and very important so when god says work out your salvation to work out means express let whatever that represents salvation be manifested in your life with the fear and trembling because it is god who does two things one he makes you to will he gives you the desire to do good and two he enables you to do good so whatever that you are doing is not yours paul describes it as the fruit of the spirit jesus says without me you can do nothing so you cannot look at the good works you are doing and become proud no they don't belong to you that's the argument paul says in philipe the same philipe on chapter three verse nine says i should not be found to have my own righteousness which is by the law but the righteousness that should be seen in my life should be that which comes from god by faith if you don't understand this point you will not appreciate the learning outcomes in the school of christ let me quickly mention those learning outcomes in the school of christ one what skills do people acquire in the school of christ skills to work mental work and especially physical work genesis 215 and 317 to 19 215 says god placed adam in and instructed him to take care of that garden 317 to 19 says you will sweat and you will toil for you to eat god values physical labor and so we say one outcome is education for the hand even paul says in 2nd thessalonian 310 if you don't work you should not eat what knowledge should people acquire in the school of christ john 17 verse 3 this is eternal life that they may know you the only true god and jesus Christ whom you have sent the true knowledge is the knowledge of god Jeremiah 9 23 to 24 says let not the wise man glory in his wisdom or the rich man glory in his wealth but let him who glory glory in this that he knows god god is the other of science let me briefly mention something in the book of genesis chapter one we see all the things that science studies listed there from a layman's perspective science has only three five components matter motion time space and energy all those things are found in genesis chapter one the bible says in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth that is matter the next day he created light that's the energy one of the days he created the sun and the stars that's the energy and then he says it was in the evening and in the morning the first day that time the second day the third day he separated the water from above and down and the space that was created is called sky that is space and when he made the earth to start moving around the sun when he said they must be for seasons they started moving round and everything is always moving that's motion science can only study the things that god created but true knowledge goes beyond knowing science you know the creator himself and that is noble knowledge what attitude should we learn which comes from the knowledge in first gen chapter four verse eight and verse 16 it says god is love the attitude acquired in the school of crust is love as i've said first gen for eight and 16 when you meet christ he put love in you and you are able to love the unlovable that is your enemies he said love your enemies i want to read first corintia in chapter 13 verse four says love suffers long and is kind love does not envy love does not parade itself it is not paved up does not behave rudely does not seek its own is not provoked things not evil does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth love bears all things believes all things hopes all things and do us all things love never fails verse 13 and now abide faith hope love these three but the greatest of these is love that is what we get from the school of christ perhaps love should be considered as the greatest basic human once apart from food clothing and shelter love is the greatest do you need the love of christ yes for god so love the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life love is the greatest outcome in the school of christ let's pray our loving father you loved us that's why you created us you loved us that's why you redeemed us and you have given us education that we may know you the only true god and jesus whom you have sent and by that knowledge we may allow your love to transform us after your similitude may this love abide with us today and forever and to him who is able to do to us exceedingly abundantly more than we ever ask or think and present us before the throne of grace with great power be glory and majesty and power and authority and blessings both now and forever more amen what a message we are glad you are watching and we believe we've been blessed by that path word the outcomes of education in christ we have come to the end of our morning programs and i'll take this opportunity to thank god first thank god for his presence and thank god for his word that he has used the servant of god pastavopande omadika to deliver it we say thank you you also take the opportunity to thank our viewers wherever you are for keeping in touch with us within the country and also in the country may god continue blessing you we cannot forget our partners kbc gudana marvelous work it's an honor to be with you may god bless you not forgetting our amazing participants starting with the wonderful choristers may god bless you not forgetting our son language both kbc and uh Nairobi central church may god bless you children story was children someone or it was amazing wonderful lesson study panelist led by eloma we say thank you and i'll take in kutim that is relaying this message live into your living rooms we have the camera crew we have the studio managers and we have the floor managers if you are here you could see what kind of people we have amazing people may god bless you i'll take the opportunity also now to wish you the best as we invite you again this afternoon 14 hours is afkan time we'll be having a program on education and you may join us via youtube platform and facebook for kbc we'll wait until next sabath because they're signing off and may god bless you and bless you abundantly as we say the grace may the grace of our lord jesus christ and the love of god and the fellowship of the holy spirit be with us now and forever more amen god bless you thank you thank you elder thank you pastor for talking about education and where are the reapers we want to sing song number 366 oh where are the reapers that gana in the sheaves of good from the fields of sin with sequels of truth must the work be done and no one may rest till the harvest home where are the reapers the sheaves of the good from the fields of sin with sequels of truth must the work kazi say that evening the wonder as sunrise i see we have this hope of the coming of christ we've been waiting and the science tell us that christ is almost uh coming and is almost here so together let's sing this song of hope that burns within our hearts that christ is coming again this is the hope for this generation that christ is coming back again we have this hope and which number is it number 214 thank you