A cleric, Rev. Fr. Simon Tizlee, on Sunday urged Christians in Nigeria and the world in general to emulate the humility of Jesus Christ.
Tizlee gave the advice in his sermon to mark the 2019 Palm Sunday at the Church of Assumption Parish, Chongo’Pyeng, Jos.
Palm Sunday is the last Sunday before Easter, which signifies the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
Tizlee who is on a visit at the Parish said Jesus humbled and offered himself freely to save mankind, but God in turn exalted and made him king.
The cleric noted that humility remains the only way to greatness, hence Cristians should humble themselves at all time.
“Like a lamb Jesus was led to the slaughter house and was even jarred by many, but he never uttered a word.
“He offered himself to suffer, not for himself, but for others. He humbled and emptied himself to be a servant. This is humility per excellence.
“Though he is God, but never claimed equality with his creator and he was exalted.
“So, the first lesson I want Christians to learn from the person of Jesus is to take after his humble nature and the world will be a better place for all, ‘ he admonished.
Tizlee also advised Christians to sacrifice for the sake of others and put on the apron of communal living, adding that such virtues makes the world and interesting place.
Meanwhile, Rev. Adedoyin Adeyinka, the Senior Pastor in-charge, House of Truth Church, has urged Christians to be good ambassadors of God on earth.
Adeyinka made the call during a Palm Sunday service in Abuja.
In his charge with the theme: “The Manifestation of the Sons of God” and reading from the book of Psalms 82:6, Adeyinka said Christians needed to be good representatives of God in their day to day living in order to free those that oppressed by the devil.
According to him, believers are not to be afraid of the devil and his activities, but to trample on it and free those that are oppressed of the devil.
He said that God designed and birthed the church with power to command things to happen, healing the sick and not to beg situations to happen.
He said God had given his children power to do exactly what Jesus Christ did while on earth, adding that the devil knew the power a believer carried and that was why he was always challenging that power.
“The problem of the church today is that it does not love the truth and that is why it cannot do what it desires to do as sons of God.
“The church needs to stand up and follow the way of the truth, knowing that believers are gods on earth,” he said.
According to Adeyinka, the role of a believer here on earth is to free people from the oppression of the devil because God hates oppression.
He, however, appealed to believers to motivate themselves to love the truth of the word of God and not just play religion.
Adeyinka also urged believers to arise and take up their rightful places in the country, seeing themselves as God’s ambassadors.