I hope you enjoyed the jollof rice prepared yesterday.
That being said, I welcome you to day 14 of 2022 Blogmas titled The Love of Christ.
Today let’s prepare Nigerian delicious Amala and Gbegiri or preferably Amala and Abula ( Abula is Gbegiri plus ewedu).
Amala and Gbegiri are conventional Yoruba food eaten mostly in the Ibadan, Oyo, and Ogbomosho axis of Southwest Nigeria but due to their delicious and nutritional value, this food is now nationally and internationally accepted as the one that brings joy and satisfaction.
Before I went to describe how to prepare this delicious food, lemme confess that this food is my all-time favorite. Two, we have two varieties of Amala; laafun type ( made from cassava) and isu type (made from yam). I will be describing the preparation of the former.
Ingredients
1. Yam flour (yam type)
2. Bean (for making Gbegiri)
3. Ewedu
4. Stew.
5. Potash
6. Salt
7. Seasoning cubes
8. Locust bean
Preparations.
(A) Amala
(i) put desirable water on and let it boil.
(ii) while the water is still boiling, start adding yam flour and stir gently.
(iii) after that, reduce the heat while still stirring until you achieve a uniform texture.
A well-cooked Amala will give you a sticky brownish colour.
(B) Gbegiri.
(i) deshell your bean.
(ii). After deshelling, put the deshelled bean into the pot, and add water and a little potash. Then let it cook until the bean is soft.
Stir occasionally
(Note, do not cover to avoid overflowing)
(iii) when the bean is a soft, sieve. The sieved part that’s liquid is the Gbegiri.
You can discard the remnant from sieving.
(iv) put the liquid on the fire, then add palm oil, salt, and your seasoning cubes to taste.
A well-cooked Gbegiri will give you a yellowish colour.
If you are eating at this stage, enjoy your Amala and Gbegiri plus your stew of assorted meats but for maximum enjoyment, let’s make it Abula (literally, Abula in Yoruba means mixture).
(C) Ewedu
(i) detach jute mallow leaves from its stem.
(ii) after detaching, wash the leaves free from stone and sand.
(iii) put appropriate water plus the locust beans on the fire for 5 minutes.
(iv) put the washed leaves in the pot, thereafter add potash. Let it cook for 15 minutes.
A well-cooked ewedu will give you a greenish colour
Don’t cover.
(v) when it is soft, blend for 1 minute gently.
(vi) after blending, return to the fire, then add seasoning cubes and crayfish and let it cook for 5 minutes.
Now, you have your Ewedu.
Amala plus Gbegiri plus ewedu gives you the best enjoyment in the world.
You are welcome to day 13 of Blogmas 2022 called The Love of Christ.
Before I delve into today’s episode, let me appreciate you all for the views, visits and the likes. We clocked 2k visitors yesterday and a few shy of 3k views. You are wonderful lot!
You want to marry? You are looking for a Christian partner to marry as it’s supposed to be? And this is Christmas time?
Welcome to day 12 of 2022 Blogmas themed LOVE OF CHRIST. It has been 12th day of talking about Christ and His birth and how to have a godly fun-filled Christmas celebration.
Now, to today’s episode. 15 godly places to check for a suitable partner during this Christmas:
1. Your DM: Sister, go and reply all your online messages. Maybe he is there.
Brother, send that DM today and express your intent to be her future husband. Worse thing that can happen is no.
2. Family Gatherings and Meetings: during this festive period, most families will have their sojourning members at home for Celebration. You or your parents, friend or siblings may got invited to one and who knows what may happen after.
3. Youth fellowship programs: Mama has been disturbing you for grandkid. But how do give her grandkid when you are not even marry? Now, let me tell you a secret, many youth fellowships will organise end of the year programs creating a great opportunity for singles to meet potential spouse.
5. Through your parents: Yes! You read me well! You can actually meet your LOML through your parents, mentors or any spiritual authority over you. Why not go on and ask for their recommendations? Maybe by this time next year, you are happily married.
6. School Reunions: if you are lucky that your alma mater organizes their reunion during this period, why not take some times to attend. You may find your wife or husband there.
7. Ceremonies: I can’t count how many person have met their future spouses by attending ceremonies especially wedding ceremonies. Because many family members will come home for Christmas celebration, most families usually fix their kids’ weddings in December, therefore, there will be plenty wedding invites. Make sure you attend as many as possible and be observant.
8. Sunday School Class/group: yes! That normal Sunday school that you attend weekly. The same one.
That your worded, tongue speaking, gentle cute male Sunday school teacher.
That your sonorous beautiful angelic female Sunday school teacher that tick all your boxes.
Think about this; why is it that sister always sit beside you or have something to say after your brief contribution to the lesson?
9. Your friend: I know you know him from diapers but if you don’t marry your friend who are you trying to marry? Your enemy?
Now, beam your searchlight to that single friend of yours and you will see that everything you have been looking for in sòkòtò is inside the pocket of your sókótó.
Caveat; dear men, God helps you if she says no because that you are gonna lose both her and her friendship but who cares, you said. Men die once.
10. Gym: hit the gym, dude. You may meet him/her there.
You can meet your future partner here or start a friendship with fellow gymnasts which can lead to meeting your partner.
What if I don’t get a spouse? Well, you will get a great body by exercising
11. December retreats: Most congregations organized special Christmas programs in form of conventions, meetings, camping, and retreats, which normally concern all ages and gender cadres.
Winners chapel just finished the Shiloh program.
RCCG just concluded Holy Ghost Congress with let-go-a-fishing coming up on Christmas day.
Deeper Life Bible Church also has one week December retreat.
Nigerian Baptist Convention will be having Baptist Night of Wonders this Friday.
Apart from potentially praying for divine guidance concerning life and choice of spouse, someone’s daughter or son may collect your number and who knows?
12. You may be curious as to where I met my wife. I met her under a mango tree at a particular prayer ground through a particular elder in the Lord.
I want you to add places 13, 14, and 15 in the comment section.
Welcome to another day of Blogmas themed LOVE OF CHRIST. Like always, I say; thank you for being here and engaging.
Today, I want us to talk about the most neglected set of people in the church – the pastors. Nobody seems to care about their welfare, their families, or their health because we guess they are superheroes. But they are not, Pastors are human like us with struggles, aspirations, yearnings and desires and they are worthy to be celebrated and appreciated.
Why should I appreciate my pastor? After all, his/her salaries are being paid? You should celebrate him/her because God said so. Why? See below:
Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and doctrine. For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain,” and, “The labourer is worthy of his wages.” I Timothy 5:17-18 NKJV
Who are the elders in your congregation? The first elder is your pastor(s). Why did God commanded it? Because they laboured over us in words and doctrine. The first honour is the salary, to double the honour, a gift won’t be a bad idea.
Another Bible verse to affirm God’s Word concerning your MoG.
If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things? Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. I Corinthians 9:11, 14 NKJV
Can you tell me how best and thoughtful to spread the love of Christ if not through gifts to our servants of God?
Having been cleared about gifts for our men of God, listed below are the best, inspiring, thoughtful, perfect, unique and gorgeous gifts for your pastors:
Welcome to day 10 of 2022 Blogmas. Thanks for the interaction.
Today, we are going to pray and pray for our family cum Marriage, Relationships and Courtship, shall we?
Thank You Father, for the gift of my spouse and all You have given us as a couple. Thank for you for keeping our home and sustaining the love we share. Thank You for not allowing the enemy to steal, kill and destroy this Marriage, in Jesus’ name.
Father, let my marriage glorify You this year. Let people be drawn to You because of my marriage.
Dear Father, use my spouse and I Lord, to rebuild people’s confidence in the marriage, in Jesus’name.
In this year, God will use my marriage like never before. God will use me and my spouse mightily for His work, in Jesus’ name.
Father, every time I call on Your name this 2023, please answer me by mercy. Let Your mercy speak for me, my spouse, children and all my loved ones, in Jesus’ name.
Sin and disobedience will be far from my home. My spouse and I will not walk in disobedience, in Jesus’ name.
Father, please reveal Your will for our marriage so that we can please You in all our ways, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Lord, when You come back, ease let me and my family reign with You, in Jesus’ name.
Father, anything in my marriage that does not align with Your will, please remove it today, in the mighty name of Jesus
Father, in every way, prosper us as a family. Prosper us so we can sponsor Your work on earth. Prosper us so we can be Your Kingdom Financers, joyfully financing Your work here on earth in Jesus’ name.
Father, I decree that there will be no divorce or seperation in my marriage.
I decree that my marriage will not fail God, in the mighty name of Jesus.
I decree that my spouse and I will live long lives in good health and sound mind with joy, serving the Lord, in Jesus’ name.
Arise oh Lord! And let Your enemies be scattered.
Let our lives be filled with the glory of the Almighty.
Every evil words, deeds and thoughts against our family are cancelled in Jesus name.
Gracious Lord, incubate on us so that we can radiate Your power and glory.
Dear Lord, make our family, an ark of covenant.
(Pray for anyone that came to your mind).
Thank You, Jesus for a peaceful marriage and family.
By the Name, that is, the power of Jesus name and His birth, our prayers are answered in Jesus name.
Prayer points 1 – 13 gotten from Open Heavens Devotional of RCCG, Monday 14th February, 2022.
It’s day 9 already. Welcome to another episode of the 2022 Blogmas themed The love of Christ. I love you.
Today, let’s discuss 5 spiritual activities for Christians during Christmas and after noel.
First, we must believe like Mary. Like Mary believed the word of Angel Gabriel about immaculate conception, so we as believers must believe that God specializes in turning impossibilities into possibilities and that all His word is Yes and Amen.
Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man? ” The angel replied to her: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. For nothing will be impossible with God.” “I am the Lord’s slave,” said Mary. “May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her. Luke 1:34-35, 37-38 HCSB
Furthermore, we have to trust like Joseph. Common! This guy has probably kept himself, spend on his relationship with Mary, have boasted of her chastity to friends, and probably sent a wedding IV, and here is his fiancee telling him she is pregnant. For who? For Holy Spirit? 🙄🙄🙄 But he trusts God through His angel that the Almighty got his best interest at heart.
Are we ready to trust God by staying from premarital sex with the knowledge that it was His love that gave us that command?
Are we ready to follow the Ancient of days injunction about love and submission in our marriage with the background that He adores orderliness?
Are we going to rely on Him completely knowing that He can’t disappoint?
So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly. But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit. When Joseph got up from sleeping, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son. And he named Him Jesus. Matthew 1:19-20, 24-25 HCSB
If Joseph didn’t trust God at that point when it made no sense to do, he would have missed out on parenting the greatest human on earth – Jesus.
Thirdly, our hope should be like that shepherds out on the filed of work.
Here is an angel telling them what had never been heard before in human history, yet they rejoiced at the hope of seeing the Saviour of the world.
In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord, was born for you in the city of David. When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” They hurried off and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby who was lying in the feeding trough. After seeing them, they reported the message they were told about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. Luke 2:8-13, 15-18 HCSB.
Their hope lead to steps and the step taken made them become the first evangelists of the Good News.
Dear never lose hope in Yahweh. He will never be late.
We should hope for the restoration of Israel, the rapture of the church, the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and Resurrection of the righteous.
Moreover, seek like the Wise men. Seek who? Seek Jesus like Wise men. To do what? To worship the King of kings
Seasons greetings to all. How are you all doing and feeling today?
I bring to you Blogmas day 6. Yes, I’m here again.
Today I will be answering some questions about Christmas
1. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS?
My favorite thing about Christmas is who we are celebrating – my Lord Jesus Christ.
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2. WHAT DO YOU HATE ABOUT CHRISTMAS?
I hate how reckless people get during the festive season. A LOT of accidents happen due to people drinking and driving, people get bankrupt because they borrow money that they can’t pay back – it’s just crazy and many people celebrating it are not even born again in the first instance.
3. WHAT IS YOUR BEST CHRISTMAS YEAR SO FAR?
My best Christmas year so far is 2021 because it is my first Christmas as married.
4. WHAT DO YOU DO ON CHRISTMAS?
I go to church. Arrived home to eat Christmas food of amala*, semovita or rice and chicken with the household and distribute in the neighbourhood then also expect Christmas’s food from our neighbours. 😄😃😄😃😄
5. DO YOU HAVE A CHRISTMAS TRADITION?
There are a lot of family Christmas traditions I grew up with but the one I like most is that one where we went from one relative’s family to another, eating and drinking.
6. WISHLIST FOR NEXT CHRISTMAS?
I wish that peace reigns throughout the world and the every hungry, naked and homeless individuals have something to eat, cover themselves and sleep. I know my wish is not too much.
7. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SANTA?
I don’t believe in a fairytale and most of the Christmas programs organised here involving Santa Claus is just an avenue to lie and siphon money from the unsuspecting public. I mean why lying that one father Christmas is coming from Rome when it is obviously that it is Mr. Tunde, my next door neighbour that is inside the cape?
Feel free to answer any of these in the comments….
Question of the day: Name a country you wish to visit in 2023?
For me: Isreal (let me know about your answer in the comment)
Welcome to another episode of 2022 #Blogmas. Thank you for all the following.
Today I will be highlighting 5 Christian movies for Christmas. The movie doesn’t necessarily talk about Christmas but covers a lot of topics like parents, stewardship, steadfastness and many other Christian virtues.
Rush to YouTube and download these amazing movies.
1. Burning Coles.
This movie is from the stable of Mount Zion Films Institute.
It is about a family of a lecturer father, a working mum plus their three kids called the Coles who allows the devil to burn them before… Head over to 👇👇👇
2. Abejoye – The Kingmaker (S6).
If you haven’t watched any episode of Abejoye then you are missing. Missing real big on how the power of Jesus triumphs over every other powers. It is a film that you can’t just miss for anything. It was produced by Mount Zion Films Institute and Flaming Sword Ministry, USA.
For both films, both the actors and the sets are highly professional and Christian with clean pictures.
3. Merry Christmas.
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4. Anikulapo
This is a Netflix original movies by Kunle Afolayan of October 1. It is a story of hatred, love, favourism, jealous, broken trust and deep Yoruba culture.
The movie is set in the time of ancient Oyo Ile of Alaafin and feature how King favorite wife was snatched by a wandering clothes weaver plus what happened after their elopement. You can head over to Netflix to watch. I guarantee you value for your money and time.
Remember saying the foundation for any Christmas plans, preparations and celebrations is Jesus. Any other things aside Him is futility.
Welcome to day 6 of 2022 Blogmas codenamed The Love of Christ. Thank for following.
The only way to know Christ is via the Bible and you won’t see, hear and discover the power of Jesus if you don’t read the Word.
Let’s discover the born King from the book of bible written by Dr. Luke and bearing his name.
Now, Luke has 24 chapters. By reading a chapter, a day, you will wake up on Christmas day knowing everything there is to know about Jesus.
Fortunately enough, we are now in 6th day of the month, so therefore, carefully read the first six chapters todays. I promise you, you won’t regret doing so.
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Today is the fifth day of 2022 Blogmas titled The Love of Christ. Thank you for staying by.
In the early 90s and close to early 20s, Christmas and New Year celebrations in my place were hinged on four things that make them worthwhile. We use to celebrate the moment with deep joy and gladness and I think it should be like that too now.
With Christ being the foundation of all your Christmas celebrations as discussed yesterday, now, erect these four pillars on that surest foundation:
#Pillar 1 – Family.
Commemorate this moment with your family because of truth, the Christmas story is all about bringing the family of God together. Jesus grew up in a family. Involve all your household in preparing for celebrating the head of the house.
#Pillar 2 – Food.
Christmastime is not a day of fasting but a day of feasting and merriment. It is a season to eat and send some to those who don’t have any. Why? It’s a holy day to the Lord.
Traditionally, Christmas is celebrated with such foods as rice and its varieties plus fried chicken, amala, semovita, and pounded yam with sumptuous soups like ewedu (jute allow), egusi, etc.
We didn’t only cook and eat those foods but we also send some to our neighbors and receive some from them.
Egusi soupNigerian Jollof rice
Amala and gbegiri
Stay tuned on this channel to learn how to prepare some of these foods and you can also teach me how to prepare your traditional food in the comment section.
#Pillar 3 – Touch
There was this December program in Nigeria tagged Touching lives at Christmas. It holds annually during this period. The program is all above preaching Christ in some designated villages before and on Christmas.
God touches our lives 2 millenniums ago during this season and he expects us to extend the touch to others by giving them love, hope, clothes, food, hugs, alms, salvation messages, etc.
Dear friend, I urge you not to let this season pass without touching the life of someone with what God has blessed you with particularly the poor. They deserve a space in your budget list.
#Pillar 4 – Fun.
One of our hymn goes thus;
Joy to the earth! The Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
That hymn connotes the herald of a joyous moment in heaven and on earth at the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christmastime is a joyous occasion and it deserves all the maximum enjoyment you can derive from it.
Go to the orphanage and have fun. Go with your family and friends
Go to the beach.
Attend Christmas carols, school Reunions, and family meetings.
Visit a museum or a cinema.
Visit old people’s houses.
Share the joy with those lying on hospital beds
Visit your longtime friend.
Have fun with the family, with others, and with your food.
But make sure your fun is within what is permissible as a Christian.
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