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Pastor Paul @paulusikpo taught us how to handle hurt in the church, as siblings in Christ.
Church hurt is a term used to describe a wide range of experiences in which someone was let down, wounded, or trust was broken by someone within the church.
If you're truly
For all the perceived imperfections of Celebration Church, pray for us.
We are trying our best
I’d like to think that it will matter more to every true Jesus lover that we are getting the most important things right;
- Teachings are strictly Christ centered
- Members love each other
- People are truly knowing Jesus better and excited about the gospel.
Part of our mission statement as a church is to disciple people excited about God, His message, and His church. I’m glad we’re achieving that.
I could also argue that it is a huge testimony that you can tell our members just by their tweets. For even when Peter tried to keep his anonymity, it was said:
"Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you." Matt 26:73. (See also Acts 4:13, 11:26)
The problem is that a brand of Church where you keep your anonymity and ideologies has been popularized. That brand of Church where the only thing that ties you to the Church is that you actually attend. So when people see Church done in a way I’d argue to be the Bible way, they have an issue with it.
The word Church (grk- ecclesia) literally means ‘called out’ gathering.
Faith in Jesus calls you out and into a community of saints.
It is impossible to do Church the Bible way without, in some sense, losing your ‘individuality’.
This doesn’t mean you can no longer think for yourself. It simply means that you begin to think biblically and have a Christian world view.
And guess what? A group of people who share the same ideology, mission and fellowship may seem cult-like to you.
This is exactly why unbelievers coined the name Christian to describe a behavioral pattern and excitement of a group of people identified with Christ. The name Christian was originally derogatory.
Issues of people crossing the line in admiration isn’t new either.
“As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.
But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am also a man." Acts 10:25-26.
(see also Acts 14:11-15).
I could argue that a Church that doesn’t have to deal with this might be doing things the wrong way.
Just like Peter and the early saints, God will help us to continue to help people never to cross the line.
But trying to constantly shame people for being excited about their Church and Pastor is unkind.
Sometimes the motives also seem suspect. Why Celebration Church? Which Church more than ten thousand members strong doesn’t share these attributes?
Being excited about your Church is not idolatry
Being excited about your Pastor is not idolatry.
(Paul literally said: “Be imitators of me as I am of Christ” 1 Cor. 11:1)
Placing anything or anyone above God is idolatry.
Being grateful for someone who helped you get closer to God isn’t.
If all of these still seem too much for you, please find a Church that works better for you.
It’s one thing to not understand or to even dislike our excitement. But to constantly try to pick on people for it seems suspect to me.
Ultimately, God has our score card. He sees all and will judge all.
DEEPER ABUJA IS HERE AGAIN!!💃🏾
It’s another time to go deeper in the word, consecration, convictions, worship, fellowship🔥
As you already know, our Apostle, @pst_iren, will be in town!🥳
Venue: Maha Event Center, Area 8, Garki, Abuja.
Date: 2nd of October 2023.
#DeeperAbuja
Pastor @oziomamichaels preached an amazing sermon on Glass Jaw on Sunday, and our key takeaway from the sermon is "The presence of pain is not the absence of God."
Let us know what stood out to you in the comments!👇
The Power of Bayesian Approaches in Epidemiology
1/ Introduction to Bayesian Approaches: Unlike traditional 'frequentist' statistics, Bayesian approaches allow us to incorporate prior knowledge into our analysis, and provide a more flexible framework for modeling complex relationships.
2/ Why Bayesian: Traditional statistical methods often struggle with small sample sizes and complex models. Bayesian approaches, on the other hand, allow us to 'borrow strength' from prior knowledge and make robust inferences even with limited data.
3/ The Bayes' Theorem: At the heart of Bayesian approaches is the Bayes' theorem, which provides a way to update our beliefs (or 'prior' probabilities) based on new evidence (the 'likelihood') to get updated probabilities (the 'posterior' probabilities).
4/ Incorporating Prior Knowledge: One of the key advantages of Bayesian approaches is the ability to incorporate 'prior' knowledge or beliefs about the parameters we are estimating. This can be particularly useful in epidemiology, where we often have some knowledge about the likely range or distribution of parameters.
5/ Dealing with Uncertainty: Bayesian approaches provide a natural way to deal with uncertainty. Instead of a single 'point estimate' of a parameter, we get a whole distribution of possible values, which gives us a more complete picture of the uncertainty.
6/ Bayesian Hierarchical Models: These are a powerful tool for analyzing complex, structured data. For example, in epidemiology, we often have data with multiple levels of hierarchy (e.g., patients within hospitals within regions). Bayesian hierarchical models allow us to model these dependencies explicitly.
7/ Bayesian vs Frequentist Approaches: It's not a case of one being better than the other, but rather which approach is more appropriate for a given situation. Bayesian approaches can be particularly useful when we have prior knowledge we want to incorporate, or when we are dealing with small sample sizes or complex models.
8/ Software for Bayesian Analysis: There are several software packages available for Bayesian analysis, including WinBUGS, JAGS, and Stan. R packages like 'rstan', 'brms', and 'BayesFactor' provide flexible tools for fitting a wide range of Bayesian models.
9/ Conclusion: Bayesian approaches provide a powerful and flexible framework for analyzing epidemiological data, incorporating prior knowledge, and dealing with uncertainty. While they are not always the most appropriate approach, they are an important tool in the epidemiologist's toolkit.
#DataScience #Statistics #Epidemiology
The Gospel is a message preached to unbelievers and taught to believers!
It is necessary to have the right knowledge of God's Word to justify the light in the gospel to people
Join us this evening at Eden Parks & Gardens Utako by 6pm, to study the topic- Defence: Finding Salaam