The Psalmist declared, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psa 119:11NIV This statement shows a measure taken by “the man after God’s heart” to ensure he doesn't sin against God. He didn’t just wish to be pleasing to God, he took practical steps to make it a reality.  This commitment is striking to anyone who cares about being pleasing to God and that’s why in this second part of the series, Being Built Up with the Word, we are beaming our searchlight on how to hide the word of God in our hearts.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

Centuries ago, the Psalmist posed the question, "How can a young person stay pure?"and followed with the answer, "By obeying your word."Psa. 119:9 NLT That principle is still valid today not just for a young person but for everyone of all ages and professions. Throughout this month of August, we are starting a new series, Built Up with the Word and on this 33rd episode of Word Journey, we are focusing on Living by the Word of God. In this 33rd episode, you will find answers to questions like: is the Bible still relevant to guide our lives today? What does it mean to live a word Guided life? When the Bible said I should give my enemy food and water, was God expecting me to give to the killer herdsman or evil leaders? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

As we go about our life's pursuits, we encounter a wide range of challenges. For some of them, we don't consider them any big deal either because we have the knowledge and capacity for tackling them or because we know where to get help. However, there are challenges that seem to defy your strength, money or intellect irrespective of how much of them you have. That's you can't fix it and those who are supposed to know how to fix have come to their wits' end. As a result, they classify it as impossible. On this 32nd episode of Word Journey, Experiencing the God Of Impossibilities, we search the scriptures to consider if God is really God of impossibilities, how to get Him involved in our so-called impossible cases. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

We all start from different points in our lives and there is hardly anyone who does not desire to a higher level in life. However, while some people think they are too low to be lifted, some others live like the only ladder to the top is the one constructed with the devil's principles. In this 31st episode of Word Journey, God, the Lifter of Me, we look at the scriptures to learn more about God, His power to lift, and his principles to lift a man from any level. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

Life is full of dangers ranging from natural disasters, outbreaks of diseases, attacks from enemies, and accidents. Humans often try to escape from these threats to peace, comfort, and life. People try all kinds of methods to safeguard themselves from these threats and attacks. While they get some results, none of these methods have proven secure beyond penetration. In this 30th episode of Word Journey, God, the Secure Hiding Place, we look at the scriptures to see if God is a secure place to run into and escape threats that mankind is often confronted with. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

Health is a very important factor for every human being. It's so important that billions are spent in the area of research, prevention and treatments. As we continue on our July theme, The Power of God, we are looking at the power of God to Heal ALL Diseases. In the course of this 29th episode of Word Journey , you will learn why human beings fall sick, the place of God in healing diseases and how to position yourself to recieve the all round healing that God gives for any disease. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

In life, there are enemies and sometimes they are numerous and equally powerful. In the face of such powerful enemies, some people become afraid, perplexed, and even chicken out of the plan of God for their lives. In this 28th episode of Word Journey, God, the Defender from Powerful Enemies we learn about an attribute of God to defend His people from very powerful enemies and how to give that power of His an expression in our lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

There is hardly any Nigerian who is not conscious of the decay in our system. We complain about it daily, wishing there is a magic wand that can be thrown to turn around the country. The truth is that for the transformation of nations, there is no magic wand or magical President to get the job done. It's usually the citizens that wake up to their duty of nation-building and in their small corners embark on building the nation. In this episode of our Building Our Nation series for the month of June 2023, we are beaming our searchlight on how to build the broken walls of a nation to learn how we can individually play our roles in building our nation Nigeria. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

For many people, including Christians, the making of a king is a mystery.  Those familiar with Bible accounts of how God made kings wonder if God still makes kings in democracy. In fact, the 2023 General election in Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria made many Christians ask even more questions about who makes a king. In this episode of Word Journey, God, The King Maker we search the scriptures to understand who indeed makes kings.  In the course of the conversation, you will equally learn what makes people qualified to become kings and the role and limits of God and humans in the making of a king. Download this 26th episode here: iheanyiogbonna.com/wj26 or stream it on Spotify here: iheanyiogbonna.com/spotify/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

If you grew up in a Christian background or have been to church for at least six months, you must have heard someone call on the congregation to pray for our country, Nigeria. But then, for many people who grew up hearing these calls for prayers or even joining, they sometimes wonder if praying for the nation matters. So, as a sequel to our 25th Episode, Light of the Nations, we are beaming our searchlight to the matter of praying for our country.  It's our desire that in this 26th episode of Word Journey, Praying for the Nation, we will all learn why we should pray for the country and those in authority, how to pray right and not whittle down the potency of our prayers. In the course of this 60-minutes conversation, you will find answers to questions like… 📍Why bother pray for the nation when I am just a citizen and not a leader? 📍Does praying for a nation really has any good effect or is it way to keep busy instead of doing nothing? 📍If God answers prayers for the nation really, how come it appears that the prayers for the nation from our churches and homes aren't answered? 📍 Since praying for the nation also entails praying for the leaders, should I still pray if I don't think the leader is a genuine one?  📍 Assuming every other Nigerian refuses to pray, does one man's prayer count? 📍 Beyond praying for the nation, are there other things I should do to see the nation i really desire to live in? You can download this episode here: iheanyiogbonna.com/wj25 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

In the course of His teaching on the earth, the Lord Jesus Christ charged His disciples to be the light of the world. He further illustrated why they (and by extension Christians today) should shine as light. On this episode of #wordjourney, we are asking: 📍Is that charge still relevant today or does it only apply in Jesus' days on the earth? 📍What exactly does it mean to shine as light? 📍With the darkness in our world today, will the light from Christians make any difference? 📍How come many Christians don't shine as light as they should? 📍What happens when shining as light, I become an object of attack, ridicule, and persecution by unbelievers? 📍How can a believer make shining as light easier to live by? 📍Any hope for those that have hidden or even quenched their light? As you pay attention to this 60 minutes conversation, may the lord open your ears to hear the answers. Download this 24th episode here: iheanyiogbonna.com/wj24 or stream it on Spotify here: iheanyiogbonna.com/spotify/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

The scriptures teaches us to bear fruits that befits our repentance. For the Christian who works, especially in secular environment, the question that comes to mind is: what's the fruit that befit my repentance? It's the search for the answer to this question and how to really bear that fruit that gave rise to the 23rd episode of Word Journey, Code for Christains at Work. As you pay attention to the conversation on this episode, you will learn... 📍 How Christians should behave at workplace. 📍 God's demand for a Christian employee 📍 How God expects Christian employers to treat their employees 📍 How to work in a secular environment without being contaminated 📍 How to work with family, friends, church members without destroying the relationship You can access the 60 minutes conversation of this 23rd episode here: iheanyiogbonna.com/wj23 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

God has given every human being something they can do very well to serve humanity and by extension Him. In fact, there is nobody without grace, anointing or talent in an area.  No matter how big or small the gift is, when. God blesses the work of anybody's hand, he will prosper in that work. Painfully, many people who are very gifted disqualify themselves from being able to receive the blessings and reward because they fail to 'do business' with what God has given them. On this 22nd edition of Word Journey, you will learn how to discover what God has given you to occupy with, how to stick to doing business with what you have been given even when it's not glamorous and gain clarity on the use of your gift and money. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

In Deut 8:18, the people of Israel were instructed not to forget that it's the Lord their God that gave them power to make wealth. It's that power to make wealth attributes of God that forms the basis for our discussion today on this episode of Word Journey, Power to Make Wealth. We want to learn If God still gives the power to make wealth or stopped with the Israelites, Why some children of God serve the owner of the whole earth yet remain poor and How to experience the physical manifestation of the power to make wealth.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

From the scriptures we understand that God promised to bless the works of the hands of His people.  However, some children of God actually wonder if that promise applies to them. On this episode of Word Journey, we learn what really constitutes the works of hands, what size or nature of works of hands God Blesses, how God Blesses the works of our hands and how to qualify for the blessing on the works on the works of our hands. Also, Ven Ogbonna shared anecdotes from the scriptural and present day stories of people in Nigeria to demonstrate how God really blesses people no matter how small. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

God is Almighty and to His children He has promised never to leave or forsake them. His ever-present and almighty capacity doesn't take away responsibility from His children. So, although God expects His children to hold unto His promise with faith and diligence in playing their part, the truth is that many of the children of God walk away just before the arrival of His promises.  On this week’s episode of Word Journey, we are beaming our searchlight on the subject matter of patience especially as regards experiencing the manifestations of His promises. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

From scriptures in Heb 13:5, we learn that God is ever-present and able for His children, especially in providing for their needs. Although this is true, many Christians get confused regarding the relationship between the ever-present God and the scriptural injunction to work. In this episode of Word Journey, we want to learn how much work is good enough and not trust the arm of the flesh. What’s the balance between praying to God in faith and working hard? We search the scriptures to find answers to these questions and more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

After charging believers to quit the love of money and embrace contentment, God promised his people that He will never leave them to forsake them (Heb 13:5). The sense communicated in that promise by God is, “You don’t have to love money because I’ll always have your back everywhere.” Now, for some people that promise is only valid in Bible times and applies to the people of Israel. In fact, some who believe the promise is valid till today wonder if God is still with them when mishaps befall them. In this episode of Word Journey, we are digging deep to understand the person of the ever present God Almighty, how to enjoy His presence all the time and in every circumstance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

While instructing us to live free of the love of money in Heb 13:5, God directed us to adopt the opposite and godly lifestyle of contentment. But then...What does it even mean to be contented? Is the gospel of living in contentment for the poor people who need to manage themselves? How can a parent practice contentment in choosing a school for children? What should a man doe when he comes under pressure from his wife to spend more than he can't afford? How can a young man practice contentment when his wife to be has a dream wedding that he can't afford? How can Christians practice contentment without becoming complacent? These are more are the questions you will find answers to in this episode of Word Journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message

The scriptures teaches that it's the Lord God Almighty that gives power to make wealth and that the love of money is the root of all evil. To some Christians, these two injunctions of the scriptures are confusing and that has lead to imbalanced doctrine and by extension ungodly practices. In this episode of Word Journey, Ven Ogbonna throw light on those scriptures, explaining how believers in Christ can do away with the love of money while receiving the financial abundance God is giving them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ourwordjourney/message