Speckled Bird Ministries Podcast

Making A Way || Pr. Nathan Katalihwa

This sermon by Pastor Nathan Katalihwa was preached on Sunday morning 11 April 2021 at Speckled Bird Tabernacle, Zzana, Kampala - Uganda.
Scripture Reading
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
1      Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2      And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3      And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4      And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
5      But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6      Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
7      Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8      Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9      Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
10     Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11     Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12     Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13     There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 

Why we should come to Christ || Bro. Emmanuel Lukung

This sermon by Brother Emmanuel Lukung was preached on Wednesday evening 07 April 2021 at Speckled Bird Tabernacle, Zzana, Kampala - Uganda.
Scripture Reading
John 6:66-69
66     From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
67     Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68     Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
69     And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 

The Danger of Neglect || Pr. Gideon Byekwaso

This sermon by Pastor Gideon Byekwaso was preached on Sunday July 05 2020 at Speckled Bird Tabernacle, Zzana, Kampala - Uganda.
Scripture Reading
Hebrews 2:1-4
1    Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
2     For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
3     How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
4     God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? 
1 Timothy 4:14
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

Ruth, the True Believer Vol.3 || Pr. Gideon Byekwaso

This sermon by Pastor Gideon Byekwaso was preached on Sunday 09 Agust 2020 at Speckled Bird Tabernacle, Zzana, Kampala - Uganda.
Scripture Reading
Ruth 2:1-15
1     And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
2     And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
3     And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4      And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
5     Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
6     And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
7     And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
8     Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
9     Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
10     Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
11     And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
12     The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
13     Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
14     And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
15     And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:

Ruth, the True Believer Vol.2 || Pr. Gideon Byekwaso

This sermon by Pastor Gideon Byekwaso was preached on Sunday at Speckled Bird Tabernacle, Zzana, Kampala - Uganda.
Scripture Reading
Ruth 1:1-17
1     Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2     And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
3     And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
4     And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
5     And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
6     Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
7     Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
8     And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9     The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
10     And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
11     And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12     Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
13     Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
14     And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
15     And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
16     And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17     Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
 

Ruth, the True Believer Vol.1 || Pr. Gideon Byekwaso

This sermon by Pastor Gideon Byekwaso was preached on Sunday at Speckled Bird Tabernacle, Zzana, Kampala - Uganda.
Scripture Reading
Ruth 1:1-17
1     Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2     And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
3     And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
4     And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
5     And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
6     Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
7     Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
8     And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9     The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
10     And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
11     And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12     Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
13     Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
14     And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
15     And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
16     And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17     Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
 

The Believer's Fortress || Pr. Gideon Byekwaso

This sermon by Pastor Gideon Byekwaso was preached on Sunday 22 March 2020 at Speckled Bird Tabernacle, Zzana, Kampala - Uganda.
Scripture Reading
Matthew 24:1-15
1     And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2     And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3     And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4      And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5     For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6     And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7     For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8     All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9     Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10     And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11     And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12     And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13     But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14     And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15     When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 

Perfect Strength by Perfect Weakness || Pr. Gideon Byekwaso

This sermon by Pastor Gideon Byekwaso was preached at Speckled Bird Tabernacle, Zzana, Kampala - Uganda.
Scripture Reading
Hebrews 11:32-34
32     And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33     Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34     Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.