{"id":29795,"date":"2026-02-02T16:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=29795"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:53:10","slug":"kinshasa-2026-kickoff-total-consecration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/kinshasa-2026-kickoff-total-consecration\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinshasa 2026 Kickoff: Total Consecration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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January was a blessed month for the Kinshasa International Church of Christ<\/a>, as the church has devoted the first month of the year to prayer and fasting for many years, following the example of Daniel, who fasted for 21 days. This sacred time enables the church to entrust the entire year to God\u2019s care with faith and humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his sermon on Total Consecration, based on Romans 12:1, evangelist Moses Kalala emphasized that consecration is offering ourselves as a living, holy, and pleasing sacrifice to God. He reminded the church that although the 21-day spiritual journey may leave us physically tired, it should not mark the end of our devotion. Instead, it should be the beginning of a transformed
lifestyle\u2014one that continually honors God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moses further explained that if consecration is the fruit of godliness, it must lead to a life characterized by the fear of God, repentance, love, obedience, perseverance, service, and worship.
As Scripture declares, \u201cWe no longer belong to ourselves, but to God\u201d (1 Corinthians 6:19\u201320). We now choose to live for the one who created us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drawing from Philippians 3:13\u201314, Moses taught that God calls each believer to a life of consecration. True consecration, he noted, often grows through imitation. Our ultimate model is Jesus Christ, who never lived for himself (Luke 22:42). Christ\u2019s consecration was total, obedient, costly, and glorious. Therefore, every part of our lives must be consecrated to God:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Our hearts (Proverbs 23:26)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Our time (Ephesians 5:16)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Our bodies (Romans 12:1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Our resources (Proverbs 3:9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Our relationships (Ephesians 5:2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    However, Moses also cautioned that along this journey, we will encounter enemies that seek to hinder our spiritual growth. These include compromise, fear of losing control, attachment to the world, and spiritual lukewarmness. He concluded by echoing Joshua\u2019s powerful declaration of commitment: \u201cAs for me and my household, we will serve the Lord\u201d (Joshua 24:15). Consecration, he affirmed, requires a clear and deliberate decision. It must be guarded through the maintenance of spiritual disciplines and sustained by regular self-examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To God be the glory!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    January was a blessed month as the Kinshasa ICOC embraced prayer, fasting, and total consecration to kick off 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[51],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-29795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-africa"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kinshasa1.jpg?fit=1280%2C848&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Sunday Awolowo","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/sawolowo\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-7Kz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10359,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/prayer-request-for-drc\/","url_meta":{"origin":29795,"position":0},"title":"Prayer Request for Democratic Republic of Congo","author":"dtadmin","date":"November 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"For many years the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been threatened by armed groups. 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