HGS JUNE 2019 – SWIMMING IN GLORY – PART 6 (BORN TO SING GOD’S PRAISE) – MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 7TH JUNE, 2019.

BIBLE TEXT: PSALMS 103:1-5

Why don’t you lift your hands to the Most High God and begin to bless His Holy Name. Worship the King of kings, Worship the Lord of lord; Praise the Almighty God. Give Him Glory, Give Him Honour, Give Him Adoration. Bless Him, because He is Worthy; He is Worthy to be Praised. Magnify His Holy Name, Praise Him, Praise Him. He is God and God alone. He is Greater than the greatest, Wisher than the wisest, Older than the Oldest, Richer than the richest. He is All in all: there is nothing He cannot do. Praise His Holy Name, Praise His Holy Name! Give Him Glory.

Thank You Father! Blessed be Your Holy Name. Thank You Ancient of Days. Thank You Jesus. In Jesus Mighty Name we Worship – Amen.

SONG

Worthy, Worthy is the Lamb

Worthy, Worthy is the Lamb

Worthy, Worthy is the Lamb

That was slain (GLORY)

Glory Hallelujah

Glory Hallelujah

Glory Hallelujah

Praise the Lord!

OPENING PRAYERS:

King of kings, Lord of lords, the Holy One of Israel, the Most High God; the Almighty! The Alpha, the Omega, the Beginning, the Ending. The One who was, the One who is, the One who is to come; the Almighty!

Wonderful, Councillor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. The Way, the Truth, the Life. The Unchangeable Changer. The One who can make the impossible Possible; the One who can reverse the irreversible. The One who can make a way where there is no way before. The One who can bring something out of nothing, Glory be to Your Holy Name;  Accept our Worship in Jesus’ Name.

Tonight, we are here just to Praise You Lord. Please, accept our Praises; and accept us also. And Father I pray: Before the sun rises tomorrow; everyone of us will have a New Song to sing.

In Jesus Mighty Name, we have prayed – Amen!

Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Shake hands with one (1) or two (2) people, Prophesy to them and say: Before the sun rises, you will sing a New Song.

… And if you believe that, let me hear you shout a BIG Hallelujah – HALLELUJAH!

Then you may please be seated; except those who are born in the Month of June. If you are born in the Month of June let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

PRAYER FOR JUNE CELEBRANTS:

My Father and my God, I want to commit to You, Your children who are born in the Month of June. Thank You for their lives. Thank You for all you have done for them thus far. And now, my Father and my God I pray that you give them reasons to continue to Praise You.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have prayed – Amen!

… Children born in June shout another Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

You may please be seated.

Then I want to pray for our children in the Overcomers’ Family.

The Overcomers children are those of you who come from Shomolu (Region 2, Lagos, Nigeria).

So if you are a member of the Overcomers’ Family, please stand on your feet.

PRAYER FOR OVERCOMERS’ FAMILY:

Father I want to Thank You for Your children in the Overcomers’ Family, even as their name implies; in every area of their lives, let them be Overcomers. Everywhere they go, my Father and my God, let them win, let them overcome, let them be superior. I pray Lord God Almighty; that if anyone of them is fighting any battle today, let their Victory be now!

And from this moment onward; each time I hear from them, let it be shouts of Joy!  Stand by them, support them, strengthened them, defend them, make them true Overcomes.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have prayed – Amen!

… Overcomers’ Family shout a Big Hallelujah – HALLELUJAH!

DADDY GO ANNOUNCES:

1. By the Grace of God, next Month, we will be having our “Disciples’ Convention”.

And the Theme this year is: “BORN TO BE GREAT”.

… That is, Swimming in Glory – Part 7: “BORN TO BE GREAT”.

Is there anybody here (or reading) who is going to be great?

Let me hear a very Big Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Maybe the next time they preach like this, I will just come and pray for you. And then we will go home. These are wonderful, wonderful preaching. Glory be to God!

Let’s give the Lord a very BIG round of applause.

Fantastic children; Fantastic! And they were not just preaching. You know, at times you listen to somebody for one (1) hour (on Television); and they won’t even quote one (1) Bible Passage.

Look at all these children: Passages upon Passages (repeatedly). Oh, Glory be to God! It shows that they are well taught. So my future is settled.

… Help me shout Hallelujah to God – Hallelujah!

The First Choir was good, very good. But since you know that the Purpose of all those preaching is so that (as your Coach) I can point out one (1) or two (2) things; that will make a difference between being Good and being Excellent – Right?

The Leader of the First Choir sang beautifully. It’s just that the pitch was a little too high. It made the song sound peppery (forgive me). You know I am a little bit of a Musician. The ear tastes Music, just as the tongue tastes food. When the pitch is too high, it tastes peppery!

So, maybe if you had brought the key a little (please you Musicians help these people); give them key that is proper to their voice.

… Shall we say Amen to that – Amen! Beautiful singing.

And then, the Preacher came, he did an excellent work. He told us that: we are Created to Praise God; we are Chosen to Praise God; we are to Praise God at all times. He told us the reason we are: because He made us, because He is the Almighty. And proved to us that it takes the Humble to praise God. “That the humble will be grateful, the grateful will be thankful, and the thankful will be praiseful”. Wonderful boy!

And then He began to tell us about the benefits of Praising God. If you Praise Him, He takes over your battle. If you Praise Him He will come down to your rescue. And then he talked about the danger of usurping God’s Praise: it could lead to debasement; it could lead to your soul been recalled before time. And then he went on to conclude that “It is not everybody who is qualified to Praise God”.

… Beautiful, my son! Let’s give the Lord a big round of applause for a job well done!

… And then we move to Zone 2. I think I will jump Zone 2. Let me jump to Zone 3 (don’t worry, am coming back to Zone 2).

I’m going to Zone 3. Zone 3; the Choir, very good. The Preacher, very good. And he raised so many Points. He told us that Praise is deeper than Thanksgiving. That we were created to Praise Him; that we were genetically composed to Praise God; that Jesus is the Lion of Judah, and that Judah means PRAISE. So if you are a child of Jesus, then you are a child of Praise.

And then he told us that God inhabits the Praises of His people.  That Praise is the Key that unlocks the Presence of God. That if we activate His Presence, then God steps in. And then, that Praise draws God’s attention to you. He said that Praise is the Key and Gate that leads into the Presence of God; And then, when Praise goes up: Gates are lifted, Oppositions are removed, and Glory will flood in. He told us that it is Praises that pushed down the Wall of Jericho. He told us that Praise brings Abundance and Mighty Increase. He told us that Praise leads to freedom. He told us that Praise commands Divine Attention. That Praise can give you revelation, instead of ordinary information.

And then he told us how to Praise God; by showing forth His light, by making His story known and by being fruitful.

… Beautiful work, sir! God bless you. Let’s give the Lord a big round of applause for that young man!

And then we go to Zone 4: the Choir, very good. The Preacher very good. He also started by saying: you were born for a purpose, and the purpose is to Praise God. That Praise comes abundantly from those who have had an encounter with GOD!

That we Praise God to: declare His Majesty; to appreciate His Personality and to exalt God. The he talked about Dimensions of Praise.  That we can Praise God via singing; singing in Tongues, by Evangelism, by Working Miracles and by our lifestyle.

Then he talked about the Absurdity of Praise: that it’s absurd as far as the carnal mind is concerned. That Praise is not Conventional; it’s beyond Church; it’s beyond Praise Team. That Praise is a function of the heart. It is something that is Personal.

Then he talked about Ingredients of Praise: that God inhabits Praise, that Praise is a weapon of war. That God is unpredictable when you begin to Praise Him; he said: that’s why we call Him “Fearful in Praise”. That you can’t tell what God will do when you begin to Praise Him.

He stated that, all the men who had become great; climbed to Greatness via the ladder of Praise! He said that if you know how to Praise God; the Power of God will move from potential to Kinetic (if you are a Mathematician you will understand what that one means).

Then he talked about Praise Promoters: and he said Praise is a function of the knowledge of God. So  the knowledge of God promotes Praise. Then he said, another promoter of Praise is the Sight of God; that you can’t see God and remain normal. He said, ACTS of God would also promote Praise. And he talked about Results of Praising God: he said your problem will turn to promotion, your test will turn to Testimony, your trial will turn to triumph, your obstacles will turn to Miracles and your attack will turn to attraction. And then he said, even your distraction will turn to Distinction!

And then he said if you want to Praise God, you must be saved; and you must be consecrated.

… Let’s give the Lord a big round of applause. I mean, these boys are awesome!

And then, Zone 2: God have Mercy! To start with, the Choir is Excellent! And then the Preacher (oh, my!) well, he talked about the Purpose God created man: it is so that we can Praise Him. He told us that the Purpose for which something is created is determined by the Manufacturer. God created you; so He determines the Purpose for which He created you.

And He created you, called you, so that you can show forth His Praise. He told us that the reason God said David as a man after His own heart is because David knew how to Praise God.  And then he said: why should we Praise God? We are to Praise Him so that we can Please Him. He said when your life is Good, you can become a walking wonder. He said “True Praise” must be from all your heart. Then he said: if you Praise God, He will raise you. He said if you complain, you will complicate matters. He said those who murmur, displease God. He said, Praise is celebrating what is written.

He kept on hammering that: “What is written, supersedes what is happening”.

He said, the fact that you are down, does not mean you must be down. That if you are down, you must really do what you need to get out. He said if you are barren and you Praise God, you will have more children than those who have born children before you.

He said: “Your fruitfulness is proportional to your  gratefulness”.

He said if you Praise God, God will bring down to you ” Fearful Blessings”. He said if you Praise God, your Prophecies will no longer be delayed (it will quickly be fulfilled). He said if you want an Increase, then you must give God qualitative Praise. He said, a life of Praise will command Signs. He said if your Ways Please God; then your Praise will Praise Him.

Well, can’t you see that these people have brought us to a Bible College? I mean, this people can write a Ph.d on Praise. Let’s put our hands together for all these wonderful, wonderful children.

The Lord will breath on you, and you will have something to praise Him for; in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

Now, since the Great ones have spoken, I will add my own little bit. My own might not be as deep as their own. These boys are very, very deep. So I will only do practical (since I am an Applied Mathematician)

PART ONE (1)

But let us start with those who are yet to give their lives to Jesus Christ; very briefly.

BIBLE TEXT: PSALMS 103:1-5

… When they were preaching, quoting different Scriptures; I was praying: Father don’t let them remember Psalm 103 (laughter)

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Am talking to those of you who are yet to surrender your life to Jesus. I want you to know: you need FORGIVENESS of your sins, and it is available to you. Forgiveness is available to you.

WHY? Because Psalms 130:3-4 says: “If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.”

In order that your Prayers and your Praise might not be hindered, you need Forgiveness.

Isaiah 59:1-2 says: “Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”

So if you want God to even hear you Praising Him at all: you need forgiveness. And forgiveness is available in Christ!

You need Healing; because David said (when he was listing what you need to Praise God). Forgiveness of our iniquities and healing of our diseases.

You need Healing; if you don’t need it now, you are likely to need it one day.

And believe me honestly, if you come to Jesus, there is Healing in Jesus. 

1 Peter 2:24 says: It is by His stripes we were healed after He has carried our sins on the tree.

… After forgiveness, Healing becomes available.

And then he said: He redeems out lives from destruction.

REDEMPTION is available to you. And you need it.

You need Redemption from Forces of darkness.

Oh, believe me honestly, Hebrews 9:12 makes it clear: “It is not the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”

… And if you are to be Redeemed from Forces of darkness, forgiveness is a must.

And then he talks about Loving kindness and tender Mercies. You need the Mercy of God. Everyone of us needs the Mercy of God.

Because according to Lamentations 3:22-23, it says: “It is of the LORD’s Mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”

… It is because of the Mercies of God that we are still alive today!

And not only that, He has satisfied your mouth with Good Things.

God has been making Provisions for you, up till today!

Oh, you may not have all that you think you need, but God has made sure that you are surviving.

The Bible says in Matthew 5:45, that He has been giving you sunshine and rain, even though you are not yet a child of God.

So you have been Provided for by God, even though you are not yet a child of God.

And then, if you consider all that God has done for you. Because if you can just think a little, you will know that it is not everyone born the same day you were born, that’s still alive till today. Not everyone you went to school with, are still alive today.

When you have considered all that God has done for you, then you should ask a question that David asked in Psalms 116:12-14. It says: “What shall I render unto the LORD for ALL his benefits toward me? Will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the Name of the LORD. I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.”

It is of your own interest that you take the invitation of Jesus Christ, take the cup of Salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord.

If you call on Him, He will save your soul.

Roman 10:13 says: “For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved.”

But the Bible says you must call on God when He is near.

In Isaiah 55:6-7; the Bible says: “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”

Call on Him for Salvation, and He will save your soul. And if you refuse His invitation, be sure that trouble is coming one day.

According to Proverbs 1:24-28; a time will come when you will now want to call on Him and He won’t answer! Because He will say: I stretched out my hands to you; I said come to me, you refused. I said: eh, let me save your soul, but you said, mind Your own business. He said, when your own trouble comes, then I will just be laughing at you. (It’s there in the Word of God).

The point is: Today, give your life to Jesus Christ. Let Him save your soul so that He can hear your cry whenever you call on Him.

Remember, according to Psalms 40:1-3; “I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.”

ALTAR CALL:

You can be the first to sing a New Song tonight. Your New Song can be: I was a sinner, now am saved. I was sick, now am healed, I was poor, now am flourishing.

I am going to count from one (1) to ten (10). Before I say ten (10); come and stand before me, let me pray for your Salvation. That the Almighty God may save your soul, that He may forgive your sins, that His Blood will wash away all the sins you have ever committed. And then Redemption becomes available, Deliverance becomes available, Abundance becomes available. Come to Him now!

As I begin to count…..

You can sing a New Song: Oh Happy Day, if you give your life to Him. Thank You Jesus!

Now those of you already infront (or reading now) and those of you on the way, talk to the Almighty God now: have Mercy on me Lord, forgive all my sins, save my soul, and I will serve You for the rest of my life. I want to sing a New Song. A song of Salvation tonight. Please save my soul, forgive all my sins, receive me into the family of God. And I will serve you for the rest of my life. Be my Saviour, be my Lord.

And the rest of us, please let’s stretch our hands to these our new brothers and sisters. And intercede for them, that the One who saved our souls will save their own souls also. Pray for them brethren, intercede for them, that the Almighty God will given them genuine Salvation tonight. That the Blood of Jesus Christ will wash away all their sins.

Oh, Thank You Father. Thank You Jesus. In Jesus Mighty Name we have prayed – Amen.

PRAYER FOR SALVATION:

Father, we want to Thank You for Your Words. Thank You for all these Your children who have come to surrender their lives to You. And Father we are remembering all those who are watching (or reading) all over the world; as many of them that have come forward, even to surrender their lives unto You, please save their souls in Jesus’ Name.

Father I pray that the Blood that cleanses from all sins will wash away the sins of these Your people. That You would save their souls and write their names in the “Book of Life”. Please receive them into the Family of God. And I pray that from now on, anytime they call on You; please answer them by fire. And I pray that they will not backslide. That they will serve You for the rest of their lives. So that in the Kingdom of God, none of them will be missing.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have prayed – Amen!

Those of you who have come forward let me hear you shout hallelujah – Hallelujah.

I want to assure you that by the Grace of God I will praying for you. So I will need your name, your address and your prayer request. The Councilors will be giving you cards. Fill the cards very quickly and return them to the Councilors. We will wait for you before we continue.

PART TWO (2)

Thank You Lord, Thank You Lord!

Ok. Now let’s go to PSALMS 34:1, David said: “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

… I will like you to repeat that after me:

“I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES: HIS PRAISE SHALL CONTINUALLY BE IN MY MOUTH.”

Man is created to SING!

That’s why you find that we have songs for every occasion. We have songs for Joyful occasions, we have songs for occasions that are not so Joyful. We have songs for Weddings, we have songs for a New Births, we have songs for Marriage, and we have songs for Death. We have song for EVERY situations.

As a matter of fact, if you listen to the song that a man is singing; you can guess what’s happening in his life.

For example, if someone has just lost a battle, the song will be:

WE WILL OVERCOME,

WE WILL OVERCOME,

WE WILL OVERCOME,

SOME DAY EH, EH, EH.

… He has just lost a battle.

If he has just won a battle, the song will be different:

NOW THE BATTLE IS OVER

NOW THE BATTLE IS OVER

NOW THE BATTLE IS OVER

I AM MORE THAN CONQUEROR!

… He has just won a battle!

 If you hear somebody singing:

IN JESUS” NAME

EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW;

IN JESUS” NAME

EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW.

… He’s fighting a battle. And it means the battle is hot.

STORY:

Those of you who will remember; you will remember I told you we had a housemaid once. Anytime we are having family devotion and we asked her to sing, her song way always:

ALAGBARA L’OLORUN WA,

INA NJO, IGBO O RUN

ALAGBARA L’OLORUN WA. (Meaning: the Fire is burning, the bush is not consumed).

So one day my wife and I said: we better find out which bush is burning. And we discovered that the girl became a housemaid because the parents were in debt. So we decided to pay off the debt. The following day, the song changed:

O TI SE OOO,

BABA TI SE OOO

OHUN TO M BA MI LERU

BABA TI SE OOO. (meaning: God has done everything am afraid of).

… You will sing New Song tonight in Jesus Name – Amen.

Like those before me have already said: if you want to draw God nearer, SING HIS PRAISES because He inhabits the Praises of His people. 

Even if the song is going to be a sacrifice, SING!

Because Jeremiah 17:26 says: “And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.”

Even if you have nothing to give, at least you can sing Praises to God.

Remember what one of my sons said?

He said: it doesn’t matter what your situation may be, you can sing your way out.

In Job 19:25; Job was in the most terrible situation anybody could be, when he sang the song:

I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVETH

I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVETH

I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVETH

HE LIVETH FOREVER MORE.

No matter how dark the situation; like one of my boys said: God is God!

And God is still on the throne. And one of my boys also mentioned Habakkuk 3:17-19:

“Even if the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.”

It doesn’t matter what is happening, Praise Him.

Do I hear somebody shout a Big Hallelujah – HALLELUJAH!

And because, like I said; my children have done a very good Teaching; let me just spend the next few minutes to talk about “HOW?”

1. Praise Him with your MOUTH.

In Psalms 34:1, David said: “I will bless the LORD at all times: his Praise shall continually be in my mouth.’

Like these boys have told us, it is not possible to be Praising God and be complaining at the same time. When you are complaining, you are not Praising. When you are murmuring, you are not Praising God.

And David said: His Praise shall continually be in my mouth – No time will I not Praise Him.

Psalms 89:1; it says: “I will sing of the Mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.”

In Psalms 35:18; it

 says: “I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will Praise thee among much people.”

I like what one of the boys said: “It only the HUMBLE that knows how to Praise God.

Humble people, they knows how to Praise God.

Proud people, they say: what has He done?

That’s why you find that those of us who do it best, are those of us who are nothing. Big ones, they find it difficult to Praise God.

Those who are really BIG, they even find it difficult to laugh. They don’t laugh with their mouth wide open.

I told my children (not long ago) that somebody invited me to a restaurant to eat, and we were eating; and some people were behind me, behind me! When I heard the way they were laughing, I said to my children, the people behind me must be “Aristocrats” (big people). Because I can hear their laughter (stylishly).

… That’s how they laugh! They can’t even laugh!

So when it comes to Praise, they think they are demeaning themselves if they Praise God.

But there are those of us, who know we are nothing, but for God. If God didn’t pick me up from the gutters, I won’t be where I am today. And it is by His Grace alone that I am what I am. That is why every time I say:

Let somebody shout hallelujah – Hallelujah!

That is when I sing that song:

I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD

A JOYFUL SONG

I WILL PRAISE HIS NAME

FOR THE LORD IS GOOD.

It’s those who know where they are coming from, who know how far He has taken them, that find it easy to sing a Joyful song.

And I know that there are at least seven (7) people here (or reading); who know that at least the Lord has been Good to them. And I want those seven (7) people to join me to shout hallelujah – HALLELUJAH!

… So when it comes to Praising God, we do it with our MOUTH!

2. The second, we praise God is with our HANDS (clapping all over).

… Thank you very much for clapping. I will give you opportunity to do that very soon.

In Psalm 134:1-3; it says: “Come, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. Lift up your hands in the Sanctuary, and bless the LORD. The LORD that made Heaven and Earth bless thee out of Zion.”

When you lift your hands up (to the Lord) you know why you are doing that?

You are saying: “I surrender”.

Because I was boxer (I don’t look like one now), but in those days. You don’t know the strength of your opponent until you enter the ring.

You see some people, they look thin, but they are very strong.

When you now get into the ring and you think, I will give you knock and you will be down at the very first round. And then he gives you a knock on the head, and you find yourself on the ground. You struggled up, he knocks you down again the second time. You say: Ah, I won’t let this man kill me. If I don’t win today, I will win tomorrow. Then you will raise your hands up to surrender.

… Because the moment you raise your hands up and say I surrender, he will not beat you again.

When you lift your hands up and say to the Almighty God: I  surrender to You; nobody dare beats you.

… Nobody, Nobody, NOBODY!

Will you lift your hands to the Almighty God and just wave to Him?

Wave, Wave; Wave to the Almighty God! And say, I surrender to You Lord.

You see, as long as you keep believing there is nobody like you, you get into trouble.

But when you say: Lord, I surrender, I have no strength of my own. I can’t take care of myself. Then He’ll say: Ok, in that case I will take care of you.

The Elders have a saying: they say when a child lifts up his or her hands, you will carry the child.

When you lift your hand to the Almighty God, He will look down from Heaven , He will Carry you in His Mighty Hands. And when He is carrying you in His Mighty Hands, let me see the devil that wants to touch you.

… Wave your hands one more time to God. Just wave it to Him – Thank you very much.

In addition to Waving our hands, the Bible says in Psalms  47:1. It says; “O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.”

You don’t know the meaning of clapping. And I will tell you today!

The moment you know the meaning of clapping, you won’t be clapping the way you have been doing in the past. You know there are some people who knows the Bible very well (not like me, am just learning). But others knows the original. They say, when the Bible says Clap your hands, it’s actually saying: Put your enemies between your hands and jam them together.

Is it sickness that is troubling you? Put it between your hands and jam it together. Is it barrenness that is troubling you? Put it between your hands and jam it together. Is it poverty that is troubling you? Put it between your hands and jam it together.

The Bible says in Psalms 98:8 (and if you pay attention to the Special Song for this Holy Ghost Service); it says: “Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be Joyful together”

Each time you are by the beach, you will see the waves coming together. And when it lands, it sounds like clapping. 

The Bible says in Isaiah 53:10, it says: Even trees, clap their hands.

And you know what clapping means?

The real meaning of clapping (when you are clapping for Jesus) is to say: I will cooperate with You. I will show you how?

STORY:

I told the Elders (those who will remember) that one day the palm of one man’s hand was wondering as they listen to birds singing. The fingers, they said, these birds are singing, we too we want to make music. But no matter how hard it tried (single finger) no sound came. And after some time, the two fingers decided that they would cooperate. And the moment they began to cooperate, sound came. They said, if two fingers can cooperate and produce sound; what will happen if more than two fingers cooperate?

I want you to lift your left hand (just your left hand), and with one finger (on your right hand) tap the palm of the left hand. Now increase the fingers to 2; increase to 3, increase to 4. And then jam all the fingers together.

Is anybody here tonight (or reading) who wants to say to Jesus Christ, I will cooperate with you. Then put those hands together: Clap your hands all ye people!

Amen! Because of time, let’s move on very quickly. Then, how else can we Praise God?

3. With our LEGS:

Legs? Oh yes! We could Praise God with our legs by bowing down before Him (courtesy).

When they said that somebody came and worshipped God, what they meant is that; the fellow came and bow down.

You bow your knees, you are saying to the Lord, I admit that You are Superior.

In Genesis 41:41-44; the Bible says, Pharaoh said concerning Joseph: every one of you when you see Joseph, bow your knees.

In Psalms 95:7, the Bible says: “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.’

If you believe that God is Superior to you, you bow your knees. Thank God for my people (the Yoruba) when a woman wants to tell her husband “You are Superior to me”; she kneels! They don’t do that much, nowadays. But they used to do that (in the olden days).

When you want to show to the Almighty God, I admit that you are Superior to me, what do you do? You  bow!

But, there is another way, by which we can use our legs to Praise God. And that is by dancing.

PROPHECY:

I want you to listen to me carefully, because  the Lord said, whoever is concerned will understand. Because one day you are going to stand on this Altar and testify what I am about to say. Daddy ask me to tell you: YOU WILL WIN!

In Exodus 15;20-21; after  the crossing of the Red Sea; the Bible said, Miriam and all the women danced, as they sang unto the Lord.

In 2 Samuel 6:14 – end; the Bible says: David danced with all his Might. He was a king. And when the wife said, you are the king, how can you be dancing like this, don’t you know who you are?

David said, I know who I am. I am dancing before the One who took the throne from your father and gave it to me. That’s the One am dancing for. And he said, you haven’t seen anything yet. I will dance more!

In Psalms 149:1-3, particularly verse 3; the Bible says: You are to Praise His Name with Dance!

In Psalms 150:4; the Bible says: You are to  Praise him with the timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

Now, what does dancing mean?

All you need to know about how to dance for God is to learn a lesson from the dog; ordinary animal – the Dog!

I’m a lover of dogs (I have many of them). But there is one particular one we call “Lady White”. Both of us we are falling in love – I love the little “girl” and she loves me.

When I traveled, and I returned; oh, you will know. Lady White will come and be dancing (very little). It doesn’t matter how many people are around. She will come and dance.

What is she saying?

You are my owner! I love you, I appreciate you, I thank you for taking care of me. I thank you for feeding me. I thank you for protecting me.

… When you dance for God, that is what you are saying!

The Bible says in Psalms 95:7, it says: “For He is our God; and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand today if ye will hear His voice,”

… We DANCE for Him!

Years ago, we used to sing a song (we have not been singing it for quite a while). It has several verses:

VERSE 1 SAYS:

SINGING Praise to the Lord,

SINGING hallelujah

SINGING Praise to the Lord,

SINGING hallelujah.

… One of the verses (the one I like) says:

DANCING unto the Lord

DANCING Hallelujah

DANCING unto the Lord

DANCING Hallelujah.

… There are other verses (but the other verses are probably for the younger ones).

JUMPING unto the Lord…..

SHOUTING unto the Lord….

CLAPPING unto the Lord…

RUNNING unto the Lord…

Amen! Even as you are jumping, God will take you higher – Amen.

But then, somebody said something, when David said: “Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”

He said, how can what is inside me bless the Name of the Lord? – How can the liver bless Him? How can the heart bless Him? How can the kidneys bless Him?

He said: by DANCING! Because when you are dancing, everything that is inside you is moving.

… Do I see somebody who really wants to DANCE for the Almighty God? Yes, the DMC Members are ready to dance to the Almighty God!

Because there is only one way: All that is within you can bless His Holy Name.

Shall we sing that Song one more time?

DANCING unto the Lord

DANCING hallelujah,

DANCING unto the Lord

DANCING hallelujah ….

Let me hear somebody shout hallelujah – Hallelujah!

You can Praise Him with your MOUTH; You can Praise Him with your HANDS; You can Praise Him with your LEGS; Everything that is WITHIN you can Praise Him.

4. And then you can Praise Him with your WHOLE BODY – by lying prostrate before Him.

One of my boys has already quoted Revelation 4;10-11 ( he mentioned verse 11; he should have included verse 10): The Twenty four (24) Elders, they are in Heaven. They fall down before the Almighty God, they take off their crowns. They lay it down, they say to the Almighty God, we are nothing, You are the One who made us what we are. We do not deserve to wear crown. You are the One who put the crowns on our head. We shouldn’t even be called Elders. You are the One who made us Elders. We do not deserve to be in Your Presence; You are the One who put us in your Presence.

They removed their crowns, they lay it down, they lay prostrate. 

Before they begin to prostrate for the Almighty God, they are saying: there is nothing we have that You didn’t give to me; I lay everything at your feet.

That’s why you find many atimes (when I have the opportunity to pray with the Ministers), I lie prostrate before Him. I lie prostrate before Him because when I look round; when I see what God has done. When I remembered that for example, when we came to this Camp Ground.

You know, our first portion of land here was four and half (4 1/2) Hectares. Today the New Auditorium (3 by 3 KM) is more than four and half (4 1/2) hectares.

When I remembered and I look around.

I was still talking with one of my children (not too long ago) that the Dormitories, when we were having our first Convention. Somebody called the Dormitories “Chicken houses” – because that’s what they were!

When I see what God has done; and I know if am grateful for what He has done in the past.

I know He has not even started.

When I look at what He has done, I can look forward to what He is yet to do: I lay prostrate before Him. I say Lord: I put everything at Your Feet.

When you learn to lay Prostrate before God, you are saying to Him: I brought nothing into this world, I know when I am going, I will take nothing out. But I know I will be going to your Presence where they Praise You for ever more.

How many of you are trusting God, that one day in Heaven (where they Praise God without ceasing) you are going to be there?

If you are going to be there let me hear you shout hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Because the Almighty God instructed me specifically that tonight; hands should be laid on everybody (and my time is gone). I will have to quickly rush over the other Points am about to make; these children have mentioned some of them

THE REWARDS OF PRAISING GOD (I will just rush over them)

1. When you Praise Him, you get DIVINE VISITATION (John 4:23-24).

2. When you learn to Praise Him, you get MIRACLES that shake the earth!  – EARTH SHAKING MIRACLES. Acts 16:25-34;

PROPHECIES:

1. Oh, Thank You Father. Again, God is speaking to someone specifically. And He says the fellow will understand. He said: the one who planned your downfall, will watch as you are RISING, and he is SINKING!

2. Thank You Father. God said somebody is going to sing a Song.

I will sing the Song to you in Yoruba (because it’s a Yoruba Song). And then I will tell you the meaning:

…  But God says somebody is going to be singing that Song very soon.

And the SONG is:

OBA MIMO GBA ASHO IYA LARA MI O

(ASHO IYA)

EMI O F’ ASHO IYA BORA MO

(ASHO IYA)

MEANING:

THE ALMIGHTY GOD HAS TAKEN THE GARMENT OF SUFFERING AWAY FROM ME. AND I WONT WEAR IT AGAIN.

… Let somebody shout hallelujah – Hallelujah!

You know one of my children said, God is called “FEARFUL IN PRAISES” because He is unpredictable; when you are praising Him.

PROPHECY:

Daddy ask me to tell somebody (and I believe it is me). He said: between every two (2) Days, there is a Night. Between every two (2) Mountains there is a Valley. The problem with a Day (particular a day of Joy) it has a way of vanishing quickly. You are looking forward to your birthday, made several preparations, then the day comes. And your friends gather, and before you know it, the day is gone!

But the Lord ask me to tell someone tonight (or reading); He says, I will make your Day last a thousand years.

… Oh, Thank You my Father!

So when you Praise Him, you get Divine Visitation, you get Earth shaking MIRACLES;

3. You get OPEN DOORS – Prison doors are forced opened.

4. Your Yokes are Destroyed.

5. Enemies become Servants.

6. Enemies are Silenced

7. You get a BLANK CHEQUE – 2 Chronicles 1:6-12; when Solomon worshipped God; God visited him, He said “Ask anything you want”.

8. When you Praise God (and I like this); He will give you more than you can even ask for.

Solomon asked for only Wisdom. God said, I will give you Wisdom, I will give you Wealth, I will give you Long Life, I will give you Peace.

… God just kept on adding…..

… I wish I could just keep on Preaching. But we have to cut it off, so that we can have time to Praise Him.

PROPHECIES:

1. Thank You my Father. Again, I believe this one is for me: God said I should tell someone here tonight (or reading), He said, I will have Mercy on you.

… I want to stop but Daddy is still speaking.

2. Daddy says there’s someone here tonight (or reading); He says very soon, your middle name will be MIRACLE.

… We will continue with the Preaching next time.

I want you to stand up on your feet. I want you to Praise God on your own.

You know there’s one way we used to do it in the olden days. When  the Bible says Make a Joyful noise unto the Lord. There is a way we did it. What we did then was, I will think of a song, you will be thinking of your own song (of Praise). I will be singing  my own, you will be singing your own. When we combine it all, it will become a Joyful noise to the Lord.

So think of a song (of Praise) to the Almighty God. Sing a song to Him. A song that will Glorify His Holy Name. Just sing unto Him. Just stay where you are and Sing to the Lord.

… I will sing unto the Lord a joyful song, I will Praise His Name, for the Lord is good!

… Thank You Father, in Jesus Mighty Name we have Praised God – Amen.

LAYING OF HANDS ON EVERYONE (with danceable Praises from the Choir).

GO DECREES:

Oh, Thank You Jesus!

For the rest of your life, you will have something to SING about.

And beginning from this very night, your DANCING has just started. So shall it be in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

THANKSGIVING:

So very quickly, let’s take our Thanksgiving Offering. And with that Thanksgiving Offering, you are going to ask God for anything SPECIAL that you want Him to do for you in the Month of June.

… When God is Praised, He shows up. He is here tonight and He is going to do something Special in your life.

So once you have taken your offering, you stand on your feet and you tell Him exactly what you want Him to do for you before the end of June. 

Please make it very SPECIFIC. So that when it is done, you will know that it is already done.

When you stand, you lift your offerings to Him and tell Him SPECIFICALLY what you want God to do for you this particular Month. You have just two (2) minutes to talk to the Almighty God about that.

… So go ahead talk to Him about what you want Him to do for you before the end of June. So that by the time you return in July, you will already have Testimonies.

Thank You Father, in Jesus Mighty Name we have prayed – Amen.

GO DECREES:

In the Name that is above every other names, I hereby DECREE: your requests shall be granted. My God will not wait till end of the Month. Before Sunday morning, your request shall be granted. And the MIRACLES shall be Permanent. Your Joy will never cease. Your Joy shall be multiplied. You will really have cause to Praise His Name. So shall it be.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Now you are going to dance to the nearest basket and drop your offerings. I hope the band is ready. Over to you Band!

… And the FINAL SAY of the Lord concerning you is that: “ALL WILL BE WELL”.

CLOSING PRAYER

Father we want to bless Your Holy Name once again, Thank You for another Glorious Night. Accept our Thanks in Jesus’ Name.

Please Lord, bless the offerings of your children, sanctify it, use it for your Glory. And please Lord God Almighty, don’t let your children ever lack again.

Father, in Your Name I decree again: ALL your children who are Tenants now, very soon, let them become Landlords.  And don’t let the Landlords ever become Tenants.

As Your children will be going, please Father go with them, protect them, prosper them, stand by them, Promote them. Let their Joy always overflow. And forever Lord, let them have something to sing about.

Thank You Almighty God, in Jesus Mighty Name we have prayed – AMEN!

Who got the biggest Miracle tonight?

Let me hear you shout the biggest Hallelujah – HALLELUJAH!!

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