HGS JUNE 2019 – TALK 3: MINISTERING: PASTOR OLUFEMI AREMU (KADUNA REGION 6 YOUNG ADULT & YOUTH PASTOR)

DATE: 7TH JUNE, 2019

BIBLE TEXT: ISAIAH 43: 21

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!!
I appreciate so much the Grace of God in the life of our Father in the Lord and our Mummy, Pastor E.A. Adeboye and Mummy Folu Adeboye. Thank you for been a blessing to our Generation. I am a Product of your labour and sacrifice. God’s Grace and Glory, more and more in your life in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

May I celebrate all the Anointed Men of God in the House tonight; Thanks for your sacrifice and labour.

… Hallelujah!

SONG:

Bless the Lord oh my Soul,
Oh oh oh my Soul,
We Worship Your Holy Name,
Sing as never before, oh my Soul.

… Come on lift up your voice and sing unto the Lord.

OPENING PRAYER:

Thank You Precious Holy Spirit, Thank You for the Name of Jesus, Thank You for the Blood of Jesus, Thank You for the access to Your Presence, Thank You for calling us and making us Your Own. When we walk in the light even as You are in the Light and we have fellowship. Thank You for fellowship, Thank You for the Communion of the Holy Spirit.

Lord tonight, I empty myself before You, it is not about me Lord, it is all about You. Speak through me , Let Your people be edified, let Your Name be Glorified.

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

…. I can’t hear your Amen – In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – AMEN!

… Come on make a Joyful noise to the Lord tonight.

Wherever you are watching or reading and connected to this Program tonight, can you make a Joyful Noise to the Lord – Hallelujah.

We are Speaking on the Topic; “BORN TO SING GOD’S PRAISE”. While we still continued with our Theme; “SWIMMING IN GLORY – PART 6”.

I want you to know that there is a level that is deeper than Thanksgiving.

Because what we see most of the time is that people show their Gratitude and Thanksgiving when God does something Good for them: When they received a Breakthrough, they thank the Lord; when they received Promotion, they thank God; when God does something for them – when they passed their Examinations, when they have Fruit of the Womb, they thank the Lord.

I want to speak to you tonight that there is a level that is bigger than Thanking God. It is called “THE LEVEL OF PRAISE.”

… Whether God does a thing or He doesn’t do it, God remains God forever.

The acknowledgement of God in your life must not depend on what He does or what He doesn’t do. God remains God forever and ever!

Brother Nathaniel Bassey composed a song and it says:

“You are God,
From beginning to the end:
There is no place for argument,
You are God all by Yourself”.

God is in a Class of His own, there is no comparison that can be made with God.

God is the ALMIGHTY: He was before when you were not yet and after you cease to be.

God remains God.

He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last, He is the Only Wise God!

Come on give the Lord Praise tonight!

Are you Praising at all?

I say: are you Praising God at all?

… Hallelujah!

The only text I have for you tonight is:

BIBLE TEXT: ISAIAH 43:21

“This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.”

… This is God speaking and He said; I have formed man for a particular reason.

WHAT IS THAT REASON?

That they may “PRAISE ME” all the days of their life.

God is interested in people that will Praise Him because that is the essence of our creation.

We were created to Praise the Lord.

We were created not just to show forth our Gratitude of Appreciation and Praise or Thanksgiving but we were created to PRAISE THE LORD!

God is not God because He does something for you. Whether He does it or He doesn’t do it, God is God.

We are not just to acknowledge Him for what He does for us, we should Thank Him and Praise Him when He does it or when He doesn’t do it.

I want to ask you a question tonight: What Contributions did you make for your SALVATION?

What contributions did you make for your REDEMPTION?

He saved us and called us out of Darkness and brought us into His Marvelous Light.

The Bible says we were on our way to Hell when He saved us. When He called us out of Darkness and He saved us and Redeemed us. That is how much He loves us and saved us.

What did you do to deserve the Promotion that He gave you?

What did you do to deserve the Elevations?

What did you do to deserve what He has done in your life?

… NO SINGLE CONTRIBUTION!

The Bible says that there is nothing we have that He has not given to us. There is nothing that we have received from the Lord that He has not given to us.

Can somebody who have been a beneficiary of God’s Grace in this house make a Joyful Noise to the Lord – Hallelujah!

Two (2) quick facts that you need to know about PRAISE:

1. We were created to Praise Him just like the other Speakers have said;

And I celebrate God’s Grace in the lives of other men that have spoken before me – Thank you so much!

… We were created to PRAISE THE LORD.

1 Peter 2:9 says: “But ye are a Chosen Generation, a Royal Priesthood, an Holy Nation, a Peculiar People; that ye should shew forth the Praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His Marvellous Light:”

The Bible says in Colossians 1:13 – “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of His dear Son:”.

… He translated us from the Kingdom of darkness in His MARVELOUS LIGHT!

There is an DNA. There is a composition that God put inside of us – It is the DNA of PRAISE – Hallelujah!

Every man is a Product of the DNA. Every man is a Product of the Genetic Composition.

We were composed by God to Praise Him.

There is a machine inside of us that is looking for an expression of Praise and I want you to activate that machine tonight because it has been dormant for too long in your life because of your Complain and Murmuring.

And God is not interested in your complain. God is not interested in your murmuring. He wants you to Praise Him all the days of your life because He deserves the PRAISE.

Like somebody who has been Grateful for what God has been doing in his or her life; make a JOYFUL NOISE unto the Lord – Hallelujah!

The Bible says in the book of Revelation 4:11 that: “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive Glory and Honour and Power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy Pleasure they are and were created.”

Don’t forget what the Bible says in the book of Colossians 1:15-18:

1. Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
2. For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
3. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
4. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.”

You were created for God and by God and for God.

There is an DNA that God has put inside each and everyone of us – A DNA of PRAISE!

We originated from Praise. The Bible calls Jesus “THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH.”

JUDAH means PRAISE.

So every child of God is a Product of Praise.

We came out of Praise and we must Praise Him because you are from “THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH!

Are there lions in the House tonight?

YES! DMC Members are lions!

I can’t hear you!

Are there lions in the House tonight? – YES!

… Lions, Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!

Can I speak to somebody here tonight?

Revelation 5:5 says: “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”

You have been weeping too much and you have not gotten any response. Start to Praise Him and you will see your situation changed. Start to Praise Him and you will see things being turned around for you.

God called us to Praise Him and we will Praise Him all the days of our life – Amen.

1. Another point that you must know about Praise is that God inhabits the Praises of His people – God dwells in the Praises of His people.

Psalms 22:3 says: “But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the Praises of Israel.”

It’s not just about Israel as a Nation; When we talk about Israel, we are talking about you and I. Because we have been redeemed and we belong to the Family of God.

So we have been redeemed to Praise the Lord.

And God inhabits; God dwells in the Praise of His people.

If you want God to dwell in your life, then you need to activate the key of Praises all the time.

Listen to me, God called us and saved us.

You remember, there was a man called Jacob in the book of Genesis 28. This man made a house for God. The bible called the man Jacob. What did Jacob do after the encounter with the Lord? – He built his first house for God and the house was made of STONE.

The Bible says after the encounter, he picked up a stone and said: this is the “House of God”. This is the gate of Heaven.

But God was not going to dwell in the house made with stones, with ordinary hands. God was not still satisfied. Because God was looking for something much more deeper than what man was ready to offer.

Another man showed up, and the man was Moses. He made a Temple for the Lord as it was revealed unto him on the Mountain.

He made a Temple for the Lord. And the Bible says on the day of the Dedication of the Temple; as the Priests and the Singers were expected to sing and make melody unto the Lord – melody of song to the Lord; The PRESENCE of God came down and filled the temple.

God cannot reject a “MAN OF PRAISE”. Anywhere God finds Praise, He will come there.

… Praise is a formula that UNLOCKS God’s Presence!

When Praise is activated, God steps in.

So God stepped into the situation – the Dedication that day. And the Glory of God filled the whole Place.

I Prophecy into somebody’s life tonight or as many that would believe this Word of Prophecy; as you Praise the Lord tonight; Glory will locate you, Glory would be find in your life in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

That Temple was not still ok for the Lord and He was yearning for something more;

… Somebody say something more!

God was looking for something more!

And another man showed up and his name was David.

He wanted to make a Temple for the Lord but God didn’t allow him. He made all the sacrifices and all the things needed to build a Temple for the Lord. He wanted to do everything but God didn’t allowed him.

So God said he should hand it over to his son, Solomon.

Solomon built another Magnificent Temple for the Lord. It was a beautiful Tabernacle with Gold, Silver and Precious Stones – for God to come and dwell (he wanted to cage God in a Place).

And on the day of Dedication, just as it happened previously; As they were Dedicating the House – as they were singing – Listen to me it was not about the Gold, the Silver or the Precious Stones; it was about the Praises.

God never comes down because of the Gold, Silver or Precious Stones but God came down because of the PRAISES of His people!

I Prophecy into someone’s life: You have been looking for Heaven’s attention too long; but you have not gotten it. I say tonight as you Praise the Lord, Heaven will locate you. Heaven will come down in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

In all these, God is still God. He was not pleased.

Zerubbabel built the forth (4th) Temple for the Lord.

Zachariah 4:6 says: “Then He answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the Word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of Hosts.”

God was looking for a Place to dwell all the days of His life!

The Bible says, Jesus Christ showed forth!

In the book of John 2:19: “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this Temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

I am going to solve this problem forever, I am building a House where God will dwell and stay forever.

I am telling somebody tonight that God is in search of Accommodation. God is looking for a Place to dwell. God is in search of accommodation and if He finds a Place in your life, He is going to stay there.

If you are going to give God a Place, you are going to be an habitant or landlord to God.

So Jesus showed up in John 2:19. The House of Praise that God was looking for will take three (3) days to be built.

So when Jesus died and He Resurrected from the grave: the Church of the Living God emerged – the Church of Glory. The Church of Beauty, the Church of Honour.

The Church of Praise emerged and that was the Final Solution to the Place where God was going to dwell.

Because His picture was still asking in Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the Glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.”

Where is the Place you want to build for me? Where is the Place of my Rest?

And I asked myself; I thought that Moses built a Place for You, I thought Zerubbabel built a place for you; then why are You still asking where is my Place?

David by the Holy Ghost says in the book of Psalms 132:14: “This [is] my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.”

You said this is my Place forever, this is my Place of rest – The Place where God will dwell.

It is not a Place where we would be going in and coming out. God wants a Place to dwell forever, and it is a plPlace of PRAISE.

Anywhere God finds Praises, He is going to stay there forever.

What God will do for you tonight, it will be forever, in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

FIVE (5) GOOD POINTS I NEED TO MENTION ABOUT PRAISE:

WHAT IS PRAISE?

1. Praise is the “GATE AND KEY” that leads to God.

Praise is not just the Gate, Praise is also the Key that leads into the Presence of God.

Isaiah 60:18; This is the Word of God concerning somebody tonight: “Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.”

I Prophecy unto Nigeria: No more Violence. I Prophecy unto the Nation of African: No more Violence in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

Because we will make Praise the Gate of our God. The bible says in the book of Psalms 24:1-10 (refer!)

Psalms 24:7; says: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in”.

Listen to me, anytime Praises go up, Gates are lifted!

I want to Prophecy into someone’s life tonight; as you are going to Praise God tonight, every gate of opposition in your life will be lifted. I say it will be lifted forever – Amen.

It says, lift up your head o ye gates and be lifted up ye the everlasting doors that the King of Glory may come in. Who is the King of Glory?……

When you Praise the Lord, Gates are lifted up and the King of Glory comes in.

And when He comes with His Glory (you can imagine what would happen) – Anything can happen!

Somebody said; anything can happen.

I say anything can happen!

Praise will lift the Gate of opposition and allow the flow of Favour, Blessing and Miracles.

As you Praise God, there will be flow of Miracle in your life. There will be flow of Blessings in your life in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

1. Praise is an Invitation that God cannot turn down.

Every time Praise rises to God, it is a Blessing.

The same excuses the enemy is giving you: as many reasons why you should not Praise God; let it be the same reasons why you will be Dancing and Praising Him.

When there is no money in your account, give the Lord Praises. When there is no money for you to spend, give the Lord Praises. The Doctor has given you negative and bad report; it is not about the Doctor. Whose report are you going to believe? Believe the Lord’s report. Give the Lord Praises, Praise Him, dance before Him and silent the devil by doing that.

… Hallelujah!

The wall of Jericho was dissolved by the Weapon of Praise – by the weapon of Praise the wall of Jericho was dissolved!

FIVE (5) RESULTS OF PRAISE

What are the things that will happen when you Praise the Lord?

1. Praise will launch you into the realm of ABUNDANCE.

Joel 2:23-24 says: “Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month]. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil”.

That is what happens!

Listen to me, Praise is the secret behind any Mighty increase.

… Until your seed is watered with Praise, it will remain in the Earth.

Rain Praises on every of your seeds and you will see Supernatural Harvest!

As you Praise the lord tonight, that your business will gain Supernatural Harvest. That your work will gain Supernatural Harvest.

1. Praise will give you FREEDOM.

Acts 16:25-26; “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed”.

… Paul and Silas sang Praises aloud to the Lord and other Prisoners heard them.

When you are singing Praises to the Lord, it is not the time to keep quite. Let your neighbour knows that you are dancing and Praising God. Let them see you dancing and singing.

All of a sudden, the Bible says there was an Earthquake and the foundation of the Prisons were shaken and as they began to Praise the Lord, God came down and He dealt with their enemies and the doors of the prison were opened and without any delay, people that were bound found themselves walking in Freedom.

As you Praise God tonight, somebody will walk out into Freedom – You will walk out of Boundage and you will walk into your Freedom in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

Any situation of life that is caging you and pressing your head down, as you Praise the Lord tonight, I said you will come out in Freedom in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

1. Praise commands DIVINE ATTENTION.

Take the battle of your life to the Territory of Praise and you will see the Divine Attention.

When you Praise God, He gives you a kind of Home Advantage.

Take the battle of your life to the territory of Praise, to the Zone of Praise; where you will have advantage.

Have you ever seen a Team playing Football match at “HOME” before?

You will see the Crowd cheering them up. They don’t want to loose at home.

When you take the battle of your life and the situation surrounding your life to the Territory of Praise, you can be a sure you will not be disappointed.

1. Praise gives you REVELATION.

When you hear from man, it is called “Information”. But what God gives you is REVELATION.

You Praise the Lord and He will begin to show you the Mystery of your life.

Many of us, how we are operating our life is a Mystery to us – We don’t understand what is happening.

God is saying: give me Praise and I will show you the things you need to know.

HOW DO WE SHOW FORTH GOD’S PRAISE?

We show Praises to God by:

1. Being a Light in the midst of Darkness. By shinning as Light.
   Isaiah 60:1- 6.
2. Making Jesus the only Focus of the world. It is not only about you my brother; it is all about JESUS!

Let the whole world see Jesus in you. Let Jesus be lifted up.

… The unveiling of Jesus is what will unveil our destiny.

It is not about your skills Pastors. It is not about the demonstration of your Skills – It is God’s Grace!

Show forth Jesus to the whole world. Let your messages preach Jesus.

1. Finally, being FRUITFUL in every good works, as Apostle Paul Prayed the prayer in the book of
   Colossians 1: 9-10;
2. For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
3. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”

Give the Lord Praises by showing forth His Praises!

Rise up on your feet everybody. Come on wave your hands to the Lord and give Him Praise for all He has done for you.

Celebrate His Faithfulness; it is not about what you are experiencing, it is all about Him.

2 Corinthians 4: 15-16 says:

1. For all things [are] for your sakes, that the Abundant Grace might through the Thanksgiving of many redound to the Glory of God.
2. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.”

Brethren, I am not moved by what I am seeing, I am not move by what I am experiencing, I am going to Praise the Lord. I am not moved by what is in my Account, I am not moved by my children, I am not moved by what is happening in the Nation; I am only moved by the Word of God and I will PRAISE HIS NAME!

Come on, give the Lord Praise, Thank Him; Thank Him for the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thank Him for the Name of Jesus.

… In Jesus Mighty Name we have Praise – Amen!

Let somebody who has been blessed greatly shout: PRAISE THE LORD!

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