IGNITE 2019 – SPEAKER: PASTOR PETER AMENKHIENAN (ASSISTANT GENERAL OVERSEER IN CHARGE OF YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUTH AFFAIRS, RCCG)

THEME: OWN THE FUTURE

VENUE: NAIROBI KENYA

DATE: 20TH JULY, 2019

SHORT PROFILE OF THE SPEAKER:

PASTOR PETER AMENKHIENAN is an Assistant General Overseer in The Redeemed Christian Church of God. He oversees the activities of the Young Adults and Youths in the RCCG. He is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya; from where he also coordinates the East African Regions of the Mission.

A Chemistry Graduate of the University of Benin. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology, with an Honorary Doctorate Award in Strategic Leadership.

He held Top Management Positions in various Conglomerate in the Private Sector in Nigeria before answering the call to Ministry.

A Transformational Leader, a Pastor by calling, a Dynamic Teacher of the Word and Best Selling Author of several books. Including “Strategic Living” and “Living Above Limitations”.

Pastor Peter Amenkhienan believes in Disciplining and Mentoring a people of Power and Praise for God; who will do Great Exploits in their Generation.

He is married to Pastor (Mrs) Sola Amenkhienan and they are blessed with four (4) lovely children.

Join me as I make welcome, PASTOR PETER AMENKHIENAN as he ministers to us on the topic: “OWN THE FUTURE”.

… Let us put our hands together for a round of applause for our daddy.

Praise the Lord! Are you excited to be in the House this morning?

SONG:
Because He lives,
I can face tomorrow
Because He lives,
All fear is gone, Because I know
He owns my Future, My life is worth a living,
Just, because He Lives!

OPENING PRAYER

Father we Thank You because You are Alive! And because You are Alive, that is why we have the confidence to say “we can face tomorrow.”

Lord we thank You because we can face tomorrow; because You are Alive. Thank You Father! We give You all Praises, we give You all Glory, we have this confidence that all will be Well. And so Lord, as we look into the Perfect Law of Liberty; Encourage Your Children, Empower them, Assist them in the Name of Jesus.

Lord, we have handed over everything to You, let the Holy Spirit take absolute control. Inspire us to have what You desire for us at this hour.

… In Jesus Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Praise the Lord!

Yes, “OWN THE FUTURE”;

I was asked to look at “OWN THE FUTURE”. That you can OWN the Future.

… And with God, you can OWN THE FUTURE!

We will be emphasising on Joshua 1:1-11 and Jeremiah 29:11.

I will just read a few scripture in Joshua 1:1-8

1. Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
2. Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
3. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
4. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
5. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6. Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.
8. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Every believer should have a hopeful view of the future.

If you are truly saved and you are a believer, you need to have a hopeful view of the future.

Because your future is guaranteed, God has a lot He has set aside for you. So you have no reason for anxiety about the future. You have no reason to be worried about the future.

There are some factors in the Scriptures you can see about a future.

If you are not saved, you can have that anxiety, worry and fear about the future. But the believer who believe in God, who is living according to the Principles set by God should have no fear.

A believer should have confidence that the the future will be Great and Glorious.

… Also, your future will be Great and Glorious in the Name of Jesus – Amen – Amen!

There are some factors you need to know about the future:

1. The first fact is the understanding that GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING that is going to happen .

Hebrew 4:13 says: “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”

Psalms 139:6 says: “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.”

God KNOWS everything that is going to happen and God has a Plan for my future as we read in Jeremiah 29:11.

He has a Plan for your future. God will be with you in every steps of the day if you abide in Him.

Hebrews 13:5 says: “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

So, your future is plain to God.

Hebrew 4:13 says: “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”

… Your future is planned by God. Your future is in Partnership with God!

There are three (3) things you need to pay attention to:

“Your future is PLAIN to God; your future is PLANNED by God, and your future is in PARTNERSHIP with God.”

You will see that I am showing you facts from the Scriptures.

Sometimes, some people who are in business, even some young Christians will like to listen to or hear what would be said outside the Scriptures; rather than the idea from the Scriptures. Not knowing that some Motivational Speakers, Leadership Coaches: (all the Leadership Coaches we have) those who coach people in the acts of Leadership; they get their ideas from the Scriptures.

So all that we need to know about the future; all that will help us concerning our future; you will find them in the Bible. So this (Bible) is the Blueprint; this is where they get all their ideas.

One of the Greatest Leadership Coaches that we have, John Maxwell is now a Consultant; he gets his idea from the Scriptures.

You will see that I am giving you idea from the Scriptures that would help you to “OWN THE FUTURE”.

• So your future is PLAIN to God, God knows everything about your future. There is nothing hidden to Him about your future.
• Your future is PLANNED by God, and
• Your future is in PARTNERSHIP with God.

If you are not in Partnership with God, you don’t have a Good and Glorious Future!

SO WHAT DO WE MEAN ABOUT OWNING THE FUTURE?

To own the future means:

1. To take POSSESSION of the future;
2. To be in CONTROL, not that the circumstances and situations will be controlling you because you have God on your side.
3. To OCCUPY.
4. To DOMINATE the future.
5. To have the future in YOUR HANDS.
6. To INHERIT.

7- To RETAIN and have the TITLE DEEDS of a Great and Glorious future.

… That is what it means to to “OWN THE FUTURE”.

As a child of God, you have the TITLE DEEDS for a Glorious future – no fear, not threatened. Because my future is guaranteed in God and your future is guaranteed in God, no matter what is happening in the Economy, no matter what is happening in the Nation. You know for sure that your future is guarantee in God.

So to “OWN THE FUTURE” means: to Hold the future in hands, to Dominate the future.

It does not matter the position that you are in now, if you follow the Principles and the Secrets of God.

We are going to be looking at the LAWS from the Scriptures.

The future is yours. I am saying the future is yours, a Glorious future is yours in the Name of Jesus – Amen!

Now, to “OWN THE FUTURE”, there are three (3) things that you should not do;

1. DON’T PRESUMED ABOUT THE FUTURE.

In order words, don’t take for granted; don’t take the future for granted.

Don’t just assume or suppose about the future. Don’t take the future for granted. Don’t Presumed about the future.

Proverbs 27:1 says: “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”

Because except you are in Partnership with God, your boasting will amount to nothing.

I don’t care what you acquired or what you have right now, your tomorrow is in jeopardy, your future is in jeopardy if you are not in Partnership with God.

So to “Own the Future”, there are three (3) things you must not do; Don’t Presume about the future.

1. DON’T PANIC ABOUT THE FUTURE:

Matthew 6:34 says: “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”

1. DON’T PROCRASTINATE ABOUT THE FUTURE:

Whatever you supposed to do, try to do it now! Your future is going to be yours.

Three (3) things not to do about the future: Don’t PRESUMED about the future, don’t PANIC about the future and don’t PROCRASTINATE about the future.

HOW DO YOU NOW OWN THE FUTURE?

Joshua 1:1-9; You will Own the future and archive success in life by Pursuing the Purpose God has for your life;

1. You will “Own the Future” and archive Great Success in life by PURSUING the Purpose God has for your life.

God has a Purpose for your life and if you are going to “Own the Future”, you must pursue that Purpose that God has for your life.

1. If you are going to “Own the Future”, you will own the future and archive success in life by CLICKING and CLAIMING the PROMISES that God offers you.

Therefore, you must click to the Promises and then, you must claim the Promises that God has for you as you run the race of life.

1. If you are to “Own the Future”, you would Own the Future and archive success in life by following the PRINCIPLES God has laid out for you.

So three (3) things you need to do if you are going to own the Future:

• You will “Own the Future” and archive success in life by pursuing the Purpose God has for your life.
• You will “Own the Future” and archive Greatness and Success in life if you click and claim the Promises.
• You will “Own the Future” that God has for you by following the Principles.

These can be see in the Scriptures:

I. Joshua 1:1-2 talks about about pursuing the Purpose;

II. Principle about clicking and claiming the Promises, Joshua 1:5.

III. Joshua 1:6-9, So You can Own the Future.

HOW DO YOU OWN A GREAT AND GLORIOUS FUTURE?

You can Own the Future by the following things:

Please pay very close attention, these are very important and I am not just saying these for saying sake.

Like I said, these are from the Scriptures because the Bible is our Blueprint for life and it is the Map that we must follow, that will give us Divine Directions.

HOW DO YOU OWN THE FUTURE?

1. You Own the future by ANTECEDENT – By your History, by your Ancestry, by your Characteristics, you “Own the Future”.

… You “Own the Future” by your ANTECEDENTS.

John 1:12 says: “But as many as received him, to them gave He Power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his Name:”

And we have our Ancestry in Christ Jesus. We are the descendants of the Most High God.

… The Future is ours; Great and Glorious Future is Ours.

John 1:12 says: “But as many as received Him, to them gave He Power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name:”

… If you are a child of God, you have a Great and Glorious Future.

1. You own the future by your ASSOCIATION – By your Acquaintance, by your Companion.

You are a friend and we are Associated with God. God is our Companion. So there is a Great and Glorious Future ahead of us;

… So you “Own the Future” by the Antecedent and by Association.

1. You “Own the Future” by ACTION AND ACTIVITIES – With what you do and with what God has given to you.

What you do with the Directives He has given to you will determine whether you own a Glorious Future or not.

So you “Own a Glorious Future” by Antecedent, by Association and by your Action and Activities.

1. You own the Future by ACCESS.

He has given us an Access to the things that will happen. God has given us an Insight, Access to the future.

You “Own your Future” by Access even though you are in a business Arena, you become Prosperous in the Future if you have Access to the idea to the things that would help you to succeed in life.

1. You “Own the Future” by ADJUSTMENT.

The Adjustment you made in life, that is what God was telling Joshua that there are certain adjustment that you need to make. I have promised you a Great and Good land, but there are some adjustments that you need to make in order to enter into the Promise Land. You can read Joshua 1:1-9.

There are some adjustments you need to make now if you need a Great and Glorious Future to be yours.

1. You Own the future by ASSIGNMENT.

If God is the One who has given you an Assignment, then your tomorrow is guaranteed; the Future is yours.

And a Glorious Future is yours if you are doing the Assignment that God has given to you.

You “Own the Future” because I know that I am on Assignment of God. I have this confidence that a Great and Glorious Future is mine.

1. You Own the future by AUTHORIZATION.

God has given me a Mandate, He has given me Directives, He is the one who Commissioned you to do something and then you are in for Great and Glorious tomorrow.

1. You own the future by a VISION.

A Vision, seeing the future.

Have you seen the future?

I have seen a Glorious Future and I have no fear.

Genesis 13:14-15 says:

1. And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
2. For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

He told Abraham that: “As far as you can see.”

So there must be a SEEING of the Future; Vision of the future.

WHAT IS VISION?

Vision is a Picture of a foreseeable future.

And it’s impossible to feature in a Future that you have no picture of.

Vision is what God shows you and it is different from Ambition.

‘Vision’ is what God shows you that He wants you to do. While ‘Ambition’ is what you desire to do.

Vision is what God wants you to do. So you “Own the Future” by a VISION, by seeing what God wants you to do and by doing what God wants you to do; not just by Ambition.

Some people think that once you have Good and Great Ambition, then tomorrow is guaranteed.

No, I beg to disagree. You “Own the Future” by a VISION and you know that you have a Great Future and you hook up to God and He has given you a VISION for tomorrow

1. You Own the future by a VISIT.

Stepping into a Season of the Future.

Genesis 13:15; He said that as far as you can see, that I have given unto you.

Also Joshua 1:13 says: “Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.”

… He said, every place that you step into is what I will give you.

Before, He said everywhere you SEE or as far as you can see, now He is telling Joshua not just that; everywhere you step to.

Joshua 1:3 – “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.”

So you “Own the Future” by: Vision, a Visit, not just by seeing or by stepping into what God has Promised you and by Seeing it to “Own the Future”.

… You “Own the Future” by doing these three (3) things.

Let me give you another three (3) things that you need to do in order to “Own The Future”, according to Joshua 1:1-6 and Luke 14:26-30

HOW CAN YOU OWN THE FUTURE?

1. You can “Own the Future” and the Future is yours by setting up a PLAN.

WHAT IS A PLAN?

A plan is a Strategy, a Skill designed or Method of doing something to develop in advance.

… So, you “Own the Future” by setting up a PLAN – Luke 14:28-30

There are some certain things that you need to know about God’s Plan.

I will just give you few things that you need to know about God’s Plan.

1. God’s Plan will work out for Good for every believers.

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”

1. God’s Plan DISCOVERED, DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED will always result in a Great Future, in Good Success, in Prosperity.

God’s plan determined where we go. Where we are going to live is God plan.

Acts 17:26 says: “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;”

Job 14:5: “Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;”

God’s Plan is very important.

Set up a Plan, know God’s Plan and work on that Plan.

God knows Future events and He knows the end from the beginning.

That is why you must result to God’s Plan – God’s Plan is the one that will always prevail.

So, Plan when you have understood God’s Plan and let your Plan be in line with God’s Plan.

God’s Plan is always the best Plan and will always bring us to the expected end – Jeremiah 29:11

Making your Plan without knowing and considering and following God’s Plan is not wise.

So always follow God’s Plan.

1. STAY IN THE WORD.

If you are going to “Own a Great and Glorious Future”, you must stay in the Word of God.

Joshua 1:8 says: “This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

What the Bible is staying therein is that if you are going to have a Great and Glorious Future, you must stay in the Word of God.

Let not the Word of God depart out of your mouth, let it not depart from your mind, let it not depart from your method and manner of your living, let it not depart from your modus operandi and let it not depart from your management, let it not depart from your Mandate and Ministry in life.

… Stay in the Word and you are going to “Own tomorrow – Tomorrow is yours!!!

1. STEP OUT IN FAITH.

After you have set up a Plan and you are abiding in the Word; step out in Faith.

Step out and face the Future with Faith and a Great Future will be yours in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FACE THIS GREAT FUTURE THAT GOD HAS PROMISED YOU?

1. Face the future with Confidence!

Hebrews 10:35 says:
“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.”

1. Face the future with Commitment.

Psalms 37:5 says: “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”

1. Face the future with Cheerfulness.

Psalms 37:4-5 says: “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”

1. Face the future with Courage.

If a Great and Glorious Future is yours, face the Future.

HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO OWN THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS FUTURE?

There are several things you will find in the Scriptures and I am just going to give you a few just like the ones I read out. Because they are just numerous.

Since I started meditating on the Future, several things have been bombarding my mind:

You Own the future by resulting to DIVINE DIRECTION IN DAILY DECISION.

By resulting to Divine Direction. Let God direct you

It’s when God directs you that you will become even a Director.

It is what God shows you that will make a Show in life by resulting to Divine Direction in Daily Decision in life.

WHY DO WE NEED TO RESULT TO DIVINE DIRECTION IN DAILY DECISION?

We need to result to divine direction in daily decision because resulting to Divine Direction is a Prerequisite for a Heavenly life, a Prerequisite for a Happy life, a Prerequisite for a Healthy life and a Prerequisite for Hopeful life.

If you follow the Divine Direction in your decision, you will have a Heavenly life on this Earth; a Happy life on this Earth; Live a healthy life on this Earth and a Hopeful life on this Earth.

HOW WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE DIVINE DIRECTION IN ORDER TO HAVE A GLORIOUS FUTURE?

You recognize that what you are following is His Divine Direction if:

1. If that brings GOD to others.

Galatians 6:10 says: “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”

1. If what you are doing brings GLORY TO GOD.

1Corinthians 10:31 says: “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the Glory of God.”

1. If what you are doing brings GOD TO PEOPLE.

1 Corinthians 10:33 says: “Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.”

1. If what you are doing brings GRACE TO MANIFESTATION.

So you recognize Divine Direction if what you are doing brings: God to the people, Glory to God, and Grace to Manifestation.

HOW DO YOU RECEIVE DIVINE DIRECTION FOR THE DECISION OF LIFE.

You receive the Divine Direction for the decision of life by:

1. Depending on the Lord by; Daily Walking in the Light – 1John 1:5-10
2. Delighting in the Lord –
   Psalms 37:4 says: “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
3. Deferring to the Lord.

HOW DO YOU OWN THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS FUTURE?

It is by three (3) things; you own a Great and Glorious Future if you follow the: Principle, Process and the Promise in Proverbs 3:5-6. Verse 5: The Principle of Trusting in the Lord. Verse 6: The Process of “in all thy ways, acknowledge Him”.

Verse 6: The Promise that He shall Direct thy ways.

If you are going to have a Great and Glorious Future, follow the Principle, the Process and the Promise.

Now, a Great and Glorious Future is awaiting you if you have the attitude set out in Proverbs 3:5-6.
The attitude is: “TRUST IN THE LORD”.

The Absolute is with all I had, the Trust is all that I had. The Admonition is lean not on their own understanding. The acknowledgement is in all their ways. Acknowledge Him and the Assurance that He shall direct your paths.

I can see God directing your paths. A Great and Glorious Future is yours.

As they are going to deliberate throughout Nigeria, my appeal to everyone is that you should be focus on the Lord, let your life be based on the Principles in the Bible.

There are Great and wonderful Ideas there for businesses, for politics but if they are not from the Word of God, they are in Vain, they are useless because there are several people who have Ideas on how they can make it in life and they failed.

Don’t tell me that oh, you have seen unbelievers who have made it in life.

Do you know their Future?

Who tell you that their Future is guaranteed?

For those who are abiding in the Word of God, their Future is Guaranteed.

I pray for everyone that you will have a Great and Glorious Future; you will succeed in life; you will make it; you will not fail and you will not fall in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

Thank you and God bless you all!

SONG:
Because He lives,
I can face tomorrow
Because He lives,
All fear is gone, Because I know
He owns my Future, My life is worth a living,
Just because He lives!

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