RCCG ANNUAL YOUTH CONVENTION 2019 – THEME: “HIS POWER AND GLORY” – MINISTERING: PASTOR PETER PEREORUBO AKPE (APICP, CHRISTIAN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, BAYELSA PROVINCE 1)

DAY 2 (MORNING): PLENARY SESSION 2

TOPIC: HIS POWER AND GLORY: CHRISTIAN YOUTHS IN POLITICS

DATE: 1ST OCTOBER, 2019

BIBLE TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:41

Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Do we have Youths that are ready to take over? – If you are ready to take over shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah! … Amen!

We want to thank God for the privilege which we will not take for granted – Our father in the Lord, daddy GO and our mother in the Lord, mummy GO; we want to say that we will continue to celebrate you.

The AGO’s (Assistant General Overseers) – especially the AGO in Charge of Young Adults and Youth Affairs, Pastor Peter Amenkhienan and the Youth Directorates – The National Youth Pastor (Pastor Previous Akingbade); thank you for this Privilege.

And to all those of you who has come to listen; God Bless You – Amen!

Shall we rise up and sing this song:

Solo:

One thing we ask of you
One thing that we desire
That as we worship you
Lord come and Change our lives

Repeat Solo

Chorus:

Arise, arise, arise, arise, arise
Take your Place
Be Enthroned on our Praise arise
King of kings
Holy God, as we sing arise
Arise, arise, arise, arise, arise

OPENING PRAYER

Father, we want to Thank You.

I Submit myself to You and ask Oh Lord that You Speak Your Words.

And You let these Words not fall on the ground.

In Jesus Name we Pray – Amen!

I need a loud Amen – Amen.

Let your Amen not be lower than your number because you are going higher in number.

… HIS POWER AND GLORY: CHRISTIAN YOUTHS IN POLITICS.

BIBLE TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:41

“There is one Glory of the sun, and another Glory of the moon, and another Glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in Glory.”

… Now this Scripture says the sun has its Glory, the moon has it’s Glory, the star has its Glory. Now one star Glory cannot stop another star Glory from Shinning – it is their Glory.

Instead for us to do the right things; instead for us to take the right steps, instead for us to keep into what to do as Ordained by God; most of the times we sit back and murmur. We sit back and envy.

Can you lift up your right hand again and say: “I MUST SHINE.”

Quickly, we will be Anchoring on Politics.

Politics originated from Greek words.

It means affairs of the cities (Polis). It means Politeia.

Many definition of Politics has been deposited severally. I will just mention one common one which states that Politics is he who gets what, how and when.

That means that it doesn’t mean when you are contesting Elections or you not contesting Elections.

By this definition; Politics is in your family, Politics is in your Business Place and even Politics is in the Church – Hallelujah!

Politics is also defined as the Authoritative Allocation of Scarce Resources. People have been given Authority to allocate the very, very scarce resources that the Society, Community or the Nation has.

But I want to let you know that Aristotle told us that: “Man is a Political Animal”.

If you are not a “Political Animal” and you so say that you are not; it further says that you are an Outcast like a bird who fly’s alone.

Some Authorities mention some things about Politics saying that we act Politically when we take some decisions – When we take some decisions on behalf of People then we are acting Politically.

Even if in your Classroom as a Class Monitor; you are acting Politically.

Sometimes, you may not be pronounced – they don’t vote for you. But somehow, there are some inmate Gifting in you and you begin to take some Charge talking on behalf of a set of People; you are acting Politically.

Politics is also an activity through which People make People preserve and also amend the General Rule under which they live and get their livelihood.

Now very quickly, we need to develop as Youth – Move over to the realms of “Taking Charge”.

But right now, we must think for certain People that wants to move forward. We have a Team called “Think Tank”.

Who are these Set of People?

They are the Set of People who are able to know what they are, where they are, the challenges they Project in the Future.

People of God, the Future of God for any Nation is in the hands of the Youth. And any Nation who has not or who do not Project for the Future is a Nation that is about to be destroyed.

In the United States; if you Google: www.globaltrends2025; they gathered Great Minds together and they call it: “THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL”.

And they look at what will happen in the next ten (10) to fifteen (15) Years and they Projected some things that will happen in 2025.

I will talk about three (3) of those Projections:

1. They Projected a Shift in Global Power.

The first thing that they looked at is: “The Power Elements”.

How many of you are here for Power?

If you are here for Power, shout a loud Amen – Amen.

That this Power will begin to shift from Bipolar System (Russia and USA); taking charge through a Unipolar System (Only the USA) and then begin to shift to Multipolar (India, Brazil and China).

And now you are beginning to see some things happen. Time will fail me to go into full details.

2. There is going to be a Shift in National Wealth.

Before, USA was a Monopoly – If you don’t have a dollar, you cannot even travel or transact International Business.

But now you are seeing that China is gradually Taking Over.

When you study the Chinese; they have ten (10) Years Development Plan. And in those ten (10) Years; they dealth on issues. And I want to assure you that seventy percent (70%) of the content of their Development Plan was hinged on the Youth.

How many Youths are ready to Take Over?

Let those Youths shout a loud Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

A Shift in Wealth. See what is going on now; we are talking of Petroleum, Petroleum. Now, they are talking of Electric Vehicles. They are talking of Power Surge through Electricity.

If we don’t move fast and have the right Mindset; they will soon deplore all their Petroleum cars to us when the Electricity cars come up.

3. Population Explosion.

The Population Explosion of the world is Projected at 8.2 Billion to 8.5 Billion and forty percent (40%) of these are expected to be Africa.

Now, Nigeria is expected to be in the region of three hundred and fifty million (350,000,000) as at that time.

Now, what are the Content Implications. When now that we are one hundred and eighty million (180,000,000) to two hundred million (200,000,000) we are still finding it difficult to feed.

If we don’t Plan, if the right set of People don’t Take Over resources; when we get to three hundred and fifty million (350,000,000) People; the Land Mass will not change – It is the Brain and Mentality that will Change.

And until this Change comes; something is looming – Hunger is looming.

And when you have a Society that is playing with hunger; everything and anything goes.

So, we need to start thinking. We need to change our Mindset. We need to have a Paradigm Shift.

And am believing God that as we key into Politics as a Tool; the Lord will take us to where we should be in Jesus Name – Amen.

Do you know that we have more Pastors in Nigeria than Imams?

Anybody arguing that fact? – We have more Pastors in Nigeria than Imams.

But in Governance, Key Positions; you have very, very few. The Percentage and Ratio is something that is even shameful to mention.

Who is Thinking for Nigeria? Who is Thinking for the Church?

… We need to start Thinking.

Quickly: POLITICS AND THE SCRIPTURES.

Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!

God is interested in Politics.

Isaiah 9:6-7 says that the Government shall be upon His shoulders – Do you know that Scripture?

… And of the Increase of His Government shall be no end.

If He is not interested in Government – He is not talking about Government in Heaven but He is talking about Government here on Earth.

He said that we shall be Light of this world. Not the Light in Heaven.

Your Light will be useless in Heaven because in Heaven there is Gold and Light all over. Salt of the Earth.

When the three (3) Wise Men in Matthew 2:2; when they came saying: Where is He that is born the King of the Jews?

A King is a Political Mandate. They were not going to look for the Priest. He manifested as a King and as a Priest.

Revelations 5:10 says: And thou made unto us our God, Kings and Priest.

So anything short of that means as my father will say: Living Ignatius.

Zechariah 13:7(b) says if a head is smitten, the sheep scatters.

If the Head does not have the right head; sheep scatters.

And when the Righteous rules; the Bible says: The People rejoice.

We have been wallowing in Political Apathy for a long time – Thank God for the Revival. The Revival took the shape maybe because of enlightenment like this. Because of the “Think Tank Modulus” like this.

There was a time the Church does not even talk about Sex and the devil took it up and sex went hale wire.

But thank God that the Church changed.

Sex is something that was Ordained by God but we don’t teach it – we don’t talk about it.

There was a time as Christians that you don’t go and study Law – They will say that you want to come and lie.

Study Accountancy – They say you want to go and steal money

And so several of us lose the Core Areas of our Calling where we are meant to affect the world.

When you don’t participate in Politics and Governance; mediocrity rules.

I always quote my Mentor Plato. He says that those who are too smart to engage in Politics end up being ruled by those who are dummy – That is People who no get sense.

… They will rule you if you stay out of it.

We have Poor Standards in the Society, General Backwardness, No Initiatives to move the System Forward.

There will be Pain and Torture: People will be living in Fear, People will be far from God.

And once God is far from them because of the kind of Leader and where he is leading them to.

Jesus Christ says: Follow Me and I will make you who you will follow.

Something determines where you are going to end – It is either the Propagation of the Word of God, which is our Primary Assignment. They can go and do anything.

But if a Ruler is there who is a child of God; definitely some of those wrong Legislation; some of these Executive this, Executive that; will not be put to Place to end up causing People to murmur.

Because when you murmur according to 1 Corinthians 10:10; the Bible says that God is angry and destruction is imminent.

Very Quickly: POLITICS IS NOT A PROFESSION.

People can contest with me on this. I don’t believe that if you are a Political Scientist that is a Profession.

… But Politics is for all of us and that is what I agreed.

Governance is a bit of Politics.

An arm of Politics is just for People sitting together and saying this man has excelled in a particular Profession, this man has done well in his way of life – so let all of us give him the responsibility of our “General Common Wealth”.

When they give you a Form to fill and they say Profession and you write Politics. I see you as an understanding of a thug or somebody that want to shout unnecessarily.

Politics is for everybody. And that is why we must participate in it.

Don’t stay back – Either you are Voting or Contesting or you are Coordinating Things.

People of God, quickly let us see some Qualities that we are looking for – Some Qualities and am going to relate them to the Scriptures.

In Politics, if you want to Take Over Governance; there are some Qualities that you must have. There are some Mindsets that you should have.

1. You must know that God is Sovereign.

If you forget God about Leadership, then you have missed it.

If you forget God about Governance, you have lost it.

God is Sovereign. Psalms 75:6 says: Promotion does not come from the East, West, South; it comes from God – You must know that.

1 Samuel 2: 6-8 says: He lifted Up the beggar from the dunghill.

People of God, know that it is God that makes Leaders – don’t forget this.

Because most of the times; we tend to be half ways as Christians and when we have some Privileges, we forget that it is the Sovereignty of God that makes a Leader.

2. You must have a Solution Mindset.

Americans say think of what you can do for America and not what America can do for you – A Solution Mindset.

Everybody in Life; especially when you give your Life to Jesus Christ; you are created to be a Solution and not a Problem. And challenges of a Society can never ends.

So, look at the life of Joseph: Joseph was relevant because he was a Solution.

He was a Solution in his father’s house, he was a Solution in the Prison and he was a Solution in Portiphar’s house. And everyone and anyone he gets in contact with, he was put in Charge.

To the extent that when Pharaoh saw that this man is the Solution to Egypt; he didn’t ask him where are you from? He didn’t ask him what is your father’s name? – He simply gave him to Take Charge.

People of God, they may not like your face, they may not like where you are coming from, they may not like your father’s name. But if you have the Solution to the Society, men will put you on top – Amen.

So as a child of God, have a Solution Mindset.

In Acts 9:6; Paul has a Solution Mindset. Every other Apostles do not have the same report as Paul – Paul said that when Jesus Christ struck him and He said as he gave the Revelation, he said: What do you want me to do for you? What kind of Service? What kind of Area do I proffer Solution?

You remember, look at the life of Paul – Paul was the Chief of all the Apostles.

… Have a Solution Mindset!

However, in Exodus 1: 6-8 when a Pharaoh that does not know Joseph came to the Throne; the Israelites began to suffer – they were tortured.

One man can be a Solution and Change the Destiny of a whole Nation.

How many of you are prepared to be a Solution? – Shout a loud Amen – Amen!

3. Be ready to make Sacrifices.

In John 10:11; Jesus Christ gave us an example. He said that: I am the Good Shepherd.

The Good Shepherd is the one that is ready and prepared to lay down his life for the People.

If you are not ready to make Sacrifices; People are watching you. It is not when they say Governorship Form is ten million naira (#10,000,000); then you will raise the ten million naira (#10,000,000) and pay. The People that will decide, they have been seeing you and watching you: What kind of Life is this man living? How can we access him?

And that is what am trying to release to us this morning.

The Good Shepherd – Look at David; when his other brothers were sleeping in the house, he was in the bush working – Sacrificing. He was ready to risk his life.

That was why he was the only Person prepared to confront Goliath that was bringing reproach to the Nation of Israel.

Until Esther in Esther 4:16 says that: I will go to see the King and if I perish, I perish. That was the only time Deliverance came.

Because there may be some People who may be in Position but they are just useless – Just there.

People are crying to you but you don’t add any Value.

I Pray for you: God will cause the Power to reign to come upon you in the Name of Jesus – Amen!

4. You must have a Service Mind.

Job 36:11; the Bible says that if they Obey and Serve Him, they shall spend their days in Prosperity and their Years in Pleasure.

Service is Important!

What is your Mindset? – Are you prepared to Serve or you are prepared to show that you are in Charge?

People of God; Jesus in John 13: 8-12 has come down to show us the example by washing His Disciples’ feet – That is Service.

He was showing us that you need to come down; you need to do works.

Daddy always tells us that any hands that is not ready to do labour cannot carry Anointing.

I Pray for you: Your hands will carry Anointing – Amen!

Unfortunately, when we talk about Service; several People fall into the Pits of “Eye Service”.

Instead of Serving God and rendering Service to the Society and seeing and ensuring that God is seen and the One who will give Promotion will Take Charge; they go for “Eye Service”.

People of God; Ephesians 6:6, Colossians 3:2 talks about Eye Service.

Not when you see the Pastor coming, not when you see the Governor coming you begin to clear grass – Not that!

Eye Service is not a Christian Character.

5. Study.

2 Timothy 2:15; the Bible says: Study to show thyself approved unto God; a Workmanship that needed to be ashamed rightly dividing the Word of Truth.

If you don’t study, you can never be approved.

If you think that you are a Professor, you still need to Study. If not, a Master Degree Holder can bring you Knowledge and you will be useless.

If you don’t Study, you cannot meet up with what is it at every point in time.

If you don’t Study, you cannot bring NEWS because the world is looking for New Things. The world is looking for Advancement.

It takes you to Study to get there. It takes Readers to be Leaders. If you are not a Reader, you cannot Lead.

And most of the time, we find not People who are infront, who are ready to Study, who are not ready to Keep advancing.

So, People staying behind them if you find a Leader of such, there is an imminent Rebellion, imminent Trouble

What are we talking about?

Nobody is prepared to stay behind a Vehicle that is not moving because if you continue to stay there; they will ask of your Mentality – My friend don’t you want to Overtake?

When Overtaking is about to take place, the man infront will be elbowing, will be blocking. Even in Churches, such challenges are there. You see it in the case of Saul and David: Saul left the Covenant and was pursuing David – throwing Javelin at him.

You see that in several aspects of Politics and Governance.

As a child of God, you have the privilege to be infront, ensure that you continue to Study, continue to Advance your Knowledge.

I know of some People in some Organization and Establishment; they were employed as a Typist (I know a particular lady); today she is a Professor; became a Dean but she was employed as a Typist.

Whereas, some People will be a Typist, will become Senior Typist. If you are in Civil Service, they will get to a time they would have gotten to a Bar. Then you go about murmuring and your Destiny will not be fulfilled.

6. You must be ready to Submit to Authority.

In 2 Kings 3:11; Elisha was said to be pouring water into the hands of Elijah.

If you look at the History of these two (2); one was from a Prosperous and Known Family while the other one has no background. But the other man is your Leader and so you must be ready to Submit.

Listen very carefully; No King will handover his Throne to somebody who is not Submissive to him. And you need a man to name you.

Whether you like it or not; look at Mephibosheth (son of Jonathan and a grandson of King David) – he needed a Ziba (servant to Saul) to name him.

I Pray for you that when it is time to name you; your Ziba will manifest – Amen!

Look at David: he was thirsty and he asked that he needed water from a Specific Well (Well of Bethlehem that is by the gate).

The Bible said in 2 Samuel 23: 15-17; it said that David when he said that; three (3) of his men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew the water from the Well of Bethlehem and brought it to David. Though he later threw away the water because he said that the men risked their lives.

Why will the the (3) men does such?

That was an epitome of Submission. These three (3) men are named as part of the Mighty Men.

People will envy. – Why? Because they are Submissive – Hallelujah!

I remember when I contested as a Councillor – I had all the Qualities. And when I won, several Promises came saying you will be the Vice Chairman as the Chairman was supposed to pick one among the Councillors.

And it was two (2) hours to the Swearing-In Ceremony. The Caucus of the Chairman sat down and do you know what they say: Are you sure this man will be Submissive to you? Let us change him to that man – two (2) hours to that time, it changed.

You must be prepared to be a Team Player building Synergy.

1 Corinthians 3:6 says: I Planted, Apollos water…

If you want to be in Governance, People of God; you must be ready to work with People.

You cannot be an Island on your own. Be ready to work with People.

No, No, No; they made me angry. You must be ready to work with all manner of People.

The Bible said that imbeciles all gather together and called on David to come and be their King. And from those People, David raised a Mighty Men.

If you are not approachable; your Character is such that you are full of Pride; People of God, nobody will Vote for you, recommend you or push you to come and manage their Commonwealth.

7. Step Out, Step Forward and Take Action.

Any Gift that is nor expressed, cannot Perform the Purpose.

If you have what it takes and know what it is; don’t stay back but Step Out.

Can you tell somebody: Step Out!

Faith without works is what? – Dead!

You can be loadedly Anointed but if you don’t lay hands on the People, if you don’t Pray for People; No sick will be Healed.

And People of God, I want to tell you that it is time to Step Out.

Is there anybody with me?

Whether you Vote or you don’t Vote; there will be a Councillor.

Some People will say we are Praying and Fasting – Very Good, very Perfect.

But People of God; if you finished Fasting; take your PVC (Permanent Voter’s Card) and go out to Vote.

Start from the Locals. Every Politics is Local.

Be involved with who is in Charge in your Community. Be involved with who is in Charge in your Ward. Be involved in your Local Politics and Governance.

Ensure that in all your decisions; you are making the decision in Righteousness. Don’t Stay Back – Hallelujah!

8. Run away from Sin.

In Genesis 39: 7-13; Joseph took off from sin.

In this Politics of Power, if you are not who you are; it is very Tempting.

When I got to the House of Assembly within my first week; the older People who we call the “Ranking Leaders” – they say: Pastor, this Place no easy ooo. You sure say you go survive? I give you one (1) Year, we go talk again.

Because when they go out for Conference, there is something they call “Conference Materials”. And all manner of People – The Speakers will say una no get “Conference Materials” here?

I now told my Assistant to give them the Conference Materials. They began to laugh that this man no know wetin we dey talk. We are talking of something else and he dey talk of another matter.

My “Conference Material” is my wife. And we go anywhere together.

Is somebody in the House?

People of God, I Pray for you that you Take Over.

Run away from sin. They can come from Inducting you until you become a Member of Buccaneers or Vikings.

Forget it, I am here today and standing on this Exalted Altar; I don’t belong to any Cult or Ogboni and God has been helping me. God is the Most Powerful.

But the challenge is that we are not many there.

… Come, let us Take Over in the Name of Jesus – Amen!

9. To raise Successors – Be conscious of Successors.

Daniel raised Successors. He raised Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

Because while there are People to talk to you from the Top, there should be People that should talk for you at the bottom.

You must know that Politics is a “Talking Game”. If you are deaf and dumb; forget it – Express Yourself.

While there must be People to talk about you (to recommend you up); there must be People to talk for you (to keep you up).

When you look down and you don’t see; it is like falling lime a Pack of Cards.

10. Stay in His Presence.

In Genesis 39: 1-5; it says that Joseph was taken down to Egypt and Portiphar, an officer of the Guards bought him.

And in Verse 2; the Bible says that: And the Lord was with Joseph and he was Prosperous.

The Israelites move with the Pillar of the Light by the Day and the Pillar of Fire by Night.

Note that it is only where the Spirit of God is that there is Liberty – 2 Corinthians 3:17.

… Stay in His Presence.

Anything that will make you go out of His Presence please don’t fo it.

Don’t forget that it is Prayer. Most of the time, when we Pray and get there; you don’t know that the examination to stay there; the marks you must make to be there; needs more Prayers.

What you get by Prayers and through Prayers you must sustain and retain through Prayers.

Ensure that you are still close to your Priest – Somebody that can tell you: Oga, shut up. This thing no work. Because, Politics is full of Sycophants.

Naaman would have been destroyed if not of that little girl that says that there is a Prophet in Israel.

When they told Naaman this is the right thing to do in River Jordan, he was boastful.

But the Bible said in 2 Kings 5:10; that the Servant came and said: Oga why don’t you try it.

The kind of People that you move around with will determine where you will get to.

It is Time to Take Over!

How many of you are ready to Take Over?

Rise up on your feet now.

You are going to say: My Father, my Father; the Grace to Take Over please release into me now in the Name of Jesus – Amen!

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