RCCG 2019 – 2020 CROSS OVER SERVICE – TOPIC: THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS – MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 31ST DECEMBER, 2019

BIBLE TEXT: 2 CHRONICLES 20: 13-15

Now let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Several years ago, when we just came to this Camp; I came to Pray for the New Year.

At that time, only the Carpenters were here with me – Carpenters, Antelopes and Snakes.

So, I had time alone with God.

And I said to God as I was preparing for the Thanksgiving that will follow. I said: Daddy just between the two (2) of us – You are my Daddy and am Your son and so I can be frank..

I said coming Sunday, I will tell the People to Praise You because it is my duty. But let me be sincere with You – I said: In this Year that is ending; I’m not sure that I have something to thank You about … Talking Father to son.

And He answered me immediately. He said son is that true?

I said that I’m just being honest.

And He said ok. Get your exercise book and pen.

He said January 1st of the Year that is ending; you slept and you woke up – I said that is true.

He said: Is it everybody who slept that woke up? – I said No!

He said that can we put that one down as Miracle No 1? – So I put it down.

He said that you travelled from Lagos to the Camp how many times? – I said that I can’t even remembered!

He said that how many People died on the road between here and Lagos?

He said that can we put that one down as Miracle No 2? – I did.

He said that you may not find enough food to eat but do you get anything at all since the beginning of the Year?

… Within ten (10) minutes I was on my face Thanking God!

Is there anybody here who had received any Miracle at all from God since January 1st till now?

Will you want to spend some few minutes Thanking you Lord in any way you want to do it? – Standing up, on your knees, you want to dance, rejoice, shout?

Is there anyone here who has anything to thank God for in this Year that is ending? – Is it sleeping and waking up; is it getting something to eat when you want to eat; is it your ability to breathe, ability to move your hands and legs; is it that your brain is still functioning? – You are not in ARO (A town in Abeokuta Ogun State Nigeria that a Psychiatric Hospital is located for mad People) right now. You are not working about naked.

Is there any Prayer at all that He has answered since the beginning of this Year?

Has God done anything for you at all since the Year began that you could thank Him for?

How many times have you slept and you woke up in the Year that is ending?

How many times have you travelled and you arrived safely?

Oh Father: Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

Oh, I will bless Your Name (2ce).

Thank You Jesus, Thank You Saviour. In Jesus Mighty Name we have given Thanks – Amen.

SONG

Alpha, Omega
Alpha, Omega
You are worthy of my Praises today
You are worthy of my Praises today

YORUBA VERSION

Alpha ati Omega (Alpha and Omega)
Alpha ati Omega (Alpha and Omega)
Eyin ni mo fi yin fun o Baba (You are the One I give Praises to Father)
Eyin ni mo fi yin fun o Baba (You are the One I give Praises to Father)

OPENING PRAYER

Alpha and Omega, Beginning and the Ending; we bless Your Name.

We Thank You for everyday of January that we slept and woke up; for everyday of February that we slept and woke up; for everyday of March, of April, of May, of June, of July that we slept and woke up. For everyday of August, September, October, November, December that we slept and woke up.

We Thank You that inspite of everything that the devil tried we are still here.

Glory be to Your Holy Name Lord. Accept our worship in Jesus Name.

Thank You Father. In Jesus Marvelous Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.

Shake hands with one (1) or two (2) People and tell him or her that whether the devil likes it or not; I will see the New Year.

… It is too late for the devil now! Glory be to God – Hallelujah!

BIBLE TEXT: 2 CHRONICLES 20: 13-15

1. And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives and their children.
2. Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the Congregation;
3. And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou King Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

I must confess that I was a bit shaken when the Lord gave me the Theme for tonight.

When He said that I’m to talk to you and tell you that: THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS

As I move closer and closer to the New Year and I sought His face more and more; it became clearer and clearer why I need to tell you that this Night.

… Do not be Afraid – I say it again: Do not be Afraid.

I repeat it it one more time: Do not be Afraid

THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS – WHY?

1. Well you belong to God.

You are a Member of His Family according to John 1: 11-12 – He came to His own and His own received Him not but to as many that received Him to them gave He Power to be called sons of God or children of God.

And according to Romans 8:15 – Yes there is only one Begotten Son of the Father but the rest of us are “Adopted”.

And if you are Adopted according to the Law; you are exactly like the one who is born in the home.

… So, you are a Member of the Family of God if you are a True Christian.

So, you are very Precious to God – Very Precious to God.

1 Corinthians 6; 19-20 says that you are not your own – You are bought.

… Oh, God paid a Serious Price to buy you.

1 Peter 1: 18-19 says that you are bought with the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ as expensive money.

You know that we always say that you can buy a thing but you can’t buy a child.

To buy you, God has to send His Son to come and shed His Blood – You are very Precious to God.

If you are the only one in the world; Jesus Christ would still have come down to die for you – You are very important, extremely important.

The People in this world may not have any recognition for you but the Father in Heaven recognises you.

People have said to me: Why do you say sir yo the servants in the office? Why do you say sir to your driver? Why do you say sir to the Messengers?

… Because am talking to somebody who is a BIG VIP of God!

They may not know you in Abuja (Capital City of Federal Republic of Nigeria). Your name may not mean anything in Aso Rock (The Seat of Power of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) – Ah, but your name mean something in Heaven.

You are a Member of the Family of the Most High God. You are a Royalty; you are His Excellency Don’t forget that one.

You belong to the Family of God.

Not only that: A man can have many children but if you pay close attention; in every family, you will notice that there is always one child somehow that is the favourite.

The Parents may tried to hide it but the Truth will be there for all to see.

There are things that other children will do and they will get punished. But there is this particular child, he will do it and they will only say: Be careful!

Have you noticed that before?

You are not only a Member of the Family of God; you are a friend of God.

In John 15: 14-16; He said that you are my friend – He said so!

And you are not just a friend; you are a ‘CHOICE FRIRND”

He said that I choose you to be my friend!

I have told you before and I don’t mind saying it again: I have many brothers, I have many sisters, I have many sons. My friends are less than ten (10). They used to be around ten (10); one (1) or two (2) of them had gone to rest.

… CHOSEN ONES; SPECIAL ONES!

People who get anything they want from me anytime they want. People that I weep when they are sad and I laugh when they are happy.

You are like that to God – You are a friend of God!

That was what He said in John 15:13. Hr said that: I love you so much that I lay down my life for you. Greater Love has no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friend.

… That is why the Battle is Not Yours!

In Acts 9: 1-7; Saul of Tarsus was persecuting Christians and was going to get more People when the Lord stopped him.

And when the Lord stopped him, He said: Saul, Saul, Saul why are you persecuting ‘Me’? – Not My People!

… Why are you Persecuting Me.

Saul said: Who are you? I can’t even see you?

Oh, well it doesn’t matter: You touch my children, you touch Me.

Infact the Bible says in Zechariah 2:8 (This is a Passage that you must read at home).

The Bible says that: He who touches you touches the Apple of the Eyes of God.

I’m not sure that you know that is in the Bible.

Anybody who touches you is not just touching God; he is reaching out to the Eyes of God – That fellow is dead!

Oh, tell your neighbour that: I’m happy the Battle is not mine!

That is why the Bible says that you are MORE THAN CONQUEROR!

Romans 8:37 says that: You are More Than Conqueror because you are Loved!

Because according to Romans 8:31. It says that: If God be for us, who can be against us?

Let them try; they will know that they are dealing with the “Consuming Fire”

2. The 2nd reason why the Battle is not yours is that things are different now.

Whether you believed it or not; certain things happened to you during the Holy Ghost Congress. You are not the same fellow who came to the Holy Ghost Congress that left the Holy Ghost Congress.

… No, No, No – Things are different now.

The elders has a Proverb. I will try as much as possible to translate it in English but it will be difficult.

They say in Yoruba Language (The Language of the People in the Western Part of Nigeria):

Eni fi oju ana wo oku (He who looks at the dead with yesterday’s eyes)
Ebora a bo laso (Evil Spirit will undress him)

In order words, if you think that I am what I used to be; you are in trouble.

It is a very terrible translation but you get the Point.

There was a time before David had a Turnaround; he could be in the bush and nobody will remembered him.

Everybody will be at home, he will be there in the cold singing to God and only the animals are listening.

But after he had his Turnaround; when he sings demons get out of the way.

You may not believed it but there is Power in your mouth now – Amen.

After David had his Turnaround, the Kind of one you had a couple of weeks ago; his hands were no longer the same hands – He could now punch a lion and the lion will die. He could now punch a bear and the bear will die. He can now use the same sling that he was using to kill birds and rabbits when he needed food to deal with Goliath.

… Things are different now. You are not the same fellow.

If you believed me, shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

SO WHAT IS IT THAT GOD IS EXPECTING YOU TO DO FROM NOW ON?

1. Put your Trust in God.

… Your Trust in who say it loud and clear (God).

Psalms 125; 1-3 says that if you will put your Trust in God, you will be like a Mount Zion that cannot be moved. He said that the rod of the wicked cannot rest on the Lot of the Righteous.

That is a Settled Matter.

2. Don’t be Afraid.

Have been saying this again and again; let it sink into you.

Deuteronomy 20:1 says that if you go to Battle and you see a crowd; the People far, far greater than you, fighting against you.

He says don’t be afraid of them because the Lord is with thee.

… One with God is always a Majority!

A whole Nation gathered against Elijah. By the time he finished with them, they are all on their faces.

… Don’t be afraid!

2 Chronicles 32: 7-8; it says: Be Strong, be Courageous, don’t be afraid. Those who are with you are more than those who are with them.

It doesn’t matter how many People are ganging up against you; they will fail – Amen!

Take my words for it: I want you to go into the New Year Bold, Strong, Fearless.

Why ? – The Battle is Not Yours!

And if God be for us, the one who can be against you is not yet born.

Put your Trust in God, don’t be afraid (Very Important) because the enemies can smell Fear.

I don’t know if you know that.

Ask the Scientists; they will tell you: When you see a dog coming close to smell. First of all if you are afraid and you turn to see the dog; Fear produces a smell in your body. And the dog smells the Fear, it knows that it is somebody that I can attack.

But if the dog is coming, rushing at you and you are not afraid; it draws close, it sees no Fear, it stops – This is,not somebody to be attacked.

… Don’t be afraid. Tell your neighbour please don’t be afraid.

1. The 3td Thing is: Just get God to Arise!

Psalms 68: 1-3 says: Let God arise and His enemies will be scattered.

How do I get Him Arise?
I. Praise Him like you have never done before.

In this coming Year, Praise Him – Praise Him in the morning, Praise Him in the afternoon, Praise Him in the Evening – Praise Him like you have never done before!

II. After you have Praised Him, then you Call on Him.

Some of my children has asked me again and again that at Night you go out at times you get out by 11.00pm, you don’t home until 5.00am.

What is it that you are Praying for all that hours? What are the things you are asking for?

I said: More than ninety five percent (95%) of the time, I’m just Praising God. – That is all I’m doing.

… What He has done in the Past; is that not more than enough to Praise Him for?

But it is not the only reason for Praising Him – If I Praise Him, He will arise. And when God arises, His enemies will scatter.

Praise Him and then Call on Him and see what He will do to your enemies.

Psalms 18: 1-3; David said: I will love thee my Rock, my Fortress, my Deliverer, my God, my Strength, my Trust, my Buckler, The Horn of my Salvation, my High Timer.

By the time he kept saying my Rock, Deliverer etc; God was already standing.

I’m happy that the Choir choose a Song (one of my Songs): You are my Saviour, You are my Healer, You ate my this or that – You sing that Song and see what God will do!

… Call on Him by His Name, Eulogise Him and He will stand up.

And He said that when you do that and He Stands; your enemies are bound to scatter.

The Only thing is as we are approaching the New Year; before you Call – Remember as you are Thanking Him, Pay your Vows!

Psalms 50: 14 and 15 says: Pay your Vows because the Bible says God has no Interest in Fools.

A Fool is somebody who make a Vow and he will not fulfill it.

I want to conclude before the New Year comes in.

In John 15: 14-16; Jesus Christ says: You are my friend if you do what I command you!

And what is a Command?

You have not chosen Me, I have chosen you that you go and bear Fruits and that your Fruits will remain. Then anything you asked the Father in my Name can be done for you.

Go into the Coming Year with a determination to win souls like you never done before.

Go with a determination that not only will you win souls; you will follow them up until they are established.

Go into the New Year with the Assurance that every Prayer that you Pray will be given an answer.

ALTAR CALL

I think I can still spare some three (3) minutes for those of you who are yet to give their Lives to Jesus Christ.

If you are here and you want to be able to say that the Battle is not mine; you have to belong to the Family of God. And you are only a Member of His Family when you are truly Born Again.

So, if you are here and you are not even sure of your Salvation; you have only one (1) minute to run forward as I’m going to count from one (1) to seven (7).

I’m counting now …

Thank you. Those of you on the way keep coming.

Those of you who are infront; cry to Jesus Christ and say: Lord, have Mercy on me – Save my Soul, I want to become a Member of your Family. Please Lord receive me into Your Family today, save my Soul and I will serve You for the rest of my Life.

And the rest of us; let us stretch our hands towards these People and Pray for them: Pray that the One who saved your Soul will save their own Souls too. Intercede for them for just 30 Seconds.

And those of you still on the way, hurry up. This is your opportunity – A Great one to be saved, to become a Member of the Family of God so that He can now take over your Battles and begin to fight for you.

Thank You Father. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

PRAYER FOR SALVATION

Father, I just want to Thank You for Your Words and I want to Thank You for these People who has come forward to surrender their lives to You.

Father, please receive them in Jesus Name.

I’m asking Lord God Almighty that as they have come forward; You will save their Souls; You will write their names in the Book of Life.

And from now on, let them become Members of Your Family.

Anytime they call on You from now on; Father please answer them by Fire so that they will serve You to the end.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Now those of you who have just come forward; I want to rejoice with you because from now on I will begin to Pray for you.

So, I will be needing your names, your address and Prayer Request. And I Promise you by the Grace of God I will be Praying for you.

I’m going to ask the Counsellors to come and meet ypi where you are.

So, you stay where you are; the Counsellors will come and attend to you in a minute.

UNFOLDING OF THE NEW YEAR

Now jump on your feet and shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Now, I want you to shake hands with seven (7) People and say: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thank You Father – Amen.

There is something that we used to do years ago.

When we want to make a Joyful Noise to the Lord; the way we do it in those days is this.

I will think of a Song of my own. You will think of a Song of your own.

I will be singing mine, you will be singing yours and it will combine and form a Joyful Noise to God.

So, think of your Song and sing to the Almighty God.

Thank You Father – Hallelujah!

In Jesus Mighty Name we have given Thanks – Amen.

THANKSGIVING FOR THE NEW YEAR

You are going to sing my Song with me in a Moment.

But there is something that we always do. It is our Custom that as soon as we entered the New Year, we want to block Satan completely away from our Finances.

So, the first thing that we do as soon as we enter the New Year is to give an Offering to God.

And with that Offering we enter a Covenant with God that in this New Year; I will not spend a kobo for the devil – Amen- I won’t spend a kobo on sickness, I won’t spend a kobo on Court cases, I won’t spend a kobo for the devil st all.

So, very quickly take your first Offering for the Year (2020) and then you will sing my song with me and then I will just give you a hint about what the New Year contains.

You lift it up to the Almighty God and say: Father, with this Offering I make a Covenant with You: In the Mighty Name of Jesus, this Year (2020); I will not spend for the devil: I will not spend on sickness, I will not spend on sorrow, I will not spend for the devil at all.

Go ahead – Talk to the Almighty God about it.

Now, you will sing my song with me, dance to the nearest basket, drop your Offering and then we will proceed from there.

SONG

I will sing unto the Lord
A Joyful Song
I will Praise His Name
For the Lord is Good
Hallelujah

PRAYER OVER THANKSGIVING

The Lord will bless your Offerings.

In this New Year, before this Year ends, poverty will be forgotten in your family. You will not spend for the devil, you will not spend on sickness, you will not spend on accidents, you will not spend on tragedy – The devil will not taste your money.

And God will open the Windows of Heaven over you.

This will be a Year of Success for you.

So shall it be. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Now sit down. I know you want to Pray.

I just want to get out of your way and then you can come to the Altar, talk to God, settle the New Year with Him whichever you want at your own Pleasure.

Let me just give you a Glimpse. I won’t tell you the Full details – Maybe until Friday Night about what God is saying concerning the New Year.

A GLIMPSE ABOUT WHAT GOD IS SAYING ABOUT THE NEW YEAR 2020.

1. FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL CHRISTIANS

… Particularly those of you who are Members of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

This Year (2020) is going to be A YEAR OF SERIES OF JOYS.

The reason is that it is going to be a Year of “Series of Victories”.

Now by implications, it means that it will be a Year of “Series of Battles”. But you will WIN!

And that is why He asked me to tell you in advance that “The Battle is Not Yours”.

… It will be Victories after Victories; Shout of Joy after shout of Joy.

Let me just leave it like that.

2. The others particularly for those of you who are Members of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG); your Pastors will be telling you.

3. INTERNATIONAL SCENE

On the International Scene and we are going to rope Nigeria with the International Scene because there are some People who are waiting for what we will say concerning Nigeria – Nigeria is part of the world ok!

The Earth this Year (2020) unless we Pray very hard is going to behave like a child that is having CONVULSION.

… Earthquakes in many Places that it has never happened before and that is one of the reason that you should Pray for Nigeria.

Volcanoes that has been dormant for years erupting.

If you look at the Prophesies for Year 2019 for the International Scene; I gave it to you as a Bible Passage – Two (2) Bible Passages.

You will see Fire and Flood.

But the Lord said that whatever we have seen last Year (2019) is nothing compared with what is Coming.

Except His children will Pray so that His Healing Hands can be upon the Nations of the world.

… And the reason is that SIN is becoming far, far more rampant than before. Things that in the Past will not even be mentioned is now being celebrated and God is Angry.

But if we should Pray and which is one of the reason that we should Evangelise rapidly, God will Help.

This Year; there will be CHANGES of Governments all over the world in many Places.

Some of the Changes will be Peaceful while some will not be Peaceful.

… That is all that I can tell you for now!

Of course, you know that we are going to Fast.

I will tell you more about that on Friday. (3rd of/ January, 2020). You can still enjoy yourself for now.

The Fasting will not begin until January 11th, 2020.

So you can still celebrate and enjoy yourself.

4. Now to one very important thing; my daddy said concerning those of you who are my children in particular: This New Year (2020) HE WILL ANSWER PRAYERS – AMEN!

That is why I want to get out of your way.

I want as many of you to come to the Altar, spend as much time as you want.

I have already Prayed for you now: Your Future is settled, there shall be shout of Joy, there shall be many Victories, the Battle is not yours, He will Answer Prayers.

And so the Altar is Open. Nobody is going to stop you. You will Pray until you ate satisfied and then you can go.

I will see you on Thursday (2nd of January, 2020) for the Holy Communion Service and then we move on to Friday (3rd of January, 2020).

GOD BLESS YOU … HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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