SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE-TOPIC: THE POWER! – MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 26TH APRIL, 2020
BIBLE TEXT: ACTS 1:4-8
Let us Pray!
SONG
What a Mighty God we serve (Hallelujah)
What a Mighty God we serve (Hallelujah)
Heaven and Earth Adore Him,
Even Angels bow before Him
What a Mighty God we serve.
We are serving Him (Repeat)
OPENING PRAYER
Almighty God we Worship You! The One who can do all things we bow before You. The Resurrection and the Life. We give You all the Glory. Please accept our Thanks in Jesus’ Name!
Today, in Your Own Miraculous Way, visit all Your children, let all needs be met.
And Please Lord, have Mercy on all Nations of the world; and let all be well Lord.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
We will be looking at Acts of the Apostles 1: 4-8;
4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the Promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own Power.
8 But ye shall receive Power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the Earth.
There is a Big Question that People always ask: “After the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, WHAT NEXT?
We have heard of the Crucifixion, we have heard of the Resurrection
… After the Resurrection, what next?
In the Book of Ecclesiastes 7:8, the Bible says: “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof:”
That is why the day you Dedicate a house, (your house);
… I believe that is a Prophecy for someone – AMEN!
The Joy would always be greater than the day you laid the Foundation.
Because it is one thing to set a Goal, but another thing to achieve it. It is one thing to know your Destiny and it’s another thing to fulfil it.
On the eve of His Crucifixion, when the Lord was Praying; probably the most Crucial Prayer of His life in John 17:4, it is recorded for us that Jesus Christ said to His Father: I have finished the WORK that You gave me to do; I have COMPLETED my Assignment.
On the Cross the following day, just before He died, in John 19:30, He said: IT IS FINISHED! – Mission Accomplished!
Now, some weeks earlier, He had said something to His Disciples, in John 16:7; something very strange.
He said to the Disciples, He said: “It is expedient for you that I go away; because if I don’t go away, the COMFORTER won’t come to you.”
In other words, He was saying to them, even though they didn’t fully understand at that time. He was saying: “I will soon fulfil My Own Destiny; and I need to help you to fulfill yours.
I will soon be going, but I will send Someone to you who will help you fulfill your own Destiny.”
I believe the Message of today is for someone in particular – Yes, it is for DMC FAMILY MEMBERS.
So, after He rose from the dead, just before He was taken up to Heaven – in the Text we read; He said to the Disciples: YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER.
… The Holy Spirit will come upon you and He will give you POWER – Amen.
Let me spend some few minutes discussing that word called: “POWER”.
WHAT IS POWER?
Power in the layman’s language is simply the ability to do work, and to do it EASILY, EFFICIENTLY and at times EXTRAORDINARILY.
Let me give you a Simple Illustration: Supposed someone were to ride a Bicycle from Lagos to Ibadan; if he is strong and gets up very early in the morning, hopefully, he will arrive in Ibadan, probably, late in the evening.
… and he would have SWEATED quite a bit!
On the other hands; if that man has a Motorcycle, he could get up in Lagos early in the morning, and be in Ibadan within two (2) hours – without sweat; not tired at all.
… because there is POWER, helping him along!
The Power that you need to fulfil your Destiny easily, without sweat; I decree in the Name of the Resurrected Christ, Receive it today in Jesus’ Name – Amen!
Now, there are CATEGORIES OF POWERS:
- There is POLITICAL POWER – You have heard it again and again, when so and so was in Power…
Ecclesiastes 8:4 says: “Where the word of a King is – there is Power!”
You put it in the modern language: “Where the word of a President is – there is POWER.”
If you don’t believe that, just check what is happening – The President sits in his house, makes a pronouncement: “EVERYBODY stay Home!”
… And if you love yourself (laughs!) You better stay home.
- And then there is FINANCIAL POWER (Material Power):
In Proverbs 10:15, the Bible says: “The rich man’s wealth is his Strong City:”
And then it went further to say: “The destruction of the poor is their poverty.”
Ecclesiastes 7:12 says: Money is a Defence.
The Africans have a Proverb, they say: “The Rich man does as he Pleases.”
- And then there is SPIRITUAL POWER:
In 2 Kings 4:9-17, the Bible tells us the Story of a very wealthy woman.
The Bible calls her ‘GREAT’ – She was Rich, but she was barren;
She entertained a Man of God again and again and one day the man of God turned round and said to her: nine (9) months from now, you will have a son!
The Spiritual Power came into action and the woman got something that money could not buy.
- Then of course, there is COUNTERFEIT POWER.
Everywhere you have something Genuine, you are bound to find something counterfeit.
In Acts 8:9-24, the Bible talks of a man called Simon; he was a Sorcerer and he had used Sorcery to bewitched the People around him.
And people thought: this must be a Powerful Man!
- Now, let me continue by telling you something that I’m sure you know – That is that: POWER PASS POWER!
In Exodus 7:8-12; the Bible tells us that Moses stood before Pharaoh, threw down his rod; the rod became a serpent.
And the Magicians of Pharaoh threw down their rod too. And their rods too also became serpents.
But then, the Serpent that came from the rod of Moses Swallowed ALL the serpents of the Magicians;
… and then became just one (1) ROD in the hand of Moses!
May I decree, that the Power of the Most High will Swallow ALL the Counterfeit Powers that may be allied against you in Jesus’ Name – Amen!
WHY? – Because in Matthew 24:18, it is written; ALL POWER in Heaven and on Earth belongs to Jesus Christ.
Now, I have done this foundation to tell you, or to explain to you why Jesus released Power to His Disciples after His Resurrection.
WHY DO YOU NEED TO HAVE THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?
- It is so that you can FULFIL YOUR DESTINY.
… I will just give you two (2) examples very quickly;
In Luke 5:1-11, Jesus Christ has spoken to Peter (you know the story); Peter fished all night, caught nothing!
Jesus Christ borrowed his boat to Preach.
After He finished Preaching, He asked him to cast his nets; to launch into the deep and cast his nets. He did, he caught so many fish; two (2) boats were full.
… After he had fished all night and caught nothing!
And when he was frightened by the Miracle, he said: Lord, I don’t deserve this kind of Miracle. I think You should leave me!
The Bible says, Jesus Christ said: No, No, NO! From now on, you will be catching men!
… He told him, your DESTINY is to win souls.
But more than three (3) Years past, and Peter did not win a single soul!
But then, on the Day of Pentecost, in Acts 2 (you can read the whole Chapter) from Verse 1-41; when the Holy Spirit came and Power descended.
When the Power that Jesus Promised came: Peter Preached a single Sermon and won three thousand (3,000) Souls.
… I give you just one (1) more example;
Apostle Paul said in Galatians 1:15-16. He said he had been separated from his mother’s womb to PREACH the GOSPEL.
In other words, his DESTINY was to Preach the Gospel.
OH! He started by Studying Law – God has no objection to you getting as many Degrees as you want!
But his Original Destiny – the Purpose of God for his life was to be a Great Preacher.
When God finally said, alright! Professor of Law, the time has come for you to fulfil your Original Purpose; the first (1st) thing God did, in Acts 9:10-20, is that He sent someone to lay hands on him, so he could be Baptised in the Holy Spirit; so that he could receive POWER to do the work!
I thought that I would be the youngest Vice Chancellor in Africa – That was my Goal.
But then, somewhere along the line, I gave my life to Jesus Christ in 1973; and before the end of that Year, I got Baptised in the Holy Spirit
And from 1974 till now, this is the only Easter that I have spent at home. Because the moment the Holy Spirit came, something kept moving me in the direction that God originally Planned for my life.
I Pray for someone here today(or reading on DMC Label now) before this day is out, the Power of the Almighty God will begin to PROPEL you in the direction of your Destiny in Jesus’ Name – Amen!
Now, the GREATER the POWER, the EASIER it would be for you to reach your GOAL.
“The Greater the Power, the easier it would be for you to reach your goal!”
For example, if you want to travel to Britain from Lagos (Western Nigeria) and you hope that by going through one route or the other by car, you would arrive there one day.
But, if you get in an Aircraft from Lagos to London, within six and half hours (6½ hours) you would have arrived.
In Acts 3:1-11; the Power of God began to manifest itself in a Great Manner in the life of Peter; when he laid hands on a lame man (born lame) by the Beautiful Gate – The lame man got up walking.
The Sermon that Peter Preached after that one, according to Acts 4:4, led to the conversion of five thousand (5,000) men.
When the Power came initially, he Preached a Sermon, won three thousand (3,000) men. The Power began to increase, he Preached another Sermon this time – with the demonstration of the Power of the Holy Spirit and won five thousand (5,000) souls.
By the time you read Acts 5:1-16; he Performed more Miracles. Things got to a stage where his Shadow began to heal the sick.
… and MULTITUDES began to come into the Kingdom of God.
… His Destiny was being fulfilled at an amazing Pace!
At the beginning of the Holy Ghost Service, when we came to The Redemption Camp for Holy Ghost Night in those days; probably maybe the people will be six thousand (6,000) or seven (7,000) – I would lay hands on everybody. I mean Practically everybody!
… We had all night long!
Lay hands on the sick, lay hands the barren, et cetera.
But then the crowd grew and was becoming difficult for me alone to lay hands on everybody.
So I selected seven (7) of the Elders, Prayed for them Specially: gave each one of them one of my Ties that I had used in Ministering. I said, this Tie would carry part of my Anointing to you!
And they began to help me and things were happening.
But then, the crowd kept growing to the stage that (by the Grace of God) today we can talk about the Multitudes!
And you know what?
God has made the job easier still – I don’t have to lay hands on anybody now. I don’t even have to Touch an handkerchief before they become Anointed.
Because the Almighty God showed me through the little Science that I know:
- That Power can be transferred through
CONDUCTION – that is by Touching; - That Power can be transferred through CONVECTION – you could put the Power in a Medium that would carry the Power to where it is needed;
- And then, that Power could be transmitted by RADIATION.
That is why today (by the Grace of God) and I give God all the Glory; I could stand on the Altar and wave my hands and hundreds of thousands of handkerchiefs would become Anointed; and Testimonies would follow!
What am I trying to tell you?
Because this is not the kind of Sermons that would be long; it has to be brief so that you would remember every details.
… And the Sermon is for somebody – The DMC FAMILY MEMBERS in particular.
I believed that the moment God wants you to begin to fulfil your Destiny is NOW – Amen!
SO, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
If you are already Baptised in the Holy Spirit, you already have the Power!
And I’m talking about Baptism in the Holy Spirit – with the evidence of Speaking in Tongues.
Oh! Don’t mind those who would mock you when you are Speaking in Tongues; because what you would be Speaking would be a ridiculous language!
In fact, the Bible makes it clear that when you Speak in Tongues, nobody understands you – Even you won’t understand yourself.
But it says: When you are Speaking in Tongues, you are speaking MYSTERIES to the Almighty God. You are going DIRECTLY to God – the One who has ALL POWERS in Heaven and on Earth.
So when you speak suddenly in the midst of those who don’t understand you, they will look at you and say: What is wrong with this fellow?
… IGNORE what they may say!
Keep on PRAYING in the Holy Spirit; the end will justify the means!
USE THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
If you have already got the Power, use it, because if you don’t use it, you will lose it and this is very crucial.
If you have already gotten the Power, use it.
Because if you don’t use it, you would LOOSE it – This is very crucial.
I give you an illustration; there are all these Batteries: AA Batteries, AAA Batteries, et cetera.
When you buy them, they will write there somewhere, Lifespan – they may say three (3) Years.
You know the meaning of that? – If you don’t use it within three (3) years, there would be no Power left there.
If you receive the Power of the Holy Spirit and you fail to use it; the battery would rundown.
Pray in Tongues more than ever before! Let your Spirit communicate with the Holy Spirit – the One who is the Originator of your Destiny.
The Bible makes it clear in Romans 8:26 that we don’t even know how to PRAY as we ought! But the Spirit can help our infirmities; and He can PRAY for us with groaning that man could not utter.
Witness more, because He says: “You will receive the Power that you might begin to Witness unto Me;”
… Talk about Jesus Christ everywhere you go!
LAY HANDS ON THE SICK: And see the Power flow.
Oh! You may say, what if I lay hands on the sick and they don’t recover?
Who told you they won’t recover? What if you lay hands on them and they do recover?
… Use the Power so that it can MULTIPLY.
More than ten (10) years ago, there was an Anniversary of Modern Day Holy Ghost Outpouring; we call it AZUSA CONFERENCE (in America).
PLEASE WATCH OUT SOON FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THIS AZUSA CONFERENCE MESSAGE ON THE LABEL OF DMC
You can listen to the audio here: Azusa Conference Message
With Great Men came from all over the world.
There were two (2) of us who were invited from Africa – One great man of God from South Africa and my humble self from Nigeria. Thousands upon thousands of People were there.
And those of us who are to be Speakers, they kept us in a room called ‘Grail Room’.
And there was all manners of food there. And I means, all manners of food and drinks!
… I was going to be the last Speaker for that day!
And People, all these Great Men; they were having fun, eating, enjoying themselves.
But I hid myself in a corner because I knew that this is a defining moment in my life! And I kept on Praying in the Holy Spirit.
Finally, the time came! The Great Men before me had spoken wonderfully. And then it was my turn to speak, and the Holy Spirit took over.
And when I gave the Altar Call, even these mighty men came to the Altar!
Last year, I was in Uganda and a young man there; well, fairly young man who was at the Meeting. As a matter of fact, he was the one that they sent to invite me.
He came to see me and said; you Ministered at AZUSA more than ten (10) years ago. And I’m yet to recover from the impact of that Ministration.
He said, you may not know it, (because he was one of the Members of the Organising Committee) the People were buying your Tapes.
The number of tapes that they bought from your Message is more than all the other Tapes combined.
What is it that I said, that those great men have never heard before?
It wasn’t me speaking; it was the Holy Spirit PROPELLING the word! – Backing it up.
If you will apply this simple Principle, you will suddenly see doors opening; see yourself moving closer and closer to the fulfillment of your Destiny.
What about those of you who have not received the Power of the Holy Spirit?
According to Acts 2:37-39, the Bible stated it clearly what you are to do:
- Repent – That is another way of saying surrender your life to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Say bye bye to a life of sin; turn round and say no more dealing with the devil – REPENT!
- It said, Be baptized.
The Baptism He is talking about here is the Baptism by Immersion.
And those of you who are listening to me now in your various homes (or reading now on the Label of DMC) as soon as you surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, contact the Pastors nearest to you in The Redeemed Christian Church of God.
I have given them Authority, as many of you as want to be Baptised, they will baptise you.
You don’t have to wait till the Convention time; you can be baptised anytime the lockdown is over!
- And then, what is the third (3rd) thing that you should do? – BEGIN now to use the Power.
Join the Workforce and see the Almighty God moving you on a daily basis closer and closer to your Destiny.
Jesus Christ said to the Disciples: it is expedient for you that I go away – It is in your BEST interest that I go away.
Because, if I don’t go away, Power won’t come!
He said: I have fulfilled My Own Destiny; I want to HELP you fulfil yours!
And He is the One who is sending me to you today.
Do everything you need to do to receive that POWER; and you WILL FULFIL YOUR DESTINY!
Don’t forget what I said at the beginning: “The end of a thing is better than the beginning thereof.”
In the Name that is above every other names, I Pray for all of you today that the Power to fulfill your Destiny be released unto you, that you will reach your Goal – Amen!
And you will not leave this world regretting that you failed to reach that Goal that God has set for you – Amen!
. Let’s Bow our heads now.
ALTAR CALL
If there is anyone there, listening to me now (or reading this on the DMC LABEL) and you want to REPENT of your sins. You want to say to the Almighty God, I don’t want to spend my whole life doing nothing other than just eating and drinking, and buying clothes, and buying cars, and building houses;
I want to fulfil my Destiny; I want to fulfil the Purpose of God for my life. Lord, I repent today, save my Soul.
If you are there listening to me (or reading now on the Label of DMC) just bow your head and cry to the Almighty God for just one (1) minute.
And say: Lord, I repent of my sins. I say bye bye to a life of sin. Save my soul. I want to fulfil my Destiny; I don’t want to pass through this life without leaving a Footprint behind.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION/FINAL BLESSING
… And in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, I Pray for you now:
That the Saviour Himself; the Resurrected Christ will receive you now; will forgive your sins, would save your soul, would write your names in the “Book of Life”, will receive you into the Family of God.
And I Pray that very soon, you will receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. And the POWER to fulfil your Destiny will be released unto you.
… So shall it be!
As for those of you who have already received the POWER, I Pray that the Almighty God Himself will begin to “STIR UP” that Power that is already in you
So that according to His Words, He will be able to do for you “Exceedingly Abundantly above all you can even ask or think according to the POWER that is working already in you.”
I Pray that from now on, you will begin to use that Power to Witness; you will begin to use that Power to Heal the sick, you will begin to use that Power to Raise the dead; you will begin to use that Power to make the barren Fruitful; you will begin to use that Power to Serve God.
I Pray when it is time for you to leave this world, you will be able to look back and say; Ah! THANK GOD, i have Fulfilled my Destiny!
So shall it be in Jesus’ Mighty Name I have Prayed – AMEN!
Praise the Lord -Hallelujah!
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