FOUR (4) F’s OF PEACE AND PROGRESS: PASTOR J.F ODESOLA, DIGGING DEEP SEPT. 22ND, 2020

MINISTERING: PASTOR JOHNSON FOLORUNSHO ODESOLA (ASSISTANT GENERAL OVERSEER (AGO) ADMIN. AND PERSONNEL, RCCG)

Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

TOPIC: FOUR (4) F’s OF PEACE AND PROGRESS.

DATE: 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2020

BIBLE TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 4:13-14

We want to Thank God for the Rendition by the Choir. The Almighty God will continually Bless them. They will never lose their relevance, in the Name of Jesus – Amen!

Shall we Pray!

SONG

El shaddai, El shaddai,
Heavens Honour You on high
I will Praise You all my life,
El shaddai

El shaddai, El shaddai,
Heavens Honour You on high
Age to age You are still the same,
By the Power of Your Name.

El shaddai, El Shaddai,
Heavens Honour You on high
I will Praise You all my life
EL SHADDAI

OPENING PRAYER

The King of Glory, the One Who has Exclusive Right to receive Praises and Honour. The Almighty God, the Great I AM!

We Adore You this Particular day, we Thank You this Particular night. Thank You for the Digging Deep of today! What a Great God,what a Mighty God we serve!

And Lord, we want to say: Thank You!

Accept our Thanks today in the Name of Jesus.

We appreciate You Oh Lord for the opportunity we are given by You and by our father in the Lord – our Leader, to stand on this Platform from time to time; and to declare from the things that he has taught us.

We Pray God Almighty that You will continually Strengthen Him, in the Name of Jesus!

Even as we start today Lord Almighty, to speak and look at the Word of Liberty; we Pray that the Word of God today will not irritate the People.

God You will use this same Word to Heal; You will use this same Word Almighty God to Deliver. There will be Salvation.

You will encourage someone out there, who is listening and watching or reading now on the Label of DMC.

And Father, we Pray Almighty God, that this Particular day – You who sent out Your Word and it healeth them.

We Pray that You use the same Word to Heal all of us!

I Pray You will take Possession of my head, my mouth and my heart. And I will just do exactly, according to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Take over Oh God and let Your Counsel and You Will be done!

We give You Glory, God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

… Continue to take it! You Own it anyway!

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!

Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Today, we want to consider a very short and brief Teaching which is loosely used in our Generation – Both in Christiendom and in the Circular world.

We want to consider today: “FOUR (4) F’s OF PEACE AND PROGRESS.

In the Book of Philippians 3:13-14, I to read:

13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

14 I Press towards the mark for the Prize of the High Calling of God in Christ Jesus.

The Lord Bless the Reading and the Hearing of His Words, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

Before I go into what we need to consider today; I don’t know whether you have heard the story of the Mouse!

The Rat looked through a crack in the wall one day, it saw a Farmer unwrapping certain things from the boxes. And the Rat kept wondering: ‘What is he unwrapping?’

By the time the Farmer brought out the thing inside the boxes; it is Rat Trap! And so the Rat said: We all are in a mess in this house!

And it ran to the Chicken and said: The Farmer has just bought a Rat Trap.

The Chicken said: Well, you are the one who has business in the house. I stay outside! And I eat maize and those things given to me. Go and sought it yourself.

The Pig said: Oh, I am sorry for you. What I can only do is to Pray for you. Who knows, maybe you will escape.

The Rat went to the Pig and said: I saw the Farmer a while ago, he just bought a Rat Trap.

And so it went to the Cow and said: See, the Farmer just bought a Rat Trap.

And the Cow said: Why are you insulting me? What do I have to do with Rat Trap? It said, go and sought it out by yourself.

So, the Rat went back to the house and warn the mice: ‘Please, the Farmer’s house is no go area, until I say so’.

And that night (in the Farmer’s house); there was a click of the Trap. And so the Farmer’s wife thought it caught a Rat. Everywhere was dark!

It was a Python, its tail was caught in the Rat Trap.

So, the Farmer’s wife was in darkness. So the Python released poison to the body of the woman.

At the hospital, the Doctors said she has fever and that she needs Chicken Pepper soup to cure the fever.

So they went home, killed a Chicken.

Yet the fever refused to go! And the People kept visiting the Farmer. They had to kill the Pig to entertain the visitors.

And eventually the Farmer’s wife died! And they killed the Cow for burial.

In Corinthians 12:26, the Bible says: “And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it”.

We must keep our eyes on one another, and we must make Personal efforts to encourage one another.

One of the best things in life, is to Synergize with one another; especially in the Lord – Hence, these four (4) F’s are very, very important.

FOUR (4) F’s OF PEACE AND PROGRESS.

1. FORGIVE

If you want to enjoy the Peace of heart; you want to make progress; then, that element – FORGIVENESS must be there.

Look at what Colossians 3:13 says: “Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye”.

Did you catch the challenge?

God in the above Passage of the Scriptures is challenging us, to give up Grudges.

And that is what it means when He says FORGIVE – If any man has a quarrel against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

You know in life, grudges destroy marriages. Grudges break family. Grudges rein friendship and grudges splits Church and fractionalize it.

Study shows that forgiveness is not only a Good Theology; but a lesson for living healthy as well.

And according to the latest Medical and Psychological Research: “Forgiving is Good for our Soul and for our body was their conclusion!

So, People who FORGIVE others, enjoy these benefits because forgiveness builds immunity and it lowers Blood Pressure.

Those who FORGIVE have Mental Balance – They don’t live in anger!

But those who don’t forgive are prone to Hypertension and all kinds of Viruses.

Now, it is a Negative Thing to have an Unforgiving Spirit.

Anyone who is living with that is setting himself or herself up for something that may impair his or her health.

And I am Praying for someone listening and reading now on the Label of DMC: May the Lord God Almighty release the Grace to FORGIVE others, in the Name of Jesus – Amen!

And I am absolutely certain that someone listening and reading now on the Label of DMC – You need to give up Grudges!

Maybe somebody hurt you long ago: Your Boss, your Spouse, Love ones, your neighbours – God is saying to you (Just as He is talking to me): Give up Grudges and Forgive them.

If you want to change your life and move on in the Journey of life, and enjoy everything God has to offer – You to commit yourself to give up Grudges.

… That’s Number One (1) F – FORGIVE!

2. FORGET

In that Philippians 3:14-14, it says: “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I Press towards the mark for the Prize of the High Calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

If you want Peace of mind, then you have to FORGET.

There are certain books you need to close!

And as you journey on in life, if you want your life to experience wonders; you want to enjoy the rest of your life, you need to commit yourself to Forget what others have done to you – Your failures, your disappointments; Forget!

Now, D.L Moody (the Great Preacher) was narrating a Story in one of his Sermons;

He said two (2) men were under the influence of Alcohol, and they have to go back in their boats to the other end.

So, under this influence, they entered their boats, and roll all through the night; only to discovered that they were on the same spot.

Why? – Because they forgot to cut off the rope that tied their boats to the harbour!

You need to cut the cord that connect you to your Past in other to move on!

I Pray today, the Grace to forget the failures of the Past, and what others have done to us; the Lord will give unto us, in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

Now, still talking about FORGET; there was a man called Arthur Rank – An English Executive; one of the Great Men who lived in the Past and he was a Great Achiever.

They asked him: Why is it that you achieve so much in your life?

He said: I use one (1) day in a week to worry about ALL the issues and events around me! So when anything agitate me and it is not Wednesday; I will write it and throw it in a box.

And he said: One thing I have discovered is that by the time I opened the box, what was worrying me few days before they would have been settled.

… You need to Forget!

Some of the things we worry in life, they are not worth the worries – So you need to Forget!

Apostle Paul said: I forget the Past.

Yes, I have a lot behind me – It was a very bad Past.

He Persecuted the Church, he used his Authority to kill Christian.

In his own words, he said – ‘I am a Chief Sinner.’

He could have walked around in life with this burdens of guilt that would have crippled his Ministry. He would not have become a Great Apostle who gave us over two thirds (⅔) of the Epistles in the New Testament – But Paul said: FORGETTING what is behind!

So, you want Peace of mind? – FORGET!

As long as you are alive, life is not a smooth road, it is full of up and down!

Life is not only Mountain, life is not only Valley – And as you Journey on in life, definitely; even when you don’t mean to offend, offences will come!

When you don’t mean to make a mistake, you will make one because nobody is absolutely correct in all areas.

No one! – Only God and the Holy Spirit.

And so when there is a mistake, apologise if you have to.

When you have failed, close the Chapter and begin again because the end of a Sentence is the beginning of another! After a Full Stop, you start writing.

So, why do you need to live in yesterday?

Yesterday ended last night. You can’t bring it back, you can’t do anything about it – FORGET about it! They offended you, they injured you.

I still remembered like yesterday, but Thank God for His Grace:

When my Uncle’s wife poured fresh excretes on me and she said: ‘You are worth less than nothing!’

In this same life, this Particular Lady came and kneel before me, saying: She is sorry for what she did.

If I was living with that Grudges, I would have been lost forever!

Thank God I was able to Preach Christ to that Lady before she Passed on to Glory.

So, forget what People have done to you – You have been deeply hurt, but close the Chapter.

You have failed so woefully, and everybody have known you are a failure – That is their Opinion. Forget!

3. You need to FORGO.

… I like that – FORGET, FORGO!

I Pray that the Almighty God will give us the spirit to FORGET, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

You need to FORGO!

1 Peter 3:8-9; says: “Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”

That you and I may inherit BLESSING.

And when you talk about FORGO, you need to give up fighting.

Do not repay evil for evil – Evil for evil is BAD. Do no repay insult for insult.

While Jesus was Teaching, some of His Hard Doctrines were: Somebody slaps you, turn the next side. Somebody wants to take you one mile, go extra miles.

When you have done that, He says – Close the Chapter and move on.

Sometime, the effective way to solve problems is to remain silent.

Somebody says: I want to Prove a Point!

You do not have any Point to Prove because, God has given us Plain Instruction.

And Apostle Paul while speaking said: I close the Chapter of yesterday.

Oh Yes, some things happened yesterday, but I need to let them GO.

Someone offended me; I need to let it GO.

The Apostle did not accept me; I need to let it GO.

People belittle the Grace of God on your life, they think you cannot amount to anything, they don’t expect nothing from you – That is theirs! You need to FORGO.

Charles Carlton one of the Great Theologians said: “When you have nothing to SAY, say NOTHING!”

And that looks like what Jesus said: Let your yea be yea, and your nay be nay.

I mean, when you say – I have FORGIVEN you, it is all gone. I FORGET it, it is all gone. And I FORGO it, and hand it to God.

… Let it remain so!

You need to FORGIVE, you need to FORGET and you need to FORGO.

It is one thing to FORGIVE, but do you FORGET?

It is another thing to FORGET, do you FORGO?

Or you are Praying; Oh God, avenge me! Oh God, do this.

Most of the regarded Bulldozer Prayers today are Prayers of Vengeance.

But in the words of my father in the Lord: If you Pray to destroy everyone, who are you going to Preach to?

… But God is Merciful.

When we look at the trends of happenings in the world, God has given everyone opportunity to repent.

I Pray today, that the spirit to FORGO, God will give unto everyone of us, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

4. The Fourth (4th) F, which caps it all, is FOR GOD.

… Forgive, Forget, Forgo and FOR GOD!

Now, 2 Corinthians 1:8-11; and I will read after that 1 Peter 5:7.

2 Corinthians 1:8-11:

8 For we would not, Brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

11 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

… Talking about different things we come across in life.

You want Peace in life? Then you need to let GOD have His Way!

The troubles of life are so many! And Jesus Promised us in the Book of John 16:33:

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have Peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of Good Cheer; I have overcome the world.”

In the Book of John 14:1; the Bible says: “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me.”

So, there are trouble in life, but when you give it over to God, there is a way he handles it on your behalf.

Give your Problems to God – When it looks like it is out of your control, then give it to God. He is the only One who has the Power to do Exceeding Abundantly.

Give it to Him!

1 Peter 5:7; says: “Casting ALL your care upon Him; for He careth for you.”

… All, and not some!

No wonder when Jesus was Teaching and Preaching – Just as He was saying to them, He is saying same to us now, in the Book of Matthew 11:28-30:

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light”.

… You need to give it to God!

I don’t know whether you have heard the story of a little Boy – ten (10) years old!

He needed a pair of shoes, and each time he wanted to ask the Parents (maybe because the Parents looked hard) he would be afraid.

But they took him to Sunday School one day. And the Sunday School Teacher said: ‘Anything you need, ask God; All your cares, cast them upon God, because He cares for you.’

So, the boy put up his hand and asked: Sir, are you sure that what you taught us now is exactly the way it is?

The Sunday School Teacher said: Yes, that is exactly the way it is – Anything you ask God!

So, the boy went to a shoe shop one day (Peeping through the shop window): Our Sunday School Teacher said I should ask God, God, I need a pair of shoes.

And there was a fairy old Lady who touched the boy on the shoulder and said: Young boy, what exactly do you need? Why are you peeping?

He said to her: My Sunday School Teacher told me, anything I need, I should ask God. As I am peeping, I am asking God to give me a pair of shoes.

So, the Lady took the boy inside the Shop and said Please, I need two (2) pairs of shoes for this Young boy.

Took the boy behind the Shoe Shop, got a water in a bowl, soap and towel. Wash the boy’s leg. Wore him the shoe and socks.

The young boy held the hand of the Lady, looked up and said: ‘Are you the wife of God?’ And the Lady smiled!

That is very instructive: If you want your Problems to be solved in life, you need to let God have it!

Don’t carry excess luggage. You are too small – Your Experiences, your Education, your Connection, your Money are all too small to handle the Multinational Problems of our world!

If you want your life’s Problems to be solved, give them over to God and trust Him – He will help all of us.

Hear what Paul said (in another translation):

“We are crushed and overwhelmed and saw how Powerless we were to help ourselves. But that was Good for them: we put everything in the Hand of God for He can even raise the dead. And He did help us”.

… And we expect Him to do it again and again.

If He has done it for one, He will do it for all – He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

That is what Hebrews 13:8 says.

When Moses and the Israelites were trapped in the land of Egypt, and they cried unto God, He delivered them.

As if that was not enough, when they got to the Red Sea, it looked as if they were trapped.

God said: Watch and see the Salvation of the Lord.

Let us trust the Lord. Let us give our burden to Him.

Have you heard that Song:

“God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way …”

… He can make a way where none exist!

In the Book of Proverbs 3:5-6; the Bible says:

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy Paths”.

What are we saying?

We are saying that: The four (4) F’s of Peace and Progress are life Changing ones to rest on God for the rest of your life on Earth.

The life we have is a borrowed one. We are only here for the time being.

All these Rat Race – trying to outdo others; we want to show off!

There are People who have troubled Nations in the Past; that children who are coming up today, don’t know anything about them.

Do what God has called you to do. Don’t put unnecessary burden on yourself.

You need to FORGIVE, you need to FORGET, you need to FORGO and you need to leave all FOR GOD.

Now:

1. You need to FORGIVE – If you want Peace of HEART because your heart will be free.
2. You need to FORGET – If you want the Peace of MIND.

That is the way it is!

3. You need to FORGO – If you want the Peace of your BODY.
4. And if you want an overall Peace and Success in life; you need to leave all FOR GOD.

He owns all things, He can do all things, He has all Power.

If you want to apply these things into your life, I Pray that God will give you Grace to be able to do it – Amen.

You need to apply all these if you want a meaningful life – You will have Peace and see Changes; you will have Satisfaction in Serving God.

You will have friends everywhere and you will have Success. And you will be able to Serve your God.

ALTAR CALL

But let me say to you my Brother, my Sister, Uncle, Aunty, Father, Mother:

1. That except you give your life to Him, FORGIVENESS will be difficult.
2. Except you give your life to Him, you will not be able to FORGET.
3. Except you give your life to Him, you will not be able to FORGO.
4. And until you have given your life to Him, you will still think your Strength and your Wisdom can give you what it takes.

… But you can still hand over to God!

Now, for those of you who are Born Again, apply these four (4) F’s of Peace and Progress.

Cod’s intention for us is a Good one. And He wants you and I to enjoy – He does not want us to be troubled.

And that is why I want us to Pray now.

Even as we Pray for about a minute, you are going to release everyone that have sinned against you.

… You are going to say: I FORGIVE YOU.

Those burdens you have carried because you come from a Polygamous family – Somebody injured you, jilted you and you are still suffering the ripple effect.

Now FORGIVE, you have your life ahead of you.

Say Lord, I release this fellow, I release them.

And those of you who want to surrender your lives to Jesus Christ, Please I beg of you, just tell Him: Let Your Blood wash me.

Say Lord: I am giving my life to You today. I release ALL into Your Hands. I want You to forgive me.

Cleanse me by Your Blood. I know Your blood has Power! – And let the Blood wash me.

And for those who are Believers, but you find it difficult to FORGIVE, to FORGET, to FORGO. You find it difficult to commit the issue into the Hands of God.

You can say: Lord, over to You, I surrender ALL – My Life, my Ambition, my Hurt, my Feelings, my Anger, my Anxiety.

… And I will Pray with you.

Thank You Father!

PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER

Eternal Father, we Thank You for the Word today. We Thank You because You have given us Your Words.

Everyone confessing their sins; the Lord who can FORGIVE, forgive them today, in the Name of Jesus!

You are the God of Forgiveness, let Your Blood wash them, in the Name of Jesus!

And I Pray that All Believers who are confessing their sins and who are making up their minds to forgive others; we Pray that You who can do all things, just do it in their lives again and let Your Name be Glorified.

We want to Pray that when all is said and done, give us the Power to do Your Will and let us make it to Heaven.

Thank You Eternal King! We Bless and Praise Your Name.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!

OFFERING

Now, your Service is not total until you have given your Offering.

Let’s Pray on your Offering :

Father, Thank You for all the People who are holding their offering (Giving Online).

Lord, accept them Lord, accept their Offerings. Let this Offerings Oh God, open the doors of Blessing for them.

We Thank You our Marker!

And when eventually You are rewarding People, none of us will miss our Rewards.

Thank You for hearing.

In Jesus’ Most Blessed Name we Pray – AMEN!

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