PRAISING GOD IN TIMES OF CRISES: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE, RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE, OCT 4TH 2020
SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE (OCTOBER 2020 THANKSGIVING SERVICE)
TOPIC: PRAISING GOD IN TIMES OF CRISES
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 4TH OCTOBER, 2020
BIBLE TEXT: HABAKKUK 3: 17-19
Let Us Pray!
SONG
You are Worthy to be Praised
You are Worthy to be Praised
My Redeemer
You are Worthy to be Praised
… Repeat!
OPENING PRAYER
Almighty God; You are Worthy to be Praised: King of Kings and the Lord of Lords we Worship You.
Thank You for bringing us to the Last Quarter of this Year, Thank You for everything that You have done for us in January, Thank You for what You did in February, Thank You for what You did in March, Thank You for what You did in April, Thank You for what You did in May, Thank You for what You did in June, Thank You for what You did in July, Thank You for what You did in August in Particular, Thank You for what You did in September and we bless You in advance for what You will do for the rest of the Year.
Please accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.
My Father and my God, I’m Praying especially for Your children born in the Month of October – Even as October is the Tenth (10th) Month of the Year; the Month of “Double Grace” – I Pray that all their Blessings will be doubled.
And I Pray Lord God Almighty that You will give everyone of them a New Beginning.
I’m Praying especially for Your children who has been Faithful to You in their offerings, in their Tithes; in this Month of October, bless them Double.
All the Promises Lord God Almighty that You have made concerning each and everyone of us; long before the end of the Year fulfill them.
I Pray Lord God Almighty that as we Praise You today, as we Thank You today, as we Worship You – You will do something Extraordinary in our lives.
Please, Lord God Almighty; let our Victory over every kinds of Plague be Permanent today in Jesus Name.
Thank You Father.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
I want to Thank God for His Mercy, His Grace, His Goodness over all of us so that we are still around to see the Last Quarter of the Year 2020.
And I know that the Almighty God who has kept us thus far will keep us till the very end in Jesus Name – Amen.
This Morning, our Bible Text is going to be: Habakkuk 3: 17-19:
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19 The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
This Man of God is saying: It doesn’t matter what is happening; I will Praise God.
And when I Praise Him, He will respond – He will respond Mightily!
The African Elders has a Proverb. They said that: It is in time of trouble that you will know your “True Friends”.
There are those who will Praise God only when everything is “Smooth Sailing”.
But the “True Friends” of God are those who will Praise Him regardless of whatever may be happening.
The Period of the Lockdown had exhibited the kind of Friendship some People have for God.
You know; there was a time some People say: Oh, we have been looking for You Jesus Christ; we didn’t find You on time.
He said: Oh, you are not seeking me; you are seeking for the bread and fish.
What is the kind of Friendship that you have for God?
You are going to demonstrate a bit of it today!
Are you going to be able to say like Job said in Job 13:15?
He said: Though He slain me, yet will I trust Him.
… I am going to Praise God regardless of my Present situation Job said.
Or like David said in Psalms 34:1?
He said: I will bless the Lord at all times; His Praise shall continually be in my mouth continually.
He said in Psalms 108: 1-4 – He said: God, my heart is fixed (Like Concrete); I will Praise You, I will Sing Praises to the Lord.
He said that: The reason I’m going to Praise You Non Stop regardless of whatever may be happening to me is that I am convinced Your Mercy is Great above the Heavens.
It doesn’t matter what is happening; he said: I know that You are a Merciful God.
And Beloveth; according to Lamentations 3: 22-23 – It says: It is of the Mercy of the Lord that we are not consumed.
And he says: It is New every Morning.
Every time you wake up in the Morning; it is because of the Mercy of God.
Oh yes; there has been a time of terrible Plague but like I was sharing with someone: Why don’t you look at the “Complete Picture”?
Oh, so many cases has been confirmed – That seems to be the only one thing that some People are looking at – Why don’t you look at so many cases that has survived? Why don’t you compare the number of deaths with the number of those who has been infected?
If you look at the “Complete Picture”; you will say: God, You are Merciful.
You can also listen to the audio here: Praising God in Times of Crises – Pastor E.A Adeboye
That even in Your Anger, even in Judgement; you still remembered Mercy.
And He said: Great is thy Faithfulness.
But for the Faithfulness of God: If this Pandemic had been killing everybody infected; what shall we be saying now?
But His Mercy is there Preserving everybody.
He said: I will Praise Him – It doesn’t matter what is happening.
If the fig tree is not blossoming; if there are no Animals on Earth anymore; if my Business has failed; if everything is crumbling – He said: I will still rejoice in the Lord my God; I will Praise Him.
And David said: My heart is Fixed – It doesn’t matter what is happening; I’m going to Praise God because His Mercy is High above the Heavens.
And you know what?
Acts of Apostle Chapter 16, Verses 25 to 34 (Acts 16: 25-34) – In Prison, Lockdown, Chained (Chained Hands and Feet); Paul and Silas said: It is time to Praise God.
If you can Praise Him in Prison; if you can Praise Him when death seems to be threatening that by tomorrow morning you might be dead; if you can Praise Him so loudly that Other Prisoners, Other People in Lockdown can hear you; if you can show them that you are different from them because you are a child of God and you are not “Fair Weather” friend of God but a child of God who will Praise Him anytime, anyhow – He will send an Earthquake that will break down the doors of the Prison, destroy the yokes, turn your Jailer to your servant.
So, I believed Paul and Silas were saying: Yes, we are in Prison but we will Praise You until this Place will Shake; we will Praise You until You will Set us Free; we will Praise You until our enemies will become our servants.
And if you read the whole Chapter (Acts Chapter 16); they are saying: We will Praise You until those who put us in Prison will come and beg us to come out.
And when you read Mark 1: 40-45 – There was this Leper that came to the Lord.
And when you talk of a Leper; you are talking about somebody really in trouble:
- It was not just only incurable; he is not even allowed to come into the Community of People.
- Lepers don’t get married – Who is going to marry a Leper?
- Lepers don’t get Promotion – If he gets Promotion, it may be “Chief Leper”.
But he came to the Lord Jesus Christ, fell at His Feet and said: Since I know that You have the Power to solve all my Problems; I will Praise You until You do something about it.
Before He (Jesus) spoke at all, he (Leper) was already on his knees – I will Praise You until You cure the Incurable; I will Praise You until You make me “Completely Whole”; I will Praise You until You give me something to Testify about.
Because after the Lord Healed him, he went about all over the Place telling Others.
I believed that there is someone who will say today or while reading on the Label of DMC that: The Almighty God, I will Praise You so much that You will give me something to Please You more about. I will Praise You until You give me a Breakthrough to Testify about – Amen.
And when you read: 2 Chronicles 20: 1-25; we saw the story of a King surrounded by three (3) Mighty Kings.
And how did he fight the battle?
He didn’t do any fighting, he just did a lot of Praising.
So, I believed that there will be somebody here today who will also say to the Almighty God: It doesn’t matter how many forces surrounding me and trying to destroy me and taking over my Government, my Kingdom; Lord I will Praise You until my enemies will destroy themselves and Wealth will Change Hands!
Oh, Jehoshaphat and his little Band of Singers Praised the Almighty God – That the Almighty God looked down from Heaven and say: Alright, if in the midst of a battle you can’t Possibly win, you choose to Praise Me? – Watch Me Fight!
I love my daddy – The African Leaders. When they want to eulogise my daddy (God), they will say: When He decides to fight for you; at the end you too will become frightened when you see what He has done to the enemies.
It took Jehoshaphat and his People three (3) days to carry the Wealth of the enemies into their Territory.
I know that somebody is going to Praise God this morning until God will use your enemies to finish themselves and then their Wealth will become yours!
In Matthew 15: 21-28; the Bible tells us of a woman whose daughter was grievously vex of the devil.
She fell down at the feet of the Lord Jesus Christ saying: I will Worship You until the siege against my daughter is lifted.
I will Worship You until the siege against my Future is lifted because my daughter represents my Future.
The devil has chosen to grievously vex my daughter but I know that You are the Lord of Hosts, I know that You are the King of Glory, I know that You have never lost a War – I will Worship You until the siege is Lifted.
Are you under a siege? Do you have a child that the devil seems to have completely taken over? Is there someone Precious to you that the doctors have said: Well we can manage but we can’t cure? Have you children that you are “Worry Sick” about what they will become in Future? Have you a Child on drugs? Have you a child that is keeping Bad Company?
Ah, you can solve the Problem today by refusing not to let God go – By Praising Him, Worshipping Him; until the siege is Lifted.
And they say: Half a word is enough for the Wise!
What kind of Love do you have for Jesus Christ?
Are you a “Fair Weather friend” or a “Friend Indeed”?
If you will Praise Him today like you have never done before; you will get results today that you have never gotten before – Amen.
And before we go to Praise Him because this is “Praise Sunday” – The Sermon is not going to be long so that you can have Plenty of Time to Praise Him.
ALTAR CALL
If there are some of you who are out there or reading now on the Label of DMC and you have not even yet surrendered your Life to Jesus Christ – Ah, you better do so because the Word of God is clear.
Even if you are enjoying now? If you think that you can never be in trouble?
Hey, the Word of God is clear: There is someone called the Adversary who walks about like a roaring Lion.
And that is the devil – He is constantly looking for who he will devour.
Everyday, he is capturing more and more People.
If He hasn’t captured you yet; you better run to Jesus Christ.
If he has captured you already; you better run to Jesus Christ.
If you Worship the Almighty God; dramatic Changes will happen in your Life too.
So, if you want to give your Life to Jesus Christ; bow your head and cry to Him and Call on Him the Lord of Host, the One who never lost a War to Please save your Soul and take Absolute Control – Not only of your Past but your Present and Future.
I will join my Prayers with yours and the Lord will save your Soul and you will begin to enjoy Total and Absolute Victory over every form of forces of darkness.
.. So, talk to Him now!
And the rest of us who are already sure of our Salvation; kindly Pray for all those seeking for Salvation now that the Almighty God will rise up; save their Souls and put an end to every form of darkness in their lives.
Thank You Father.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
King of Glory, Lord of Host – The Lord Strong, the Lord Mighty in battle; I Worship You.
And I’m Calling on You Lord God Almighty on behalf of all those who are seeking for the Salvation of their Souls today; wherever they may be; Father Please receive them, save their Souls, let Your Blood wash away their sins, write their names in the Book of Life, receive them into the Family of God, take them beyond the reaches of the forces of darkness in Jesus Name.
Please, Lord God Almighty; don’t let them ever backslide again.
And all of us; as we begin to Praise You today; Lord God Almighty Please arise, fight our battles for us, give us Total Victory, turn our enemies to our Footstool.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Let someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Today is the Day of Thanksgiving – So, go ahead to Praise Him.
Praise Him regardless of what may be happening to you and He will Prove to you that His Mercy is New every morning.
*And He will do something Special for you in Jesus Mighty Name – Amen.”
God Bless You!!!
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