SHINING IN A DARK WORLD: PASTOR SOLA OWOEYE, DAY 3 EVENING SESSION TALK 1, AYC 2020
RCCG NATIONAL YOUNG ADULT AND YOUTH AFFAIRS (YAYA) VIRTUAL CONVENTION 2020
THEME: THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR
MINISTERING: PASTOR SOLA OWOEYE (PASTOR IN CHARGE, RCCG YOUTH PROVINCE 6, KADUNA AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, RCCG YAYA)
TOPIC (DAY 3 EVENING SESSION TALK 1): SHINING IN A DARK WORLD
DATE: 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2020.
BIBLE TEXT: MATTHEW 5:14
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
OPENING PRAYER
Father we Thank You. Lord we appreciate You, we give You all the Praises, we give You all the Honour and Adoration.
Thank You Lord for this great Convention. Thank You Lord for what You have been doing since the inception of this great Programme.
We appreciate You Lord for the THEME You have given us this year: “THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR.”
Thank You Lord for what You are set to do in the lives of our people; Thank You Lord for the Previous Sessions of this Programme.
Father be Exalted in the Mighty Name of Jesus!
Father, we also Thank You Lord, for what You are going to do in this Session.
Father take all the Praises, take all the Adoration in the Mighty Name of Jesus!
Father as I speak Your Word now, I want You to speak through me, in the Mighty Name of Jesus!
The Bible says “the entrance of Your Word giveth light and understanding to the simple.”
The King of Glory, by the reason of Your Word, our lives will be ILLUMINATED, and You will make us Simple enough to digest Your Word, in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
Whatever is not in Your intention will not be found in my expressions, in the Name of Jesus!
Let there be an agreement between Your Mind and my mouth, in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
At the end of this Session, all Glory will be returned to You; and all Blessings will be ours, in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
Thank You King of Glory! Thank You our Precious Redeemer for I Pray in the Mighty Name of Jesus – Amen!
… And a living soul will say Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
I want to share on a Topic: SHINING IN A DARK WORLD.
WHY DO WE NEED TO SHINE IN A DARK WORLD?
… What is the ESSENCE of SHINING in a Dark world?
- The first (1st) reason is because we are the LIGHT of the world.
… And LIGHT is meant to SHINE!
The Bible says in the Book of Matthew 5:14:
“Ye are the light of the world. A City that is set on an Hill cannot be hid.”
And Light is meant to SHINE!
Also listen to the audio: Shining in a dark world – Pastor Sola Owoeye
… Another reason why we need to shine in a Dark world is because:
- We are a City that is set on the Hill that can never be hidden.
As a matter of fact, we don’t have the capacity to be hidden by our Configuration.
… Another reason why we need to shine in a Dark world is because:
- We have been given an object command to SHINE.
In the Book of Isaiah 60:1, the Bible says: “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the Glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.”
Arise, shine; is a matter of urgency.
We have been given an urgent Command to SHINE in a Dark World.
… Another reason why we we just have to SHINE is because:
- The Glory of the Lord has RISEN over us.
Isaiah 60:1-2, the Bible says: “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the Glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the Earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and His Glory shall be seen upon thee.”
The Glory of God cannot rest upon you, and you will not SHINE!
As a matter of fact, that is enough reason for us to Shine!
… Another reason why we need to shine in a Dark world is because:
- We have been given the Capacity to SUBDUE Darkness.
The Bible says in the Book of John 1:5: “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Darkness does not have the capacity to withstand LIGHT.
So, we have been given the capacity to SHINE in this dark world.
… Why the need to Shine?
- Because it is in our SHINING that Gentiles will come to our LIGHT.
In the Book of Isaiah 60:3, the Bible says: “And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”
Meaning it is your Shinning that will make a way for the Gentiles to come to Light; because Light attracts; Light gives illumination.
It is in your SHINING that men would see your Good works; it is in our SHINING that men would see our Good works.
When we don’t SHINE, nothing Good is seem about us!
… Another reason why we need to SHINE;
- It is to REFLECT His Glory.
… We are saved, for the Salvation of others!
It is to Reflect His Glory; to respond to the need of all men.
We are meant to Shine, so that we can respond to the need of all men.
It is in our SHINING that God is GLORIFIED.
When Light SHINES, it makes all the difference.
I Prophesy to all my listeners and all those reading now on the Label of DMC that: You will make the difference, even in your Generation, in the Mighty Name of Jesus – Amen.
No one Shines CASUALLY – You don’t shine casually. You have to be DELIBERATE to SHINE in this Dark World.
You don’t Shine by CHANCE, you shine by CHOICE;
Because of your Willpower, God can command Light! – By connecting to electricity, bulbs Shine.
As an individual, you can’t Shine, if you don’t pur your Willpower to use.
That is why the Bible says: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your Good works, and Glorify your Father which is in Heaven” – Matthew 5:16
… Meaning you must Permit your life to Shine!
Light does not shine by Chance, it Shines by CHOICE – You must choose to Shine for you to make a difference in this Dark world.
You need a life of determination to Shine.
Jesus was deliberate about Shining when He came into this wretched world – He was very deliberate!
If you are not determined to be Strong and Self Motivated to Shine in Soul winning; you may not make a lot of difference.
Look at what Jesus said in the Book of Mark 1:38: “And He said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may Preach there also: for therefore came I forth.”
It is a matter of determination! If you must Shine, you must be decisive, you must be dogged about your SHINING.
The reason you must Shine is because God wants you to REFLECT HIS GLORY!
ATTRIBUTES NEEDED TO SHINE
For one to SHINE in a Dark World, the fellow must Possess the following attributes:
- You must be conscious that you are the LIGHT of the world.
If you are not conscious that you are the Light of the world, you may remain a Light and never shine till you die.
- It is the Consciousness of who you are that will make you to manifest your Identity.
Your “Real Identity” will never be manifested until you are conscious or your Identity.
Until you come to the consciousness of being the Light, you will never stop mingling with darkness and you will never be a Solution to this dark world.
Another thing is that, Daniel made himself clear to the Chief of the Eunuchs, that he cannot defile himself – Daniel 1:8.
Joseph refused to Partake in the evil of his brothers; but rather reported their evil doing to their father – Genesis 37:2.
Samuel distinguished himself from the two (2) sons of Eli. He refused to be a victim of Peer group influence. He just chose to be different, even in the house of Eli.
It is your sense of Identity that determines your real worth in life.
You may be the Light and end up being DARKNESS – if you refuse to SHINE!
In the Book of Luke 11:35; the Bible says: “Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.”
That means if you are not careful, even though God has made you the light; you may end up becoming darkness if you refuse yo Shine!
If you don’t know that you are a Solution, you will end becoming Part of the problem you are Ordained to solve in the land of the living.
It is the consciousness that will help you to disassociate yourself from every works of darkness.
Peer separation from many form of darkness; just as God separated darkness from light, in the Book Genesis 1.
Whoever you need, you can never lead in life if you love the work of darkness. You can never affect the work of darkness.
If you want to be a Solution, then you end up becoming a Problem!
And if you want to become a Solution, you must not be Part of the Problem you are meant to solve!
Light is Superior to darkness – Light illuminate, Light brings attraction.
In the Book of Isaiah 60:3 – “And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”
- Light shows the DIRECTION to follow.
We are to show direction in this dark world.
- Light ILLUMINATES.
We are to illuminate this dark world.
Light exposes what is hidden – You don’t cover the works of darkness. Rather, you expose it.
Because everything is made visible by light – With light, there is no iota of hypocrisy. It exposes what is hidden.
Everything is made visible by light.
- Light cannot COEXIST with Darkness.
When Light shows up, darkness disappears!
Your appearance in this dark world should cause the darkness of this age to disappear.
No matter how little the light is, it will make a lot of difference even in darkness.
As a matter of fact: The THINKER the darkness, the BRIGHTER the Light when it is SHINING in the real sense of it.
It is the Presence of darkness that gives RELEVANCE to Light.
As a matter of fact, we are Lights meant to SHINE!
What gives us relevance is the Presence of the same darkness.
As a matter of fact, Light is not light when there is no darkness.
So, it is the Presence of darkness that gives relevance to Light.
If your Absence is not felt; your Presence is not needed.
When there is no darkness, there is no need for light.
There is a need for you in this generation.
WHY? – Because there is the Presence of darkness all over.
That everybody is doing it does not make it right; you must CHOOSE to live an EXEMPLARY LIFE.
That it looks Good does not make it GODLY – It may look Good, but that does not make it Godly.
You just have to be DECISIVE and live a separated life!
That the idea is POPULAR, does not make it Right!
That it is CURRENT, does not make it CORRECT.
The idea may seems current, but that does not make it correct!
That it is the Talk of the Town, does not make it the “Talk of Heaven”!
You just have to choose to be the light, and SHINE in this dark world.
That it does not Matter, does not mean it will not become a MATTER ARISING in the nearest future.
… Beware of Popular Ideas, if you want to SHINE in this dark world.
The LATEST in Town may make you LATE.
… May you not die before your time – Amen!
As a matter of fact, joining the MAJORITY does not make you MAJOR in life.
Living by other people’s opinion will make you a Stranger to yourself, and ultimately, you will become a Societal Slave.
… You just have to make up your mind to SHINE in this dark world.
Living by other people’s opinion can only make you a VICTIM of Circumstances.
Live to PLEASE God! Not every Good Way is God’s Way.
Not every Movement is God’s MANDATE! – It may be a Movement in this Generation, but it is not God’s Mandate.
So, we need to be CAREFUL, if we really want to SHINE in this dark world.
The three (3) Hebrew Boys said to the King in Daniel 3:8-20;
I am always challenged each time I read about these three (3) Hebrew Guys.
And they said to King Nebuchadnezzar: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.”
… They chose to be among the Minority.
Some times people day “Majority carry the votes” – Not in all cases!
Why? – Because the Presence of one light is enough to bring every forms of darkness into confusion.
What I am saying is that: You must be ready to defend your Faith in the face of opposition, if you want to SHINE in this dark world.
Many of us are not ready to defend our Faith in the face of opposition.
Daniel also defended his Faith in the face of opposition.
In Daniel 6, it was decreed that no one should Pray to other God (except the King).
“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his Chamber towards Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and Prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”
And all those who conspired against Daniel, eventually became the victims.
What I am saying is that: Do not be a Compromiser if you want to SHINE in this world.
If you are a Compromiser, you will be Part of the Problems you are Ordained to solve.
Love the God you serve, and get connected to Him.
It is your Connection to God that determine your Collections in the Journey of life.
Be Obedient to God in the Public Place – not only in the Church.
… We are the Light of the WORLD, not the Light of the Church.
Many a times, we live a life of Pleasing God in the Church environment; and live displeasing lifestyles outside the Church environment.
For you to SHINE your light in this dark world, you must live a live of obedience in the Public Place.
You are the Light of the world, not the light of the Church – Jesus Christ is the Light of the Church.
You go to Church to be illuminated by His Word (Light) and go out there and emit the light to the Society.
Don’t live the right life in the Church, and live the opposite outside the Church.
Stop being a Chameleon who changes its colour with the weather.
Many of us, we are one Person at home, another Person in the Church, another kind of a Person in our work places.
You cannot keep changing like the weather and be able to change this Generation.
… You are a reflection of the Light of God.
As I close: Have the FEAR OF GOD in the Public Place, not in the Church.
Your ability to tremble before God outside the Church environment, makes you to SHINE in this dark world of Pretence, the dark world of Hypocrisy.
Your eyes must be fixed on Him within loss of focus, for you to SHINE.
Don’t live a double life if you must Shine in the dark world – Be a LOVER of Christ.
In Matthew 22:37-38; “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy Soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and Great Commandment.”
Be a CARRIER of God’s Presence like Joseph did in the house of Portiphar.
In Genesis 39:2-6, the Bible said something concerning Joseph: “And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to Prosper in his hand.”
The Master SAW!
Light that cannot shine and it will not be VISIBLE.
Light gives attraction; Light illuminate.
When light SHINES, It gets the attention of everybody.
Take a LEAD in whatever you do and give DIRECTION to this Generation.
Know where you are going, stay focus as a Young man and as a Young woman.
Shine as you have been Mandated.
Why? – Because it is in our SHINING that God is Glorified.
I Pray for everyone that: You will SHINE – Amen.
I also will SHINE in this dark world, in the Mighty Name of Jesus – Amen.
Let your Life BEAR FRUIT – When you are Fruitful, you are Useful.
When you are Fruitful, you are Result Oriented.
When you are Fruitful, you will become Productive.
You can never be Fruitful and be useless – A Fruitful man is a USEFUL man!
And when a man is USEFUL, He cannot be easily RELEGATED.
No right thinking Coach will Bench his BEST.
What I am saying is that: In a Public Square; in your Place of work, in your School, make a MARK.
Why? – Because to shine means to EXCEL.
You cannot claim to be SHINING and you sit for an examination and fail – Yet, you Speak in Tongues.
The Holy Spirit inside of you is an Excellent Spirit.
How can you be Speaking in Tongues and you go for an Interview and fail? And an Unbeliever is carrying the day – Stealing the Show.
To SHINE means to EXCEL and to Excel you need the Holy Spirit.
You can’t carry the Spirit of God and be a Nonentity.
Let your life Preach the Gospel. – Whatever they do is done in the Name of the Lord.
Meaning that whatever you do, do it in the Name of the Lord.
Colossians 3:17 says: “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
You cannot say: “I Fornicate in the Name of God.”
You cannot say: “I Steal in the Name of God.”
You cannot say: “I Duped my brother in the Name of God.”
You cannot say: “I Alter figures in the Name of God.”
You cannot say: “I Manipulate others in the Name of God.”
Whatever you do that you cannot ATTACH the Name of God to, DO NOT DO IT.
“Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus,”
Let this be your attitude in the Public Square; live an exemplary lifestyle, worthy of emulation.
In the Book of 1 Timothy 4:12, the Bible says:
“Let no man despise thy Youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
As I close, I want to leave you with this statements:
“Live a life of Discipline – It takes discipline to say Ni.”
Until you say No, you will never be known in this dark world.
You must learn to say No to the temptation of our time.
Whosever fails to say No, or who does not know how to say No will never be known in this dark world.
It is saying No that made Daniel Prominent in his time.
It is saying No that made Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego stand out in their own time
It is saying No that made Joseph relevant in his own time.
For you to be relevant and cause a change that we desire, you must learn how to say NO to every enticement of the devil for you to SHINE your Light in the darkness of this age!
CLOSING PRAYER
I Pray for everyone under the sound of my voice and you reading now on the Label of DMC:
That God of all Grace will make all Grace available unto you, and you will make a lot of difference in this Generation.
… And so shall it be unto you!
And I Pray for everyone; that the Change you are Ordained to effect, you will be the Agent of that Change, in the Mighty Name of Jesus!
The Bible says: “Light shines in the midst of darkness and darkness could not understand; darkness could not comprehend, darkness could not overcome.”
I Pray for you, that in your Generation; Darkness will not overcome you!
And Your Light will not turn to darkness; rather, you will SHINE in this dark age!
You will make a difference in this dark age!
You will cause the needed CHANGE in this dark age!
You will not die as a Problem, but you will live as a Solution, in the Mighty Name of Jesus!
I Pray for everyone, that: You will not a burden but you will be a BLESSING.
You will be an ANSWER to the questions of our time, in the Mighty Name of Jesus!
You will be a Blessing and not a Burden; a Solution and not a Burden; an Asset and not a Liability!
You will be a Plus and not a Minus to this Great Kingdom;
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Thank You King of Glory!
For I Pray in Jesus’ Name. – Amen!
God bless you – AMEN!
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