THE WONDERS OF DIVINE CONTACT (PART 2): PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE, 15TH NOVEMBER, 2020

SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE

TOPIC OF SERIES: THE WONDERS OF DIVINE CONTACT – PART 2

MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 15TH NOVEMBER, 2020

BIBLE TEXT: ISAIAH 41:10-13

Let us pray!

SONG

You are Worthy to be Praised
You are Worthy to be Praised
My Redeemer
You are Worthy to be Praised

Repeated!

OPENING PRAYER

Almighty God, You are Worthy to be Praised. King of kings, Lord of lords, the Unchangeable Changer – You are Worthy to be Praised.

Lord of Hosts, You are Worthy to be Praised.

We can never Thank You enough for the Victories You have given to us.

Thank You Lord God Almighty for keeping the Pandemic at check; because we believed Lord God Almighty that, but for You, the damage would have been much more.

And we trust You, Lord God Almighty that even as You have shown Mercy to us here in Nigeria for example; You will also show Mercy to the rest of the world.

… Father, Please, accept our Worship in Jesus’ Name!

Lord, even as we continue with our studies about the WONDERS of You – The ALMIGHTY GOD;

We Pray that today again, You will PERFORM WONDERS in the lives of Your children;

That all those who are listening to Your Words today and those reading on the Label of DMC will have a very SPECIAL CONTACT with You; that will lead them to something far, far Greater.

Thank You Almighty God!

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – AMEN!

And let someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Please, be seated!

We are continuing with our Series within a SERIES, as we go to PART 2 of WONDERS OF DIVINE CONTACT.

Our Bible Text (as you would remember) is Isaiah 4:10-13

10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even those that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

In the first (1st) Part of this Mini Series within a Series – Like I told you last week, the Series we are dealing with, of course, is the “THE WONDERS OF GOD.”

But we want to discuss: THE WONDERS OF DIVINE CONTACT.

And I told you last week; it’s something so wide that we can’t finish it in one Sunday Sermon.

As matter of fact, it’s going to have more than Two (2) Parts; it will Probably be going on to four (4) Parts!

But we learnt last Sunday that the first (1st) Contact between God – The Almighty, the All Sufficient, the All Wise, the All Knowing God; Primarily, could ACTIVATE the Destiny of MAN.

We learnt last Sunday, that everybody has a Destiny. But in case of many people, the Destiny would lie dormant – Until there is a Contact between God and the Person concerned.

And we explained in details all about that!

So if you missed last Sunday Sermon, maybe you would need to get the Tape. Or read the full Text on the Label of DMC via this Link:

https://discoverymediacrew.com/The-Wonders-Of-Divine-Contact-Part-1-Pastor-E-A-Adeboye

Now, the Second (2nd) Contact between God and Man; usually leads to PROMOTION.

And then, a third (3RD) Contact would lead to PERFECTION.

1. First (1st) CONTACT ACTIVATES DESTINY;
2. Second (2nd) CONTACT Leads to PROMOTION;
3. Third (3rd) CONTACT leads to PERFECTION.

Now, you begin to wonder: “Can anything be better than that?”

Well, you will learn next Sunday that there is something called “PERMANENT CONTACT.

… And then you will see, what that one can Produce.

Now, let’s talk about the SECOND (2ND) CONTACT briefly.

Everybody knows, at least that those of us who are children of God; we are fully aware that God is the PROMOTER.

The Bible makes it clear: ‘Promotion comes from God!

And that God can Promote the most Unlikely Persons (we have learnt this in the Past).

1 Samuel 2:8 says that: God can pick up a beggar from the dunghill, and PROMOTE him, until he becomes ROYALTY.

We also know (by the time we begin to discuss the third CONTACT) – We also know our God is PERFECT.

James 1:17 tells us that: Every Good Gift and every Perfect Gift comes from God.

And this God has no variableness at all. Nothing to tamper with His PERFECTION.

As a matter of fact, in Mark 7:32-37, the Bible says “He does everything well.”

So What Happens when there is a Second (2nd) Contact between GOD and a Person?

1. Let’s take the case of Joshua as an example.

As we learnt last Sunday: Joshua had his first (1st) Direct Contact with God, when God said to Moses: “LAY YOUR HANDS ON HIM.

And then, the Second (2nd) Contact now came after Moses died in Joshua 1:1-8.

Then God TRANSFERRED a Servant, a Messenger of Moses to the Position of Head of State.

… He became the Leader of a Nation.

… Now, that is some serious Promotion!

As a matter of fact, when God told Joshua, you are taking over from Moses – He trembled.

He was so frightened, God had to repeat three (3) times: “Be Strong, and of a Good Courage.”

And I don’t blame him!

I mean, if you are a Messenger, and then all of a sudden, God tells you – “You are going to become Head of State;”

… And you know the kind of State that was, at that time!

The kind of State that even your Master found it difficult to handle – You would tremble!

2. Or take David as another example.

David had his first (1st) encounter with God – When God Poured oil on his head through Samuel. And he became King among his Brethren.

… He was Anointed King among his Brethren!

In African Parlance, we would call him “King of tomorrow.”

Because at that time, there was still King Saul on the Throne – Very, very much on the Throne.

And he was there on that Throne, for another thirteen (13) years.

But then David had a Second (2nd) Contact with God. And that is in 2 Samuel 2:4.

This time he was Anointed again as King of Judah.

Promoted now, from King among his Brethren (King at Home) to now King of Judah.

3. Or take Elisha.

He had his first encounter with God when he was Ploughing the field – A Mantle fell on him!

But then, after the little discussion between him and Elijah; Elijah Picked up his Mantle again – he didn’t leave it with him!

And then came 2 Kings 2:9-15; and the Mantle now dropped while Elijah was being taken.

It was now Picked up by Elisha, and nobody to challenge him for Picking it up!

And that very day, the one who was a Son of a Prophet, became the Father of all the Prophets.

… Because they all came and bow down to him.

The Second (2nd) Contact moved him from being one of the Sons of the Prophet to being a Prophet himself.

Let’s take just one more example, before we begin to go deeper.

4. Take Peter!

His first (1st) Contact with God came in Luke 5:1-11. He was a Fisher man; he thought he was going to be a Fisherman all the days of his life.

Then he had the First (1st) Contact with the Almighty God; and his Destiny became activated.

… He was going to be a Fisher of Men.

But then he had a Second (2nd) Divine Contact in John 21:1-17. This time around, the Lord Jesus Christ had died and He had rose from the dead.

Peter thought, hey! Let’s forget about being Fishers of Men. Let me go back to my Original Fishing.

And then, he had another Contact: and this time around, Jesus told him: ‘You won’t be just a Fisher of Men; you would be the one feeding my Flocks.

You would be the one who would feed My Lamb, you would feed my Sheep. You are the one who would be leading the People I’m leaving behind.

… Tremendous PROMOTION!

It’s like saying to a fellow who is Probably shall we call him, a Sunday School Teacher. That from now on; you are General Overseer.

… Not a small Promotion at all.

Now the question is: WHO NEEDS A SECOND (2ND) TOUCH?

Because I know that last Sunday, many of you would have Prayed hard. And I believed that my God had answered your Prayers, and had given you a Touch.

I believed many of you even had Contact with God – Maybe in your dreams or one way or the other!

WHY ASKED FOR A SECOND (2ND) TOUCH?

Because we all know there are advantages in being on Top; and disadvantages in being beneath.

I am yet to find somebody who would say No, to Promotion.

Because we all know that those who are beneath, they will drink from the water that the one on top of the Mountain had washed into.

Oh, I’m sure, we are not so naive as not to know why People who want to be our rulers come, begging us; and at times to even Pay us, to vote for them!

Because, the moment you become President (shall we say) or Governor; hey! When you want to pass, they will close the road for you.

Until you have gone, those of us who voted for you, would have to wait!

We all know, you don’t have to be told – If they say there is Power Failure; it’s not in Aso Rock (Laughing)!

If we say there is scarcity of water, it is not in Government House. You know that!

… Everybody wants the word Promotion.

And I am Praying for all of you listening to me today or reading now on the Label of DMC: Your Promotion begins right now – Amen!

… But there is much more! – Much, much more.

For example, in 2 Samuel 24:1-15, the Bible tells us that David conducted a Census against the wish of God!

God got angry; He said: “I’m going to Punish you for what you have done.”

And he told him to choose what kind of Punishment he wanted.

And he said: I would fall into the hand of God than to fall into the hands of men!

God said Fine! I know what you have chosen.

And a terrible Pestilence broke out!

The Bible says, as a result of that Pestilence; Seventy (70) Thousand People died in the land.

It would interest you to know that not even a single one died in the Palace – Not one!

… Oh, definitely it Pays to be on Top.

It is not a Pleasant thing to be at the bottom. That is why the Almighty God said: “You shall be the HEAD and not tail”.

Because you would see something very interesting in Exodus 4:1-4 – When God told Moses: “Throw down the Rod that is in your hand.” And the Rod became a serpent!

And Moses fled from the serpent; because it’s a dangerous serpent!

God told him: “Hold the serpent by the tail.”

Even a dangerous serpent can be held by the tail – not the Head.

Oh, I Pray for everyone of you listening to me today or reading now on the Label of DMC: You shall be HEAD, and you will never be tail – Amen

So we all need s Second (2nd) Touch so that we can be PROMOTED.

… God wants us to be PROMOTED!

The Good News is: There is always room at the Top.

I’m sure you have heard the statement again and again: “There’s always room at the Top.”

If you read Daniel 6:1-3; the Bible spoke about a King who had many Provinces under him. And he had a lot of Governors – Governing over these Provinces.

And then he selected three (3) out of the numerous ones, to be Supervising the hundred and twenty (120).

But he looked among the three (3) and said: I want to make one (1) the Leader of the three (3). And that fellow was Daniel.

The Almighty God can make you the BEST among the Best.

That when they gathered the Best together and they are looking for someone who would be Number one (No. 1) among the Best; Ah! may you be the one, in Jesus’ Name – Amen!

You have heard the Testimony of one of my children somewhere in the United Kingdom:

They made an Advertisement for a Particular Position. That Position was very, very lucrative and if I remembered correctly: About four thousand (4,000) People applied.

And so they began to shortlist; they shortlisted and the number came down to about four hundred (400).

And they did Interview Number One (1): And four hundred (400) came down to a hundred (100)

And they did Interviewed Number Two (No.2) – And one hundred (100) came down to Ten (10)!

And they did the Final Interview, and my son won.

… And we all shouted for Joy!

There is always room at the Top!

Oh, you may hear them say: “It’s LONELY at the Top.” – That may be true (laughing)!

But I think it is a very Good kind of loneliness.

… Lonely at the Top; yet the People at the Top don’t want to leave!

… So you need the Second (2nd) Touch for PROMOTION.

Now: WHAT ABOUT THE THIRD TOUCH?

… That one (like I said) is for PERFECTION.

Perfection is a Wonderful thing!

We would consider about one (1) or two (2) examples about what God has done;

For example in Mark 3:1-5, the Bible tells us about a man with a withered hand.

And when Jesus Christ saw this man; in spite of the anger of those who are around – They don’t want the withered hand to be healed.

Jesus asked him to stretch forth his hands; and when he stretched it forth; the Bible says it became as whole as the other.

… That means the healing did not stop half way!

Oh, I’m sure you know many People who are seriously sick; and then they went to the hospital, and the Doctors did their best and the fellow “RECOVERS”.

RECOVERS – Because they said, okay, you will not die, you will be taking the following drugs consistently.

That’s not the way my God does it! – When He heals you, He heals you COMPLETELY. PERFECTLY!

Let me give you another example; in Mark 8:22-25. The Bible says, they brought a Blind Man to Jesus Christ; and He took him by the hand.

… Now that is Contact Number one (No. 1).

He led him out – away from the crowd. And then spit on the ground, touched his eyes – Contact Number two (No. 2)!

And said: What can you see? The man lifted up his eyes and said; “I can see men walking like trees.”

… Now, that’s Promotion (laughing)!

He couldn’t see anything before; at least now he could see men walking like trees.

But God didn’t stop there; he had a third (3rd) Contact – Because He touched him again, and said: now what do you see? He said, I see PERFECTLY.

I Pray for everyone of you listening me or reading now on the Label of DMC: In any form of Ailment; may your Healing come today and may it come PERFECTLY – Amen!

Healing is Good but RECREATION is Better! – Because Recreation would give you PERFECT HEALTH.

I mean, for example, in 2 Kings 5:1-14, when the Almighty God healed Naaman; the Bible said he came out of the river the seventh (7th) time; with his skin like that of a New Born Baby – That is PERFECTION!

Or consider the case in Exodus 14:1-28. Israel had been freed from the bondage of Egypt. They got to the Red Sea and they looked back; and the fellow who had said you can go now, said: No, you are coming back!

Their deliverance was not complete until all those who could bring them back into Captivity drowned.

It is only then, they can now say: Hey, Glory be to God – we are FREE INDEED!

I’m not sure you understand what happened in Mark 5:2-19:

… You have heard me refer to this case again and again.

Because I spent quality time studying the Story of the Madman of Gadara.

… Maybe one or these days God would give me an opportunity to write a Book about him!

You know, when God cast out the demons in him, and the demons said: Alright, You have driven us out; let us go into the Swine.

God gave Permission!

And you know what followed (laughing)! The Bible said the Swine ran headlong, into the sea and drowned.

That madman of Gadara was only COMPLETELY free, when all the demons that were tormenting him were DROWNED – They drowned with the Swine!

It was only then that Jesus Christ could now say to the Madman: “Now begin as an Evangelist.”

I Pray for everyone of you listening to me today, or reading now on the Label of DMC: If there is any Evil Force or Forces, still showing interest in you, today will be their TOTAL DESTRUCTION – Amen!

PERFECTION is Essential – That is why you need the third (3rd) Touch!

And when you look at some of the cases that I have mentioned; you would see how First Touch led to something; Second Touch led to something; Third Touch led to another thing.

Let me just pick maybe about three (3) examples before we conclude today:

1. Consider Moses.

His first Contact came in Exodus 3:1-15; that was when he saw the bush burning, and the bush was not consumed.

That was when he had his First (1st) Contact with God.

And from that day onward; his Destiny became activated – He wasn’t the same, ever again!

But then, the Second (2nd) Contact that he had with God in Exodus 19:1-9 was not in a Flame of Fire; but in a Thick Cloud.

And God told him: “I am doing this – Visiting you this Second (2nd) time so that from now on: The People will believe you forever – They won’t doubt you anymore!

You are PROMOTED.

The Bible said, in Exodus 33:10-11; the People saw the Cloudy Pillar but the Lord spoke to Moses FACE TO FACE, as a man speaks to his friend.

That is PROMOTION!

I am sure, even if it is to be able to hear God clearly; if that is the reason you are going to cry to God for a Second (2nd) Touch; I think that would be worth it!

But Moses didn’t stop there!

Because he cried to God in Exodus 33:18-23. He said: God, Thank You!

We have had these two (2) Contacts; but I would like to see You! – Show me Your Glory.

Yes, we have been talking; I have been hearing Your Voice. I mean, You have been treating me as a friend. You can see me but I can’t see You!

… I want a Perfect Relationship!

You know the rest of the story!

God said: What you asked for is a very, very dangerous thing. If you see Me, you will die!

But, because we are friends now; you have been Promoted! I will put you in the cleft of a Rock, cover your face with My Hand;

And just as I Am Passing by; whilst I’m about to disappear – I will let you catch a Glimpse of my behind.

And Moses said: “Half a bread is better than nothing.”

… He saw the Glory of God!

And the Bible says in Exodus 34:29 to Chapter 35; FROM that day onwards, the face of Moses SHONE like the sun!

I mean, after that Encounter, when the People saw Moses coming, they ran because his face was no longer like the face of an ordinary man.

He had to cover his face with a veil before he could speak to the People.

In one of my childish way of thinking – I was wondering: What happened to his wife?

I mean: “My husband went out, I cant even look at his face!”

… What a wonderful kind of relationship.

And you know what?

That Third (3rd) Encounter of PERFECTION really dealt with Moses!

In Deuteronomy 34:7; the Bible tells you that at the age of one hundred and twenty (120) he didn’t need Glasses;

His eyes were as sharp as when he was born. His energy was the same like that of a very strong young man.

Surely you need a Second (2nd) Touch for Promotion; and a third (3rd) one for Perfection.

2. Lets take Elisha.

… My friend ELISHA!

He had his first Contact (like I told you before) in 1 Kings 19:19-2.

That was when his Destiny became activated.

“Sir, you are not born to be an ordinary Farmer; you are born for Greatness.”

You know the rest of the story!

And then the second (2nd) Contact came in 2 Kings 2:9-15 – When finally, he really now owned the Mantle;

… And became (as it were) the Ruler of ALL the Prophets.

He had a third (3rd) Contact (you have to search for it to find it) – And you would find it in 2 Kings 3:10-15;

Some Kings came to him, wanting direction. And one of the Kings was an Idol Worshipper – So he got ANGRY. He lost his temper!

And as he did, the Holy Spirit that had been with him, that he got during the Second (2nd) Contact, withdrew!

When he sobered down (and that’s just a lesson for those of you who talk about Righteous Indignation).

… Some of you call your Temper – Righteous Indignation!

He was Righteously Indignant; but the Holy Spirit withdrew.*

He had to call for a Minstrel – To Sing Praises to God before the Holy Spirit came back.

And he had a Third (3rd) Contact.

From that moment on, Elisha became PERFECT.

And I will Prove it to you: In 2 Kings 2:23-24.

After he had received the Double Portion of the Spirit of Elijah. And he was going; and then some children – little children began to call him “Bore headed man, get away from here!”

Ah! His temper rose – He turned, looked at them and cursed them in the Name of the Lord.

With the tremendous Power he just received, several children died that day!

But after his Third (3rd) Contact – you would never find him doing that kind of thing again.

As a matter of fact, in 2 Kings 6:8-23 – When a King sent an Army to go and arrest him because by now, his Power had become Legendary;

I mean, you want to arrest one man, and you send an Army; a man who had no weapons. You would know what that one means!

He arrested the Army; led them to enemy territory.

And when the King saw the whole Army arrested (their minds blindfolded);

And said to ELISHA: My Father, shall I kill them?

He said No o, feed them!

He had turned a long way from the man, who slaughtered children (who mocked him); to a man now who Arrested an Army and fed them.

… We are talking about Perfection now.

3. Maybe I give you the final Example – Peter.

I told you the First (1st) Contact came when he was fishing and Jesus came in. Luke 5:1-11.

And then the Second (2nd) Contact came in John 5:1-17; when he was Promoted from being a Fisher of Men to the Leader of the Flock.

And then he had a Third (3rd) Contact in Acts 2:1-4; and there was no stopping him any longer.

Because when the Holy Spirit came on him on the Day to Pentecost, Peter really, really became Peter.

One (1) Sermon – Three Thousand (3,000) Souls were saved!

No more fear of anybody. Even his Shadow now, could heal the sick.

… Now, let me conclude!

CAN I ATTAIN PERFECTION?

Oh, Psalms 138:8 says: “The LORD will Perfect that which concerns me.”

… It is written!

Perfection is meant for you; all you need to do is ask.

John 16:24, the Lord says: Ask till your Joy is Full. And that is what you are going to do today!

But before the rest of us begin to cry to God for Perfection; there are those who have not even started the journey at all.

There are those who have not even had any Contact with God at all.

But you can have one today!

You can surrender your life to Him. You can kneel at the foot of the Cross and cry to Jesus and say:

Please save my soul, transform me completely, let me have a Brand New Beginning.

ALTAR CALL

If you really mean it; if you want to say bye bye to a life of sin, He is more than ready to Receive you, to save your Soul and to give you a Brand New Beginning.

Bow your head in Prayer and cry to the Almighty God for the Salvation of your Soul.

… I will be more than willing to join you in Prayers right now.

Call on Him, Ask Him to be Merciful unto you and Please, ask Him to Please save your Soul. Promise Him that from now on, you would serve Him and you would do His Will for the rest of your life.

Oh, Thank You Father! Thank You my God.

In Jesus’ Name we have Prayed – Amen!

PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYERS.

My Father and my God, I want to Thank You once again for Your Word;

And I want to Thank You for those who have heard and have decided “I want this CONTACT with God”.

You Promised Lord that: “Whoever will come unto You, You will in no wise cast out”

They have come to You now Father, Please, receive them, save their Souls, let Your Blood wash their sins, write their names in the “Book of Life,”

And give them a Brand New Beginning and let this be the Beginning of Contact with You for them!

My Father and my God, I’m aso committing those of us who have had Contacts with You in the Past; we want a Second (2nd) Contact.

Some of us want a third (3rd) one; and some of us even want more than three (3)!

As we cry to You today Lord, God Almighty, Please, Grant our requests, Promote us Oh Lord, bring us to Perfection.

And we will Praise You for the rest of our lives;

Thank You my Father!

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!

Now those of you who have given your lives to Jesus Christ, get in contact with me as soon as Possible; so that I can continue to Pray for you!

The rest of us who have had at least one Contact or the other with the Lord – Cry to Him and ask Him:

Please LORD, I want a SECOND (2ND) CONTACT for PROMOTION; I want the THIRD (3RD) CONTACT for PERFECTION.

Just go ahead and talk to Him. And I believe that God will answer your Prayers in Jesus’ Mighty Name – AMEN!

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