DAY 2 (AFTERNOON): RCCG SOLEMN ASSEMBLY 2021 – PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE; REDEEMING THE TIME
DAY 2 (AFTERNOON): RCCG SOLEMN ASSEMBLY 2021
THEME: REDEEMING THE TIME
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 1ST MARCH, 2021
BIBLE TEXT: EPHESIANS 5: 15-17
Well, let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
You might need a bottle of Olive (Anointing) Oil for Day 4 (Wednesday) Evening.
So, those of you who are not here this Afternoon to Note.
I Pray that I remember to tell them again – If not too bad!
We will continue with our Study – Ephesians 5: 15-17 is our Basic Bible Text.
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise.
- Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
But in addition to that Bible Text, we want to read Romans 13:12 – The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
One Great Man of God once Preached a Powerful Sermon which he entitled: “THE FIVE (5) MAJOR QUESTIONS OF LIFE.
I know that I listened to that very, very Powerful Message.
As someone who had been an Academician; when we say we are doing Research; what we normally do is to Study the Person who had gone before you; you see where he stopped and then you see where to extend the Knowledge a little further.
When I listened to that Powerful Sermon of his; I felt immediately that the Questions of Life should not be five (5) but should be seven (7).
I’m going to tell you the five (5) that he gave and then add my own two (2). I will not be repeating the Sermon verbatim but there are things he said that I have to add Bible Passages on my own to buttress them.
I’ m not claiming to be better than he was; he has gone to be with the Lord now!
- He said that the 1st Question of Life is: Who are you?
And he calls it the Question of identity.
Who exactly are you?
Now, according to Mark 1:1; Jesus Christ identified Himself as the Son of God.
In John 10:30; He said my Father and I are one.
In Matthew 16:13; He said that: I am the Son of Man.
So Jesus Christ identified Himself very clearly: I am the Son of God, I am God of course – My Father and I are one and at the same time; I am the Son of Man.
- Then he said Question No 2 is: Where are you from?
And he calls it the question of Source.
After you have introduced yourself – I am so and so; People will want to know where from?
Jesus Christ said in John 3:13; He said that I am from Heaven.
The Son of Man is from Heaven – He confirmed it in John 6:42.
- Then he said Question No 3 is: Why are you here?
And he calls it the Question of Purpose.
You just didn’t come into the world for nothing; there must be a Purpose why are you here?
Jesus Christ said in John 6:38 – He said that I am here to do the Will of Him that sent Me.
In Luke 19:10; He said I am here to seek and to save the Lost!
- Then he said Question No 4 – Which he actually spent Good time discussing and he said it is the Question of: What can you become? What can you Achieve?
And he calls it the Question of Potentials.
And he said that His Goal was to discussed the Potential.
It is a very important Question – What can I become?
As far as Jesus Christ is concerned – Philippians 2: 5-11 shows you clearly what He achieved (His Potentials).
He ended up with a Name that is above every other names; that at the Name of Jesus Christ, every knees must bow!
He went through everything that He went through to achieve one Great Potential – A Name that is above every other names.
- Then he said Question No 5; which he called the Question of Destination – Where are you Headed? Where are you going to?
You have told us who you are; where you came from; why you are here; your Potentials?
When all that is done; where are you Heading?
And of course; Jesus Christ made it clear in John 16:28 – I came from my Father; I am going back to my Father.
I know where I came from; I know where I am going after; I have done all that I came to do.
Jesus Christ said in John 14: 1-3 – In my Father’s House there are many Mansions; if it were not so, I would not have told you I go to Prepare a Place for you.
Now for you; your own Questions are not five (5) but seven (7) – I will take it one by one!
QUESTION NO 1: Who are you? – The Question of Identity!
I remembered a Nigerian Musician who waxed a Record years ago and titled it: Who are you?
I. John the Baptist answered that Question by saying in John 1: 19-23; when they came to ask him: Who are you? Are you the Christ? Are you one of the Prophets?
He answered and said: I am the Voice crying in the wilderness.
II. For You and I, the answer to that Question could be based on Genesis 2:7.
The answer could be I’m Part of the dust – Part of the dust because God formed Man from Man from the dust of the Earth, breathe to him the breadth of Life and Man became a Living Soul – Genesis 2:7.
And we could also say those of us who are genuinely Born Again that according to John 1: 11-12; we can say: I am a Child of God.
Because to as many that received Him to them gave Power to be called Sons of God.
We can say according to Romans 8: 16-17 that we are Heirs of God – Joint Heirs with Christ.
We can boldly say: If anybody wants to know our Identity according to Romans 8:29 – Jesus Christ is my Elder Brother, He is the first Born of our Family.
… That’s who I am!
QUESTION NO 2: Where are you from? – The Question of Source!
Well we could say: I originated in Adam because Adam was the first Man.
But I can also say in Galatians 3:29: I am of Abraham’s Seed, I am from Abraham’s Loins.
Because the Bible said that if I belong to Christ, then I am Abraham’s Seed.
Like I have shared with you sometimes – Those who said the Laws of Tithe and all the Blessings thereof are for Abraham’s Seed, the Old Testament Jews etc.
I said that they are correct – I am of Abraham’s Seed. So what is true for all children of Abraham is also true for me.
QUESTION NO 3: Sir/Ma, what is your Purpose? Why are you here on Earth?
And your answer could be according to Revelations 4:11 – I am here to give God Pleasure.
Because of all the things that He made; I am made for His Pleasure. I am on Earth to make God happy; I am here to do God’s Will.
John 3: 33-35 – Jesus Christ said: Those who do the Will of my Father in Heaven are my brothers and my sisters.
I am a brother of Jesus Christ and therefore I am here to do God’s Will.
What is your Purpose? Why are you here?
I can tell anybody that I am here specifically to win Souls!
Why? – John 15:16; Jesus Christ said you have not chosen me but I have chosen you that you will go and bring forth fruits; make sure that your Fruits will abide.
Because according to Ephesians 1: 4-5; I have chosen you in Christ; Predestinated to Adoption according to the Good Pleasure of God.
When you go through a bit of History; you will find that People were chosen for Specific Purposes.
For example:
I. Moses was born to bring Israel out of bondage – Exodus 3: 1-12.
II. Joshua was chosen to bring Israel into the Promised Land and to distribute the Land to them – Joshua 1: 1-8.
QUESTION NO 4: What is your Potential? What can you become?
According to John 14:12; you have the Potential of doing whatever Jesus Christ did and more.
Jesus Christ Himself said so – If you believe on me; the works that I do you shall do also and Greater Works than this shall you do – That is your Potential.
Because Jesus Christ said in John 20:21 – As the Father sent me, so sent I you.
And how did the Father sent Him?
Acts 10:38 – How God anointed Jesus Christ of Nazareth with Holy Ghost and with Power, who went about doing Good and Healing all that were oppressed of the devil for God was with Him.
And I can assured you by the Special Grace of God – God is with you (Amen).
And if He is with you; then what Jesus Christ did; you can do – Amen.
And if you keep that at the back of your Mind because that is one of the things that you will need to consider when we talk of “Redeeming The Time”.
Have you done what Jesus Christ did? Have you done More than He did? Have you achieved your Potentials?
Which will explain to you straightaway the reason why I say: This Theme, this Solemn Assembly is not for you just listening to me or reading now on the Label of DMC – It’s for me (Pastor Adeboye). It is just that I’m the one relating the matter to you.
QUESTION NO 5: Where are you going? What is your Destination? To where?
And of course, the answer will be to Heaven.
Why? – John 14: 1-3 that I referred to earlier on – Jesus Christ said in my Father’s House, there are many Mansions there. I am going to Prepare a Place for you. That where I am, you may be also.
So, where are you going?
Maybe you are the only one who can answer that question.
I know where I am going – I know that I am going to Heaven. What about you?
Let me ask you one more time Child of God: Where are you going?
And then for you and I; there are two (2) more serious Questions:
QUESTION NO 6: How far am I from the Specific Goal that God has set for me?
Because when I came into the world; He (God) set a Goal for me.
I. Moses was told in Exodus Chapter 3 – The Almighty God told him: You go and bring the children of Israel and come and Worship Me on this Mountain. Go and bring them to the Land that I Promised them.
Exodus Chapter 12 came; he brought them out of Egypt.
Exodus Chapter 14; the Red Sea opened and they crossed over and the Sea closed so it so that they can’t go back to Egypt.
By the time we get to Numbers Chapter 14; the People said that they are not going forward any more.
They said that they wanted to return to Egypt – Forty (40) Years of aimless wandering followed.
By the time we get to Numbers Chapter 34: 1-5; Moses stood on Mount Nebo and on Top of Pisgah and God said: Take, this is the Land that I say you are going to bring the People into but you aren’t going in.
… He got to the boundary but he didn’t go in.
II. Joshua was told that you will bring the People in and divide the Land to them.
By Joshua 13:13; Joshua took over, crossed Jordan etc and gotten to the Land.
But from Joshua 13:13; we discovered that there were many of the Land that were left unoccupied.
The Geshurites were not expelled; Maachathites were not expelled etc.
How far am I from the Goal that God has Set for me?
QUESTION NO 7: This is Probably the most important Question of all – How much time have I left?
That is the basis for our Theme for the Solemn Assembly: REDEEMING THE TIME!
Because Ecclesiastes 8:5 says: Wise Men discern Time.
You know that the Bible Text started by saying: Be Wise.
Wise Men spend Quality Time discerning Time.
In the case of the Lord Jesus Christ; He knew the Time – The Time Limit, the work He had to do.
And in Luke Chapter 13 for example; He said: I have three (3) days left
But for You and I – That is the Problem. We don’t know how much Time we have left.
Because Ecclesiastes 9:12 says: Man does not even know his own Time.
James 4: 13-15 says: How many of us will say tomorrow I will go to So and So a City; I will do this, I will do that, I will trade, I will make Gain etc.
Who are you to talk about tomorrow – You don’t even know if you are still going to be around by this time of tomorrow?
Matthew 24:36 says: The Day and Hour when the Lord will return; nobody knows.
Matthew 24: 42-43 says: If the Good Man knows the time, the hour when the robber will come; he would have Prepared.
How much Time do we have left – That is the issue!
Oh, the Bible gives us some hints in Matthew 24: 3-29 – He said when the End is near; there will be Wars, there will be rumours of Wars, there will be famine, there will be Restilences, there will be Earthquake, Fake Prophets etc.
That will be a very Beautiful Description of the Time we are Living in!
I mean; talk about False Prophets – Somebody showed me one on the Facebook the other Day. He put the Picture of a Man who was covered in Charms on one side, he puts himself in the Middle and God forbid bad thing; he puts me next.
I say: Hey! I don’t belong to your Camp. He put me there to lambast me – You Praying everyday, that’s not it. It is God who made charms.
I said: Yes sir, Prophet.
Ebola (Disease) came, the world trembled but we didn’t know that is a Joker.
Now, coronavirus (Disease) had come; we don’t even know which one is coming next.
Are we in dangerous Times or are we not?
No doubt about that: The End is Near!
Now, the issue is this: We will Probably talk about this later on God’s Willing.
I don’t want to go until I have finished my assignment – What about you?
Have I lost Time? Have I lost Opportunities? Am I where I’m supposed to be Spiritually for example? – You can answer that Question yourself.
Am I already doing the Works that Jesus Christ did for example – Raising a Man that is dead for four (4) days and then doing Greater?
So, the idea of Redeeming The Time because the days are evil is really a big one
When I sit down and I want to be honest with myself; I need Help because some Years had gone, some Opportunities had gone.
Maybe when we meet tonight (Day 2, Monday Evening Session); we will try to define Time.
And I hope some of us who are Philosophers would have done some Research between now and then and you will be able to tell us what is Time.
Like I said yesterday (Day 1, Sunday Evening Session); no matter your Anointing, no matter your Title; you can’t bring the Year 2020 back – It is gone!
If you have lost Opportunities, can I regain them? Is there something that I can do to redeem Time?
So, why are we going to Pray this afternoon? What is it that we want to Pray about?
You see when I go through the Scriptures; I saw in 2 Peter 1:14 that God gave Peter a Hint – It said that the Lord told him (Peter); your Time will soon be Up. Which is why he quickly wrote the 2nd Epistle – He said before Time runs out.
In the case of Paul the Apostle; God even gave him a Choice – Well done my son, you can choose now: Do you want to come home now or you want to stay a little longer?
Philippians 1: 22-26 – He said that I found myself in a Street. I have a Choice now – Do I go or do I stay?
God gave him a Choice and he decided to Stay.
Not only that; in 2 Timothy 4: 6-11; even after he said I’m ready to go now – I have finished my Course, I have achieved my Goal (Everything I’m supposed to do, I have done it) but the Bible tells us in Verse 11 (2 Timothy 4) there that he said: I think there is still one fellow that I can help – Bring John Mark, let me spend more time with this fellow.
I think that I have mentioned the case of John Mark with you before – He was somebody that blew it and then Paul said that I don’t want to see you again. Go!
And now he said: Bring him!
And the Poor boy ended up writing the Gospel according to Saint Mark.
But this is not even the reason why you want to Pray this afternoon.
Something happened in 2 Kings 13: 14-19 – Elisha was about to die, he has finished his own assignment but there was one (1) more Miracle for him to do because he wanted double what Elijah did but decided to go anyway – His bone continued the job after he has gone.
And the King of Israel came to him and said my Father, you are leaving? Hey, who is going to help me now – You know the Story.
Open the Window shoot, he shot, do this he did; then Elisha said to him: Take your bow, strike the ground and the King smote three (3) times and stopped.
And the Man of God said to him; Ha you have blown it. You are going to get three (3) Victories instead of getting Complete Victories.
Do you know that that King did nothing about it? He discovered that he had blown it and did nothing about it.
If I were the one and I discovered that I have not achieved my Full Purpose according to the Man of God – I will smite the ground a hundred times but he did nothing.
Some of us we are going to be honest with ourselves, we know that in some areas we have failed big time.
And one of the Purposes of God bringing us together for this Solemn Assembly is to do something about it.
And there is another example – 2 Kings 20: 1-6; God sent His Prophet to Hezekiah and said Hezekiah time up and you are going to die. It is the mouth of God that has Spoken it, your Time is Up!
Hezekiah said: I refused to die.
The Bible said he Prayed and the One concerning whom it is written: Forever Oh Lord, thy Word is settled.
Told His Prophet – Go back and tell him: I will extend his time for fifteen (15) Years.
Some of us needs an Extension of Time because deep down within us we know that if we die now, we cannot say we died fulfilled.
Some of us can do something about it – That is the idea of Redeeming The Time. We have not reached our Goal.
Some have the opportunity to spend Time – That is why we are here.
You talk to the Almighty God – You say: All Power belongs to You; You are the Alpha and Omega; You are the Controller of Times and Seasons. Help me; I want to Redeem Time.
You go ahead; talk to Him and by the Grace of God; if the Final Trumpet has not sounded by 8pm I will be here.
I will continue from there next time.
Thank You Father!
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