REDEEMING THE TIME: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – RCCG SOLEMN ASSEMBLY 2021 DAY 4 (MORNING)
DAY 4 (MORNING): RCCG SOLEMN ASSEMBLY 2021
THEME: REDEEMING THE TIME
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2021
BIBLE TEXT: EPHESIANS 5: 15-17 AND JOHN 14:14
Let someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
SOLEMN ASSEMBLY HYMN: I’ll love my Jesus, with all My Soul
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 this morning, we want to join John 14:14:
“If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”
We want to talk about the roles of Prayers in the Redemption of Time.
The first time that I read that Passage after I became Born Again – If ye shall ask anything in my Name, I will do it.
I told those of you who are older that I stopped because as a Mathematician, I knew the meaning of “Anything”.
“Anything” means without Exception.
Who is this One asking me to ask for “Anything”?
And He says: “I will do it”; not “I may do it”; not “I will do it”; not “I will think about it” – “I WILL DO IT!”
And I remembered that I told you the story of one Year when Christmas was near and my little children gathered in the room of their eldest brother and then they send the smallest who was just like a “Little Puppy” kind of fellow to go and ask me: Daddy, what do you want for Christmas?
And I said: What can you give?
He ran back to the room, came to the room, came and said: Anything!
I said: Anything? He said: Yes!
I said: Okay, how about buying me a Jet?
So, he ran back to the room and came back and said: Not that kind of Anything.
Here is somebody saying to you: If you ask “Anything” in my Name, I will do it!
Those of you who are very close to me – They never ask me what do you want for Christmas or your Birthday. They just do whatever they can because they know the danger of asking me for anything. I can make a very dangerous request.
When I came to this Passage, the first time I became Bom Again; I stopped because the One who can make this Statement is either a “Mad Man” or “God Almighty”.
Because I don’t know how rich you are; if you come to me Particularly and said: I should ask you for anything; I will Clean your Account.
So, I have to back up this John 14:14 with John 14:6 – I am the Way, the Truth and the Life!
The Truth is someone who cannot Possibly Lie!
I said okay then and things has changed in my Life since then.
That is why when I Pray and the answer comes; I don’t feel surprised. I will be surprised if the answer does not come.
May I ask somebody this morning or even as you read now on the Label of DMC – Do you believed that if you Pray today, God will answer you?
Because “Anything” includes: Lord help me Redeem Time.
In Daniel 2: 1-48 – It is a Story that you know very well.
When the King had a dream and forgot the dream and told the Wise Men: Tell me my dream which I have forgotten and then tell me the Interpretation or else you are dead!
The Prayer Daniel and Co Prayed that night is not a “Casual Prayer”. They were not asking God to help them Redeem Time but they were asking God to help them Redeem Life.
They said: God, if you don’t answer us tonight; we are dead by tomorrow.
When it is time to Pray today; Pray as if your Life depends on it because it does.
Time is associated with Life!
Bartimaeus Prayed a Prayer – You know the Story in Mark 10: 46-52 – The Prayer of Bartimaeus is a Classical Example of God help me to Redeem Time.
This Man has been sitting by the roadside day after day for Years, time flowing Past him
He cried, God heard and the Man who has always been by the roadside begging soon became the “Center of Attraction” because God sent for him.
And do you know the important thing that I want to bring to your attention quickly talking about Bartimaeus?
It is that the Bible says that after God opened his eyes; he followed Jesus Christ in the Way – He never lost another opportunity.
I. He became Permanently connected to the Controller of Time.
The One whose Name is “Alpha and Omega” – Revelation 1:8. The One who is, the One who was, the One who is to come.
II. He became connected Permanently to someone who controls the Past, the Present and the Future.
Beloveth, rearrange your Priority – 24/7, become connected to Jesus Christ!
He became connected to the One who can bring the Past to the Present and can bring the Future to the Present.
III. The One the Bible says: If you are in Him; one hundred Percent (100%) Genuinely; according to 2 Corinthians 5:17 – Old News shall Past away, all things can become New.
IV. He became connected to the One who according to John 1: 2-11; who could in one moment says to His mother: My Time has not yet come and yet make the Time come immediately at the Wedding of Cana of Galilee.
He became connected Permanently – Because in this Solemn Assembly, you must not lose Time ever again.
V. He became connected Permanently to the One who can restore “Lost Destinies” because Losing Time as we mentioned in Day 3 of this Solemn Assembly; could mean “Losing Destiny”.
In Mark 5: 2-19; the Mad Man of Gadara was born to be an Evangelist. The devil moved in, turn him to a Mad Man that is living in the tomb.
God stepped in and restored his Destiny. He became connected to the One who can “Reverse the Irreversible” – Lost Opportunities that is supposed to be gone forever; Time that is supposed to be Lost forever.
VI. But there is someone who in John 11: 39-44; that could call back someone who has not just died but had rotten and bring him back to Life.
He became connected to someone who can grant “Extension of Time”.
You can listen to the audio here: RCCG 2021 Solemn Assembly Day 4 (Morning)
In Luke 7: 11-15; when that Young boy died and was going to be buried; the Lord stepped in, raised up the boy and said that you can’t go yet boy – You are yet to fulfill Destiny.
All that Bartimaeus did was that he Prayed. He used the only weapon that he had left – No eyes, Colleagues has gone Past him long, long time ago; even neighbours had become enemies without him knowing but he used his mouth!
Now, the Lord has asked me to do things slightly differently this morning that we have never done before during Solemn Assembly.
He asked me to employ the “Power of Corporate Prayer”.
You know that when we started; I told you that Solemn Assembly is for Individuals – That the God we serve is the “God of Individuals” but He says in the very first Verse of our Song (Which came from Him of course!)
“I will go to Heaven and I won’t go alone.”
DMC NOTES: Below are the Lyrics of the Special Song for the RCCG Solemn Assembly 2021.
2021 RCCG SOLEMN ASSEMBLY’S SPECIAL SONG
- I’ll love my Jesus, with all of my soul
I’ll love my neighbours, just like myself
I’ll go to heaven, won’t go alone
I’ll love my Jesus, with all of my soul - I’ll seek my Jesus, with all of heart
He is my own hope, hope of glory
With Christ within me, all will be well
I’ll seek my Jesus, with all of my heart - I’ll trust my Jesus, enough for me
He’ll meet all my needs, both great and small
He is my Shepherd, I cannot lack
I’ll trust my Jesus, enough for me - I’ll serve my Jesus, with all I have
I’ll spend and be spent, gladly for Him
The debt I owe, I cannot pay
I’ll serve my Jesus, with all I have - Jesus is my strength, strength for all things
I can do all things, with Him within
Failure is not mine, I just can’t fail
Jesus is my strength, strength for all things - I’ll stand on Jesus, the solid rock
All other grounds are just sinking sand
Whenever flood comes I cannot fall
I’ll stand on Jesus, the solid rock - Jesus my leader, I’ll follow Him
The way to heaven, I cannot miss
I’ll sit on His throne, soon very soon
Jesus my leader, I will follow Him - Sing Halleluyah to Christ my King
Sing Halleluyah to Christ my friend
With Halleluyah, make heaven sing
Sing Halleluyah to Christ my King - Come join me to sing, Halleluyah
Combine with angels, Halleluyah
Heaven is our home, Halleluyah
Come join me shout, Halleluyah
That means that God will restore what I have lost and it will not be me alone.
Why? – Because in Matthew 18:19; the word “Anything” crops up again – If two of you shall agree on Earth as touching “Anything” that they shall ask; it shall be done for them.
In Matthew 18:20; He said: Where two or three are gathered together in my Name; there I am in their midst.
I am confident that at least ninety Percent (90%) of those of us who are here in the Name of Jesus Christ alone.
Oh, I have no doubt about it that there might be one or two children of the devil here but we are more than two or three who are here; not for anything else other than to seek the face of the Lord.
Now, it is written in Isaiah 55:6 – Seek the Lord where He may be found; Call on Him when He is Near.
… Where two or three are gathered together in My Name, I am there!
So, “Near” is settled!
So, we will be spending some time together in “Corporate Prayers” this morning.
But before we go to that; I want to give us some Simple Instructions so that for the rest of our lives, we will never lose Time again.
And these Instructions are to be based on a Story that you know very well in the Bible – 2 Kings 6: 1-7 (You know the Story).
The children of Elisha – That is the Sons of Prophets as they were called in those days came to him and they said: Sir, we have a Good Problem.
What is the Good Problem?
We have grown in Size, our Accomodation has become too small.
So, they said: Sir, Please we are asking for Permission to go to Jordan and get some woods so that we can come and build a larger Accomodation.
… Oh, that’s Good – Go!
And one of them is very wise; said to him: Sir, don’t just send us, come along with us.
He said: Fine, I will go.
They got to Jordan, they were fetching woods, the Axe Head fell into the River and one of them cried: Master, we borrowed it. What are we going to do?
He dropped a wood into the River, the anointing grabbed the wood and caused it to sink instead of to float; got to the bottom of River Jordan, located where the iron Piece was; transferred the anointing to the Iron Head, the Iron Head jumped to the surface of the water and began to swim.
That will be a very good example of the role of anointing even in reversing the Irreversible!
What are the Steps that you must take from now if you were never again to lose Time:
STEP 1: Never make a Plan without Praying first.
No matter how Good the Plan may appear to you; never make a Plan without Praying first.
Psalms 37: 5 says: Commit your Ways unto the Lord; trust also in Him and He will bring it to Past.
Don’t Plan anything without asking Him first!
STEP 2: After you made a Plan and you have gotten His Approval; never take a Step without Prayer.
The Son of the Prophet said: Sir, you have given us Permission to go; Please come along with us.
If God is not with you, you will fail!
John 15:5 – Without Him, we can do Nothing.
I. You can’t Preach a successful Sermon without Him.
I know that for sure: You can entertain but if you really want a Sermon that will have an “Everlasting Impact”; then you will have to Pray.
II. Waiting on God is not a Waste of Time – Note this one!
Isaiah 40:31 says: They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their Strength.
It is when you “Wait” that He will give you wings like an Eagle.
Moses said it clearly: If you are not going to go with us; don’t take us there.
STEP 3: When the Axe Head fell into the River; the cry of the Son of the Prophet is: Alas, we borrowed it.
I. Never forget that that your Time is borrowed – Your entire Life is borrowed.
Every day that you get from God is “Borrowed Time”.
Lamentation 3: 22-23 says: It is of the Mercy of God that we were not consumed.
You are here this morning or reading now on the Label of DMC because that Mercy had been renewed this morning. You have been given another twenty four (24) hours by His Grace.
II. Borrowed Time? – You cannot afford to lose what you borrowed. And you can’t afford to waste what you borrowed.
That is why I told you long ago – Some People come to me and say: We just want to chat.
Ha, don’t steal my time. If you don’t want to do something with your own twenty four (24) hours; I want to do something with mine.
Anybody who is not going where you are going; don’t stay with them.
Stop wasting your Time on “Idle Talks”.
STEP 4: Then take note that God can help you redeem that which is Lost.
He can bring back the Axe Head that has already fallen into the River.
That is why you must learn to Pray constantly.
David said in Psalms 51: 11-12 – He says: Hey, don’t leave me alone – Cast me not away from Your Presence; don’t take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me, the Joy of Salvation.
… He can restore!
STEP 5: Learn to ask Him: What do you want me to Pray about?
… Ask Him even to guard your Prayers!
I mean for example this Year; He said: Fast for 63 days.
Humanly speaking, my little “Theological Mind” will want to say: Lord, what is 63?
70 days I can understand; 50 days I can understand; 40 days; 30 days – But 63 days?
And then He said: Divide the 63 into 21, 21, 21 – Yes Lord!
And then He said: The First Segment for Thanksgiving; the Second Segment is to “Ask for Mercy” and the Third Segment, you can now ask Me what you want.
You should know that can’t be me. I can’t Possibly dream up a Programme like that.
You should know that in the Past when they say: Fast and Pray; many atimes I will just ask you to Fast without even telling you what to Pray about.
But I have learnt my Lesson – Ask Him: I want to Pray. How do You want me to Pray? What do You want me to Pray about?
Ask Him! – If He is the One who gave you the Prayer Points; you can be sure that the answer is already there.
I. Don’t start a Day without Him.
II. Don’t start a Service without Him.
III. Don’t start a Chorus without Him.
IV. Don’t Play an Organ without Him.
V. And may I beg you: Don’t eat without Him. A lot of People died while eating.
Now, we are going to do two (2) things:
- We are going to cry to God Jointly in Praise.
Why? – Psalms 67: 5-7 says: If all the People will Praise God then God even our God will bless all of us. And the whole Earth will fear Him.
If all of us will Praise Him; He will release to us Blessings that will frightened the world.
And if God were to restore to us all the opportunities that we have Lost, even we ourselves we shall be frightened.
Does anyone want “Frightful Blessings” from God this morning or as you read now on the Label of DMC?
- Then after that, we will jointly Pray to God – Telling Him to help everyone of us Redeem the Time we have lost.
You see, when People Pray together in one accord and God answers – Ground will shake, Prison Doors will be thrown open, the Irreversible will be Reversed.
After we have done that, we will then release everybody to go and spend the rest of the day on their own.
Are you ready to Praise Him?
- Let all of us like we have never done before go ahead to Praise the Lord.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
- Now, with the same Strength; I want you to Lift your Voice to the Almighty God and Pray the same Prayer Bartimaeus Prayed – Jesus, thou son of David, have Mercy on us.
Let us go ahead and cry to God.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
- And then together in one accord, we will cry unto Him and say: Father, every opportunities that we have Lost, every time we had wasted; restore to us.
Let’s cry unto the Almighty God.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
- Now, that we are in one accord; let us cry to God for this Special Holy Ghost Service – It is the 35th in the Series.
And 35 is 5 times 7 – Grace times Perfection.
Let us call on the Almighty God and say: During this Special Holy Ghost Service, do something “Extra Special” in our lives.
Let us cry unto the Almighty God.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER
The Almighty God will grant your request.
He will have Mercy on you, He will have Mercy on your families, He will have Mercy on His Church, He will have Mercy on your Nation.
Every Grounds that you have Lost, you will regain.
Every Opportunities that you have Lost will come back to you.
God will help you Redeem Time.
And during this Special Holy Ghost Service; God will do something Special for you.
So shall it be!
For so we have decreed in the Mighty Name of Jesus – Amen.
Let someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
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