REDEEMING THE TIME: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – DAY 4 (EVENING): RCCG SOLEMN ASSEMBLY 2021
DAY 4 (EVENING): RCCG SOLEMN ASSEMBLY 2021
THEME: REDEEMING THE TIME
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2021
BIBLE TEXT: EPHESIANS 5: 15-17 AND JOSHUA 10: 12-14
Let someone shout a really Big Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
SOLEMN ASSEMBLY HYMN: I’ll love my Jesus, with all My Soul
By the Special Grace of God; the Solemn Assembly for this Year (2021) is ending tonight and I rejoice with you all over the world that God has given you this opportunity to taste it.
Now, I’m believing God for something extraordinary tonight because we want to discuss the role of the Anointing in Redeeming the Time.
You know that our Main Bible Text is Ephesians 5: 15-17:
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 we will be reading an additional Bible Text which is the one we are going to use and that is Joshua 10: 12-14:
- Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
- And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
- And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
May the Almighty God fight for you tonight – Amen.
The biggest issue when you are considering Redeeming Time is that as you are trying to recover “Lost Time”; the “Present Time” is galloping away.
You are trying to recover that which you have Lost, the Present is speeding off – Not waiting for you.
So, you can imagine how wonderful it would have been if we can tell the Present: Wait, let me fix the Past before you move on.
… But the Present does not wait!
As we are seated here now or reading now on the Label of DMC; Time is moving on!
Can we stop the Present so that we can take care of the Past?
… Only once has it happened!
In the Bible Text that we just read (Joshua 10: 12-14); in the case of Joshua who told the Sun to Stand Still, the Moon to remain where the Moon was until he has finished his job.
What made Joshua so Peculiar?
When you go through the Scriptures; you will find that in Numbers 13: 25-33; when the children of Israel got to the border of the Promised Land and Moses sent the Spies to go ahead to spy the Land.
And the Spies came back and they reported that the Land is Good but Giants are on the Land et cetera et cetera and therefore they couldn’t go in; it was Caleb who spoke and say: Hey, let’s go on, we can take the Land.
That night, Joshua kept quiet. It was the following day in Numbers 14: 1-10 when Joshua spoke.
At the end of the day, when God wanted to choose a Successor for Moses; He choose Joshua and not Caleb.
… Caleb spoke first. God says: Ha Caleb and Joshua; I like you, you both followed all through with all your Spirit – You will get to the Promised Land.
So, both of them got there.
And if you read the Story in Numbers Chapter 14; God said: Nobody is coming in except Caleb and Joshua.
… He mentioned Caleb first!
Why then did God choose Joshua? What then is Peculiar about Joshua?
- Well first of all, there is this issue of Association that I mentioned during Day 3 (Evening Session).
You may check out the Full Text of Day 3 (Evening Session) on the DMC Website.
I. Exodus 17: 8-13 – When the Amalekites came to attack Israel and Moses went to the Mountain Top to Pray; it was Moses that God said: Go ahead, lead the fight.
II. In Exodus 24: 13-14 – The first time that Moses went into the Mountain to go and meet with God; it was Joshua that went with him.
III. In Exodus 32: 15-18 – When Moses returned to the Presence of God for another forty (40) Days and forty (40) Nights; it was Joshua who went with him.
… Association!
And therefore, in Deuteronomy 34:9; it was recorded that: Joshua, the son of Nun was full of the Spirit of Wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him.
Joshua was anointed by Moses – Anointing makes the difference
- Do you know that anybody can shout but there is a difference between an “Empty Shout” and an “Anointed Shout”.
In 1 Samuel 4: 2-11; when the children of Israel were at war with the Philistines and they brought the Ark of Covenant into the Camp – Oh, the children of Israel shouted. The Bible says that the Ground shook but it was an “Empty Shout”.
Initially, when the Philistines heard; they were sore afraid but they soon discovered that there is nothing in their shout.
The Philistines came down and beat them and they even took the Ark of Covenant away.
But in Joshua 6:20; when the children of Israel shouted after going round the City seven (7) times on the seventh (7th) Day; the Wall of Jericho fell.
The shouting of that day was an “Anointed Shouting”.
… Anybody can shout Hallelujah; it is only those who shout “Anointed Shouting” that will Produce results.
- Dancing can be “Empty” or “Evil” as we will find in Exodus 32: 1-6.
The children of Israel were dancing before an Idol – That was not an “Anointed Dancing”; it was an “Evil Dancing”.
But in 2 Samuel 6: 12-23; when David danced the day he was bringing in the Ark of Covenant from the house of Obededom; it was an “Anointed Dancing”.
He danced in such a way that his wife mocked him and the Anointing on the dance did something to that woman – She was the only one in the Bible who died barren.
- What about Praise?
Praise can just be an “Empty Praise”.
There are Musicians in some Churches who can Play the Guitar like nobody business but when you see them Playing the Guitar or blowing the Horn or Performing Wonders with the Keyboard; Oh mine! But some of them come straight from the Night Club to come and Perform.
And according to Jeremiah 29: 13-14; God calls such Praise “Empty”.
He says: These People drew near Me with their mouth but their hearts are far from me!
The People have come to be Paid – Pay them!
But there could be “Anointed Praise” like in John 4: 23-24; when you worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
… And the Truth of the matter is that God knows the difference
God knows those who just go along when Choruses are being sung before the Service begins.
According to what some People will say: What are they doing? – They are just singing Choruses and have not started the Service yet.
Ha, the Service begins when they begin to Praise God
- Prayer! – It could be “Empty”.
In Luke 18: 10-14; that Pharisees stood up and said: God, you better listen very well – I’m sure that you know me. I Fast twice a week, I Pay my Tithes, I Give my Offerings; you better Pay attention you know: Here comes a “Good Boy”.
Whereas, there was somebody there who was just saying: God, just have Mercy on me.
Occasionally, we go before God and tell Him too: What else do you want me to do that I have not done?
But there could be “Anointed Prayer” like in Acts 16: 25-34.
At midnight, in a Prison House; Paul and Silas Prayed and sang Praises to God and the Bible says that the Prisoners heard them.
… It was an “Anointed Praise” and “Anointed Prayer”.
- What about Sacrifices?
There could be an “Empty Sacrifice”.
In 1 Samuel 13: 6-14; Samuel told King Saul: Wait for me, I’m coming in seven (7) days to come and offer Sacrifice to God.
King Saul waited and by his own calculations by now that Samuel should be here.
Samuel didn’t come on time according to King Saul and so he said: What is in it? Sacrifice? Is it not to Prepare the wood, to cut the throat of the animal, to put it on the wood and set fire?
… Bring it!
The Bible said that as soon as he finished Sacrificing; Samuel came – What have you done?
… I waited for you but you didn’t show up and I did it!
Ha, it was a Sacrifice that took away his Kingdom!
Whereas, there could be an “Anointed Sacrifice”.
In 2 Chronicles 1: 6-12; when Solomon offered that “Thousand Offerings” to God; it was an “Anointed Sacrifice” as it brought God Himself down!
- What about the works of the Ministry?
There could be “Empty Ministrations” – The Preacher can Preach, run up and down the Stage, sweat like “No Person Business” and the Bible says: The Letter kills, it is only the Spirit that makes alive!
You can Preach; if there is “No Anointing” at the end of day; you will ask the People: How was the Preaching?
Oh, it was beautiful!
And what was it that you learnt? – But it was a “Beautiful Sermon”
I told you that on one occasion, I saw a man Preaching on the Television for one (1) Hour. He choose a Text – David said to God: Shall I Pursue, will I recover all? And God said: Pursue, you will overtake them and you will recover all.
I got ready – Pen and Paper; ready to take notes!
But for one (1) Hour; this “Mighty Man of God” was just running up and down the Stage and kept on saying: Brethren, what should you do, Pursue; after you Pursue, what should you do Overtake; after you Overtake, what should you do, Recover All.
… One (1) Hour! In the meantime, he sweated almost a Gallon of water.
And yet in Acts of Apostles 8: 5-8; the Bible said: Philip, full of the Holy Spirit went to Samaria and Preached Jesus Christ to them and brought Joy to a whole City.
When you are Anointed, it makes a difference!
… It does not matter what you say; People will be saved, Souls will be transformed, Miracles will happen if the Anointing is Present!
So tonight, you need “Fresh Oil” – According to Psalms 92:10; it says: God will anoint me with “Fresh Oil” because it takes the anointing to destroy yokes (Isaiah 10:27).
YOKES OF WHAT?
- Yokes of Stagnation.
In Mark 10: 46-52; that we mentioned earlier today; Bartimaeus had been Stagnant for Years.
One day, “The Anointed” was Passing by and his Yokes of Stagnation was destroyed.
- Anointing can destroy the Yokes of “Going Round in Circles”.
In John 5: 2-9; the sick man by the Pool of Bethesda had been there for thirty eight (38) Years.
The Angel of the Lord came, stir the Pool; before he got there, somebody got there before him and he will come back to where he was staying.
… Going Round in Circles!
In my first (1st) as General Overseer; I understood what that one could be.
I wanted the Church to grow – Every Month, I held one “Special Program” or the other; the Last Weekend of the Month – Special Meetings. I will advertised, People will come, I will Preach my hearts out and at the end of the Program on Saturday evening, they will all disappeared – Sunday, back to Square One!
After some time; I went to the Almighty God: Help me!
… And He did!
May the Almighty God Help somebody here tonight or reading now on the Label of DMC – Amen
- Anointing can break the Yokes of Retardation or Helplessness.
In Mark 2: 1-12; the boy that four (4) boys brought to Jesus Christ; was Paralysed from neck downwards. When his friends got there and told him that we are taking you to Jesus Christ – I wasn’t there but I’m sure that he told them: Hey, I’m Helpless, nobody knows. Please leave me at home, leave me here in my “Secret Room”.
They said: No, we are taking you to Him!
They brought him out, they got there, there was no room – He must have been telling them: You see now! Those who didn’t know my Problem they now know. He couldn’t run away, he couldn’t walk.
… He was Helpless.
They carried him to the Roof Top, broke the Roof, brought him to Jesus Christ, one Word from “The Anointed One” and the one who was carried in, walked out carrying what was carrying him.
In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ; I speak a Word into your Life: May the Yokes of Retardation be destroyed in your Life – Amen.
- Anointing can destroy the Yokes of Obstruction.
In 1 Samuel 17: 34-51; as soon as the devil discovered that David had been anointed to be King; he began to fight.
First, he sent a Lion, Anointing destroyed the Lion; then he sent a Bear, Anointing destroyed the Bear; then he sent Goliath and Anointing destroyed Goliath.
In the Name of the One who Called me: Every Forces trying to obstruct your Progress shall be destroyed tonight or as read now on the Label of DMC – Amen.
- You need Anointing, you need “Fresh Oil” because it takes Anointing to Reverse the “Totally Irreversible”.
In Ezekiel 37: 1-10; the Bible tells us about the Valley of dry bones and the Bible made it clear – It says: Behold, they were “Very Dry” (Not just dry).
And God said to the Man of God (God didn’t just Pick anybody); can these bones live?
The Man of God said: This is beyond my Faith; only You can say!
God said: Fine, you do what I tell you – Prophesy to the bones.
And tonight or as you read now on the Label of DMC; in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ: I Prophesy into your Life that your dry bones shall live again – Amen.
And then you know the Story: He Prophesied – Bones came to bones, Flesh covered the bones but he said that there was no Life in them until God said Prophesy again – Summon the winds.
The Wind represents the Holy Spirit bringing in the Anointing and the bones lived again.
Raising the dead bones, bringing the dead bones back to Life requires Special Link with the Holy Spirit – Special Anointing!
- And finally, you need “Fresh Oil” to continue the rest of the Journey and Finish Well.
After the Time has been Redeemed; how do I go from here?
How can I be sure that inspite of all the Teachings that I have heard; that I won’t waste much Time again, I won’t loose more opportunities again et cetera et cetera.
Zechariah 4:6 says: Not by Power, not by Might but my Spirit saith the Lord of Host.
That is why you must spend “Quality Time” from now on Praying in the Holy Spirit:
I. Because Paul said to Timothy: Stir Up the Spirit of God that is in you!
II. Because the Bible says that you don’t even know how to Pray as you ought to.
When you don’t know what to Pray about next; Pray in the Spirit!
The Bible says that it is in Praying in the Holy Ghost that you build up your Faith!
… Pray in the Spirit!
I think that I have talked enough now – Thank You Lord!
So, what are we going to do now?
If you know that you have Backslided, don’t be ashamed o because what is about to happen tonight or happening even as you read now on the Label of DMC; is not likely to ever happened again!
I told you that: Time is like a River and it has something to do with opportunities.
When I go abroad to do the Holy Ghost Services, I always tell them that the Holy Spirit is compared to a River – If by the time the River is flowing Past and it’s your turn to dip in your bucket and bring out water and at that time you have dosed off, the River is not going to wait for you!
I Preached a Sermon in one Nation of the world – In the Church of the President, that was supposed to be a Pentecostal Church and I was led by the Holy Spirit just to Preach on Salvation.
… Simple Salvation Message!
And I gave the Altar Call – The first (1st) Person to come forward for the Altar Call was the Pastor and of course every other members of the Church come forward!
ALTAR CALL
You cannot afford to be shy today – If you are a Backslider, I’m going to give you two (2) Minutes to come forward to the Altar and come, let us Pray together for your Restoration before we go on to the next thing.
I will count from one (1) to five (5) – You might not want to come because you think that it might be a shameful thing but God is giving you an opportunity – The kind that you may never get again.
Please, as you talk to God – Ask Him to be Merciful to you, ask Him to save your Soul if you have not been saved before, ask Him to restore you if you have Backslided.
Cry to Him – He will hear you.
He said: If you ask anything in My Name, I will do it.
… Anything includes Salvation, Restoration.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION
Saviour, I bless your Holy Name; I Thank You for Your Words, I Thank You for Your Promise – That whosoever will come to You, You will no wise cast out.
These People have come to you now; Please receive them in Jesus Name; let Your Blood wash them Clean in Jesus Name; save their Souls, write their names in the Book of Life and those who has Backslided among them, restore.
Don’t let them ever backslide again.
From now on, when these Your Children will cry unto You; answer them by Fire.
Thank You Father.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
SPECIAL ANOINTING SESSION
What we want to do now is that you get your Bottle of Oil – I’m going to Pray from here; asking my Father who is everywhere to lay His Mighty Hands on your Bottle of Oil and fill them with Heavenly Anointing.
If you have no Bottle of Oil, you just Lift Up your hands – God will anoint your hands.
Once we have Prayed and the Anointing enters the Bottle of Oil all over the world wherever you are; then you open the Bottle of Oil and take Part of the Oil and anoint yourself.
After that, then you are going to Pray – If you are baptised in the Holy Spirit, then you go ahead and Pray in tongues. If you have not been baptised in the Holy Spirit; your Prayer will be: God baptised me in the Holy Spirit now.
So, if you can Stand, then you Lift Up your Bottle of Oil to the Most High God.
… Thank You Father!
PRAYER OVER BOTTLE OF OIL
Ancient of Days I worship You.
The One who saved my Soul, Thank You.
The One who has kept me thus far, Thank You.
The One who will keep me till the Very End, Thank You.
The One who Anointed me, Thank You.
Now, you said in Your Words that thou anointed my head with Oil, my cup runneth over.
Tonight, it is my desire that that Part of the Anointing that is running over; will go into all these bottles; that all these bottles of Oil all over the world will be saturated with Your Anointing, that wherever these Oils will be used, Yokes will be destroyed, Time will be Redeemed; the Power to finish Well and to finish Strong will be released; sickness will vanished; bondage of Satan will be destroyed; sorrow will be cancelled; there will be “Creative Miracles”; there will be Revivals; Churches will Grow; Ministries will Expand; there will be Joy in the lives of Your Children and the Ability to serve You to the End, will be released.
So, shall it be. For so I decreed it now in Jesus Mighty Name – Amen.
Now, open your Bottles of Oil and you anoint yourself generously – Don’t do it stingily as the Bottles of Oil is yours.
Then under the Power of this “Fresh Oil”; continue to Pray.
Pray Probably in the Spirit. But if you don’t know how to Pray in Tongues; ask Him for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
… And so shall it be in Jesus Name – Amen.
THANKSGIVING
Let’s remain in an attitude of Worship as we want to do something that I know that God will be Pleased with.
And that is that give Him a Thanksgiving Offering.
As you Prepare your Thanksgiving Offering; keep remembering how we started: How God is a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
So, get a worthy Offering for the One who is going to reward you handsomely.
… And I believed that He has done something in your Life in the Past few days.
PERSONAL PRAYER POINT
Before I say the Final Prayer; if you have a “Special Request” – Something Special that you want God to do for you; you have two (2) Minutes to talk to Him now.
Remember that He said that if you ask anything in my Name; I will do it.
Let us begin to bring our Prayers to a Close.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
FINAL CLOSING PRAYER
The Almighty God that I served will answer all your Prayers.
In a Way that you cannot understand; He will grant your requests.
His Anointing will destroy every Yokes in your Life; everything that your heart desires, Particularly to do for God, He will make it easy for you.
Whatever will not allow you to serve God in Gladness will end tonight.
He will bless your Offerings, He will use it for His Glory and you will never lack.
Anytime He (God) returns; you will not be left behind.
It shall be well with you; your tomorrow shall be alright.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah
God bless you all – AMEN!!!
DMC EDITORIAL:
This is how we wish to draw the curtain on our Comprehensive Coverage of DMC of the RCCG Solemn Assembly 2021.
We appreciate you all for keeping Faith in us and trusting us enough to bring these to your reading Pleasures.
… We do strongly hope to do even more in the nearest future.
Kindly keep it lock in now and always by ensuring that you constantly visit our Robust Website: www.discoverymediacrew.com for all your Religious and Motivational Messages!
… Discovery Media Crew; Reaching Out to the world through the Power of the Gospel!
Thank you so much for staying all through to read.
To read other Messages on the Coverage of DMC MediaCrew so far this Year and beyond; kindly visit our Website: http://discoverymediacrew.com.
Follow us on Twitter: @discoverymediac
Send a Friend Request on Facebook to DMC MediaCrew.
Like our FB Page: Discovery Media
Join us on WhatsApp:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/LYia4HScOnh2N30YU9E8AZ
Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/NzzPckuGazKYFxZZFkt9fg
Follow Us on Instagram: Discoverymediacrew
Watch and Follow Us on YouTube: Discovery Media Crew
For Enquiries, email Us on: info@discoverymediacrew.com
And I can assure you that you will be glad you did as it will avail you first hand access to comprehensive reports on the various Messages of Pastor E.A Adeboye and other Men of God!
It is outrightly wrong and a sin we frowned at it for anyone to consciously remove the original source of the work that does not emanate for him or her!
Discovery Media Crew … Reaching out to the World through the Power of the Gospel!!!
COMPILATIONS BY:
MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI AND TOPE BABALOLA
© DISCOVERY MEDIA CREW (DMC) 2021
Recent Comments