THE FATHER’S SESSION: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE, RCCG ANNUAL YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUTH CONVENTION 2021, DAY 4 (EVENING)
RCCG ANNUAL YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUTH CONVENTION 2021
THEME: EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
MINISTERING DAY 4 (EVENING) THE FATHER’S SESSION: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2021
BIBLE TEXT: 2 KINGS 2: 9-15
Thank You Father; Glory be to God!
Let Us Pray!
SONG
I have a Father
Almighty Father
He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords
I have a Father
Hallelujah!
… Repeat!
OPENING PRAYER
The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Israel, The Lion of the Tribe of Judah, The Holy One of Israel, The Alpha, The Omega, The Beginning, The Ending; The One who is, The One who was, the One who is to come; The Almighty God, Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace – Glory, Glory, Glory be to Your Holy Name.
Please, accept our Worship in Jesus Name.
Tonight, my Father and my God; in the lives of everyone of Your Children, exceed all their Expectations.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Well, let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Wave your hands to one (1) or two (2) People and say: Good Evening; God Bless You Exceedingly – Amen.
And then before you sit down – Tell one (1) or two (2) People: Wash Your Face!
And then you may be seated – Thank You!
I want to Thank God for your lives and I want to Thank God for the lives of our Leaders.
And I Pray that the Almighty God will bless you all – Amen.
But you need to “Wash Your Face” because the Elders are Watching you.
When you tell them that the Church is yours, that you will soon take over – They are watching to see if you have the Capacity to do so.
Because there is something they call a “Show of Thought”.
If they look at you (And many of them are watching) and you say you are having Youth Convention and you cannot even fill the Old Auditorium – They think you are joking.
If you want to show them that you are about to take over; by now not only should the Old Auditorium be full, by now, you should be about now taking about half of the New Auditorium by Thursday Night.
You see, I know that we have about 2,000 Plus Churches in Ogun State and I know that at least seventy Percent (70%) of them are Youths and Young Adults.
Meaning that if those Youths and Young Adults are at this Convention – Ogun State alone; the Auditorium should be Full.
And you haven’t add Oyo State. Now what if you add Lagos State?
So, tell the Person next to you – “Wash Your Face”.
You “Wash Your Face”, “Anoint Your Face” and send Text to everyone of your friends that latest by 4pm tomorrow (Friday, 1st of October, 2021) they should be on the Campground.
Let us show our Elders – We Thank You for what you have done, we Thank You that thus far you have lead us, we Thank You for all your efforts in The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) but we are here to take over.
Let us show them – Let there be a “Show of Thought”.
If you have the Youth Convention and you can’t even fill one-third of the Old Auditorium and you are saying you are here to take over – Ha, “Wash Your Face!”
Mobilise yourself – And that is when the Elders will say maybe they are serious.
God Bless You – Amen!
Let me also say one thing because this is a Family Meeting and you are my children.
I know that everybody calls me daddy including Emirs but I know that you are my Primary Children. And so I have to be your Coach and I have told you that your Coach cannot be your friend.
Do you know why not? – Because your friends are satisfied with the way you are – Birds of the same feather flocks together. But your Coach is never satisfied with where you are – He wants you to go Higher and Higher and Higher because there is no where you have reached that you cannot go Higher.
Some People think that I have arrived but I have not even started.
Moses did not start his Ministry until the age of 80 Years – Probably, I might begin to start by Next Year (2022).
And since I have not yet started and it is where I stopped that you are going to start; it means that you have not even started at all.
And whether you believed it or not; you are going to be Greater than I – Amen.
So, let me tell you one thing – Very important and I have no apologies because I am your Coach.
Whenever something is advertised, whenever a Product is Praised and advertised for a long time; you can be sure that, that thing doesn’t get much worth!
Nobody advertises Honey – Have you seen advertisement for Honey anywhere?
Why? – Because Honey is sweet. Whether they advertised it or not; it is sweet.
Nobody advertises Rolls Royce.
Why? – There is no need. Rolls Royce is Rolls Royce!
As good as Mercedes Benz is, they advertise it.
Why? – When they want to make an Aeroplane, they don’t use the engine of a Mercedes Benz as it can’t carry it. They use the engine of Rolls Royce.
So, when somebody comes and begins to introduce a Speaker and spend minutes – He is this, he is that; you know immediately that there is no Stuff coming.
Next time you hear all beautiful things being said about a Speaker; Please Pray that God have Mercy on me today!
… No apologies, I’m doing my job as a Coach!
Everyone of my children will end up Excellently – Amen; Exceeding all Expectations – Amen
I mean that People will come across you and will say: We know this fellow had been with Pastor Adeboye.
… You will be Excellent!
2 Kings 2: 9-15
- And it came to Pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I Pray thee, let a Double Portion of thy Spirit be upon me.
- And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
- And it came to Pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a Chariot of fire, and Horses of fire, and Parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into Heaven.
- And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the Chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two Pieces.
- He took up also the Mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
- And he took the Mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? And when he also had smitten the waters, they Parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
- And when the sons of the Prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The Spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
Apart from the Lord Jesus Christ, one of the best Example of a Youth or Young Adult who exceeded Expectations is Elisha.
So from him, we can learn that Youth who wants to exceed Expectations; must meet certain criteria:
- He must have a Father – One Father and not a dozen.
The only thing that I know that has more than one father is a demon – Every True Human Being is Produced by one father!
How do we learn that from this?
Elisha cried when Elijah was being taking away – My father, my father.
Years ago, somebody was trying to introduce himself – He said Mike Murdock is his father, this fellow, that fellow his father and another fellow his father and Pastor Adeboye – I said: No, No, No; don’t join me to it o. I am not a father of demons.
DMC NOTES: Michael Dean Murdock (born April 18, 1946) is an American Contemporary Christian Singer-Songwriter, Televangelist and Pastor of The Wisdom Center Ministry.
Oh, you could honour Elder Brothers with the title daddy – Fine; but a child must have how many father? (one)!
- And then the fellow must treat that father with Extraordinary Respect and Honour.
I had a father – Pa Josiah Akindayomi of Blessed Memory as my father.
I have been tremendously blessed by the Ministries of some People – Notably: Kenneth Hagin and one (1) or two (2) others.
… But my father remains one.
The Lord Jesus Christ Himself, our Eldest Brother, the First Born of our Father; when He was teaching the Disciples how to Pray in Matthew 6: 9-10. He said; this is how you Pray: Our Father.
In other words, He tells us straightaway – Only one Father is my Father, is your Father.
He said: Halloweth be Your Name – Your Name must be Honoured.
And then He went on: Thy Kingdom come – Not mine; thine Papa.
In John 14:28; He said openly: My Father is Greater than I.
In John 14:10, He said: The works that I do is not me doing it, it is my Father.
- So, you must have a father, you must Honour that father, your entire Purpose must be to expand the work of that father and you must Submit to the father Completely.
In 1 Kings 19: 19-21 – The moment the Mantle of Elijah fell on Elisha for the first time where he was working on the farm; immediately he forsook all and followed his “New father”.
He knew immediately that the “Old father” is gone now and he never came back home, never referred back to the “Old father”.
I am where I am today because by the Grace of God, I started hearing from God early.
That God that I serve will open your ear tonight – Amen!
He told me early: This Man who never went to School is your father that I have chosen for you – You follow him.
I have a PhD, Papa who didn’t go to School knows the Bible from the beginning to the end because God Poured it into his head.
Infact, He told me in clear terms: With your PhD and all; this is the Man you follow.
He told me clearly: The day you leave him; your first born will die (Plain Simple Truth) – That’s why I stayed.
I became Born Again at a time when Ministries were being born, when every Tom, Dick and Harry will come and say we don’t want to belong to any Denomination, we just want to start a Ministry.
God told me: This is where you stay Man!
I obeyed, I followed that father – I did whatever he said I should do. That is why I am where I am today.
I could have started my own Ministry long ago – Way back in 1977, I held a Program: Christ Redeemer Congress (CRC) in Ilesha Grammar School. People came from all over Nigeria – I collected the names of all Secondary Schools and Teacher’s Training Colleges and I invited them all and they came.
I could have taken over from there. But God says: No, this is the one for you to follow.
And He has given me Instructions that my brains couldn’t understand but God who knows the end from the beginning says: This is the Place where you go.
So, if some of you says you hear from God and God asked you to go and start your own Ministry – Congratulations; let’s see how far you will go.
In 2 Kings 2: 1-8 – Three (3) times Elijah told Elisha: Go back, Stay here; God has sent me somewhere else.
He said: Sorry sir; I’m not be disobedient but wherever you go, I go.
Because you too are living in a Period every Tom, Dick and Harry is hearing from God and they are becoming a General Overseer because the End is near and the Bible is clear: Before the End comes, there must be a “Fall Away” first.
I Pray that you won’t Perish with the world – Amen.
In Matthew 26:41; Jesus Christ said: Not my Will but thine Will be done.
… He was talking to His Father.
He said that I don’t like what is about to happen to me but I surrender.
There was someone who has his own Plans as how he is going to do Ministry et cetera et cetera and the Almighty God sent a Message to him like you are hearing.
By the time God finished with him; he said: Lord, anywhere, anytime, at any Cost; thy Will be done!
- Honour your father – Do it beyond the Call of Duty.
And I am saying this because God Himself had almost chastised me for treating you my children too Lightly.
Because by the Grace of God; He had given me the Spirit of Contentment – I am satisfied.
By the time we had no money to buy meat on this Camp – My wife and I were satisfied.
There was a time we don’t have #2 to go to Lagos because in those days there was Toll Gate and you have to Pay #1 going, #1 coming – We were satisfied.
As a result of this “Deep Satisfaction”; the Lord made it clear and I shared it with some of you very early this Year – That I’m robbing some of you of your Blessings because you should Honour your father.
When Isaac said to Esau: Go and Prepare a Meal for me; it wasn’t because Isaac was hungry. It was so that he could release something that money cannot buy.
… Honour your Parents, your fathers.
The Bible said that: Elisha just wasn’t Preparing the food for Elijah; when it is time for him to eat, he won’t even allow him to wash his hands by himself. He will Pour water on his hands.
… We are talking about somebody who will excel, who will excel Expectations.
In John 17: 1-8; Jesus Christ said: I have Glorify You; now Father Glorify me.
Glorify your father and the Almighty God has Placed the ability for you to be Glorified in return!
- Focus on your father.
And if you think that I’m drawing attention to myself; it means that you lack Understanding.
If you had noticed me very well; by now you will know that the People who irritates me the most are the Photographers!
Why? – They want to take Pictures.
Who cares about me? – I don’t want to be seen. I only want Christ to be seen!
… That’s all I’m interested in.
Oh, I know that there are other People when the Photographer is looking at their direction; they will Pose.
I am telling you the Truth: I want to hide; I want only Christ to be seen!
And the thing that you are going to discovered is this: If you Project Him and Him alone; He will Project you!
He said that: If I be Lifted Up, I will draw all Men to Myself!
Years ago, we dedicated the Christian Center which we used to call it: “National Ecumenical Center” in Abuja.
DMC NOTES: “THE NATIONAL ECUMENICAL CENTER” – The National Christian Centre is the Primary Christian Place of Worship in Nigeria. It is located in Abuja, the Capital City. The Centre is an Inter-Denominational Church Building.
And all manners of Bishop and Arch Bishops were there that day.
And they were dressed in their very “Beautiful Robes” (I love them) and I went in my Normal way (French Suit).
When it was time to file out, nobody struggled to touch the Arch Bishops – Even the Bishops were trying to touch me.
Those who went with me – And there were Soldiers among them; they had a tough time getting me into my car.
I don’t want to be seen; I don’t want to be known – I only want Christ and Him alone to be known!
… And you should take Note of that!
That is why when I look at some of your Presentations on Television, I wonder: Do you know where you are going?
Because I see some of the Musicians, they want to show the People that I’m the one with the “Best Voice” – Ha, sing and raise the dead Man!
… Focus on your father!
Elijah said to Elisha: If you see me when I’m being taken away, you will get what you ask for.
In the middle of the Night, around 3am (Between 2am and 4am); I met some of you who are here.
What do you think I doing? – Strolling?
I was Praying and I’m happy some of them Praying too.
But some of them were Phoning, some of them talking. I even saw about 4 of them (3 Boys and 1 Girl) and they were Chatting, Joking – 3am in the Night?
If I wasn’t deeply involved in the Prayer, I would have said: Go to sleep. If you can’t do something useful with your Night, go to bed.
But I was interceding for the Youth Convention – I don’t want some People who don’t know where they are going to interrupt.
I have listened to the Preachers – They kept on saying something again and again. Some of you may not know what they are saying; they themselves might not even know what they are saying.
They kept on saying: Things are about to Change in your Life – No more fooling around!
You can’t Exceed Expectations, if you are frivolous!
On an occasion, I had to quarrel with some People doing recording for me – They brought their Camera; sometimes they will zoom in, at times zoom out. One moment my head is small, next moment my head is big.
What is going on? – We are not in a Club House. This is a House of God; the Messages that come out are Messages that will take you to Heaven.
… Follow my Examples and you will Exceed me – Amen.
My father in the Lord came to stay with me in my “Little House” in Ilesha, way back I think in 1975 or so. You know the kind of house (Mud House) but we camouflage it with cement so that People outside won’t know what is inside.
He came to stay with me; we Prayed before we sleep (At least we thought we went to bed). I went to the backyard because the house had no toilet inside before I slept and I saw the Old Man on his knees Praying – That was around 10pm.
Around 5am, I went out again, he was still on his knees Praying.
… And God said that: This is the one to follow; this is the one to look up to!
… Focus on your father.
One Pastor years ago came to me and said: When we started this Journey together, we were on the same Level. But now, you are far ahead of us.
Tell us, what are you doing?
I said my Life is an Open Book you all see. Nothing that I’m doing that is strange that you don’t know – I Fast, I Pray, I do Vigil.
Another Man of God from another Ministry was Praying – God give me 10% of what You have given to Pastor Adeboye to me and I will be satisfied.
… That was some thirty (30) Years ago
And God said to him: Do what Pastor Adeboye is doing and I will give you what Pastor Adeboye has.
He said: What is he doing?
God said: He started with forty (40) Days and forty (40) Nights Fasting.
Ha, he said: God leave me as I am.
You are not going to Exceed Expectations if you spend all the time overloading your System with Pizza.
- Imitate your father.
After Elijah left and dropped his Mantle, Elisha took the Mantle, roll it together like his father did, went to River Jordan like his father did, smote River Jordan like his father did and then he said: Okay oh, God of Elijah I have done what my father did; answer me too.
And what happened? – Jordan opened!
My children, follow my Examples!
That is what Paul said – He said: Follow me as I follow Christ.
That is why occasionally, when I have to make some announcements during the Holy Ghost Service (HGS); I said Specifically that I’m talking to my own children and not the rest of the world.
People have challenged me – Why are you always asking your People to Fast?
I said: Have they complained to you?
They say we are in the era of Grace.
I said I know – God Bless You with more Grace.
But it is written by the Apostle of Grace – I Fast often!
Oh, but the Lord has finished everything!
Yea I know but the Lord says: Forever Oh Lord, thy Word is Settled!
And He is the One who said that as long as I an with this People, they don’t need to Fast. But once I’m taken away from them, they will Fast.
When they kept on arguing, I said don’t worry. The Bible says: If you are a Child of God, then you are a Member of the Army of God.
In the Army, there are all kinds of Soldiers – We have “General Duties” and we have Commandos.
Everyone of my children will end up being a Commando – Amen!
Those who can’t take it will go elsewhere – We are not just interested in the crowd.
We are interested in the Soldiers that will be “Razor Sharp”; Soldiers that the devil will see coming and the devil will run.
… That is what we are going to be for Christ – Amen!
At least you heard the News of “Just a Worker” in Akure (Ondo State Nigeria) – Who was going for Evangelism who made the Lame to walk, make the Mad Man free etc.
That is what is supposed to be happening to everybody who is a Member of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
Our Interest is not in Fashion – We don’t want to be Fashionable.
I don’t need to be Fashionable – If you don’t like the way I dress, that is your headache.
An Arch Bishop once said to me: I like everything about you except the way you dress like an Hunter.
I said that I am not an Hunter but a Soldier!
And do you know how they train Commandos?
One of my sons happened to be a Member of the Marine in America.
They take the “Best Soldiers” and then they now begin fresh Training for them.
And he told me that Part of the Training is that they will stimulate as if you have been captured by the enemy and they will do everything that the enemies can do to you to see if you will break.
He told me that out of every one hundred (100) People who applied to join the Marine; hardly do you get twelve (12) Graduating – They go back to the “Regular Army”.
If you hear some of the Stories about the Marines – There was one Story about the “Ordinary Soldiers” surrounded. And their Leader called home: Send the Marines – And they sent three (3).
And the three (3) created a Path for the “Regular Army” to escape but the Path was littered with almost three thousand (3,000) enemies Soldiers.
… That is what I want you to be, that’s what my children must be – Commandos for Jesus Christ!
I don’t want any of my children spending three (3) Hours casting out demon – That is an insult to my Father!
… My Father spoke a Word and a Legion of demons vanished – That is what I want you to be.
You must Exceed Expectations – Do I hear you say Amen (Amen).
… Imitate your dad!
- Act in Faith.
When Elisha smitten that water; he was acting on Faith. He didn’t know whether it will work but at least he acted.
I told you before that many of us are not Healing the sick today because we keep on asking ourselves – I know that the Bible says that if I lay hands on the Sick, they will recover.
What if I lay hands on them and they didn’t recover?
Ha, why are you thinking of failure?
And you know that it is written: I can do All Things.
Daddy, are you saying that it is everybody you Prayed for that get Healed? – No!
Does that stop me from Praying for the Sick? – No!
If I Pray for one hundred (100) People and five (5) of them go ahead and die – Hey, 95% is not bad. One day, I will get to 100%.
And in your own case, where I end is where you are going to start!
The Bible says that: The Just shall live by Faith.
When the Lord spoke to me when this Place (Old Auditorium) was an Open Ground – And He said: Son, we are going to cover this Place up.
I said: Glory be to God – At least we can use it during the Rainy Season too.
And then He told me that you are not going to take an Offering for it.
I ran to the toilet – That’s the Truth. But I know that when my God speaks, it is settled.
… The Just shall live by Faith!
When He began to talk about the 3Km by 3Km Auditorium; I said my God is alive. It doesn’t matter what happened, that Place will be built and one day, it will be completed.
And by the time it is completed, by the time you People do what you should be doing, it will become too small.
… Act in Faith.
- Learn to ask Him for Hard Things.
I listened to all kinds of Sermons going on during this Young Adults and Youth Convention 2021 – They say: Change Your Mindset, Begin to think Big.
Don’t just hear all these things and leave it like that.
Do you know that between now and tomorrow morning; if you make up your Mind that you are going to contact at least a hundred (100) People by Text, Phone or by whatever methods; you can do it.
And if you back that up with Prayers – Among the People that will be saved tomorrow (Friday, 1st October, 2021); there could be at least ten (10) People that you invited.
… Learn to ask for Hard Things because that is what Elijah said to Elisha: You have asked for a Hard Thing.
It is what you asked for that you will get!
You know that when I was a Younger Christian in 1973 to 1975, Fridays was Prayer Night at Evite Metta (RCCG National Headquarters Parish) – For Elders and Youths then.
The Elders will run their own from 8pm to 2am and then close. And then the rest of us will be happy.
When they close, we Youths will look at ourselves and begin to rejoice because now we can Pray.
At that time, no girls attended with us, it is only boys.
By 2am, we will remove our Shirts – Now, it is time to Pray, to demonstrate that the Glory of the Youth is in their Strength.
And we begin to Pray as if the Ground should open – And the Ground will tremble because most of them are Sawdust that we Pour into the Lagoon and put some soil.
So, when we begin to Pray, March round Jericho as we call it, calling on Jericho walls to fall, Ways to open – The Ground under us will be shaking.
I remembered an occasion – Forty (40) Plus Years ago.
We held a Camp Meeting (few of us) at what is now called “Foursquare Camp” – “Youth Camp” then – A small Place and it is about 50 Hectares of Land.
And I spoke to the Younger ones that are following me about – When I finished speaking and time to Pray; I begged them to go and eat.
They said: No sir.
… Praying was better than food to us because then, we were asking for Hard Things.
Because there were Prophecies that Nobody could believe that time.
And when God speaks to you (Prophesy); you have to Pray it into manifestation.
You don’t believed me? – Ask Elijah.
He has heard the Sound of Abundance of Rain, then serious Prayers began.
Tonight my Beloveth Children, is the beginning of your Exceeding Expectations – Amen
I’m not asking you not to go to bed; I’m not asking you not to eat tomorrow.
I’m just telling you: Wash Your Face!
The Moabites is about to become the Grandmother of David; who is going to be the Great, Great Grandmother of Jesus Christ.
Your Life is about to Change beyond recognition and it is all up to you because God knew what He was doing when He Choose this Theme for you.
The Theme for the Holy Ghost Service (HGS) in November will be: “The Appointed Time”.
For some of us; our own “Appointed Time” has already come – Amen!
You can go ahead and talk to God:
I. If you like, ask Him for Cookies, ask Him for Groundnut.
II. If you like, ask for Hard Things.
- Cry unto God at least for Double the Anointing of your father at the very, very least.
- Cry to God: I don’t want to be an “Ordinary Christian” – I want to be able to raise the dead; I want to be able to make the Lame walk; I want to be able to make the Blind to see; I want to be able to Win at least one Million (1,000,000) Souls for God.
… Ask for Hard Things – Go ahead and cry to the Almighty God and He will grant your Request in Jesus Mighty Name – Amen!
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