GOING HIGHER – PART 69: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE, 21ST AUGUST, 2022.
SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE
TOPIC: GOING HIGHER – PART 69 (THE PRIZE OF THE HIGH CALLING)
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 21ST AUGUST 2022
BIBLE TEXT: 1 Kings 19: 19-21
Let Us Pray!
SONG
Messiah is the King of Kings
Messiah is the Lord of Lord
Messiah is the King of Kings
Messiah is the Lord of Lord
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
OPENING PRAYER
The Owner of the Heavens and the Earth – The One who knows the End from the Beginning; the One who Speaks and it is done; the Only One who says I am The Sovereign One, the One who can Change Death to Life and can Change Curses to Blessings; we Worship You. Please, accept our Worship in Jesus Name.
Today Father, we Your Children are gathered again at Your Feet, Please speak to us, teach us Oh Lord, Challenge us, draw us Closer to Yourself and Plesse let Your Perfect Purpose alone be fulfilled in our lives.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
We are still looking at 1 Kings 19: 19-21 and this is “GOING HIGHER – PART 69”.
1 Kings 19: 19-21:
- So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was Plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah Passed by him, and cast his Mantle upon him.
- And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I Pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
- And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the People, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
- A lot can happen in a Day.
Elisha woke up as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a very thriving Agricultural Enterprise and before the day was over; he has become a Servant of a “Homeless Prophet” – All in one day!
A. God can end tears in one day – 1 Samuel 1: 9-20.
The Bible tells us that years after years; Hannah had been going to Shiloh, tormented by barrenness and the other wife.
And then one day, she was weeping sore as she was Praying, agonising and God noticed her and spoke a Word through the High Priest. The Bible said that she wept no more.
I represent the Most High God today and I decree into the Life of all those of you who are weeping (even those reading now on the Label of DMC); you shall weep no more – Amen!
B. In 2 Kings 5: 1-14; Naaman woke up a Leper, he had everything going for him but there was a “Huge Reproach” in his Life. And within a day; just the time it took him to dip himself into Jordan seven (7) times, his reproach was gone and gone forever.
In the Name that is above every other names; I decree: Every reproaches in your Life will end today – Amen!
C. In Exodus 12: 1-42; the Bible tells us that the children of Israel have been in bondage for four hundred and thirty (430) years and in a Single Day, the bondage was over.
I believed that you will be 100% in Agreement with me that in the Name of the Almighty God, the bondage of your Nations will end suddenly today – Amen!
D. In Exodus 14: 1-28; the children of Israel were by the Red Sea, thinking that: Praise God, we are Free at Last. And then they looked back and they saw the enemies of Generations about to Catch Up with them again, to take them back to bondage.
But within 24 Hours – Just like the Man of God said that the enemies they have seen today, they won’t see them ever again.
They were drowned – All the Host of Egypt. And not only were they drowned, the Sea closed back so that there is no Possibility of Israel even going back to Egypt.
Every enemies in your Generation – All the Curses that they have accumulated; I Pray today in the Name that is above every other names, they will be over today – Amen!
E. In 2 Kings 7: 1-end; the Bible shows us clearly that the Siege of a City can end in a day. That the enemies who has laid Siege on a whole City can hear a noise from Heaven so that by the time the day was over; the Besieged has become free.
Hunger ended, Terror within, Terror without ended in one day.
I Prophesy to all Nations where the Children of God are represented here today or reading now on the Label of DMC – The Siege on your Nations will be over today (Amen).
F. In John 5: 2-9; the Bible tells us of a Man who has been “Incurably Sick” for 38 years – Helpless, Lonely, a Failure, Defeated and in a “Single Day”; everything came to an abrupt end because God located him.
I Pray that the God I serve will locate you today and put an end to all your Age-Long Problems – Amen!
G. In Mark 10: 46-52; is the Story of Bartimaeus that you know very well.
A Man who has been blind, who has been living in darkness for all these years; suddenly discovered that darkness can lose it’s hold on Someone and do so suddenly.
It doesn’t matter how many evil forces are working against you, working against your family; today in the Name that is above every other names; there will be Light – Amen!
H. On the other hand in 2 Kings 5: 20-27; the Son of a Prophet can become a Leper in one day because he lied against the Man of God.
I. In Daniel 4: 28-37; a King can become an animal in a day and remain an animal for seven (7) years until God in His Infinite Mercies saw the Repentance in his heart and restored him in a day that there was no Sign that he was ever made before.
I Pray that today will be a New Beginning for you – Amen!
- Then apart from the fact that within a Day, a lot could happen. And I’m believing God that it doesn’t matter how you start today, you are going to end the day well – Amen!
There is this Strange thing that Elisha did that we could learn again from – He burnt his oxen (Roasted the Meat, use the Plough to Prepare the food, gave it to the People to eat and then became a Servant).
Elisha was saying loud and clear: “FORWARD EVER, BACKWARD NEVER”. As it were, he burnt the boat!
I don’t know if you have heard the Story before – The Captain led some People on a Voyage in those days when People from one Part of the world don’t even know if there were People in the other end. They left Europe, got to this Country in South America, came out of the boat.
But unknown to them, the Captain had rigged the boat with Gun Powder and everything. And so as all the Soldier got on the Land, they looked back to see their boat burning.
So he said to them: We are here to stay; we are not going home now – This is our home!
Are you “Going Higher” with the Lord? Because very, very soon; we will be getting into some deep waters.
I believed that by now, it should be time for you to make up your Mind – Are you going Forward or is there any Possibility at all of your looking back?
Remember Hebrews 10: 38-39 – The Word of God made it clear: If anyone draws back, God says my Soul shall have no Pleasure in him.
In Luke 9: 61-62; Jesus Christ said: Once you lay your hands on the Plough; if you as much as look back, He said that you are not fit to be my Disciple.
In Philippians 3:14; Paul said that I am Pressing On towards the Prize of the High Calling.
Why did Elisha burn the Oxen? Somehow he has discovered that God is calling him to Higher Heights – I am a farmer, I am Successful, God is Calling me to a Higher Level.
Years ago, one of my boys working in an Oil Company where they were Payijg in Dollars – He was a High Man there. He came to me and said: I feel God is Calling me to Full Time Service. I must tell you daddy, I don’t like it but since it seems that He has done the same thing to you, that is why I have come to you for advice.
I laughed – I say that you don’t have to tell me. I know that my Salary then was more than the entire Income of the Church.
I said: My son, you want my advise? – He said Yes!
I said God is asking you to exchange Sugar for Honey! He is Calling you out of Sugar into Honey!
He reminded me some Years later – He said: Thank You for using that illustration. I might not be as rich as I could have been now but I have something that money cannot buy – I have satisfaction, I have Anointing, I have Influence, I have Respect.
High Calling – When God calls you, He is Calling you to a Higher Level!
Philippians 3: 7-11 – Paul the Apostle said: All that were Gain to me, I count them as dung (I let them go) that I may win Christ.
There is a Prize called: Prize of High Calling!
In other words, if you lay your hands on the Plough – You made up your Mind that I want to serve this God wholeheartedly. And you for one reason or the othee decided to say: I’m not going forward anymore. You will be returning to dung. That’s what Paul call it.
2 Peter 2: 20-22; the Bible tells us that it is the same thing as a dog returning to his vomit.
I told you that we will be getting into some deep waters.
Can you imagine the Story in Mark 10: 46-52 – The Story of Bartimaeus.
Read that the Story very well – The moment Jesus Christ gave him Light, the moment He opened his eyes; the Bible says that he followed Jesus Christ in the way.
Can you imagine Bartimaeus deciding some couples of day later: I am not following Jesus Christ again all the way.
What does that one mean? – He might be saying: Bye-bye to Light, Darkness come again.
Brethren, Colossians 1: 12-13 tells us that we have been translated out of Darkness into Light. If you dare look back, you are saying Darkness come again.
- Some of you know this Story – A Man came to Ebute Metta (National Headquarters Parish) years ago. Every limps as stiff and stretch like a rod: Hands, legs; he couldn’t bend his knees to knee. His hands just go straight like Pieces of wood, Rod.
He came, we said: Will you give your Life to Jesus Christ? He said Yes!
We Prayed a very Simple Prayer and that very day; he began to kneel down, raise his hands, clap and do all the things that he was unable to do before.
For about two (2) weeks, he was coming and we were rejoicing together with him. And then all of a sudden, we didn’t see him again. And we followed him up.
When we got to his house, do you know what he said to us: When you are sick, you go to the Hospital and when you are well, don’t you come back home?
I came to your Church, I got my Healings – Is it your Church that healed me? I got what I wanted and I’m back home now.
A couple of Months later, I was driving to the University of Lagos Campus where I was still working then and I saw the same Man coming – Not only is the hand stretched again, stiff and walking as if a Triangle. But now, even the mouth can’t close.
- Do you remember this Story – A Man who swallowed “Money Charm” and they told him that you will die after seven (7) years but you will be stinkingly rich. So he swallowed the Charm but no Money came.
And Year by Year, when everybody is saying Happy New, he will say: God, one year gone. And what he swallowed, began to bite him inside.
He came to Ebute Metta (National Headquarters Parish) – Will you give your Life to Jesus Christ? He said Yes. He vomitted the thing that he swallowed right there before the Altar. We all rejoiced with him. And for a while, he was coming and we were all rejoicing together.
Then all of a sudden, we didn’t see him anymore and so followed him up.
Bro, we are not seeing you in Fellowship again. Ha, they told me that I swallowed that one wrongly. You mean you have swallowed another one correctly? He said Yes!
This time, Money came and years Passed years and he began to count the number of years. When the seventh (7th) Year was in, he has a “Brain Wave” – Afterall what I swallowed is a demon. If I run away to Europe, the demon in Africa lives in Hot Weather but over there is Cold Weather.
… He died on the Plane!
We are talking about: “Going Higher”; we are talking about burning your boat.
Romans 12:1 says: I beseech you Beloveth; over your Body, a Living Sacrifice. You surrender to God and let it be Total.
In Philippians 1: 20-21, Paul said: Whether in Living or in Dying; I belong to Christ.
In Galatians 2:20; He said: I am crucufied with Christ, nevertheless I live. But the Life I’m living now; Oh it is not me anymore, it is Christ living in me.
Brethren, check your Commitment to God – If it is not Total, make it Total today. To look back is to go into Pardition!
ALTAR CALL
As for those of you who has not even surrender your Life to Jesus Christ; you better run now. Get out of Darkness, come into Light, become a Brand New Creature and let your tomorrow be Bright.
If you want to surrender your Life to Him now, bow your Head now and cry to Him and say: Lord, I surrender my Life to You and I surrender it all Completely. I will serve You for the rest of my Life and He will take over from there.
Pray to Him now and I will Pray for you in a moment.
Ask the Lord to save your Soul, tell Him that I surrender all, take me over, everything – Body, Soul and Spirit and I will serve You forever.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
Ancient of Days, we bless Your Name once again for Your Words.
We are Thanking You especially for those who has surrendered their lives to You today – Please, receive them, save their Souls, let Your Blood wash away their sins and let them remain Yours Forever. Let their Surrender be Total and Complete today so that for the rest of their lives, it will be Forward Ever and Backward Never.
As for those of us who are already Your Children; who claimed that we have surrendered our lives to You; Please Lord today, let us re-dedicate our lives to You – To serve You 100% for the rest of our lives so that on the Last Day, in Your Glory; none of us will be missing.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Praise the Lord Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Again, I rejoice with those of you who has decided to surrender your lives to Jesus Christ – I Promise you that I will be Praying for you.
If you will Please contact me – Let me have your names, your Address and your Prayer Requests. I Promise you that I will be Praying for you.
And then let’s look for the nearest The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) – There is one near you there is no doubt about that.
Go and see the Pastor there and He will tell you what to do next – God Bless You!
As for those of us who are already Children of God, re-consider your Stand in the Lord today – If your Commitment to God is not 100% Full to God as before; consider to re-dedicate it. Burn the boat and let the Almighty God take you Forward Ever and Backward Never!
In Jesus Mighty Name – Amen!
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