LIGHT UP SOKOTO STATE: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – SPECIAL JUBILEE HEALING SUNDAY SERVICE, 25TH SEPTEMBER,2022.

SPECIAL JUBILEE HEALING SUNDAY SERVICE WITH PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE @ RCCG REGION 18 HEADQUARTERS MIRACLE CENTER, SOKOTO STATE NIGERIA

THEME: LIGHT UP SOKOTO STATE

MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 25TH SEPTEMBER 2022

BIBLE TEXT: MARK 8: 22-25

Thank You Lord – Hallelujah!

SONG

We give You All the Glory
We give You Honour
We give You All the Glory
We give You Honour
Jesus

OPENING PRAYER

Almightg God – King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Ancient of Days; we give You all the Glory, we give You all the Honour, we give You all the Adoration. Accept our Worship in Jesus Name.

My Lord and my Saviour, in the lives of everyone of Your Children, let this Day be a Day to be remembered.

In this Particular Branch of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), let this Day mark the Beginning of Miracles.

From now on, anyone who will ever come here to Worship, let them leave with a Testimony.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Well, let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Okay, shake hands with one (1) or two (2) People and say: Good Morning, God Bless You – Amen! And then you may Please be seated.

Let me start by saying that you have an “Incredible Choir” – They are Very Good. Well done, God Bless You. You may be seated.

Mark 8: 22-25

22. And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
23. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

There are three (3) Categories of Blindness or Darkness if you want to put it in that way because we are here to “Light Up” Sokoto!

1. The first type of Blindness is Someone who is born Blind.

Someone who is born Blind has never seen Light – All his Lifelong, everything is Darkness.

So, if you ask him – How many Colours are there? He will say only one and that Colour will be Black.

If it were to be at Night, and all Lights are gone, all the Colours you see: Green, Blue, White etc; everything will become Black.

Whenever you find Someone who is born Blind, and he comes in Contact with Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ will give him Light!

Why? In John 9: 1-7, there was a Man who was born Blind. Jesus Christ saw him, the Disciples were asking Questions here and there: Who sinned that this Man was born Blind? Is he himself or the Parents?

Jesus Christ said: No! It is like this so that the Glory of God can be shown.

God knows that there is Nothing Good about Darkness at all!

He knows that when He created the Heavens and the Earth in Genesis 1: 1-3 – Everything that God Himself created was without Form and Empty as long as Darkness was there. Nothing beautiful came out from what even God did until He said: Let there be Light.

So, if there is anyone here or you are reading now on the Label of DMC or you have a Relative who is Blind – I decree today that the One who says He will be Glorified by the eyes being opened; all these eyes will be opened – Amen!

There is another case of a Man born Blind like in Mark 10: 46-52 – Talking about Bartimaeus. God will show Mercy because Bartimaeus cried for Mercy.

And when God hears Someone saying: Be Merciful unto me, whatever else that He is doing, He will Stop to attend to that Person.

So, if you feel that you have been in Darkness of any type – Physical, Mental or Spiritual; as you Call on God today, He will show you Mercy – Amen!

2. But there is a Blindness that is worst than that of the Fellow who was born Blind – It is the Blindness of Someone who used to see and then become blind.

Like in the Bible Text that I read to you in Mark 8: 22-25.

They brought a Blind Man to Jesus Christ. He took him outside the City and then spit on his eyes, touch his eyes and ask him can you see?

The Man said that I can see Men walking like trees.

What does that tells you?

I. He used to see Men, he used to see trees but he lost his Sight.

II. He used to know the difference between Green, Blue and White. But now everything is Black.

It is better never to have been Saved than to become a Backslider!

Because the one who is a Backslider has already tasted the Lord, he has seen the Light, he has enjoyed the benefits of Salvation. Now, when he backslides, and the Joy of Salvation is taking away; that Fellow is worst than Someone who has never been Born Again because he has seen the Light but now lost his Sight.

That is why I’m Prayimg this Morning or as you are reading now on the Label of DMC – Everyone of you who might have backsliden, this Day God will restore you – Amen!

To show you that for you to have seen before and then become Blind; how terrible that situation is; the Lord God Almighty Himself was Prepared to touch this Man two (2) times to make sure that he can se3 Perfectly again!

If you are backsliden, the Lord is willing to touch you a Second Time and to restore to you the Joy of Salvation – Amen!

3. But the worst kind of Blindness is to have been able to see and then become Blind Permanently – To become Blind as a result of God Himself saying: I Switch Off the Light!

Oh, is there any Example like that?

Judges 16: 1-21 is the Story you know very well – The Story of Samson.

He was a Mighty Man of God, he has tasted the Power of God even from the Womb. The moment he was born, the Spirit of God began to move him Mightily – Lion roared at him one day, he tore the Lion into two (2); on another occasion, they bound him hands and feet, brought him to the enemies. While the enemies were rejoicing, the Power of God came and he just broke everything, grab the jawbone of an Ass and killed a thousand of them while the rest of them fled.

The enemies knew – This Man, if we are ever, ever going to Permanently overcome him; we must Pluck out his eyes.

So, the moment they got him, the first thing they did was that they removed his eyes and he died a Blind Man.

And if you want to know the agony of Samson – The agony of Somebody who used to be able to see and now blind because God departed from him. When he was crying again – You can read that in Judges 16: 22-end; when he cried to God for a Second Opportunity, he said: “I want to avenge me of my Eyes”.

He knew that what he has lost was a very, very Precious Thing!

Oh, I Pray for you my children today and this Morning that this is not a Crusade – Crusade is out there on the field.

Today is something more than a Crusade – Something that will Last you forever- Amen.

Crusade is like Somebody feeding you – You are hungry and Somebody came and he Supplied you Plenty of fish to eat!

This Morning, I’m not feeding you with fish. I am teaching you how to fish so that for the rest of your Life, you won’t Lack.

You are my own – There is a saying in the Town where I came from.

They say that: Every Ijesha Man is the son of Owa (Owa is the Traditional Ruler of Ijeshaland). But when Night falls, Owa knows how many children comes to his house to Sleep.

To everybody on the field yesterday (Saturday, 24th September 2022); I am “Daddy GO” but you are my own. I can’t leave you with “Ordinary Fish”; I must teach you how to fish. I can’t just come and say: Lord, give these People Light, I have a Duty to teach you never to lose your Light.

How come Samson lost his Light Permanently?

Because the Bible says in Proverbs 29:1 – it says: The one who is often reproof, who hardens his neck; will Perish suddenly without Repentance.

You must never, never backslid3.

Because for the rest of your Life and my Life, each time I hear concerning the Church in Sokoto; I want it to be Good News – Amen!

I want you to be able to “See” for the rest of your lives – Amen.

It is a horrible thing to have been able to see before and then lose your Sight as a result of God Withdrawing!

God withdrew from Samson and that was why the enemies was able to grab him and then threw him into Darkness. And that Darkness was Perpetual.

I will tell you a Story and then we will Pray.

There was a Young Man – Some of us know him. His name was Brother Sam.

He was Practically an illiterate but he was Full of the Holy Spirit – I mean this boy was Full of the Holy Spirit.

At least, he raised three (3) People from the dead – That is how Powerful he was.

They invited him to come and Preach at a Teacher’s Training College and he say that when I get there, I will tell them I can’t speak English; so you must get me an Interpreter.

But as he opened his mouth to say I can’t speak English; English began to flow. He Preaches in “Beautiful English” for one (1) hour. He didn’t know a word of what he was saying only that after one (1) hour; People were rushing forward and weeping to give their lives to Jesus Christ. He led them to Salvation, Prayed for them and Ministered to them.

As soon as he finished Ministering, he couldn’t speak English again.

That was how Powerful he was!

I could tell you several other things he did – He gathered up all the idols of the mother – And the mother was the Leader among the Occults in the Place and she had so many idols.

When this boy gave his Life to Jesus Christ, he gathered what belongs to the devil and burnt them down.

When his mother returned and saw what her son had done; she said: Ha, this boy must die.

And the mother went to their Meeting – Told them what the son had done and told the People: I’m sorry, I can’t kill him because I am the mother. Help me to kill him.

And Mama stayed all Night at the Meeting Place so that the People can do all what they needed to do before she returned home.

Brother Sam was about to Sleep – He was kneeling down to Pray. He has locked the Doors and Windows because Mama may not return before tomorrow Morning.

When all of a sudden, a “Huge Dog” Passed through the Door that was locked, covered all over with Charms and was coming towards Brother Sam.

Brother Sam looked up and said: In the Name of Jesus and something like a “Thunder Bolt” came from Heaven and strucked the dog dead.

When the mother returned in the Morning, she saw Brother Sam roasting the dog – That was Brother Sam!

Then Pride came – Brother Sam, let us go for Bible Study? Who is going to teach? Brother So and So.

Ha, how many People has he raised from the dead?

Brother Sam died in a “Mental Asylum” because at a time; God said bye bye.

It is better never to have seen the Light than to see it and then backslide and refused to return to the Lord!

I want your Light to Last forever and that is why I’m begging you this Morning:

I. Those of you who has never tasted the Light – You have been Pretending that you are Born Again but you know yourself that you are not. You know that in Church you sing, you dance, you clap but as soon as you leave; you go back to the Life of sin.

Hey, come now! – Come and give your Life to Jesus Christ.

II. Or you know beyond all reasonable doubts that you had been Born Again, you know that you are once Born Again. But now you know that you have backsliden; that all those things you said you will never do again, you are back to doing them.

Hey, come to the Lord now. There is still opportunity for you to repent because tomorrow might be too late. You can never tell when God will say Good bye.

Up till now, He (God) hasn’t say Good bye to you!

ALTAR CALL

So, if you just want to give your Life to Jesus Christ; you come to the Altar now.

And they say that there are many Altars outside there – You can go to the Altar now and we will Pray together now for your Salvation.

If you have backsliden, and you want God to restore you, come to the Altar – Let this Day be your Day!

Come, I will count from one (1) to five (5) – If by the time I say five (5) and you are not already Standing by the Altar either for Salvation or for Restoration; then I will know that you are not coming and then I will Pray and we will be on our Way,

… So, I’m counting now!

Now, those of you who are at the Altar and those of you who are on the Way, cry to God:

I. If it is Salvation you want; cry to God – Please, give me Genuine Salvation. The Kind of Salvation that will say bye bye to a Life of sin – Cry to God for that!

II. If you are a Backslider, and you want to return Home. Say: Lord, I am sorry that I backslide. I’m coming back to You Lord. Please don’t let me ever backslide again. I want to be restored to the Family of God.

And the rest of us, let us Pray for these People – Let us intercede for them that the One who save our Souls will save their own Souls also. Pray that God will have Mercy on them. Intercede for them.

Thank You Father. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND RESTORATION

Saviour, I want to Thank You for Your Words.

Thank You for these “Precious People” that has come forward to surrender their lives to You and those who backslided and are willing to be restored back to You.

Father, accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.

Please Lord, let Your Blood speak for these Your Children, let Your Blood wipe away their sins; save their Souls Lord and write their names in the Book of Life.

And all those who has backsliden and are saying I’m coming back to You; Please receive them, restore them and don’t let them ever backslide again.

Thank You my Father and my God. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!

Now, I rejoice with those of you who has come Forward – The Counsellors will be attending to you in a moment because I will really have to be Praying for you.

They will take your names, your Address and Prayer Requests and I Promise that I will be Praying for you.

But I want you to stay where you are and join the rest of us in the Prayer that we are about to Pray.

The rest of us, let us Stand on our feet and shout a big Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Lift your Voice to the Almighty God and cry to Him from the bottom of your Heart and say: Father, you gave me Light. Whatever I will do that will cause you to take away my Light; Father don’t let me ever do it.

Go ahead and talk to the Almighty God!

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