GOING HIGHER – PART 75(YOU WILL HAVE ENEMIES): PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE, 16TH OCTOBER, 2022.
SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE
TOPIC: GOING HIGHER – PART 75 (YOU WILL HAVE ENEMIES)
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 16TH OCTOBER 2022
BIBLE TEXT:1 KINGS 21:20
Let Us Pray!
SONG
There is None Holy as the Lord
As the Lord
There is None beside thee
Beside thee
Neither is there are any Rock like our God
There is None Holy as the Lord
OPENING PRAYER
Immortal, Invincible, the Only Wise God – Glory be to Yiur Holy Name.
The One who is Greater than the Greatest, Higher than the Highest, Stronger than the Strongest, Older than the Oldest, Wiser than the Wisest; we bow before You.
Father, we rejoice in knowing that You are our Daddy, that we belong to You. And because we belong to You Lord God Almighty and because we know that You Love us, we know that we are More Than Conqueror. Father, accept our Worship in Jesus Name.
Today, in the lives of all Your Children, my Lord and my Saviour; Please do something New.
As Your Words will be going forth, let the Power in Your Word bring Healings and Deliverance and Victory and Joy to each and everyone of us.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Praise ye the Lord – Hallelujah!
Now, wave to one (1) or two (2) People and just wish them whatever you wish for yourself. And then, you may Please be seated.
We are continuing with our Series on “Going Higher” as we now move to Part 75 – “Going Higher – Part 75”.
We will just look at Verse 20 of 1 Kings Chapter 21 – 1 Kings 21:20:
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah replied, “I have found you, because you are committed to doing evil in the Sight of the Lord.
We want to let those of us who wants to go Higher in the Lord – We want us to realised that we will have Enemies!
Last Sunday (In the Previous Series); I was encouraging you to grow in your Anointing to warn People that our God is a God of Vengeance!
DMC NOTES: We can get to read the Full Text of this Message (Last Sunday) on this Link:
There will be People who will consider you as a Nuisance for warning them:
I. They don’t want to be disturbed.
II. They want you to leave them alone and let them live their lives the way they wanted to and let them enjoy.
III. Don’t remind them that sooner or later they will die.
IV. Don’t remind them that death is not the Main Issue – It is written that it is Appointed unto Men once to die, after this Judgement.
V. Please, don’t mention Judgement to us – Leave us alone. Let us keep on believing that we can’t die, we are In-Charge we are in Control, there is no Hell, no Heaven and on Earth, we are doing fine.
But you must warn them – And when you warn them, they will hate you.
I have given this illustration below:
Your father is Sleeping comfortably in his Air-conditioned room and he put a Sign by his door: “Please, don’t disturb”.
And then you discovered that the house is on Fire and you rushed to your father’s room to go and wake him up so that he can escape from that Fire.
And you get there and you see the Sign boldly – “Don’t Disturb”. What will be your Choice?
Let Papa (That is Father) keep on Sleeping because if I disturb him, he will be angry with me. Allow him to burn to death so that I won’t become his enemy. Because if he is upset, he is not going to Pay my School fees.
You will have Enemies – Take Note of that!
The world is operated on what a Mathematician will call: A Binary System!
The Binary System is the Simplest way we can explain it – It is the way the Computer operates: “Light On”; “Light Off”. So when you see a Computer blinking, that is what is going on!
“On” is One (1); “Off” is Zero (0) – That is all you need to Solve any Problem.
What is the Binary System of the world – Good and Evil, Light and Darkness, Friends and Enemies. They come in two’s!
James 1:17 talks about God: He is Good – Every Good and Perfect Gift comes from Him, the Father of Light (He is Pure Light); No Variable Variableness or hint of any kind of Shadow.
John 10:10 puts the two together:
I. The Thief cometh not but to Steal and to Kill and to Destroy – That is one Fellow on one Side.
II. Then Jesus Christ said: I have come that you may have Life and have it more Abundantly.
So Probably, the two (2) Greatest words in the whole world will be: “Love and Hate”.
For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not Perish but have Everlasting Life – John 3:16.
But how do we describe the one who has come to steal from you? And what he cannot Steal, he kills and what he cannot kill, he destroys? – Other than to hate.
And you have to choose between the two (2).
Matthew 6:24 says that a Man cannot serve two (2) Masters – It is either he loves one and then hates the other.
So, if you are talking of “Going Higher” in the Lord, you just know that you just have to choose between the world and Heaven!
That is why in 1 John 2: 15-17; God said Clearly: Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. For all that is in the world, they are not of the Father. And you can be sure that the world will Pass away with all the “Glittering Lust” thereof. It is only those who will do the Will of the Father that will Last forever.
… You just have to make up your Mind! Because I’m sure that many of us will say: Oh, but I have already Chosen God, I Love Him.
Well, as you go further, you will Probably discovered whether you truly Love Him or you don’t.
If you are truly on the Side of God, you must have Enemies – John 15:19 says: If you are of the world, the world will love its own. But you are not of the world, that is why the world must hate you!
Your Christianity is meaningless if you are that kind of Christian who don’t have any confrontation with any Forces of Darkness.
If everyone loves you, if all the Agents of the devil loves you; then we will need to find out on whose side you are!
Because in 1 John 4:4; the Bible says: You are of God Little Children and you have overcome them because Greater is He that is in you than He that is in the world.
What does He mean by Him Overcoming?
You don’t talk of overcoming when there is no Competition, no Struggle or no Fight!
What does He mean by you Overcoming?
I. Matthew 5: 14-16 says: You are of the Light and your Light must Shine.
II. Ephesians 5:8 says: You must walk as Children of Light.
If you claim to be a Christian and your Level of Christianity makes everybody feel at Peace with you; Check your Salvation!
2 Corinthians 6: 14-18 makes it Clear – There can’t be Concord between Light and Darkness.
I. You cannot belong to God and belong to a Secret Society.
II. You cannot belong to God and People will not hate you even in your Office.
III. You cannot belong to God and be a Compromiser – It is not Possible!
IV. You cannot be a “True Christian” and the People around you will not know it.
When Light is On, everybody Pays attention!
So, you have a Choice:
I. Either to belong to the devil like John 8:44 – We know what the devil Stands for. He that sineth is of the devil.
If you want to belong to the devil, belong to the devil Fully. Let everybody know that you are really on his Side.
The “Archbishop of Canterbury” was sharing with me a couple of weeks ago when we met in London – He said that he met a Man somewhere in Africa that had one hundred and thirty (130) wives.
DMC NOTES: The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Senior Bishop and a Principal Leader of the Church of England, “The Ceremonial Head” of the Worldwide Anglican Communion and the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current Archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21st March 2013.
I said that I like that Man – That is the kind of Man that I like. Let People know where you belong to – Show it!
I hate a Man who says that he has one (1) wife and then there are so many Concubines Outside – Come out into the Open. Let us know whose Side you are.
Or if you Choose to be on the Side of the Lord – 1 Peter 1: 14-16 made it Clear: As He who has Called you is Holy; be ye Holy in all manners of your Conversation because He says: Be ye Holy for I am Holy.
James 4:8 says if you want to draw near to God, He will draw near to you.
But if you want to be on the Side of God, I want you to know that you have to seek Him diligently and not Casually – Hebrews 11:6.
You want to seek God, seek God diligently with all your heart, with all your Soul, with all your Strength – Deuteronomy 6: 4-6.
The Almighty God made it clear that there is no room for Lukewarmness – If you want to be on the Side of the Lord, be on the Side of the Lord!
Revelation 3: 15-16; God says: Listen, you want to be Cold, be Cold – Then we will know that we have to deal with Someone that is Cold. If you want to be Hot, be “Boiling Hot”.
But He says that when you are Lukewarm, He will spur you out of His Mouth.
Listen to me my Brothers/Sisters; the worst kind of Christians are those who are holding one hand to God and one hand to the world.
Why? – They bring reproach to God because People will say: But you are a Christian!
You know that the children of this world will occasionally come to Somebody who is a Christian, looking at his behaviour and say: But you call yourself a Child of God! That is the most Painful Statement anybody can make concerning you!
If anybody has ever said that to you; you should run and hide and refuse to come out until you know that your Salvation is Genuine!
You must have Enemies! Why? Because your Light is going to irritate their Darkness.
John 1:5 – The Light shines in Darkness and Darkness comprehended it not.
Put that in a Plain Language – There is a confrontation between Light and Darkness and Light wins and Darkness doesn’t like it.
John 3:19 says: Men love Darkness more than Light.
Why? Because their ways, their works are evil.
If Darkness loves you, it doesn’t matter what Title you are bearing – You can call yourself: “Most Superior General Overseer”; you are still a Child of the devil.
Because the Bible makes it abundantly clear: It is by their Fruits that we shall know them.
Hebrews 1:9 made it abundantly clear: You want Anointing, you must not only Love Righteousness, you must hate Iniquities.
And there is no Middle Way – You are either “In God” or “Out of God”.
James 4:4 says: Friendship with the world is enemity against God – Period!
You cannot be a Child of God and live like a Child of the devil – It is not allowed.
But I have Good News for you – If you Choose to be one hundred Percent (100%) on the Side of God, your Success will irritate the Failure of those who are on the Other Side, it will Challenge them when they see God Rewarding you for diligently seeking Him. Then they will be irritated.
Genesis 26: 1-17 – There was famine in the Land and Isaac was in the Land. And he was thinking of “Checking Out” and God told him: No, No, No; stay where you are, I will show you that I am the Controller of Heaven and Earth.
You know the rest of the Story – Isaac obeyed; he stayed in the Land, he did what God said. He sowed in the Land and he began to Prosper so Mightily that a Whole Nation envied him.
And you know what happened Next? The King of the Nation came to him and said: Sir, go away from us. You have become Mightier than us.
It Pays to stay in the Place of Holiness – It may take some time before People will realised it but God will Prove Himself Faithful in the Life of those who will say: No, I am not Compromisung, I am staying Permanently with my God!
And sooner or later; those who say: Get away from us, will come to you and say: Please, we have come to bow! – Genesis 26: 26-33.
They will come and say that you are Right all along!
I will tell you a Story and then we will Pray!
A son of mine was employed in a Bank as a Cashier because that was the Limit of his Qualification.
Then one day, the Chairman of the Bank sent him on errand from Yaba to Apapa (Both are Cities in Lagos State Nigeria) and gave him money for Taxi. It was in the days when Naira was still Powerful – He gave him #1 for his to and fro Transport.
He waited for Taxi, he couldn’t get one on time and so he took a bus – He went with a bus and came back with a bus. He spend one Shilling (A Shilling is about 10% of #1).
DMC NOTES: The Shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a Unit of Modern Currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British Commonwealth Countries (Nigeria Inclusive here) and Ireland, where they were generally equivalent to 12 Pence or one-twentieth of a Pound before being Phased out during the 20th Century.
When he arrived, he went to the Chairman and gave him the “Change” (Meaning the remaining Amount of Money) – Sir, Taxi didn’t come on time and so I went with the bus.
Oh God, that day he was ridiculed – Everybody laughed at him – “SU” (Scripture Union), Foolish Christian. What is wrong with you? You are sent on an errand, you delivered the Message, the money they gave you is yours.
DMC NOTES: Scripture Union (SU) is an International, Interdenominational, Evangelical Christian Organization. It was founded in 1867, and works in Partnership with Individuals and Churches across the world. The Organization’s stated aim is to use the Bible to inspire children, Young People and Adults to know God.
If Oga (The Chairman) says keep the balance, that is different – This is how much I spent.
About a Year later, the Chairman decided that it is time for his bank to have a Branch in Ilorin (Kwara State Capital in Nigeria) and he sat down and said: Who can I trust one hundred Percent (100%)? Who can I put In-Charge when I won’t be there?
Then he remembered that boy – The boy who can bring me a “Change” of the money I have already given him is not going to steal.
And the Cashier became a “Branch Manager”.
Those who are laughing at him didn’t laugh that day – They knew thar he was right all along!
I Pray for those of you who will decide from this moment onwards Inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC; that you will be one hundred Percent (100%) for God – No Compromise at all, that you will be Righteous, you will hate Iniquities; may the Almighty God anoint you with the Oil of Gladness above all your Fellow (Amen)!
As for those of you who claimed that “I am a Good Fellow”; “I am not fighting anyone”; the fact that I am not a Christian doesn’t matter!
Ha, it does. If you are not for Christ, then you are against Him.
Today, you can choose – You are either be for God or you are for the devil.
ALTAR CALL
So, if you want to be for God, will you bow your head and cry to the Almighty God and say: I will rather be for the Light rather than for the Darkness. Save my Soul Lord and I don’t want to serve the devil, I don’t want any bit of the devil anymore in my Life.
Bow your head, Pray that Prayer and I will join you in Prayers very soon.
Thank You Father. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
Saviour of Mankind, the Light of the world, the Holy One of Israel; I thank You for Your Words and I thank You for those who has decided that they will rather be on your Side than being on the Side of the devil.
Please, as they come to You today, receive them, save their Souls, give them a Brand New Beginning and Lord, keep the devil far away from them.
The Grace for them to serve You wholeheartedly for the rest of their lives, Father give unto them.
And as for Your Children who will re-dedicate themselves to you – Saying: Ha, now we have been reminded; we will serve God without any Compromise. Please Lord, Strengthen them, Anoint them and let them move closer to You than before.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
I want to rejoice with those of you who has given your Life to Jesus Christ today – You will soon discovered that you have made the Greatest and Wisest Decision of your Life.
Please, get in Contact with me as soon as Possible and I will be Praying for you.
And kindly contact the nearest The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor to you – He will tell you what to do Next.
And I’m sure that one day, even if we don’t meet here on Earth; we will meet in Heaven!
God Bless You!
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!!!
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