DIVINE TOUCH: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – RCCG DIVINE ENCOUNTER SERVICE, 3RD APRIL, 2023.
RCCG APRIL 2023 DIVINE ENCOUNTER SERVICE
THEME: DIVINE TOUCH
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 3RD APRIL, 2023
BIBLE TEXT: PROVERBS 13:22
Well, let’s lift our hands to the Most High God and bless His Holy Name. Praise the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
Worship Him; He is Worthy to be Praised, and Adored. Praise Him that we are able to come to the Second Quarter of this year.
Give Him Glory, give Him Honour, give Him Adoration. Bless His Holy Name.
Thank You Father! In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
SONG:
I have a Father, Almighty Father
He is King of kings and Lord of lords
I have a Father (Hallelujah)!
Repeated!
OPENING PRAYER
King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The Father of all fathers, the Almighty, the All-Sufficient, the All-knowing God. We give You all Glory, we give You all Honour, and we give You all Adoration.
Father, accept our Worship, in Jesus’ Name.
Thank You for bringing us into the Second Quarter of this year. Thank You for all You did in the First Quarter.
My Father and my God, today, as we gather before You, give us a very Special Divine Encounter.
This Month of April in Particular, as we are having a very Special Gathering for children, we Pray that You will bless our families Mightily.
We Pray that You will bless our families so Mightily that our children will never Lack.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.
And I want you to Prophesy to one (1) or two (2) People and tell them: My children will never beg!
… And so shall it be in Jesus’ Name – Amen.
Proverbs 13:22;
A Good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
That means the Plan of God for a Good man is to Prosper so Mightily that even his Grandchildren will still be enjoying Part of the Prosperity of the Grandpa.
That is why I am Praying for someone here today: During your lifetime, Poverty would be forgotten in your family – Amen.
Abraham was greatly Blessed – According to Genesis 24:34-35. But Issac was very Greatly blessed – According to Genesis 26:12-14.
Abraham was Great, but Isaac was Very Great. And Jacob was Exceedingly Great – Genesis 30:41-43.
The blessing began with Abraham – Abraham was Greatly blessed.
The blessing increased by the time we got to Isaac – Isaac was very Greatly blessed. He had stores of Servants. He was Storing Servants the way People store Goods.
But by the time we got to Jacob, the Bible says, ‘the man became Exceedingly Great.’
That’s a very Powerful word – ‘Exceedingly’ – not just Ordinary now.
But if you go down the Lineage of Abraham you’ll found that blessing continued, Greatness continued. And by the time we got to Joseph (The Great Grandson), he was already the Controller of the Wealth of a whole Nation.
I Pray for somebody here, or reading now on the Label of DMC today: Greatness would begin with you – Amen!
Your children would be Greater than you – Amen!
Your Grandchildren would be Greater than your children – Amen!
And Greatness will continue in your family – Amen!
What happened? – Abraham had a Divine Touch.
… You know our Theme this month is “DIVINE TOUCH.”
In Genesis 12:1-3, God called Abraham out of the Congregation of Idol Worshippers and chose him for Himself.
And told him, “Not only will I bless you; not only will I make your name Great; through you the whole world would be blessed.”
And then, God never does anything by accident – God knows the end from the beginning. He knew something Special about Abraham.
In Genesis 18:17-19 He said, I know Abraham that he will teach his children to do the Will of God – I know him. God knows the end from the Beginning.
Can God say concerning you today – “I know you that you would train your children in the way of the Lord?”
Abraham so trained his son Isaac – For Example, that by the time we got to Genesis 22:1-18, that boy already knew that you don’t come to God empty-handed.
You know the Story – They were going up to the Mountain where God said Abraham was going to Sacrifice Isaac.
Isaac said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the Lamb for a burnt offering?
“From your Preparations Papa, I can see we are going to have a Meeting with God. I can see everything except the thing we are going to use for Sacrifice.”
How many of us come to Church with an Offering in the hand of our child? Telling the child, “we are going to the Presence of God; we don’t go empty-handed?”
Isaac knew! His father taught him that – ‘You don’t come to God empty-handed.
Occasionally, it is the children that are well taught that will even remind the Parents when they are failing in their duties.
I remember very well the Story of one of our Pastors – They just returned from a long journey. And as soon as they got home, the father went straight to the fridge, opened it, brought out a bottle of coke;
And was about to begin to drink when one of the children said to him: “Daddy, we have not Prayed yet; we have returned from a long journey, we haven’t thanked God yet and you are about to drink coke.”
… The bottle dropped out of the hand of the father: became that child has been trained!
Are you training your children? Have you been trained yourself?
Isaac has been trained to honour his Parents.
Exodus 20:12 says: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Are you training your children to honour you? Are you honouring your own Parents?
Because there are many of us Christians, when Papa and Mama die, we want the burial Ceremony to be burial of the Century: and Mama died of hunger because you have not been taking care.
Honour your Parents so that you may live long; so that in your Old age, there will be People also around to take care of you.
Isaac knew: You must honour your Parents; you must surrender to your Parents – You know the rest of the Story.
When Abraham had Prepared the Altar and grabbed Isaac to tie him – I have said it before, “if Isaac did not surrender, there is no way a man who is a hundred years old would be able to tie down a fifteen (15) years old boy.”
If Isaac decided to run, Abraham could not catch up with him.
But he has been taught Total Submission to Parents – Submission even unto Death.
The boy allowed himself to be tied. He surrendered completely! Because he had been taught that Surrender to God must be Total; the boy surrendered himself.
And this Lesson is so important because God is about Prosper somebody – If He Pprospers you, will you surrender to Him?
Some of us, even at the level where we are now, find it difficult to do the Will of God; Some of us find it difficult even to Pay our Tithes.
Let me assure you: if you can’t pay a tithe of one hundred Naira (#100); you are not going to be able to Pay the tithe of one Million Naira (#1,000,000) – It would be difficult.
Oh, God is able to bless us abundantly. He is able to load us with blessings; but He knows you, He knows what You will do with Abundance.
It all starts from little beginnings.
When God Pprospers you, He knows what you will do with the Prosperity – And it begins from very little things.
I have told you the Story before, of one of my children that I called “My One Naira Boy” – Every Sunday, coming to Church he would come with one Naira and say, “Daddy, this is for you.”
And then the small boy would Prophesy – “One day, I will buy you a Jet.” And I will pact him on the head and say Amen!
… And I am talking of almost forty (40) years ago.
And I didn’t see my boy again – You know how boys grow up and then disappeared.
But then one day in London, we had just finished our Holy Ghost Service, and somebody came to me and said: Daddy, I am sure you don’t remember me! He said, “I am your One Naira Boy.” How are you? I couldn’t recognize him, now he has grown.
He said, I can’t buy you a Jet yet, but I have a Gift for you. “Where is the Gift?” He said, it’s outside. “What kind of Gift that you can’t bring in?” He said, come and see! I got out there and I saw a Mercedes Benz car. He said, that’s all I can buy now.
I said: in the Name of the Almighty God, you will still buy me that Jet – Amen!
And I got some Good News not too long ago that my “One Naira Boy” has won an Oil Well. When I heard the News, I said: Lord Thank You, here comes my Jet!
Listen to me carefully, your Journey to the Top can begin today – Amen!
This morning can be your Special Divine Encounter- Amen!
… All these things start small, and then begin to grow.
This Morning in my family Altar; when we were discussing the Open Heavens (many of you don’t even use it but some of you do).
Do you know the Title for the Open Heavens today says, “Don’t fight God”.
And I was telling my children that some People would be complaining, “God, why did you make me a Black man and not White? Why am I created a Nigerian and not an American? Why am I black when somebody is yellow?”
You can’t do anything about that: it is already settled! But you can get your way to the Top, because there are certain things that God will always Honour.
Certain things that God will always Honour:
- It doesn’t matter who you are, if you are a Worshipper, God will seek you out.
If you are a house help today, as long as you are a Worshipper, God will seek you out. Because He seeketh for those who will Worship Him.
- If you are Diligent, Hardworking, He will Reward you.
He is a Rewarder of those who Diligently seek Him.
It doesn’t matter whether you are White or Black, small or big: if you are Diligent, you will one day Stand before Kings.
- The third thing is, if you are a Sower.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap Galatians 6:7.
I. It doesn’t matter whether you sow in Nigeria or you sow in America; it is what you sow that you will reap – You sow sparingly, you will reap sparingly.
II. It doesn’t matter whether you are a King or a Messenger – The Law of Harvest works for everybody.
It worked for Abraham – He was willing to sow his beloved child Isaac; he was willing to give all to God; he was willing to give the First Fruit Sacrifice.
And God responded; He Prospered him, Prospered the children more, Prospered the Grandchildren much more – And the Prosperity continued.
I am believing God for somebody who is hearing me today or reading now on the Label of DMC: Greatness will start with you – Amen!
And the Greatness will go on and become Greater with your children – Amen!
So,when you hear me Pray that – “My children would be Greater than I”; some People look at me and say, “what’s wrong with this man?”
One of my children bought a jet several years ago – He is not a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God ,(RCCG), but I’m the one who commissioned him into the Ministry.
So he bought an old jet. Only God knows how old that thing was. But he bought a jet! And I went joyfully to go an dedicate it at the Airport and some Newspapers reported it.
And somebody said to me, “Sir, you don’t even have a Mercedes Benz car (at that time I didn’t have), how can you go and be dedicating the jet of your son?”
I said: my Prayer is that my children will be Greater than I.
And I Pray today again: everyone of you calling me Daddy, you will be Greater than I – Amen!
Because that is how your Greatness can continue – If your Greatness dies with you, that is not the kind of Greatness People should desire.
Greatness should multiply by the time it gets to the children and then to grandchildren; and to great-grandchildren.
My Prayer is that before I die, none of my children would be interested in Papa’s Heritage – Amen!
That God would have Prospered them so much that whatever I have would be Nothing to them – Amen!
A friend of mine (very old man) died some years ago, and he had a Mercedes Benz 280 – The one they call “Obokun”. And then when they were reading his Will, he Willed that “Obokun” to his first son. And the other children began to laugh!
Why were they laughing? Because they were wondering, “where will the man park this old car?” The firstborn, he already had five (5) Mercedes Benz cars of his own.
I Pray for every one of you here today or reading now on the Label of DMC: In the Name that is above every other names, you will be Greater than me – Amen!
- But you must learn to work hard; learn to be Hardworking – God is a Rewarder for those who Diligently seek him (Hebrews 11:6).
Seest thou a man Diligent in his Business? He will Stand before kings; and not before mean men (Proverbs 22:29).
- You must learn to Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth, for He will seek you out.
David was a Worshipper, he was a Shepherd boy, he was a son of a Concubine – That was why he was not home when the Man of God came to appoint a king.
But God has found a Worshipper out there in the bush. And He sent for him and made him a king.
- You must learn to Sow: it is what you sow that you will reap – The more you sow; the more you will reap.
- And you must learn to Surrender one hundred per cent (100%) to God. Because if you surrender to Him, He will lift you.
So, today I have shared with you.
I am behaving like Abraham now – I am teaching my children. It is now up to the children to learn and apply!
But as God lives – Who has called me to be your father: if you will learn and apply these things, there is just no way you can die Poor!
Because God is not a Respecter of Persons. But He is a Respecter of Principles.
He has made me what I am, but I will apply the Principles.
So, for your own Divine Encounter this Morning, you have to make up your Mind:
- First, Total Surrender to the Almighty God.
- Of worshipping Him
- Of working hard
- and of sowing bountifully.
But there are some of us, we haven’t even surrendered our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ.
So if we begin to talk about Surrendering our Resources, we are joking.
ALTAR CALL
If you would come very humbly and lay your entire Life at the feet of the Cross, He will save your Soul. And anybody who comes to Jesus Christ would be saved.
Whether you are Black, White, Yellow, tall or fat – “Anyone who would come unto me, I will in no wise cast out.”
That’s what Jesus Christ said – John 6:37.
So, if you want to come to Jesus Christ; if you want to Surrender your Life to Him, do so now and you will have a brand New Beginning.
Cry to God, tell Him, “I am not joking, I want You to save my Soul. I am Surrendering my Life to You. Please, Lord, take over my life, take over completely, and I will serve You one hundred Percent (100%) for the rest of my Life.”
Cry unto Him!
And the rest of us, let’s Stretch our hands to our New Brothers and Sisters and intercede for them – That the One Who had saved our Souls would save their own Souls also.
Let’s intercede for them!
Remember the Law of the Harvest – Even when you are sowing Goodness into others by praying for them; the Almighty God will give you a Harvest of Answered Prayers yourself.
Thank You Father! In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION
My Father and my God, I want to bless Your Name for Your Word.
And I want to Thank You, especially for these People who have come forward to Surrender their lives to You.
Father, Please receive them, save their Souls, let Your Blood wash away their sins, write their names in the Book of Life and let them become Genuine children of God today.
And I Pray that from now on, they will serve You. So that anytime they call on You, You will answer them by Fire.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name, we have Prayed – Amen.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
Now I want to rejoice with those of you who have just surrendered your Life to Jesus Genuinely. I want to Promise you (God helping me) from now on I’ll be Praying for you. So I need your names, your Address and your Prayer Requests.
God bless you!
Do you know that God respect those who clap for Him?
That’s why He said, “Clap your hands O ye People, and then shout unto God with the Voice of Triumph.” (Psalms 47:1)
OFFERING:
This Morning, you are about to take an Offering that will show God that “from this moment onwards, I will sow bountifully because I want You to Prosper me, Prosper my children, Prosper my grandchildren; Prosper us more and more.”
So take your Offering, and the Musicians will sing, you dance to the nearest basket and drop your Offering (online too).
Let’s Stand on our feet with our Offering and lift it up to the Almighty God and say loud and clear:
Father, I Promise You, from now on I will sow bountifully. Let Greatness begin with me and continue with my children and grandchildren.
… Go ahead, talk to the Lord for a moment.
SPECIAL DIVINE ENCOUNTER PRAYER REQUEST
Now before I Pray, there are some People who wrote, asking for Special Prayers and they were asked to come to the Divine Encounter and we would Pray for them there.
If you one of such People, you can come to the Altar now,so we can Pray together.
And the rest of us, where we are, you can talk to the Almighty God and ask Him for something Special you want Him to do for you this Month – Your Prosperity can begin even from today!
The Almighty God can give you a Divine Encounter before you get home. He is the Greatest, He is the Highest, He is the Richest.
Let’s talk to the Almighty now!
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER
Father of all fathers, the Owner of everything! The Almighty, the One with whom Nothing shall be too hard.
Once again I am Thanking You today, Particularly for Your Children who are here and all those reading now on the Label of DMC;
Lord, on their behalf, accept our Thanks in Jesus’ Name.
Whatever they need that will make their joy full, Father give them today!
Whatever Miracle they want, Lord God Almighty, before Easter Sunday, released unto them.
A Miracle that is so Big that when People are saying “Jesus is Alive!” They would be able to say, “Yes, I know!” Father give it to them, in Jesus’ Name.
Every one of us Lord, give us a Divine Touch today.
Let our Greatness begin; let our Greatness Multiply; Let our Greatness continue.
In all our families, my Father and my God, let Poverty be forgotten;
And give us the Grace to serve You – To serve You Diligently, to Worship You Diligently, too sow Bountifully.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Well, let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.
God Bless You – Amen!
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Don’t forget this Friday (7th April, 2023) is Special for Children. Don’t leave your Children at home;.we are going to Pray for them, we are going to anoint them.
And the Almighty God will make them Greater than us, in Jesus’ Name – Amen!
Alright, let me hear Somebody shout another Hallelujah – Hallelujah!!!
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