UNDERSTANDING TIMES AND SEASONS: PASTOR SUNDAY EDWARD AKANDE – RCCG 16TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE SCHOOL OF DISCIPLES, 7TH JULY, 2023.
RCCG 16TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2023 OF THE SCHOOL OF DISCIPLES (SOD)
THEME: THE ALL-SUFFICIENT GOD (THE WONDERS OF HIS SUFFICIENCY)
MINISTERING (DAY 2): PASTOR SUNDAY EDWARD AKANDE (NATIONAL OVERSEER RCCG)
TOPIC: UNDERSTANDING TIMES AND SEASONS
DATE: 7TH JULY, 2023
SONG
We give You All the Glory
We give You Honour
We give You All the Glory
We give You Honour
OPENING PRAYER
Our Father in Heaven, the Eternal Rock of Ages, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah – We give You all the Praise, we give You all the Honour, we give You all the Adoration. Father, accept our Thanks in the Name of Jesus.
Father, we want to Thank You Lord for another Disciples’ Convention – We Thank You Lord for choosing us, we Thank You Lord for Anointing us, we give You all the Praise for choosing us to be one of Your End-Time Disciples. Father, accept our Thanks in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
Father, we want to Thank You for our Parents in the Lord: We Thank You for our father-in-the-Lord – We Thank You Oh Lord for Your Strength, for Your Grace and we Thank You Jehovah Nissi for using him for us at this End-Time. Father, be Exalted in the Name of Jesus.
We want to Thank You for our mother-in-the-Lord – Thank You Jehovah El-Shaddai for the 75th Birthday Celebrations of our mother. We Thank You Lord for the Preservation of Life, we Thank You Lord for Your Strength in her Life, we give You all the Praise for making her “Mother Indeed” and we give You all the Praise Oh Lord For everything that You have done for our mother. Daddy, accept our Thanks in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
Father Lord, we lift up our mother unto Your Hands; Father add more years to her years – Years of Good Health, years of Greater Grace and years of Greater Breakthrough.
Lord Jehovah Nissi, we Pray for our Parents; extend their days in the Mighty Name of Jesus – Give them more years Oh Lord, renew their Strength Oh Lord and we Pray that they shall never weep over us in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
Father, as we go into Your Words, let the Heavens be Opened.
I Surrender my Life into Your Hands, use me for Your Glory – Let me be a Blessing to these Your Children and let the Anointing flows in our lives and in our midst today.
Give us Understanding of the Time in the Mighty Name of Jesus – That everyone listening to my voice this Morning or reading now on the Label of DMC; Lord before the end of this Message, let the Heavens be Opened for Greater Grace and Anointing in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
Thank You Father.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Let the Disciples shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Greater Works!
Let’s be seated – God Bless You!
I am not taking this opportunity for granted.
I want to appreciate our dear mother-in-the-Lord who has approved us to be here to Minister to you.
And I want to Thank God for our dear Executives – The Coordinators of The RCCG School of Disciples (SOD). May the Almighty God bless you all in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen!
This Morning, I’m Trusting God that the few Minutes we have, Somebody here or reading now on the Label of DMC will have a New Story – Amen!
Understanding Times and Seasons!
Seasons are Periods during which we Perform Specific Duties Productively!
Knowing the Seasons of Life will Prepare you for the Future!
And the Book of Matthew 24: 1-end; Christ Jesus declared what will occur in the End-Times Season:
I. False Prophets.
II. False Spiritual Leaders.
III. Fake Churches.
IV. Wolves in Sheep Clothings.
They will increase in this End-Time Season.
And when we look around us today; we can say that this is already happening around us because today, People justify sins:
I. Gays and Lesbians are fighting for their Rights.
II. Fraudulent Activities all over the Place.
III. Abortion, Immorality and Great Evil are arising in Organisations, in Buinesses and in Institutions.
No wonder, Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy in the Book of 2 Timothy 3: 1-5 – He wrote and said: Don’t be surprised of what is happening around because at the End-Time; People in our Neighbourhood shall be Selfish, Greedy, Boasters, Proud and all kinds of things in these Last Days.
Then, what are we supposed to do if we don’t know the Season we are Living?
This is why we need to Understand the Time and Season – What are we to do?
With all these things happening around us, we have Examples in the Bible – In the Book of 1 Chronicles 12:32.
The Bible says that the children of Issachar who has Understanding of the Times; they knew what Israel ought to do and all their Brethrens were at their Command.
God is Challengimg us now as Disciples of Jesus Christ – We must have the Understanding of the Times and Seasons we are Living.
The children of Issachar were only two hundred (200) in Number – We are more than two hundred (200) here.
But the Bible said the fewer of all the Race/Tribe set to make David a King over Israel. Yet they were more Serviceable to him than those of Greater Numbers.
I was here when Daddy GO was talking to us (SOD Students) on Day 1 of this Convention. And I know that few of us here if we have the Understanding of the Times and Seasons that we are; we are more than able to take over.
Like the children of Issachar, they distinguished themselves from others in various aspects!
And that is what the Lord is talking to us this Morning if we have the Understanding of the Times and Seasons – We must be Serviceable to the King of Kings and we must distinguish ourselves from others.
And the Bible says that the children of Issachar; they were Men who has Understanding of the Times, that knows what Israel ought to do.
And I know that all of us as Disciples; we have learnt so much in the School of Disciples, to Understand and to know what we ought to do!
Disciples of Christ are to be like Ezekiel described them in the Book of Ezekiel 44:23 – And they shall teach my People the difference between the Holy and Profane and cause them to discern between the Unclean and the Clean.
The Disciples of Jesus Christ at this End-Time, the Bible says that we are the one to teach the People the difference between the Holy and Unholy (Profane), we are the one to cause them to discern between the Unclean and the Clean.
We have to learn how to Separate and how to be Separated as Disciples of Jesus Christ.
And the Word of God says in Isaiah 21:5 – It says Prepare the Table, set a Watchman in the Tower, eat and drink; arise ye Princes and anoint thy Shield.
Now is the time to Oil our Shield for the deadly foes at our Gate.
What Shield? I will just mention three (3) of them and we will go and Pray:
- We need to Oil our Shield of Faith.
Oh, we have learnt so much in the School of Disciples but now it is time for us having the Understanding of Times and Seasons we are in looking at the evil going on around us.
The Lord is saying that you are the Princes and Princesses that He has Chosen and it is time now to Oil your Shield – Your Shield of Faith.
Ephesians 6:16 – The Bible says: Above all, talking the Shield of Faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the Fiery darts of the Wicked.
You have to Oil your Shield of Faith so that you don’t dry out and you can quench the Fiery darts that are flying around us today!
it means that you have kept so much, you have been taught so much and it is time to begin to act it.
Remember that James said: Faith without works is dead.
If we have all these Disciples, we are more than enough to take over Nigeria. But are we ready to Oil our Shield of Faith and Stand in Faith like Moses did in Hebrews Chapter 11.
The Bible talked about Moses in his own Times and Seasons – He had the opportunity of being called the son of Pharaoh.
But the Bible says that by Faith, Moses when he become of Age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh. Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the People of God than to enjoy the Passive Pleasure of sin.
- We need to Oil our Shield of Evangelism.
What you have learnt, you can’t even know them until you go out there and begin to Exercise it.
You can’t even know the Power God had deposited in you until you go out there and begin to Exercise it.
You are not Called a Disciple to sit down – You are Chosen as a Disciple to Understand the Times and Seasons, and arise to work against the evil in our Times and Seasons.
Remember that the first Disciples after Jesus Christ had Chosen them – The Bible said that He sent them out and not to sit down.
And the Bible says that when they returned, they said that the Demons are bowing down for them.
Until you go out, Demons won’t bow down for you; until you go out, you can’t Change the situation.
The Lord is saying: Your shoe of Evangelism – This is the time to put it on.
The Bible says in Isaiah 60: 1-3 says: Arise and Shine for your Light has come.
Mark Chapter 16; Jesus Christ Commanded us to go out and Evangelise and win Souls for Him and Preach the Gospel.
You can work against this Season if you are not rising – The Sky is getting Stronger and now is our Time to rise and begin to walk in the Light in other to Change things!
Hebrews 11:24 says: Moses when he became of Age – Disciples, we are of Age now. It’s time for us to rise because if not, just like the Bible says Moses Prefer to suffer affliction than to enjoy the Passive Pleasures of sin.
He arose and said: I will rather be identified with the People of God.
And the Bible is saying: This is our “Accepted Time” – We can’t afford to sit down.
Faith without work is Useless – That is why as a Disciples of Jesus Christ, it is time for you:
I. To rise.
II. To start your own House Fellowship.
III. It is time for you to go and demonstrate what God has deposited in you.
IV. It is time for you to look Straight into the eyes of the Devil – And say: Devil, if you like; face me. I will show you the son of whom I am.
This is the Time – If you get your focus on the Lord, He will take you to a New Height
- We need to Oil our Shield of Prayer.
John 16:24; the Bible says that until now; you have asked for Nothing in my Name. Ask and you will receive that your Joy may be Full.
If you get your Focus on the Lord, He will take you to a New Place of Rest and Peace!
Isaiah 26:3 says that you will keep Him in Perfect Peace whose Mind is stayed on you because He trust in you.
We need to Oil our Shield of Prayer because we need the Strength, we need His Power for us to be able to do this work and to Challenge the tides of evil that is rising in our Time and Season!
And the Book of Jude tells us that we are in Trouble Days and so we must Stand and defend our Faith.
Jude 1:3, the Bible says we should earnestly contend for the Faith which was once delivered unto the Saints.
… This is the time to Contend for that Faith!
Look around us – All kinds of evil are happening and it’s becoming difficult to go out.
Why? Because Disciples are not rising.
Our Daddy gave us an Example on Day 1 and I’m Trusting God that we are going to have more of that Example as from now on because we are going to rise; we are going to fight – Not Physical fighting but Spiritual fight.
And the Bible says that our Weapons are Stronger than all the Carnal Weapons.
You have a Weapon – The Name of Jesus.
He said: Call upon me and I will answer you.
Fight with the last drop of your blood for the Faith once delivered unto us.
And we have an Assurance that when we are ready to rise; the Oil of Anointing will fall upon us this Morning.
Psalms 92:10 says I have been Anointed with Fresh Oil.
This Morning or as you read now on the Label of DMC; some People will be Anointed with Fresh Oil to do this work for the Master – That is what you need!
We need the Fresh Oil of the Holy Spirit to empower us!
So this Morning, we want to cry for the Fresh Oil!
Are you ready? Rise on your feet.
I am Proud to be Part of the first Set of Disciples in 1985 – Whatever I am doing today is because of what I received for that ten (10) years.
And God has given you a Greater Opportunity that we don’t have – You can do it for ten (10) Months and finish.
But the God of ten (10) years is still the God of ten (10) Months.
This Morning, we are ready for Him? Please we have to Pray like Disciples:
- You are going to Pray and say: Father, I am Your Disciple; let Your Fire fall on me to consume every Consummables in my Life.
Thank You Father. In Jesus Name we Pray – Amen!
- Hold Someone and face yourself – You are going to say: Father, this Fellow I am holding is Your Disciple. Oh God, every Consummables in his/her Life; let Your Fire consume it now.
Thank You Father. In Jesus Name we Pray – Amen!
- Now, you will lift your hands up to the Lord and say: My Father, my Father; I need the Fresh Oil, anoint me with the Oil of the Holy Spirit now.
Thank You Father. In Jesus Name we Pray – Amen!
CLOSING PRAYER
Father, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ; You are our God, You are the One that has Chosen us to be Your Disciples and we know the Times and Seasons that we are Living in.
This is a Time of Battle – It is not a Time to eat and drink.
So Father, we ask this Morning for Your Oil of Anointing; so that we can go out for You, so that we can Stand against this evil of our Time.
Oh God, anoint us!
Where You hear a “Loud Amen”; let that Fire of Anointing rest on that Fellow now!
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
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