ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER – HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2024(27TH EDITION) – (DAY 2 EVENING SESSION) PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

RCCG HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2024 (27TH EDITION)

THEME: ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER

MINISTERING (DAY 2 EVENING SESSION – TALK 2): PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

TOPIC: SUBDUE THE FLESH

DATE: 10TH DECEMBER 2024

BIBLE TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24-27

Hallelujah!

Well, let’s lift our hands to the Most High God and begin to Bless the King of kings, the Lord of lords; the Ancient of Days; the Lord of Hosts; the One who never lost a War.

Give Him Glory, give Him Honour, give Him Adoration and bless His Holy Name!

Thank You Father. Thank You Lord. Thank You Jesus – Hallelujah.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Worship – Amen.

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What a Mighty God we serve (Hallelujah)
What a Mighty God we serve (Hallelujah)
Heaven and Earth adore Him (even)
Angels bow before Him
What a Mighty God we serve (what a Mighty God).

OPENING PRAYER

Ancient of Days, the I AM THAT I AM. The Light of the world, the Almighty God. The One who speaks and it is done. The One who can never fail.

Glory be to Your Holy Name!

Thank You for the Past Congresses, Thank You for what You did Yesterday (Day 1), Thank You for the Testimonies we have heard Today (Day 2) and Thank You for Greater things that You are yet to do.

Please, accept our Thanks in Jesus’ Name.

Father, we are calling on You today, that in a very, very Special Way, You would visit every one of us.

And before the end of today Lord God Almighty, the grace never to fail again, please deposit in all of us.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Let Somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.

I want you to shake hands with one (1) or two (2) people, prophesy to them and say: You will Win!

And then, you may please be seated.

You can will Win, in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

What I said yesterday, was just to make you Praise God more. Tonight, because you came early;

Because you have not waited till Friday before you come, you deserve something strong, something deep, something that guarantees you’ll never fail again.

Tell your neighbour one more time: You will Win!

I’ve been asked today to speak on: “SUBDUE THE FLESH.”

My text would be 1 Corinthians 9:24-27.

24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

I want to say it loud and clear: If only one (1) fellow would be victorious here tonight, I will be the one – Amen.

One more time I want you to help me prophesy to your neighbour and say: You will not fall by the way side – Amen.

… Say it loud and clear.

CATEGORIES OF ENEMIES

Enemies are in categories basically: External enemies and Internal enemies.

1. External Enemies:

All External Enemies can be grouped together under their captain, Satan. The Bible told us to be sober and be vigilant because our adversary the devil like a roaring lion is walking about seeking for whom he may devour. DMC NOTE: 1 Peter 5:8

Bible tells us that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, against principalities and powers; then He mentioned all other forces of darkness. DMC NOTE: Ephesians 6:12

Enemies are in categories: external – Satan and his hosts.And then,

2. Internal Enemies:

Internal enemies include Family Members. In Matthew 10:36 he Lord Himself stated clearly, And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

In Genesis 37:1-20, it is the bothers of Joseph who saw him coming and said, “behold the Dreamer coming, let’s kill him and see what would become of his dreams.”

The first murder recorded in the Bible was Cain versus Abel (Genesis 4:1-9). Children of the same mother, the same father, worshipping – as it were God. But one killed the other.

Aren’t you glad that the Almighty God has not allowed enemies within your families to kill you? Only God knows how many relatives had wished that you will be dead. But glory be to God, you are still alive today.

In Judges 15:9-13, it was the relatives of Samson that bound him and handed him over to the Philistines.

The elders have a saying: “if the death within does not kill you, the death without cannot kill you.”

In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, you will Win – Amen.

In talking about the Army, within the Army of God, occasionally we find an enemy in the rank.

Occasionally, your enemy might be somebody going to the same Church with you; singing the same song with you, shouting the same shout with you.

In Joshua 7:1-end, the enemy that nearly ended the ministry of Joshua was one of the soldiers – Achan by name.

So we could have enemies among relatives: children of the same parents. Enemies even in the Church, etc.

But then all these External Enemies are small compared to the enemies that might be within you. Enemies that you sleep with, wake with, go to the toilet with, come to Church with – Enemies within yourself.

In James 1:13-15, the Bible tells us that God never tempts anybody. If you run into any temptation, maybe you need to check yourself. But people are led into temptation because of their own lust that could lead them to sin, that would ultimately produce death.

When you read Hebrews 12:15-17, you’ll find that the greatest enemy of Esau was his appetite for food.

… I’m talking to soldiers of Christ. I’m trying to share with you the Secret of never failing again.

Esau loved food. There are Soldiers of Christ who cannot fast. Before anybody can contradict me; there’s no where in the Bible where it is written that the Just shall live by fasting. What the Bible says is, “the Just shall live by faith.”

And I am telling you that in advance, particularly those of you who are full fledged members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. I want to warn you in advance, in the coming year (2025) you will fast.

… The Amen wasn’t loud – Amen!

I’m telling you in advance so you can enjoy between now and December.

Because as the Lord lives, in the year 2025, you are going to be fasting for a hundred (100) days.

If you are happy, shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.

You see, the last time we fasted for a hundred (100) days was 2015 – ten (10) years ago. You say, “Daddy, why are we going to fast for a hundred (100) days?” I will tell you when the time comes.

Oh Lord have Mercy! I remembered Last Year, or was it at the beginning of this Year? One Priest said, “what kind of God would ask you to Fast for Fifty (50) days before answering you?”

I said, I’m not talking to your Congregation – I am talking to my Children.

He said “Ha! You want to kill them with Fasting?”

Have they complained to you? If Fasting should kill, I should be dead by now.

Tell you Neighbour one more time: You will Win – Amen.

It was food that destroyed Esau – His stomach was his god.

When you talk of Gehazi, one of the Greatest Losers in History – In 2 Kings 5:20-27, that boy who would have Probably been the Greatest Prophet in the Old Testament, ended up with Leprosy. Because his eyes were focused on the things of the Earth, rather than things of Heaven.

A boy who could have obtained a Double Portion of the Anointing of Elisha.

You can imagine how tremendous his Power could have been – No, he Preferred Money and he got Leprosy.

You know Judas Iscariot of course (Acts 1:15-20).

Peter said, he was one of us; he obtained part of this Ministry. He ate, drank and slept with the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, but he ended up hanging himself.

I Pray for you one more time: you will Win – Amen..

So, I can go ahead and begin to mention all the things you must subdue – Lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, etc.

But I want to focus on just one big thing that must die in your Life tonight – If that thing dies, then I’m sure when I get to Heaven, I will see you.

And that is something called “PRIDE.”

In warfare, it is a regular Practice that when you are facing an enemy that you are not sure you are able to defeat, you get an ally. You get another Army to join with yours so that you can defeat your enemy.

But the worst scenario in any Man’s Life is to go to war with an ally going with you and then you get to the battle field and your ally crosses over to the enemy’s side and begin to lead the attack against you.

The Greatest Ally of a Christian Soldier is the Almighty God Himself; the Lord of Host.

But the Bible says in James 4:6 that if you ever give room to Pride, your Ally will join your Enemies to fight you – “God resists the Proud.”

Proverbs 16:5 says, Every one that is Proud in Heart is an abomination to the LORD.

If you ever become Proud, you have a big Problem because your Ally becomes your enemy.

Beloved Children, even if you don’t learn anything else during this Congress, learn this – That no matter how well trained a Soldier may be, no matter how well equipped a Soldier may be, “Safety is of the Lord.”

Proverbs 21:31 tells us that, The horse is Prepared against the day of battle: but Safety is of the LORD.

Don’t ever forget that!

Once you remember that, you know the Secret of Continuous and Constant Victory.

According to 1 Samuel 2:9, no matter your Training, no matter how Strong you are, it is written, “By Strength shall no man Prevail”.

All Successes, all Victories, all Progress, is of the Lord.

In John 15:5, Jesus Christ said clearly, “Without me, you can do nothing”.

When you go through the Scriptures, you would see great Soldiers who have been Marching for years, and they end up failing.

Learn from Moses – I Studied Moses greatly when I became a Christian.

And when you read Numbers 20:1-12, you would find out that after forty (40) Years of Marching through all, he made a Statement.

The People lacked water, he went to God and God told him what to do. He got back to the People and said, “Must we bring you water?” We – myself and Aaron.

So God said, “Ha! Moses, are you the one who have been bringing water?”

If you ever get to a Stage in your Life that you begin to think that without you, God cannot do what He is doing, you are finished.

It’s not you!

Thank God for the first Lecture we had (Day 2 Evening Talk 1) – “Greater is He that is in you.”

He is the One who is in you – Never ever think that without you, God is helpless. It is the other way round:

Without God, you are Helpless.

Learn from Samson in Judges 15:14-16.

After the Spirit of God came Mightily upon him and he took the jawbone of an ass and with that he slayed a thousand People.

What did he say? And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand Men.

Proverbs 16:18 says Pride comes before destruction.

Pride is the “Capital Enemy” you must address today so that you will never fail again.

Pride is the mother of Ingratitude.

If you have found it difficult to be Grateful Particularly to God or if they have to really, really pump you before you Praise God, you have a Problem with Pride.

And like I told you Yesterday (Day 1), if you don’t show Gratitude for what He has already done, when another Problem comes, to whom will you run?

Look at the case of Samson again in Judges 15:17-19.

After he said “Oh, I’m the one who killed a thousand.” And thirst hit him hard, he had never said Thank You God.

But when he now saw that he was about to die, he now said, “Oh GOD, You are the One who gave this Great Victory.”

That’s why God gave him water to drink again.

Another reason why Pride is so dangerous; and why it is Probably the worst enemy you can ever Dream about is that Pride leads to Over-Confidence.

Once Pride comes, Over-Confidence will follow.

In 1 Corinthians 10:12, the Bible made it clear: if you think you stand, take heed lest you fall.

Victory is of the Lord. He is the One who can see you till the end.

At least, you remember Peter in Matthew 26:31-35 – The Lord said, all of you will be offended in me tonight.

Peter said, what are you talking about? Don’t you know me? I mean, not too long ago, You Yourself said, flesh and blood were not revealing things to me, that I hear directly from God!

Even when the Lord told him, you are going to fail three (3) times before the cock crows, he said, not me!

You know the end result.

Pride must die in you beloved Soldier of Christ.

I want you to note the following – The Sermon is not going to be long because it’s a Sermon you must remember for Life.

If you remember this Sermon, there is the Guarantee that you will never fail again.

Let us listen to Paul, the Apostle of Grace. The one I will call an Ultimate Winner – In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, he said be Grateful. In everything

Give Thanks – not only in words, but in action.

And if we have any major Problem among Brethren, among Soldiers of Christ, it is Ingratitude.

I’ve heard People say: why do they always say let someone shout hallelujah?

Ha! Let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, he said, Pray without ceasing.

Do you know it is Pride that does not allow you to Pray?

“I can do this myself, who needs to call on God for this one?” Pray!

That Song says:

Christian, seek not your repose
Hear thy Guardian Angel say
Thou art in the midst of foes
Watch and Pray!

One of my Close Associates travels with me almost all over, wherever I go.

When something happened she said, “Now I know why you Pray almost all the time.”

Because if we are going somewhere: before we leave the Living Room we Pray; we get into the car, we pray; on the way to where I will be Preaching, I will be Praying.

I arrive where we are going, before they say some People are coming to see me, I say, okay just give me some Minutes – I’ll Pray.

Why? Victory is of the Lord. You need help!

How many of you need help? The DMC Family Members!

Do I hear you shout: God Help Me!

When I wake up in the Morning, I Pray.

When I am about to take my bath, I Pray.

I just keep Praying.

There are lots of things that you do that is only God that is making it Possible for you to do them.

Years ago, one of my daughters have been sick for quite a while and we have been Praying and Praying.

One day I got a Message from her, “Ha! Thank God Daddy, for the first time in six (6) Months I was able to go to the Toilet by myself today.”

Do you Thank God for being able to go to the Toilet on a day?

Have you ever heard of People who are on their way to the Toilet and they collapsed?

Have you ever heard of People who died in the Bathroom?

Pray my brother! It is Pride that hinders us from Praying.

Peter was so sure he could never deny God even when he was told – “Pray so that you don’t fall into Temptation” He fell asleep.

Who needs to Pray?

2 Corinthians 11:27, from Paul the Apostle of Grace. He said, I Fast often – Listen to him, he’s my friend, I love him.

There are some People who think they know him better than I do – That’s alright!

But do you know that he said in 2 Timothy 2:22, flee Youthful lust?

You must not tempt the Lord your God.

Samson was so sure, “who is Delilah? This little girl? I can handle her.”

At the end of the day, he discovered that he couldn’t handle her.

There are certain things you don’t wait for – Don’t tempt the Lord your God.

If they throw you into the Den of Lions, my God will get you out.

But if you walk into the Den of Lions yourself – The Lion will eat you up.

In one of the Universities, a Prophet said he wanted to Prove to the People that the God of Daniel is his God. So he went into the Zoo and climbed into the Lion Section.

The Lion saw him coming and was wondering who is this fellow?

So the Lion began to move back and he was saying to the People, “you see now, the God of Daniel is my God.”

The Lion began to move back and he wanted to Prove further that the God of Daniel was his God.

He began to tease the Lion. So the Lion said, “well, if you want to attack I will show you how to do it.” Before anybody could do anything, the Lion had finished him.

Don’t walk into the Den of Lions yourself and say, “I am a Soldier of Christ” – Don’t walk into Temptation. Don’t let Pride destroy you.

In Philippians 3:12-14, Paul, the Man who finished well; a Man who finished Strong said, “I have not yet attained, I’m still on the Journey.”

Then he said one thing – Because this is one major area where some of us have the Problems with Pride. He said, “I’m forgetting the things behind and Pressing forward.”

Many of us get into Pride because of the Victories of the Past.

Someone said, “Victories of the Past can be like ashes – If you are not careful they can put out your fire.” Ashes!

Glorify God for all He had done for you. BUt Please don’t say, “I did it!” There’s only one “I AM” – Not two (2).

If you are Marching on and you are not stumbling, it is the One in you that is doing the work.

… So we will be Praying Tonight.

I have focused on Pride because it is the biggest fellow – There might be some little, little brothers associated with him.

You are not a Good Soldier if you don’t finish well. You must finish well.

And whatever is in you that will not allow you to reach your Goal must die tonight – Amen.

Paul said, “I am Crucified with Christ nevertheless I live. But the Life I live now I live only by the Grace of God – of the Son of God the One who loved me and died for me.”

We are going to be crying unto God to do a thorough Crucifixion Tonight.

We are going to be laying ourselves on the Altar before the Almighty God and asking Him:

Father, whatever is in me that will not allow me to make it to Heaven; to finish well, Crucify.

Particularly, anything in me that might be faintly associated with Pride, kill it tonight.

The moment you Subdue that enemy within, then your future will be Glorious.

I remembered years ago, we were in the very first Auditorium. The crowd was ‘big’ – about twenty thousand (20,000) People.

…. And I am telling you, that was a ‘big’ crowd then.

It was Holy Ghost Night and I had been Praying since Morning. Of course I’ve been Fasting, I’ve been Praying.

Then the Choir was singing, which was a Signal to me in my Prayer Room, “I must come out now to Minister.”

I didn’t feel satisfied, I didn’t feel that I’ve Prayed enough. I said, Oh my God, what am I going to do? Yes, I’ve been Praying since Morning but I don’t feel I’ve prayed enough.

He said to me: Son, do you think it is your Prayers that is Performing the Miracles?

Do you think it is because you know how to wait on me, how to Fast?

So you are beginning to think it’s your effort?”

I said, No Sir I am sorry.

He made a Statement – I am sharing with you Probably for the first time.

He said: Don’t worry my son, I will go with you. I will do the work.

You are not the one doing anything;

• Beloved Choir, the voice is not your own.
• Anointed Pastor, the Anointing is not your own.
• Wonderful Ushers, the Strength to stand is not your own.

Anything that you are doing that can give you the impression, “it is me” must die tonight – Amen.

ALTAR CALL

Now, those of you who have not even given your Life to Jesus Christ, you’ll be wondering, “what is he talking about?”

Of course you can’t understand, because you are not even in the Army of the Lord yet.

But if you would Surrender to Him; if you won’t allow Pride to keep you from coming before Him. If you would fall before Him and ask Him to Please, save your Soul.

He would do so and you would become a New Creature. And then these spiritual things would become clear to you

Those of you who have been listening to me, including those reading now on the Label of DMC, at least you know what Pride is.

Pride is that which says, how can I go forward before all these People? Don’t you know who I am?

If you want to Surrender your Life to Jesus Christ, come now.

I’m going to count from one (1) to seven (7) – Before I say seven (7) come and cry to Jesus Christ for the Salvation of your Soul and I will Pray with you. And the Almighty God would save your Soul and give you a Brand New Beginning.

I am counting now …

You need Jesus now before the Day of Trial will comes.

Come and Surrender to Jesus now – Let Him save your Soul. And then He will begin to give you Victory over Enemies Without and Enemies Within.

I want you to cry to the Almighty God and say: LORD, have Mercy on me, save my Soul, forgive all my sins.

Come and be my Lord, come and be my Saviour. I want You to Please, step into my Life and take over. I will serve You for the rest of my Life.

And the rest of us, Please let’s Stretch our hands towards these People and Pray for them.

Say: Lord, have Mercy on these People, save their soyuls like You have saved mine, give them Genuine Salvation and give them a Brand New Beginning.

Thank You Father.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

PRAYER FOR SALVATION

Ancient of Days, I just want to say Thank You! I Thank You for Your Word.

And I Thank You for these People who have responded to the Altar Call Genuinely.

Father Please, receive them in Jesus’ Name.

Have Mercy on them, let Your Blood wash away their sins.

Save their Souls, write their names in the Book of Life.

Receive them into the Family of God, let them become Yours forever.

And anytime they call on You, Father answer them by Fire.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Now, those of you who have just Genuinely Surrendered your Life to Jesus Christ, I want you to shout a Big Hallelujah – Hallelujah.

I need your names, your Address and your Prayer Requests. And I Promise you that from now on, by the Grace of God, I’ll be Praying for you.

SPECIAL PRAYERS

I want the rest of us to go to the Almighty God and cry to Him.

Say: Father, You know me more than I know myself.

You know all those things in my Life that are hindering my Journey in the Christian way.

You know all those little, little foxes as I call them; Particularly, Pride.

Everything that won’t let me make it to Heaven, Please destroy tonight.

Go ahead, talk to the Almighty God:

Everything in me that is cooperating with Satan, that is the enemy within, destroy Tonight.

Please Almighty God, everything that can turn You to my enemy, deal with it Tonight.

Almighty God, don’t let me be my own enemy.

Thank You Father.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

The Word of God says, Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on Earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in Heaven (DMC NOTE: Matthew 18:19).

The Prayer of Tonight is so important, that you would need someone to agree with you

So the Pastors would Please, go down into the Congregation; they would come and lay hands on you. And they would Pray one (1) Prayer for you.

They will simply say: I agree with you, you will not fall by the wayside.

Once they’ve laid hands on you, you take it by Faith and begin to Praise the Only One who can give you Total Victory.

You’ll just Praise Him, until you are satisfied.

… So Please Pastors, can you go down?

But before they come, I want you to stand up on your feet (if you can).

Lift your hands to Heaven as I Pray with you now.

CLOSING PRAYER

My Father and my God, I want to Thank You.

I want to Thank You for Teaching us Tonight.

I want to Thank You because I know You Love these Your Children in a very Special Way.

Father, accept our Thanks, in Jesus’ Name.

Father, decend from Heaven and deal with us individually Tonight.

Whatever can cause us to miss Heaven, destroy Tonight.

Whatever You have to Kill, kill Tonight.

Whatever You have to Amputate, amputate Tonight.

Whatever You have to burn, burn it Tonight.

In Your own Miraculous way, beginning from this moment, anything slightly connected with Pride in our lives, destroy!

Thank You Almighty God.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Now, you’ll continue to Pray. The Pastors will lay hands on you.

After they’ve laid hands on you, you will begin to Praise the Only One who can give you Total Victory.

And I am sure you will never fail again – Amen.

Glory be to God!

The Band can continue to play.

Please Pastors, let’s move.

Thank you so much for staying all through to read.

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