JOY UNSPEAKABLE: RCCG SPECIAL HOLY GHOST SERVICE 2025 – (DAY 1: TALK 2 – SOUTH SOUTH ZONAL PRESENTATION): PASTOR RAPHAEL EFFIONG ETIM

THE RCCG SPECIAL HOLY GHOST SERVICE 2025

THEME: JOY UNSPEAKABLE

MINISTERING (DAY 1: TALK 2 – SOUTH SOUTH ZONAL PRESENTATION): PASTOR RAPHAEL EFFIONG ETIM

DATE: 6TH MARCH 2025

BIBLE TEXT: 1 PETER 1:8-9

Let us Pray!

SONG

I’ve got Joy like a River
Joy like a River
Joy like a River in my Soul:
I’ve got Joy like a River
Joy like a River
Joy like a River in my Soul.

OPENING PRAYER

Almighty Father, Creator of Heaven and Earth.

The Giver of Life, the Lord and Father of our Salvation.

Thank You for Tonight!

Thank You for the Grace that is upon us.

Thank You for the Joy that You have given to us – Even Jesus Christ.

Thank You because Tonight, You would make that Joy so full, that it will be so Unspeakable and Indescribable.

Thank You because You would turn Sorrow into Joy.

Thank You because Joy is coming.

We give You Praise!

At the end of it all, let Your Name alone be Glorified.

Thank You Father.

In Jesus’ Precious Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Let Somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.

I want to Thank God Almighty for this Privilege.

I also want to Thank our Daddy G.O and our Mother-In-Israel, Mummy G.O.

Daddy and Mummy, Thank you so much for this Privilege.

I want to Thank our fathers and mothers in the Lord; for the Vision of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), which allows Young Adults like myself to be here.

We give God Praise!

At the Last Holy Ghost Service (DMC NOTE: RCCG February 2025 HGS), Daddy G.O had by the instruction of the Holy Spirit told us that this Month’s Theme would be “Joy Unspeakable”.

So I have come with the conviction of what my father-in-the-Lord had said: To inform you that somebody would leave here with Joy Unspeakable, in the Mighty Name of Jesus – Amen.

Nothing can stop the Manifestation of anything whose Time has come.

Help me declare to your Neighbour: Your time of Joy Unspeakable is now!

Look at another Person and tell the fellow: Joy is coming!

And your Joy would be Unstoppable, in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

Our Main Bible Text is in 1 Peter 1:8-9;

8 Whom having not seen, ye Love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with Joy Unspeakable and full of Glory:

9 Receiving the end of your Faith, even the Salvation of your Souls.

However, I would like to read Psalm 30:5, which says: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is Life: weeping may endure for a Night, but Joy cometh in the Morning.

Help me tell your neighbour: Joy would come to you, in the Mighty Name of Jesus – Amen!

WHAT IS JOY?

The word ‘Joy’ in Greek is ‘Kara’ – Which means Delight, Exhilaration, Rejoicing, Glee or Gladness.

Joy therefore, can be said to be an Inward or Divine feeling of Good Pleasure and Happiness; that is dependent on our Relationship with Jesus Christ; rather than on ourselves, or situations around us.

Now, one can be happy but not Joyful – Because happiness is transient.

Happiness is tied to the things around you; the immediate feelings.

But Joy is internally generated and sustained, based on the Word of God.

MEANING OF “UNSPEAKABLE.”

Unspeakable simply means: not being able to express in words.

When something is Inexpressible:

• It means it is indescribable.
• It means, it is beyond using words.

When I had my first son, I was so filled with Joy, that I just Sprint round the Hospital.

Something I can’t even do now.

It was a spur of the moment – it was Joy Unspeakable because God had given us a son.

God will give somebody Joy Tonight in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOY IN THE BIBLE.

We have Eleven (11) of them:

1. The Joy of Salvation:

Restore unto me the Joy of thy Salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit – Psalm 51:12.

2. Incorruptible Joy:

To an Inheritance Incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in Heaven for you -1 Peter 1:4

3. Joy in the Holy Ghost:

For the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but Righteousness, and Peace, and Joy in the Holy Ghost (DMC NOTES: Romans 14:17).

4. Unspeakable Joy:

Whom having not seen, ye Love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with Joy Unspeakable and full of Glory – 1 Peter 1:8

5. Full Joy:

These things have I spoken unto you, that my Joy might remain in you, and that your Joy might be full – John 15:11

6. Great Joy:

Then Philip went down to the City of Samaria, and Preached Christ unto them. And the People with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the Miracles which he did. For Unclean Spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were Possessed with them: and many taken with Palsies, and that were Lame, were healed. And there was Great Joy in that City – Act 8:5-8.

7. Exceeding Joy:

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are Partakers of Christ’s Sufferings; that, when his Glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with Exceeding Joy – 1 Peter 4:13

8. Exceeding Great Joy:

The Bible says when the Angels saw the Star, they rejoiced with Exceeding Great Joy – Matthew 2:10

9. Everlasting Joy:

For your shame ye shall have Double; and for Confusion they shall rejoice in their Portion: therefore in their Land they shall Possess the Double: Everlasting Joy shall be unto them – Isaiah 61:7

10. Joy as a Fruit of the Spirit:

But the fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith – Galatians 5:22.

11. Joy like a River:

There is a River, the Streams whereof shall make glad the City of God, the Holy Place of the Tabernacles of the Most High – Psalm 46:4

Praise the Lord!

Talking about Joy Unspeakable;

• It simply indicates Great Joy that is Steadfast, even in the midst of Hardship.
• Joy Unspeakable is anchored on the Promises of God, not on teymporal Things.
• It is a Foretaste of Eternal Glory.

God wants a Believer not just to be happy; but to live a Life of Unspeakable, Inexpressible Joy.

A Joy so incredible that it cannot be fully described.

It is the Joy that Overflows a Believer’s heart, and his Life. And it confounds the world.

It makes People wonder – “What is wrong with this Person”?

Whatever we do is not moving this Person because the Person is full of Joy that is full of Glory!*

THERE ARE BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF JOY UNSPEAKABLE.

1. The First (1st) Biblical Example is in Luke 10:20:

We are told that there is so much Joy over every Soul that is saved. Because their names are written in Heaven – “Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the Spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in Heaven.”

2. The Second (2nd) Biblical Example is in Luke 2:10-11:

Here, the Angels forgot the Law of Invincibility; because they were full of Joy at the birth of Jesus Christ – They were dancing and Celebrating, until the Shepherds began to see them Physically.

“And the Angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you Good Tidings of Great Joy, which shall be to all People. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

Daddy G.O said in one of his Preachings; that the Joy of Salvation is associated with Three (3) things;

I. The Joy of a New Name.

II. The Joy of a New Locations.

III. The Joy of a New Management.

I Pray for Somebody Tonight, that you will find and Experience this Joy in Jesus’ Mighty Name – Amen.

3. The Third (3rd) Biblical Example we found in Luke 1:47:

It is the Story of Elizabeth and Zechariah.

When the Angel brought the News to them, they were so full of Joy that Elizabeth began to sing: “And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”

By the time Zechariah did as the Angel instructed him, he was so full of Joy that he was no longer dumb. For he began to speak.

It reminds me of a Story I read about a girl in Abia State (DMC NOTES: South East Nigeria) – She had been Lame all her Life. And then she listened to a Preacher on the Television. Suddenly, the Spirit of God came upon her; she stood up and threw away her Wheelchair.

She was so excited and kept saying, “I will never use the whyeelchair again” – She was so full of Joy!

4. The Fourth (4th) Biblical Example is found in Psalm 126:1:

When God returned Captives back to Jerusalem, they were so full of Joy. Some of them began to cry – out of Joy and excitement – “When the LORD turned again the Captivity of Zion, we were like them, that Dream.”

5. The Fifth (5th) Biblical Example is in Acts 2:4, 14:

During Pentecost we saw that the Fire fell on the One hundred and twenty (120) Disciples, and they were so full of Joy, that they began to speak with other Tongues. .

Their Joy was Unspeakable, Inexpressible in other Languages. They were speaking in Languages they did not learn before then.

The Bible told us that People were wondering – And many of them thought they were filled with wine. But No! They had Joy Unspeakable.

“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:”

Hallelujah!

I remember many years ago; we were Praying in Church. And we were Praying for People to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

There was this Particular Lady – I can never forget that incident: because as she received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, she was just smiling. It was so Heavenly! And she was just Speaking in Tongues.

… That’s an Example of Somebody that has received Joy Unspeakable.

6. The Sixth (6th) Biblical Example I want to give Tonight is in Acts 3:8:

And it is about the Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate.

He had been Lame all his Life – He could not walk.

But that was his day to Experience Joy Unspeakable – “And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the Temple, walking, and leaping, and Praising God.”

There is Somebody here Tonight, including those reading on the Label of DMC: Your own Day to Experience Joy Unspeakable is Today; in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

MANIFESTATIONS OF JOY UNSPEAKABLE

When People Experience Joy Unspeakable, what happens?

1. Salvation:

Luke 15:7 says, I say unto you, that likewise Joy shall be in Heaven over one Sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just Persons, which need no Repentance.

2. Victory and Success:

In Psalm 118:15, the Bible says, The voice of Rejoicing and Salvation is in the Tabernacles of the Righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

3. Singing and Dancing:

Exodus 15:21, And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed Gloriously; the Horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Miriam and the women were singing and dancing, because they would never see their Enemies again.

That is what would happen to you from Tonight – You will sing, and you will dance (Amen).

4. Celebration and Shouting:

In Acts 8:8 the Bible says, And there was Great Joy in that City.

5. Boldness and increased Dedication to serve God:

Acts 5:41 tells us: And they departed from the Presence of the Council, rejoicing that they were counted Worthy to suffer shame for his Name.

The Disciples were called, and they were flogged – They were told not to Preach about Jesus but the Bible says they left that Place filled with Joy.

They had so much Joy: and they continued Preaching the Word with Boldness and increased Dedication.

6. Divine Turnaround:

According to Esther 8:16, The Jews had Light, and Gladness, and Joy, and Honour.

Esther and the Jews in her time experienced Divine Turnaround and Joy Unspeakable.

They had been kept in a Place to be Annihilated on a Particular day but God turned things around for them.

Help me tell your neighbour: God will turn things around for you!

• It would not be as the Enemy had Planned;
• It would not be as the Enemy had Hoped.

The Enemies Planned to kill all the Jews; but God turned the table around – They had Victory over their Enemies.

That will be your Testimony, in Jesus’ Mighty Name – Amen.¹

7. Divine Strength and Faith in God – Even in the midst of Trouble.

Nehemiah 8:10 says, Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is Prepared: for this day is Holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the Joy of the LORD is your Strength.

When my wife was to have our last baby girl; before then she had given birth through the Natural way. But this Particular time the Doctor said it had to be through C.S (DMC NOTES: C.S means: Caesarean Section).

We had not experienced that before.

Of course, as a Young Couple, we were afraid because the baby was supposed to have come earlier.

But after some days, she had not put to bed; she was to be rolled into the Theatre – And the Church began to Pray.

That Particular Night – I can’t forget that Experience. I was lying in front of the Hospital and I went into a Trance.

I saw our father-in-the-Lord, Pastor E.A Adeboye appear to me in that Trance – He told me, don’t worry, the mother and the child would be fine. God would give you Victory.

We wanted to name her Margaret – But because of those Words from our father-in-the-Lord; we named her, “Victoria Margaret Folu.”

So Daddy, you have another “Folu” in Calabar (DMC NOTES: Capital City of Cross River State, Nigeria).

Praise the Lord!

That Night, my wife and the baby came out alive.

That baby, anytime we are Praying at home, she would just pick up the Open Heavens Daily Devotional and be admiring it.

We were Praying one Morning and we heard her repeat after us Father! – Her very first word at eleven (11) Months was “Father.”

That day, our Joy was Unspeakable.

That will also be your Testimony, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

God wants to give you Joy and not sorrow!

That’s why in John 16:20 the Bible says: Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be Sorrowful, but your Sorrow shall be turned into Joy.

• The opposite of Joy is Sorrow.
• The absence of Joy is Sorrow.

The devil wants you to have Sorrow; but God wants to give you Joy – Amen.

THREE (3) WAYS JOY CAN COME

I will like to leave you Tonight with three (3) Ways Joy can come:

1. By the Holy Spirit: – The Fruit of the Spirit.
2. By abiding in God’s Presence:
3. From the Hope we have in God’s Word:

ALTAR CALL

If you are not a Child of God, you can not have this Joy.

So, I want to encourage you, when Daddy G.O comes Tonight, Please receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.

Run out to the Altar to exchange your Sorrow for Christ.

And then you would be able to join us and sing, “The Joy of the Lord is my Strength.”

Let me tell you:

• You can not find Joy in Alcohol.
• You can not find Joy in the World.
• You can not find Joy in anything that belongs to the World System – Those things will bring you Temporal Happiness.
• You can’t even find Joy in Gambling.
• You can’t find Joy in Sin.

You can only find Joy in Jesus Christ.

So I am urging you Tonight or as you read now on the Label of DMC; that:

• You would exchange your sinful Life.
• You would exchange anything that has taken the Place of God in your Life

So that you can receive Joy Unspeakable.

And God will help you in the Name of Jesus’ Christ – Amen.

I’ll tell you a Testimony and then we would Pray.

A Few years ago, my family experienced a devastating issue;

We woke up one day and we saw our daughter – Victoria Margaret Folu just growing fat.

Before we could realized it, one Sunday Morning she was shaking, and then she collapsed.

We rushed her to the Hospital – Doctors were on strike. And the Naval Hospital we took her to was fully occupied.

Our daughter was gradually going right in front of us.

Then we started Praying.

We thought she would just be treated and we will just go back home same day – But we ended up spending two (2) weeks in the Hospital.

By the fourth (4th) day I had to start sending Messages to my Pastors; and the Church began to Pray.

I saw my daughter literally dying before my very eyes.

I started reminding God of how He sent His Son, our father-in-the-Lord when she was to be born; telling us we would have Victory – Hence, we named her Victoria.

I began to imagine how I would take my little baby to our uncompleted building in the Village to be buried.

Because at the end of the first week in the Hospital, she had gone into Partial Paralysis – She became blind, dumb, as all manner of things.

The Doctors called it AGN. I didn’t know what AGN meant until that day.

DMC NOTES: AGN Medically refers to Acute Glomerulonephritis – A Kidney disease characterized by inflammation and damage to the Kidney’s filtering units (Glomeruli), often leading to Symptoms like Hematuria, Proteinuria, and Hypertension.

Before she finally stopped speaking, she kept saying, “I shall not die; I am unstoppable.”

And suddenly she couldn’t speak again and we couldn’t feed her again – We had to pass food through her nose.

And we cried to God – Out Senior Pastors and Brethren Prayed with us.

There was not even money to buy drugs.

But about a week later, God sent help – We just woke up one day and she was healed!

Glory to God – hallelujah!

God turned our sorrow into Joy.

And where the devil thought that we would bury our daughter; it ended in a Big Celebration.

Let me announce to Somebody here, including those reading now on the Label of DMC: Where the devil has Planned to give you Sorrow, you will have Joy in the Mighty Name of Jesus’ Christ – Amen.

You would have Joy in the Place of Sorrow; and in the Place of Shame, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

Maybe you have been writing exams for long – This is going to be the seventh (7th) time you would be looking for Admission:

I speak to your Life, God will turn your Sorrow into Joy, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

Whatever it is you are believing God for; He can turn the situation around!

He did it for us; and by the time we left that Hospital, every bill was Paid – We didn’t know how it was done; but God sent Help our way.

God will send Help your way – Amen!

• He will not allow you to be Embarrassed;
• He will not allow you to be Disgraced.

He will send Help your way, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.

Rise up on your feet if you can and let us Pray together.

PRAYER POINTS:

1. Say Father, give me Unstoppable Joy: Give me Joy Unspeakable.
2. Say Lord, give me All-Round Joy: Let the Joy of the Lord be my Strength.
3. Say Lord, give me a Landmark Miracle before the end of this Year (2025) that will result in Joy Unspeakable; because You are the God that can do it.

Thank you Father.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

CLOSING PRAYER

Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your Word Tonight.

We Pray, and we say Amen to every Prayer that has been Prayed here.

That You will give each and everyone of us here, including those reading now on the Label of DMC: A Landmark Miracle that will result in Joy Unspeakable.

In Jesus Christ Mighty Name – Amen!!!

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