THE RCCG OCTOBER 2025 HOLY GHOST SERVICE
THEME: GATE PROTECTORS
MINISTERING TALK 1 (SOUTHEAST ZONE): BROTHER DAVID ENOCH
DATE: 3RD OCTOBER 2025
BIBLE TEXT: 1 CHRONICLE 9:19-23
SONG
You are Worthy,
You are Worthy,
You are Worthy to be
Glorified;
You are Worthy,
You are Worthy,
You are Worthy to be
Glorified.
OPENING PRAYER
Lord, we give You Praise!
Lord, we give You Praise!!
Lord, we give You Praise!!!
Lord we give You Thanks.
We ask O God, that Tonight You will receive our Thanks, in the Name of Jesus.
Even as we hear from You Tonight, speak to us in a Language we will understand.
Speak to our Lives, speak to our Families, speak to our Destinies, speak to the Nations, in the Name of Jesus.
In Jesus’ Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Somebody scream Hallelujah – Hallelujah!!!
Amen.
Firstly, I want to use this medium to appreciate our father and mother in the Lord – Daddy and Mummy G.O.
Thank You for the Privilege to Stand on this Exalted Altar.
The Lord will keep you both for us, in the Name of Jesus.
Secondly, our fathers and mothers, Elders here Present, and those reading the Message now on the Label of DMC all over the world:
I want to Thank God for your lives – Thank you for giving me this Privilege.
Thank you for what God is using you to do in this Great Mission.
My Prayer for you is that the God of this Mission will continue to Bless you, in the Name of Jesus.
Thirdly, I say Thank You to all of you seated here toynight – The entire RCCG Family.
God Bless You all in the Name of Jesus.
To the Leadership of the Youth and Young Adults (YAYA) in RCCG; I want to say a Big Thank You.
God Bless You for giving me this Privilege, in the Name of Jesus.
Once again, the Topic is Gate Protectors.
We shall be taking our Bible Text from: 1 Chronicles 9:19-23;
19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.
20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him.
21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
The Lord Bless the reading of His Word, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
The state, the condition and the happenings within and around a Life, a Family, a Mission, a Territory, and the world at large; is a reflection of the Transactions that take place at the Gate.
I Pray for you Tonight: Every evil transaction that has been going on in the Gate of our lives – that has made us lose that which God gave us, Tonight, there shall be Restoration, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
For the sake of clarity, let us look at the meanings of the Core Words of our Topic tonight.
WHAT IS A GATE?
Literarily, a Gate is a movable barrier in a Wall, Fence, or City through which People enter and exit.
A Gate is also a Place of Access, Decision, Influence, Authority, and Control.
Genesis 22:17 says: That in Blessing I will bless thee, and in Multiplying I will Multiply thy Seed as the Stars of the Heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy Seed shall Possess the Gate of his Enemies;
We are Possessing the Gates of our Enemies Tonight, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
WHO IS A PROTECTOR?
A Protector in this context is not literarily a man or a woman – God is no respecter of Persons (Gender).
I. A Protector is a Guardian or a Defender who Watches and Preserves what is entrusted to him.
II. A Protector must be active because a lot of exchanges happen at the Gate – Lots of transactions, entries and exits.
III. Therefore, a Gate Protector must be Watchful; at the same time War at the Gate.
IV. He must Intercede, Enforce Boundaries, and make Sacrifices to keep the Gate secured.
V. He must be a Person of responsibility and Stewardship because he will give the account of everything that has been entrusted to him.
VI. Hence, there is no Sleep, Slumber, or Passiveness at the Gate.
The Lord will wake every sleeping Gate Protector in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
WHO THEREFORE IS A GATE PROTECTOR?
- God Himself is the Ultimate Gate Protector.
Psalm 121:5 says, The Lord is thy Keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
And Psalm 127:1 says, Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the City, the Watchman waketh but in vain.
The Bible says in Genesis 1:1-2, In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, and void; and Darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
The whole Earth was full of Darkness – The Gate of Darkness Prevailed. It brought Emptiness, void, and Darkness.
There was nothing good about the Earth until the King of Glory comes in
When the Ultimate Gate Protector showed up He said, “Let there be Light:” and there was light. (DMC NOTES: Genesis 1:3)
… Immediately He spoke, there was a Transformation.
I Pray for Someone here Tonight, and those reading now on the Label of DMC: The King of kings is intervening in every situation of your Life, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
He is going to cause a Total Transformation, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
And there will be no more Delay, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
… Who is a Gate Protector?
- You are a Gate Protector.
A Gate Protector is that man (woman) that God is looking for to guard the entry of a Family and entries of Nations of the world at large.
Ezekiel 3:16-17 says, And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the Word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, I have made thee a Watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the Word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
In Ezekiel 22:30, the Bible says, And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the Land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
I say Tonight: Not in my time, not in my days anymore shall it be said that God sought for a man and found none.
Because from Tonight, God has found men and women who are willing to make up the edge, and stand in the gap before Him – Amen.
Say Father, I am available. Please may you find me Tonight.
THREE (3) OUTLINES
- Examples of Gate Protectors.
- Gates that must be Protected.
- When there are no Gate Protectors.
- EXAMPLES OF GATE PROTECTORS
I. God – We’ve said earlier that God is the Ultimate Gate Protector.
Human Gate Protectors may fail, but God, the Ultimate Gate Protector will never fail.
He is the One securing the Gates of our lives, Gates of our families and Nations (Psalm 127;1-2, Psalm 121:6).
II. Man is another Example of Gate Protectors.
Adam was the first Gate Protector – God gave him Authority and Dominion.
After God created the Heaven and the Earth, He gave Adam Control, to be in Charge of everything.
Genesis 1:28 says, And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be Fruitful, and Multiply, and Replenish the Earth, and Subdue it: and have Dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the Earth.
In Genesis 2:15, the Bible says, And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Not long after that, Adam fell short of the Mandate.
May our Generation not fall short of the Mandate, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
We know the consequences – Adam was deceived, he rebelled against the Almighty God, and hid himself from God.
In Genesis 3:8-9, the Bible says: And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the Garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the Presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the Garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Today, God is asking you and I, “Where are you?”
The consequences were enormous.
We saw how man was separated from God – Glory left him, and he was clothed in Shame.
May this not be our Portion, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
III. Pastor E.A Adeboye is another Gate Protector.
Our father-in-the-Lord, Daddy G.O is a Great Example of a Gate Protector.
The Baton of Leadership was passed to him in 1981 when the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was very small, with few Parishes only in the Southwest of Nigeria.
Thank God for such a Great Gate Protector like himself – Now we can see the Transformation in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
By His Grace we are in over one hundred and ninety (190) Nations of the world.
And more Gates of Nations are opening for the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
And because we will begin to arise as Gate Protectors; Gates of Nations will begin to open unto us, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
Once upon a time, the Present Redemption City used to be a forest and a den of robbers.
Then it became a Camp.
Today, by the Grace of God, it has become a City.
What a Glorious Transformation!
I Pray your Life would Experience a Transformation from the Throne of Glory, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
- THE GATES THAT MUST BE PROTECTED.
I. Family Gate:
Proverbs 22:6 says ,Train up a Child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 also says, And these words, which I Command thee this day, shall be in thine Heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy Children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Parents and Elders are Gate Protectors.
If you leave your Gates open, your children will absorb ungodliness, evil habits, immoralities and strange behaviors.
Parents are to Protect the Gate of their children from what they see, what they hear, learn, and the companies they keep.
II. Church Gate:
This Gate is Heaven on Earth; as seen in Matthew 16:18 – And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I will build my Church; and the Gates of Hell shall not Prevail against it.
As Church Leaders and Believers, we must guard against False Teachings, False Doctrines and against Compromise.
We must ensure that men are ushered into Heaven.
III. Societal and National Gates:
Intercessors and Men of Light must arise to judge Darkness.
If Righteousness retreats: Wickedness, Corruption and Darkness would Advance.
We see that in 1 Kings 17:1, Elijah a man like you and I, stood against the System of Jezebel – He did not retreat.
Do I hear you say: No Retreat, No Surrender – If there is no one to go, I will arise as Gate Protectors!
Amen!
IV. Personal Gate:
Proverbs 4:23 says, Keep thy Heart with all Diligence; for out of it are the Issues of Life.
You must guide your Heart, Mind and Thoughts – Be careful of what you think about, what you read, what you listen to and what you say.
- WHEN THERE ARE NO GATE PROTECTORS
What happens when there are no Gate Protectors?
I Pray once again, that will not happen in my Generation, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
I. ELI:
In 1 Samuel 2:12-17, Eli failed to restrain his sons, and they defiled the Temple Gate.
We all know the results:
- The Glory left Israel.
- The Ark was taken away.
- Israel was defeated,
- And lives were lost.
II. SAMSON:
In Judges 16:1-21, Samson failed to guide the Gate of his eyes, and the Gate of his heart – And lust entered:
- He lost his Consecration
- He lost his Strength,
- He lost his Destiny.
- He lost his Vision.
- And ultimately, he lost his Life.
May that not be our Testimony, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
III. JERUSALEM:
Jerusalem lost it at some Point.
Lamentation 2:9 says, Her Gates are sunk into the Ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her King and her Princes are among the Gentiles: the Law is no more; her Prophets also find no vision from the Lord.
- The Gate sunk.
- The City broke.
- People went into exile.
- There was Shame, Captivity and lost of Freedom.
Hear me: Nations collapse when there are no Gate Protectors at the Gate.
As I Conclude Tonight;
Every Generation rises or falls by the Strength of its Gate Protectors.
When Protectors Stand, Destinies are Preserved; but when they Fail, Destruction follows.
Shall we rise up as we Pray tonight!
PRAYERS
In the Book of Matthew 16:18 We hear God saying He will build His Church; and the Gates of hell shall not Prevail against it.
- Lift your voice and say Father; Tonight, let every Gate of Hell fighting against the Church be Silenced.
Shall we raise our voices and cry to God!
- Father, Tonight, let Gate Protectors rise from the East, West, North and South.
In Jesus’ Name we have Prayed – Amen.
- Psalm 107:16 says, For he hath broken the Gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Say: Father, every Gate of Brass standing against my Life, Family, Children, Health, Finance, Academics, Career, Marriage, Church, and the Nation, will be broken by Fire!
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