RCCG INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CONVENTION (IYC) 2026
THEME: HEAVEN
MINISTERING (DAY 2 – PLENARY SESSION 5): PASTOR BABASOLA OLUKOYA (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO GENERAL OVERSEER, YOUTH AFFAIRS, PICR YOUTH PROVINCE 65 ABUJA AND PIC RCCG JESUS EMBASSY, ABUJA)
TOPIC: HOLINESS: A WAY OF LIFE FOR CITIZEN OF HEAVEN
DATE: 29TH SEPTEMBER 2026
BIBLE TEXT: HEBREWS 12:14
Lift up your hands before Him that’s seated upon the Throne!
SONG
Your Name is the Highest
Your Name is the Greatest
Your Name stands above them all
All Thrones and Dominion
All Powers and Positions
Your Name stands above them all.
Lift up your hands and say Father, Thank You for this Day.
Thank You for IYC 2026.
Thank You for bringing me into Your Presence.
Thank You for all that You have done since the beginning of IYC 2026 (since Sunday 27th September 2026).
Glorify His Name, Magnify Him from the depth of your heart.
For He is Worthy, He is Marvelous, He is Glorious, He’s Excellent, He’s beautiful beyond Description.
Hallowed be Thy Name Oh God!
Lift up your voices before Him. Appreciate Him.
Blessed are your ears – Hearing that which you have been hearing since the beginning.
Glory be to Your Name!
We exalt You Lord, for counting us worthy to come and learn at Your feet.
Thank You for the revelation of Heaven that You are giving us.
Thank You for the inspiration of Heaven that You are giving us.
Thank You for the warnings of Heaven that You are giving us.
Thank You for making us to be Partakers of Heavenly Places.
Thank You for making us to be Candidates and Citizens of Heaven.
SONG
Holy are You Lord
All creation call You Lord
Worthy is Your Name
We worship Your Majesty
Awesome God, how Great thy art
You are Lord, Mighty are Your Miracles
We stand in awe of Your Holy Name
Lord we bow and worship You.
OPENING PRAYER
Lord, we bow before the Throne of Heaven in adoration to worship You and for who You are to us.
Our King of kings, our Lord of lords, our El-Shaddai, Elohim, Adonai.
The One who sits upon the Throne and makes the Heaven His Throne and the Earth His footstool.
The One that impossibility cannot stand before.
Lord, we bow before You!
The One whom the twenty four (24) Elders bow before and they sing continually Day and Night:
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the LORD.
We’ve come to worship You, Your Majesty!
We’ve come to reference You.
We’ve come to adore You.
We’ve come to say:
You are worthy to be Praised, You are worthy to be Honoured, You are worthy to be Magnified.
For all that You have done; all that You are doing, and for all that You will yet do in our lives.
To You be the Glory, in the Name of Jesus!
Thank You for IYC 2026.
Thank You for the Theme of this Year, “Heaven.”
Lord, we ask O God, that Heaven will manifest in our lives on a daily basis, in the Name of Jesus.
As we have come to learn at Your feet, open our Eyes of Understanding, that we may behold Wonderous things in Your Word, in the Name of Jesus.
Every man, every woman hearing the sound of my voice Online, Onsite, inclusive those reading the Message now on the Label of DMC, You will fulfill Your Counsel in our lives, in the Name of Jesus .
Heaven will not be taken away from ourselves.
Heaven will be our Portion.
Heaven will be our Inheritance.
Heaven will be what we would carry on a daily basis, in the Name of Jesus.
Thank You Heavenly Father.
Glory be to Your Name!
Lord, Possess my lips that I would not speak O Lord, of myself;
That I would only speak of what You want me to declare tonight, in the Name of Jesus.
Thank You Heavenly Father.
Glory be to Your Name.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!
And the citizens of Heaven would say – Amen!!!
Permit me to ask you to Please rise up on your feet.
Raise your two (2) hands above your head and jam them for the King of kings and Lord of lords;
The One who has made it possible for us to gather here tonight.
Before you sit down, we have Parents who love us so much; and care for us.
Look at this beautiful edifice, they made it available to us.
What do we say to them?
Thank you Daddy G.O and thank you Mummy G.O.
Please, let’s Celebrate them!
And look at your Neighbour and say: Citizen of Heaven, are you ready?
Please celebrate all the Leaders that God has placed over us.
I want to give God the Praise and return all the Glory to Him because He is the One at work in our lives, both to will and to do of His Good Pleasure.
Tonight, I’ve been asked to speak on “Holiness: A way of Life for Citizens of Heaven”
Your Lifestyle, your identity, your trademark that must be established here on Earth.
Holiness is not a Religious activity, but it is a way of Life – Your Lifestyle to be a Candidate and to be a Citizen of Heaven.
My Primary Scripture this Night is Hebrews 12:14.
It says: Follow Peace with all men, and Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
I Pray for you and I, we will see the Lord – Amen.
At the end of your race here on Earth, you will not be disappointed – Amen.
At the end of your Pilgrimage here on Earth, you will enter into Heaven – Amen.
- Not that you would hear about Heaven.
- Not that you would just see Heaven.
- Not that they would create a Picture of Heaven for you.
But you will enter into Heaven!
If you are ready to be a citizen of Heaven in years to come, can I hear a resounding Amen – Amen!!!
CONDITION TO MAKE HEAVEN
Follow Peace with all Men.
The first condition is to follow Peace with all men.
And it simply means, if you are not a Peacemaker, Heaven may be denied you.
If you don’t follow Peace with all men, you may not be a citizen of Heaven.
But that’s not where I’m going to tonight.
My topic says, “Holiness – without which, no man shall see the Lord.”
Holiness must be our Lifestyle; our Spiritual Identity, an Evidence of our Citizenship in Heaven.
You want to go to the United Kingdom? You must have a Passport and a Visa.
All of us may Possess a Passport, but that will not take you to United Kingdom – What will make you travel from Nigeria to the United Kingdom is your Passport and your Visa.
Many of us are Born Again – Salvation alone may likely not take you to Heaven.
Holiness, which is your Visa to Heaven is what will identify you as a Citizen of Heaven.
On Earth, you may have a
Passport of Nigeria; you may be a Dual Citizen of Nigeria and another Country; for you to be a Citizen, a Candidate of Heaven, you must obtain a Visa, which will make you relevant here on Earth – A Candidate here on Earth and in Heaven to come, you would be a citizen.
So your Lifestyle while on Earth will determine whether you will be a Candidate of Heaven or not.
Your conduct, your character (not your charisma) will determine where you would spend the rest of Eternity.
Hebrews 9:27 says, And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the Judgment:
Your Lifestyle on Earth will determine where you will spend Eternity.
But blessed be the Lord, who has given us a Theme (Heaven) that will prepare us ahead of where we would spend our Eternity.
Eternity can be spent either in Heaven or Hell.
On Earth you can either be a citizen of Heaven or Eternal damnation.
But I Pray for you, Hell will not be you Portion. Heaven will be your inheritance, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
Just like Speaking in Tongues is an evidence of your Baptism of Fire, so is Holiness an evidence of your Citizenship in Heaven.
He has called us into the Life of Holiness.
I am grateful that we have a father that is called an Apostle of Holiness – And it is supposed to be, “Like father, like son; Like mother, like daughter.”
You will be judging yourself if you have a father like ours, an Apostle of Holiness, that Heaven is waiting for and you miss Heaven.
I Pray for you once again: You will not be a bastard in this Church – Amen.
But the choice of the way you follow determines your destination.
The choices you make here on Earth as a Pilgrimage, on this Pathway to Eternity will determine whether you will spend the rest of your Life in Heaven or the rest of your Life in Hell.
Not every attractive road leads to a Desirable Destination.
Not every Popular Lifestyle is acceptable before God.
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT WAYS
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
You want Eternal Life? You must follow the way.
The way to Eternity is as a result of your choices.
Let us look at the ways that men follow, and then see the end thereof:
- The way that seems right onto a man.
It may look as if it’s right, but it’s not right – It’s the way of death.
Proverbs 14:12 and Proverbs 16:25 says, There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
It looks as if it’s right but the end thereof is the way of death.
I Pray for you: You will not follow that Path in Life – Amen.
☆ It is the way of human reasoning, above God’s Choice.
☆ It is a way of Personal opinion above God’s will; Feelings and not Faith.
☆ It’s a way that is convenient above conviction.
☆ It’s a way of Popularity above Righteous.
☆ It is the Safeway above God’s way.
☆ It’s the way of excuses above Repentance.
Something may look right, sound right and still be wrong before God.
The Standard of Holiness is not what Society accepts, but what God approves.
My Dear Beloved Brethren, what is that way you are following that seems right?
You love arguing it, “Where is it written in the Scriptures?”
You love doing it – “I’m convinced in my spirit” above the conviction of the Word of God.
Psalms 119:89: For ever, O LORD, thy Word is Settled in Heaven.
But you have another dynamics to the Word of God to suit you – “That’s the way that seems right.”
I Pray for you this Evening: You will not follow that Path, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
- The Broadway
The second way is the Broadway – The way that leads to destruction.
Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
That Broadway represents a Life without discipline; without Divine Boundaries, without Commitment to God’s Righteousness.
A Life without restraint.
A Lifestyle of compromise, following the Majority, without examining their destination.
Living to Please People, rather than Please God.
Choosing Pleasure above Purpose.
Rejecting direction and Divine Correction.
The Broadway is attractive, because it requires little sacrifice.
But remember, “The Popularity of a way does not determine the Validity of its Destination”.
- The Straight Way
The third way is the Straight Way – That leads to Life.
Matthew 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
May you be among the few – Amen!
May you be on the Pathway that is Straight, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
- The Straight and Narrow Way is the way of Life.
- It is the way of Obedience
- It is the way of Consecration.
- The way of Righteousness.
- The Narrow Way is the way of Discipline, Self Denial and Faithfulness to God.
- It is the way of Separation from sin; Commitment to God’s Standard.
That Narrow Path does not mean a Life without Joy. It means a Life governed by Divine Truth.
It’s a Life where you cannot walk anyhow, but embracing the Values of Life.
Jesus Christ is the only Way to the Father.
Jesus Himself declared, “I am the Way, the Truth and Life.”
- The Way, our Access to God.
- The Truth, our Standard for Living.
- The Life, our Source of Spiritual existence and Eternal Life.
Holiness begins with a relationship with Jesus Christ; the only True Way to Redemption.
Our Holiness is not a Product of human effort alone; it is founded upon the Redemptive Work of Christ.
Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, Brethren, boldness to enter into the Holiest by the Blood of Jesus.
May that Redemption speak for you – Amen.
May that Redemption work for you – Amen.
May that Redemption make you to enter into Heavenly Places, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
May that Redemption not let you go through other routes; but through the Way, the Truth and the Life, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
How will Holiness now be our Lifestyle in this Perversed Generation? In this Corrupt Generation?
God said to Noah, I want you to build an Ark because it has repented me to make these People my own – I want to destroy them.
Noah hearkened to the voice of the Lord. That’s holiness.
Our father-in-the Lord has told us several times, another word for Holiness is Obedience.
- How obedient are you to the Word of God?
- To the Instructions of God?
- To the Details of God?
Philippians 3:20: For our conversation is in Heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Our Citizenship is Heavenly.
But our conduct is demonstrated here on Earth; How we are going to be Citizens of Heaven is determined here on Earth.
We are called to represent Heaven wherever we find ourselves.
A citizen of Heaven must demonstrate Heavenly Values in an Earthly environment.
We live on Earth but we belong to Heaven.
So we must establish Heaven on Earth:
- Through your Conduct.
- Through your Dressing.
- Through your Mannerism.
- Through your Communication.
Through everything; and everybody would say, of a truth this is a Heavenly citizen.
“Christ in you the Hope of Glory.” (DMC NOTES: Colossians 1:27).
You will not be put to shame at the end of your race here on Earth, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
We are called to represent Heaven, because we are Citizens of Heaven:
- We live on Earth, but we represent Heaven.
- We work on Earth, but answer to Heaven.
- We relate with People on Earth, but represent Christ as His Ambassadors.
- We Pursue Earth responsibility, without losing our Eternal consciousness.
WHAT THEN IS HOLINESS?
- A LIFESTYLE
Holiness is a Lifestyle of People who understand that they are citizens of another Kingdom (Heaven).
We must live a Life of Holiness because Holiness is the Nature of God that would reveal our character.
1 Peter 1:15-16: But as he which hath called you is Holy, so be ye Holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye Holy; for I am Holy.
Citizens of Heaven, maintain your Holiness – Don’t divert from Holiness and don’t walk outside the Path of Holiness.
Many things are distracting us and many things are making us to compromise but as citizens of Heaven, “Be ye Holy as your Father is Holy.”
Holiness means reflecting God’s character in every area of Life – Not in Church alone.
Many People are having double face – You havevone face in Church, you are another face outside Church.
God is not mocked, whatsoever a man sow he will reap (DMC NOTES: Galatians 6:7).
From your head to your toes must show Holiness – Nobody is judging you.
Romans 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Let there be a reflection of your Holiness – Let it be tangible and communicated to others.
Not that you will be “lifting up Holy hands” but there is bitterness, unforgiveness and malice in your heart.
Where is the Fruit of the Spirit?
Citizens of Heaven, do not allow maggots in your Life:
☆ In your speech, in your relationship, in your daily decisions, in your business dealings, in your thoughts, in your Patterns and in the use of resources;
☆ In your Online activities, in your Leadership and Service, Holiness is who you are, and not merely what we do when we are in Church.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these Promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, Perfecting Holiness in the fear of God.
- That you know how to Preach is not a Visa to Heaven.
- That you know how to sing does not mean you have a Visa to Heaven.
What matters is how you would be an Ambassador of Christ here on Earth.
And you carry your Citizenship wherever you go.
Make sure you are a Beacon of Light wherever you go, in the midst of Darkness.
That is why Isaiah 60:1 says, “Arise, shine!”
It’s only Heavenly Citizens who can radiate the Light of God to others.
It’s not only to Speak in Tongues, we have to humble ourselves so that God will raise us up.
Citizens of Heaven, cleanse your heart from all forms of filthiness of the flesh and of the Spirit.
Holiness requires intentional separation from everything that could contaminate our Spiritual lives.
What is filthiness of the flesh?
Sexual Immorality, Unclean habits, Physical indulgence, uncontrolled appetite, behaviour contrary to God’s Will.
Pride, Bitterness, Unforgiveness, envy, jealousy, malice, unholy thoughts, Spiritual Hypocrisy.
A Person can maintain an outward Religious Appearance while carrying inward Spiritual contamination.
Therefore, Holiness must address both the external and the internal dimensions of our lives.
- OBEDIENCE
Holiness is Obedience – We must live a Lifestyle of Obedience.
Holiness is a Life of Submission to God.
It means when Self-Will ends and God’s Will dominate our Life.
Obedience is taking God’s Authority to dethrone our own decisions in lLfe.
John 14:15 says, If ye love me, keep my Commandments.
- LOVING RIGHTEOUSNESS
Hebrews 1:9 says, Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
- Sin is a sinker.
- It separates a man from God.
- It sinks the Destiny of a man.
- It swallows the Destiny of a man.
Holiness therefore is:
☆ Loving truth, loving Justice, loving Integrity, loving God’s Command.
☆ Hating what God hates, hating what destroys our Fellowship with God.
True Holiness is not the absence of sin; it is the Passion for Righteousness.
- INTEGRITY
Let your ‘yea’ be yea and you ‘nay’ be nay.
Integrity is no longer in the Church.
But as Citizens of Heaven, let Integrity be restored to the Church.
You don’t need to have two (2) identities – You have only one identity: One in Public, another in Private.
- Integrity demands, Honesty in Financial dealings.
- Truthfulness in Communication.
- Faithfulness in Relationship.
- Transparency in Leadership.
- Accountability in Responsibility.
Your Private Life is not separate from your Spiritual Life; it is part of your Spiritual Life.
- SANCTIFICATION
A Life set apart for God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 says, For this is the will of God, even your Sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication (sexual immorality).
- Sanctification involves separation from sin and dedication to God’s Purpose.
- A Sanctified Life is not controlled by worldly appetite, but governed by Divine Purpose.
- SEXUAL PURITY
Holiness in the Body!
Your body belongs to God – It is the temple of God.
We hear all kinds of things that should not be said among us, where People do different things to satisfy their flesh.
1 Corinthians 6:18 says, Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Notice that the instruction there is “Flee!”
Citizens of Heaven, flee fornication – God did not instruct us to entertain it. He says, flee.
Ephesians 5:3 says, But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
… The “Saints” there are the Citizens of Heaven.
This is a call to high Standard of Living;
- Purity of thoughts.
- Purity of our intentions.
- Purity of Relationships.
- Purity of Conversations.
- Purity of Digital Engagements.
- Purity of Dating and Courtship.
- Faithfulness within Marriage.
Holiness must be our conviction rather than our External restriction.
HOLINESS IN THESE AREAS
I part with these words tonight:
I. Holiness of the Heart:
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the Pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Purify your heart and intentions.
II. Holiness of Speech:
Ephesians 4:29: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Words that edify and minister Grace are what citizens of Heaven that are operating on Earth should utter.
III. Holiness of Thoughts:
Philippians 4:8: Finally, Brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
IV. Holiness in Relationship:
Romans 12:18: If it be Possible, as much as lieth in you, live Peaceably with all men.
V. Holiness in Leadership:
1 Timothy 3:2: A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
VI. Holiness in Finance:
Hebrews 13:5: Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
… Freedom from covetousness.
VI. Holiness in Service:
2 Timothy 2:21: If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
… Becoming a Vessel of honour.
VII. Holiness in Worship:
John 4:24: God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
VIII. Holiness in Conduct:
1 Peter 1:15: But as he which hath called you is Holy, so be ye Holy in all manner of conversation;
Godly behaviour in all areas of our Life.
IX. Holiness in Expectation:
2 Peter 3:11-14: Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Living in Godliness while awaiting Christ.
Citizens of Heaven, I bring to you today, the Word of God: If you want to be a Citizen of Heaven truly, Holiness must be your Lifestyle.
Shall we bow our head?
GENERAL PRAYER
- Say Father, I want to live a Lifestyle of Holiness all the days of my Life.
Please help me Lord, that I will not derail:
☆ That I will not use my Earth to destroy my Eternity.
☆ That everything I do will bring glory and honour to Your Name.
Thank You Lord!
ALTAR CALL
You are here now or among those People reading the Message now on the Label of DMC, and you know that you are far from Heaven.
You know you have lost your Visa to Heaven.
You know you are walking in the Broadway.
You know that if the Trumpet should sound now, there is no way you can make Heaven.
But you want to say: O LORD, Please help me. I am returning home like the Prodigal son, let all the gates be open.
If you are among these People, Please find your way to the front – Come! God is waiting for you.
You have been serving God, but do not let His Gate of Mercy close over you.
Don’t wait to be told, “Depart from me ye workers of iniquity.”
Thank You Heavenly Father.
Brethren, let’s Pray for all those surrendering their lives to Jesus Christ today.
Pray that as they are making this Solemn decision today, the Gate of Heaven will not be closed against them.
That it would be said concerning them on the Last Day, “Well-done, thou Good and Faithful Servant.”
Please Pray for them!
Thank You Heavenly Father.
Glory be to Your Name.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – Amen.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
Lord, I Pray for Your Children who have taken this Solemn decision, to be Citizens of Heaven.
They want to have their Visas here on Earth, and live as Ambassadors of Christ here on Earth.
Nobody cajoled them, nobody forced them.
Please LORD, uphold them to the very end.
I Pray for you, everything that has made you to lose focus;
Please LORD, by Your Mercy, embrace them into Your fold, in the Name of Jesus.
These ones will not go back to their vomit!
You would uphold them with Your right hand of Righteousness;
And lift them throughout their lives here on Earth, in the Name of Jesus.
They would be worthy Ambassadors for You in the Name of Jesus.
Please, let the Heavens be opened over them.
And let them be Citizens, representing You here on Earth and in Heaven to come, in the Name of Jesus.
Thank heavenly Father.
In Your Kingdom they would not be found wanting, in the Name of Jesus.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray!
And the people of God would say – Amen!!!
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Let’s Celebrate God.
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