GOING HIGHER-PART 53: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE, 20TH MARCH, 2022.
SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE
TOPIC: GOING HIGHER – PART 53
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 20TH MARCH 2022
BIBLE TEXT: 1 KINGS 19: 13-14
Let Us Pray!
SONG
Immortal God
Invincible God
Immortal God
How Great thou Art!
Hallelujah
… Repeat!
OPENING PRAYER
Ancient of Days, we Worship You. The Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending; the One who knows the End from the Beginning, we Worship You. Accept our Worship in Jesus Name.
Father, we come before You again today; Please send Your Words to us and let the Power in Your Wurds Lord God Almighty bring Healings to Your Children and solve all their Problems.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
We are continuing with our Series on: “GOING HIGHER” as we move on to Part 53. And we will be looking at 1 Kings 19: 13-14.
1 Kings 19: 13-14
- And it was so, when Elijah heard it that he wrapped his face in his Mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a Voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
- And he said, I have been very Jealous for the LORD God of Hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy Covenant, thrown down thine Altars, and slain thy Prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my Life, to take it away.
Last Week, we told you that God asked Elijah twice – Elijah, what are you doing here?
And we explained to you that: God was asking the Question like a Teacher asking the Student some Questions.
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And now, the Student is now answering!
The first thing that he (Elijah) said is: I have been very Jealous for the Lord of Host.
Incidentally, there is a Point that we omitted Last Week because of so many other things that we wanted to discuss – And that is the fact that when Elijah heard the “Small Still Voice”; he wrapped his face in his Mantle.
We want to ask – Why did he do that?
The answer is that he didn’t want to see God.
I’m sure that you know very well that before him, Moses has said to God – I want to see You. And God had told him that if you see me, you will die.
If there is any beautiful thing there, it is that one day, we are going to see God. And the Bible tells us that when we see God, we shall be like Him.
My Prayer is that on that Day when we shall see Him, you will be one of us seeing Him – Amen!
But now, let us go to the answe4 of the Student to his test – He said that I have been very Jealous for the Lord God of Host.
The word there that is outstanding is the word “JEALOUS”,
What does he mean by that?
There is a saying at least when we were Young that there is no “True Love” without Jealousy – Jealousy and Love go together.
“True Love” must have in its manifestation a Good dosage of Jealousy.
Oh you say: Is that Scriptural?
Well 1 John 4:8 says: God is Love. He loves us so intensely (John 3:16) – For God so loved the world that He gave us His Only Begotten Son.
And Exodus 34:14 says: God is a Jealous God. He will not tolerate rivals.
When you are intensely in Love with Someone, you dont tolerate rivals.
If you are keenly interested in a Lady, you want to marry her and you see her with another Man, fooling around. If your Love is Genuine, Jealousy will come forth.
So, if Somebody tells you that I Love you, I want to marry you and yet you see him fooling around with others; you should know that Love is not Genuine.
In Deuteronomy 6:5; God says: I Love you, I expect you to Love me back in return with all your Heart, with all your Soul, with all your Strength.
And what does that mean?
Psalms 97:10 says: You are to Love what God loves and hate what He hates.
He expects you to hate evil Passionately – If you say you Love God, hate evil.
David said in Psalms 26: 1-5 – He said that I have hated the Congregation of evildoers. I won’t even sit down with the Wicked.
Talking about Jealousy, because if God ask you the Question and say: Son/Daughter, what are you still doing in the world? What are you doing with your Life?
Because we ask the Question everyday and People answer casually – How are you?
Many atimes, the answer just come without thinking – Fine!
My liitle Grandchildren will say: I’m Good and I used to wonder – How Good is Good?
Because, that is the Question God was asking Elijah – Elijah, how are you? How are things with you?
And his (Elijah) answer is: I am still very Jealous for you.
Let me give us some Examples in the Scriptures of those who understands what it means to be Jealous for God – People who loves God so Passionately and hates evil Passionately.
- Moses in Exodus 32: 1-20.
Moses went to be with God, to spend time with God. Before he came back, the children of Israel had made an Idol for themselves.
They said: This Moses we don’t even know what has happened to him; let us have a god that we can see.
What was the reaction of Moses?
Hey, he didnt just break the Tablet of the Lord – That is another Story entirely but what was his reaction to the children of Israel?
He grounded the idol, threw it into water and said: Drink your god. You want a New god? A god you can see? – Go ahead, drink it.
- What about David in 1 Samuel 17: 26-51.
Why is it that David said that I will go and fight Goliath?
He said: Why is this Man defying my God? I can’t Stand this Man insulting my God. If I had to die in the Process of making sure that won’t happen, I will die.
… That is Jealousy – All the others were hiding, they didn’t want to risk their lives.
- What about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in Daniel 3: 1- end.
They said to the King – The God who we serve is able to deliver us. But if He does not, King Please think very well; we will not bow to your Idol. We refused to bow!
If God ask you Brother/Sister; what is your Relationship with me? How far are you willing to go? How close are we?
Are you willing to say: God, it doesn’t matter what happens; I’m not going to bow to the world?
- Take Peter in Acts 4: 10-20.
They told him: Stop Preaching. He said that is too late. If you think that I should obey you rather than God, you Judge wrongly. But take it from me loud and clear: What I have seen, what I have heard; I will tell.
Brother/Sister, when was the Last time that you Preach to People?
I remembered our Younger days – We deliberately Park our cars at home and take bus to work so that we can have an opportunity to Preach in the bus.
If you think that we will keep quiet, then you are making a mistake.
When I was at the University of Lagos as a Lecturer, I started a ltitle Bible Study in my office during break – It wasn’t for the “Big Ones” o; it was for the Cleaners, Messengers etc.
It grew so much that during break time, you can’t find a Typist at his/her desk to work.
My Professor then – Professor Chike Obi of Blessed Memory called me one day and said: Adeboye, I know Nobody can stop you from Preaching. I said: Thank You sir.
He said: Please, you are causing a Problem for us in the Faculty. I said that: But I only meet them during break time and he said that occasionally, we need the Typist during the break time.
And I said that as an honour to your Position sir, we will move the Bible Study to after Office Hours. But I’m happy that you know that I am not going to keep quiet. If you have to take the job, you take the job.
… Jealousy and Love, they go together
I told you that we are beginning to get into Deeper Waters – We are going to get deeper as we go along.
In Acts 5: 34-41; the Bible said that when they beat the Disciples for Preaching the Gospel; they went away rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer for Jesus Christ.
What a Privilege that I am being beaten for Someone that I Love!
Some of you Probably heard the Story of something that happened around 1961 – Of a Young School Girl who fell in love with a School Teacher.
The Parents said: No, you are not going to marry this Man. The girl said that I’m sorry, this is the Man I want to marry, I’m in love with him. The Parents said that we will beat you to death and she said: Go ahead!
And I mean that they beat her till her skin Peeled off but she kept on saying that he is the one I’m going to marry.
Finally, the Parents has to surrendered – She said this is the one I’m going to marry even with the scars you inflicted on my body.
Paul said in Philippians 1: 20-21 – He said: For me to live is Christ, to die is Gain; Provided Christ is Magnified.
WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU MY BROTHER/SISTER IF TRULY YOU LOVE GOD?
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 – The Bible says that you must abstain from all appearances of evil.
… Not just evil, anything that slightly looks like evil; every appearances of evil.
- Matthew 5: 29-30 – Jesus Christ, your Best Friend says: If it is your Right Hand that is going to cause you to offend, He said cut it off.
… That’s a serious Advice.
If your Right Eyes is going to cause you to offend, Pluck it out.
When we were in the University in those days and you are looking in the wrong direction; we say that yiu are committing “Lookery”.
Jesus Christ said that instead of committing “Lookery”, Pluck out your eyes,
I told you of a Youmg Man who said that he was always committing Adultery and then he became Born Again Christian and he Prayed a Prayer – Lord, the next time I commit Adultery, make me Impotent.
… That is Jealousy, that is Love for God!
If I am going to do that nasty thing again, if I am going to love anyone, anybody more than You Lord; take drastic Action.
- We are expected to depopulate the Kingdom of satan.
Matthew 28: 18-20; He said: Go ye into all the world, Preach the Gospel.
- Acts 21: 8-14; you are even to do it beyond the Call of Duty.
Because a Prophet came and told Paul – If you go on to Jerusalem, you are going to be bound there, you are going to be imprisoned there.
He said: Is that all? He said I’m going. He said not only am I willing to suffer, I am ready to die – That is Jealousy. That is how you are able to demonstrate your Love for God.
And many of you know of one of my sons who was a Pastor somewhere in the North and Boko Haram (DMC NOTES: Terrorist Group based in the Northeastern Part of Nigeria) came into his house when he was out. The wife had just given birth to a set of twins. They came to kill him because they knew the Pastor is the kind who won’t keep quiet.
He wasn’t home and so they decided to leave a Message for him by slaughtering the twins. The lady was in Tremendous Agony.
When I heard about it, I told my son: Come home, you have Paid a Price and God knows that you love Him.
Do you know what he said?
Daddy, you are the one who taught us not to run from Darkness and that it is Darkness that will run from the Light. I am staying here unless you compel me.
… Tha5 is Jealousy – In Living or in Dying; I am yours Oh Lord.
Will that be your answer?
2 Timothy 4: 1-5; the Bible said that you are to Preach the Gospel in Season and out of Season – Everytime, everywhere.
In 2 Timothy 4:7; the Bible said that you are to fight the Good Fight of Faith. You are to finish your Course, you are to keep the Faith – You don’t deny God for anything.
There are quite a few that I have heard of and I’m not sure whether they are Christians or not – Who are ladies working in some Financial Institutions and they will give them a Target that you are to bring in so and so many Billions or whatever within a short Period of time.
And they will go looking for People who will come and open Acciunt. And some of these People will say: Don’t worry, I will open an Acciunt with you Provided that you sleep with me.
And some Children of God – I hope they won’t compromise.
I know People who will say to them: Keep your Money. You and your Money go wherever you want to go; I am on my way to Heaven. I Love my God more than my job. Thats Jealousy!
Jeremiah 6:16 says: Ask for the Old Path and walk in it.
The Whole Verse says: Whatever is going to cause, I belong to God.
That is the meaning of you saying: You surrender your Life to Him!
It means: Whatever you want to do to my Life is up to you but I’m yours.
Revelation 2:10 says: Be Faithful unto death and I will give you the crown of Life.
Let me Conclude: In Johm 15:13; Jesus Christ said – Greater Love has no Man than this, that a Man lay down his Life for his friend.
I still remembered like yesterday, a Military Head of State here in Nigeria who was visiting a Region in Nigeria – The Western Region. And some Soldiers came, they were about to Stage a Coup and they wanted to kill the Head of State.
And the Military Governor of the Western State then said: Ha, he is my Guest.
They said to him – We have no quarrel with you, its him we want. He said: You have to kill me first.
He died for his boss – They killed the boss, they killed him too.
How many of us are willing to die for our God!
And He said: Greater Love has no Man than this; you should respond with equal Love.
Years ago, when we wanted to bring the Church to Congo (An African Country); we were told when we got to Zambia that there was war in Congo and that we can’t go as we may die.
We laughed – That will be a Pleasure that we died on the field working for God.
Sir, you are a Black Man – They won’t know whether you are a Congolese or Nigerian. You don’t write Nigerian on your face. It does not matter.
Thank God, today the Church in Congo is doing fine.
Remember Proverbs 8:17 – It said that I love those who love me.
Love is a Two-Way Traffic!
If God asked you – Brother/Sister, how are you? Will you be able to say: I am very Jealous for you?
May that be your Answers today in Jesus Name – Amen!
ALTAR CALL
And so, those of you who are listening to me now or reading now on the Label of DMC; when we say that we are surrendering our Life to Jesus Christ, is that is what you are saying?
I am sorry sir/ma; but that is the Truth – The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth.
But I want you to know – You are already under a Master and that Master is the devil. And Jesus Christ is offering you an Alternative – He is a God who loves you so Passionately that He already died for you. He is asking you to come, surrender your Life to Him and He will take over from there.
Shall we Pray?
If you want to give your Life to Jesus Christ, just tell Him that I will rather submit to You, I will rather submit to a God who is ready to die for His Own Children than a god who doesn’t care about me; a god who will drop me when there is trouble.
I will rather that You save my Soul – Jesus Christ, here I come!
If you bow your head, if you mean that; I will Pray for you and He will save your Soul.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
Father, I want to give You all the Glory and Honour for Your Word; Thank You for the Power that is in Your Word.
I want to Thank You for all those who has decided now to surrender their lives to You. Please, receive them, save their Souls; Oh Lord, move them into the Family of God, translate them out of the Kingdom of Darkness into the Kingdom of Light and let them be yours forever.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
Those of you who has decided to accept Jesus Christ in Living and in Dying, I congratulate you.
Please, be assured that He will take care of you – He knows how to take care of His Own.
So, Please contact me as soon as Possible – I will love to know your names, your Address, your Prayer Requests and I will be Praying for you from now on.
And Please contact the nearest The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) – Tell the Pastor there that you gave your Life to Jesus Christ and he will tell you what to do next.
God Bless You in Jesus Mighty Name – Amen!
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!!!
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