ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER – HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2024 – (DAY2 EVENING SESSION) – REVEREND (DR) FELIX ILAWEAGBON OMOBUDE

RCCG HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2024 (27TH EDITION)

THEME: ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER

MINISTERING (DAY 2 EVENING SESSION – TALK 1): REVEREND (DR) FELIX ILAWEAGBON OMOBUDE (GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT, GOSPEL LIGHT INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES – NEW COVENANT GOSPEL CHURCH)

TOPIC: GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU

DATE: 10TH DECEMBER 2024

BIBLE TEXT: 1 JOHN 4:4

Everybody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

I greet everyone in the Name that is above every other name.

I Thank God Almighty that we are alive to be a Part of another Holy Ghost Congress – Go ahead and give Him Praise!

I cannot Thank God enough for the Gift that our father is to the Body of Christ – A very Disntinguish Person, and Graced by God. You cannot follow Pastor Adeboye and miss Heaven.

Baba, we salute you – We are very Proud of you.

Many, many other Leaders in this Country continue to Thank God for your Life – You will live long and your voice will not be Silenced – Amen.

As your days are, so shall your Strength be – Amen!

And Mama (DMC NOTES: Referring to Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye) – Let me Thank You.

We are Proud of you and Thank God for your Life.

May the Lord continue to Strengthen you – Amen!

Let me also Thank all the Leaders of RCCG and all the friends and Partners that are here tonight and for all those that have joined from all over the world Inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC.

Our Bible Text this Evening is taking from 1 John 4:4 – And it reads:

1 John 4:4n- Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Our Consideration in this first Session is: “GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU”.

First, to whom was Apostle John addressing? He called them “Little Children”.

And this Term (Little Children) comes severally in his writings – He wrote from the Position of an Elder in the Body of Christ.

And he said that I am addressing you as my “Little Children”.

Now, who are they?

Galatians 3:26 says: You are all the Children of God by Faith in Christ.

So, John was addressing a Particular kind of People – Not everybody and not every Church Members.

Romans 8:16 talks of a People who the Spirit bears Witness within them that they are the Children of God.

Apparently and of course certainly, the Apostle John was addressing the Redeemed of the Lord and the Born Again Children of God.

Now, having established that; I want us to look at: “Who is this Greater One that is in you?’

In John 1: 1-5; John made us to know that He was there in the Beginning with God and that actually He was God.

And that all things were created by Him.

The Greater One that we are talking about created all things!

In 1 John 1:6; he said that in Him was Life and the Life was the Light of Men.

No Jesus, no Life! No Jesus, no Light!

The Apostle wrote further to the Colossae in Colossians 1: 16-17 – He said:

Colossians 1:16-17:

16. For by Him were all things created, that are in Heaven, and that are in Earth, visible and invisible, whether they be Thrones, or Dominions, or Principalities, or Powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:
17. And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.

DMC NOTES: Colossae was an Ancient City of Phrygia in Asia Minor, and one of the most celebrated Cities of Southern Anatolia (Modern Turkey). The Epistle to the Colossians, an early Christian Text which identifies its Author as Paul the Apostle, is addressed to the Church in Colossae. A significant City from the 5th Century BC onwards, it had dwindled in importance by the time of Paul, but was notable for the existence of its Local Angel cult. It was part of the Roman and Byzantine Province of Phrygia Pacatiana, before being destroyed in 1192/3 and its Population relocating to nearby Chonae.

The Bible says that God was in Christ – God entered His Son in reconciling the world to Himself.

This is a Mystery!

Big as God is:

☆ The Heavens cannot contain Him.

☆ The whole of the Earth is just His Footstool.

Yet, He can enter a Human Being.

… This is a very Deep Mystery!

You know, John 1:29 calls Him the Lamb of God.

Revelation 5:5 calls Him the Lion.

He is Strong enough to devour but He is also humble enough to offer Himself for Sacrifice – That’s the Greater One!

John 3:16 calls Him the Son of God who came to save Humanity.

So with all these, every things on Earth and in Heaven were made by Him for Him.

He can never be defeated – He is the Head of all Principalities and Power.

So, it is not Possible for a Lion to give birth to a goat.

The Point that I am making is that you are created to win and so, you will never fail anymore – Amen!

Now, let me talk a little bit about the Container and the Content.

Colossians 1:27 says: Christ in you.

In other words, there is a Container and there is a Content.

The Content is what gives full Expression to the Container.

What Value is a bottle of water if there is no water inside – It will be thrown into the trash.

So, this Greater One enters into a Man, gives him Relevance and makes him a Winner that can never be defeated.

So, Jesus the Greater One is inside of you and you can never be defeated.

Revelation 3:20 amazingly said: Behold I Stand at the door and I’m knocking.

As Greater and Powerful as He is, He does not break in – He will not violate your Rights.

I Stand at the door and I’m knocking – He said that if any Man hears my voice.

Wherever you are, just as you are hearing; you have a Choice – If the Greater One will manifest Greatness in your Life; you have a Choice and a Part to Play.

If any Man hears my voice and open the door – I will not Gate Crash as you just have to open the door.

I Pray that Someone here tonight or reading now on the Label of DMC will open the door and let Jesus Christ come in:

☆ Show Him your empty Refrigerator.

☆ Show Him the Rebellious Children.

☆ Show Him the Bedroom.

☆ Show Him the Kitchen.

He wants to come in.

He said that when you open the door, He said that I will not only come in but I will dine with You.

Can you imagine a Dinner with the Creator of Heaven and Earth? What a Great Privilege.

No one here tonight or reading now on the Label of DMC will have the excuse to go home or finished reading without inviting Jesus Christ to the areas of your Needs!

Until Hannah told God about her Needs – Hannah may have been going to Shiloh but until the day she cried and opened the door; the Miracle did not happen.

So, this is not just another Congress, you have the opportunity to open the door to the Greater One.

He does what you cannot do and He fights battles that you cannot fight.

When you allow Him in, you will never be defeated in Life.

Now, very very briefly as I round up; let me talk about the word: “Overcomer”.

John said that you have Overcome them.

You know, Jesus is aware of the Challenges in the world.

John 16:33 – And in the very words of Jesus Christ, He said: Those things I have spoken to you that in me you might have Peace.

He said that in the world out there, you shall have Tribulations, Trials, Temptations, Hunger, War, Violence, Rage, Economic Crunch, Rebellion – They are all out there.

Jesus said that but be of Good Cheer for I have overcome the world.

You know, Paul writing to the Romans in Romans 8: 35-37 – Paul said that: Who can separate us from the Love of Christ? He said that shall it be Tribulation or Distress or Persecution or Famine or Nakedness or Peril?

Terrible things that goes on – They are all happening.

In Romans 8:37; he said: Nay, nothing in all these things – Whatever the world has to offer; we are More Than Conqueror.

The Winner in you makes you Undefeatable.

☆ Even the dead carcass of a Lion is still frightening.

☆ Even if the Lion is sick, it is not for little Goats to scratch its head.

You have the Seed of God inside of you and so you can never loose in Life.

You know, 2 Corinthians 2:14; Paul said: “Thanks be to God”.

What a beautiful thing to wake up in the Morning without complaining – Then lift up your hands and be able to say: “Thanks be to God”.

Who always – Not a one-time thing or Per Chance; causes us to Triumph.

There is a Propelling Force inside of you – Indomitable and Undefeatable:

☆ No Witch can stop you.

☆ No Devil can stop you.

As you are Destined to win!

SPECIAL DECREES

From today, the String of Failure in your Life is broken.

From this Day, every Goliath that comes your way will fall before you,

I declare and decree that every Conflicts that have ravaged your Life are hereby resolved in your Favour.

What dominated your Life before, you will now dominate that thing.

From today, when you stand, Light will Shine, Darkness will bow, Occult will bow and Witches and Wizard will bow.

PERSONAL DECLARATIONS

Lift up your two hands and say – Remember that God told Israel that as you have spoken into my ears, so I will do:

I declare with my mouth that I am a Winner and I am not a Loser.

I declare with my mouth that I will never, never, never be defeated anymore.

In Jesus Name – Amen!

FINAL CLOSING PRAYER

May the Hands of the Almighty God be lowered upon you.

The Lord lift you up above every Obstacles.

The Lord go ahead of you and bring down all the Philistines, the Anakims and all the Jebusites around you.

And they will be brought down under Subjection.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.

Somebody say Amen loud – Amen!

If you are a Winner say Amen loud – Amen!!

Somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!!!

Thank you so much for staying all through to read.

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