DIVINE LIFTING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE, RCCG ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE (JANUARY 2021)
RCCG ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE (JANUARY 2021)
THEME: DIVINE LIFTING
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 3RD JANUARY, 2021
BIBLE TEXT: JUDGES 15: 14-19
I was sharing briefly for those who followed the Holy Ghost Service on the Internet that I was going to Preach a Sermon first of all based on Exodus 17: 8-15 today before God told me to change the Sermon.
But what the “Original Sermon” would have been is that when the Amalekites came to attack the children of Israel; Moses went to the Mountain Top with Aaron and Hur.
When he lifted up his hands, the children of Israel began to win; when his hands went down, the children of Israel began to lose.
And the revelations that I got from that is that: As long as your hands are lifted up, you will keep on winning – Amen.
So, will you lift up your hands to the Most High God and just bless His Holy Name.
Lift up your hands to Him and give Him Glory, give Him Honour, give Him Adoration. Praise Him like you have never done before so that you can keep on Winning.
Lift up your hands to the Almighty God and say: Father, I just want to bless Your Name; I want to give You all the Glory, I want to give You all Honour, I want to give You all Adorations.
I lift You High Lord; I lift You High Ancient of Days, I bless Your Name King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Thank You Lord – Thank You that I survived.
Oh Yes; blessed be Your Holy Name.
Thank You for Victory. Ancient of Days we worship You. May Your Name be Glorified for ever and ever. Blessed be Your Name Lord.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have worshipped – Amen.
SONG
Blessed be Your Name
Blessed be Your Name
Blessed be Your Name, Oh Lord
Hallelujah
Blessed be Your Name
Blessed be Your Name
Blessed be Your Name, Oh Lord
Mighty is Your Name
Mighty is Your Name
Mighty is Your Name Oh Lord
Hallelujah
Mighty is Your Name
Mighty is Your Name
Mighty is Your Name Oh Lord
Glorious is Your Name
Glorious is Your Name
Glorious is Your Name Oh Lord
Hallelujah
Glorious is Your Name
Glorious is Your Name
Glorious is Your Name Oh Lord
Holy is Your Name
Holy is Your Name
Holy is Your Name Oh Lord
Hallelujah
Holy is Your Name
Holy is Your Name
Holy is Your Name Oh Lord
Faithful is Your Name
Faithful is Your Name
Faithful is Your Name Oh Lord
Hallelujah
Faithful is Your Name
Faithful is Your Name
Faithful is Your Name Oh Lord
Alpha is Your Name
Alpha is Your Name
Alpha is Your Name Oh Lord
Hallelujah
Alpha is Your Name
Alpha is Your Name
Alpha is Your Name Oh Lord
Jesus is Your Name
Jesus is Your Name
Jesus is Your Name Oh Lord
Hallelujah
Jesus is Your Name
Jesus is Your Name
Jesus is Your Name Oh Lord
OPENING PRAYER
Alpha and Omega; the Beginning and the Ending; the One who is, the One who was, the One who is to come – Glory be to Your Holy Name.
Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, the Way, the Truth, the Life, Saviour, Healer, Provider, Deliverer, the Soon Coming King – Glory be to Your Holy Name.
Accept our worship in Jesus Name.
All we have come to do today is to worship You.
We just want to Thank You. We are not here to ask You for anything. The only thing we have come to ask You is to be able to Praise You throughout this Year.
Father, accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.
Thank You Daddy!
In Jesus Mighty Name we have worshipped – Amen.
Well let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Wave at two (2) or three (3) People and say: Happy New Year and you may Please be seated.
I will be talking to you from Judges 15: 14-19.
But while you are opening your Bibles; I just want to share one (1) or two (2) things with you my children.
And what I want to say is not for Public Consumption – It’s just for you.
… So, don’t take it to the Press – It’s just for you.
Because I know that some of you has been asking me: Daddy, why do you cancel the Cross Over Service? We are getting ready to come to the Camp to sing and dance and jump.
Now, I will tell you why?
Reason Number 1: I saw what happened as an opportunity to teach you another Lesson on Submission.
You see, when you obey in Agreement with what your boss says; that is what is called Cooperation.
When your boss asked you to something and you do it even though you did not agree with him; it is Submission.
… That is what is called being under Authority!
The Authorities in Government, Authorities in Christian Association of Nigeria said that the Cross Over Service should be held by some said 10pm you should close; another said 11pm you should close.
Okay, let us agree that we close in our homes.
Cross Over by 10pm? December 31st? – That is Crossing Over to Year 2020.
… God forbid bad thing!
So, rather than Crossing Over by 10pm or 11pm; I said that we will stay in our houses and Cross Over by 12pm – Proper Cross Over
I found it funny because nobody has told us yet that Coronavirus attack People by night.
I said: Nobody told us Coronavirus is a Witch – It is only Witches who fly at night. And if Coronavirus is a Witch, then it means that it can hear.
If I’m a Witch – God forbids o; I’m not a Witch o. But if I’m a Witch and I hear that the People I wanted to kill will be in their houses; they would have run away to their houses by 12 Midnight; then I will kill them by 10pm or 11pm.
But I’m telling you all these to tell you one thing: Don’t be afraid!
There is fear in the air and fear is a Killer.
The way things are going; some People will die of Hypertension or High Blood Pressure simply because they are afraid.
And coronavirus may not even come near them at all but fear can kill.
Now, we need to understand and I’m talking to you responsibly that the Government and Government Officials are doing a very Good job – They are trying their best!
When we ask a man to do a job that only God can do; don’t blame him if he makes mistake.
They are trying, they are doing their very best Humanly Possible speaking to Protect us.
They do some funny things in the Process – For example: I learnt that they close some Restaurants.
I said: Ha, how many of us goes to Restaurants? – We go to Buka (Local Canteen).
Only the “Big ones” go to Restaurants.
And let me tell those of us who thinks going to Restaurants is something Special – Buka (Local Canteen) is better.
I know because I have tasted both of them – The food in Restaurants, they will calculate the amount of salt they think you should eat; they will calculate the amount of oil that they think you should eat. But by the time they finished their cooking; it taste like Plastic.
But the Mama (Woman) in the Buka (Local Canteen) has been doing this long ago – She knew the calculation offhead.
The few of us who go to Restaurants once a while and visit Buka (Local Canteen); nobody ever ask for extra salt.
Why? – Mama (Woman) knows the correct salt.
You can also listen to the audio here: Divine Lifting – Pastor E.A Adeboye
So, when they told me that they close some Restaurants; I said: Shakara. We don’t go to Restaurants; we go to Buka (Local Canteen) and how many Buka (Local Canteen) are you going to close?
What are you going to do about People like me who eats Boli (Roasted Plantain)?
During Lets-Go-A-Fishing Program; Boli (Roasted Plantain) is my favourite because when I’m going; no time to sit down to eat any Proper food but Boli (Roasted Plantain)!
So, I want you to relax; don’t be afraid
Put your hands on your chest and say: I will not be afraid. My God will take care of me and I will serve Him!
Give the Lord a big round of applause!
Now, just in case anybody may want to misunderstand me – Please, when I say relax; I do not say be careless!
I hope you know the difference between the two (2).
When they say: Wear your Mask, wear it.
I don’t want to go into details about that one.
But when they ask you to wash your hands – You know that we are very Particular about Hygiene anyway.
You come to the Convention, you know everyday we mention the names of those who are dirty.
So, when they say: Wash your hands; even when “Coro” is gone; keep on washing your hands.
Now, when they talk of Social Distancing; do that as much as Possible.
I know some People are very Meticulous – Some Ushers put one big Stool between me and my wife.
I said: Ha, na lie! I removed the Stool – Nobody is going to distance me from my wife.
… What kind of distancing is that?
Obey the Government – Wear your Mask (You can see my own now); wash your hands (I wash my hands regularly even before “Coro” came); Social Distancing as much as Possible.
Afterall, I can’t distance from my wife and I won’t allow Social Distancing not to allow me lay hands on the sick so that they can recover – That is my duty and I will do it.
But I want you to Please relax but don’t be careless!
Do you say Amen to that Amen.
Now, God has a Special Message for those of us in The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
You know i say that your Pastors will tell you some others but I can tell you this one straightaway: He told me Loud and Clear: My son, The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is my Church, I can take care of My Own; I will take care of My Own.
Put your hands on your Chest one more time and say: I will not be afraid; my God will take care of me and I will serve Him.
Shout another Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Now, let us go to the Bible Passage for our Message for today – Judges 15: 14-19:
- When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.
- And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.
- And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men.
- And it came to Pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi.
- And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.
- But God clave the hollow place that is in Lehi, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore the name thereof was called En-hakkore, which is in Lehi, unto this day.
You know the Story very well: Samson was bound by his own relatives and they handed him however to the Philistines who are their enemies and the enemies began to rejoice.
And as the enemies began to rejoice; the Power of God came down and he saw the jawbone of an ass. And with the jawbone of an ass; he killed one thousand (1,000) men out of his enemies and the rest of them fled.
Let me stop at that Stage first (1st) to tell you one thing: In the Name that is above every other names; your enemies – Those who want to hand you over to the External enemies shall be confused – Amen; they shall be disappointed – Amen.
As for the External enemies; God will scatter them all – Amen.
And then something Strange happened – As soon as Samson got Victory; the weapon he used to get the Victory he threw it away.
And then he became thirsty.
In the meantime; he has been boasting: Hey, look at me “Big Man”; with the jawbone of an ass, I killed a thousand (1,000) Men.
Then he became thirsty and at that time, he remembered God – God, I’m thirsty!
Ha, thirst is a Killer!
I know that I have defeated the External enemies; I have defeated relatives; what about this one that is killing me from inside?
And God said: Well, take a look at the thing you threw away; there is water coming out of there.
So, he drank from that hollow that is in the jawbone of the ass and the Bible says that he revived.
Do I hear Amen to that – Amen.
Some of us Prayed last Year like we have never Prayed before.
If it is Prayer that God honoured, that brought us to Year 2021; don’t stop Praying.
Some of us, we are obedient to God – We honoured Him with our First Fruit, we Paid our Tithes, we have our Offerings.
… Inspite of whatever some People are saying, we kept on serving our God and He kept on Preserving us.
Afterall, God Himself is aware that: Only the Living can Praise Him.
Whatever we have been doing before; don’t stop it.
But the most important thing that I want to mention here is this Story is that you do not find Samson saying: Thank You Lord!
… He didn’t say so!
And I want you to take very, very Special Note of what I’m about to tell you within the next ten (10) minutes:
- When you are grateful to God for what He has done; He will do more.
Can you say Amen to that? – Amen.
The African Elders said: If a Child is grateful for what you did for him yesterday, he will receive more.
… That’s the Proverb of our Elders.
2 Chronicles 1: 6-15; Solomon was grateful for what God did in the Past – He gave God a thousand (1,000) “Burnt Offerings” and God said: Alright Solomon, because you have done this; I will do much more for you.
If you are grateful for what God had done for you; He will do more!
The Elders in Africa, they have a Saying – They said that: When you have done Good to a Child and the Child is not grateful, that Child is a robber.
That is what the Elders says. And whether you believe it or not; our Elders may not go to School but their Philosophy is deep. They know what they are talking about.
- If you are ungrateful to God for what He had done for you in the Past; He may remove what He has given you.
1 Samuel 2:30 – He said to Eli: I am the One who said you and your father’s house will stand before Me forever.
He said now I said: No More.
He said because those who honours me, I will Honour and those who will not Honour me, I will treat them lightly.
In 1 Samuel 15: 1-end; the Almighty God said to King Saul – You are little when I lifted you and Promoted you and make you King. You became King and now you are not obeying me anymore?
Fine, you will be King no more!
If you are grateful, He will do more; if you are ungrateful, He can withdraw what He has given.
- But the most important lesson of all that I Pray you will not forget for the rest of your Life is that: Sooner or later; you will need God again.
Samson just won a “Big Victory”, he never said: Thank You.
He was Praising himself – Hey look at me “Mighty Man”: Thirst came and then he suddenly realised that I need God again.
Thank God; God came through and God gave him water to drink.
After that he did not say Thank You.
It wasn’t long after that one that first he lost his eyes and then he lost his Life.
You are going to need God again!
Psalms 50: 14-15; it says: Offer Thanksgiving unto God; Pay your Vows, then call on Him in the day of trouble and He will answer you.
Thank Him for what He has done in the Past; Pay your Vows; then if trouble ever comes again, He said: I will be waiting for you.
For example: In Exodus 14: 1-28; the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea – They had a Proper Cross Over.
As soon as they Cross Over and all the enemies that has been Pursuing them were destroyed, they Praised God.
Moses composed a Song; Miriam the sister of Moses led the Choir – They were clapping, they were dancing, they were Playing their Tambourine saying Praise God (Isaiah 15: 1-21).
… They were just Praising God!
In the same Exodus 15: 22-26; it wasn’t long after that they came to Marah – They were thirsty, they came to where they needed to drink. The water was bitter but because they had thanked God in the Past; God changed their “Bitter Water” to “Sweet Water”.
In the Name that is above every other names; as many of you that will really, really Thank God today, if there is any bitterness in your future it will be changed to Sweetness – Amen.
Take another example: 1 Samuel 17: 34-51; David said: A Lion came, I fought him and kill him; a Bear came, I fought him and kill him. Now Goliath is here; I will kill Goliath also.
Why is he so sure?
Remember he said something – He said the Lord that delivered me from the Lion and the Bear; He will deliver me also from Goliath.
Why is this man so sure? Why am I so sure that in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ; it doesn’t matter what they are saying: No evil is going to come near The Redeemed Christian Church of God – Amen.
Why am I so sure?
It is because of what I’m telling you now.
Because David said in Psalms 34:1-4 – He said: I will bless the Lord at all times; His Praise shall continually be in my mouth.
The Lion came, I defeated the Lion and he composed a Poem, they call it Psalms.
Then the Bear came, he killed the Bear and he composed another Psalms.
So, he said I know what to do – I’m constantly Praising God; so let them keep coming, I will keep on winning.
“Ebola” came, we survived, “Coro” has come, we will survive – Amen.
Any other one that wants to come, let them come we will survive because we will keep on Praising God.
… Your Trust must be in God!
If you hear the Prophesy concerning the International Scene; God said the world hasn’t learnt her Lesson yet.
It is a Lesson He wanted us to learn that He is the One who rules in the affairs of Men not Science.
That if there are Scientist in the world, He is the One who gives Wisdom to the Wise and He can turn Human Wisdom to Foolishness!
DMC NOTES: Let’s kindly avail ourselves the Text of the Prophecies for Year 2021 by Pastor E.A Adeboye:
INTERNATIONAL SCENE
- Some of the things that happened in 2020 will spill over into 2021.
- The world as a whole can only come out of the wounds when they admit the following;
1) That it is the Most High that rules in the affairs of men not science – Daniel 4:25.
2) That it is God that gives Wisdom to the Wise – Daniel 2:20-21.
3) That God can reduce the so called Wisdom of Man to foolishness – 1 Corinthians 1:19-20. 4)
4) That for every vaccines discovered, there is already a variant in the making. This will continue until the High and Mighty admits that safety is of the Lord – Proverbs 21:31.
5) God says He will begin to deal with Nations on Individual basis so that in any Nation, if God’s People will humble themselves and Pray, He will heal their land – 2 Chronicles 7:14
NIGERIA
- God wants us in Nigeria to know that only God can lift a siege – 2 Kings 7:1 – end
- The humble who put their trust in God will see the end of the siege – James 4:6
- The erstwhile ignored will become Vessels unto Honour in God’s Hands – 1 Corinthians 1:27
- God says there will be sounds from Heaven.
RCCG
Your Pastors will let you know in your various Parishes.
INDIVIDUALS
- Your very survival and restoration will be in your own hands – Psalms 91
Oh, they have discovered Vaccine and they are rejoicing.
Like I say: Some of these things are just so funny.
I read in the News that the American President said that at the rate which they are going; it will take ten (10) Years to vaccinate all the People in America.
I said: God have Mercy!
If they are going to take ten (10) Years to vaccinate themselves; when will the vaccine come to Nigeria?
And in ten (10) Years in any case; how many People will still be alive?
I read in the Newspaper that Bill Gates said: He doesn’t know why the People in Africa are not dying.
I said I will tell him: We have no money, we have no Resources but we have God.
Let Somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
He expected us to be dying like flies but we have someone who said: He that dwelleth in the Secret Place of the Most High, shall abide under the Shadow of the Almighty.
He said: Thousand will die on your left, ten thousands by your right; only with your eyes will you behold it.
Tell the fellow next to you: I’m not going to die.
… Say it as if you mean it – I’m not going to die.
But you must learn to be grateful!
The truth is: We are not grateful enough – That is my own greatest concerns for us in The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
If we don’t do anything in The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) than just Thanking God all the days of our Life? – Ha, what God has done for us are more than enough.
The Church started here in Ebute Meta (A City in Lagos State of Nigeria) in a dusty Place. When I joined in 1973; even the ground was not Properly completed.
From our little dusty Place; today we are in about one hundred and ninety six (196) Nations of the world.
If that is the only thing that we are Thanking God for; it’s enough!
I remembered the first (1st) time that during the Convention; a woman came forward and said that she wanted to testify.
What is your Testimony?
I have been trusting God for the Fruit of the Womb; I came to last Year Convention and now I’m here with my child – We danced!
Now, during the Convention, when we call those who are barren before, who are Fruitful now to come forward – They come by thousands.
… We need to be Grateful!
I told my children not too long ago – I said: Some People ask me; they said we heard that several nights you just go about from night to early hours of the morning – What are you Praying about?
I’m not Praying for clothes, I’m not Praying for cars, I’m not Praying for money – All I’m doing is Thanking God.
I have discovered that: If you Thank Him; He will do more for you.
And you know what?
In case you feel that I don’t need Him: I have everything; I have more than enough money that I can spend for the rest of my Life – I am this, I am that. You are still going to need Him when it is time to walk through the “Valley of the Shadow of death”.
No matter how Great you are; you will still need Him!
You know this coronavirus; God is just saying: Wake Up, Wake Up. Suddenly, there is a disease or sickness or whatever name they call it that has no respect for anybody.
It can attack anyone: Presidents, Prime Ministers.
Can you imagine: Prime Minister of Britain, President of USA – The High and the Mighty.
Just in case you want to report me; I’m also saying it has no respect for General Overseers oooo.
… It doesn’t respect anybody.
When the time comes for you to go through the “Valley of the Shadow of death”; you will need God because if you have Him by your Side, you will fear no evil.
So, if you are already a True Child of God, show God this Year that you are a Grateful Child.
Then I’m telling you that this Year will then be a Glorious Year for you – Amen.
So, if you have made up your mind that you are going to Praise Him like never before this Year; then with all confidence you can talk to the Person next to you and say: Happy New Year joor! And then you can turn to the Person on the other side and said: Happy New Year jare!
And for the last time; I want you to lay your hands on your chest and say: I will not fear; my God will take care of me and I will serve Him.
Shout another Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
ALTAR CALL
Finally, if you are not yet saved and you are coming to Church or maybe you are coming for the first (1st) time today because it’s the first (1st) Sunday of the Year; you must know that you have been living on Mercy.
The Bible says: It is of the Mercy of the Lord that we are not consumed.
If you have been living on Mercy and that Mercy has brought you to Year 2021; don’t joke with the Mercy of God. If He withdraws that Mercy; there will be nothing left.
So, if you are listening to me or reading now on the Label of DMC and you are not sure of your Salvation; come now.
Come and give your Life to Jesus Christ – He will save your Soul, you will become the Child of the Living God, you will become Part of the People He will say I will take care of.
I’m calling you now – I will count from 1 to 7. If you want to give your Life to Jesus Christ come now – I’m counting.
So, those of you infront and those still on the way; cry to Jesus Christ and ask Him to be Merciful unto you – Ask Him to save your Soul, ask Him to Forgive your sins, ask Him to receive you into His Family so that He can take care of you for the rest of your Life.
And the rest of us; Please let’s stretch our hands to these our brothers and sisters and let us intercede for them: That the God who saved our Souls will save their own Souls also; that the Blood that wash us clean will cleanse them from all their sins also.
Pray for them Brethren, intercede for them.
And if you are still on the way; hurry up as I’m about to Pray for Salvation now.
If anybody wants to come; come now quickly. Don’t miss this day – This is your day.
Thank You Saviour, Thank You Lord.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
Saviour, I just want to say Thank You: Thank You for Your Words, Thank You because You will take care of Your Own and Thank You for these People that have come forward.
Please, receive them; have Mercy on them Lord; let Your Blood wash away their sins.
Please, as You are saving their Souls today; write their names in the Book of Life and let them serve You for the rest of their lives.
Please Lord God Almighty; from now on, anytime they call on You answer them by Fire.
Thank You Almighty.
And once again, I’m committing all Your Children all over the world listening to me today or reading now on the Label of DMC into Your Hands; throughout this Year, let us have great cause to Glorify Your Name.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
Now, those of you who has come forward – Congratulations.
I Promised you that I will be Praying for you from now on.
And so, you will need to go with the Counsellors who will collect the information that I needed and I assured you that I will be Praying for you.
God Bless You – Amen!
Counsellors, you can Please guide them the way they should go.
Let us clap for Jesus as they go.
Thank You Father, Thank You Almighty God, Thank You Jesus.
Now, we all know that today is our “Special Annual Thanksgiving Service” and they will begin to guide us on how we go about it now.
But before they take over from me; why don’t you Stand on your feet and just Thank God from the bottom of your heart. Why don’t you sing unto Him, clap unto Him, dance before Him.
Just show Him that you appreciate what He had done for you in the Past. You are going to need Him again.
So, Praise Him now – Praise Him from the bottom of your heart. Give Him Glory, give Him Honour, give Him Adorations. He has been very Good to you.
… Praise Him!!!
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