GOING HIGHER PART 15: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE, 18TH APRIL, 2021

SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE

TOPIC: GOING HIGHER – PART 15

MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 18TH APRIL, 2021

BIBLE TEXT: 1 KINGS 17: 8-16

Let Us Pray!

SONG

Ogo fun O’ko re (Blessed be Your Name)
Ogo fun O’ko re (Blessed be Your Name)
Ogo fun Oruko Oluwa (Blessed be Your Oh Lord)
Hallelujah
Ogo fun O’ko re (Blessed be Your Name)
Ogo fun O’ko re (Blessed be Your Name)
Ogo fun Oruko Oluwa (Blessed be Your Oh Lord)

Glory to Your Name
Glory to Your Name
Glory to Your Name Oh Lord
Hallelujah
Glory to Your Name
Glory to Your Name
Glory to Your Name Oh Lord

OPENING PRAYER

Father; Glory be to Your Holy Name, Honour be to Your Holy Name, Adoration be to Your Holy Name.

We bless You Father because You have the ability to do the impossible.

We worship You, we adore You, we Magnify Your Holy Name – We just say: Father, accept our worship in Jesus Name.

Today, we are asking Lord that You empower all of us like never before. You will anoint us heavily so that we will be able to serve you like never before.

Let everyone of us become Mighty Vessels unto Honour in Your Hands.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!

We will want to continue our Study on: Going Higher as we move on to Part 15.

… Still focusing on “The Widow of Zarephath – The Widow of Zarephath (Part 3) if we want to Subtitle it

DMC NOTES: We can get to read the two (2) Previous Teachings on “The Widow of Zarephath” as detailed in the Parts 13 and 14 of the Series of “Going Higher” by accessing these Links:

https://discoverymediacrew.com/Going-Higher-Part-13-Pastor-E-A-Adeboye

https://discoverymediacrew.com/Going-Higher-Part-14-Pastor-E-A-Adeboye

And our Bible Text will remains: 1 Kings 17: 8-16:

8 And the word of the LORD came unto him (Elijah), saying,

9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the City, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I Pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I Pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

We want to take a look once again at this Widow of Zarephath and see that definitely, this must be a very, very Special Widow indeed – A Widow who was willing to let go the Last Meal of the son and herself to a Prophet that she has never met before!

… She must be a very, very Special Widow simply because she saw that this must be a Man of God.

Because she has no way of being sure that the Prophecies of the Man of God will come to Pass.

So, what will you call such a Woman?

I think I will call her a “Living Sacrifice”.

You know in Romans 12:1; the Bible said that: You are to Present yourself, your body a Living Sacrifice.

What is a Living Sacrifice?

In the olden days; when you go to the Herbalist, a Witch Doctor for Help. Many atimes he will tell you: Go and bring your “Best Dress”, bring a Goat, bring a Keg of Oil and so on and so forth.

And you take all these things to him and he will give you a Charm or the other and you go.

The Goat will be taken to the backyard of the Witch Doctor and from that moment onwards; whether the Goat lives or dies; is at the Pleasure of the Herbalist.

So, the Goat is called a Living Sacrifice – Not dead, not killed but the Herbalist can sell it, the Herbalist can use it to entertain a Guest tomorrow.

… The Herbalist decides what happens to the Goat from that moment onwards.

That Goat is called a Living Sacrifice!

… This Woman was Presenting herself to God as a Living Sacrifice – If I live, I live; if I die, I die.

In Matthew 16:25; the Lord Jesus Christ said: You want to find your Life; you must be willing to lose it. If you want to hold on to it; then you will lose it!

In John 12:24; Jesus Christ said that except a coin of Seed falls into the ground and dies; it abides alone. But if it dies, then it will germinate and then brings forth much Fruits.

Are you willing to be a Living Sacrifice?

… A very serious Question because this is a Question everyone who wants to go Higher must answer.

Why? – Because until you surrendered your own “Personal Agenda”; you cannot step into your “Real Destiny”.

If you want to hold on to your own “Personal Agenda”; then the Agenda God has in Store for you will elude you!

1. In 1 Kings 19: 19-21 that I mentioned earlier on; the Bible tells us that when Elijah threw his Mantle on Elisha; that day, the Personal Agenda of Elisha ended.

Because He had a Plan – He was going to inherit his father’s farm; he was going to become the Greatest farmer in the Land.

That was why he was carefully monitoring what was going on in the farm.

But the day the Mantle fell on him – To demonstrate that he has ended his own Agenda; the Bible said that he slew the animals that has been Pulling his Tractor, boiled it and served the People and said bye-bye. His Personal Agenda over!

But then you know that the moment he surrendered to the Agenda of God; he began to rise rapidly to such an extent that by the time you get to 2 Kings 4: 8-17; he became the Most Influencial Man in the Land.

… He would have been a Great farmer but he has now become somebody who could now say to the Shunamite Woman – Who do you want me to talk to on your behalf: The King; the Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces.

Just tell me because they all did my biddings – That is what he is saying.

And in case you don’t believed that they do his biddings – Read 2 Kings 6: 8-23.

A King wanted to wag war, he wanted to lay an ambush for his own King; many Kings wanted to attack his own King.

He said to the King: There is an ambush being laid for you; don’t go there.

The King said: Yes sir. Thank You.

He didn’t go there but just send somebody to go and check out what was going on there and they discovered that it was true.

When the enemies’ King now send an Army to go and arrest Elisha and Elisha arrested the Army and brought them to his King; the King said: My father; shall I kill them? Permission sir to wipe out these enemies.

And he said: Your Majesty, are you the one that captured them?

Feed them and send them back to their Master – Yes sir! And the King obeyed.

*He was supposed to be a very successful farmer but now he became the Commander of the Kings of the Land because he gave his Life as a Living Sacrifice.

As a matter of fact; by the time you read 2 Kings 13: 14-19, when he was about to die he decreed the future. He told the King he was about to go and the King said: My father, my father, now that you want to go, what do you have for me?

He (Elisha) said that I will help you – Do this, do this and this is what will happen.

I (Daddy GO) wanted to be the Youngest Vice Chancellor in Nigeria/Africa and He Changed my Agenda.

… By the Grace of God, I have no regrets today. Some interesting things have happened that maybe one of these days; I will have an opportunity to share my own Testimonies.

Because I can remembered an occasion when I visited an African Country and the Vice President refused to tell the President that I was coming.

I came, the Vice President came; I Prayed for him.

After I left, the President discovered that I came and gone and that it was the Vice President who told me that he has travelled. And there was a little Problem for the Vice President – I don’t want to go into details.

But the Vice President said: I don’t mind the Punishment – That Man had already touched my head and I know that I will reach my Goal.

If you Put aside your own Agenda and allowed the Agenda of God to take over; if you can make your Life a Living Sacrifice to the Almighty God; you will enter into your Destiny and the Plan God has for you is far, far more Superior to the Plan you have for yourself.

2. Consider Peter – Why did Apostle Peter became so Prominent among the Apostles?

Because if you read Acts 5: 12-16; the Bible said: By the hands of the Apostles were many Miracles Performed – All the Apostles were Performing Miracles.

But in the case of Peter; his Shadow was Healing the sick.

And this was the Man who was the “Most Unqualified” – Humanly speaking to be an Apostle because he denied the Lord three (3) times. You all know the Story.

And yet, when he came to a very, very serious situation; when God had to choose between two (2) People – Remember we talked about what will happen when God has to choose one (1) Person out of two (2) (During the RCCG Solemn Assembly held March 2021); he choose Peter.

DMC NOTES: You may get to download the PDF eBook Copy of all the Sessions (Day 1 to Day 4) of the RCCG Solemn Assembly 2021 on this Link:

https://discoverymediacrew.com/RCCG-2021-Solemn-Assembly-Messages-Compilation

What do you mean when he had to choose among two (2) People?

Well I’m sure that you know the Story in John 15: 15-16.

On the day of the trial of the Lord Jesus Christ; when everybody fled; only two (2) People stayed on – John the Beloveth and Peter.

… Oh, Peter followed afar off but he still arrived.

When he arrived and was standing outside; John the Beloveth who knew somebody inside there came out and took him in.

… There were two (2) of them!

But when God is going to choose who will be Number 1; He wanted to choose who will be leading – It was Peter.

I. On the day of Pentecost, it was Peter who Preached.

II. In Acts 3: 1-8; at the Beautiful Gate; it was Peter who took the lame Man by the hand and told him to rise up and walk.

… And you go on and on; it was Peter, Peter – Why?

Maybe you will recall Luke 5: 1-11 – When Peter fished all night and caught nothing. And Jesus Christ came into his boat and he caught so much fish that two (2) boats began to sink.

The Bible said that when they got to the shore of the Sea, he forsook all and followed Him.

… He never sold one of the fish. He just left everything and He made himself a Living Sacrifice.

III. Or maybe you want to remembered what happened in John 20: 1-8.

When Jesus Christ rose from the dead and the woman came and told others that He has risen – The Story was told that two (2) People rushed to the Sepulchre: Peter and John the Beloveth.

John being the Younger Man arrived there first but when he got there; he just Peeped into the Sepulchre, saw that it was empty.

Peter didn’t stop – There was this Love for the Almighty God that was so overwhelming.

… He rushed in!

I have told you the definition of a Fanatic.

A Fanatic is somebody or someone who loves Jesus Christ more than you!

… He (Peter) rushed in as he couldn’t wait.

IV. Or you think about John 21: 1-8.

… I’m just talking to someone who wants to excel; who if God wants to choose between two (2); who will He choose?

In John 21: 1-8 – You know the Story.

When Peter said: Okay everything seems to have fallen through; maybe I just go back to fishing.

And then they fished together all-night and the Others said I will follow you.

… Peter was a Leader, even in Failure.

And again, they caught nothing and then early in the morning the Lord appeared on the Beach and said: Have you Meat?

And they said Nothing.

Then He said: Cast your Net to the right; you will catch many fishes and they caught.

John the Beloveth said: It is the Lord.

But Peter didn’t wait – The Bible said that he jumped into the Sea and he got to the Beach before the others came.

… If it is the Lord, meet me there. Let others bring the fish – It is their headache as it is the Lord that I wanted.

I remembered one Great Man of God that was talking to us when we were Younger Christians.

He said that when we get to Heaven, some People will be excited looking at their Mansions, looking at the Street of Gold.

He said; I will be saying: Move aside, just let me get to Jesus Christ. Let me get to the One who saved my Soul.

There is a Love in someone who is going to excel, who is going to rise the Highest. There is Love within someone for the Lord Jesus Christ that will enable him to Present his Life as a Living Sacrifice and say to God: If I live, I live; if I die, I die; if I float, I float with You; if I sink, I sink with You.

3. Consider another fellow called Paul.

In 1 Corinthians 15:9; he (Paul) said that I’m not even fit to be called an Apostle because I Persecuted the Church.

… He said that I (Paul) started badly.

He said but as it is written in 2 Corinthians 12:11 – He said: I’m not in anyway Inferior to the Chiefest Apostle.

What is he saying? – I rose from nothing to the Top!

And was he just boasting for nothing?

Read Acts 19: 11-12; the Bible said that God Performed “Special Miracles” by the hands of Paul.

A Miracle is a “Special Divine Intervention” in the affairs of Men – That is the definition of a Miracle. When God suspends all the Laws of Nature.

But now the Bible says that the Lord Performed “Special Miracles” by the hands of Paul – That means “Special, Special Divine Intervention” (Divine Intervention Squared in the Language of Mathematicians.

There is nobody among the Apostles that it was written concerning them as it was written concerning Paul.

Why?

I. Philippians 3: 7-11; Paul said that all things that were gain to me, I let them go that I may win Christ.

… I made myself a Living Sacrifice; I surrendered all.

II. In Philippians 1: 20-21; he says: For me to live is Christ and to die is Gain.

… The Lord just take over, do what you like to my Life.

How high do you want to go? – That is a “Big Question” as we are talking about “Going Higher”.

The answer is determined by how low do you want to descend?

Because in John 3:30; John the Baptist said: Jesus must Increase; I must Decrease.

… He said: Let Jesus Christ rise, let me go Low.

And in Matthew 11:11; Jesus Christ replied – Of all Men born of a Woman as far as the Old Testament is concerned; He said there is none Greater than John the Baptist.

… The one who said I want to go Low; was raised to the Highest Level.

I told those of you who had been to the School of Disciples (SOD) – Philippians 2: 5-11; that the Lord Jesus Christ went down seven (7) Steps from being God, from becoming not just Man, not just Servant, not just one who died but died on the Cross – The Most Shameful Death!

If you read the School of Disciples (SOD) Manuals; you will find out the seven (7) Steps there and then God raises Him Up seven (7) Steps.

The Number of Steps down will determine the Number of Steps Up

James 4:10 says: If only you will humble yourself under the Mighty Hands of God; He will lift you up.

Total Surrendering is going to lead to Total Promotion.

But there is one Point there (In our Study today) that I must not forget in this Story at that Stage.

And that is this which is for all of us – “Don’t surrender yet; Help is on the Way!

The Woman said: I just want to eat – I want to Prepare the food so that me and my son will eat and die.

I. She wasn’t saying: We will eat and then wait for death.

II. She wasn’t saying: We will eat and then starve.

No, No; she is saying: This Meal will be our “Farewell Meal” to this world – We will eat and then commit suicide.

… But Help was on the Way!

As she was going to gather the sticks to Prepare the “Last Meal”; God was already sending somebody who will turn the Tides.

Psalms 46:1 says: God is our Ever Present Help in times of trouble.

… God will arrive for you at the Right Time.

And I hope that whoever this Message is for will listen to me very closely and even as the Person reads now on the Label of DMC – Take the Word of God from me: Don’t surrender yet because “Help is on the Way”!

I will tell you a Story – Some of you have heard it before.

About an Uncle of mine who was a very, very successful Engineer. But when everything went down, things went so bad that he was using the wrapper of the wife to sew Buba and Soro (Top wear and Trouser as being worn by the Men in Yoruba Culture of Nigeria).

He had nothing left and so he decided that I better die as death is better than shame.

Then being a very funny Man, he decided that I will go to Church: I will sing, I will dance – Everybody will see me and then I will come home and commit suicide.

So that everybody will be saying: Ha, Ha; we saw him in the Church.

He said: I will attend my own funeral – That was the way he put it.

But then he got to the Church and he got a Word from the Preacher.

And the Word that he got was that: When Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego said that the God we served is able to deliver us; they didn’t know how He will do it but He did it.

He heard that and said: Ha, I don’t know how God will get me out of this trouble; but I refused to die as I know that He will do it.

The day that he was sharing his Testimony, he had just bought fourteen (14) cars for his Staff at his Place of work because the Tides turned.

So, whoever you are listening to me or reading now on the Label of DMC; Probably at the Point of losing Hope completely – Hey, Help is coming. Don’t surrender to death yet.

ALTAR CALL

Instead, if you are not yet a Child of God, surrender to Jesus Christ now.

If you surrender to Jesus Christ; He will turn the Tides for you.

The Word of God made it clear: If any Man be in Christ, He is a New Creature; Old Things has Passed away, all Things become New.

… All Things become New includes God turning the Tides for you!

So, if you have not yet given your Life to Jesus Christ; maybe you want to do so now – If you will just bow your head now wherever you are.

Or if you are in a Church Settings, if you will come forward to the Altar and cry to the Almighty God that I surrender to You – He will take over from there.

And those of us who are already Children of God; well you Pray for those who are just surrendering their lives to Jesus Christ now and ask God for Grace for yourself to turn over your Life over to Him completely so that you too can become a Living Sacrifice and your Promotions will begin.

Let Us Pray!

PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER

Ancient of Days; I want to Thank You once again for Your Words.

I want to give You all Glory and Honour Particularly for those who are surrendering their lives to You now instead of surrendering to death.

Please, receive them, save their Souls, write their names in the Book of Life, turn the Tides for them and let everything become New for them.

From now on; anytime they cry to You; Please answer them by Fire.

As for those of us who are already Your Children; the Grace to turn over our lives for You completely so that we become a Living Sacrifice in Your Hands; Please release to us in Jesus Name; so that very, very soon too, we will begin to say: Ha, I had an Agenda for myself; I surrendered it to God. Look at what God had done for me.

… Father, so let it be in Jesus Name.

Thank You Father.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!

Now, those of you who has given your Life to Jesus Christ; Please contact me as soon as Possible so that I can begin to Pray for you.

But I will want to know your Name, your Address, your Prayer Request and I Promised you that I will be Praying for you.

In the meantime, locate one of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) near you and tell the Pastor there that I sent you – He will tell you how to Proceed from now on in your New Walk with God.

God Bless You – Amen!!!

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