Author: Samuel Oyesanya

RCCG 2023/2024 CROSS OVER SERVICE

THEME: FROM MY NEW POSITION

MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 31ST DECEMBER 2023

BIBLE TEXT: 1 SAMUEL 2: 7-9

SONG

Jesus is Alpha
Alpha and Omega
Jesus is Alpha
Alpha and Omega
So I will Praise Him for He is Alpha
Alpha and Omega
So I will Praise Him for He is Alpha
Alpha and Omega

Like Him I want to be
To be Forever
Like Him I want to be
To be Forever
So I will Praise Him for He is Alpha
Alpha and Omega
So I will Praise Him for He is Alpha
Alpha and Omega

OPENING PRAYER

King of Kings and Lord of Lords – Thank You.

Thank You for January, Thank You for February, Thank You for March, Thank You for April, Thank You for May, Thank You for June, Thank You for July, Thank You for August, Thank You for September, Thank You for October, Thank You for November and Thank You for December – Glory be to Your Holy Name.

Whether the devil likes it or not, now he has lost the battle – Glory be to Your Holy Name Lord.

Accept our Worship in Jesus Name.

In the next few Minutes in this Old Year (2023); Father speak to us.

Let the Power in Your Words my Father and my God, let it bring Healings to all of us.

And once again Father, we cry to You that as we go into the New Year, there will be “No Carry Over”.

Thank You Almighty God.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Well, let Somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Shake hands with one (1) or two (2) People and say: Certainly, you will see me in the New Year – Amen!

And then you may Please be seated

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Before we go into the Word of God, tomorrow (Monday 1st January 2024) is the first Monday in the Year (2024) and I expect everybody to be at home Rejoicing and Praising God.

And so, there will be no Divine Encounter Service and Shiloh Hour Service tomorrow!

The first Divine Encounter Service and Shiloh Hour Service for this Year 2024 will be on Monday, the 8th of January 2024.

So, that is an important Information – Pass it on to your friends who are not here!

1 Samuel 2: 7-9

7. The LORD maketh Poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8. He raiseth up the Poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the Beggar from the dunghill, to set them among Princes, and to make them inherit the Throne of Glory: for the Pillars of the Earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
9. He will keep the feet of His Saints, and the Wicked shall be Silent in Darkness; for by Strength shall no Man Prevail.

How many of you believed beyond all doubts that God has Repositioned you?

Divine Health – “I get am”.

Divine Prosperity – “I get am”.

Divine Promotion – “I get am”.

Divine Acceleration – “I get am”.

Divine Victory – “I get am”.

Divine Anointing – “I get am”.

Divine Power – “I get am”.

And the one wey I no get – “God don dash me”.

Let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

As we Preach along, get ready to write your Prayer Points.

I want to talk to you for few Minutes on: “FROM MY NEW POSITION”.

Because I wasn’t where I used to be – What about you?

No, God has Promoted us and He has Repositioned us.

Right now by the Grace of God, we are on the Mountain Top – Amen!

Which is why the RCCG Holy Ghost Service for January 2024 is going to begin a Series on: “From the Mountain Top”.

The Advantage of the fact that God had Repositioned us, He has lifted us up from the dunghill and has Placed us on the Throne is that:

1. Now that we have been Repositioned to the Mountain Top; we can see farther.

And because you can see farther, you can have more Blessings.

Because in Genesis 13: 14-18; the Almighty God encouraged Abraham – He said to him, walk to the right, walk to the left, lift up your eyes. See as much as you can, He said because whatever you see, I give it to you.

When the Almighty God gave us our Campground in America several years ago, it was just 114 Hectares of Land.

My children took me there to go and see the Land and when I saw the Land, I was dazed – Lord God Almighty, a “Small Church” with Headquarters in Nigeria, having a Campground in America like this?

I told my children when it was time to go home to leave me behind – Go, I need to spend the Night here. My God and I need to talk. So, they left a Vehicle with me and went.

I came out after they had gone at Night – It was cold, the Moon was cool and I was walking up and down the Land, Praising God.

But the cold became overbearing and so I went back into the Van because it was warm there. But my heart was still bubbling with Praises unto God.

Oh I Pray for Somebody here today or reading now on the Label of DMC – Throughout the Coming Year (2024); your heart will be Overflowing with Joy (Amen).

After some time, I couldn’t bear it anymore and so I jumped out of the Vehicle again – Jumped into the cold and began to Praise God.

And all of a sudden, God spoke to me and said: Son, walk as far as you can, and see as much as you can because whatever you see, I give it to you.

Today, we have more than 800 Hectares of Land over there!

There is Somebody here today or reading now on the Label of DMC; you are going to walk into the New Year (2024) with New Eyes – Amen!

So start writing down your Prayer Points:

PRAYER NO 1. Thank God for your Preservation by God till now.

PRAYER NO 2. Father, Please open my eyes – I want to see You more.

PRAYER NO 3. Father, Please open my eyes to see Opportunities waiting for me in the New Year.

2. When you have been Repositioned and God has Placed you on the Mountain Top; it becomes easy to hear God more Clearly.

You see, one of the benefits of the Mountain Top is that there are very few People there and so no Noise as the Place is very quiet.

And when it is quiet, it becomes easy to hear the Voice of God because when He speaks, He speaks In “Small Still Voice” – We will discuss that more during the RCCG January 2024 Holy Ghost Service on Friday!

Now, the beauty of hearing from God yourself directly is that it Increases your Faith!

Because the Bible says: Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.

My children asked me a Question when I was in Abuja (DMC NOTES: Abuja is the Federal Capital City of Nigeria) some weeks ago (DMC NOTES: The Program Specifically was on Sunday 12th November 2023, during the RCCG Abuja Youths Family Hangout Out with Daddy and Mummy GO at the Velodrome of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria).

They said: Daddy, has there been anytime in your Life when you doubted whether or not there is God?

And I told them – If you know where I was coming from and where I am now; it is not Possible for me to doubt God.

If anybody comes to me and said that there are things that God cannot do, I will only smile because they don’t know what they are talking about.

When I asked Him for a house in Mushin (DMC NOTES: Mushin is a Low Earner densely Populated Part of Lagos State Nigeria) and He told me that I will build you a City!

If I didn’t hear Him myself, if a Prophet came to tell me that, I will Probably tell him: Oga (DMC NOTES: Meaning “Mr Man/Woman”) look for somebody else to deceive.

But I heard God and today, I know that – “Out of Nothing, He can build a City”.

DMC NOTES: You can get to Watch the Video Clips as well as read the Full Text Transcript of the 4 Thrilling Questions the YAYA Youth Family asked Daddy GO on this Link:

Video: https://youtu.be/L2aUJ-pBNzM

Full Text: https://discoverymediacrew.com/Question-And-Answer-Session-Pastor-E-A-Adeboye

I have Good News for Somebody – By the time you get into the New Year; your Faith will be able to move Mountains (Amen).

PRAYER NO 4. Father, open my ears – I want to hear from you Directly.

When you hear directly from God; then it will be Impossible for any Prophet to deceive you.

3. When you are Repositioned to the Mountain Top, then you will come into a Closer Contact with God because God is above.

Jesus Christ told us so – He that cometh from Above is above all.

And when you Climb a Mountain Top, you will get Closer to God.

And when you get Closer to God, one of the things He will do is that God will put you above all the Problems that may be going on in the Valley below.

In Exodus 17: 8-16 – When the Amalekites came to attack the children of Israel. Moses went to the Mountain Top and he told Joshua and the rest of the People to begin to fight in the Valley below

PRAYER NO 5. Father, I want to get much more Closer to You.

PRAYER NO 6. Father, in the New Year; Place me far above all the Problems of this world.

4. When God has lifted you up, Repositioned you and Placed you on the Mountain Top; from there, you can Pray Fire down!

In 1 Kings 18: 1-39 – It was on Mount Carmel that Elijah Prayed and God answered by Fire.

And let me use this Opportunity to inform you in case you don’t know, that there are only two (2) Places in the world today where there is Mount Carmel.

One is in Israel and the other one is in Nigeria!

And while I am not Advertising, but I want to tell you that all those who has visited Mount Carmel in Ifewara Osun State Nigeria; find it difficult to leave.

A Journalist once went there to go and write – To find out what was going on so that he could come and write something critical.

When he got there, the Holy Spirit arrested him and he was there for three (3) days.

And after three (3) days; he didn’t even want to leave again.

On Mount Carmel, you Pray and Fire comes down!

PRAYER NO 7. Father, in the New Year; answer all my Prayers by Fire.

And then comes 2 King 1: 9-12; when Elijah was sitting on a Mountain Top and a King send some Soldiers to go and arrest him – First fifty (50) Soldiers.

The Captain came and said: Man of God, come down; you are under arrest.

Elijah my friend – I spent three (3) years Studying him; he said that if I be a Man of God, let Fire descend and consume you and your fifty (50).

As soon as he finished speaking, Fire came down and consumed the Captain and his fifty (50).

When the King waited and Nobody came back; he sent another fifty (50) with another Captain and they too were roasted.

PRAYER NO 8. Father, every Evil Forces or Obstructions that may want to arrest my Progress in the Coming Year; let Your Fire come down and consume them.

5. When you are on the Mountain Top, your Prayers can be answered by Fire like I said.

But when you read 1 Kings 18: 41-45; it was still on Mount Carmel that Elijah Prayed and there was a Shower of Blessing.

He Prayed and there was Mighty Rainfall.

And I was talking to some of my children who were here some few days ago for the Young Ministers’ Retreat (YMR) Global Conference 2023 – And they were talking about “The Rain”.

And I told them that the Rain is the Number One (1) enemy of Famine because when it rains, there will be food for the Eaters and Seed for the Sowers.

DMC NOTES: You can get to read the Full Text of Daddy GO Message during the Day 1 of the YMR Conference 2023 on this Link:

https://discoverymediacrew.com/The-Rain-Pastor-E-A-Adeboye

When it rains:

• Barrenness will go to an End.
• Fruitless Efforts will come to an End.

PRAYER NO 9. Father, in the Coming Year; as I Pray; let there be Showers of Blessings.

Showers of Blessings upon me, upon my family, upon Your Church and upon my Nation.

6. In Acts 2: 1-4; the Bible says that the Apostles were in the Upper Room (Not in the Lower Room) and they Prayed and certain things happened:

I. The Wind blew – And you will hear more about that later tonight (During Prophesy).

II. And then, there were Showers of Fire.

The Holy Spirit came as Thorns of Fire and sat upon each and everyone of them.

And then Power came – They received Power!

PRAYER NO 10. Father, in the Coming Year; when I Pray let the Holy Spirit fall on me afresh like the Day of Pentecost – To empower me, to do Miracles, Signs and Wonders.

So that when it is Testimony Time, I will be talking about Miracles, Signs, Wonders that God has done for me and God has used me to do in the Life of others.

In Acts 8: 5-8 – There was a Young Man called Philip. He was just a Member of the Congregation and then God Promoted him.

I. First he became a Deacon – Just like one of the Ushers; to serve People when they needed to be served.

II. Then God Repositioned him and he landed in a Place called Samaria.

But because the Shower of the Fire had fallen on him, he began to do Marvelous Things such that even the devil heard him just speaking and they began to run away.

He (Philip) became a Great Channel of Blessings!

PRAYER NO 11. Father, in the Coming Year; I don’t want to just be Blessed beyond measures.

I want to be Channels of Blessings to many.

I want my Life to touch so many lives so that wherever I go; Miracles will happen.

A friend of mine gave me a Phone Call some days ago – We were about the same Age.

And he said: Pastor, where do you get your Energy from?

At over eighty (80) years Old, you are still running up and down – And we just laughed.

I will tell you the Truth – It is not easy.

At the Time of Christmas when everybody is sitting down at home eating Turkey; for an eighty one (81) years Old Man to be running from one City to another, from one Village to another – Jumping down, Preaching, Laying Hands on the Sick and so on and so forth.

But when I arrived and I see the crowd and I see the Joy even when I haven’t said anything and I see their Shouting, their Rejoicing – Their Joy gives me Strength!

In the Coming Year (2024); wherever you go, when you arrive Joy will arrive – Amen!

ALTAR CALL

I want to use the few Minutes remaining before we Cross Over into the New Year (2024); to tell those of you who are here and have not yet given your Life to Jesus Christ – You have to really run and move very fast.

If you are here and you have not given your Life to Jesus Christ – Run forward now very, very quickly so that you can enter the New Year as a Brand New Person and a Child of the Almighty God.

So, I’m going to count from one (1) to five (5) – If you want to surrender your Life to Jesus Christ, run forward now very quickly as I’m counting.

Now, those of you who are already infront and those of you on the way, cry to the Almighty God and say: Please, save my Soul. I don’t want to go into the New Year as a Sinner, I want to be a Child of God.

Save my Soul, forgive all my sins, Please Lord, wash away all my sins tonight.

Go ahead and talk to the Almighty God.

And the rest of us, let us talk to the Almighty God on behalf of these People for 2 Minutes

Pray that the Almighty God who saved your Soul will save their own Souls also – Intercede for them.

Thank You Father.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

PRAYER FOR SALVATION

Father, I want to say Thank You.

Thank You very, very much for Your Word, Thank You for those People who has come forward now to surrender their lives to You.

Father, Please accept them, forgive them, save their Souls in Jesus Name

Let Your Blood wash away their sins, write their names in the Book of Life, Please receive them into the Family of God and let them become yours Forever.

Anytime they Pray from now on Father, answer them by Fire.

And let them serve You till the very End.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Those of you infront, let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Chants of “HAPPY NEW YEAR”.

Shake hands with as many People as you can and say: Happy New Year to them!

THANKSGIVING AND FIRST OFFERING FOR THE NEW YEAR

But we have a Custom in The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) – As soon as we enter the New Year; we give God an Offering.

So, take your “First Offering” for the Year (2024) and lift it up to the Almighty God and say:

Father, with this Offering; I hereby decree that I will not spend a kobo for the devil – I won’t spend on Sickness, I won’t have a Case in Court.

SPECIAL PRAYERS OVER THE FIRST OFFERING

My Father and my God, I want to bless Your Holy Name – Thanking You for my First Prayer of the New Year. It is to Thank You on behalf of Your Children who are here alive and well.

I want to Thank You for Providing for them so that they can even Give an Offering.

Father, I Pray that as a result of their Giving this Mornin:

• Throughout this Year (2024), they will never spend for the devil.
• Throughout this Year (2024), they won’t spend on Sickness, they won’t spend on any Fruitless Efforts and they won’t spend on Sorrow.

And I Pray Lord God Almighty that whatever they have given You this Morning will be the least they will ever Give You.

Thank You Almighty God.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

SPECIAL PRAYER POINTS

Now the Altar is opened and your Prayers Points are already with you.

I am going to give you just 15 Minutes to go over those Prayers Points – And talk to the Almighty God.

Go ahead and talk to the Almighty God.

Thank You Jesus!

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

SPECIAL PRAYERS OVER THE SPECIAL PRAYER POINTS

God will grant your Requests:

He will Open your eyes; He will Open your ears; He will draw you Close to Himself and He will answer your Prayers by Fire.

Upon your Family, all those who are Precious to you, there shall be Showers of Blessings.

You will be Blessed and you will be Channels of Blessing

The Holy Spirit will fall on you like never before.

Even like the Day of Pentecost, the Power of God will fall on you.

Any Force that tries to hinder you; the Fire of God will consume them.

You will serve God like never before.

So shall it be.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!

PROPHECIES FOR YEAR 2024 BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

I am tempted not to say anything about the New Year (2024) for two Major reasons:

REASON NO 1:

There are all kinds of Prophets that are already Prophesying and I’m not a Prophet – I’m just a Pastor.

So, maybe we should leave the Prophesying to the Prophets.

REASON NO 2:

You know that a “True Prophet” will tell you what God says. And what God says many atimes is not what you always want to hear.

I’m going to start with Nigeria.

And the reason I’m going to tell you the little that I can about Nigeria is because Somebody says that if you jump from a Storey Building, you will not be as wounded as if you are Pushed.

Because when you jump, you will Prepare for the Landing.

Everything that God is saying centers around one little Sentence – Which interestingly I heard from those who are Dramatising; even though they don’t know what they are saying.

You can write it in Capital Letters:: “THE WIND IS BLOWING”.

So, you should include in your Prayer that the Wind should blow you Good – Amen!

The Wind is already Blowing and you can’t stop the Wind!

FOR NIGERIA

1. As far as Nigeria is concerned my Beloveth Children; things will get “Worst” before it gets “Better”.

Mark my words – That is what Daddy says!

You are already complaining that things are Hot – The Good News is that the Wind is already Blowing but it is going to get “A Bit Hotter” before it begins “To Cool Down”.

… That is what Daddy told me o, and that is not what I will love to hear but that is what He said – It will get “Worst” before it gets “Better”.

2. Talking about Nigeria – Because the Wind is Blowing, some “Serious Secrets” will come to the Open.

You know the Elders has a Proverb – If the Wind blows, you will see the anus of the Chicken.

Don’t lose Hope o! Because the Wind is Blowing; it means sooner or later things will get Cool.

So in case you are thinking of “Japaing”; there are some of us who can’t “Japa” – We can’t go anywhere as we are here whether we like it or not; and we will Survive.

FOR INDIVIDUALS

1. The Lord made it clear to me that because the Wind is Blowing, there are some People who will start this Year (2024) as “Nothing” but before the end of the Year; they will become “Significant”.

And He (God) illustrated it – He showed me from the Bible that when He Created Man, He just took Mud and then the Wind blew on the Mud and the Mud became a Living Soul.

So, some will start this Year as “Nothing” but before the end of the Year; they will become “Significant”.

2. Just like those People who are doing the Drama were talking about.

There will be many Opportunities this Year (2024) – So, get ready for them.

This is what they called Insider Information – You are hearing about it now before the Opportunities will begin to come.

The Girl who was talking to her husband in the Drama – And I was laughing when the husband said: How long will this continue? That he has to soak Garri in the Morning.

Ha, I said that you better Thank God that you have Garri to soak.

And the wife said: When the Wind is Blowing, some People will build a Wall while some other People will build a Windmill.

I said: Who told her that?

FOR INTERNATIONAL SCENE

1. Because the Wind is Blowing, there will be Divine Interventions in those Places in the world where things are Hot.
2. The Almighty God assured me that there will be quite a few Medical Breakthroughs Particularly in the area of Incurable Sicknesses like Cancer, Asthma, Hypertension, Sugar Diabetes.

God said that because the Wind is Blowing, there will be quite a few Mighty Breakthroughs Particularly in the areas of Medicine.

FOR CHURCH

God has some things to say to the Church – And that one, I can’t say it in the open.

I will tell your Pastors and your Pastors will tell you.

But let this ring in your ears everyday of this Year (2024) – “THE WIND IS BLOWING”.

Lift Up your hands to the Almighty God and cry to Him and say: Father, let the Wind blow in my Favour!

Go ahead and talk to the Almighty God!

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

FINAL CLOSING PRAYER

My Father and my God, I Thank You once again for the Past Year (2023) because You did Marvelously Things Last Year – Thank You! Thank You!! Thank You!!!

Thank You for the RCCG Special Holy Ghost Service of Last Year; Thank You for the RCCG Annual Convention of Last Year; Thank You for the RCCG Holy Ghost Congress of Last Year; Thank You for all the RCCG Holy Ghost Services of Last Year – Father, accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.

Since Nobody can stop a Wind from Blowing, I beg you my Father and my God on behalf of all Your Children, let the Wind blows in our Favour.

And as Your Children will be going home, any evil on the way, let the Wind blow it away.

Father, within one (1) week, let the Wind blows Blessings into our homes.

Thank You Father.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Let me hear you shout one more Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!!!

Thank you so much for staying all through to read.

Kindly Order for the Audio of Year 2022 RCCG Programs covering all Programs, Inclusive Weekly Messages of Pastor Mensah Otabil, Apostle Joshua Selman and Bro Gbile on a 16GB Flash from our Stable – Call/Text/WhatsApp 08023604721/08066497178/08059821748

To Support DMC: https://discoverymediacrew.com/donate/

To read other Messages on the Coverage of DMC MediaCrew so far this Year and beyond; kindly visit our Website: http://discoverymediacrew.com.

Follow us on Twitter: @discoverymediac

Send a Friend Request on Facebook to DMC MediaCrew.

Like our FB Page: Discovery Media

Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/NzzPckuGazKYFxZZFkt9fg

Follow Us on Instagram: Discoverymediacrew

Watch and Follow Us on YouTube: Discovery Media Crew

For Enquiries, email Us on: info@discoverymediacrew.com

Discovery Media Crew … Reaching out to the World through the Power of the Gospel!!!

COMPILATIONS BY:

MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI AND TOPE BABALOLA

©️ DISCOVERY MEDIA CREW (DMC) 2024

RCCG DECEMBER 2023 CROSS OVER HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE

THEME: NO CARRY OVER

MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 31ST DECEMBER 2023

BIBLE TEXT: PSALMS 105: 37-38

Whether the devil likes it or not – There is Somebody here today or reading now on the Label of DMC who will see the New Year!

If you are thar Fellow, let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Let Us Pray!

SONG

We bless Your Name Oh Lord
And we confess You
That You are the Lord

OPENING PRAYER

Ancient of Days, we bless Your Name.

The Alpha, the Omega; we Worship You.

The Beginnjng and the Ending, we say: May Your Name forever be Glorified.

Accept our Worship in Jesus Name.

Thank You for all You have done for us this Year (2023) – Thank You for the Up’s and Down’s; Thank You for the battles You fought for us; Thank You for Victorious Innumerable; Thank You because You are still the same – Accept our Worship in Jesus Name.

Thank You for another Opportunity to dine with You one more time before the Year runs out.

Father, we give You all the Glory and Honour – Please, accept our Worship in Jesus Name.

Tonight Father, in all our lives; like never before, do something New.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Well, let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Shake hands with one (1) or two (2) People and say: You are going to see me in the New Year you know!

And then, you may Please be seated.

Psalms 105: 37-38

37. He brought them forth also with Silver and Gold: and there was not one feeble Person among their Tribes.
38. Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

After tonight, your Enemies will become afraid of you – Amen!

When the Children of Israel ate the Passover Meal in Exodus Chapter 12, they were starting something that we will be remembered for Life because that’s the Origin of the Lord’s Supper.

And when they had that Meal, several things happened.

And to fully understand all the things that happened, I will mention just a few of them.

When you are a Student in the University, and you don’t Pass all your Exams but you have done well enough for them to allow you continue your Studies; then those Papers you failed they will ask you to carry them over to the Next Year.

So that by the time the Students returned Next Year, in addition to whatever the Courses he has to do for that New Year, he has to deal with the Carry Over Courses.

In other words, even as he is going to the New Year, there are some Problems waiting for him there already.

But in the Name that is above every other names, you are not going to Carry Over any Problem over to Year 2024 – Amen!

1. When the Children of Israel left Egypt after the Original Lord’s Supper; they did not carry Bondage over.

Now according to John 8:36; the Bible says that when the Son shall set you Free; you shall be Free Indeed.

So, in the Name of the One who sent me; the One who kept me alive till today; any form of Bondage that has been in your Life in 2023, it will not follow you into Year 2024 – Amen.

2. And in the Bible Passage we read to you as Bible Text (DMC NOTES: Psalms 105: 37-38); the Bible made it clear that they did not carry Sickness over.

It says that there was no Feeble one among them.

This simply tells you that God has the Power to heal a Whole Nation in one Night.

I don’t know how many of you are listening to me now all over the world or reading now on the Label of DMC; but as the Almighty God lives, by the time they are saying Happy New Year in 2024, in a way no Human Being can explain, your Sickness and Disease will be gone – Amen!

3. When they were leaving Egypt after that Original Lord’s Supper, according to Exodus 12: 35-36; they were loaded down with Treasures!

Everything that their Parents had worked for – For hundreds of years, every Salaries the Egyptians should have Paid their forefathers that they didn’t Pay, because they are being treated as Slaves; they Paid in one Day.

In the Name of my Father – Every Opportunities that you have lost shall be restored tonight (Amen).

You will not carry Poverty into the New Year – Amen.

4. When they left Egypt after that Special Meal, they cease to be Backwards again and they cease to be a Worthless kind of People.

Because the Bible says in Exodus 12:32 – It says Pharaoh himself:

• Their Number One Tormentor.
• The one who had kept them under Subjection for all these Years.
• The one who said that I didn’t know your God and I won’t let you go.

The same Fellow begged them and said: Please bless me also.

Now, the Bible says in Hebrews 7:7 – It says that: The Less is blessed by the Greater/Better.

In other words, overnight the People who had been treated as Nobody, suddenly become Superior to their Tormentors!

I see a Glorious Future for Somebody – Amen!

All those who has been Suppressing you will come and beg you for Help – Amen!

5. And finally, Pharaoh said to them in Exodus 12: 30-32 – He said: Go and Worship your God!

Every Hindrance in your Life, everything in your Life that has not allowed you to Worship God the way you wanted; you won’t Carry it Over – Amen!

There are some of us who wants to Praise God.

One day, I saw Somebody on a Wheel Chair – Dancing, Shaking and Raising his hands.

I said oh God – Here is Somebody who wants to dance for God but something is holding this Fellow down.

Anything Physical that is not allowing you to Serve God the way you wanted to; you will not carry it over – Amen!

I remembered when I became Born Again and the Joy of Salvation was shaking me as a dog will shake a rat – I wanted to do so much for God but I didn’t have the Money.

You Probably know the Origin of the Holy Ghost Congress:

There was going to be FESTAC (Festival of Arts and Culture) – People are going to come together to sing and Praise all manners of idols and there was going to be Public Holiday for the Period – Schools in Lagos and her environs were going to be Closed.

I said oh, while they are Praising idols, how I wish I have the Money to gather all Students who are now on Holidays together so that we can sing and Praise the Lord Jesus Christ; so that we can Study the Word of God and so that we can Pray together.

And so I shared the idea with one friend of mine and he said that this must be God!

I came to my father-in-the-Lord and I asked for Permission and he said Permission granted.

And so, I decided that I will do it.

I went to WAEC (West African Examination Council) – I collected the Addresses of every Secondary Schools, every Teachers’ Training Colleges and I Printed an Invitation Card to send to all of them; inviting them to come together.

And I got Permission to use Ilesha Grammar School – Which was where I went to Secondary School; to use their Compound and Hostel for the Program.

And then, after I finished Printing the Invitation Cards, suddenly I realised that I didn’t have enough Money to buy Stamps to send out the Invitation Cards.

But I was determined and I told all these People to come and that they will be fed Free.

… The one who is going to fed everybody Free doesn’t have Money to buy Stamps.

What did I do? I sold my car and used the Money to buy Stamps and begin to trust God for Resources.

And I trust God and He met me at the Point of my Needs.

Somehow, the crowd came from all over the Nations and they were all fed.

DMC NOTES: The acronym name FESTAC, which stands for Second World African Festival of Arts and Culture that was held in 1977 in Nigeria. Between January 15th and February 12th, 1977, more than 16,000 Artists, Performers, and Intellectuals from 55 Nations across Africa and the African diaspora came together in Lagos for FESTAC ’77, the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture.

DMC NOTES: WAEC stands for the West African Examinations Council. It is an Examination Board established by Law to determine the Examinations required in the Public interest in the English-Speaking West African Countries, to conduct the Examinations and to award Certificates comparable to those of equivalent Examining Authorities Internationally.

Every Financial Hardship that will not allow you to Worship God the way you wanted to; you won’t carry over to Next Year (2024) – Amen!

I beg you tonight to come to this Table with a Determination that you are not “Carrying Over” any evil to Year 2024 – Amen!

ALTAR CALL

This is why I’m appealling to those of you who are not yet Born Again – You don’t want to go into Year 2024 as a Child of the devil. You must go into the New Year as a Child of God.

So, I appeal to you that if you are not sure of your Salvation, run forward right now – Let’s settle the issue of your Salvation tonight.

I will count from one (1) to five (5) – This is a Cross Over Night and a Night never to be forgotten.

As so, I’m counting now!

Now, those of you who are infront and those of you who are on the way; cry to the Almighty God and say: Lord Jesus, have Mercy on me; save my Soul; let me become a Child of the Living God; let Your Blood wash away my sin and receive me into the Family of God.

And the rest of us, let us Stretch our hands towards these People and Intercede for them.

Pray that the Almighty God, the Only One who can save; will save the Souls of these People and translate them out of the Kingdom of Darkness into the Kingdom of Light of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

Thank You Father.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

PRAYER FOR SALVATION

My Father and my God, I want to Thank You.

I want to Thank You very much for what happened that Day in Egypt – When You set the Children of Israel Free.

I want to Thank You for what happened at Calvary – Where You set all of us Free.

Thank You Lord God Almighty for Your Promise that whosoever will come to You; You will no Wise cast out.

These People has come; Please receive them, let Your Blood wash away their sins, receive them into the Family of God, write their names into the Book of Life and from now on, let everything become New for them.

Anytime they cry to You, Please answer them by Fire.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Now, those of you infront; let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOLY COMMUNION

We have only one Prayer Point to Pray tonight when we take the Elements of the Holy Communion.

It is Simply: In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ; “NO CARRY OVER”.

So when they give you the Bread – Just Pray that “No Carry Over into the New Year”.

The Lord Jesus Christ; the very Night in which He was betrayed took the Bread and when He has given Thanks, He broke it saying: Take, Eat; this is my Body broken for you; do this in Remembrance of Me.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – Amen!

In Jesus Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!

Let’s Stand on our feet.

That as you drink the Wine tonight by Faith; let us decree that there will be “No Carry Over into Year 2024”.

… No Carry Over of Sorrow, Bondage, Failure into the New Year 2024.

After the same manner also; He took the Cup when He has sup, saying: This Cup is the New Testament in my Blood, Please do ye as oft as you drink it in Remembrance of Me.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – Amen!

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

And so shall it be in Jesus Name – Amen!

Let’s be Seated.

THANKSGIVING

Let’s take our Thanksgiving Offering.

It is our Custom after the Holy Communion Service, we want to say Thank You to the Almighty God who has made it Possible for us to enjoy the benefits of the Holy Communion Service.

So, dancing and rejoicing, you take your Offering, and go to the nearest basket.

And after you dropped the Offering, Celebrate with one (1) or two (2) People that have also obtained Mercy – And there will be no “Carry Over” for them either.

Over to you Band!

CLOSING PRAYER

And so my Father, we say Thank You.

Oh, what a Great Opportunity to Partake of this very, very Special Holy Communion Service.

Glory be to Your Holy Name.

And in Your Name, I decree that for all these Your Children – All those who has Participated in this Holy Communion Service; there will be “No Carry Over”.

No Carry Over of Sickness, no Carry Over of Poverty, no Carry Over of Failure and no Carry Over of anything Devilish.

It shall be well with you.

God will bless your Offerings, He will Sanctify it and next time that you Give, you will Give more than this.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!!!

Thank you so much for staying all through to read.

Kindly Order for the Audio of Year 2022 RCCG Programs covering all Programs, Inclusive Weekly Messages of Pastor Mensah Otabil, Apostle Joshua Selman and Bro Gbile on a 16GB Flash from our Stable – Call/Text/WhatsApp 08023604721/08066497178/08059821748

To Support DMC: https://discoverymediacrew.com/donate/

To read other Messages on the Coverage of DMC MediaCrew so far this Year and beyond; kindly visit our Website: http://discoverymediacrew.com.

Follow us on Twitter: @discoverymediac

Send a Friend Request on Facebook to DMC MediaCrew.

Like our FB Page: Discovery Media

Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/NzzPckuGazKYFxZZFkt9fg

Follow Us on Instagram: Discoverymediacrew

Watch and Follow Us on YouTube: Discovery Media Crew

For Enquiries, email Us on: info@discoverymediacrew.com

Discovery Media Crew … Reaching out to the World through the Power of the Gospel!!!

COMPILATIONS BY:

MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI AND TOPE BABALOLA

©️ DISCOVERY MEDIA CREW (DMC) 2023

SPECIAL SUNDAY SERVICE WITH PASTOR (DR) MENSA OTABIL (GENERAL OVERSEER, INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL GOSPEL CHURCH (ICGC) CHRIST TEMPLE, ACCRA GHANA)

TOPIC: MADE RICH THROUGH CHRIST

DATE: 26TH NOVEMBER, 2023

BIBLE TEXT: 2 CORINTHIANS 8:9 (NKJV)

Let us rise up together as we make our “DECLARATION OF GATHERING” in this “YEAR OF GATHERING”.

Are you ready? Say with me:

I Proclaim Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. The Lord is the Shepherd of my Soul, my Shelter by Day, my Light by Night.

In His Name, we Plough our fields, by His Spirit we gather the Harvest, in His Light we seek and find.

In this Year of Gathering, the Lord of the Harvest has commanded: Launch Out into the Deep. At His Words, we cast our Nets, we gather in Souls and Substance for God’s Kingdom.

The Lord is our Reward; in this Season I received God’s Portion set aside for me: Full Measure, Pressed down, Shaking together and running over.

Nothing is Lost and Nothing is wasted in Jesus Name – Amen!

Today being our First Fruit Sunday (DMC NOTES: Every Last Sunday of the Month is The First Fruit Sunday in International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) Ghana); I just decided that I will teach something around God’s Blessing of Wealth and Abundance in our lives.

So, I Titled my Message: “MADE RICH THROUGH CHRIST”.

The Center of our Christian Faith is the Lord Jesus Christ – He is the reason for our Faith, He is our Saviour and He is our Lord!

And when we think of the Lord Jesus Christ, we had to consider what He did for us – A Substitution through His Death, through His Sufferings and through His Ressurrection.

Jesus Christ did a lot for us that was not for Himself:

• There are things that He did to give us Examples.
• There are things He did to give us a Benefits.

And it is always important for us to know what He did as an Example for us and what He did for our benefits.

So for Example, Jesus Christ was nailed to the Cross – Was it also as an Example for us to also at a Point in our lives go and ask Somebody to nail us to a Cross? Are we supposed to be nailed to the Cross?

No, He did it for our sins – So that we can benefit from Redemption.

But He also did things – He was kind, He was Loving and that He didn’t do so that we can go Free. He did it for our Example.

So, there are things Jesus did for our Redemption and then there are things He did for our Christian Examples.

So today, we are going to focus on something that He did for our benefits – We can learn Examples from it but He did it for our benefits.

And the Bible reading is going to be from: 2 Corinthians 8:9.

And just to give you a little background to the Bible Text – In 2nd Corinthians Chapters 8 and 9; Paul was talking ti the Corinth’s Church about Giving. Because at that time, there was a Great Need in the Church in Jerusalem of Judae,

So the Gentile’s Churches – Churches like the one in Corinth, Ephesus, Philippians and so on, were asked to take an Offering and to take it to the Christians in Jerusalem because there was a Famine.

And so, he (Paul) was encouraging the Churches to Participate in this Giving.

As it normally happens when it comes to Giving, some People get angry and say that we are not going to Give as we have all kinds of Problems.

So, Paul was teaching them about Giving – And that was when Paul tells them that God loves a Cheerful Giver!

Don’t be mean when you are Giving, don’t be Frustrated and don’t be Upset!

So in 2 Corinthians Chapters 8 and 9; Paul is talking about all of that.

Now in 2 Corinthians 8:9; he made a Statement in the Content of our Giving but He Places Christ as the Center of it.

Now, I want you to Pay attention to the reading – He says:

2 Corinthians 8:9 NKJV

For you know the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became Poor, that you through His Poverty might become Rich.

This is a very Powerful Statement that Paul made about something that Christ did and the benefits that it Provides for the Believer.

Now, if you look at that Verse, there are two (2) Prominent words there – Both of which are used twice in the Phrase!

1. The first one is the word “Rich”.

The word “Rich” means to be Wealthy, to have Abundance and to have Privilege or to be in a Privilege Position,

The “Rich” there is not Sufficiency, not that I’m okay, I’m fine – The “Rich” there is Abundance.

… Abundance that is Excessive!

2. The Second word there is “Poor”.

“Poor” means to be Destitute, to be Deprived of Wealth, to be Deprived of Position/Privilege.

So obviously, Poor is the opposite of Rich!

And Paul uses these two words in talking about what Jesus Christ did for us – He says that Jesus was Rich and then He became Poor; so that we the Poor will become Rich!

… Basically, that is all that he is talking about.

And so, we are going to examine what Paul meant in that Verse – What is he talking about?

In what sense are those words used in connection with Jesus Christ – Is it about Spiritual Poverty or Spiritual Riches or Material/Physical Poverty or Riches?

QUESTION NO 1:

So, the first Question that we want to Address is: “If Jesus Christ was Rich as Paul says; in what sense was Jesus Christ Rich? What was He Rich in?

Because Paul says: Consider the Grace of the Lord, that though He was Rich!

In what way was He Rich?

What does Paul mean when he said that Jesus Christ was Rich? And what does it means for us?

Two (2) ways:

I. He was Rich in the sense that He shared in the Glory of the God-Head – He was Rich in Glory in Power, in Dominion, in Excellence.

He is God!

Jesus Christ spoke about the Glory He had with the Father – That was Rich if you share Glory as a Creator then you are Super Rich!

So, Jesus Christ was Rich in the sense of His Glory!

II. He was Rich because He Created and Owned all Things – He is the Owner of everything.

All things were made through Him and for Him – And so, He is Rich!

The other time, I was reading an Article on Space, on Astronomy, on Planets in the Galaxies – They just fascinates me.

And I was reading that there was a Planet somewhere – The whole Planet is made up of Diamond.

Of course, no one can live on entire Diamond because you have to Plant food.

Now, if you get a small Diamond Ring, you will say that you are Rich – The biggest Diamond in the world is not even up to my fist and there is a Planet made of Diamond and the Owner is Jesus Christ.

So, when we talk about Him being Rich, He is Rich Fabulously – Fabulously and Unimaginably Rich because He is the Creator and the Owner of all things.

So, when the Bible says: Consider the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that He was Rich in what sense:

I. He was Rich in Glory.

II. He was Rich because He owns everything.

And then the Passage says that Jesus Christ became Poor – He was Rich and then He became Poor!

QUESTION NO 2:

So, in what sense did He become Poor?

Now, the word “Become” is very important!

To “Become” means “To be Made” or “Made to be”!

So, He wasn’t Poor but He was made to be Poor – His Natural State is Rich but He became Poor!

He became Poor in two (2) ways:

I. In His Incarnation – He laid aside His Earthly Glory.

What is Incarnation?

Well, that is what Christmas is all about – Incarnation means God becoming flesh!

When God became flesh through Jesus Christ, He became Poor!

Why? Because He laid aside His Glory (The Glory He had) – Everything that made Him God; in His Incarnation, He laid it aside.

Philippians 2: 6-7 NKJV put it in this way – Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

So, He was Rich, the Fullness of the God-Head is in Him; then He decides that I’m going to save Mankind to do that – He has to become a Man and so He laid aside His Glory!

… That was the first Stage of Poverty that He had!

But the Bible says that He did it for our sakes

• He laid aside His Glory for our sakes.
• He laid aside His Riches for our sakes.

II. The Second way in which He became Poor is in His Earthly Life – He did not have Material Possessions.

Now, I have heard some Preachers teaching that Jesus Christ was Rich to justify their Riches.

I mean, you (As a Pastor) can be Rich, but don’t Change the Scriptures and don’t mess around with the Scriptures.

Jesus Christ was not Rich by any Stretch definition of Riches – Even His Parents were Poor (Joseph and Mary).

How do we know?

At the Dedication of Jesus Christ – When they took Him into the Temple; His Parents offered only two (2) Turtledoves or Young Pigeons as they couldn’t offered a Lamb for the Dedication of their first born. They were only able to offer the Substitute the Lord made for those who can’t afford a Lamb.

DMC NOTES: You can get to read the Story of the Dedication of Jesus Christ in St Luke 2: 22-40).

Joseph is Poor, Mary is Poor and Jesus Christ is Poor – Like most of us born into Poor families.

Your father and mother are Poor – You didn’t ask for it but you just found yourself in it.

But not only at His Birth, throughout Jesus Christ Life, He was Poor!

• Jesus Christ Himself told His Disciples: The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

He didn’t have a Comfortable Life and He didn’t have a Privileged Life.

• The Wise Men went to the Palace of King Herod, thinking that, that is where the King of the Universe should be born.

But He was born in a Manger as there was no more room for Him in the Inn.

Talk about Poverty! – I wonder how many of you are born in a Manger!

• When He had to Pay Taxes, He didn’t have Money.

But He had to believed God Supernaturally to Provide just enough Tax Money to Pay for Peter and Himself.

… Jesus Christ was not a Rich Man – Period!

But listen to the Verse again – 2 Corinthians 8:9 NKJV: For you know the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His Poverty might become rich.

So, the Poverty is Intentional, Deliberate and for a Purpose!

So, He laid aside His Glory in His Earthly Life – He has no Luxury, He has no Abundance, He didn’t have flow of Money; but all of it is Calculated and it is serving a Purpose!

The Question is: WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF HIS POVERTY?

To answer that, you have to consider other things that Jesus Christ did for us

Isaiah 53:5 says that:

I. He was bruised for our Iniquities.

So, when He was bruised, there was a benefit – The benefit was that our Iniquities will be taken away!

II. The Chastisement was upon Him for what?

Our Peace,

III. He was wiped on His back for what?

Our Healings,

• So, He was Broken so that our body can be Mended.
• He was Pierced so that we can receive Forgiveness.

So, there were things that Jesus Christ was doing – He is Suffering it but He is Suffering it with the intention that the benefits will accrued to Somebody else.

So, for our sakes; He became Poor – What is the benefit?

According to Paul – That we through His Poverty might be made Rich!

Just like we through His Stripes get Healed, we through His Words are made well, we through His Piercing are Forgiven our sins – We through His Poverty become Rich.

The Question is: HOW DOES CHRIST MADE US RICH?

I. In our New Birth.

When we become Born Again, when we become Saved; He gives us access to God’s Glory.

Remember that He became Poor by laying aside His Glory.

But when we become Born Again, He gives us access to the Glory – So that the Life of the Believer will not be a Life of Shame, it will not be a Life of Disgrace and Dishonour but a Life of Glory.

He laid aside His Glory so that you can have access to Glory through our New Birth.

When a Person becomes Born Again, he becomes a Partaker of the Glory of God.

Romans 3:28 NKJV says: All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God.

But in Salvation, we don’t fall short of the Glory of God; but we rather access the Glory of God because Jesus Christ is the Bridge Builder that took us from Zero to the Glory. We had Nothing but He gave us all Things.

When you become Born Again, you may be Empty-Pocketed but you are Spiritually Rich!

… Christ in you, the Hope of Glory!

And believe you me; if that is all you get then that is Good because the Glory of God is the most Precious Commodity in the Universe and we have to access it.

So, we have the Riches of His Glory and the Riches of our Inheritance in Jesus.

He makes our Life beautiful, and He makes our Life Rich when we get Born Again.

II. He also made us Rich in our Earthly Life.

Because the Poverty of Jesus Christ was not Heavenly but Earthly; the benefit is also Earthly – He gives us access to God’s Sufficiency and Abundance.

The Curse of Poverty is broken and the bond of Poverty is broken.

Now, does that mean that we just sit around, fold our hands, speaking in Tongues?

And then go and lift our Pillows in the Morning and found some Gold there because Jesus Christ has made us Rich?

No, that is not how He does it.

It simply means that the work of your hand is not Cursed and the Earth is not Cursed for your sake.

Remember what God said to Adam – Cursed is the Earth for your sake. When you work on it, it will Produce Thorns and Thistles.

But when Jesus Christ comes in, He blesses the works of your hands and the Earth is blessed for your sake, your Handwork, Labour and Sweat Produces Results.

Now, Somebody will say: So why am I still broke?

You know Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world but there are People who are still not Forgiven and some will die and go to Hell.

Not because Jesus Christ did not die but because they didn’t know how to receive the Free Gift of Salvation.

I. He was wiped for our Healings but some People still get sick because we didn’t know how to receive Healings.

II. In the same way, He became Poor for our Riches but if we don’t know how to receive the Blessings of Abundance; although He bless us with it; but in full Practical Demonstration, we may not see it Manifesting.

Because one of the first thing that we need to get rid of is “Poverty Mentality”.

There are Rich People which have Poverty Mentality and there are Poor People who have Poverty Mentality.

Poverty Mentality has Nothimg to do with what is in your Pocket ; it is all about what you think.

Poverty Mentality is built on Scarcity!

When you are afraid:

• If I give, I will go Poor.
• If I give, I will lose
• If I am Generous, I will get broke.

… Those are Poverty Mentality.

There are some Rich People who are always afraid to give and there are Poor People who are always afraid to give because Poverty Mentality makes you a Conserver – You always try to hold back.

Poverty Mentality is going to make you think that taking People’s Property illegally is how you can become Rich.

… You have to get rid of that Mentality.

If you think that taking what belongs to Somebody else is what will make you Rich, then you have a Poverty Mentality.

Jesue Christ has Redeemed us from that!

Listen to me: The Blessings of God has no Shortage!

God does not become Poor if He gives me a Million – The Blessings of God will always get to your turn and so you don’t need to dispossessed Somebody else for you to have.

And if you think Shortage, you will always be Greedy

God will bless me, and bless you, and bless the next Person – And He will still be God!

It is against the Principle of Economist because Economist is based on Scarcity of Resources but God’s Blessing is based on Abundance of Resources.

Being able to think of Abundance is the beginning of Prosperity!

And listen to me – You may have Zero in your Pocket and still have a Rich Man’s Mentality!

A Rich Man’s Mentality says: I don’t have it Physically but Jesus Christ became Poor for my sake so that I have the Mentality of a Rich Person.

I am always Full, I have Abundance even when my Account is Zero!

Because if you don’t have that, when your Account is Zero, your Blood Pressure will go High – As the Money is Low, Blood Pressure replaces it.

When you have the Rich Man’s Mentality:

I. Your Account may go to Zero but you know God owns Heaven and Earth and He owns everything.

My hands are blessed, my work is blessed, I am highly Favoured and God will make a Way for me.

.,. It is Riches Mentality and Jesus Christ became Poor so that we through His Poverty might become Rich.

II. He has no where to lay His Heads, so that you will have somewhere to lay your Head – Not only in a Rented Apartment but in your own home either you built it or you bought it.

You will have your own home because He left His home in Heaven, to come to a Homeless Earth so that here on Earth, we will not be Homeless.

III. He was born in a Manger so that my own children will not be born in a Manger.

Christ in His Poverty made us Rich!

And just as we receive Salvation, and we receive Healings; we have to receive God’s Blessings of Riches!

You want to receive that? Stand on your feet.

Today is the Last Day of Poverty in your Life – Amen!

SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS OF RICHES

Put your hands upon your Heart and say:

Heavenly Father, I Thank You that Jesus Christ for my sake became Poor that I through His Poverty will be made Rich.

Today, I receive Jesus Christ as my Gift of Abundance, of Riches, of Prosperity.

I receive Him in my Heart, I receive Him in my Head, I receive Him in my Hands – My Mind is Rich, my Spirit is Rich, my Hands are Rich.

Everything I touch Prospers and everything I do Prospers.

There is no Poverty in my Mind, in my Family, in my Bloodline – There is no Poverty all around me.

I declare that: I am Rich! I am Rich!! I am Rich!!! with the Riches of Christ Jesus.

I receive You Christ Jesus – Prosper me, Bless me, and Increase me Abundantly.

What I gather will not be Scattered; what has Scattered will be gathered back.

I received that back as my Blessings.

In Jesus Name – Amen!

At a Point in your Life:

I. You received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.

II. You have received Him as your Baptizer.

III. You have received Him as the One who gave you Holy Spirit.

IV. You have received Him as your Healer,

Now you have received Him as the One who Prospers you!

… And you will Prosper in Jesus Name – Amen!!!

Thank you so much for staying all through to read.

Kindly Order for the Audio of Year 2022 RCCG Programs covering all Programs, Inclusive Weekly Messages of Pastor Mensah Otabil, Apostle Joshua Selman and Bro Gbile on a 16GB Flash from our Stable – Call/Text/WhatsApp 08023604721/08066497178/08059821748

To Support DMC: https://discoverymediacrew.com/donate/

To read other Messages on the Coverage of DMC MediaCrew so far this Year and beyond; kindly visit our Website: http://discoverymediacrew.com.

Follow us on Twitter: @discoverymediac

Send a Friend Request on Facebook to DMC MediaCrew.

Like our FB Page: Discovery Media

Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/NzzPckuGazKYFxZZFkt9fg

Follow Us on Instagram: Discoverymediacrew

Watch and Follow Us on YouTube: Discovery Media Crew

For Enquiries, email Us on: info@discoverymediacrew.com

Discovery Media Crew … Reaching out to the World through the Power of the Gospel!!!

COMPILATIONS BY:

MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI AND TOPE BABALOLA

©️ DISCOVERY MEDIA CREW (DMC) 2023

SPECIAL SUNDAY SERVICE WITH PASTOR (DR) MENSA OTABIL (GENERAL OVERSEER, INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL GOSPEL CHURCH (ICGC) CHRIST TEMPLE, ACCRA GHANA)

TOPIC: AS MUCH AS THEY WANTED

DATE: 31ST DECEMBER 2023

BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 6: 11-13

Let us rise up together as we make our “DECLARATION OF GATHERING” in this “YEAR OF GATHERING”.

Are you ready? Say with me:

I Proclaim Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. The Lord is the Shepherd of my Soul, my Shelter by Day, my Light by Night.

In His Name, we Plough our fields, by His Spirit we gather the Harvest, in His Light we seek and find.

In this Year of Gathering, the Lord of the Harvest has commanded: Launch Out into the Deep. At His Words, we cast our Nets, we gather in Souls and Substance for God’s Kingdom.

The Lord is our Reward; in this Season I received God’s Portion set aside for me: Full Measure, Pressed down, Shaking together and running over.

Nothing is Lost and Nothing is wasted in Jesus Name – Amen!

Well this is the Last Day of the Year 2023 (31st December 2023) – God has been Good to us.

But as you know, every Year; there will be things left undone – Things that you wanted to do but you couldn’t do it or you started but you didn’t Complete.

There will always be unfinished business – Thjngs you wanted to do but didn’t get to do.

And as much as this is the end of the Year, Life is not ending – Life goes on.

And there is always Continuity – There is an end and then there is Continuity.

So, we are ending this Year but God is not ending with you. And there are things that I believed that God will continue to do to cause you to gather and cause you to harvest in the Coming Year.

We are not saying that because this is a Year of Gathering (2023) and so there will be no Gathering.

About ten (10) years ago – 2014; I Launched what is called twenty (20) years Plan. I said that everybody should set a twenty (20) Goal and most of you set it.

So in the tenth (10th) Year Anniversary of the twenty (20) years Life Plan, which will be January 2024; I will revisit it and encourage each one of you to have the next ten (10)) years Life Plan of your twenty (20) years Life Plan. So that you can Plan your Life well and works towards it.

Because many times, we think that things just happen – That things are Magical. You are just there and then things just happen.

And so sometimes, things happen that way.

But most things in our Life happen Intentionally – They happened because we work towards them and we Planned towards them.

Even God who can make all things at all times without anybody Counsel or Plans – God tells the End from the Beginning.

I mean you look at the Plan of Salvation and how He came about the Lord Jesus Christ; I mean you see all the Steps God took in the Scriptures to ensure that Christ will come at the time He came.

God who can create out of Nothing, still works with something.

So, we have to also determine in our lives that although God can create out of Nothing and out of nowhere, things can happen – We still have to ensure that our lives are laid on things that are working on, based on our Actions, Plans, Intentional Steps. And we have to be Mindful of the way we live our lives.

So, I’m going to end the Year the same way we began it by going to the Scriptures that has been our Guidance throughout the Year – And that is John Chapter 6:12

And the background is the Multiplication of five (5) Loaves of Bread and two (2) Fish and then the Gathering that took Place when Jesus Christ fed the five thousand (5,000).

So, I will read from Verses 11 to 13 of John Chapter 6 to give us what Preceeds and what happened afterwards:

John 6: 11-13

11. And Jesus took the loaves; and when He had given Thanks, He distributed to the Disciples, and the Disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12. When they were filled, he said unto His Disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that Nothing be lost.
13. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

Now, I was going through my Messages and Sermons that I didn’t Preached and I discovered something that I didn’t Preach and I decided to squeeze it in before the Year End.

But in the looking at the Passage, in Verse 11, something just struck me there – And I will go back to it and read it again and show you what I noticed:

John 6:11 – And Jesus took the loaves; and when He had given Thanks, He distributed to the Disciples, and the Disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

… As much as they wanted!

So, Jesus is working a Miracle for His People – The People are hungry and He got five loaves of Bread and two fish and He Multiplies them; told His Disciples to gather the People, let them sit down and give it to them.

And the Passage says:: “As much as they wanted!

That means that the scope and the extent of the Miracle that Jesus was working on was based on their want.

If they have Appetite, Multiplication will Increase; if they lost Appetite, Multiplication will end.

… God bless them as much as they wanted.

You know many times we think that: Oh, God can do anything but God does things about our Capacity to handle them.

And if you are not Prepared for it, He doesn’t waste His Resources!

And so in this Passage (DMC NOTES: John 6:: 11-13); He gave it to them as much as they wanted.

So the Question that you have to ask yourself is – How much have I wanted this Year (2023)?

Because God’s Blessings is linked to what you want – God is not going to force you or me.

And I noticed that as long as the People wanted, the loaves and fish kept on being Multiplied – The Miracle only stopped when the wanting stopped.

So, the Passage says that at a Point Jesus said gather all the Fragments because He Probably noticed that the People are not making Good use of what I’m doing now and they are not using the Fragments. And so this Miracle has to stop – Gather the Fragments.

Why? Because the People are not utilising what is being given to them.

The Scriptures has a very interesting way of looking at how God deal with us.

Jesus spoke of the Parable of the Minas – Which is close to the Parable of the Talents.

DMC NOTES: You can get to read the Story of the Parable of the Minas in Luke 19: 11-27.

And then He said that he who has, more will be given to him and he who has not, even the little that he has will be taken away from him.

That Phrase many times don’t sound like Jesus – Because we feel that Jssus Christ even the little you have, He will give you more.

But then the Passage says that the little you have, we take it from you.

And if you do little with what He gave you, He is going to take that little from you and if you do much with what He gave you, He is going to give you much more.

Because you know our tendency is to always look for those who don’t have and to try to give to them.

God tendency is to look for those who have and give more to them because what People have is based on how they utilised what I gave them.

If they make good use of it, I will give them more; if they didn’t make good use of it, I am not going to Give them any more.

Do you think that if God blesses you with so much and you waste it and He will continue to Pour more into your Life!

Because many times, we think that People who don’t have, they don’t have because they have been cheated, they didn’t get Opportunities or Life has been unkind to them.

Well there is some Truth in that – That sometimes People don’t have because of the unfair System, Injustice etc.

But it is not the Total Truth – The reality is that many times, People don’t have because they wasted what was given to them.

But let us look at it from a National Point of view – In Ghana/Nigeria/Mali/Senegal/Zimbabwe.

Why are we Poor? Why is it that the little we have, we are even losing it?

Is it because the whole world hate us – Our Colonial Master hate us, Economist hate us, Conspirators trying to destroy us.

No, that is one aspect of it.

But God; look at Ghana:

I. He gave us Land that when we Plant things on it, it will grow. Even when you don’t Plant, it grows.

And then the People come out and say that we are hungry.

And you think that God will give us food?

He will say that I have given you Lands, you can spit on it and it will grow Mangoes.

II. And He will say that in addition to the Land, I gave then Water/Rivers all over the Land.

What do you need the Rivers for? To water the Land.

III. And in addition to the Land and Water/Rivers; I gave them Gold, Diamond, Iron, Basalt (DMC NOTES: Basalt is an Aphanitic Extrusive Igneous Rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in Magnesium and Iron exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky Planet or Moon. More than 90% of all Volcanic Rock on Earth is basalt) and whatever they want.

And yet, the People are Poor.

So, you think that God will sit in Heaven and say: Let me give them more? Or let me bless Ghana more and more or let them discover more Oil, Diamond because the more I give them, the better they will become?

I think not!

Because there is a Point where the Miracle of Multiplication ends – And it ends at the Point where People are mismanaging what has been given to them.

So the Fragments that we read about in this Passage, where are they? – The Fragments were in three (3) Points:

POINT NO 1: There were Fragments in the hands of the Disciples.

So, these are things they have taken from the hands of Jesus – They are supposed to go and give it to the People but they can’t give it to the People because the People are Full and they don’t have any Needs.

And this shows the things that God wants to give you that are still in His Hands because you have not used what is in your hands.

POINT NO 2: There are Fragments in the hands of the Multitudes themselves.

They received it but couldn’t utilised it.

POINT NO 3: There are Fragments on the Ground.

They received it, couldn’t utilised it and dumped it on the Ground.

One of the things I tried to Practice as a Person is never to waste foods.

When I was growing up, my mother told all of us not to waste food because there is no food. So, I develop the habit of emptying my Plate – Normally, when I finished eating, there will be Nothing on the Plate.

So, I learnt to always take what I can eat and finishes it so that the Plate is empty.

Fragments in the hands of the Disciples never get to the People.

Are there Blessings that God wanted to give you in Year 2023 but He never got to give you because you have not utilised the Previous ones?

Fragments in the hands of the Multitudes – They had it but they felt so full.

You know, I don’t know about you – But if I am one of those People; just a while I’m empty but now I have to Overflow. I would have gathered all the Fragments in a bag, got up and go home.

Because my Cousin don’t come to the Party to receive, my Brother didn’t come, my Mother didn’t come, my Grandmother didn’t come.

I’m going to take what I got here and if I can’t utilise it, I will give it to Somebody who can utilise it.

But they didn’t do that – Hungry People who has no respect for food. They eat and throw the rest away. They didn’t even think of keeping and warming it next time – Let me save this and give it to Somebody else.

In a Country like Ghana, our dustbins should be empty – Because Part of Gathering is to save. Nothing is wasted.

So, we may not have Practiced it in Year 2023, but in Year 2024, in our God’s Year, Nothing will be wasted!

• If God blesses me with Money, I won’t waste it.
• If God blesses me with food,, I won’t waste it.
• If God blesses me with Time, I won’t waste it.
• If God blesses me with Life, I won’t waste it.

Because that Miracle went as far as they wanted it – But once the desire and utilisation is gone, the Miracle stopped.

Have you noticed in your Life that there is a Time that you have Abundance of something and another Tiime you don’t have it?

I. One of the easiest of such thing is Time.

When I was Young, we could just sit and not know what to do with Time; there could be a Time, Time is not going at all and then you grow up and you say: Where is all the Time going?

II. Sometimes it is Money.

There was a time you used to have Money, go to Parties and spray them. And now, you have Nothing.

So, let us determine that we are not going to waste what God gave us!

This is the Final Lesson on Gathering – Let’s not waste it in the New Year 2024 because there will be many Good Things that will come your way but don’t waste it but rather make Good use of it.

Even if you have Abundance and you think that it’s not Valuable, then let Somebody else have it

Don’t ever be a Waster of the Resources that God gives you!

Thank you so much for staying all through to read.

Kindly Order for the Audio of Year 2022 RCCG Programs covering all Programs, Inclusive Weekly Messages of Pastor Mensah Otabil, Apostle Joshua Selman and Bro Gbile on a 16GB Flash from our Stable – Call/Text/WhatsApp 08023604721/08066497178/08059821748

To Support DMC: https://discoverymediacrew.com/donate/

To read other Messages on the Coverage of DMC MediaCrew so far this Year and beyond; kindly visit our Website: http://discoverymediacrew.com.

Follow us on Twitter: @discoverymediac

Send a Friend Request on Facebook to DMC MediaCrew.

Like our FB Page: Discovery Media

Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/NzzPckuGazKYFxZZFkt9fg

Follow Us on Instagram: Discoverymediacrew

Watch and Follow Us on YouTube: Discovery Media Crew

For Enquiries, email Us on: info@discoverymediacrew.com

Discovery Media Crew … Reaching out to the World through the Power of the Gospel!!!

COMPILATIONS BY:

MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI AND TOPE BABALOLA

©️ DISCOVERY MEDIA CREW (DMC) 2023

RCCG JANUARY 2024 DIVINE ENCOUNTER SERVICE

THEME: FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP – PART 1

MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 8TH JANUARY 2024

BIBLE TEXT: 2 KINGS 4:1-7

Thank You Lord!

SONG

You are Worthy to be Praised,
You are Worthy to be Praised,
My Redeemer,
You are Worthy to be Praised.

You are Worthy to be Praised,
You are Worthy to be Praised,
My Redeemer,
You are Worthy to be Praised.

OPENING PRAYER

King of kings and Lord of lords; the Ancient of Days, the Alpha and the Omega, the God of Last year (2023), the God of this year (2024), the God of forevermore.

Glory be to Your Holy Name!

We Thank You for everything You did during the various Divine Encounters of Last year(2023).

And we Thank You in advance for what You would do this year (2024).

Father, accept our Thanks in Jesus’ Name.

Father, this is the first Divine Encounter of this year (2024); let everyone here today inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC have an encounter with You.

Please Lord God Almighty, that kind of Miracle that only You can do, do it in our lives today, in Jesus’ Name.

At the end of everything Lord, let Your Name be Glorified.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name, we have Prayed – Amen.

Then let someone shout a “Heavyweight Hallelujah” – HALLELUJAH.

I want you to Prophesy to yourself by shaking hands with three (3) or four (4) People and telling them, “You will Celebrate with me this year” (Amen)

… And say that it as if you mean it.

If you believe that, put your hands together for the Almighty.

And then Please, be seated.

2 Kings 4:1-7

1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the Prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy Servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy Servant did fear the Lord: and the Creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.

3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee Vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shall pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

In the Name that’s above every other name, before this year (2024) is over, you would never owe anybody again – Amen.

The kind of Blessing that will Last you throughout your Life – That kind of Blessing that would be Sufficient for Your Children after you, the Almighty God will give you this year (Amen).

The Story I read to you is a Story you know very well – The wife of a Son of a Prophet (True Followers of Christ) found herself so heavily in debt, that the only Valuable thing in the house that the Creditors could sell were her children.

And the Creditors came and said, “we can’t wait anymore! Pay before tomorrow or your children are gone.” That day she ran to the Man of God, and there she had a Divine Encounter.

Before that day was over, her Problems were Permanently solved!

Apart from Financial Problems – If you have any other Problem in your Life; I Pray in the Name of the One who sent me, that Problem would be over today – Amen.

1. It does not take God a long time to Solve a Problem:

It took Him just few Seconds to say “Let there be Light”; and there was Light! And there had been Light ever since.

I decree to anyone of us who have anything that could be attached to Forces of Darkness: in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, I say to you this Morning, “Let there be Light” – Amen.

2. It does not take God a long time to Reposition somebody from Penury to Abundance:

In 2 Kings 7 from Verse 1 to the end, in a City where People were so badly in need of food; that women began to eat their children. The man of God said, “within twenty-four (24) hours, food would be so Plenty, Nobody would want to buy”.

Well, by the Grace of God, we are not in that kind of situation yet in Nigeria – And we will never be in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

… But for some of us, things are hard.

And I am Prophesying in the Name of the Almighty God, that because the Wind is already blowing, every form of hardship in your Life would end today – Amen.

When you read Exodus 12:35-36, it took God just one Night to turn the Captivity of the children of Israel. And the Bible said, “they left Egypt loaded with Wealth”.

I’ve said it before, I’m saying it again – If there’s somebody listening to me tonight inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC who would have enough Faith to take it – Very soon, when you want to withdraw all your money from a Bank, the Manager would come and beg you – Amen.

In John 2:1-11, in the wedding in Cana of Galilee, when they ran out of wine – Ran out completely out of wine! And embarrassment was staring the Bridegroom in the face.

And the mother of Jesus came to Him and said, “My Son, they have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “My time has not yet come.” But in less than one hour, “my time has not yet come” became “my time has come”.

For somebody listening to me today inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC, your Day for Breakthrough is now – Amen.

How God would do it, I don’t know! Just as I don’t know how He turned water to wine;

But as the Lord lives, before whom I Stand; in His own Miraculous way, before this day is over, your Breakthrough would come – Amen.

While I was Preparing this little Talk – Because it’s going to be very brief. It doesn’t take God a long time to Perform Miracles. The Lord reminded me of a Story that I have told you before:

We were building the first Auditorium, and we were living from day to day by Faith.

The Carpenter came to me and said Sir, for the work to be able to continue we need two hundred and four (204) Naira. And when he was saying that, I didn’t have two hundred and four (204) Kobo.

So I asked him, “when do you need it?” He said now. I said, okay go, I will send for you. He left grumbling “he is the one who would say the work is slow; now we say we need two hundred and four (204) Naira only! And he said, go I will send for you.”

And I reported the matter to God: God this is your Project not mine. I’m not building my house, it’s Your house – Over to You!

I had Prayed all Night; after that I fell asleep because I have handed the matter over to God.

Right now, I hand all your Problems over to my God – Amen.

When I woke up I saw a man sitting at the door step of my office – The very first Little Office I had here in the Redemption City.

So I said, this man’s case must be serious; He was eating breakfast in front of my Office, sitting at the door. He wanted to be sure I won’t be able to escape.

So I greeted him, asked “what’s the Problem?” He said, I have no Problem.

He said, I just collected house rent from my tenant, and God said I should take it to you. And I said to God, okay! I will take it to him but can I eat my breakfast? God No, go now!

He said, “when I got here and I found out that you are sleeping, I said okay, since you are sleeping I might as well eat my breakfast.” And he handed over to me one thousand two hundred (1,200) Naira.

Glory be to God – Hallelujah!

The one that God would use to solve your Problem would not even be able to eat breakfast before they bring it – Amen.

So you can understand that when I sent for the Carpenter, now I could swagger! “How much did you say you you need?”

In the Name that’s above every other name, very, very soon, you will be Proud to tell everybody,”My God is Great” – Amen.

So it doesn’t take God long – He can Perform a Miracle within hours. It could be in Minutes if He wants to but the onus now lies on you.

HOW MUCH OF THE BLESSING DO YOU WANT?

Deuteronomy 28:1-2 says clearly; If thou shalt hearken diligently unto the Voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his Commandments which I Command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all Nations of the Earth:

Then He says He would bless you so much, you would be running from the Blessing. “And all these Blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the Voice of the Lord thy God.”

That is the Word of God and it is for ever Settled.

But what did He say you should do?

1. He said you are to Hearken to Diligently.

Listen to Him, do it diligently.

The woman in our Bible Text (2 Kings 4:1-7) listened to the Man of God because she knew her future depended upon it.

The Word of God says in 1 Samuel 15:22 Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

God wants you to listen carefully to His Word.

2. He wants you to Observe.

Pay attention to what God is saying – Pay attention to details.

In 2 Corinthians 9:7, the Bible says, God is not just interested in Givers. It says He is interested in Cheerful Givers.

“So let each one give as he Purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a Cheerful Giver.”

When it is time to Give, Rejoice! Give Cheerfully. He is not a beggar.

Whenever it is time to Give, God looks through the crowd and He sees who is the fellow who is Cheerfully Giving. And He falls in love with such a fellow.

When God loves you, the Bible says you become More Than a Conqueror.

Observe, He does not want lukewarm People.

Like I share with my People at our Morning Devotion this morning. Revelation 3: 15-16 says, if you want to be Cold be cold. You want to be Hot, be hot. Don’t be lukewarm.

“If you want to Give me, Give me excitedly’ – That’s what the Lord says.

If you don’t want to do it Cheerfully, excitedly, then don’t bother yourself.

If you can’t Give Cheerfully, don’t give God at all – He Prefers that you are not Giving Him at all than that you Give Him grudgingly.

No! If you are lukewarm He said, I will spue you out of my mouth.

He says in 2 Corinthians 9:6 when you Give, you Give bountifully.

It’s there in the Word of God – Pay attention to details.

He expects you to Give to the best of your Ability – He is not forcing you, He is not asking you to give what you cannot afford.

In Mark 12: 41-44, Jesus was watching when they were Giving Offering. And then He saw a Widow – All she had was just two (2) mites and she gave it all.

Then He Pointed out and said, that woman gave more than all the others, because she gave all – To the best of her Ability.

So He said you hearken diligently to the Voice of the Lord your God – You observe, you watch the details.

The Man of God said to the woman, “Go, borrow many vessels. Shut the door on yourself and your sons and then begin to pour out the oil.”

What does the Man of God mean by saying “Shut the door?”

Because when God says you should do anything He asked you to do all – Whatever you do, do all.

You want to give Him your Tithe, He said all the Tithes.

He said you want to honour Him with your First fruit? He is the One who said so. He Controls tomorrow.

When he said to the woman, “Woman shut the door upon yourself.”

It’s simply because the Almighty God knows that there are some Miracles that are Personal; there are some Blessings that are “Absolutely Individual”.

You know God can bless you in such a manner that you won’t even want to tell anybody.

In Genesis 13:14-17, the Bible says God spoke to Abraham after Lot had departed – God said, the blessing I have for you is for you alone.

I’ve told you the Story of a Man of God who came to me at the end of a Particular year. He was telling me all the Miracles God Performed for him: How God blessed him this way, did this for him, did that for him.

After some time he said, wait a minute, Daddy I am the only one talking about what God has done for me, what about you – What has He done? Because all you are saying is Praise God. Oh! Hallelujah. That’s wonderful. You have not told me what God did for you.

I laughed! He said, why are you laughing? I said because if I tell you what God did for me, you would say God is Partial.

There is somebody here today inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC, when it is time to share your Testimony, you would tell everybody, “The one I am telling you is the one I can tell you” – Amen!

One Man of God who held a Program the same time we held our own Last year (2023) -While we were having Congress he was also having a Program. And he was telling me how the crowd came. I said Oh God, I don’t want to boast. But this fellow is asking me to boast a little bit about my God.

Then I told him that during the Congress, information came to me that there are at least a thousand cars that could not find a place to park on Redemption City – He kept quiet!

There is somebody here today, inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC, the Miracle that God is going to do for you, you won’t even be able to tell anybody – Amen.

But you must listen, you must hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord your God to do all that He Commands you.

I want you to Stand on your feet, lift your voice to Him loud and clear and say:

Father Almighty, speak, Your Servant is listening. Just tell me what to do, Lord I am listening. Speak Oh LORD.

I know once You speak, it is done – Speak Lord, Your Servant is listening.

Thank You Father.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

ALTAR CALL

And then there might be some of you who are here or reading now on the Label of DMC and you are not yet Born Again. How are you going to hear God when you are not one of His own?

God is saying to you now, come and Surrender your Life to Jesus Christ. Come and become one of His Own. Until you are Born Again, you can’t hear His Voice.

He said, my Sheep hear my voice.

You want to be one of His Own, you want to be hearing from God, come! The Lord is calling you today.

If you want to give your Life Genuinely to Jesus, so that you can begin to hear His Voice come now.

Cry to the Lord Jesus today. Ask Him to save your Soul, wash you Clean with His Blood and make it Possible for you to hear from Him.

Than You Father.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed Amen.

PRAYER FOR SALVATION

My Father and my God, I want to bless Your Holy Name for Your Word.

And I want to Thank You especially for those who have come forward to Genuinely Surrender their lives to You.

Father Please, have Mercy on them. Let Your Blood wash away their sins, save their Souls.

Let them become Children of God and let them begin to hear from You now.

And anytime they cry unto You, Please answer them by Fire.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.

Now those of you who have come forward I rejoice with you. I want to Promise you that from now on, by the Grace of God I will be Praying for you. So I would need your names, your Address and your Prayer Requests.

God Bless You – Amen.

Now, if you want to Clap for Jesus, clap! It doesn’t like lukewarm – it has to be hot. If you don’t want to Clap, no Problem. But if you want to clap, then do it with all your Mind.

Thank You Jesus. Amen!

Well, you may be seated for a moment, as you Prepare your Offering.

Remember, God is not a beggar – He loves a Cheerful Giver. And He expects you to give Him cheerfully and to the best of your Ability.

OFFERING

Take your Offering – and you are going to Pray a Prayer with that Offering;

You are going to say to the Almighty God, Father from today don’t let me ever give anything less than this. Very, very soon let me begin to give much more than this.

So take your Offering, Stand on your feet, lift your Offering to the Almighty God and Pray that Prayer;

From now on Father, let this be the Least Offering I will ever Give. Very soon let me be able to give much more than this.

God ahead Pray the Prayer.

And after you have Prayed, then dance forward to the nearest basket; let God see that you are Giving Cheerfully.

Drop the Offering, and then we would bless you.

Over you Band!

SPECIAL PRAYER FOR DIVINE ENCOUNTER

I am going to give you the opportunity this morning to come to the Altar.

Come and ask God for something Special; something only God can do.

This first Divine Encounter of this year (2024) come and ask God for a very Special Miracle – Something Extraordinary, something only God can give.

And ask Him for something, that when it is done for you, the world would ask you, “how did you do it? How did you come across this one?”

Go ahead, talk to God.

Thank You Father!

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

CLOSING PRAYER

My Father and my God, I thank You.

I Thank You because once You speak, it is done.

You said the Wind is already Blowing;

On behalf of all these Your Children Father, let the Wind Blow in their favour.

My own Personal Request this Morning is that, before this Day is out:

Whatever may be the Problem still left in the lives of these Your Children, that is not allowing their Joy to be full, let the Wind Blow it away.

Before they get back to their homes today, let all the Problems be gone.

I know You, all You need to do is just say – “Let there be Light” and there will be Light. You have not failed before, You are not going to begin with us.

So, I Pray my Father and my God today, this very, very date – 8th January 2024; even those things that are ‘Not yet’, let them become “Now”!

Thank You my Father!

Bless the Offering of Your Children, use it for Your Glory.

I Pray that Your Children will never lack again.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.

God Bless You! You can go back to your seats.

Thank you so much for staying all through to read.

Kindly Order for the Audio of Year 2022 RCCG Programs covering all Programs, Inclusive Weekly Messages of Pastor Mensah Otabil, Apostle Joshua Selman and Bro Gbile on a 16GB Flash from our Stable – Call/Text/WhatsApp 08023604721/08066497178/08059821748

To Support DMC: https://discoverymediacrew.com/donate/

To read other Messages on the Coverage of DMC MediaCrew so far this Year and beyond; kindly visit our Website: http://discoverymediacrew.com.

Follow us on Twitter: @discoverymediac

Send a Friend Request on Facebook to DMC MediaCrew.

Like our FB Page: Discovery Media

Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/NzzPckuGazKYFxZZFkt9fg

Follow Us on Instagram: Discoverymediacrew

Watch and Follow Us on YouTube: Discovery Media Crew

For Enquiries, email Us on: info@discoverymediacrew.com

Discovery Media Crew … Reaching out to the World through the Power of the Gospel!!!

COMPILATIONS BY:

MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI AND TOPE BABALOLA

© DISCOVERY MEDIA CREW (DMC) 2024

RCCG JANUARY 2024 HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE

TOPIC: FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP

MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

DATE: 4TH JANUARY 2024

BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 21: 15-19

SONG

We bless You Oh Lord of Heaven and Earth
We bless You Oh Lord of Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth
Hallelujah
Heaven and Earth
Oh, Heaven and Earth.

OPENING PRAYER

We bless You Lord – God of Heaven, God of Earth, God of Times and Seasons.

Thank You for what happened in 2023, Thank You that we Survived, Thank You that we are now in 2024 and Thank You for the Wind that is already Blowing.

Oh Father, accept our Worship in Jesus Name.

Tonight as we gather together at Your Table, Father we Pray that You will do something New in our lives.

Tonight Father, in Your Own Miraculous Way, heal again, Set Free again, Glorify Your Name again.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

Shake hands with one (1) or two (2) People you haven’t seen this Year and say: “Happy New Year”, God Bless You!

John 21: 15-19

15. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my Lambs.
16. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my Sheep.
17. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my Sheep.
18. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast Young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19. This spake he, signifying by what Death he should Glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

If you read the Story from Verse 1, you will noticed that Peter said to some People around him – He said: “I go Fishing” and the others said that we will go with you.

And the Bible said that they tried All-Night and they caught Nothing.

But when it was Morning, they saw Somebody walking on the other side of the Lake and that one called out to them and said: Children, have you any meat? And they said None.

And he said, cast your Nets towards your right and they did and they caught a lot of fish.

Oh they realised that, that is not an Ordinary Person calling and John the Beloveth said that “It is the Lord”.

And the Bible said that Peter jumped out from the boat and ran towards the Lord Jesus Christ.

When they finally arrived, the Lord said to them: Come and Eat.

And they saw that he was already cooking fish by the other side and they didn’t see any Net.

Which means that they didn’t see any means by which the fish was caught and they didn’t ask Questions but just sat down to eat.

That is when we now come to Verse 15 where we Picked the Story from.

After they had dined,

I. Jesus Christ said to Peter: Peter, do you love me more than these People?

Peter said: Lord, You know I Love You.

Then He said: Okay feed my Lambs.

II. He asked him the Second Time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? – This second time around, the Lord did not say more than this?

He said: Oh Lord, I Love You.

III. The Lord said to him the third time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?

He said that I think I understand now – I know that You are referring me to something. You know all things – I might have failed You in the Past but I Love You.

For some of you here today or reading now on the Label of DMC – This is going to be a New Dawn for you (Amen)

Tonight, we are gathered together for a very, very, very Special Meal:

1. A MEAL TO ERASE ALL PAST FAILURES.

Because you know very well in Matthew 26: 69-75 – Peter denied Jesus Christ three (3) but he knew Jesus Christ.

And so the Lord gave him an opportunity to say with the same mouth that denied Him: “I Love You” – That’s why He asked him three (3) times!

By the time He was asking him the third time, Peter knew that I know you are referring to my Failures.

I failed You three (3) times, I repented because he wept bitterly – You know all things; You know why I failed but I still Love You.

Some of us failed in 2023 – Some of us failed badly in 2023 but we were very sorry.

And by the Special Grace of God, You are here tonight because the Almighty God in His Infinite Mercy has decided not to allow any Carry Over!

I’m believing God for you that this will be a New Beginning – Amen!

And I’m sure that you understand that the food they ate that Day was Prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself – They didn’t do any Cooking.

He (Jesus Christ) caught the fish, whatever means He used to Prepare the Meal – Just as the Holy Communion, you have no Contributions towards it:

• The Bread is Symbolising the Body of Christ.
• The Wine is Symbolising His Blood.

1. WE ARE COMING TO A MEAL NOT ONLY TO ERASE THE PAST BUT BRING A NEW COMMISSIONING.

Because each time Peter said: “I Love You”, God gave him an Assignment:

• Feed my Lambs
• Feed my Sheep
• Feed my Sheep

I. FEED MY LAMBS – He is saying: Don’t just win Souls, follow them up.

New Born Again Christians are like babes – He expects Somebody to look after them until they become Established.

He is expecting everyone of us to be in the “Follow Up” Team in all our Churches!

He said: “Feed my Lambs” – Take care of those who has just become Born Again!

So, don’t just eat and drink tonight; eat and drink with a Determination that this Year (2024); like never before, not only will you win Souls, you will follow them up until they become Established.

… And then He said, don’t just feed my Lambs;

II. FEED MY SHEEP – Even those who are already grown in the Lord, they need your Help and your Encouragement so that they won’t backslide.

Even those who are Standing the Bible says that they should take heeds lest they fall.

And in a time of Hardship Times when things are Hot; it takes Brothers and Sisters helping one another to survive!

… He (Jesus Christ) told Peter: Feed my Sheep.

III. He even repeated twice: “FEED MY SHEEP”.

This simply means that there are two (2) Categories of Sheep:

• There are those who are Matured Christians.
• And there are those who are “More Matured” than the Matured Christians.

He is not only expecting you to take care of the Matured Christians; He is expecting you to lift up the hands of the Ministers!

This Year, we are beginning anew in the areas where we have failed in the Past:

• Failed to take care of New Converts.
• Failed to take care of the Members of the Congregation; who you could even call Adults,
• Failed to take care of Ministers of God.

Because the Bible made it clear – Those who feed you Spiritually, you should make sure that you take care of them Materially!

The Lord is saying: “No Carry Over” but start afresh – Feed my Lamb, feed my Sheep, feed my Sheep!

3. IT IS A MEAL THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BRING YOU INTO A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

Because the Lord ended up by saying to Peter – Follow me!

Some of us are already following Him but He is Calling you for a Closer Relationship.

God is expecting you this Year to follow Him more Intimacy!

He expects you to be much more Closer to Him than you have ever been.

When you read the Story in 1 Kings Chapter 18; as to what happened on Mount Carmel.

Elijah was already on the Mountain Top – On Top of Mount Carmel when he called down Fire from Heaven.

But when he said that I have heard the Sound of Abundance of Rain, the Bible said that he climbed higher still.

Maybe Last Year (2023), you are Praying and Fire was falling; this Year (2024), God wants you to Pray and there shall be Showers of Blessings!

But if you want to do that, you have to climb higher still – You have to get Closer to Him.

4. IT WAS A MEAL THAT WAS TO RESTORE DESTINY

The Meal that you are about to Partake of tonight, is a Meal to restore your Destiny – Amen!

God has a Purpose for your Life and many of us because of one thing or the other, because of all the diversions of Life; we are no longer where we ought to be according to God’s Plan for our lives.

But I’m believing God for all of you tonight – That as you Partake of this “Very Special Meal”; you will be on your way back to your Destiny – Amen!

I once gave an illustration of Someone who is heading shall we say towards Ilorin (DMC NOTES: Capital City of Kwara State Nigeria) – And it is towards the Northern Part of Nigeria going from Lagos.

And the fellow gets to the Junction along the road going to Abeokuta/Shagamu (DMC NOTES: Both are Cities in Ogun State Nigeria) and instead of going further towards Ibadan (DMC NOTES: Capital City of Oyo State, Nigeria) and then from there to ilorin; for one reason or the other, he sidetracked and branched at the Junction to the right.

At a time when he should be in Ibadan, he found himself in Ijebu Ode (A City in Ogun State Nigeria) – That is towards the Eastern Part of Nigeria from Lagos.

When he realises that: Oh, I’m going in the wrong direction, what he has to do is to retrace his steps – Come back to that Junction where he veered off and now begin to go in the right direction.

I don’t know how many of us already veered off?

I am Praying that by the time you finished the Meal tonight, God will open your eyes – He will show you where you veered off and bring you back to the Point you make mistake so that you can now begin to go in the direction of your Destiny.

PROPHECY: The Lord asked me to tell Someone that no matter how far gone you are; if you return to Him tonight, He will Speed your Way to Recovery.

5. But most importantly, it wasn’t long after this Meal that Peter had with the Lord Jesus Christ that we heard what happened on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2: 1-4.

When you look at your Bible, you will discovered that John 21 is the last Chapter in the Book of the Gospel of John. And the Book that followed that is “The Acts of the Apostles”.

It wasn’t long after that Story that we are talking about in John Chapter 21 that we came to Acts 2: 1-end.

It wasn’t long after Peter ate this Meal that the Day of Pentecost came and on the Day of Pentecost, the Wind blew.

And by the time the Wind blew, it blew Peter all the way to the Top!

IT WAS A MEAL BEFORE THE WIND BEGIN TO BLOW.

This Year, the Lord has told us that the Wind is already Blowing!

After tonight’s Meal, it will blow Somebody all the way to the Top – Amen!

Tonight Meal is not an Ordinary Holy Communion Meal!

You will say: Daddy, that is what you always say – I know, but this one is different.

It is a Meal that is going to Preceed the Blowing of the Wind for Someone – Amen

You will eat this Meal worthily, the Wind will blow in your Favour!

And very soon, you will be at a Height you have never thought that you can ever reach – Amen!

ALTAR CALL

That is why I’m appealling to you – Don’t eat this Meal unworthily.

You know, when the Wind blows – It can blow in your Favour or it can blow Contrary.

So, if you are not a True Child of the Living God, if you are not sure of your Salvation; I appeal to you right now to come and Surrender your Life to Jesus Christ.

This is a New Dawn and a New Beginning!

If you are a Backslider, Please come – The Lord is ready to Help you return.

I’m going to count from one (1) to five (5) – If you want to give your Life to Jesus Christ and you really mean Business and you really want to come back, come now! I’m counting.

Now, those of you already infront and those of you on the way, cry to the Almighty God – Ask Him to have Mercy on you, ask Him to save your Soul, ask Him to forgive all your sins, ask Him to take over your Life from on and give you a Brand New Beginning.

Tell Him that you are saying bye bye to a Life of sin and from now on, you want to Serve Him and do His Will.

And then, let the rest of us Stretch our hands towards these People and Intercede for them:

Pray that the One who saved your Soul will save their own Souls also.

Pray that God will give them a Brand New Beginning.

Please intercede for them!

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

PRAYER FOR SALVATION

My Father and my God, I want to bless Your Holy Name.

I want to Thank You for Your Goodness, I want to Thank You for Your Mercy and I want to Thank You for Your Words.

I want to Thank You for all those who has heard Your Words this Evening and have decided to Surrender their lives to You.

I want to Thank You for all the Backsliders that has decided to come back home.

Father, Please accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.

As many that have come to You Father, Please receive them, forgive all their sins, let Your Blood wash them Clean, save their Souls and write their names in the Book of Life.

Give them a Brand New Beginning and from now, let them serve You alone.

And when they Pray, Please answer them by Fire.

Thank You Almighty God.

And I Pray that all Backsliders will be fully restored and they will never backslide again.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!

ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOLY COMMUNION

And so when you take the Bread tonight, you are going to Thank God – But in His Infinite Mercy, He has decided that you have not brought “Carry Over” into the New Year.

So, you will Praise Him, Magnify His Holy Name as we eat the Bread.

When it comes to the Wine, we are going to be crying unto the Lord that the Wind that is already Blowing, will blow in our Favour.

The Lord Jesus Christ; the very Night in which He was betrayed took the Bread and when He has given Thanks, He broke it saying: Take, Eat; this is my Body broken for you; do this in Remembrance of Me.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – Amen!

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

Shall we Stsnd on our feet?

When you drink the Wine tonight, Pray as Instructed very well with all your Heart.

After the same manner also; He took the Cup when He has sup, saying: This Cup is the New Testament in my Blood, Please do ye as oft as you drink it in Remembrance of Me.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – Amen!

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.

So shall it be in Jesus Name – Amen!

Please be seated for a while – Pass the cups to the aisles.

THANKSGIVING

And then, let’s take an Offering to say Thank You to the Lord for forgiving our Pasts, for a New Beginning and towards the Restoration of our Destiny.

Let’s Thank Him because the Wind is already Blowing and it is going to blow in our Favour!

You should just dance to the nearest Basket – Drop your Offering and rejoice with as many People as Possible because it is a New Beginning!

Over to you Band!

CLOSING PRAYER

Eternal Rock of Ages, the Unchangeable Changer – We Worship You.

Thank You for the Mysteries of the Holy Communion, Thank You that everyday You are showing us Greater and Deeper Things and Thank You for the opportunity that we can be Partakers.

Father, Please accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.

My Father and my God, I’m Praying for all of you who are Partaking of this Particular Holy Communion; the Wind that is already Blowing will blow in your Favour.

I’m asking that the Wind will blow them to Heights they can’t Dream Possible.

Let Your Wind blow Mightily in their Favour and Clear their ways of every Obstructions in Jesus Name.

Please receive their Thanksgiving Offering, bless it Lord, use it for Your Glory.

And I Pray Lord, that Your Word will blow Prosperity into their lives.

Lord even by this Time tomorrow, let everyone here have Testimonies.

In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!

I want an Hallelujah that will sound as if the Wind is already Blowing in your Favour – HALLELUJAH!!!

Thank you so much for staying all through to read.

Kindly Order for the Audio of Year 2022 RCCG Programs covering all Programs, Inclusive Weekly Messages of Pastor Mensah Otabil, Apostle Joshua Selman and Bro Gbile on a 16GB Flash from our Stable – Call/Text/WhatsApp 08023604721/08066497178/08059821748

To Support DMC: https://discoverymediacrew.com/donate/

To read other Messages on the Coverage of DMC MediaCrew so far this Year and beyond; kindly visit our Website: http://discoverymediacrew.com.

Follow us on Twitter: @discoverymediac

Send a Friend Request on Facebook to DMC MediaCrew.

Like our FB Page: Discovery Media

Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/NzzPckuGazKYFxZZFkt9fg

Follow Us on Instagram: Discoverymediacrew

Watch and Follow Us on YouTube: Discovery Media Crew

For Enquiries, email Us on: info@discoverymediacrew.com

Discovery Media Crew … Reaching out to the World through the Power of the Gospel!!!

COMPILATIONS BY:

MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI AND TOPE BABALOLA

©️ DISCOVERY MEDIA CREW (DMC) 2024