Category: Pastor J.F Odesola

RCCG ONLINE CENTRAL DIGGING DEEP SERVICE TEACHING.

MINISTERING: PASTOR JOHNSON FOLORUNSHO ODESOLA (CONTINENTAL OVERSEER IN CHARGE OF ADMIN/ PERSONNEL AND MIDDLE EAST, RCCG)

TOPIC: THE SHEPHERD OF OUR LIVES

DATE: 19TH JANUARY, 2021

TEXT: PSALMS 23:1-6

We Praise the Name of the Lord again, for the Choir Ministration. The Anointing of the Lord will continue to be upon you, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

I thank my father-in-Lord, Daddy G.O – Thank You Sir!

And I thank our Mummy for nursing me – God Bless you Ma!

Shall we Pray?

SONG

I have a Father
Almighty Father
He is King of kings
And Lord of lords
I have a Father (Hallelujah!)

Repeated!

OPENING PRAYER

The King of kings, the Lord of lords, the Shepherd of our Souls and the Shepherd of our lives, we salute Your EXCELLENCY.

Thank You for caring for us. Thank You for taking care of us in a manner that is beyond comprehension, so we say, THANK YOU. LORD!

We appreciate You for another day of Digging Deep. Thank You for how You have been blessing us on this Platform.

We Pray that You will release Your Blessings to us today again.

I have come not as somebody who wants to speak but as a learner. Holy Spirit, operate upon my Spirit, my Soul, my Body.

And everyone connected to this Telecast or reading on the Label of DMC; we Pray You will bless us today and reassure us.

God of Grace, deposit Your Grace into our lives. Remove all our Problems and Satisfy our Souls.

Lord Almighty, let the rest of our lives be full of blessings and Peace of God.

When we close our eyes here, let us reign Eternally with You.

… Thank You Father! Blessed be Your Name.

Please, I surrender my head, my mouth,my heart – Just take over. I will not misrepresent You here!

Even let me be blessed through the things You will speak through my mouth.

And let everyone watching this Telecast or reading on the Label of DMC be blessed!

Thank You Father.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!

Praise the Name of the Lord – Hallelujah!

We appreciate God again today!

What the Lord want us to look at today is what we Title: “THE SHEPERD OF OUR LIVES.”

We are going to read the Popular Psalm – Psalms 23:1-6.

We are going to look at few things there for a Reassurance.

The world is in “Panicking Mode”, the world is in “Fearful Mode”.

Even the strongest (by world standards) are not left behind.

But you have a Shepherd, I have a Shepherd – So let’s allow Him lead us in the way He wants to lead.

Psalms 23:1-6:

1 The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green Pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my Soul: he leadeth me in the Paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou Preparest a table before me in the Presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely Goodness and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

The Lord bless the Reading and Hearing of His Word – Amen!

We can as well close the Digging Deep; because that’s Reassuring.

SEVEN (1) LESSONS FROM PSALMS 23:1-6:

The very first thing we hear there – “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”

1. So the No. 1 Lesson there is RELATIONSHIP.

We must have a Relationship with the LORD as our Shepherd.

A sheep under the care of the Shepherd cannot be troubled – Once they follow the Shepherd, once they submit to the Shepherd, they are safe.

And we must also be submitted to the Lord as our Shepherd and follow Him.

We should not live our lives the way we want to live – Go wherever we want to go. We must follow the Guidance of the Shepherd.

Once we follow and submit to Him, all His Promises will be fulfilled.

“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” – Once you follow the Shepherd, there won’t be any want.

You won’t lack anything, according to Philippians 4:19 – “My God shall supply all your Needs according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus.”

3 John 1: 2 says: “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest Prosper and be in Health, even as thy Soul Prospereth.”

God takes Pleasure in meeting all our Needs.

Psalms 35:27B says: “Yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be Magnified, which hath Pleasure in the Prosperity of his Servant.”

You will lack nothing because the Shepherd takes care of you; and once you follow Him, your troubles cease.

But you must have a RELATIONSHIP.

… “The Lord is My Shepherd” talks about Relationship – “MY SHEPHERD.”

2. REST

Look at it: “He maketh me to lie down in green Pastures: He leadeth me beside the Still Waters.”

When the Lord is our Shepherd; He will nourish us. He will enable us to experience PEACE and REST.

A sheep will not lie down when it is uneasy and fearful or restless.

The world we live today is full of UNREST – War there, Famine here, Earthquake, Volcano.

All kind of UNREST – Talking about COVID-19; who knows the next thing that will come after this!

But what we are saying is this: Once you follow the Shepherd – RELAX!

When the Shepherd causes the sheep to relax, it will be willing to lie down.

The Lord wants us to REST and enjoy PEACE. He will lead us into Green Pastures of Rich Nourishment for our lives; lead us beside the waters of Serenity and Peace.

A sheep will not drink water that is not STILL.

The Lord wants us to Experience this DEEP PEACE in our Soul.

There are so much turbulence in the world we live in; but remember, when you have a RELATIONSHIP you have REST.

And I’m Praying for ALL of you that lack rest; even as you read on the Label of DMC – *The Lord will give you the REST you desire, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

3. RESTORATION.

The Bible says: “He restoreth my Soul.”

When the Lord is your Shepherd, He RESTORES your Soul.

When the soul is discouraged, when the Soul is depressed; He will come and Revive us. He will Preserve our Souls.

In the Book of 1 Kings 18; it is the Chapter where Elijah called down Fire.

But in 1 Kings 19: 1-5; Elijah was DISCOURAGED. He said: “Kill me now, my life is not better than that of my father.”

But the Good Shepherd came, Strengthened and encouraged him to continue.

ARE YOU TIRED? – The Shepherd is there to RESTORE you – Amen!

Peter and the other Disciples went back to Fishing in discouragement. But Jesus met them, He encouraged them to keep Serving Him.

When the Lord is your Shepherd, He will RESTORE.

I like what is written in Joel 2:25-27 – It talks about how God is going to RESTORE.

He will restore things that have been taken away, and He will Restore your Soul.

When you have God as your Shepherd; because you have RELATIONSHIP, you have REST; you also have RESTORATION.

4. REFINING.

“He leadeth me in the Paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake.”

When the Lord is your Shepherd, He will lead you in the Path of Righteousness. He will REFINE your life, He will PURIFY you and cause you to WALK in the Right Path.

We can identify whether someone is following the Lord, if they follow the Path of Righteousness.

I mean, we should not believe those who walk in unrighteousness and wickedness; claiming that they are led by the Lord.

Some People say: “That’s the way the Lord is leading me.”

How can God lead you in Unrighteous Path?

.. The Lord does not lead anyone in the Path of Unrighteousness.

So, when you have Him as your Shepherd: you have RELATIONSHIP, you have REST, you have RESTORATION and you have REFINING – your life is REFINED.

No wonder: “If any man is in Christ, He is a New Creature, Old Things are Passed away; behold all Things have become New.”

Remember in Isaiah 43:19, He says: “I will do a NEW THING.” – REFINING your life!

He is Willing, He is Able, He has the Capacity, He has the Wherewithal and He cannot Possibly deceive.

Make Him your Shepherd today.

Why do you want to do it in a “HARD WAY” when you can do it in a “Very Easy” way?

The “Easy Way” is to allow the Shepherd to carry you.

5. REFUGE

“Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

… That talks about REFUGE – You have Refuge in the Shepherd!

When the Lord is our Shepherd, He is our REFUGE when we go through the Valley of the Shadow of death.

In the world we live today, People are battling with COVID-19; they are disputing themselves about Vaccines.

Some are saying this Vaccine works; while others saying No! It doesn’t work.

But may I say to you in Psalms 91:1-12;

1 He that dwelleth in the Secret Place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome Pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the Pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any Plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For He shall give His Angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

…. Allow the Shepherd to be your REFUGE.

When you go through the Valley of the Shadow of death; His Presence is the Great Reassurance.

You may think you are lonely; but you are never lonely. You may be going through the Valley, feeling you are alone but someone is with you!

Maybe you lost a loved one, maybe you lost home because of what has been happening; maybe there’s an expectation that is dashed, maybe you have been wallowing in the Valley of tears;

The Lord had come to comfort you! The Lord has come to heal your broken heart.

He is a REFUGE and He wants to be your Refuge!

6. RENOWN

“Thou Preparest a table before me in the Presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”

When the Lord is our Shepherd, He will HONOUR us before our enemies.

I like that – He will Anoint your head with OIL; He will cause your cup to run OVER – where it is full to OVERFLOWING.

Our cup is FULL, and there is more OVERFLOWING to bless others!

He will make us RENOWNED and Honour us, especially before our enemies who want to humilate us.

I can relate with Isaiah 54:17 – No weapon that is formed against you shall Prosper!

The Bible also says in Deuteronomy 28:7 – “The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.”

Isaiah 8:9 says: “Associate yourselves, O ye People, and ye shall be broken in Pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in Pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in Pieces.”

… “Thou Preparest a table before me in the Presence of mine enemies:

7. REWARD

“Surely Goodness and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”

When the Lord is our Shepherd, He will REWARD us; causing Goodness and Mercy to follow us all the days of our lives.

There is no doubt about this, because God will surely bring His Words to Pass! – They are the sure Words of God which can never go into voicemail.

We need not desparately chase after Goodness and Mercy; the Bible says: When we follow the Shepherd, Goodness and Mercy follow us like a Shadow, all the days of our life and throughout Eternity.

… And we shall dwell in the House of the Lord for ever!

All these Blessings will only be ours, when we submit to Jesus as our Shepherd.

SEVEN (7) THINGS YOU WILL HAVE WHEN YOU MAKE GOD YOUR SHEPHERD.

1. ETERNAL PARDON – Romans 6:23; 1 John 5:11.

In a changing world, God’s Pardon is Eternal – He Pardon you and you have Salvation.

Man faces sudden changes through Natural Disasters; losses, ailments, disappointments but in the middle of all these; God offers you Pardon from sin through the Blood of Jesus. He offers forgiveness. And gives you Eternal Life and Salvation.

From the days of Adam, Human Beings have been tormented by the guilt of sin.

But Jesus came as a Shepherd, Offering you Eternal Pardon. So with Him as your Shepherd, you have ETERNAL PARDON.

2. ETERNAL PASSION – Jeremiah 31:3.

In a changing world, God’s Passion around us is Eternal.

He says in Jeremiah 31:3: “I have loved you with an Everlasting Love.”

His Passion for you for you is Eternal.

So many People are heartbroken because of ‘IRReliable’ Human Love – The love of man. They have strings attached to it!

People may love you because of so many selfish reasons like: Money, Position, or because of your Popularity.

… But the love will change as your circumstances Changes.

The only “RELIABLE LOVE” that does not change is the the LOVE OF GOD – It is unconditional, it is forever, and continues forever.

John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not Perish, but have Everlasting Life.”

1 John 3:1-3 says: “Behold what manner of Love the Father has given to us.”

Romans 5:8 says: “God commanded His Love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

… You have ETERNAL PASSION

3. ETERNAL PRESENCE – Psalms 16:11, Isaiah 54:8.

In the changing World we live in, God’s Presence is Eternal.

No one can be with us at all times – Parents, Neighbours, Relatives, Colleagues cannot be with you forever.

They are with us for limitation of times and Periods – Only God can be with us throughout our life time!

If you depend on People, they will disappoint you. I mean, when they can no longer go forward, what can they do?

Hence, we must depend on the Eternal Presence of God, Who will never leave us nor forsake us.

I still remember a Story; we went for a Funeral in Zambia of a certain husband and the wife said: “I will DIE with my husband!”

So People were holding her.

And we needed to cover the grave. So we waited for about fifteen (15) minutes. Then I told the People to leave her!

And the moment they left her, she suddenly realized herself, and moved away on her own.

That tells us that the love of Humans are Pretentious and not Genuine but the Love of God and the Presence of God, is Eternal.

4. ETERNAL PROMISES – Isaiah 55:3.

In a changing world God’s Promises are Eternal.

People may forget about their Promises and even deny them; they may be unable to fulfil the Promises because of difficulties.

So many People are disappointed because of failed Promises.

In the middle of these failures, God’s Promises are Strong Foundation for our Life.

The Promises of God are unfailing and Eternal.

His Promises to Abraham were Fulfilled; even though circumstances appeared impossible.

Let us trust in the Eternal Promises of God. And there are so many of those Promises: “The Lord is my Shepherd;”

And His Promises are Eternal, so we can trust Him!

5. ETERNAL POWER – 1 Timothy 6:16.

In a changing world, God’s Power is Eternal. Human Power and Authority is changing and can change any time!

Somebody is the Head of State today, and can be removed the next day. But God is always on the Throne. He Rules forever. So you can depend on His Power.

Other Power in the world can go down; but the Power of God is Eternal and it is available.

John 1:12 says:

“But as many as received him, to them gave He Power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name:”

Luke 10:19 says: “Behold, I give unto you Power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the Power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

Acts 1:8 says: “But ye shall receive Power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be Witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the Uttermost Part of the Earth.”

So His Power is Eternal – You are Strong if you have Jesus as your Shepherd.

6. ETERNAL PURPOSE.

Even before the foundation of the world, God’s Eternal Plans and Purposes were Established.

There is something about you and the Purpose why you are on Earth. Human Plans are always very short-sighted when compared to God’s Plans.

God’s Plans are always Higher and they are Eternal.

7. ETERNAL PURITY – Isaiah 60.

This is telling us that God has a Standard.

The world’s standard of HOLINESS keep changing all the time.

What is acceptable today, is not acceptable the next day. So unacceptable lifestyle can be seen as normal in the changing world with the passage of time.

But God’s Standard of HOLINESS and PURITY does not change. His Purity and Holiness is Eternal.

And He is calling us to HOLINESS.

And I Pray we will heed His Call and enter into that Circle of Holiness, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

HOW DO I CONNECT WITH MY SHEPHERD TO GET THE BLESSINGS HE GIVE?

1. Have a Dream and a Vision to follow the Shepherd and enjoy the benefits.

… Have a Dream that you are going to follow Him.

I like Joshua, in Joshua 24:15, he said: “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

So, you need to dream to have connection with the Shepherd we are discussing today.

2. You need to TEAM UP.

You need to be United with the Shepherd.

Do not allow the enemy to separate you. You need to TEAM UP WITH HIM.

Because you and your SHEPHERD, you are better off!

In Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, the Bible says: “Two are better than one.”

You and JESUS are better!

In Matthew 12:25 says: You cannot work against Jesus and expect to enjoy His Blessings. You need to TEAM UP with Him.

3. You need to BEAM HIS LIGHT.

For those of you who are Born Again; BEAM HIS LIGHT – Shine BRIGHTER.

We are living in the Era (today) where People no longer Witness Christ.

See what Jesus (The Master Himself) said in Matthew 5:14-16:

“Ye are the light of the world. A City that is set on an Hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your Good works, and Glorify your Father which is in Heaven.”

In the same way Brothers and Sisters; let your Light shine before men, that they may see your Good deeds and Praise your Father that is in Heaven.

4. You need to STEAM.

What do I mean by STEAM?

You need to daily RELEASE those bottled up issues.

In 1 Peter 5:7; the Bible says: “Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.”

If People have offended you, release them! – Ephesian 4:26; Ephesian 4:31-32.

5. You need to ESTEEM the Shepherd.

Esteem the Shepherd so that you can enjoy the BENEFITS.

And that’s you where we started from!

But you need to CONNECT WITH HIM.

He says: “Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” – Matthew 11: 28-30.

ALTAR CALL

You need to come to Him!

Why would you want to carry your burden when there is a Burden Bearer?

Why do you want to lead yourself into a pit when there is a Shepherd?

Why do you want to go astray when someone is there you can focus on?

I beg of you, today is not a day to joke with:

I. So that that you can have Rest, Peace, Restoration, Eternal Love.

II. So that all the burdens in your heart could be taken care of. He is the One Who carries the burden.

And as a Believer, why don’t you carry your family issue and give them to Him?

Why not carry your work issues to Him today?

Hand them over to Him today – He is the Shepherd of your life.

With Him, you enjoy Peace, Rest, Restoration; with Him, you Experience massive Wonders. But you must CONNECT!

… Let’s bow our head as we Pray!

If you are watching out there or reading on the Label of DMC; brother, sister, father, mother, uncle, aunt and you are yet to get Born Again – Please, make today your acceptable day of Salvation.

And I’m going to Pray with you now; and if you are already Born Again, claim it as well.

Say with me: Jesus, come and be my Shepherd. I surrender all. Just be my Shepherd and I will follow You.

A Song Writer says: “I SURRENDER ALL.”

You need to do that!

… Shall we bow as we Pray?

PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER.

Eternal King, Thank You for the People who are confessing their sins.

I Pray that the God Who Forgives, the One Who Pardon Iniquities; You will forgive ALL their sins, Pardon ALL their Iniquities.

Let the Blood that cleanses, wash away every impurities; and let all impurities be taken away from their lives.

Let New Life come to them right away and let their names be documented in the Book of Life.

Give Grace to those who are surrendering their lives to follow You.

And for ALL Believers who have been strengthened today; who thought they have been forgotten; who feel the world is unfair to them; I ask, let this Reassurance of the Shepherd:

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in Green Pastures: He leadeth me beside the Still Waters. He restoreth my Soul: He leadeth me in the Paths of Righteousness for His Name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou Preparest a table before me in the Presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely Goodness and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”

Let this Reassurance put them on the Mountain of Pleasure and Enjoyment today.

Let there be Renewing of Zeal to serve the Lord; let their Light Shine in this dark world.

And let us make it here on Earth and make it to Heaven.

Thank You Eternal Father!

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!

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RCCG ONLINE CENTRAL DIGGING DEEP SERVICE TEACHING

MINISTERING: PASTOR JOHNSON FOLORUNSHO ODESOLA (ASSISTANT GENERAL OVERSEER (AGO) ADMIN. AND PERSONNEL, RCCG)

TOPIC: IN THE FATHER’S HOUSE

DATE: 1ST DECEMBER, 2020

BIBLE TEXT: LUKE 15:11-23

Praise the Name of the Lord! We appreciate God for the rendition by the Choir. We Thank God for what they have done today; God has laid His hand upon them again.

The Lord will bless you Choir – Amen. The King of Glory will continue to Anoint you from Glory to Glory; from Honour to Honour – Amen!

And I want to appreciate my father in Lord for another Privilege – Daddy, I love you! Thank you for giving me this Privilege. And God of Heaven shall continually Anoint you, in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

Shall we just Pray?

SONG

We give You all the Glory
We give You Honour
We give You all the Glory
We give You Honour

Praise God – Hallelujah
Praise God – Amen;
Praise God – Hallelujah
Praise God – Amen!

OPENING PRAYER

Eternal Father, we want to give You Glory, we want to give You Honour, we want to give You Praise!

You are the One that is Worthy to be Praised, You are Worthy to be Adored. What a Mighty and Glorious God we serve!

We want to appreciate You for the Privilege to come and connect to Digging Deep again today.

Thank You for the Miracles and Wonders You have done over the few weeks and Months – We want to say THANK YOU.

Thank You for Healing, Thank You for Encouragement, Thank You for Correction, Thank You for Comfort, Thank You for Reprove. We just want to say THANK YOU!

… Lord, accept our Thanks in the Name of Jesus!

Everyone who has written for Prayer – for Healing, for Breakthrough, for You to make ways where none exists; I Pray You will answer all of them today. There would be Testimonies that will replace their requests in the Name of Jesus.

Father, I commit myself to You today again; I don’t know anything but Privilege has been given to me by my Father in the Lord.

I Pray that I will not do Violence to Your Word; that everything I will say today would bring Glory to Your Name.

Thank You my Father, we Worship and Adore You. Blessed be Your Holy and Lofty Name.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!

Praise the Name of the Lord – Hallelujah!

Today we are going to be looking at: IN THE FATHER’S HOUSE.

…Or you can call it: In MY Father’s House; in YOUR Father’s House.

And I am going to read from Luke 15:11-23.

And it says:

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

The Lord bless the Reading and Hearing of His Word, in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

In YOUR Father’s House, in MY Father’s House, in the HOUSE of the Father.

The Bible talks about a man who had two (2) sons – One of them went to his Daddy and said: “The way I’m looking at you daddy, you will stay long before you die! I want my portion now.”

… And the Bible says, he divided unto them.

In this Particular story, there are so many things that jump on us:

• You see the Story of Self-Righteousness of the no Prodigal son.
• You see the story of the Prodigal son, the brother of the prodigal son.

But I will be looking at that Particular Passage from: “MY FATHER’S HOUSE” Perspective.

And I have a Father – The King of Glory is His Name;The King of Kings; The Lord of Lords.

Because the Story is referring to God the Father; the Father of Mankind – That is my Father!

The Creator of the Heaven and Earth. The One Who orders the heart of Kings and President. The Commander of the Kings of the Earth, He is the Eternal King – That is my Father!

The Only Creator Who was not created; the One Who spoke Light into existence. The Sovereign; the One Who sits at the Apex Court of Heaven and does justice according to His righteousness.

He said the hair on my head is numbered – Not counted!

So, when a strain falls, they are numbered.

He counts the grains of sand on the Seashore – That is my Father!

And I can speak of Him Proudly.

Heaven and Earth cannot contain my Father – The entire world is His footstool.

In Psalms 24:1; the Bible says: “The Earth is the Lord’s, and the Fullness.”

So the Gold, the Silver, the Oil that People are contending with belongs to my Father!

My Father is the Great I AM, the Unchangeable Changer, the One that cannot lie.

And Jesus also allurded to that, when He was talking in John 14:2.

He said: “In my Father’s house are many mansions.”

… We are not talking about that today!

But we are looking at it from the Perspective of this Story in our Bible Text – Luke 15:11-23.

In verse 12 (Luke 15:12); the Father divided for them – The young man took his Portion, and off he went!

It is okay to ask for your Portion; but the bad thing the young man did was the fact that he moved Away from the Father!

And when you MOVE AWAY from your Father, you are OUTSIDE His Control; you are OUTSIDE His Protection; you are OUTSIDE His Guidance.

… So, he departed from the Presence of his father!

You can also listen to the audio here: In The Father’s House – Pastor J.F Odesola

Let’s mention SEVEN (7) THINGS – the EXPERIENCES of the Prodigal Son OUTSIDE of his Father’s House.

And I’m going to tell you SEVEN (7) THINGS that you will EXPERIENCE when you STAY in your Father’s House.

No! Christianity is LIFE!

And that is why you need to put your life in it. That is why everything about you should be woven together and used to the Glory of God.

THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PRODIGAL SON OUTSIDE HIS FATHER’S HOUSE

1. His first (1st) Experience is found in Luke 15:13 – “And there wasted his substance with riotous living.”

Anyone who leaves his Father’s Presence would SPEND EVERYTHING.

… This man spent everything!

All those who leave the Presence of God, all those who depart from their Father’s House would always waste their Lives; waste their Time, waste their Potential, waste their Resources.

All those who depart from their Father’s House live “Wasteful Lives” – They waste Time, they waste Money, they waste Talent, they waste Destiny!

And at the end of the day, they never make headway in life.

What is the essence of the wealth you are gathering, when you are not Planning to make it to Eternal Life?

What is the essence of the wealth you are gathering, when you are not Planning on using it to Impact Lives?

… He WASTED everything!

Maybe you are reading this Message now on the Label of DMC, you believed you are in the Presence of your Father, but you are no longer there! You have veered away like the Prodigal son – God loves you – it’s time to come back home.

People who are OUTSIDE their Father’s House WASTE EVERYTHING.

God of Restoration is calling you to return home today.

Remember He says in Joel 2:25: “And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”

Anyone who leaves his Father’s House will live a wasted life.

That is why it is not ideal to remain a sinner.

And if you are Born Again, stay in the Presence of your Father.

2. The second (2nd) Experience of that Boy is found in Luke 15:14 – “And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in WANT.”

When you are OUTSIDE of your Fathers’s Control, you are WITHOUT RESTRAINT.

It is only when you are outside your Father’s House that you spend ALL because outside your Father’s House, you are OUT OF CONTROL.

You know People go into sin today – They steal at will without any feeling of guilt.

Some others commit adultery and fornication without any remorse whatsoever.

And still go to Church, they say they are lifting up Holy hands: with adultery and fornication, stealing, cheating and defrauding others.

… Because there is no RESTRAIN.

This young man, the Bible said, went outside his Father’s House and he lost everything because his Wise Father would have advised him.

3. In that same Luke 15:14; ‘he began to be in WANT.”

Those who are OUTSIDE their Father’s House are NEVER SATISFIED – They are always in the “Wanting State”.

He began to be in Want of WISDOM, he began to be in want of PEACE, he began to be in want of JOY, he began to be in want of HEALING, he began to be in want of CONNECTION, he began to be in want of SOCIAL LIIFE.

Because he had Left his Father’s House, he began to be in want of ORDER – His Life was without order.

All those who are outside their Father’s House, are in the “Wanting State” – The State of LACK;

But God is our sufficiency – According to -2 Corinthians 3:5.

That is why you must remain in your Father’s House.

Psalms Chapter 36:8-9 says: “They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of THY HOUSE; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy Pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.”

It’s only in the Father’s House you can be abundantly satisfied!

Outside your Father’s House, OH – LACK – Lack of Protection, Lack of Joy, Lack of Satisfaction and the likes!

… Void, emptiness. He began to be in WANT.

4. In Luke 15:15 – “And he went and joined himself to a Citizen of that Country;”

*All those who are OUTSIDE their Father’s House will always be JOINED TO STRANGERS – Strange People would always be their companion.

How can you, a Believer because you have waited so long before marriage; you now pick a spouse among the daughters of Jezebel, among the sons of Belial? – Joining yourself with strangers!

Those who leave their Father’s House asocciate with strangers!

And because of that, they begin to have “Strange Experiences”; demons find expressions in their lives.

Outside your Father’s Hous, outside your Father’s umbrella – strangers will torment and afflict you.

There are some of you, because you are outside the counsel of God; you have joined yourself together with strangers.

Please, take Note: There is nothing Good that will come out of Unholy Association;

Just one stranger can destroy your life; and one Good Fellow can turn your life around.

• Just like Elijah turned around the life of Elisha.
• Moses turned around the life of Joshua.

The meeting of Joseph with Pharaoh took him from Prison to the Palace.

When you are outside your father’s house abuse is inevitable.

Strangers will use you abuse you and dump you.

The Prodigal son used to be very rich but when he joined strangers he became Poor – The strangers trained him and finished everything he had, and left him empty. And he started feeding pigs.

You are out there reading this message from the Label of DMC and you are feeding swine; because you have departed from your father’s Presence.

It is not the Will of God for you to feed swine. You are feeding swine; relating with People that had no Value to your life.

5. In Luke 15:15 – “And he sent him into his fields to feed swine.”

Anyone OUTSIDE his Father’s House will be living in SERVITUDE.

He became a servant!

All those living outside their Father’s house will always be servants – Servant to the devil, servant to all those who ought to be their servants.

… Servant to those who are less than them!

They will be doing “Odd jobs” – Jobs that don’t bring dignity to their life.

And he was feeding swine in order to feed himself.

No man gave him food, because all those living outside their father’s house will do jobs that are not clean; make sure doing jobs that doesn’t bring Glory and Dignity to God;

Jobs that demean them into the lowest state of their lives.

And they will always be servant to the Devil.

6. Luke 15:16 – “And no man gave unto him.”

Anyone OUTSIDE his Fathers’s House will always live in LACK.

In other words; he lacked favour because he wasn’t in the Presence of God.

It is only when you are in the Presence of God that you can have favour.

And favour is what adds flavour to life; favour is the mother of Destiny.

When favour speaks over your labour, destiny is certain.

But outside your father’s house there is nothing; he began to be in lack!

So outside the Presence of God there is no favour.

… Let me mention just one (1) more.

7. Luke 15:24 – “For this my son was dead, and is alive again;”

OUTSIDE the Father’s House is a place of DEATH.

That is why the Bible says: The wages of sin is death!

All those who are not in the Presence of God are dead even though they seems to be living.

But they are dead and they are lost, until they are found.

That is why it is very important as you are reading this message now on the Label of DMC you must arise like the Prodigal son – He said I will arise and go to my father!

Maybe you need to do that today because in your father’s house are Plenty of buddies. Please come to yourself as the Prodigal son did.

He reasoned within himself I said I will arise and go back to my father and he arose and went.

I Pray today the hand of God will reach out to you – Amen!

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES YOU WILL HAVE IN YOUR FATHERS’ HOUSE?

1. You will experience VALUE.

I wonder how my life would have been without God – Outside the Kingdom; living with an Herbalist as a young boy. Learning the art of making charms as a young boy.

But thank God who took me out from that Place and singled me out; because in your father’s house you have VALUE, you have DIGNITY and you are respected by the devil.

When the father saw him coming, the father saw him as a “Valuable Person” – And the father ran to meet him.

You have value in your father’s house!

Come to God, stay with Him. You have value at home!

The Grass is always Greener out there, but look well because the more you look the less you see.

No wonder the Bible says we are Precious to God.

Isaiah 43:1-3 talks about you being Valuable and Precious.

.,. In your father’s house you are Valued.

Romans 5:8 says: “But God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

2. You will experience LOVE and COMPASSION in your Father’s House.

In Luke 15:20, his father kissed him and had compassion on him.

… Which is a Sign of Love.

And Jeremiah 31:3 says: “Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”

3. In your father’s house you experience the BEST.

You experience the best of Life, best of favour best of Material things.

Luke 15:22 says: “But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:”

It is your father’s house that can get you the BEST.

A man that has been feeding with pigs – Oh Thank You Jesus!

The Bible says in Jeremiah 29:11 – I know the thoughts that I think towards you the thought of Peace not of evil to give you a Hope and an expected End”

In your father’s house you experience the BEST.

No wonder as you read the Pages of the Bible, it talks about: I will supply all your Needs. That is in Philippians 4:19.

3 John 1:2 says: “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest Prosper and be in Health, even as thy Soul Prospereth.”

Deuteronomy 28:1and 13 says: “And it shall come to pass, 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: And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:”

THE BEST because your father has the Best.

4. In My Father’s House you will experience PEACE and FULLNESS of JOY.

In the world we are living today People run here and there because they lack Peace.

There are People when you meet them on the street all you have to do is make them roll up of their shirts you will see all kinds of charms.

Why do they do that?

It is because they lack Peace. They are living in terrible fear and fear has torment.

And God has not given us the spirit of fear – 2 Timothy 1:7.

I have asked myself – The People stealing the money meant for the masses; why are they doing that?

Some of them have enough money even if they are cooking money as food; their Generations to come cannot finish it. Yet they are still stealing.

Because they feel there is no security for them which is caused by lack of Peace.

So, they are living in fear – Maybe the money will finish.

… Why will it not finish? – Whatever you steal will finish!

Any wealth gathered will suddenly depart. It will become Poison and bite the fellow.

*In my father’s house you experience Peace: You travel in Peace, return in Peace and Joy, you sleep in Peace.

Why some People cannot travel until they have made some marks and incantation.

Psalms 16:11 says: “Thou wilt shew me the Path of life: in thy Presence is Fullness of Joy; at thy right hand there are Pleasures for evermore.”

Psalms 29:11 says: “The LORD will give Strength unto his People; the LORD will bless His People with Peace.”

if you are not experiencing Peace Please take time to return to your father’s house.

Psalms 119:165 says: “Great Peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.”

Isaiah 26:3 says: “Thou wilt keep him in Perfect Peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”

Peace Tranquillity in your father’s house!

5. In my father’s house you enjoy the REST.

Rest from all kinds of trouble: Rest from labour, rest from struggles.

Jesus is the Word from the beginning.

John 1:1 says: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

And in John 1:14; the Bible says: “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his Glory, the Glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father,) full of Grace and Truth.”

In John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.”

Here is what Jesus said in Matthew 11:28:30 – “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

*In your father’s house you have rest of mind – Although many are complaining about lack of Properties; they are complaining about lack of this, lack of that! But you have Peace!

There are People who have waterbed but cannot sleep.

Thank God for those of us who have Peace in God. We have made our abode with Him.

Psalms 91:1 says: “He that dwelleth in the Secret Place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

Many are passing through real problems, but because of God – Even in the midst of the Problems they have Peace.

Some People when their phones ring they are afraid, when there is a knock on their door they are afraid – They are not sure of what happens.

Jesus says in John 14:1 – Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, believe also in me…

I Pray today everyone that last Peace God will give you Peace in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

6. There is celebration and Merry Making in my Father’s House.

Luke 15:23-24 – “And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.”

… So in your father’s house there is Merry Making.

What are we saying?

God is not the God of sorrow – No!

Psalms 16:11 says: “Thou wilt shew me the Path of life: in thy Presence is Fullness of Joy; at thy right hand there are Pleasures for evermore.”

You know I have talked about Mentality in one of our Studies – In Life; there is a Mentality called “Loneliness Mentality”.

Everybody has it – Pastors, name it! Even Jesus had it.

He said can’t you Watch with Me for one (1) hour?

He was lonely!

At a Point, He said: “Father, I wish this cup will Pass over Me. But not my Will.

You see this loneliness of a thing, it is not because you are not married that you are lonely – No!

It is an experience of life which we must dealt with.

And to deal with it you must be accountable to somebody.

What I really want to talk about in today’s teaching is the fact that Jesus is also a Social Person- He has a Social Mentality.

You cannot see – You believe in Christ and you are not social.

He was invited into a Marriage in Cana of Galilee in John 2 and he went with his twelve (12) Disciples and his mother.

Jesus attended a Marriage ceremony but there are some People who don’t attend events – You don’t attend the death of elderly People, they don’t go to Housewarming, they don’t attend Naming ceremony.

No merry making!

And we have been told by Researchers that those who have the Social Mentality live happier, they live longer they live healthier. And they enjoy life more than others.

… So there must be Merry Making!

7. In my father’s house there is ABUNDANCE.

In Psalms 36: 8-9 – “They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy Pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.”

There is an ABUNDANCE; God is called Almighty –
Genesis 17:1.

Many men are mighty God is the ALMIGHTY – El Shaddai more than enough.

God said to Moses in Exodus 3:14, I AM what you declare I AM – the God of Breakthrough, God of Healing.

No wonder that Jesus said in John 10:10 – “I came that you might have life and have it more abundantly.”

My question to you as I round up: Are you in your Father’s House?

Anyone who leaves his father’s Presence will be in wants and will be tormented, take a less dignified Position; will lack Wisdom; no one will come to his Help; he will be joined to strange People.

But when you are in your father’s house – You enjoy Liberty, Love, Joy, Peace, Rest, Abundance. You will enjoy Healing, the company of people, Fellowship.

And that is why I want encourage you; if you are backsliding come back home and if you are playing Church it doesn’t Pay you.

Enjoy Christianity, enjoy Life!

… And you can only enjoy it in God!

What is the essence of having money without Peacs? Having money without Good Health? Having money and your children are on drugs and you yourself you are on drugs?

What is the essence of the Popularity when in the secret you are living in pain – Crying all through the night?

But God can handle it for you today!

Matthew 11:28 says: “Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

If you are already having the rest of the Lord, don’t let Him leave your Presence.

… Let’s bow our heads as we Pray!

ALTAR CALL

If you want to give your life to Christ I want to Pray with you – Just bow your head and say: Lord Come into my Life; wash me with Your Blood. I am willing to serve You, give me the Strength to serve You.

And if you are already Born Again tell the Lord: Increase my Peace let me stay Permanently Perpetually in Your Presence.

… I will Pray with you!

CLOSING PRAYER

Father Thank You for this Word.

I ask you before I came to this Podium and You gave me the Word.

I have said a few things that you want me to say and I asked that everyone giving their lives to you today you save them.

And anywhere they are across the Globe or reading now on the Label of DMC; let the Word work in their lives in the Name of Jesus!

And for ALL the People who are already Yours; we Pray that they will stay glued to Your Presence; they will never leave their father’s house.

And for those who have left their father’s house: Heal them today, bring them back and Restore them Permanently – Never to go out again away from you.

And let all of us serve You and make it to Heaven.

Thank you Father. Blessed be Your Name.

In Jesus’ Most Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!

God bless you!

It is very important and it is key if God has done anything for you please let us know!

OFFERING AND PRAYER OVER OFFERING.

Let’s give our offering – Your Service is incomplete without giving an offering.

So, I will Pray on your offering and you drop it.

Father Eternal we Thank You for this offering.

Bless everyone giving, may they never lack Good things of life.

Let them have money in major currencies of the world, and let the Name of the Lord be Mightily Praised.

Thank you because you have done it!
Glory, Honour be to Your Name.

In the kingdom of the Righteous; count us worthy to reign with You.

In Jesus Name we Pray – Amen!

God Bless!

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TOPIC: MAKING YOUR LIFE COUNT

DATE: 24TH NOVEMBER, 2020

BIBLE TEXT: LUKE 7:35-50

We bless the Name of the Lord for the beautiful rendition by the Choir. And we are Praying for this our Choir that they will be getting better and they will be going higher in the Name of Jesus – Amen.

Shall we just Pray?

SONG

We give You ALL the Glory,
We give You Honour
We give You All the Glory,
We give You Honour.

Repeated!

OPENING PRAYER.

Eternal Father, we give You ALL the Glory. We are thankful to You because You are the Greatest, You are the Highest, You are the Mightiest.

Thank You that we belong to You. Thank You that each time we Stand on this Platform, You bless ALL of us.

The Holy Spirit is our Great Teacher and we Thank You for Him.

Thank You for the Power of the Holy Ghost to be able to do great things in our lives.

Thank You for Healing, Thank You for keeping us, Thank You for what the Word of God has done in us.

To You be Glory, Honour and Praise. Accept our Thanks, in the Name of Jesus.

I am standing here today again; Lord Almighty, to dig deep into Your Words.

We ask Oh God of Heaven – You will Teach us and School us in Your own School.

Lord, at the end of this Digging Deep, we will have reason(s) to Glorify Your Name.

Bless everyone who has been Part and Parcel of this continually – Let Your blessings flow into our lives and homes.

Thank You our Maker!

For those who desire Healing, let Your Words go out to HEAL them today.

Those who desire encouragement, encourage them by Your Words.

Let the Power of God brood upon Your Words and let the Glory of God Manifest.

I commit my head, my mouth and my heart to You: I will not do violence to Your Words. Every Word from this Particular Podium will bring blessings and You will bless me too.

… Thank You Father!

When we finish our Race, let us make it to Heaven.

We want to hand over our father in the Lord to You, for giving us this Privilege: Let it be well with Him, take Him from Glory to Glory, from Anointing to Anointing and from Favour to Favour.

Lord, at the end of the day, let all of us make it to Heaven!

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – AMEN!

Let somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!

We want to appreciate God for today again.

We would be looking at the Introductory Part of: “MAKING YOUR LIFE COUNT.”

I’m going to read from Luke 7:35-50 (it’s a long Passage);

35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.

36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.

37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

… The Lord bless the Reading and Hearing of His Words, in Jesus’ Name – Amen.

So much is Packaged in this story.

But we would only be able to scratch a bit of it today.

But let me say: “Everyone of us came from Heaven to give birth to Solutions;”

Nobody is on Earth without something within him, around him to offer and to better the Generation.

This Particular woman was a sinner as they said in the story. She was not invited. But Jesus was invited among the Priests.

But this woman came in, waiting for an opportunity to do something specific. She had been long in her sin, in her misery, in her frustration.

But when she heard that Jesus was available; she went there – Taking her Precious Ointment with her.

And when the opportunity came, she moved to do what she needed to do!

There is no story in life that can not Change: There is no Problem in life without a Solution.

There are so much to say from this story, because: it is not how long you live – it is how WELL and the impact made.

It is what you contribute to better this Generation.

After all, our Master Jesus Christ, in his few years while on Earth; carried out a total of Fifty Two (52) Events – including His Birth, Death, Resurrection and Ascension.

But we are still talking about Him now.

Before He was Born, they were talking about Him. And now, we are still talking about Him.

What impact are you making? Is your life counting? Does anyone has anything Good to say about you?

The record of this woman, one (1) Single Performance; just one (1) thing – Not Many.

There are many People who are struggling to do many things; but this woman came in and did something Significant.

What do we know about her?

She became someone the Bible could reckon with because she did something Jesus talked about.

She offered what she had – She gave something Precious to obtain something Permanent.

She was unrighteous, but her deeds put her in the Exclusive Class of the Righteous.

I still wonder why People who are connected to Power are Powerless; People who are connected to Light are living in darkness; those who are connected to Wealth are living in Poverty.

I still cannot think about it: that: The People who are connected to SOLUTION are wallowing in their Challenges.

… You must MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT.

A Lady in the Bible by the name Dorcas – Nobody would have known anything about her until she died.

When she died in Acts 9:36; the People she had helped said No!

They told Apostle Peter: please, raise her up!

“Now there was at Joppa a certain Disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of Good works and alms deeds.”

Jabez was another Person.

He was born in sorrow, but one moment because he did something, in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. His Story changed!

… I am talking about Making your life Count!

David made his life count – He was the one who killed Goliath – 1 Samuel 17:26-49.

Solomon made his life count – 1 Kings 4: 29-34.

They all moved from the Low Level of life to the Level God has destined them to be!

I want to attempt to make some few Points which I call: “The Divine Principles or Methodology to make your life Count” – Because your life can Count.

Stop telling me: “I don’t have Academic Qualification.” – No!

Stop saying you don’t have someone to connect you.

If you are Born Again, you are at a Vantage Position.

If you are not Born Again, your case is different.

Stop saying: Nobody is willing to offer help to me.

No! You have what it takes to be able to do the Needful. You must determine to make your life count. – You Must!

Daniel Purposed in Daniel 1:8 that he will not defy himself with the meals of the King – DECISION!

WHAT ARE THE DIVINE PRINCIPLES TO MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT?

1. POSITION YOURSELF RIGHTLY.

… Reposition yourself for ACTION.

When we say, Position yourself rightly; this woman was not invited but she Positioned herself where she would have the opportunity to make her life count.

There are People today who are hiding in their Organizations, Churches and Ministries. They are Gifted but they don’t want to commit extra.

They are Gifted, but they don’t want to move the way others are moving.

Because they say: “I don’t think I am ready to go all out!”

You must be like the children of Issachar.

The Bible says in 1 Chronicle 12:32:

“And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had Understanding of the Times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their Brethren were at their commandment.”

When you make your life counts, definitely, you will become a Miracle – People will look at you as a Spectacle.

Of course! That’s how it ought to be!

Because the Miracles that turn things around come from Heaven.

They look at you and say: You are different.

Of course, you are different because the Miracle that gives you a Turnaround comes from Heaven.

… So you must Position yourself rightly.

Bartimaeus rightly Positioned himself –
Mark 10:46-52.

What happened while others were focusing on the height of Jesus: His clothes, the Disciples, watching others received their Miracle.

Bartimeaus determined to do something, and he shouted.

Where you are Positioned will determine the Possession that will get to you.

The Position of People determine their Possession; so you must Reposition yourself!

And many People have Good works yet they are complaining of the Greener Pastures on the other side.

You better Position yourself right where you are – Don’t be among the People who are anti-organizational, against the Company where they work.

Position yourself rightly!

The woman in our Bible Text Positioned herself – Looking out for an opportunity;

And when the opportunity came; she offered what she had – Something very Precious to her.

2. YOU MUST LOOK FOR SOMETHING TO OFFER IN LIFE.

You must look for something to Offer in the Organization you belong in life – That crosses over to eternity.

You came NAKED, but you are the Power House of God. Because of the Light of God in you; find something to Offer!

If you believe you have nothing to offer; I think (with all due respect) you should be treated as an Unwanted Orphan.

You have got something to OFFER!

There is something you have for this Generation; there is a Prophecy that has gone ahead of you.

If you are Born Again, Praise God! – You are born again to offer Solutions.

The Lord set the People of Israel free – “Let My people Go that they may serve me.” Exodus Chapters 5, 7, 8 and 9.

… You are saved to SERVE!

And Jesus said: As my Father has sent me, send I you.”

As many of you who are Born Again, you carry POWER: Solution Power; you carry Healing, you carry Joy, you carry the Scepter of Dominion.

This woman, the only thing she had in life was this Ointment.

And she said: I offer it – She offered something!

In the Book of Jeremiah 1:5, God said: Before you even arrived the Earth, there is what I ordained for you!

You are here for a Mission – And the Mission has been in existence even before you were conceived.

Yet you say: “Ah, I don’t have something to carry out my Mission! – There will always be Provisions for your Vision – Unless the Vision is not connected to God.

Even if you are not Born Again, God has Prepared you so that you can hear or read on the Label of DMC this Message and get Born Again; and be able to offer what you carry!

You are too Loaded to be Useless – Too Loaded not to have anything to Offer!

How can a complete Human Being – With all your Educational background, your family background with all your experience say: “I DON’T HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER?”

Offer something in life!

Find something to offer, to deliver because, you are a Solution, you are not a Problem!

3. FORGET THE PAST.

Anyone who wants to make his or her life Count, must forget the Past.

People would make all kinds of comment about you; but don’t let that move you. If your focus is JESUS.

The Bible days in Psalms 34:5:

“They looked unto Him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.”

Hebrews 12:2 says: “Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith; who for the Joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Please, FORGET THE PAST – Yesterday ended last night. You can’t reverse it. You can’t do anything about it.

You had a “Bad Past” – YES.

You have done something abominable before – YES.

Now you must let go.

And if the devil is still bringing the guilty conscience, you need to show the devil because the opinion of God is Supreme!

In Isaiah 43:18-19, the Word of God says: “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.”

Even if the devil wants you to remember, use verse 19 (Isaiah 43:19) to counter it.

Because it says:

“Behold, I will do a New Thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”

And if He has done anything in your life, apply it.

2 Corinthians 5:17 says:

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become New.”

… The woman broke free from her PAST.

Do you know Sir/Ma – you can ADVANCE in adversity? And your obscurity can turn to SUPERIORITY; your grass level can turn to GRACELAND.

You can move from the level you are now to the next level; you can break free from your PAST; you can walk Passed your Past.

… FORGET YOUR PAST!

Many years after God had forgiven Moses, his Brethren were still reminding him: Oh, formerly a Murderer!

But God found in a Murderer a DELIVERER.

There is something GREAT in you!

Say to yourself: There is something GREAT IN ME!

… You have to FORGET YOUR PAST!

4. GET OUT OF SELF DECEIT.

Don’t be an Hypocrite! Whatever you need to adjust, do it!.

This woman was a sinner, she desired Solution at all cost, and she moved toward that!

Do you know that the Pharisees and the Sadducees – Very Far People to see the Truth! – Sad People to receive Miracle.

They were very deceitful; hypocritical in attitudes, not truthful in anyway!

Galatians 6:7 says: “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

Stop Pretending to be righteous if you are a sinner.

That is the attitude of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

Jesus had to Rebuke them openly: “Woe unto the Pharisees and the Sadducees”.

The whole Book of Matthew Chapter 23 is all about “WOES” to the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

But Verse 13 (Matthew 23:13) caught my attention:

“But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.”

Shouting when it is time to Pray does not make you Righteous.

Are you living Holy? Do you love other Brethren? – Get out of Deceit!

Maybe you have heard me share the story of a man who got a job in the Zoo as Fake Animal.

They gave him the costume of a Monkey. And he was jumping around, while Tourist gave him banana. He mistakenly jumped into the Lion Section.

And he shouted: Please, help me!

And the Fake Lion said to him: My friend, you better keep your mouth shut, or we will both lose our Jobs.

… Fake Monkey, Hypocritical Lion – That all Pretended!

And there are many People who are Pretenders: Husband, wife, workers, staffers – All Pretenders.

You need to get out of deceit. It does not Pay to be an Hypocrite; because at the end of the day, you will lose.

5. GO FOR SOLUTION.

There is a Solution to what you are looking for in life – Don’t just beat about the bush; if there are things to confess in your life, Please confess.

If you need to go for deliverance, please do If you need to carry yourself to a Senior Minister of God – Go!

This woman knew that she needed help and she moved to the One Who had the Help.

Jesus is the Only Solution to the Problem of the world – Money does not solve Problems, Position does not solve Problems.

Oh, some People are high in the Society, but they are empty inside! Go for SOLUTION – connect yourself to JESUS.

She connected to Jesus and what happened? – She got what she wanted.

6. You need to ACT STRATEGICALLY.

May I say to you: “In Life and Destiny, it is only those who ACT STRATEGICALLY who make their LIFE COUNT.

Avoid “I WILL do it tomorrow – Procrastination: Yes, No, bye, expect me!”

This woman Acted Strategically – She MOVED and the People said: No Way!

This woman is a sinner.

When you ACT STRATEGICALLY, they will question and query you.

Somebody asked me many years ago: “Why are you Loyal to your Leader?”

And I replied him: Are you looking for the disfavour of your Leader?

“Why do you do EXTRA?”

I said: it’s because I want to be Extraordinary.

“Why is it that you look Stupid?”

It’s because DEEP waters run silently!

“Why is it that while other People are tired, you are still working?”

I said: Because I want to be the BEST!

You need to Act Strategically: I don’t know your Opinion, but I know mine. I don’t know your Vision, but I know mine. I don’t know where you want to go, but I know where I’m going!

… And that is why you need to DEVELOP yourself.

This Particular woman had a VISION.

Because: “Where there is No vision, the People Perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he” – Proverbs 29:18.

And she MOVED – Just like David; while Goliath was still talking, in 1 Samuel 17:45-27 – David moved Strategically towards the enemy.

Those who Act Strategically get the of BEST LIFE.

Caleb said in Numbers 13:30: “And Caleb stilled the People before Moses, and said – Let us go up at once, and Possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.”

And do you know what happened?

In Joshua 10:10-14 – At eighty five (85) years of age, he got the Mountain!

You need to act Strategically: Life is not kind to anyone!

If they could tell a Beggar like Bartimeaus SHUT UP – You are not the one He is looking for. Talk more of you!

7. LOVE WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL.

When they were criticising the woman, they said: Jesus didn’t know who she truly was!

That is why I said this is just an Introduction.

Because the Text is loaded with about thirty seven (37) Points!

Now they said: We don’t think this man is a Prophet. Because if He is, He would have known that this woman is a sinner.

And Jesus heard it!

God hears everything you are thinking about!

And He answered!

Love will always Prevail!

You know what happened to the Lady? The Bible says “She LOVED MUCH and she GOT MUCH.”

Prophecy is Good, Faith is Good; but LOVE will give you the BEST and give you MUCH.

John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not Perish, but have Everlasting life.”

1 John 3:1-3 says: “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.”

Romans 5:8 says: “But God commendeth His love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Jeremiah 31:3 says: “The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”

And God is calling you today!

This woman got the BEST.

For those who want to surrender their lives to Jesus, LOVE is speaking and God is calling on you today.

For those who are already Born Again, LOVE will always give you the BEST.

… She LOVED MUCH, and she got the BEST.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8 says: “And though I bestow all my Goods to feed the Poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not Charity, it Profiteth me nothing.”

LOVE is the TRADEMARK of TRUE Disciples.

That is what brought Jesus to the Earth, that is what He left with the Disciples: “That People would know you are My Disciples when you LOVE one another. “

Do you want to make a Mark?

Because this woman made a Mark – She became a Celebrity.

People celebrated her. She got her desire, she got to her Goal

Everyone who make Life Count are also Reference Points.

ALTAR CALL

Today, I admonished you – If you have not
surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, Please do so now.

If you have already surrendered your life to Him, tell the Lord: Please, MAKE MY LIFE COUNT.

… I want to Pray with you!

PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER

Father, Thank You for the People who are surrendering to the LOVE OF GOD.

Because they have determined that their life will Count for God, and I join my Faith together with them:

You will save them today and You will write their names in the “Book of Life”. Forgive all their iniquities and give them Power to serve You till the end.

Every Believers saying Amen with them; let them get Power to make it till the end.

Father, all the Believers who are thinking ‘I want to MAKE MY LIFE COUNT’; empower them with the Grace and Anointing to MAKE THEIR LIFE COUNT.

From this day: be EMPOWERED to make your Life Count and the Name of the Lord will be MIGHTILY GLORIFIED.

On Earth, you will be Great and become a Reference Point.

Together, when the Roll is Called Up in Heaven, we will make it there!

Thank You Eternal Father, we Bless and Praise Your Name because it is done!

In Jesus’ Most Mighty Name we Pray – Amen!

Praise the Name of the Lord – Hallelujah!

OFFERING AND PRAYER OVER OFFERINGS

Your Service is not complete until you have given your Offering.

Shall we Pray?

Father, Thank You for our Offerings: bless everyone Giving.

And we Pray that the reward commensurate, You will give unto us!

Lord, the Currencies that rule the world, You would Bless us with those Currencies.

And we would never Lack Raiment, we would never Lack Food, we would never lack Water.

And we would have in Abundance, even to give as token of Love.

And in Your Kingdom to come, none of us Giving would miss it.

We all would make there.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name we Pray – AMEN!!!

God Bless you – Amen!

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