I want to thank my mummy and my daddy: Pastor and Pastor (Mrs) Adeboye for this privilege to be here tonight – am not taking it for granted.
And of course, I want to say Thank You also to my husband; Pastor Peter Amenkhienan (The Assistant General Overseer) – Thank you so much for the opportunity.
And to all the Committee Members.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
I have been asked to speak on: “A GLORIOUS RELATIONSHIP”
But before we have our seat; can the Choir please take that song again and let us take it slowly and meditatively – yielding and committing our lives into the Hands of The Living God.
SONG:
Daily as I live,
Often as I breathe,
Let my whole life
Be an expression of your Grace
CHORUS
We cry Haba father,
Halloweth be your Name
Halloweth be your Name
Halloweth be your Name
PRAYERS
1. Open your mouth now and cry unto God: Father, let my Life give Glory to your Holy Name.
Open your mouth – That I have been called into Glory, have not been called into shame, have not been called into disgrace.
Lord, once again I cried to you tonight; let my whole Life be an expression of your Holy Name.
In Jesus Precious Name we Pray – Amen.
2. You are going to cry to God again and say: Father, let my Life not be an ugly story in the Name of Jesus.
Open your mouth. Our Convention Theme is: His Power and His Glory. Talk to God that my Life will never be an ugly story. Let the whole world feel my impact.
Open your mouth and talk to God. Don’t let my impact be a Negative one but rather a Positive one.
In Jesus Precious Name we have Prayed – Amen.
3. Preamble: Quickly let us open Bible to the Book of 1 Samuel 16: 14-19.
14. But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul and an evil Spirit from the LORD troubleth him.
15. And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now an evil Spirit from God troubleth thee.
16. Let our Lord now command thy servants which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil Spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
17. And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
18. Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty Valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters and a comely Person, and the LORD is with him.
19. Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
What am trying to say tonight is that:
You many not need any great man anywhere to recommend you, to bring about your breakthrough where you will now be operating in Power and Glory.
The voice that brought David to his Place of Breakthrough was just the voice of a servant.
I want you to open your mouth tonight and said: Let a voice be raised for me. Where I have no voice, let a voice be raised for me – Open your mouth and talk to God.
In Jesus Precious Name we Pray – Amen.
4. Maybe you don’t understand me: You may be a Solution to a Problem. But if you are somewhere that you are not known, you are not seen or you are not recognized; then how can that Solution that you have be brought about?
But there is a Young man; he was kept at the background and yet God needed him somewhere. And it was a servant that has to recommend him.
Why don’t you open your mouth again – sincerely again and talk to God: Father, where I have no voice; let a voice be raised for me that will lead me to my Breakthrough – Where I will be reigning in Power and in Glory.
Open your mouth and talk to God – Amen!
You can have your seat
… Having a GLORIOUS RELATIONSHIP!
When something is fabulous, something is wonderful; that thing can be said to be Glorious.
Something that is Glorious is very beautiful and impressive.
If you described something as Glorious; you are emphasizing that it is wonderful and it makes you to be very happy.
So, Glorious can be defined as Possessing or Deserving Glory.
Now, what is Relationship?
Relationship is simply a connection, association or involvement.
In Psalms 19:1; the Bible said that the Heaven declares the Glory of God and the Firmament shows His Handiwork.
And in Psalms 8: 4-5 says:
4. What is man that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man that thou visitest him?
5. For thou hast made him a little lower than the Angels and hast crowned him with Glory and Honour.
Brethren, I want you to know tonight that when God created you; He created you with Glory.
Infact, human being were made for the Glory of God – Isaiah 43:7.
So therefore, God made human being in the Image of God to carry His Glory.
So, He expected us that in any Relationship that we are going to be having; we have to Portray the Glory of God.
Our Relationship must bring Glory to His Holy Name.
No wonder, there was a Conversation between Moses and God. You find this in the Book of Exodus 33: 12-19.
And Moses Prayed to God: Please show me your Glory.
And God responded in Verse 19 and told Moses that I will make all my Goodness to Pass before you.
Hence, whenever you see the Manifestations of God’s Goodness in any area of your Life; you can described it as God’s Glory.
So, anywhere that you have been experiencing shame, in any area that you have been experiencing disappointment; that is not the Promise of God for you.
And my Prayer for you tonight is that the Original Intention of God for your Life shall be made Manifested in Jesus Name – Amen.
Because God’s Presence in a Man makes all the difference.
A Life without the Glory of God will always end in shame and disgrace.
Anything that has been causing shame in your Life, anything that has been causing you to have disgrace in your Life; God is going to put a Permanent End to it this Weekend in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
And we need to know that the Glory of God in your Relationship means that you must revealed the Character and Image of God since you are made in the Image of God.
And God declared that He intentionally made you to Glorify Him.
That means that in everything that you do; you must always reveal the Character of God.
And the only way that we can see this Image of God is to look at our Lord Jesus Christ because Jesus Christ Glorified God the Most because He revealed God the Most – He is God made in the Flesh (John 1:1; John 1:14; Colossians 1:15 and Hebrews 1:3).
So, if you want to Glorify God in your Relationship. That means that you must cultivate to live your Life according to the Image of God that has been Personified in the Life of Jesus Christ.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
So, to Glorify God in your Relationship; you must reflect Christ in your Relationship.
How do you reflect Christ in your Relationship?
We are told that the Word became Flesh and dwelleth among us.
And we are reflecting His Glory – Glory as of the Father; Full of Grace and Truth – John 1:14.
Jesus Christ is the Image of the Invincible God; the First Born of the Creation. He is the Radiance of the Glory of God and the exact input of His Nature. And He upholds the Universe by His Power.
So, if you want to know how to Glorify God; we must know Jesus Christ in a Personal Way.
Many of us, its true that we said that we have been Born Again but sometimes the way we behaves our Character doesn’t really reflect the Glory of God.
And tonight, from what our daddy wants us to have during this Convention is that we should go back reflecting the Glory of Jesus Christ in our Life.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
And I want you to know that God is willing to get as close to you as you are willing to get close to Him.
I need to ask you tonight: How close are you to God?
Most of us lag behind in the area of our very close Relationship with the Almighty God.
Yet God desires a Closer Relationship with us to walk side-by-side with Him pointing things out to us and showing us the Way ahead.
I mean that the desire of every Christian should be that: Lord I want to see you more clearly; to follow you more closely and to love you more dearly.
I remembered in our Primary School then, we have a song that we sang almost everyday.
It says:
Day by day Oh, Dear Lord Three things I Pray: To see thee more Clearly Love thee more Dearly Follow thee more Nearly Day by day
I didn’t know whether that is still our Prayer today: To have a closer Relationship with God because the closer your Relationship is with God, the more you will be able to portray a Glorious Relationship with other People around you.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
So, I want to quickly let you know that the first (1st) step in moving closer to God is through Jesus Christ.
No wonder He said in the Book of Revelation 3:20 – He said: Behold I stand by the Door and Knock. If anyone hears my voice and Opens the Door; I will come in to him and eat with him and him with Me.
God is continually knocking on the Door of our Hearts, ready and willing to come in and meet us in every parts of our lives because each of us are created for Intimacy, free from shame and rejection.
But He won’t be satisfied until our hearts find a home with our Loving Father.
Brethren, God is still knocking at the Door of your hearts today – Asking you to allow Him to come in and fill you with a Life of a Glorious Relationship.
He loves to move near so that the dry and weary part of your Life are filled to Overflowing with the Loving Waters of His Love.
And the first (1st) thing we need to do away with is sin in our lives – This is very, very important.
You may be wondering, what is sin again in this one?
I want to bring to you tonight that when we are talking of sin; sin literally means: “MISSING THE MARK”
Remember in the Book of Romans 3:23; the Bible says that: All have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God.
So, you cannot have a Glorious Relationship with anybody if you are still “Missing The Mark” – This is very, very important.
When we Act like God, we are reflecting His Image and hitting the Mark of Glorifying Him.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
So, sin is Missing The Mark of Glorifying God.
I want you to examine your hearts wherever you are seated or reading now: Where am I Missing the Mark in my Life and in my Walk with God.
Because, if you are Missing the Mark; you are not Living a Glorious Life.
And if you are not Living a Glorious Life; you cannot have a Glorious Relationship with anybody.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
The Second (2nd) thing that you needed to do is: “Total Obedience” to God.
Obedience gives you the Knowledge of God
And that was why in John 2:5; the mother of Jesus Christ told the Disciples and the servants that whatsoever He asked you to do, do it.
And it is still the same cry today: Whatsoever God has commanded you in His Holy Words you must do it in order to have a Glorious Life.
But many of us we are missing the Mark of Glorifying God.
Why? – Especially we that are Youths of today.
Many of us are involved in Pre-Marital sex and we lack the Obedience that will make us to reflect God’s Glory in our lives.
Let me let you know: Pre-Marital sex violates God’s Plan as established in Creation.
And to Abuse God’s Original Plan by reversing sex before Marriage; tampers with God’s Design.
The Abuse of sex leads to Broken Relationship, Diseases, Single Parents Homes etc.
Some have even through it open the door to Negative Spiritual Influence upon their lives and this is very unfortunate.
Am not talking of unbelievers; am talking of Believers in the Church.
And this is the right time for us to make a Turning Around and go back to our Father and ask for Mercy from Him.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
In the Book of 1 Corinthians 7:2; the Bible makes us to know that because of the Temptation to sexual immorality; each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
God’s Original Plan for Marriage and sex is a Total Package or Total Deal – There is nothing like Pre-Marital, there is nothing like all kinds of rubbish that we are calling it today in the name of Modern world.
And when we are doing this, we are not Glorifying God in our Relationship.
God’s Words addresses Social Immoralities approximately twenty five (25) times in the Bible.
And the Will of God is your Sanctification; that you abstain from sexual immorality. This we will find in the Book of 1 Thessalonians 4: 3-5.
3. For this is the Will of God, even your Sanctification that ye should abstain from formication:
4. That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in Sanctification and Honour;
5. Not in the list of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God.
That means that you have to be different from the unbelievers.
But if your life is not different from the unbelievers that have not known Jesus Christ; then you are bringing shame into the Kingdom of God.
God has made it clear from the beginning that He is a jealous God and He disapproves of all kinds of idols.
Anytime you disobey the Word of God; remember that the Bible says that He is no longer dwelling outside there but you invite Him into your Life.
He has come to dwell in your heart. And if you are making Him dirty; then you are making God to be jealous.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
And God said that He will judge the sexually immoral. That is clear from the Book of Hebrews 13:4.
“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
So, to play around the sacred thing like sex is very dangerous.
You may be wondering why am I emphasizing this – Our Pastor said that I should emphasize it to you.
You are too sexually active for your age.
I remembered Daniel: Daniel was young as you when he was taken away into Captivity.
And he got there and made up his mind that he is not going to partake of the King’s meat.
For that Period, he refused to eat the King’s meat but guess what because he became Prime Ministers over four (4) or five (5) Governments.
Likewise, if you want your life to be Glorious, if you want to reign and rule in Power and Glory then you must know the right time.
If you do not abstain yourself from immorality, you can never attained to the Destiny that God has Ordained for your Life.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
If you want to Glorify God in your Christian Relationship, you have to revealed the Character of God in that Relationship.
The more you imitate Jesus Christ, the more you will wear the Image of God.
We can never act like Jesus Christ without the Holy Spirit living in us.
Learning to Glorify God is a living pursuit. But none of us can do that without the Grace of God.
So this evening, the Key word is RELATIONSHIP.
And I want you to know that you can show love to someone without having much of Relationship.
But that is not the aim.
And a Good example can be found in Luke 10: 25-37.
The Good Samaritan showed love to the wounded Jews man but he didn’t know him or have any Relationship with him – He just took care of him and then paid somebody to then continue.
That is not the one that we are talking about.
That is “Real Love”.
And Jesus Christ commended the Good Samaritan. But God wants us to move further in all our Relationship.
I am saying that the kind of Relationship God is asking from us in the Church in this End time is: “A Call to Love Through Relationship”.
Some People are starving of Relationship of Love even in the Church.
Others are sacred of Relationship and they want to keep People away at a distance because they feel that everybody is Hypnotical.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
We are saying that we should improve in nurturing an atmosphere where Relationship is highly valued.
And am going to quickly use four (4) Adjectives to describe the kind of Relationship we are talking about.
The Relationship we long to see and valued; that should be visible in the Fellowship should be:
It should be Personal.
It should be Deepening.
It should be Supportive.
It should be Faith-Building.
… I will quickly break it down.
1. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
I will like to use Jesus Christ as an example.
Remember that Jesus Christ has a Concentric Increasing Relationship.
There were the seventy (70) that He appointed and sent out in Luke 10:1
Then, there were the twelve (12) that He chose to be with Him throughout His entire Ministry.
Then after then, there were the three (3) that He normally takes out when there are important things to carry out – That is Peter, James and John.
He took them out during the Mount of Transfiguration and when He was going to Heal that little girl.
And then; there is still another one – “John The Beloved”. The one that they said was close to Jesus Christ Heart.
But that doesn’t mean that Jesus Christ was forming a clique.
Rather in all of these Relationship; Jesus Christ is making us to know that there are ways and means of having Glorious Relationship that will lead us to a Higher Heights that is not Negative.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
… Jesus Christ has some Deep Personal Relationship but He was Open and Outgoing in all of them.
2. DEEPENING RELATIONSHIP
This simply means that we don’t stay at the level of Superficiality, knowing a few Personal things about People.
Some of us, it is only every Year that we come here that we meet one another. For the remaining part of the Year, we careless, we don’t know what is happening.
… I want that to change tonight.
Look around, form reasonable Friendships. Friendships that can make you go Higher in the things of God.
Some of us in the various Churches that we go to, we only see ourselves on Sundays. The day we don’t see somebody, you don’t even bother for that Person.
So, when am talking of “Deepening Relationship”; it means making efforts to know that Person.
And the only way we can know that Person is when you take that Person to God. Then God will reveal to you what you needed to know about that Person.
Infact, “Deepening Relationship” according to Galatians 6:2; seems to be referring to something different.
It says that we should bear each other burdens.
How many People are you helping to bear their burden?
Do you know whether they are even burdened at all? When there is music, all of us dance and joke. Do you know whether somebody is crying within?
If you want to have a Glorious Relationship; you must desire to have more “Intimate Relationship”.
And when we are using “Deepening Relationship’; it is a Process as it just doesn’t come overnight.
And this “Deepening Relationship” is not Static. You need to know that they take time – they don’t have to happen overnight.
But our aim is that more and more we will have an atmosphere that is coronal in Character.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
Where we encourage one another, where we do away with Shallowness and Superficiality.
Don’t let us be like Cain when God said: Where is your brother?
He answered God and said that am I my brother’s Keeper?
That is how some of us are behaving nowadays.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
3. SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP
And this is where we are talking of Relationship that has to do with Love.
Our aim is that more and more, we lightened other People’s Burden by getting to know them.
Love means that you desire to be a Load Lifter, a Burden Bearer, a Helper and a Strengthener to one another.
You are not meant to bring other People down out of jealousy but rather you see somebody doing well, you encouraged them to do better until they achieved their best.
I hope that am getting across to somebody. Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
Brethren, I want you to know that if you go into a Relationship because of what you can get out of it; that is very selfish.
But when you go into Relationship with one another; it is to Bless that Life.
According to Acts 20:35; it says: I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
… That is a Glorious Relationship.
4. FAITH-BUILDING RELATIONSHIP
Which is the bottom-line of why God designed us for the Relationship.
He designed us so that we can help each other to live by Faith in the Future Grace.
Faith means being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus.
So, Christian Relationship has this as their Goal to help each other to stay satisfied with Jesus.
There are People right now in our Church that are going through crises of Faith.
If you don’t move close to them, how do you know they are going through crises of Faith – it is very, very important. The Book of Hebrews 3: 12-13
12. Take heed Brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the Living God.
13. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
So, that means we need to challenge one another everyday. We need to aim the Mark, Higher and Higher everyday in order to encourage each and everyone of us.
And remembering that is one of our Vision Statement: To make sure that we make everyone to make Heaven.
And the only way we can make everybody to make Heaven is to form a Glorious Relationship where you check on each other.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
So, take care of Brethren to make sure that before we leave the Camp this Weekend; look for some People that you would form friendship with.
And am not talking of friendship which you will be getting from other People but friendship where both of you can be beneficial to one another.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah
But quickly I want us now to go into the Relationship between Male and Female which you called Dating nowadays.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
Because its part of Relationship but there must be boundaries in this kind of Relationship.
In the Old Testament of course; we saw Isaac pursuing Rebecca as a response to a specific Prayer that has been Prayed.
And we saw Ruth later on laying herself at the feet of Boaz which is another Relationship that portrays the Church and Jesus Christ.
So how do we handle boundaries in Dating – you better listen and listen very well.
Now when we are talking of boundaries, there must be boundaries because if there are no boundaries; sometimes People may go out of the way and there must be a Motivation during Dating – What you are looking forward to.
And this will form a Foundation to all our Actions, all our Moral Effects so that we don’t compromise.
For example; it is Motivation to run a race when you know that there is a Finishing Line and while you are running in the first Place.
So what are the Boundaries?
The Boundary or Motivation is to Glorify God in your Relationship.
See what the Bible said in the Book of 2 Corinthians 3: 7-18.
Here, the Bible is talking about when Moses went to meet with the Lord on the Motivation. When he came back because of his Shinning eyes the People demanded that a veil must be put on.
But now with the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; that veil has been removed.
And that is why the Bible said that whenever you comes to the Lord, the veil is taken away for the Lord is a Spirit. And whenever the Spirit of the Lord is there is Freedom.
So, all of us who has had that veil removed are to reflect the Glory of the Lord. And the Lord who is a Spirit will make us to be more and more like Him as we are changed into His Glorious Image – Amen.
So, when in our Dating; it is for us to be changed into the Image of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And this can only be done when that veil has been removed.
For us to know that you don’t belong to yourself that you have been bought with a high Price – 1 Corinthians 6:19
“What? Know ye not that your body is the Temple of the Holy Ghost which is on you, which ye have of God and ye are not your own?”
God gave you this Gift of Holiness through the costly shed Blood of Jesus Christ. And we should realised that we are now eternally brought to the Lord gives us a different Perspective on how we treat our bodies while on Earth.
So, the Earthly Boundaries that we need to have is:
1. We need to consider and honour one another especially for Young Males. You must honour that Lady knowing that she is also a Child of God.
The Bible says in the Book of Romans 12:10. It says: Love each other with Genuine Affection and take delight in honouring each other.
Supposing that lady is your own Blood Sister, you will not expect that one that if you love me, I want you to do this for me before marriage.
So, when you are Dating a young Lady, there must be honour.
And young Lady, you must know and desire the way you want to be treated – You are going out with a young man, you go and dress shabbily with half of your body out.
How do you expect him to honour you?
The Bible made us to understand that our Price is above Rubies. And Rubies is one of the expensive metals in the world. You want to buy Rubies, then you have to have the money.
And that is the way you should treat yourself as very expensive. And any young man that comes to you will learn to honour you.
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah.
2. According to the Book of Philippians 2: 3-4
3. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
That is very important.
When you are Dating one another; you must make sure that you lay down your own Agenda.
Whatsoever Agenda that you have must be laid down and it must be looked at in the light of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Point is to Glorify God in our Dating Relationship.
The Point is to have Helping Boundaries which will free us.
When there are boundaries around, it free us to be Good Christians that others outside will look at us as a Model and they will want to come into our midst.
Apostle Paul in the Book of 1 Corinthians 10: 23-24
23. All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
24. Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
Don’t be concerned for your own Good but for the Good of others.
So, whenever you are going on a Dating; you look at what will keep you together. You don’t go into Isolation.
When you go into Isolation; it can bring sin into your Life.
Don’t start Relationship without Praying and don’t stop Praying while you are waiting.
Remember the Timing of Dating, the Time of Courtship is a Time of Waiting – You are Waiting to see how God will lead you.
So that is the Time to Intensify your Prayers. If you don’t know what to Pray about; I have about seven (7) of them maybe I will read them out to you if time permits.
Some important Goal in order for you to have a Glorious Relationship.
1. There must be a Goal in mind.
Remember that as a Born Again child of God; when two (2) of you want to start the Relationship the Goal is that at the end you are going to get Married – that is the Goal.
But supposing that you don’t get to end up marrying; you should still make it a Goal to Glorify God and edify one another so that in future even if you now marry somebody else. You can still see each other and greet one another in Love.
You will not be ashamed to see that other Person.
Why? – Because a Goal is already in mind.
2. We need to remember that you are brother and sister in Christ not sort of spouse.
Not that now that you are Dating, the sister is going to your house to cook for you, to mop the floor for you – That is not the Goal, that is not the Aim.
And sister, that is not the time the brothers must buy the Most expensive Gifts for you – That is not the Goal, that is not the Aim you need to know this.
You need to be Intentional in Progressing towards Marriage.
And that is why I have always say and don’t even believed in Dating anyway. But then if you are going to Date don’t let it be a long one so that sin does not come in.
And the Intention that you are moving towards Marriage not like the one that he is “Testing”. You are like butterfly perching everywhere – that should be discouraged.
And then before you even start there should be Non Negotiable Things.
What are the Non Negotiable:
Is he or she a Born Again Christian?
Is he or she having the Spirit of the Living God and Faith in Christ?
Is he or she a member of any Church if not a member of my Church? Is he or she member of a Pentecostal Church where I can go and verify if he or she is a Genuine Worshipper of God?
Is he or she applying the Word of God or is he or she just a Sunday-Sunday Worshipper?
Is he or she belonging to any Department in the Church?
5. Can the People or Elders in his or her Church be able to give Good Reports of him or her?
6. What is the view of your Parents and others about him or her; you need to have this.
And that is why in the Redeemed Christian Church of God; we always tell the brother that when you see a lovely sister; you first go and tell your Pastor who will be Praying for you.
It is that Pastor after Praying that will now call the sister.
And of course, the sister must have been Praying and Seeking God’s Face.
We need to go back to the Old Ways as this New Way is not benefiting us – where you can have a brother having six (6) or seven (7) sisters.
7. And then you need to know your Limitations.
Don’t say that you are going on a Dating where you will go all alone or you said because the brother is living very far that is why I slept over in his house.
8. You need to envisioned the Future.
What is the Future that you are envisioning when you are having this Relationship?
As I begin to round up: Tonight, guide your sister’s heart.
Yes, because you are supposed to be the Leader and the Leader you are going to become when you married you need to start showing it now – Praise the Lord.
Men are supposed to Protect women because the Bible said that they are the Weaker Vessels.
And for the ladies, I will charge you: Guide your heart.
If a man doesn’t meet certain qualifications, don’t even consider Dating him.
What do you mean?
When you watch a man who doesn’t have respect for his blood sister, mother or elders; then he cannot have respect for you.
You need to watch out: Does he disciple People? When have you seen him carry the Bible out to disciple People?
I want to let you know that I am from Ijebu (Ogun State, Western Part of Nigeria) and my husband is from Edo (Delta State, South South Part of Nigeria).
But what made up my mind finally for him then was that when he kneels to cry to God; I will see him weeping as he is Praying. Then I know that this man Prays a lot. I know that this man is a Broken Vessel. And if he is a Broken Vessel, he cannot harm me. I know that my coming to his Life will make a difference in my Life.
And that is how we have been. He has been my Coach. Then he will tell me Bible Passages to read and when we meet, he will ask me questions on all those things.
So, if you are having a Relationship with a young man that cannot show some of these Good examples in your Life; then what are you doing with him.
Anyone that will not treat you like a Queen when you are still outside; forget about it when you enter his house – He will not Change.
Of course, when you are starting this kind of Relationship, there are bound to be conflicts because we are not one hundred percent (100%) Perfect Human Beings.
But find a way of sitting down to vet to the bottom of the conflict and then come together before God and ask God to help you to iron out such conflicts.
So, much more than we have been talking about; I want to still emphasized it tonight that you need to run from Sexual Immorality – Very Important.
Why am I coming back to this: Many of us know where we have erred, many of us know that when it comes to this aspects of our lives, we have been going round like butterflies and it is affecting our Spiritual Lives.
As I am Preparing and Praying, God made me to know – You see that anytime you come together, you leave something from your Life into the Life of that Person. And if you don’t end up marrying that Person, it removes and share away the Glory of God from your life.
No wonder some of you are experiencing up and down in your Spiritual Life.
ALTAR CALL
As we are going to be rounding up; if you are here you know that you know that you are an empty shell because of the many People that you have slept with – am talking of men and women.
You are like an empty shell, you don’t have anything in you. There is no Glory in you again as the enemies has removed it.
How can you have His Power and His Glory – It is not possible.
What am I talking about?
One of the Relationship that God Valued Most and that is when God want to use your Marriage to Protect us.
Because anytime you come together; the Spirit of God is there and the enemies equally there.
And so many of us, some things has been stolen from our lives.
I want us to rise up on our feet tonight. I want to assure you that there is Hope for you.
I don’t know how your Life has been, I don’t know what you have been experiencing, I don’t know the Spiritual Forces that you have opened the door to and its not making you to rule and reign in Power and Glory.
I want us to take this song and if you know that you are out there and you need Prayer; I will encourage you to step out. Because under the Anointing tonight; yokes are going to be Broken in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen. That Glory that has been lost shall be returned into your Life – Amen.
If you need Restoration, please come out quickly.
Choir please help me:
My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device nor creed;
I trust the Ever-living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.
Chorus I need no other argument, I need no other plea; It is enough that Jesus died, And that He died for me.
2. Enough for me that Jesus saves, This ends my fear and doubt; A sinful soul I come to Him, He’ll never cast me out.
3. My heart is leaning on the Word, The written Word of God, Salvation by my Savior’s name, Salvation through His blood.
4. My great Physician heals the sick, The lost He came to save; For me His precious blood He shed, For me His life He gave
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COMPILATIONS BY:
MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI, TOPE BABALOLA, OLUSOLA OLAYINKA FEMI AND JOHN ATTEH AFUWAPE
MINISTERING: PASTOR EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI (ASSISTANT GENERAL OVERSEER – EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE PASTOR IN CHARGE OF REGION 10, ABUJA)
THEME: “HIS POWER AND GLORY”
DATE: 2ND OCTOBER, 2019
TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24-25
Our God is the Only One who has all POWERS, the Only One you have come to meet during the Youth Convention this year!
If you truly believe He was already waiting for you before you came here, rise up on your feet and shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
I like us to wave our hands to the God of the whole Universe; the Lover of our souls, the Keeper of our lives. Just wave your hands to Him and Bless His Holy Name.
The One who has preserved you till this moment; the One who sent you to this world for a Purpose. The One who has ensured that His Purposes shall be fulfilled in your life. Let Him hear your voice today, Exalt Him, Worship Him and Honour Him!
Because this is your DAY! At last, that day you have been waiting for is here. Something new is about to happen to you. The God of Heaven and Earth Himself, is about to BREAK THROUGH for you!
You are about to leave this place in Newness of life. You are about to touch the Heaven, and the Heaven is about to touch you. Just make sure you begin to worship Him. Bless Him (3ce)! Bless Him for such a great opportunity to listen to the Word of LIFE; to be IMPARTED by Him again!
LORD, we Honour You, Lord we Worship You! We appreciate You Lord. King of Glory, Lover of our soul; Same yesterday, today and forever! We Appreciate You (2ce). Thank You (3ce). We Worship You Lord. Be Thou Exalted for ever!
SONG:
Oh Lord My God
How Excellent is Your Name
In all the Earth
How Excellent is Your Name.
Thank You Father! blessed be Your Name Oh Lord, we Appreciate You and Honour You.
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE:
The Lord opened my eyes and I saw somebody; I saw Ferocious DOGS surrounding you. They edged you in. You could not move, you could not make progress; they tied you down!
And the Lord told me: these DOGS, are representing various Covenants that you have entered into (in the PAST). And these COVENANTS, are now working again your Destiny.
But the Lord asked me to tell you – ALL these DOGS, He has separated from your life tonight – Amen!
OPENING PRAYER
Glorious Father, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, Lover of our soul, Ancient of days, the Wonderful, the Counselor, the One that sits upon the Highest Throne of the whole Universe; the One who speaks and it is done!
Thank You for this Year’s Convention of Your YOUTHS. Thank You for what You have done thus far. Thank You for our father in the Lord and our mother in the Lord. Thank You for all the Facilitators – who have Ministered to our lives. Thank You Lord for all our Officers – who have been managing our Affairs. Father accept our Thanks and Praises in the Name of Jesus!
We have every reasons to appreciate You: Last Year we were here, You fed us with the Word of Life -You ministered to our souls; You kept us alive to see yet another Year; between last Year and this Year, several Youths have had all kind of experiences in this Country and many of them are not on the Land of the living.
But Lord, we are here! We are on our feet – no one carried us here. We appreciate You Lord for this! We Bless Your Name! Body, Soul and Spirit You have kept us. Father, accept and Thanks and Praises in the Name of JESUS!
My Father, there is no doubt about it, that You are about to begin a New Set of Breakthroughs in our lives; from the Theme of this Youth Convention, we know without any doubt: as YOUR POWER AND YOUR GLORY will break forth in our lives – we shall Breakforth in Power and Glory in the Name of JESUS!
Tonight, Daddy Minister to us again: You are the Only One who has the word of Life – Let Your Words reach us in the Name of JESU’S!
It doesn’t matter how far away we may be. It doesn’t matter what has happened before now, in our lives. In a way no one can understand; let this Words bring Restoration and a New Beginning for all of us, in the Name of JESUS!
And at the end of everything: let Your Name and Your Name alone be Glorified.
Thank You Father! In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
… And everybody will SAY…. – AMEN!
Let the living shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
I will like you to shake hands with at least ten (10) people and tell then: You are welcome, I can see the Glory of God upon your life. This will be the best day in your life. You are welcome to the FIRST DAY of your Glorious Future: You are welcome! Welcome to a New Beginning.
Thank You Jesus! Blessed be Your Name oh Lord – Hallelujah!
… And then you can have your seat.
Amen and AMEN!
I heard a Man of God saying some Years ago; he said he is an “Itinerant Preacher” -a Travelling Preacher. But he cannot Minister to a “Travelling Audience”.
And so in the same way, I believe when you settle down – when you sit down with your Bible and your Notebook in your hand (not walking to and fro); you will be able to capture some things the Lord wants to deposit into your life.
I will like to recommend to you: this is not the time to walk to and fro! This is the time to concentrate (to focus)! Because if He sends His Words and you don’t capture it; the Words will not be able to benefit you.
And you have not come to this particular place, just to be part of the number. I have Good News for you – the Living God Himself is the One who led you here! And He led you here because He is about yo begin something New in your life.
I like you to tell your neighbour (on my behalf): God is about to begin something New in your life.
I want to use this opportunity to Thank God on behalf of our father in the Lord, and our mother in the Lord: for their passion for the Youths. And for all they are investing into the lives of the Future Generation!
I salute their courage, their doggedness to ensure that the next Generation is not left behind. And that the Fire that has been burning – the Revival Fire over this Church (for all these decades) will not be put off in the coming Generation.
I am trusting God that in your Generation, the Fire will burn brighter, in the Name of Jesus!
I also want to Thank God for our beloved AGO in Charge of Youth Affairs and his precious wife; for the privilege that they are giving to us to stand here as a Guest Speaker tonight!
I want to Thank God for the Grace of God upon his life; and the Grace the Lord has given to him to oversee the Youths of this Mission all over the world.
… That Grace will be on the increase, in the Name of Jesus!
“LEADING SELF TO LEAD OTHERS”!
You must not forget that the Theme for the Youth Convention for this Year, 2019 is “HIS POWER AND GLORY “.
And I know without any doubt; through this particular Convention, God is about to deposit fresh Anointing, (fresh Power) upon you, which will break through in unprecedented Glory.
If that will be your experience, let me hear your real Amen – Amen!
For this to happen, because you are not just ordinary Youths, you are Leaders among your people; you are Delegates from various Parishes of the Redeemed Christian Church of God; from various Chapters of our Campus Fellowships – from all over the world, from all over the place.
You are the one that God is sending forth to go back to the various Parishes and Chapters: to begin something new. To carry Fire to them. To carry the Power that you are going to receive on this particular Camp Ground, to various Parishes.
That is the reason why God wants to impart your life in a very Special ways. Such that by the time you return home, everyone will know ‘you are a Solution Carrier”.
And that is the reason why I want you to approach this particular Convention with Purpose. I want you to approach it in such a way that even God will know “Oh, this My daughter, this My son, for the first time has decided to be serious”.
At your your age, may I inform you; you have no reason to be unserious! Others may say, you are young. But you know it yourself, that every day, you are getting older!
That is why every time you are celebrating your Birthday, even if it is 18, even if it is 30, even if it is 40. Any time you are celebrating your Birthday, nobody ask you “How YOUNG are you?”
What do they say? – How OLD are you?
So it doesn’t matter whatever age you are at this point in time; you are OLD enough to be serious!
If you have never been serious in your life, and all that you have been doing is to while away time. It has become necessary – expedient for you to know: whatever time you have wasted in the Past, God can forgive you.
But He cannot forgive you if you begin to waste time anymore; He will hold you responsible!
Thank God for the prayers the AGO (Admin) Prayed for us (just as I was coming in). And I believe, God has decided to give, several of us here New Beginnings today!
May you have, and may you utilize that New Beginning, in the Name of Jesus – Amen!
“LEADING SELF TO LEAD OTHERS”.
This is a Topic of a lifetime! If there is one Topic you must pay attention to, concerning your future: This is the Topic!
There is no limit to what you can become (in the scheme of things) as far as God is concerned. But the only Limiting Factor is the Topic of tonight!
If you cannot LEAD yourself; it doesn’t matter what God plans – YOU WILL FRUSTRATE IT.
I know, there are several of us who have thought, that witches and wizards are the ones who are troubling my life. There are several of us who had thought – Oh! Our Aggressors are eternal.
There are several of us who have thought: Oh! I don’t know what is happening in my life; confusion all over the place.
Only few has ever come to the realization that the greatest enemy we might have, is the one that is seated within you – YOU!
The greatest Adversary you might need to contend with, is YOU!
And so, when I saw this Topic, I Glorified God on your behalf; because now, you will BREAK THROUGH.
I CORINTHIANS 9:24- 25;
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Apostle Paul, at a certain period in his life had to put some things down for us – He saw the Athletes: he saw the way they prepared to win gold, to win silver, to win bronze. He saw what they were going through!
A race that will take only about 10 seconds, 12 seconds, 15 seconds, few minutes! They take a whole year to prepare for it.
And Paul suddenly realised, this is the secret to my future; this is the Secret that I have been waiting for! These people deny themselves several things in other to ensure that their Future will be made manifest; so that they will not be failures.
… And so, he highlights that particular reason for us!
He said “they run several people, only one is going to win the prize” – just like that! Twenty (20) people are competing; they know only one (1) will win the Prize.
But they all prepare to be the one – they are temperate in all things! They control themselves, they denied themselves: because of ordinary Present, ordinary Award that will pass away!
He compares them to ourselves: who are running the Race of Life – who are running our Race to Heaven. And he said, even though they are running; they are running for what will pass away. But we, we are running for what will not pass away.
And if they could do all that, in order that they should be their best; how much more should we!
My Brother, my Sister: get ready for your Future, because God is about to launch you out, to achieve what He has always had in mind for you.
It doesn’t matter how many times you have failed before now; I am so confident that with this particular Convention: you will never fail again!
“LEADING SELF” is term for self MASTERY SELF (2ce); it’s another term for SELF LEADERSHIP – for Personal Leadership!
There have been several Theories that have been propounded to facilitate the study of Leadership. But few of these Theories, have ever focused in SELF LEADERSHIP.
Many times what you would hear is: How you will at the Top; How you will be at the Front and others will follow you.
Many times, when you think of Leadership, you never thought about the No. 1 person to Lead – which is YOURSELF! You never thought about that. You think about: the people in your Group, the people in your Units, the people around you, who must take instructions from you!
… But here you are, you are – you don’t take Instructions from anybody – not even from God!
No wonder you have had failures, over and over again! You don’t know what is happening! What is happening is: YOU LACK SELF LEADERSHIP.
It is possible that as you are seated here today; your mind has been wondering, Oh Boy – what is wrong with you? Maybe you have had to say that once in a while. Maybe you have even asked people!
My friend, what is wrong with you is: you lack SELF LEADERSHIP.
I want you to turn to your neighbour and tell him or her: Is it possible you lack Self Leadership? Please ask very well!
I need to tell you, the truth is: “it is much easier to lead others than to LEAD one’s self” – Much Easier!
The truth is, it takes Years of been exposed to Leadership Modems and Leadership Practices; before you can begin to lead others.
Just observing people Leading, doing one thing or the other in Organizations, you also can be able to pick up one (1) or two (2) things; or some skills here and there – and you begin to Lead!
But, may I tell you today; it takes the whole of a lifetime, before you can Lead Yourself.
Truth is (and this is very important); “No one has any right to Lead others, or to even venture to be called a Leader – who has not learnt to Lead himself or herself”. No one! Not you!
Truth is: if you cannot Lead Yourself, others will never take you serious. And, they won’t follow you!
Ooh! Anytime you call for a meeting they will be there! But you would have noticed, that several times, they treat your words as “Empty Ranting of an unserious fellow”.
Why? Because they can see, you don’t have what it takes to led others! Truth is; if you cannot lead yourself, you will not have the ability of leading others.
… I hope you are listening to me?
If you can’t lead yourself, no one wants to Partner with you. Why? – Because you cannot be trusted.
Truth is: if you cannot lead yourself, you will not be Faithful on the long run. Truth is: if you cannot lead yourself; little Power will corrupt you.
That is the reason why, when you are given little responsibility to accompanied authority. All of a sudden, you become Bigger than usual – bigger than yourself.
That is why when I Minister to people on Campus; our beloved sons and daughters, who are Leaders at the Campus Fellowship. I always tell them: ‘my friend, at the age of 20, people are already calling you ‘Papa and Mama’. They want to kill you.
What do you know, to be called a ‘Papa?’ You have not even earned the First Degree that will give you a leverage to be able to do something here in life! And all of a sudden, they have adorned you with a Garment of a ‘Papa’.
Ooh! You may be excited about it. You may even look at people like us; you may say: We don’t understand that we are ‘Obsoletes!’ You may say: in your own time it wasn’t like that. In our time it is different.
But may I tell you (and I want you to open your ears very well) an African adage says: “What a young man cannot see even when he climbs a stair, the old man will see, where he is seated!”
What you cannot see about the next ten (10) Years of your life; the next twenty (20) Years of your life; the next thirty (30) Years of your life; I can see it already.
And I can tell you: if you don’t know how to handle POWER now; Power will kill you!
Truth is (and listen to this); If you cannot Lead Yourself Opportunities will be the Burial Ground for your Destiny!
Truth is: If you cannot Lead Yourself, while others are Soaring, and achieving great results in life. You will remain a ‘Crawling Individual and a Member of a Cheer Group forever!’
Truth is: If you cannot Lead Yourself, God cannot follow you to Battle – because you will disappoint Him.
Truth is: if you cannot Lead Yourself, you cannot GO FAR in life!
I hope your ears are opening up now? I hope you can now realise the reason why you are where you are? I hope you can now see the individual who has been responsible for the failures you have had in the Past?
I hope all of a sudden, your life is making meaning now? I hope you will be able to take and appropriate Resolution; and you will be able to tell Yourself: ‘Wake up Boy! Don’t become a mere story’.
Don’t become an Ordinary Member of a Cheer Group: God sent you into the world to become an Achiever! The Sign of Greatness is already upon your life.
He is here to release POWER AND GLORY upon you. But if you cannot Lead Yourself; you cannot go far!
I will be looking at some examples in the Bible; of certain Individuals (Individuals that you have ready know some things about (that you have Preached about!)
Individuals that have challenged us over and over again.
1. SAMSON: I will start with Samson – Judges 13: 2-5 and verse 24-25;
We find a beautiful story of a young man before he was born, there was an Angelic Visitation to the mother. This woman has been waiting upon the Lord for quite some time. She did not know that God was preparing her womb for a great son.
Several of you seated here today, who were born into Christian families – you were born into Greatness (you know it Yourself). Your mother has told you stories (just like the mother of Samson told him stories).
You know it Yourself – your parents had a Covenant with God before you came forth. You are not an ordinary child! It was not by mistake that you were born into the family of a Pastor.
But I know, several of you who had cursed Yourself – that you were born into the family of Pastor;
… May you not be another Samson in your Generation – Amen! I can’t hear that Amen well Amen – AMEN!
The Lord said about this young man: “He will begin to deliver Israel from the Philistines”.
Before God sent you to the world, He had decided: you are a Deliverer for your Generation – you are not an Ordinary Person!
If somebody has told you that you are nothing; anytime anybody tells you that, turn back and tell them – “I am sent here to be a Deliverer”.
Turn to your neighbour and say: “I am sent here to be a Deliverer”. Please say it very well!
Judges 13:24, the Bible says: “And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.”
“And the child GREW” Physically he was growing, and the Presence of God was with him. And the Lord Blessed him!
… But he still ended a failure!
Blessings alone, are not enough! You may have Blessings, you may have money – you may be born into wealth, you may be born into opportunities. And yet in all, you end up a failure.
Judges 13:25 says: “And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.”
The Spirit of the Lord was moving him; the POWER of God was upon him. Many of you are Praying for Anointing. Samson didn’t Pray for Anointing – he was Born Anointed! He had no excuse to fail; yet he failed!
A man who was raised up to be a one man Army for the Living God. A man who will lift up his hands, and kill a thousand adversaries at the same time.
Several times I have asked myself: What is it the other people were looking for, when he was killing others? He killed No. 1, he killed No. 2; if it were you, will you still be there?
Ah! It was not their fault; the Anointing upon Samson was so high, that it is not only strong to kill them; it was also strong to tie them down.
They couldn’t move, the Anointing of God was pushing them to go and die.
That was Power! This man was exceptionally Powerful; yet he failed!
I want you to turn to your Neighbour, say: May you not fail like Samson.
WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM OF SAMSON? – Samson LOVED Strange Women!
It is possible that as you are seated here, that is your problem! Ooh! You say, ‘am a young man; oh Boy, everyone is running after me!’ It will not be long before you will know – you are the Samson of the 21st Century.
Ooh! ‘Am still a young Girl, I have what it takes ; am beautiful, pretty. Everybody is running after me!’. And then you are dating twenty (20) people at the same time.
Listen to me, it will not be long before you discover: you are the Most foolish Lady of this Generation!
Samson had everything going for him; he could Lead himself. Any time he saw anything, he must have it. Any time! He pressed the parents: I want a Philistine to marry!
Time and again, we will tell our children: you can only marry a BELIEVER. They will say; ‘Dad, Mum – you don’t understand!’ We love each other.
… Each time they talk about Love, I used to think that Love is something that they buy from the market.
They don’t know, what you are calling ‘Love’ today. In one (1) year, it would have become hatred. You will so much hate each other, that you want to kill yourselves.
… May you not FAIL!
That young man, with the Power of God upon his life; he was bound (he was chained). They plugged out his eyes; he was grinding corn – working for his enemies.
There are many of you, by now (even at your young age) – because those who are younger than you in other Nations, they are accomplishing things! Even within this Country (Nigeria) there are those younger than you, who are accomplishing things already!
Even at your age; you should be an Achiever! But, you cannot Lead yourself. You are given an opportunity to work in a place, laziness has killed you!
You are given an opportunity to focus on accomplishing something; you will spend twelve (12) hours of your life on the screen – playing Computer Games, Watching European Football, as if as you are watching the Football, money is already been dropped into your account!
Listen to me: it is foolishness of the highest order, for someone to be earning money playing; and you, you are losing money watching!
… He could not lead himself!
Could you tell your neighbour, “Please lead yourself! Please say it very well.
Do you know, my Dear; the moment you begin to understand what am saying tonight – there are several of you, who think ‘Oh, I am ready for Leadership: as you are listening to me now, all of a sudden, you discover ‘you have not even started the journey of your life’.
“…I want to Lead, I want to Lead. Give me an opportunity to lead!”
All of a sudden you discovered: you cannot even lead one man. How can you Lead a Group? You can’t Lead one woman, and then you are saying that we should commit to you, the lives of other people.
Your own life is in jeopardy, and you want to Lead others. All of a sudden it will occur to you: ‘I need to work on myself’.
And may I tell you – it doesn’t matter what has happened (where you have failed). God knows why He is bringing this Topic to you.
If you resolve within you: ‘I won’t end like Samson did!.’ I tell you, that Resolution alone will wake up something in you!
That GIANT that has been bound in your life, that giant of yourself – that strongman who is supposed to be achieving things on Earth here: Every chain that has bound you, be broken in the Name of Jesus – Amen!
2. SAUL – the King had unusual privilege.
Saul was searching for the loss Asses of his father; God was searching for a King for his people Israel.
And God saw this young man, who was obedient to his father. And God was saying ‘oh, if this young man is obedient to his father, he will be obedient to Me’.
… That was all that God was expecting from him – that OBEDIENCE – But he failed!
He failed when it was crucial! He failed because all of a sudden, he became bigger than God!
There are many of you who do not know ‘that success is more difficult to manage than failure’. There are many of you who think ‘Ooh! Just let me have enough money, the world will know, there is a Rich Woman here!’
Many of you think that your problem is really, really you have not been in a position to exercise what you know; to manifest your potential. NO! The moment success comes, you have a greater challenge in your life.
Success came upon Saul: all of a sudden, God couldn’t lead him again – because he had not learnt to LEAD HIMSELF.
It doesn’t matter what you are going to accomplish after now; may I tell you – Don’t ever, allow it to get into your head (that you can do what you like).
Don’t forget, the very day that a river forgets its origin, it begins to dry up!
So Saul the King (a man who had been hearing God); a man who had been Leading people to Vctory. He began to lose in the battles of life. He became an underachiever – he became a failure.
Envy and jealousy was written all over him. Hatred for David and for the things that God loved, was the order of the day in his life. He could not stand any other to succeed!
Whenever you begin to discover that you are getting jealous over other people’s achievements; you are already walking on the Path of Saul the King!
There are some of you, when the people around you begin to succeed; you look for a way to run them down. You talk about them, behind them; you destroy their Character, you discourage them: Instead of Pushing them forward. Instead of Helping them. Instead of motivating them to greater achievements.
Listen! “Any time you bring someone down; you are also DOWN”.
Saul did not know, that he was pinned down; Saul did not know that God has finished with him – and so one day, he had a battle to fight (as usual); he sought God – God didn’t answer him.
Ah! My friend; Hmmm! One of the Books I have ever read, that has helped my life – that has challenged my life; the Man of God said in that Book, he said:
“I will prefer that the Power of God will rest upon me for only five (5) minutes; than to have all the wealth of the world!”
… Because he knew what the Power of God could do!
When God left Saul (the King) he became EMPTY; Light became darkness! A man who had been hearing God – that God had been Leading, he had to seek for the Witch of Endor; he had to seek for the Occults; he had to seek for secret powers!
When you look at the television or the satellite today, you see the Manifestations of all kinds of Powers. People who started well.
… Some of them starred well, but they have derailed.
Because they could not hear God again; they have to seek for the occults! They have to seek for secret powers – for dark powers. They have to seek for the witches and wizards.
A lot of them are now operating in the Power of witchcrafts. And you might look at them and say: Ooh! They are working signs and wonders. NO! They are working ‘Lying wonders’.
That is the reason why, in your own Generation, you must make up your mind ‘I am going to be attached to the God of the whole Universe, for the rest of my life’.
For as long as you are attached to Him, you will be with Him, He will Lead you, you will have Victory. And every moment of your Life, you will keep making Progress – Amen!
… Let your Amen be louder: AMEN!!!
This same Saul who started well, died among his enemies; just like Samson.
… May you not die before your time, in the Name of Jesus – Amen!
3. DAVID – was raised up by God; a man after God’s heart!
Ooh! God loved David. God gave him Victory. God gave him Victory so that the Kingdom of Israel extended to the point where God had Promised Joshua, where God had Promised Abraham.
God kept extending the Kingdom in the hands of David. Wherever he turned he was having Victory. And the Bible says (and this is important) 2 Samuel 11:1; the Bible says: “And it came to pass, after the Year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.”
… David began to delegate what he was supposed to do!
I have told several of our Pastors from time to time: God expects us to be involved in Prayer and in the Ministering of the Word. We cannot delegate Prayer!
When you are no more Praying for your life, for your Future and for your Ministry. When you delegate what is important to your life: your failure begins little by little.
Tell your neighbour: Don’t delegate Prayer! Please say it very well. Say it again…
The Bible revealed to us from that Passage – David was sleeping when he should be fighting. He had delegated Victory to other people.
… And if you delegate Victory, that means you have prepared for defeat!
The Bible says in
Proverbs 6:9-1;
“How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.”
David was sleeping; instead of him Praying and seeking the face of God. And being at the War Front – it wasn’t long before he FELL into immorality; and God turned against him.
His best friend became his worst enemy!
May God not turn against you! It doesn’t matter what you have my friend; it doesn’t matter your Property: the day that God turns against you – the whole world has turned against you.
It is because God is on your side, that things are working for you. The moment He is no more on your side; everything will work against you.
Even the air that you are breathing; even the Ground on which you are walking: everything will walk against you.
From that moment on, David began to have serious problem – Serious Problem!
LEADING SELF! I like you to tell your neighbour on my behalf: Please, Lead yourself! Please say it very well.
4. ABSALOM – that handsome young man
In fact, you described Absalom, the Bible did not use ‘handsome’ – like we will say, a man is handsome. The Bible says: he was ‘Beautiful’.
He had everything going for him. He was a Prince (a King in the waiting); he had money, he had influenced, he had beauty, had London hairs.
… Mine oh mine! He had everything beautiful around him.
But, there is an element in the life of Absalom, that is enough to destroy his Destiny!
2 Samuel 15:1-6;
Absalom prepared for himself Chariots, he raised himself up to the level of a King: he had not become King. He had not been declared King.
There are several people in our Fellowships, several people in our Chapters, in our Churches, in our Parishes, who will raise themselves up; they will begin to act as the Leader.
In fact, some of them – they will begin to act as the Pastor. The Pastor in the waiting! He is not the Pastor ooh! But all of a sudden, even the Pastor must come and take instructions from him.
Listen to me: you are operating in the Spirit of Absalom!
Absalom raised up himself. He will sit at the King’s gate; he knew how to plan rebellion. When people came to see the King, he will tell them: “My brother, where are you coming from?”
You know those people that want to win your heart, they know how to warm themselves into your hearts.
“My brother, where are you coming from?” Eh! I am from so, so Tribe. Ah! Mine of mine! You travelled from such a long distance to come and see the King? – What is your problem?
Sir! These and these are my issues. Oh God! Can you see, you have a very Good case. But there is nobody that the King had deputised to Act and to Answer people like you. Ah! If only I could have opportunity: Wooow! The whole Israel will know.
He began to win the hearts of the people. He began to win their hearts. He thought he was smart! And you know, when people are behaving that way, God will not kill them immediately.
He began to walk into their hearts: and the people were saying – they will come back and say, Ah! I met one Prince today. I have never seen a Prince like that.
They were the ones campaigning for him – if only we will have Absalom: Absalom the next King! And God was watching. God pushed him, and pushed him until he finished himself!
And he died a gruesome death! Until the very hair that was his beauty was what God used to hang him.
Listen to me: you think you are smart, your smartness will hang you! – That was Absalom.
The Bible says, Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel: his father didn’t know! The man after God’s heart was sitting on the Throne, doing the little that he could do.
The man who was not after God’s heart, was stealing the hearts of the people. God was watching!
Do you know, the reason why you are not rising is because there is a spirit of rebellion is in you.
Anywhere God finds the spirit of Rebellion, God always fights it.
The first sin in Heaven was the sin of rebellion. And that was the reason why He cast out Lucifer. That was the sin of rebellion! It’s the same sin of rebellion in you – I know several Youths carry the spirit of rebellion.
It is your time to think seriously tonight. There is a reason why God is sending me to you: You have a Glorious Destiny delivered to you; but you are about to destroy it by rebellion.
David should have killed Saul: he had every opportunity. He was a better fighter than Saul. He said: I can’t put my hand on the Lord’s Anointed!
Anyone God puts on the Throne at a certain point in time; Support him! If you put your hands against him, the Hands of the Almighty will be against you forever.
5. SOLOMON –
1 Chronicles 28:9; “And thou, Solomon my son, (this was David) know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”
God told Solomon through his father David, this is the direction to go; this is what will guide you to the end of your life – “Seek God, know Him, match after Him, thirst after Him, as David your father did: do all to Please Him all the time”.
For as long as Solomon was Pleasing God; everything was working for him. And then, Solomon put his hands not into what God had done for him, Not into reality of who God is.
He did not seek after God anymore: wealth has come, and Wealth has a way of taking up your heart.
I look at you at this point in time; several of you, No employments. But may I tell you, one (1) Year – the Lord will open ways for you; money will begin to come!
I am not talking about small money (3ce). Stretch your hands, stretch your hands here: Money will begin to come to you!
Do you know the first Test that God will give you? – It is the Test on Tithes and Offering.
There are many of you now; your Teachers are on the Social Media. Your Teachers are no more the Spoken Words of God. Your Teachers are those who have no records with God; no history with God: who has no records in the Annals of Heaven!
Your Teachers are those who do not know their way; and you are following them. And when somebody doesn’t know the way and you are following him – both of you, you will end where you are not expecting.
… They are now the ones speaking into your life and teaching you things.
The First Test God will give you, is the Test of Tithes and Offering: Jesus Christ said, you can’t serve God and Mammon!
One day, I was reading that particular portion of the Bible, and after I have read it for several times, that day, all of a sudden, my eyes were opened.
Why is Jesus Christ comparing God and Mammon? The Bible says “God is a Spirit!” It means He was comparing Spirit with spirits: it means there is a spirit behind money, called Mammon.
And that if you don’t serve God (Who is the True Spirit); you will end up serving Mammon (who is a false spirit).
And if Mammon takes over your life; it doesn’t matter which position you occupy in Ministry and in Church: the moment Mammon takes over your life, God Exits (He leaves you alone). And so many lives today, have been taken over by Mammon!
I was listening to a Man of God in this Country (Nigeria) – I won’t mention his name. People who knew him, they said he can raise money through any Passage of the Bible:
When he picks a Passage of the Bible; (any Passage of the Bible) by the time he has Preached it five (5) minutes, he is already raising money. Somewhere along the line, God reached out to him. God showed him Himself:
He became empty – with all the wealth, with all the money that he had gathered. He began to seek God. And then he came back with a confession. And in his confession he said: he knew in those days, if Satan comes to Church, he will collect money from him.
There are many of you today who thought we are sold out to God; you don’t know that you are already sold out to Mammon: Mammon has taken over your life. Things that money can buy, and money cannot buy, have taken over your life!
And they are running your life now for you. Your life is now measured by what you have; not by your connection with the Living God.
… Solomon got to that level!
Solomon said and I like you to listen to this. Ecclesiastes 2:8-11;
8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Anything that he desired, he had! Until he ended up with one thousand (1,000) women in his life – Anything whatsoever!
Your problem is not money, your problem is not wealth – but how you will LEAD YOURSELF when those things come!
They are coming: Will the money that God is going to release to you destroy you or make you? Will the Money, make you humble or make you arrogant and proud? Will the money, turn you against the Community, turn you against God; or will it draw you nearer to God?
That is a decision that nobody can make for you tonight; you must make it yourself. You have got to make that decision very quickly before money comes!
Because I am very sure, having come to this particular Convention – Money must come!
Samuel told Saul (listen to this) he said, as you depart from here, you will meet some men who are going to Bethel for worship: they carry their gifts – they carry the things they will use to worship God. But he said, when they meet you – they will release to you what is in their hands.
God is asking me to tell somebody, as you leave this particular Camp Ground; beginning from now – every single day, you will receive a GIFT!
But I want you to help me tell your neighbour: When money comes, make sure your Lead Yourself first.
And so Solomon was able to tell us in Ecclesiastes 11:9;
“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”
Rejoice Youths! “I am still a Youth, Young Adult. I have strength”. Yea! It is our time, those old people they don’t understand us.”
No problem, we are old! It will not be long before you discovered that those old people they know some things that kept them, over the Years!
It won’t be long, those who are wise, they study those who have succeeded, in other to know the reasons why they succeeded.
You have no experience about life. What do have to tell you that you can succeed when you have not studied those who have succeeded?
Ooh! Solomon said: I was greater than anyone before me: richer, wiser. Why he was saying that, he didn’t know when he crossed from Wisdom to Folly.
It may be, you have crossed from wisdom to folly; if you only Lead Yourself, foolishness can be replaced with wisdom.
Oh! Let me begin to round up: I think you have heard enough tonight
So the question comes; as we begin to wrap up this particular Message – LEADING YOURSELF:
WHAT MUST I DO TO LEAD MYSELF? What is the way forward?
Now, I have discovered where I have tripped. I have discovered my folly. I have discovered why things were not working;
WHAT MUST I DO FOR NOW?
1. 2 Corinthians 13:5 EXAMINE YOURSELF.
Paul didn’t say, “go and meet your Pastor to examine you”. As you are seated here, if your Pastor should appear, and they should sit besides each of you one by one:
Your Pastor will write great recommendations for you; for you come on Wednesday, and you have not waited for Friday. It means there is a level of Commitment that you have, that others don’t have.
Your Pastor will be proud of you. If your Pastor was to examine you, he will give you 100%. Possibly he will give you 105%. But here you are, you know yourself, who you are – EXAMINE yourself!
Tell your neighbour: Examine yourself! Please say it very well.
2. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (the Passage that we started with). Verse 25 says;
“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.”
APPLY SELF CONTROL for now!
At every point in time when you are about to take a decision; ask yourself a question: “Is this the best Alternative for now?’ Will this Decision add value to my life? Is it the Decision that God has recommended according in His Words?
Have I heard God clearly and plainly? Am I been mould by myself? Or am I been moulded by the Words of God? Am I another Samson? Another Saul the King? Am I another Absalom of my Generation?
You have to be template – Self control. You draw back; ask a question before you launch out! So that you will not end – “a Crawling individual”.
3. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (Am rounding up quickly)!
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the Glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from Glory to Glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.”
As you behold God, and you behold Him in His Word, Transformation is taking place in your life! As you are contemplating in the Glory of God.
As you see what the Word of God says concerning your life; as you see what the Word of God says about those who have gone before you.
As you spend Time Meditating and Contemplation on the Words of God; you are being Transformed from within. Because it is what happens from within you, that will manifest outside!
There are some people who have said: ‘what I put on doesn’t matter; it is what is inside of me!’
And I have always tell them: “what is outside of you is a Manifestation of what’s inside of you:”.
4. James 1:22-25; But be the Doers of the Word and not hearers only!
You have been listening to me for over one hour! And God is saying: Son/Daughter, the past one hour of your life something has dropped into you – Be DOERS of it!
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only – because if you are just Hearers, you will be deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
But when women, when they stand before a mirror: anything that is wrong with them – with their powder, with their makeup. What do they do?
They begin to correct it immediately! They spend so much time before the mirror. Not that they want to correct the mirror; but they want to correct themselves.
Several of you; when you look at the Words of God, you begin to say: the Word doesn’t mean that! You begin to correct to correct the Word – the Greek and the Hebrews are different! You begin to correct the Word.
You must know, you cannot correct the Mirror; it is the Mirror that must correct you!
Stand up on your feet, my Friend!
Thank You Jesus! I just want you to wave your hands to the Living God. I want you to Bless His Name.
… This is one of the longest Sermons I have Preached in a long time!
And I know that God has a reason why He kept me here, He didn’t allow me to stop.
It is because your Destiny is too crucial! God is saying, your Destiny must Blossom!
I want you to Thank Him: just Thank Him, and say Lord I Thank You! Lord. I Thank You that you love me so much! I can’t imagine that You can love me like this.
Thank You Father; Thank You (repeatedly)! I
appreciate You Lord, Blessed be Your Name Lord. Thank You!
May Your Name be Glorified for ever! In Jesus Mighty Name we have worshipped – Amen!
Revelation 2 :2-5 (I will not read the whole thing);
God said there, about a Church – the Church at Ephesus. He said, “I know your works”: the Living God is looking at you right now, my friend – I know who you are, I know you better than yourself!
That is why I have told you to Examine yourself. Don’t wait until anyone examines you. I know your works!
And there is somebody here tonight who is saying: I can hide from everyone; I can’t hide from God. It is true am in Church; but I want Christ to be born in me.
I don’t just want to be part of the Number; and not just a figure in the Church. I want a record in Heaven. I want God is my life. I want the Light of the whole Universe to lighten my life.
I am tired of pretence; I want to be real, I want Jesus, I want JESUS!
I just want you to begin to walk out from wherever you are at this point in time. Don’t wait for anybody, just begin to walk out and come to Him now! Wherever you are, begin to come!
… I want JESUS! I am tired of pretence. Please make sure you come quickly, my time is far spent!
I don’t care what anybody may think; I don’t care what my neighbour may say – I want Jesus!
The Light of the whole Universe is here tonight to lighten your darkness; the Creator of your destiny is here tonight; He is the One who has sent me to you. Your Destiny is too Glorious to fail, too Glorious! That is the reason He wants to release Power and Glory upon it.
Don’t allow anyone to stop you; this is your Night!
Thank You my Father! Thank You Jesus. Oh! Blessed be Your Name Lord. Lord we Honour You (repeatedly).
This is the Night! Your Destiny is too Precious to be aborted.
PRAYERS:
Thank You Jesus! You are going to Pray one Prayer tonight (wherever you are):
Say Heavenly Father; the ability to Lead Myself, deposit it in me today!
… Call upon the Living God for yourself: it is what you ask a him, He will do for you – Examine yourself if you be in the Faith
And it shall be so, in Jesus’ Name – Amen! Let your Amen be louder.
2.Say Heavenly Father, everything that is in me; every compromise, every evil habits; every sin, everything that I have rationalise before now; my Father, remove it from my life today!
Those things, like in the life of Samson, that he didn’t deal with; Those things, like in the life of Saul the King , that he didn’t deal with; Those things, like in the life of David, that he didn’t deal with; Those things, like in the life of Absalom, that he didn’t deal with; Those things, like in the life of Solomon…
My Father, that they didn’t deal with! I am here to deal with them tonight. My destiny is too Precious. My Father, I dare not fail; I can’t avoid to fail.
Whatever I have that am barren before now, I come before You oh Lord, I am here to deal with it finally, once and for all.
… That’s the Prayer you are Praying tonight. It is a Prayer of Consecration and Prayer of New Beginning.
Destroy the old man in me, release the New Self; I want to live in the Newness of life for You beginning from now!
Call upon the Lord, if you don’t Lead yourself, you have no right to lead others. If you don’t lead yourself you cannot go too far in life.
Call upon the Lord: my Father, I don’t want to waste resources of my life, I don’t want the opportunities that You have given to me to be the Burial Ground of my destiny.
My Father, because of your Love, that same love that had preserved me till now, let the same love lead me on, going forward.
Thank You Father! In Jesus Mighty Name, we have Prayed – Amen!
This is not a Prayer you Pray for few minutes and you stop! I have to stop you because the Organizers have to do one (1) or two (2) things before you go to bed.
If I were you, this is a Prayer I will pray until something happens to me. You have all the opportunity on this Camp Ground. This is a place where Prayers are answered.
You must not come down from this Mountain until a clChange has taken place!
Am about to Pray for you now. I will begin by Praying for our brothers and sisters in front
CLOSING PRAYER:
My Father and my God I want to Thank You for the privilege, the opportunity that You have given to us tonight, to hear this Word of Life. We Thank You, because You love us with Eternal Love. Accept our Thanks and Praise in the Name of JESUS!
Your sons and daughters that are in front; who have responded to this call. Who have said, ‘I want JESUS!’ Who have opened their hearts unto You; and they are saying they want JESUS to take over their lives right now.
Lord of Heaven and Earth I Pray; Lord Jesus You will take over their lives, in the Name of Jesus!
My Father and my God we Pray, You will write their names in the “Lamb’s Book of Life”. Everyone of them, who has listened to this Words of life, their lives will never remain the same, in the Name of JESUS!
My Father, even as they have made this decision, let today be the first day of their Best Life, in the Name of JESUS!
And I Pray, that with this decision that they have made; they will serve you for the rest of their lives. They will become GIANTS in Your House.
Thank You my Father! Blessed be Your Name!
We Pray for ourselves, for everyone who is on this Camp Ground who has heard this Words, for everyone who is watching online or reading now; we Pray: Precious Father as they read, You will transform their lives in the Name of Jesus!
As we have heard You tonight; the Transformation that You have started: Father we Pray You will Perfect it, in the Name of Jesus!
Everyone of us shall become what You want us to be, in the Name of Jesus!
Thank You Heavenly Father, Blessed be Your Name!
And in Heaven we Pray; none is us shall be found wanting. In JESUS Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
… Everybody will say a Glorious Amen -AMEN!
Place don’t go yet! Those of you in front, there is a Counsellor who is going to direct you. There are Pastors who will take down your names for out father in the Lord, who will be Praying for you beginning from today!
All we want will be your Names and your address. So that we will be able to keep following up with you. I can assure you, something New is beginning in your life now – Amen.
… Please if you are clapping for Jesus, please do it very well. If the Lord has blessed you make sure you clap your hands for Him!
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Let us lift our hands to the Almighty God and begin to bless His Holy Name. Let us worship the King of kings; let us worship the Lord of lords; let us Magnify His Holy Name.
He is worthy to be Praised, He is worthy to be Adored, He is worthy to be Magnified.
Praise Him, He reigns forever, there is no one like Him. Give Him all the Glory, give Him all the Honour, give Him all Adorations. Bless His Holy Name (3ce).
… Thank You Father. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Now, I want you to lift your voice to the Almighty God and say: Father, if you are Visiting two (2) People here today; please let me be one of them.
Go ahead and talk to the Almighty God – Lord let me be one of them: Visit me today Lord; Visit me King of kings, the Lord of lords.
… Thank You Father. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
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What a Mighty God we serve Hallelujah (2ce)
Heaven and Earth Adore Him
Even Angels bow before Him
What a Mighty God we serve.
OPENING PRAYERS
Almighty God we bless Your Holy Name.
King of kings and the Lord of lords, the Unchangeable Changer – Glory be to Your Holy Name. Accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.
Today in Abeokuta, Father do something New. In Ogun State, do something New. In Nigeria, do something New. In the Life of all your children here today, do something New. In the Life of all those hearing us or reading now, do something New.
Let this Day mark a New Beginning for them. Bless our Governor, bless his Government.
Everyone Lord God Almighty Calling on You today; answer them by Fire.
At the end of everything today, let Your Name alone be Glorified.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
… Now let someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.
Shake hands with one (1) or two (2) Brethren and tell them: Good Morning, God Bless You!
And then you may please be seated.
BIBLE TEXT: GENESIS 30: 22-24
As you are opening your Bible; I want to really really rejoice with someone today. Because even just like a Month ago; if anyone says that I will be here this morning I will say that it is not possible.
Because this Month has been fully booked for the past eighteen (18) Months – I am to travel and to return to Nigeria tomorrow (30th of September, 2019). But then circumstances beyond my control orchestrated by God brought me back to Nigeria by Thursday (26th September, 2019).
Suddenly, I have a free Sunday. Then I said that where do I go on Sunday and I believed that God said: “Go to Abeokuta”.
Things like this don’t just happen by accident. They happened because God Planned it. Because, God somehow has someone in mind: Someone whose Miracles can no longer wait again and by the time we will read the Bible Text and you combine it with what the Pastor has said then you will know that God is Up to something.
The Bible Text is taken from: Genesis 30: 22-24.
And God remembered Rachel and God harkened to her, and opened her womb.
And she conceived and bare a son and said, God hath taken away my reproach.
And she called his name Joseph and said, the LORD shall add to me another son.
The Pastor did not know what I will be Preaching on today but the Title of my Sermon is: “REMEMBER ME OH LORD”.
God has made up His Mind that He will remember someone here today.
Now who is that fellow? – The DMC Family Members.
… If you are the one, let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
You see, when God remembers a Person, so many things will happen:
In the case of Rachel here; she was barren and her barrenness was not even her fault. She was a beautiful lady and has a sister who was not too beautiful.
A man came to the house to work for her father and the father said: What will I pay you?
And he said: I will serve you for seven (7) Years but you will give me your daughter Rachel.
The father said agreed!
The man served for seven (7) Years and at the end of the seven (7) Years; now where is my wife?
And in those days, they give you your wife at night. They used to do that too in my part of the Country too (Ifewara, Osun State – Western Part of Nigeria).
When be woke up the following morning – ah, this is not the one I served for. The father had given the elder sister and not the younger one.
He complained, the father said: No Problem; serve me for another seven (7) Years and you can have Rachel also.
He served the father for another seven (7) Years and got Rachel.
… And Rachel was the one he wanted from the beginning and so he regarded Leah that was given to him first as an Intruder – So he hated Leah and loved Rachel.
And the Bible said that when God saw that Leah was hated and Rachel loved; He opened the womb of Leah and shut the womb of Rachel.
So, Rachel got into trouble simply because she was beautiful. She wasn’t the one that said the father should play 419 with the husband.
And Leah began to produce children like rabbits but Rachel was barren.
Then one day, Rachel cried to the husband: Give me a son or I die!
The husband said that your Prayer is misdirected – God is the One who you should cry to.
… Then suddenly, God remembered Rachel.
God will remember somebody here today – Amen!
The first thing that happens when God remembers you is that He will hear your Prayers and Answer them immediately – That is the first thing.
The Bible says in Psalms 65:2; it said: God hears Prayers – Oh thou that heareth Prayers unto thee shall all Flesh come.
God hears Prayers. You have been Calling and the Bible says God hears.
However, the Bible says in Isaiah 55:6 that if you want God to hear you; then you have to Call Him while He is near.
Ah, some of us has been Calling on Him when we think He is near. We will come to the House of the Lord and Call Him. And then He Promises that if you Call on Me in the “Day of Trouble”; I will answer.
In Psalms 50: 14-15; He says that if you Call on Me in the Day of Trouble; I will answer you.
… Somebody is going to Call on Him today and He will answer you – Amen.
2. The Second Thing that happens when God remembers you is that all the Doors that has been Closed will be Opened.
Even if He is the One that closed the Door; if He remembers you He will say that the Door has been closed long enough.
He was the One that closed the womb of Rachel. But when He remembers Rachel, He opened the Door.
The Bible says in Revelations 3:7; it says: He is the One who has the Keys of David: when He opens no man can shut, when He shuts no man can open.
Now, it doesn’t matter anyone who thinks He has shut the Door against you; whether it is witches or wizards; Forces of Darkness in your father’s house or mother’s house or husband’s house or wife’s house; in the Name that us above every other names, every Doors that has been shut against you shall be opened today – Amen.
When the Door is shut against someone; it can be a very terrible thing because if you are outside and the Door is shut; your food will be inside, clothes may be inside, bed is inside.
Because the Door is shut; all you need are inside. Until the Door opens, you cannot come in.
If you are in and the Door is shut, if you want to know what that means, pay a visit to the Prison. You will be in and hearing what is going on outside but because the Door is shut, you cannot partake.
Many atimes, people hear Testimonies and they wondered when will my Testimony come? – It is because the Door is shut.
… But in the Name that is above every other names; every Doors that is shut against you shall be opened today – Amen.
When they say that a woman is barren, it is because the Door of the womb of the woman is shut.
… Am believing God that nine (9) Months from now, the results of Open Doors will be evident in this Place – Amen.
3. The third thing that happens when God remembers you as it happened to Rachel was that the Bible says God opened the Door of her womb and she conceived – she became Pregnant
What does that one means?
It means that all the Fruitless Efforts of the Past came to an end.
When a woman is barren and she is married; it means that the husband has been making efforts upon efforts but there is nothing to show for it.
When we say that someone is barren; it is like saying that there is Famine.
When there is Famine, ask the farmer; they will labour as usual but there will be nothing to show for it.
Usually, there is Famine when rain refuses to fall: The farmer will still clear the ground; they will still Plant the seeds. But because the rain refuses to fall; nothing will come out of their labour.
When they say that someone conceived; it suddenly means that all the Fruitless Efforts are over.
… And am decreeing today in the Name that is above every other names; all of you who has been labouring and there is nothing to show for it; your Fruitless Efforts are over – Amen.
There could be Famine in another way: You could Plant, the Fruit can germinate and at the time of Harvest insects can come and can finish the whole Harvest.
For example, when you read Judges Chapter 6; the Bible tells us of a time Israel offended God and then He handed them over to the enemies. And the enemies will wait to allow them to Plant, allow their Harvest to come and then they will come, they will wait until they have finished doing everything.
There are some of us: We are working very hard, we are making money but when you sit down at the end of the Year and you calculate how much come in and you look around – What have I done with the money: Spent some on sickness, some spent on friends who has nothing to add to your life etc.
I Pray today that every devourer that has been devouring your Labour they will be rebuked now – Amen.
In Luke 5: 1-11; the Bible tells us that Peter fished all night and he caught nothing. He laboured all night, he caught nothing.
But God remembered him and step into his boat. And suddenly, the Tides turned.
I remembered my First Year as the General Overseer. I wanted the Church to grow. I did everything that I knew – Every Month, I will have Special Program, I will Fast, I will Pray, I will Advertise. People will come, they will enjoy the Preaching and as soon as I finished the Special Program, they will disappeared and the Church will be back to square one.
One day, I cried to God; am tired of labouring without results.
I believed that there is somebody like that here today.
… Father remember me and He remembered me. And when He remembers me; the Tides turned.
God is going to remember someone here today – Amen.
Your Fruitless Efforts will be over now – Amen.
4. The fourth thing that happens when God remembers you is that like Rachel said is that God has taken away my Reproach.
Ah, there is something called Reproach.
A Reproach is a Problem that you cannot hide.
The elders has a saying: They said that there are Problems that can be hidden under the dress.
But when the enemies want to disgrace you then He will give you a Suffering that will be on your forehead – You cannot cover your forehead.
And so as soon as you approach, everybody will see it.
… That is what – Reproach.
Everybody here this morning that still have reproach in his or her Life; before the Sun sets today; your reproach will be gone – Amen.
A man cannot hide it: If you have been married for twenty (20) Years and there is no child, what will you say is going on? – Everybody will know that you have a Problem.
When a lady is going to over thirty (30) Years of age and she is not yet married; everybody will know that there is a Problem.
Anything that will make People say but you said you are Serving God, where is your God?
… That is what is called Reproach.
And I believed that God remembered that the Reproach is too long and so today the Reproach must go.
If you are the one, let me hear you shout Amen – Amen.
When you read 2 Kings 5: 1-14; you know the story of Naaman.
Naaman was a leper, he was successful in everything but he has a Reproach.
If you are a leper you cannot hide it but God remembered Naaman.
When the Bible talks about a woman in 2 Kings 4:1-7; it talks about a widow of a Man of God.
For a long time, nobody knew that she was in debt. Every time they saw her: Sister how now?
Ah, everything is well.
But one day, when the Creditors said that if you don’t pay within twenty four (24) hours we will sell your two (2) sons. The secret came out as there is no hiding place anymore.
When it was time to Pray, she Prayed. The Bible says that she cried to the Man of God and that very day; her Reproach was gone.
If you read Daniel 4: 28-37; the Bible talked about Nebuchadnezzar. He was a King but for seven (7) Years; he was walking about naked; eating with animals.
He cannot hide the fact that he was mad. But God remembered him.
… That God that remembered all these People: if your Reproach is Physical, God will remember you – Amen. If your Reproach is Material, God will remember you – Amen. If your Reproach is Spiritual, God will remember you – Amen.
5. And then the fifth thing that happens when God remembers you according to what Rachel did; she called the name of the child JOSEPH.
And there is something important in a name because when you study Joseph not long after he was born, he began to dream Greatness – Genesis 37: 5-11, he dreamt big dreams.
By Genesis 41: 1-44; his dreams came to Past – he became the Prime Minister of Egypt (he became the 2nd Greatest Man in the world).
By the time you now get to Genesis 50: 15-20; he said something to his brothers – Oh, you Planned evil against me but God has turned the wrong and has now used me to bring Salvation to many.
When the woman named that child Joseph; she didn’t know that she was saying that: My Greatness has started.
… When God remembers you, your Greatness begins.
There are some of us here who may not even know that God has something Great Planned for us. But from today, that Greatness will begin – Amen.
I have told you about myself before: My mother had four (4) children – three (3) girls and one (1) boy. And she said that is enough.
Now of a sudden, the only boy which is the last born died. So they came to her: Please try again maybe you will get another boy.
She said No but they kept on begging her to try again. Finally, she agreed to try again and I was born.
Today, in the entire Adeboye’s family; they are still giving Glory to God that one little boy was born.
I want to decree to every family here now and those reading that within the next one (1) Year; the fellow that will accelerate the Greatness of your family will be born – Amen.
… When God remembers you: He answers your Prayers, Open Doors, Fruitless Efforts come to an end, your Reproach will vanish and your Greatness begins.
What is the summary of it all: When God remembers you; everything becomes NEW!
Am believing God that from now on; somebody is going to have a New Beginning – Amen!
… A New Beginning of Answered Prayers, a New Beginning of Open Doors, a New Beginning of Success, a New Beginning of Life without Reproach, a New Beginning of Success.
ALTAR CALL
But that can only be true for those who are in Christ. Because 2 Corinthians 5:17 says: It is only those who are in Christ that are New Creatures. It is for them that Old Things are passed away and all things are become New.
So, if you are here this morning or reading and you have not surrendered your Life to Jesus Christ.
Maybe God remembers you and say that: I don’t want this sinner to die; I don’t want this fellow to die in suffering; I don’t want this fellow to die in Reproach; I don’t want this fellow to die in Fruitless Efforts.
Maybe that is probably why He sent me here today that you may come and give your Life to Jesus Christ so that all things can become New.
So, I will count from one (1) to ten (10). Before I say ten (10); If you want to give your Life to Jesus Christ; come and stand before me. Let me Pray for your Salvation so that all things can become New.
The choice is yours but am counting now…
Come to Jesus. He is the Only One who can make all things New. Come to Jesus, He is the Answer to Prayers; He is the One who said that if you ask anything in my Name; I will do it. Come to Jesus, He is the Way, He is the One that says: I am the Door.
If you come to Him, He will Open the Door for you. Come to Jesus, the Bible says that: I can do all things through Christ that strengthened me.
Come to Him, if you come; your Fruitless Efforts will come to an end.
Come to Jesus, He is the One who can put an end to Reproach.
The Bible says: Christ in you, the Hope of Glory.
Hurry up. Come to Him now.
Ok, thank you. Now those of you who has come forward and those of you who are on the way talk to Jesus Christ now and say: I have come to surrender my Life to you; have Mercy on me. Save my Soul. I want all things to become New in my Life: I want to be free from son, I want to be serving you.
Jesus Christ, I don’t want to have anything to do with the devil anymore. Please save my Soul, Receive me into Your Family Oh Lord – Call on Him.
And the rest of us, let us stretch our hands towards these people and intercede for them: Pray that the One who save your Soul will save their own Souls too also.
Let us Pray for them for one (1) Minute.
Anyone else who wants to come; come quickly because I want to Pray now – Hurry up!
… In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
PRAYER FOR SALVATION
Saviour, we want to say Thank You for Your Words. Thank You for these People who has come forward to surrender their lives to You. Accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.
Father, please remember Your Promise that whosoever will come to You; You will in no wise cast out. They have come to You now; please receive them in Jesus Name. Save their Souls, let Your Blood wash them clean; write their names in the Book of Life and let everything become New for them.
From today, when they Call on You; Answer them by Fire and don’t let them ever backslide again. Let everything become New for them.
And Lord very soon; all Your Children here and reading will be crying to You. Whatever they ask of You today; Answer them by Fire.
Answer all our Prayers today and take all the Glory. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
… Now those of you who has come forward; I want to rejoice with you because from now on by the Special Grace of God, I will be Praying for you. Very soon; you will be feeling the impact of the Prayer.
So am going to need your name, your address and your Prayer Request. The Pastor will collate them and give me a copy. I Promise you that I will be Praying for you.
But I want you to stay where you are now because the rest of us want to Pray a very important Prayer.
How many of you believed that God will Answer you today?
Stand on your feet and shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
It is only one Prayer. Forget those people on your right and left. Just lift up your voice to the Almighty God loud and clear and say: Father, please remember me today!
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The Discovery Media Crew Family commiserates with the Family of Pastor Elijah O. Daramola, Daddy GO, Governing Council and the entire RCCG Family on the Glorious exit of one the Generals in RCCG.
Pastor Elijah Daramola, age 67 until his demise, was a member of the Governing Council of the Mission.
He passed on to Glory in the early hours of Sunday September 22 2019 after a brief illness.
Our daddy before the advent of Provinces, was State Pastor in Lagos State.
Thereafter, he was made the Pastor in Charge of Region 10, FCT from where he moved to Southern Africa Region 2 based in South Africa.
In 2018, he was transferred back to Nigeria and became the Assistant General Overseer supervising the South East and South – South Regions in addition to being the Pastor in Charge of Region 6 based in Enugu.
Pastor Daramola is survived by his wife, Pastor Margaret Daramola and children.
Burial Arrangements to be announced later.
We pray that the Lord accept the repose of his soul.
Good Night our daddy, Pastor Elijah Daramola – From the entire DMC Family
. @ 1 REDEMPTION CLOSE, ABULE ODU , EGBEDA LAGOS – NIGERIA WITH PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
TOPIC: THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
DATE: 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2019
BIBLE TEXT: PSALMS 122:1
Thank You Lord! Thank You!!
Let’s lift our hands to The Almighty God and bless His Holy Name. Give Him Glory; give Him Honour. Worship The King of kings; worship The Lord of lords; worship The Ancient of Days.
Bless The Alpha; bless The Omega; bless The Unchangeable Lord. Give Him Glory; give Him Honour; give Him Adoration. Bless The One who Reigns Forever. Praise Him! Praise Him!! Give Him Glory.
Thank You Father. In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Worshipped – Amen!
Now I want you to lift your hands to The Almighty God and say: Father, if You are visiting two (2) people here today, let me be one of them, please.
… Go ahead, talk to The Almighty God.
Thank You Lord. In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
SONG:
What a Mighty God we serve – Hallelujah! (2ce)
Heaven and Earth Adore Him;
Even Angels bow before Him;
What a Mighty God we serve
(Repeatedly)
OPENING PRAYER:
(AUDIO NOT AUDIBLE)
BIBLE TEXT: PSALMS 122:1
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the House of the LORD.”
WHY SHOULD I BE GLAD WHEN IT IS TIME TO GO INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD?
The House of The Lord is for GOD THE FATHER.
He is The Maker according to Genesis 1:26-28.
He is The Porter, we are the clay in His Hands according to Isaiah 64:16.
I want to worship in The House of The One who controls my destiny.
The House of The Lord is for GOD THE SON.
When I come into His House, I have come into the Presence of Jesus Christ – John 14:14.
He is The Resurrection and The Life – In essence, if there is anything Good in me, which had died; when I come to His House, He can restore and bring them back to life – John 11:25.
… I know that the Plans of the enemy is cancelled – Amen.
I have told you the story before; there was a man that a Prophet came to and said: ‘God asked me to tell you, you will die before The New Year’.
He said ‘What have I done?’
It is not a question of what you have done, just so that you can Prepare your House and get ready!
And is there anything I can do to change the it?
The Prophet said Nothing!
… So am going to die before New Year?
He said ‘Yes’ – ‘Good!’
He said ‘Can you help me talk to God to let me live till December 31st?’
After all, December 31st is still part of the old Year.
The Prophet said ‘That’s possible. All am asked to tell you is that you won’t see The New Year’.
‘Eh! Just tell God, let me be around till December 31st.’
… So the Prophet said ‘I will Pray’.
December 31st came, very early in the morning, the man got up and ran to the Church in Ebute-Metta (RCCG National Headquarters, Lagos State Nigeria).
He didn’t take any bus because he was afraid of accident. He trekked all the way and when he sees anybody coming, he will dodge because he doesn’t know whether that fellow will be used to kill him.
Finally, he got to the Church and said, the death that will come and kill me here, let me wait and see!
… That man lived for several Years after that one.
Every Plan of the devil concerning you is cancelled NOW – Amen.
Because you came today, you will see The New Year – Amen!
I want to come into The House of God WITH JOY;
Not only to come and be in the Presence of God the Father and the Presence of God the Son.
But of course, the Presence of God The Holy Spirit.
The Bible says in John 14:16, that: The Holy Spirit is my Comforter. He is The One Who can see to it that I know no sorrow.
And I am decreeing in The Name of The One who sent me: Everyone of you here today (or reading) will never weep again!
But The Holy Spirit is not only my Comforter; He is also my Helper particularly when it comes to Praying.
Romans 8:26 says: “We don’t even know how to Pray as we ought to, but there is someone who can help us Pray”.
I know God is going to answer my Prayers but what happens if I don’t Pray correctly?
So I want you to come into The House of God so that The Holy Spirit can help me Pray.
And there are occasions when you don’t even know what to say.
Some people are in problems so
Overwhelming, so they don’t know how to start. They don’t know where to begin.
Many a times people have come to me and said ‘Daddy, I want to see you’.
‘Okay, you are here now, what is the problem?’
And they say: ‘I don’t even know where to begin’.
But The Holy Spirit knows the Beginning; He knows the Ending and what you are even trying to ask for.
Before you could ask at all, He knows how to ask and He knows how to Present your case before The Almighty God in such a manner that it will be acceptable.
Today, because you are here, every Prayer you Pray will be answered by Fire – Amen.
And when it is time to Pray, even if you don’t know how to Pray, just Pray in the Spirit.
At least those of you who are Baptised in The Holy Spirit, just Pray in the Spirit. Pray in the Spirit, let The Spirit do the Praying.
And if you have not been Baptised in the Holy Spirit, when the time comes, you hear others Praying in the Spirit; go ahead, Pray in the Spirit also: Open your mouth and The Spirit of God will fill you.
I have never forgotten the story of one of my daughters; she came to The Holy Ghost Service. After The Holy Ghost Service, on the way to Abeokuta (Ogun State, Nigeria); they took a bus. They didn’t know that it was a camp of kidnappers – and the kidnappers drove them straight into the jungle.
And there, they saw other people lined up before a big hut and they were shaving the head of everybody.
They have shaved her hair because they will shave their hair before they kill them.
And she saw other people being killed. She said she didn’t even know how to Pray.
‘How do I pray now?’
But all of a sudden, she began to Pray in Tongues.
And as she began to Pray in Tongues, the other Brethren who were kidnapped with her also joined and they all began to Speak in Tongues.
Suddenly, the high priest who was in the hut came out and said: ‘Am hearing some strange sounds, where did you bring this people from?’
And they said ‘From Redemption Camp’.
He said ‘Ah! You want to get me into trouble, take them back very quickly’.
Everyone of you in bondage, you are going to be free this morning – Amen.
Let me close; because am sure you are ready to Pray now.
Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, He said: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”.
ALTAR CALL:
There are many of us who are struggling; all manner of problems, simply because we don’t have Christ.
Why don’t you surrender your life to Him?
Why don’t you stop pretending that you are a Christian when you are still living in sin?
Why don’t you cease this opportunity to really surrender your life to Jesus Christ and let Him give you rest?
Then you will discover that by next Sunday, when they say: ‘Let us go into the House of the Lord’, you will be GLAD.
So, if you are here and you have not yet surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, am going to count from one (1) to seven (7).
Before I say seven (7), come and stand before me so that I can Pray for your Salvation – so that things can begin to CHANGE for you.
Am counting now….
Come to The Saviour. He is waiting for you. Hurry up! Hurry up!! Hurry up!!!
Those of you in the gallery who might be coming, hurry up! Hurry up!!
Thank you very much!
Those of you who are on the way, keep coming.
Those of you who are already in front, talk to The Almighty God now. Tell Him: ‘I have come to surrender my life to You, please save my Soul’. ‘Receive me into The Family of God and let everything become New.
Go ahead, talk to The Almighty God.
And those of you who are coming, Pray as you come. Ask Jesus to please, have Mercy on you; ask Him to save your Soul. Ask Him to give you a brand New Beginning.
And the rest of us, let us stretch our hands towards these our brothers and sisters and intercede for them: Pray that The One who has saved your own soul will save their own souls also.
Hurry up! Hurry up!!
Those of you who are coming. I want to Pray for your Salvation right now. Ask God to save your Soul.
Call on Him. Cry unto God now. Ask Him to have Mercy on you. Ask Him to save your Soul. Ask Him to bring you into The Family of God. Ask Him to Guarantee the Answer to your Prayers from now on. Promise Him that from now on, you will serve Him; that you will do His will: Cry unto Him.
Hurry up those of you who are still on the way. This is your Day; your Day of Salvation. God is waiting for you.
Thank You Father. In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION:
Saviour, I want to Thank You for Your Words and I want to Thank You for these people who have come forward to surrender their lives to you: Please, receive them, save their souls!
Almighty God, today receive them into The Family of God. Give them a brand New Beginning. And from now on, anytime they call on you, answer them by Fire.
Beginning from this moment Lord, God, Almighty, whenever they say let us go into The House of God, let them BE GLAD.
And let their Miracles begin now. Thank You My Father
Lord God Almighty, the moment Your children will be Praying; as they cry to you today, please Lord, answer immediately.
No matter how big their Problems are, solve them today: Give everyone of them a “Dedication Miracle” and let them serve you till the end.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Now, those of you in front, let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Now, am rejoicing with you because from now on by God’s Grace, I will be Praying for you and so I need your name, your address and your prayer requests.
The Counsellors will collate. They will give me a copy and I Promise you, I will be Praying for you.
But before you go, stay where you are because the rest of us also want to Pray.
How many of you believe God will answer your Prayers today? – THE DMC FAMILY MEMBERS!
Now stand on your feet and shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Lift your voice to The Almighty God and say: Father, I believe that today is my Day. ANSWER MY PRAYERS TODAY.
Go ahead, talk to The Almighty God – Talk to Him.
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Why don’t we lift our hands to the Most High God and bless His Holy Name for bringing us to a New Month?
Let’s give Him Glory, let’s give Him Honour, let’s give Him Adoration. Bless His Holy Name. Bless the King of kings, Bless the Lord of lords, Bless the ANCIENT of DAYS! Give Him Glory, Give Him Honour, Give Him Adoration.
He is Worthy to be Praised! He is Worthy to be Adored; there is no one like Him. Thank Him for all He has done for you since the beginning of the Year – from January to September. Bless His Holy Name; Bless His Holy Name.
Thank You Father! In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Why don’t you lift your voice to Him and say: Father; in this Month of September, let me have a GREAT Encounter with You! Go ahead talk to the Almighty God:
Father in this Month of September Lord, let me have a Great Encounter with You! A GREAT Encounter with you oh Lord. In this Month of September Lord God Almighty, let me have a Great Encounter with You!
Thank You Father. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
SONG
Blessed Be Your Name,
Blessed Be Your Name,
Blessed Be Your Name, Oh Lord,
(Hallelujah Oh)
Blessed Be Your Name,
Blessed Be Your Name,
Blessed Be Your Name oh Lord!
OPENING PRAYER:
Father, Almighty, we want to bless Your Holy Name; we want to thank You for bringing us to September. Thank you for a New Month, Thank You for New Encounters. Please, accept our Worship in Jesus Name.
Father, in this particular Month of September, we Pray that everyone of us will have Great Encounters with You!
We are Praying Lord God Almighty that long before the end of this Month, You would have LIFTED US INTO GLORY!
Thank You Father, in Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Well, let someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Shake hands with two (2) or three (3) people and tell him or her: “God will surprise you this Month”.
And then you may please be seated.
BIBLE TEXT: 2 KINGS 4:1-7
… Our THEME for this Month, as you know is: “LIFTED INTO GLORY”.
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 any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of 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 shalt 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.
Let me start by DECREEING to somebody here today (or reading) that: You will NEVER Borrow Again – Amen!
When a man falls into a hole (into a pit) and he can’t get out on his own – and yet he wants to come out of the pit. The fellow has to do certain things:
He must “Cry OUT” for Help – Because people around him might not know that he has fallen into a pit.
When somebody has had his cry and has come to help, he must Listen CAREFULLY to the one who has come to HELP.
Because the one who has come to help may say: Alright, am about to throw down a rope to you now. Take the rope, tie it round your waste (maybe two (2) times or three (3) times). And then hold on to the rest of the rope, so that I can PULL you out!
… He must Listen CAREFULLY, to the one who has come to Help.
He must do EXACTLY as the one who has come to help – Do whatever he tells him or her to do.
I decree to somebody here or reading: The God I serve will PULL you out of every Financial Hole today – Amen!
WHY? – Because you are going to CRY unto Him and He is going to HEAR you!
In Psalms 50:14-15; the Bible says: You come to God with Thanksgiving (which you have already done this morning) and you are going to do again; you pay your Vows – make sure you are not owing God.
If you are owing Him, assure Him this morning that very, very soon you will pay your Vows.
Then He said: “You call on Me in the Day of trouble, and I will answer you and deliver you”.
In the Name that is above every other names, as you cry to God this morning for help; He WILL HEAR YOU – Amen!
This widow CRIED for help. She CRIED to the Representative of the Most High God; and God HEARD her!
You must listen CAREFULLY to the One who can PULL you out of whatever hole you might be in.
In Deuteronomy 28:1-2; the Bible says: “if you will HEARKEN DILIGENTLY…”
You listen carefully, you listen intently to the Voice of the Lord your God; to observe and to do what He COMMANDS you.
… Then He says Blessings will follow you and pursue you and overtake you. That is what He said!
Hearken DILIGENTLY – Observe, pay attention. And then do what He ASKS you to DO!
This widow came to the Man of God; she CRIED. The Man of God said: Alright! I have heard you. Now these are the things you are to do:
Go home, borrow empty vessels from your neighbours; make sure you don’t borrow a few!
After you have done that, shut the door on you and your children. And then begin to pour out the oil – She left, she did EXACTLY as she was told!
The result was: she had enough oil to sell to pay her debt and to live comfortably for the rest of her life.
I DECREE one more time; in the Name that is above every other names, everyone of you here today or reading, will NEVER borrow again – Amen!
Isaiah 1:19 says: “If ye be Willing and Obedient, ye shall eat the Good of the Land:”
Don’t let anybody deceive you, when they say “There is no money in Nigeria” – There is money here. It may be in the wrong hands!
And in the Name that is above every other names, WEALTH will change hands – Amen!
When they tell you there is no money; that is a lie! People are hiding Billions of Naira in various places. Some of them can’t even take the money to Banks because the Banks will say: “Where are you bringing this one from?”
… And yet there are those of us who want to use the money for the work of God.
In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, this Month, Wealth will begin to change hands – Amen!
But we must hearken Diligently to the Voice of God. We must observe and do EXACTLY what He says!
For example, in Luke 6:38; we all know that He said: “GIVE, and you shall be what? – GIVEN!”
Some of us don’t give. But some of us say: But I GIVE – and I have not been given – Pay attention!
He said in 2 Corinthians 9:7; it says: “God loves a Cheerful what? – GIVER.
… GIVE CHEERFULLY; don’t just give – Give Cheerfully!
I once attended a Church (outside Nigeria). Well, the first time i went to that Church, I liked everything – Rugs everywhere.
Everybody shining as they came to Church. Thank God I got a new suit which I bought on sales otherwise I would have been the only one looking out of place.
Everybody was looking Fine! And I said: Lord have Mercy! God must have Prospered this people.
And then I observed something – the Pastor got up and said: It is “Offering Time!”.
And everybody began to rejoice. They began to clap, they began to shout.
And the Spirit of God said to me: “That is their SECRET” – They are CHEERFUL GIVERS!
Here, when we say it is Offering Time; some of us will say: Oh God, they have come again!
God is not a beggar.
Who is going to Prosper when you give? Is it God who said, Gold is mine, silver is mine.
I have told you again and again; when Elijah came to the Widow of Zarephath and said: “Give me food to eat”. It was not Elijah who is in Need; it was the Widow!
Oh, you say: “But the water dried up”.
That is true!
But if you read story further (2 Kings chapter 19); the Bible tells us that when Elijah was sleeping, an Angel came, brought him bread, brought him water.
If the water dried up – Angel can keep on bringing bread –
God is not in Need of Naira.
… God is not in need of Naira (Dollars); they don’t spend Naira (Dollars) in Heaven.
Silver belongs to Him, Gold belongs to Him. He used the mouth of a fish as a Bank.
Let me hear somebody shout Hallelujah to God – Hallelujah!
See an opportunity to Give, as an opportunity to be Blessed!
… That’s number one (1)!
He says SOW. Galatians 6:7; says: “Sow, and you will reap”.
Oh! Some of us say: I have been sowing!
Read the rest of the story in 2 Corinthians 9:6; it says: “Sow bountifully, so that you can REAP bountifully.
… Pay attention to Details, Details; DETAILS!
Then Malachi 3:10; asked you to TITHE.
Oh! There are some people who say: No, No, No! Don’t listen to them, that is Old Testament.
Jesus said in Matthew 23:23; when He was rebuking some people for paying Tithe, and remaining wicked – He said Tithe ALL.
Oh! Some of us will say, “Am Tithing”.
Read it very well: “Bring ALL the Tithes into my house”.
When God says “ALL” He means “ALL!”
Maybe the reason(s) why you don’t see the result is because you Tithe “Some”; and not ALL.
“The Square of the Hypotenuse is equal the sum of the other two (2) Sides of the Triangle.
But The Triangle must be Right Angled – Ninety (90) degrees”.
… If the Angel is 90.00001 degree, the Law breaks down!
So when God says: Bring ALL the into my House; it must be ALL – not minus one (1) Naira – Pay attention!
In 1 Samuel 2:30; God said; (not the Pastor). He said: Those who Honour Me, I WILL HONOUR.
It came from the mouth of God; He said if you Honour Me, I will Honour you.
And I have explained to you what we call “HONOUR”.
Honour is something you give to somebody who doesn’t need anything else!
When you hear that a University is giving an Honorary Doctorate Degree to somebody; they don’t give it to everybody – they give it to somebody who is well fed, who has a house, he has cars. He has everything! – He doesn’t need your money.
… But we want to give him something money can’t buy – so we Honour him or her.
The Almighty God says: You Honour me, I WILL Honour you!
How Do I HONOUR GOD?
Proverbs 3:9-10 says: “Honour the Lord with your Substance, and the First fruit of your Increase”.
… It is there! It is not written by the Pastor!
This woman HEARKENED to the Man of God; she Observed what the Man of God said. She Heed what the Man of God said. And then she came back – she did something extra.
TO TESTIFY: She came back to the Man of God and said – Ah! Oh Man of God, my house is now FULL of vessels Overflowing with Oil.
… She came Back!
Many of us, after God has Prospered us; after God has given us Mighty Breakthroughs, we never come back to say: THANK YOU!
And you know the problem with that?
God will simply say: That is fine – you wanted one (1) Miracle, you got one (1) Miracle.
… That is Fine! If that is all you want.
The African Elders have a saying: “The visitor who is scooping the stew, is simply saying: I don’t want to eat much! Because once the stew is finished, the Visitor can’t ask for more”.
If you don’t come back to say: THANK YOU! God is not going to fight. He is simply going to say – that is all you are going to get!
But I am convinced beyond all doubts, that God is speaking to someone here today or reading – who will have a Major Breakthrough before the end of this Month.
… And you will return to TESTIFY!
If you are that fellow, let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
In Luke 17:12-19; the Bible says Jesus Christ HEALED ten (10) lepers. Only one (1) came back to say “THANK YOU”.
And when Jesus was speaking, you can feel the PAIN in his voice: “Were there not ten (10) Cleansed? Where are the other nine (9)?”
And He turned to the one (1) who came back to Testify and said: “I lift you from Healing to WHOLENESS”.
In the Name that is above every other names: By the end of this Month, somebody here or reading will TESTIFY – Amen!
Someone will say: In a way that is difficult to believed. I know that from now on, you will TESTIFY – Amen!
There was a young man who came to me, he said: Some years ago, I am the one who came to you to Pray for a Major Breakthrough.
I said, oh! I see.
He said: Your Prayers worked like wild fire – I got the Major Breakthrough.
I said, Congratulations Sir.
He said, I have come to you now because I need another Major Breakthrough – I want you to Pray that Prayer that works like wild fire.
I said, I see! You came a couple of years ago?
He said, Yes!
I prayed? – He said yes!
God answered? – He said yes!
And I have not seen you since then?
You now want me to Pray another Prayer?
Do you think I am a Prayer Merchant?
In the Name that is above every other names, there is somebody here today or reading: Major Breakthrough should become a COMMON thing in your life!
Because you will do certain things: You are going to CRY to God this morning; you are going to Pay Attention to everything He asks you to do (so you can get out of your hole); you will do what He asks you to DO; and you will TESTIFY!
But then, we all know; the Bible says in Isaiah 59:1-2; “The hands of the Lord is not shortened that He cannot save; neither His ear heavy that He cannot hear; but your SIN can separate between you and your God – that He won’t hear”.
If you are in the hole, and you are crying and there is nobody hearing – you know the Result!
So if you are living in SIN and you say you want to CRY to God; to PULL you out of the hole, and take you into GLORY. Then, you are wasting your time!
But if you come to Him this morning or as you are reading now and ask Him to save your soul. He will save your soul, and His Blood will wash away your sin!
ALTAR CALL
So if you want to give your life to Jesus Christ, am going to count from one (1) to seven (7). Before I say seven (7) come and stand before me here. I will Pray to God to forgive all your sins, to save your soul. I will Pray that His Blood will wash away your sins.
So that when we begin to CRY to God, He will hear your cry also.
So if you want to give your life to Jesus Christ, Come now, as am counting…
Ok! Those of you who are infront and those of you who are already on the way, CRY to God; ask Him to have Mercy on you. Ask Him to save your Soul, Promise Him that from now on, you will be serving Him – you will be doing His Will.
And the rest of us, please let us stretch our hands toward these people and intercede for them: That the One Who saved our Souls, will save their own Souls also.
Please Pray for them Brethren, Pray that God will have Mercy on them. That He will forgive all their sins. That He will wipe away all their sins with His Blood this morning. That He will receive them into the Family of God.
… So that their Prayers, too can begin to be answered.
Let’s intercede for them!
Anyone still coming? You have to hurry up because we are about to Pray for Salvation Now.
Thank You Father!
… Anyone else wanting to come, must hurry up Now!
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
PRAYER FOR SALVATION:
Saviour, we Bless Your Name! We Thank You for Your Words and we Thank You for these people that have come forward to surrender their lives to you. Please Lord, receive them in Jesus’ Name!
You Promised that whosoever will come unto You; You will in no wise cast out. They have come now, Father please save their Souls; forgive all their sins.
Anything that can stand between them and answers to Prayers; Father please put it under Your Blood.
Receive them into the Family of God; give them a brand New Beginning. And from now on, anytime they CRY unto You please answer them by Fire! And please Lord, don’t let them backslide.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Now, I want to rejoice with those of you who have come forward today because am Promising you as a Man of God that from now on, I will be Praying for you. And you will soon be receiving Miracles you have not even asked for.
And so am going to need your names; your address and your Prayer requests. I promise you, I will be Praying for you.
And so if you would turn to your Right, you will see a man there with a Placard. He will take you to where some Pastors are waiting. They would take the information that I need and then bring you back quickly.
God bless you! You can begin to go now. I Promise you I will be Praying for you.
Let us give the Lord a very big round of applause, even as they go!
… If you are clapping, you should clap very well -AMEN!
THANKSGIVING OFFERING
Before you Pray this morning, I want you to demonstrate that you have heard what I said. And I will know whether you heard me or you didn’t.
… It is OFFERING TIME! (Jubilation all over the Auditorium).
Alright! Ok. Am happy that you heard me.
Now take your offerings, and we are going to PRAY.
Take your offerings and lift it up to the Almighty God.
When Bartimeus heard that Jesus was passing by, he CRIED until Jesus heard him. He made up his mind that he must have an ENCOUNTER with Jesus Christ (Violently).
When finally he heard that Jesus has heard him; and He has sent for Him – He CRIED THE MORE!
So am going to give you four (4) minutes now to CRY to God.
As you lift your offerings before God and say Father..
… I say you should Pray Violently!
Say FATHER, by this Offering I make a Covenant with You – I will NEVER be Poor again and I will Serve you with all my heart.
Go ahead CRY to the Almighty God: By this Offering my Father and my God; I am making a Covenant with You – I will NEVER be Poor again and I will serve you. I WILL SERVE YOU: that is my own part of the Covenant, I will serve You Lord!
I will serve You with all my heart, with all my strength, with whatever Resources You provide – I will Serve You.
Thank You Father! In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Then you are going to Pray another Prayer. And make it as Violent as possible.
And say: FATHER, everything I need to serve You, Provide Abundantly! Open your mouth and Cry to Him:
Everything I need to serve You Lord, Provide Abundantly! Beginning from today, Everything I need to serve You Lord, Provide Abundantly!
Thank You Father! In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Right now, you will just dance Cheerfully – show God that you have already learnt your lessons. And drop your offerings in the nearest basket. Before we close with the Final Prayer.
… Over to you Band
… Oh, Praise the Lord!
Now before I pray, there are some people who wrote asking for Prayers. And we said if you would come to the Divine Encounter we will Pray with you.
So if you are one of such, if you would come forward to the Altar, I will join my Faith with yours and CRY to God concerning your request.
The rest of us wherever we are, let us just go ahead and ask God for something SPECIAL for the Month of September:
Tell Him EXACTLY what you want Him to do for you for the Month of September.
And I hope you heard the Announcement that this is September; the Holy Ghost Service for the Month of September is for those “Trusting God for the Fruit of the Womb”.
… So there will be no Shiloh Hour today!
Anybody who came for Shiloh Hour can step forward now and join those who are coming for Prayers.
So go ahead, ask God for whatever you want Him to do for you in this Month of September.
And let us begin to bring our Prayers to a close.
Thank You Father! In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
FINAL BLESSING:
So Father we want to say THANK YOU! Thank You because we know You always hear our Prayers and You have the ability to answer ALL our Prayers.
These Your children have come today, believing that if we Pray together; You are going to answer. Please, answer their Prayers today!
Everything they have asked, my Lord and my Saviour; before the end of today, let it become a Testimony.
Everything we have asked You to do for us in the Month of September; Lord God Almighty even before the end of this Week – DO THEM for us!
Give us a SPECIAL Encounters: Let this Month be the Beginning of our Breakthroughs; Let our Joy be full.
Father, please, Bless the offering of Your children, Sanctify it, Use it for Your Glory.
If there is anybody here or reading, who is in debt; in Your Own Miraculous way, Father PAY OFF the debts. And don’t let us ever borrow again!
As Your children are going home, Lord let Your presence go with them! Even before the end of today, Father let there be Miracles in their lives.
Thank You Almighty God, in Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
If you believed God has heard you and the answer is coming; let me hear you shout Hallelujah – HALLELUJAH!
EDITORIAL NOTES:
Do you have anyone Trusting God for the Fruit of the Womb? This Month of September Holy Ghost Service coming up on Friday 6th of September, 2019 is Specially Dedicated for them. Please invite your families, your friends, your enemies, your neighbours and coworkers to this important September Holy Ghost Service coming up this Friday, 6th September, 2019.
… And God is going to Bless You even as you do so in Jesus Name – Amen!
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COMPILATIONS BY:
MOSES DURODOLA, TITILAYOMI AJAYI, TOPE BABALOLA, OLAYINKA OLUSOLA AND JOHN ATTEH
Can the Choir please repeat the last Song (Chorus) that they just sang again:
Wa, Wa, Wa Emi Mimo
Emi Olorun
Wa, Wa, Wa Alagbara
Wa o, Wa o, Wa o
Interpretation:
Come, Come, Come Holy Spirit
The Spirit of God
Come, Come, Come The Powerful One
Come o, Come o, Come o
All of you who can Pray in the Tongues please go ahead now to begin to Speak in the Holy Spirit.
And then those of you who has not received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, can you open up to receive it right now!
… Oh Thank You Jesus, Thank You Father. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
SONG
Let the Power of the Lord Come Down – Amen
Let the Power of the Lord Come Down – Amen
Let the Power of the Lord from Heaven Come Down
Let the Power of the Lord Come Down.
… Speaking in Tongues…
Thank You Jesus, Thank You Lord.
OPENING PRAYER
Eternal Rock of Ages we Worship You. Alpha and Omega, we bow before You.
Thank You for everything that You have done, Thank You for Loving us so much, Thank You for an opportunity to “Come and Dine” with you; Please accept our Worship in Jesus Name.
Tonight, let Your Power Come Down, Let Your Fire Come Down, Let Your Glory Come Down, Let Your Abundance Come Down, Let Your Anointing Come Down.
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: God Evening God Bless You – Amen.
… And you may please be seated.
BIRTH REPORT
Between yesterday and now; God has given us additional fourteen (14) babies (including a set of twins – two (2) girls).
So today, we now have fourteen (14) babies born – four (4) boys and ten (10) girls.
… So, we now have a total of one hundred (100) babies – forty nine (49) boys and fifty one (51) girls.
So let the girls shout Praise the Lord and let the boys shout Hallelujah!
Glory be to God.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Please don’t forget that by September 2019 by the Grace of God, the Holy Ghost Service is Specially for those Trusting God for the Fruit of the womb.
And as we come, God will Lift us Up into Glory.
The Youth Convention is in October 2019 with the Theme: “In His Power and Glory”. From 3rd to 6th of October, 2019.
The Holy Ghost Congress is in December, 2019 and it has the Theme: “The Great Turnaround”.
The Holy Ghost Congress is always in the second (2nd) Week of December.
BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 21: 12-13
Jesus saith unto them, Come and Dine. And none of the Disciples durst ask Him, Who art thou? Knowing that it is the Lord.
Jesus then cometh and taketh bread, and giveth them and fish likewise.
Tonight just for few minutes, we want to talk on: And God Said: “Come and Dine”.
Many atimes, there is a Period in the life of a man that puts an end to the Past and starts a New Era.
The Holy Communion is usually referred to as the: “The Lord’s Last Supper”.
Because in Mark 14: 22-25; He said to His Disciples when He gave them Bread to eat and Wine to drink. He said to them that I will not drink with you of this Wine again until I drink it with you in my Father’s Kingdom.
He was telling them that an Era is ending and a New One is about to begin.
May I decree tonight that in the life of everyone of you partaking in this Holy Communion; an Era of suffering is over.
Because, if you read that story from the beginning – If you read John Chapter 21 from the beginning; Peter gathered together some of his friends. They had Believed and Hoped that Jesus Christ will lead them to a “Kingdom on Earth”.
As a matter of fact, two (2) of them are already struggling for positions: who will sit on the right of the King and who will be on the left.
Then instead of leading them to a “Kingdom on Earth”; He allowed Himself to be killed.
And now He has disappeared and they were frustrated.
Then Peter said to the others, He said well if I can’t go forward; maybe I should go back – He said: “I Go A Fishing”.
He said that I will go back to my “Old Trade”. He said this thing doesn’t seems to have worked.
The others said: We will go with you.
And they fished all night and caught nothing.
I decree to you today: The road that will lead you back, the Almighty God will block it.
God made sure that since they said that they want to go back to fishing; well you will fail in fishing – There is something I have for you.
I have told you before that you will no longer “Fish” for fish but you will be “Fishing” for men.
… You said that you are going back? Then I will block the way.
In the Name of the One who Sent me; You will never go back to sorrow.
Then all of a sudden, they saw a man standing by the shores of the river who said to them: Children, have you any meat? – Nothing they said as we have caught nothing.
Then He said: Throw your net to the right, you will catch a lot of fishes.
They did as directed, then all the fishes that has been hiding jump into the net.
Something told Peter straightaway – Ah! I have seen this before.
There was a time that I fished all night and I caught nothing. Somebody came into my boat; told me where to throw my net and I did and I saw the results.
But before he could even say anything, John said: It is the Lord.
Peter jumped into the water and left the others behind.
When they came to the land, Jesus Christ said: “COME AND DINE”.
He had already prepared food – there was bread there and there was fish there. Nobody asked Him how do you catch your fish.
Under the Auction of the Holy Spirit, I say to you today: The Miracles that you cannot explain will begin to happen in your Life.
And the Person that He was addressing, the Person that He was inviting was one Person but others came along.
The one that He was actually invited to “Come and Dine” was Peter.
And God is addressing one particular Person here tonight; He says You: “Come and Dine”.
And He was saying to Peter: Are you tired?
Because you have fished all night and you caught nothing.
“Come and Dine”; Let Me revive you so that you will be tired no more.
Because the last time that I told you you to “Watch and Pray”; you were sleeping because you are tired. And you know what sleeping caused you when you should be Praying.
So this time around: “Come and Dine”.
You will never be tired again in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
The God who called this Convention is saying to you that for the rest of your Life; you won’t be tired again – Amen.
The Power to Pray (Day and Night); received it right now in Jesus Name – Amen.
He was saying to Peter: Are you Sad?
And of course He knows what He was talking about.
Because if you read Matthew 26: 75; after Peter denied Jesus Christ three (3) times; the Bible said that he went out and wept bitterly.
The Bible does not waste words; He said: “Come and Dine”.
And if you can follow the history of Peter from that day onwards; he never wept again.
I decree in the Name that is Above every other names; from this Convention onwards, if you will ever weep at all, it will be for Joy.
He was saying to Peter: I know the cause of your frustration because of your sorrow – Because you have failed me in the Past and you have failed yourself; your confidence is gone.
You say that you will never deny me but you did.
But He said: Peter, I have not finished with you yet.
You remember in 1 Kings 19: 4-8; when Elijah thought that he has failed God and said that God should kill him.
God said: I have not yet finished with you yet – He sent an Angel to go and feed him twice.
Don’t listen to the devil. God didn’t bring you to this Convention for fun.
If nothing at all, it is to tell you that I have not finished with you yet.
He said: “Come and Dine”; “Come and Dine”.
There is still a long journey ahead. There are still lot of works for you to do for me.
And so He said to Peter: I know that you are not even sure of tomorrow now. You have your own Plans, you have your own Programs; but now you don’t even know what the Future holds.
He said: “Come and Dine” because I am still your “Hope of Glory”.
Colossians 1:27 says: Christ in You, the Hope of Glory.
So, as you come to the Table tonight put Christ in you afresh.
When He broke the Bread, He said: This is my Body, eat it and put it inside of you.
When it comes to the Wine, He said: This is my Blood, drink it and put it inside of you.
Have the “Anointed Wine” in you and there is only one thing that you Hope for – Glory!
I have never been as confident as I am right now – that your tomorrow will be alright.
I’m not going to take much more of your time because I will encourage you tonight to Pray like you have never done before.
I have said it again and again and am saying it afresh: The Holy Communion is not an ‘Ordinary Meal’.
That is why those who take it casually don’t know what they are doing. And it is the Lord’s Supper and not the Lord’s Breakfast, not the Lord’s Lunch.
Search the Scriptures very well; anytime they took the Holy Communion is at Night – It is the Lord’s Supper.
Why? – Because weeping may endure for the Night, Joy comes in the morning.
Your sorrow will end tonight; Your confusion will end tonight; Your failure will end tonight.
That is why you shouldn’t take the Holy Communion unworthily – It is too Powerful a Meal.
You shouldn’t take the Holy Communion when you have a brother that you have made up your mind never to forgive. Don’t take the Holy Communion with that brother because you must discern the Lord’s Body.
… It is too Powerful a Meal to be toiled with.
That is why when they are serving the Holy Communion in other Places where I go to Minister and they want to serve the Holy Communion in the morning or something; I apologized to them and tell them that I am fasting.
I don’t want to die – I don’t want to eat and die. I want to eat and be Powerful.
When my Father in the Lord was alive and I was his Interpreter. When we come to the Convention on the Saturday like this and it is time for the Holy Communion.
Those days, Holy Communion is once a Year at the Convention. And I waited for that period to recharge my “Spiritual Battery”.
So I will stand by his side, as he is Preaching and inwardly am Praying: Let us stop the Preaching and get to the eating.
We will eat the Bread and when it is time to drink the Wine and because my Faith is attached to it; when I drink the Wine the Fire of God will come down on me and it will take the “Special Grace” of God to hold on to the glass (those days every cups are glasses).
… “The Just Shall Live by Faith!”
Tonight, the Power of God will come down because the Summary of what Jesus said to Peter is: “Come and Dine” so that you can receive the Power never to fail again. So that you can receive the Power never to disappoint God again. So that you can receive the Power never to be tired again.
… And tonight, somebody is going to receive Power.
ALTAR CALL
So, just in case you are here now and you are yet to give your life to Jesus Christ – you just came in today; and you want to Partake of this Holy Communion. I will appeal to you: Come and Surrender your Life to Jesus Christ now.
I will count rather very fast from one (1) to ten (10). So, if you want to give your Life to Jesus Christ, you better begin to come now so that you can reach the front before I say ten (10).
I believed that you might not be many but come all the same.
For those of you in the Old Arena, begin to move very fast to the Altar because am counting very fast – so hurry up!
Ok, those of you on the way keep coming. Make sure that you get here before we finished praying.
Those of you in front, talk to the Almighty God; ask Him to have Mercy on you, ask Him to please save your soul, ask Him to wash you clean in His Blood, ask Him to join you to the Body of Christ so that you become worthy to Partake in the Holy Communion.
And let the rest of us stretch our hands towards these people and intercede for them. That the Almighty God who save your soul, will save their own souls also. Pray that the Almighty will have Mercy on them.
Let us Pray for them for another one (1) minute. Those of you on the road please hurry up.
Thank You Jesus, in Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
PRAYER OF SALVATION
Saviour we want to Bless Your Holy Name for Your Words. We want to Thank You for these people that has come forward to surrender their lives to You. Please Lord, receive them in Jesus Name; Save their souls; Let Your Blood wash them Clean; Write their names in the Book of Life; Receive them into the Family of God.
And from now on, anytime they call you; answer them by Fire and let them remain in You forever.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Alright, those of you who has come forward – Let me hear you shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
I want to assure you that from now on by the Grace of God I will be Praying for you. So, I will need your names, Address and Prayer Request.
The Counsellors will attend to you in a moment. You turn to your left, there is somebody who will lead you to where the Counsellors are waiting. They will collect the information I need and bring you back very quickly.
… God Bless You.
Let us give the Lord a big, big round of applause as they go – You are clapping for Jesus and not these people. So keep clapping, keep clapping!
… Thank You Father – Amen.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
Now to make the work easy; there will be eleven (11) Serving Points in the New Auditorium while in the Old Arena, there will be fourteen (14) Serving Points. Just look around, you will see where some Pastors are already gathered. Go to the one closest to you.
Now, when they served you the Bread; you can eat the Bread as soon as I give you the go ahead.
When they served you the Wine, you should please hold on till we have all been served so that we can drink the Wine together as one.
After you have taken the Wine tonight; I will encourage you to Pray Standing because something is about to happen urgently.
The first time that there was a “Passover Feast” in Egypt; they took it Standing because that was the End of Bondage and End of Slavery and a New Beginning of Freedom, of Joy, of Success overnight.
The sane thing will happen tonight.
Now, when you take the Bread tonight; your Prayer is that the Almighty God should give you a “Clean Break” from the Past – everything that are bad things in the Past should be gone forever. And that you want Him to give you a New Beginning of Good Things.
… I hope you understand.
When it is time to take the Wine, I will tell you what to Pray.
… The Lord Jesus, the very Night in which He was betrayed took the Bread and when He has given Thanks, He broke it and said: Take, Eat; this is my Body broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me.
As you eat, cry to the Lord for “Clean Break” from the Past and a Brand New Beginning.
… In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit – Amen.
… Glory be to God!
When you drink the Wine tonight, please cry to God for Power – Power to Succeed, never to fail again, Win souls, Heal the sick, Cast out demons, Raise the dead, Do the impossible, Reverse the irreversible.
Ask for Power tonight because He said: You shall receive Power and then you will become my Witness forever.
He said in His Words, without Signs and Wonders some people won’t believe.
If God empowers you tonight; in less than a Month there can be Greater Joy in your City.
You need Power and the Wine is a Symbol of the Holy Spirit.
So, when you drink the Wine tonight, cry to God for Power – Fresh Anointing – Anointing Visitation on you from the Holy Spirit.
Let us stand on our feet
… 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 this as oft as you drink in remembrance of me.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Thank You Jesus. Glory be to Your Holy Name. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
In the Name that is Above every other names; I hereby decree: RECEIVE POWER – Power to Heal the sick; Power to Open blind eyes; Power to Make lame walk; Power to Make the deaf to hear; Power to Make the dumb speak; Power to Raise the dead; Power to Win souls; Power to Prosper, Power Never to fail again; Power to Multiply; Power Not to backslide; Power to End well … Receive Power in the Name of Jesus.
Thank You Almighty God; in Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Let me hear you shout a big Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Please let us be seated and let us remain in an Attitude of Worship. And then pass our cups to the aisles so that the Ushers can collect them very quickly.
THANKSGIVING
And then as it is our custom after the Holy Communion; we love to say Thank You to the Almighty God for counting us Worthy to Dine at His Table.
So, while the Ushers are collecting your cups; very quickly let us prepare our Thanksgiving Offering.
Tomorrow, we will be Closing the Convention 2019 with the Ordination of “Full Pastors” and so we will appeal that you should leave the front of the Altar free tonight because they need to prepare the Place for the Ordination Service tomorrow morning.
As soon as you are ready with your Thanksgiving Offering; kindly stand on your feet and make a Declaration.
And Say: Father, with this offering, I connect to the Power to get Wealth – Go ahead to talk to the Almighty God.
Father, I connect to the Power to have More Than Enough, Power of Supernatural Abundance, Power to Prosper.
Thank You Jesus; in Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
And now with Joy in your heart, dance to the nearest basket to drop your offering.
After that, celebrate with your brothers and sisters. Shake hands with as many as possible because we are leaving here as a Victorious Army.
… Over to you Band!
CLOSING PRAYER
Your Joy shall last forever: You will never go back into sorrow; You will never go back to failure; You will never go back to sickness.
From this moment onwards; it shall be forward ever for you. It shall be Upward ever for you.
The Almighty God will bless your offerings. He will sanctify it. He will use it for His Glory. And He will give you the Power to get Wealth.
So shall it be – Amen.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!!!
Let somebody shout a big Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
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