Behold, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers (3 John 1:2)


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Behold, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers (3 John 1:2)

INVEST IN SPIRITUAL THINGS!

Even though much emphasis is sometimes placed on God’s concerns for our health, wealth and general wellbeing, God is more concerned about your spiritual growth and wellbeing than anything else. He’s more interested in the growth and development of your human spirit, for He knows that when your soul and spirit prosper, you’ll also prosper in your health, finances and other areas of your life.

It’s essential that your spirit grows unto maturity, for that’s the only way you’re guaranteed to live a successful life. Success is beyond buying a car or choice cars, owning a house or an estate, giving birth to a child, passing your exams, or landing a good job. True success is when you’re living in God’s perfect Will for your life. And only those who have grown spiritually through the Word of God are able to discern the perfect Will of God.

The quickest way to grow spiritually is by investing your time and resources in spiritual things. Like a wise farmer who plants his precious seeds in the ground in anticipation of a big harvest, you also must invest in the things of the spirit in order to reap a mighty harvest. Many haven’t learnt to do this, that’s why they’ve remained at the same level for a long time.

Learn to invest your time in the study of the Word of God, prayer, soul-winning and other spiritual activities like attending church services and other scheduled meetings regularly. Spend quality time in fellowship with the Holy Spirit every day. Invest your resources by constantly sowing seeds into the furtherance of the gospel. Before long, there’ll be a bountiful harvest, and you’ll experience tremendous growth in every area of your life, Amen!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

Prayer Points For The Day.


May God help me!

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Prayer Points For The Day

CONFESSION: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed (is) every one that hangeth on a tree. – Galatians 3:13(KJV)

 

 

 

 

 

But he answered and said, Every plant, which my Heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted upMatthew 15:13 (KJV)

 

 

 

 

Thank God for keeping you alive to witness yet another glorious new day!

LORD! I thank You for what You are going to do in my life throughout today!

Every foundation constructed by the enemy in my life, be destroyed by fire! In Jesus Name! Amen!

Let every mysterious problem in my life be revealed and destroyed today in Jesus Christ Name! Amen!

Let every problem that came into my life from my father’s side be destroyed in Jesus Name! Amen!

Let every problem that came into my life from my mother’s side be destroyed now in Jesus Name! Amen!

Let all my trapped blessings be released now! In Jesus Christ Name! Amen!

I release myself from ancestral demonic pollution now! In the Name of Jesus! Amen!

Let every evil plantation in my life come out now! With all your roots in Jesus Christ Name! Amen! (Lay hands on your stomach and keep repeating the emphasized area).

I uproot negative programming from the foundation of my life now! In Jesus Christ Name! Amen!

I disconnect any unconscious link with demonic caterer in the name of Jesus! Amen!

All negative materials circulating in my bloodstream come out now! In Jesus Name! Amen!

Holy Ghost! Visit my foundation today with Your fire! In Jesus Name! Amen!

I drink the Blood of Jesus! (Physically swallow and drink it by faith) and I am made perfectly whole! Amen!

Any idol in my family fighting my destiny, die now! In Jesus Name! Amen!

LORD! Visit my life right now, to Your Glory Alone in Christ Jesus! Amen!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

Pray Every Day


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Pray Every Day

 

                          “Devote Yourselves To Prayer…”  Colossians 4:2 NAS

Each night a little girl would throw one of her shoes under the bed before going to sleep. When her mother asked why, she replied, “My Sunday School teacher said if I have to get down by my bed in the morning and look for my shoe, it’ll remind me to say my prayers while I’m there.” If it helps, Why Not! Throw your shoe under the bed every night!

Prayer is the life force that sustains us spiritually. David wrote. As the deer paints for streams of water, so my soul pants for you….My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? (Psalm 42:1-2 NIV)

In his book, The Power And Blessing, Pastor Jack Hayford writes: “I had gone on vacation and I needed it! It was delightful to get to the beach. But about the fourth day….I found I was feeling empty inside. Then it occurred to me that for four days I hadn’t read a Word of Scripture prayed a prayer or sung a song of praise. It was just of “Let’s get away from it all.” We were so involved with church that we didn’t want to do anything “godly” for a while. But suddenly I was called back by the inner hollowness I felt. Through that experience I learned that I can’t recover at a physical or emotional level, if I neglect the spiritual level”.

The Bible says: “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving.” Only when you’ve spent time in God’s presence and drawn strength from Him, will you be equal to the challenges you face on any given day!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

The Wonders of His Name. Sermon And Prayer Points By Pastor E A Adeboye During January 2013 Holy Ghost Service.


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The Wonders of His Name.” Sermon And Prayer Points By Pastor E A Adeboye During January 2013 Holy Ghost Service

WONDERS OF HIS NAME

Thank you Jesus, brethren, all your journeys last year; left to the devil you will not be alive today, but in spite of everything that the enemy did last year, you are still here today.

I want you to go ahead and praise the Almighty God, bless His holy name, give Him glory, give Him honor, and give Him adoration.

Worship the King of kings, bless Him because the devil has lost the battle, give Him glory, give Him honor, give Him adoration.

He is worthy to be praised, He is worthy to be adored, in all your journeys last year, He kept you save; in going out, in coming in, He was with you.

Throughout last year, you did not have to beg before you eat. Praise Him because you are not walking about naked now.  Praise Him that you are not in the hospital right now.  Praise Him that you are not in an asylum right now.

Give Him glory, give Him honor for His goodness, for His mercy.  Bless His holy name for answered prayer.

He is worthy to be praised. He is worthy to be magnified. Worship the King of kings, worship the Lord of lords. Give Him praise; give Him glory, There is no one like our Daddy.

In Jesus mighty name we have worshipped.

I want you to lift your voice to Him and say father, whatever mistakes i made last year, please forgive me now… …

in Jesus mighty name we have prayed..

Lift your voice to Him and say Father, this is a new year; give me a new beginning oh of everything that is new, everything that is divine, and everything that is glorious…

in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

That wonderful name, Jesus 2ce

There is no other name I know

That wonderful name, Jesus 2ce

There is no other name I know.

Thank you Jesus, thank you Savior, thank you Healer, thank you Provider, thank you Deliverer, thank you Lord of host, thank you King of glory, thank you King of kings, thank you Lord of lords, thank you Ancient of days, thank you Rock of Ages, thank you the Lion of the tribe of Judah.

Thank you the Holy one of Israel, thank you Alpha, thank you Omega, thank You for the year gone by, thank You for the new year, thank You for last year Congress, please accept our thanks in Jesus name.

In spite of everything that the devil tried last year, we are here again.

Father accept our thanks in Jesus name.

Tonight in all our lives; please do something new, do something wonderful, do something miraculous, do something great, do something divine, do something unforgettable, do something glorious.

At the end of everything let Your name be glorified again.

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Let someone shout halleluiah!

PRAYER FOR THOSE BORN IN JANUARY

Father Almighty, i want to thank you for your children born in the month of January.

January is the first month of the year and so for all these your children, I’m asking this year for first time miracles in Jesus name.

Blessings that will be first of its kind send to them in Jesus name.

Testimonies that will be first of its kind give to them in Jesus name and in every area of their lives, let them be first, when it comes to serving you let them be first.

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Amen.

ANNOUNCEMENT

By the grace of God the February Holy Ghost service will be a very special one.

The theme is wonderful.

Now let me tell you one thing before we begin; after everybody had prayed during the Congress and the New Year service and of course I was praying for everybody.

I was finally left alone with my God and I said Lord thank You for the Congress.  Thank You for the year that is gone by, thank You for everybody who came that they returned safely.

I said it is now my turn, me too I want to ask for a New Year present. My Daddy says “go ahead!” I said “Daddy what I want to ask is big, but am bold to ask because I know that You know even before I ask.

I said in the Redeemed Christian church of God in the year 2013, I want at least one million three hundred thousand healings”.

I am happy to tell you that my Daddy told me, request granted.

And so it will be your fault, not mine, not God’s if you miss any Holy Ghost Service this year, because He reminded me that the Holy Ghost service started when I made a similar request, way back in 1986.

At that time I asked Him for a miracle for every member of the congregation and He said bring them together and I will do what you asked.

That was the beginning of the Holy Ghost Service.

And somehow it kept on going and going. Now He has promised me every Holy Ghost night there will be massive healings.

So if you seat down at home don’t blame me, I know God is able to heal everywhere but tonight is going to be different, so there is no need for me to hurry.

I will remind you of two testimonies.

The elders here will remember one; there was these bank manager, he was a bank manager in one of the town in Ogun state.

Suddenly he ran mad, I mean completely mad, so they called the police, they handcuffed him and they chained his legs, they were taking him to Arrow (Asylum).

And in his madness he said one thing, please take me to Redemption Camp, because i know if my feet touches that ground, I know I will be well.

He was mad but in His madness, he made that request.

And they brought him here, I was alone on the Camp ground when they arrived.  And they told me what he said.  If I remembered correctly I think there were either four or six police men that were with him.

He was wild!

I said if that was what he said, “loose him and let him come down”.

They say ah! We knew what we went through before we captured him. I said but you heard what he said?

Thank God the Bible says it shall be unto you according to your faith. They said “Sir, if we lose him, whatever happened you will be responsible”.

I said “loose him”. They removed his handcuff, they removed his chain, he stepped on this ground and instantly he became sane.

That is one example, you see there are grounds and there are grounds, this is holy ground.

I will tell you another true story, testimony you’ve heard of a woman, she is probably in the crowd.

She went abroad to either London or America to take care of her grand children and there she suffered a stroke and she told the children.

“Take me back to Nigeria” and they said to her “people who have your problem, if they have the money they want to come abroad for treatment”.

She said “if I can get to the Redemption Camp, I will be made whole” They said well, if that is what you want. They brought her here.

As soon as she landed on the Camp Ground, because she said just take me there, that was all.

As soon as she landed, every traces of stroke disappeared.

On this ground this year, there will be Signs and Wonders. If you like seat down at home don’t say I didn’t tell you, but it is up to you.

THE MESSAGE

Philippians 2 v 9 -11 Wherefore, God has also has highly exalted Him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things in earth, of things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the father.

What is in a name?

Everything! Your future is bound up in your name; everything that is likely to happen to you is embedded in that name.

Moses was called Moses according to Exodus 2 because he was drawn out of water.

For the rest of his life; water kept on pursuing him.  He changed water to blood in Exodus chapter 7, he parted the red sea in Exodus chapter 14, he turned bitter sweet in Exodus chapter 15, He brought water out of the rock in Exodus chapter 17 and when he failed to get to the promise land it is because of water In Numbers 20, water kept following him.

The Almighty God knows the important of name so much that on several occasions, He had to change the names of some people for their destiny to be fulfilled.

Genesis 17 v 1 -9 He changed Abram to Abraham, barren man to father of nations. He changed Sarai to Sarah Exodus 17 v 15-16 barren woman to princess, mother of nations. Genesis 32v 24-26 he changed Jacob to Israel; he changed a man to a nation!

Listen to me very carefully, find out the full meaning of your name and if there is a need, change that name now.  If your name means Satan has received this (Esubiyi) changed the name to the Lord has received this (Jesu biyi) get away from Satan.

What is in a name?

My mother told me that when she was going to see the priest concerning my baptismal name, the name she had in mind was Elisha.

But when she got to the man, she had forgotten, so she said Enoch.  I said no problem I will keep the two; Elisha double portion anointing, Enoch the man that work with God.

You want to know my full name? I will tell you today, but before I tell you my full name, do you know I was born on a Sunday?

Don’t let anybody deceive you all these people who are older than seventy, they don’t know their birthday.

They just chose one.  Nobody wrote down names in those days, nobody wrote down birthdays. They just chose one, because you have to give a name in the school, official birthday.

So I asked my mother, when was I born?

She said the year that so and so King mounted the throne in Ilesha.

I said okay I know that one that was in 1942.

I said what month?

She said how do I know?  But she said I can tell you one thing, it is a Sunday.

She said I know it is Sunday because they are celebrating something in the church and so everybody left and I was alone in the house.

So I delivered you alone.

What else can you tell me about that Sunday?

She said it was a very strange Sunday.

The rain was falling and the sun was shining, which is an indication in our area that a Tiger was being born.

You may think I am joking, ask my elder sisters they are still alive, they will tell you one of my nick name is the Tiger, do I look like a tiger to you now.

But if you want to hear my full name, you will find that the full name should be something like

Enoch, Elisha, Sunday, Adejare, Adetona, Olagundoye, Adeboye alias the Tiger. There is one alias I won’t tell you, that one is reserved for my wife.

And when I was preparing the sermon and I felt the Holy Spirit saying write this down. And I said this is going to be funny.  He said just go ahead and do what I tell you, He said when you finish, tell my children this will be a year of laughter.

So what is in your name?

Check if there is any evil one reject it and if there is a good one you want, add and God will say Amen.

Jesus loves names.

He has many names. In John 10 v 7 He said I am the Door, in John 10 v 11 He says I am the Good Shepherd.

In John 11 v 25 He said I am the Resurrection and the Life. In John 14 v 6 He says I am the Way the Truth and the Life.

In Isaiah 9 v 6, His Father called Him Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of peace.

In Revelation chapter 1 v 8 He said I am the Alpha, the Omega, the Beginning, the Ending, the One who is, the One who was, the One who is to come, the Almighty.

Eight names at a stretch and each names is significant, don’t think He was just compiling names, and there are many, many more of His names.

And because there was no way we would have finished, that is why we want to talk about the WONDERS OF HIS NAME.

And because there is no way we would have finished that is why he has asked us to talk about one special name next month and that is WONDERFUL, and I am sure some people will see wonders next month.

His name guarantees deliverance.

He said in my name you will cast out demons, Mark 16 v17. His name guarantees healings Mark 16 v 18, His name guarantee freedom, John 8 v 36 whosoever the Son shall set free shall be free indeed.

His name guarantees joy John 16 v 24, His name guarantee peace Isaiah 9 v 6, His name guaranteed promotion, John 12 v 32, His name guarantees victory; at the mention of His name all knees, including the enemies knees shall bow.

His name guarantees rest, Matthew 11 v 28-30. His name guarantees satisfaction John 7v 37-39, His name guarantees answer to all your questions, to all your prayers, John 14 v 14.

But tonight we want to look within a short period of time at just a few of these names, the one in John 14 v 6 He said I am the Way, the Truth and the life.

What does He mean by I am the Way?

If you are in a town and you want to go to another town that you don’t know, you will ask people what is the way out of these town to where am going?

Jesus is the Way out of sickness, Mark 16 v 17-18, in My name you will lay hand on the sick they will recover.

In Act 9 v 32-35 Bibles tells us of a man called Anias.  Anias was sick, Peter went into his room and said Anias, Jesus has made the whole. And immediately the man came out of sickness.

In the name that is above every other name, tonight someone will come out of sickness.

His name is the way out of death, in Matthew 10 v 5- 8 He told the disciples to go out, preach the gospel, heal the sick, cleanse lepers, raised the dead.

In Act 9 v 36 – 42, in the example that somebody mentioned among those who have spoken before me, example of Dorcas.  Dorcas had died, Peter turned to her and said Dorcas, in the name of Jesus, come back to life and she rose.

Thank you my Father and my God, Daddy said we will start the New Year, with seventy thousand healing tonight.

Jesus is the name out of death.

I have told you the story of one occasion when I went to visit a man.  I got there just to pray for the family and be on my way.

And the wife was carrying a baby on her back and they said this baby will not allow anybody else to carry her except the mother.

But as I walked into the house, the child stretched from the back of the mother, the child stretch violently towards me that if I didn’t catch her she probably would have fallen down.

And I was just wondering why? Well since the child was already in my hand, I prayed for her in the name of Jesus.

Few months later, the mother was confessing; nobody knew that the mother was a witch; the mother said that was the day she was going to kill the girl, but the girl sees death and seeing the representation of Jesus, stretched out and her appointment with death was cancelled.

Any appointment with death concerning you is cancelled today in Jesus name.

Thank you my Father, Daddy asked me to tell someone, He said you will remember this year as the year God begins to favor you.

Jesus is the way out of embarrassment, John 2 v 1 – 11.

There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee and they ran out of wine, and they find themselves in a big embarrassment.

They invited the guests and the guests were seated and long before the feast was over, there was no more wine.

But thank God Jesus was there, and they went to Jesus and He brought them out of their embarrassment.

Every embarrassing situation in your life, you are coming out in Jesus name.

So He is the way out of sickness. Out of death and out of embarrassment.

He is also the way into, just as there is a way out of, there is the way into; He is also the way into; He is the way into the presence of God.

John 14 v 6 He said I am the Way the Truth and the Life, no man cometh to the Father, except by Me.

You want to come into the presence of God? You come by Jesus. And because He is the Way into the presence of God, He is the way onto fullness of Joy.

Psalm 16 v 11, the Bible says in the presence of God, there is the fullness of joy.  It takes Jesus to bring you into the fullness of joy.

Hebrew 10 v 19 tells us that we can now go boldly into the holiest by the blood of Jesus.

I think I was telling those of you who are here for the watch night service and by the way if you are not here for the watch night service, I want to encourage you,  get the tape.

The Holy Communion service was first of its kind. The cross over service was first of its kind, get the tape, both will bless you; get more than one so you can give your friends as New Year gift.

So I was telling them, I said anytime I had to visit head of states and I have visited for quite a few of them.

The first time I visited the head of state of Gambia; security check one, security check two, security check three, then you get to general reception, another check, you get to another general reception, another check, then you get to the presence of the president.

I said it is easier to get into the presence of God.

And it is not Gambia alone, Nigeria too; if you have ever been to Aso Rock find out; they will check you gate one, check you gate two, check you gate three, the people in gate three will be watching you as they are checking you in gate two, they will still check you and that is long before you get close to the entrance of the house and they check again, then another check.

Thank God all I need to do to get into His presence is to say in the name of Jesus. Do I hear somebody shout Jesus!

He is the way out of sickness, death, embarrassment, He is the way into the presence of the Almighty God and He is the way forward.

When everything seems to be stagnant with you, call the name. Suddenly progress will come!

In Act 3 v 1 -8 that lame man had been stagnant for forty years, Peter said to him, silver and gold have I none, but what I have I give unto you in the name of Jesus, rise up and walk, and the man who have been stagnant for forty years, got up, began to walk, began to leap, he began to praise God. When you call that name progress begins.

In John 5 v 2-9 a man have been sick for thirty eight years on one spot; he has been stagnant for thirty eighth years. The moment Jesus arrived everything changed.

I am believing God for all those whose promotions has been delayed, this year your promotion shall be accelerated.

Thank you my Daddy, the Lord said there is someone here special, He ask me to tell you, He said I promise you, that this year your waiting will be over.

Daddy says there is someone here tonight; He said towards the end of last year you did something special for Him, He said this year you will see the abundance evidence of His gratitude.

He is the Way out of, the Way into, the Way forward and He is the Way where there is no way.

In Exodus 14 v 1- 28 when the children of Israel got to the red sea and they couldn’t go forward, but they looked back and saw Pharaoh and his host pursuing them and they began to cry.

Moses cried to God, and God said why are you crying to me? Tell the Children of Israel to move forward, Moses said move forward? There is a sea there Lord! He said “I will show you I can make way where there is no way.

I prophesy to someone here tonight, everywhere where there say there is no way; there will be a way for you.

In Act 12 v 5- 11 Peter was in prison, the doors were locked securely, guards were outside but the enemies were not satisfied they still tied him to two soldiers, one on the right, one on the left with chains, to make sure that there will be no way of escape.

They were so sure they got this one. But Jesus made a Way where there is no way.

In the name that is above every other name, in the wonderful name of Jesus, all those who say they have captured you shall be disappointed.

Let me hear you shout Jesus one more time.

Daddy says there is someone here tonight, He says your showers of blessings will begin this month and grow bigger and bigger and bigger.

He is the Way out of, the Way into, the Way forward, the Way where there is no way and He is the Way upward.

In John 12 v 32 Jesus Christ said if I be lifted up, I will draw all men to Me.  As you lift up Jesus, He will draw you up.  That is promotion!

In Luke 5 v 8-11, He promoted a fisher man called Peter, a failure! He promoted him so much that anywhere you go in the world today, you will hear the name Peter, you see houses upon houses built for Peter, Peter’s cathedral, Peter Basilica, Peter’s this. Peter’s that.

In that wonderful name of Jesus, you too would be promoted.

He is the Way upward; He can pick up a beggar from the dunghill and keep lifting him up until he begins to sit down among princes.

I have told you before, if man is the one that promoted you, the same fellow who promoted you will bring you down.

That is why I always pity some people that I see who love press men; you want to get press men to write beautiful article about you, so you can become popular, one day the same people, who wrote the beautiful articles about you, they are the one who will write the one that will damage you.

If man lifts you up, number one you go as high as his hand can lift you and after sometime when his hand is tired you begin to come down, but my Father’s hands are everlasting, when He lifts you up, you just keep going higher and higher.

Daddy says that there is someone here tonight; He says I should tell you, all traffic lights are green. And He says He will keep them so for a long time.

God says there is someone here tonight; He said in less than three years, your level will change from a stream to an ocean.

He is the Way out of, the Way into, the Way forward, the Way where there is no way and He is the Way upward and He is the only Way.

Act 4 v 12 says there is no other name, even among men whereby men shall be saved. Mathew 1 v 21 says you shall call His name Jesus for He shall save his people.

When you have prayed and you don’t even know what to say anymore, just keep on saying; Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

I think it was during the watch night service that I also mentioned this; I was in far away Indonesia last year for a prayer conference and I was ask to speak on prayer.

I told the great men of God all over the world gathered over there, I said God answers prayers, they said does He answer all the time? I said He answer prayers all the time.

I said the only reason you have said that He didn’t answer your prayer at certain times is because you stop praying.

You got tired because you have alternatives. People like me I have no alternatives, Jesus is my last bus stop.

if a member of the congregation has a problem and he thinks he cannot handle it on his own, he report to the pastor, when the pastor cannot handle it, he refers it to the general overseer, when the general overseer has a problem where can he go?

I have no alternative; I have nowhere else to go and because there is no where I am going and He knows am not moving.

Jacob said, if God does not answer my prayer now, Esau will kill me tomorrow morning, so when God says let Me go, he said ah! Go where? I will not let you go, unless You settle my case.

How many of you want your case settle tonight, how many of you are going to hold on to Jesus, until He settle your case?

Let me hear you say amen loud and clear.

He is the Way, He is the Truth, John 8 v 32 says you shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make you free, when you know Jesus, freedom comes. John 8 v 36, whomsoever the Son shall set free shall be free indeed.

I have told you the story before, my father had a disagreement with his peers, in my village compound in 1960, and they told him because the disagreement has to do with me, I was in my final year in the secondary school then, he said to them, I will do what you say but please let this my son finish his education.

And they told him point blank, so it is because of this boy you won’t join us?  You will see how old that boy will be before he dies, they told him in the family meeting.

He came home and told my mother and I ran and for thirteen years I was running, then I met Jesus, and now the when the forces of darkness see me coming, they run, they run because of Jesus.

Are there witches and wizards in your family?  Face them with Jesus.

Are there herbalists who say they have already destroyed your future?  Face them with Jesus.

Is there anyone in power, no matter how powerful, who says he is going to destroy you? Face him with Jesus.

Is there any mountain that has refused to move all these years? Face it with Jesus.

Because whomsoever the Son shall set free shall be free indeed.

The mad man of Gedaren has six thousand demons in him, one word from Jesus, one word from the Truth and he was free.

The devil is a liar, and he has kept many of us in bondage for a long time.  Thank God the Truth has come.

Do you know for a long time it was taught and believed that anyone who wants to go to heaven must be poor?   They said because it is said that the love of money is the root of all evil.

The devil knows how to quote the Bible, he quotes it in a way that many of you, if you don’t study the word completely you won’t know the difference.

It is not money that God says is evil, He says it is the love of money.

Without money how can we ever have built this auditorium?

Just imagine think of all the kilometer of steel in this place, heavy duty steel all the way from China. Think of all the tons upon tons of cement that have gone into the foundation, not to talk of electricity, not to talk of amplifier and we are not even as good as we want to be yet.

But the devil wants you to believe a lie, you can be the poorest man in the world, if you are not born again you will still go to hell, and you can be the richest man in the world provided you live holy, you will make it to heaven.

He said I wish above all things that you prosper and be in health as you soul prosper.

It is when you want money to such an extent that you are ready to sacrifice your salvation for money then you are in trouble.

Because in the story of the rich young ruler Luke 18 v 18 – 30 the young ruler, came to Jesus and said “sir, what must I do to make it to heaven?

The Lord said oh you know the laws, do this, do this, he said I have been doing all that.

Jesus Christ said only one thing remain, He said go and sell all you have, give to the poor, come and follow me.

Because Jesus knew this man loves money more than salvation, it was a test.

He said keep your salvation and I will keep my money.

That is why Jesus said poor fellow, he can’t even make it to heaven, some people love money so much that they will steal, some people love money so much that they will defraud, some people love money so much that they will inflate the cost of materials; those people are in trouble, because no liar will make it to heaven.

But my God does not want you to die poor, He said I have come for you to have life and have it more abundantly, He said I am the Truth.

I have seen some things, I have told my pastors, I have seen an airport, very big airport, and I have seen several planes packed there and each one has the symbol of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

Your own is there. So those who say you are going to die poor tell them they are lying, we will serve the Lord in holiness, in purity, we will not lie, we will not cheat, we will not steal and we shall prosper.

Whether the devil likes or not we shall reach the top.

Then the Truth.

Let me just one more thing about the Truth.

Do you know there is an organization that says you must not mention the blood of Jesus?

Don’t talk about the blood! And there are some very intelligent people who belong to that organization.

I won’t mention names. I was talking to one of them, I said sir, it is written in Hebrews 9 v 22 without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin.

I said who do you think is afraid of the blood of Jesus?

Only one fellow, that is the devil.

Rev. 12 v 11 said they overcame the devil by the blood of the lamb. The only one who says don’t mention the blood is the devil.

I said the organization you belong to might be connected to the devil, he doesn’t like the Truth but that is the Truth cleanses from all sins. It gives victory over Satan.

Let me hear somebody say the blood of Jesus.

The Way the Truth.

Let me say one thing about the truth as it concern grace.

Salvation is free, it’s by grace, Ephesians 2 v 9 says it is by grace you are saved not of works, lest any man should boast.

Salvation is free, but after you are saved, after all your sins are forgiven, it will be falsehood to say I can now live like a child of the devil and make it to heaven.

That is a lie. Romans 6 v 1 -2 says can we continue in sin and expect grace to abound, God forbid.

We all know that God is love, I know that 1John 4 v 4 -8 makes it clear, God is love.

And if anybody knows about the love of God, please look at me very well, I am a living example of the love of God, He loves me, that is why I call him Daddy, not everybody can call Him Daddy.

Even Christians calls Him Father, but few of us can call Him Daddy and He is my Daddy.

I know Him, He loves me. But I also know Him, He loves me, I also know according to Hebrew 12 v 29 that this my God.

This Daddy, this God who is Lord is also a consuming fire, you don’t mess with Him, if you mess with Him, he will deal with you. I know!

I have told you the story before… several years ago, I have this little camp ground in Epe.

We want to prepare a little place for workers meeting, so we need toilet, so I got a surveyor to take the contract, to build two big latrines, one for men, one for women, at that time we are still using feet, 6 feet deep, each one and we negotiated how much, he asked me to show him the place.

So I took him to the place, when he began to measure, instead of measuring sixty feet, he measure sixty meters and God spoke to me and said son correct him!

I said no! If he is a surveyor and he doesn’t know the difference between feet and meter let him suffer for it.

We went to the second place he began to measure in meter instead of feet, Daddy spoke to me, son correct him.

And I said no! Which university did he go to?

After he finished measuring there is this hefty Hausa man who was one of the diggers that was helping him to dig.

And if you have ever see these diggers you will know what I am talking about, he saw me and smiled at me and said Megidda.

I want to be a nice fellow, so I stretched out my hand to receive his hand, and he grabbed my hand and he began to crush it, and I am telling you the hand of this digger is like iron, he was crushing my hand and he was smiling, the pain was horrible, I had to cry out to God, Father help!

It is not a joking matter you can laugh it is not your hand!

And Daddy replied me immediately and said

“I told you to correct him! I said “I will, I will”.

And the man released my hand.

So I called the surveyor corrected him but in the main time my hand was burning like fire.

As I was going to my car I was grumbling Daddy this punishment is too much.

He said, I will not tolerate any nonsense from you.

That is the truth, God is love, that is the truth, but He is also the consuming fire.

And you shall know the Truth and the Truth will set you free.

If you think you can mess around with God you are in for a surprise. Wonderful God, beautiful God but He is the God of grace, but don’t abuse that grace.

He said I am the Way the Truth and the Life!

The Lord says there is someone here tonight, He said I have parted your red sea there is no going back now.

Daddy says there is someone here tonight; He said a new wave of anointing will envelop youthis year.

Daddy says there is someone here tonight; He said very soon you will be singing:

I have joy like the ocean, in my soul,

I have joy, joy like the ocean,

Joy like the ocean in my soul.

Then He said I am the Life.

John 3 v 36 says anyone who believes on the Lord Jesus, will have everlasting life, but anyone who will not believe in Him will not even see life, He said but the Judgment of God will be upon Him.

I’m going to give opportunity to those of you who have not given your life to Jesus to do so now.

Thank you Father, one more word for him, for me and for many of us here; Daddy says when it is rained dry grass becomes green, He said there is someone here He said I will rain on you.

If you have not given your life to Jesus please do so tonight.

If you have been pretending to be born again, change your mind, come and give your life to Jesus Christ, without Jesus Christ it will be difficult to survive this year.

But with Jesus Christ, others may be weeping you will be laughing, this will be a glorious year for those who have Jesus.

If you have not surrendered your life to Jesus come and do so now.

Give your life to Him.   He will forgive you all your sins,

So if you want to give your life to Jesus, come and stand before me now.

And as you come, begin to talk to Jesus, ask Him to have mercy on you, ask Him to save your soul, ask Him to forgive you your sins, ask him to save your soul, promise Him that from now on you will serve Him, He will be your Lord and savior.

The rest of us, let’s stretch our hands towards these people and begin to pray for them, let’s intercede for them, that the Almighty God, the savior will have mercy upon them…

In Jesus Mighty name we have prayed.

Savior I want to bless Your Holy name for your word that has gone forth tonight.

Thank You for these your children that have come forward to surrender their lives to You, everyone of them receive in Jesus name.

Forgive in Jesus name, let Your blood wipe away all their sins in Jesus name, save their souls and write their names in the book of life in Jesus name.  From now on, any time they call on You, please answer them in Jesus name.

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

I want to rejoice for those of you who have come forward tonight, I want to assure you that by the special grace of God I will be praying for you, so I am going to need your name, your address and your prayer request so I can know how to pray for you. Please drop these here at http://www.rccghome.org

PRAYER POINTS

  1. Praise Him for all he has done for you thus far.
  2. Father, please give me more grace to witness and testify about your goodness to me.

  3. Father, please give me many open doors this year and help me to walk through them.

  4. Father, keep the heavens open wide over me this year.

  5. Father, give me your full backing, support and assistance this year.

  6. Father, give me many mountain top experiences this year.

  7. Father, where there is no way before make a way this year.

  8. Father, let me enjoy the full benefit of Your name this year.

  9. Father, from now on, let the world see in me all the marks of a Christian.

  10. Your private request.

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

Jesus Has Ordained Us To Receive Answers To Our Prayers


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Jesus Has Ordained Us To Receive Answers To Our Prayers

 

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my Name, He may give it you (John 15:16)

 

 

 

 

 

One of the wonderful blessings of the new creation life is our privilege to talk directly to God in prayer, and receive answers. When Jesus walked the earth physically, anyone who needed a divine intervention or wanted anything from God had to get to Jesus and make requests of Him. But towards the end of His earthly ministry, The Master declared “And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.” (John 16:23-24).

You have the right to pray directly to the Father in the Name of Jesus Christ and receive answers to your prayers. Sadly, some Christians don’t have confidence in their own prayers, so they look to others to pray for them. They’re not sure that God will hear them when they pray. But if you’re born again, that shouldn’t be your story for the Bible declares in 1 Peter 3:12: “….The eyes of the LORD are over the righteous,, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the LORD is against them that do evil.”

Thus you’re guaranteed to receive answer your prayers – Our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ has chosen you, and ordained you to receive answers to prayers. This should make your prayer times exciting moments with the LORD, for you know that every time you pray, you’ll surely receive answers. Therefore the next time you kneel or lift your hand to pray, remember the Words of Jesus Christ – “But I have chosen you, and ordained you…. That whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it you.”

God is not holding back from you, so never doubt His willingness to respond to your requests. He loves to hear your voice in prayers, and delights in answering your prayers. Amen!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

Give More Time And Attention To Prayer


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Give More Time And Attention To Prayer

Ephesians 6:18

Some people only pray when they’re compelled to do so by certain challenges they face in life, and that’s not right. As Christians we’re called into fellowship with our Heavenly Father. So for us, prayer is more than just an opportunity to get God to do something for us; it’s a fellowship, a time to commune with God and synchronise yourself with His purpose for your life daily. This is the reason you must give more time and attention to prayer.

The more time you spend in fellowship with the LORD through prayer, the more His character and personality are revealed in and through you; you’ll find yourself thinking His thoughts and functioning always in the centre of His Will. The man who prays lives with a pure heart towards all men, he doesn’t talk, reason, act or see like an ordinary man. He doesn’t criticize others as he sees only the good in them, but corrects them in love. He may be quiet but spiritual efficiency is reflected in his lifestyle, and people are drawn to him.

A prayerful Christian intercedes for others. He thinks the best of others and he’s ever willing to pray for their spiritual development and other concerns. He’s selfless, full of compassion and manifests the glory of God always because he sees the needs of others and reaches out to meet them. On the other hand, a Christian who doesn’t give time and attention to prayer is just the opposite. Criticism, complains, confusion together with lack of ideas are evident in his life.

Praying and praying the right way is an important activity in the life of every Christian. It makes a Christian’s life beautiful, vibrant and very exciting because of its attendant results I urge you today to take your personal time of prayer, devotions and meditation very seriously. Give ample time and create the opportunities in the course of your day to fellowship with the LORD through prayer. Choose your best time of the day to do this, and watch your life flourish from glory to glory, Amen!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

Do You Pray For Your Pastors?


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Do You Pray For Your Pastors?

Ephesians 6:19

Paul wrote to the believers in Ephesus. “Pray….That whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me….that I will fearlessly make known ….the gospel.” Do you pray for your pastors? You should! After Wilbur Chapman’s first sermon at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, a man said, “You’re pretty young to be pastor of this great church. We’ve always had older men. I’m afraid you won’t succeed, but since you preach the gospel I’m going to help you all I can.” Chapman thought, “What a crank.” But the man continued, “I’m going to pray for you, and a few others have covenanted to join me.” Later, Chapman wrote, “I didn’t feel so bad when I learned that they were going to pray for me. Soon the three became fifty, and the fifty became two hundred who met before every service to pray for me. In another room eighteen elders knelt so closely around me that I could put out my hand and touch them. I always went into my pulpit confident that I would have God’s anointing in answer to the prayers of His people. It was easy to preach, a real joy. And what was the result? Eleven hundred people were saved and joined the church in the next three years, and six hundred of them were men. It was the fruits of the Holy Spirit in answer to prayers. Church members have much to do than go to church as curious, idle spectators to be amused and entertained. It is their business to pray mightily that the Holy Spirit will clothe the preacher with power and make his words like dynamite!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

The Key To Effective Prayer


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The Key To Effective Prayer

 

The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (dynamic in its working) (James 5:16 AMP)

 

 

 

 

There’re Christians who wonder why they should pray at all since they don’t get results when they pray. For such folks, the reason their prayers are ineffective is that they are ignorant of God’s Word. If you’re a Christian, you ought to know you have the right to pray and expect answers.

Prayer doesn’t have to be lengthy or complicated; God’s response isn’t dependent on your “much speaking” (Matthew 6:7), or length of time you spent praying. 1 Corinthians 1:9 tells us, “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ Our LORD.” We were called into companionship and participation with Jesus Christ Our LORD. This means you can talk to Him as a friend and He’ll surely listen to you. You see, prayer is first and foremost a fellowship with your Heavenly Father. It’s not as difficult or mysterious as some have been made to believe.

Your prayer becomes effective when you walk in the knowledge of your righteousness in Christ Jesus. This is the beauty of prayer. James 5:16 says “…… The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” Put differently, the prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available, dynamic in its working (James 5:16 AMP). This Scripture doesn’t say that every man’s prayer is effective but specifies whose prayer gets results. It’s the prayer of the Righteous Man! That prayer makes tremendous power available.

The life of righteousness is not attainable merely through good deeds but by faith in Christ Jesus. Faith, the Bible says, comes by hearing God’s Word. What you need to make your prayer more effective is the knowledge of God’s Word. The Word of God will instruct you in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). It will build in you the Right Consciousness – Righteousness – Consciousness.

CONFESSION

I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I approach the throne of grace with boldness without any sense of inferiority, guilt and condemnation. Therefore, my prayer is effective and makes tremendous power available, dynamic in its working, Amen!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

A Successful Vision Paints A Vivid Picture


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A Successful Vision Paints A Vivid Picture

Most proponents will tell you that human planning of any kind is most successful when a vision is in place first.

A vision must focus on the future and serve as a concrete foundation for a person. It does not fluctuate from year to year but serves as an enduring promise. A successful vision paints a vivid picture of the person and, though future – based, is in the present tense, as if it were being realized now…. A vision must give people the feeling that their lives and work are intertwined and moving towards recognizable legitimate goals.

Benefits of Vision

  • Breaks you out of boundary thinking
  • Provides continuity and avoids the stutter effect of planning fits and starts.
  • Identifies direction and purpose.
  • Promotes interest and commitment.
  • Promotes laser – like focus.
  • Encourages openness to unique and creative solutions.
  • Encourages and builds confidence.
  • Results in efficiency and productivity.

Vision Killers

  • Tradition
  • Fear of failure
  • Fear of ridicule
  • Stereotypes of people, conditions, roles and governing councils.
  • Procrastination.
  • Short – term thinking
  • “Naysayers”

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

When you decide to become a professional blogger, make the decision to run your blog like a business


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When you decide to become a professional blogger, make the decision to run your blog like a business

Ten tips on how to run your blog like a business

Here are some tips on how to run your blogging like a business.

  1. Niche blogging:

Professional bloggers need to decide their niche, whether it be a blog about blogging, dog training or finding the perfect mate. Each one of the posts need to be focused on some aspect of the whole. Choose the niche with which you have the most experience and passion. If you choose a bland topic, you will lose interest.

  1. Outsourcing:

To save time, the businessperson will outsource some aspects of the operation. You do not need to work alone. You might have strength in writing, but know nothing of web design. Judge the importance of the time it will take you to learn how to design your own web page. If you would rather be spending that time writing, outsource the design. The same principle applies to accounting and administration.

  1. Know what sells:

Business owners will do their research before they go into business. They have an idea about what will sell. As a blogger, what things do you want to read? If you are planning on offering products, create products that excite you. If you are planning to sell information products, look at the sales statistics of the item.

  1. Branding:

Every business, regardless of size, has a brand. With every post you make and each addition to the site, you are building upon that brand. Have a clear idea about your blog’s purpose. Develop logos and an atmosphere. Do you wish to be informal with your viewers? Are you especially snarky? Wrap everything around your brand.

  1. Create contingency plans:

Make sure that you always have a plan B. Have an exit strategy for your business. If your business model doesn’t work, what actions will you take? Will you create another business model? Will you change your niche? Establish your parameters and contingency plans before starting your blogging business.

  1. Marketing:

How do you plan to market your blog? Create a marketing plan which caters to your interests. If you already have a presence on the popular social networking platforms, how do you plan to capitalize on that exposure? Are you planning to use AdWords? Marketing determines the success of a business. Who is your target demographic? Have you maximized the potential of attraction marketing?

  1. Review the numbers:

Be objective about your blog’s numbers. Look at the number of regular subscribers that you have. Take a look at the sales that you have made. Evaluate everything about your blog on a regular basis. Look at it through the lens of a customer. Based on those numbers, do you consider your blog to be a success?

  1. Customer service:

Respond to the comments that are received. As a blogger, this is your form of customer service. Use every interaction that you have as an opportunity to educate your customers and drive viewers to your site. Provide information which will attract advertisers to your site.

  1. Solicit feedback:

Ask your readers what they would like to see in your blog. Businesses have customer comment forms which ask how their business is performing. You need to find out what you should offer your viewers. Ask your readers to be critical of your content so you can learn how to improve.

  1. Focus on content:

Passionate business owners do not strive to give you the most mediocre product for the worst price. They want to give you the best products for the best prices. You need to do the same. You should post frequently to your blog, but create posts that have substance and meaning to you and your viewers. Do not give recycled content, put your heart into it.

Blogging for profit requires time, effort, and an eye toward business. When you decide to become a professional blogger, make the decision to run your blog like a business. Invest in your blogging as you would a business.

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!