Song:

Anytime I See Another Breaking Of The Day, I Say Thank You Lord

Opening Prayer:

Almighty God, We Thank You For Your Mercy, We Thank You For Another Beautiful Day, Daddy, Please Turn All Our Tears, To Tears Of Joy, In Jesus Name, Amen!

Text:

Joel 2:25-26
““I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm — my great army that I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.”

‭‭Joel‬ ‭2:25-26‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The Word:

We All Know What Is Happening In The Whole World Today, COVID19.
Some Are Thinking, What Would Happen To My Life After, My Education, Would My Uncle And Aunt Still Support Me? Will I Still Have A Job? What About My Businesses?

And You Are Crying Inside? I Bring Good News To You, In The Name Of Jesus Christ, You Will Sing A New Song, Amen

Psalm 118:24
“The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.”

So I Say Into Our Lives, In The Name That Is Above Every Other Names, Our Rejoicing Starts Now, And It Would Be Permanent, In Jesus Name, Amen

Because, My Daddy (Pastor E.A Adeboye), Said, In These Year 2020, We Will Sing New Songs, There Would Be Battles, But We Will Be Victorious, We Will Testify To God’s Goodness, In Jesus Name, Amen

Prayers:
1: Father We Thank You For All
2: Father Throughout These Period Of Corona Or Any Diseases, Carry Us Yourself
3: Father Everywhere We Go, Go With Us, Everywhere We Are, Be With Us
4: Father Please Turn Our Tears To Tears Of Joy
5: Father Remember Us Oh God For Good
6: Father Move Us From Glory To Glory
7: Father Please Cleanse The Land
8: Father Please Let Us Encounter A Visitor Of Joy Today
9: Your Personal Request

Almighty Father Answer All Our Prayers These Morning, In Jesus Name, Amen

Let Somebody Shout Hallelujah!

Luke 15:18-“I will arise and go to my father, and I will say unto him: father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee.”

In the race of life, damage is often done to the most precious things, but because of the almost perpetually ‘in-motion’ lifestyles that we live, we hardly pay needed attention or create the time needed to repair them.

Sometimes, pride, position and status prevent us from taking necessary repair steps. Yet, unless repaired, the damage may cost us eternally.

One of the unexpected blessings of a time like this, is that it affords us the opportunity to repair these precious aspects of our lives.

1. Health.
Jethro, Moses’ father in law, warned him in exodus 18:17-18-‘What you are doing to yourself and these people is not good; you will soon wear out through stress.’ He therefore advised him to delegate responsibilities and give his body rest.

Holiness is not a substitute for good health. Many believers have died before their time because of over-used physical bodies not allowed to rest, repair and recover.

This is the time to repair your health, through proper rest, adequate sleep, exercises, appropriate food and lack of worry. God rested on the seventh day after creation. The scripture records instances where Jesus rested and slept, to repair his physical body. God is giving us a chance at this time, to repair, heal and re-invigorate our physical bodies. Please, don’t miss it.

2. Family.
In the race for success, many have neglected and done serious damage to their family relationships; husband and wife; parent and child; sibling and sibling; relatives etc.

Families are vital to God. Eli was the major prophet of his time, but he was ruined due to his failure to properly attend to his family, 1 Samuel 27-36.

Even when he was warned, he failed to take steps to repair the damage.

Have you sacrificed your family for career, ministry, business, etc? Is your marriage just a shell? This is the time to find the courage to repair the damage.

In the parable of the prodigal son Jesus demonstrated the necessity for us to repair broken family bonds. Be bold and courageous, do it NOW.

3. Friendships.
Proverbs 17:17 says, ‘A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.’

This is the time to repair, renew and re-invigorate valuable friendships. Make a call to that old friend. Send him or her an sms. Show that despite the years and distance you still care and value them. Even if they’ve hurt you in the past, learn to forgive, as Jesus showed us in our text. As you age, you’ll find that there’s nothing more precious than family and old friends.

4. Spiritual Life
Beloved, the most important relationship in your life is that between you and your Maker God Almighty.

Are you sure you’ve committed to it as much as you should? Have you wondered off like the prodigal son?

This is the time to return, repair and solidify your walk with God. Like the father of the prodigal, God’s merciful hands are outstretched to receive you.

Even as a church worker, minister or pastor, you must be careful not to mistake familiarity or service intimacy with God.

Intense church activity does not necessarily translate into a right-standing with God.

Remember the very important warning of Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:27. May you not be a castaway after you’ve spent your life-time, preaching to others.

Attend to your own soul now, in all honesty and truth, so as to be sure that you are on the heavenly path.
Please stay safe and remain blessed.

Shalom.

The wings of the cherubim cover me. The Lord Jesus loved me, and gave himself for me, and my times are in those hands which were nailed to the cross for my redemption.

Praise and worship

Thank you Jesus the owner of my soul, Alpha and Omega you are worthy to be praised, in all generations there is no one like you, Alpha and Omega you are worthy to be praised.

Bible passage is Psalm 31: 15
“My times are in thy hand.”

Father we thank you for another opportunity in your presence. We thank you oh Lord for the gift of life, for the sacrifice of your son our Lord Jesus Christ. The sacrifice he made has given us another chance to be free from sins. As we go into fellowship with you this first morning after Easter, give us better understanding of the times we are in and cause us to know that that except you keep us, we only try in vain. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!

DAVID the psalmist: his life was spent with grief, and his years with sighing. His sorrow had wasted his strength, and even his bones were consumed within him. Cruel enemies pursued him with malicious thoughts even seeking his life. At such a time he used the best resource of grief; for he says in verse 14, “But I trusted in thee, O Lord.” He had no other refuge but that which he found in faith in the Lord his God. If enemies slandered him, he did not render railing for railing; if they devised to take away his life, he did not meet violence with violence; but he calmly trusted in the Lord. They ran hither and thither, using all kinds of nets and traps to make the man of God their victim; but he met all their inventions with the one simple defense of trust in God. Many are the fiery darts of the wicked one; but our shield is one. The shield of faith not only quenches fiery darts, but it breaks arrows of steel. Though the javelins of the foe were dipped in the venom of hell, yet our one shield of faith would hold us harmless, casting them off from us. Thus David had the grand resource of faith in the hour of danger. Note well that he uttered a glorious claim, the greatest claim that man has ever made: “I said, Thou art my God.” He that can say, “This kingdom is mine,” makes a royal claim; he that can say, “This mountain of silver is mine,” makes a wealthy claim; but he that can say to the Lord, “Thou art my God,” hath said more than all monarchs and millionaires can reach. If this God is your God by his gift of himself to you, what can you have more? If Jehovah has been made your own by an act of appropriating faith, what more can be conceived of? You have not the world, but you have the Maker of the world; and that is far more. There is no measuring the greatness of his treasure who hath God to be his all in all.

Having thus taken to the best resource by trusting in Jehovah, and having made the grandest claim possible by saying, “Thou art my God”, the Psalmist now stays himself upon a grand old doctrine, one of the most wonderful that was ever revealed to men. He sings, “My times are in thy hand.” This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. He was not shut up unto the hand of the enemy; but his feet stood in a large room, for he was in a space large enough for the ocean, seeing the Lord had placed him in the hollow of his hand. To be entirely at the disposal of God is life and liberty for us.

The great truth is this-all that concerns the believer is in the hands of the Almighty God. “My times”, these change and shift; but they change only in accordance with unchanging love, and they shift only according to the purpose of One with whom is no variableness nor shadow of a turning. “My times”, that is to say, my ups and my downs, my health and my sickness, my poverty and my wealth-all those are in the hand of the Lord, who arranges and appoints according to his holy will the length of my days, and the darkness of my nights. Storms and calms vary the seasons at the divine appointment. Whether times are reviving or depressing remains with him who is Lord both of time and of eternity; and we are glad it is so.

“My times are in thy hand,” . Whatever is to come out of our life, is in our heavenly Father’s hand. He guards the vine of life, and he also protects the clusters which shall be produced thereby. If life be as a field, the field is under the hand of the great Husbandman, and the harvest of that field is with him also. We are not in our own hands, nor in the hands of earthly teachers; but we are under the skillful operation of hands which make nothing in vain. The close of life is not decided by the sharp knife of the fates; nor by any deadly virus but by the hand of love. We shall not die before our time in the name of Jesus, neither shall we be forgotten and left upon the stage too long.

What a bliss this is! Our times, in all their needs and aspects, are in God’s hand, and therefore God is always caring for us.
Wilt thou not feel how good it is that God should come so close to thee, and handle thy bread and thy water, and bless thy bed and thy board? Brethren, is it not a delightful thing for us to know that though we are on a stormy voyage, the Lord himself is at the helm? ” our times are in God’s hands” and there we will leave them.

When the devil comes with his subtle questions and insinuations, refer him to your Lord, in whose hand your times are placed. Do the malicious resolve to crush you? They will use to the utmost their little power; but there is a higher power which will hold them in. Rejoicingly say, “My times are in thy hand.” Do they treat you with contempt? Do they sneer at you ? What does that matter? Your honor comes not from men. ” Cleave to the Lord in losses as well as in gains, and so let all your times be with him.

If my times are in God’s hand, no man can do me harm unless God permit. Though my soul is among lions, yet no lion can bite me while Jehovah’s angel is my guard.

To leave our times with God is to live as free from care as the birds in the air. If we fret, we shall not glorify God; and we shall not constrain others to see what God can do for us in the hour of tribulation. Fret and worry put it out of our power to act wisely; but if we can leave everything with God because everything is really in his hand, we shall be peaceful, and our action will be deliberate; and for that very reason it will be more likely to be wise. He that rolls his burden upon the Lord will be strong and his days shall be as the days of heaven upon the earth.

I always admire the serenity of Abraham. He never seems to be in a fluster; but he moves like a prince among men. He is much more than the equal of the greatest man he meets: we can hardly see Lot with a microscope when we have once seen Abraham. Why was that? Because he believed in God, and staggered not.

Half the joy of life lies in expectation. If we believe that all our times are in God’s hand, we shall be expecting great things from our heavenly Father. When we get into a difficulty we shall say, “I am now going to see the wonders of God, and to learn again how surely he delivers them that trust in him.” I thank God I have learned at times to glory in necessities and by marvellous deeds, he supplies all my needs, according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus! Surely it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. Recent events around the world have shown us that the arm of flesh will fail us

Prayer points

Father, I place into your hands the things that worry me.

Father, I rededicate my life to you trusting that you will take care of me

Father still this storm and cause us to have joyful days again

Thank God for this month and ask that God gives us the grace to celebrate more Easters in Jesus’ name.

Amen

John 15:13-“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Easter reminds us of the immeasurable sacrifice made by our Lord Jesus Christ, at Calvary, on our behalf. He willingly laid down His sinless life, to pay for our sins, redeem us from the curse of law, and reconcile us back to God. As grateful recipients of such great grace, we must not only embrace the blessings, but also imbibe its lessons. A few of the lessons are as follows:

1. We must each live a life of sacrifice in emulation and appreciation of the benevolence of our Savior and Redeemer. As He died for our sins, so we must also die to sin, living daily, a fasted life, in honor and acknowledgment of His Greater Love. To continue to live in sin, is to despise His sacrifice and become accessories after the fact, with those who mocked and humiliated Him.

If truly we believe that He died for a good cause-our cause, then the best way to remember Him is by living for that same cause, by remaining dead to sin and alive only in Him, Galatians 2:20. We do it, not for Him or to pay Him back, for we can never afford to, but for ourselves, to sustain the victory that He bestowed upon us at Calvary by the shedding of His Blood.

2. In sacrifice, Jesus put our consideration ahead of His own personal consideration. Likewise, we must put Him first, before other considerations, in our lives. Other interests and affections must come only after our Savior has been considered, not the other way round. Incidentally, this is one of the important lessons humanity is learning from covid-19. Thankfully, for believers, Jesus already taught us that lesson, more than two thousand years ago to put the Kingdom of God above all else. Covid-19, is only a timely reminder to us of the worthlessness of earthly riches. For us, as was for Apostle Paul, ‘to live is Christ, and to die is gain’- Philippians 1:21. Our primary concern daily must therefore be to do God’s Will and to please Him, before and above all else.

3. As He gave to us, we must equally give unto others, not tokenly, but sacrificially. The Cross epitomizes the virtue of giving exhaustively. God gave us His Son exhaustively. Jesus gave us His life exhaustively. What and how are we giving to others, if indeed, we are joint heirs with Christ, in our Father’s Kingdom?

Are you a giving-heir, or a receiving-heir? Is the Church today a giving church, or a receiving church? In this crisis, is the church really giving as Christ gave, or simply engaged in tokenism? Are we giving our best as Jesus gave us His best? What would Jesus do in response to the present crisis, were He still physically here?

Are believers individually and the church corporately, representing Him well? There are many around us who lack, especially at a time like this. We must give to them sacrificially, as true followers of Christ. ‘Sacrificially’, means it costs you some serious pain. It takes away from you something you would have preferred to keep to yourself.

At Gethsemane, Jesus felt the agony of the sacrifice He was about to do and prayed the Father to spare Him of it, but realizing the necessity of it, not for His sake, but for the sake of Mankind, He surrendered His life in painful sacrifice. Sacrificial giving can be a tough call especially in a season of general scarcity, but that is exactly the essence of Easter, and the true message of the Cross.

Remember the Widow of Zarephath, 1 Kings 17:9-17. If you horde what you have, and shut your ears to the cries of the needy at this time, whereas, you are in a position to put a smile on their faces, you are being ungrateful and proving yourself unworthy of the sacrifice of Christ at Calvary. You are like the wicked servant in Matthew 18:23-34, whose master was kind to, but who refused to be kind to others. Eventually, he lost all. May that not be your portion, in Jesus name.

In conclusion, note that only those who truly die with Christ, will rise with Him on the last day. Will you be in the number? Your choice will determine the answer.

Stay safe and God bless.

Shalom.

MARK 16:1

BIBLE PASSAGE

Mark 16:1-8
1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

INTRODUCTION

Christ has risen.

Jesus is risen.

For Him to rise means He was dead; the dead came back to life.

Revelation 1:18
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

We celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at a time like this.

This is the most important fact of the Christian message and not necessarily that Jesus was born, but rather that He accomplished His mission.

1 Corinthians 15:14
And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

But glory be to God, Jesus Christ is risen!

WHAT DOES HE IS RISEN MEAN TO US AS BELIEVERS?

Christ has risen means:

1). The sun is rising.

Mark 16:2
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

This implies there is a new dawn, a new beginning, a new era.

The First and The Last rose on the first day of the week.

The Sun of Righteousness rose at the rising of the sun

Amongst other things, He rose with healing in His wings.

Malachi 4:2
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Father, because Jesus is risen, arise for me, O Sun of Righteousness, with healing in Your wings.

2). There is hope.

Mark 16:3-4
3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

The wonderful women of three, two Marys and Salome, wondered among themselves, who shall roll away the stone from the grave, as they pondered on the hopeless situation before them.

On getting there however, the stone had been rolled away.

Hopelessness was replaced with hope, because He is risen.

Father, because Jesus is risen, every stone obstructing my hope, please roll them away.

3). He is not locked-down.

Mark 16:6
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

In the world of today, we are on a mandatory lock-down; at home, at rest, and at play.

But consider this, He is risen means that Jesus Christ is not locked-down.

The angel in the grave said He is not here.

No grave could keep The King of kings locked down.

No darkness could keep The Light of the world locked down.

No stone could keep The Rock of Ages locked down.

Jesus of Nazareth is risen, and cannot be locked down.

Father, because Jesus is risen, everything causing this lock-down, destroy them today.

4). He is alive.

Mark 16:6
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

He is risen simply means He is alive!

This means that the dead can come back to life, because The Resurrection and The Life is alive.

John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Dead body parts can come back to life.

Dead dreams can come back to life.

Dead destinies can come back to life.

Dead businesses can come back to life.

Dead things can come back to life, because He is risen, and is alive.

Father, because Jesus is risen and is alive, bring to life, every good thing that might have died in my life today.

5). He has a message for all, and for one (disciples and Peter).

Mark 16:7
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

He is risen means that Jesus has a message for all his disciples, and a personal message for you.

The angel told the women to give His disciples and to give Peter a message.

The message was for all, and for one; for the disciples, and for Peter.

His message to all His disciples is simple:

Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

His message to Peter was that I will restore you so you can strengthen the brethren.

Luke 22:31-32
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

Father, because Jesus is risen, that personal message you have for me, please help me receive it with gladness.

6). He is on the move, leading the way.

Mark 16:7
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

That Jesus is risen is an indication that He is on the move, leading the way.

The angel said that He was going before the disciples, He was going ahead of them.

The risen Jesus remains the greatest Leader of all times, and leads His sheep that hear His voice.

John 10:1-4
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

Father, as Jesus is risen, and is on the move, leading the way, all my days, help me hear your voice, and follow You closely.

7). He has done what He said He will do.

Mark 16:7
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

The last point here is that He is risen means that He has done what He said He will do.

He said in Mark 14:28 that after He is risen, He will go before the disciples into Galilee.

Mark 14:28
But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

This was exactly what happened; what He said, He did.

All that He has said concerning you, He will also do, in Jesus name.

Father, in the name of Jesus, as Jesus is risen, everything you have said over my life, please bring them to pass.

CONCLUSION

Christ has risen, so you have every reason to shout Hallelujah this season.

Finally, because Christ has risen, defeat, delay, doubt, discouragement, dashed expectations, depression, and death are over in your life, never to rise again, in Jesus name! Amen

Happy Easter, brethren !

Today is the celebration of the Resurrection power of Jesus.

I prophesy that you will enjoy Resurrection power of Jesus Christ all the days of your lives in Jesus name. Amen.

Every good thing in your lives that is dead will come alive to die no more in Jesus name, Amen!

We will all outlive this cursed pandemic (Covid-19), as Jesus lives, Amen!

For us children of God, every day, for the rest of our lives, shall be Easter in Jesus name, Amen!

JESUS IS LORD !

Hallelujah!!!

Glory to our risen Saviour.

I’ve word of exhortation for you today.

Luke 24:5-6 says ”But the men said to them, why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!”

Beloveth, this is the Ultimate event that’s indescribable. The betrayal of Jesus, his arrest, his judgement, his condemnation, his 39 floggings with cain, the humiliation, the woven crown of thorns, the parade, the cross, the nails on his hands, the nails on his feet, the piercing on his side.

His agonising and unbearable pains. His father forsook him.

The crowd mocked him. He prayed for their forgiveness.

He declared “IT IS FINISHED.” He died. He was buried but today. HE HAS RISEN.

HALLELUJAH to the Lamb of God.

You also will rise from the corona virus pandemic lockdown in Jesus name. Amen. Be expectant.

Jesus is coming soon.

Happy Easter Beloveth!!!!

Text: Matthew 28:1-7

Between every two days, there is a night. Day here signifies a period.
It could be months or years. Job 1:1-3, Job 1:13-2:10

After the night in Job’s life came the second day. Job 42:10-17

The second day lasted 140 years while his night lasted 9 months.

The first day of Jesus came when He was born. Luke 2:8-14

In the first day:
Miracles followed. John 2:1-11,
Deliverance followed. Mark 5:2-3
Healings followed.
Joy followed. Luke 7:11-15

And then came His night. Matthew 27:45

His disciples abandoned Him. Matthew 26:56

There was sorrow all over the land.

And then fear led to a lockdown. John 20:19

His night lasted only 3 days and then came Day 2. Matthew 28:1-7

There was a great earthquake to signify to His followers that all yokes had been broken. Acts 16:25-26

An angel came (An angel is enough to take out over 100,000 men. 2 Kings 19:35)

The angel rolled away the stone and sat on it to signify permanent victory.

As from this resurrection morning, when your enemies see you coming, it’s either they run or they faint in the Name of Jesus. 1 Samuel 17:45-51

From today, your victory will become irreversible.

His second day:
+ Jesus is alive forevermore! Revelation 1:18

He is not only alive, He is in control.
Whether the world likes it or not, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess.

We have hope in Him. Colossians 1:27

Beloved Children, see yourself making the lame to walk.
See yourself casting out demons and they will obey you. Acts 16:16-18
See yourself working special miracles. Acts 19:11-12

A sinner can prevent his morning even when God is saying come into your morning.
John 3:18-21

Come out of sin, come into the day and your own resurrection will dawn. 2 Corinthians 5:17

If you reject the offer of the Lord Jesus, you can only be headed for hell.

If you haven’t given your life to Jesus, bow your head and cry to Him to save your soul.
Ask that this resurrection morning will be your own new day.

Easter Sunday Service

RCCG Easter Sunday Service

(Act 2:24)

The grave could not hold Jesus down because God took away the power and agony of death over Him and “used Him as a contact point to restore relationship with man”

Christ left the cross and the grave 2020 years ago, and our yearly celebration of this miracle has become a mere routine for many (religiosity without reciprocity)

Since the day’s of John the Baptist, those that discover the kingdom of God (relationship with God) have taken it by force (stopped at nothing in maintaining a relationship with Him)

As you celebrate the risen Christ today, “step away from the usual routine and let something new arise in your body and spirit as a mark of new level of relationship with God”

Good morning!

May the power of resurrection avail for you and family now and ever.

The same power that raised up Jesus from the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies.

In place of sickness there shall be healing.

God shall protect and shield, guide, lead you and speak mercy and grace upon you in Jesus name.

Happy Easter.