The Death of Absalom by Gustave Dore (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

2 Samuel 15. Absalom plans rebellion. David flees from Jerusalem

1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come…

RCCG National Calendar 2013

JANUARY

4th                      Holy Ghost Service (HGS)

5th                      Ministers’ Annual Thanksgiving

6th                      Annual Thanksgiving

22th                    School of Disciples (SOD)

25th                    Ministers Conference Eastern Region

26th                    Workers Meeting Eastern Region

27th                    Day Out, Port Harcourt

FEBRUARY

31st Jan          S. A.’s /Regional Psts Meet

1st                   HGS

5th – 8th          PFN Biennial Conference

8th – 10th        Ministers’ Wives and Female Ministers

13th – 15th      Feast of Esther

21th – 23th      Sunday School Teachers’ Weekend

21th – 23th      Evangelism Weekend (Missions, Counsellors, CRFU & Prosperity)

MARCH

24th -28th Feb   Solemn Assembly

28th Feb            S. A.’s /Regional Psts Meet

1st – 3rd             Special HGS

8th – 9th             Redeemers’ School Day (CAMP)

23rd                   School of Disciples (SOD)

28th-31st           Lets-Go-A-Fishing Easter

APRIL

4th                    S. A.’s /Regional Pastors Meet

5th                    HGS

MAY

2nd                   S. A.’s /Regional Psts Meet

3rd                    HGS

4th                    Workers’ Conference Zone 1

4th – 7th            Ministers’ Conference Zone 1

10th – 11th       

Shimei throwing stones at David outside of Bahurim (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

2 Samuel 16. Absalom enters Jerusalem. David and Ziba

1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. 3 And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To…

The Death of Absalom by Gustave Dore (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

2 Samuel 17. The advice of Ahithophel and Hushai. Hushai misleads Absalom

1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: 2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only: 3 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. 4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. 5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. 6 And when Hushai was come…

English: David Mourns the Death of Absalom (2Sam. 18:33) Русский: Плач Давида о смерти Авессалома (2Цар. 18:33) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

2 Samuel 18. Absalom is defeated and killed by Joab

1 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also. 3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of…

English: King David, second king of Israel (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

2 Samuel 19. David returns to Jerusalem. Joab reprimands David

1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons…

Sermon and prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG Special Holy Ghost Service for children April 2013. Arrows of the Mighty

KEY TEXT: PSALM 127: 3-5

“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.”

An arrow is a weapon. It could be a weapon of defence for example in 1sam 17:45-47 when David was going to kill Goliath, he didn’t get close to him; he sent what could be symbolised as an arrow to finish him. An arrow can also be a weapon of offence. It is a weapon that can be used to fight when…

Prayer to overcome addictions (smoking, sex, pornography, alcohol, drugs or gambling)

Lord Jesus Christ, I thank You for the cross. I thank You that when You died for me, Your blood cleansed me from all my unrighteousness and the sins of my entire life. You are my Lord and Saviour. I give You all my addictions today. I am sick and tired of being defeated and condemned by the accuser – the devil. Today, I confess that because of the blood of Jesus Christ, I am right now the righteousness of God. By the supernatural strength and power of the Holy Spirit who is present to convict me of my righteousness, I will be reminded every day that I am the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour, Amen!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make…

Prayer points for marriages

Genesis 2:18 My marriage will live up to God’s expectation in every area in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

John 2:1-9 The sweetness in my marriage will never be exhausted in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

1 John 4:7-12 O Lord, fill my heart with unconditional love for my spouse in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 79:8 O God, heal my marriage of any kind of ungodly behaviour of the past in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 43:19 O God, do a new thing of wonders without numbers in my marriage in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Matthew 15:13 Every seed of disagreement and separation, be taken out of my marriage in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Jeremiah 30:17 O God and Mighty Restorer, restore divine bliss to my marriage in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 54:15 Every unholy gathering against my marriage, be scattered in Jesus…

Prayer for the newly wedded

Psalm 124:1 Thank God for successful wedding ceremony. If it had not been the Lord, the story would have been different.

Genesis 1:28 The many-sided divine purpose of marriage shall come to pass in our marriage in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Proverbs 18:22 In this marriage, we shall enjoy divine goodness and favour in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 4:9 In this marriage, the labour of our hand shall result in good reward in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 4:10 in this marriage, we shall enjoy manifold power to abide, we shall not fall away from the faith in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 4:12 in this new home, we shall prevail against every opposition, attacker or enemy in the powerful Name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 5:9a we shall enjoy the good of the land and the profit of the earth in…

Prayer points for pregnant sisters, mothers in expectation of safe delivery

Psalm 128:3 We thank You Heavenly Father for conception and for the pregnancy so far, so glorious.

2 Timothy 1:12 We thank God because God is able to keep whatever is committed into His hands, even all of us in this family, including our expected baby in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 11:5 O God whose work is beyond human calculations and comprehension, take control of this pregnancy in all ramification in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 11:5 O God, perfect every formation (bones,, joints and all parts) of this foetus in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Phil. 1:6 Father, we have confidence in You and we declare thou God of all powers will perfect all that concerns our expected baby(ies) in the powerful Name of Jesus Christ! Amen!

Isaiah 66:5 The day of delivery of our baby(ies) shall…

Joshua 11. Joshua conquers the entire land

1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. 5 And…

Joshua 12. The kings defeated by Moses. The kings defeated by Joshua

1 Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 3 And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah: 4 And the coast of Og king of…

The Children of Israel Crossing the Jordan (illustration by Gustave Doré) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Joshua 13. The land still to be taken

1 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: 4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from

Joshua 14. The land west of the Jordan; Hebron given to Caleb

1 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them. 2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them. 4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and…

Joshua 15. The cities of Judah

1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. 2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: 3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: 4 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. 5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And

Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan greet Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Denis Thatcher of the United Kingdom for the State Dinner at the North portico of the White House. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Iron lady Margaret Thatcher (A Christian Hero)

Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) was the first (and only) woman to become Prime Minister of the U.K. She rose to power in a time, like today, where her country was in great political and economic turmoil. In the 1970’s, socialist policies had devastated the nation and many in England were literally starving

As Sir Rhodes Boyson, one of her fellow architects of the “Thatcherite Revolution,” explained: “When she became leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, Britain was on the brink of disaster, threatened by total collapse. The weak Labour government with a small majority presided over a bankrupt economy and threatened from within by a challenge to law and…

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, May 2013 Holy Ghost Service. Wonders of His favour.

Date: May 3^rd 2013

Theme: Wonders of His Favour

Venue: The Redemption Camp

Time: 7:00pm Nigerian Time

Ministering: Pastor E A Adeboye and anointed ministers of God

Come and Be Blessed

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!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

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Joshua 16. The borders of Ephraim

1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel. 2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, 3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper; 6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the…

English: “Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh”, painted 1766-68 by Benjamin West (1738-1820), in the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, USA. There were no prohibitions against photography in the museum. I took this photograph. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Joshua 17. The territory of Manasseh

1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of…