I call it “THE POWER OF ONE” ‘IKE OTU ONYE’ in Igbo language.
You just need to love “One Person” genuinely and the whole world will be in love with you. At first they will try to destroy the bond you share with that person, when they could not, they end up loving you for what you both share.
That one person could be yourself, your parents, your family members, your spouse, your children, above all your LORD and Your Saviour!
Matthew 22:37 says “Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’”
When you are in love with your GOD they whole wide world will be in love with you!
Stop looking for someone to love you for you, start loving someone! And that person could be YOU!
THE STUDY OF THE BOOK OF ROMANS, FOCUS ON CHAPTERS 4 AND 6, DEATH THROUGH ADAM, LIFE THROUGH CHRIST
TEXT: ROMANS 5:12-21
INTODUCTION/SUMMARY
The book of Romans is highly praised for clearly articulating key doctrines such as man’s Sinfulness, Justification by faith, Regeneration, Union with Christ, Adoption, and Sanctification. The book of Romans is known for its rich, deep, glorious, and at times unsettling theological assertions and implications. Running through chapters 1 -4, Paul highlights how humanity deliberately walk and continue to walk in disobedience; and that man, Jews and Gentiles alike needed restoration. He further declares the goal of his apostleship which is to bring about the obedience of faith clarifying that believing and obeying must necessarily go together and should never be pitted against each other.
Today, we are continuing the study looking at chapters 5 and 6, to review Paul’s comparison of Adam and Christ Jesus; and what their choices brought to humanity (world), exploring the benefits that comes with being justified righteous in the eyes of God by our faith in Christ Jesus and negating the common misconception about salvation by grace through faith.
CHAPTER 5:
The key objectives of studying chapter 5 is to further understand how God demonstrated His love for mankind, by taking the first step to reconciliation not waiting for man to be strong and perfect but while we were still sinners sent Jesus Christ to die for us.
2. That we are no longer enemies of God because of sin but reconciled forever children of God through Christ.
3. That by one man (Adam) the whole of humanity was dead in sin and by one man (Jesus Christ) humanity is now dead to sin and restored by faith,.
4. That faith in Christ Jesus, not works is the means by which God declares us righteous and justified.
Outlines:
Faith in Christ Jesus and the cross is the way to salvation/Justification; and therefore the foundation of our walk with God. Is salvation/Justification solely by faith?
Benefits Of Justification – Rom 5:1-4
• Peace with God
• We stand in God’s grace
• We have hope for eternal glory
By one man’s disobedience all were made sinners – Gen 3, Rom 5:12-14.
Solidarity in guilt implies solidarity in penalty – Romans 6:23, Ezekiel 18:4
Sin and death principle – Psalms 51:5, Psalms 58:3, Job 14:4
By obedience of One (Christ Jesus) all are made righteous by faith Romans 5:15-19
CHAPTER 6:
The key objective in this chapter is
1. Refute the misconception that grace is latitude for sin – Rom 6:1-2.
2. Paul’s admonition that Christians should not continue in sin, once they have been declared righteous by God.
3. How a Christian sees himself is an important component of the “obedience of faith”
Outline
God’s grace is greater than sin: Rom 6:1-2
Crucified with Christ Rom 6:3-6
Apostle Paul throws more light on what happens when a person comes to faith in Christ on a spiritual level – he said such a person experiences spiritual death to sin, rather than to God; and a rebirth that equals Jesus’ own physical death and resurrection. The person is then raised to a new spiritual life.
Not a slave to sin – Rom 6:4-14
Consider yourself dead to sin – Rom 6:11
Lifestyle of volunteer slavery to righteousness – 6:15-23.
Thank You Jesus,
Salvation Prayers
If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:
Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
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May God Bless Israel, Nigeria, And America 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!
INTRODUCTION; The word of God admonishes us to always pray for our spiritual leaders and their families in order for them not to fall into error.
PRAYER GUIDE.
1. Father, thank you for your grace and mercy that your son Pastor E A Adeboye and his family enjoy every day in Jesus name. Lam.3:22-23.
2. Father, thank you for your ever flowing anointing upon your son Pastor E A Adeboye in Jesus name. Ps.92:10.
3. Father, thank you for standing by your son Pastor E A Adeboye throughout the holy ghost congress and the Lets go A fishing of last December in Jesus name. Exo.33:14.
4. Father, thank you for all the souls you saved through your son Pastor E A Adeboye during the last Holy Ghost Congress and the Lets go A fishing in Jesus name.
5. Father, more than ever before release your power and fresh anointing upon your son Pastor E A Adeboye in Jesus name. Ps.89:20, 92:10.
6. Father, arise for your son Pastor E A Adeboye and his family and scatter every enemy in Jesus name. Ps. 68:1.
7. Father, you are the Lord of host, arise and crush completely every principality and power that may want to truncate the vision and the dreams of your son Pastor E A Adeboye in Jesus name. 2 Corin.10:4-6.
8. Father, arise and frustrate every weapon of the enemies against your son Pastor E A Adeboye and his family in Jesus name. Isai. 54:17.
9. Father, by your mighty power, send destiny helpers who will not relent until your son Pastor E A Adeboye fulfils destiny to him now in Jesus name. Mark.2:1-12.
10. Father, uphold your son Pastor E A Adeboye with your right hand of righteousness to the very end in Jesus name. Isai.41:10
Thank You Jesus,
Salvation Prayers
If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:
Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
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To help us continue in the spreading of The GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST to every corner of this world,
Thank You Very Much For Your Support,
May GOD, we Serve Bless You A Million Times in return, Amen,
May God Bless Israel, Nigeria, And America 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!
LORD give us grace to do work of righteousness, so that we get peace, “quietness and assurance for ever” in Jesus name Amen.
2). Deuteronomy 20: 3
Prayer
LORD we pray that whenever we are about to battle against our enemies give us grace for our hearts not to faint, not to fear, not tremble, neither be terrified because of them in Jesus name Amen.
Thank You Jesus,
Salvation Prayers
If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:
Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
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To help us continue in the spreading of The GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST to every corner of this world,
Thank You Very Much For Your Support,
May GOD, we Serve Bless You A Million Times in return, Amen,
May God Bless Israel, Nigeria, And America 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!
INTRODUCTION: We have been on the theme of Obedience since the beginning of February.
Every of our teachings in the Digging Deep services have led us to the irresistible conclusion that there can be no positive turnaround without obedience.
The word obedience have been defined and described in so many ways by the teachers in the previous lessons. Some of the definitions are that obedience is:
1. Hearing the word of God and acting on it
2. Aligning with God’s will as well as doing what God has asked us to do as well as completely surrendering to His bidding
3. Basing our decisions and our actions on the word of God.
4. Compliance with an order, request or law or submission to another’s authority.
5. Ability to hear what God speaks to our heart as well as what He says in the word and acting on them speedily, whether it looks good or not.
OUTLINE I: “HOW” AND “WHY” OF OBEDIENCE
It is quite easy to point at another person as disobedient. But we need to be introspective and check on our own level of obedience. Most of the time we do not realise that we are living in disobedience.
A). The How.
I. There must be a relationship. You must get to know who God is for you to obey His commands.
1 Samuel 3:9-10, Acts 9:4-5, John 15:10-11, 1 John 2:3-5, Phil 3:7-11
ii. Reading God’s words and meditating on them. Jos 1:7-8, Ps 1:2, Ps 119:7
iii. Trusting in the promises of God contained in His words (spoken and written) James I:22-25
iv. By prayer- Seeking the help of the Holy Spirit. Luke 18:1, I Tess5:17
B). The Why.
i. There are rewards Deut 28:1-14, Isaiah 1:19
ii. There are consequences for Disobedience. Deut 28:15-45, Is 1:20, Gen 3:23-24
iii. Peace of mind and happiness. Job22:21-28
iv. We have God on our side against the enemy. Ex23:22, 2Chro20:22
OUTLINE 2
OBEDIENCE IS KEY TO GREAT VICTORY
A. Obedience is the key to great and unalloyed victory
• Joshua in the battle of Ai. Joshua 8:1-26
• David at Ziklag. 1 Sam30:1-18
• David against the Philistines. 1 Chron14:9-16, 1 Sam 23:2-5
• The widow of the sons of the Prophet had victory against Creditors. 2 Kings 4:1-7
• Isaac had victory against lack and famine. Genesis 26:2-12
• Joshua in the battle against Jericho. Joshua 6:1-4, 20-21
B. Disobedience or Lack of Consultation with God on the other hand brings defeat
➢ Joshua went to battle against Ai without consulting God and when the Israelites were in disobedience to God’s instruction. Josh 7:1-11 (Achan’s disobedience)
➢ Saul and Israel went into battle against the advice of Samuel and lost to the Philistines. I Sam 28:16-18
➢ The sons-in-law of Lot did not follow God’s instruction to depart from Sodom and perished. Gen 19:14
➢ The young Prophet disobeyed God’s instruction not to stay after delivering God’s message. 1 King13:1-24
➢ Samson disobeyed all the laws of the Nazarenes and that of his parents. Judges 14:1-4
➢ Nebuchadnezzar disobeyed the instruction to drop pride and arrogance. Dan 4:27, 30-33
CONCLUSION
It is in our interest to obey the instructions and follow the will of God. All that God created are loved by God and He cares for them as well. But He blesses the obedient. He prefers obedience to sacrifice.
1 Sam 15:22, Proverbs 21:2-3.
Partial Obedience is no obedience. It has to be total and unfeigned. We obtain victory over the flesh and external enemies by our obedience. Victory over the unregenerated flesh and satanic forces are ours if we truly obey divine instructions. 1 Joshua 1:8.
Thank You Jesus,
Salvation Prayers
If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:
Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
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Thank You Very Much For Your Support,
May GOD, we Serve Bless You A Million Times in return, Amen,
May God Bless Israel, Nigeria, And America 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!
Today I saw another brother! Another friend! Another man! Another husband! Another Son! Another Father sob quietly behind his office building for 20 minutes because he job was threatened! His only source of livelihood was shaken and he felt so helpless but to sob in agony.
This was not the first time I saw a man cry at his place of work, because his job was threatened and this might not be the last. Things that our fathers go through on a daily basis and most of us know nothing about them.
While I watched he cry, I kept asking myself, does this young man have a wife or a knife?
Does he have a companion at home, someone he would share his fears and insecurities when he gets back to the house tonight! Or does he have a knife that will strip him of his last dignity if he ever shows any sign of weakness.
Would he be loved at home or condemned too!
Well! I will never know! But my brother seems to be a fighter!
After sobbing for like 20 minutes, he washed his face, left and bought for himself a plate of beans and bread, plus two chilled sachet water, I would have asked him for one of the water if the circumstances were right.
After he finished eating, he washed his face for the second time, adjusted his tie, made sure his shirt was perfectly tucked in, with his shoulders high and his head raised up, he went back to his office as if nothing happened!
No matter what you are going through in Life, biko eat something my brethren
Thank You Jesus,
Salvation Prayers
If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:
Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Support Our Ministry,
Good Morning Dear,
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Account Number,0139438409,
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To help us continue in the spreading of The GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST to every corner of this world,
Thank You Very Much For Your Support,
May GOD, we Serve Bless You A Million Times in return, Amen,
May God Bless Israel, Nigeria, And America 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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