Share Your Faith Now! Somebody needs it!


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Share your faith now! Somebody needs it

“Then I will teach transgressors your ways.” (Psalm 51:13 (NIV).

John was hitchhiking home when he was picked up by Mr. Patrick. As they drove towards Lagos from Ibadan, John felt God urging him to share his faith. When he overcame his fear and asked the man if he would like to receive Christ, Mr. Patrick stopped, weeping, he bowed his head and received Christ. “This is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me,” he said

Shortly afterwards he dropped John at his house at Mowe and went on to Lagos, which was about an hour down the road.

Years later, while preparing for a business trip to Lagos, John came across the gold-embossed business card Mr. Patrick had given him years earlier. When he arrived in Lagos he decided to look up De Patricko Enterprises and found it located in a skyscraper in Marina. When he asked the receptionist if he could see Mr. Patrick, she said, “No, but his wife is here.”

You knew my husband?” the woman in her 50’s asked.

John explained that her husband had given him a ride and how he’d led him to Christ.

When was that?” she asked.

May 7th, five years ago, the day I was discharged from the army.”

She began to sob.

After several minutes she regained control and said, “I prayed for my husband’s salvation for years, believing God would save him. But right after he let you out of his car, on May 7th, he was killed in a head-on collision. I thought God had not answered my prayer, and I stopped living for Him five years ago.

That day she recommitted her life to Christ.

Share your faith today! Somebody needs it!

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

RCCG JUNE 2012 HOLY GHOST SERVICE “THE SECRET OF ANSWERED PRAYER” BY PASTOE E A ADEBOYE


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RCCG June 2012 Holy Ghost Service “ The Secret Of Answered Prayer” By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

Let’s lift our hands to the Almighty God and begin to bless His Holy name, let’s bless the King of kings and the Lord of lords, bless the great I Am that I Am, bless the All sufficient God, bless the One who can answer all prayers, give Him glory, give Him honor, give Him adoration, lift Him high tonight, worship the Ancient of days.

Bless the Unchangeable Lord, glorify His holy name, He is worthy to be praised; He is worthy to be adored, bless Him. Give Him glory, give Him honor, give Him adoration, praise Him tonight, worship Him, magnify His holy name, there is no one like Him, praise Him tonight, give Him all glory, give Him all honor… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

I want you to lift your voice to the Almighty God and say Father; this month; like you have never done before, answer my prayers speedily….in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Lift your voice to Him and say Father; let this month be a month of double blessings for me… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Lift your voice to Him and say Father; any one I witness to this month, let him or her receive Jesus immediately (my relatives, my family, my co-workers, even my enemies, anyone I witness to , let him/her receive Jesus instantly)… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Lift your voice to the Almighty God and say Father; this month every door I knocked at let it be opened wide unto me… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

I want you to Join hands with your neighbor and pray for your neighbor and say Father; every request of this your child tonight Lord, turn to a testimony speedily… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Singing…..You are the mighty God, the great I am, halleluiah. Halleluiah! 2ce

You are the King of kings, the Lord of lords’ halleluiah, halleluiah

All mighty God, Ancient of days, the Rock of ages, the Holy one of Israel, the Unchangeable changer, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending.  The One who is, the One who was and the One who is to come. The Almighty, Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting father, Prince of peace.   Glory be to your holy name.  Father glory be to Your holy name.

Thank you for January, Thank you for February, Thank you for March, Thank you for April, Thank you for May, Thank you for June.  Glory be to your holy name Lord.  Accept our worship in Jesus name.

Tonight Father; answer all our prayers like you have never done before, this month Lord answer all our prayers. Everyone we will preach to this month, convert you in Jesus name. All over the World as your children will be going out to witness, the power that will bring all this souls into the kingdom release in Jesus name.

Father this is the period when many, many of your children will be doing examinations, Father I pray for all student all over the world today; as they going in for all examination the wisdom from heaven release unto them in Jesus name, don’t let there be a single failure among your children in Jesus name.

Father I am committing all my partner into your hand; for the rest of this year, everyday of their lives give them a miracle in Jesus name, whatever they touch let it prosper in Jesus name and Almighty God I am praying that tonight the secret of prayers that some of us might never have known before release to us in Jesus name, so that from today onward all our prayers will be answered in Jesus name.

Thank you almighty God glory be to your holy name. In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Those who are born in the month of June, you may stand on your feet now.

My Father and my God I want to thank you for your children that are born in the month June, the number six is the number for extra favor, the number for blessings that people did not even deserve, the number for additional grace, additional joy, additional victory, all these your children born in the month of June, everything good give to them in additional measure in Jesus name.

Give them news of joy, of victory, of blessing, of promotions, of success, of everything that is good.  And let them serve you additionally in Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Children of June shout another halleluiah!

Congratulations God bless you.

Next month by the grace of God is the month for the Disciples Convention, all those who are members of the school of disciples, past and present, next month is your very special month and the school of disciple graduate and those who are still there are very special to the Lord their convention is coming up in July.

The theme is GOOD SUUCESS.  So make sure you are here next month so you can hear more about GOOD SUCCESS.

The elders will be having their own praise night and annual congress by the middle of this month that is third weekend of June, all elders are cordially invited and those who prayed that one day they will become elders you are also cordially invited.

The program will take place here on the 15TH and 16TH of June. All elders should be there, and the Lord will bless you as you come in Jesus name.

THE SECREAT OF ANSWERED PRAYERS

I King 18 v 36 – 39 And it came to pass at the time of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah came near and said, “Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at thy word. Hear me oh Lord, hear me that this people may know that thou hart the Lord God and that thou has turned their heart back again, then the fire of the Lord fell and consume the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones and the dust and licked up the water that was in the trench, and when all the people saw it they feel on their face and said “The Lord he is the God; the Lord he is the God”.

If there is any example of a prayer that was answered and answered instantly, it is this prayer of Elijah that I have just read to you.

Elijah’s prayer lasted less than two minutes and yet fire fell. In the name that is above every other name, God will answer your prayer by fire tonight.

As many of you know Elijah is one of my favorites, I spent three years studying him and he is one of the reasons why I pray, because if there is anything about Elijah that is very significant is that he is a prayer warrior.

So I have spent time, quality time studying this particular prayer and if it pleases God, I may write a book on just this verse very soon.

What are the components of Elijah’s prayer? What are the things embedded in this prayer, that cause fire to fall as soon as he finished praying?

Number one; he said Lord God of Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob.  What does that mean?  He was worshipping God, just like one of my child said earlier on, he was eulogizing God, he was worshipping him.

When you go through the Scriptures, you will discover that all who worship God got their request granted. You will never find a single example in the Bible, (if you find one let me know and I will give you a hundred thousand naira) of someone who worshipped God in spirit or in truth who didn’t get their request granted.

Matthew 8 v 3 It is the story of a leper; someone who was incurable, someone who was not suppose to be found among the multitude, he came and the first thing he did was that he worshipped Jesus.

He worshipped him before he said I know you can heal me if you want to, of cause he had already prepared the ground for his request to be granted.  Jesus merely said I am willing, be thou cleanse.

Mark 5 v 1 – 15 is the story of the mad man of Gedaren, we have talked about him again and again, one of my son refereed to him again tonight, as somebody living in the grave yard, he saw Jesus from afar off, he ran to meet him, fell at his feet.

He was mad remember? But in his madness he still worships God.  I have said it before, if a mad man can worship God, what is your excuse for not to worshipping him?

Like I have always said, this man was so mad, that when mad men saw him; they hide.  But in his madness, as mad as he was, he recognized the Almighty God and worshipped him.

Read the story very well, he didn’t even pray to be delivered, but God delivered him all the same, worshippers always got their request granted.

Look at Mark 5 v 20- 24, how come Jarius got his daughter restored back to life?  He worshipped Jesus! He was a great man but in the presence of Jesus Christ; all men become small.

That is why I feel uncomfortable when I see some so called great men who cannot worship God, when we are praising God and we are dancing, we are rejoicing.

I see some people who think they are too good to worship the King of kings, to worship the original majesty, to worship the original professor, original CEO, there is no one like him, he Is greater than the greatest, higher than the highest, older than the oldest, richer than the richest, better than the best.

Let me hear somebody shout halleluiah!

Do you know when you read Matthew 15 v 21- 28 that even if God wanted to say no to you and you worship him, the no will become yes? This woman came to Jesus and said, “have mercy on me; my daughter is grievously vexed of the devil”.

Number one Jesus didn’t answer a word, she kept pressing on. Just like one of my son said, persistent, perseverance.

Because some of you prayed for five minutes and if God has not answer in five minute, you say okay, He doesn’t want to answer. As if God is your house boy, He is the Almighty, brother; He is the King of all the universe, if you call on Him you need to be prepared to wait till He answers.

I have had the opportunity of visiting head of states all over the world. They are the one who asked you to come; you arrive thirty minute before time, one hour after your time is due, they still have not attended to you. Do you leave? Leave! Do they need you?

Not to talk of the Almighty God, the owner of heaven and earth, the One who can make and unmake , the One who opens and no man can shut, the One who shut and no one can open. The One who can raise the dead, the One who can reverse the irreversible.

And you say because you have talk to him for five minute you are going. Go! There is no problem.

This woman persisted; help me! Finally the disciples came to Jesus and say this woman is disturbing us with her noise send her away. Jesus said I am not sent but unto the house of Israel. The Bible says the woman came and worshipped Him; I know I don’t qualify for a miracle but look at me, I am on my knees. Jesus said yes, but I can’t give the food of children to the dog, the woman said “this dog will remain on her knees until a crumbs falls down from the table.”  Jesus said you got it!

God will answer somebody here today.

Some years ago, they were celebrating the centenary of Pentecostalism; 100 years since the Holy Spirit fell in Azusa, and I was invited to come and represent Africa and preach.

Two of us was invited, one from South Africa and myself. It was my turn to preach, the whole world was there and because as far as I am concerned the whole world can be there, the most important thing is that God is also there.

I got the microphone, went on my knees and worship God before I preached. When I finished one of the big men came to me and said “thank you”. I said “for what?” He said “for worshiping God in public, you are not even ashamed to kneel before the crowd.

Some of you can’t even shout halleluiah in Church.

Let me hear somebody shout halleluiah!

I have told you before; people have asked me, when you are holding such a big meeting, convention, Holy Ghost congress etc. don’t you know that the devil is around? Demons all over the place, why don’t you start by binding demons?  Why do I need to waste my time with demons and the devil?.

Devil I bind you.  But I thought somebody bound him this morning, he is already loose?  I don’t need to waste my time binding demons, binding devil and so on.  All I need to do is to worship God.

Once God shows up, once light comes, darkness must disappear.

Let somebody shout halleluiah.

So when you hear me saying, Rock of ages, Ancient of days, Holy one of Israel, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Alpha, the Omega, the Beginning, the ending, the One who is, the One who was, the One who is to come.

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of peace, the Way, the Truth, the Resurrection, the Life.  I know what I am doing. Worship him!

I have told you before; my wife says stop saying that your Father was poor, but it is the truth.  He was poor and out of him, God has produced me and there is hope for you too.  Glory be to God!

He was poor he had two wives, in spite of the poverty and so, he has many children, and whenever it is time for school to open, you know parents have to pay school fees.

In those days, my father will pick a quarrel with the wives so that they won’t be able to ask for school fees. But my mother always gets my school fees. I have told you how she did it; I happened to be the last boy of my dad.  So I was always sleeping with him.

My mother will come when it is a couple of days before the school opens, early in the morning and she will come and begin to eulogize my father; you are the son of so and so, when your father went to war, he captured so many people, he killed so many, when your father threw a party, he fed the civilian he fed the army.

The bird flew for days they couldn’t see the end of your father’s farm (and I will be wondering where that farm!) But my father loved it, as my mother is saying you are this you are that.  He will be saying yes, it is true; it is a man you are calling.

Very soon you will begin to hear him say, it will be well with you in this house.  Everyday my mother came to say that one, my father feel into it all the time because at the end of it.

It is he who will now turn to my mother and say, and what can I do for your today? And my mother will say, the owner of my head, the husband of my chest.  Everybody knows things are hard but your son is about to resume and my father will say “there is no problem.

No problem and there is no money in his pocket but he will go out and borrow, because my mother had eulogize him, she has raised him to a level where he cannot afford to bring himself down.

When you lift up your voice to the Almighty God and you say, you are Greater than the greatest, you are Better than the best, you are Richer than the richest, you are Holier than the holiest.

You can do the impossible, nothing is too hard for You.  You are the One who can reverse the irreversible.

You think God will not answer?

Secret number one, worship Him, Elijah started by saying, You are the God of Abraham, you are the God of Isaac, you are the God of Jacob, he was worshiping God.

Then he went on to say, let it be known this day, not only that you are God in Israel but that I am Your servant.

If you don’t study that one very well you will miss it, what is he saying? He is saying thank you for making me your servant and I learnt a lot from that.

Thank You for what you have done for me, thank you for saving my soul, thank you for the blood that cleanses me from all sins 1 John 1 v 7

Thank you because I know it is by grace I am saved Ephesians 2 v 5 – 9 It is by grace we are save not by works, not that anybody should boast.

Many of you come to God as if he owes you a debt, No! You are the one who owns him everything.

That you are still alive today is by his grace, that you can open your mouth to speak is by his grace, that your eyes can still see is by his grace, that you can come here today is by his grace. There are so many things we take for granted that we never thank God for, several things.

Last month, someone who was very, very sick and I was praying for him, after prayer I said, come let’s go for a walk, I know he could hardly move, but I wanted to ginger up his faith, I didn’t want him to lose hope because when you give up fighting, death comes.

So we began to walk very, very gently, one step after another. I said when you are tired tell me so we will let you rest. By the time we are returning to go back, he said “Daddy, you know I have never thank God for being able to walk, I said “you are not the only one”.

How many of you got up this morning and said thank you Lord that I can walk?  You took it for granted.  How many of us got up and say thank God I can lift my hand?  We took that for granted.

How many of you say I thank God I went to the toilet on my own, they didn’t carry me there we take it for granted.

Thank you Lord for what you have done for me. Will somebody lift up his/her hand and say thank you Lord for what you have done for me!

Before you begin to bombard him with your request, thank him. Thank Him for what he has done; thank him for his grace in your life. 1 Corinthian 15 v 10 Paul said, I am what I am by the grace of God.

“And then let it be known that I am your servant”, he said something else something else; he is saying Lord without you I am nothing.

It is easy for me to understand from Elijah, the first time we heard about Elijah 1 king 17 v 11 all we heard about him, was Elijah the Tishbite of the inhabitant of Gilead, they did not even mention his father’s name.

As far as the writers of the Bible were concerned, his father didn’t even matter.  His father’s family was so low that they didn’t mention his father name. They mentioned the name of the father of Bartimeaus the beggar, Bartimeaus the son of Timeaus, he was a beggar but his father was a important.  But in the case of Elijah, no need to mention his father’s name because it doesn’t matter.

But look at him now, he is about to call down fire from heaven and he is saying, God without you I am nothing.  However because I am your servant, because you are behind me.

Like one of my son said; with God backing me up I can do all things, Philippians 4 v 13 says I can do all thing with God through Christ who strengthen me.

Not too long I had a little confrontation with someone very, very important, very, very big and I said to him, “Adeboye is nobody, I have no power, I have no connections, I have no wealth but, the God of Adeboye, is a different matter entirely”

Adeboye is zero, but Adeboye plus his God, don’t mess around with my God, because my God is a consuming fire. When my God says let there be, there will be. When He says let there be not, there will be nothing.

If anybody challenges you as a child of God, let them know; I may be small, but greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world, acknowledge your total dependence on God.

I am Your servant, what am about to ask You to do is not because of me but because of You.

The world has known me with You. If I fail, they won’t think much of me, they will be thinking of You, you are the One that will be responsible because I am Your servant.

There was a song we use to sing in those days;

I have no helper of my own, Holy Spirit help me.

I pray that the Almighty God will help somebody here today.

He went on to say number three; I have done all these things at thy word. There is nothing I am doing here Lord that is not according to your word.

Meaning what? Anytime you approach God in prayer, always attach your request to His word.

Psalm 119 v 89 says forever oh Lord thy word is settled.

So when you want to pray a prayer of deliverance, tell him daddy, it is written; this signs shall follow them that believe, in my name they will cast out demons, it is written.

Say it loud, let the demons hear what you are saying so they will know you know what you are saying. Anytime you want to lay hands on the sick for healing, attach the word, father is written I will lay hand on the sick and they shall recover Mark 16 v 17 – 18.

And if you have to pray for the dead, don’t be afraid. Matthew 10 v 7-8 father you are the one who commanded me to raise the Dead.

Attach his word, father I am going for this interview, you are the one who said I will be head and not tail, I am tired of being at the bottom, I want to go higher, it is written.

And when the world is raging against you, when they begin to fire arrow at you (and I am not talking about arrow that deliverance ministers talks about) I am talking about those who are accusing you falsely, those who are criticizing you.

Tell the Almighty God, it is written they shall come against me in one way they will flee seven ways. I am not going to fight because it is written the Lord will cause the enemies that rise up against me to be smitten before my face.  I will wait and see you do the smitten.

People have asked me again and again, each time they are criticizing you on television, on radio, in newspaper, you say nothing. I am not supposed to do anything, my own is to wait and see because it is written.

In 1siah 41 v 10-13 my father says I will help you, I will hold you by your right hand and I say I will help you. Those who are incensed against you shall be as nothing. You shall seek them and you shall not find them. It is written!

How many of you know that it is written that you shall be head and not tail? How many of you know that you shall Live and not die?

Let me hear you shout halleluiah!

The Lord said there is someone here today He said the problem started as ordinary headache and it already becoming something else, the Lord ask me to tell you not to worry; He is taking care of that now.

Thank you Father, the Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said what you need is a spare part from heaven; he said he has released it to you.

The Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said very soon the enemy will come and confess and they will say to you, each time we thought we have clipped your wings, you soar higher.

Elijah said that the people may know that you are God, you know one of the things we suppose to do when we go witnessing is tell the people who our God is.

When you see idol worshipper worshipping idols, they called them by all kinds of name; Sango, Oloju and they begin to call these idols some big, big tittles.

Why don’t you talk about your God? The true living God.

Matthew 1 v21 says he shall call his name Jesus for he shall save the people from their sins.

My God is the savior Exodus 15 v 26 says I am the Lord that heals thee, my God is the great physician.

Psalm 23 v 1 – 6 my God is the great comprehensive provider; he said the Lord is my sheared I shall not want. Psalm 75 v 6 -7 my God is the great promoter; he is the one who promotes.

John 15 v 1-5 my God is the fruitful vine.

In other words, Elijah was saying to God, prove today by backing me up that you are Almighty God. You know one of the reasons why people don’t want to go out to witness is there are not even sure God will go with them, but I want to encourage you; when you go, my God will go with you.

Several years ago around 1974-1975 I had a little group of young people, I was young then, and many of them were younger.  We formed what we call called Fishers of men and I send them out in twos and I told them, anywhere you go and you witness don’t argue with anybody, if anybody what to argue just tell them listen; have you a problem?  If we pray and the problem is solved, then you surrender to our God. That is the confidence we have in Him.

Some of you have heard the testimony of two of them (she is sitting on the altar right now, she is now an elder) they went to Ota, and they got into the house of the chief herbalist in the town, and they began to talk to him about Jesus Christ and the man laughed and said “I pity you because you are little children, how can you come into my house and be talking about any other God, I am the God in this town; witches and wizard we work together. Anybody who has a problem, they come to me for solution here”.

He said “look up” All over the house all kinds of charms and the children remembered what I have said sir, they said you may be the chief herbalist in this town, we are not disputing that, but have you a problem that you cannot solve with all your charms,?  He said yes.

Because he was walking with witches and wizard and these people always come for their own salary.

And the salary is anytime he got married and the wife became pregnant; they will come and kill the poor lady. He was on the seventeenth wife, sixteen had died and finally he has fallen in love with the seventeenth one and he doesn’t want her to die. The seventeen one had become pregnant and as usual the forces of darkness have come for their pay and the girl was bleeding that will lead to her death.

He had tried all his charms but it wasn’t working because of his covenant with the devil.  So this little boys and girls said “Let us pray” and they prayed in the mighty name of Jesus, “blood stop” and they left to go to into the next house to witness.

All of a sudden they looked back and saw a man crying after them; my children, my children, wait, wait! And they looked it was the old man. He said “the bleeding had stooped Come and tell me more about your Jesus”.

How many of you believed that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow?  Do you believe that?

Let me hear you shout halleluiah to him.

You need to know your God, if you don’t know him you can’t witness about him, I know him, I know that He has a name that above every other names.

I know that at the name of Jesus every kneel must bow. And please let me join my own to what one of my sons has said earlier on, my God answers prayers.

He will answer your prayers tonight in Jesus name.

And then he said “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Israel, I worship you.

He said “I worship you, I am your servant, thank you for what you have done for me, let it be known today that I have done all this according to your word.  Attach his word to what you are saying and let them know that you are God, and then finally he now said that you have turned their hearts to you.”

God, why am I asking for this miracle? Elijah said “so that these people can be converted”.

One of my sons said so in his preaching, he said “why do you need a car, if you are not going to use it for evangelism? Why do you need money if you are not going to use it for the work of God? Why do you want more than you already have? God has met your needs, you are not naked, and you have food to eat. You have a house to live in why do you want more?  It must be for the purpose of His kingdom.

They brought in a man who was paralyzed from neck downwards through the roof; Jesus Christ said “thy sin has been forgiven thee. They began to murmur; ‘who is this one talking about forgiving sins?.

Only God can forgive sin. Jesus said alright, let’s give you a miracle, “son get up and take up your bed and go”.

As soon as he got up, the people who have been murmuring said glory be to God, we have never seen it like this before.

The reason many prayer have gone unanswered till now is that the purpose for which many of you are praying has nothing to do with the kingdom of God.

Let me assure you, make up your mind from now on that you will be winning souls for God, you will be doing everything to make sure his Kingdom is expanded here on earth. He will answer all your prayers.

When the Almighty God said “son you are going to cover the arena”, (you remember this place use to be open space) I said amen, Thank you Father, because your children will come I don’t want them to seat in the rain.  He said we will cover it, then he said “you are not going to take an offering for it”, I said “ha! Then how is it going to be done? Told you the truth, I ran into the toilet when he said it is you and I. I said “my faith can’t take that, but you are sitting down here now, if it is raining outside it is not going to disturb you. There is nothing you want for his kingdom that he will not do.

How many of you want to be a divine treasurer? Before the end of this year, money will change hands.

The Lord said there is someone here he said I have told you before I am telling you again, I will still surprise those who said you will die barren.

The Lord said there is news coming; he said it doesn’t matter where you are when you get it, he said you are going to scream for joy.

The Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said very soon they will say it to your face, are you the only one serving God, what about us?

In Act 8 v 5-8 the Bible tells us that there were miracles, signs, wonders, happening in Samaria when Philip preached Christ to them. And there was great joy in the city.

How come God was healing the sick, casting out demons, performing miracles through Philip, so that the Samaritans can be converted to God? That is why some of my children have said it again and again; the moment you’ve become addicted to soul winning, Jesus said it in John 15 v 16 , He said you have not chosen me, I have chosen you, (thank you father for choosing me).

I have ordained you, (thank you father for ordaining me) And I have sent you forward, so go forth. Win souls, make sure your fruits abide. Don’t just win souls; follow them up, bring them into the church, pursue them until they become established in the church. He said anything you asked the father in my name, I will do it.

I was trained as a mathematician, and a mathematician knows the meaning of ‘anything’. When a mathematician says this thing is true for all time, you can be sure it is true for all time. God says anything you ask will be done for you.  The reason why I believe God has brought this topic tonight is because the miracle of someone can no longer wait.

Because God will seat down waiting for you; because your miracle is out there waiting for you to come and talk to him or her. To come and witness.

I know a sister; for years she was praying to God, God give me a husband. God said “go out and win souls, your husband is not in church yet. She went out, spoke to someone, that one gave his life to Jesus, about six month later she came to me and said Daddy I have a problem, I said ” what is the problem? She said this new convert; this fellow that I have just won to Jesus says he want to marry me.

I said yes, what is wrong with him? You have been praying for him and God has brought him now are you going to say no?

Today they are one of the best families that I know. The husband is the head of the family but he keeps on remembering that he is a convert of the wife.

I know one brother, by the time I finished the story a few of you will know him too. His prayers had always been Lord let me go abroad. I don’t know why, he just wanted to go abroad.

Then one day he witnessed to the boss, (he was an ordinary driver) the boss gave her life to Jesus, the husband of the boss became an ambassador and they said we need a driver over there come along with us.  He is in abroad now. I want to go abroad, God says witness, your miracle is out there.  I pray for somebody here today, that even as you go out to witness among the souls that you will win; will be the breakthrough you have been waiting for in Jesus name.

The Lord asks me to tell someone here today, he said your ultimate dance of victory is around the corner.

When you read 1king 18 you will discover that before Elijah prayed, if you read from verse 30 -32 he did two things; first he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down.

Number two he built a new altar to the Lord. He repaired the altar, God is waiting to answer prayers tonight but please if you have backslidden, repair the altar of God in your heart, come back to God.

You know you have drifted away from him, you know how close you were to God before, now you are far from him, come back to God.

Then he built a new altar to God; that is those of you who have not even given your life to God, do so tonight, give your heart to God.

We are already in June, one of my sons, mention some of the prophecies at the beginning of the year, if you listen to the news, you will see some of these prophecies already coming to past.

In January on the international scene, God said power will change hands this year. It is written there.  See what is happening in the world; see how many people that nobody thought can ever lose power have already lost power because Daddy said so.

The same Daddy said “wealth will change hands” It is the same Daddy who says desperate prayers will receive mighty answers. When God says something, get ready for it. And we already in June, and there are certain things that should be happening now that are not yet happening because some hearts are away from him, or some hearts are not even with him at all.

So the first things I want you to do tonight is that every backslider must come back to God and everyone who have not given his life to Jesus Christ before and you are here now, come to God now.

Because let me assure you before this month is over, there will be some mighty testimony but it will be for those whose hearts are right with God.

So if you want to give your life to Jesus come now, if you are a backslider and you want to be restored to the Lord come now.

Keep on praying even as you are coming; ask Him to save your soul or asking Him to restore you.

You are coming as prodigal sons/daughters, you are asking for forgiveness.

Ask Him to be merciful unto you, ask  Him to overlook all your sins and if you are coming for the first time ask Him to save your souls today and give you an opportunity to serve Him.

Ask Him to give you an opportunity to taste Him and see how good He can be.

And the rest of us brethren; lets intercede for these people that God who saved our souls will save their own souls too.

let’s ask God to be merciful unto them, let’s ask the almighty God to cleanse them in blood of Jesus and give them a brand new beginning… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed

Father, i just want to thank you, I want to thank you for your word, I want to thank you for these people who have come forward now, you promise that whosoever will come unto you, you will in no wise cast away; they have come to you now father, please receive them in Jesus name. Forgive them in Jesus name, let your blood wipe away all their sins in Jesus name. Save their souls tonight and write their names in the book of life and let their heart become a altar for Jesus Christ in Jesus name.

Father I pray, that because they have giving their lives to you and because the backslider have been restored back to you,  from now on when they call on you, answer them by fire. Give them a new beginning, give them a new testimony and please don’t let them ever go back onto the world, in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

I want to rejoice with you because from now on I will be joining you in prayer, very soon in the mighty name of Jesus you will be receiving miracles, that is why I am going to need your name, your address and your prayer request. (Please drop them with the counselors)

Now I want to give you some prayer points so that we can talk to God with confidence tonight and I can assure you that God answers prayers.

He answers prayers all the time.  He can do much more than you can ask but until you ask, He is not going to give it to you.

He said you have not because you ask not, so I want you to pray with all your heart.

  1. Worship Him generously; spend quality time just worshipping him. Call him by all the names you know. (The rose of Sharon, the Lily of the valley, my Husband, the Lover of my soul, the soon coming King. Call him by all the names you can think of)
  1.  Thank Him for all He had done for you and don’t please don’t forget all those things I mentioned that we take for granted (thank Him that you can still see, thank Him that you can still hear, thank Him that you can still speak, thank Him that when you want to eat they don’t have to feed you; you can put the food in your mouth yourself, thank Him that you don’t have to beg before you wear clothe. Thank Him that you are not in hospital today, thank Him that you are not in an asylum. Thank Him abundantly).
  1. Say Father; you always answer those who worship you, please answer me now.
  1. Say father; you are the one who said that I should be fruitful and multiply, make me abundantly fruitful. (Then you can add physically, spiritually and otherwise)
  1. Father, you promise all who go out to witness for you that whatever they ask you will give to them, now I am asking give to me.  (Then you list all you want to ask, is it promotion? Is it breakthrough? Is it success? Is it anointing? Is it marriage this year? Whatever is it you want, you can put them in. Because come day light am going out witnessing for you).
  1. Savior; please save millions of souls today all over the word.
  1. Say Father, you are the one who said you have come that I may have life and have it more abundantly; from now on let me begin to enjoy your abundance. (Abundance in health, abundance of testimonies, abundance of breakthroughs, abundance in every areas of my life).

We are going to pray for thirty minutes but please pray with all your heart…

Thank you Jesus, in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

That God that you have worshipped will grant your request, the Almighty that you have thanked will give you several more reasons to thank Him.

Beginning from now anytime you call on Him, He will answer you by fire.

As you go out to witness for Him, He will turn all your requests to testimonies.

You will be fruitful, you will multiply, and you will enjoy abundant health.  He will prosper you.  Every door you knock at will be opened unto you, where there was no way before, God will make a way for you, all your enemies will be at peace with you.

Very soon you will dance the dance of victory God will use you to win millions of souls to himself, you will never lack.

God will support you, he will strengthen you, He will fight your battles for you.  Even before the sun rises, you will have testimonies.

So shall it be in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

If you receive that let me hear you shout halleluiah!

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

No More Fear!


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No More Fear!

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Fear is the same but focuses on the negative, nothing happened but I am afraid it is going to happen. Today I speak over you a sound mind, one that focuses on the positive and not fear. Go be a winner, In Christ Jesus, Amen!

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

Be Not Deceived, God Is Not Mocked: For Whatsoever A Man Soweth, That Shall He Also Reap (Gal.6:7)


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Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap (Gal. 6:7)

“Sow Today” A Sermon By Pastor E. A Adeboye

Apart from telling people that our God is the ultimate leader, leaders must teach their members principles of God’s Kingdom, particularly on giving. Some pastors are shy in doing this for fear of having their intentions misrepresented. You are not the author of the Bible. Never keep kingdom truths from your people or else, you will deny them opportunities of being blessed. Galatians 6:7says it is what you sow that you will reap. At the time I became the General Overseer of the RCCG, we were among the poorest people on the face of the earth, because we hardly gave offerings in those days. Then, leaders did not want to teach on giving. The truth is that anyone who refuses to give may never be delivered from begging. If you have become a perpetual beggar, check yourself; it could be that you are defaulting in giving. Besides, the most favourable time to give is during a famine. As difficult as it may sound, sow in your famine season. From experience, I can safely say God is faithful to His Word as long as you act on it.

When we were about to roof the old auditorium, we had N 1,000.00 but needed N 16,000.00 more. Meanwhile, the dormitory being built by the area pastors had equally reached roofing level and they needed N 1,000.00. When the pastor came to ask me for N 1,000.00, I virtually chased him out. He ran out having not seen me in such a mood before. But then the Lord asked me to give him the N 1,000.00 I had. Reluctantly, I called him back and handed over the money. However, I felt I had returned to square one. While grumbling over this development, the Lord asked why I was grumbling, that, after all, there were two problems and I was used to solve one of them. Later that day, a woman came from Port-Harcourt saying that after collecting her rent, the Lord asked her to bring it to me. I prayed for her and she left. On opening the envelope, there was N 17,000.00 in it. If I had held back the N 1,000.00, I may not have received the N 17,000.00 I urgently needed. Are you holding back the seed that can release your harvest? Don’t be myopic! Look beyond your immediate need; see into the great harvest that is awaiting you and sow to release it.

That seed you are about to sow may be what you need to receive your turn around. Sow, again and again!

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

And The Man Waxed Great, And Went Forward, And Grew Until He Became Very Great (Genesis 26:13)


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English: Joseph made ruler in Egypt (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great (Genesis 26:13)

 

 

 

 

 

Famine uplifts!

As bad as economy – based famine may appear, some are really blessings in disguise. One lesson here is that some famines are meant to add value to you and make you more relevant to your world.  One Bible character whose life was boosted by a famine was Isaac. Until the famine, there was nothing significant about his wealth and status. He could still pass off as an ordinary man. Then came famine! The gains during the dry period affected him so much that his life was never the same afterwards. His greatness and possessions so increased that he became the envy of everyone in the land of the Philistines. He became wealthier than a nation! The blessing and covenant of being a lender to nation was fulfilled in his life during a famine. Do you know that wealth far beyond your dreams can come to you during a famine?

Similarly, a famine can be God’s avenue for the fulfilment of pending prophecies or promises. Let us take Joseph as a case in point. For several years, Joseph wondered when God would fulfil His dreams of greatness. When the time came finally, God used an imminent seven-year famine period to move him from prison to the status of prime minister. Has God made you certain promises and you are wondering whether they will ever come to pass? If so, do not be afraid of famines as long as you are living to His pleasing. That famine could be the medium by which God intends to fulfil that pending prophecy in your life. Moreover, while famines take many down, some are lifted up. The same famine that impoverished Gerar, enriched Isaac. The same famine that impoverished the Egyptians and residents of neighbouring countries enriched Joseph and his family. From today, as others are going down in terms of reserves, wealth and relevance during famines, you will be going up. While others are begging for food around you, you will have more than enough to eat and to give out. Famines will work in your favour. Famines will become avenues to uncover your hidden talents for te benefit of mankind. Celebration is yours during famines from now on.

Prayer Point:  Dear Heavenly Father! As You used a famine to raise Joseph from being a nobody to a somebody, use the present famine situation to move me from being nobody into somebody, in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American, and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

Sin Changes Everything


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Sin changes everything

 

 

 

 

 

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (Genesis 3:19).

 

 

 

 

 

 

After God created Adam, he ruled as a king over the whole earth. He named all the animals with his God-given, unparalleled wisdom. Everything went well and was peaceful. In addition, he regularly received his heavenly visitor – GOD. All he needed had been provided ever before he was created. Then came SIN! The man who wanted to be like God was reduced to dust. While meting out judgment to them, God told him, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (Genesis 3:19). Nothing debases a man like sin! Sin can relocate the one on the mountain top to the valley! The moment sin surfaced, everything on earth changed. Suddenly, man realized that he was naked. The animals also realized they could now govern themselves and did not need to be under the control of men. The ground hardened up as it resolved to reduce man’s harvest. The heavens seemed to moved farther from man as divine visitations now become a rarity. Sin changed everything!

 

 

 

 

 

There are some people who are still looking at their mother-in-law, or at one relative somewhere as the root cause of their problems, whereas they fail to see the real culprit-Sin-which they are carrying about with them. They are busy chasing shadows. Face reality! Is sin in your life? If yes, you are the one undoing yourself. It is an irony that people can go to any length searching for invisible enemies, whereas the visible enemy they are harbouring has become “Invisible” to them. In the Garden of Eden, sin brought nakedness. It also brought disgrace and sweating. Until man’s fall, there was no sweat. Progress was without sweat. Little effort delivered great results. But when sin came, great efforts delivered very little result. It was all work, much sweat and little or no progress. Have you not noticed that your gossiping, backbiting and jesting are working against you? As long as you refuse to cut off from sin – lies and deceit – you may continue to retrogress. Check yourself and pinpoint the sin that is hindering your life. Repent and ask God for forgiveness, resolving never to return to it.

 

 

 

 

 

Live right before God while asking for your covenant benefits.

 

 

 

 

 

Sin and Righteousness are two things that can rewrite one’s destiny, but from opposite angles. Choose righteousness!

 

 

 

 

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

There Is No Guarantee That Debtors Will Make It To Heaven, Including Senior Pastors


There is no guarantee that debtors will make it to Heaven, including senior pastors

Several years ago, Myles Munroe spoke on five questions you must ask yourself: Who am I? Where am I from? Why am I here? What can I become? Where am I going to? These are very crucial issues which, if properly answered, will help you to optimize your earthly existence. Have you been able to find the answers to these questions?

In addition to the above questions, it is important to ask yourself: How far am I from my goal? If you left point A for point B, it is important to take stock so as to know how close or far your destination is. This calls for self-examination, personal appraisal or evaluation of actions, tactics, strategy and plans. Why do you think Paul asked the Corinthian church to examine themselves, to know whether they were still in the faith?  (2 Corinthians 13:5) It is because it is possible to start off as a Christian but along the way lose one’s faith in Christ. For this same reason, Paul queried the church in Galatia as to why they would end up in the flesh, having begun in the spirit (Galatians 3:3). Today, many believers who started the Christian race as honest, God-fearing, Jesus-seeking, Spirit-filled, heaven-bound saints, are now flesh-controlled, position-seeking, money-serving, people-victimizing political beings. Unfortunately, they have continued their journey without asking how far or how close they are to their original goal.

If truth be told, position is robbing many of holiness. It is shocking to hear that some senior pastors fix the stipends and salaries of junior pastors and workers in banks for a period and receive interest up front into their personal pockets, without thinking of the hardship they cause such families. Such leaders are farther from their destination. There are some things you do that takes you several miles away from your destination. It is safe to assume that if you were saved 10, 15, or 20 years ago, and you were living to please God for that period; you are closer to heaven than when you started. But if you begin to do certain things wrong, it will set you backwards, even beyond the years you started out. Have you asked how close you are to your heavenly goal?

There is guarantee that debtors will make it to Heaven, including senior pastors, top Christian leaders who deliberately sit on the salaries and stipends of their subordinates. They may pay their debts eternally in hell.

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

Are You Sure You Are Heading For Heaven?


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Detail – Glory of the New Born Christ in presence of God Father and the Holy Spirit (Annakirche, Vienna) Adam and Eva are represented bellow Jesus-Christ Ceiling painting made by Daniel Gran (1694-1757). Post-processing: perspective and fade correction. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Are You Sure You Are Heading For Heaven?

We live in a world of very many uncertainties. For example, it is uncertain that a new baby will one day become father or mother of children. Though we say that the young shall grow, we are not sure: because the young may die young. Only God knows tomorrow. Isaiah 46:9-10.

However, certain things are certain now and forever, for example, it is certain that the sun shall rise tomorrow. It is also certain that we will never see today again above all, it is certain that sooner or later, even a child that is born today shall die one day, James 4:13-14.

It is certain that this world is not our home; we are just passing through on a journey to our final home. Now there are two different final homes with different people heading for different homes. One final home is called Heaven or Eternal Life. The other is called Hell or Eternal Destruction, Matthew 7:13-14.

The great question now is, “Where are you heading for? “Where is your final home? Is it Heaven or Hell? Are you sure you are heading for heaven? If you are not sure, you can be sure today. If you think you are sure but not very certain, you can make assurance doubly sure today. This is how to make Heaven, two principal things are essential.

You must be born again John 3:3-8

You must live holy from now on Hebrews 12:14.

Now to be born again, all you need to do is repent of your sins, decide to forsake them and call on Jesus Christ to forgive you and save your soul, Proverbs 28:13; Romans 10:13. Please do that right now and you will begin to enjoy the joy of salvation.

Say this prayer aloud with all sincerity:

Dear Heavenly Father! I come to You in the Name of Jesus Christ Your only begotten Son. Your Word says, “…..whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21).

I ask Jesus Christ to come into my heart to be the Lord of my life. I receive eternal life into my spirit and according to Romans 10:9, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved,” I am saved; I am born-again; I am a child of God! I now have Christ dwelling in me, and greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world! (1 John 4:4). I now walk in the consciousness of my new life in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!

If you have just said this prayer with me CONGRATULATIONS! You are now a child of God.

You are now seated above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named (failure, poverty, sickness, infirmities, limitations, lack, diseases, fear)not only in this age but also in that which is to come with Christ Jesus Our personal Lord and Saviour.  Amen! (Ephesians 1:15-23)

Receive power to succeed in every area of your life. Study your Bible diligently and meditate in it day and night (Joshua 1:8).

And lastly, don’t forget the fellowship of the Saints; prayerfully find and belong to a Bible – faith believing Church and watch God fulfil all His Word concerning You!

Congratulations!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

Are You A Leader?


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Are You A Leader?

 

“And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen!” (Revelation 1:6)

One commodity the world is in short supply of is good leaders. Even in families, they are needed. A family can be the smallest organisation – comprising the husband and his wife. Yet, if the man lacks leadership skills to provide the required direction, guidance, coordination and control, it may be difficult for the family to realize its collective goal. Every organization is only as good as its leaders. Therefore, it becomes mandatory for future leaders to acquire leadership training, education and skills. To succeed, you will need to learn from those who succeeded or failed and why they had such outcomes.

 

“For many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14). Position of leadership is not meant for all but for the chosen few. In the world, there is a large space for followers, whereas the space reserved for leaders is quite small. But in the Kingdom of God, it is possible for everyone who receives Jesus Christ as Lord and personal Saviour to become a leader. Revelation 1:6 says Christ has made us kings and priests unto God the Father. Every king has his sphere of influence, area of authority, and subjects under him. If you have been saved, then exercise your God-given authority and dominion over sin, sickness, satan, agents of darkness and elemental forces. If they are convinced you know your kingdom rights, they will have no choice but to obey you.

Believers in Christ are destined to reign for 1000 years with the KING of kings during the millennial reign and then eternally with Jesus Christ. In other words, you were born to reign. However, are you preparing for this great leadership opportunity? Some people struggle, fight, malign others and carry out all tricks in the book just to have an opportunity of occupying a leadership position during their lifetime. But after a few years in that position, they become eternally irrelevant. In contrast, you can be relevant today and in eternity. You may not become a president, governor or captain of industry but you can become the spiritual father of the president or governor. You can become the mentor youths would like to pattern their lives after. You can become a reference point standing as light in a dark world. Are you occupying this vantage position?

God sees you as a leader. But if you do not see yourself as such, you may never lead throughout your life.

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

Divisions Not Allowed In God’s House


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Divisions Not Allowed In God’s House

 

 

“Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” (Corinthians 1:10)

 

 

 

 

If there will be unity in a family, church or a group of people, the role of the leader cannot be over emphasized. A leader should be the unifying force over those he or she leads. In this regard, the leader should ensure his subordinates’ opposing or dissenting views are harmonized in a way as to carry all of them along their common objective for being together in the first place. Unfortunately, some leaders deliberately encourage divisions, by sowing seeds of discord and turning one subordinate against the other. They call it divide and rule ‘strategy’. That is satanic! Some leaders encourage or provide the platform for subordinates to create camps. Not Jesus! As long as Jesus was physically present, He was the rallying point of unity for all His disciples. One day, two brother – James and John brought their mother to lobby Jesus, so that they would secure the highest positions in Heaven, right beside the Lord Himself (Matthew 20:20-24). When the other disciples heard of it, they were very angry! That move could have broken the twelve into separate camps. But the Lord handled it with wisdom and they remained united without killing the desire of the Zebedees to attain heavenly greatness.

It is very challenging to unite people with diverse backgrounds, goals, interest and understanding. However, it is very easy to cause division. One hallmark of a true leader is that he or she is not easily carried away by comments or selfish actions of the team he or she is leading, as the group goal is uppermost in his or her heart. Another person who could not stand God’s church being broken into camps was Paul. In His days, converts began to break into at least four different camps right in the church in Corinth but with wisdom, Paul resolved this and unified Christ’s church. Are you instrumental to the division of God’s church? You are calling for God’s judgement. Repent and restitute. Go and meet the people you sowed those seeds of discord into and compel them to reverse their rebellious acts. This will be good evidence of your repentance.

A body that is dismembered cannot operate as whole. A part of the body can never be whole. Division limits us. Strive for peace and unity.

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

God’s Testimonial


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God’s Testimonial

 

“Henceforth I call you not servant; for the servant knows not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you” (John 15:15)

 

 

 

 

God testifies that you are the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-16). The testimony of a child of God is of great significance. Revelation 1:5-6 says we have been made kings and priests unto God. 1 Peter 2:9 says, “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous lights.” By divine appointment, every child of God is a priest of the King of kings, a saint and a holy person. He is peculiar – different. As salt of the earth, the believer arrests decay and preserves what is good. This is why corruption should not thrive anywhere a bona fide believer is. Are corrupt practices flourishing where you are? If yes, then you are not living as the salt of the earth that you are.

Long before refrigerators were invented, salt was used in preserving meat. It is able to keep flies at bay and therefore prevent infestation of maggots. If meat was already decaying, as soon as salt was introduced, that was the end to its decadence. In what ways have you lived up to God’s billing or testimony? Being called the Light of the World makes us the opposite of darkness. The entrance of light brings in shouts of jubilation, joy and life. Whenever there is light, you would be prompted to attend to tasks that were abandoned. To what extent have you affected people around you as salt or light?

In John 15:15, Jesus further calls us friends. it is a great honour to be introduced as the friend of Mr President how much more as the friend of the Most High God. You can be certain that all doors will fling open to you at the mention of that Name – JESUS. What God expects from you is that having called you with such precious names, He wants you to live up to what you are called so that, it can become your testimonial. Ask God for grace to live up to the worth of your names. It is when your life agrees with the name the Lord has called you that it becomes your testimonial.

Prayer Point: Dear Heavenly Father, empower Your church worldwide to live up to the gracious names she is called, in Jesus Christ Name I pray! Amen!

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

Dangers Of Loving The World


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Dangers Of Loving The World

 

 

“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” (1 John 2:16)

When you love the world, it can affect salient areas of your life. This is why we must pray for leaders to shun worldly lust and focus on the things of God. The love of the world can stand between you and your requests. A leader who loves the world will be incapable of making effective intercession for the flock. The love of the world also terminates spiritual life. The fellow who loves the world will find his or her love for God ebbing by the day. With love for the world, it will be impossible to love God with all your heart. Yet, God demands 100% love from you. “and thou shall love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and wit all thy soul, and with all thy might” (Deuteronomy 6:5).

 

“For Demas hath forsake me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescene to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia” (2 Timothy 4:10). Another danger of loving the world is that it can lead to progressive compromise and ultimately to backsliding. One sign of knowing that your love for God is waning is that you will begin to make excuses for certain sins or wrong doings. God’s standard will become so tall and unreachable, that you will come up with unhealthy substitutes. Do you find yourself explaining away premarital sex, office theft, manipulation of church record, etc? It shows your love for God is being replaced with the love of the world. If worldly standards are now being favoured above the standards of the Bible, your love for God is fast ebbing. It starts with little complaints and finding faults with the church, church leaders, activities and programmes. Before long, one would realize how far one has drifted. Can you imagine a great leader and fellow companion of Paul becoming a victim of this? Demas, who was so consumed with the things of the kingdom, gradually allowed worldly lusts to seep into his heart, until it was too late. He had totally backslidden. He left Paul for Thessalonica, the height of ungodliness and sinful pleasure. If Demas could fall, any leader can. Pray for God to insulate the heart of our spiritual leaders against worldliness.

Prayer Point: Dear Heavenly Father, in the mighty Name of Jesus Christ, keep our leaders from being overtaken by worldliness, Amen!

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

Hospitality Of God’s Children


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The “Hospitality of Abraham” by Andrei Rublev. The three angels symbolize the Trinity, which is rarely depicted directly in art. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hospitality Of God’s Children

 

 

 

 

 

“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrew 13:2)

 

 

 

One lesson from the story in 1 Kings 17:17-24 is that God rewards the hospitable. The woman who lost her son was a hospitable person. One benefit of hospitality is that hospitable people may not suffer a permanent loss. An example here was Abraham. In Genesis 18:14, Abraham received heavenly visitors and pending promises of many years were fulfilled. Another example was Lot. In Genesis 19:1-22, when he received the angels who came in the form of men, he made a feast. Through his hospitality, he delivered himself and his immediate family from the fire that fell from Heaven on Sodom. Similarly, Cornelius was hospitable and through this, he and his family were saved.

 

 

“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares”  (Hebrews 13:2). God wants His children to be hospitable. The hospitable have a way of attracting divine visitors such as God, angels or even men of God that can command God’s blessings on them. Hospitable people are generous. They do not have to necessarily have all the money in the world. The little they have is presented with love and with all their heart. They strive to make their guests comfortable. They are prepared to sacrifice for the maximum comfort of their guests. The way they receive the guests will make them want to come back. They would prepare the best meals and present it in a most attractive and healthy way. Where they can, they would do everything to spoil their guests. They would make sure the visitor’s room is swept, cleaned and dusted. The bed is well dressed and inviting. They will wait on their guests throughout their stay. Where they cannot drive them to, they would arrange the cab that would convey them there. Hospitable people are homely and humble. How hospitable are you? Some people do everything just to scare visitors from coming to pay them visits. Are you hospitable? Hospitality should be taught to all your children. It is one of the healthy family values that Christian families must imbibe. How do you receive your pastors and ministers? How do you receive unbelievers in your home? The truth is, through hospitality, the Gospel message can be preached non-verbally and souls of visitors can be won.

If your hospitality cannot attract your visitors to Christ, you are probably not doing it right. Always be prepared to make your guests, even unexpected guest comfortable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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 To Separate Your Leaders From Fear


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Pray To Separate Your Leaders From Fear

 

 

 

 

For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7

 

 

Before any leader will make it in ministry, there is a need to back up such an individual with prayers. It took much intercessory prayers from Jesus on behalf of Peter, to move from a point of denying Jesus to the other extreme of performing special miracles (Acts 5:15-16). For your leaders to succeed, you need to invest in prayers for him or her. If you fail to pray for your leaders, do not complain when they fall into temptations or take wrong decisions. You are part of the cause. However, if you pray for your leader and yet he fails, you pray want to believe that it was still partly your fault: that is, you did not pray enough. When last did you spend on solid hour interceding for your leader?

There are areas you need to pray specifically about concerning spiritual leaders. Such breakthrough prayers will help to take care of the barriers in their way. The first of these is FEAR. Fear is not a strange phenomenon as far as ministerial work is concerned. Even the disciples that went through the physical training of Jesus Christ had to contend with fear. They could not publicly declare Jesus for fear of persecution. They had to lock up themselves in the upper room until the Holy Ghost was sent.

Fear can make a spiritual leader to compromise. This is why some leaders cannot preach restitution for fear of losing rich members. For this same reason, sermons against polygamy are unpopular in many churches today. Any spiritual leader that has not overcome fear may never really become a vessel of honour t God. Anything you fear dominates your life (Romans 6:16). Some pastors and leaders are afraid to go to their place of posting. Some find it difficult to go to remote towns and villages, especially after hearing the history of witchcraft activities there. If you fail to break this yoke in the lives of your leaders, you will remain limited. You may never be able to hear the full Gospel through them. They will not be able to give their best, and your blessings could be hindered. Arise and intercede for your leaders, breaking the yoke of fear in their lives.

 

Prayer Point: Dear Heavenly Father, break the yoke of fear in the life of my pastor, and fill him with the spirit of holiness to enable him declare Your full counsel in Jesus Christ Name I pray! Amen!

 

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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! A Sign Of Dependence


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Prayer! A Sign Of Dependence

 

 

“And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.” (Luke 6:12).

 

 

 

It is a dangerous thing to go into ministry without being called of God. However, if you have heard God’s call, follow His timing and respond in obedience. After God has called you into spiritual leadership, go ahead and pray your way into breakthrough. Leadership is not for the unprepared. If you came into ministry because of the honour, money or fame, you have been deceived. You will sooner or later become food for the enemy. By its nature, ministry brings the called into face to face conflict with the kingdom of darkness. God backs only those He has called. If God has not called you, He will not be obligated to defend you. If He had not called you, He will not be moved to reward you for your service or meet your personal and ministerial needs. Are you called of God?

 

 

 

However, prayer is necessary for the called. Prayer shows your level of dependence on God. If you place much premium on prayer, it shows you depend on God. But if you pray infrequency, or you continue to say few minutes’ prayers, it shows how independent of God you are. A prayer-less Christian is a self-directed and self-sufficient individual. Does this describe you? Before the Lord started His ministry, He fasted and prayed for 40 days at a stretch. After His ministry began, did He go to sleep? No! He continued to pray. That is the mistake some of us make. Before embarking on a major assignment such as ministry, marriage, etc. we pray and rely on God for direction – every step of the way. However, after the inaugural service and marriage ceremony, prayers cease; we are now in charge. Now, why won’t things go wrong? Let us learn from the Lord. He kept on praying. Before He appointed His twelve apostles He took time to talk it over with the Father. Before each day’s ministerial activity, He prayed and settled it all the previous night. It was prayer that helped Him to subdue His flesh. At the Garden of Gethsemane, when He was about to take a major step towards the salvation of mankind, His flesh stood in His way. It took serious prayers to overcome this. Have you dumped your prayer-life? Pick it up today?

 

 

 

Your prayer-life simply shows how God-dependent or self-dependent you are. In all your ways depend on God and acknowledge Him.

 

 

 

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

God’s Word Never returns To Him Void


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God’s Word Never Returns To Him Void

Something From Nothing!

 

 

“So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I send it.” (Isaiah 55:11)

 

 

 

God’s Word never return to Him empty. Once it has been uttered, it is settled and the case is closed (Psalm 33:8-9).

When God speaks, it is settled. Why? Because He can bring something out of nothing!  In Genesis 1:20-23, the Lord commanded the waters to bring forth marine life and out of nothing, all variety of sea creatures of various sizes, shapes and colours sprang forth. At that same time, in response to His command, all kinds of birds came forth and began to adorn the skyline. It was just His Word in action. This tells us that God does not always require materials to create miracles; His Word is enough. Similarly, in Exodus 17:1-6, out of the rock, God brought forth enough water to quench the thirst of a whole nation. God is a specialist at bringing out something out of nothing.

Are you in a situation of nothingness and you are in doubt as to whether God can do something about it? He can and He will! In that emptiness God will move to fill up the void. Has He spoken into your life a promise which after your assessment, you concluded was not possible? Wipe your doubts! God is bringing something out of that nothingness! You see, it takes looking through God’s eyes to see something in nothing. In your hopelessness there is hope for you. In that so-called terminal ailment, there is healing for you. In your impoverished state, there is abundance for you. Ensure you make your ways right with God, do everything you can to please Him; Worship Him and obey Him. Listen to His instruction and follow it diligently. It shall produce something out of nothing.

Prayer Point:  Dear Heavenly Father, let your Word be settled for good concerning my life and destiny, In Jesus Christ Name I pray! Amen!

 

 

 

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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 Lord Is My Light And My Salvation


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English: 4 days of Evangelism Training in Southern California provided by LivingWaters Ministry. Obeying the great commission of Jesus Christ. “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to everyone” Mark 16:15 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Psalms 27:1:

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
This is one of those verses that put a kick or maybe a jump in my step. We serve the best God there possibly can be, in fact the only God there can be. Today would you just give Him praise, lift His name and pray that His kingdom comes into our world.

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

Nigerian National Pledge


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English: Political map of the 36 States of Nigeria (English) Deutsch: politische Karte Nigerias (Englisch) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nigerian National Pledge

 

 

 

I Pledge To Nigeria My Country

To Be Faithful, Loyal And Honest

To Serve Nigeria With All My Strength

To Defend Her Unity

And Uphold Her Honour And Glory

So Help Me God.

 

 

 

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

 

 

 

Nigerian National Anthem


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English: Political map of the 36 States of Nigeria (English) Deutsch: politische Karte Nigerias (Englisch) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nigerian National Anthem

 

 

 

Arise, O Compatriots,

Nigeria’s Call Obey

To Serve Our Fatherland

With Love And Strength And Faith

The Labour Of Our Heroes Past

Shall Never Be In Vain

To Serve With Heart And Might

One Nation Bound In Freedom,

Peace And Unity.

 

Oh God Of Creation

Direct Our Noble Cause

Guide Our Leaders Right

Help Our Youth The Truth To Know

In Love And Honesty To Grow

And Living Just And True

Great Lofty Heights Attain

To Build A Nation

Where Peace And Justice

Shall Reign.

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!

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There is no higher authority than God


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There is no higher authority than God

God’s Judicial Authority

“I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.” (Matthew 28:18)

A judge, above all else, must have authority. Our government endows judges with authority through the oath they take to execute justice. The law enforcement and prison systems back up the judge’s authority. The robe that he wears and having everyone in the courtroom stand as he enters, help to emphasize that authority. His gavel and his elevated seat in the courtroom show that he commands the proceedings.
Similarly, God, as the Creator, has the authority to do whatever He deems best with His creation. He is the potter; we are the clay. His throne is high above us in the heavens. His pronouncements are final. There is no higher authority than God.
God will judge every wrong act ever committed every sinful motive, every evil word. The sentence for these crimes is eternal separation from God and His holiness.
But there are those who will live in safety with God. These are the ones who have accepted Christ‘s payment for our sin when He died on the cross. Our loving Saviour, Jesus Christ, paid the sentence pronounced by the Perfect Judge. God sees these “sinners saved by grace” as righteous in His courtroom. Therefore, they will live eternally in the love, peace, and joy of God’s presence.

Your View of God Really Matters……..

Are you ready to stand before the Perfect Judge who has all authority? Remember, God’s standard of justice is perfection. Will He see your shortcomings, or will He see Jesus’ perfect sacrifice? It’s your choice.

What More Does God Say?

John 9:39; John 3:16-18

Because God is Just, He will always treat me fairly

 

 

May the LORD bless Nigeria, American and Israel and take care of us; May the LORD 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!