From Here to There

From Our Pastor's Desk

One year is ending in some hours, another starts. We will soon be crossing over from one year to another. Very soon, there is going to be a handshake between years 2018 and 2019.

The old will hand over to the new, the baton is going to be handed over, status is going to change…there will be a new beginning. 

1st Kings 17:2-4 - Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,“Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 

There is a place called “HERE” and another called “THERE.’ Here, we are now, 2018, and we’re going there, 2019. Here or There may not necessarily be a physical place, like a city, a community, a church or an institution, but it could be so. But it’s more a place where destiny easily finds fulfillment and expression. It’s also ‘THERE’ that one’s light can shine and our glory spotted easily.

Psalm 133:3 – “…for there the Lord commanded blessings…” The place called “there” is not a fixed place. It’s a state of mind, a state of being, “There” of success is not in position, status or age but in attitude. Location doesn’t determine our future; attitude does. 

You will get there. The place where the Lord commands His blessings. The place where God's supernatural supply is. The supply is always there. And we will all get “There”, in Jesus Name.

Amen You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

What's in Beersheba?

By Pastor 'Tayo Adewale

Gen. 26:23 - “And he went up from thence to Beersheba.” Isaac was able to go up after a lot of troubles, strife, problems, hardship, distractions, from his enemies.

In life you will get lots of problems - John 16:33  If something’s worth it, it won’t be easy. Be ready to endure hardship, ready to face distractions that will try to derail you from getting to your Beersheba.

Be ready to face opposition, because enemies of our souls, does not want us to reach our goals in life. 

But we know and believe that we are more than conquerors - Romans 8:37 Brethren, enjoy where you are now, just like Isaac enjoyed Rehoboth before getting to Beersheba, because whether the enemy likes it or not, you are going higher.

Jehovah will use your enemies to push you to your heavenly destination, in Jesus Name. Gen. 50:20 So, what’s in Beersheba?  Beersheba is full of goodies, it’s a better place, better than Rehoboth, it’s a higher ground, place of comfort, reassurance, intimate relationship with God, where Heavens broke its silence.

It’s a place of honor & respect even from your enemies, abundance of water, a place where needs are met, a place where you’ll find what you have been looking for.

Halleluyah!  I pray Jehovah God that kept Isaac moving without giving up, until he got to Beersheba; the same God will keep us moving, make His grace sufficient unto us, and fulfil His covenant concerning us, in Jesus Name. Amen.

Keep moving, there is Glory Ahead. Remain on Top! 

You will have good success this 2018.

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

When God Fulfills His Promises

By Bro. Tosin Ogundare

The name Beersheba first comes up in the Bible in the book of Genesis 21:22-34. There, Abraham said to Abimelech “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.

So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.

After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines”. 

 The oath was important because Abimelech's men had taken the well from Abraham after he had previously dug it so Abraham brought sheep and cattle to Abimelech to get the well back. He set aside seven lambs to swear that it was he that had dug the well and no one else.

God promised Abraham in Genesis 17 & 18 that:
 He will be the father of many nations
 God will give him the land in which he was a foreigner. God will give the whole land of Canaan to his family forever, and He will be their God.
 He and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac and God will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.

In Genesis 21:1-4, God then fulfilled His promises –
1. The Lord was good to Sarah and kept His promise.
2 Although Abraham was very old, Sarah had a son exactly at the time God had said.
3 Abraham named his son Isaac
4 and when the boy was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, just as the Lord had commanded.

God is a Promise-keeper. He is able & capable to fulfill His promises that He has made for you, in Jesus Name. Amen

You will have good success this 2018.

Remain blessed. 

Shalom

From Story to Glory

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2nd Samuel 9:10-13 – “Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table.

Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants...As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons…

And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet”.

This is a very wonderful and interesting story from the Bible and it shows that it is not over until it is over.

Welcome to our Month of Beersheba. The good news this month is that the stories of our lives are about to change, because our God is a Destiny-Helper, Promise-Fulfiller, Need-Meeter, Covenant-Keeper, Chain-Breaker, Way-Maker, Burden-Bearer, Prayer-Hearer & Answerer, Yoke-Destroyer etc; we are, therefore, expectant. 

The name, Mephibosheth, means "he who scatters shame” He was also called Meribbaal in 1st Chron. 8:34, which means contender with Baal. But, he was, instead, a carrier and bearer of shame, a victim and casualty of Baal.

What a life contrary to his name he lived, until Mercy and Grace knocked on his door. God can use anybody, when the set time has come. Imagine the life of that crippled boy at Lodebar, without any hope. But God used king David to change all that.

He gave him lands, and servants to work the land, and a place of honor at the king's table.  It does not matter how long you have spent in captivity, the important thing is that Jesus will intervene in your situation.

Your story will turn to glory.  Divine help and intervention is already on the way for you, now. The story of your life will be rewritten for good, in Jesus Name. Amen

You will have good success this 2018.

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

December 2018 - Our Month of Beersheba

 From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of Beersheba, in Jesus name. Isaac did not stop at Rehoboth. Genesis 26:23 – “And he went up from thence to Beersheba”  Beer means “well”, and sheba means “oath”. Beersheba, therefore, means the “well of oath”.

This is our month of the well of oath, covenant kept, promise fulfilled, rest, reconciliation & peace. The month that the enemies will come bowing at our feet.

King Abimelech, with an entourage, approached Isaac in Beersheba for mercy & reconciliation. They made two good confessions – “We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you”; “You are now the blessed of the Lord”

Isaac forgave them, made them a feast, and sent them on their way in peace, to complement Proverbs 16:7 that “When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him” It is the month that speaks of God’s faithfulness to His promises, covenants & oaths.

God renewed & kept His word with regards to Abraham & Isaac, as He will also do for us too, as the year ends, in Jesus Name.  We are encouraged that whatever promises of God there are (“For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” – 2nd Cor. 1:20), we draw from His “well of oath”, until all that God has said and promised shall be fulfilled in our lives, in a wonderful way this month of Beersheba, in Jesus mighty Name.

Amen.

Dangers at Rehoboth

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Genesis 26:22-24 – “…and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. And he went up from thence to Beersheba. And the LORD appeared unto him the same night…” Success is good but beware & be cautious of its snares.

Rehoboth was a place of success for Isaac, a place of plenty & rest. It was a place for him (as is for us) to rest awhile, not to be at rest. It is never permanent. It is slippery.

We are not to set success before us when we attain, but always put it behind us. It should always be regarded as issue of the past while we then place God goals ahead of us.

That was what Isaac did, by putting the success of Rehoboth behind him & going to where an altar for God he built. Satan is most dangerous when we are facing lack/need, but he is just as dangerous (if not more) when we face abundance/prosperity.

Suffering tends to sharpen our spiritual senses, driving us to realize our need for God. But when things are going well it becomes easy to forget God, our Source. Deuteronomy 8: 11-14 – “Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God…when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses…and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God…”

Countless times we think that if we only had more money we could prevent problems from coming our way. We think money would not only allow us to enjoy a better life, but that it would allow us to enjoy life better.

The sooner we get over the illusion that more stuff means a better life the better off we will be. Then we can pursue true treasure, a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus.

The Lord will grant us grace to look always unto Jesus this year & beyond, in Jesus Name. Amen
You will have good success this 2018.  Remain blessed.  Shalom

Keep Digging

By: Deaconess Kemi Epidi

Genesis 26:22 says, " And he moved away from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he named it Rehoboth, for he said, ‘At last the Lord has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land. (NASB)'" 

Today, many people are experiencing opposition at home, office, marriage, career, business, ministry, and in all other walks of life by forces that are not of God. The good news is that your opposition is your divine privilege for sudden promotion.

Rehoboth does not just signify ordinary enlargement. It means enlargement in the face of opposition; promotion in the face of commotion; shining in the face of striving and progress in the face of persecution.  Does Rehoboth come automatically when we are persecuted? Not really. 

It comes by our persistence( Isaac did not give up until he climbed up);  patience ( Isaac did not hire thugs to fight the Philistines and did not return their fire for fire); prayers ( don't for get that Isaac was a child of Abr aham, so his petition to the God of his father was real) and praises ( in all things, let the altar of praises be higher than the altar of needs).

Rehoboth is an answer to questions and a solution to problems.   All of us will encounter multiple obstacles on the road toward our promises. The contentious wells of Esek and Sitnah tend to drain the life out of us rather than provide any refreshing.

Their waters are bitter. They are the hard places where we are most tempted to quit.  We must learn to see the solution even when problems are barking and biting. Whatever you may be facing that seems insurmountable, see them as opportunities for advancement. 

You are about to move from the pits to the palace simply because you didn’t give up. God will prepare that room for us and that’ll just be the beginning of greater and better things to come, in Jesus Name. Amen

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Getting to Your Rehoboth

By Bro. Sumbo Adefila

Just like Isaac, we all have aspirations in life and have revelations from God and the Holy Spirit, and just like Isaac, we sometimes face adversaries and challenges.

God’s plan for us becomes unfulfillable to us in our hearts. We lose faith, focus and sometimes even loose our trust in the Lord.

We can stop this trend by imitating Isaac and some of his fore fathers by actually believing in the revelation from God to us and continue to work for its fulfillment.

Thus says the Lord your God in Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

King Solomon with his wealth of wisdom revealed this to us in Proverbs 16:1-2, The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit. 

But on your way to your Rehoboth, these are some questions that you may need to answer
 What are your aspirations and what guides your plans? Why do you need to get to Rehoboth?
 How do you know if you are progressing? How sure are you that you gradually progressing towards Rehoboth?
 What are you plans for getting to Rehoboth? What are you new plans for reaching Rehoboth?

As we wait on the Lord for His revelation and continue to worship Him in spirit and in truth, my prayer is that His promise to guide us and lead us right through all faces in life will be fulfilled, in Jesus Name. Amen

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Room in Tight Places

From Our Pastor's Desk

Isaac faced much contention & strife for his dug wells, in Genesis 26:17-22. But eventually he dug a well far away from his contentious neighbors, and was left to enjoy the fruit of his labor, so he called the place Rehoboth. This means breakthrough

Psalms 4:1 - Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. The phrase “enlarged me when I was in distress” literally means “made room for me in tight places”; means “relief” (according to the NIV version).

The verse reminds us that there is a God who can offer us relief, make room for us in tight places or distress. Most times, we try to make our own space, handling things independently and attempting to solve our problems without ever calling on the One who best knows how to enlarge, no matter how tight the space.

It’s His specialty. Rehoboth means "broad place," broadway, and it refers to the land of inheritance that only God can give and that the enemy cannot steal from you. The Philistines did not contend for Rehoboth. God kept them away.

Rehoboth reminds us of the place God brought King David when he announced in Psalm 18:19 - "The Lord brought me forth also into a broad (large) place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me." In the scriptures, God made room for several people, they reached their Rehoboth, their place of expansion, enlargement, increase, breakthrough and rest.

Giving his boat to the Lord to use one morning, Peter who had toiled all night, got his breakthrough. He caught so many fish that his boat began to sink. Thereafter, he was promoted from a fisherman to a fisher of men.  You too will have your breakthrough!

The Lord will take you to your Rehoboth, a land of rest and expansion – a place where enemies will stop contending with you, in Jesus Name. Amen

You will have good success this 2018.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

November 2018 - Our Month of Rehoboth

From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of Rehoboth, in Jesus name.

Genesis 26:22 – “And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land” 

Rehoboth means breakthrough, broad places, fruitful, a place where the Lord makes room for His people. Isaac moved to the valley of Gerar and lived there. Then he started searching for water. He dug several wells but the local herdsmen forcibly took them from him.

Eventually he dug a well far away and he was left to enjoy the fruit of his labor, so he called the place Rehoboth,. Some of us are “digging our wells in a dry land” and by His grace, we will suddenly come across water, or abundant oil in our well after much prospecting and digging.

Our thirst will be quenched, and money will begin to flow. We will achieve expansion, rest, break-forth, and breakthrough after all our efforts. Psalms 31:8 – “And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room” 

In this Our Month of Rehoboth, the Lord who did it for Isaac, will also make room for us in every area of our lives, set our feet in a large room, and take us to our desired haven & wealthy place, where the enemies will stop contending with us, in Jesus mighty Name.

Kissing or Cleaving?

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Ruth.1:14 - “And they lifted up their voice and wept again, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth cleaved unto her.” Most of us, if not all, know this story. The woman called Naomi went with her husband, Elimelech, and their two children from Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn in the country of Moab, in search of the proverbial “greener pastures”.

Unfortunately, fate dealt a hard blow on her; she lost her husband and two sons to the chilly hands of death. All she was left with were her daughters-in-law, who, unfortunately, were not fortunate enough to have children before their husbands died. Eventually she decided to go back to her own country.

Orpah and Ruth, the two daughters-in-law, after pledging to go with Naomi to her home country, later responded differently after she told them of what will await them.

Ruth 1:14 highlights their individual responses. Orpah gave a parting kiss to her mother-in-law and went back “unto her people, and unto her gods” (Ruth1:15) but Ruth cleaved un-to her mother-in-law with the firm pledge, “whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.” Ruth 1:16-17.

Though kissing and cleaving are two actions denoting affection, but one is superior to the other. Cleaving is to love, honor, respect, celebrate, dignify, glorify someone.

When you cleave to someone, you don’t dishonor, betray, disregard or disgrace such a one. But, from Biblical accounts we understand that kissing may not always be as noble as it may appear.

The Lord will help us to cleave to, honor & respect our God, spouses, parents & parents-in-law, especially those of the household of faith, in Jesus Name.

Amen You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

A Child of Glory

By: Pastor 'Tayo Adewale

Parents are mothers and fathers. Mothers are gold, fathers are mirrors. We treat gold and mirrors gently with care, so our parents. Our obligation to our parents are very important to God. He said one way of pleasing Him is by honoring our parents— Colossians 3:20.

Therefore, we are expected to love them not by just word of mouth, but also in action. We are to respect them when speaking to them both in words (spoken or unspoken), tones, gesticulations and right timing. 

Don’t ever talk of their faults, for this is like Ham’s (Genesis 9:20) uncovering the nakedness of his father, Noah. With meekness defend them. Obey them, and this should be prompt.

Matthew 21:28-31.  Obey them in all things even when they are not there, knowing that God and your conscience are present.

Jeremiah 35:18-19. Submit to their discipline and rules, always remember that your parents are commanded by God to correct your fault.  And finally be kind to your parents, don’t laugh at their mistake, don’t expose them, and don’t be ashamed of them for any reason. 

In this our Month to honor Parenthood, let’s celebrate, pray, value our parents and do things that give them joy and happiness. Proverbs 23:24-25. Don’t forget, that whatever you sow, you will reap Galatians 6:7. 

As we honor our parents, so shall our own children too, honor and celebrate us. May the Lord continue to provide all what we will need to honor our parents to us, in Jesus Name. Amen

Remain on Top! 

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Honoring Parenthood

By  Sis. Titilayo Erebor

What is Parenthood? It has been defined formally as the state of being a parent and the responsibilities involved.

It however has also been described as the toughest, most rewarding job one can ever have. Bearing this in mind, it is expedient that we honor our parents especially as we are commanded to do so in the bible; Exodus 20:12 says “Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God gave you.”

Honoring parents appears in several places in the Bible; Deuteronomy 5:16, Exodus 20:12, Ephesians 6:2 and Mathew 15:4. It is one of the 10 commandments, so it is very important, and it is also one of those with a promise; longer life. (Dishonoring parents also comes with a price as in Mathew 15:4).
This commandment to honor our parents is essential, particularly for children, as it helps to lay the right foundation in their lives and their understanding and belief in God is based on the fulfillment of this command.

There are biological, step, adoptive, foster and spiritual parents and they all deserve the same type of honor. I will also like to include teachers, especially teachers in Church and other adults in children’s lives; they deserve honor too as 1Timothy 5:17 says. This verse says they deserve ‘double honor’! 

This is food for thought as this is the only time that the word ‘double’ is added to honor! This shows that it is very important that children honor their Church teachers and leaders and adults also honor their pastors and other Church leaders.

May we all be blessed as we honor our parents, Church leaders and elders in Church, in Jesus Name.

Amen.

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom

The Blessing

From Our Pastor's Desk

Proverbs 10:22 – “The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it” One vital thing people pray and seek for in life is blessings. Every man, woman, boy and girl wants it.

There is yet no man in life that does not have the desire to be blessed. Despite the desire and drive for blessings, not many people really enjoy it. 

What is The Blessing – It is the empowerment of God to do well. Comes through His word, impartation etc. Whoever receives the Blessing cannot be cursed.

You do well, you become fruitful etc The Blessing is different from blessings, which are signs of the blessing at work. Without the blessing one struggles, it makes a difference.

The secret to enjoying ceaseless flow of blessings in life is to have ‘the blessing’ Please understand that not all possessions are blessings. It is only those achievements, possessions that add no tears or pains that are true blessing.

Some scheme their ways to the top, which is not a blessing. There are people that make covenants with the devil, demons, witches and other dark spiritual power to have a breakthrough; that is not a blessing.

The only true blessing is that which God Himself gives a man and it comes through ‘the blessing’. There are a lot of people that are rich but are not blessed. When you have the blessing you won’t have to struggle for blessings. The blessing is the principal thing, therefore get it. The Lord bless you with “the blessing”, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

October 2018 - Our New Month to Honor Parenthood

From Our Pastor's Desk

Our Month To Honor Parenthood Welcome to this Our New Month to Honor Parenthood, in Jesus name. Deuteronomy 5:16 –“Honor thy father & thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, & that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee”

Honor means esteem, respect, pay homage to, assign value to. To honor someone, then, means treating them respectfully because we value them highly. God is essentially saying here, “it’s good that you honor me; but also honor me through your father & mother, and others.”

Also, in Exodus 20:12. God did not put any requirement on the 5th command, to honor our fathers & mothers only if they are honorable; but to simply treat them with respect. In Ephesians 6:2-3, Paul repeats the same command. 

Listen, we may be children now, but we, also, will soon be fathers & mothers of our children, in the near or later future, in Jesus Name. As we highly esteem, respect, regard and honor our Fathers & Mothers, all will be well with us, we will grow old to be grandparents, everyone with staff in his hand for very age.  In this Our Month to Honor Parenthood, we give double honor to all our spiritual, biological (birth), single, step, adoptive & foster parents and parents-in-law.

God bless & honor you all, for your labor of love, sacrifices & prayers, in Jesus mighty Name.
Amen.

No More Excuses

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Luke 14:18 - "And they all with one consent began to make excuse."   In the New Testament, the apostles turned their world and generation upside down with the message of God’s salvation through Jesus Christ.

They were bold, moved by love and desire to see the gospel reach everywhere they could get to. They and their converts faced horrible persecution, were imprisoned and thrown to lions, yet their faith spread throughout the world.

All these, through just 11 dedicated disciples. Today, it’s a different story. The harvest is much more plenteous but laborers are few. Millions of unbelievers go on in their sins, many of whom never hear a Christian witness.

The voices of Christians are scarcely ever noticed but the voices of political radicals, eastern cults, and homosexuality are heard loudly in the streets and in the media.

We now have excuses than ever to not preach the gospel.
  "I don't feel called to do evangelism.  That is the work of the evangelist and pastor.
  "I'm too busy to do evangelism.  My job, my family, and my church activities occupy all my time." 
  “You see, some people are extroverts, but I am an introvert, I am shy. So I do not witness to others” And so on.

But “No more excuses”. By His special grace, during our watch, the Great Commission shall not turn to the Great Omission.

We WILL shine our Light, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Let Your Light Shine

By Min. Rowan Samuel

It is a historic fact that there lived a man from Galilee named Jesus Christ who was crucified, dead, buried and rose from the dead.

At Pentecost He had His disciples out to the Mount Olivet and before His ascension, He commanded and commissioned them in Matthew 28:18-20 to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen”

With this command believers are mandated to get out of their comfort zones and evangelize the people of the world but as the stiff necked people that we are, He said “Go” but we want to stay within our four walls and sometimes it takes adversity to drive us out.

Proverbs 11:30 – “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise”  God’s promise to us as we obey the Great Commission is in Psalms 92:14 – “They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing”, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom

Caring For The Things of God

By Bro Arinze Igweh

1st Corinthians 7:32 – “But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord” God has always had effective servants who have been single.

Abel had no family. Boaz married quite late in life (Ruth 4:13). Mary, Jesus Christ’s mother, was called when still single (Matthew 1:18).

Paul, the Spirit-inspired writer of three-quarter of the New Testament, was not married, yet was the most effective soul-winner, after our Lord Jesus Christ.

The questions to ponder are:
1. How can single Christians serve God more effectively? 
2. What are the things of God to care for?
We are called primarily to do the Work of God. This great work of God is the way He has set before us for each to grow and develop spiritually. Singles do play a major role in God’s Church.

But whatever state we are in, single or married, we are being called into the Great Commission of building & propagating God’s Kingdom. Not doing anything in Church, being cold or lukewarm, is dangerous: Satan seeks out those whom he can devour. Remember Galatians 6:9: “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

The harvest is plenteous but the labourers are few. The Lord will strengthen us for the work ahead, in Jesus Name.

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom

One-Verse Evangelism

From Our Pastor's Desk

With excerpts on the RCCGNA website, “One-Verse Evangelism” is based on Romans 6:23—”For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of Godis eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”.

It presents the evangelism message in a simple way, with only one scripture to remember.

It is:
- Short and effective
- Crucial especially when time is limited
- Expandable. Examples are optional
- Easy for listener to understand
- Easy to learn and use
- Only 1 verse to memorize
- No need to flip bible pages back and forth
- Gives opportunity to assess listener’s understanding of the Bible 



Remember, the power to change lives is not in the illustration, it is the Spirit of God that opens the heart to hear and respond —John 6:63-65.

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. Shalom.

September 2018 - Our Month of the Great Commission

From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of the Great Commission, in Jesus name. Luke 5:10 – “…And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men” Brethren, God has chosen us, for such a time & place in history as this, so that we could help carry out His plan.

God has something specifically for each & every one of us to do. Jesus tells us very clearly what it is in Mark 16:15 - "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."

Another translation says, "Preach the good news to everybody everywhere." This is the Great Commission, for all of us.

Every believer is a minister. We have to be responsible for our families, friends, neighbors, & colleagues etc., making sure they know the Lord.  Are we doing everything we can possibly do? We have to write that letter, make that phone call, & visit that neighbor.

We are the body of Christ on the earth. God has no arms to love & hug except our arms. God has no voice to encourage & uplift except our voice.
The only smile that God has here on this earth is our smile.

We are ambassadors of the Lord Jesus Christ. We represent Jesus while we're here on this earth.  In this Month of the Great Commission, I challenge us to stir ourselves up & get busy sharing the good news with the people that we know & meet daily.

God is counting on us.

He will grant us all grace, to share the good news, in Jesus mighty Name.

Amen.

We Do Not Well, If...

From Our Pastor's Desk

2nd Kings 7:9 - “Then they said one to another, We do not well: this is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace...”

The city of Samaria was under severe famine in the land. God in a mysterious way sacked the invading Syrian army, who left behind plenty of food and other precious things, but the Samaritans knew nothing of this miracle.

Four lepers discovered the miracle, had their fill and wanted to hide the rest for themselves. Then they told themselves, “We do not well”, in other words, “What we are doing is not right”.

We should not be silent with this good news. Do not withhold or hoard the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Know it, believe it and share it. 

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom

When You're God's Partner

From our Pastor's Desk

A person that abides in Christ has in divine partnership. Any force or person who says such person will not succeed, God will deal with such a force or fellow in accordance with Romans 8:31 – “What shall we then say to these things?

If God be for us, who can be against us?” In our main text (for the past 7 months) of Luke 5:1-11, Peter accepted to partner with Jesus, when he became a “fishless fisherman”, got to his wits end in career/profession, he saw the stark reality of abject failure. But the Lord supplied what he lacked and he took a catch he had never taken all his fishing years. 

When you’re God’s partner and you let the Lord into your boat and accept His divine partnership, your limitations become your starting point.  When you set your eyes on the enemy you will end as a dwarf but when you see God, you end as a giant.

In 1st Sam.17:26-50; David was a partner with God.
He focused on God; and Goliath became a dwarf….but the other Israel army, David’s brothers and even king Saul focused on Goliath, and he was to them a giant. In Numbers 14:9; Caleb & Joshua focused on God and saw the Anakim giants as bread for their consumption. But the other spies focused on the giants and saw themselves as grasshoppers.

When you’re God’s partner and you set your eyes on Him, you become the apple of God's eyes; the secret of success that is in Christ is given to you, God makes available for you grace more than those who are qualified and you become unstoppable. God upholds His partners with His victorious right hand, and He will do same for you, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom

#LoveThySelfie

By Sis Biola Adeleye

When Jesus talked about the greatest commandment of all, He quoted Deuteronomy 6:5 and said we are to love God with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our might.

But He also added the second greatest commandment in Mark 12:31 – “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” The second command, the latter, is worthy of note. There's something important here that we shouldn’t miss.

How can someone love another person if they don't love themselves? “You cannot give away something you don't have in you.”  One must have a measure or degree of love for one-self before one can love one’s neighbor.

The yard-stick of the command is the love for ourselves. It’s that yardstick we use as measure to love others. We all need to accept ourselves, embrace our personalities and even our imperfections, knowing that although we are not where we need to be, we are making progress.

Jesus died for us because we have weaknesses and imperfections, and we don't have to reject ourselves because of them. God wants us to love ourselves and enjoy how He's made us! The Bible indicates that it is proper, even necessary, to love yourself. Such love includes caring for yourself, respecting yourself, and having a sense of self-worth. 

Rather than glorifying selfishness, the Bible puts self-love in its rightful place. The Lord will take away every spirit of self-pity & low self-esteem in our lives, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018. 
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

The Power of Partnership

By Bro. Daniel Sangoleye

You can never harness the full impact of your God given potentials, until you identify your partner. God has deposited so much resources into our lives, so much that it’s way too much for you alone.

Bible says in Leviticus 26:8a “Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand.” There is power in partnership One of the first lessons learnt at creation is partnership.

God says in Genesis 2:18 “And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” God knows the significance of partnership.  You are not created to be alone, if you want to have dominion over all, identify your partner. 

Jesus Christ also displayed partnership in the new testament, in Luke 5, when He used Peter’s boat to preach the gospel by the lake of Gennesaret. In return, Jesus instructed Peter to let down his net for a catch.

Peter trusted, obeyed the word of the Master, and he experienced overflow. According to the scripture in Luke 5:6-7, “And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.”   

According to Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, don’t take a solo flight in your journey of life, partner with God, and other believers. And as you do so, your victory is certain, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2018.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

All By Myself?

From Our Pastor's Desk

In Luke 5:5-7, after using Peter's boat to preach Jesus tells him to put out his nets in the deep for a catch. Peter and his crew have been out fishing the whole night and they caught nothing.

Peter says at your word Lord I will put out the nets. Peter and his crew enclose such a huge number of fish that so much that the nets start breaking.

Peter realizes we cannot handle this on our own we need help otherwise we are doomed. Then, Peter calls for help from their partners. 

God has not designed us to be loners and lone rangers, in life and in ministry. It’s not only unhealthy; it’s simply not God’s will or God’s way.

God’s children & His kingdom are built on partnerships. If Peter had nor summoned for his partners for help, it would have been a disaster. The fish was so much it was sinking two sinking boats.

Without the partners all would have been lost but because the partners came in to support and everybody went home with more fish than they had ever caught.  No matter how powerful you are, if you stand alone you are simply on your way to a fall.

The wise man, Solomon, said it like this in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 – “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken” As you partner with God & Godly people, your victory is certain, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018. 
Remain blessed. 
Shalom

August 2018 - Our Month of Godly Partnership

 From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of Godly Partnership, in Jesus name.

Luke 5: 7 - “And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them” Peter got so much net-breaking & boat-sinking fish, he needed help from their partners. The kingdom of God is built on partnerships.

A partnership is a cooperative relationship between people who agree to share responsibility & achieve same goal. It’s a fellowship. God does not give everything to one person. One may have just the finances, & another just the ideas.

When they come together, each bringing what they have then the outcome is amazing and God gets the glory. 1st Cor. 12:12 says “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one  body: so also is Christ” Most of God’s greatest servants in the Bible never served alone.

God’s intention is not for anyone to go through life all alone & without any assistance. Solomon said in Eccl. 4:9 – “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up…”

There are some battles one cannot fight alone. There are some enemies one cannot defeat alone. We need partners. This Month of Godly Partnership, we will not lack needed help.

God will send Godly partners of destiny our way, in Jesus mighty Name. Amen.

But. Nothing.

By Sis Rebecca Williams

Our God is such a good, good Father. The Bible is littered with very many several examples of our King coming through with abundance, whenever there was a lack.

In 1Kings 18:41, Elijah declared “there is the sound of abundance of rain”, after three long years of drought. 

This declaration wasn’t an empty proclamation. It was backed the power of the Almighty.

Just like our theme of Supernatural Surplus for this month.

However, Elijah’s servant didn’t see anything. Neither did anyone else in the city. 

Are you seeing anything? Could you still be looking at the drought, when the surplus is here? The fact that it is not yet seen physically is not an indication that it doesn’t exist.

Elijah, at the time kept his head between his knees in focus, prayer and faith. His servant went 7 times before he could notice anything remotely similar to a cloud in the sky.

In Luke 5:5, Simon declared they had toiled all night but caught nothing. However, at the word of the Master, he did let down his net again and great was their catch. So much so that their nets started to break.

At the insistence of Elijah, the servant kept going to look at the sky, until there was a desirable result.

If throughout our month of Supernatural Surplus, all you’ve experienced is anything but surplus, then, please do not despair. 

There is a sound of abundance of rain, on its way for you. Please take courage from Haggai 2:9; there is a greater glory in your tomorrow. 

There is hope in your future, says the Lord. You’ve toiled all night, waited all day, checked and re-checked but you got nothing?

Let down your net again, go again, try again, pray again, trust again, strike again and your abundance will surely come. In Jesus mighty name.

You will have good success this 2018.  

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Multiply Thy Gold

From Our Pastor's Desk

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 says “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth” 

The first part of this chapter (vs. 1-6) speaks of taking risks and making multiple investments rather than operating out of fear and exercising too much caution. It also speaks of being generous with your wealth.

But these first two verses speak of the need of multiple income streams because you don’t know what “evil” will be on the earth.  The advantage of multiple streams is if one stream dries up or slows down, you have others flowing in to pick up the slack.  With the recent trends of corporate downsizing and the loyalty of employers being a way of the past, multiple streams of income from different sources are more important than ever, and will be perhaps essential in the future.

Not only is this a good idea for you and your family’s security and wealth-building strategies, but it can help fulfill your vision of giving to expand the Kingdom. 

When your savings has increased, it becomes a major source of investment in your hand. It becomes your gold to multiply and build wealth. Time to turn your fruitful field to a tree, then a forest, according to Isaiah 29:17 – “Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?” 

Let’s cultivate the good habit of saving, then we should put our savings to work, so that it may reproduce and bring to us a constant flow/stream of wealth.

We need it. We will have it, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

Abundantly Gifted

By Tamilore Omomeji

“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” – 1st Peter 4-10 Abundance is when something is in large, surplus, plentiful, overflowing and more than sufficient quantity.  Gifted means endowed with talents such as being an artist, a writer, or a comedian. 

One can also be blessed with spiritual gifts such as teaching, prophesying, showing mercy, serving others, counsellors, encouraging and being hospitable.  We can be assured that everyone has been given gifts and everyone is expected to minister it to others. 

If you are unaware or unsure of the gifts you have, its best to ask God and be confident that God will definitely reveal it. As children, we are not too small or too young for God to use us.  Samuel was about 11 years old when he was called by God to be a prophet, Joseph was 17 years old when he had his 1st dream of prophesy and later became a prime minister, and David was a young boy when he defeated Goliath. 

We all have God given talents even planted before we were born – Jeremiah 1:5-19.  We have been handcrafted by God to accomplish a part of His abundant gifts for the world.  God is waiting of each and every one of us to value and manifest His gifts that are within us.

We should all desire and choose to make a difference in the world with our gifts.  To impact lives positively in our generations.  Daniel, Joseph, the three Hebrew boys, Esther, were remembered for their exceptional gifts. We should be known for ours as well.

May the Lord help our children to stir up their abundant gifts to make a difference, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018.

Remain blessed.

Shalom

God's "Super" Over Our Natural

By Deaconess Flo Oyedeji

'Supernatural' means pertaining to, or being beyond what is natural; un-explainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal. It also means pertaining to characteristic of, or attributed to God or a deity.)

'Supply' means to furnish or provide with what is lacking. It also means to make up, compensate for, or satisfy a deficiency, loss, need etc. As Children of God and Citizens of heaven, we never have to worry, God shall supply!

He is the one who will initiate and make a way for us. This supply comes out of God's glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Paul says, “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus”. (Philippians 4:19 NIV).

Paul also says, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength”. (Philippians 4:13 NIV) Paul is convinced that the supernatural supply of strength he received from the Lord allows him to do everything possible in his life.

God wants His people to experience surplus in their finances and every area of their lives through His divine strength on our feeble natural state. He is ever-ready to provide all you will ever need in abundance. Are you willing to do what it takes to receive it?

May the Lord help us, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

July 2018 Our Month of Supernatural Surplus

 From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of Supernatural Surplus, in Jesus name. Luke 5:6 – “And when they had this done, they in-closed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake”

Supernatural has two words – super & natural. Super means “of the highest quality”; above, over, beyond, higher, surpassing; outside the natural realm; divine.

Natural means “of nature”; normal, ordinary; or limited to the earthly realm. So, supernatural is something that takes place outside the natural world; above, over, higher and beyond the ordinary course of nature. 

God has unusual ways and unlimited avenues of provision that supersede all natural limitations. When we allow God to move through our faith & obedience, He does “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think” – Ephesians 3:20. We are no longer limited to or affected by the natural realm. Peter had fished all night, from 6pm to 6am, but had caught nothing.

He was completely devastated; he couldn't even go home – no food, no money, no joy! He was a failure. And his faith & obedience allowed Jesus to his boat & Peter received a net-breaking surplus that he had to share. Henceforth, for every Mercy Seatizen, no more failure, no more fruitless efforts, no more frustrations.

In this Month of Supernatural Surplus, our nets shall be full & breaking, our cups shall run over, our barns shall be filled with plenty. In Jesus Name.

Amen.

12 Baskets Full

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John 6: 13 – “Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten” There are blessing and there are blessings. There are those blessings that will sink a ship (Luke 5:1-11). 

And there are blessings that you will need your neighbors to help you carry them (John 6:5-13). And there are cup-overflowing blessings (Psalms 23:5).

Those are the kinds of blessings coming your way this month & beyond, in Jesus Name. The little lad gave his lunch, willingly, to the disciples & Jesus, just five loaves & two fishes. That small gift became enough for feeding thousands, they all ate well and were filled.

Then the supernatural surplus. Twelve baskets remained, and the little lad took them home. What a blessing!. God’s blessings are always super-abundant, overflowing. Psalms 23:5 – “…thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over” We do not have to wait until we get to heaven to experience God’s banquet house.

His overflowing, abundant grace is something we experience as Christians in this life.  In John 10:10, Jesus says “I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly” That is a cup running over with God’s grace.

The life He gives us is perisson, meaning, “to have a surplus,” “superabundance,” “till it overflows.”  In Luke 5:1-11, an ordinary day turned into a divine adventure for Simon Peter because of his obedience. He agreed to Jesus’ seemingly insignificant requests, which led to supernaturally-surplus blessings for himself and others.

My prayer is that not only will we feed well, we will be filled & have surplus left-overs, our cups will run over to others, because we serve a God that “is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us” God will move us from being overwhelmed with struggles to overflowing with blessings, in Jesus Name.
Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018.
Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

The Caleb Spirit

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The Caleb Spirit was the Spirit of TOTAL obedience. Numbers 32:12 – “Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD” In  Numbers  14:24,  God  testified  of  Caleb  –  “But  because  my  servant  Caleb  has  a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it”

What a testimony! So often we follow the Lord mostly, or when it suits us. But when things get tough, and we must lean on faith rather than sight, we balk, fear sets in, and we follow our fears instead of our faith.

There is a spirit of disobedience in the world. Ephesians 2:2  “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the  children of disobedience”
Due to no fault of his own, Caleb was forced to wander in the wilderness for forty years. He suffered because of the faithlessness & disobedience of the children of Israel. 

Through all this, Caleb never blamed God but simply trusted God and waited for the day when he would be allowed to cross over to the Promised Land. And that day came. Joshua 14:12-13 – “Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were  great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.

And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance” The steadfastness of Caleb's commitment to God during these troubling (and wasted) years is a great testament to the character of the man, which is summed in one phrase, "different spirit".

We too must possess a "different" spirit in order to be pleasing to God. We must come to grips with the fact that we are not like everyone else. May the “different” Spirit of total obedience, rest more upon us, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Nevertheless, At Thy Word

By Bro. Franklin Erebor



The theme: ‘’Nevertheless, at Thy Word’’ connotes total obedience to the word of God, regardless of the circumstance. It also denotes a night of struggle, a morning of surrender and an afternoon of accomplishment.

When the Lord told Peter to let down his net, he did not want to as he had his doubts and disbeliefs. However, he totally obeyed the word of the Lord and the outcome far exceeded his expectations and imaginations!

The theme teaches us that God’s word is irreplaceable as He is the final authority in every situation, circumstance or thing. It means that despite the toiling and vicissitudes of life, there is still hope by virtue of His word.

The word of God brings life to everything - ‘’My words are Spirit and Life ‘’- John 6:63. The word, therefore, is our veritable source of power and strength; our armor and shield. Every creation of God responds to His word.

The word of God always goes forth to accomplish great things and never comes back void – Isaiah 55:10-11.  There are rewards for obedience – Noah obeyed God  by building the ark and he and his family were saved from the flood in Genesis 7.  There are also consequences for disobedience 1 Samuel 15:22. The account of Manasseh, King of Judah – 2 Chronicles: 33.

Remember: Obedience + Disobedience = Disobedience
Selective Obedience + Selective Obedience < Obedience
The Word = Total Obedience + Total Obedience = The Miraculous                     

We may not like what the Lord is calling us to do today, but I enjoin all to be totally obedient, receive the unction and join Peter and say ‘’ Master, we have toiled all night and taken nothing: Nevertheless, at Thy Word I will Let down the net’’

Brethren: Only you can let down your metaphorical net in total obedience. Will you do so and obey Him without compromise from this day forward in total obedience to His WORD?

I pray we all will and may God bless us as we do so, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018. Remain blessed.  Shalom.

Total Obedience in a Perversive World

By Deaconess Ronke Ademosu

Literally, obedience and perversion are two opposite words- 'oxymoron'. We live in a world that was created perfect (Gen. 1:31), but turned wicked, imperfect, degenerated, malicious, spiteful!

One, diverted from true intent and purpose of its creator-God. A self-righteous world.
Yet, God still loves us dearly and His desire for us is to be holy, righteous, submissive, focused, unmovable, perfect, heaven-compliant and trusting in Him totally, irrespective of all forms  of degradation around  us.

Our God condemns perversion of any kind. Eccl. 5:8 says "If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they" 

How can we reconcile these two positions? 1John 2:15 -  "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him"  By loving God wholeheartedly comes the willingness to obey and  surrender all to Him for He says "If ye love me, you l keep my commandment" - John 14:15

Total Obedience is voluntary but compulsory for believers  as we journey on earth’s pilgrimage in order to reach our eternal destination. That's why the Bible says in Isa. 1:19 – “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land"

How willing are you to partake of this blessing? What's the level of your obedience? Total or partial? Paul said in Phil. 3:10 – “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection…”  Are you ready for that power? May the fear of the Lord increase in us this month of Total Obedience, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2018.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

Stages of Disobedience

From Our Pastor's Desk

Sometimes, we think a little disobedience isn’t really that big of a deal. In our minds, as long as we mean well, everything would be okay. What we fail to realize is that a ‘little’ disobedience opens the door for big darkness.

Every tragic thing that happened in Saul’s life happened as a result of this ‘little’ disobedience – 1st Sam. 15:11. Disobedience opens the door to the devil’s influence to our lives, our families, children, destinies, blessings and future.  Ecclesiastes 10:8 says “…he that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him”

Disobedience breaks the divine hedge of God around us. This is a “wall of fire”, no evil power or devil can penetrate into the divine hedge - Job 1:10. But a little disobedience and we are ex-posed to all fiery darts of the serpent. Our God is the Good Shepherd and He has provided divine protection and defense for us, His sheep.

However, it is the responsibility of the sheep to ensure that this hedge is not broken by being totally obedient to His commandments.  If any of us are still out of the fold due to disobedience, this is the time to come back into the fold for safety, by repenting now. God will grant us mercy for our disobediences, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

June 2018 - Our Month of Total Obedience

From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of Total Obedience, in Jesus name. John 2:5–“His mother said to the servants, Whatever He says to you, do it.” 

The mother of Jesus knew the secret of receiving miracles, which is simple total obedience. At the wedding in Cana in Galilee, the hosts ran out of wine to serve the guests.

Jesus asked them to fill all the water pots to the brim with water and they did. They received a miracle as the water turned into wine, saving them from disgrace & humiliation.

If we, likewise, desire to receive a miracle in any area of life, financial, physical, spiritual etc, all we need to do is to obey God. In 2nd Kings 5:10, God did not ask Naaman to do a hard thing or pay a costly price to get healed. Anything God requires from us is something we can afford to do or give. He will not make impossible demands of us. Yet, as simple as His demands may be, some people still find it difficult obeying them. What simple instruction have you failed to obey?

Need a miracle like Naaman? Need a miracle like that of the marriage of Cana in Galilee? Then whatsoever Jesus saith unto you, DO IT. Isaiah 1:19 - “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land…” As you obey the Lord this Month of Total Obedience, you will receive your miracles. Whatever it is that you’d consider to be your own special break-through,

He will release upon you, in Jesus Name.

Why We Reject Godly Counsel

By Deacon Ike Mbila

In this our month of “Godly Counsel” we must make a self determined effort to remember all we have been taught on the benefits of accepting a godly counsel.

We must constantly remember that we have been taught to ensure that all counsel given to us must be backed up by the word of God.

We must also remember that there is a great consequence that comes with not following godly counsel - 2 Chronicles 22:6-7. 


Please know that the real reason we all sometimes refuse to adhere to godly counsel is because of “demonic influence.”  Most Christians will argue that once you are born again as laid out in John 3:16-18 that satan can no longer have any influence over you.

Even Jesus Himself was tempted to turn a stone into bread; Peter was influenced by satan when he said Christ should not die, and when he denied Christ three times.

It might appear that we will do differently if we were Peter, I actually defer because the godly counsel we are charged with in the Bible today; we are failing woefully in them because of “demonic influence”. 

We forsake the gathering together of brethren; we refuse to tithe; our anger issues, our bitterness issues, our drinking and smoking binges, our harlotry, idolatry, envy, jealousy, greed, pride etc. All these are areas of manifestation of ungodly counsel, where we have failed God. 

The Lord will help us make a case for adapting good godly counsel, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2018.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

Beware of Ungodly Counsels

From Our Pastor's Desk

First, God instructed….Genesis 2:17 – “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die”

Then satan counseled…Genesis 3:4-5 – “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil”

That was the first ungodly counsel. The listening to, and the obedience of that counsel led to the death/fall of man. Spiritual death. Separation from God.

Isaiah 59:1-2 –“...But your iniquities have separated between you & your God, & your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear”. If our first father & mother had listened to & obeyed God, rather than obeying satan, maybe we would not be where we are today.

We could still have been enjoying the blessedness of Eden, and having deep spiritual relationship and closeness with God, walking with us in the cool of the day.

But now that we have been reconciled back to Him through the redemption of our sinful flesh & nature by the shed Blood of Jesus Christ, we must be careful & wary of listening to ungodly counsels, so that our souls will not be corrupted.

I rebuke every ungodly counsel that may seek to deceive, pervert & corrupt the souls of God’s beloved, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2018.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

Woman of Good Understanding

By Sis. Damola Alabi

Prov. 14:1 – “Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands” A woman of good understanding is described here as a builder, a productive woman, a woman who teaches her children the way of the Lord.

Timothy’s father was a pagan, but his mother and grandmother thought him everything he knew about the scriptures since he was a child.

The Bible describes the husband of Abigail as a foolish man, but Abigail used her understanding and wisdom to save her life and that of her husband.

Hannah trusted God and understood that when the time comes, she would have her own child. 1st Samuel 1:1-25 tells us about how her husband’s wife would always humiliate her because she was
barren. But Instead of fighting or foolishly packing out of her husband’s house as some
of us today might do, she patiently waited on the Lord until her joy came.

Nobody remembers the names of Peninnah’s children, but we all know about Samuel the great prophet of God.

May the Lord grant us the spirit of understanding so that we can fulfill God’s purposes for our lives and homes, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2018.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

Godly Counsel From a Nobody

From Our Pastor's Desk

1st Corinthians 1:27-29 - “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound
the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence”

Many of us have lost our recovery, restoration,
lost opportunities, blessings and so on, because
of pride and “too much wisdom.”

Some of us think you can’t get help from those that are seemingly “not wise” enough, poorer than us, or from those that serve us. God has promised to send us help on a regular basis.

These help will come as at when due, for God is very faithful. However, we may never be too sure of the vessels that will carry the help –
either the honorable or the despicable.
Therefore, we should beware of how we treat people who come across our way. The
despicable are capable of carrying our most critical help from above. The “nobodies,
small-fries, lightweights” etc.

We were created to live interdependently. We need one input or the other from others to facilitate our fulfillment in life. Unarguably, the inputs others have made into our lives are the reasons we are where we are today, and we need quite some more of such to attain our maximum. The way and manner these inputs are packaged is another ball game entirely.

We ask for grace never to despise those that are seemingly “small”; for from them
could come our Godly counsels for greatness, in Jesus Name.

You will have good success this 2018.
Remain blessed. Shalom.