God's Covenant of "Never Again!"

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Genesis 8:21 – “The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.”

When there are repeated tragedies, misfortunes re-occurring again and again; when there is a noticeable continual happenstance of evil patterns, then a ‘Never Again’ resolve is often the response or reaction of an individual or a people who have suffered such a tragedy or tragedies of monumental proportion.

It is a prophetic proclamation and resolution to do everything possible and necessary to prevent the recurrence of such tragedy or tragedies.

After the devastating flood that wiped humans from the earth because of their sinful abominable ways that met with the wrath of God, save Noah, his family and animals paired.

Noah raised an altar of thanksgiving, prayer and fellowship unto God. He took clean animals of all kinds and offered them as burnt offering unto the LORD.

God smelled a sweet savour from Noah’s altar and was moved to make a covenant of ‘Never Again’ with him.

Genesis 9:11- “I establish m y covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth…”

God set a rainbow in the sky to remind man and Himself that He would ‘Never Again’ use flood to destroy all the earth.  So, I decree today, the evil, disappointments and heartbreak you saw & experienced in 2019, never again shall you see them in 2020 and beyond, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019. 
Remain blessed. 
Shalom.

Renewing the Covenant

By Deaconess Kemi Epidi             

The Old Testament reveals that the covenant God had with the people during Exodus is pretty one sided – that it requires much more of God than it does the people – but still they were unable to remain faithful. And that even though the people fall away from it time and again, God never terminates the Covenant, but instead calls on the people to renew their relationship with Him. 

In 2 Chronicles 34:30, Josiah and his people renewed the covenant after a period of reverting to the worship of foreign idols.

In Jeremiah 31:33, during the rise of the Assyrians and Babylonians and the siege of Jerusalem, we find this promise from God.  “This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel declares the Lord. I will put my law in their hearts.  I will be their God and they will be my people”.

And this theme of renewing the Covenant carried on into the New Testament.  In a sense, God sent Jesus as a renewal of the Covenant.   We ought to periodically revisit and renew our Covenant with God and one another. 

God’s covenant with us is a covenant based on relationship, and our relationships only survive and thrive when we spend time with one another. So, we should spend the time with God and request that God should grant us a fresh outpouring of His Holy Spirit.

We are to reflect on the wonders of God and His incomprehensible excellence, reflect on ourselves – our sinful nature (and seek fogginess and grace), repent of our iniquities and resolve to keep going and keep pressing on.  Commit ourselves to Christ as His servants.

Christ has many services to be done.  Some are easy and honorable; others are more difficult.  Some are suitable to our inclinations and interests; others are contrary to both. 

In some we may please Christ and ourselves. But then there are other works where we cannot please Christ except by denying ourselves.

It is necessary therefore, as we renew this Covenant with God that we consider what it means to be a servant of Christ. God’s blessings, in Jesus Name. AMEN.  You will have good success this 2019.  Remain blessed. Shalom.

Beware of Crafty Covenants

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1st Samuel 11:2 – “And Nahash the A mmonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel”

The entire account of 1st Samuel 11 is about Nahash, the ammonite besieging Jabesh-Gilead – a town on the East of Jordan. The people of the land were willing to serve Nahash and requested of him to sign a covenant/treaty with them.

But listen to what Nahash said above. The defenseless elders of Jabesh-Gilead responded “And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee”

To this, Nahash raised no objection. Where on earth would they be able to secure help? Nahas would have told himself. The messengers from Jabesh went to Gibeah and narrated their ordeal, upon hearing which the people of Gibeah lifted up their voices and wept.

Even though this was quite kind of the people, it fell far short of what the people of Jabesh needed. They didn’t need sympathizers or co-weepers. What they needed was help.

When Saul (of Gibeah) heard the news, the Spirit of God came upon him and he mobilized the men of Israel and Judah for war. The messengers were then sent back to Jabesh with this message: "Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh Gile-ad:'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.'"

For those of us that have knowingly or otherwise, covenanted with the crafty Nahash-es of this world, the Lord of Host will break such covenants, in the name of Jesus. The Nahashes of this world are determined to thrust you in darkness, put you in utter nakedness and disgrace.

To whom have we gone for help? Soothsayers? Stargazers? Palm Readers? Psychics? Witch Doctors? I break every evil covenant, evil oath and treaty, and eveil pronouncements with any Nahash, over our lives & that of our loved ones by the Blood of Jesus.

The Help of the helpless, Jehovah Sabaoth will arise to release us from any evil covenant of the crafty, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom

Covenant of Blood

By Pastor Tayo Adewale

Everlasting covenant is an ancient covenant, new and better one. God has made this covenant with us through the precious blood of His son.

The Hebrew word for covenant is “Berith” meaning “fetter cutting”. Covenant is between two people, you do your part, I do my part, but with the ancient covenant, He does it all.

We bring nothing to the table. And it’s all because of the love He has for us. This ancient covenant shows us not who we are, but who God is.

Almighty, Merciful, and Loving Father.  His covenant for us is just because He decided to choose and love us not because of any of our good works, intelligence or self-imposed righteousness.

God’s covenant is a blessing. Titus 3:5-7. No sacrifices will come to pass without the shedding of blood. Heb. 9:7. The everlasting covenant blood gives us everything we need in life.

His blood is the importance of His love. We receive healing, forgiveness of sins, protection, oneness, authority, boldness, abundance, through His blood.

What else do we need in life that the Precious Covenant Blood of Jesus Christ has not offered? The question is, how many of us use and apply His blood in our lives every day? The blood that speaks, heal, deliver, set free, and protect....Halleluyah!

May His Covenant of Blood avail for us, in Jesus Name. AMEN.  You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Think-giving for Thanksgiving

From Our Pastor's Desk

Let’s look at giving from a different angle. We’ll look at giving of tithes, offerings, time and our service, not really from the popular view (though right) of Malachi 3:10, but from a whole other perspective of how meaningful & purposeful it is to give our gifts to God’s storehouse and serve mankind. 

Practically everyone in our society can afford to give. If money is tight, we can probably afford to donate our time through volunteer work.

We are truly blessed to have a hot meal on our table every day and have many luxuries in our lives that we often take for granted.

Giving will bring us a lifetime of incredible memories, which is much more meaningful than a few numbers in a bank statement.  I believe those that are self-centered in every-thing and at all times are of small minds.


Great minds are always thinking of giving, looking for where to sow, pondering who will benefit and how to break fallow grounds for more beneficiaries of their gifts and seeds.

A small mind thinks of what it will gain and receive. Thinkers of giving always end up as thanks-givers. Thinking to give means to visualize, focus one’s attention to, and prepare to give.

Believe me, there are people whose sleeping and waking thoughts are how to give more and better. They end up with more reasons to give thanks.

So, don’t just be a taker (there are too many people in this category), be a giver. Give your money, time, love, forgiveness etc.

Think-giving on this Thanksgiving. Acts 20:35—”I have shewed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive”.

The Lord bless you more & more, as you think-giving, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

December 2019 - Our Month of Everlasting Covenant

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Welcome to this Our New Month of Everlasting Covenant, in Jesus name. Genesis 17:7 – “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee”

God told Abraham all that he will inherit, but in Genesis 15:5, he asked “Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?”

And as if God’s word wasn’t good enough, God went one step further and cut a covenant with Abraham, reassuring His friend that He would do as promised.

Note here that we are talking about “everlasting” covenants. The type that God has made with us.  Isaiah 61:8 – “...I will direct their work in truth, & I will make an everlasting covenant with them” His covenants are everlasting, they can never be broken.

They can only be replaced by newer & better covenants. Psalms 89:34–“My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of my lips” The everlasting covenant of God can only be broken if we fail to maintain an intimate & personal relationship with Him or get separated from Him through sin. 

In this month of Everlasting Covenant & beyond, let us purpose in our hearts never to stray from Him. And His everlasting covenants & promises will He keep concerning us, in Jesus mighty Name.
Amen

Troubled on Every Side, Yet...

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2nd Corinthians 4:8 - “...We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed....”

One thing that every human being needs to beware of is that real trouble will come one day! There is no way that a human being living in a troubled world, in troublesome times can avoid real trouble.

It’s very important that we be prepared when trouble comes. Sometimes some of us go through troubles because of our disobedience to God and/or the ordinances of man (which we should obey for the Lord's sake), whilst many of us through no fault of ours.

Just like our Lord Jesus Christ sinned not but bore our sins in His body and suffered for our sakes. As believers it is worthy of note that problems, difficulties, troubles… may come. Almost all of God's servants mentioned in the Bible went through one problem or the other.

The troubles we face will either defeat us or develop us - depending on how we respond to them. Unfortunately most of us fail to see how God wants to use troubles for good in our lives. We react unwisely and resent our troubles/problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.

A delay, for instance, may look as a problem but it could be for a better purpose. Psalms 34:19 – “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all” Keyword here is “the righteous”. God’s word says many are their afflictions! Not the unrighteous or unbelievers. The righteous.

But God delivers them and gives the Double for all their Troubles. Halleluyah. Every trouble we face will give us double, difficulties will give us victory; confusion clarity; hopelessness purpose; failure success; poverty prosperity; and loneliness loving companionship, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

This Day is a Day of Good Tidings

By Deaconess Florence Oyedeji 

We read of one siege of Samaria in 2nd Kings 7:1-20. Orchestrated by Ben-Hadad, king of Syria. Which brought a terrible famine upon the city of Samaria.

Among those suffering in the famine were four lepers...Who, I believe personified what it means to get “double for trouble”.

2Kings 7, they discussed their plight. In desperation they decided to surrender to the Syrians. To their surprise, they found the Syrian camp abandoned.

At first, they splurged in their newfound riches. But upon reflection, they knew they needed to tell others what they had found, and did so.

There is a valuable lesson we learn from the four lepers, especially when they said in verse 9: “Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household..."

In today’s sermon, we will highlight some parallels between the lepers, and ourselves now. The consequences of keeping silent when we have good news to share (when we finally get our “double for trouble”) and why some people may be keeping silent today.

The Lord will indeed make us bringer of good news & glad tidings, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Twice As Much

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Job 42:10 – “And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before” In this verse, Job is blessed by God with a double portion of what he had had formerly.

God restored his marriage, blessed him again with a family, and Job lived to a good old age. James 5:11 summarizes the Book of Job.  Twice as Much

“Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.”

This shows that whatever trouble, difficulty or suffering may come our way, God is not harsh with His children, but His purposes have an end, and that is the restoration and blessing of His people.  God’s promise to us this month & beyond is that He will restore and bless twice as much as we may have lost.

In the Old Testament, God’s people were going through a very dark time. They were being held captive against their will and mistreated by other nations. God sent this word to encourage them and give them hope for their future.

Isaiah 61:7, (The Message) - “Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt, your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever” When the time came, God was faithful to His Word!

Are you going through a difficult time today? Let this word bring you encouragement, too. God wants to give you double for your trouble. He is the God of restoration—that means He’s not going to just repay you for every wrong done, He’s going to go above and beyond and make things even better than they were before.

I pray that as we stay in faith and are obedient to His Word, we’ll receive double for our troubles and see God’s promises come to pass & fulfilled, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

Receiving Double Portion

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Near the end of Elijah’s time on earth, he offered his assistant Elisha a gift: “What can I do for you before I am taken from you?” Elisha answered, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me” – 2nd Kings 2:9.

Elisha received a double portion from Elijah. Elisha received because of his faithfulness, amongst other virtues. Even though Elijah and the sons of the prophets both seemed to try to dissuade Elisha from following, he was faithful.

He was not going to be dissuaded.  A faithful Christian will not be pulled away from serving the Lord by a whim or by some unimportant, irrelevant, trivial reason. A lot of people are simply sitting, waiting for something to fall out of Heaven.

You need to commit to a good local church and do your part to help make it a great church. Join up and then show up!

2 Timothy 2:2 – “And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also” 1 Corinthians 4:2 – “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” Elisha knew how to serve.

Do you want the double portion anointing? Get involved in church or a ministry and start serving. When you serve you are sowing your life as seed for an anointing that one day will be yours.

For all of your faithfulness & commitment as a steward, the Lord grant you double portion of all Heaven has to offer, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom

November 2019 - Our Month of Double for Trouble

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Welcome to this Our New Month of Double for Trouble, in Jesus name. Trouble is a problem, difficulty or disturbance causing pain, distress, inconvenience or discomfort. And shame is disgrace, a state of dishonor.

For everyone alive, at one stage of our lives or the other, we may have experienced both trouble and shame.

But this is what the Lord said in Isaiah 61:7 – “For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them”

God promises a double portion of everlasting joy, peace, strength, laughter and blessing upon His children, for every shame, confusion, disgrace and/or trouble gone through.

In 2nd Kings 2:9, Elisha asked Elijah “I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me” When someone receives a double portion, he gets a portion (slice, quantity, amount or piece) twice as much as that given to others.

Elisha received his request. The many miracles Elisha performed confirm that he had indeed been granted a double portion.  In this month of Double for Trouble & beyond, the Lord will bless every Mercy Seatizen, with double honor, power, grace, increase, joy, promotion and anointing.

He will anoint us with the oil of gladness above our fellows, in Jesus Name. Amen.

The Peculiar Servant - Always on Call

By Sis. Tosin Agboola 

As minsters of God, we must remember that the One whom we stand before and serve is Omnipresent, Omnibenevolent. He is everywhere, working His purpose out, moving in mysterious ways and pouring His blessing on both the good and the evil.

If this is the modus operandi of the one we follow and call Master, what choice do we have as His servants but to be busy in His kingdom?

But often we have come to convince ourselves that service has to be a grand gesture, something that must be noticed and applauded, the perfect assignment in ministry that will exhibit our talent or a substantial contribution that leaves the congregation impressed.

Unfortunately, what happens is that once those scenarios are not present, most of us end up doing little to nothing. But we are called to be up and on duty at all times and in all places. Of course we are humanly constrained but the God we serve counts no service as small.

He says in as much as you do it to the least of my brethren, expecting to receive nothing back, you do it for me.  Sometimes we are called to simply look up and smile, other times to pray fervently for souls in danger, to give a dollar or empty our accounts for a cause, preach the gospel or sit in silence with a bereaved soul, pray for healing or pay the medical bills of those who cannot afford it.

The measure of our service to God is in our service to others. The Apostle James says pure religion and undefiled before God is to visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction.

Apostle John says if a man says he loves God and hates his brother, he is a liar, for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

Jesus, in differentiating between the sheep and goats pointed to their actions – they fed the hungry, gave drink to the thirsty, brought in strangers, visited the sick, clothed strangers, visited prisoners. 

Fellow servants, all it takes is to be prepared and practical. Look out for one another; keep your radar up, ready to serve, always on call. Doing nothing is not an option.

The Lord bless us all, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

The Spirit of the Lord God is Upon Me

By Bro. Gabriel Bámgbóṣé

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me to bring good news to the humble and afflicted” (Isaiah 61:1; AMP).  This is a declaration of the fullness of the presence of God in the life of the called and the anointed.

There is a particular force that follows this declaration when made by the ministers of God with the conviction of His spirit and anointing in their lives.

One can imagine that sense of confidence and conviction with which Prophet Isaiah must have made this divine declaration followed by the promises of the mighty works the Lord is set to do through him.


There are two connected principles that define the called as captured in this verse.  First, there is the Spirit of God. Second, there is the anointing and commissioning. The basis of the anointing and the calling is the Spirit of the Lord God. As the called, do you take the Spirit of the Lord God upon you for granted through the act of disobedience?

Saul was the first king of Israel. He was singled out, anointed, and commissioned to lead God’s people. But he made the gravest mistake of taking the Spirit for granted through the act of disobedience. As a result, the asked for (which is the meaning of his name in Hebrew) lost favor with God. The asked for was abandoned by the Spirit of God and tormented till his death.

The asked for was replaced and damned. May we not be abandoned by God, in Jesus name.  Let us consider the life of another Saul turned Paul in the New Testament. Even though he was seen as damned before the Spirit came upon him, he never took the Spirit for granted after he was called.

Paul was obedient in fervent faith even in the face of the greatest adversity. Our Lord Jesus Christ, “though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered” (Hebrew 5:8; KJV).  Obedience is an attribute that puts us in right standing with God; it puts us in accord with the Spirit of the Lord God upon us and with the anointing.

To be in right standing with God is the key to unlocking the promises of the great works He is set to do in and through us as the called. May God grant us the grace of obedience to be in right standing with Him, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

Thou Shalt Secure the Fruit

By Sis. Rebecca Orimoloye

Our God is an Investor. Not just an ordinary Investor but the greatest Investor. The scriptures are littered with examples of God’s investment.

In John 3:16, He gave His only begotten son (investment) so through Him, the world may be saved (expected return). Are you aware that your creation is an investment by God? Gen 1:26-28 backs this up. 

The creation of man in His image was a direct investment in mankind. Nothing else that was created can be likened to God, the Creator. His expected return is for fruitfulness, multiplication, dominion, etc Our God, as the Great Investor is looking out for a return on His investment or ROI.

As God’s investment, one of our ROI to Him is our fruits. A fruit is a product of a plant or a tree, such as mango, apple, etc.  Jesus, in John 15:1-2, admonished His disciples that “I am the true vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away (write off); and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit (reinvestment).” It is then a great wonder to note many of “ His children”  today are either unfruitful and bearing bad fruits.

In Matthew 7:16, the bible says “By their fruits, you shall know them”.  Your fruit is your essence and your virtue. When people think of you, your fruit is usually the first thing that comes to their mind.

We think of Bill Gates and we think Microsoft, Steve Jobs and we think Apple, etc. As Christians, we need to think about what our fruits are. The hint here is in Gal 5:22-23. We need to assess ourselves to see if the fruits we are bearing will qualify us for a write off or a reinvestment by the Vinedresser. 

Malice, envy, jealousy, hatred, sexual immorality, backbiting, etc. are not the kinds of ROI that the Lord is requesting of us. Those are all of the world. We are in this world but not of this world.

Therefore, we need to carry ourselves as such – conforming not to the world but being transformed by the renewing of our minds.  The Lord wants us to bear good fruits that show us as worthy Kingdom ambassadors. 

I pray that we continually ingrain ourselves in Him, so that our fruits will be worthy of His reinvestments, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom

Call to Leadership

By Bro. Sola Afolabi 

Isaiah 61: 6 - But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

What  is  a  Call?  What  do  we mean by this is  my  calling?  A  calling  is  to  be  set apart and equip to do something. A calling sets you apart. When God calls us, He identifies us and sets us apart.

A call means to be summoned by God for an Assignment,  a  calling  is  an  invitation.   Example  -  calling  someone  in  the  crowd. When  someone  calls  you,  they  usually make a demand from you. When God calls us He identifies us and sets us apart for an assignment. 

A  person  who  has  a  calling always has an assignment. The assignment becomes  a  burden  on  your  heart,  it  becomes something that you feel driven to do. It grants you an assignment. A calling is to have a deep sense of Mission for your life, a calling is when you know what your life mission is about.

There are people who do anything that comes their way, there are people who do exactly what they are called to do. Their lives have been set apart to do something in life.

In Exodus 31:1-5; Jesus Called by Name a man name Bezaleel – “And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,. And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship”

As the Lord calls us to leadership (ministry), we pray He fills us with His Spirit, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workman-ship, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

October - 2019 Our Month of the Ministers of God

From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of The Ministers of God in Jesus name. Isaiah 61:6–“Ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD, men shall call you the Ministers of our God…” A minister is like a priest, standing for God & the people.

In fact, the Hebrew word "minister" means "to serve as priest."  Exodus 29:44 connects the two –“I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God” While every church member is not a pastor, we are all ministers, as God called every believer to minister to the world and the church.

A Minister is simply some-one who is in Ministry. A servant, soldier, worker, laborer, a leader, a teacher, lifter of the shepherd's hands, helper, steward of souls, etc, One who serves & raises others up to fulfill Godly purpose. 

A minister is to be like Jesus who said “But  whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; & whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, & to give His life a ransom for many"-Matt.20:26-28.

We are created for  ministry, authorized for ministry & called to ministry. This Month the Lord will make us flaming fire Ministers. Our bows shall abide in strength, our arms made strong by the hands of the Almighty God, in Jesus Name. AMEN

We Are Living Treasures

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No matter what our position in life may be, whether we are rich or poor, educated or uneducated, healthy or sick, powerful or powerless; these things are of little account in the currency of heaven.

What matters is that we believe in God. As Christians, we are His and are therefore very special kind of people. Living treasures.

This phrase (peculiar), as well as "holy nation" and "royal priest-hood", as mentioned by Peter in 1st Peter 2:9-10, was in effect calling the church the true people of God. And we are His for the express purpose of showing forth His praises to others, so that they may hear about His Son Jesus Christ, the Savior, believe in Him and be saved.

 That is the measure and purpose of our calling. Never forget it. The true believer is one of the most privileged persons on earth. In the Kingdom we will all appreciate the full extent of this fact, which now we know only in part. 

Altogether, Christians form "a royal priesthood" with regard to unbelievers around us. Just as in Old Testament Israel, so it is in New Testament Church: each individual carries out that priestly calling according to his or her vocation. Not all have the same function, for we do not all have the same calling. 

We are chosen as kings, we are chosen as priests. God needs us, the people need us. We serve the “God of (Wo)man” that helps the “(Wo)man of God”. The Lord bless us as we step into our destined role of royal priesthood, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Wetin You Carry?

From Our Pastors Desk

The secret of success, victory and unusual exploits that the Priests and anointed servants of God enjoy lie in the fact that God’s presence is always with them.

As Royal Priesthood, if we want to overcome great problems, enjoy fulfilled destiny etc, we need the power of His presence.  In Joshua 6:1-16, the battle formation by Joshua, as instructed by God, shows the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant.

The Ark represents God’s presence and power. The most potent of what they had as they moved round the wall of Jericho.  Friends, there is nothing as magnificent or glorious as a child of God carrying the presence of God with them wherever they go. 

When the presence of God envelopes you, people will say yes to you even when they intended to say no. It’s like an aura you carry about with you.  Exodus 33:15 – “And he said unto Him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence” In this Bible scripture, Moses asked God to go with him on his journey.

The presence of God was so important to him. Moses did not ask for signs and wonders or miracles; he asked God to show him His way. God answered by saying that His presence shall go with him. Many of us Christians are completely ignorant of the presence of God.

Having the presence of God with us is worth more than riches or fame or power. We can go anywhere when the presence of God is with us. In the presence of God, there is fullness of joy but out of His presence, there is frustration, multiple demons, discouragement sorrow, fear, sickness, sin, suicide, distress, etc.

As members of the Royal Priesthood, you & I carry His presence, His power and might. Know your worth. This month & beyond, we will experience His presence that brings full joy, strength, peace, blessings, restoration, healing…etc, in Jesus Name.

AMEN. You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom

WE ARE P.R.I.E.S.T.S. - The Deception of Man’s Perception

By Bro. Emmanuel Enemchukwu

Deception entails the subversion of our perception. It’s quite fascinating watching a performance by a professional magician.

The resolve that looking closely enough this time around will help you catch the trick gives way to a confused sense of befuddlement and delight.

The magician follows certain actions or words, which tend to be repetitive, with the appearance or disappearance of an object. You still have no explanation for what just happened, but you remain convinced that the magician did not violate the laws of physics.

The goal of a magician is to achieve deception by exploiting the gaps in our cognition. As Christians, it’s important to strive to resist the subversion of our perception. Both in exultation and in tribulation, a fitting perception involves having one’s sight fixed on Jesus the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrew 12:2). 

Perception requires both understanding and wisdom. A fitting perception is an understanding that God’s love for us is unconditional. Neither prosperity nor sorrow should be taken as a sign of his love. For he has made everything beautiful in his time (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

As people striving towards perfection in Christ, we’re constantly in a state of flux; let’s continue aligning and of realigning our spiritual and moral perceptions to match the scripture.  The good news is that Christ has equipped us to cultivate the fitting perception in our spiritual journey.

Paul in Romans 10 encourages us to strive for righteousness.  Righteousness is an active process that involves both faith and work. To be righteous is to be adjudged to be leading a life that is pleasing to God. In his letter to the Corinthians, he also admonishes us to love (1 Corinthians 1:13).

A heart that strives for love and righteousness is a heart that is well prepared for the deceptions of evil. The Lord bless you, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed

A Royal Priesthood

By Min. Omowumi Yusuf

The problem with many believers is that they find it difficult to believe what the scripture says about them. We allow the devil to convince us, telling us that we are not qualified as God says we are, and that we do not have the ability to do what the word says we can do.

God created us in His own image and gave us the ability to reign on earth. The capabilities and qualities required of us to exercise our priesthood were also given to us.

However, many people are not exercising their positions as priests because they do not believe they are priests.

They allow the opinions of others to determine how they live; they do not have minds of their own. People commit suicide on a daily basis because they know so little about themselves; they have no idea who they really are.

As a child of God, you need to know that every word said about you in the Bible is ever dependable and reliable. It doesn’t matter the circumstances surrounding you at any given time, you must always see yourself as God sees you. 

Always see yourself in a positive light. Like David, encourage yourself in the Lord no matter what happens. Every morning when you rise up, know that you are a victor and not a victim; there is much more to you than you can see.

The Israelites saw themselves as grasshoppers before the giants, but in the mind of God the opposite was the case. For has he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” – Prov. 23:7. The perception of who you are is crucial to your  walk with God.

As a royal priesthood, you are an embodiment of beauty, power and royalty. You are an epitome of God’s glory. You are created in the very image and likeness of God. All things created, visible and invisible are under your feet.

Therefore you need to take your place and not allow your life to be ruined by the devil The Lord bless you as you step into your destined role of royal priesthood, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

Stop Hiding Behind Stuff

From Our Pastor's Desk

Revelation 5:10 – “And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth” In 1st Samuel 8, it was apparent that God’s choice had been declared. Saul was the man.

He had been anointed and chosen, so everyone expected he should answer to his name at the first call, but instead of that, none of his friends could find him.

So, in 1st Samuel 10:22 we read “Therefore they enquired of the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff” It is clear that he was deliberately hiding.

Why? Why was he hiding? Didn’t he already know back in Chapter 8 that he was God’s choice to be king? He hid, not because he was modest or humble. Far from it. He just did not want to accept responsibility, he was timid, afraid and intimidated.

We all have “stuff”, our baggage, fear and excuses that some of us hide behind.  What are you hiding behind today? Timidity? Fear? Intimidation? Are you hiding because you are without formal education?

Are you hiding because you have no fervor for the things of God? Is it because you have no reality in a relationship with Him? Is it because you had a bad childhood? Alcoholic parents? Divorced parents? You were orphaned? You have poor grammar?

You feel worthless because you have no title in the corporate world? You have no social standing? You’re not well to do or you’re still waiting for that big break? You’ve been burned in a relationship? Some prayers yet to be answered or desires yet to be granted?

You have an ugly past? You’re divorced? Have an impediment? Are you physically unattractive? What’s your excuse? Etc. What are you hiding behind?

My dear brother, my sister, get out from behind the stuff and answer God’s call. You are a chosen king, you are a chosen priest. God needs you, the people need you. We serve the “God of (Wo)man” that helps the “(Wo)man of God”.

The Lord bless you as you step into your destined role of royal priesthood, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

September 2019 - Our Month of the Priests of the Lord

 From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of The Priests of the Lord in Jesus name. Isaiah 61:6 – “But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD…” In the OT, the priests offered sacrifices for the people in a veiled temple, communicating directly with God in the holy of holies.

They then share God's words with the people. In the NT, Jesus gave His life on the cross as atoning Lamb, & tore the veil in two. We no longer need a priest to communicate to God for us in the holy of holies. Jesus, the Lamb of God, became our High Priest.

Accepting Jesus as Lord & Savior makes us part of His priesthood.  God has always wanted a royal priesthood – Rev. 5:10 – “And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth”

We are now priests with regards to unbelievers around us. We are intercessors. We are to speak to God directly for the people, & speak to the people for God.

By our words, actions, the way we live our lives, & our service, we are to express God's love for the world In this Our Month of the Priests of the Lord, & beyond, the Lord will use us, as His Kingdom of Priests, so that others may turn to Him, trust Him, accept His offer of salvation and live for eternity, thereby reconciling the world and restoring all of creation back to Him again, in Jesus Name.
AMEN

A Man Called “Breach”

From Our Pastor’s Desk

Genesis 38: 28-29 – “And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that,

behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez”

One of our biggest challenges in life is how to stay in a race when others have

gone ahead of us, when others have left us behind. When our mates, colleagues and contemporaries are way out there and we are way behind here.

When our case looks entirely hopeless, such that the more we try harder the more behind we get. When situations look like we’ll never catch up and do the things we wish to do. 

When it seems like we’re getting older by the day, but our childhood dreams are not yet ful- filled, that we still have a lot of unfinished business.

But I’ve got great news for someone reading this text, that a special anointing, the Perez anointing, that pulls from behind and propels to the front, will bring you forward and make you a front-runner.

The Perez spirit will break and breach walls of protocol, of laws, rules and make an opening for you, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

Celebrating the Breaches

 By Pastor Abel Orimoloye

A breach, is the act of breaking; or state of being broken; a rupture; a break; a gap; the space between the severed parts of a solid body parted by violence; as a breach in a garment, or in a wall.

Luke 22:42-44 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done….And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Our God is a perfect God. He loves, protects, guides and looks after us, but still He gives the clearance or permission for breaches. The two scriptures above show breaching moments with our Lord Jesus.

Despite His love for His only begotten son, we can see that the breach was still permitted. What was the sin committed by Jesus that warranted this quotation in Matthew 27:46?

Remember, Jesus stated before His disciples in John 10:30 saying: “I and my Father are one.”  The same Jesus is now shouting in agony, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”

The breaches experienced by Jesus all happened for a purpose, according to 2 Corinthians 5:19: “To wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself.”

Brethren, Jesus did not celebrate His breaches for He knew it was for a purpose and He handed everything over to His father - the Designer, Builder and Repairer of all destinies. 

That was why He said: “…nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” We should also do likewise. We are not to die for the world again, for Jesus has done that, but I want us to know we are not to be celebrating our breaches, such as that sickness, loss of loved ones, loss of Job, disappointment, failure, disability, childlessness, lack of marital breakthrough, pressure and afflictions, etc.

Receive this message of hope and understand that if a breach could happen to Jesus, it can certainly happen to anyone. The Good news is in Romans 8: 28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

It is my prayer that God will give us that spirit which will enable us, not to celebrate that problem anymore but to rise up and call on our breach repairer to swing into action for us, in Jesus Name. AMEN.
You will have good success this 2019.
Remain blessed. Shalom.

P.E.R.I.O.D: Possibilities Evolving Righteously Into Our Destinies

Souled Out Teenagers Week 2019

By  Sis. Susanne Oyedeji

Matthew 17:20 - “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”

Mark 9:23 - “Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

These two scriptures both talk about possibilities, which can also be noted as opportunities, potentials, abilities, achievability, prospects etc.

Because we are children of God, we have access to endless possibilities whether it be financial, physical, mental, emotional, career, professional, academic, relationship, or most important, spiritual.

The level of faith that we have is one of the most important influences on the types of possibilities that we can achieve; having faith and trust in the Lord is key in unlocking our full potentials.

Even a little faith can go a long way, according to Matthew 17:20.  Faith doesn’t make things easy, it just makes things possible. With God all things are possible, that is the bottom line.

If we are working for the Lord and He is fighting for us, then no matter how unattainable anything may seem for us, by His will and grace we shall exceed in all that we set our minds to, and as we grow in this belief we shall righteously fulfill our destinies for our lives according to His will.

God bless us all as we continue on His path for us, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

Repairers at Work

From Our Pastor's Desk

Some years ago a group of educators decided to remove the chain-link fence from around their school's playground.

They believed the fence promoted feelings of confinement and restraint. But then a curious thing happened. They noticed that as soon as the fence was removed, the children huddled in the center of the playground to play.

Unknown to the "experts," the children had actually gained a sense of security from the presence of the fence. God supplies this spiritual wall to those who seek His Way, His providence, and His will.

God puts a wall around His people to keep Satan at bay, as in the example of Job.

So “satan answered the Lord and said, Does Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side?" – Job 1:9-10

There are now consistent attacks on traditional marriage between man & woman, and “And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men” (Romans 1:27); opposition to public mention of the Bible and God of the Bible, and also legalized abortion; are few examples.

The hedges around the Lord’s churches have been weakened by worldliness, carelessness, prayerlessness, and rejection of Biblical truth.  We need a massive effort to rebuild, raise up, repair and restore all the broken down walls by these satanic attacks, just like the days of Nehemiah.

Isaiah referred to the success of those who rebuild when their efforts are combined with faith and righteousness. He said, "And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in."  (Isaiah 58:12). 

Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work – Repairers-At-Work. May the Lord strengthen our hands for this good work, in Jesus Name. AMEN.  You will have good success this 2019.  Remain blessed.  Shalom.

August 2019 - Our Month of Repairers of Breaches

From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of Repairers of Breaches in Jesus name.

Isaiah 61:4 – “...they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, & they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations” 

In Isaiah 5:1-5, Believer s were likened to a vineyard with precious vine. Just as God fenced the vineyard, He surrounds every believer with a divine hedge - Psalms 91:1-2.

When these hedges are broken, invaded, or allowed to deteriorate, it causes breaches or gaps, & a breakdown of protection.

The enemy then infiltrates & invades, making the land go into desolation & waste. Eccl. 10:8—He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; & whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Believers are needed to repair these breaches to prevent enemy invasion/intrusion, or the occupants would be in great jeopardy. We are Repairers of Breaches.  Isaiah 58:12 – “... & thou shalt be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in” 

As Believers, in this Our Month of Repairers of Breaches, we must be vigilant that nothing breaches our spiritual defenses. We will not let down our guard.

Every pipeline of evil into our lives, homes, marriages, businesses, finances, academics, careers, through which our efforts are invaded & drained, is henceforth permanently blocked, in Jesus mighty Name.

Amen.

Don't Lose Hope!!! There is Glory Ahead

From Our Pastor's Desk

John 11:44. The dead m an came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go”

So, “IF THERE WAS HOPE FOR THE DEAD, THERE IS HOPE FOR THE LIVING” I’ve got good news for you…ALL WILL BE WELL…there is hope yet!

Ecclesiastes 9:4 says “…For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion...”  Job 14:7  For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

Brethren, what secures your to-morrow and guarantees answers to your prayer is hope. Inside hope lies courage and determination to live and keep going despite the prevailing circumstance.  Cheer up!

Hope is not lost. If there was hope for Lazarus the dead, there is hope for you the living. Abraham was seventy years old when God decided to use him.  Our lives and various breakthroughs are a testimony to the fact that when God is involved, hope is never lost.

So, get God more involved in your matter. Invite Him into your endeavor and you will be surprised at what He will make out of it. You are lifted!, in Jesus Name. AMEN.  You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom

Vessels of God's Glory

By Sis. Peggy Okeh

Man is a vessel. We as believers were made to be containers of God. In Rom.9:23, Apostle Paul wrote " ...........and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared be-fore-hand for glory."

Man is a vessel of clay but he was destined unto honor and unto glory. God formed man as a vessel.
A God-bottle, man is a bottle made of clay by God, not a regular bottle rather a kind of bottle that has something wonderful within it and reflects the glory of God, Gen2:7.

We are vessels unto God so we have to contain enough of God to be able to reflect His glory and be referred to as Vessels of God's Glory.

Let your life as a believer reflect the glory of God that everywhere you are, it will be impossible for you not to be recognized and distinguished from the rest as a "carrier of God's glory" or "God's glory personified."

Finally, take a moment and look at your life then compare it to a vessel or some vessels in the bible who were prepared and ready to be used by the King of Glory even in the most unsuitable and unfavorable conditions. Matt.1:18-25, tells us about Mary the mother of Jesus.

Take a sneak peek at her response in Luke 1:38 and know what it means to really be a vessel of God's glory. What attributes did you notice in the lives of the vessels of God in the Bible that you want to incorporate in your own life and be a VESSEL FOR GOD? 

May God grant us Grace to be His vessels without any doubt being a reflection of the Glory of Jesus Christ here on earth, in Jesus Name. AMEN.  You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed.  Shalom.

Hope of Future Glory

By Sis. Praise Nnaji

God has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light and has therefore mandated us to also shine that light in this dark world, so that all those who are seating or living in darkness can see His light through us.

In Isaiah 60:1-3 the Bible tells us to, “A rise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.” 

Our lives should be attractive. You know why? Because we carry the glory of God! In the midst of darkness every bit of light draws attention no matter how little they may be.

Jesus Christ said in Matthew 5:14-16, “Ye are the light of the world. ... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” 

The Bible also gave an account of Moses, when he came down from the mount after spending time in the presence of God desiring to see the glory of God.

 The bible made us understand that even the children of Israel, the people of God could not look on his face directly because of the glory of God upon him. He had to cover his face because the glory was shining like the sun, and as you may well know that he only saw God’s back. 

In Colossians 1:27 the Bible says that, “Christ in us is the hope of glory.” So, if Christ is living in the inside of us why are we not shining His light like Moses did? Or even better than Moses because He lives inside of us, we are to give hope to those that discouraged, those that are down cast, to the hopeless, even to the generation ahead.

That the children are the future armies the Lord is raising to show His glory. May the glory of the Lord that is risen upon us never be taken away, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed. 

Shalom

The Fowl & The Fowler

From Our Pastor's Desk

Mathew 23:37-38 says, “O Jerusalem , Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” The Bible says “and they would not”, that is, they refused to be gathered under the wings of protection. 

Israel, as a nation, knew the glory of God's presence among them. The children of Israel prospered and became strong as they followed the Lord. However, Israel turned from God by making wrong choices. Eventually, they came to the place where the presence of God was no longer among them. The glory of God had departed.

Psalms 91:3 – “Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence”. A reference to the fowler and the fowl. A predator, hunter, adversary, the devil and its prey, hunted, a target for food.  The intention of the fowler is to kill the fowl for food.

The devil is the fowler who is setting a snare for those redeemed by the blood of Jesus. The devil is interested in capturing the believer to make him to be his slave so as not to fulfill the purpose of God for his life.  The Lord’s care is compared to that of mother hen for her young chickens when they are in danger.

It is the wonder of wonders that sometimes people choose to abandon the cover of the wings of the Almighty. May the glory of God’s presence & protection never depart from us and our families. We refuse to leave the protection shield of the Almighty, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

July 2019 - Our Month of Plants of Glory

  From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this Our New Month of Plants of Glory in Jesus name. Isaiah 61:3 – “…that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified…”

This verse talks about a “planting” of the Lord, and its essence is that the Lord “might be glorified.” A plant is a seed put firmly & securely in a right soil. Our God is a caring & meticulous Gardener.

If we submit to Him, He does to us whatever it takes to get us producing to our full potential, all to His glory. God’s glory is His manifest presence, by which He reveals His character of goodness and displays His power through signs & wonders. He does not share His glory with anyone.

But He reveals His glory in us, His children, as the “plants” in His garden. The purpose, reason or motivation for everything we do is to bring praise, honor, & glory to God.

Whether we eat, drink or whatever we do, we should do all for the glory of God. We must be plants of His glory. He desires His people to know Him, to glorify Him & to reflect His glory more.

In this Our Month of Plants of Glory, as we get to know God more intimately, the more His glory will be revealed to us and in us, greater, better, brighter, & sweeter each passing day, in Jesus mighty Name.

Amen.

What Type of Building Materials Are You Using?

By Deacon Joseph Nnaji

In 1 Corinthians 3:9-10, Apostle Paul states that, “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. By the grace God has given me, I laid the foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he/she build.” 

In verse 10 apostle Paul admonishes the Christian man and woman, whether we by the grace God given to us has laid the foundation or are building on the ones laid by others.

We must be very careful how we build on such foundation.  The questions now are, what kind/type of materials are we building with, of what quality are they? Are they made in Aba, or made in China?

Are they just quantity, sub-standard, standard or best quality/top notch? In as much as we know that the foundation is the most critical point of any building, the other visible part of the build is also very important, as they are what people see, admire, or despise. 

People are either attracted to a building or turned off from it by how they look. In verses 12-16, “ Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.”

“If any man’s work abides which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.”  May our works abide after it has been tried by fire, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

The House My Father Built

From Our Pastor's Desk

Gen. 12:1-3—”The LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed”

According to Jewish history, at a young age, Abram had been taught the knowledge of the true God, and he despised the idol worship of his father and the people around him.

He therefore decided to do everything in his power to crush the belief in idol worship. He talked to all the visitors at his father’s house and convinced many that their belief in idols was false and foolish.

But Terah, his father, refused to listen to his son’s reasoning. One day, Abram took an axe and destroyed all his father’s idols. Only the largest remained intact.

When Terah saw his idols shattered and scattered all over the floor, he accused Abram. But Abram said that the largest of the idols had killed all the others in a fight over an offering brought to them.

Terah exclaimed that such a thing was impossible, since idols could not quarrel or fight. Then he realized that his son tricked him into admitting that the idols were made of stone

In the above-referenced scripture in Genesis, God told Abram to leave his father’s house.  Friends, at times a man’s greatest enemy is from his household.

God told Abram to leave his kindred but he took his nephew (Lot) with him and for as long as Lot remained with him God did not do what he intended to do in Abram’s life.

Brethren, know that there are some powers from our fathers’ households that we need to separate from before certain things can happen in our lives.

I pray for the Lord’s divine intervention, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

The Wise Master Builder

By Bro. Daniel Sangoleye

3rd John 2 – “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth” God is not only interested in the spiritual part of our life, He is interested in our whole being! 

If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then Kingdom of God lives within you. 1st Cor. 6: 19-20. According to the GMOV Week Theme, it is possible to be a foolish master builder. God is what differentiates the wise from the foolish.

A wise master build-er pays attention to the spiritual, personal/ self-development: money management, health and well-being, raising a Godly family, discovering your purpose in life, and how to handle life’s challenges and trials when they happen. As a wise master builder, using the word of God, we can build wisely in the following key areas of our lives:
  Faith – Faith is key in gaining access to God. Heb. 11:6 
 Health –God wants you to be healthy in mind, soul and body. 3 John 1:2
  Finances –A wise master builder must know how to manage his or her expenses wisely. Prov. 4:7   Family (Marriage & Children) as wise master builder, our devotion to our family starts with our marriage and spouses. Mark 3:25 
 Future – a wise master builder prepares for his future, and the future of his family. Prov. 13:22 

A call to being a wise master builder, is a call to developing and maximizing our God given abilities in building His kingdom. 2 Peter 1:3 God has deposited so much in us for His own glory, and now is the time to rise up to take our rightful place in kingdom building.

God is the Chief Master Builder. As we build His Kingdom, I pray that that He will build every area of our lives, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

A Tale of Two Builders

From Our Pastor's Desk

Matthew 7:24-29—“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house, and it fell--and great was its fall."

 We can quickly see that there are noticeable differences between these two builders. Jesus wants people who not only hear the word, and applaud the word, but instead, he wants people who will do what the Word says.

James 1:22 – “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves” Hearing without doing; or knowing without using the knowledge could make one look foolish. Knowledge only becomes relevant when it is translated into action; wisdom, which is the text-book definition of obedience; hearing and doing.

Then Jesus now said that the wise builder is the one who builds his house up-on the rock, the Word of God. And the foolish builder built on sand, disobedience & carelessness.

Today we all have some house to build (life, families, homes, marriages, relationships, careers, legacies etc.), and we are building them whether wisely or foolishly. The building may look great on the surface.

But remember the stormy test & trials are coming. May the Lord shower us abundant grace to build on the Rock, so that after all storm, wind & rain, we will STAND, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

Thank God for Living Stones

From Our Pastor's Desk

About seven years ago, we learned this our church building was for sale. When we came to look at the building, we found out that it was offered for sale by another church that had been around for decades. It used to be a thriving congregation.

Their faithful members had given sacrificially to construct this building. They had consecrated it to the Lord and had worshipped there for many years.

Yet now the building was up for sale, they couldn’t maintain it any longer. What happened? How did that church go from thriving to dying? How did it slide from healthy to sick to dead?

I think we know, the builders stopped building.


Little by little, avoidable neglects, divisions, discord, non-chalance. Non-gifts, no-shows etc turned to demise. 1st Peter 2:5 - Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Considering the staggering statistics on church mortality in America, at RCCG Dominion Mercy Seat, we are grateful to God for still standing strong. Some researchers suggest that between 3,500 to 4,500 churches close their doors (or die) each year.

While our congregation has had its share of struggles over the years, we are pleased that we have survived! That means that in the time since our congregation was founded in 2010, over 30,000 churches have died! Nothing on earth is more valuable to God than His church.

And we are commissioned to do everything possible to preserve the unity, protect the fellowship, and promote harmony in our church family and among all believers. 

The Lord continually bless the Mercy Seatizens, the Living Stones, the co-Kingdom Builders with God, in His spiritual House, in Jesus Name. AMEN. 

You will have good success this 2019. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.

June 2019 - Our Month of Kingdom Builders

 From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this our new Month of Kingdom Builders in Jesus name. Matthew 6:9-10 – “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven”  The heaven is the oldest Kingdom in existence, & all kingdoms desire to extend their influence. God, as the King of the heavenly Kingdom, desired to extend His dominion over earth, which He created, as a colony.

So, God’s plan from the beginning was to colonize earth & fill earth with heaven culture, His nature, & His Glory.  And He wanted to do it through His children. That is why we find in Genesis 1:26 the colonial statement that says “… God said let us make man in our own image & our likeness & let them have dominion over the fishes of the sea, birds of the air, cattle of the field & over all the earth …”

God desired that His Kingdom culture, way of thinking, power, rule, activities be extended to the colony Earth. God still seeks & desires those who would stand with Him to build His kingdom here on earth. Isaiah 61: 4 says “And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations"  Are we ready to build?

Grace, strength, power & anointing to build, is released on us now, in Jesus Name. AMEN

Let it Go

By Deaconess Ronke Ademosu

As true believers, we are God’s trees and He is our Righteousness. As such, His expectation of us is to produce good fruits.

The Bible talks about the great and mighty trees like the: Fig, Cedar trees of Lebanon, Sycamore, Oak, the Tree of Life of which Adam  and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden. John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches: He who abides in me and I in him bears much fruits, for without Me, you can do nothing.”

Christ is our All in All, the absence of which we are non-existent as believers. He is our Savior, Hope and in Him alone, we live right and are justified.  Hallelujah! If we claim to know God who is our righteousness, why are we not manifesting His desires?

Did you say sin? Obviously yes, sin easily comes to mind. Our Pastor preached about why we sin last week, now, let us look inward and check some areas we ignorantly or deliberately overlook and assume not relevant to producing good fruits as God has ordained.

Shall we then allow anything to separate us from the love and promises of God?  Like Apostle Paul, there should be nothing! Therefore, open your heart to God today, LET GO of everything that can debar you from your destiny, enter into your God ordained righteousness and start to  blossom like a tree planted by the river side, in Jesus Name. AMEN.

You will have good success this 2019.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.