Happy New Year - From Our Pastor's Desk

By: Pastor 'Deji Adewale

January 2017 Our Month of Divine Perfection.

Welcome to this our new Month of Divine Perfection, in Jesus name.

Perfect means being complete, & without defect or blemish. Precisely accurate or exact. Flawless.

Psalms 138:8 – “The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me...” This is God’s promise to YOU, as a heavenly-minded believer that everything concerning you will be perfected, complete without any flaw. It is God Himself that promised, not you, not your Pastor, not your parents, husband/wife, not by your works, strength, gifts, talents, power, intellect, wisdom, not by your logic.

It is the Lord who has begun the good work within you; it is He who has carried it on; & it is He that will complete & perfect all that concerns you. The Lord also intends to perfect you. Yes, YOU! Not only the things concerning you, but also you, yourself.

The Psalmist says in Psalms 18:32 – “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect” God desires that your character be perfect, your relationship with Him be perfect.

In this Month of Divine Perfection,  He will most assuredly, beyond a doubt, bring to perfection your faith, your character.  He will perfect His purpose in your life. He will perfect your calling;

He will perfect your future. He will perfect His promises concerning you. He will perfect your spirit, body and soul.  Be blessed this month.

You shall be “…perfect and entire, wanting nothing”, in Jesus Name. Amen.

Wineskins - Are you old or new?

By Min. Florence Oyedeji

One of the many things we have learned this month is that the New Wine also symbolizes the Blessings of God. The New Wine cannot exist in a vacuum.

It needs Wineskins that will act as a conduit for it to reside in and be shared. We have been called by Christ to become Wineskins. Not just any old ragged and patched Wineskins, but New wineskins that can contain the power and force of the Blessings that the Lord is willing to pour out in these latter days.

We are called to be the channels and vessels that are ready for the Master’s use.  The question before you and I today is a simple one. Wineskins…Are you Old  or New. How can the Holy Spirit restore a New Wineskin heart in the midst of old wineskin attitudes of resentments, unforgiveness, anger, selfishness, just to name a few? Rom 6:6—”Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin”

The dryness and inflexibility of our spiritual hearts only reflect our need for the Holy Spirit to recondition our wineskin attitudes. If we allow Him, the Holy Spirit will gradually rub into our hardened hearts His anointing oil, and He will teach us how to abide in Jesus Christ. You will have good success this 2016.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

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