Trust, The Secret of Peace

From Our Pastor's Desk

John 14:27-“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid”.  Peace means rest, safety, good health, quietness, prosperity. 

Peace is being calm and having no troubles what so ever, even in the midst of chaos or storm. Peace is truce, ceasefire, treaty, armistice, pacification, conciliation, cessation of hostilities, rest, stillness, calmness.  All the listed meanings of peace can never be experienced in life except God is involved. 

It is only the peace of God that can allow someone to live in trouble times and with the threat of persecution all around.  Peace from above is available but only to those that are close to God and put their trust in Him.  

Psalms 9:10 And they that k now thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.  

Psalms 125:1 They that trust in the L ORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.  Psalms 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.  Know that “storms without God will break you. Storms with God will make you”  

From this moment onward we will begin to enjoy peace – physical peace, financial peace, spiritual peace, all-round peace, on every side, as we absolutely, 100% put our trust in God, in Jesus Name. Amen.  

You will have good success this 2021.  

Remain blessed.   

Shalom. 

Peace is Love

By Bro. Gabriel Bamgbose

But the Lord said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid. You’re not going to die.” (Judges 6: 23) The word of God came to Gideon when his people, the Israelites, were experiencing adversity because of their evil deeds. 

In that moment of crisis, God pronounced peace into the life of Gideon. Why? Because God saw something lacking in the world of the Israelites in him—the spirit of love.  

The declaration of peace in that encounter with Gideon comes with two divine injunctions: freedom from fear and death. Brethren, that means the promise of peace allays the fear of evil and brings the assurance of life. 

When God speaks, peace reigns even in the most chaotic moment.  There is an important lesson to draw from Gideon’s response when the Angel of the Lord addressed him, saying, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”  

He answered with the question: “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us?” (Judges 6:12-13) Does this question sound like the common one believers ask today? 

How is it possible that the Lord is with us and our life is still a mess? The reason crisis befalls the Israelites even when God is with them is not far-fetched; they lost their peace because they violated God’s command. 

The command to love: “These things I command you, that ye love one an-other” (John 15:17). This command to love one another  is grounded in the first command—the command to love God Matthew 22:37-39; Mark 12:30-31; Luke 10:27. 

Jesus Christ clarifies that we cannot love God if we fail to love our neighbors. Paul describes the principle of love as the ground rule that should guide the everyday life of a believer Romans 12:9-21. Indeed, love is the condition for  peace.  

May the Lord grant us the grace to spread His love that His peace may flow in and through us, in Jesus Name. Amen.  

You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  

Shalom

All-Surpassing Peace

From Our Pastor's Desk

Philippians 4:4-7 – “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which passeth all under-standing, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” 

This part of the Bible talks about the relationship between some choices we make and God’s peace. 

For peace that surpasses all understanding, Paul says we must rejoice, be gentle, be not anxious but pray with thanksgiving. 

Then, God’s peace, even in hard situations, will flow & stand guard to keep our hearts and minds. God desires to give us His peace but those are a few choices that we need to make along the way. 

As soon as difficulty arises and pain intrudes, a person ceases to rejoice. But joy is a gift from God that enables believers to find hope and peace—even when life seemingly falls apart.  

The love of Almighty God is unconditional, and His indwelling Spirit will never abandon us. He understands everything that we face and promises to provide for our needs.  

When we stop to consider the amazing blessings that are ours in Christ, gratitude should overwhelm us. Sadness concerning circumstances may still endure, but the joy of the Lord will carry us through even the deepest pain 

So, as we rejoice, live humbly and pray, trusting God that He will bring about His will in our lives; as we go through life with less anxiety because we know God is in control; it is then that we experience the peace of God which transcends all understanding, in Jesus Name. 

Amen You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  Shalom.

Be Encouraged

 By Pastor ‘Tayo Adewale 

The greatest of all, our God, is the Father of mercies and the God of all com-fort/encouragement. It is from God’s fountainhead of mercy that all encouragement flows. 

Whenever we find the word “comfort” in the Bible, it most often means, to come along by the side of someone in order to assist, help, and strengthen them. 

That is why in today’s sermon we will use the word ENCOURAGEMENT. To encourage someone is more than to just to praise them. 

To encourage some-one is to put courage in them. Same way God comforts/encourages us, He expects us to also encourage others too.  

The 3 Ps that God uses to encourage us are by His: 
- Promises – 2nd Corinthians 1:20, 
- Presence - Psalm 46:1-2, and 
- People - 2nd Corinthians 1:3-6.

And some of the practical ways you and I can encourage others are by:
- Praying – 2nd Corinthians 1:11, 
- Giving - Prov. 21:26, 
- Speaking - Prov. 16:26, Writing, Text, email etc 

Brethren, the Lord of all comfort, the greatest encourager knows that there is enough in this world to discourage us. 

May the Lord send encouragers along our ways in life. in Jesus Name. Amen 

Be Encouraged! Remain on Top! You will have good success this 2021.  

Remain blessed.   

Shalom.

When God Calls You Great

From Our Pastor's Desk

What does Great mean, Biblically? Good question. Let’s see Jesus’ definition… Matthew 18:1  At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 

Matthew 18:4  Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 

Matthew 23:11  But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. Good case in point is the story of the Sons of Zebedee in Matthew 20:20-27. 

Most people think that, in order to be great, they must be wealthy or popular or famous. Others think they must have great talent in athletics or business. 

Worldly great is human influence, power, money, authority, having political power; exactly as Jesus said in verse 25  But Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. 

That’s worldly greatness, in the eyes of the world. But true greatness is different in the eyes of the Lord. You know that you can be great, even if you don't have any of these things. Remember the parable of the rich man & Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31. They both died. And we know who became great. 

So, in the Old Testament, God specifically called a certain woman, the Shunemite woman, great! God found her so worthy that He inspired the writer to record the story of this woman and describe her with the uncommon adjective of GREAT! 

2 Kings 4:8  A nd it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem , where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. May the Lord give us the grace of the Shunemite woman, so our legacy shall be recorded in the Heavens as “GREAT”, in Jesus Name. Amen 

You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.

God Does Great Things

By Pastor Matthew Matel-Okoh

Psalm 48:1 – “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain”.
Job 5:9 – “Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number”. 

There are four things spoken in this verse (Job 5:9) of the works of God, which speak aloud:

He does:

 1- Great things, 

2- Unsearchable, 

3- Wonderful, 

4- Innumerable (Without Number). 

For Us: 

1. It’s the attribute of God to do great things. 

2. We can expect great things from God 

3. God deserve great praises because He does great things. 

God is very great, and his greatness is unsearchable. It’s in His nature to do unparalleled, incomparable, unequalled, unrivaled great things because of His infinite greatness. 

So, anyone that has the grace to experience the greatness of God should not need to fret, fear, or faint, but to have faith in God’s greatness to do any and everything. 

Faith, the most important part of our lives, the most important thing that each one of us has. Without it we can have no joy. Without it we cannot pray. 

Without it we can never find peace with God. And without it we will certainly never please God. So brethren, faith up. God is immeasurably great.  

I pray for the grace to trust God more wholeheartedly this New Year so that the declaration of greatness and comfort on every side shall be permanent in our lives and family, in Jesus Name. Amen 

You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  Shalom. 

Sustaining Our Greatness and Comfort on Every Side

By Pastor Kunbi Sonaike-Ayodeji

Brethren, we thank God for revelation given to our dear Pastor and declaration that this is our month of Greatness and Comfort on every side. 

I pray that this declaration shall not only be for this month nor this year alone but all the days of our lives in Jesus name. Amen. 

Having greatness and comfort on every side is having lines falling unto us in pleasant places. This is spiritual and physical enlargements that are bestowed on us by God, the owner of our souls. 

They are blessings that no sorrow is added. It’s likened to privileges we enjoyed by being born again. For example being co- heir with Jesus is not by the works of our hands but privilege of redemption when we accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior. 

Sustaining our greatness and comfort on every side would be made easy by jealously keeping our salvation.  Our Lord in John 15: 4-5 wants us to be more fruitful not only in wealth but in particular in our Service to Him.  

He said Abide in Me, and I in you. How do you abide in Him?  By absolute dependence on Him. Sustaining our greatness and comfort on every side should also be anchored on Proverbs 3:5-7, which encouraged us to trust God with all our heart. 

David the Psalmist had absolute trust in the Lord. At every given time with all his greatness, he enquired from the Lord rather than leaning on his wealth of experience in winning wars. 

I pray for the grace to seek and abide with the Lord wholeheartedly this New Year so that the declaration of greatness and comfort on every side shall be permanent in our lives and family, in Jesus Name. Amen 

You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.