Grace for Grace

By Bishop Chinedu Adigwe

Read a story about a man that was in jail for 15 years. Never received a single visitor. After his release, his wife and son met with him, only to tell him never to return to them. His 3 daughters, now married, refused to see him, never seen his 4 grand children (wasn’t sure how many).

A society that values “saving face” has no room for those who will seemingly bring them disgrace, so we disgrace them.  Disgrace. We quickly want to see the other fellow disgraced, put down. We want the other to fall so we can bask in the light of self-justification while the other fellow fell. To show we are better Christians, more righteous, holier, smarter… All satan wanted to do was to disgrace Jesus on the cross. All his plan is to put us to shame, put us down, humiliate us. Some just want to see others fall. So they can bask…We just want to see others fumble and fall from grace, so that we can point to them and say “I’m not like that broth-er or sister…, I’m better” just like the Pharisee’s statement in his prayers.

We just want to say “that’s good for him” As Peninah disgraced, abused, humiliated, provoked, belittled Hannah. Some just want to see the “nakedness” of others, so they can laugh like Noah’s son, Ham…rather than cover each other’s nakedness as Shem & Japheth did. But the Bible says in John 1:16  And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.

Grace, as given unto you, give also. You will have good success this 2016.

Remain blessed.
Shalom

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Old Man and His Son...What FBI did!

By Pastor "Deji Adewale

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison.

The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation: Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden because your mother always loved planting time.

I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison. Love, Dad. Shortly, the old man received this telegram: “For heaven’s sake, Dad, don’t dig up the garden!!!

That’s where I buried the GUNS!!” At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns. Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next. His son’s reply was “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here”

MORAL: No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do some-thing deep from your heart, you can do it. It is the thought that matters, not where you are or where the person is. You’re not limited by location, distance or structure, you’re limited by your heart, your mindset.

You will have good success this 2016.
Remain blessed. Shalom.

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I am what I am by the Grace of God

By Pastor 'Deji Adewale

The mercy and grace of God helps us to serve Him effectively and powerfully. We are unworthy in our own strength and abilities . But when we receive the grace of God we are enabled to serve Him.

The Apostle Paul felt he was not even worthy to be called an Apostle because he persecuted the church of God. But the Grace of God transformed him and enabled him to labour more than anybody else. We need to receive the grace of God to overcome our weaknesses and limitations and serve God effectively.

The Lord wants us to come boldly before the throne of Grace to receive grace and mercy to help in time of need. In his dying days Paul still said – Philippians 3:7-10 – “But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;” You will have good success this 2016.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

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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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Jersey City
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Sin - #1 Enemy of the New Wine

By Pastor 'Deji Adewale

It’s time for us to go back to righteousness. Two words that the Church is no longer preaching about are Sin & Righteousness.

Romans 6:13 - Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God Proverbs 14:34 - Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people

We preach about everything else motivational for people to fulfill their potentials, live their dreams, have visions, maximize their lives, and have wisdom….but the church never talks about sin. So people are trying to be great but they are living horrible lives.

The words from the pulpit these days are what God can do for you, not what you can do for God, unlike olden days, the words were “Jesus is coming again, are you ready?” You could receive Jesus 100 times in a year, because you always get convicted.

I’m sure you & I came to Jesus, not because we wanted money or properties, but because we wanted to be holy, to live righteous, to have a relationship with Him, to make it to heaven… In Genesis 30:33, Jacob said “My righteousness shall answer for me” He essentially said his righteousness shall speak for him, intercede for him.

He said “I shall be reconciled by my righteousness” Job was covered in righteousness - Job 29:14… Job said… “I put on righteousness and it clothed me.”  We desire testimonies like Jacob & Job. Let us then pray “Father, you want to move in my life in NEW ways—Help me to be open to the New Wine of your Spirit and not miss what you have planned."

 You will have good success this 2016.  Remain blessed. Shalom.

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The Case for a New Wine

By Min. Ike Mbila

In this month of our “NEW WINE” we must make a self determined effort to examine some core concepts about the Biblical wine.

The word wine is mentioned about 231 times in the King James Version.  In Luke 5:37-38, the Bible reminds us that no man putteth new wine into old bottles and In verse 38 it reminds us that new wine must be put in new bottles to preserve both the wine and the bottle. Our monthly theme “NEW WINE” is taken from the book of Mark 2:22 where the Bible illustrates further that new wine cannot be put into old bottles or “WINE SKIN” that new wine must be put into new bottles in order to preserve both.

The old wine skin or bottle will imply our “old self” unrepented and unchanged creation. Whereas the new wine skin or bottle will be our “repented” new self or creation that has been redeemed and sanctified once and forever by the precious blood of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.

We will see why Christ warns that putting a new wine in an old bottle will burst and destroy the old bottle. The heavenly principle that “LIGHT WILL DESTROY DARKNESS” is very evident in the parable. So if we combine our old self (life without Christ) with the “HOLY SPIRIT” we are bound for massive destruction and eternal condemnation.

Brethren do we sincerely give thought to our old ways, our anger issues, our bitterness issues, our drinking and smoking binges, our harlotry, idolatry, envy, jealousy, greed, pride. Etc.

The Lord will help us make a case for NEW WINE in Jesus Name Amen. May we not fall back into our own vomit! God will anoint our eyes so that we may see Rev. 3:18

You will have good success this 2016.

Remain blessed.

Shalom

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Jersey City
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Sir/Lady...Are you Jesus?

By Pastor 'Deji Adewale

“And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins” Mark 2:22

 We are seeing a dangerous trend of people just having lively emotional expe-riences (‘affections’), religiosity, attendance at churches, love for believers, etc. but these are not proofs of regeneration.

Many have had deep reli-gious experiences but their of faith later proved emp-ty. They were never true believers in the first place, but had simply copied the actions of those who were. I have no doubt that the Holy Spirit has regenerated many thousands of men and women. Equally,

I be-lieve many have come into the churches without tru-ly understanding what Christ has done for sinners. Spiritual ‘experiences’ do not necessarily signify regeneration. Not church membership, doing good deeds, or "trying" to be a Christian. We must change this 2016.

In spite of our confession of being born-again, many are not. We come to church every week to listen to His word, God has ordained that the preaching (telling, reading etc.) of His Word is the means by which a person is regener-ated. Man’s first birth is natural; his second birth is spiritual and supernatural. His first birth makes him a member of a fallen race; his second birth makes him a member of a redeemed race.

His first birth gives him a depraved nature; his second birth makes him partaker of the divine nature. The moment a person is born again he receives a new life and a new position as a child of God. In short, he is a new creature in Christ, the old has been done away with, behold the new. New way of life, new habits, new thoughts, speech, deeds…new wine in a new wineskin. You will have good success this 2016.

Remain blessed.
Shalom.

RCCG Dominion Mercy Seat
695 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City
NJ 07305