THE SERMON 2024
Christmas Service
Topic: The Reasons for the Birth of Jesus.
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Matthew 1: 21-24.
We need to know the reason Jesus was born so that we can know the value to place on our celebration of Jesus’ birth.
1. Jesus was born to atone for humanity's sins. His birth was the beginning of the atonement, and his death was the perfection of it. If Jesus were not born, nobody would have died for our sins. Luke 2:11, Romans 3:21-26, Hebrews 2:1-3.
2. To demonstrate God’s character of love to man John 3:16, I John 3:16-18. If you believe in Jesus, how is your life of love? We are meant to show God’s love to everyone around us,
3. To provide the seal of Abraham’s covenant. Galatians 3:14-16, Hebrews 6:13-19.
4. To make his spirit available to all who believe. As we celebrate Christ’s birth have you received the Holy Spirit?
Thanksgiving Service.
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Psalms 103: 2-5
The Psalmist in today’s text speaks to his heart to bless the Lord, and he proceeds to recount the benefits from God:
I. The gift of salvation.
ii. The gift of healing.
iii. The gift of protection.
iv. The gift of mercy.
We have also enjoyed all of these benefits from God because he has decided to relate with us with his grace. Thus, we should always be thankful for these benefits we enjoy freely. We have done nothing to merit this grace.
We forget God’s benefit because of comparison. We compare ourselves to others forgetting that we have no destiny mates (2Cor. 10:12).
We also forget God’s benefits because we are too focused on the future, we don’t reflect on the past to see what God has done for us. Our focus is always what we want God to do for us and this shouldn’t be.
Conclusion
Let us always reflect on the benefits we enjoy daily from God and be thankful.
It is time to praise God! Alleluia!!!!
Men’s Harvest Thanksgiving.
Topic: Harvest Time
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Matthew 13: 24-30
It is God’s principle that there will be harvest time. Everyone has a unique harvest time and our actions/inactions are consequential and know for sure that no one can dodge these consequences. The bible affirms this that our deeds/works shall be judged 1Cor. 3:12-15 & 2Cor. 5:10. The host of God’s angels will be sent to the world for the harvest of the world.
Things to note about harvest
1. Planting comes before harvest- you will reap what you sow.
2. Harvest comes in multiples.
3. Every act/inaction is a seed and we or our children will reap the harvest. What type of harvest are you leaving behind for your children?
Harvest for humans is in threefold: Vengeance, Death and Judgment.
Seed and harvest time will always remain and the harvest time is near. What are you living for? Are you leaving a good legacy for your children with the choices you make? Harvest time is certain and no one knows the exact time an individual’s harvest time will be.
Joel 3:13-16; a time of harvest is coming that saint will be God’s harvest and will be taken to heaven, while some will be thrown to the lake of fire. The day of God is near, and Jesus is coming for his own. The harvest of the earth is ready, everything including technology is preparing the world for the end-time judgment, yet saints are living unprepared for Christ’s coming. This is a call to live ready for the harvest of the world so we are not caught unawares.
Prayers
1.Lord, help me to live ready for your coming.
17th November 2024.
Topic: Don’t be Unwise
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusi
Text: Ephesians 5: 15-20
This bible verse means that we must make effort to walk as the wise and not as fools. Paul here was talking to believers here and it implies that all believers need wisdom. Why must we go after wisdom?
1. Your stability as a Christian is in wisdom. Isaiah 33:6.
2. In wisdom lies strength, and the strength of your salvation. Isaiah 33:6; 35:8. Without wisdom, believers can mess up their salvation, Hosea 4:6, Isaiah 5:13.
3. Wisdom is the principal thing. Proverbs 4:7; 8:11
4. Wisdom leads to life. Proverbs 8:32-34.
5. Wisdom is a way of life. Proverbs 8:35.
6. Wisdom attracts favour of God and that of men.
7. Wisdom is a defence. Ecclesiastics 7: 11-12.
8. Wisdom is a sign of maturity. I Corinthians 13:11.
It’s a pity today, that many people don’t seek wisdom and the consequence of it is reflected in the daily decisions we make. If wisdom is important, how then do we acquire wisdom
1. Have a relationship with Jesus who is the wisdom of God. The relationship starts with an encounter with Jesus that leads to repentance and our salvation. Your relationship with God is germane to acquire godly wisdom. I Corinthians 1:24-30. Choose to grow in your relationship with Jesus.
2. Walk with the wise. Proverbs 13:20. Try as much as possible to invest in good relationships, it must be mutual, if the relationship is one way it will not last. The first thing the devil will attack/remove from your life are your good relationships. The relationships you keep or do not keep will determine your destiny.
3. Fellowship with Brethren. Hebrews 10:25. this is a good way to learn from the mistakes and experiences of brethren.
4. Giving yourself to reading. Daniel 9:2-3. You will not grow mentally than your level of reading. You must be diligent in studying and acquiring wisdom.
5. Take instructions. Proverbs 8:33. Primary, take instructions from God every day and from your parents/boss/mentors.
6. Reflect on your personal experiences, your life is an accumulation of your experiences and a way to leverage on the teachings from these experiences for the future.
Make all effort to be wise and not live as fools, the devil will manipulate you at the level of your ignorance.
Prayers
1. Lord, help me to acquire wisdom, henceforth I refuse to live as a fool in Jesus’ name.
20th October, 2024
TOPIC: Sustaining the Fire on the Altar
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Leviticus 6:12-13, 1Thess. 5:9
To God alone be the glory for where he had led us in this Conference. This is the last lecture of the conference and I believe you’ve been blessed tremendously by the Holy Spirit through our various teachers.
A. Altar
It is the platform upon which offerings are made to the deity. This may includes a ritual sacrifice of animals or a burning of incense before God. Exodus 30:1-10. The Bible refers to several altars built by the patriarchs.
I. Noah offered burnt offering. Gen. 8:20
II.Abraham built an altar at Shechem. Gen. 12:7, another at Bethel Gen 12:8, and Mt. Moriah. Gen. 22:9
III. Isaac built an altar at Bathsheba Gen 26:25
IV. Jacob at Shechem Gen 33:20, Bethel Gen 35:7
In Exodus 20:24-26, instructions were given to Israel to make an altar of earth or of unliving stone upon which burnt offering and peace offering were to be made in every place where God caused his name to dwell. This very prescription was carried to the promised land, when they finally settled down. There were two altars in Solomon’s temple and remained the centre of temple worship until the temple was destroyed.
In the Old Testament, it is a command that fire must always be on the altar. Leviticus 6:12-13, because:
i. It is the centre of worship of God.
ii The Fire came directly from God Leviticus 9:24
iii The fire on the altar therefore, served as a constant reminder of God’s power.
iv It was a gift from heaven.
v No other source of fire was acceptable to God. Number 3:4, Leviticus 10:1-2
Christian worship is a different dispensation because:
1. Every individual Christian is the temple of God. 1Cor. 3:16
2. The Heart of man is the altar of God in that temple. Prov. 20:27, Matt. 22:37,
Mark 12:30
3. The fire on the altar is the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:1-4, Matt. 3:11, Luke 3:16
4. The fire came from Heaven. Acts 2:1-4
5. This fire must be sustained
6. No other source of fire is allowed. 1Cor. 3:17
HOW TO SUSTAIN THE FIRE. 1 THESS. 5:5-9, LEVITICUS 6:13
One of the primary responsibilities of the priests under the old covenant is to keep the fire burning on God’s altar perpetually. God sent the fire, but it was the responsibility of the priests to sustain the fire on the altar. Lev. 9:23-24
However, God gave them specific instructions to follow so that they could keep the fire burning on the altar. These divine instructions are still very relevant and useful to us today to sustain God’s fire in our souls.
I. The priest must ensure that there is always a sacrifice on the altar Exodus 29:38-42, Lev. 6:9. Like the priests of old, we shall not fail to keep God’s love burning and glowing in our souls, if we continually present, yield and offer ourselves to God as a living sacrifice.Rom 12:1, Rom. 6:13
II. It takes a constant submission to the Holy Spirit to keep His fire burning in our soul. 2Tim.1:14
III. God instructed the priests to ensure that the ashes never cover the altar Lev. 6:10. This implies the outcomes of God’s fire burning in your life, the proofs of God’s spirit at work in your life and the praise and encomiums on you after being used of God. Therefore don’t let the ashes settle on you or cleave to you. Psalm 115:1
IV. The command of wood burning. Lev 6:12-13, Prov. 26:20-21. Burning the wood every morning implies spending quality time every morning in a loving and intimate fellowship or communion with God. Psalm 39:3, Joshua 1:8
V. When you meditate daily in the word of God, you will have the energy to fan the ember of the fire in fervent prayers on daily basis.
Conclusion: May the Holy Spirit, teach and help us daily to diligently guard our heart and to set our mind on God and only God in Jesus name.
October 6, 2024 Anointing Service
Topic: Liberty in the Lord.
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: 2 Corinthians 3:17
After the fall of man in Eden, man lost his liberty, dominion and power to the devil. The devil and everything God created began to dominate man, this was confirmed by the devil’s statement to Jesus in Luke 4:6
God entrusted everything on earth to man at creation but when man fell to the deceit of the devil, he released the power to the devil and three things happened afterwards;
I. Man became a slave to the devil and sin. John 8:44. Sin is an indicator of people under the devil's dominion, I John 3:8. The indices for a child of God is holiness.
II. Man became burdened by the consequences of sin. Romans 3:23; 6:20-23. Man lost the spiritual image and glory of God and burdened our lives and man received death which is the wages of sin
III. Man became dominated by the law. Romans 7:1.
Jesus gave us liberty from sin and the consequences of sin, liberty is only in Jesus not in religion, man or pastor. Whoever will have liberty must receive redemption and justification for free from Jesus. Roman 3: 24-26. Salvation is not earned but freely given and salvation gives us freedom from sin.
After receiving the gift of salvation, the following occurs:
1. The veil will be taken away from your eyes and you will have understanding; 2 Corinthians 3: 16, Ephesians 1:18-19
2. You become free 2 Corinthians 3:17. After the veil has been taken away you receive the Holy Spirit and begin to walk in freedom.
3. You will be transformed to his image. 2 Corinthians 3:18, there will be a transformation to the initial spiritual image of God. One tool of transformation is the bible; every book instructs, it is only the bible that transforms
4. You move from glory to glory, here on earth and when we eventually get to eternity. 2 Corinthians 3:17
Prayers
1. Lord, deliver me from my reprobate mind in Jesus’ name.
2. The power of the blood of Jesus, remove every veil hindering me from having the understanding of you and myself.
3. The power of God, give me freedom from everything that has enslaved me in Jesus’ name.
4. Lord, let your grace set me apart in my generation.
5. Lord by grace put my feet upon the next ladder in my destiny in Jesus’ name.
6. Angels of my lifting, appear to me and do that which God has sent you to do in Jesus’ name.
September 29,2024.
Topic: The Lord is my Rock.
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Psalm 18: 1-21
The topic was the confession of a man in trouble yet he saw God as his rock. We are in fear in our nation today and the world is faced with all trouble. The psalmist declared his love for God and he saw God as his love even amidst his trouble. In what you are passing through, who is God to you?
This man in his trouble called on his God, you should also take the boldness to call on God in times of trouble. Nobody has God without Jesus. it is through Jesus that we will have access to God.
Complaining and worrying won't bring any solution, God is also against worrying. Shun worry and cry unto your God. When he called on God, God heard his cry and he became angry (Psalms 18:7-8). He afterwards thundered from heaven. The result and effect of God’s action were:
1. The secrets of the enemies were revealed.
2. God delivered the psalmist from his troubles.
3. He was delivered from his enemies who were stronger than him
4. God took him to a large place.
This psalmist stood with God through his troubles and he never left God and God in turn rewarded him. Decide to stay rooted in Christ today regardless of what you will face in life.
Prayers
1. Lord, give me the powers of prayers afresh in Jesus’ name.
2. Lord, today save me from my troubles.
15th September 2024
Topic: Do Not Cast Away Your Confidence
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Hebrews 10: 35
Confidence is important to one’s victory and success and taking steps in life. A lot of Christians experience disappointment and failure because of a lack of confidence. If there is no confidence, to take steps will be difficult. Satan doesn’t want a child of God to take steps to success that is why he plants fear in our hearts to hinder us from taking the necessary steps. Our confidence in God must propel us to take steps as God has not given us the spirit of Fear, Romans 8: 15. Lack of confidence will always paralyze us.
What takes confidence from a man?
First is suffering, suffering can make one lose self-worth and in turn, lose self-confidence. Suffering is one of satan’s tools to keep us from knowing our self-worth and thereby lose our confidence. Hebrews 10:32-35. Secondly, happenings around can make one lose confidence. In Judges 4 Deborah told Barrack God’s word of victory in the battle but because of the happenings around he was not confident to go to the war without Deborah. Same as Gideon who God called a mighty man but the happenings in Israel and his position in his family made him doubt what God had called him. Have we lost confidence as a result of what is happening around us? Be resolute that whatever is happening in this nation will not keep you from making giant strides on earth. Remember that you are a child of God and your father is at work in your life.
There are two different types of confidence.
1.Confidence in God. The three Hebrew men had confidence in God in the face of a fiery furnace in Daniel 3. Have confidence in the fact that there is nothing God cannot do, he is the only one who cannot disappoint. Your confidence in God will birth self-confidence, which is the second type of confidence.
2.Self-Confidence: Paul had this confidence which made him state that he can do all things through Christ that strengthens him. David also had this self-confidence rooted in God. This confidence must come from your belief and trust in God.
Four things that birth confidence
1. Recognize the sovereignty of God as the all-powerful and all-knowing God. This will birth confidence in you that you can overcome anything in life. Isaiah 46:10.
2. Recognize God’s presence with you. Psalms 23:4. He has promised to be with us always and at all times.
3.Believe in God’s word and live by the promises therein. Nothing on earth can change his word, the circumstances of our lives cannot unsettle the word of God in our lives. The word of God births confidence in you.
4. The fear of God. When you fear God, you don’t need to fear any other person on earth. Proverbs 14: 26-27
Brethren now is the time to build and use our confidence in God. Don’t cast away your confidence.
Prayers
1.Lord I refuse to be afraid in the face of fear, Lord help me take away my fear.
8th September 2024,
Topic: Destroying Evil Altars
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Judges 6: 25- 28.
An altar is a place of power, a fearful place, a place of reference and it is the symbol of the God of the altar. it is also a place of worship as each altar has its own God. Jacob built an altar for God, the Israelites also built altars for Baal. Anything can be the symbol of an altar, it can be stones like the Israelites did, and it can also be visible or invisible.
God commanded Gideon to destroy the altar of Baal in the bible text for today. why does God want us to destroy evil altars?
1. He is a jealous God. Exodus 20:5
2. He will not share his glory
3. Altars can derail, delay and destroy destinies. In 2 Kings 3:16-24. The plan of God to destroy Moab at that time was delayed because when the king saw the fierceness of the battle, he sacrificed his son which led to the unfulfilled word of God to destroy Moab after the prophecy from Prophet Elisha. The people who received and had the prophecy fought the battle in the flesh while the king of Moab went spiritual on them.
That you are a carrier of God’s promise, it may not come to fulfilment if there are altars that have been exalted in opposition to the fulfilment of those promises. If you don’t face and destroy these altars in the name of the Lord, God’s word won't be fulfilled in your life. So, there is a need for you to arise like Gideon and destroy evil altars.
If you are going to destroy these evil altars you must go in the name of the Lord who is greater than the god of that Altar.
1st of September 2024.
Topic: The Blessing of God.
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Proverbs 10:22.
In the verse of the scripture, we see two facts one is that the blessing of God is not riches, it is the blessing that will make you rich. Only the blessed will be rich. The second fact is that these riches will have no sorrow. This is the difference between the blessing from God and the devil. We must know that there is nothing in the physical that God can give that the devil cannot give, he would even give it faster than God, you will get it fast but you won't get far because everything one gets from the devil is an exchange for something; your soul which he will add sorrow to it. For every blessing from the devil, sorrow is included but the blessing of God will make you rich without sorrow.
How do we attract God’s blessing? We will examine this by looking at the people Jesus called blessed and we see this in the beatitude in Matthew 5:3-11, these are the category of people that carry the blessings of God.
The second way to attract blessing is through obedience Luke 11:27-33. This means hearing and doing the words of the Lord. There are some things that you don’t need to pray about all that is needed is to key yourself to obedience and you will have your miracle, Isaiah 1:20. In the Bible, the opposite of obedience is rebellion, if you want the blessings of God, you must have an obedient heart to God, true men of God, to the woman, your husband, public and civil servant; your boss.
The third thing that attracts God’s blessing is your trust in God (Jeremiah 17:7-9). Most times our prayers for blessing without doing what the Bible says is tantamount to doing physical exercise. The fear of God is the third thing that attracts his blessing. Psalms 128:1. The fifth is tithing (Malachi 3:8-10). The Bible says that tithing gives us blessings not that it will make us rich, it is possible to be paying tithe and still be poor.
Now what are these blessings? These blessings from God are intangible things, important things that money cannot buy, intangible but precious than money. Let's see six of these blessings.
1.Peace with God and man. There is no peace in any other thing except the blessing of God. It is only God who gives man peace for blessing. Romans 5:1-2, Proverbs 16:7.
2.Security and protection. Isaiah 26:3, Malachi 3:11.
3.Wisdom and understanding
4.Good health.
5.Revelation is a gift from God and if you are a child of God, you must live by the revelation.
6. Your gift. It is a blessing from God, the job and the special ability you have is a gift from God and Proverbs 18:16 says that it is this gift that will make way for you. if you don’t recognize your gift, you can be gifted and still poor.
Do you know that you can have all these blessings, and you are still poor? There are six ways to turn these blessings into riches.
1. Understand the principles. If you don’t understand that blessings are not riches you will not take steps.
2. Get the right mindset about blessings and riches. Proverbs 23:7, Romans 12:2. Have a mindset that you can prosper in life.
3. Be diligent. There is no shortcut to it, prayer cannot make you rich, and diligence will conquer hunger and poverty. Proverbs 22:29.
4. Intelligence and competence. One of the levels of intelligence is physical intelligence knowing your area of strength and weakness, biologically and socially. Another level of intelligence is financial intelligence. Competence is very vital in turning blessings into riches, make sure to build your competence in your job.
5. Character and relationship. Manner makes man, you may have all the gifts if you are proud, you will never rise. Sometimes what your expertise cannot do, connection will do it.
6. Prayer. The prayer point should be about revelation, right connection, grace and divine helpers.
Prayers
1. Lord, reveal to me the secret to my wealth in Jesus’ name.
25th August, 2024.
Topic: The Mistake of Esau.
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Genesis 25: 27-34
Jacob and Esau were born by the same parent, they both grew up under their tutelage. Esau grew to become a hunter and he was loved by his father; Jacob was a mild man always living in the tent and loved by his mother. Your actions and inactions may sometimes determine who loves or hates you, although it is written in the bible to love our neighbour as God loves us. Some somethings can condition your love, Isaac loved Esau because he ate his games and Rebecca loved Jacob because he was always at hand and around the house. These two characters were loved according to their characters. Whoever wants to be loved must be ready to pay the cost for it by taking responsibility, and being loveable.
One day Esau was coming from the field and asked his brother for food and Jacob took advantage of the situation to ask for Esau’s birthright. Up till now, there are still people like Jacob who want to take advantage of our situation and lead us to compromise. This is why you must be a person of integrity and not be too desperate for anything.
Birthright is a special honour given to the first-born son of a family; it is the double portion of the family inheritance along with the honour of one day becoming the family leader. Deuteronomy 21:15- 17. More importantly, it means the spiritual blessing of the Father, this explains Isaac’s instruction to Esau to bring venison to him so he can bless him.
Let’s consider the mistake of Esau.
1. He allowed Jacob to take advantage of him. Genesis 25:31. In the journey of life, people will want to take advantage of you by getting what you have for what you want and, in most cases, what you have is more valuable than what you want. The only way people will not take advantage of you is when you are not desperate for anything.
2. He exaggerated his situation. Genesis 25:32, he had only been hungry for a day and he said he was about to die. Many of us exaggerate whatever situation we are faced with and it can lead us to wrong decisions.
3. He undervalued what he had. Although he was hungry, he was not empty because he had the honour of the firstborn but he undervalued it. Most time, we don’t know the value of what we have until we lose it. when you undervalue what you have, you lose your integrity and take what is lesser.
4. The pressure of the moment distorted his perspective and made his decision seem urgent. He succumbed to pressure. The Bible in Isaiah 28:16 says that whoever is walking with God does not make haste. When you attach urgency to your matter, the possibility for compromise and mistake is high. I must let you know that nothing is an emergency in life except for matters of life, every other thing in Life can wait.
5. He swore an oath, ate and drank to despise his birthright, he traded spiritual for physical and the future for the immediate. Withdraw from anything that requires you to make an oath before you get it, you are trading your soul and future with it.
Don’t be like Esau, whatever situation you are in doesn’t mean you are unfortunate. Trails, failure persecution and success are all part of our Christian journey. Never think God has forgotten you when you find yourself in an unpleasant situation, instead hold on to God and the inheritance ahead of you. Hebrews 12: 15-17. The unpleasant situation can be your future testimonies, you must hold on to your salvation and inheritance (your birthright) in God, they are valuable and they will also add value to you.
Don’t because of the immediate pressure, trade your birthright for the pleasure of this world. For a child of God what you get is not as important as who is behind what you get. Check who is behind where you are now, will the glory go to God or someone else? If you have been making the mistake of Esau, today is a day of repentance.
Prayer
Lord, help me to get it right as I journey in life, keep me from committing the mistake of Esau in Jesus’ name.
18th August 2024
Topic: you are not empty
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Acts 3: 1-8.
At the hour of prayers, Peter and John, disciples of Jesus were going to the temple for worship and at the gate of the temple, a man lame from his mother's womb lays in front of the beautiful gate. The predicament of this man had consumed his name, and his name became the name of his predicament, In the same way, challenges and circumstances we face in life give us a name.
This lame man was condemned to alms begging but he was not empty, he was a beggar but he had something which was expectation. Whatever position you find yourself in, there is something in you that you can leverage to change your situation. When he saw the two disciples entering the temple, he used what he had and his expectations attracted Peter and John, even though he couldn’t move, his gaze was on Peter and John. The Bible says the expectation of the Righteous will lead to Joy in Proverbs 18:28, and Romans 28:18.
Peter and John had no silver and gold but they were also not empty, they had Jesus and gave what they had to the Lame man. You may not have material possessions just like the disciples but you are not empty. The lame man leveraged his expectations to change his situation, and Peter and John also leveraged the name of Jesus to change the lame man’s situation.
In this generation, most of us don’t value what we have, until you value what you have, what you have will not add value to your life. It is what you have that you will use to get what you don’t have, don’t bother running after something you don’t have when you can value what you have to get what you don’t have.
Peter used what he had and demonstrated that he was in the kingdom of God, the result gave glory to God. Many Christians have failed to value the power of the kingdom and the effect is living in fear and seeking alternative ways outside of Jesus. if you value the power of God, the power will value you. your physical circumstance and what you are passing through doesn’t define you, you are defined by your new birth and the word of God.
What do we have?
1. Spiritual identity. I Peter 2:9-10. Your new birth in Jesus has conferred a new identity to you and has deposited God’s power in you so therefore you are not empty. The story of the prodigal son changed when he realised his identity.
2. A ministry and therefore you cannot mess up with your life. 2 Corinthians 5: 18-20
3. The word of God. Hebrews 4:12.
4. The power of God. Romans 8:11, I John 4:4.
What are your Obligations?
1. Discover yourself. In Judges 6:15, the lord called Gideon a mighty man but he called himself the least of his father’s house, he didn’t know that when grace chooses it chooses from the rear, if it is protocol it will be from the qualified. Until you see yourself the way God sees you, spirituality will not benefit you.
2. Don’t live according to sinful nature. Romans 8: 12-19. Realise that you cannot live anyhow.
3. Learn to proclaim the good news
4. Live in Confidence. Hebrews 13:6, Hebrews 10:35. Stop living in condemnation. If you carry the power of God there is nothing to fear. You are not empty.
Prayers
Lord, give me the grace to discover myself afresh in Jesus’ name.
11th August, 2024.
Topic: Be Ready.
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Revelation 19:1-10.
In treating this topic, we will answer three questions.
The first question is be ready for what? For the marriage of the lamb as come as answered in Revelation 19:7. One of the events of the end times is the marriage of the lamb to be preceded by the rapture and the bible says that the marriage is ready and the bride which is the church is ready. The church is ready for the rapture and the marriage of the lamb. Every believer must live ready for these two events.
The second question is why must we be ready? The first reason is because the groom is ready, waiting for the bride. There is no time for preparation again, it is time to be ready because the marriage of the lamb has come, preparation is no longer enough, you must be ready.
The second reason is that every sign leading to the coming of the Lord is almost fulfilled. Matthew 24:4-14. The only thing we are waiting for is for the end to come, every other sign has been fulfilled, are you ready for eternity? You have the responsibility to make yourself ready.
The third question is how do you make yourself ready?
1. Make sure you are part of the church that is the bride, i.e. give your life to Jesus.
2. Live for Jesus intentionally. Be intentional about your Christian life. Daniel and the three Hebrew men were intentional about living for God even in a strange land. Dare to be a Daniel in this generation
3. Choose your company. Friendship Is not by force but by choice. Your faith in Jesus should guide your choice of friends. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
4. Be watchful and steadfast. 1Corinthians 15:58; 16:13.
5. Be prayerful. Matthew 24:20.
Grace will soon expire and that is when your flight is in winter. Grace will expire with the rapture; can we say you are ready?
Prayers
1. Lord help me, I don’t want to miss Heaven, help me to live ready for you in Jesus' name.
2. Lord, help me to be intentional about how I live for you here on earth in Jesus’ name.
Anointing service for the month of August.
Date: 4/8/2024
Preacher: Prophet E. R. Oluwatusin
Topic: New Beginning
Reasons Why God is a God of New Beginnings
1. Because of his creative power, he can create and recreate; we see this creative power in Genesis 1 verses 1–3. Nobody knew when God created heaven and earth because his knowledge is unsearchable. Because of his creating power, he is always a God of new beginnings.
2. Because of his love, because he loves you, he is in his business of repairing your life and destiny, when the whole world lost him because of his love for this world and he gave his begotten son. The essence of giving us Jesus is to give us a new beginning. That's why the Bible says whosoever is in Christ is a new creature; you are recreated with a new purpose, a new vision, and a and a new relationship. Because of the love of God for this world, he has given everyone the grace to start again. That's the new beginning you get from your salvation, which is the best thing that can happen to you. When you embrace this love and accept him, you are given the power to become the sons of God. Respond to God's love today by confessing your sins and accepting Jesus as your lord and savior.
1. Before you access a new beginning, there will first be an ending. Before God opens a new door, he will close your old door first. For example, if you don't finish secondary education, you can go to university; if you don't have your first degree, you can't go for your master's degree. Same spiritually, many of us do not know God himself has closed a door. If you labor yourself to open the closed door, you will not be able to see the new one God is opening. When you are knocking on the door with prayers and weeping, you can't open the door because God has not changed his will because of your weeping.
2. New beginnings may come with pains (John 16:21–22). When the hour of Jesus came, Jesus was sorrowful unto death. He was alone. He selected three to pray with him; they disappointed him. Even at a junction, he cried, Father, why have you forsaken me? When you want to have your new beginning, rebellion might arise. You may pray and think God is far from you; it's because your hour has come. When the hour of Jesus came, he wept. Yours cannot be different. If you run away from this hour, you can never witness your new beginning. If you desire a new beginning, be ready to leave your comfort zone. Be ready for very rough weather. Be ready to weep. Be ready for a lot of anxiety. It will end in glory.
3. Most times, new beginnings launch you into a new relationship, particularly when you give your life to Jesus. It will give you a new purpose, destination, and focus. What you are destined for when you give your life to Jesus is a new destiny and destination. New beginnings launch you to another level, connecting you to people that matter to you in your destiny and make you relevant. Ephesians 2 verses 12–13.
4. New beginnings sometimes have human responsibilities. For example, before Zacheous received salvation, he climbed the Sycamores tree. Before the blind received sight, they cried, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. Most times, you need to cooperate with God to have a new beginning.
What you need to do to have a new beginning
1. New beginnings will happen only with the power and spirit of God; you can do it by yourself; it will happen by grace. Ezekiel 37:1 says it's by his sovereignty.
2. You need wisdom for assessment. If you cannot access yourself, you cannot create a new beginning. Luke 15:17–18. You can be thoroughly satisfied with what you have, not with who you are; there is always room for improvement to become a better person.
3. For you to have a new beginning, cooperate with the spirit in faith. Ezekiel 37, verses 3–6. If you don't cooperate with the word of God, you can't have a new beginning.
4. You must be able to prophecy your new beginning.
28th July, 2024
Sunday Service: Victory Assembly CACMA Anniversary.
Topic: Strength for the Journey.
Preacher: Prophet. E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: I Kings 19: 5-8
The length of the journey doesn’t matter, it may be short but a journey that requires great strength. Elijah in our bible text had a moment of Crisis. He had just won a victory by bringing fire and rain and killed 400 prophets of Baal and this threatened his life. That you have just won a victory does not mean you will not encounter another battle this is why you must not rest.
Jezebel was furious and swore to kill Elijah and Elijah who just had a victory, killed the prophets of Baal became afraid and ran for his life, and he prayed for death rather than to be alive. Individually and as a nation we are in a time of crises, people running heather skelter, and the news we are hearing is not encouraging. A lot of people are committing suicide in our nation.
Do you know that our God is a loving God, at this moment of crisis, God showed up, I pray that God will show up for you at this particular time and your story will change in Jesus' name. God showed up encouraged and Empowered Elijah by bringing food to Elijah. After he had the first round of food, what he had was not enough to strengthen him and Elijah slept instead, maybe you have had encounters with God, today you will have encounters that will change your story! The angel came a second time and told him to eat for the journey was great, he ate the second time and went on the strength of the food for forty days and forty nights.
In our time of distress, God is available to empower us. Because you are in Christ nobody can draw the conclusion of your life because God will show up and change your story for good. The world is in crisis, fear has taken over the world and God showed up for the world by sending his son Jesus to empower us for the long journey of travelling from earth to heaven and this is the first encounter.
The second encounter just like Elijah is the infilling of the Holy Spirit. When the Disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, they became bold to preach Christ, particularly Peter had denied Jesus but after being filled with the Holy Spirit, he received the boldness to preach Christ to many people. Romans 8:9-11
The third encounter is the word of God. Jeremiah 15:16. You cannot be called by the name of the lord and hate his word. Stand and eat the word of God. The strength for the journey for a child of God is God’s word and the Holy Spirit.
Let me tell you three journeys that are embarked on, we are on these journeys simultaneously. The first is the journey to heaven, career and the journey of marriage. These journeys are not easy, one journey must not be at the detriment of the other. If you don’t eat and get strength for the journies, you will not make it to the end of the journies. Equip yourself with the word of God and be filled with the Holy Spirit, I want to encourage you to belong to the secret place of God. It gives security here on earth and also secures heaven for you.
God did everything to encourage Elijah but he didn’t use his strength, he got to Horeb and was still discouraged and was fixed on complaining about being the only prophet in Israel, God had to tell him that there were still 7000 prophets who had not bowed downed to Baal, God knowing he was tired, directed him to go and anoint Elisha as his successor.
God has sent me to you that you use what he has deposited in your life, if you fail to use it you will be replaced. If you will remain inactive with the power and grace God has given you, you will be replaced.
Prayers
1. Lord, help me not to misuse the power and grace you have given me in Jesus, name.
2. Lord, help me not to limit myself in Jesus’ name.
JULY 14TH- Mid-Year Thanksgiving.
Preacher: Prophet. E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Psalms 66:8:9
A person will not know how to praise God if you don’t see how great he is, the knowledge of God that you have will help you in praising him. Everything about God is knowledge-based, if you don’t have adequate knowledge of God, you won’t be able to give me adequate praise. You also have to know the worth of God’s blessing in your life, this will help you in giving praise to God.
Psalms 66:8 implies that thanksgiving is not something you must do in silence, others must hear his praises. Verse 9 went further to tell us the reasons to praise God. One is that God protects us from death, it is only those who don’t know God and what he constantly does for us that complain, it is only those in the right frame of mind who feel that something is wrong somewhere. If you are still alive, no one can conclude your life, so give thanks because you are still alive, it is an opportunity to experience the good things of life.
The second reason is that God has kept us steady, so many things on earth including the economy aim to move us yet God keeps us steady and firm and it is a result of his grace in our lives. The best thing to give God gratitude for his deeds is to give him your life and season and be dedicated and committed to God. If you refuse to give God your heart, it is to your detriment, Romans 12:1. This is a call to rededicate our lives to God as we thank him for the first half of the year.
Prayer
1. Lord, afresh I surrender myself to you today in Jesus’ name.
2. Teach me Lord, how to give you the deserved praise in Jesus’ name.
First Sunday of July 7, 2024
Topic: No more delay
Preacher: Prof. E. R. Oluwatusin
Text: Ezekiel 12: 28. Isaiah 46: 10
The Bible text assures us that what he has said will come to fulfilment and that is what he has sent me to tell you today and for July. In Joshua 23: 14, Joshua testified while speaking to the children of Israel of the fulfilment of God’s promise to the nation of Israel.
The specific word of God to you today is in the second Bible text, regardless of the voice of impossibility, the voice of God coming to you today is that the counsel of God shall stand! No more delay for you. Several scriptures speak to God’s commitment to his words concerning you. There are certain things to observe to see the fulfilment of God’s word.
In Isaiah 46: 8, two things are important first you have to remember the past words of God that found fulfilment in your life this will fuel faith in your life and thereafter show yourself as a man and don’t be weary, pray and wrestle so that what you are expecting will come to pass. If these are settled you can then proceed to proclaim Isaiah 45:24, let your faith tell you that your adversary will be put to shame, remember also that some people that waged war against you in the past were put to shame, be confident again that if God’s word has taken glory in your life know that people waging war now will be put to shame.
Act like a man, don’t give the victory to satan. The only thing satan is waging war against in your life is God’s purpose in your life, you have the responsibility to stand like a man and fight against every opposition against God’s purpose in your life. If you refuse to stand as a man, God is not at fault. Everything that God wants you to be has been deposited to you by God from birth, God will never add anything again. It is your responsibility to discover and manifest these gifts from God, using this gift means fighting some battles.
The number one battle to fight is the battle with your flesh/self, if you cannot win this battle, you cannot fight the other battles. In destiny, there is no place got lazy, ignorant and indisciplined people. Your success in life lies in your character and relational power than in your excellence. It is a lie to say that you don’t need anyone because we are social and expressive beings.
Prayers
1.Lord, it is time, lord in you justify me, let there be justification for my destiny.
2. In Jesus' name, my destiny comes out from condemnation, today receive justification.
3. Whether man likes it or not, at the appointed time made by God, the promise of God for my life comes to fruition now in Jesus' name.
Topic: Settling Family Disputes
Date:30th of June,2024.
A family is a group of parents and their children living together as a unit in a home. No matter how friendly we are there is bound to be friction in the home because the couple is from two different backgrounds, harmonizing the differences to form a platform is not easy. It takes a lot of patience, compromise and humility to form a formidable platform to raise godly children. The level of solving disputes in the marriage is laced with maturity and the longevity of the marriage. There are biblical principles to resolve marital disputes regardless of the level of marriage. The dispute may be based on decision-making, principles, and lifestyles.
Five things that reduce/manage the level of disputes in the family
1. Stop noticing every mistake. Proverbs 16:18-19, Galatians 6: 1. There will always be mistakes but don’t dwell on the mistakes of your spouse.
2. Stop nagging. Galatians 6:3-4, Proverbs 16:28-29.
3. Always make your spouse happy, make time for him/her and let your spouse know that you have his/her time. Proverbs 16:24. Seek after each other. Songs of Solomon 3:1-4.
4. Be the first to apologise and forgive. Colossians 3:13, Provides 16:32.
5. Respect each other. Romans 13:7-10, Ephesians 5:21. Remember that we are co-heirs with Christ.
6. To reduce conflict in marriage, learn to harmonise your priorities.
Prayer: Let the Spirit of peace rule my home in Jesus name
Topic:-Ingredients for Marital Bliss
Date:- 23rd of June, 2024
Today, we will continue on the topic of ingredients for marital bliss
Commitment: Commitment is laying necessity on yourself like Paul said about preaching the gospel in I Corinthians 9:16, it is also being intentional about making your marriage work and being ready to pay the cost for your marital bliss. Commitment entails sacrifice and compromise. There are levels of commitment and your first commitment must be to God (this is primary) and next to your spouse, commitment to fidelity, and commitment to marital responsibilities. Without commitment, there can be a failure. Anything that God is not the alpha he cannot be the omega
Trust: if you don’t trust your spouse and if you don’t trust that your marriage will work, you cannot be committed. Like commitment, there are levels of trust. Proverbs 3:5, your trust starts with your trust in God, there will be challenges in the marriage and when your trust is in God, it will help you. Secondly trust your spouse, when you begin to have trust issues, suspicion will set in and it will cause unnecessary issues. Thirdly, trust that your marriage will work and have trust in your union, this will give you peace of mind and help you plan for the future of the home and your future
Learn good communication Ephesians 4: 15, and let to speak the truth in love. Words are heavy and if you are choosy with words, it can lead to problems that is why you must speak the right words to your spouse. Speak and correct in love.
Openness, be open with each other. In marriage, there's no secret. Don’t hide anything about each other and your children. Share everything, the moment you start keeping secrets you have started on the path to the destruction of your home. The Bible in Genesis 2: 25 says that Adam and Eve were both naked and they were not ashamed. Being open with each other will solve a lot of problems in your marriage.
Create time to pray together. 1 Thessalonians 5: 17. There are three altars in the family, the personal altar, the couple altar and the family altar.
Finally, learn to take marital responsibility and be intentional about it. There are levels of responsibilities, responsibility as a spouse, as a parent, and as in-laws.
And for the singles, ensure that Christ is your foundation when you have the right foundation, it will give you a blissful marriage.
Prayers
1. For the single, lord help me not to miss it maritally
2. For the married, lord help me to be intentional about my marriage.
2024 Good Women Anniversary.
Topic: Price far above Rubies
Text: Proverbs 31: 10
Date:16th June,2024
Preacher: Dr (Mrs) A.O Oluwatusin.
Rubies are precious things and are valuable. We want to talk about a woman whose price is far above rubies, a valuable woman.
Who can find a virtuous woman? In proverb 18:22 we see that a man who finds a wife has found a good thing and has obtained favour from God, so a woman in the home is a good thing, and a woman of noble character is a favour from God. I want women to ask if they are a favour from God to their husbands. This is why God made us as a helpmeet for men.
A woman whose price is far above rubies must be a wife material before your husband can find you, the inner being that is called a woman must be transformed into a wife by taking adequate preparation.
A wife is a woman who has prepared herself for marriage and is ready to fulfil all responsibilities of marriage, responsibility toward your husband, children, in-laws and even as a wife in church. If you are not ready to fulfill your responsibility then you are not ready to be a wife. The responsibility of keeping a home lies on the woman and that is why we are favour from God. What are you to your man? Examine yourself today and retrace your steps.
The proverb 31 woman was described as a virtuous woman and we will examine some of the qualities that made her a virtuous and noble woman whose price is far above rubies
1. A woman of noble character, hardworking, up and doing. Are you a woman of noble character? You must be a woman of stable character in all areas of your life.
2 .In Verse 12 of Proverbs 31, she is a loving woman who prioritises her family and works to develop everyone around her. It is a woman who loves and that will do good to people around her. Her display of love endeared people to come to her to seek counsel. How loving are you? You must show the love of Christ to the people around you.
3. Verse 11 says, she’s trustworthy and dependable, her husband relies on her, and she has earned her husband’s trust by her noble character. It is up to the woman in the home to earn the trust of her husband with her character and how to take care of the home and as a result, the husband will rely on her.
4. Verse 13-16, she is a diligent woman, she is involved in a lot of things and also takes care of her home. A woman must be hardworking and diversify her income to support the home, this will place value on you. How are you supporting your husband? Don’t forget that we are created as helpmeet.
5. This woman is hospitable, Verse 20. Dorcas’ hospitability contributed to her coming back to life. How hospitable are you? A good woman will stretch out her hands to the poor and the needy. Be supportive of the work of God in the church as it relates to the welfare of members, and be full of good works for God will reward all our good works. When you can, give to people.
6. She brings honour to her husband. Verse 23, Judges 4:4. This is because of the noble character she displays that brings honour to her husband, Deborah a prophetess was a wife who brought honour to her husband, her husband’s name would never have been mentioned in the bible if she wasn’t a good wife, she lived the life of a good woman and wife to her husband despite being a prophetess. Are you bringing honour to your husband or is it the other way round?
7. Verse 17, she gathers strength from the lord, the Holy Spirit, prayers and the word of God. The strength here is the inner strength she gets from God; she is a courageous woman who is ready to pray to face any challenge. In Judges 4: 8, Barak, a leader of the army of Israel insisted that Deborah go to the battle with her, she decided to go with him because she had built herself in the lord, what type of woman are you? How do you respond to challenges? You have Christ, you can build your strength in Christ through prayers and the study of the word of God. Don’t be lazy in prayers, commit yourself to the lord and guard yourself with the strength of the Lord.
8. Verse 27, she is in charge of her home; she attends to the peculiarities of everyone around her and knows how to deal with them. A good woman must know her husband and children in depth and help develop their weaknesses and strengths.
9. She is a wise woman, a good counsellor, Verse 26 Can your children trust your judgment with things in their life? The type of life you are living will make people approach you to counsel them.
10. Verse 21, she is proactive, she thinks ahead and makes plans for each situation.
A quality that made her stand out and helped her with these qualities and that is the fear of the Lord, Verse 30. The fear of the lord is the source of these attributes. The fear of the Lord is total obedience to God’s command whether convenient or not. It pays to fear and obey the Lord. Are you ready to walk in the way of the Lord and obey his instructions about marriage?
Prayers
Lord, make me a woman of noble character.
Family Sunday Service.
Topic: Ingredients for Marital Bliss
Date: 9th of June,2024
It's our tradition at CAC Faith Palace to celebrate June as our family month every year, and we will continue the tradition this year. You will agree with me that marriage is ordained by God and he intends that the marriage will be blissful forever, however for your marriage to be blissful is largely dependent on the people in the marriage, it is your responsibility to make your marriage blissful, God will only give you a spouse to start the married life with.
Two things are important to have a blissful marriage
1. Who you are before you get married, and your personality before marriage is important to your marital success. If you go into marriage immature, you will make a shipwreck of the marriage. The character for marriage is developed before marriage by maturity and responsibility. Who you are before you enter into the marriage is very important as it determines how far you will go in the journey.
2. The priorities you set in life before marriage. There are three things important to have in life and when you pursue them so early in life, each of them can destroy you. Don’t pursue the negative sex when it is not the right time, enjoyment and money early in life. Your priorities define you and also determine the choices you make. Some of us prioritise enjoyment above all things and we cannot endure for a night. Your priorities will help you make wise decisions. If you set your heart on money and live for money you will make fatal destiny mistakes, if all you are after in a marriage is money, you will put pressure on yourself and your spouse and you may run into an irredeemable error.
There are other things that must come to play before your marriage can be blissful
1. Knowledge: wisdom is supreme and with all your gettings, get understanding. When you don’t get wisdom, no matter who you are you will suffer for it. Isaiah 9: 13, you need to have marital knowledge. There is four knowledge to have for a blissful marriage and they are:
I. Have the knowledge of God through Jesus Christ, God is the architect of marriage and if you want to do exploit in marriage you must know of him.
II. Have the knowledge of yourself, the greatest discovery is to discover yourself, and this will reveal your destiny and purpose to you. Before you go into marriage you must discover yourself, it will help you choose the right partner to live with which is compatibility.
III. Have the knowledge of your spouse: the blood group, genotype
IV. The marital knowledge: this knowledge is practical you won't have this knowledge until you enter into the institution of Marriage.
2. Roman 12:10 give preference to your spouse. If you are unable to prioritize your spouse over yourself, you will not find marital bliss. Choosing to prioritize your spouse will bring you happiness and marital peace. Pray to God for help in prioritizing your spouse over selfishness. Be ready to suffer and compromise because of your spouse.
Prayers
1. Lord, help my home.
June Anointing service
Topic: Divine Help
Date: 2nd Of June 2024
Text: Psalms 46:1
The bible describes God as a very present help in trouble, his help is very present in the day of trouble. If God is our present help why then are people not finding help in times of trouble? The Bible is true that God is a present help however, people don’t receive this help, this is not so only in our generation, it has been in previous generations. In Psalms 13: 1-2, David spoke of his troubled ties and how it seemed as if God was not responding to his prayer for help. If your situation is like this, know that it has happened to people before you, don’t allow your situation to take you away from God.
The Psalmist in Psalms 44: 22-26, lamented on his predicament and he thought God was far away from him, he still called on God to arise for his help because of his mercy and unfailing love. If all through your life you have stayed in God’s covenant, you can also cry for God’s help like this psalmist, know that God is ready to help you.
This is your month of help because we have a present for help in times of trouble. Those who prayed to God and it felt like there was no help kept praying to God for help. If the lord rises for a man’s help it is always beyond human comprehension and understanding the Israelites couldn’t describe where the manna, they had in the wilderness came from.
Prayers
1. Lord I am the next in line for help, settle everything that has closed the door of help against me.
2. The battles that my helpers are encountering that are hindering them from helping me, Lord, settle it in your mercy.
3. The dispute that the enemy put between me and my helpers, Lord settle it today.
4. The instrument the enemy is using to hinder me from receiving help that my life needs, Holy Ghost fire consume the instruments in Jesus' Name
5. Lord, whatever is in my body that is antagonizing help and helpers, out of my body in Jesus' name.
6. Lord raise me by your help in Jesus' name
7. Lord, orchestrate events that will make me receive help in Jesus' name
8. Jesus, save me from all my troubles through your help.
9. In this month of help, angel of help locate me in Jesus' name
10. Everyone who has been sent to me in this month, I declare that there will be no hindrance to my help, everyone God has sent to me begins to release my blessings in Jesus' name.
Topic: With God, all things are possible
Text: Matthew 19:26.
Date:19th Of May ,2024
Jesus made this statement in the light of salvation, it symbolizes that there is nothing impossible for God to do, Jeremiah also testified to it in Jeremiah 32:17, and God himself spoke in Jeremiah 32: 20. If quite for sure God can do all things, when then are some people serving God and praying and they are encountering impossibility, is it that the word of God is not true? The answer is embedded in Jeremiah 32: 19. There is nothing God cannot do but God shall do unto you according to your ways and the fruits of your deeds. God said in his word that for a crooked soul, he will show himself crooked and to the upright man he will show himself upright. Your life is a result of your ways and mind before the lord.
Whoever will walk into possibilities must:
1. Believe in his heart that it is possible
2. Confess the possibility with his mouth
3. You must believe you have received it, even when you have not seen it. In spiritual things, believing is seeing contrary to the physical vocabulary where seeing is believing.
God will give to individuals according to his ways, hope your way before the lord is not crooked. I hope you believe in Jesus in your heart as much as you call the name of Jesus. Do you believe that there is no impossibility with God? How is your work before the Lord? Sometimes, the speed doesn’t matter, what matters is the direction.
Renew your ways before the lord and work for the Lord, for God searches the heart. Jeremiah 17:10
Jeremiah 16: 17; God's eyes are on all our ways and we are not hidden from God, neither is our iniquity. When this word ends, Jesus is coming to reward everyone according to his works. Matthews 16:27.
The way your way and work is, God will reward you accordingly., walk in holiness, and work for God so you can enjoy God.
Prayers
1. Lord I surrender myself to you, help me that for the rest of my days, my life, my work and my way will please you.
Topic: Where is your zeal and strength?
Text: Isaiah 63: 15
Date: 12th of May,2024.
The Israelites had been enjoying God and his goodness but they rebelled against God because they didn’t appreciate what God was doing in their midst, God therefore gave them to their enemies and they became slaves. Isaiah 63:10. In our bible text today, the children of Israel realized their mistakes and began to pray for mercy and the help of the lord.
As we begin the possibility week, we will be praying to God to look down on us with his mercy showing his strength and zeal. God will visit you this week and change your story in Jesus' name.
The children of Israel remembered what God had done for them and how he had been zealous about them as a nation and prayed to God to show his zeal and strength, knowing how God saved them from Pharoah and brought them out of Egypt. They lamented in prayers that they have become like people who do not have God.
This week get prepared to ask God to show his strength and zeal over your matter, you have stayed long in battles, it is time for you to insist on God’s promises for your life. For the possibility week, we will be praying and asking God to show his zeal and strength over our matters. Psalms 80: 14-19, Isaiah 63: 15-19.
Enough of mockery and stagnation, the narrative must change. We must ask God to intervene in our matters with his zeal and power.
Prayers:
1. Lord, look upon with your mercy this week
2. Lord, show your zeal and power over my life this week.
First Sunday of May, 5th May, 2024.
Topic: Receiving Grace from God
Text: Genesis 6 vs 1-8
The Bible text reveals that man can find the grace of God. Noah found grace at a time of crises and great wickedness, and a time when God determined to destroy man and every creature. The time we are in is not different from the time of Noah, in the same way the word of Noah was destroyed, our world is also waiting to be destroyed. Just like Noah and the animals found grace before the destruction of his world, anybody in this generation can also find grace in the sight of God as God has opened the door of God to everyone in the person of Jesus. Will you accept this grace or the destruction of this world? Only the few that obtained grace before the destruction will not be destroyed together with this world.
In the Old Testament, grace came through Noa, in the New Testament and this our world, Grace and truth came through Jesus, John 1: 14-17. God has given grace through the person of Jesus, there is no other way to obtain this grace. As people rejected this grace during Noah’s time, some have refused God's grace through Jesus.
The number one grace is grace for salvation, this grace will birth grace for other things. God is a God of all grace and this grace starts with the grace of salvation, which will give us the most important thing: eternal life. Have you received this grace of salvation?
Prayers.
1. If you have received the grace for salvation, ask God to give you the Grace to get to heaven.
2. Grace to prosper in a time like this, Lord, grant it to me.
3. Father, Lord, give me the power of fulfilment.
4. Grace of sound health and peace, lord grant to me.
5. Lord, give me the grace for victory.
6. Lord, grace that will eat the fruit of my labour, Lord grant unto me
7. Lord, grant me the grace to get to my desired haven.
Topic: Your position versus your condition
Text: Psalms 111 vs 1-6
Exposition.
By the reason of salvation, every child of God occupies these positions:
1. Seated with Christ in heavenly places. Ephesians 1:20; 2:6. The lord Jesus by resurrection is seated with God by his right hand and every child of God by salvation does not operate terrestrially but celestially, because you are seated in the heavenly places with Jesus, far above principals and terrestrial power. There is nothing the powers on earth can do with your life
2. You are a righteous person. You have been declared righteous because you have been given the gift of righteousness. Romans 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:21. You have been made righteous not because you don’t sin but because Jesus was made sin for us and we have been gifted righteousness. Every child of God must recognize this position, and stop seeing yourself as a sinner, you have been made righteous by Christ, and our sins don’t take away the gift of righteousness we have, what God does is chastise us for our sins, the gift of God is permanent and cannot be removed from us. Romans 10:3-6. You have been made righteous not by your effort but by the death and resurrection of Jesus.
3. You are a dead person: Colossians 3:3-4. Every child of God is dead and his life is hidden in Christ, don’t because of the fear of death incarcerate yourself, Jesus died to destroy him who has power over death and has delivered those in lifetime bondage because of the fear of death. Hebrews 2: 14-15. The implication is that every child of God should live a holy life and should not fear death.
4. You are complete in him; you don’t need any other thing. This is your position; you don’t need any addition apart from the name of Jesus. We have been made complete in the name of Jesus. Just stay in Jesus, believe, trust in Jesus and also pray to Jesus. Colossians 2:9-10
5. You are an overcomer, whatever is happening to you now does not change this position of yours. You may be down now, be certain that you have the last blow. By the power of faith, we have become an overcomer. 1 John 5:4
6. You are justified. Romans 5:1; 8:1-2. We have been justified by faith, don’t condemn yourself again. The reason for your justification is to give you the boldness to access God’s throne of grace. Don’t be sin-conscious, be righteousness conscious, this will give you the boldness to approach your father
7. You are God’s workmanship, born unto good works, anybody in the kingdom must not be idle, we should not take the grace of God for granted, we have been renewed unto good works for the gospel. Ephesians 2:10
These are your positions in Christ, your position is an event by the reason of your salvation but your condition is progressive, it is the way you live your life (debt, illness, challenges). When you are faced with conditions, know that:
1. Christ has done everything we need, all you need to do is respond by faith to the word of God, no power can withstand the word of God. You cannot become a victorious Christian without the word of God. Your condition does not determine your position.
2. Your condition can never change your position Luke 15:11-24. The poor condition of the prodigal son never changed his position as a child of his father. He realised this and went back to his father; his father welcomed him back and made merry that his son was dead but now alive. Your prosperity or otherwise do not define you. It is the word of God that defines you.
3. Use your position to change your condition, your position as a child of God can change your condition, don’t be lazy in the place of prayers.
4. Your condition must conform with your position. If your life is not in tandem with your position, it could be because of your laziness or your ignorance. 1 John 4:17. Jesus didn’t sin, and neither was he sick or lacked anything while he was on earth. Hebrew 4:15. We are to be like Jesus in this world.
Prayers:
Lord, open my understanding of how I am to worship you.
21th April, 2024
Topic:How God leads
God desires to lead his children while we are here on earth till we meet him in Glory. Hebrew 6:17-18. The essence of his leadership is that we will know his will for our lives. Epiphians 1:11
God leads by his spirit, Romans 8: 14, the compass of God is the spirit of God, it is by his spirit that we know that we are children of God. One of the evidence that you are a child of God is that you have the spirit of God in you. Every child of God needs to have the spirit of God as he will lead you through his spirit
How does God’s spirit lead
1. He leads through his word. Psalms 119:9-11;18-19. God cannot speak to you through his words unless you become a student of the word. Nobody can live the overcomer/victorious life until you bury yourself in the word of God.
2. God leads by intuition. Thoughts come into your heart about the will of God and you will have peace with going after such thoughts. Philippians 4: 3. The moment you lose your peace over things, then, danger is ahead, our God is a God of peace, so whenever you have a thought in your heart and you are at peace with it, It is God leading you. If you are a child of God, God will use your heart to lead you it is why it is important to have a renewed heart.
3. God leads through his prophets. Hosea 12: 13, 2chronicle 20:20. Up till now, God leads his people by his prophet, the fact that we have fake prophets has not stopped the leadings of God through his prophet. The office of the prophet is still very much alive.
4. God leads through circumstances. An instance is Nehemiah, there was no place in the scripture where God told him Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, circumstances led to him making the decision and he had God’s backing. Nehemiah 1:2-5. God is actively involved in the affairs of men, so he uses circumstances to lead us. If a door closes unexpectedly against you, it means God has something better for you. May God give us the grace to discern when God closes a door and walk in the door he has opened for us.
5. God leads through dreams: dreams are the most delicate way of God’s leading because our desires can be a dream and God spoke to people through dreams in the bible, examples are Joseph, Abimelech and Joseph Jesus’ earthly father. The gift of dreaming is for the mature so they can provide the right interpretation of it.
6. Through prophecy and vision: this is very common in CAC, God speaks to us through prophecy. Numbers 12:16, Joel 2:28. Isamuel 28:15
God is still actively leading his children through any of these six points, it is left to us to identify how he speaks to us and always ensure obedience to every instruction of God. If God is leading you and you keep ignoring and disobeying his voice, he will soon be silent, if you miss the leading of the Lord, your journey in his kingdom has ended.
Prayers. For three categories.
1. For those who no longer hear God’s voice: Daddy have mercy on him today, I have lost your voice.
2. If God’s voice is not clear to you: God, help me I have missed me
3. For those who still hear his word: God help me to maintain the relationship.
14th April, 2024
Topic: Give Praises To God
Text: Psalms 98 vs 1-2.
Sing praises to God for he has done miraculous things for us! The greatest miracle is the resurrection of Jesus, he died as a mortal and rose as immortal, he died as the scorned one but he rose as the glorious one, the disciples couldn’t touch him after resurrection like they would do before his death. Jesus came out of the grave as a spirit being after going in as a physical being. and defying the physical order.
Who should praise God? Psalms 150:6; everything that has breath should praise the lord.
Whoever will praise God should:
1. Have knowledge of God and know who God is, we know God through the holy spirit. Jeremiah 4: 22 describes us humans as fools who do not know God. The praise you give to God is dependent on your knowledge of God, you cannot praise God more than you know him, you will praise him based on what you know of him. Until you understand God, you will not know how to praise and worship him. We will only end up giving unworthy praise to God when we don’t know of him. We can know God through his words, read his words (the bible, Christian literature) and listen to his word, (sermons, testimonies of brethren) the word of God reveals him to us.
2. You must be humble. James 4:6 Psalms 138:6. Humility and pride lie in the heart of men. There is nothing you own that should make you proud before God, for there is nothing you have that God has not given you. If you have then received it, why are you living in pride like you have not received it? 1 Corinthians 4:7. Only the humble ones can give praise to God.
3. we must be sincere with our praise. Those who will worship him must worship him in truth and spirit.
Five ways to praise God.
1. We praise God with the whole of ourselves; spirit, soul and body. King David danced with reckless abandonment and with all his strength before the Lord in 2 Samuel 6:14. We honour God with our praises when we praise him with all of our beings.
2. Praise God enthusiastically and loudly. Psalms 150:3-5
3. Let your praise be God-focused. Psalms 115:1. Everything God has done for us is not by our power, so our praise should be focused on the Grace and power of God working in us and through us.
4. Let your praise be genuine, like the four elders in Revelation 4: 10-11.
5. Praise God with a gift. David said that he would not give God what will not cost him. 2 Samuel 24:24. Praise God out the things you have and own and let it cost you.
Prayers:
1. Lord teach me to praise you, help me to know and understand how to praise you.
1st Sunday of April (Anointing Service)
Topic: Angelic Visitation.
Text: Daniel 3:28
To prove King Nebuchadnezzar’s authority as king, he agreed to sign a decree that made everyone bow down to the Image he had made, and failure to do this would have you thrown into the fiery furnace. Three men refused to bow to the King’s image and they were bound to be thrown into the fiery furnace, the fire was so hot that the people who threw them into the funnel died from the flames of the fire.
Not so long, the king saw in the fire that three men were thrown into the funnel but he saw four men walking amid the fire and testified that the fourth man is like the son of God. The fire these three Hebrew men were thrown into only affected the bonds they were tied with, giving them the freedom to walk amid the fire. They were able to walk amid the fire because God had sent his angel into the fire which made the fire comfortable and convenient for them to stay in even after they were unbound.
What brought about the angelic Visitation in the fire?
1. They had God, the King testified after seeing the fourth man in the fire in Daniel 3:28 that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego had God and he offered praise to their God. Do you believe and have God, it is only the person who believes God through Jesus that has God.
2. They served God. The service of God now is in the spirit and you serve God in spirit when you stand in the word of God and act accordingly. The truth is in how you relate to your neighbour. The three Hebrew men served God and were called God’s servants.
3. They trusted in God. God is the only one who will not abandon you, it is best to trust God for everything and not be fearful no matter the journey.
4. They were rebellious against the King; it was a holy rebellion. They acted in conformity to the word of God against the decree of the king.
5. They were ready to pay the sacrifice to obey God. Can you sacrifice yourself for your faith? Hope you are not denying God in your day-to-day activity. They damned the consequences of disobeying the decree and stood for God.
Is your life in conformity with these three men? Can you sacrifice yourself unto death for Christ? Can you forgo your rights, position, and money for Christ?
Prayers:
1. My God, cause your angel to journey with me.
2. The fourth man in the fire, intervene in (state any particular matter you need God’s intervention) in April.
3. Lord commission your angel to deliver me from the expectations of my enemies.
4. My angel, cause this door to be opened to me this month ( state any particular door you want to be opened for you)
5. Lord, cause a singular event to occur that will make people who know me and those who will hear of me know that if a truth I have God.
Easter Sunday
31st of March
THE IMPORTANCE OF EASTER CELEBRATION
We examined ten importance of Easter: The resurrection of Jesus revealed:
1. Revealed Jesus as an honest and truthful person and as such, he can be trusted and followed. John 16: 20-22.
2. The fulfilment of prophecy. John 2: 19. There were a lot of prophecies about Jesus’ death, one of which is Isaiah 53:2-10 and we saw that all the prophecies about Jesus were fulfilled.
3. Revealed that Jesus is alive. Revelations 1:18 it revealed that we serve a living God.
4. He died for our sins and resurrected for us. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. It is important that we don’t continually live in sin because Christ has died for our sin.
5. The resurrection is the center of our faith. It was the perfection of our faith and the difference between Christianity and other religions. I Corinthians 15:14; 17-18. Jesus is the only religious leader who died, resurrected and promised us a home. Let us cling to the cross because it is through it that we have hope.
6. Resurrection quicken our mortal bodies and helps us serve God.
7. Resurrection gives us the assurance of resurrection on the last day.
8. By the power of resurrection, Jesus became our Emmanuel. Matthew 28:30
9. Resurrection gave all power and authority to Jesus. Philippians 2: 8-10.
10. By resurrection, we become joint heirs with Christ Romans 8:17. We are joint heirs of his suffering’ afterwards, we will abide in eternity with Jesus. Don’t stop running away from challenges, challenges are signs that we are making progress. Being a child of God guarantees your victory, it doesn’t excuse you from challenges. Colossians 2:8-10.
Prayers:
1. Lord, give me more insight about the power of resurrection.
10th March,2024.
3rd Sunday of March.
Topic: Raising the Altitude
Text: Isaiah 40: 31
"Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, although it is not a physical flight but spiritual. However, not everyone with wings can fly to the same height; there is a place we can attain in Christ where we would not be bothered about powers and principalities, but it takes sacrifice and discipline. If we wish to raise the altitude in our spiritual walk, we must be willing to give it what it takes.
In 1 Samuel 19, Saul pursued David to kill him, Jonathan, Saul's son, advised David to flee and hide himself from Saul. To protect himself, David ran to Samuel to hide from Saul. Despite this, Saul sent soldiers to capture David. However, when the soldiers arrived, they joined Samuel and David in the presence of God and they all began to prophesy, this could only happen because Samuel and David were worshipping God and they have by that act elevated themselves above Saul and his intent to kill David.
Abraham once lied to Abimelech, telling him that Sarah was his sister. Abraham remained quiet while God appeared to Abimelech, warning him of his impending death unless he returned Sarah to Abraham and prayed for him. When you elevate your spiritual life and general outlook, you'll find that there are many things that no longer bother you.
Jesus ascended to a spiritual realm after his resurrection, which his disciples couldn't touch. By ascending to the high places, he liberated the oppressed and bestowed gifts upon the beloved. Christ's death and resurrection offer us freedom, but we must follow Jesus' example and rise to a higher level to experience it fully. Believers are seated in high places with Jesus, as God has prepared for us, according to Ephesians 2:6.
How to raise the altitude
1. Let your ways be pleasing to God. Proverbs 16:7. The precondition to peace with your enemies is that your way pleases the lord. The foundation to this is that you accept Jesus as your Lord and personal saviour and then proceed to live a life of concentration unto God.
2. Proverbs 18:10, have faith in the Name of God and let his name be on your lips. If you rely on the name of Jesus, no power can withstand you, for the name of the Lord is a strong tower.
3. Let the word of God dwell in you richly. Colossians 3:16. Find out what the bible says about every sphere of your life, no power or system on earth can stand or do against his word. You will enjoy the potency of God’s word to the extent that you know the word.
4. Be humble. James 4: 10, 1 Peter 5:6. Our humility before God, will make us exalted to sit with Christ at the right hand of the Father.
5. Be prayerful. Luke 18:1
Prayers
1. Lord give me insight on what to do to enjoy the freedom of the works of the cross.
10th March,2024.
We had a prayer service as instructed by the Holy Spirit. The prayer was centred on using prayers to bring remembrance of us to those we have once helped.
The prayer was taken from Genesis 40:14, which tells the story of Joseph's interpretation of the dream of Pharoah's servant. Joseph was assured that the cupbearer's dream was going to come to pass, and then he told him to remember him as the one God has used to interpret his dream. Unfortunately, the cupbearer forgot Joseph and only remembered him 2 years later after an event had happened.
In Esther 6: 1-5, Mordecai also experienced being forgotten by the king he helped and saved from treason until a night when the king couldn't sleep and he inquired about what had been done to the man who saved the king, this brought honor to Mordecai.
Another example from the scripture is the thief who was crucified with Jesus. He told Jesus to
remember him in the kingdom of his father, and Jesus gave a response of assurance to him.
Rahab the harlot, also after helping the men of Israel in Joshua 2: 12-14, told the men to do graciously to herself and her family as she has helped them.
Prayers
1. Genesis 40: 8, Lord, connect me with the interpreters of my dreams.
2. Fire of the Holy Ghost put off every garment that evil men have put on me that makes those I have helped forget me.
3. Lord, forgive me if I have forgotten my benefactor that has caused the same to be reciprocated in my life.
4. Lord, I enter into the harvest of the good seeds my forefathers have shown.
5. In Jesus' name, those that I have helped, now is the time for you to help me.
6. Everyone that God has destined to help me right now remember me and fulfil that which God has ordained.
7. In Jesus' name, the door of goodness is open to me.
1st Sunday of March
Topic: marching unto greatness.
Text: Exodus 14:8-25
It is important to state that before anyone can march on you must have freedom, a caged person or someone who is restricted to a place cannot march on as they cannot move. That is why the first thing God did for the nation of Israel was to liberate them from servitude, after gaining their freedom, it was time for them to march forward.".
During the pursuit of greatness, the Joy of the children of Israel was overshadowed by fear as they were faced with the river Jordan and the pursuit of Pharoah, the bible recorded that when they saw Pharoah and host, they cried out to God, similarly, whenever you are faced with challenges, call unto the Lord.
Following their plea to God, they were gripped with fear and began murmuring to Moses. Fear is a significant obstacle to obtaining freedom, if you are fearful, you will never throw a challenge for your freedom, and you will accept your servitude, the children of Isreal wanted to return to slavery because they feared what they were faced with
Moses, the leader of the Israelites, told them not to fear because they would see the salvation of the Lord and God would fight for them. And indeed, God fought for them as the Egyptians witnessed to it.
After Moses spoke these words, it is believed that he prayed to God. God responded by instructing him to tell the Israelites to continue on their journey. The Israelites trusted God’s words through Moses and moved forward, eventually reaching the river Jordan.
At this point, God told Moses to stretch forth his rod and divide the sea. Moses had been given the power to do this; all he needed to do was stretch the rod. It's worth noting that human responsibility is required for every miracle. One of the rods to stretch is prayer, another is a gift (which paves the way for the giver), and another is a good character.
So, learn to stretch your rod. God is the way maker, but you must take action for the road to be made for you.
We must also note that you can only move forward when the way maker makes the way.
Some events happened after the sea was separated, God gave them a pillar of light and there was light on their way
Prayers
1. This is my month to march into greatness, Waymaker, make way for me
2. Open my eyes to the rod that I am holding that I should stretch
3. Lord, lighten my path.
4. Power to accelerate my destiny, power me.
13th Anniversary of faith Palace
Topic: the lord has done great things for us
Text: Psalms 126 vs 3
DATE:25TH, OF FEB 2024
The sermon is divided into three parts.
Gratitude: if anyone reminiscence on how CAC Faith Palace started and where we are now known that God has done great things for us. Everyone who started with us became element of mockery and ridicule but today, everyone can say that God that done great things for us. Everyone took a risk when we started and today, we can say boldly that God was the move that started this church. Everyone can say boldly that God is good to us, it is eminent for us to show our joy and gratitude to God.
Harvest: Psalms 126 vs 5. We all sowed in and with tears thirteen years ago, now is the time for our harvest (this is a prophecy for someone), very shortly we will begin to reap with Joy. We have entered our season of harvest.
History: Prophecy, the word of God and event birthed CAC Faith Palace, prophecies had gone ahead, visions seen that our lead pastor will plant and start a church but at those times he didn’t believe in them because he believed that was not God’s plans for him. In 2010, events started happening that led to the birth of CAC Faith Palace. God showed our lead pastor vison and gave him a word in John 16:20-26 and these birth the church
Five lessons to take home from the history of the church.
1. Crises births glory. If you run away from challenges, if you want it the easy way, your glory will not shine
2. During the crises, seek the face of God, don’t devise logical means to bring solutions.
3. No matter what happens, don’t stop, don’t pity yourself, keep moving. Psalms 126 vs 5-6. Your steps may be slow but don’t stop moving.
4. Ignore whatever anybody will say. if you are waiting for public opinion to determine your destiny then get ready for your destruction. When you are in a serious battle, what you need most is a strong faith and less prophecies. If you are after prophecies, your attention will be on the prophet but when you grow your faith, your attention will be on God
5. Stand fast in what you know, never submit your conviction to your condition. In the hours of confusion, it is very difficult to learn new things. 2 Timothy 3vs 14.
Jeremiah 31: 17, there is faith for your future, keep the faith.
Prayers: Lord, help me to maintain my focus on you, Give me the grace to wait on you.
Topic: The Church in Philadelphia
Text: Revelations 3: 7-13
DATE:18TH, OF FEB 2024
Every Church in Revelations had its peculiarity and the peculiarities of the Philadelphia Church is that it was a faithful church. The angel who brought the message to the church described his sender in 3 ways:
1. Holy Revelations 3:7 and he who will serve him must be holy
2. He is the truth; you must be truthful with God and with men.
3. He that has the key of David, has the power to open and no one can shut, and when he shuts nobody can open. He is supreme.
It was important for him to describe who sent it because knowing the sender will give the message weight and will determine the people's response.
The message to Philadephia church was " I know your works". God knows everyone and everything, everything is opened to him Hebrews 4:13. God sees and knows our work and he is going to judge us on our works.
What is the work of the church of Philadelphia?
1. They had little strength.
2. They kept the word of God, which means they acted the words of God and never deviated from the doctrine of the word.
3. They never denied the name of Jesus. This means that They identified with Jesus at all times and in every situation.
Because of these 3 qualities, God gave the church:
1. open doors
2. Their enemies bowed before them
3. Keep them from the hour of trouble coming to the world.
4. They will bear the new name of Jesus
Despite the appraisal and accolades the church got from God, God still had to admonish the church to stand fast and hold fast in the faith.
How many of us against all odds are keeping the word of God? How many of us persevere in this hard time and not engage in selective obedience?
The church of Philadelphia was good yet God gave them a new instruction to hold on to their faith and Jesus. The need to hold on is important because so many things can take it away from them, jobs, the government, and personal pursuits are distractions that can take us away from God.
If we are not careful, the economic pressure of today can take us from the doctrine of Christ, our commitment to serve in God's house, and holy living, which is why we have to hold fast to Christ.
To those who are standing, this is the time to keep holding on to Christ, for those who have fallen, now is the time to hold on to God and if you haven't committed to God, now is the time for you to decide.
Prayer: God grant me the grace to hold fast and stand fast in you.
TOPIC: HELP FOR FULFILLMENT
DATE:4TH, OF FEB 2024
The covenant of God with Abraham although not fulfilled in his time was translated as an oath to Isaac and became a law for Jacob and became an everlasting covenant for Israel, yet the fulfillment was delayed. Psalm 105:9-11
Three reasons the fulfillment of the covenant was delayed
1. They were few, if God had given them the land while they were few, they would not be able to occupy the land as God's intention was for them to occupy the land. Psalms 105:12. They could not occupy the land until they enjoyed an increase.
2. The iniquity of the Amorites was not yet complete. God had extended grace to the Amorites to repent and turn from their evil ways, for 400 years, their failure to repent made the land reject them. 2pet 3:9. God is still in the business of giving grace of repentance to everyone, he is long-suffering towards us and patient for us to turn to him.
3. They needed help for the fulfillment of the promise. Psalms 105: 16-24
To fulfill the promise, God sent Joseph before them, it felt like that was the end for Joseph but it was a step toward the fulfillment of God's promise. It may not always be a pleasant step towards fulfillment but it is for the glory of God.
And Joseph didn't fail God, although he was tested, he stayed true to God. God will use a man he trusts and God will trust you after you have been tested by him.
Joseph the help for Isreal was released and empowered. Ps 105:20-22.
When it was time for the nation of Israel to leave Egypt and go into the land he had promised them, God sent Moses and Aaron to lead the children of God.
God ensured that they left Egypt inheriting the labor of the people, they left with silver and gold. God brought the fulfillment of his promise so that they might observe his statutes and keep his laws.
We all need an orchestrated help from God to see the fulfillment of his promise to God.
May we receive help from God in Jesus' name
MAKE A COVENANT WITH GOD
DATE:28TH, OF JAN 2024
We received God’s words on making a commitment and covenant with him for the second time this year, this we believe is no coincidence, we are certain that God has us in mind and want the best for us.
The first thing to do to have a better year compared to last year is to resolve to stay with God. Just like Uriah, who did not only make a covenant with God, his ways were also right with God. Because he did this, he was marvellously helped by God until he became great. Jesus has said that he is the vine and we are the branches and without him, we can do nothing.
All success begins with a commitment to stay with God and do his will. Don’t be like the people Jeremiah delivered God’s message of repentance to in Jer 44:7-8 and they responded negatively even when they recognised that God sent Jeremiah.
They ignored God’s word of mercy and love and they chose to keep serving a strange God, because of what they enjoy or benefit from the service of the queen of heaven. Jeremiah 44:16. This decision led to the wrath of God, God forsook them and proclaimed punishment and wrath over them because they refused to heed his word and repent from their evil ways.
This day, this same word of repentance has come to you, which will you choose? To obey God or to remain in your sin? The Lord is with you as long as you are with him Obedience to God's words precedes prayers. God’s word is powerful in the life of the obedient one you need to establish a covenant with God to have a blissful year and you will have a better year.
In 2chronicles 15, the word of God came to Asa and all the people of Judah, calling them to return to him and seek him, king Asa immediately did what pleased God, he took away the idols out of the land and he renewed the altar of God. He led the people of Isreal to make a covenant to seek the lord of their fathers. King Asa’s response to God’s word was immediate, he never postponed the repentance, this is a clue to you to repent of your sin and turn to God and seek him wholeheartedly.
To have success this year, decide to seek God wholeheartedly, this is the way of life and prosperity. If you reject God this year, he will reject you too, leave sin and every appearance of evil and cleave to Go.
Bless The Lord: Palms 66
DATE:14TH OF JAN 2024
Our God is the all sufficient God, he owns and controls the universe why then would he require praise and thanksgiving from us? God himself is a blessed God, if you bless his name or not, he remains the blessed God. That you are human, living and breathing, God deserves praise from you, God has not only given you breath; he has also established and sustained you.
We bear the consequences of our decisions to praise God, when you bless God, you will be blessed in return. Don’t come empty-handed to God, cultivate the habit of gratitude with your substance. There is so much power in praising God, there are doors that only thanksgiving will open for us when we give God his deserved praise.
How do we thank God?
1. Shouts of Joy. Psalms 66:1
2. Songs of praise and thanksgiving; speak of his glory. Psalms 66: 2
3. Show the greatness of his power. Psalms 66: 2-3;7
4. Express the works and power of God. Psalms 66: 5-6, Psalms 65: 5-6
STEPS TO MULTIPLE FRUITFULNESS
DATE:7TH OF JAN 2024
The Lord has given us the word of fruitfulness for the year of 2024 and while we receive these words with humility and gratitude, we have to be set to cooperate with God to see the manifestation of his words in our lives. Here are nine practical steps to experience multiple fruitfulness in 2024.
1). Believe in the words of God and live intentionally with the word and your vision:- Believe that the word is for you and be personal in your usage of the word. You should not be concerned with what is happening around you, what matters is the word God has given and your faith in the word.
2). Confess the word:- you will possess your dreams when you confess the word of God. The word of God is powerful and does wonders; and if the word of God is constantly in your mouth you will see what you say, 2Corinthians 4:13. See something happening beyond your power this year and back it up with the living word of God.
3). Sow seeds:- The condition for fruitfulness is seed sowing. If you don’t sow there will be nothing to harvest. If you will have multiple fruitfulness, you must be ready to sow multiple seeds. Every habit and action is a seed for the fruits of tomorrow, sow the seeds of hard work, prayers and diligence. If you are not ready to sow seeds you are not ready to be fruitful, only sowers will multiply and bear fruits. 2 Corinthians 9:10.
4). Be disciplined:- Nobody succeeds in life without a form of discipline 1 Corinthians 9:24-27.
5). Sacrifice:- Sacrifice is the cost of getting your dream, if you cannot sacrifice for what you want, what you want will become the sacrifice. Be ready to make the necessary sacrifice to have your desired result, the quality of your sacrifice determines the quality of the result you get. Philippians 3:7-9.
6). Patience:-Your time of multiple fruitfulness is God’s time and not your time; whatever God has said will come to pass at his own time, and God doesn’t follow the calendar and time of humans. The bible preaches patience in Luke 21:19, it is in patience that we will possess our soul, nothing grand happens without the passing of time and as time passes, we learn patience.
7). Self-confidence:- Be confident of the power of God in you, it is his power that causes us to will and to do. Be confident in the efficacy of God’s word, faithful is he who has promised. Self-confidence will birth strength and power to dare to do big things knowing that the greater one lives in you.
8). Consistency:- Consistency is a kingdom principle. Be consistent in prayers and fellowship just as the Bible admonishes us to pray always and not forget the gathering of the brethren. Be consistent in good character, good works and relationship. Consistency will give your life a pattern; people around you will be able to trust you and also defend you. Consistency ultimately transforms you into a master of your craft. In 2024, be consistent in good character, fellowship, prayer, good works and relationships.
9). Have goodwill Matthew 5:7&16:- Rejoice at people’s success, don’t be angry at people’s successes, relate with people with goodwill all through the year.
Finally, it takes focused actions, personal discipline and lot of everyday energy to make something happen, the habits you cultivate today, will determine how the year will be for you. The choice to be fruitful is yours.
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