-Pastor David Ndubueze at CHoP
*You must recognise the Holy Ghost and give Him His place: In the place of persistent prayer
*For the salvation of souls
*In this revival, every one of us shall be returning with results.
Father, one more time, we thank You for the gift of a brand-new day. We thank You for making us partakers in this ongoing revival. Thank You for answers to our prayers. Thank You for proofs and manifestations of Your presence in our midst. This morning again, let your Word have free course. Let Your Word be glorified. Let every life be transformed, in Jesus awesome name we have prayed.
ENGAGING THE LORD OF THE HARVEST FOR SUPERNATURAL CHURCH GROWTH
The Holy Spirit has been clearly introduced to us as the Lord of the Harvest. We are in a revival which is characterized with massive salvation of souls, ingathering of souls making for supernatural Church growth.
Habakkuk 3:13
In that revival, the Lord came down for the salvation of His people. But it is good to know that the Holy Spirit is the Lord of the Harvest (Matthew 9:37-38). We must recognise without any doubt that without the ministry of the Lord of the Harvest, the work of salvation and supernatural Church growth remains an impossibility!
1 Corinthians 12:3, John 3:4-6
Without the Lord of the harvest at work, the work of salvation remains an impossibility. This is critical in our quest and drive for supernatural Church growth in this revival. We should also note that without the Lord of harvest at work, the work of salvation remains vulnerable and at great risk. If the people pretend to be saved at all, without the Holy Ghost working out that salvation, the salvation remains vulnerable or at risk.
Ephesians 1:13 – the Holy Ghost is the seal of our salvation. Meaning that the work of salvation and supernatural Church growth have 2 major factors of critical importance: none can be despised, none can be ignored.
- It is the water of the Word of God that must be heard.
- The seal of the Holy Ghost that certifies salvation.
The Holy Ghost is a personality but He has diverse manifestations ordained for our profiting and these manifestations must be understood and demanded for by saints in order to profit withal. You must understand His personality and His manifestations. Then go ahead to demand for them in order to profit withal (1 Corinthians 12:7).
He is the Lord of the harvest, but you can have Him and still lack Him for lack of understanding and adequate demand. He is the Lord of the harvest but if you don’t understand Him and if you don’t demand for His manifestations, you are like a man that bought a new car but cannot drive it. You know the comfort of a car, the enjoyment of a car is in driving it, you can’t carry it on your head.
It’s like having your handset, your mobile set but lacking the requisite knowledge of the Apps or features in it.
Do you know most of the smart phones we have today have so many features? Church Gist. Some of them are calculators. In some of them, you see different, even GPS that can give direction on how to navigate through traffic. One of the days we were to go to the airport to catch a flight and somehow, we were in want of time. The man driving us, happened to swerve into a particular path and the people that were with him in the car began to deal with him, “what kind of thing is this? This route you are following is jammed. You should know the best route, follow the short cut.” And the man was so calm, looking at his phone and I added my voice to it.
“Excuse me Sir. Can’t you understand? Listen to them now, we will miss this flight. Follow the path they are asking you to follow”
He (driver) said: No Sir, I am checking the GPS. The hold up here is less than 3 minutes.
And the long story cut short, we were at the airport in no time. When I looked at the people who were with me, everybody was quiet, everybody was humble. You know why? The man had the phone and knew how to use it.
It is possible to have a GSM and look for calculator. In GSM is radio, it is possible to have a GSM and be looking for where to buy a radio. The same way, if you have the Holy Ghost but lack the understanding of His manifestations, you will be as one that doesn’t have Him at all. This is why we are studying in our Covenant Hour of Prayer, the manifestations of the Holy Ghost critical to Church growth, critical to the salvation of souls.
Some of these manifestations include the conviction of people from sin to righteousness. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin and righteousness leading to the salvation of souls and supernatural Church growth (John 16:7-13).
The journey before salvation and after salvation remains vulnerable without the ministry of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 2:4, 37 – The Holy Ghost is the yielding power that makes men yield to the words of salvation. The Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is the pricking force that looses the knots of darkness and grants the access of light into the hearts of men. This is the reason we need His Ministry.
2.The Holy Ghost judges all devils that are out against the growth of the Church, He puts them off course. He takes them off our paths so that the Word of life can have a free course.
Acts 8
Simon Peter went to Samaria after Philip did a great work there: preached the gospel, there was joy in the city but they had not received the Holy Ghost.
Acts 8:17
One Simon, the fake Simon, came and demanded that the Holy Ghost be given to you for money (Acts 8:19). But by the judgement of the Holy Ghost, Simon was taking off the way and that work of salvation that began in Samaria was perfected.
A clearer illustration is in Acts chapter 13 beginning from verse 7
Acts 13:7-12
I want you to pray: In the name of Jesus Christ and by the empowerment of the Holy Ghost, none of our labour shall be in vain. In this revival, everyone of us shall be returning with results.
But you must understand and demand for the Ministry and the manifestation of the Holy Ghost. These manifestations are to be engaged and we can do this through persistent demand on the Prayer Altar.
What we are doing therefore:
Holy Ghost in the name of Jesus Christ, grant that the eyes of our targets be opened to the Word. Grant that judgement comes upon the gods of the land and the powers stopping the access of light.
Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus Christ, as we get on the go, go with us. You must recognise Him and give Him His place: In the place of persistent prayer and that way our harvest is sure.
Prayer: Begin to place a demand on the Holy Ghost, the Lord of the harvest, acknowledging that without Him, we can do nothing. Ask Him for His manifestation as the Judge of the earth to judge the gods of the land, to prick the hearts of the harvest and to grant us the harvest of the season.
Lift up your voice everybody. Ensure you are praying, ensure God is hearing your voice. Pray some more this morning. He is answering and He is rewarding you.
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