AT THE ROOT OF OUR INACTION IS INADEQUATE UNDERSTANDING
48 YEARS RUNNING I HAVE NOT HAD ONE REGRET PURSUING AFTER SOULS WITH ALL ZEAL AND ZEST.
BEFORE I BECAME A PASTOR, I WAS IN IT. I AM NOT DOING IT SO I CAN BECOME A PASTOR OF A LARGE CHURCH.
SOME PEOPLE COME TO SHILOH AND WHAT THEY ARE FOCUSED ON IS THE DRESS OR SHOES THEY ARE WEARING.
WHAT DIFFERENTIATES ONE BELIEVER FROM ANOTHER IS SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING
EVERYTHING OUTSTANDING IN THIS WORLD HAS ITS ROOTS IN UNDERSTANDING.
THERE’S NOTHING THAT COMPARES IN VALUE TO GOD LIKE A REDEEMED SOUL
WE ARE REDEEMED AS FRUIT-BEARING BRANCHES OF THE VINE (CHRIST)
THERE’S NOTHING GOD WANTS TO DO THAT HE CANNOT DO BY HIMSELF
EVERY SOULWINNER IS ORDAINED TO ENJOY GENERATIONAL BREAKTHROUGHS
FEAR HAS HELD MANY PEOPLE HOSTAGE IN VARIOUS AREAS OF LIFE BUT SERVING GOD’S INTEREST SECURES HIS PRESENCE WHICH ALLAYS ALL FEARS
SERVING GOD EXEMPTS YOU FROM THE HARDSHIP OF THE PRESENT TIME.
THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD’s PRESENCE ALLAYS ALL FEARS AND PUTS YOU ON TOP OF LIFE SITUATIONS.
YOU ARE NEVER ALONE WHILE SERVING GOD.
FEAR DESTROYS FAITH AND WITHOUT FAITH, VICTORY IS LOST.
FEAR KEEPS A MAN IN THE SAME SPOT.
– Bishop David Oyedepo on ‘UNVEILING THE BREAKTHROUGH POWER OF KINGDOM STEWARDSHIP 3’ at March 2024 Week Of Spiritual Emphasis || Day Three || LFC Canaanland || 8th March 2024.
Lord let no one return from tonight’s service without a takeaway and a lifelong impact. There are days and there are certain days, let tonight be a certain day in everyone’s life. Church Gist. Open another seal to us and let your name be glorified in Jesus’ precious name.
By way of reminder, what differentiates one believer from another is spiritual understanding. It is not experience, it is not engagement but spiritual understanding. Matthew 13:23. That implies some onefold and some nofold. The differentiating factor is not whether he received the seed, it is whether he understood it. Psalm 119:114. Give me understanding so I can replicate it in my life. Church Gist. Every act of God is a pointer to your heritage but give me understanding so I can have them replicated in my life. So I don’t sit down and be looking and watching, give me understanding. It is what differentiates one believer from another, it is not where you live or where you don’t live, not your profession. The core difference between one believer and another is spiritual understanding.
Even praises, sing ye praises with understanding or you get nothing out of it. Are we waiting for some fellows to come as we praise or are we just having an injunction in prayer? We can’t be praying all along so let’s sing a bit while we pray. What is your understanding of praise? Everything in the Kingdom delivers according to our level of spiritual understanding. Not intectuallism, His ways are beyond our ways. You can’t find God through intellect. You can’t use intellectual prowess to locate God. Isaiah 55:8. We need to cry out for spiritual understanding. Church Gist. People get weary so soon because their understanding is not that deep. With deep enough understanding, you are constant in season and out of season. You don’t ignore your farm because it is still going through gestation. You keep taking care of it. You are too sure, you have understanding that it is coming up. You have an understanding of the times and seasons so you are not weary. Everything outstanding in this world has its roots in understanding.
I used to have a Beetle mechanic in those days, he was so good. There was no equipment in those days for checking which part was working or not. When he hears the sound he can tell you where the problem was. He was so good, everybody would line up there. There were other mechanics on the road but his understanding made him outstanding. Church Gist. We would all line up there, it was like a Beetle Company. When it comes on, he knows the problem. He knows if it is a wire or it is mechanical. If you have a motor maintenance company and you are always spoiling cars will people come there? They will even warn their friends not to go there. I went there and my car hasn’t recovered yet.
Spiritual understanding is vital. It is not just going on outreach, what do you understand by it? What is the breakthrough content of Kingdom advancement stewardship? Church Gist. There are no finish lines in the school of spiritual understanding, we all keep making progress so we can keep learning, we keep knowing more and getting better results. Matthew 13:23. It will never grow beyond our level of spiritual understanding.
We have heard it severally that supernatural breakthroughs shall become a core identity of the end-time Church. Do we have a deep understanding of what it offers? What is in it and how do I tap into it? Daniel 12:3. That’s not a chorus, that’s a verdict. If I understand that, I won’t need to be pushed. I won’t need to be pressurized. Proverbs 3:35. End of shame and reproach. If I understand that and I don’t want shame, won’t I get involved? Luke 22:35. If I agree that going after souls will bring me into realms above the lack of anything, you won’t beg me. I won’t wait for you to preach to me, I will go straight for it. So you find out that at the root of our inaction or poor response is not enough understanding of what is in it. I am free in my spirit. Before I became a pastor, I was in it. I am not doing it so I can become a pastor of a large church. We had no church, I had a heart for God and he kept looking after me as the apple of his eye. Church Gist. My friend, 48 years running I have not had one regret pursuing after souls with all zeal and zest. Many called me mad. It is not about, we are doing one operation or not. I do operations any time I like. Please wake up. This resurrection month, you must come out of your spiritual grave that cocoons you. It keeps you inside, you can’t see anything outside.
Because the labourers are few, He has vowed to keep fit every fruit-bearing branch so they can keep bearing fruit till old age. By what we are entering into now, every devil planning your untimely death will die in your place. Because the labourers are few. Psalm 92:12-14. Church Gist. All we need is a cry for spiritual understanding. He gave them the bread and their eyes were opened and they knew him. May tonight’s communion open our spiritual understanding to next levels.
Many have turned this stewardship to mere religious activities. “We are going out, our Church in our area. We are going somewhere. I am looking for my shoe”. Then he is going and talking on the way. “How are you? How was your week? Can we talk to that one? No! Don’t talk to that one, he doesn’t look right.” He is just out of tune. He is just going because others are going. Some come to Shiloh as an anniversary. Their concern is what dress they are wearing to Shiloh this year. Dress? “Have you bought that shoe? We need to wear that shoe.” Who is looking at your shoe? Church Gist. Since you have been coming, has anybody asked you about your shoes? Has anyone bothered about how much is your shoe? Who cares? It is your cup of tea. People have just lost touch with the real thing. If you will engage with this understanding, you get results without sweat. The key to high-level impact in the Kingdom is spiritual understanding. It is your turn at last.
Now, please know that we are redeemed as fruit-bearing branches of the vine. Christ is the vine and we are His branches. John 15:1-2,8,16. So, it’s not a calling, it’s not a gift, it’s a covenant responsibility that’s ordained to decorate our destiny, restore our dignity and keep us on the highways of life. Church Gist. So, we have the God-inbuilt capacity to fruit-bearing. Upon salvation, we are engraced for fruit-bearing lifestyle. So, we saw the woman with the issue of blood, on the spot, went to town, blew it up. John 4:29,39. Church Gist. Inbuilt, you’re not looking for it. That goes to explain 2 Corinthians 5:17-20.
Someone in Church told me some years ago, he said I was the first man to give him his first Gospel tract in 1969. Church Gist. He described under the tree where I gave it to him. You don’t need experience to give tracts, you don’t need experience at all. It’s natural. He said what he said to me that time, he insulted me. We are now being insulted together, we are all here. Church Gist. He never gave his life to Christ, he didn’t know where he was going but himself and his entire family are here now. You have it inbuilt, don’t sell off. Don’t carry raincoat reputation, which one? Who gave you? Which reputation? If you know what God has in store for you, you’ll know you’re nowhere yet.
– But the giant in you will come alive!
– this is your season!
– this year is your season!
I’m only speaking to your destiny Sir. There’s nothing God wants to do that He cannot do by Himself but why not be a partaker of the blessings that accompany them? Luke 13:6-9. Church Gist. Every believer has the innate capacity to bring others to Christ. That man that was born blind on his way became an Evangelist. They said, “he’s a sinner”. Church Gist. He said, “whether he’s a sinner or not, I don’t know. If you want to be a disciple, come along my friend”. On the spot.
– we are getting there!
Tomorrow’s outreach will be explosive because what you have never seen in your life as a person, you’ll see it. Church Gist. As you carry the passion of an inbuilt enabled man to bring others to Christ with all the smiles in the world, you see them responding”. Can I hear your Amen? Praise the Lord!
Like we all know, a redeemed soul is the most valuable treasure to God on the earth. Matthew 16:26. There’s nothing that compares in value to God like a redeemed soul. Romans 8:32. Church Gist. Welcome to your era of fortune as you keep identifying with Jesus openly and unashamedly. Watch how He’ll keep decorating your life with glory and honour.
– your time of shame and reproach are over!
– No matter the hardship of the season, you’ll not know it, you’ll not feel it, you’ll not suffer it in the name of Jesus!
What is it that makes every soulwinner enjoy noiseless breakthrough? Say with me “Divine presence”. Luke 10:7,17-18. Noiseless breakthrough by reason of His presence. Mark 16:15-17,20. Matthew 28:19-20. Church Gist. That’s the mystery behind the noiseless breakthrough life of a soulwinner – the ever abiding presence of God that no barrier can withstand. “They passed through the Red Sea as on a dry ground”. “He leveled out the mountains”, you don’t have to climb anywhere. Church Gist. Noiseless breakthrough. They were His servants so His presence was there with them.
Every soulwinner is ordained to enjoy generational breakthroughs. It follows and falls on his generations after him. Psalm 105:42. Genesis 22:18. Daniel 12:3. Church Gist. I got a data the other time on Jonathan Edward, that fiery Preacher and one other atheist. Notes were compared for 300 years. On the other side were vagabonds, prostitutes, on and on. Church Gist. On this other side, there were dignified people, vice presidents, presidents of corporations, you know, big time people following their lineage.
– may you live a rich heritage for your children!
They took time to study those two individuals to find out what it’s worth to stay on God’s side serving His interest and what it is to be on the other side.
– may you receive grace to make the most of this side.
Psalm 112:1-3,9. There’s a lot in walking with God.
– No one among us will fail our generation after us.
– you’ll not fail your lineage!
– you’ll not drop troubles for your lineage.
Just stay on God’s side and delightsomely doing what He says to do, you’re investing to your generations after you.
Please note, among the blessings in return for Kingdom advancement prayer is the allay of all fears. God’s presence allays fear naturally. Serving God secured His companionship, secures our partnership with Him. Psalm 23:4. Church Gist. Fear has destroyed many destinies. Fear has held many people at the same spot all their lives. Fear has held many people hostage in various areas of life but serving His interest secures His presence which allays all fears. Church Gist. Every man is a victim of his fear. Job 3:24-25. But actively serving God allays all fears, you better ask those who know it. I know a bit of it. I’ve been faced with death like this, nothing shook sir.
We had an issue one time and we were going on that trip. I said ‘Jesus, we are on your mission, we enter into your protection’ and then, the Plane had an issue. ‘Relax’ His presence dominated the entire Plane. The consciousness of His ever abiding presence allays all fears which put you in command of the supernatural. Church Gist. He puts you in command. Why are you so afraid? You’ll just die for nothing folks. Where is your faith? Fear destroys faith and without faith, victory is lost but His presence allays all fears. So, actively serving God secures the consciousness of His ever abiding presence that allays all fears and puts you and I on top of life situations and circumstances. On top, on top of life situations and circumstances.
Now, we have the following examples.
The example of David. How can a young boy pursue after a lion? What’s wrong with you? “For thou art with me” The consciousness of divine presence destroyed the fears that others had. Church Gist. He took down both the lion and the bear. He said, Sir, talking to the King, “Don’t bother about me, God who gave me the lion and the bear will give me this nasty one.” He headed on Goliath and brought him down. There was no flicker of fear in that young Man. God’s presence enveloped him and cocooned him.
Now, you watch the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Daniel 3:14-19. Daniel 3:25,26,28. There was a presence in the fire that rendered the fire fireless. Church Gist. What a wonderful God we serve. Serving God gives you the consciousness of His ever-abiding presence that allays all fears. Money can’t buy that. Riches can’t buy that.
…and then, we came to Daniel, there was a gang up, bitter envying to bring him down. Church Gist. They cornered the King to sign a decree and you know, as for Daniel, anything against his God, forget it, he won’t yield. Daniel 6:10.
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Jehovah the Man of war…
—Singing—
They said “We caught him praying” He said, “Yes, I was praying.” “Then you are dead” “Let’s go.” There was no struggle. Daniel went into the den and walked out triumphantly. Church Gist. Daniel 6:22. Divine presence. You are never alone serving God, Sir. Serving God secures for you and I, His automatic presence with us that allays all fears.
– In the name of Jesus, every trace of fear is gone off your life.
– The fear of death is gone off your life.
– The fear of failure is gone off your life.
– The fear of struggling for survival is gone off your life.
No one ever covers breakthroughs sitting down, you take steps. Fear keeps a man at the same spot. He’s there shivering. “What if, what if not” He stays at the same point. God said to Moses ‘Go forward’ Go forward to where? ‘Towards the Sea’ Psalm 114:3. Church Gist. If they had succumbed to fear, Pharaoh would catch them, take them back and begin another long generation of slavery. Bitter hatred would have been their portion.
– I curse the hold of the spirit of fear on your life.
Doing what God says guarantees your desired future. Nobody can change that if you will commit to it. Church Gist. Can I tell you this?
– Therefore, the good news is, you’ll never feel the hardship of this season.
– Serving God and the interest of His Kingdom as a lifestyle, you’ll never know it.
I caught this ‘madness’ (in) July 1976. This ‘madness’ is yielding results till tomorrow. No anxieties, no fears. Church Gist. Today, by His grace, I have zero fear about tomorrow. Zero, absolute zero. The One that I serve holds tomorrow so, what’s my fear?
– Somebody’s story has changed.
‘Why are you sweating so hard?’ I’m sweating so hard for you to understand it. 2 Corinthians 5:11. You don’t have to be part of this struggle that is coming on the World by giving God the first place. Church Gist. When that woman (The widow of Zarephath) gave God the first place she was enjoying her life all through the famine. 1 Kings 17:13,14. She just obeyed what God said and that opened up her destiny. Just obey what God says to do and watch how that opens up your destiny in the name of Jesus.
– Come on, somebody say, ‘It’s my turn’
The question is, have you understood now the breakthrough wonders in soul winning? Haven gone through these first 3 teachings of Wednesday, Thursday and today. Can you claim your understanding has been built up? Do you understand better than you came in? So, whether on the Prayer Altar, keep your passion alive. Church Gist. In going out, keep your passion alive. In inviting people to Church to meet with Christ keep your passion alive. Let your passion be on fire when you go out. Let the people you are talking to feel the passion in you. “This Man came for my good. This Woman came for my good. He’s not looking for what to get” and watch how that will keep your path shining more and more till the perfect day in the name of Jesus.
—Prayers and Altar Call—
Here comes the jackpot of life! “Seek ye first the interest of My Kingdom in righteousness and all these things that others are dying to get, they shall be added to you for free”. Church Gist. For free!!!
Lift up your two hands and thank God for light! Thank God for light! Thank God for brighter light that has come your way and my way tonight!
—PRAYERS—-
Anything we do to promote His (God’s) Kingdom is an investment, returns are guaranteed. Anything!! Passionate soul winning! Passionate and fervent prayers! Passionate investment in helping others in seeing them come to Church, in putting food on their table, clothes on their back! Church Gist. ‘You have done it for any of these, you have done it for Me’. Holy Ghost! Keep my passion alive! Keep my passion for God and the interest of His Kingdom alive!
—–PRAYERS—–
In Jesus’ precious name, we have prayed! Remember tomorrow, our Covenant Hour of Prayers starts at 6:00 (am) to 7:30 (am). Am I correct? And then we will be going out after that across our various areas and zones; whatever that has been arranged for us in our various territories. Church Gist. Please be part of it! Amen! Advertise the Covenant Day of Fruitfulness, an end to all forms of barrenness. Advertise with your excitement, with utmost delight! God never lies!
-He will turn everyone’s wilderness into a garden in the name of Jesus.
-Everyone called barren will become a joyful mother of sons and daughters in the name of Jesus.
And let them know – Jesus will be looking for them and you are His agent to reach out to them. Church Gist. Persuade them to see life and make choices for life in the place of death and Jesus is counting how many souls you are touching and when He visits, it will be clear to everybody that He has visited.
-This year, God must visit you in a way that all around you will know that God has visited you. Church Gist. And His visitation will make you to laugh.
And God visited Sarah as He said. And Sarah said: God has made me to laugh. Genesis 21:6. His visitation makes people to laugh.
-God will make you to laugh!
-Between now and the first half of this year, you will have your full-blown laughter. Church Gist. God will make you to laugh, by His undeniable visitation as you get committed to His purpose in the name of Jesus.
Lift up those two hands and make your demands from the Lord’s Table. Let the stewards please come. Church Gist. Among other things: ‘Lord as I partake of this Communion, let my eyes be opened to see brighter by the day, the mysteries in stock for this season’!!!
Serving God will so exempt you from sickness and disease, make demand for it. Anyone that came with any sickness or disease tonight; as you tune your heart to serve Him, He takes it away from you. I’m not returning with any sickness or disease, any pain or discomfort in my life. Church Gist. Tonight? I’m out to serve Him, He’s out to set me free. I’m out to serve Him, He’s out to make me whole. In Jesus’ precious name, we have prayed!
—-PRAYERS FOR THE COMMUNION—-
Now, we declare the Tables of the Lord set tonight in our various centers as the Flesh and the Blood of Jesus. We partake of this with faith to see our eyes opened brighter. To see brighter in the name of Jesus. You gave them the Bread and their eyes were open and they knew You. We receive this tonight as access to next levels of revelation in the name of Jesus. Church Gist. You gave them the Bread and their eyes were open and they knew You. We receive this tonight as access to next levels of revelation, next level of spiritual understanding in the name of Jesus. As you partake of this also, whatever is not in you: Sickness is not in you, disease is not in you, fear is not in you.
-They drop off our lives tonight!
-Whosoever came with any pain or ache tonight, you are returning made whole in Jesus’ precious name. It is done in the name of Jesus!
-Tomorrow’s outreach will make you a surprise to yourself. Church Gist. You will see results you have never known before in your life and rewards will come to the open.
Please get seated and take your turn as you will be directed.
—PRAISES—-
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