WE ARE ONE OF THE FIRST CHURCHES IN NIGERIA TO CREATE ROOM FOR SHARING TESTIMONIES IN EVERY SERVICE
TESTIMONIES ARE NOT STORIES, TESTIMONIES ARE VALIDATIONS OF THE HAND OF GOD ON THE LIVES OF MEN
WATCH OUT HOW YOU RESPOND TO TESTIMONIES THAT PEOPLE SHARE. IT MAY BE THE REASON YOUR OWN IS FAR FETCHED
PROPHECIES FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD WILL BE BARREN AND UNPRODUCTIVE WITHOUT FAITH.
TESTIMONIES ARE FAITH BOOSTERS TO SHOW YOU YOUR CASE IS NOT SETTLED.
YOU CAN’T FOLLOW THE PROCESS AND MISS THE PRODUCT
WE ARE KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATORS. I’VE NOT HAD A DIME FROM BOOKS IN MY LIFE.
KENNETH COPELAND’S TESTIMONY OF PROSPERITY LED THE WAY TO MY OWN.
THE HEALING TESTIMONY OF KENNETH HAGIN UPGRADED MY CONFIDENCE IN THE HEALING POWER OF CHRIST.
THE TESTIMONY OF SMITH WIGGLESWORTH GAVE BIRTH TO MY FAR ABOVE STATUS OVER PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS.
THE TESTIMONY OF FOCUS OF BILLY GRAHAM ENHANCED MY FOCUS IN MINISTRY.
JOHN WESLEY LED MY WAY TO EXPERIENCING DIVINE STRENGTH.
THE TESTIMONY OF OTHERS INOCULATES YOU WITH THE VIRTUE THAT LED TO IT.
EVERY SICKNESS HOVERING YOUR BODY IS CURSED!
IT IS THE BIRTHRIGHT OF EVERY CHILD OF GOD TO BE FREE FROM THE ASSAULT OF SICKNESS AND DISEASE.
I SAW REVIVAL IN ACTION WHEN I READ A BOOK AND I DECLARED “JESUS, I WANT TO SEE THIS”.
WE’RE SEEING IT TODAY!
TAKE YOUR TIME AND EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE ACTS OF GOD TODAY.
- Bishop David Oyedepo on ACCESSING HEALING WONDERS IN REDEMPTION 2 at August 2024 Week Of Spiritual Emphasis Day Two || LFC Canaanland || 8th August 2024
ACCESSING HEALING WONDERS IN REDEMPTION 2
We had an awesome time yesterday as God opened to us the Part 1 of this series. Luke 5:26. Our God specializes in strange works and strange acts but mockers usually lose out. Isaiah 28:21-22. Church Gist. Every mocker will end up with mockery. Watch out, what you think in your mind. Watch out how you respond to testimonies that people give. It may be the reason your own is far fetched.
Tonight we are looking at Healing Wonders In Testimonies. Testimonies are not for entertainment or applause of those who testify or applause to God who did the testimony. I will be showing you here what testimonies represent. The mission of testimonies. The objective of testimonies and what is in testimonies for you and I. I don’t know but we were one of the first churches in this country that create room for testimonies in each service. Every service! Testimonies are the raw interpretation of scriptures. This is what I said and here is the proof that I said it. Church Gist. Confirming His Word with signs and wonders following. Testimonies are the validation of the Word. That the Word, the incorruptible seed is still working right now. Testimonies are not stories, testimonies are validations of the hand of God on the lives of men. Isaiah 53:1. He stretches His hand when we believe His Word to perform His Word.
Testimonies are prophetic to whosoever receives and believes them. What saith the Lord is translated to what doeth the Lord. Testimonies are what doeth the Lord, prophecies are what saith the Lord. When you receive it, it becomes “See what the Lord has done”. Testimonies are as potent as the Word. Isaiah 8:20. Testimonies enlighten just like revelation of the Word does. Come on here see what God is doing and He wants to do it for anybody else. Revelation 19:10. 2 Peter 1:9. The Word is prophetic, prophecies are prophetic, they weigh same and equal. Church Gist. Every testimony that has its process validated in scriptures is as powerful as scriptures. Somebody has just escaped. Because people sit down and when prophecies are being shared or read, “They read that the other time. I have heard it before. Somebody said that some time ago.” It doesn’t register at all. What I say to one, I say to all. What I do for one, I am committed to do for all. So every testimony is a pointer of our heritage in Christ. Psalm 119:111.
From the one read tonight, “I heard that somebody took communion and this happened. I heard another one took communion and it happened for them. I heard it happened on Tuesday, so I took communion and went back to the hospital and they couldn’t find it again.” All those deadly diseases vanished. Church Gist. Her faith laid hold of those testimonies and was made whole. Don’t ever joke with testimonies, it is an attack of the devil to rob you and me of what belongs to us.
We heard it sung by the praise team, the testimony of the woman with the issue of blood brought about the healing of a host of others. Matthew 9:21-22, 14:34-36. As many as touched Him with the same faith were made whole. Every act of God is a pointer to your heritage in Christ. In raising the daughter of Jarius back to life, Jesus put out everybody except Peter, James and John. Church Gist. In like manner, in raising Dorcas back to life, Peter put everybody out and the same result followed. Luke 8:51-56, Acts 9:37-41. Same process, same result. If you ask them to go out now, they will say “We don’t know what he wants to do. How can you ask us to go out? This is my mother, this is my daughter.” He put everybody out including Jarius except Peter, James and John. The process!
David used the testimony of killing the lion and the bear to bring down Goliath. They don’t look like they are equal but every act of God is replicated by faith following the same process. He ran after the lion, the lion was scared, it had never seen a human being running after it. He ran towards Goliath. “Hey! What am I seeing? Am I seeing double? This tiny boy”. Before he recovered himself, the stone had entered his forehead. The same process. Every time we take the same step of faith that brought about any testimony, God’s integrity is committed to reproduce them. Church Gist. Every time we take the same step of faith that brought about any testimony, God’s integrity is committed to replicate them. He is no respecter of persons, the scriptures cannot be broken. You can’t follow the process and miss the product. Testimonies are there as faith boosters. Come on, your case is not closed. He cleared bone marrow cancer by communion, brain cancer by communion. Your headache can’t be a problem. HIV/AIDS by communion, your case is not over. If He did it then, He is doing it now. They are faith boosters. Welcome to your world of healing, health and wholeness.
While testimonies are prophetic but no prophecy is ever fulfilled without faith. “Blessed is she that believeth, for there shall be a performance of those things which are told to her from the Lord.” Prophecies from the mouth of God will be barren, infertile, unproductive without faith. Every prophecy of scripture will be sterile, no outcome, no result without faith. Following the steps that others took to secure their testimonies is not enough, it must be followed by faith. Church Gist. Doing what they did without believing the way they believed, you won’t get no result. Romans 14:23. Whatever is not of faith is sin and the wages of sin is death. Whatever is not of faith is dead, no matter how hard you do it. It is dead. It is the faith compliment that makes it work. “I went out and Jesus took away mouth cancer from me.” “Sure! I am going out. I believe the same Jesus will visit me as I go out.”
It’s not the doing of it alone that makes it happen but the doing of faith of it. “But thy faith has made thee whole.” Not thy touch. Luke 8:48. It’s your faith that taps into virtue. Your touch is a point of contact. Without your faith, it will not flow. Your faith is the switch that turns on the flow. Hebrews 11:6. You can’t secure anything you came for; without faith as a must. Faith is a must to move the hand of God in your favour. Church Gist. Faith is a must. It’s not telling stories of when you met with Jesus, how you met with Jesus; 18-hour vision! That won’t work! No healing comes through without faith. Every healing delivers according to the individual’s faith. Communion is here tonight! It’s your faith in its content; also drawn from diverse testimonies that causes the flow of the virtue therein to flow into your life.
Faith in the testimony of others is a non-negotiable requirement for its replication in our own lives. We must believe that Jesus did it and your belief in the process that led them into that testimony and engage accordingly. For example, our faith in the testimony of Smith Wigglesworth which gave birth to my far-above status over principalities and powers. I saw the way he disdained the devil with such sagacity. No! This was also a man! Then set on, I got myself in the Ephesians 1:20-21. I got in! And here we are today. Here we are today! We step into a premises and devil steps out, no argument. Light comes in, darkness goes. No argument!
We got into a nation, a notorious witch visited this nation with pomp and pageantry at the airport. We got to the hotel where she stayed, she couldn’t wait to see us before she fled. Church Gist. She fled …. From the testimony of one, I’ve seen all principalities and powers bow, bow without any stress. Please value testimonies! You have suffered trials enough! Value testimonies, don’t just sit down and list them and write them.
-This Church is known for testimonies worldwide. You will testify!
The healing testimony of Kenneth Hagin upgraded my confidence in the healing power of Christ. I found on the last page of that Book: “7 Keys To Divine Health.” The last statement. “Himself took my infirmity.” And the Word: “took” came alive so strong as a thunder. Matthew 8:17. “Yeah! I can never be sick!” It came from there. He understood the healing rudiments of Christ. Church Gist. You are like eating when you’re reading (the) Book, you are eating the Healing Word. Copeland’s testimony of prosperity led the way to my own. I saw him handing over an helicopter seed to another ministry. I saw it in the magazine. “This man understands what He is saying, let me find out! This Man knows Him, not just (to) eat and drink and go away. This Man understands it!” Testimonies beget testimonies when faith comes on the line. Testimonies are ordained to beget testimonies when faith gets in the line.
You know why someone will never read my books on prosperity? They don’t believe it. They don’t! If you do, you will (read them). I believed it so I gathered all his books. I must find out what he found. I told them at Landmark in my class there, I said: “We are not book sellers, we are knowledge disseminators.” We are disseminating knowledge otherwise I would have had billions from books. Church Gist. We are knowledge disseminators! I’ve not had a dime from books in my life! I buy books to give, my own books. Someone there is saying that: “You know? Papa? It is the money from books.” Una welldone! Una welldone oo! We started publishing since 1985. I needed all the money I could get in 1985 yet not a dime by covenant, not a dime till tomorrow. Not a dime! The testimonies that emanate from there, they are my pay and they multiply day in day out. Don’t sit down there and be waiting, find out what led to where some people are (and) you get there if you care to believe it! We talk about prosperity today? In the World – Copeland, David! No games!
The testimony of divine health of John Wesley just got me intoxicated. At the age of 80 in his biography, he was riding on horseback; cross country, preaching the Word. At 80! So I tell myself: “You mean you are driving from Onitsha to Kaduna, you’re feeling tired?” What nonsense! Have you been on a horse before? It’s a two-way ride. You are riding a horse, the horse is riding you. Church Gist. You have to move at the same place or you break your back. Then you sit down in a car, maybe it even has A.C. (Air Conditioner) and again: “I am tired!” I read that and I said: “Divine strength is real. Lord! Endue me with divine strength!” That was 1983. 1983! You do some things – small: “You see? You see?” What do I see? The testimony of others inoculates you with the virtue that led to it when you choose to believe it.
-Tonight is your night!
Everyone that despises the act of God despises God. You despise God when you despise His acts. Psalm 28:5. Stop despising the works of God. They are pointers to what is available to you if you’re interested! Church Gist. John Wesley led my way to experiencing divine strength and anybody who has eyes can tell this Man must be operating with another kind of strength. Blessed be God for John Wesley whose story led me to the reality of divine strength!
The testimony of focus of Billy Graham has enhanced my focus in ministry. All the waves came and went, Billy stood with John 3:16. “Eternal life is real, Heaven is real, hell is real, Jesus is looking for you, come on now! Come and give your life to Christ.” Oti to. He never prayed for the sick once, he’s not sent. Church Gist. People are jumping up, anything that comes to town, that’s what they teach. You know what’s going on in town. Do you see us? What’s our business there? Preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season. “So what’s wrong with them?” Nothing is wrong! We are only following what we are sent. Everybody is doing his operation. We are doing “Operation Come And See!” Each one has his operation. Isn’t it?
-God is going to help you oo.
That’s how much power is loaded in testimonies! One of our daughters here I shared with them I said, in Church I said: “There’s so much power in testimony that people don’t mind it.” This our daughter took a book “Turnaround Encounters in The Word.” Sat under the tent after service and went through that little book, her faith came alive. From the testimony she got, on Tuesday of it she got a job. Church Gist. Testimonies fired up her faith, she laid hold on it, virtue came in. Change of story followed. How can you hear that this Communion Table delivers from c@ncer. And you say: “Yeah! Well! No! It might be just luck. Eh! Maybe the c@ncer is not really mature.” (Laughing). They say bone marrow c@ncer awaiting bone marrow transplant. “Well! Maybe equipment misinterpretation. How can it now dry up between Sunday and Tuesday?” Go and ask God! There is no small sickness! Every sickness has the capacity to k!ll. Do you know how many people die of fever? No small sickness.
-As you approach this Table tonight, cast your mind back on the testimonies of transformation, strange healings that have taken place in the life of others through the Communion Table and lay hold on yours. It’s happening tonight! Church Gist. Your eyes will be opened tonight! Your ears will be opened tonight! Your throat will become clear tonight! The disorder in your body will disappear tonight! Every stranger hovering your body, tormenting you, frustrating you will be flushed out tonight!
Exodus 11:1. It’s the same blood! The same blood of Jesus is the same Passover blood. Church Gist. So what you’re taking here is the same (blood). So it’s the one plague He brings upon the wicked that makes them give up.
So tonight,
-Every work of the wicked trying to destroy your life and my life shall be destroyed forever.
That’s the power of testimonies. We don’t have special problems, we are just victims of special ignorance. Church Gist. It’s time to turn back to the Word and lay hold on it!
Lift up your right hand and give God thanks. If you caught any light, give God thanks.
—PRAYERS—
Good news! Every child of God has a destiny of health and vitality. 3 John 1:2,4. It is God’s Agenda for every born again child of God. The Bible calls it ‘The children’s bread’. Church Gist. Don’t wait for what falls from the table in case it doesn’t fall. Welcome to the table by becoming a child of God. It’s the birthright of every child of God to be free from the assault of every sickness and disease.
—Altar Call—
Whatever you want to see off your life tonight, lift up your two hands and call for it with all intensity of faith. Church Gist. “Enough is enough”
—Prayers—
- In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I curse the evil heart of unbelief.
- I decree the rising up of your faith.
- and I command that challenge of your life, turn to testimony.
- Every sickness hovering your body is cursed!
- Every attack on your life, return back to sender.
- Everything turns for you!
- High blood pressure is cursed. Hypertension is cursed. Cancer is cursed. Church Gist. HIV AIDS is cursed. Sickle cell anemia is cursed.
- Many will go for test next tomorrow and be told you are free.
- It will be clear that God’s hand has been settled upon your life.
- A new day dawns. On your health, a new day dawn. On your wellbeing, a new day dawns.
- Every arrow of the wicked returns back to sender.
- Every arrow of the enemy returns back to sender.
- On your life, your wife, your husband, your children, sickness is cursed in your household!
- Every negative symptom that followed you here will drop off now in Jesus name.
- So shall it be!
—Communion Administration and Testimonies—
Paul said “When you read, you may have an understanding of the mystery of the Kingdom committed to me”. Testimonies are not just to be heard, they are to be read and take your time out, it’s your life. Philippians 2:12. Work it out, don’t wait for it or you waste it. Church Gist. Don’t waste it, work it. Work it out. I read a book, ‘Like A Mighty Wind’ by Mel Tari. I saw revival in action. I saw the acts of God in strange dimensions and I said “Jesus, I want to see this”. We’re seeing it today! The things you read enhance your understanding.
We have this little pamphlet, ‘Signs And Wonders Today’. They are classified testimonies. Testimonies of miracle babies, testimonies of miracle jobs, testimonies of deliverance from oppression. They are in various segments. Many have never opened it, many don’t even have it. They look at it, “Ah! No, this is too big” and yet you have a big problem. Church Gist. Take your time out and educate yourself on the acts of God today. Check through this book, it shows you the forces at play and what they came out with. Don’t wait. Waiting is wasting. Don’t wait. Sir, nothing you won’t believe will happen and nothing you won’t understand, you can’t believe. When understanding comes alive, faith rises. No one doubt what he can see.
The Man, Norman Vincent Peale, opened my understanding to the impact of redemption on the human mind. Church Gist. Is it this one hour teaching per week that you’ll use to pass exam? No.
– Now, in the name of Jesus, any testimony that has ever happened in this Commission that you desire, this is your month.
– Strange acts of God will happen in your life.
– Strange works of God will take place in your life.
– For everyone here under the sound of my voice tonight, everyone under the sound of my voice around the World, your testimony of what you believe tonight is a reality.
– Whatever you believed for as you took that Communion and heard the Word of faith, it is settled in your life.
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