WE NEVER PROGRAMMED TO BUILD FAITH TABERNACLE. WE DREW OUT THE PLAN A YEAR BEFORE ITS DEDICATION.
THE HOLY SPIRIT SPECIALIZES IN STEPPING IN SUDDENLY!
SERVING GOD BROUGHT US FROM A GRASS CATHEDRAL TO SANCTUARIES AROUND THE WORLD.
SUPERNATURAL BREAKTHROUGH SHALL BECOME THE IDENTITY OF THE CHURCH BEFORE CHRIST RETURNS.
THE END TIME CHURCH IS A BREAKTHROUGH FAMILY.
THE END TIME CHURCH IS ORDAINED A PACESETTING CHURCH.
ZION IS THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN PROPHECY.
GOD WILL CLEAR ANY BARRIER ON YOUR PATH WHEN YOU ARE GENUINELY OUT TO SERVE HIM.
YOU CAN’T MAKE GOD FIRST AND BE LAST AND YOU CAN’T MAKE GOD LAST AND BE FIRST.
I’M NOT SURPRISED AT WHERE GOD HAS BROUGHT US AS A MINISTRY.
I FOUND OUT WHAT HE SAID WE MUST DO AND BEGAN TO DO IT WITH EXCITEMENT.
GOD GAVE US ACCESS TO 83 NATIONS IN ONE YEAR.
KINGDOM TREASURES ARE HIDDEN WITHIN THE PAGES OF SCRIPTURES SO, COMMIT TO SEARCHING FOR THEM.
EVERY TRUE DISCOVERY STIRS SUPERNATURAL JOY.
IT IS DISCOVERY THAT SETS THE PACE FOR RECOVERY.
– Bishop David Oyedepo on ‘UNVEILING THE BREAKTHROUGH POWER OF KINGDOM STEWARDSHIP’ at Week Of Spiritual Emphasis || Day One || LFC Canaanland || 6th March 2024 ||
“SERVING GOD PAYS THE MOST” is the prophetic focus for the month. Serving God pays the incomparable, the unmatchable. There is nowhere on the Earth that compares with what God offers those of us who are committed to serving His purpose. Church Gist. Job 36:11. Mark 10:30. Serving God pays the most. Exodus 23:25,26. That package is not available anywhere else. Only your God has it. The condition is serving and you begin to enjoy things beyond what any other source of service offers.
Our teaching series for the Midweek Service which begins today is ‘UNVEILING THE BREAKTHROUGH POWER OF KINGDOM STEWARDSHIP.’
They were held in bondage in Egypt for 400 years plus, when they turned their hearts to serve God, God vowed to rescue them. Exodus 4:22,23. God will clear any barrier on your path when you are out to serve Him. Church Gist. He will clear any barrier on your path when you are genuinely out to serve Him. God will kill any barrier to keep you and I going when we are genuinely out to serve Him and the interest of His Kingdom. He will.
By way of introduction, we should recognize that the end time Church is ordained a breakthrough Church, a pacesetting Church, a standard lifting Church. Micah 4:1,2. The end time Church is ordained a breakthrough Church. Church Gist. The World, this end time would be looking up to the Church for answers. It’s not a political arrangement, it’s not a political statement, it’s a divine agenda. It can’t be changed.
– May you be awake enough to be a partaker of this flow.
The end time Church will become the envy of the World. Zechariah 8:23. Psalm 87:1-7. That’s God’s agenda for the end time. Church Gist. So, the end time Church is a breakthrough family. Psalm 87:6,7.
We also understand that Jesus is coming back for a reigning Church. Psalm 110:1-3. By the way, please know that Zion is the Church of God in prophecy. Church Gist. Hebrews 12:22-24. Zion is the Church of Christ in prophecy. Daniel 7:27. That’s God’s agenda. What a privilege to be alive at this time to be part of this glorious Church that is rising unstoppable wave is the planet Earth.
So, supernatural breakthroughs shall become a core identity of the end time Church before Jesus returns. Joel 2:1-11. So, it’s not a human arrangement, but there is what to do to plug in to be part of that wave. Church Gist. So, in the midst of the days of darkness and gloominess, there will be the rising of an army that nothing shall escape them, they are on top of everything. It’s a divine agenda. Zephaniah 3:17-20. It’s the end time Church in picture. It’s beginning to happen.
– There will be sudden inexplainable rising among God’s people.
We never programmed to build the Faith Tabernacle. We just drew out the plan a year to the time of its dedication. Church Gist. Sudden! That’s the specialization of the Holy Spirit. He steps in suddenly! Malachi 3:1. Acts 2:2.
So, it’s important to position yourself to be part of that sudden change of story, sudden dramatic change of story.
We sat down here one day and God said ‘Okay, you’re going to enter 75 nations this year.’ What? That’s like cracking a joke, but He went beyond it. He gave us access to 83 nations in one year, same (year). Church Gist. Just position yourself to be part of this wave by engaging the relevant forces that will make you part of that breakthrough family so that when it comes, you will not be watching and being entertained by it.
However, this breakthrough agenda requires that we engage certain covenant forces that we shall be enumerating in the teaching series of this month.
Just like treasures are never found on the surface of the Earth, they usually lay deep in the belly of the Earth, just like oil, gold, diamonds. They are not things that you just pick on the streets. You can’t find diamonds by the roadside, you can’t find gold by the roadside. You have to explore. Church Gist. Those who desire access must be willing to pay the price for exploration to find. So also are Kingdom treasures, they are hidden within the pages of scriptures. The treasures of the Kingdom are hidden within the pages of the scriptures. Only those who commit to searching for them ever find them.
Matthew 13:44. Can I tell you this? Every discovery stirs supernatural joy. Every discovery propels supernatural engagement. You have heard many things, but you have not found so many. Church Gist. You have read quite a few things, but you have not found much. Every true discovery first stirs supernatural joy and stirs your heart to engage. So, don’t make up, Sir. Every truth found stirs joy. Every truth found propels corresponding action. Propels it, you are not organizing, you are not planning, you are not programming.
When I found Matthew 33, I wrote my covenant that day, Sir. I couldn’t sleep. I call it the Jackpot of life. I’ve found it. Church Gist. When I found Deuteronomy 8:18, I spun like a cocoon ‘I can never be poor. I’ve found what it takes now to subdue poverty’ and the joy came alive like a drunk and I sold out for it.
– May this month be a month of discoveries for each one of us.
Jeremiah 15:16. Every true discovery of the treasures of the Kingdom in the Word stirs joy and because that joy propels action, corresponding action, it always brings about a restoration of our dignity. Habakkuk 3:17-19. So, it’s so important. Everything about God has proofs. He said ‘Prove all things.’ Every genuine discovery stirs joy. Church Gist. If joy is not there, you have not found it. You have heard it, yes. You have read it, yes. You have even preached it, okay, but you have not found it. When you find it, joy will erupt on its own and that will propel you to corresponding action that God is committed by covenant to confirm into manifestations. You can’t do what He says without Him showing up. You can’t do it with joy without God making it happen. Please, set yourself for discovery this time. Set yourself for it. Proverbs 24:13,14. Every true finding has guaranteed outcome.
You heard me say several times, bless God for where He has brought us to as a ministry, but I’m not surprised that He brought us here. Why? I found what He said we must do to get us to where He was taking us to and we began to do it with excitement. Church Gist. Even when we couldn’t see it happening, we were doing it with excitement. So, to bring us here is just normal. It’s a covenant obligation that He has.
– Can I hear your Amen?
Is somebody excited tonight?
So, preaching forever won’t change anybody’s story, it’s your discovery. Your discovery from the preaching, your discovery from the reading, your discovery from the searching, that’s what makes the difference. Nobody preached Matthew 6:33 to me, I discovered it through a thirst for God. Church Gist. I was reading the Book, The Man God Uses. I was a boy, I was reading the Book, ‘The Man’ and He spoke to me from that book. You won’t find that statement there but I heard it from that book. It is discovery that leads the way to your recovery and it is enquiries that lead to discovery.
– This will be a month of discovery for everyone.
Because all these dragging, you are going to get 2 souls, 3 souls. ‘Okay, I’m going to try’ You have not found it. When you have found it, the way you will even move, anybody you’ll be talking to will know that ‘This Man is on a mission’. I think I told you before, nobody has ever driven me away (from) preaching the Gospel, nobody in my life because I’m giving you what will better your life. Church Gist. It’s not that ‘How do you see it?’ You don’t have to see it any other way. ‘Who is the Father of Abraham?’ Who are you to be asking me that? As a small boy growing up. When you have found it, there is a passion that sweeps over your life that when you are speaking to people, they know this Man is on a mission.
– It shall be a month with a difference.
If you believe that let me hear your loudest Amen!
These treasures are called mysteries. Church Gist. They are divine secrets hidden within the pages of scriptures.
– Again, my prayer is that we are going to experience amazing recoveries this month.
– Whatever we have lost to lack of adequate insight, as we encounter the Word, it shall be delivered back to us.
Now, this is one characteristic of every discovered truth. It keeps you going. You have seen it. Church Gist. If you don’t shy away from what you have seen and you choose to keep to it, it keeps you going.
– No one here will drop off in the name of Jesus.
Number one on the list we are looking at in this breakthrough agenda and what we require to be partakers of it is the Kingdom-first commandment. Matthew 6:32,33. Our access to that Word of supernatural breakthrough requires this as a first commandment. Church Gist. If you miss the foundation, everything is a struggle. First commandment. Matthew 6:33. Everybody in this Church has heard it. I don’t know how many have found it.
– May you find it today.
You can’t make God first and be last. No one can ever make God first and be last. James 4:8. ‘Where you place me is where I can place you’ Church Gist. You can’t make God first and be last and you can’t make God last and be first. You can’t make God last and be first and you can’t make God first and be last.
So, a covenant to serve God or a reposition to serve God or an enfired choice to serve God and the interest of His Kingdom is gateway to a world of supernatural breakthroughs. 2 Chronicles 15:12,15.
As mentioned earlier, serving God does not only pay but pays the unmatchable. 10,000 percent interest rate on investment. There is nowhere else in the World where you have that. You say ‘What do you mean?’ Look at your Church, whether it’s one percent return or 10,000 you can tell. Church Gist. Going after God genuinely and the interest of His Kingdom without ever looking back, you are heading for the realm of 10,000 percent interest rate returns on your investment. You can check. Between 18,000 Naira per year. 18,000 plus in a year and where we are by grace today. Calculate the percentage, calculate it. Church Gist. From a storehouse that had no cross ventilation to sanctuaries around the World without sweat. The interest is real. From a grass cathedral in the centre of town to temples around the World, calculate the percentage. We look back so shortly, that’s why things get too grounded.
It pays the unmatchable. There is no business environment that offers a sickness free life. Church Gist. Exodus 23:25,26. ‘Leave that to me, I’ll take care of it. You keep your eyes on me, I’ll take care of that.’ Psalm 92:14. What a life insurance.
Serving God and the interest of His Kingdom guarantees noiseless breakthroughs. No shouting, barriers are just clearing away because you are keeping company with God. Luke 5:4-8. Noiseless breakthroughs in response to a willingness to serve God and a commitment to do so and actually getting it done. Church Gist. Luke 10:17-19. Heavy insurance against all satanic assaults in serving Jesus. Luke 22:35. ‘You mean you don’t lack peace?’ No. ‘You don’t lack joy?’ No. ‘You don’t lack strength?’ No. ‘You don’t lack vigour?’ No. Noiseless breakthroughs.
– That’s your portion.
…and as we are very aware here, this launches us into the realm of supernatural favour. Serving God brings believers into favour and when you are favoured with God, it translates straight to all those around you. Church Gist. Favour with God will always translate to favour with men. If you lack favour with God, you can’t have favour with men. But when you have favour with God, you will have naturally, favour with men. Luke 2:52. Every true favour with God will always result to favour with man. When you lose out of favour with God, you can’t have favour with man. Provers 16:7. Your enemy will do you good without knowing. Church Gist. They will be doing you favour without knowing. You can’t have favour with God and lack favour with man. ‘All my enemies are against me’ No, don’t be against yourself. Just secure favour with God, you win favour with men naturally.
– It’s your turn
Can I hear your Amen?
Because Nehemiah favoured God’s interest, God brought him into favour with the King. How can a cupbearer be asking for ‘I need an army. Church Gist. I need wood’ For what? To go and rebuild where we destroyed? Favour with God brought him into favour with men.
– You are going to run into strange order of favour as you walk towards securing favour with God.
Secure favour with God. Psalm 102:14,15. Sir, favour is coming!
The reign of the end time Church will be a function of favour like the reign of Joseph. How can a convict, not ex convict, not a citizen, be addressing the Nation as Prime Minister? How? Be teaching their senators wisdom, which school did he go to? Favour, Sir, favour. He worked his way into the heart of God and everything began to line up for him. Church Gist. Let’s work at securing God’s favour, all these struggles will end. All these struggles will end on their own. ‘For thy servant take pleasure’ So, it’s our taking pleasure in His affairs that brings us to favour with Him. When we win favour with Him then we win favour with those around us.
– What a good God we serve.
He sent them, they went, so, they were in favour with God and they lacked nothing as they went including those who didn’t know where they were coming from, they lacked nothing…and Nehemiah the Cupbearer, by favouring God’s agenda was appointed governor. Church Gist. Nehemiah 5:14. What a change of story. He wasn’t going for that. All these ‘Lord, lift me up’ is not the prayer you need. Lift His Kingdom, leave Him to the remaining. Lift His Kingdom.
It is seeking first the Kingdom of God that brings us into supernatural favour with God…and we saw Abraham step into that generational blessing by just doing anything God tells him no matter how hard it is. Genesis 22:2,16-18.
– May we secure access to the realm of sworn blessings this month.
The opportunity is terrific. Church Gist. It’s just there staring you in the face and me in the face. There is what you’ll do on a particular day in this month that will change your story forever. Church Gist. That you step out for God, you pray with passion, you step out in promoting His Kingdom with all your heart, with all your desire and He says ‘What? You did that? Okay, next level’ You say ‘What? Jesus!’ ‘Another next level’ He knows what He’s doing.
It all begins by being able to see.
– May you begin to see what God is saying.
When you have found it, joy will spur and the corresponding action will be compelled and God will step in to confirm.
Can I tell you this? Soul winning is every believer’s responsibility, it’s not a calling. Church Gist. John 15:16. ‘I’ve engraced you’, that’s the meaning, go ahead and deliver.
– Somebody’s story is just changing.
Thank you, Jesus.
Genesis 22:16-18.
Now, the commandment for the hour. ‘Go and bring forth fruits and watch what I do with your life. Go and bring forth fruits and watch how I will decorate your destiny. Church Gist. Go and bring forth fruits and watch how I will launch you into the realm of noiseless breakthroughs in your life. Go and bring forth fruits.’
As we close, serving God is not a gift nor a calling, but a choice. Joshua 24:15. Church Gist. It’s a choice to make. It’s not a call to receive. The Bible is full of all Kingdom addicts turned giants.
– May each one of us succeed to be added to that list.
You have the opportunity, I have the opportunity. I only need the choice, a quality choice, a hard-born choice. No games, no gimmicks. It’s our way to it. Peter went after Jesus by a choice. He could say ‘No, no, you can’t enter my boat’ He chose to. Matthew 4:19. Choice. God can’t force His way into your life and my life, no. Man is created a free moral agent. Mark 9:51-55. Church Gist. Grace means, make your choice. He can’t force His way into your life and my life. Whatever God does with us is the choice we make. So, when I hear somebody say that ‘God called me into ministry. I know what it cost me’ It didn’t cost you anything. He didn’t force you. He never forces anyone to go into ministry, never. He never. Praise God!
He humbled me very early in this calling. ‘I’ve not chosen you because you are smarter than anybody else. I’ve only given you a privilege. Should you abuse it, there are many hundreds at the door. Church Gist. Don’t say I’m not going. I can’t force you.’ Not that ‘Oh God, you know what it’s costing me’ It’s not costing you nothing, (it’s) decorating you everywhere.
– Somebody’s story has changed.
So, Peter became the Giant that he was by a choice. The same thing with Paul, a marked out generational giant that he is by the Gospel today, by his choice. Church Gist. ‘Immediately, I arose, I conferred not with flesh and blood. I stood up by myself. Hey, this is it. Lord, I surrender’. Galatians 1:15-16. He chose to. 1 Corinthians 9:16. He chose to ‘woe’ himself, he chose to.
– May we make the right choice this time.
There are months, there are certain months.
– This shall be a certain month for you because God will lead you into doing what you have never done before so He can bring you into what you have never seen before.
– It shall be a time of testimonies for every one of us.
— Prayers —
— Altar Call —
Something has happened tonight. Please, listen to this. Whatever does not stir joy is not a discovery. It’s a story. Every true discovery stirs joy. Whatever does not propel corresponding action is no discovery, it’s information. Church Gist. Every true discovery propels action, compelling action, corresponding action, uncoerced action. Many of us have experienced that here. I’ve seen it several times. Every genuine discovery propels action, triggers joy. It begins with joy unspeakable, full of glory, joy unspeakable.
When I discovered the mystery of hitch free marriage, I was preaching as if I had been married for 30 years. The joy was…it gave everybody room to wiggle their nose. We are not talking of information, we are not talking of ideas, we are not talking of experience. We are talking of discovery. Church Gist. I saw stupendous wealth when I caught that thing March 22nd, 1982. Discovery is power. Please, stop being religious, be real. Don’t claim to have discovered what you have not discovered. But the reality test is 1 -Joy, 2 – Compelling action. You can’t discover something of value to you and not respond. Serving God is the biggest business deal. You don’t have to be a full time minister. Abraham was not. He didn’t preach anywhere to anybody. Amen? A discovery. A discovery of your right to health will restore your health in dignity, your right to strength and vigour will destroy all feebleness and weakness. Church Gist. A discovery to the access of supernatural supplies will destroy every trace of fear in your life. You saw what discovery did during Covid 19. We tormented the devil. You can’t be shouting on those things without having discovered something.
– Untimely death is canceled in your family.
– Mishap is canceled in your home.
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