EVERYTHING WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST WERE ALL BY THE HAND OF GOD.
THERE CAN BE NO TRUE EMPOWERMENT WITHOUT GENUINE REPENTANCE.
SERVING GOD IN TRUTH AND IN DEED IS THE ANSWER TO ALL THE ISSUES OF LIFE.
THE WORLD WILL SOON RUN OUT OF SOLUTIONS AND WILL START BECKONING ON THE CHURCH FOR SOLUTIONS.
THE PURSUIT AFTER GOD IS THE COVENANT QUALIFIER FOR EMPOWERMENT.
CALLING FOR HELP IS NOT WEAKNESS, CALLING FOR HELP IS WISDOM.
PEOPLE ARE BOTHERED ABOUT THIS MINISTRY BECAUSE WE ARE TRADING THINGS THEY DON’T KNOW
WE DO NOTHING IN THIS MINISTRY EXCEPT IT IS COMMANDED BY THE MOUTH OF THE LORD.
THERE’S GOING TO BE A RAW DISPLAY OF REVELATION THE KIND THE WORLD HAS NEVER KNOWN BEFORE
THE HOLY SPIRIT ENHANCES ACCESS TO REVELATION, QUICKENS OUR UNDERSTANDING, TO LAUNCH US INTO OUTSTANDING EXPLOITS
OBEYING THE VOICE OF GOD CULMINATES IN TESTIMONIES
THE WHOLE WORLD – NOT NIGERIA LIES IN WICKEDNESS AND THERE IS NO SAFE SPACE FROM satan’s ATTACKS
THE HOLY GHOST IS THE SEAL OF OUR PROTECTION AGAINST THE ASSAULT OF THE WICKED
IT’S TIME TO GO BEYOND SPEAKING IN TONGUES TO REALMS OF EMPOWERMENT – FROM POWER TO GREAT POWER
THE KINGDOM OF GOD CANNOT ADVANCE BY WORDS, IT ADVANCES THROUGH POWER.
THE devil DOESN’T BELIEVE IN GRAMMAR, HE ONLY BOWS TO POWER.
EVERY BELIEVER IS UTTERLY POWERLESS AND VULNERABLE WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
IF YOU WILL LET JESUS RIDE ON YOUR BACK LIKE AN ASS, HIS GLORY AND HONOUR WILL BE ON YOUR LIFE
GOD IS AN AUTO STORY CHANGER. NOBODY PURSUES AFTER GOD AT A LOSS
YOUR CASE IS NOT SPECIAL FOR GOD, IT IS YOUR POSITION THAT IS FAULTY.
- Bishop David Oyedepo on UNVEILING THE HIDDEN MINISTRIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 3 at Midweek Communion Service || LFC Canaanland || 22nd May 2024 ||
There is a very strong prophetic signal. There is a cloud of fortune from testimony. Somebody gave her life to Christ on the 1st of May, and by May 22nd she is like a 20 year old in the faith. By a genuine pursuit of God. “I got home and threw off anything that does not please God. I set an alarm on my phone to wake me up to pray. I joined soul winning team.” All within 22 days. My God, I was in tears. People are not sincere. People are not genuine. Church Gist. No one goes forward sitting down, you go forward taking steps. Your case is not different, it is your position that is faulty. Nobody’s case is special. Our lack of response or poor response is the reason why we are where we are. I began to sing “I pledge allegiance to the Lord. With all my heart, with all my soul, I will seek to honour His command. I pledge allegiance to the lamb of God.” You must get to a point where you pledge allegiance to this God.
As the ass carried Jesus, the glory of Jesus was on the ass. The ass was being decorated for carrying Jesus. The honour and the glory of the rider was on the ass. If you will let him ride on your back, His glory and honour will be on your life. All these heavy prayers for change of story are not necessary. Church Gist. Just reposition in genuine obedience and pursuit of His interest and leave it to Him. “Nevertheless, not my will but thy will be done.” He rode to the highest point of eternity. God is an auto story changer. Nobody pursues after God at a loss. Matthew 6:33. He never lies. Your genuine allegiance to Jesus will mark the dawning of a new day in your life and keep your life glowing, no matter what happens on the earth. Get Him on your back and connect with all His glory. It is yours and mine.
The good news is that your portion of that fortune package is set in heaven and awaiting delivery on the earth. Don’t say in your heart, “Who will go to heaven and bring Christ down.” The Word of Faith that we preach is what does it. Believe what God says, heaven will become real on the earth. Romans 10:6-10. By believing what God says, Heaven becomes real on the earth. Church Gist. That my daughter’s experience is Heaven’s reality on the earth. “I had nothing to do with Church before I came in here and said Jesus save my soul, I abandoned everything that offends God and went fully after Him.” Three weeks only. We have 5 and a half weeks more for anyone to demonstrate where his heart is. He changed the entire creation in six days, He can make anything happen.
We have been looking at UNVEILING THE HIDDEN MINISTRIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Every ministry of the Holy Ghost is for our profiting. Profit means value addition. 1 Corinthians 12:7. He has diverse operations, differences of administration but the same Spirit. Church Gist. 1 Corinthians 12:4-5. There are amazing treasures in His diversities of operations. That adds heavenly order of value, that makes manifest in the powers of the world to come where the devil has no place. Because he was cast out of heaven and there was no more place found for him in heaven.
Let now examine some of the hidden ministries of the Holy Spirit.
- The Holy Spirit Is The Power Of God That Destroys All Satanic Yokes And Bondages
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit and with a mandate to destroy all satanic yokes. Luke 4:14, 18, 33. The power of God that destroys all satanic bondages resides in the Holy Spirit. The word ‘anointing’ means empowerment. To be anointed means to be empowered. To be anointed means to be empowered. “Send a great revival to my soul ×2. Let the Holy Spirit come and take control and send a great revival to my soul. I am powerless without you Lord. Let the Holy Spirit come and take control and send a great revival to my soul.” Church Gist. The devil doesn’t believe in grammar, he only bows to power. Every believer is powerless, utterly powerless and vulnerable without the Holy Spirit. This is not Church doctrine. This is the Word. They were so taught, they were so loaded but they were so powerless. They were in fear, they were jittery, they were uncertain of anything until the Holy Ghost came. When the Holy Ghost came, the potential in them came alive.
Psalm 66:3. Not greatness of speech, not applaud winning statements. Aristotle! The Kingdom of God cannot advance in words, it advances in power. Everybody needs the power of God. The question is ‘Why do I need power?’ We live in a wild wicked world, it takes power to travel safely in this wild wicked world. Church Gist. It takes power to secure our glorious destiny in this wicked world. Until the wickedness of the wicked comes to an end, our destiny cannot be established. Psalm 7:9. It takes power to bring an end to the wickedness of the wicked. Psalm 74:20. You don’t have to offend them, they are just out to hurt you, they are out to kill, steal and destroy.
1 John 5:19 – The whole world not Nigeria lies in wickedness. If you like run to China, the whole world! There is nowhere you will fly to, witches will fly there ahead of you. When they put their mark on you, it’s like a chip, as you arrive there, the witches there have located you. Church Gist. “This is part of our meat, let’s keep feasting.” There is no safe space on the planet earth – Revelation 12:12 – satan is wild. It’s like you cut the tail of a serpent, anything it sees (mimics – it bites.)
Every time Christ sent them forth, he empowered them for that mission. Matthew 10:1; Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1-2. You can’t move a finger under the devil. So it’s time to go beyond speaking in tongues to realms of empowerment. Church Gist. They were filled with the Holy Ghost in Acts 2, then the place was shaken were they prayed in Acts 4 and they were refilled with the Holy Ghost or refired by the Holy Ghost and they spake the Word of God with boldness. Acts 4:33. It’s time to move from power to great power. We are going towards the fullness of the stature of Christ where you step in, devils will be crying out.
- The Holy Ghost is the seal of our protection: we talk of power to dominate the world of the wicked, we talk about protection to keep you unhurt in the adventure of life. Ephesians 1:13 – cocooned, enveloped, kept safe by the Holy Spirit. We are kept by the power of God against the assault of the wicked. Psalm 105:13 – “touch not my empowered and do my sent one no harm.” Ezekiel 9:6. Church Gist. You touch the apple of God’s eye, he will explode. Luke 10:18-19. All these diversities of operation are available for free but on demand. “I need the operation of protection that the Holy Ghost offers.” “Holy Spirit cocoon me in your power against all satanic assaults. I need your power to dominate the world of the wicked and fulfill your ultimate agenda for my life.” Remember, by strength shall no man prevail – 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 127:1. God is in charge.
- He enhances our access to revelation: John 14:26. He quickens our spiritual understanding as you saw there in Isaiah 11:1-3. You saw how he quickened the understanding of Peter on the day of Pentecost? Church Gist. That was out of this world utterance. He quickens our spiritual understanding for exploits because everything outstanding is a product of understanding. So by boosting our spiritual understanding, he launches us to realms of outstanding exploits. Isaiah 60:1-3. There’s going to be a raw display of revelation the kind the world has never known before this end time – that’s what the Word says. Isaiah 11:9. Explosive flood like revelation, transforming lives supernaturally this end time. Jeremiah 31:34. That’s why we need the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:10.
Sir, people are bothered about this ministry – you know why? We are trading things they don’t know. If I tell someone, “I’m paid unceasingly since I stepped into full time ministry by the revelation of – ‘you are in my appointment, Stay on duty, I am responsible.” I’ve never branched anywhere in my life till now, “can you help? Can I have some cubes of sugar from your house, I’ll return it tomorrow?” Revelation! It’s the trigger for all revolutions. Church Gist. “That God has a running budget for all his kingdom projects on the Earth,” made us to be a begging free ministry. Haggai 2:8 – so he built Faith Tabernacle without a budget.
Singing in Yoruba.
Our frustration is traceable to lack of revelation in the areas of our challenges. Time to be awake! There’s coming a flood of revelation. Somebody came in, gave her life to Christ on the 1st of May and has such understanding as if she has been all her life, she’s not coming from any Church, wasn’t going to any Church. You better be afraid – fear this God o, he never lies. Church Gist. It’s time to reposition for unimpeded access to revelation in growing dimension. Can I tell you this? Every voice of God culminates in testimonies. Psalm 29:3-9 – uncheckered breakthroughs! You can’t follow the directive of his voice and not end up with testimony – no!
Operation Rescue is not a strategy. It’s a word for the moment. That’s how he is speaking. First week somebody went out with his wife, came back tired, had his shower and said, “Lord, I’m told you pay those who work for you. I’m ready for my pay,” and had a call, paid his house rent, paid his children’s school fees, paid house rent in advance – upfront. Church Gist. Less than 2 hours after return. The voice of the Lord always culminates in testimonies. There is no operation in this Church that someone has not jumped into next level. Why? He followed the voice.
The voice brought us here o, “this is the place.” No, I didn’t think so, he said so. I will tell my wife anytime I got home that time, we were not doing any construction yet I said, “I can feel God here.” I walked through the forest, so much serenity, so much peace. Church Gist. So when you follow the dictates of the voice, you become a testimonial at the end. Somebody asked me, “how do you get things done so cheaply?” We do nothing except it is commanded by the mouth of the Lord. Whatever his mouth says, his hand is available to make happen when you choose to follow, when you choose to pursue after it.
God is out to empower the end time believers with supernatural insight so we can rule in the midst of our enemies. He gave Solomon wisdom and understanding as much as the sand that’s by the seashore and all the kings of the Earth came to hear the wisdom of Solomon. God is coming down to unleash on the end time Church supernatural insight in His Word that we empower us to dominate this World. Church Gist. They will come and cast their crowns, ‘come and take over here.’ I’m not talking about one country or another, I’m talking about the World. The World will soon run out of solutions – you can see it happening. They will soon run out flat; they will run flat. They will start looking for who has the answer. So they called Joseph in the prison…there is nothing new under the sun.
The Church will start hearing strange calls (I mean individual members), ‘come and help us.’ How do you know we are here? Church Gist. ‘No, just come and help us’ by virtue of insight. Insight does not need announcements. No! Its impact always shows where it is.
- We are going somewhere!
Please know that God empowers believers primarily to accomplish his Kingdom agenda on the Earth. So without a heart for the Kingdom, you will be limited in access. It’s not crying; going to the mountain for 50 days – that won’t empower you. Amen! No one puts a new wine in an old wine skin. The wine will expand and the wine skin will burst. Church Gist. The 2 will be lost and God hates waste. So it takes a renewal. It takes you renewing your position – a new perspective. The pursuit after God is the covenant qualifier for empowerment.
Now if His name is the Helper, only those who call for help are entitled to have it. How much more will God give the Helper to them that ask Him (the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, our Helper)? If you will pray ‘empower me to be more effective in my pursuit of Kingdom advancement,’ you will flow in power naturally. Church Gist. We are not empowered for show, we are empowered for service. That’s where people miss it. They want to be empowered so they can have a name – you have lost your name.
We saw (the servant of Abraham), he prayed (in) Genesis 24:12-15…he called for help and help came speedily. Calling for help is not weakness, calling for help is wisdom. We drove out to town 2 days ago and you know what the traffic looks like and I said ‘Jesus, clear off the traffic for us today. Grant us speed. Clear off today; grant us speed.’ Church Gist. A journey that would have taken 2 hours 30 minutes, we did it one hour 5 minutes without any hassle anywhere. Help was called for and Help answered. It’s time to call for help. Everybody needs help, call for help. He wants to help your infirmity in prayer – call for help. Call for an enduement of the Spirit of prayer and supplication – call for help. He wants to bring you into fortune through this ongoing soul winning (soul ingathering) season – call for help.
“Holy Spirit, help me to remain on fire in pursuit of this agenda. Empower with the needed passion to keep moving. Endue me with the Spirit of wisdom that turns souls into the Kingdom.” Church Gist. Call for help unless you will remain helpless. Everybody needs help. Thank you Jesus! Help is available but only obtainable on demand.
- There shall be speed!
- No single Winner that so desires will return empty in this season!
- Every genuine engagement will result in fruitfulness!
- God will turn many of us to a surprise to ourselves!
You want to see what you have never seen then get set to do what you have never done. Like begets like. An ordinary approach will produce an ordinary result. An extraordinary approach will produce an extraordinary result. A casual approach will give a casual result. A dedicated approach will generate an outstanding result. It’s all left for each one. Church Gist. Help is available but only obtainable on demand. The help of the Holy Ghost is available but only obtainable on demand and it’s a value addition power. It keeps adding colour to our lives without struggling for it.
- May we receive grace today for continuity in pursuit of Heaven’s agenda in the name of Jesus!
If God can change that individual’s story within 3 weeks, I’m set; my story must change, my level must change, my time with God must change, my quality walk with God must change, everything about my life that has been there for too long must change.
- It’s our opportunity in the name of Jesus!
Lift up your right hand to Heaven and give God thanks.
—-PRAYERS—-
Acts 2:37-38…simple – repent. That my daughter repented and destiny opened up. Repent and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Repent and you shall receive the gift. Church Gist. So repentance must precede empowerment. There can be no true empowerment without genuine repentance.
—ALTAR CALL—
Many don’t think they need help because they believe all the experiences of triumphs and victories and growth and expansion was their skill. That was the trouble of Israel. Church Gist. God gave them victory over the fortified City of Jericho and so when they were going to go to Ai, ‘oh, we have never experienced…that’s not an issue. Just send some few folks to go there.’ They were beaten flat.
Everything we have experienced in the past, they were all by the hands of God. The new experience we are looking for will only come by the hand of God. You can’t transfer yesterday’s experience to win today’s battle. Church Gist. Everybody needs help. Without His help, the Prophetic Agenda for the end of the first half of the year will be floating. We need His help. Individuals need His help to take their portion and you will…available but only obtainable on demand.
Now listen to this, no one carries Jesus on his back and misses out on the glory. Praise God! They were throwing palm fronds and clothes and garments not for the ass but for the Rider on the back of the ass. But the ass was sharing it. I wish it could wave. If you put a domestic staff in a presidential convoy and they are saluting the president, you can also be waving because you are in his convoy. Church Gist. Allow Jesus to secure a place on your back. He’s been riding on this back since 1976. I’m not struggling for anything in my life. All values added to my simple life came by His hand without a demand for it. He’s more faithful than me. Until you get Him on your back, the struggle continues.
He told me ‘seek ye first my Kingdom and all these things that others are dying to get shall be added to you.’ All! He told me that; I never read it in a book – I heard from Him. ‘What I say to one, I say to all.’ Church Gist. If you let God have His place in your life like He has had in my life by grace, we’ll be sharing the same story of triumph. Jesus stayed with one purpose, He’s still ruling the World today and ruling the World forever.
- In the precious name of Jesus, may the grace upon Christ that kept Him focus on His mission on Earth keep you and I focus on serving God as our new way of life!
- May pursuit after God become each one’s lifestyle for life!
John 18:17. ‘For this purpose was the Son of God made manifest that He might destroy the works of the devil’ and He stayed on it. They wanted to come and make Him King, He fled. Serving God is the answer to all issues of life. Serving God in truth and in deed is the answer to all the issues of life. Church Gist. Exodus 23:25, Job 36:11. What are you looking for my friend? What else are you looking for? ‘I will take sickness away from you. The number of your days, I will fulfill.’ What are you looking for? ‘You will live your days in prosperity; your years in pleasure.’ What are you looking for? ‘All these things that others are dying to get shall be added unto you.’ What are you looking for?
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