*The total income of this Church was N1,221 Naira ($1,356) in MAY 1985!
*By 1986, it skyrocketed to N14,000 in a month.
*Yet we didn’t borrow, we didn’t beg, we didn’t steal.
*When God is at the centre of your life and you are consistent, things will keep moving from one phase to another.
*God is a Rewarder not a usurper.
- Promotion in the Kingdom is a product of acceptable stewardship.
- It is working that makes living meaningful and profitable. May you not know a non-working season anymore in your life.
…Give Him thanks for a most eventful week in your life.
Give Him thanks for the diverse encounters He has granted you.
Give Him thanks for His blessings all over your life and your family.
Celebrate this great God, Magnify this great God.
Will you thank Him for those amazing testimonies of the great acts of God.
Ask Him to speak to you this morning, Jesus I want to hear from You this morning. Ask that intensively, ask deliberately. One Word from Heaven can bring about a massive turnaround in a man’s life, in Jesus precious name we have prayed.
“Lord Jesus thank You for a most eventful week, for each and everyone of us. Thank You for your protection, preservation, guidance, provisions; receive our thanks in the name of Jesus. Thank You for confirming your Word in our lives. Thank You Father, take all the praise in Jesus precious name. Speak to each and everyone of us uniquely today. The Lord sent a Word to Jacob and it turned his life supernaturally (Isaiah 9:8). Lord, let your Word you have reserved and packaged for each one of us locate each one this morning in the name of Jesus. Whether in our Service right here, in any of the viewing centre or wherever you may be, may your Word come through this morning in Jesus precious name.”
Can I have you say with me, “God is a rewarder, He is not a usurper. My God is a rewarder, He has not asked the seed of Jacob to seek Him in vain (Isaiah 45:19). My God is a rewarder and not a usurper. Thank You Jesus.”
ENGAGING THE WISDOM FROM ABOVE TOWARDS MASSIVE HARVEST OF SOULS INTO THE KINGDOM
He that winneth souls is wise and the wisdom from above is the ultimate wisdom (Proverbs 11:30). So it has capacity to bring in ultimate order of harvest. Whatever is above is above all (John 3:31). The wisdom from above is above all other kinds of wisdom which includes Earthly Wisdom, the world would call it ‘Common Sense’; Sensual Wisdom – ‘Intellectual Sense’; devilish wisdom – ‘diabolical wisdom and then the Wisdom from above (James 3:15-17, John 3:31).
James chapter 3 verse 17 and John chapter 3 verse 31 qualifies the wisdom from above to be above all, so it has capacity to bring in greater results than every other kind of wisdom. This wisdom flows mostly on demand (James 1:5). The wisest man in Bible days by name King Solomon in the Old Testament: he asked for the wisdom that made him the top on the line among the kings (1 Kings 3:13).
God: What do you want?
King Solomon: Give me wisdom and God said I have given you. (1 Kings 3:9)
It answers mostly to demand, you don’t wait and say it will flow, No you demand for its flow and then it comes through.
James 1:5
Let him that thinks he knows anything, let him not think that he knows anything yet as he ought to know. It is a continuous demand that keeps the flow.
-Many, many will be visited in dimensions beyond their wildest imagination before this Operation ‘Who is on the Lord’s Side?’ is over.
It is coming on demand, we have to demand for it.
Any soul no matter how hardened can be subdued through the operation of the wisdom from above. No matter how hardened that soul may be, will be cheaply subdued to the point of ‘surrenderness’ to Christ through the wisdom from above. Hear what He said, “I am going to give you a mouth and wisdom that none of your adversaries can resist nor gainsay” (Luke 21:15). The wisdom from above is irresistible when it flows.
I have seen this a bit in my life. Church Gist. I have been confronted with issues that I can’t tell which way to go and I said, “Jesus, there must be a way out”; suddenly light brings up. Jesus, there must be a way out and suddenly light brings up.
I have been privileged to sit over quite a few things and one of them was so tempting; I said, “Jesus, I don’t know what to do and I don’t know what they will say when they come but there must be no riot here, no riot. So help me. They are older, they are more experienced, Help me. Now they are in a conflict, help me; they chose somebody who has never been where they have been before, help me.”
I sat down and listened because He answers. He said, “He will give.” It is His will to give when we demand for it. I was amazed at what was coming from my mouth and amazed at the outcome without any stress. A battle that raged on for 3 years, 2 elephants fighting.
It flows through on demand: because ‘We too know’ that is why we are not knowing any more. We should turn Him and say, “Jesus, I don’t know which way to go on this matter”, because you don’t know. The one you know is what brought you to where you are, the little I know is what brought me to where I am. If I must go any farther then I must know better.
A light can come your way today that will deliver your 4 souls to you, live. They may be the ones following you up, “aren’t you going to Church?” Just one Word coming through to someone and turning his life supernaturally.
-Somebody’s story is changing!
It flows through on demand.
A wise man subdues the city of the mighty and casts down the strength of the confidence thereof (Proverbs 21:22). Through faith they subdued kingdoms (Hebrews 11:33).
Ecclesiastes 9:14, 16
-In the name of Jesus, the wisdom of God that delivers humbling results will start flowing through you now. Not only on the harvest field but on matters concerning you, concerning your business, concerning your family, concerning every issue of your life.
Isaiah 55:9
He said to the man Jonah, “go to the city called Nineveh and preach to it the preaching that I bid you.” It may not make sense, go and say what I say; he said, “what am I to say?”
He said: Go through the city and tell everybody, “40 days, you are dead. 40 days, Nineveh is destroyed. 40 days, you are gone.”
The wisdom of God is whatever He tells you to do, do it (John 2:5)
“He is a stupid prophet….”
That seemingly, meaningless message got hold of a whole city and turn them to the Lord including livestock. Everybody went into a fast, 3 days. Every animal went into a fast.
The king was convicted, okay by what?
Jonah 3:6
40 days, Nineveh is…. Okay, any remedy?
40 days, Nineveh is destroyed
“Prophet, what shall we do?” 40 days, Nineveh is destroyed. That is what I am told. I am not asked to tell you any other thing. 40 days!
And the whole city turned to the Lord (Jonah 3:1-10).
That’s how far above God’s wisdom is above our wisdom. Theologians will say that was a crazy something, it was not properly written, the original Greek said, “40 days you may be destroyed but if you repent you will not be…” No, no, that’s not what the Bible says. There is some theological confusion.
Why do you claim that “no weapon formed against you shall prosper”, why don’t you go to Greek and Hebrews that tells you that “every weapon formed against you shall prosper” (Isaiah 54:17). No, no, don’t turn it.
“Fill water pots with water” and then it became wine (John 2:7). Sir, He hasn’t changed.
Lord, give me a Word today as I go out. Flow through me today
“It is the Spirit of your Father that speaks through you” (Matthew 10:20). That is divine wisdom, that is supernatural wisdom.
Father, flow through me today as I invite people to tomorrow’s service. Sweep all over me today as I share fliers with heavenly smile.
You have not because you asked not (James 4:2).
No matter how hardened the heart, when God’s wisdom comes through, it is turned to a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26). God is still turning. He is still doing that today. Hallelujah.
Jeremiah 23:29 – A Word from the Lord will break any stony heart to the point of ‘surrenderness’ to Christ. His Word!!
How forcible are right words. When a Word comes from the Lord, it breaks through supernaturally. During the lock down last year, I said, “Jesus, there must be a way out. Souls are still dying not by corona virus, the devil is killing them day and night. There must be a way out.” He just shed the light, “…this is what to do.” My God, it was mammoth harvest, in the midst of the lock down.
-God will show you what to do.
Not one person who so desires, who so chooses will miss the full delivery of their minimum 4 standing souls for Christ.
-No one will miss their open rewards; it will be visible even to the blind that your God is a rewarder and not a usurper.
Please note, it is working that makes living meaningful and profitable. May you not know a non-working season anymore in your life.
You need to find out those who have had some challenges: business not working and don’t even know whether to go out or stay in. People are out of job, you need to know what they go through naturally.
It is working that makes living meaningful and profitable. In the same vein, in the Kingdom, it is working, serving God and the interest of His Kingdom that makes our redemptive life meaningful and profitable. So take advantage of this open ended platform for serving God and the interest of His Kingdom.
Anna was serving God with prayers and fasting daily, so we serve God on the altar of prayer, praying Kingdom Advancement prayers (Luke 2:37).
We serve God reaching out to souls and every level of stewardship is entitled to rewards.
In Prayers: God who sees your prayers in secret will reward you openly (Matthew 6:6)
In Going out as an ambassador of Christ: You are entitled to healthy living.
Soul winning and ingathering of souls into the Kingdom: You are entitled to the Father’s wages (John 4:36).
It’s an all profitable platform.
He gave His servants a pound each in that parable.
One said, “I have made 10 more”. He said, “now have thou authority over 10 cities”
From one pound to 10 cities. You can’t be promoted in a place where you are not serving (Luke 19:17).
Promotion in the Kingdom is a product of acceptable stewardship.
We saw only 3 of them, 7 of them absconded. They took the Master’s money away.
One kept it, “I am not going to do anything, do your worst.”
He said: Okay, my worst, go into fire.
One came, he said, “I made 5 more.” Have thou authority over 5 cities.”
Somebody is now having dominion over 10 cities, another one over 5 cities, another one inside hell fire and 7 absconded to wherever they went (Luke 19:19)
And what more, it is all a Choice. Serving God is not a gift: “CHOOSE ye this day whom you shall serve”, Joshua said, “but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).
It is acceptable Kingdom stewardship that makes Christianity meaningful and profitable. It is not established membership, it is stewardship.
Hebrews 11:6
God does not reward membership, He rewards stewardship.
God does not reward leadership, He does not reward leadership. There are many Ministry Leaders who are suffering day and night. God rewards stewardship.
He does not reward ‘foundership’. Church Gist. You are a Founder of a Church, you can still be confounded because He does not reward ‘foundership’, He rewards stewardship.
My prayer is that no one here will miss out of God’s reward agenda.
-You shall not miss out of God’s reward agenda!!!
Matthew 20:1-11
He is not a Father Christmas God who dishes out things. Nothing works except a worker. There is nothing in doing nothing!!
God is about to decorate you. He does it in phases but stay consistent. Be consistent, just be delightsomely consistent, it is coming.
Everybody thought that Joseph was a fool: I mean, “just go in to the woman and settle down… and begin to eat good food.”
He went into silence, my friend, for 13 years but when He emerges, you can’t stop Him.
-Many are just about their time of emergence.
-You are just about to emerge.
We were checking some humourous records in our caucus meeting yesterday and I discovered May 1985, the income of this Church was 1,221 Naira – 1985.
Now 1986: it skyrocketed to 14,000 in a month. Yet we didn’t borrow, we didn’t beg, we didn’t steal.
My friend, when God is at the centre of your life and you are consistent, things will keep moving from one phase to another.
-The good news is, He will make you to laugh.
-This 40th year will re-write the story of many and this Operation will set the stage for your own decoration.
-Many shall be enthroned here. Church Gist. They have thought you are wasting your time, they will know you are investing your time with God.
If there is anywhere you need protection, I think it is this country. Now you have the spate of armed robbers; you have the spate of kidnappers who have it as a major business and funded by some devils; then you have the spate of Fulani herdsmen; then you have the native doctors who are causing accidents on the roads every day. You just need God’s hand, you need the mark of Jesus.
Tomorrow, my God will put the mark of redemption which equals the mark of exemption on your life, on your children.
-No one here will lose any child.
-No wife or husband here will lose a spouse.
Come not near any man upon whom is the mark.
-The mark of ‘Come not near’ is coming upon every worshipper tomorrow.
-The remaining days of your life, you will not see evil again.
Prayer: Ask God for wisdom to bring in souls into His house tomorrow. Ask God for wisdom to reach out to those people you have led to Christ, so they can be part of that Service and experience the mark of exemption on their lives.
I refuse to come down empty tomorrow. The ones that came along with me last week will come back again, the ones that didn’t come last week will come this week. The ones I am reaching out to today will come tomorrow.
Call for it: Lord, I need your wisdom. Flow through me today as I text them, as I call them on phone. Let your wisdom break the hardened hearts of men for their own benefits.
Ask the Lord that the fliers and tracts in the hands of people will start burning with fire leading to conviction and massive ingathering of souls into the presence of God tomorrow.
Pray that prayer from the depth of your heart. In Jesus precious name we have prayed.
Praise the Lord.
Be blessed:
-In return for your engagement, enjoy advancement.
-In return for your labour, enjoy divine favour.
-May the price each one is paying today, turn you to a Prize Winner in the race of life.
-I proclaim blessings upon your household, upon your children, upon your families.
-It shall be clear that you are serving God.
-God will establish the difference between you and those who are not serving Him.
-Evil shall not touch you.
-Whatever has not been able to stop this Church from going forward will never stop your life from going forward.
Give God thanks.
Remember the Cell growth and replication is on, so draft them in from your neighbourhood to come in and enjoy the prayers of the saints and receive answers to their prayers. Celebrate Him.
-All house providers: be blessed with Obededom order of blessings.
-All the ones just coming in: the same blessing will locate you.
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