Category:
All
Bible Exegesis
Exhortations
Faith and the Power of God
Foundation and Walking in Faith
Lessons from Faith's Hall of Fame
Money, Economics and Productivity
New Creation Realities
Purpose and Will of God
School of Prayers
The Word
Way of Success
Found 2,505 matching passages
across 137 items
23ms (cached)
o share with you here is the understanding I
believe the Lord ranted me when I turned my heart to
understand.
3
The Righteousness of God
Chapter 1. Some Basics
You see, righteousness is a description for what you do. It
is a moral concept that describes the ...
46%
he
earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart are
perfect towards Him". 2 Chr. 16:9 (KJV).
23
The Righteousness of God
Chapter 7. In Summary
God is set to lift people up. He is just using this season to
know those who are serving Him and t...
44%
Everything spiritual is in measures and until the necessary
measure is filled the next event will not happen. The point is this:
21
The Righteousness of God
there is a purpose for your particular situation, until you full-fill it,
you are not moving. This...
40%
... increase
the harvest of your righteousness.”
(Please bear in mind as we go on that 'just' and 'righteous'
mean the same thing. To justify means to set forth as righteous.)
4
Pastor Bankie
To be righteous therefore means to do right, that is, to do
what is morally and legally (spirituall...
40%
omise but a promise from God must be activated by the
works that the faith in them provokes. His conduct in Portiphar’s
house, especially with Mrs. Protiphar, was his work of faith.
18
Pastor Bankie
Because of the righteousness of God, the Lord gives
everyone a season of life in which to do thing...
39%
ks that are righteous. These works
are manifestations that the faith that you profess is real. (For
more, please see my book ‘He That Believes’).
6
Pastor Bankie
Chapter 2. Unrighteous For A While!
In examining further on this issue of the righteousness of
God, let us briefly look at 2 Corinthia...
38%
ne that
procedure.”
The scripture says, “when a man’s ways are pleasing to the
Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”(Prov
16:7)
16
Pastor Bankie
Chapter 5. A Test Period
Are you maintaining your integrity before God in your place
of work while others make money and yo...
37%
ess of his heart
rewarded him in due season; I witnessed his promotion above all
those his mates.
9
The Righteousness of God
Chapter 3. Temporary Afflictions
Are you wondering about your present situation in life? I
think you should read this!
"You s...
36%
m."
What are you to do? You are to go ahead, knowing that
God is only testing to see what is in your heart so as to make you
humble. He is righteous and so will do you good.
12
Pastor Bankie
Chapter 4. Patience, My Friend
"For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the
love whic...
35%
get that oil company
job, or because you did not study a particular course in school. If
you are walking with God, you are on your way up and none of
these things can keep you down.
14
Pastor Bankie
Your destiny is not tied to any degree, any company, or any
economy. When God swore to Abraham, th...
35%
t it.
Now, if God is the one that will set you on high, it makes
good sense therefore to endeavour to be pleasing unto Him.
15
The Righteousness of God
Whatever you are doing, do it with the realization of God's
presence and this principle of Daniel....
35%
"...That we might be the righteousness of God...”
It is,
"...For the demonstration, I say, of his righteousness.”
25
The Righteousness of God
Dr. Bankole Olusina, fondly called
Pastor Bankie, is a teacher of the...
35%
enter into because you have chosen to obey God. It is
reserved only for the people that have chosen to leave Egypt
(spiritually and by not being conformed to the world's standards).
10
Pastor Bankie
In this season, there is little physically to boast of, you
seem to go hungry once in a while. No!...
35%
Pastor Bankie
The Righteousness of God
The Righteousness of God
©2005 Dr D. B. Olusina
ISBN (print edition) 978-8062-49-0
eVersion © 2013 Kingdom-Word Ministries
Free download from www.pastorbankie.org
Published in Nigeria by Bezalel Enlite.
P.O. Box 2273 Enugu...
34%
understand the testing of God. They did not understand that for a
while, before the final manifestation, God may appear
unrighteous. They simply did not understand.
8
Pastor Bankie
Some of you reading this today are in this same position.
Many are going through similar experience...
34%
Acquire Life
8. Grace to live by
9. Grace to Prosper
10. How to Work for God
11. So, Who Will Pay For This?
Minibooks by Pastor Bankie include
1. The Righteousness of God
2. Prophesy!
3. Your Greatness Has Been Prepared
4. What is God’s Will Here?
27
34%
Paul was explaining in 2 Corinthians 5:21 that it is the
product of this ‘unrighteous’ act that justifies it. He was saying
7
The Righteousness of God
that we, new creatures in Christ, are the demonstration of the
rightness of God in making one who had n...
33%
me to frustrate Satan with your determination. It is
not the time to look for a quick way out of the pain. It is the time
to wait.
17
The Righteousness of God
All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change
come. Job 14:14 KJV
Allow me t...
32%
God will not forget you. All the choices you made with Him
in mind will definitely be rewarded; your change will come in due
season. This due season comes at the fullness of time.
20
Pastor Bankie
Chapter 6. Due Season
Let's conclude this discussion by looking briefly at the issue
of due season....
31%
do does not disagree with the doctrine of righteousness by faith.
The reason is that faith is seen by God as an active thing. This is
5
The Righteousness of God
why one is said to walk by faith. When the Lord Jesus was asked,
“what must we do that we might wor...
30%
0:00
Alright, Romans chapter twelve. Now, I will start reading. Let's read from verse one. He said, therefore, I urge you brethren by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice acceptable to God which is your spiritual service of worship and do not be conformed to this world bu...
46%
7:30
Now, so I just use that one to explain what I mean by righteous means and unrighteous means. However, that is one thing, but the path of holiness is a bit different. When I have used righteous means, all right, what am I doing with the righteousness of the means that I'm using? That is, yes, they ha...
45%
34:30
We are talking about holiness, all right? It's what is acceptable to God. It's your spiritual service of worship. Do not be conformed to this world. Now, we have explained this before, that you don't use righteousness to pursue the same thing the world is pursuing. That is the issue that Christians ...
43%
9:00
that this is the path of holiness, that each person learns how to follow the purpose of God for his life. You learn how to follow the purpose of God for your generation. That is what holiness is. Now, I just wanted to review those points just in case you have not been following us from the beginning...
43%
33:00
What testimonies should do is to lay the emphasis on the will of God, lay the emphasis on the power of God. John G Lake, one of his books I read, he talks about the power of a man's soul. That if a man focuses so much upon something, he can draw it to himself. So it is not a manifestation of God tha...
42%
48:00
not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. Now let me just stop there. I want to stop in verse 13. Now if you look at the context of this, Pau...
38%
46:30
Do you follow my point? You can't do it. Maybe when you're a very young believer, when you don't really, when something has not been developed enough in your heart, do everything they are doing in church. Sweep, go ahead and sweep. So who shall be the one to sweep here? Volunteer. Like in Hagin we s...
37%
36:00
Yes, in the life of the Christian. That is a threefold purpose. Now, that's the way I understand it or that's the way I arranged it for today's teaching. Do you understand? Somebody might break it up into five. Don't say, you are disagreeing with Pastor Banki. Pastor Banki doesn't know or you don't ...
36%
6:00
Anyway, I hope you are learning something. Anyway, I don't mind these digressions. I'm trying to explain something. So, I just wanted to chip that one in for those who might be interested. The way God expects is that it is by your faith. You look to God. David said that as the servants look to the m...
36%
37:30
One, it relates to you. Two, it relates to the body of Christ, the church of God. And then three, it relates to the whole world. Now that is very important. We'll notice the three different areas and the emphasis will lead one by one. Well, how do I start this now? Yeah, I'll start it by first readi...
36%
45:00
Now, I went to the church after, years after, I saw Bible studies I read, I wrote, and I was wondering that whoever wrote this man had revelation, man, this is God, this is what, I was almost taking notes from it until, you know, did I, you wrote that one, I did? Wow, this is revelation, you mean I ...
35%
1:12:00
God will be looking at you like, you only. You think I'm a clown. You want to turn me into a clown, see? Have you not heard of preachers that preach and they give them one million? In the same manner, somebody has gifts and they give him one. I don't know whether I get my point. Each person has his ...
34%
28:30
Oh, John G. Lick told his own experience. He had that same situation, just what I've described. Very successful. Good job. Heading a big insurance company. So every time he goes to work, a client comes. All that comes to his mind is the condition of the man's soul. You're supposed to discuss with th...
33%
39:00
Do you understand my point? Now, I'm taking it from number two now. That is the purpose of God towards the body of Christ. It's that each person has a function that he's supposed to what? Perform. I said something earlier when I was giving an illustration of what righteousness is and what holiness i...
32%
16:30
Are you getting my point? He's not looking for those who think it is that anything good is risky. Are you getting my point? You now go and join, you now go to a monastery somewhere, you'll be walking around barefoot so that, you know, you say why? So that the sun can be burning, that the hot earth c...
32%
10:30
He said, God has been laying it upon my heart to get involved with politics. Do you get my point? And when you were saying it, you were not trying to deceive me. You're not trying to deceive anybody. Are you getting my point? You're not even trying to sound super spiritual. It's just because your he...
31%
1:13:30
How much Bezalel gave towards the temple itself is not exactly relevant now. Do you get my point? The issue is that this guy was going to design the clothes, all those things they put on the breastplate of Aaron, the dishes, the ark, all those things in the tabernacle. He was specially gifted to do ...
31%
1:30
that asked me a question. He said that sometimes people do something that's wrong. And he has heard it said apparently. It's as if they want to explain that, well, what we are trying to achieve is this. That is, what it means is that, let me give you an example. Let's assume now that I need money to...
30%
0:00
All right, let's declare the word of God. Say, I am being filled with the knowledge of His will, in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. I am walking in the manner worthy of the Lord. I am pleasing Him in all respects. I am bearing fruit in every good work. I am always increasing in the knowledge...
45%
7:30
Yet for these two things, which in the eyes of every man, they are mild things. He did not take anybody's wife, did not kill anybody, did not betray anybody. Yet God rejected him, placed a curse on his family. The way God judges. Look. You have to be careful. You just have to learn. I'm happy you to...
41%
1:30
the kingdom lifestyle. Now if you ever saw the logo of this ministry, what we write under it or what we wrote under it is separating by his truth. And it's that separation we are preaching in this season. There is a separation between the church and the world that is very important. The people of Go...
40%
9:00
There's dead walks. Many people are doing dead walks. What is there? Anything you are doing... Listen to me. Let me say it clearly. To offend some people, but it doesn't matter. We have to tell the truth. Anything you are doing so you can attain to righteousness is called dead walks. Listen. God acc...
38%
34:30
That's it. If you can't live in a big mansion, live in a duplex, if you can't make a duplex, live in a flat, if you can't get a flat, go to one small room somewhere. If that one is not enough to have your righteousness, that if your righteousness cannot carry that one, move to a hut in the village. ...
37%
22:30
You know, this election that's going on now, presidential was yesterday, all right? I was just talking to some people. They said that, can you imagine, they're accusing Christian pastors of collecting a bribe, you know, to push Jonathan. And that, do we know how much the imams, the alleges, the Isla...
35%
40:30
Now, what I want to get to today is this. Now, please listen to this. Now, to save time, I will read it in our time. So, I will jump here and there. Now, if you read from that verse later on, verse 8, there about. Or from that verse 7, God said, I blessed you. You grew up. I did things for you. Now,...
34%
39:00
They are Amorites and they are Hittites. What did I call them? Amorites and Hittites. That's what they are. Your village people are Amorites, your mother's village people are Hittites. That's it. So anything you attach yourself to, you're attaching yourself to the Amoriteness. and the Hittiteness of...
34%
27:00
I said it here the other day, let me say it again. You must get to a point in life. I mean, I teach serious Christians. I don't have time for jokers. If you are looking for a miracle, go somewhere else. I'm teaching those who want to serve God. Those are the people I'm teaching. If you are looking f...
33%
37:30
Let me use the word, they inherited the society the fellow was brought in, the iniquity of the people. While we were yet sinners, God died for us. Somebody say Amen. And that's what he's referring to here. That Christ died for us while we were yet sinners. And that's what he's referring to here. He ...
33%
28:30
Now why did I go to all of this? Listen, Christians are different. That's why I said separating by his truth. I made an emphasis earlier, let me repeat it. If we walk like the world, we experience what the world experiences. The other day I got a report of Christians teaching themselves on how to do...
32%
42:00
But, he said, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot because of your fame. And you poured out your harlotries on every passerby who might be willing. You took some of your clothes, made for yourself high places of various colors, and played the harlot on them, which should never come about...
32%
36:00
If you participate in the deeds of the world, and therefore become very wealthy, God will look at you and say, you are wretched, you are miserable, you are blind, you are poor, you are naked. Even though materially they are shouting for you to run Kadidi. Let me say it to you one more time. If as a ...
32%
1:21:00
Gold refers to faith. Next time I'll talk about it. You have to be careful because everything I told you has what? A purpose. I want to explain something to you next time. You must be careful not to turn your stones to bread. You know I keep on saying that thing. You must be careful not to turn your...
32%
33:00
It doesn't tell itself the truth, and it doesn't tell the world the truth. It's supposed to be the pillar of truth, but it refuses to be the pillar of truth. And I said that I heard somebody say that if politicians ask for a bribe, join them so they can make money. Listen, truth will propagate itsel...
31%
1:19:30
Fly a jet if you have the money. And if Udechuku will coordinate it and buy me a Gulfstream for 65 million dollars, I will fly it. And if I don't fly it, God will punish me. That's not a joke. I'm not kidding you. You say, but what do you mean? When they poured a private jet on the head of Jesus Chr...
30%
6:00
The fact that David committed adultery with his right-hand man's wife, that's Raya. Then in trying to cover the adultery, he killed Raya. David will go to a house because he's looking for false skin. He wants to marry. You must understand the kind of nonsense David did. You want to marry. They say, ...
30%
s
purposes. You will deny yourself certain pleasures and
human promotions so that you can take hold of the
Spirit. It is those things that are the real tests of your
seriousness.
FAKE CONSCIENCE BALM
I have found out that many people use this working-
for-God thing as a form of atonement for their...
45%
ification of our beings from all defilement
of flesh and spirit. It is done with the instrument of the
word of God which we pay the greatest attention to.
That is the first and primary work.
———
69
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
——
70
free e-book from pastorbankie.or...
41%
e by the teaching of the word.
Believe me, it worked.
The word of God is interesting; it first shows us our
shortcomings, where we are living below the glory of
God, before it begins to transform us.
For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than
the sharpest knife, cutting deep i...
40%
n his serving; or he who
teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation;
he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he
who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Rom 12:6-8
In the previous section, my emphasis was to help us
understand that secular work is part of God's ...
39%
et and you
will have a reward before God.
—————————
4175
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
———
176
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 21
THE RIGHTEOUS
INTERCESSOR
am explaining that the prayer of intercession is
hard work, and a persistent one at that. When yo...
39%
ptance. They are done as a natural manifestation of
the new life in Christ. You are doing works you were
created to do; they are not done to gain acceptance. Let
me use the following story to explain.
Many years ago my friend and I attended the same
church (that was the church I mentioned that the ...
39%
e in
Him. Believing in Jesus allows you to be called a
righteous person, even though you are not perfect; all
the shortcomings are covered by the blood of Jesus, as
long as you remain of faith in Him.
Now, this righteousness begins to generate in your life
the ability to do good works. Forgiving ot...
39%
hoice
making process, then God is second or maybe even last,
and once God is not first, consider Him totally absent. In
the words of Oswald J. Smith, “He is either Lord of all or
Heisnot Lord at all.”
Callings demand sacrifice, and if you are not willing to
make the necessary sacrifices you will mi...
38%
ce.
And I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the
grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground
produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your
hands.” Hag 1:9-11
If you read the whole portion of that book of Haggai
you will see that the people were suffering a...
38%
ons. They think it is
a sign of commitment but it is totally rubbish. These
things offend the Lord.
Read here the verdict of the Lord Jesus on such things.
———
35
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents,
‘Sorry, lca...
38%
t is by the Spirit of God.
———
135
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
Opportunity to minister the word was produced as a
result of teaching a medical subject.
ALIGHT SHINING
You see why it is ministry to live an honest and decent
life, to abhor what is evil and to succeed...
38%
st rule to apply to this thing
so as to make prayer unnecessary; all the things I have
explained are to help each person know how to
———
157
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
approach the throne of God, as Solomon said in
Ecclesiastes 5. The Bible says you are to take word...
38%
g
> How To Work For God
———
116
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 14
WHAT A CALLING IS
trictly speaking, the word 'calling' is used in the
New Testament to reflect the life and purpose
which the Lord brought us all into according to
His plan. For example, all believers are said to b...
38%
ur time; abide within the realm of
your calling.
IT's A MATTER OF LONG LIFE
When I say ‘don't die before your time’ I mean it literally.
One of the greatest teachers in my life in the matters of
———
101
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
ministry is the departed Kenneth E....
38%
he use of unrighteous mammon,
who will entrust the true riches to you? And if you have not
been faithful in the use of that which is another's, who will
give you that which is your own?” Luke 16:10-13
In the previous chapter we saw that God has a plan for
the world as we know it and that the work o...
38%
God in a manner
pleasing to Him. Among the things explained are:
* Transformation into the image of Christ as the first work of
God for everyone.
* How our secular jobs relate to the service of God.
* Howto pray as a service to God.
* The true role of giving in serving God.
* The place of resti...
38%
e
step into the world.
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God,
without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation,
among whom ye shine as lights in the world. Phil 2:15 KJV
Please notice that the shining of the child of God is not in
the church but out there in the world...
37%
from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
and most important, is the internal work, and that is the
foundation for the latter two, which are the external
things as God works through the believer.
My purpose in this section is to help Christians
understand that secular work is the work of God. T...
37%
o not
come only to those who want to do them but also to
anyone engaged in things which constitute their roots.
This is what Paul was explaining to Timothy when he
was warning concerning covetousness.
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by
longing for it have wandered awa...
37%
e said to the Master, “your mina has made ten
more!” And the Lord called him a good and faithful
servant.
There is a danger in complacency; the servant who
———
97
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
refused to work so as to multiply that which he was
given was severely puni...
37%
matters of the
Law. In all of this he attained many natural advantages
which unfortunately turned out to constitute stumbling
———
56
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 1: The Work Inside 4
blocks to his becoming anything in Christ Jesus. There
is a goal that God has set for every single ...
37%
ady
accepted by Him. That is what it means to be made
righteous by faith. Paul wrote this thing clearly in his
letter to the Romans thus:
———
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
How To Work For God 4
But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him
without keeping the requirements of the l...
37%
it means to work for God and
be free from every kind of bondage to human ideas. I
pray that no one will exercise himself or herself
— ar
xiv
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
How To Work For God 4
needlessly thinking that they are pleasing God. I also
pray that those who may have been going the ...
37%
outward
work that we might ever do. Once it is being well done,
then outward works will come out without much effort
and without the risk of running contrary to the order of
God.
DOING THE MAIN WORK
To be transformed into the image of Christ is the main work
which we have to do as believers. When ...
37%
ie.org
> How To Work For God
——
46
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 5
HERE IS WORSHIP
ut an hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and
truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His
worshipers. God is spirit, and those who worship...
37%
r regular jobs and duties. We cannot feign
faithfulness to God by doing well in church because He
does not look there only. He would have first checked
us out at our regular jobs before anywhere else.
One of the things we Christians must learn is that the
Lord has a method for judging those invisib...
36%
THE START
uard your steps as you go to the house of God, and
draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice
of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
Eccl 5:1
THE ART OF LEARNING
Learning is the foundation of real spiritual work; our
first emphasis must be to learn. It must no...
36%
people or a place. It may
also be an assignment that is imposed upon you as you
prove faithful in your all-round walk with God.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's
sake. Ps 23:3
What the Lord does is to lead us in our everyday life
until we find ourselves in our calling. That...
36%
e people to go
visit other churches may mean the membership will
reduce. But they are wrong; a man can receive nothing
except it is given to him from above. If God gave them to
you, they will be back.
Let me conclude by saying that there is a duty to rest as
you do the work of God. Plan a restful h...
36%
their
shoulders, with the poles thereon as Moses had commanded
according to the word of the LORD. 1 Chron 15:12-15
So we see that problems sometimes can be that of the
methods that one is employing.
Once, I heard a message preached by a seasoned elder
in the faith, and he was talking on this calli...
36%
is my point: root, or seed, is easy to tackle, but fruit
is outside our control. Whatever we desire, we must
observe to tackle it from the root. So it is with working
for God.
THE ROOT OF GOOD WORKS
In all endeavours of life, Jesus declared, only one thing
is needful. It was that thing that Mary c...
36%
es of the ministry
include weekly Bible classes at the ministry
office, publication of free teaching tracts
and books, radio/TV broadcasts and
organizing teaching seminars in various
towns and cities.
Pastor Bankie's catalogue of audio
messages includes hundreds of messages
which are available on C...
36%
Place of Refreshing.........cscsccceeen 237
221
rr
vi
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
PREFACE
he initial edition of this book was first released
in 2009. Before then I had written a few books,
and I have also released some more since then.
However, I consider 'How to Work for God' to be the...
36%
t was always with him. The zeal was consuming
him. He initially tried by his own hands and failed;
afterwards the Lord sent him with His mighty hand.
—————————
120
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 32: The Ministry 4
Please note that the identification of a need and the
passion that wan...
36%
ave recommended here, he is automatically promoted
to ranks outside his calling. There are many 'pastors' I
have met who are such only by promotion, and this was
given asa reward for diligent service.
Many have been encouraged to forsake their businesses
and professions to head church branches just...
36%
n. The Lord is
watching and is judging us in how we are handling our
secular duties.
And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is
another's, who will give you that which is your own?
True riches is given to those who have proved faithful in
what belongs to another person. In this ...
36%
today were written in those days, and
as at the time of writing this I still have so many
unpublished materials from the same period.
———
51
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
The point I am making is that the main work of God is
inside you, and once that is being done, the...
36%
e department of the church he was
working in, but he continued going to that same church
regularly and for a long time too. Some people began to
wonder about his 'newfound freedom,’ as they called it.
Now, am I saying that everyone who learns truth
should stop working in church? No! But for him it ...
36%
to be able to make petitions before
God. Situations sometimes come in life when you are
just without strength even to pray. Like David once said,
the heart can be overwhelmed (Ps 61:2). Eli was tired.
Spiritual exhaustion was what led Solomon to support
idolatry in his latter days. He was never an ...
35%
ernment affairs; but they could find no ground of
accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was
faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be
found in him. Dan 6:3-4
WHERE IT MATTERS
It is interesting to note that the place that the people
around (the unbelievers, as we call them)...
35%
e ability to teach (a gift) may be
called to teach secular academic work, or to teach the
word of God. The ability to teach is one thing; the field
in which to use it is another.
ITUs NOT IN THE NAME
From what we have seen here, it is obvious that it is
easier to identify a gift than to locate a c...
35%
meone
who he hardly knew. I charged him to forget all about
church work and to begin to concentrate on learning,
not for the purpose of working or preaching, but simply
for the purpose of knowing God.
God was calling him to come closer to Him, but he had
been coming closer to service; he had missed...
35%
tried to
correct, who claim they have a particular gift and I
wonder who lied to them. That very thing that they are
trying to do is what turns people off from them, and yet
they think they can doit.
Ona personal note, before I began to think I could teach,
I heard other people, mostly my seniors, ...
35%
in his life, but more importantly it was to keep him
talking while I connected in my spirit with the word of
the Lord for him.
———
24
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 1: The Work Inside 4
As he spoke I realized he loved his profession, he was
financially alright and showed no signs of ...
35%
torbankie.org
CHAPTER 11
MIND THE BOUNDARIES
here is one problem that exists in the body of
Christ today, and which many do not realize is a
problem, and this is the problem of breaking of
ranks.
When I say breaking of ranks, what I'm referring to is
when people who are not at all called by th...
35%
postles, and some as prophets, and
some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the
equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building
up of the body of Christ. Eph 4:11-12
What these ministers (apostles, prophets, evangelists,
and pastors-teachers) do is to prepare the ...
35%
ted through us.
It is the work of God and the work of ministry to put
excellence into all that we do.
—————————
130
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 32: The Ministry 4
SOUL-WINNING TOOLS
Aman came to see me once and he told me that until he
started listening to my messages he did not ...
35%
eople; it
is then that the Lord will move you into your ministry.
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for
that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. 1
Tim 1:12 KJV
Ministry simply means that God has committed a
specific assignment into your hands; it is almost t...
35%
egularly for the teachings
which we hold twice a week at the ministry office, and
that it is as they do this that the external work will
eventually manifest. That is the way it works.
GOOD CO-WORKERS
I like the kind of men that I have, people who love the
teaching more than the work. I have severa...
35%
hatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the
presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your
household. Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is in
your town... Deut 14:26,27
Many times when we celebrate in thanksgiving to the
Lord (like when there is a new child), and we ...
35%
ritance, where to thread and where not to thread (Dt
11:24). There were places He specifically warned them
not to provoke the inhabitants thereof because if they did
they were on their own (Dt 2:4-9).
People often do not know that God has a predetermined
will for their lives or that it is important...
35%
ch.
We Christians must stop seeing our jobs merely as the
means of earning money for other things; rather we
must see those normal, everyday jobs as the mission
fields in which we are working for God.
Many people have a limited vision of this mission field
thing. They instantly assume, when they he...
35%
ndment
on the Christian to take a compulsory seventh-day rest,
the principle of rest will manifest in your life if you are
of faith by your taking specific days to rest. It is part of the
work of God.
After God allowed me the understanding concerning
the death of Moses that I shared in the previous...
34%
to a lonely place and rest a while.” (For there were
many people coming and going, and they did not even have
time to eat.) And they went away in the boat to a lonely place
by themselves. Mark 6:30-32
The passage above describes what happened upon the
return of the twelve apostles of the Lord after...
34%
f
many.
It is interesting to note that the people who Jesus called
and made apostles were all doing something when he
called them. They were not idle people who were
supposedly waiting upon the Lord.
What I have tried to explain in this chapter is that
Christians must bear in mind that God's work ...
34%
ld have prevented him
———
142
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 32: The Ministry 4
from putting in the necessary effort into his studies to
make him succeed. He was thankful the man left.
At other times we are trying to be something to please,
say, our parents. Some are doctors just be...
34%
in the practice of religion. Religion, as we
popularly know it, is the way by which man attempts to
reach God; it is the way by which man tries to use
service to please Him.
RELIGION VS CHRISTIANITY
We should quickly look at what true Christianity is as
opposed to religion. Even though Christianit...
34%
blood of Jesus. I
do good works because it is my nature to do them. It is
very much like a mother nursing her child; it is the
———
28
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 1: The Work Inside 4
nature of the mother, not because she is trying to get
something from the child or the child's fat...
34%
there is an issue I'll like to
tackle. If someone is already in something,
how can he or she decide if that is the right calling, and if
it is not, what can be done to change into the right
calling?
To answer this we must first see why someone may be in
the wrong calling in the first place. The re...
34%
r ministers for ministers;
they minister to prepare ministers. Every believer is a
minister, either in service or in training.
—————————
129
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
Actually one of the major things I have been trying to
get across to every believer is this fact t...
34%
the world in his
temptation of Jesus, but God in His wisdom is
honouring the faith which the Lord Jesus showed when
He refused to bow down; He is doing that by handing
over everything to Him forever.
Now, in everything the Lord wants to do on this earth
He uses people, and to take over all the king...
34%
ough our outer man is
decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For
momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal
weight of glory far beyond all comparison... 2 Cor 4:16-17
So you see, people who easily lose heart are very likely
in the wrong place (except of course for ...
34%
fulfilment.
Give Him no rest until He establishes...
Pray for your nation.
Pray for your local church.
Pray for your friend.
—————————
183
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
Pray for your husband or wife.
Pray for your fiancée.
Pray for those that you love.
It is difficu...
34%
before which we must all
appear, you will be judged a failure. In all the parables
of Jesus about talents and minas, the Lord always asked
the servants to show what they did with what He gave
to them.
In the New American Standard Bible rendering of Luke
19:13, the thought is so beautifully expresse...
34%
both alike will be good. Eccl
11:6 AMP
Whenever you give there is a reward, that is if you do it
with the right motive and in obedience to God's due
order.
So, what are the right motives?
———
192
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 24
MOTIVES FOR GIVING
mong the wrong motives for givin...
34%
n of resources
according to the situations we are faced with. This is as
long as we consciously put the knowledge of truth into
our hearts (which is what you are doing right now by
reading this book).
As I mentioned earlier, many insist that every Christian
must give a tenth of their income to thei...
34%
ly made his drink full of
nutrients and low in alcohol as a means of delivering his
countrymen from addiction to whiskey. The following
is quoted from a web article concerning him (from
www.iccc.net).
He was elevated to the House of Lords because of his
philanthropy and because of his wealth and he...
34%
n and
many other outward shows of dedication even if there
is no proof of character improvement and increasing
godliness in the lives of the people. They are interested
in the outward and little else.
Yes, it feels good to have people all around you running
up and down at your command, but you are ...
34%
... 53
Chapter 7: The Word and Spiritual Progress............. 63
SECTION 2: SECULAR WORK IS ALSO GOD'S WORK.
Chapter 8: God’s Plan for the World
Chapter 9: The Lord Checks at the Business Office. 85
Chapter 10: Growth is a Divine Assignment............. 93
Chapter 11: Mind the Boundaries...........
34%
prophets. We just need opened
eyes, and we will see the truth about the Christ in
everything in the Law and the Prophets. After this I
read the book of Isaiah until the pages in my Bible
became brown.
I learnt the role of sufferings in the life of the believer. I
understood for the first time what ...
34%
The
functional word here is learn. The proper way to serve
God does not come naturally; it is something that we
must make the effort to learn. He said to 'draw near to
listen.' David said it this way:
Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of
the LORD. Ps 34:11
He was saying i...
34%
teacher and prophet.
He had been a pastor for about twelve years and had
pastored different kinds of churches. At this point he
———
148
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 32: The Ministry 4
was the pastor of the best church he had ever pastored
and was living more comfortably than he had...
34%
—————————
107
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
We'll answer that in a short while but first let me explain
the meaning of these words: gift, calling, and ministry.
———
108
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 13
GIFTS, CALLINGS
AND MINISTRIES
nd since we have gi...
34%
allowed people to ask
questions and raise issues so I could help answer them.
As one person after another spoke, I noticed that the
———
111
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
greater number of the people claimed they had a gift of
acting or of singing. For a while I was won...
34%
people
obviously expected to hear what they were supposed to
do as outward works, but the Lord turned their
attention to the place that the work of God really starts
from — inside.
THE WORKIS BELIEVE
Jesus said that the work of God is to believe. Believing is
something that has to do with the stat...
34%
nkie.org
> How To Work For God
———
150
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 17
THE ZIPPORAH
PHENOMENON
hen I said that he, Kenneth Hagin, almost
died in the process I am referring to when
he decided to pull out of itinerant ministry
and settle down like 'everybody else.’ Now this was i...
34%
in those accounts
happened literally in the course of everyday life. Let us
not forget what I explained earlier about Joseph, that he
———
87
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
did not go to church but that his service of God was
shown as he was distinguished everywhere he w...
34%
of Christians. If we understand it, we will
tackle ours job with prayer and meditation and not with
the crass un-spirituality that most of us are guilty of.
———
82
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 2: Secular Work Is Also God's Work 4
TEACHER BY CALLING
The knowledge of this truth will...
34%
tian.
I think it will be perfect to end this chapter with a
Biblical example of secular work as God's work.
———
83
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
GOD AND POLITICAL POWER
We all acknowledge and take example from the life of
Joseph, as being an example of a man of God. ...
33%
oever else their sponsor is. (This is
the problem with legalism; it easily entraps in
arguments about letters of the law which nobody can
truly win.)
—————————
224
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 5: Giving And Working For God ¢
I explained to the person asking that I do not believe in...
33%
d we get
spent right out. If we are doing things inside God's
arrangement for us, the natural exhaustion is so quickly
recuperated by the resurrection life of Jesus that we do not feel
the exhaustion.
There is a joy and drive that keeps a person that is in the
centre of the call of God for his life...
33%
on before
———
197
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
Him (Dt 14:23). Anyone there who wanted to serve God
had to run the errand of delivering the tithes to the
proper places.
It is that spirit behind the law of tithing that Christians
are supposed to learn. The reason is t...
33%
nd
the cares of this world, we will find Him leading each
one of us automatically into the right place. That is part
of what is meant by ‘He leads me in the path of
righteousness for His name’s sake.”
The Spirit of God will lead you concerning the steps to
take so as to progress from whichever stat...
33%
les that they should freely ask
God for whatever they needed and expect answers
simply because the Father loves them (John 16:26,27).
———
27
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
The love of God the Father for the believer is the reason
why things get done for him or her. This...
33%
amous but mostly misinterpreted
statement:
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for
those of his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse
than an unbeliever. 1 Tim 5:8-9
We usually quote this to instruct men to take care of
their wives and children, but that is a misi...
33%
ugh them in the Church, and number
three, what He wants to do through them in the world.
The way by which we do outward work for God is to
use the gifts that He placed inside us so as to bless
people.
There is something that other people need that is found
in you alone and you owe it to them to use...
33%
to know God personally. It is that knowledge and
relationship that provokes the work that you do. You do
Christian work out of love for the brethren and out of
the knowledge of your gifts and calling.
———
50
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 1: The Work Inside 4
As an example, I am a te...
33%
is a holy man of God. Let's build a small
room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a
chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever
he comes by.” 2 Kings 4:9-10 NLT
She was not trying to get anything from the prophet; in
fact when he called her to ask what she wou...
33%
ssure from a
preacher who wants him to quickly make a
commitment. If what you will receive is what is in your
mind as you are giving, you are not giving to God but
are essentially throwing away money.
ACHANNEL OF BLESSING
The basic understanding that every believer must have
is that God has appoin...
33%
. Love for God is actually defined
by obedience to His commandments and His precepts;
therefore a person who is serving God in the area of
giving is using his money as the Lord desires that he
should.
One thing many Christians do not realize is that the
only thing that we can actually give to God i...
33%
his times to explain away his
actions. God says, “Only acknowledge your iniquity!”
The man committing adultery uses his wife's bad
attitude as his excuse. God says, “Only acknowledge
your iniquity!”
One major reason why people try to justify their actions
is that they do not know how to stop doing...
33%
We all need this because
there must be no end to the increase of the government
of Christ; that is the only way by which peace, real and
enduring peace, will come to the earth.
THE HOPE OF THE WORLD
The hope that the world has is for the sons of God to
increase and by their increase drive out the ...
33%
e to go and pray and get the
assurance again that we are in the right calling. If that is
certain, by various means, then we can check the matter
of timing and that of method.
CALLING, TIMING, METHOD
In Numbers chapter 22 we read the story of Balaam.
When Balaam went ona journey not in accordance ...
33%
ection that the contents might bring.
— ar
xvi
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
THE WORK INSIDE
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
——
18
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 1
A PERSONAL HISTORY
hile I was a student in the university, I was
very active as a Chr...
33%
th him. The fact is that
most decent ministers will not demand their rights, just
like Paul wrote in that first letter to the Corinthians, but
Christians must still recognize their duties and do them.
Some only give to preachers like they would give to the
needy, that is because they are poor. No, ...
33%
hildren from giving to their parents. Gifts stimulated
by need are different from those stimulated by honour.
When you are honouring God by honouring your
parents, it has little to do with their need.
Of course if you have parents who are in need, it means
your responsibility now has a double-barre...
33%
from
him. He was not just spontaneous, rather he took time
to prepare. Let us follow this example of David.
—————————
206
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 5: Giving And Working For God ¢
Set an ambitious target for your giving. Say to yourself,
“This year I will like to give a million ...
33%
nd to persons he is
commanded to honour, such as parents. We will see
more of this in the next chapter.
A similar law to the law of tithing is to be found in the
law of gleaning.
THE LAW OF GLEANING
‘When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall
not reap to the very corners of your ...
32%
us and we foolishly believe
them, and as a result we start pursuing things that only
men approve but which are not of God. How many
———
141
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
times have people tried to tell me how to run my
ministry ina way that is ‘befitting’? Kenneth E. H...
32%
atter of fact, in a few years it
will also be declared eradicated. The scientific
knowledge is already at work. What the public health
scientists are trying to achieve is what is called herd
immunity.
Asimilar thing happened with infections generally and
the use of antibiotics. Until a few centurie...
32%
budget,
just like you budget for your other obligations. Don't
wait till a special offering is being collected. The man
blesses you or has blessed you; go to him and settle your
debt.
—————————
243
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
———
214
free e-book from pastorbankie.o...
32%
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
HOW TO
WORK FOR
GOD
2nd Edition
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
HOW TO
WORK FOR
GOD
2nd Edition
Bankole Olusina
Beza(ghBnlite
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
HOW TO WORK FOR GOD
2™ Edition
Copyright © 2016 Dr. Bankol...
32%
en stop by at their home
———
31
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
to relax and to take His meals whenever He was in
Bethany. John's gospel testifies of how He loved
Lazarus.
On this particular day the Lord Jesus was around and
Martha was up and about trying to fix a meal ...
32%
ugh.
SPIRITUAL CONFLICT
Derek Prince taught an audio message series titled
Spiritual Conflict; one of the messages in the series is
———
169
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
Aggressive prayer, and in this he described the use of
certain words in prayer that may need to be...
32%
sleep. Ps 127:2
The productivity of the earth is tied to our allowing the
earth to enjoy sabbath. Everything in life must enjoy its
———
237
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
sabbath-rest. If we do not allow things enjoy sabbath we
soon lose them. The Lord gave the Promise...
32%
sonal
and managerial discipline on the part of the minister,
we will discover that begging is not necessary.
—————————
204
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 5: Giving And Working For God ¢
This is why I never push for offerings or make pleas for
donations either for myself or for Kingdo...
32%
is word, simply go to Him in prayer and acknowledge
that you have a problem in that area. He said all you
have to do is acknowledge (Jer 3:13), and He will take
care of the spiritual healing.
———
63
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
The problem with people is stubbornness;...
32%
wer, you are rewarded by the Lord
separately from the answer.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
“May peace be within your walls,
And prosperity within your palaces.”
For the sake of my brothers and my friends...
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God...
Ps ...
32%
t must be in the heart of every
child of God as they seek to do any business in this life.
We must forsake the doctrine of I-don't-want-much
which we had held on to supposedly as a matter of
humility.
In my book, Grace to Prosper, [explained that wealth and
prosperity are not about self-pleasure bu...
32%
ysical
law does not accept spiritual seed; for example you
cannot sow words into your farm, or good deeds or
prayer, and expect corn to come to fruit. You must sow
physical corn to reap physical corn.
On the spiritual side the same principle applies; you
cannot sow physical things into the realm of...
32%
far beyond these proportions I have suggested and
actually do not calculate proportions — they just give.
—————————
225
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
THE GIVING MINISTRY
There are persons whose specific ministry from God is
to give; Paul described this ministry in Rom...
32%
e would not be much effect to your
prayer because it is not being backed by a fervency of
spirit. It is the earnest, heartfelt, continued prayer of the
righteous man that avails much (James 5:17 AMP).
The Lord Jesus kept awake in intercession for people,
and He is still doing that today. The Bible ...
32%
ain is dulled
temporarily, the wounded person is deceived into
thinking that the wound is completely gone. But, of
course, the day will come in which the effects of a deep
unhealed wound will be felt.
THE PROBLEM WITH RELIGION
Religion heals our wounds superficially. We do what we
think pleases God...
32%
res, both in your mind and brain, which
you have and others don't. This gift, though spiritual in
foundation, affects your physical body. David
explained it thus:
For Thou didst form my inward parts;
Thou didst weave me in my mother's womb.
I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonde...
32%
his word and it would be
very wrong to take that away from them. The strength
to do anything meaningful for God comes by this very
word and so we must not take it away from Mary or any
other disciple.
The word of God transforms us as we sit in its presence.
It is not about intellectual imbibition a...
32%
ch one of us take a good portion
of the money in our pockets and make the sponsorship
of the gospel a project.
—————————
205
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
LET US PREPARE
Notice that I said it is to be a project. One of the reasons
why we don't have the so-called offer...
31%
f hands and spiritual impartation
that people get healed. There is a science that God can
teach people, when He is set to bless them, by which
they will ensure that they remain in health at all times.
The knowledge of God may sometimes appear
scientific. lam a doctor and I believe so strongly that ...
31%
when itis presented.
—————————
220
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 27
HOW TO GIVE TO GOD
have outlined the people we should give to as
channels of giving money and material things to
God; what I want to describe next is how to decide
what to give to different people.
Contrary to w...
31%
ow God. He needed to realize that
becoming acquainted with God is actually the real and
fundamental work of God.
———
25
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
> How To Work For God
FAITH IN GOD'S LOVE
Christians must understand that God does not require
their works for Him to love them. He loves th...
31%
tly pursue it. Our giving
must be as instructed in the word of God. You are
working for God when you give as He instructed in His
word.
So, how has He instructed us believers to give?
—————————
200
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 25
WHERE TO GIVE TO GOD
n talking about how to give t...
31%
me the only help, but he was careful to let the king
know where the answer was actually coming from.
That is how to testify about God.
For the world to see the gospel of Christ, we must be
witnesses.
Awitness tells of what he has seen, what he personally
experienced, not what he read somewhere or ...
31%
d
———
180
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
CHAPTER 22
THE PRAYER OF DANIEL
n the first year of Darius... in the first year of his reign I,
Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years
which was revealed as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah
the prophet for the completion of the desol...
31%
paid.
But he is forbidden from charging for his services (even
though some have resorted to charging, for various
———
210
free e-book from pastorbankie.org
SECTION 5: Giving And Working For God ¢
reasons); God expects Christians to voluntarily pay the
people for the service they are doing to th...
31%
giving is because you have not made it a
matter of importance. I believe that is one of the
ungodly attributes of the natural man which every
Christian must strive to overcome with the Spirit of
God.
That same depraved human nature is expressed often
in life in the fact that most people do not unde...
31%
you simply
do not enjoy the work that you are doing, and there is no
real reason for this that a natural person should easily
understand, it is possible that's a sign that you are in the
wrong place.
When the Lord calls someone to do something, the
passion for that thing tends to grip the soul so t...
30%
See, I understand
that their lives do not have to revolve around me, but if
they are not willing to make the sacrifice to come and
listen to me, then they cannot be serious about what
they are asking.
I have learnt over the years that you do not have to go
and ask someone to be your mentor. If you ...
30%
we all do that. But to look beyond the current
circumstances and focus on the promise and plan of
God, and determine to pray until something changes,
that is work. Itis work for God and He rewards it.
The promises of God are interesting, especially when it
has to do with a group of people, such as ...
30%
Zipporah circumcising her son so as to keep
Moses alive (Exodus 4:25).
SPANNERIN THE WORKS
This leads me to one last point, and this is still talking
about how one may know he isin the wrong calling.
Now, sometimes God just throws the spanner, like we
often say, into your works just to point out t...
30%
6:00
He said, God desires truth in the innermost being. And that is what Christianity is about. Truth in the innermost being. If you see, when Jesus was instructing us, he placed his emphasis on this. He says that, you've heard, thou shalt not commit murder. He said, but I tell you, in the innermost bein...
45%
4:30
It's in abundance. It's in abundance. And with that mercy, you are going to fulfill your destiny. Amen. Everything that God has planned for you, which you try to scatter early in life, stubborn you, well, God forgives you in Jesus' name. Amen. Your life will still fulfill every bit of that destiny t...
45%
1:46:30
What do they mean by sins of the heart? Attitudes. Refusal to forgive. Refusal to walk in love. Not wishing other ministers well, other Christians well. Holding grudges in your heart. Worrying. A heart that does not fully respect the Word of God. Sins of the heart. Because that is more grievous in m...
44%
1:09:00
because I'm talking about confession of sin now, and eradicating, in fact, I'm talking about purity, personal purification through confession of sin. It's an important form of prayer people often miss. This particular scripture, we should, let's just read it quickly. Hebrews, we're talking about Jes...
44%
1:42:00
Being a Christian does not immune you from what I've just said here. You want to save your life? You have to cleanse yourself of all defilement of flesh and spirit and perfect holiness in the fear of God. We're talking about prayer. Jesus said, forgive us what? Our trespasses. Can we begin to pray? ...
43%
1:01:30
Some just send you to intense prayer. You don't have to be shouting for it. Just because Nigeria is glamorous now, it's glorious. They say, fast talk, ah. So many people are not born again and they're carrying that title. Even those who are born again, many of them don't realize that the title does ...
42%
1:48:00
When the word comes to you, it shows you where you are deficient. That's what he calls sin. How do you remove it, take it to God in prayer? And say, Lord, have mercy on me. As you interact with the word, it shows you where you are deficient. That's a preoccupation you must have, to cure your deficie...
41%
1:03:00
Psalm 51, and I've thought about this again and again. We should never forget it. How do we perfect holiness? Paul says, seeing that we have this promise is beloved. Let us cleanse ourselves of all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Now let me start by, or contin...
40%
1:43:30
If your holiness is not pure, that is what they call sin. That is taking to God in prayer. If they say, men ought always to pray and not faint, but you are always fainting and not praying, that's also sin. You take it to God in prayer, help me, help my unbelief. If they say, First of all, prayer, su...
38%
1:07:30
He said, I heard you quote him. I said, bros, you won't hear it in recent times. It was when I first got into his messages. I listened to his series. It blessed me tremendously. Incidentally, I listened to it till now. Occasionally, I pick that set, and I'm blessed. But beyond that, I can't stand wh...
37%
37:30
So when I got this material recently, I said, no, no, no, I'm going to make time. And all these books, I must read. All these messages, I must listen to. And I don't mean when I'm just driving. I should wake up in the morning and just stand and listen to a word for 45 minutes, one hour, one hour, 30...
37%
1:40:30
to stop them. Now back to where we now began from. That is why we pray. That is why we do what? We pray. That is why we pray. The last temptation that Jesus had was when it was time to go to the cross. How did he handle the people of God? He went to the garden and he prayed until God gave him the st...
37%
1:49:30
Because we are seated high above with Christ. This is our season of the demonstration of the Spirit and of the power of God in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Now quickly bless the people around you. Say to them, this is your season. This is your season of the demonstration of the Spirit and of the ...
35%
48:00
My wife and I are traveling from one city to another, not Nigeria. You know, something just hit me. I brought out my device and started writing Curse of Eve. I saw everything Eve did wrong. And I saw where it was going to lead Eve to. I said, I have to do women's seminar. Woman die or lose. Where am...
35%
7:30
Verse 10, creating me is a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinne...
35%
42:00
as much as possible. The in-house one, no. Sometimes they won't take down messages. I say, take it down from the social media person, Facebook, YouTube, and all of that. Why? Some things I said, I want to take them out of record. So I just call them, please take it down. They take it down, all right...
35%
49:30
This thing is Mahogany, all right? Very powerful. Very powerful. Very powerful. Now, of course, I'm just using it to describe what a pulpit is. A pulpit is extremely powerful. Extremely powerful. Kings respect it. A lot of things we preachers don't get away. And every citizen can't try that. And for...
35%
0:00
If you believe the Lord is good, can you say an amen? Amen! Alright, let's take out that declaration of prayer again. Enter one to pray. We always like to take this declaration. This is just to remind those who are maybe joining us remotely. Alright, one, two, let's go. We enter into the presence of...
35%
1:45:00
You're an accuser, always tempting her. You say be subject to your own husband and you are not. It's a sin now. Obey your parents in the Lord. You are not following that. It's a sin. Honor your father and your mother that they may be well with you. It's a sin. Who is it that loves long life? That ma...
35%
25:30
Why did I start talking about wedding? Okay, yes, good. So when you tell people they can't miss a wedding because they need to pray, they really don't think so. Can't miss a funeral because you have to go for a retreat. Serious. I've had people die around me recently. Their own children did not even...
35%
33:00
And then, he said, we'll see him just as he is, and then we'll be like him. I said it before, what God wanted in the garden, why he used to come in the cool of the day to come and speak with Adam, was not just to kill his own boredom. It was that the whole aim of that creation was that God would be ...
34%
1:36:00
Now you say, what kind of sin is that? Let me just rush through that briefly, because we're going to close now. What kind of sin is that? It's a sin that the fellow is doing in ignorance. A lot of things we do, like one brother told me here one day, he said, this is a sin. We did not do them. Not be...
34%
1:34:30
Let me tell you Christians, we are not immune to the judgments on iniquity. We are not immune to the consequences of sin. And it's because people don't understand. They think that... Please let me explain something to you. There are things that God wants to bless on this earth. And what is He doing?...
34%
55:30
When Paul was going to speak, he said, I did not withhold from you, but I declared to you the whole counsel of God. Everything. I have not held anything back that I knew. I told you everything that I know. Everything the Holy Spirit put on my mouth, I told you. And if you are a preacher, as you are ...
34%
10:30
and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. Now please note that. Then quickly let me just flip over to chapter, the same 1st John. I want to flip down to chapter 5, from verse 13. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know th...
34%
1:33:00
were born by six different women. I suspect at least, let's be conservative, nine to twelve women were born in children, side by side. Because I won't say anything, but watch it, you will suffer the consequences. Rivalry, jealousy, hatred, ambition, all kinds of things. David never Look, my wife and...
33%
39:00
All of us have one calling. All have one calling. And what is that calling? Sainthood. To become exactly like Jesus Christ. That's the calling. Every believer, that's your calling. Evangelist is not your calling. It's your assignment in life. It's a gift of God that you are to the body. I hope you'r...
33%
57:00
Yeah, because you see this ministry thing, eh? It's an assignment. Just do it. The real judgment. Back to the thing. The main calling is Christ-likeness. That's the primary calling. It's Christ like so, no matter what I preach, no matter how much people are blessed. Do you know, people, there are so...
33%
3:00
Now I'm going to read everything that my Bible has there. Introduction to Psalm 51, that is the heading. A contrite sinner's prayer for pardon for the choir director, the Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone in to Bathsheba. That's the heading of this portion. Now it...
32%
31:30
The real personal gain that Hebrews was talking about, the highest reward you can have is to see the face of the Lord clearly. It's for God to reveal himself to you. That is what you should be seeking in life. You see, every other thing is... All material things are very, very ephemeral. They are te...
32%
30:00
is not what many of us think it is. This is a wrong reward, our mindset now. That if I give money, God will give me more money. That's a worldly mindset, which crept into the church. The church taught it a lot, but I pray that one day we'll get rid of that nonsense, okay? Now, the simple reward ther...
32%
28:30
See, I've noticed that God is very faithful. We are the ones that have a fault. We don't pray sincerely a lot of times. We don't pray sincerely. If we pray sincerely and in faith, you'd be amazed at what God will do. Last time I talked, not this last time, one of the last two meetings now, that's tw...
31%
1:37:30
Once light shines upon it, if you continue in it, now there is what the Bible calls a just recompense of reward for disobedience. There will be punishment, there will be consequences. Let me stop here, but let me say this first of all. The consequences are not always nice. Paul said, talking about d...
31%
24:00
That's it. But spiritually we know somebody has to give in marriage. Please let me not start teaching on marriage now. I'm not saying pastors are not good though, it's good. But just don't think, they are not critical to the real marriage. But to the Christian ceremony, you know ceremony? Okay, okay...
30%
51:00
But don't also hold back from saying, love your wives as Christ loved the church, just because you are not doing it. Do you get what I'm trying to say? When it gets to that point, just get there. If you know how people should love their wives, even though you are not doing it, brush, preach it. Some...
30%
1:30
I said that because you see, when the Bible talks about Jesus was giving us this parable of the sower. He said there was one that actually fell into good ground. There was one that fell by the wayside. There were some that fell on rocky grounds. Or some fell into good ground. The problem is that tha...
45%
18:00
He borrowed largely from the teachings of Jesus Christ. Even though he didn't follow it completely, but that was his inspiration. What I'm going to explain here, that is what Jesus actually said we should, how he said we should live. The world hardly sees us do it. They hardly see it. So anytime the...
42%
1:01:30
He was a grown man, a senior man in society. Because he said that other young girls would have gone to look for younger men to marry. Now, what am I talking about? What was the spirit of Ruth? The spirit of Ruth was that she was not looking for anything for herself. She was looking for how she would...
42%
3:00
Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? I've jumped a line there. Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? He says, for we are the temple of the living God. Just as God said, I will dwell in them and walk among them. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. He sa...
42%
12:00
Let me just warn you now. When you see you are walking on water, lift up your eyes to the hills. Don't look down. Because you will have walked into the center of the water before you realize you are on water. It's just because you are going somewhere. But because God's presence is with you, you say,...
40%
4:30
and spirit. That's the problem. So he said what we should do is spend our energy, all right, wiping out every defilement of flesh and spirit. Now, on Tuesday, we were studying in our school of prayer. We've been talking about God-centered praying. And we took this, again, to pray. This is what we mu...
40%
13:30
Don't say that I'm righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, even if I slap you, it's my hand that slapped you, my spirit did not slap you. I will cut your hand, then you can use your spirit to eat tomorrow. Do you understand my point? No, that's just to prove that, let's not be silly. Okay? When Jesus ...
38%
1:03:00
If I have an issue, I will pray about them, they will go away. But my primary drive is that this me of yesterday must not be the same me today. And by tomorrow, I must be better than I am today. And what am I going for? I want to be the exact image of God or Christ on this earth. And the way by whic...
38%
55:30
once we give us back. I like one thing I heard that Francis Wallauke say those days when he came to my church when I was house officer, 1992, to preach. He said that those who do the things that count don't stop to count them. Did you hear that? Let me say it again. He said, those who do the things ...
36%
10:30
Do you understand my point? And bring food. And that the mother used to expect, it was not the... I don't know if I get my point. It was not a big deal. The woman was used to it. So told the boy, don't worry. I'll be praying for you. He got to school time to pay fees. Of course, he didn't have any m...
36%
1:00:00
Why did Ruth stick with her? That's the question. The reason why Ruth stuck with her was not because Ruth has so much faith, please get my point, in that God of Israel. No. What happened to her was that she was so concerned about how this old woman will live alone. That was what was pushing her. He ...
35%
39:00
So these ones, you are doing it for me. God be blessing other people because of you. That's the kind of amen you be saying. Are you getting my point? So Christians, that's how it is. Now, why I digress into that is this. Listen. I, the Lord, I test the heart. I search the heart. I test the mind. For...
35%
6:00
that if God's presence is with you, many of the things, you know, in life are worried about, they will just fall in line by themselves. When Jesus enters into your boats, the storm will cease. Do you understand my point? So we want to ensure that Jesus is in our boats. And he was talking about that ...
35%
54:00
But why did I say this, all right? This is what I'm trying to emphasize. I digress into that. No one will get into the matter of money, all right? Christians easily get, you know, they've been deceived a lot because people are trying to take advantage of their commitment, take advantage of their ign...
35%
30:00
So that's the point I'm trying to make. So it's as a man thinks in his heart. So when Jesus died, I just digress a bit just to help people, okay? So in my planning to write that book, that's what I'm going to explain to people. And I'm going to explain it already now. You want to check, can I marry ...
34%
37:30
And I'll let you know that I'm not planning to pay any landing fees, or takeoff fees, or play any pilot. So three of you, I arrange maintenance for the next five years. My own job is that when I'm going to the airport, yeah, my roof, yes sir, up to the airport. Who's my roof, I don't know, I just lo...
34%
0:00
All right, let's just repeat it together, all right? Say, I am filled with the knowledge of His will. I feel like adding this on to say, I am being filled with the knowledge of His will. I am increasing in the knowledge of God. I am increasing in grace. I am increasing in the power to do good. The a...
33%
51:00
He watches your life all around. Like I mentioned to you, giving to the work of ministry is giving to God. If I bless you with the word of God and you get me a drink, that drink is God that drank it. I'm serious. You give to your father, you give to God. You give to a poor man in your neighborhood b...
32%
1:10:30
you must have no confidence in the flesh. Until I wipe out confidence from the flesh from you, you are not moving anywhere. See what I'm talking about? When I'm talking about the purification of the spirit. Because until you rejoice, you know Paul says something, I can do all things through Christ t...
32%
1:09:00
You would have thought you would get a new one faster if you agreed to declare. They said, I command you to multiply. I am going to show you as a seed. Today in the offering basket, I'm coming back home with a singlet. God said, listen to me, listen to me, boy. I ain't giving you anything. Nothing, ...
32%
1:04:30
For God so loved the world that he gave, the only reason why Christians give is because of love. Purely. And that's why they don't steal. Are you getting my point? For Christians, Jesus said, they don't need a commandment that shall not steal. They can't steal. Why can't they steal? Because it doesn...
31%
52:30
I've made sure you are the first to pay. That is a sign of Christianity in your neighborhood. All this 5 a.m. preaching you are preaching, they are not listening. You've gone to buy a megaphone on top of the roof. You know, I've used prayer to support speaker before for people who pray early in the ...
31%
49:30
Why should you sleep in darkness? Why are you using an inverter? You want your life to become inverted? I will teach you the truth. This is how Christians live. You can't be so easy to come to church. Everything is offering basket. Let me show you one thing. God doesn't go to church most of the time...
31%
43:30
That's why the Bible talks about doing good to the widows of your household. I don't want to preach that again. I know I'm getting stuck on it because people always ask these questions in their hearts. So you get stuck when you get there. You understand? Christians just live a very generous life. Pe...
30%
ay have life. Because of Him, we live.
On that cross, He paid for all my sins and washed them
away. He made me a child of God.
Now He lives forevermore; He makes intercession for me
before the Father.
What I am in Christ**
My sins are forgiven. I have a new life in Christ. I have
the spirit of a so...
45%
in Christ. You
are a new creature, and you have been made
righteous.
Meditate on His power working through you.
Let me summarise the things we are to meditate on
and confess, using the words of Paul:
…how rich are the wonderful blessings he promises his
people, and how very great is his power at w...
43%
know Him.
I have the power to fulfil those plans
I am confident of this because of my trust in God through
Christ Jesus. I know I am not qualified to do anything on
* Rom 12:1, 2 Cor 3:4-6, 2 Cor 5:15
165
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
my own. Without Him I can do nothing. My abil...
42%
for all these
actions. These are the things that will spill out of
143
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
you, as it is written that, the mouth speaks out of that
which fills the heart. *
The Habit of Thanksgiving
Always giving thanks for all things in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ ...
42%
ality, but in holiness. So then, whoever rejects
this teaching is not rejecting a human being, but God,
who gives you his Holy Spirit. 1 Thess 4:3-8 GNT
174
QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed
among you. Such sins have no place among God...
42%
has decided that the Son has in
Himself the full nature of God.
Through Christ, God reconciles all things to Himself.
* Col 1:13-20, Psa 2, Jer 10:6-16
162
KEEP BEING FILLED - 3
God made peace through the blood of Jesus on the cross
and so brought back to Himself all things, ...
41%
do it
* Col 1.8, Acts 19:21, Gal 5:16, Rev 1:10, Eph 6:18, John 4:24
** 1 Cor 14:14
152
KEEP BEING FILLED - 2
from the bottom of your heart, like we say, or with a
whole heart.
When the Lord Jesus said that the Father is seeking
those who will worship Him in spirit and in tr...
40%
thee, 'tis, 'ol, etc. No, we can use modern English and
yet hardly change the sentences. I thank God for
modern hymn writers; there are so many of these
modern hymns these days. They are so spiritual.
The Ambience of Faith
Apart from church services, the company we keep
is so important, as we have ...
40%
n, who knows he is
to bring it all to God in prayer. He fulfils the words
of the Lord Jesus who taught us that we ought
always to pray and not to lose heart. Paul said we
are to pray without ceasing.*
As we have already seen, the prayer of worship,
which includes praise and thanksgiving, is an
impo...
40%
These are signs of the Spirit in
the child of God.
A Christian in civil service, governance and politics
should not be average in function. They should
work empowered by the Spirit of God. We have an
122
LIVING BY THE SPIRIT
example from the Bible in the person of Daniel. Let...
40%
hat the
Holy Spirit brings into us is power, ability to do
good works, and a sound mind.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but
of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Tim 1:7 NLT
I have seen this many times. I remember a
particular incident in fellowship on campus. There
was a...
40%
God in psalms, hymns and
180
QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT
spiritual songs. We must continually make melody
in our hearts to the Lord. We must meditate on the
word of God continually.
Lord, thank you for what you have made me in Christ.
Thank you for you have a purpose for my life, ...
40%
irit
This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the
world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light,
for their deeds were evil. John 3:19
49
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Sometimes people get into arguments about
whether something is a sin or not, demanding to
know whe...
40%
John, and how the fulfilment was the
One to come.
Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of
repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was
coming after him, that is, in Jesus. Acts 19:4
It was a thing they had understood before then;
they just didn't know the One to come had come. It...
39%
word of God for
the purpose of drinking the Spirit in it.
Also, fill your environment with the right
influences, just as we earlier saw. Be deliberate to
obey the word which David admonished us with.
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel
of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of si...
39%
hing about the
Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a
foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith
toward God, of instruction about washings and laying
on of hands… Heb 6:1-2
Laying on of hands is a foundational doctrine of
Christianity. I believe this is because many
bles...
39%
er to
keep the switch of faith turned on, and to employ
139
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
all the other means for being filled, which we have
seen, as the Lord will make them available.
The truth is that the Lord may choose different
methods to perfect what He began at that time of
p...
39%
the way to Naioth! He tore off his clothes and lay naked
on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the
presence of Samuel. 1 Sam 19:23-24 NLT
46
THE AMBIENCE OF THE SPIRIT
Certainly, what happened with Saul and his men
was unusual, but those occurrences do show us
that ...
39%
, spirits and others—to hear. We
call Him names as revealed to us in the scriptures.
The following are examples:
For the kingdom is the Lord's: and he is the governor
among the nations. Psa 22:28 KJV
The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness...
39%
m of the spirit that we also
do. These include meditations, confession of the word and declarations.
Many times, we lump all of them together as prayer but, strictly speaking,
they are not all prayer.
** Note that spirit or Spirit is not distinguished in the original text of the New
Testament; when...
39%
eld nearly 300 patents in equipment
design, manufacturing processes, and machine
tools needed to produce the equipment. The man
also used to give 90% of his salary and company
profits to mission work.
Sometime in his life as a young man, wanting to
serve the Lord fully, he had thought of going into...
38%
use I am a believer in Christ Jesus and a
messenger of the New Covenant.
By the laying on of my hands, the sick are healed. I speak
with new tongues. If I drink any deadly thing, I will not
be harmed.
All My Needs Are Supplied*
The Lord is my Shepherd, so I lack nothing
He makes all grace abound to...
38%
ay Witness Lee says this:*
We must take the baptism in the Holy Spirit by living
faith. If we are right with the Body of Christ, we are in a
position to take the baptism in the Holy Spirit. We should
* From The Divine Economy by Witness Lee. Published by Living Stream Ministry
138
...
38%
ven is more real to you; you seem to forget
the things of this world. What has happened is that
you got an infusion of the Spirit by that interaction.
54
THE AMBIENCE OF THE SPIRIT
To create an ambience of faith around yourself is
both unconscious and deliberate. The unconscious...
38%
in Christ Jesus. Forgiveness of sins is a major one
of them. We are redeemed in Christ. We have been
purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ. We are a
new creation in Him; old things have passed away.
Paul was very profuse in giving thanks for the
churches; I think we should learn from that. He
gave...
38%
f we tap into the
heart of God; we start to feel what He feels, we love
what He loves, and what He hates turns us off.
Sometimes you weep physically, and it is because
of the pain in the heart of God.
Yes, the Holy Spirit brings into us the joy of God,
but there will be time that we will feel His o...
38%
the Spirit enters into you. That was what
Paul meant when he declared that “I am what I am by
the grace of God”. He was operating by that same
power of God, which is also called the Spirit of
grace.*
This man Paul faced opposition and suffered many
things in the hands of the Jews. He was imprisoned...
38%
you have turned your pain into gain. Yes, they will
be very wrong most times in these explanations,
but it will be undeniable that something unusual is
happening. They may not understand it, but it is
83
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
the Spirit in you manifesting.
The Ephesian Stor...
38%
d;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
At His wrath the earth quakes,
And the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Jer 10:10
* Deut 8:18
148
KEEP BEING FILLED - 1
Then he told me, "Son of man, I will make food very
scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out wi...
38%
mps
against us, in spite of it we will not be afraid.
Many times, we have wondered at how Daniel was
able to keep his faith, even though there was the
11
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
threat of being thrown into the lions' den, and how
it happened that Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah...
38%
to
the lives of preachers at all. Every child of God is
supposed to receive the Holy Spirit and have the
ability and power of God manifest in their lives as a
result, in different forms and fashions.
The Holy Spirit comes to empower us to live for
Christ on this earth and accomplish various
assignm...
38%
ld be
putting receiving the anointing at risk. If he decides
to go and take a leak, then he might come back and
discover Elijah is gone, and he would have missed
his inheritance. The man had to focus.
When the word is coming forth, you never can tell
when there will be the release of the Spirit in ...
38%
t 6:6-9
These verses show us how to generate the right
spiritual atmosphere. It is generated by the words
that come from our mouths. The word of God and
55
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
the praises of the Almighty must first be in our
hearts, then we must allow them flow often from
o...
38%
the upper room, on
that day of Pentecost, and in the house of Cornelius.
We know of the upper room and the house of
Cornelius quite well, but we often forget about that
of the Lord Jesus and of Paul.
When Paul was first filled with the Holy Spirit,
there was nothing dramatic to herald it, apart fro...
37%
ere produced by the
hearts of the people. It is similar to what happened
in His hometown, where He could do no mighty
work because of the unbelief of the people.*
What is the practical lesson for us?
The lesson is that we must be careful to hang
around where the Spirit of God is heavy in the air,
...
37%
, we can easily understand that a
major killer of the anointing is negligence.
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and
through idleness of the hands the house droppeth
through. Eccl 10:18 KJV
Anyone who is not taking the filling of the Spirit as
a serious agenda in his life is actually gui...
37%
this man… and the faith which comes
through Him has given him this perfect health… .” Acts
3:12-16
Peter was quick to ascribe the glory to the Lord.
177
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
If God manifests His power through His Spirit in
your life, you must be careful not to claim the gl...
37%
l visits, but
* 1 Cor 6:12
**1 Cor 5: 9,10
50
THE AMBIENCE OF THE SPIRIT
making them our bosom friends, who we share
close fellowship with regularly, is definitely not
expedient.
If you want to be filled with the Spirit of God, then
make it a habit to regularly visit places wh...
37%
all
genuine prayers that get the attention of Heaven,
are prayers of faith. Whether it is intercession or
supplication or worship; they are all prayers of
faith, otherwise they would not be effective.
…pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and
restored... The earnest (heartfelt, conti...
37%
however not understand what it
is, but they will know something is different. What
I am explaining is that the filling of the Spirit has an
observable effect in the life of the person that is
filled.
Remember the time, in the early days of the
Church, when the apostles needed to appoint
deacons. Th...
37%
evil spirits in the Gospels, you will
notice that they are sometimes driven to do things.
One boy would be thrown into the fire or water;* a
* Mark 9:22
109
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
man was compelled to live in the tombs against his
will and not to wear clothes. When the Lord Jes...
37%
n Paul was
going to impart to Timothy the ability to function in
that apostolic-pastoral office, that was the method
which the Lord manifested through.
61
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of
God which is in you through the laying o...
37%
ly recycled through
our mouths if we want the power therein to
continue to flow through us.
This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth,
but you shall meditate on it day and night… Josh 1:8
If you ever wondered why the contrast is between
meditating and the word departing from your
mouth...
37%
s. We will find
ourselves accomplishing great things for the Lord
in different areas of life and ministry, and we will
not even know when we started it.
116
free e-book from pastor.ng
Chapter 11
LIVING BY
THE SPIRIT
Operations and Manifestations of the S...
37%
th your Holy
Spirit. I open my heart to receive. In the name of
Jesus.”
4. Receive with Thanksgiving
Now, know for sure He has heard you, and His
Spirit is flowing into you now. If you believe that,
188
APPENDIX: PRAYER TO RECEIVE
then a sign of your faith is thanksgiving.
Beg...
37%
in battle. Now, Balaam heard from God
clearly, and prophesied accordingly, that Israel
could not be cursed. He declared:
No curse can touch Jacob;
no magic has any power against Israel. Num 23:23 NLT
The power of God to protect them was too strong.
So what could they do? Because he understood
spir...
37%
God and was preaching the gospel in many
villages of the Samaritans.
But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, "Get up
and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to
Gaza. Acts 8:26
That was how he met the now famous Ethiopian
Eunuch. It is not every time you will make the right
d...
36%
...........117
Chapter 12: MEET THE HOLY SPIRIT.......................133
Chapter 13: KEEP BEING FILLED - 1.........................141
Chapter 14: KEEP BEING FILLED - 2.........................151
Chapter 15: KEEP BEING FILLED - 3.........................159
Chapter 16: QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT ....
36%
devices around you. Fill your air
literally with the word of God and the Spirit of God
will be present too; they go together.
57
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
58
free e-book from pastor.ng
Chapter 5
LAYING ON
OF HANDS
Contact Transmits the Spirit
There are differe...
36%
ows into many. “Receive the Holy
Spirit” was first used by the Lord Jesus to impart
life into the disciples,* and it is still a way by which
*John 20:22
67
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
the Spirit will flow into many today. It is to you
according to your faith. As those words are bei...
36%
rvices with the
spirit of the age. The Spirit of God cannot even
51
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
manifest even if He wanted to because we have told
Him, “We have it covered already.”
The Ambience of True Worship
Keep away from where the atmosphere is so
artificial; they are fillin...
36%
erstand
therefore that just as physical and chemical forces
are affected by the environment, so can spiritual
forces be affected by the spiritual environment.
Let us see examples from the scriptures.
In the early days of his being chosen as the king in
Israel, there was an incident in which Saul m...
36%
, and he returned in the power of
the Holy Spirit.
Kenneth E. Hagin told an experience in which he
ministered through laying on of hands to a woman
who had a deadly disease. He said he often told the
114
SIGNS OF THE SPIRIT - 4
incomplete story when ministering at other times
...
36%
effective for the transfer of the Spirit of grace. If
indeed you are a parent full of the Spirit of God,
then it is certainly not just a ceremony but a
requirement for the tangible transfer of divine
64
LAYING ON OF HANDS
ability. As we saw at the beginning of this book,
they ...
36%
ainable way to do this is
35
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
by regularly filling up with the word of Christ with
the purpose of drinking in the Spirit within. It is the
way of victory.
A Sense of Value
The word of God is not just about intellectual
knowledge. It is the transmission ...
35%
et the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with
all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with
thankfulness in your hearts to God. Col 3:16
It is clear therefore that, to Paul, being filled with the
word of Christ is essentially the same ...
35%
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
We remember Cornelius, and how an angel had
appeared to him, telling him to send for Peter so
that from Peter he would hear words by which he
and his household would be saved.
Now Peter, on his part, had been prepared in a
dramatic fashion by the Lord so that he would
accep...
35%
hat you are where the word is being
preached; it is pertinent that you are careful how
you listen.
If you want the word to convey a spirit into you,
40
THE SPIRIT RIDES ON THE WORD
you must avoid distractions. You can't afford to
interrupt the flow to go and use the bathroom. Th...
35%
ly
Spirit is a gentleman and He does not force or
compel anyone to do anything. It is implied that the
Holy Spirit only nudges and whispers to children
111
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
of God so as to give them direction; for this reason
we have to be very sensitive to His gentle nu...
35%
him as king in Israel and
removed His Spirit from him.
The Lord's spirit left Saul, and an evil spirit sent by the
Lord tormented him. 1 Sam 16:14 GNT
170
QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT
Sin is a killer of God's power. Many have taught as
if it was only under the former times that sin ...
35%
make us win when everyone thinks we
should lose.
It will make us prosper in the midst of economic
hardship.
It will make all grace abound towards us so that we
will have all sufficiency in all things.
The power in the word will heal all our diseases.
That power is for those who treat the word with
...
35%
re to a set of
professionals, and at the end of it everyone
spontaneously rose and gave him a standing
ovation, including his partners and colleagues in
80
SIGNS OF THE SPIRIT - 1
the assignment—people who had known him for a
long time. Everyone was impressed at the delivery
an...
35%
n't only have to fill it,
you also have to ensure there are no leaks. It is the
reason why we do not fetch water with a basket; it
leaks so fast from its many holes that one can't fill it
fast enough.
No matter how much we spend energy filling our
spiritual vessels with the Spirit of God, if there ...
35%
ediment was removed, and he began to talk without
any trouble. Mark 7:34-35 GNT
In great anguish he prayed even more fervently; his
sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. Luke
22:44 GNT
Yes, the burden of prayer in the Spirit often comes
out of the lips only as groans, and many perso...
35%
hurch.
Let us recall the time when Peter and his friends
were threatened by the elders and rulers of
Jerusalem, and warned not to preach any longer in
the name of Jesus. We remember that they went to
23
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
their own company of believers to report what the
...
35%
can give such manifestations to those who
do not have the Helper, the Holy Spirit, as a usual
companion, how much more should children of
God expect such manifestations in their scientific
endeavours?
At Home
The word of knowledge and the word of wisdom
will work in our everyday lives. They will he...
35%
keep
to that statute, so it would be better not to even go
near marriage.
The disciples said to Him, "If the relationship of the man
with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry. Matt
19:10
What I am pointing out is that it is not possible to do
the will of God or obey the word of God unl...
35%
tudy
and praying, before setting out. That is the kind of
thing you do when you are tarrying for the Spirit.
Jesus first gave the disciples understanding when
He told them to wait for the gift of God.
When you would have learnt, then you will be
ready to receive the Spirit. A heart must be
prepared...
35%
inning, for God's Son holds them securely, and the evil
one cannot touch them. We know that we are children of
God and that the world around us is under the control of
the evil one. 1 John 5:18-19 NLT
The major issue with temptation, as far as the
enemy is concerned, is to shut off the flow of the
...
35%
certainly it
is not everyone that will have such a dramatic
encounter. Many people will be filled in a gentle
fashion but will realize the tangibleness of it as the
signs begin to show in their lives.
Among many who had an initial dramatic
encounter, there are many who often take it as a
badge of h...
34%
f you are
actually speaking in the tongues given by the Holy
Spirit of God. I think that the proportion of
gibberish-speaking among us is shown by the
103
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
amount of the power of God that is absent from our
midst. For goodness' sake, the Holy Spirit does...
34%
his own experience in this regard.
As He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my
feet. Ezek 2:2
If we are truly being filled as a church, such a
manifestation will happen again and again.
Illustrations
To illustrate, let us read a story told by John G. Lake
of an experience he had whil...
34%
by faith' works in
anything, it most certainly works here.
Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and
ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be
granted you. Mark 11:24
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to
your children, how much more will your hea...
34%
utterance with the
laying on of hands by the presbytery. 1 Tim 4:14
Usually when hands are being laid, prophetic
declaration would accompany, indicating what the
laying on of hands is to accomplish.
Let us get it clear; prophecy is not the same as fore-
telling of future occurrences. Prophecy simp...
34%
and decisions which our
intellects cannot decide upon. This guidance comes
in different ways.
A new urge may become persistent and recurrent
* Luke 8
110
SIGNS OF THE SPIRIT - 4
in the heart of the person. The zeal of God burns.
The heart longs after the word more than before...
34%
ned to Zechariah that the challenges before
him would not be surmounted by his own might or
power but by His Spirit, that is, the Spirit of God.
Now, let me briefly examine the meaning of these
words.
Even though closely related, there are some
significant differences between the meaning of the
wor...
34%
od was not in their
lives. Such could have been lack of boldness in their
lives. They probably said everything without much
confidence. They likely hesitated over every word
and every truth they held.
They also very likely reasoned aimlessly over
scriptures and showed little understanding. They
pro...
34%
ared to them tongues as of fire distributing
themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And
they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
69
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them
utterance. Acts 2:1-4
The first time the ...
34%
d the Sadducees came and had them
thrown into jail till the next day; they were upset
because these apostles were preaching the gospel
of Jesus and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection
from the dead.
Now, remember that on the following day, when
they were brought out to defend their actions, Peter...
33%
ey
could take the land from the giants. That was not
hearing with faith. The word therefore could not
release to them the Spirit or power in it—the power
that would have made them overcome the giants.
For that man ought not to expect that he will receive
anything from the Lord, being a double-minde...
33%
int I used that story to illustrate is that desire,
manifested in heart-felt prayer, is a crucial
ingredient in receiving the Spirit. Those young
77
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
women couldn't have gotten anything, judging by
their attitude. No matter what other pathway to
re...
33%
free e-book from pastor.ng
Dr. Bankole Olusina, fondly called Pastor Bankie, is a
teacher of the Word of God. He teaches from the
platform of Kingdom-Word Ministries. The emphasis of
his teachings is the separation of the church from the
world by the obedience to the truths of God. He...
33%
at-is-all matter; it is rather to be a continuous
process. That was why Paul wrote to them not to
get drunk with wine, but to be filled with the Spirit.
24
THE FLOW OF THE SPIRIT
Now, Paul wrote this in the Greek language, and
those who know it explained that “be filled” is in...
33%
by the Lord Jesus, and they knew
their assignment, but they could not go in the
power of that knowledge alone. They needed to be
endued with power.
72
WAITING ON THE LORD AND PRAYER
The Art of Waiting
In my early days of learning about the in-filling of
the Holy Spirit, we were to...
33%
ongues only,
but earnestly desire the manifestation of more gifts
in your life. Expect the manifestations of these gifts
of the Spirit. They are the effect of the presence of
the Holy Spirit with you.
Visions and Revelations
I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 Cor
12:1 KJV
129
...
33%
. That was what
the Lord Jesus told us about His words.
What gives life is God's Spirit; human power is of no use
at all. The words I have spoken to you bring God's life-
giving Spirit. John 6:63 GNT
What He was explaining is that when we hear
words, it is not the physical sound that actually
matt...
33%
nt things, and that includes to be filled with
the Spirit, when it is necessary. The waiting period
is for the preparation of the person to be ready to
receive.
So, what do we do when we are waiting?
The first thing is to get detailed knowledge of what
our assignment is. Waiting is not an idle pro...
33%
ave. I say this
judging from the record of scriptures. Prophesying
is a frequent accompaniment of being filled with
the Spirit but, unfortunately, we have often failed to
recognize it or encourage it.
Please don't get me wrong, I am not trying to take
away from speaking in unknown tongues at all,
r...
33%
ed and keenly
watched the game daily for over 1000 years. You
simply cannot win, no matter how naturally gifted
or intelligent you are. When you hear that a
18
THE NEED FOR POWER
computer beat a master at the game of chess, please
understand that it was not a machine that beat...
32%
or passively. That is not right. We must be
careful to give the glory to the Spirit of God at such
times. We must let people know that it was the
favour of God and His power that was in
manifestation.
There was a time some people tried to ascribe to
Paul and Barnabas glory that was due to the Lord
...
32%
y through repentance and faith in
the name of Jesus. They understood that it was not
only for Jews but for all nations, and that the
message was to spread to the whole earth,
beginning from Jerusalem.
The Need for Power
With such understanding, the disciples would be
eager to move and fill everywhe...
32%
resurrection. He spoke of the
encounters of the disciples with Him after the
resurrection until the ascension. He also told of
how the Father appointed Him, Jesus, as judge of
the living and the dead.
Peter continued to speak, and the household of
Cornelius continued to hear with faith, until there...
32%
ublished in Nigeria by
Bezalel Enlite (Publishers)
[email protected]
ISBN: 978-978-56833-7-0
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
All other rights reserved. For more informa on, please contact the
publisher.
If not otherwise indicated, all Bible quotes are from the New American
Standard Bible, Copyright ©...
32%
s absolutely no doubt in my mind
that these men of old were filled with the Spirit and
operated their ministries by the anointing of God.
* 2 Tim 1:6
102
SIGNS OF THE SPIRIT - 3
Many people these days speak in tongues and yet
habitually lie, cheat, commit adultery, love money...
32%
te, or shortly afterwards, over a
few hours or even days. Whichever way the
manifestation happens notwithstanding, every
single believer who prays this prayer will receive
the Holy Spirit.
Let us go.
186
APPENDIX: PRAYER TO RECEIVE
1. Thanksgiving and Acknowledgement
Let us s...
32%
em. So, we went to the back of the hall to pray.
So we began to pray. I was leading the prayer, and I
did something that I stopped after that day—I
76
WAITING ON THE LORD AND PRAYER
closed my eyes to pray with them. We were in
prayer for a while, my eyes being shut most of the
pe...
32%
ll not be
able to overcome him. He cannot do that just
because he wants to—he doesn't have that power;
his method is the use of temptations.
*John 15:5
19
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
What Temptations Are
Let me take a small side journey to emphasize an
important fact about temptat...
32%
ages that are available on
the website and on portable digital media.
For more information and for free downloads
of audio messages, books and short sermons,
please visit pastor.ng (pastorbankie.org)
190
Books by the Author
1. The Blessing
2. Here on Purpose
3. The Law of Life
4...
32%
ws
all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit
* 1 Cor 14:16-17
95
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will.
Rom 8:26-27 NLT
Sometimes when we pray, we find that the burden
is heavy, yet our understanding of the situation
m...
32%
ficult
problems. These are the kinds of things that should
mark the child of God that is filled with the Spirit of
God.
123
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
At Work
The word of knowledge and the word of wisdom
are not only for church services. They will m...
32%
Sometimes the message is for the one who
supernaturally understands, or he is to relate to
another or to the whole house, if in a gathering.
These are all manifestations of the presence of the
Spirit.
Praying in Tongues
There is another form of speaking in unknown
tongues; in this form, the speaker...
31%
ur instruction, upon
whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him
171
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. 1 Cor
10:6-12
This was what Samson did not realize. Though he
was a special child, filled with the Spirit by cal...
31%
on is why the outsiders thought they
were drunk.
Please note that the Holy Spirit deliberately gave
languages that people outside could understand.
They are called tongues of men. But, there are also
92
SIGNS OF THE SPIRIT - 2
tongues of angels;* no one will be able to
u...
31%
d maker of articles of gold and
other metals. He could make fine jewellery. He was
a master of every such craft. The ability was Spirit-
breathed.
119
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Imagine therefore today an architect who is filled
with the Spirit.
Imagine a tailor who is filled...
31%
that
happened in the household of Cornelius. In their
case, before Peter even had the opportunity to ask
them to make a decision for Christ, they were
133
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
already filled with the Spirit. We understand that
they must have been born again while Peter
prea...
31%
ou made an
arrangement to be interrupted, instead of
strategizing to avoid it. What you should rather do
is to make necessary arrangements so that no one
and nothing will break the flow of the Spirit.
See, you never can tell when the crescendo will be
reached and the Spirit will be poured forth. Yo...
31%
Peter and John went to
minister to them so that they might receive the
Holy Spirit. How did they do it?
Then they began laying their hands on them, and they
were receiving the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:17
Peter and John had received the Holy Spirit
through tarrying in Jerusalem and through prayer
in the...
31%
always go together. That was why Paul asked the
question when he met some God-fearers at
Ephesus, whom he noticed some deficits in them.
Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"
Acts 19:2
The question indicates that it is possible not to
receive the Holy Spirit at the point of believing...
30%
und
in the lives of children of God. These things
seriously grieve the Spirit of God and cause a drain
on the anointing. You cannot be full of the Spirit
and your mouth will not be a fountain of life.
I have found grumbling, which is an expression of
lack of thanksgiving, to be a very potent killer...
30%
in every area.
Child of God, receive ye the Holy Spirit!
184
Appendix
PRAYER
TO RECEIVE
For those who want to receive the Spirit at this time,
let us pray.
There are many portions of the word of God that
show that God wants to give us the Holy Spirit as
...
30%
o make one body of
all races of mankind. As true
Christians we must realize that we are
all of one ethnic group and one race.
That race and group is called Christ.
85
86 SHOULD I SAY YES?
N
ext we will see some of the things that
constitute errors in criteria for ...
45%
t the Army
15. The Righteousness of God
16. Prophesy!
17. Your Greatness Has Been Prepared
18. What is God's Will Here?
19. Living by Divine Wisdom
20. The Habit of Faith and Other Sermons
For free download of most of these titles,
please visit pastor.ng
166
41%
who call ourselves Christians but who have not
bothered to check with the word of God about this
matter of racial and ethnic segregation. Many
STRONGHOLD OF DIVISIONS 89
Christians are praying for the will of God in
marriage, but they do not forget to remind the Lord
t...
39%
singer in the choir.
55
56 SHOULD I SAY YES?
I was trying to get to the points I understood by
revelation about the kind of woman I was
seeking to marry. Now let us get back to it.
We have seen that being a believer was a forgone
conclusion. So what was my first stated criterion...
38%
l or remain holed up at home, colour
preferences, and such mundane things. In the real
issues of life, opposites repel.
Can two people walk together without agreeing on
the direction? Amos 3:3 NLT
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for
what partnership have righteousness and
lawle...
38%
righteous man on earth who
continually does good and who never sins.
Eccl 7:20
However, that same Apostle John pointed out that
SO I MARRIED MISS PERFECT 73
anyone born of God does not practice sin (1 John
3:9). He was implying that even though the basic
...
38%
-degree fashion around me.
One day they want them fat; the next they want
them thin. Years ago, full busts were too much, but
now they pay vanity surgeons to make them as big
48 SHOULD I SAY YES?
as possible. Years ago, Europeans wanted women to
be as white as possible, now they want them tann...
36%
produced is born of God and it
overcomes.
Let us go together in this book and create
expectations for marriage from the Word of God.
INTRODUCTION 17
*How to be a Christian. Being a Christian is not hereditary and
is not passed on by association. I...
35%
its that tickle your
fancy, like we say. Are those things the real things
that matter, or mundane things? Peter said both men
and women must seek the things that are after the
inward man of the heart.
You should be known for the beauty that comes
from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle an...
35%
who have been put into positions and
for this reason they will perform impressively but
only because of this influence of the anointing.
However this does not translate to personal true
spirituality.
TRUE SPIRITUALITY
True spirituality is about a thirst for the knowledge
of God. True spirituality i...
35%
nd do not be
conformed to this world, but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that you may prove
what the will of God is, that which is good and
acceptable and perfect. Rom 12:1-2
The issue of marriage is not an isolated thing in life
but is part of the daily walk with God. God...
35%
ing under an
anointing is more handsome than his normal self
and has a lot of other attractions that are not resident
within him normally. So watch out that you are not
carried away by manifestations.
I also advise young women who are still unmarried,
especially university students, to please drop ...
35%
d for me, and I choose to believe it.
"Make me one of your own and fill me with your life and your joy.
"Make me know you for myself and lead me forever in your way.
"Thank you for a new life.
"Amen.”
If you prayed this prayer, then a new life has begun. Your new
duty is to start learning the ways ...
35%
t even happens to some married people, and
it is the reason why people in those permissive
societies change wives and husbands every so often.
"The heart wants what the heart wants" is pure
carnality.
Also, for men, if you are chasing a woman and she
looks and behaves very interested, propose
marri...
35%
your life?
95
96 SHOULD I SAY YES?
A
nd do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what the will of God is.
I need to emphasize that as Christians we are the
light of the world, just as the Lord Jesus said. ...
34%
with Your blood You
purchased men unto God from every tribe and
language and people and nation. And You have
made them a kingdom (royal race) and priests to
our God… Rev 5:9-10 AMP
As true Christians we must realize that we are all of
one ethnic group and one race. That race and...
34%
each most Sundays in one church or the
other, and I think for now I preach as much in what
we call orthodox churches as I do in new generation
Pentecostal ones. So you see I look beyond
denominations.
Also, we all know that even among Pentecostal and
Charismatic churches there are many different
gr...
34%
younger brother, Deji, wanted to marry and my
mother asked my opinion of the matter that the
young woman is Ibo, I said to her simply, “Mummy,
STRONGHOLD OF DIVISIONS 93
we are either Christians or we are not!” That was my
opinion and I did not even think it was a mat...
33%
by the time he was through I said to him, “what you
want is what is called a wife. Go and get married!”
No girlfriend will ever be able to fulfil the things he
wanted. He had his definitions mixed up.
It is important we get our definitions right. As
Christians, getting it right means only one
thing...
33%
e
said nothing, that will still be what you will
want to do. That is what is called conversion.
27
28 SHOULD I SAY YES?
L et me now get back to the matter of what the
will of God is.
So we see that the promises of God cover all those
areas of the fear of gentiles,* so Christians d...
33%
ill
turn out only to be a source of entertainment or a
source of frustrating standards unless you are of
faith in Christ Jesus. Step aside for a while and give
your life to Christ Jesus (see page 17).
For those who are believers and who are looking for
the best from God, I want to tell you that you...
33%
hard you
pray and how much you learn
methods of making the right
choices, you can only be granted
that partner that is in accordance
to your ability to accept.
75
76 SHOULD I SAY YES?
T here are different ways by which one
prepares to make a choice of a mate. I do not
...
33%
lso founded on
the word of God.
Nevertheless let each individual among you also
love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife
see to it that she respect her husband. Eph 5:33
We live in a world today that has lost a lot of the
knowledge of God's order. They speak as if the...
33%
t life's principles; it is
about vision and it is about destiny. Your true love is
one with whom you can run in the same God-
ordained direction. How you will get to know that
person is another story.
Just as an addition, let me state that attraction can be
useful if your senses are well trained. A...
32%
stions we
will find it easier to clear our minds in order to be
able to receive what God really wants us to have.
Instead we have often spent our energy on questions
that are silly in the eyes of God.
“Is she from a broken home?” (I need to know since the
God I serve cannot heal a broken life.)
“Ho...
32%
at all. She has by that action
demonstrated to you that she could not have helped
you prosper. She is a drain, a nag and a source of
spiritual confusion. Rejoice for the great deliverance
of the Lord.
What a godly woman wants in a man is that he is a
man of faith with a sense of purpose, and that h...
32%
but when she has that
blessing, her husband is empowered by
it. The whole home is empowered by it.
If she does something that earns
money, it also prospers.
117
118 SHOULD I SAY YES?
L et me address this issue particularly as it
concerns women. Godly and holy women
...
32%
eople with those voices many claim to hear.
Did God speak to me about the wife I married?
Going by voices, no. But was I careful to seek His
will, and was that will revealed? Yes, most certainly
yes.
How did I seek His will? I will explain that in a
moment.
I MARRIED ...
32%
. My wife too initially thought I was odd,
but she had the right spirit and in her the third point
was also fulfilled.
There is more on this in the companion book,
Fundamentals of Christian Marriage.
Once these my three points were fulfilled I did not
care whether the woman was short or tall, fair...
32%
a person who you
have given no signals ahead of time, so unless this
so-called dating is for the direct purpose of working
up to the point of marriage proposals I do no think it
has a useful purpose.
Now, if by dating we mean the idea of pairing off in a
Pentecostal form of girlfriend-boyfriend rom...
32%
he fact that kings were commanders of the army of
the nation. So when Eliab came forth looking like a
warrior he thought he was seeing the next king of
Israel. No, the Lord was judging with the heart.
…for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at
the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at...
32%
p have righteousness and
lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with
darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with
Belial, or what has a believer in common with an
unbeliever. 2 Cor 6:14-15
See, when we believers pray about the will of God in
marriage, we are not asking what the Lord thi...
31%
st know these things!
We must know what marriage is from His
viewpoint.
We must be asking for the right things when asking
the Lord for a wife or a husband. We must have the
16 SHOULD I SAY YES?
right things in mind when we ask Him about getting
married. Once we align the thoughts of our hear...
31%
26
Please note this verse quoted here very carefully. It is
not about being smart; deliverance from hypocrites
come only from being pleasing to God yourself. If
you are a sinner you will be captured.
I remember then when I came from Lagos to Ado-
Ekiti and for a few days I worked with some young
m...
31%
e
held on to those points indicates to me that they
were the revelations of God to help me. They were
not just based on my feelings. I liked the woman
who fulfilled them, and she is the one I married.
Let me share those points with you and explain
them as I go on.
44 SHOULD I SAY YES?
Being a...
31%
ld be guaranteed. I opened this
verse above and read it to him. I told him that, “even
if I were to be found in the midst of a thousand
Jezebels I will not marry one.” That word guided
and guarded me.
Safety is not in just praying. It is not in having
visions and dreams about who your wife or
husba...
31%
en start asking for blessings of
good afterwards. In the same light, don't eat the fruit
100 SHOULD I SAY YES?
that He calls bad and then start claiming good by
faith. It does not work like that!
My brethren, let us learn to ask the questions that
really matter and stop all this spiritual tomf...
31%
t is the source of joy, good
children, good home, health and prosperity. It is the
source of everything. If you love the word and have
a spouse who does, then all other things shall be
added unto you.
My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depa...
31%
aking
decisions that have to do with marriage. This is what
many have done.
Let us take an example. There is the division of
mankind into races and ethnic groups. What role is
88 SHOULD I SAY YES?
this supposed to play in Christian marriage? In my
environment the question is almost never that o...
31%
th your
example of faith is just a gamble. The fact that you
married him despite the fact that you knew he was
not a believer is all the example he needs to know
that your faith is not serious to you.
IT'S ABOUT THE SPIRIT
The idea of being a believer is about the spirit
someone is open to and not ...
31%
0:00
I said the Lord is good. If you believe it, say amen. Tell your neighbor, I believe it. That the Lord is good. Therefore, he is good to me all the time. Say it and feel with the knowledge of his will. In all spiritual wisdom and understanding. I walk in a manner worthy of the Lord. I please him in a...
44%
36:00
to first explain to yourself that without this thing, you are still a complete human being. That Jesus said to you, a man's life does not consist in the abundance of things which he possesses. He said, what I've been looking for is this. Understand that wherever you are, prosperity can come to you t...
41%
1:30
Now we will start from verse 14. Do not be bound together with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial? Or what has the believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the tem...
41%
43:30
It becomes very easy. It becomes very easy. So let's get back to what I wanted to talk about. So I want to start this discussion by explaining something about this defilement of spirit. I'll just talk, all right? And let us understand something. First of all, let's start from the Matthew, chapter 5....
38%
1:09:00
He said, I didn't touch you. But God said, that's your heart. That is the holy of holies in your body. I can't dwell there because it is polluted. That's the emphasis. That the very thought The thinking process that does not do because I'm not allowed, they might catch me. But deep inside the heart ...
38%
45:00
So that's what we are going for. To ensure that our very walking is the kingdom of God in manifestation. Now, I want to talk about that development of spirit. So we'll read from Matthew chapter 5. I want to start from verse 20. Now let me start from verse 20, that was most relevant. The words of the...
36%
49:30
You're making a statement. You're a prince. Which throne is their own self? The United Kingdom, anyway, the throne of the United Kingdom. You represent, his work makes a statement. It's not everything that he can do, because anything he does, he's speaking for his grandmother. He's speaking for the ...
36%
4:30
I say this all the time. There is no building that is the house of God on the earth. Any building you see that we call a church is not the house of God. It's just a convenient meeting place. Do you understand what I'm going to explain? So don't fool yourself. Don't say you can't eat in the house of ...
36%
54:00
So I want to talk about this righteousness here. So when Jesus said, accept your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees, listen to me, that righteousness here was not positional righteousness. No. That's why John said, he that doeth righteously is righteous. There is a doing of righteousness ...
36%
51:00
Righteousness means to be accepted before God. So I am accepted before God because of my faith in Jesus Christ. I am a child of God. That's the first thing. Now having said that, it is not everything I do that is righteous. What is righteous in my works are those things that are in keeping with my s...
35%
52:30
All the anarchists, all the rioters, all the boys on the road, if you tell them, why am I wearing it? They say, oh, they have noticed they wear a second one. Are you getting my point? If you say, why do you tattoo the devil on your face? Say, oh, you guys are noticing he tattoos the devil on the sec...
35%
1:07:30
Because you can't say, Pastor Baki, don't worry, nobody's looking. Don't worry, nobody will see you. And I go on the road, and I start packing grass. They are not seeing me. I chew amaranthus. I won't do that. Why? I'm not a goat. I'm not refusing to eat grass by the roadside because you are watchin...
34%
1:00:00
Let's just read one or two, then I'll tell the story. So when Jesus explained this, verse 20, and it says that, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom. He now began to give them the surpassing practice of righteousness. You know, I took ...
34%
37:30
Is my body not the temple of the Holy Spirit? Yes, it is. But our main text, which is from that second Corinthians chapter six, we saw it. That in practical terms, why we don't experience that is what we call defilement of what? Flesh and spirit. This is where I tried to get to last week. I finally ...
34%
42:00
That's not what it means to be a billionaire. What it means to be a billionaire is that, you see, it's an assignment, it's a job. I don't know whether you get my point. So it's not because I don't have faith. Let me, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen to this, and I'm not kidding...
34%
1:01:30
Think of your brother that you're angry with, and go and reconcile to him first. Leave the offering there. And listen, he was giving practical things. He said, this is righteousness that surpasses. It is not just about, I won't kill you. It is that it is important to me that there is no separation b...
34%
1:12:00
But I say to you, do not resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other also." In summary, he was saying, do not take vengeance according to that which has been done to you. That is righteousness that surpasses that of the Pharisees. The Pharisees obey verse 43. You...
33%
10:30
Paul said, this is something we strive to ensure that is manifested in our lives. I've said this again and again. I'll say it one more time. Many of the things that we call prayer points in Christianity today, they are the manifestations of the absence of the dwelling of God in our lives. That was w...
33%
58:30
that it's better not to marry because the standard of the Lord Jesus was higher than that of the Pharisees. And let me say something to you. It has not changed. What did I say? It has not changed. Let me say it one more time. It has not changed. What did I say? It has not changed. The grace of the L...
33%
25:30
Are you getting my point? That this is the easy way to go about solving all those problems. Focus your energy on what gets you everything. You've heard this story before. They told us this story many years ago. Trying to explain how things are. A man died, a very wealthy man, those days that men use...
32%
9:00
He will see where occultists and all kinds of scientists are gathered, and all these Christian scientists and religion people. So they are demonstrating their religion. You two, you go and take form. So let me demonstrate to you that God is alive, and God is well. When plague was ravaging the commun...
32%
1:10:30
That is actually what Jesus was teaching them. Then he kept on saying, another example, verse 31. It was said, whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce. But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery. Then...
32%
22:30
Just watch it. One day, you'll be a father that time. Your children will be grown. You will look back and say, what were people even worrying their heads about that time? You will say, I refuse to worry about it. Those who were concerned about it, yes, they have good jobs. I agree. They've done very...
32%
3:00
Now this has been our main scripture that we have been using for this, our teachings on the habitation of God. And what I just want to remind us of here is the fact that he said, I will be a father to you. and you shall be sons and daughters to me." We have established the fact that that is not a li...
31%
34:30
and start toasting the babe, you know? What's happening? Are you feeling good? She was wondering, why is this guy calling me? Have I not married him already? They're not this good? So when I said that you should wake up every day exercising your face, to ensure that indeed God is dwelling in your li...
31%
57:00
was not work, but to apply oil on it was work. Because if you apply oil on it, the body starts healing itself. And the body is not supposed to start healing until the Sabbath day is over. That was the reasoning of the Pharisees. Now listen to this. Yet Jesus said, if you like, obey everything they s...
31%
55:30
They said, talking about tithes, mints, and cumins. The Pharisees, that's how they were. Let me tell you how Pharisees used to tithe. One brother who, after he met me, said I liberated him. This is how Pharisees used to tithe. I finished preaching initially. Rocker gives me a drink inside there. He ...
31%
12:00
I want to get, what do you call it, money. I want to get a house. I will not say it's faith, faith, faith. That is a secondary effect of faith. The primary effect of faith, listen to this, is to first explain to myself that Jesus said a man's life does not consist in the abundance of things which he...
30%
10.
Paying Your Preacher
1. Have A Right Motive
11. Pride, Humility and Responsibility
2. How To Receive From God
3. The Spiritual Seed
12. The Work of Ministry
4. Walking in the Light
13. Shine Your Eyes
5. We Have A Dut...
44%
things are meant to cure people, so they try to deliver them
in the purest forms. How much more seriously should those who
handle the word of God take care to ensure it is delivered in its
pure form.
Many who listen to the word of God and who are sensitive are
often alarmed when they see pollution ...
39%
om.ng
acquiring material things so as to enjoy life and we have in the
process forsaken the kingdom of God and the spread of it. We
have not been careful to help spread the word of God as a priority.
Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'This people says, "The time has not
come, even the time for the hous...
38%
3 TEV
So Paul was not talking about the ability to get things at all; rather
he was teaching on the ability to endure both prosperity and
adversity. The key word here is 'endure.' He said to Timothy,
Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Tim 2:3 NLT
So we see that e...
38%
e
Philippians saying,
18
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches
in glory in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:19-20
The manifestation of the fruit is determined by the need and not
the seed. Their needs could be an...
36%
one
developed country to another, Seoul to Sydney, and check him
into a YMCA room? Something is wrong there. A friend of mine
76
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
was actually checked by his hosts into something more like a
brothel – those low-level hotels that...
35%
S?
Every believer will participate to varying degrees in performing
all these functions, but there is specialization in a specific area for
each person, and that is what we call a gift and a calling.
There is a specialization called giving, and there are people called
into that ministry. These peo...
35%
preaching of the word.
64
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
CHAPTER TWELVE
THE WORK OF THE
MINISTRY
I need to emphasize something about the work of ministry.
We often speak about whether it is right or wrong for ministers to
work, and by this we mean doing ...
35%
orget that there is beauty in consistency. Try to be
consistent in your giving life.
83
kwm.com.ng
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
THE MINISTRY OF GIVING
This book is to every Christian and describes an area of the
operation of the spirit of Christ – t...
35%
ved Son, in whom we have
redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Col 1:13-14
In praying in the name of Jesus, we are again saying that the
Father loves us because we believe in Jesus, and even before we
10
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
believed. We are ascri...
35%
s, preachers
are forbidden from charging for their services, but I do expect
those who use their services to be reasonable.)
66
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
For anyone to speak disparagingly of the work of the ministry is
to come close to blaspheming the ...
34%
ng because of what we want to get, we are practising the
'labour of selfishness,' instead of the labour of love (1 Thess 1:3,
Heb 6:10). We are also by this practising ‘godliness without
contentment.’
When I say godliness without contentment, I am reversing what
Paul said in the first letter to Tim...
34%
appropriate field. The law of sowing and reaping as it applies to
giving is an operation of the spiritual field. When applying this
law to the spiritual field, the seeds must necessarily be spiritual.
To illustrate, physical corn can only be planted into a physical
soil. You cannot sow corn into th...
34%
rship of the gospel!
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall
yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and
shall yet choose Jerusalem. Zech 1:17 KJV
SUMMARY
There are a number of things I want to point out from these last
things I discussed.
1. If yo...
34%
s very
sick." John 11:1-3 NLT
This Lazarus became the man that Jesus raised from the dead as a
sign of His Sonship!
Selfless giving is a sign of true love and devotion; it is indeed a
sign of faith.
Abraham's gift of Isaac was a sign of his faith, and it caused God
to pronounce huge blessings on ...
33%
e mouth of Paul that God gives
us richly everything to enjoy. I believe that poverty is not the plan
of God. I believe that God still materially blesses those who obey
Him.
I hope you believe it too.
However to speak as if that is all the Lord is doing makes such a
beautiful truth become error. Hi...
33%
o one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-
abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on
visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
Col 2:18-19
It is our duty to pursue truth and to walk in it. This is why we
must pray all the time that God w...
33%
ptable according to
95
kwm.com.ng
your current level. God will give you a place where your little
money will count. But you will increase.
A man who I read of and who I believe has this kind of grace is
Peter J. Daniels, the Australian C...
32%
Matt 9:38). Pray that God will bless them, keep them and make
them be of a willing heart. Pray for those who financially work
98
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
with you so that they might prosper much more. That is part of
your duties. Just preach and pray; ...
32%
e would not want to be a part of keeping the work going as the
Lord gives him the ability. Yet again he said yes. I told him that
that would be a righteous motive for giving—to keep a good work
going.
To explain to this man further, I wanted to know what his
response would be if on his way back hom...
32%
kindness is a spiritual seed. The
Lord Jesus gave a long list of spiritual seeds in the Sermon on the
Mount in Matthew 5. It is important I point out that negative
attributes are also spiritual seeds.
Having said this however, I must also point out the fact that
though spiritual seeds are spiritual...
32%
unity where the priesthood, the poor,
the widows and the strangers were sustained. The storehouse
therefore describes charity work generally. (For more on this,
please read my book, Grace to Prosper).
Please I am not saying you must not give ten percent to your
church if you desire; only note that ...
32%
e in
any act of righteousness is what the Bible calls patience. You are
said to be walking in patience when you identify what is good and
you continue to do it whether you see a reward quickly or not.
that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through
faith and patience inherit the pr...
32%
he will of God in using His word to manipulate
people. This last option is what many preachers chose to do, but
that is the very thing not to do as God never accepts excuses for
adulterating His word.
"Behold, I am against the prophets," declares the LORD, "who
use their tongues and declare, 'The L...
32%
Herod's steward, and
92
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
Susanna, and many others who were contributing to their support
out of their private means. Luke 8:1-3
The ministry of Jesus did not depend on begging those he was
reaching out to for offerings. He had...
32%
ot holding unto what we have
but rather being ready to give up things for greater purposes. That
is the heart of Christianity; once we start drifting from it we start
drifting into error and apostasy.
Like I have pointed out here and there in this book and in others,
it is not right to use selfish ...
31%
eded help in
Elijah's time… yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent
instead to a widow of Zarephath — a foreigner in the land of
Sidon. Luke 4:25-26 NLT
So why did God send Elijah to her?
The truth is that the woman would have given to Elijah even if he
did not promise anything. It was...
31%
gain will get
25
kwm.com.ng
nothing. The sincere ones will get correction as a reward. The
Lord will not encourage the perpetuation of errors.
The main issue is that we have forsaken the doctrine of sacrifice
in the following of Christ. We a...
31%
by
her giving to him material things like food and shelter. We know
it was honour since she did it purely because he was a man of
God. When the Lord was going to pay her back, what did He
give? A son!
God did not decide to give her more rooms because that was what
she gave Elisha. If the law worked...
31%
ndously with the
ministrations of the word of God.
What was the reward this man felt was perfect for me? He wanted
me to give him at least two tapes! Why? Because those tapes
would further bless him.
I felt sorry for him, deeply sorry. I had no tapes with me there and
then to give to anybody, but ...
31%
different from theirs, and since He is the law-giver, they
must learn his ways, one way or another. I chose the easier way; I
58
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
dropped pride and started accepting offerings early. And God has
been merciful.* [*Please note that...
31%
istry and give it. For those who are my
co-workers it is compulsory that they determine it at the
beginning of every year and give it regularly. The amount is
totally voluntary but it must be regular.
Most of the people who give to our ministry do so once a month.
We don't need to spend our time co...
31%
teach
us its own ideas – ideas that may not be in agreement with God's
order. I say this because the wages of a preacher have generated a
lot of controversy.
Let me first say something about myself.
I am a specialist doctor; I work in the university as a lecturer and
in the hospital as a consultan...
31%
give but their own remarkable degree of
commitment will be in other areas as their gifts indicate. We must
recognize this fact.
85
kwm.com.ng
Please don't get me wrong; I am not saying Christians should not
be very generous, but I am talkin...
30%
be in vain.
I submitted to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles,
but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear
that I might be running, or had run, in vain. Gal 2:2-3
I encourage you to open your heart to correction so that your
labour for the Lord will not be in v...
30%
their own needs. They have bought cars and built houses and
travelled all over the world. They are just having a good time.
94
SO WHO WILL PAY FOF THIS?
Meanwhile the work of God that should have prospered by their
hands is suffering. They are being ve...
30%
n someone
buys something or acquires a new addition of any sort, we ask
them to 'wash' it. 'Washing it' simply means that the person should
spend money to entertain us so as to celebrate the increase.
I teach people to look at life from a different perspective. Why
don't you wash it for them? That ...
30%
sed
to come out to preach in a meeting he organised until the crowd
contributed enough money to pay all outstanding bills. The
73
kwm.com.ng
meetings had been going on for days and the people were being
tremendously blessed, but the bills ...
30%
nd self-righteousness before God in
prayer is the way by which you exalt yourself, and the Lord Jesus
said you will be frustrated and disappointed. That is what it means
to be humbled in this context.
See, good works have their reward, but we are not to look to the
reward or plead the good works wi...
30%
Therefore I follow the injunction of Solomon which says,
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not be idle in the evening,
for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will
succeed… Eccl 11:6
I follow that and I say to you that,
The key to the release of God's favour is the continual doing...
30%