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o ask for positions
from the Lord and He told them in simple language
that they did not know what they were talking
about (Matt 20:22).
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tings of the elders of the
people. We all met it on the earth. God created it from
the very beginning as He was making the first man
and the first woman.
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o produced is born of God and it
overcomes.
Let us go together in this book and create
expectations of marriage from the Word of God.
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*How to be a Christian. Being a Christian is not hereditary and
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He read from 2 Timothy chapter 4 and he said that like Paul, I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith, what now remains for me is the crown of righteousness. With the Lord the righteous judge we are all to meet. Now he read all of that, at the end of the day he...
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that which was lost. He was looking at the assignment dimension of Christ. So he said, for me to live, for me to live means I am joining in that ministry of Christ. I am not here to enjoy myself. I am here to do something on this earth. So for me to live is Christ. Christ for Christianity. Are you g...
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The only one that matters are things that are prompted by faith. And when I say faith now, I don't mean that I have told God, as I give this $10,000, he's going to give me a million. That's not what I mean. I mean it is my, oh, read my tract, Cheerful Giver. Please, I'm recommending it again. Go and...
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Listen, if you have understood that, look, every walk is Christ. You know, for me to live is what? Christ. Every walk is Christ. It's a place where I go and pour myself, you understand, like a drink offering, like Paul said. Let me be a blessing to somebody. Look, let's continue, please. Quickly, th...
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Then he asked himself, why did I harvest abundantly? Is it because I am supposed to have something stored up for tomorrow? As a child of God, he says, no. After all, he says, do not lay up treasure on the earth. He has that commandment. Then he started asking himself a question. Then why do I have t...
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and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear. Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even for different reasons, all right? And I said, what then, verse 18, only that in every way, whether in pretense or i...
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Christianity is not about come and get rich. Christianity is about come and know God. Christianity is about come and live Christ. You understand? For me to live is what? Christ. That's Christianity. Come and live this life as Christ. Listen, what I was talking about, people listen to this, many of y...
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In the other church, he said to them, that materially, you are poor. But he said, you are rich. He now said something, that you are about to be tested. James said, beloved, count it all joy, when you suffer, what? When you enter into, huh? Exactly. When you experience diverse temptations, it's said ...
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Freedom is manifesting in my life said therefore My sicknesses have been healed Said therefore my frustrations. They have been removed Said therefore my luck is being filled with abundance of life in the name of Jesus Christ Amen, the Lord is good. I said the Lord is good. I'm something like you bel...
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You have that mindset, you have that, you know, that thing about you, and you actually intend to, not just to go to church, I'm glad to God in Christ Jesus, you get to work here a dozen. Why? Because you go to church, you sow the seed. Seed for promotion. Listen, your seed for promotion in your offi...
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Listen, working with God, you make up your mind. If you don't want to leave Egypt, stay there. All the Israelites that did not leave Egypt did not die. You think everybody followed Moses? Some people didn't follow Moses. They didn't die. Those who died were the ones that followed Moses. Was it becau...
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Alright, can you greet your neighbor and say the Lord is good? That depends, the Lord is good to me. You say, for that reason, I am being filled with the knowledge of His will, in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. I am walking in a manner worthy of the Lord. I am pleasing Him in all respects. ...
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So when he said to me that, he asked me a question, because one of my very good friends, he's also a pathologist, but he practices in the United Kingdom. So once, we're just talking about it, he said, don't you think that he's having a better influence than you are having, that wouldn't you do bette...
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How old are you? You turn 45. Just because you are the CEO of one big company. Inform people that they shouldn't kill you. No, that's not supposed to be a joke. Tell them simply. Jesus said be wise as serpents. Why are you splashing my face on the pages of the newspaper? Why? Tell any contractor tha...
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They worked hard, it did not gel. Someone else is preaching prosperity. They say, come to our church. God will show you the ways of God concerning how to prosper. And then the man comes to church, give your life to Christ. He's giving his life to prosperity. But Christ is a way by which he will atta...
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What does it mean? That after a few weeks or months, then it now suddenly gets a breakthrough, $100,000, $20,000, $1 million. I say, yes, OK, that was a right seed. When I heard him say that, I said, sir, I disagree. The amount of pain you feel when you let something go is the degree of attachment y...
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Look at that 12. The story I want to read is the one we ended with last time. I didn't read it. I just referred to it. But I want to talk about being rich towards God today. We picked up from that, not being of the world, even though we are in the world. And I want to just explain something about ho...
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Tomorrow he can trick. To him, it's nothing. For that reason, Paul today could give him an offering of a million dollars, and he collects and says, that's very nice, and puts it down there. And tomorrow, he finishes the money doing some things, and he's as happy as he was both before he got the mone...
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The problem with those other men, all the people I talked about, is that they fight that thing with flesh. So what do they do? So that, you see it, so that you will not lust after women. They tell the women, cover yourselves from head to toe. But you know why Christians don't do it? Not because wome...
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convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you. Now notice this, he was sure of something, therefore he said, I know that I'm not going to die now. I will continue with you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus thro...
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Do you understand the point I'm trying to make here? That's what it means to be rich in the eyes of God. It is a matter of faith. That is, it is how much faith we are drilling into our heart. It is how much of a relationship we have with God that decides whether we are rich or we are poor. And we're...
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spirituality. And they use all kinds of methods. Now one thing that's common to all these people I noticed, please get where I'm going. To all these people, one thing I noticed that is common to all of them was that they always renounce the material world. They always did. Every single one of them. ...
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I remember one of my colleagues at that time, I was talking, he said, ah, Banki, as a child of God, in my mind, every little thing, if I laugh, I say, as a child of God, you don't laugh so loud. I'm like, what is wrong with you? Look, I was every little thing. Why? Because you are looking for miracl...
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They can't see it. They only feel its effect. You and I feel the effect of God every day. We don't have to see him. Are you getting my point? Yet the same people will now come and say, there is no God. Why? Because we can't see him. How foolish can a man be? You know why I want you to do that? Don't...
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We must. We are not seeking Christ, listen to me, because we want to have food. We are not seeking Him. In fact, He commanded, don't worry about the food. Seek first, He said, the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you. You see people changing churches anyhow ...
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I said, all these things will be added onto you. The more you seek things, the more you are disobeying God. That's a matter of fact. It's not me that said it to you. That's why I keep on saying all these things. They say, draw on the wall the kind of car you want to drive. Draw on the wall the kind ...
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But God said to him, you fool, this very night, your soul is required of you. And now who will own what you have prepared? And I said in verse 21, so is the man who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God. Let us read verse 22. And he said to the disciples, for this reason I say to...
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Let me say it again. All this fasting you do so that you can't walk again. You say, why have you not eaten? I'm fasting. Why? I'm praying to God will hear me. It's not Christianity. That's what Buddhists do. That's what Buddhists do. It's not Christianity. All this only of that, I won't wear earring...
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The problem this man had was that Jesus said in verse 21, so is the man who stores up treasure for himself. And remember, where a man's treasure is, that's where his heart will be. This man's heart was tied to this earth. It was tied to this world. So such a person is not rich toward God. Now, what ...
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Jesus said, to no one else who was Elijah's saint, but to one widow, that is God's saint had there. She didn't just hand out her last offering. From what point did I go into this? I was telling the father, Christians, even when they come to heaven now, they want to give money so that when they get t...
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and made you great, as he wants to give your life to Christ, that same zeal will kill you. If Uzzah was in transportation business, his insurance cost will be low. Why? Because Uzzah will always put forth his hand to steady any goods he's transporting. Uzzah was a man that was driving the donkey, th...
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Go and listen to my series then, The Habitation of God. My people, they were looking for control. And I'm saying that is what God has given us as Christians. All he's saying is that the problem is just don't be attached to this world. They think these guys are removing clothes. No, God says, wear yo...
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No, really, I tell you, relax first. I said, I'm not saying what they are doing is good, but I wanted to see that these guys are seeking for something. Christians are not seeking those things. We have a great advantage. The other one I saw raised his hand for the same period, 12 years, his hand didn...
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A time came, everybody ran away from the Lord Jesus Christ. Peter and Paul were still around. Jesus said, are you not going to leave? They said, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, that is true believers stick with the Lord simply because he has the words of eternal life. That's...
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He said, yes. He said, you want to carry ark? Be careful. They said, why not? The ark is meant to be carried only by a priest. I beg shift. But how can I help? Go and buy food and give offering to the priest who will carry it. The man would have lived. He would have been blessed. He would have been ...
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God who can carry His glory. That was His satisfaction. If you are going to be sowing into the spirit, you must learn to enjoy seeing your money bring forth good results in the lives of other people.
Another point we must highlight from the stories we saw earlier is that in both cases, the persons ...
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n that money right now to this ministry or this TV station. As we are preaching the word of God with your money, God will be moving in your business. Get ready for a message that will save your home.”
“Your seed must be painful for it to bear fruit for you. Can’t you see that these people gave what...
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Sowing to the spirit or sowing to the flesh
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit shall from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not...
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nt. The one who will be blessed is the person who sowed to the spirit.
What does it mean to sow to the flesh as against sowing to the spirit?
I want to tell two stories here to illustrate the answer.
There was a woman, May Kay Ash, of the Mary Kay Cosmetics fame; one day her pastor requested her t...
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her mind or actions (Ps 15:1,4). She also had a passion for the progress of work in her assembly. She did not for once think of getting millions in return even though that was what she ended up with.
The second person gave because he had compassion on a man used greatly by God. His gift to God thro...
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nd them by faith much. We have become comfortable with what human wisdom can produce. When we are desperate, we run to a crusade where a big man of God is ministering.
Hear the words of E. W. Kenyon:
“Everyone should build his own faith life. I find that majority of people float on carelessly unti...
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on to my words; incline your ears to my sayings; do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart…
“Guard your heart with all diligence, from it flow the springs of life.”
Your faith will only increase to the extent that you feed yourself on the word of God. John G. Lak...
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friends; don’t lie to anybody. Keep away from doing things that you are not supposed to do and lying will be less necessary for you.
Keeping away from lying nourishes your faith.
4. Live generously
“Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the ...
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the opportunities given to us to do good and be generous.
“So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” Gal 6:10 NASB
If you want to make faith a habit, make generosity a habit. Give of what you have to others who ha...
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power failure or your back or the mattress; give thanks first and you will soon see those things change.
Give thanks for your food and your drink. Make it a habit to be truly grateful from the heart.
Give thanks for every little good thing you experience, and even for the ones that do not seem so ...
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t have made faith a habit. We must be walking by the faith of God all the time otherwise we will surely doubt in our hearts in the time of need. That is what we must address—how to make faith a habit.
This is a short teaching and so I will condense what should actually be a long teaching into a num...
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“The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. Then Jesus said to the tree, "May no one ever eat your...
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not just lessons to learn but
words to speak out in confession of faith. Let us
start with the words of blessings.
Words of Blessings To Declare
I am a child of God. I am a believer in Christ Jesus.
My flesh, which is the old man, has been crucified with
Christ. My natural life is no longer alive. ...
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Father, so we too might
walk in newness of life. Rom 6:4
Let me add that those who are already Christians
must keep away from sin; it is a door for the devil
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into our lives, and so we must not allow him. As
soon as you find out that there is something wrong
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s to me
that Satan knows this and so he seeks to promote
falsehood in our doctrines, so that we can be
trapped by fleshly lusts. Wrong doctrines lead to
bondage, and often the bondage is of immorality.
The Lord taught us a spiritual principle when He
said that trees are known by their fruit.* A tree...
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y words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your sight;
Keep them in the midst of your heart.
For they are life to those who find them
And health to all their body. Pro 4:20-22
If you want to walk in holiness, know that you do
not have the power in yourself, but only in Chri...
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grace starts by
just saying ‘Amen’ to His words. It is not about how
we feel, or what the society tells us, or what
struggles we might think lie ahead; it is all about
what He says.
We Are Empowered
I think I should emphasize again the fact that God
has given us the ability to walk above sin. Whet...
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trying to solve the next day's
issues depletes our energy and we become weary.
Three
The third word of advice that I will give on avoiding
weariness of soul is this: learn to leave dead things
alone.
What are these dead things? They are the
disappointments of the past; investments that have
gone b...
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just act happy for the
public most times. People are in bondage. These
folks also want beautiful homes with godly
partners. That is why many come to church and try
to learn the method of deliverance.
But I must emphasize that there is nothing of such
on offer. God's deliverance is in Christ; it is o...
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ver say I have finished listening to a song.
Such a concept does not exist. You listen again and
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again. That is how to tap the power in the word of
God.
The Lord showed the importance of being occupied
with the word when He gave a unique rule for the
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, that though he was 120 years
old, the strength did not abate. Caleb was as strong
at the age of 85 as he was at the age of 40.*
*Deut 34:7; Josh 14:10,11
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I believe that there is a spiritual reason why the
Spirit of God puts emphasis on this ma er of
pr...
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al purity.
In the name of Jesus, I declare that I am a child of light. I
belong to the day. Therefore, I live a decent life before God
and before all men.
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I do not participate in the darkness of wild parties and
drunkenness. I do not participate in sexu...
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eason he
sought help. I think he also sought help because the
spirits started talking to him all the time, even
when he didn't want the information. I saw that as a
spirit of madness being invited in.
The solution I recommended for him was easy, but
it may be hard for some. I told the person tellin...
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sus. Cancer, HIV, dementia, failed
marriage, diseased womb, or whatever disease or
affliction; none can resist the power of the word of
God in the mouth of the redeemed child of God.
Laying on of Hands
Sometimes you may extend your faith by having
hands laid on you by believing elders. Please note
t...
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ment. Christians should not allow their
ears to feed on lewd lyrics, and never repeat the
words of a song that glorifies the flesh. That is one
way to preserve our walk in holiness.
There is A Sacrice
Let me add something, especially for young
people. You see, Christianity is a life of sacrifice.
Yo...
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" But he said,
"Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father." But He
said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but
as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of
God." Luke 9:59-60
Many have not done the will of God but have put
money first. They want to make money first and
after...
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er fornicators, nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor
homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit
the kingdom of God.” 1 Cor 6:9-10
By the power of the Spirit I walk in the fear of God and do
not indulge in sexual immorality; I un...
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this truth
is that I begin to give the Lord thanks.
Thanksgiving is a sign of our faith. If indeed we
believe the word of God concerning our freedom in
Christ, then thanksgiving will fill our mouths.
So, start thanking Him that you have overcome.
Thank him that you are free in Christ Jesus. Thank
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od may
forgive you but the consequences will remain. My
opinion is that those saying it do not understand
the power of Christ and the forgiveness that is in
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His blood. They do not know the power of the Spirit
of God which raised Christ Jesus from the dead...
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for those who live
in union with Christ Jesus. For the law of the
Spirit, which brings us life in union with Christ
Jesus, has set me free from the law of sin and death.
Rom 8:1, 2 GNT
I think this is the most exciting chapter for me to
write. We are now looking at the thing that is...
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in many apostate nations,
and their numbers and zeal are reducing. This is
making the nations closer to judgement.
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aving seen all we have so far, what we now
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odes vary from society
to society and from situation to situation; it is
therefore not possible to give a one-cap-fits-all
instruction, but we must all remember to apply
decency first in all that we do.
Every apparel is designed with a purpose in mind.
Try and imagine the purpose for which a dress is...
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rist's return. May you always be filled with the fruit
of your salvation—the righteous character produced in
your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory
and praise to God. Phil 1:10-11 NLT
The fruit of our salvation is the righteous character
produced in us. If our doctrine is not produ...
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tapped only by
faith, and it is a sign of faith to take your adequate
rest. When people refuse to do this, they are
idolizing themselves even though they may not
realize it, and it leads to weariness.
When we are weary, we start disobeying God, and
we lose the power to resist sin. Many men of God
s...
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So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care
for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Ma 6:34
The world has crept into the church and so we have
normalized worrying about tomorrow. It has been
rebranded as wise planning when it is not...
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labour in
preaching or in pastoring, and of Christians who
are very commi ed and generous givers, but their
lives are marked by sexual immorality; I want to
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say to such persons that their sacrifices are not
acceptable unto God because they are being offered...
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and sin no more,” He was not
advising her; He was actually infusing her with the
ability to resist the sin in the environment. If she
would just a end to that word, then adultery was
over in her life.
With our mouths, we declare what we have agreed
with as the word of God. By this declaration we
co...
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ily because of the guarantees
presented in meeting your basic needs, you are
serving mammon. It is so subtle. We are not looking
at that in details right now, we just need to see an
application of it.
Why many ministers depart from the place where
God wants them to be is usually the desire for
finan...
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s you, and you will be saved from many
a pitfall.
— Oswald Chambers*
*In Our Portrait in Genesis
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hen the LORD God took the man and put
him into the garden of Eden to cultiv...
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ou.
All afflictions as a result of sexual immorality are
cured. That is the power of Christ.
Tapping into Life
So how does one receive this forgiveness and the
power of life which is in Christ Jesus?
The first point is that it is available for those who
have truly believed in Christ. We understand ...
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is to remember to pray about everything,
commi ing our activities into the hands of the Lord.
So, the following are a few tips on preventing
weariness.
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One
First, know the assignment that is yours and focus on that.
Reduce to the minimum your involvem...
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d of today. Yes, there is
abundance of sin and temptations to sin out there,
but the Lord has already made preparation for such
a time.
…but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.
Rom 5:20
Grace is the power of God to resist sin, and we have
an abundance of it right now available to us....
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forgiven, and their healing, which
Jesus began to administer, was a sign of that. What I
am saying is that there is restoration a ached to the
forgiveness which we have because of the blood of
Jesus.
Once we believe in Christ Jesus, the benefit of the
payment is ours. It means that the devil has no
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ve?” “What about
your aged parents?” “You also need some comfort
in your life.” It is always about such, but it is all
satanic counsel.
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Many of us parents are full of such satanic counsel
for our children these days; we claim to be
Ch...
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the deviant sexual tendency.
I've told the story here because it helps to illustrate
that the power to sustain ourselves in purity is not
*Luk 11:24 – 26
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in us but is tapped from the Spirit through the word
of God. Anyone truly desirous of a chaste life...
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nsellor and administrator, and so the
grace and glory departs. It is as if, like David, the
grace to walk in righteousness begins to get eroded,
so that he is exposed to the whims of tempting
spirits.
We must be careful to follow the plan of God as
ministers. Seek Him concerning what you should
be ...
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iful poem from David,
something he learned partly the hard way:
You see me when I travel
and when I rest at home.
You know everything I do.
You know what I am going to say
even before I say it, Lord…
I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven...
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en I listen to the message. The Lord Jesus
said that the profit is not in the sound or le ers, but
is rather in the spirit which these words carry. It is
that spirit that imparts divine ability to us.*
Anyone desiring a life of holiness must form a habit
of constantly reading and listening to the wo...
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clean
I am not defiled
In the name of Jesus.
Because of the victory I have in Christ Jesus, I break the
power of any demon of lust or sexual deviancy; I
command them to leave me, in the name of Jesus.
I receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit, and I declare the
Greater One, the Holy Spirit, lives i...
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ovided.
God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted
beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will
provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to
endure it. 1 Cor 10:13
Approaching God in that manner cures addiction
to sexual sins, to pornography and even addiction
t...
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that gift of
righteousness from Him, He has also given the
ability to walk above sin.
Agree with these truths presented so far and grace
will be activated.
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Avoid False Doctrines
As part of agreeing with God, it is very important to
avoid false doctrines....
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is, that you abstain from sexual
immorality; that each of you know how to possess his
own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in lustful
passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God.
1 Thes 4:2-5
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit
the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; n...
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WORLD THROUGH LUST
other spirits into our spheres. We can invite
demonic forces, or we can repel them. We can invite
the spirit of the blessing of God and the carrier
angels, or we can hinder these.
People do not realize that more important than
their prayers are the works they engage in which
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y the
might of my power and for the glory of my
majesty?” We think we are everything. We work
from morning till night. And then we become
weary. It is a common temptation of good and
righteous people.
Let me quickly add that the temptation of good
people is usually good things, but we must resist
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between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and
your herdsmen, for we are brothers. "Is not the whole
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land before you? Please separate from me. Gen 13:8-9
The man had a destiny to fulfil and striving with
Lot was going to be a constant occurrence,
somethi...
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her.
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turning off the tap. Just because you refuse
to look in the direction of the tap as the source of the
flooding of your floor does not mean it is not.
Spiritually blind people cannot connect these
things.
The cause of the problems of the world is the lust
therein. Sometimes we can see the direct connec...
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Wrong company is a way by which the seed of lust
may be planted in our hearts. We have already seen
that we must overcome the seed before there is
conception of sin.
Step 5: Watch Your Entertainment
Entertainment is very important, and is one of the
most important ways by which we learn behaviour
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Mammon, in that verse above is rendered in other
translations as wealth or money. I like the word
mammon because it presents the wealth and
money as a god that people may serve, and indeed
it is such.
Serving mammon or wealth, is one of the most
subtle forms of idolatry that exists. Many
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exist and more importantly, the word of God does
not so teach. We follow the word of God with our
whole being.
Beware of Complacency
Now, I believe the most important reason why
Christians get involved in sexual immorality is
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bring out His image. We must therefore cooperate
with Him so that His work in us will be effective.
That is the reason we are looking at these steps
which we are to take in keeping ourselves pure.
Step 6: Visit The Throne of Grace
This sixth is the last step I am offering in helping us
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But the shortest reading was Alex Zito. Tickle me, tickle my soul. After he tickled, tickled his soul, that was the end of Alex Zito. I won't let somebody, a shooting star, you know they call a shooting star? A shooting star cannot give you direction. Because you don't know where it's coming from or...
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I said, it takes too much of my time, I don't have the time to spend on that practice. And she made this statement, listen, and I will tell you the answer I gave her. She said, but that one doesn't give you money. But that one doesn't pay you. And I remember, I think it was an inspiration, I answere...
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Now, you now think, I won't spend more time on that. I will spend more time on the one which I just merged with all the Joneses. No. I told you most certainly, yes, yes. I spend more time reading this. And in case you want to know, it's a matter of time. I will soon give you a resignation letter onc...
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to do your will, O God." Like we read just now, he said, I delight to do thy will, and thy law is within my heart. Quickly again, let's read from the book of Psalms also, 139. The book of Psalms, chapter 139, from verse 13, it said, for you formed my inward parts, you covered me in my mother's womb....
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I said the Lord is good. Now, there are a number of scriptures I want us to read to start what we are going to discuss this afternoon in continuation of our discussion on the life, a life of purpose, alright? A life of what? Thank you very much. And we are going to commence today by reading, I said ...
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Are you getting what I'm saying? Now, I'm explaining this principle to highlight the scriptures we read. That before you were born, there was a solution that God wanted to pass down to the earth, and he created you for that purpose. You're not supposed to get down here and be looking for something y...
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And why I read that one is for us to understand. Last time I concluded by explaining something. Actually, I wanted to go into what I'm going to discuss today. I wanted to start that last week, but as I was going on, well, I never got out of the clarification I wanted to make. And that's the fact tha...
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So he banks for the world, he says, and then he comes to pastor for God. I don't know where I got that. So maybe I work in maybe Guaranteed Trust. I feel like that work I'm doing in Guaranteed Trust is for the shareholders of Guaranteed Trust Bank. But the one I do in the evening in church and on Su...
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So when he became a resident and he saw me, the way I come to work, sometimes I wear a suit, even before I started wearing suits regularly, I might wear my shirt and trousers and talk very well, look nice. He said, oh, guy is good. At least you will encourage the young, young people. They will know ...
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gospel rap album that we had then by Michael Peace. And he was talking about heaven. This was how he introduced it, a conversation between two people. He said, hey, Michael, are you going to be there? Instead of saying yes, the guy said, is Michael Jordan the best? That's their way of saying yes. Be...
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He'll put his leg behind you and push you over. Some people will not say, look at him. He wants to know the truth. Some people actually push people. But that's not where he started from. Do you understand my point? Like I said, what wise men do at the beginning, fools do at the end. Do you understan...
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you are asking for? With God motive is very crucial, very much so. One of the things you must do in rearranging your heart to come to the place where it commands blessings is to examine your motives. There are many people who are setting up businesses without first asking how they can improve lives ...
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what-God-has-joined-together goes beyond the matter of marriage, which is the context in which the Lord Jesus mentioned it; actually, in some respects, it is very similar to that of double mindedness. There are things that are tied together in life and trying to separate them is "tempting the Lord t...
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now where you are so that you will prove to yourself that are serious.
“Stop trying to cheat your customer or just trying to make money from them; start plotting how your business can help people.”
When you obey this word from God, you are developing a king’s heart, and God will release abundance...
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DIFFERENT HEARTS
In the last sermons we saw the importance of the aura radiating out of the heart and the need to accept personal spiritual responsibility for our states in life. We are still on the heart matter and today I want to explain something about the types of heart in people and the effect...
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pid a person can be; if you claim to be praying to God
for blessing, the least you should do is to walk pleasing to Him
in small things. By the time you lie and change your identity
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just to get to America, the angels of blessings may just not
recognize you there.
God ope...
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d’s mind. It also means that you are freed from the power of
the devil and death. You received this grace when you received
Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. It was an exchange of your
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life for the life of Christ. From that time you are no longer your
own but God’s property. You rec...
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und
principles of life are in keeping with their staying there, but
there is this bigger cash that has prevailed over the will of God.
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What is God’s Will Here?
Idols in the heart and stumbling blocks of iniquities
actually grow out of a life that is separate...
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r life to Christ, God
does not have any other will for you at this point more than for
you to do so now. It is only after this that the specific will of
God will be relevant to you.
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4. A LIFESTYLE
See, the will of God is not a decision making tool. You
have to first give y...
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that will make him rich and secure all his life, one that will not
give him cause for regret in his old age. If someone could tell
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him which one that is, then he would have discovered what the
will of God is.
If you look ...
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it of Christ means that the force of the
will of God controls even your appetite, your values, and what
you consider beautiful.
Your life is the expression of the will of God.
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3. THE WILL OF GOD
Remember that I said also that sin alienated you from
the plan of God fo...
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truth is that many of us just love spiritually romantic stories.
God did not make us to live by goose pimples and unusual
manifestations; He wants us to live a normal life. What He
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wants is for that normal life to be united with Him and to be
constantly improved by increasing kno...
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not the will of God. As for me,
there is a way a thought will come to me that I will know it is
the plan of God; it is difficult for me to teach you that. Just
relax in God’s hands.
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7. CONCLUSION
Having said all we have thus far, let us summarise
everything.
It is p...
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fe are being
orchestrated to bring you to that place of the expression of
God’s eternal plan for you. It was sin that made you go away
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from this plan, and the righteousness that is in Jesus is bringing
you back to the centre of it.
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is to supply you information that you
were not aware of. The advice of godly people who have
understanding is also often so precious.
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6. DREAMS, VISIONS AND
SUCH
The last thing that we should examine is the issue of
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had wired
your inside to make you fit into certain places. Some are gifted
to sing, some to teach, some to write, some to buy and sell.
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Some are astute administrators. And some are just excellent
taking care of and teaching children. ...
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. The
will of God is not a way of getting what you want out of life; it
is rather the path that He foreordained that you should walk in.
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2. THE HISTORY
God created you with a purpose in mind. Sin separated
you from the purpose...
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. They looked, in effect, not to
God but to material things for supplies. I also believed it then
but the Lord has since corrected me.
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I have discovered that such doctrines are often born out
of pride in the heart of the people. They...
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visions; you cannot learn how to dream dreams. All you can do
is to receive them with a good heart, trusting the Lord to show
you what is really from Him. In the same manner, inward
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witness, audible voices are not things you look out for; if the
Lord wants to, He will send them y...
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this kind of background, they will definitely
miss her.
The truth is that the word of God says “henceforth
know no one after the flesh; if anyone is in Christ, she is a new
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creation and old things have passed way.” We are only what
God has created us to be in Christ Jesu...
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ant in
Christ Jesus.
The Old Covenant told men what to do; they had
commandments. Under the New, the hearts of people are being
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transformed so that their natural desires will be in agreement
with God’s own desires. It will no ...
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act manner. A more detailed
examination of the facts and more are presented in my
more voluminous book, Grace to live by! Please do watch
out for the release and be sure to read it.
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Dr. Bankole Olusina, fondly called
Pastor Bankie, is a teacher of ...
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eave once again to the word of
God; let that word cleanse you of all idols. Repent of your
iniquities and you will find out that the will of God is natural,
as natural as breathing.
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5. THE RENEWED HEART
Yes, the will of God is actually to be as natural as
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d has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you...’I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.” Acts 27
The real faith knows that God’s word is supreme over all circumstances.
This is the faith that pleases God. The believer just knows his God and rests in that knowledge. W...
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demonstrate a dead faith, or maybe a very sick one, in many areas of their lives. A man declares, “My God shall supply all my needs,” but cannot give liberally out of what he has. That faith is dead.
Another declares, “I am blessed wherever I go, but drives himself crazy trying to get a visa to wha...
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make my faith produce. Real faith is that I go about my duties knowing that my Father knows that I need these things, and He shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
The spirit of real faith makes a man automatically produce actions in keeping with the professed f...
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ame things. I am not saying novels and films are sins, but if they take more time from you than the word of God, then know that as a kingdom citizen, disaster is around the corner. You need to repent.
Spend your time and money acquiring and consuming books, tapes and other materials on the word of ...
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