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lked the path of obedience all the way to death — his death on the cross.” Phil 2:5,8 TEV
CHRIST FORMED IN YOU
My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you. Gal 4:19 NASB
When Christ has been formed in you, you will have a different drive from the people around you. Yo...
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k the word of God concerning that affliction. When we discover the word of God, we hold it up and declare it over our lives and then receive the manifestation because it is truth. It dispels darkness.
There has been confusion in previous times over the role of affliction in the lives of believers. ...
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saying to them that the intolerant spirit inside them is the problem. When the disciples went this way, Jesus Christ said to them, “you should understand that you have a different spirit.” (Luk 9:55)
Your prayers for money and for promotion, for a husband and for children, what is it all about? Wha...
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the church … 28 So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies… 29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church.” Eph 5
Did we notice that God expects that husband-hood should be patterned after Christ, and not after a...
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rning, fellowship, personal prayer must be on the discovery of the face of Christ and our personal transformation into that image. That is progress in Christianity. All other things are added to that.
Many times people talk and behave like God has disappointed them; they feel thus because they have...
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their lives to Christ so that he might totally change them. They just want their healing and their prosperity. When they do get it, it doesn’t last, and this because they missed the real gift of God.
“Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give...
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ng, and all other things he didn’t seek were added to him. Let us not mess up the order.
SEEKING THE REAL THING
What are we to seek therefore? In answer to this Paul gave us the example of his life.
“But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ… ...
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rist is formed by the entrance of His word into that area.
“And God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.” Acts 2:24 NASB
Once Christ is allowed to be formed in your life in any area, it is not possible to be held any lo...
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as that of an unfaithful and adulterous wife (see Jer 3:8, Ez 6:9). Down in the New Testament we see that the relationship between Jesus and the Church is described as that of the groom and His bride.
It is all about a love relationship. This is actually the mystery behind sex. Sex is a physical re...
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r God.
If we truly love God we will obey His word, and that will be our source of joy. We are not obeying because of what we will get; rather we do so because it is the expression of our love for Him
In today’s Christianity, people are taught to give, and then expect a miracle of supplies, debt ca...
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ung people. They have the knowledge and experience that sexual continence is possible. It is a spiritual enablement that results from the right relationship with God in a society.
Back to my message.
Our relationship with God is all about a love relationship, and this is often missing in teachings...
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ings that God wants; a lover of God takes pleasure in getting those things for Him. He does those things because he knows they give God pleasure, and the pleasure of God is his or her primary concern.
For example, a lover of God loves righteousness. Whether it ‘pays’ him or not what he delights in ...
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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.
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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...
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ess of his heart
rewarded him in due season; I witnessed his promotion above all
those his mates.
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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...
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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)
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Chapter 5. A Test Period
Are you maintaining your integrity before God in your place
of work while others make money and yo...
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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).
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In this season, there is little physically to boast of, you
seem to go hungry once in a while. No!...
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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.
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Because of the righteousness of God, the Lord gives
everyone a season of life in which to do thing...
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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.
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Some of you reading this today are in this same position.
Many are going through similar experience...
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Everything spiritual is in measures and until the necessary
measure is filled the next event will not happen. The point is this:
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there is a purpose for your particular situation, until you full-fill it,
you are not moving. This...
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he
earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart are
perfect towards Him". 2 Chr. 16:9 (KJV).
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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...
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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.
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Chapter 4. Patience, My Friend
"For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the
love whic...
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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.
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The Righteousness of God
Whatever you are doing, do it with the realization of God's
presence and this principle of Daniel....
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o share with you here is the understanding I
believe the Lord ranted me when I turned my heart to
understand.
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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 ...
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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?
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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.
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Chapter 6. Due Season
Let's conclude this discussion by looking briefly at the issue
of due season....
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... 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.)
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To be righteous therefore means to do right, that is, to do
what is morally and legally (spirituall...
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COUNTING YOUR POSSESSIONS.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Heb 11:1. NASB
(vs 1b, AMP…faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.)
Many times I hear people look over their lives, and they have regrets because they have very...
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anyone so. The truth is that those are moments of backsliding.
Listen to the verdict of the Lord Jesus.
"…for ones life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses." Luke 12:15 NKJV
Has your life been successful or not? You CANNOT determine that by looking at the things you have ...
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itual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Eph 6.10-13”
Yes I know that Christians have a war to fight. But what is the nature of that war? As you can see...
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to recommend the book “The Triumphant Church” by Kenneth E Hagin. This is a book that will help you to keep away from many of the excesses that are often practiced by people with little understanding.
Please get those messages, listen to them; get the book and read it. Remember if you do not know t...
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ever, is that “no evil shall befall me, neither will any plaque come near my dwelling.”
He said, “though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for the Lord is with me.”
I know that I am seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus, far above every power of the wicked ...
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start prayers. If a cat mews near our window, that is a cause for prayer. Oh, If we have a bad dream, that is it, prayers all over again. Prayers of fear, and not of faith.
Different kinds of prayer
There are different kinds of prayer. The only prayer that counts is the prayer of faith. All prayer...
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ou must strive to encounter. Paul said he was ready to let go of all his previous achievements. Why?
“…that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection…”
What is the power of His resurrection?
As I mentioned earlier, the resurrection of Jesus was inevitable and automatic when certain things...
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d here is “believes.” It is by faith that you enter into this experience. Faith means accepting what God says as final on any issue, disregarding the perception of your senses and the opinions of men.
Whatever God says, accept it, build your life on it and you will experience the power of his resur...
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is resurrection!
One more thing: there is a how to activating this power.
“The righteousness which is of faith speaks…, the word is near you, in your mouth…”
“…we also believe, therefore we speak.”
The power is switched on by the mouth. Your body, your situation, your life, your children, all mu...
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them. Behaving this way is not in keeping with the fear of God. In the fear of God, we do not do things because of what we stand to benefit; rather we do them because they are the right things to do.
Obeying God is the right thing to do, whether I get anything from it or not. That is what is called...
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y;’ the girl just started crying. She knew that the love of Daddy does not at all rule out his discipline side. That is the way God is. He loves us so much He gave Jesus up for us, yet the Bible says,
“”And have you entirely forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you, his children? He said,
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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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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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so much human knowledge that it becomes so difficult to believe God; they give you so much ground for doubt. You see, doubt is the good explanation you have for not building your action on God’s word.
Feed your heart with good testimonies of those who have experienced the power of God; feed it with...
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roblem is that men often think God should follow their own ideas of a solution. They forget that they know next to nothing. God knows all. He has provided the needed solution but men are ignoring it.
Men are ignoring the solution to their problems! Funny? Yes, funny but true. Let me tell you a sma...
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t evil tends to weigh a lot more than good. Jesus said ‘A little leaven leavens the whole lump.’
James said ‘A small spark sets a great forest on fire.’
Solomon said ‘One sinner destroys much good.’
You are quite aware that it is much easier to wreck a car than to build one. A city takes decades ...
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nces.” For example, as a student I have the ability to choose to go to school or not but the decision to pass or fail the examination is not within my power; it is a consequence of my previous choice.
What choice are you making? Ask the Lord to help make the right choice because “there is a way tha...
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s well. Some are used for the highest purposes and some for the lowest. If a man keeps himself clean from the contaminations of evil, he will be a vessel used for honourable purposes…” 2Tim 2, 20-23
As I mentioned earlier, what happens to you in life is not as simple your wishing for it. From the...
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you faithful and is set to bless you. This is why Solomon said wealth is not always to the brilliant. Paul said it is God who shows mercy. What you need to do is to position yourself for God’s mercy.
“Would you like to enjoy life?
“Do you want long life and happiness?
“Then hold back from speak...
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determined by your value system. If you are an ungodly man or woman in your heart, you will automatically make choices that will firmly establish you in the wrong path, leading to that wrong destiny.
Listen to me young man, young woman. All the things you are doing today are setting you in a partic...
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ny is a prayer of repentance and request for forgiveness, and of a dedication to change. What will change your destiny is not a prayer directly requesting the change. No! It is a prayer of repentance.
To avert the effect of your previous choices, you need God to forgive you and to wipe them away. T...
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ake; this is absolutely my decision. It only determines where whichever road I choose to take leads. If I start traveling on Benin-Lagos road, that is my choice; predestination then takes me to Lagos.
There is a problem however: In most issues in life, we are on roads the destination of which we do...
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