WITHIN SCRIPTURE.

SUCCESS THROUGH OBEDIENCE. Deuteronomy:6.24  The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. --------------------------------------------   Where there is a system, there are degrees that are enacted to control the system. Where there is a government, there are degrees set up to govern the government. They are set up to sustain the structure and life of the fraternity. The relationship of God and men is a system of governments, authorities and realms. And for that matter, there is obviously rules and commands that govern the system. Commands that govern the relationship between you and God. Every rule has repercussions. This is because rules are set up to control how organisms and matter get to their ends. There are rules in water, oceans and every atoms. Because they are systems governing ends. There is a destiny within every relationship that God has with humans. And these ends are

FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT. Galatians:5.22    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, .23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. --------------------------------------------  There is a standard that checks the ultimate presence of the spirit in creatures. The Spirit is a spirit, His standards are of the spirit. You may ask, how could I know that God's spirit thrives in me? The answer is within scriptures.... Darkness thrives in anger, uncontrolled self - where one does all he pleases without discipline and any essence of wisdom; hatred and the like. And like we all know, two spirits control humanity - spirit of light and a spirit of darkness. If you definitely know that you posses traits like the above, know for sure that nothing drives your life other than dark authorities. On the contrary, If you know that non of the above traits have spotted your soul, the Spirit is within you and the fruits are at work.

  SUNDAY SERVICE  SERMON:                    KNOWING GOD PERSONALLY.   _INTRO_ :  The relationship of GOD and man started way back in the times of Adam even before God created Eve. God related with Adam personally and Adam knew God personally. Knowing something personally is having your own views about that thing even before you consider someone else's view.   _PROB_ :  But the problem we have is that we take God as God of groups, religions... Without considering our own faith and perceptive about Him.   _PURP_ :  To enable us personalize faith.    >>> The fall of Adam didn't start when he was alone. The bible may not indicate for how long God took before getting Adam a helper, but may have taken several decades if not 100s of years before eve came to being. But before that, Adam had no trouble and backslidings from the principles that governed Eden. Eva's coming, ulttered Adams faith. Because of eve, Adam inclined from the original principles that governed the

FREEDOM IN CHRIST   Galatians:5.1  It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. --------------------------------------------  When the devil was cast down to earth, he was imprisoned in darkness. Imprisoned in prisons of hatred, prisons of evil, deception. And as the bible clearly says, he is the ruler of this world; he by all means makes all inhabitants of this world imprisoned in the prisons he is into. But because of love, Christ came to rescue those that believe in Him for salvation.  However, the freedom that was given to those who believe is self controlled freedom. It is upto them to have it or to loose it. The slavery the devil sets is upto humans to enter into.  It is upto you to decide what route you take ; routes of freedom or routes of slavery. Standing firm in the righteousness of God sets you free from the dark traps of the devil. Serving at the high table of God gives you ultimate freed

SALVATION THROUGH LOVE.   Galatians:5.6  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. --------------------------------------------  Because God loved the world, He sent his only precious son.... Jesus. And that whoever believes in Him will have salvation. Salvation came from the original love that God had. God first had love and salvation came next. The relationship we have with Christ came out of love. It means your faith in Christ is strenthened by nothing better than love.  And you may be knowing the greatest commandment. It is to love your God with all your heart. And to love your neighbor as you love yourself. The way you wish good for yourself is the same way you should wish good for your neighbor.  The things that occupy most of our lives are a chase for resources.....money for this matter.( At least every resource is defined by money) Resources/money occupy most of time....time loo

  SUNDAY SERVICE  SERMON:                FAITH THROUGH LOVE.  _INTRO_ :   Faith is Hope for things that are unseen. It is a belief for goodness. Love is affection that is attached to a personality. Love came through God, He first loved us then we love . Love reflects the true personality of God and his intention towards humanity.  _PROB_ : The problem we have that because of self-centeredness, we have lost true love towards our Brothers and sisters in Christ have lost faith . _PURP_ : The purpose of this lesson is to enable us generate hopes and true believes that are affirmed  through true true love.     >>>    In as much as  love comes from God, we cannot be in completeness with God Without Love. Love is expressed between you ,your neighbor and God . *John 3:16  "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 💚 OUR SALVATION COMES FROM NOTHING BUT FROM LOVE.     The first element God h

CHRIST OUR INTERCESSOR .   Hebrews:7.24  but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. .25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. --------------------------------------------  One precious privilege that those Christ calls His brothers and sisters is that He himself stands before God - our father to intercede.  As He is a first hand intercesor before God, He is able to save those He intercedes for. He is able to call upon the name of His father - our God to come to our rescue. But with one condition,for those who run to God through Him . Running to God through Him is what is very crucial here. Running to him through prayers. When we pray, Christ in heaven prays for us the more. When we intercede, Christ in heaven intercedes for us the more.  In as much as God needs a relationship from you, He needs you to run to Him. It has also been well programmed that Christ the great intercesor will

EARNEST PRAYERS. Luke:22.4  An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him .44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. ----------------------------------------------------------  When the spirit is in deep anguish, it is sincerely desperate. It is at that point that the spirit does what it thinks would help the person out of the trouble, doing that with earnest. The intensity of your challenge shows how much you should pray. Not just praying once or twice, but praying as much as you can. You may think you have been pressed to the wall so hard and that there is no justified reason for that; you being pressed to the wall shows how much God needs you to come closer to him.   Many times, because of our recurring challenges, we forget where the best of solution lies and covert ourselves to the complainers religion. We forget where God has brought us from and instead grumble. We forget to make the earnest prayers

                   GOD'S LOVE. Psalm:145.13  ... The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. -------------------------------------------------------  There are several purposes as you why God made whatever He made and exists now. Whatever the purpose, He has a signature of love on everything He has created. His love for His creation indicates that He cares about them. And if He cares about them, He gives them attention and hears from them; to see what their need could be.  And because of such love, He can never make empty promises to such loved creatures. When He makes His promises, He fights His way through realities to make His promises tangible to them He had decreed.  Because of love, God plans all time to make His creation better. He plans to make you better. God loves you. Never sit back and think the bible - I mean his word contains nothing but empty promises that are beefed with rumours. His promises are Yes. His word is like rain

Micah:7.5  Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words. --------------------------------------------  Because of love, we tend to pour out our whole self to friends and the people we love. Trusting them with every kind of words we have perceived or heard. We have trusted them to the extent that we tell them our deep secrets; telling them words that will turn into trouble in the future. In as much as we are different from others, we cannot share the same mind with others. Our motives are different and their motives are also different. The way you understand is not the way they may be understanding your point. You may trust them with words and works, but they may turn your deeds into grounds for your ruin. Your words to them will be full evidence of you weaknesses as they share them somewhere behind your back. We have encountered a number of disappointments because of the degree of trust we have give

CONTINUE WORKING. 2 Chronicles:15.6    One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress. .7 But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded." --------------------------------------------  Wars may sound endless. Trouble after trouble. Tears that never end. Accidents occuring simultaneously. The world may seem to you as though it is ending. As challenges come one after the other, we may feel discouraged and would want to give up. Wanting to give up on what we started in ministry and wanting to give up on whatever we run after in our lives. Giving up will not be solution to the challenges that God has let happen. We may be in a crisis; and God's wrath is upon some communities that are against Him. The crisis may not indicate that God is against you personally. However much the crisis happens, you should be strong and continue to work. Your reward will not be determined by how

THE LOVE WE NEED. Matthew:22.36  "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" .37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' .38 This is the first and greatest commandment. .39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' .40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." --------------------------------------------  There are laws that are besides the ten commandments. Even the laws of life. The laws that govern your life, your career, your marriage, your relationships.  It is clear that such laws are nothing without love. Love for God and love for your neighbor. Everything that we run after is attached to God and is attached to your neighbor. You cannot want a promotion without the need for your neighbor and without the need for God. You cannot seek prosperity without the need for humans and need for God. Humans are everywhere and God is ever

2 Corinthians:1.20  For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. --------------------------------------------  When a promise is made, It is made in times and within systems. This means that such promise cannot work outside those times and outside those systems. Probably God cannot promise you a house ,which promise He will fullfil in heaven. Or say that He will give you a car...and He means so after you have departed from the realm where cars are found. Within the above scripture, the promises of God are said to be yes. Meaning definite with purpose. But it continues and says that " in christ". This literally means not outside Christ will such a yes and amen work. So as the promise is steady, there are conditions. The Israelites were promised a land of milk and honey, but God attached conditions to the promise. God in His word has promised us a good future but st

* Job:25.2 *   "Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven. --------------------------------------------  When the bible says that God is a God of order, it means that where there is disorder, it is not His making. Within the scripture, it is said that God establishes order in heaven. This means that in previous times there was disorder. And that even when there is order established, there is a sense of disorder besides. And so the heavenly government has to exercise discipline to maintain the order and maintain the spirit that trends on grounds of order. Many times we run our lives with carefree tendencies and lazy minds. In the ministry we are into, in our business, and in our very homes. There is disorder in our governance; our body, our homes are unkept, the systems we run are to whom it may concern.....the very church premises we pray from are unkept and are systems are of disorder. Yet in all we run through, we expect success by the spiri

* Psalm:148.1 *   Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above. .2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts. .3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars. .4 Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies. .5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created. --------------------------------------------  Communication is vast in the entirety of human nature. We not only communicate verbally but also communicate using signals and signs. We communicate through actions. When we talk of praise, we talk of communication that is between God and His creation. Some creations like plants communicate more with actions.  Our praise to God is not complete unless it is done in the entirety of communication in human nature; that is to say verbal and nonverbal communication. Within the above scripture, there is a command that is passed out to all Creations in all worlds to praise

DESTINY BEYOND MEASURE. * Genesis:41.48  Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it. .49 Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure. --------------------------------------------  Joseph was a ridiculed son. He was a stock of laughter. A trend of disgrace. His brothers never ever had it in their imaginations that he would ever have any colorful future. They never hoped that God had a precious hidden destiny for Joseph. Now their hopeless imaginations comes to an end. God stoops to joseph's level. He rapids the movements of Joseph towards his true destiny. These boys stop their childish perceptions about Joseph and God presents the hidden platter full of emeralds just for Joseph. It was as if a hidden white rabbit gently steps out of the gang of black c

* James:3.5 *   Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. .6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. --------------------------------------------  When you speak, you speak your destiny. When you curse, you curse your destiny. And when you bless, you bless your destiny. Many times we are fond of speaking carelessly especially when speaking negatives. When we speak, what we say comes from within us. Nothing spoken comes from an empty body. As there is a soul and spirit in the body, whatever we say comes from the spirit within. The spirit within is influenced by one of the two great powers - the dark power or the holy power. And so whenever you speak of something out of emotions, you say it according to the purpose of the power in you. If it is

THE RIGHT SPIRIT. Psalm:51.10  Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. .11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. .12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. --------------------------------------------  The steadiness of believers comes from within the heart. A steadiness that is produced from a pure heart.  Many times we have lacked steadiness because our hearts are not Christlike. We try to do all our best but in vain. We pray but cannot pray longer. And even during the prayer time, we feel relaxed and not moved. It all comes from the impure heart. If you wanna have anything to stimulate your steadiness, pray for a pure heart. Just below the verses, we see how David prays to stay in the presence of God and have the spirit of God. We cannot do any better if we lack His spirit. We cannot move any further if we are out of the presence of God. It is such being in His holy presenc

  Psalm:73.2-18  But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. .3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. .4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. .5 They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills.........13 Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I washed my hands in innocence........16 When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me .17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny. .18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down . --------------------------------------------  Some times unbelievers seem to run faster than believers in the race for resources. They prosper every now and then. They seem at ease with life.  It is of no surprise. The ruler of this age is their master. The one who rules this world is their captain. He will give them all that seems pleasing to them. He will plac

CONFIDENCE IN GOD.   Jeremiah:17.7   "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." --------------------------------------------  The heart is the remote control of the body. Emotions that drive the body come from the heart. Confidence is an element of the heart, doubt is an element of the heart, fear is an element of the heart, faith is an element of the heart. Confidence however, is an element that sets the elements of the heart to a given focus. A focus such as a personality. Confidence will drive faith towards the focus, confidence will drive love towards the the focus. It can drive away the negative perceptions you had before about the personality in question. Confidence builds your character upon a personality. Many times, we

SERVING WITH HUMILITY. Job:28.28  And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord-- that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.'" --------------------------------------------  Where the heart puts it's focus is where it's fall arises. If the heart loves money, then it fall by money, if the heart loves drama then it will fall by drama. Fearing God is not shunning away from Him. But is to adhere to all that pleases him. Adhering to His system. To fear and shun all that displeases him; shunning meaning total resistance to evil. It is do what He expects of you. If it is service to him, doing it with love and respect. Such character at a distant angle is viewed as humility, and respect in the eyes of God.  Humility in such away is a route to wisdom and understanding. Many times we have lost humility because of failure to shun evil. We loose humility because of our failure to serve at God's table with total respect. We question and reason with systems that God has p

Acts:20.35  In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" --------------------------------------------  One time through a research, one lady found out that Within scriptures; there are 500 scriptures that talk about Prayer, 600 scriptures that talk about faith and 2200 scriptures that talk about money and giving to those in need. And that shows how God is concerned about how we perceive resources and how we treat money. Most of the times most of us spend are times spent looking for resources. That implies that resources or money occupy a significant part in our lives. And how we perceive the resources is what will determine what kind of heart we have and how we relate to others.  Many of us perceive it as resources meant for only personal satisfaction. Not the case.! Within the above scripture, we see how Paul talks of how he spent m

               THE FORTUNES OF GIVING.  _INTRO_ : Giving is the act of Charity that demonstrates God is love for us to others. Our oneness in Christ cannot be demonstrated by anything else better than giving.  _PROB_ : We are dominated by a spirit of self-centeredness and have failed to demonstrate God's love through giving.  _PURP_ : To enable us develop a habit of giving so has to build the body of Christ    >>> Our redemption through Christ came as a result of generosity . God did not spare his only begotten son , but gave him to us . One purpose that God created man was to relate to us. Our relationship with God cannot be reflected elsewhere better than the relationship we have with our neighbors. You cannot demonstrate a relationship without demonstrating love. You cannot demonstrate love without demonstrating habits of giving.  Our salvation is dependent on love which is reflected through giving.   THE FORTUNES.    🔷 GIVING OPENS UP SPIRITUAL BL

Ecclesiastes:7.21  Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you-- --------------------------------------------  The heart is deceitful above all things......who understands the heart of man... People you think are good today are the very ones you come to realize are evil tomorrow.  You may chase after pleasing people. But the heart of people cannot be pleased fully. You may think that you are doing all the best for someone today, but the very one is talking ill about you tomorrow.  Never listen to what people say. Don't listen to what people are. Don't listen to the hearts of people. Because your very beloved could be the one telling people not to get close to you because of what he or she thinks is wrong with you. Don't not lean on people. They are like shifting shadows. Today they are different from what they were yesterday. Today they talk about this and tomorrow is another topic. They will praise you now and spread