Merits of Word Of God

IT COVERTS D SOULS

IT MAKES ONE WISE

IT REJOICES D HEART (PS. 19:7-8)

IT MAKES 1 A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST (JN 8:31)

IT HELPS US TO BEHOLD OUR TRUE SELF (JM 1:22-25)

IT'S CREATIVE (HEB. 11:3JN 1:1-5)

Christians Spiritual Heritage 9

Corporate Prayer

Memory verse: Acts 12:5

Introduction: prayer is direct communication with God; corporate prayer is the gathering of believers to ask from God what they want. Jesus taught His disciples how to pray. Through them, He handed down to all believers the basic points of corporate prayer (Matt 6:5-13). Corporate prayers of the early apostles produced strength for the early Church (Acts 4:23-31). It is a great  heritage bequeathed to us, Christians.

From the scriptures matt 6:9; 26:36-38. We know, corporate prayers is practiced y Our Lord Jesus Christ himself. In  Matt 6:9. He taught his disciples to pray in plural language (Our Father in Heaven, Not my father in heaven). In same Matt 26:36-38, we saw He called out some people to pray specifically with Him. Wherefore, we say He Himself, practiced corporate prayer.

From acts 4:25-26 & Matt 18:18-19. We can see. We can actually make corporate prayer more profit. And also raise its flame in our local assembly. We

Also from Matt 6:5-8; Isa 59:1-2. It is very clear, that though corporate prayer is very significant. And its blessedness in in measurable. There’re things, that can actually work against it. For instance sin, unbelief/doubt, lack of oneness of purpose, etc.

In conclusion, corporate prayers are for all season ut especially in times of great danger, when the name of God is at sake.  An individual christains prayer avails much. Ut corporate prayers avails much more (Deut. 32:30). When we pray, we should always acknowledge God as our Father, adore Him, eg for forgiveness, ask for His will, ask for our daily needs and His protection.

Food for thought: corporate prayer increases the power of the church (ody of Christ; local assembly; etc). and helps the church put up a front satan cannot penetrate.

THE ONLY WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE

A friend sends a picture in a platform, a couple of us. Are using in interchanging information. The picture he post. Was nothing else. But the picture of a young man. Who was at a gallows at Iraq. About to be hanged for refusing to give up his faith in Jesus Christ.

The paradox in the story was. This young man even at that gallows. Was feeling good. He was behaving as he was told. He was for the first time at an airport. To board a plane. To take him to Dubai for a honeymoon or Hawaii for a holiday.

As members of that our platform start to comment. Something was established. That young man understood what the scripture is saying in Rev. 20:4-15. Their shall be resurrection. First resurrection and second resurrection. The first resurrection for them. That shall continue to life. Those who shall life and reign with Christ Jesus. While the second resurrection, shall be for them. That shall dye again. Those who are going to suffer eternal with the devil in hell. Which is the second death. Which is to say, that young man, understood the topic before us.  JESUS, THE RESURRECTION & THE LIFE.

In Acts chapter 23, we saw the Sadducee s and Pharisees fighting each other. Because of resurrection. To the point of forgetting what they gathered together to do. The Sadducee s  was arguing, there was nothing like resurrection. Per adventure, there is someone in the same school of taught with the Pharisees reading this piece. 1 kings 17:17-24 said. There was a young man. The only son of a widow. Popularly known as the widow of the zarephat. Who suddenly became sick. The sick grew sore. Just in a record time. And in no time, he died. But when the widow and mother of the boy. Took the case to a prophet. The prophet took the case God. And God revive him. That is resurrected  him.

When I talk of resurrection. I talk of coming back to life. As in the coming back to life of our lord Jesus Christ. That  we Christians celebrates every year.  And when I talk of life. I talk of the situation of being cheerful. The state of still existing. The state of being alive. The state of not being dead.

In Mathew chapter 28. The scripture says. The elders of the Jews. In the day, following the crucifixion, the death, the burial  of our lord Jesus Christ. went and meet with Pilate. And said unto him. That deceiver (our lord, they are mischievously  addressing like that). When he was alive. Was preaching saying, after he where death. On the 3^rd day. He shall resurrect (come back to live again). And we know, it is impossible. What we perceive is . his followers will come and still his corpse. And then, go about preaching. He have resurrected. Therefore send centurions to make sure that his tomb.

Per adventure, there is someone reading this. Who is in the same school of taught with these Jewish leaders. Though  someone who just died, came back. But for someone, who have died and buried for days. That is impossible. The scripture 1 cor. 15:1-11 have this to say to you. It says, the resurrection of Jesus. After spending 3 days in grave. Was not witnessed by one person. Twelve persons, but by over five hundred and two persons. Even at AD 56, when the author of this scripture was penning down this. He was careful to add. That even at that very AD 56, that much of the witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus are still, very much alive.  

Which is to say. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is investigatable. You can go out there. And interview the witnesses yourself. 

And the early church historians, have this to add. The apostle, start to preaching the resurrection of Jesus. Within 50 days of His resurrection. By word of mouth. As if that is not enough. Within 2 years of the event (the death and resurrection of Jesus). They start to reach out to people. In written form.

Which is to say. The Apostle start preaching the resurrection of Jesus. While those that crucify Him (the Jewish leaders,  the centurions, the Roman soldiers etc) are very much alive. But no one of them. Ever say to them. Stop deceiving people. The person you are saying, he have resurrected. Isn’t this his tomb. Still very much intact. Or isn’t this His corpse. Non of them. Ever took that possible. Because, He (Jesus actually resurrected. Meaning resurrection even after burial is possible. 

Since resurrection is certain, what we ought to be doing. In psalm 49, the scripture was like. Carrying out a comparative analysis. He said, a wealthy man will not be able to redeem his bother/sister. Nor pay the precious ransom. Demanded of God, to ransom himself. From the grave. But I know someone who can. The scripture says, the man Jesus was able to present to God. That precious Holy blood. Demanded of Him (God) for our ransom. Praise master Jesus.

Something happened not long ago. Oprah Winfrey have a lady in her TV show. One thing led to another during their conversation. And the lady said. Jesus is the only way to heaven. Oprah said to the woman. No, Jesus is not the only way to heaven. But one of the ways to heaven.

So another TV show guru, by name Larry King. Decide to use the opening to magnate audience to his own show. He invite a pastor to come in his show for an interview. And did the other necessary, to get audience to tune in, unto his show. During the interview on the appointed day. He asked the pastor. Pastor is Jesus, the only way to heaven. The pastor replied and said. Larry only God knows.

Per adventure, there’s a reader of this writing. Who like that pastor. Is not sure, if Jesus is the only way to heaven or not. Or anyone, who like Oprah. Is of the school of taught.  Jesus is but only 1 of the ways to heaven. 

Here this, John 11:17-27 says. When Jesus and Martha were having conversation. It was moving very smoothly. But immediately Martha said to Jesus. I know that my brother, Lazarus shall resurrect at the last day. Jesus was like hold it there. That was only half of the truth. The whole/entire truth is.  I (Jesus) am the Resurrection and the life. Note, it didn’t say. We are the Resurrection and the life. Neither did it say. I am part of the resurrection and life. It says, very plainly. I am the resurrection and life. Whoever believe in me. Though he/she were death. He/she shall live.

According to Long man dictionary of contemporary English. When we say, we believe in someone or something. We are saying we trust in the person. We have confidence in that thing. As in to be able to successfully do that. Which we want to use it for.

When I was meditating on this writing. My lord say I should congratulate. Many who before now. Have believe in Jesus. He say, I should tell you. Because you trust in Jesus. You are in honor. He said, because you have confidence in Jesus. I should tell you. In this life. You shall have peace. In the life to come. You shall not experience hell. In the life to come, you shall make heaven. You state shall be cheerful. You shall live and reign with Christ. You shall live as kings and priest.

Par adventure, there is someone reading this. Who have not believe in Jesus. I have good news for you. The scripture says, today is a day of salvation. Today is the day of grace and a year of jubilee. If you shall turn. And put your trust in Jesus. You sins shall be forgiven.

NERLY DELIVERED BUT……….

You must have heard, those in ministry pray like this. I bind you Satan in the name of Jesus Christ. I command you to cease and desist of your activities in the life of so & so.

As good as this prayer point is to do. When you consider it alongside  this scripture Ephesians 6:12 which says; For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

You will realize the person(s) doing this prayer have just bound Satan. But have done nothing about his colleagues.  Namely;

1.  Principalities.
2. Powers.
3. The rulers of the darkness of this world.
4.  Spiritual wickedness in high places.

They are still free to work. As they have not been bound.

Binding Satan does not mean binding the whole dark kingdom.

Hence why we are on this section of this book to give us an insight into:

1.  The main activities of each of the 4 principalities.   
2. The main activities of each of the 8 powers of darkness of this world.
3. The main activities of the numerous rulers of darkness of this world.
4. And the main activities of the spiritual wickedness in high places.

At end, you (our dear reader) will be able to use the knowledge of their  main activities. To know which of the demon you are to trash. And also which strategy (if you are to bind them, as in the prayer point we refer earlier. Loose fire of God or the consuming fire upon them (matt 18:18; matt 16:19). Or cast them to abyss. Shall be most effective.  By the power of Christ (1 cor. 2:4; mark 16:16-18: Luke 9: 17-19; Luke 9:10). Going with your knowledge of their personality, office, etc. as we are going to show you here in our book.

For ease of comprehension. We take the liberty to segregate our write up in each of this demon into;

1. Their office/personality.
2. Their activities
3. And their antidote. Feel free to call us for the book proper.

NEARLY SAVED BUT………………….

Once upon a time. In the city of Ibadan. A man moved around evangelizing the gospel of our lord Christ Jesus. He said, God told him. That on the next Sunday. He (God) would rain down money  from heaven for His faithful children. As such, they (his audience) should come to the crusade ground. With bags to carry money. It was quite interesting as people came  to the crusade ground with different kinds of bags.

The evangelist prayed for about 20 minutes, sweating profusely. Asking God to rain down money. The worshipers shouting Amen. Then he announced that with their two hands. They would empty their pockets and purses on the alter. Otherwise, they will not get anything in return. Immediately they  complied and the prayers continued, on a frenzied tempo now. Then he asked them to shout forty loud Amen.

As they were shouting the Amen with their eyes closed.  The man vanished with all the money on the alter.

One would be tempted to say. The evangelist in this episode  here. Is one of them, bringing shame to the name of Christ. Or one of them making merchandise with the gospel of Christ. And the likes.

But one thing is clear. He knows the scriptures. He might be a believer, born again Christian etc. yet he is involve in an act like this.

Hence why this section of this book. NEARLY SAVED BUT……… not really to introduce (flesh) the root cause of actions like this. Even in the life of believers. But  to give us biblical solution to overcoming it( flesh).

We believe this is call for, going with recent terrific revelations of people like  Bro. Kinsley Ubani. Evang. Mrs. Amure, Sis. Linda of sierra Leone, pastor park young to name but a few.  That have shown that heaven and hell are not just real. But some committed Christians, pastors, deacons have miss heaven. And thus are seen in hell because of sin. The offshoot of flesh (Rom. 7;5).

For  The book.  please feel free to call us

Hope for family life

Last year, the youths of the word of life assembly, a member of the redeemed Christian church of God. Did a drama that is thought provoking.

It happens in that drama. That the youth fellowship have a youth program. And they decided to invite a pastor of repute to speak to them, on relationship and family. Thus they delegated 3 brethren to go give the pastor and his equally pastor wife the invitation.

The delegates choose to carry out their assignment on a Sunday afternoon. To be sure, they will meet the pastors at home. And so they did.

Incidentally, On arriving they residence of the pastor. That faithful Sunday afternoon. The pastor and the pastor Mrs. , who are experts in relationship, marriage  and family, are fighting in the living room. The foundation of the fight is who is sleeping the choristers and sisters in the church. And  who is sleeping her colleagues.  As they knock on the door. The pastors, presuming whoever is at the door. Would have heard noise coming from their apartment, starting praying in tongues and fervently.

What will you call that? Deception, covering ones weakness. I call it, covering ones  sinful nature and works of flesh.

Some decades ago. A lady by name Mrs. Alice A. Bailey. Designed a charter for the new world order. Popularly called the 10-point agenda of the new world order. Or a 50 year strategy  for the fulfillment of the NOW ultimate goal. To establish one world government. A one world economic system. And a one world religion. They agendas are:

1. Take god and prayer out of the education system
Change curriculum to ensure that children are freed from the bondage of Christian culture. Why? Because children go to school to be equipped to face life,
2.   Reduce parental authority over the children

Break the communication between parent and child (Why?). So that parents do not pass on their Christian traditions to their children, liberate children from the bondage of their parent traditions (how?)

a)      Promote excessive child rights

b)      Abolish corporal punishment

c)      Teachers are the agents of implementation

3.     Destroy the Judeo-Christian family structure or the traditional Christian family structure (why?).

It is oppressive and that the family is the core of the nation. If you break the family, you break the nation. Liberate the people from the confines of this structure (How?)

a)      Promote sexual promiscuity

b)      Use advertising industry, media

4.      If sex is free, then make abortion legal and make it easy

Build clinics for abortion - Today abortion is a strategy to curb population control together with the use of condoms and ‘pill’.

5.      Make divorce easy and legal, free people from the concept of marriage for life.

She wrote over 65 years ago that love has got a mysterious link called the love bond. It is like an ovum that comes out of the ovary, as it travels through your system, it clicks a love favor in you and there’s one other person in the world who can respond to that love bond, when you see that person, everything within you clicks, that is your man/woman, if you miss him, you’ll never be happy until that love bond cycles past, for many years, so for you to be happy get that person at whatever cost, if it means getting him/her out of that marriage, get him/her that is your man/woman. It’s a mistake for him/her to be elsewhere. And if you go together for some time and find that love has died, don’t be held in bondage by the Christian values it will never come back, what you need is an easily arranged divorce and allow another love bond to come forth, just like an ovum comes up, and when it comes forth you’ll enjoy life again. 

6.      Make homosexuality an alternative lifestyle

Alice Bailey preached (over 65 years ago) that sexual enjoyment is the highest pleasure in humanity, no one must be denied and no one must be restricted how to enjoy themselves. People should be allowed in whichever way they chose they want, whether it is homosexuality or in incest or bestiality, as long as the two agree.

7.      Debase art, make it run mad

How? Promote new forms of art which will corrupt and defile the imagination of people because art is the language of the spirit, that which is inside, you can bring out in painting, music, drama etc. Look at the quality of the music that is coming out, the films out of Hollywood.

8.      Use media to promote and change mindset

The greatest channel you need to use to change human attitude is media. Use the press, the radio, T.V, cinema. So much money is pumped into media and advertising spreading of pornographic material and other sources. Sex outside of marriage is thrown on your face 80-90 times than sex in marriage. Promiscuity is being promoted as natural; you watch gay sex on T.V. in homes where children’s minds are being neutralized to sensitivity to these things. You wonder why newspapers, T.V, etc do not record anything about Christian activities.

9.      Create an interfaith movement

Promote other faiths to be at par with Christianity, and break this thing about Christianity as being the only way to heaven, by that Christianity will be pulled down and other faiths promoted. She said promote the importance of man in determining his own future and destiny – HUMANISM. She said tell man he has the right to choose what he wants to be and he can make it happen, he has the right to determine his cause – this takes God off His throne. Interfaith movements are rising everywhere in the world today.

10.  Get governments to make all these law and get the church to endorse these changes.

The church must change its doctrine and accommodate the people by accepting these things and put them into its structures and systems.

Bottom of Form

Now when you consider, the reports of  research:

1.       The virtual community population stood at 50% of the physical community. Mr. Lanre Olusola of the catalyst Nigeria

2.       There are  languages youths, are using in chatting online. Which parents can’t decode e.g. POB.   Mr. Lanre Olusola of the catalyst Nigeria

3.         44% of kids say they watch something different when they're alone than with their parents (25% choose MTV)

4.        66% of children (ages 10 to 16) surveyed say that their peers are influenced by TV shows

5.        62% say that sex on TV shows and movies influences kids to have sex when they are too young

6.       77% say there is too much sex before marriage on television

7.       65% say that shows like The Simpsons and Married… With Children encourage kids to disrespect parents.

8.       Witnessing repeated violent acts can lead to desensitization and a lack of empathy for human suffering

9.       Television alone is responsible for 10% of youth violence. - Leonard Eron, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Michigan

10.   According to the American Psychiatric Association, "The debate is over… For the last three decades, the one predominant finding in research on the mass media is that exposure to media portrayals of violence increases aggressive behavior in children."

You will agree with me, without controversy. That the rulers of darkness have organized against family. May be because family is the bedrock of the society. Or because dysfunctional family equals to dysfunctional society. Or because intact family equals to intact society.

Rev. J. P. Timmons in his popular book titled. The mysterious secret of the dark kingdom, wrote. Among the 8 powers of darkness that be. There is 1 called Asmodee. Whose  responsibilities are:

1. Promoting sexual immorality.
2.   Promoting prostitution.
3. Marrying people for Satan.
4. Breaking down of morals of 1 or both partners.
5. Promoting sexual perversions such as homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality.
6. Promoting bareness.
7. Promoting contempt of one’s spouse.
8. Promoting marital conflict.
9. Promoting repeated divorce.
10. Promoting inability to form permanent, cohesive relationship of the deepest kind, such as marriage.
11. Promoting death of children.

Among the forces of darkness under his command include:

1. Spirit spouse (wife or husband).
2. Spirit children.
3. Spiritual sex partners.
4. Familiar spirit.
5. Water spirit ( marine spirit and leviathan).

This means , the gate of hell have an office dedicated for the destruction of family. May be because without safety and security of the family unit. Mankind is doomed. Or because the kingdom of darkness knows. If they can stop the family. They can stop the work of God on the earth.

Bringing all we have said so far, together. Every family have the flesh, the rulers of darkness of this world and the power of darkness to contend with.

Nevertheless, the situation is not as gloomy, as one will suppose.

Reasons:

1. The flesh has a great enemy. We can engage to our favor and benefit. He is no other person than the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:17

Hence why all biblical marriage counselors have ever proffered as solution, for marriage and relationship problems: being one minded with one another, love your wife, husband and children. Submit to your husband and wife. Obey your parents, honor your parents. Support your parents, be compassionate one to another, be honest, be hard working, have integrity, be faithful, be reliable, be forgiving, be humble, have self control, etc.  Can  be confidently summed up as the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Gal. 5:22-23.

2. 3 pastors, wonderful  teachers and prolific authors I know. Namely: pastor Sam Adeyemi, pastor David Ogbueli and pastor Perry Stone. Have all wonderful books on the Jewish code. With any of their books. You can learn directly from the Jews. The benefits of making ones family your number 1 priority. Even above careers and ministry. According to 2 of the books. Which I have read. This kind of value system. Have helped the Jews be the most wealthy nation (not country) globally. Despite all their persecutions.
3. Couples have been given by God. Dominion over everything, including Satan. Gen. 1:27-28.   If you are having doubts that Satan what isn’t mentioned in the text above. Follow me to Gen. 3:13-14. This shows without controversy. God who lives in eternity. Knowing Satan is going to receive this judgment of crawling. Gave mankind dominion over him (Satan).  Even before he (mankind) come to be aware of the existence of Satan.

Mine recommendations

1. If you or your family members have done water baptism. Pray our lord Jesus Christ, for the baptism in the Holy Spirit. For yourself and your family.

And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining – this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ John 1:33

2. If you or any of your family members are yet to be baptized. Run to a bible believing church. And get baptized right away, into the family/kingdom  of God.

Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”  Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself. Acts 2:37-39

3. Keep maintaining a consistent fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

Are you so foolish? Although you began with the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by human effort? Gal. 3:3

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God Rom. 8:14

4. If you have being baptized. Pray Jesus Christ for the baptism of power. With which you can exercise dominion. Over the gates of hell. Over the rulers of darkness of this world. Over the forces of darkness of this world. Over sicknesses.  Among others.

Thus I will strengthen them by my power, ¹⁵  and they will walk about ¹⁶  in my name,” says the Lord . Zech. 10:12

Then ⁵²  the seventy-two ⁵³  returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to ⁵⁴  us in your name!” ⁵⁵  So ⁵⁶  he said to them, “I saw ⁵⁷  Satan fall ⁵⁸  like lightning ⁵⁹  from heaven.  Look, I have given you authority to tread ⁶⁰  on snakes and scorpions ⁶¹  and on the full force of the enemy, ⁶²  and nothing will ⁶³  hurt you. Luke  10:17-18

After ¹  Jesus ²  called ³  the twelve ⁴  together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure ⁵  diseases,  and he sent ⁶  them out to proclaim ⁷  the kingdom of God ⁸  and to heal the sick. ⁹   He ¹⁰  said to them, “ Then ²²  they departed and went throughout ²³  the villages, proclaiming the good news ²⁴  and healing people everywhere. Luke 9:1-3

5. Get any of the books of the pastors. I mentioned before on the Jewish code. And learn directly from the Jews. How to grow a wealthy family, placing family first.

Thanks, and move into a blissful family life. I decree by the power of Jesus Christ.