JULY HOLY GHOST NIGHT: ABBA FATHER 6. JOB 36:11-12. Pastor Adeboye said pastor's are classified in the following categories: prosperity, faith, Grace and holiness. Pastor Adeboye said though he is not a prosperity preacher yet today he will be preaching on prosperity and he asked that we pray for him because his speciality is holiness and not prosperity. Prosperity is beyond materialism and can be said to consist the following: 1) Wealth. Proverb 22:7. God wants us to be rich because we (Christians) are destined to be secured. Ecclesiastes 7:12. Psalms 97:5. Security is my portion. Money is a defence. With money we can build for God and do other things for God's kingdom. Prayer point 1) Father everything I need to serve you give me abundantly.
2) Good health. 3 John:2. Job 2:1-4. 2 kings 5:1-5. Ecclesiastes 6:2, 5:19. 1 Timothy 6:17. Prayer point 2) Father give me divine health so that I will be able to enjoy my wealth.
3)Peace of mind. 1 John 4:18. 2 Timothy 1:7. 1 Samuel 16:14-23. John 14:27. Philippians 4:7. Prayer point 3) Father please don't take your peace away from me.
4)Joy. Proverb 10:22, 15:13, 17:22. Prayer point 4) Father for the rest of my life don't let me know sorrow.
5) Hope. Ecclesiastes 9:4. Colossians 1:27. Prayer point 5) Father my hope is you let me finish well.
WHAT DOES GOD WANT FROM ME TO ENJOY ALL ROUND PROSPERITY.
Job 36:11. We simply have to obey God and serve him. Deuteronomy 28:1,11,12. Exodus 15:26. Isaiah 48:6. Psalms 32:11. Ecclesiastes 2:26.
John 15:14.
Prayer point 6)Give me the Grace to obey and serve you and give me all round prosperity.
PROPHESY
God says someone will soon join the club of the fore runners.
God says very soon some one will testify that I have all that I need.
God says someone will not just double Grace but triple.
God says stay in the Grace, I will see that you finish.
Family Time :
51. Counsel to Children
Brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Romans-12:1
Give Mothers Change and Rest.--It is difficult for a loving mother to urge her children to help her when she sees they have no heart in the work and will frame any and every excuse to get rid of doing a disagreeable task Children and youth, Christ is looking upon you, and shall He see you neglecting the trust He has put into your hands? If you want to be useful, the opportunity is yours. Your first duty is to help your mother who has done so much for you. Lift her burdens, give her pleasant days of rest; for she has had few holidays and very little variety in her life. You have claimed all the pleasure and amusement as your right, but the time has come for you to shed sunshine in the home. Take up your duty; go right to work.
God's Reward for the Daniels of Today.--There is now need of men who, like Daniel, will do and dare. A pure heart and a strong, fearless hand are wanted in the world today. God designed that man should be constantly improving, daily reaching a higher point in the scale of excellence. He will help us if we seek to help ourselves. Our hope of happiness in two worlds depends upon our improvement in one.
Dear youth, God calls upon you "Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." Stand forth in your God-given manhood and womanhood. Show a purity of tastes, appetite, and habits that bears comparison with Daniel's. God will reward you with calm nerves, a clear brain, an unimpaired judgment, keen perceptions. The youth of today whose principles are firm and unwavering will be blessed with health of body, mind, and soul.
Begin Now to Redeem the Past.--The youth are now deciding their own eternal destiny, you consider the commandment to which God has annexed such a promise, "That thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." Children, do you desire eternal life? Then respect and honor your parents. Do not wound and grieve their hearts and cause them to spend sleepless nights in anxiety and distress over your case. If you have sinned in not rendering love and obedience to them, begin now to redeem the past. You cannot afford to take any other course; for it means to you the loss of eternal life.
God wants us to be strong & courageous & not fearful, just as He told Joshua on (Joshua 1:9); He said to him, be strong & courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. The Lord your God is with u wherever u go.
God knows that u can't function in fear & faith at the same time, He knows this because He knows that fear drive's out faith, faith drive's out fear! Therefore, choose faith! Fear brings torment. If u act on fear instead of acting on faith, it will keep u depressed, miserable & lonely.
So many people today are missing out on God's joy, peace & victory because they keep feeding on what they fear eg like what they see or hear, watch on TV, read on news, what they hear on the internet etc these things brings fear into them instead of having faith in God. Don't let that be you.
The Bible tells us on the book of Romans that faith comes by hearing word of God. The more u fill your heart & mind with God's word, the stronger your faith will be so u can stand against the powers of darkness. Choose faith instead of fear by choosing God's word. Remember, the power that is in u is greater than the power of fear. When thoughts come that say, u are not able, choose faith by saying, I can do all things through Christ! Choose faith! overcome fear!
David wouldn't have accepted the challenge of Goliath, if fear ruled his heart. Shadrack, Meshack & Abednego would have bowed down to the image, if fear was ruling their hearts. If fear would have ruled Daniel heart, Daniel would have ceased praying to escape the lion's den. If Esther would have remained silent & the Jews would have been slaughter. All this happened to great men & women faith because they all choose to take a step of faith! So u too today dare to take a step of faith today & u will see what God will do in your life. Says so Preacherman Tony Malola
Bible Study Time :
REVELATION 8 - The Seven Trumpets
Part-6
“And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.” Revelation 8:12
This trumpet shows the blotting out of the Pagan Roman government. Sun, moon, and stars are here used as symbols of the ruling powers in the government; its emperor, consuls, and senators. A. D. 476 or 479. The ‘sun’ is a good symbol for the Roman Emperor as some of them had claimed to represent the sun god on earth.
The Emperorship was gone from Rome and an Ostrogoth king, ruled there, but some power remained in the Eastern part, Constantinople, where the imperial symbols had been taken and an Emperor still reigned.
The imperial Roman power, of which either Rome or Constantinople had been the seat, whether in the West or the East, was no longer recognized in Italy, and the third part of the sun was smitten, till it emitted no longer the faintest rays. The power of the Caesars was unknown in Italy, and a Gothic king reigned over Rome.
But though the third part of the sun was smitten, and the Roman imperial power was at an end in the city of the Caesars, yet the moon and the stars still shone, or glimmered, for a little longer in the western part. The consulship and the senate [‘the moon and the stars’] were not abolished by king Theodoric.
Then the general of the emperor of the East, Belisarius attacked and defeated the Goths (AD 552). In the order given in the prophecy, the consulate ended and finally the senate was no more.
Justinian transferred the power in Rome to the Bishop of Rome, and worked to promote the growing power of the Papacy. This fulfilled a prophecy we will study later; “and the Dragon (here meaning Pagan Rome) gave him (the Papacy) his power, and his seat (city of Rome) and great authority.” Revelation 13:2
It is amazing how long and complicated historic events are told in a few words in the prophecies. “And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.” Daniel 7:24
|| *The Essence Of Worship*
*_As they ministered to the Lord , and fasted, the HolyGhost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the workwhereunto I have called them (Acts 13:2)_*
The underlined portion is a remarkable construction.Deuteronomy 10:8 shows us something along thisline about the Levites: *_“At that time the Lord separated thetribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, tostand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in hisname, unto this day.”_* Today, we’re king-priests unto God, tominister to Him (Revelation 1:6).
Ministering to the Lord is the essence of worship; it’ssomething you do consciously, not passively. Many Christianswonder why they don’t seem to experience the power ofGod, as they should; the problem, for the most part, lies inthis area. They haven’t learnt how to minister to the Lord inworship. Hebrews 13:15 shows us what, and how, to ministerto the Lord: *_“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice ofpraise to God continually,continually, that is, the fruit of our lips givingthanks to his name.”_*
Thus, in ministering to the Lord, you offer tribute orspeech that acknowledges and celebrates the Name of theLord. You testify of His greatness, His love, power,righteousness, grace, wisdom, glory and blessedness!Ministering to Him involves consciously lifting your hands inworship, and adoration for who He is, speaking words fromyour spirit that extol His majesty.
It’s not enough to say, “Lord, I bless you. I praiseyou and I worship you!” Your worship must have content.You should rather say, “Lord, I praise you, because you’rewonderful, merciful, considerate, so loving and kind; gracious and glorious”; that’s different. You’ve added content. Thebook of Psalms is replete with spirit-filled and inspiringcontents that extol His majesty, and speak of His greatness;you can use some of the examples to make your psalms ofpraise and worship to the Lord.
*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, from the depth ofmy heart, I extol your majesty andrevere your matchless Name, foryou alone are worthy of all praise.You’re gracious and glorious,righteous, wonderful, kind, andmerciful; your loving-kindness isbeyond comprehension and yourlove, unfathomable. You’re greatand greatly to be praised. I adoreyou now and forever. Amen.*
|| *FURTHER STUDY:*
*Revelation 19:1 KJV*
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
*Revelation 7:11-12 KJV*
And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, [12] Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
*Hebrews 13:15 AMP*
Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
|| *DAILY SCRIPTURE READING PLAN*
*1 YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN:*
Acts 20:17-38, Job 22-24
*2 YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN:*
Luke 8:1-10, Joshua 6
