TAKE UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW ME
As we are in the season of Easter, we need to reflect about what the cross did for humanity. “And He said unto them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Luk 9:23)
Jesus our Lord and Savoiur said if any man will come after me: As many of us that have decided to follow him, there is one important thing that we must do. We must deny ourselves of all the worldly pleasures and take up our cross daily and follow our Master. To deny ourselves is to be separated from all worldly lusts and pleasures. We will always have to choose either to be separated from the world and thus face hatred and persecution from the world like our Lord or to compromise and conform to the world and thus escape hatred and persecution from the world.(Jhn 15:18-19). The truth is that if we cannot deny ourselves, we cannot take up our cross daily and follow Him.
Taking up our cross daily means our unwavering decision and strong determination to obey the Lord and our total submission to do the perfect will of God. As God did not force the cross on His Son, Jesus Christ, don't expect God to force your cross upon you. If you are a true disciple of the Lord, you have no other choice but to take up your cross daily and follow your Lord and Master.
We should not forget that the gospel without the cross lacks power to save souls. The gospel is actually the message of the cross (1 Cor 1:18). The cross is God's plea that paved the way for our salvation through the suffering and crucification of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I conclusion, let us remember the word our Lord Jesus Christ in Matt 10:38: “And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me”. If any of us shall be worthy of Him, let us deny ourselves, take up our cross daily and follow Him. Let us pray and ask for His grace to help us to do this daily to the end in Jesus name. (Amen). Happy Easter celebration!
Pastor Adewale Adebayo
Sunday 13 March 2016
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN
Now thank we all our God
1. Now thank we all our God,
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done,
in whom this world rejoices;
who from our mothers' arms
has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.
2. O may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with ever joyful hearts
and blessed peace to cheer us;
and keep us still in grace,
and guide us when perplexed;
and free us from all ills,
in this world and the next.
3. All praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given;
the Son, and him who reigns
with them in highest heaven;
the one eternal God,
whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.
1. Now thank we all our God,
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done,
in whom this world rejoices;
who from our mothers' arms
has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.
2. O may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with ever joyful hearts
and blessed peace to cheer us;
and keep us still in grace,
and guide us when perplexed;
and free us from all ills,
in this world and the next.
3. All praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given;
the Son, and him who reigns
with them in highest heaven;
the one eternal God,
whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TOPIC: OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE WORLD (PT2)
TEXT: Mrk 16:15-20; Rom. 13:1-4
CENTRAL TRUTH: Christians are responsible to represent Christ to the world.
Memory Verse: Mark 16:15
LESSON OUTLINE
1. We Are To Submit To Authority
TEXT: Mrk 16:15-20; Rom. 13:1-4
CENTRAL TRUTH: Christians are responsible to represent Christ to the world.
Memory Verse: Mark 16:15
LESSON OUTLINE
1. We Are To Submit To Authority
PRAYER BULLETS
1. O Lord, I blessed Your name for You are great, in my life and my family.(Ps 104:1)
Romans 13:14
2. Lord, I put You on even in this period of Easter in Jesus name
3. I cast away from me, every provision of the flesh in Jesus name.
Exodus 33:19
4 O Lord my God, proclaim Your name before me and be gracious to me this week in Your mercy.
5. Father God, cause all Your goodness to pass before me.
Romans 13:14
2. Lord, I put You on even in this period of Easter in Jesus name
3. I cast away from me, every provision of the flesh in Jesus name.
Exodus 33:19
4 O Lord my God, proclaim Your name before me and be gracious to me this week in Your mercy.
5. Father God, cause all Your goodness to pass before me.
ANNOUNCEMENT
1. Bible Study holds every Wednesday, by 6pm.
2.House fellowship holds every Sunday in our various centre by 5pm.
3. Easter is here again as we celebrate our Lord:
Friday,25th Mar: Word Feast Vigil(Good Friday)
Sunday,27th Mar: Resurrection Service
Monday,28th Mar: Fire Prayer Conference.
4. Next Sunday is our Word-Teaching Service
5. Evangelism team vigil/meeting holds this Friday, 18th March, 2016.
2.House fellowship holds every Sunday in our various centre by 5pm.
3. Easter is here again as we celebrate our Lord:
Friday,25th Mar: Word Feast Vigil(Good Friday)
Sunday,27th Mar: Resurrection Service
Monday,28th Mar: Fire Prayer Conference.
4. Next Sunday is our Word-Teaching Service
5. Evangelism team vigil/meeting holds this Friday, 18th March, 2016.
Saturday 5 March 2016
PASTOR'S REFLECTION
EXAMINE YOURSELVES
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” (2 Cor. 13:5 - KJV)
We are in a dispensation where people don't like to be rebuked even when it is so obvious that they are wrong. On this note, the word of God is saying this to you since you don't want others to rebuke and correct you. What God is asking you to do is that you examine yourself because you know yourself better. Where exactly are you? Are you really in Christ or you are just floating and hiding in the midst of brethren? Do you really have good relationship with God or you are just a church goer? You started this year with so much zeal and passion for God and His kingdom; is the passion still there? Is the Spirit of Christ in you?
Hear what the Bible says in 2 Cor 3:17: “Now the Lord is that Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty”. Liberty to be free from sin (1 Cor 6:9-10) and from fleshly lust (1 Pt 2:11).
The Lord does not want you to live your life in assumption as wrong assumption can cost youeternity. The truth is, many will fall victim of wrong assumption on the last day according to the word of our Lord Jesus Christ in Matt 7:21-23.
In conclusion, the Lord wants you to get it right before it is too late, therefore examine yourself today and make all necessary adjustments because our Lord Jesus Christ will come soon.
Pastor Adewale Adebayo.
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” (2 Cor. 13:5 - KJV)
We are in a dispensation where people don't like to be rebuked even when it is so obvious that they are wrong. On this note, the word of God is saying this to you since you don't want others to rebuke and correct you. What God is asking you to do is that you examine yourself because you know yourself better. Where exactly are you? Are you really in Christ or you are just floating and hiding in the midst of brethren? Do you really have good relationship with God or you are just a church goer? You started this year with so much zeal and passion for God and His kingdom; is the passion still there? Is the Spirit of Christ in you?
Hear what the Bible says in 2 Cor 3:17: “Now the Lord is that Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty”. Liberty to be free from sin (1 Cor 6:9-10) and from fleshly lust (1 Pt 2:11).
The Lord does not want you to live your life in assumption as wrong assumption can cost youeternity. The truth is, many will fall victim of wrong assumption on the last day according to the word of our Lord Jesus Christ in Matt 7:21-23.
In conclusion, the Lord wants you to get it right before it is too late, therefore examine yourself today and make all necessary adjustments because our Lord Jesus Christ will come soon.
Pastor Adewale Adebayo.
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN
Wonderful story of love
Wonderful story of love;
Tell it to me again;
Wonderful story of love;
Wake the immortal strain!
Angels with rapture announce it,
Shepherds with wonder receive it;
Sinner, O won't you believe it?
Refrain
Wonderful story of love,
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Wonderful, wonderful story of love.
Wonderful story of love;
Though you are far away;
Wonderful story of love;
Still He doth call today;
Calling from Calvary's mountain,
Down from the crystal bright fountain,
E'en from the dawn of creation,
Refrain
Wonderful story of love;
Jesus provides a rest;
Wonderful story of love;
For all the pure and blest,
Rest in those mansions above us,
With those who've gone on before us,
Singing the rapturous chorus,
Refrain
Wonderful story of love;
Tell it to me again;
Wonderful story of love;
Wake the immortal strain!
Angels with rapture announce it,
Shepherds with wonder receive it;
Sinner, O won't you believe it?
Refrain
Wonderful story of love,
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Wonderful, wonderful story of love.
Wonderful story of love;
Though you are far away;
Wonderful story of love;
Still He doth call today;
Calling from Calvary's mountain,
Down from the crystal bright fountain,
E'en from the dawn of creation,
Refrain
Wonderful story of love;
Jesus provides a rest;
Wonderful story of love;
For all the pure and blest,
Rest in those mansions above us,
With those who've gone on before us,
Singing the rapturous chorus,
Refrain
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TOPIC: OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE WORLD (PT1)
TEXT: Mrk 16:15-20; Rom. 13:1-4
CENTRAL TRUTH: Christians are responsible to represent Christ to the world.
Memory Verse: Mark 16:15
LESSON OUTLINE
1. We Are To Evangelize The World
2. We Are To Submit To Authority
TEXT: Mrk 16:15-20; Rom. 13:1-4
CENTRAL TRUTH: Christians are responsible to represent Christ to the world.
Memory Verse: Mark 16:15
LESSON OUTLINE
1. We Are To Evangelize The World
2. We Are To Submit To Authority
PRAYER BULLETS
1. O Lord, I blessed Your name for You are great, in my life and my family.(Ps 104:1)
2. Our Father and our God, thank You for the success of the 4th anniversary and for the rain already falling, in Jesus name
3. Father, have mercy on me according to Your loving-kindness
4. O Lord, let Your right hand appear in my heavens for the satisfaction of my desires (1 Kg 18:44; Ps 145:16)
5. Father, let this rain fall upon Your church heavily such that no one can control (1 Kg 18:45)
6. Lord Jesus, cause the rain to be unto me, the rain of power, blessing, wisdom, strength, anointing, breakthrough etc and unto the church, outpouring of Your Spirit & wealth.
2. Our Father and our God, thank You for the success of the 4th anniversary and for the rain already falling, in Jesus name
3. Father, have mercy on me according to Your loving-kindness
4. O Lord, let Your right hand appear in my heavens for the satisfaction of my desires (1 Kg 18:44; Ps 145:16)
5. Father, let this rain fall upon Your church heavily such that no one can control (1 Kg 18:45)
6. Lord Jesus, cause the rain to be unto me, the rain of power, blessing, wisdom, strength, anointing, breakthrough etc and unto the church, outpouring of Your Spirit & wealth.
ANNOUNCEMENT
1. Bible Study holds every Wednesday, by 6pm.
2.House fellowship holds every Sunday in our various centre by 5pm.
3. Easter is here again as we celebrate our Lord:
Friday,25th Mar: Word Feast Vigil(Good Friday)
Sunday,27th Mar: Resurrection Service
Monday,28th Mar: Fire Prayer Conference.
4. Next Sunday is our Praise and Thanksgiving service.
5. Prayer Warrior’s meeting/vigil holds this Wednesday, 9th Mar, 2016.
2.House fellowship holds every Sunday in our various centre by 5pm.
3. Easter is here again as we celebrate our Lord:
Friday,25th Mar: Word Feast Vigil(Good Friday)
Sunday,27th Mar: Resurrection Service
Monday,28th Mar: Fire Prayer Conference.
4. Next Sunday is our Praise and Thanksgiving service.
5. Prayer Warrior’s meeting/vigil holds this Wednesday, 9th Mar, 2016.
PASTOR'S REFELCTION
CHALLENGE THE CHALLENGER
1 Sam 17:45 – “The David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of host, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defiled.”
The time has come for us as Christians to realize that we ought to confront whatever challenge that exalts itself against us. Beloveth, are you having a Philistine standing against you? Could it be weakness, ill-health, disappointment, delay, financial challenges or whatever? Is it hereditary and no one in the family has been able to overcome it, but simply prefer to endure it just as the Israelites did and were demoralized? (1 Sam 17:8-10)
Your victory is now if only you can rise up! Do not let the symptom(s) of the situation scare you as it did to Elijah and as a result, the challenger out-lived him (1 Kg 19:2-4). All you need to do is to go ahead to challenge the challenger (Lk 14:1,27; 2 Kg 9:30-33), holding firmly your staff (salvation); the five stones (ceaseless prayers); and the sling (the word of God), with these weapons you are well able to overcome.
David did a very important thing that we must emulate: He identified the weapons of the challenger (sword, spear & javelin), and realized the enemy was just the carrier/controller of his weapons. David, as the Bible says:”…But I come to you in …”, entered into his own weapons, that is, hiding himself by releasing himself for his weapons to use him. What weapons? The name of the LORD against the enemy's sword; God Himself against the spear; and the judgment of God against the javelin (1 Sam 17:1; 1 Cor 3:17) – what a great match! What can you imagine the battle will be like? You already know the result and the Lord expects us to go and do likewise (Lk 10:37).
Bimbola Olutade
1 Sam 17:45 – “The David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of host, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defiled.”
The time has come for us as Christians to realize that we ought to confront whatever challenge that exalts itself against us. Beloveth, are you having a Philistine standing against you? Could it be weakness, ill-health, disappointment, delay, financial challenges or whatever? Is it hereditary and no one in the family has been able to overcome it, but simply prefer to endure it just as the Israelites did and were demoralized? (1 Sam 17:8-10)
Your victory is now if only you can rise up! Do not let the symptom(s) of the situation scare you as it did to Elijah and as a result, the challenger out-lived him (1 Kg 19:2-4). All you need to do is to go ahead to challenge the challenger (Lk 14:1,27; 2 Kg 9:30-33), holding firmly your staff (salvation); the five stones (ceaseless prayers); and the sling (the word of God), with these weapons you are well able to overcome.
David did a very important thing that we must emulate: He identified the weapons of the challenger (sword, spear & javelin), and realized the enemy was just the carrier/controller of his weapons. David, as the Bible says:”…But I come to you in …”, entered into his own weapons, that is, hiding himself by releasing himself for his weapons to use him. What weapons? The name of the LORD against the enemy's sword; God Himself against the spear; and the judgment of God against the javelin (1 Sam 17:1; 1 Cor 3:17) – what a great match! What can you imagine the battle will be like? You already know the result and the Lord expects us to go and do likewise (Lk 10:37).
Bimbola Olutade
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