“But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory (making us conquerors all times) through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Cor. 15: 57 (Amplified)

This year, we are moving from shame to double honour; from poverty to prosperity; from fruitlessness to fruitfulness; from sorrow and anguish to joy and laughter; from I don’t have, to I am giving out; from slavery to freedom, we shall reign, we shall be exalted because it is our Year of Glorious Lifting. Your dreams shall be fulfilled; your expectations shall not be cut short; your head shall not lack oil; your barrel of flour shall not dry; you shall be highly lifted; you will not die before your miracles; the zeal of the Lord of Host shall perform it in the name of Jesus.

God is going to accelerate the fulfillment of all He has promised to do for us in this Glorious year in Jesus name. This year is the 12^th year after the change of millennium – 12 connotes a lot for the Children of Israel and if you believe you are part of that commonwealth of the Nation of Israel it will work for you in Jesus name. Why did God choose to have 12 tribes of Israel; even 12 tribes of Ishmael; the first encounter in the wilderness after the children of God left Egypt was with 12 wells of water? Why did God choose 12 as a repeated figure while dealing with His people? As the year connotes there will be full Government of God in our lives this year as well as our nation Nigeria in Jesus name.

But first, how did David do it? How was he able to be lifted from a shepherd boy to a king in Israel; to a warrior per excellent? Can we learn from his life to get to know how the lifting of God could be possible? His own was a rapid accelerated lifting; from an isolated bush boy to an anointed king over God’s people; from a forgotten not for good shepherd boy to a conqueror whose praise was sang by grown up women in the society; from a fugitive in his own country to a celebrated ruler, king over millions. How did he do it? What was his strategy? Can we learn anything from his life?

“And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: …” Psalms 40:3 (KJV)

David was an embodiment of praise and thanksgiving. Little wonder he was chosen as a man after God’s heart. God inhabits the life of a man of praise because God Himself is PRAISE! When you praise God you are only showing Who He is. The Psalmist enjoins us to praise God with all manner of instruments of worship and praise – “Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. … Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath … Praise ye the Lord”. Psalms 150:1-6

A praise time cannot go unnoticed by Jehovah. The revelation on the mount of Patmos helped us to know what the Elders and Angels of God are doing presently – “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: … And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: … Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. … saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever”. Rev 5:9-14.

This is our year of Glorious Lifting and King David said, He brought me out of the miry clay and set my feet on the Rock. God is the only One that could have accomplished this fit in the life of His servant David.

That was why Apostle Paul said in 1 Cor 15:57 (NKJV), “But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

This year is a Leap year and like any other leap year, 2012 has so many disasters, deaths, perplexities, confusion, puzzles, etc but because you are a child of God, by the power and promise of God you are not only guaranteed the protection but resounding victories of God over all the devices and manipulations of the enemy.  Therefore there is:-

1. Complete Victory for you over sin – (Rom 6: 18; 8:1; John 8:36).
2. Complete Victory over sicknesses and diseases (Isaiah 53: 10; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2: 24)
3. Complete Victory for you over death – ( 1 Cor. 15:54-57)
4. Complete Victory over poverty and penury – Deut. 28: 2-14; Psalm 35:27; 3 John 2)
5. Complete Victory over religion and routines – (Mk 10:17-21; John 8: 32-36)
6. Complete Victory over tradition and addiction – (Mk 10:17-21)
7. Complete victory  for you over your past failures, shortcomings,  reproach shame, defeats  debts and dishonor,  etc ( Gen. 21:6;  Luke 1:25)

Brothers and sisters, there is total and complete victory for you in Jesus. But for us to enjoy this victory, we need complete obedience to His will.

And what is the will of God for our lives? It is but to walk with Him in total obedience!

It is well with you; let us meet again at the next edition. Till then, Keep on flying the flag of Jesus and remain rapturable.

Yours, because He lives, your Pastor,

-         Johnson A. Noiki

TAKE NOTE:

1. Prayerfully take these requests to God in prayer each day.
2. Though I encourage you to fast till evenings, if you cannot, make sure you skip breakfast but pray and may break by 1.00 p.m.
3. When breaking, don’t take heavy meals at a time.
4. As we progress, I encourage you to take little water at a time.
5. We shall meet each day in the auditorium to round up our prayers by 6.00 p.m.
6. Fridays 23^rd December and 6^th January shall be “New Possibilities” vigils.
7. Saturday 31^st is our “Cross Over Night into Glorious Possibilities”. We shall start our service by 9.00 p.m.
8. New Year Service with Holy Communion shall be held on Sunday 1^st January 2012.
9. We shall thank God on Sunday 8^th January 2012 for seeing us into the New Year.
10. Our Annual thanksgiving shall be on Sunday 29^th January, 2012.
11. Please, Pray Until Something Happen.
12. Lastly, don’t forget: Live Holy, Sanctified life and Heaven shall listen to you, I mean YOU.

God bless

Monday 19^th Dec, 2011.

ENTER HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING (Ps 120:1; 121:1-2, 145:20, 144:2; 138:8; 126:6

-          Thank God for providing deliverance from bondage.

-          Thank God for divine strength on daily basis.

-          Lord, thank You for I cried to You in My distress and you heard me.

-          Lord, thank You for being my helper in the day of trouble

-          Lord, thank You for not allowing the rod of the wicked to rest upon me.

-          Lord, thank You for Your divine protection over my life and that of my household.

-          Lord, thank You for divine health You bestowed upon me and my family.

-          I thank God for He will perfect that which concern me in life

-          Thank God for ‘you shall see thy children’s children’ in Jesus Name

-          Thank God for the sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

Tuesday 20^th Dec, 2011.

ENTER HIS COURT WITH PRAISE (Ps 150:2-3; 148:5; 147:3; 145:9; 136:24; 113:

-          Praise Him for His mighty acts towards you.

-          Praise Him for He commanded and they were created

-          Praise Him for He is gracious and full of compassion

-          Praise Him for He maketh the barren woman to keep house and to be a joyful mother of children.

-          Praise Him for He healeth the broken-hearted and bindeth their wounds

-          Praise Him who redeemed you from your enemies

-          Praise Him for He is the covenant keeping God.

-          Praise Him for you shall eat the labour of your hands.

-          Praise Him for afflictions shall not rise against you the second time.

Wednesday 21^st Dec, 2011.

PRAYER FOR SANCTIFICATION (Ex 16:3; Ps 51:1-2; 7-10; 143:10; 19:12; 119:37; 40:11:116:8)

-          Lord, let every rebellion flee from my heart.

-          Let the blood of Jesus separate me from the sins of my ancestors

-          Every spiritual pipe in my life, receive wholeness in Jesus name.

-          Lord, no lying spirit will have his way in my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let any part of me thirsting for friendship with the world receive divine deliverance.

-          Lord, create within me a hunger and thirst for purity and holiness in Jesus name.

-          Oh Lord, break me and mould me for Your glory in Jesus name.

-          Oh Lord, I reject every spirit of murmuring and complaining in Jesus name.

-          Lord, purge me of the sins of bitterness and anger in Jesus name.

-          Lord, turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity in Jesus name.

Thursday 22^nd Dec, 2011.

PRAYER FOR COMMITMENT (Isa. 11:2, 57:15; Ps 25:5; 2 Tim. 4:7

-          Lord, let me drink from your everlasting well of joy in Jesus name.

-          Lord, inject me with spiritual vitamins that will boost my appetite to eat Your word on daily basis in Jesus name.

-          Lord, establish me in the truth, godliness and faithfulness in Jesus name

-          Lord, I reject dryness in my walk with You in Jesus name.

-          Lord, help me not to depart from faith in Jesus name.

-          Lord, deliver me from the grip of spiritual weakness and negligence in Jesus name.

-          Lord, plant and establish my feet upon the Rock of ages in Jesus name.

-          Every spirit of sluggishness and backwardness in my life receive the fire of God now and be destroyed in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let everything working contrary to the obedience of Christ in my life wither away in Jesus name.

-          Lord, take the heart of stone away from me and replace it with the heart of flesh in Jesus name.

Friday 23^rd Dec, 2011.

PRAYER FOR UNUSUAL SUCCESS (EX. 15:25; Ps 92:12-14; Isa. 58:11-14; 62:3-4; Deut. 28:13; Ps 9:18; 115:14)

-          Lord, let the anointing to excel in my career fall on me in Jesus name.

-          I reject the anointing of non-achievement in my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, those who laugh me to scorn, shall witness my testimony in Jesus name.

-          Lord, take me from where I am to where you want me to be in Jesus name.

-          Oh Lord, grant me the power to be fulfilled, successful and prosperous in life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I bind the spirit of almost there in Jesus name.

-          Lord, proper me beyond my wildest imagination in Jesus name.

-          Oh Lord, let my life experience divine acceleration in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let every Satanic investment in my life be wasted in the name of Jesus.

-          Lord, every further step I take this year will lead to outstanding success.

Saturday 24^th Dec, 2011.

PRAYER AGAINST FRUSTRATION (Ex. 10:23; 15:25; 6:6; 3:9)

-          I fire back every arrow of oppression in Jesus name.

-          Every pillar of suppression in my life collapse in Jesus name.

-          Let the oppressor and suppressor of my life be consumed by fire in Jesus name.

-          Every spirit monitoring any area of my life, I bind you in Jesus name.

-          I release myself from any inherited bondage and limitation in Jesus name.

-          You spirit of confusion loose your hold over my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I forbid any re-union of household and village witches and wickedness against my life in Jesus name.

-          Every power using the heavenlies against me fall down and be disgraced in Jesus name.

-          Every activity of the destroyer, manifesting in the form of frustration in my life be destroyed in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I refused to be frustrated out of the programme of God for my life in Jesus name.

Sunday 25^th Dec, 2011.

PRAYER FOR ADVANCEMENT (Isa. 29:17; 65:12; Zech. 1:17; Jer. 30:10-17; Ps. 37:19; 112:12; 116:14; 86:17; 128:2)

-          I declare with my mouth, that nothing shall be impossible.

-          Lord, pull down the strongholds erected against my progress.

-          Lord, let my point of ridicule be converted to sources of miracles in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let all unprofitable broadcasters of my goodness be silenced for ever

-          Lord, let all demonic reverse gears installed to hinder my progress in life be consumed by fire in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let evil advice given against my favour crash and disintegrate in Jesus name.

-          Lord, pursue every enemy of my prosperity to destruction in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let every satanic siren scaring away my helpers be silenced in Jesus name.

-          Every soul tie and covenant between me and the spirit of barrenness break and loose your hold in Jesus name.

-          Every soul tie and covenant between me and spirit of backwardness and demotion break and loose your hold in Jesus name.

Monday 26^th Dec, 2011.

PRAYER FOR REVIVAL/RENEWAL (Hos 6:2; Isa. 57:15; Hab 3:2)

-          Lord, produce in me the power of self control and gentleness in Jesus name

-          Oh Lord, teach me to die to self in Jesus name.

-          Lord, ignite my calling with Your fire in Jesus name.

-          I command every spiritual contamination in my life to receive cleansing by the blood of Jesus.

-          Lord, quicken me and increase my desire for the things of heaven.

-          Lord, make me ready to go wherever You send me in Jesus name.

-          Lord, work freely in me and through me in Jesus name.

-          Lord, open my eyes to see beyond the visible to the invisible in Jesus name.

-          Lord, empower me to resist Satan so that he would flee from me in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let the spirit that flees from sin incubates my life in Jesus name.

Tuesday 27^th Dec, 2011.

PRAYER AGAINST DESTINY DESTROYERS (Gen 37:18-20; Ex 1:12-14; Judges 11:1-3; Esther 3:8-9)

-          Environmental darkness in my area scatter in Jesus name.

-          Dream robbers be roasted by fire in Jesus name.

-          Every power that wants to swallow my destiny, what are you waiting for, be disgraced in Jesus name.

-          You foul spirits, tormenting and harassing my life, loose your hold in Jesus name.

-          Blood of Jesus, flush out from my system every inherited satanic deposit in Jesus name.

-          Oh Lord, send Your axe of fire to the foundation of my life and destroy every evil plantation therein in the mighty name of Jesus.

-          I break and loose myself from every form of demonic bewitchment in Jesus name.

-          Evil gate opened to the enemy of my foundation be closed forever by the power in the Blood.

-          I cancel the consequences of any evil local name attached to my person in Jesus name.

-          Lord, my tomorrow shall be glorious than today in Jesus name.

Wednesday 28^th Dec, 2011.

PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH (Hab 2:3; Zech 2:5; Acts 2:47; Ps 85:6; 133:1; 138:2; Matt. 25:21; IChr 12:32.

-          Lord, thank You for Your church and all that you are doing for us.

-          Lord, thank you for destroying every strange wind blowing against this church in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let your vision for this church come to fruition in Jesus name.

-          Lord, enlarge our coasts as a church in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let the spirit of unity continue to reign in our midst in Jesus name.

-          Lord, build a wall of fire round Your church in Jesus name.

-          Lord, send down Your fire of revival into this church in Jesus name.

-          The Lord shall perfect all that concerns us as a church in Jesus name.

-          Lord, add to Your church daily such as should be saved in Jesus name.

-          The righteousness of the Lord shall reign supreme in our church in Jesus name.

Thursday 29^th Dec, 2011.

PRAYER FOR HOME FRONT (Ps 128:5-6; Eph. 6:4; Job 24:15; Judges 4:23; Ps 91:1; Gen. 26:13; Isa. 8:18; Ex 14:14)

-          Any rod of the wicked rising up against my family line, be rendered impotent for my sake in Jesus name.

-          Any power from my family background seeking to make shipwreck of my life be destroyed by fire in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I will reach the height nobody has attained in my family lineage in Jesus name.

-          Every ancestral chain of slavery binding my family from prospering in life break by fire in Jesus name.

-          Every hiding place and secret place of witchcraft in my family be exposed by fire in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let every inherited family covenant affecting my life break and loose its hold in Jesus name.

-          Every soul tie and covenant with family gods, shrines and spirits break and release me now in Jesus name.

-          Lord, any power assigned by the destroyer to be killing good things at birth in my household be destroyed by fire in Jesus name.

-          Every river of trouble, flowing in my family dry up in Jesus name.

-          Lord, deal bountifully with my household this year in Jesus name.

Friday 30^th Dec, 2011.

PRAYER AGAINST GENERATIONAL COVENANT (Ex 3:7; 14:20; Ps. 7:9; 15:16; 18:13-14

-          Anointing that breaks the yoke; break my yoke in Jesus name.

-          I release myself from evil domination and control in Jesus name.

-          I release myself from the grip of any problem transferred into my life from the womb in Jesus name.

-          I command all foundational strongman attached to my life to be paralyzed in Jesus name.

-          I renounced any evil dedication placed upon my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, cut down all the roots of problems in my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let all powers sponsoring evil decision against me be disgraced in Jesus name.

-          Every decision, vow or promise made by my fore-fathers contrary to my divine destiny loose your hold by fire in Jesus name.

-          Every legal ground that ancestral guardian spirits have in my life be cancel by the blood of Jesus.

-          Any ancestral bloodshed of animals or human beings affecting me be nullified by the blood of Jesus.

Saturday 31^st Dec, 2011.

PRAYER FOR MISSION/EVANGELISM (Mk 16:15; Jonah 1:2, Ezek. 3:17-21; 36:25-27; Lk 19:13; Acts 14:1-4; 17:23; Ps. 2:1-4).

-          Lord, let the works of mission fields expand and grow tremendously in Jesus name.

-          Lord, pull every unknown god in the heart of people in the mission fields.

-          Lord, let every man made laws affecting the gospel be outlawed in Jesus name.

-          Lord, strengthen the missionary on daily basis as they work in the vineyard of the Lord.

-          Lord, silenced every raging storm against the spread of the gospel in Jesus name.

-          Lord, raise intercessors for the word of missions in Jesus name.

-          Lord, enlarge our coast in the mission fields in the name of Jesus.

-          Lord, let Your peace reign in all trouble nations of the world to enable the gospel penetrate them.

-          Lord, uphold our missionaries and converts in the mission fields with your right hand of righteousness.

Sunday 1^st January 2012

PRAYER AGAINST SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS (IICor. 10:4-5, Job 8:22; Jer. 50:33-34; Ps. 7:9; 25:3; John 10:10).

-          Every evil spiritual padlock and evil chain hindering my success be roasted by fire in Jesus name.

-          Every wicked house constructed against me and my career be demolished in Jesus name.

-          I recall all my blessings thrown into the river, forest and satanic bank in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let those circulating my name for evil be disgraced in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let the wind, the sun and the moon run contrary to every demonic presence in environment militating against my life in Jesus name.

-          Every power cooking my progress in an evil pot, receive the fire of Judgment in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let every evil imagination against me wither from the source in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let all the destructive plans of the enemies aimed at me, blow up in their faces in Jesus name.

-          Every problem in my life that originated from witchcraft, receive divine instant solution in Jesus name.

-          I frustrate every plot, device, scheme and projection of witchcraft designed to affect any area of my life in Jesus name.

Monday 2^nd January 2012

PRAYER AGAINST GENERATIONAL CURSES (Gal. 3:13-14; 2 Tim. 4:18; Col. 1:13, 2:15).

-          Lord, let anti-breakthrough decrees be revoked in Jesus name.

-          Lord, destroy every Satanic garment in my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, every spirit of Balaam hired to curse me, fall after the order of Balaam in Jesus name.

-          Lord, every spirit of Sanballat and Tobiah planning evil against me receive stones of fire in Jesus name.

-          Lord, any curse placed on my ancestral line by anybody cheated, maltreated or at the point of death break now in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let every ancestral placenta manipulation of my life be reversed in Jesus name.

-          Every garment of ancestral infirmity diseases and sicknesses passed down to my generation be consumed by fire in Jesus name.

-          Every evil ancestral habit and weakness of moral failures manifesting in my life, loose your grip over me in Jesus name.

-          Lord, cancel all the enchantments, curses and spells that are against me in Jesus name.

-          Every witchcraft obstacle and hindrance put on the road to my desired miracle and success be removed in Jesus name.

Tuesday 3^rd January 2012

PRAYER FOR FRESH ANOINTING (Isa 66:16; Joel 2:28-30; Acts 2:1-4; 1:8; Col. 4:3; Isa. 55:1

-          Holy Spirit, incubate me with your fire in Jesus name.

-          Oh Lord, let the anointing to excel in my spiritual and physical life fall on me.

-          Lord, anoint me to pray without ceasing in the name of Jesus.

-          Lord, let the anointing of Holy Spirit break every yoke in my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, anoint my eyes and my ears that they may see and hear wondrous thing from above in Jesus name.

-          Lord, walk back to every second of my life and deliver me where I need deliverance transforming me where I need transformation.

-          Lord, let the waters of life flow into every dead area of my spiritual life.

-          Lord, arise and give me my mantle of fire in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I refuse to tarry in the valley of powerlessness in Jesus name,

-          Lord, anything planted within me that has not manifested now but will manifest in the future to make me to backslide dry up in Jesus name.

Wednesday 4^th January 2012

PRAYER FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT (Phil 4:19; Gal 6:9; 3Jn 2; Lk 9:38; Eccl 5:19; Ps 34:8-9; Deut 8:18; Prov. 8:18; 14:24; 2 Cor. 8:9)

-          Lord, let all leaking bags and pockets in  my life be sealed up in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I withdraw my wealth from the hand of the bondwoman in Jesus name.

-          Lord, help me not to squander my divine opportunities in life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let the riches of the gentiles be transferred to me according to your word in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let the yoke of poverty upon my life be dashed to pieces in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let every coffin constructed against my prosperity swallow their owners in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let all rough places in my life targeted at my breakthroughs be smoothened by the blood of Jesus.

-          Lord, I reject financial debt in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I reject lack and famine in my life and family in Jesus name.

-          Every spiritual anchor of financial failure attached to my life receive the axe of fire in Jesus name.

-          O Lord empowers our Church financially in the name of Jesus.

Thursday 5^th January 2012

PRAYER FOR RECOVERY (I Sam. 30:18-19; Joel 2:25; Jer. 43:7; 30:10-17; Isa. 61:4

-          Oh Lord, restore my spiritual eyes and ears in Jesus name.

-          Lord, every area of incomplete deliverance in my life, receive complete deliverance by fire in Jesus name.

-          Lord, inject me with your spiritual vitamins that will make me spiritually healthy in Jesus name.

-          Every instrument of destruction fashioned against me from birth roast by fire in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I recover every good miracle and testimony snatched out of my hand by the spirit of frustration in Jesus name.

-          Every good blessings, opportunity and chance that I have ever missed as a result of discouragement, I recover all in Jesus name.

-          Lord, every good thing that has been amputated in my life receive new life and begin to germinate and prosper in Jesus name.

-          Any power of the grave that had swallowed my blessings and potentials, receive the fire of God and vomit them unto me in Jesus name.

-          All spiritual gifts, blessings, virtues and benefits that have been paralyzed, damaged or amputated, I recover them now in Jesus name.

Friday 6^th January 2012

PRAYER FOR FRUITFULNESS (Isa. 58:11, Gen 1:28; 12:1-3; 26:13-14; 9:1; 22:17)

-          Power to finish well come upon my destiny in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let all impossible begin to become possible for me in every department of my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, that which hinders me from greatness give way now in Jesus name.

-          Lord, add profitability to my work in Jesus name.

-          Lord, make me to break loose from every obstacle on my way to progress in life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I will not labour in vain or bring forth for trouble in Jesus name.

-          Lord, as I build, I will inhabit and as I plant, I shall eat in Jesus name.

-          Lord, I bind every evil spirit withstanding good testimonies in my life in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let the spirit that abandons good projects be consumed by fire in Jesus name.

Saturday 7^th January 2012

PRAYER FOR NATION (1 Tim. 2:1-2; I Cor. 4:1-2; Jer. 1:9)

-          Thank God for how far He has led us as a nation.

-          Thank God for our president Goodluck Jonathan and his ministers.

-          Lord grant our rulers wisdom from above to rule well in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let every ruler not working in consonance with God be uprooted in Jesus name.

-          Lord, your name alone be exalted in our country, Nigeria in Jesus name.

-          Every desire of the gods of this world over our country, Nigeria be thrown into the ocean in Jesus name.

-          Lord, let every troubler of our nation be troubled in Jesus name.

-          Lord, every descendants of Ahitopel in the corridor of power be dethroned in Jesus name.

-          Lord, we reject any form of national tragedy over the affair of this nation in Jesus name.

-          Lord, your peace will reign supreme in our nation in Jesus name.

Sunday 8^th January 2012

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING (Ps 34:1-8; 103:1-6; 136:23-25; 139:14; Isa. 33:6; Ex 15:25).

-          Thank God for making you go through these 21 days of waiting upon the Lord.

-          Thank God for all victories won for you during this period.

-          Thank Him for His special grace already bestowed upon your life for this new year.

-          Thank God for His mercies and favour upon your life in Jesus name.

-          Thank Him for your fruitfulness and increases this year.

-          Lord, thank You for Your light shall be my  guide through the year.

-          Lord, our waiting upon You for the past days will not be in vain in Jesus name.

-          Lord, we receive open heaven concerning our requests we brought before you in this programme.

-          Lord, I am next on the line to testify of Your goodness in Jesus name.

-          Lord, my tongue will not cease to shout for joy all the days of my life in Jesus name.

-          Thank you Lord for, it is well with my soul; it is well with my family; it is well with Your Church

PRAISE THE LORD

TEXTS: Gen. 26: 13-14; Gen. 37-39; James 4: 7-17;

INTRODUCTION:

Throughout this year God has promised He will show Himself Mighty in our affairs.  Brethren, we cannot go through this year without His presence.  Man was created in God’s image to be great just as our God. He created man to be like Him; to have dominion and have control over all His creation and to subdue them.  Abraham was great, Isaac was, despite the myriads of challenges and tribulations they experienced. It was recorded of Isaac that He waxed great and continued to increase in greatness until he became very great – Genesis 26: 13-14. Jabesh though born poor and in great sorrow, turned to God and God made him great in life 1 Chronicles 4: 9-10.

Let us today discuss some keys to all round greatness.

SUBMIT (TO GOD):   2 Chronicles 7: 14; Job 22: 28-29; James 4: 6-10

The need to submit to God: We must first submit our life to God unreservedly. God is the Creator of everything according to Genesis chapter one. A life outside God can never be great. Abraham submitted to God and taught his son Isaac to follow by his experience on Mount of the Lord in the land of Moriah. When we submit our lives, it becomes simple to submit every other thing. We must submit our possessions; our money; our business proposals, plans and fully trust God in full obedience to take us to higher ground. If we do, surely God is more than able to make us great and increase our greatness just as He did for Isaac who obeyed Him by staying in Gerar instead of going down to Egypt. Remember, Egypt symbolizes slavery, hardship and death. Moreover, Jesus Christ submitted to God and the bible says, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”. Phil 2:5-11 (NKJV)

 

RESIST (THE DEVIL): James 4: 7; 1 Tim. 6: 6-12; 1 Th. 5: 22; Gen 39: 12

We must resist the devil if we want to be great. The devil does not want any thing good to come our way talk less of making us great; however many run to the devil for greatness. History has taught us that when satan gives you One Naira, he takes back One Hundred.  Run away from sin and do not compromise your faith. Joseph was carrying a precious seed of the dream he had before he was sold into slavery. He had the opportunity of becoming rich by just committing immoral acts with Potiphar’s wife – Gen 39: 11-12, but he chose to run away from the sin that could have ruined his dreams. The devil is a liar we must therefore resist all his lies. Brother James said Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 (KJV)

Do not speak evil of others. Resist the temptation to speak evil of your brethren or even other people. Speaking evil of others can ground your greatness. Moreover that person you are speaking evil about is created in the image of God. You are not only to resist evil, you are to resist falling into temptation. No matter what you do and who you are – student, scholar, businessman or businesswoman, clergy, government worker, pepper seller, road side mechanic, politician – whatever you do, there is always temptation waiting at the corner. Refuse to bow to all manner of unrighteousness that has become the order of day in our generation. Do not enjoy a season of sin only to have sold out your birthright. Your birthright brother is greatness; for you are created in the image of God.

HAVE (A PLAN):  Gen. 11: 2-6; Gen 40: 6-14,15; Luke 14: 28

Of course to be great in life, you must consciously have a plan towards your greatness. If you fail to plan, then you have only ‘planned to fail’. The experience of the Tower of Babel was amazing. The people had a plan – make bricks, built city and a tower, cover with asphalt so that the bricks will not disintegrate with time and weather. When God looked down, “He said Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do” (Emphasis mine) Gen 11:6 (KJV): In others words, with this plans, their greatness cannot be stopped. Where is your plan for life? Many Christians do not have plans. There is great need to prayerfully consider plans for your tomorrow. God holds our tomorrow but we need a road map. Commit this plan and your desires to God’s hand and keep the vision alive by focusing on God over your plans prayerfully. You are not far from your greatness for Philippians 2:13 (KJV) says, “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

I know there are several keys but work on these three and you will experience Ever-Increasing Greatness in your life forever.

 

 

PRAYERS 

• O Lord, as darkness gives up before light, let all my difficulties to greatness give up before me in Jesus name.

TEXTS: Joshua 5: 13-15; 2 Kings 6: 15-17; 2 Chro 32: 1-8; Isaiah 41: 10-14

INTRODUCTION:

At the beginning of the year 2011, God’s promise to us was and still, that throughout the year ‘He will show Himself Mighty in our affairs’. According to Isaiah 41: 10, God said “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”. God has promised and when He utters a word, the word must go out to accomplish whatsoever it has been sent out to do. We are to believe this word and expect the manifestations. Therefore in this month and in our day to day life, we must invite His presence into our affairs. In line with this therefore, the month of March 2011 has been declared as our “Month of Divine Presence to March Forward”.

It is our month of Divine Presence – God Himself shall come to your aid and celebrate you this month in Jesus name. In the passages before us, the emphasis is on God’s presence to help His people. In Joshua chapter 5, Joshua was still contemplating on how he would prosecute the battle against Jericho, conquer and defeat the strong city. Just some few days back, they had just been circumcised to remove the reproach of Egypt from their life – vv. 8-9. I prophesy over your life, “every reproach in your life God is taking away this day in Jesus name”.

As he was trying to plan his strategy to ambush Jericho, the presence of the Lord showed up. In your life this month, the presence of the Lord will manifest in Jesus name.

 

1. a.       What can the presence of the Lord do?

-          His presence drives away fears – Deut 20: 1

Isaiah 41: 10 says, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee…” Moses speaking to the children of God said, “When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, Deut 20:1 (KJV). There are wars and battles, enemies without and within. We confront them every day. The word of God enjoins us not to be afraid. Why? He is with us. Brother, never be afraid for He that is with us is greater than he that is with the enemies.

-          His presence brings peace – Exod 33: 14

“And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest (peace).” Ex 33: 14 (KJV). That was God’s affirmation to Moses and the children of God when they were perplexed and vexed with all manner of troubles. What situation are you passing through this month, invite Him (God) into that situation and peace of God which passes all human understanding shall be yours in Jesus name.

-          His presence brings comfort to the believers – Isaiah 43: 2;

God said, I know you will pass through fire but before you step in their, I am already in that fire to bring comfort. Three Hebrew children were thrown into fire but four men were seen by the king. “Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” Dan 3:24-25 (KJV)

God said in Isaiah 43: 2, “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee”.

-          His presence brings terror to our adversaries – Psalm 68: 1-2.

David said, “Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God”. Psalms 68:1-2 (KJV) The wicked cannot stand in the presence of the Almighty God. “And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder”. Matt 21:44 (KJV)

-          His presence brings joy.

-          His presence guarantees victory – Deut 20: 1

“Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.” Isaiah 41: 11-13

 

PRAYERS 

Today O Lord, I decree that all elemental forces working against my good relationship with You to die in the name of Jesus.

Let us ask for His presence this month and every day of our life.

TEXTS:  2 Chronicles 32: 1-8, 21; Isaiah 41: 10-13.

VESSEL:  Pastor Johnson Noiki

INTRODUCTION:

Many of us have experienced many ups and downs of life. We sometimes queried why things like that happen to us. Many especially after we have given our lives to Christ and walking in His precepts do encounter faith crushing situations. Why, why, and why had always been the question. Lets us look at this situation this morning and see what God has in stock for us.

• David left home one day leaving the wives and family but returned to find his city, Ziglak  in complete ruins but what did he do? – 1 Sam. 30: 6
• David experienced the life of the valley – but hear him Psalm 42: 5, 11 and 43: 5
• Hezekiah did not allow what he heard put him in fear, he turned to the Lord – 2 Chronicles 32: 1-8 and 21
• Joseph was a man who from slavery turned to be ruler in a foreign land.
• Paul suffers much but always turning to the Lord for comfort.
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-          We all sometimes come to a cross road. We reached a point in life when we are not able to move forward. To go back seems difficult. We sometimes wished we were never there in the first instance.

-          Those around us may fail us. Our trusted friends are nowhere to render help.

-          When we look up and look down and seek for just a voice and every thing looks dreary and the future looks bleak.

-          We sometimes often break down in tears thinking we could find solace in our weeping and moaning. Alas there could not be found any help in these.

-          Our Lord Jesus Christ came to this point in His life. The heavens were temporarily shut. The Father turned His face away. He could not bear seeing His Son filled with such loads of sins carried from the world He created.

-          He is a Holy God who does not behold but always judge iniquity. Jesus Christ was being judged for carrying my sin and your sin and the sin of the world. Even the love the Father had for His Son could not move Him at that split second.

-          The Heavens were shut. But, the Son cried out “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabach thani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matt 27:46

-          God responded immediately and in various forms He did.

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Brother, He is waiting for your cry. Sister, He wants to hear you call upon Him. He will answer when you call.

The shut heaven is not the end but at the back of every dark cloud, there is a shower.  He is concerned about you. Why? Simple, “You are His child”. 

CONCLUSION: COME

God is our utmost help in times of difficulties. When we are down God said, “Look Up”. The sun has not changed its course neither has the moon refuses to shine since I created them. I know what you are passing through; I will come for your help at my own time. Brethren I challenge you this morning to look up.

THE UNFEIGNED LOVE
Today I am discussing LOVE.
The Brotherly Love consists of Unselfish love, Sincere love, Fervent love, Abounding love and love as proof of Discipleship
Spiritual Love is the kind of Love that the Holy Spirit Himself brings to bare in our lives. These are, Unchangeable love, Divine love, Constraining love, Sacrificial love and Inseparable love. This type of love can only be realized when the Holy Spirit takes control of our life. Without Him it is impossible to have the spiritual love. The reason you tried to love and you always find a reason not to love a particular person is because you are yet to fully surrender to the person of the Holy Spirit.
As at the time the 10 commandments was given by God to Moses, God was only showing His affection for His people and wanted a reciprocal from man.
-         When Jesus came, He compressed the 10 laws into just 2 – Matt. 22: 36-40
-         If any man can love, then he has overcome every obstacle to life and living: That is why Apostle Paul says in Romans 13: 10, “Love works no ill to his neighbor …Love is the fulfilling of the law”.
-         BUT what type of love are we talking about here?
-         In verse 22 of 1 Peter 1, Apostle Peter calls it the “unfeigned Love”.
-         What is unfeigned? – sincere, genuine, real, frank, heartfelt, truthful, honest
This is the type of love we are talking about. It is the type God has for the world; it is the type Jesus has for us; it is the type John is talking about in 1John 4: 7-11.
The Book of 1 Corinthians 13 stressed the preeminence of Love over all other gifts.   It shows us the need for us to have Love and in whatsoever we do Love should be the basis for our acting or doing. Let us look closely at this Unfeigned Love Apostle Peter is talking about in his first Epistle 1: 22.
MESSAGE OUTLINE:
A. PRE-CONDITION FOR UNFEIGNED LOVE: 1Peter 1: 1-2, 13-15 (NIV)
-         You must have been chosen – v. 2
-         You have been sanctified – v. 2
-         You are in obedient – v. 2
-         You Live as ‘Strangers’ in this world – v. 1, 13-15
B. POSSESSING UNFEIGNED LOVE: vv. 18-23 (NIV)
-         Good things do not come by easily. You must fight for it. TheKingdom of God suffers violent so says the Savior Jesus …… Matt. 11: 12
Remember who you are:-
-         Redeemed by the precious blood
-         Purified heart – Matt. 6: 33 – ‘Seek ye first the Kingdom … and righteousness
-         Abide by the word – Psalm 119: 9, 165
C. PRESERVING UNFEIGNED LOVE:    1 Peter 2: 1-2 (NIV)
-         Therefore, Rid yourself of …… v.1
-         Feed continuously on the word of life…. V. 2. Psalm 119: 11
-         Grow up in love – Acts 20: 32 – Apostle Paul an example
-         Covet more of Christ – Phil 3: 10 ‘That I may know Him …’
You cannot love this way because the Love of God is not in you. You need Jesus in your life before you can have this love. If you have not experienced the forgiveness of sin which only can come from God through Jesus Christ, then you need to experience before you can possess this type of love.
CONCLUSION: COME
BRETHREN, develop the habit of loving.  Love for the brethren is our primary duty; then love for others follows.
May the Lord teach us and ignite the perfect love in our lives in Jesus name.
THE MINDFUL GOD
TEXTS: Psalm 115: 12-14; Jer. 29: 11; Ezek. 36: 9-11
INTRODUCTION:
God’s plan for the nation of Israel was only for their good. God called them out of bondage in Egypt to go to the land He had promised to give them as a perpetual inheritance. A land in which there would be no shortage of anything they needed, a land of prosperity in every realm of their existence.
We as spiritual Israel have the same standing and even better because of the great sacrifice Jesus paid on our behalf. We had been liberated from the bondage of sin and translated into the Kingdom of light. The God we serve has a better plan for us. We are constantly in His mind, day and night.
The people of God wandered around in the wilderness for forty years on what was actually a short distance journey. Why? Was it their enemies, circumstances, trials along the way or something entirely different that prevented them from arriving at their destination in a timely manner? No! They were always thinking of going back to the land of bondage. Egypt was always appealing to them. They did not trust in God who with great and mighty hands delivered them.
Most of us do the same thing. We keep dealing with the same problems over and over again. The disappointing result is that it takes us years to experience victory over something that could have and should have been dealt with quickly.
God has us in His mind all the time. His thoughts for us are for good every time. Hear prophet Jeremiah - “For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome’’.  Jer. 29: 11
And because this God has us in mind all the time, the Psalmist says, “The Lord has been mindful of us, He will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, He will bless the house of Aaron [the priesthood],” Brethren the Lord remembers you. He has you in mind all the time. He knows what you are passing through now. He knows what you will pass through tomorrow. He has seen your next week, that is why He said in Jeremiah 29: 11 “what I am doing is to give you hope in your final outcome”.
Being mindful is very natural to God, brethren. That is why, whatever He promised, He will always fulfill.
Because this God is mindful of us,

1. HE CAME AS A SAVIOUR

Isaiah 53: 4-12; -          Prophesied by the prophets – Isaiah 53: 4-12-          The angel proclaimed it – Matt. 1: 12

-          John testified of it – John 1: 12; 3: 16
-          Apostle Paul said it is the only way to paying penalty for our sins – Rom. 3: 23; 6: 23

1. HE CAME AS A DELIVERER

: Luke 4: 18; c/f Isaiah 61:1-2

-          The mad man of the Gadarenes – Mark 5: 1-13
-          The woman with the issue of blood – Mark 5: 25
-          The woman caught in adultery – John 8: 3-
-          Delivered us from the curse of the law – Gal. 3: 10-13

1. HE CAME AS A BURDEN BEARER

: Ezek. 1:10; 1 Pet. 5: 6-7

-          Bare our sins – 1 Pet. 2: 24 c/f Isa. 53: 4-5
CONCLUSION: COME
Brethren, Start believing that God’s word is true. Mark 9: 23 assure you that with God all things are possible. Because you serve a God who created everything you see out of the unseen realm – Heb. 11: 3, you can give Him your nothingness and watch Him go to work on your behalf. Have faith in Him and believe His word, He will do the rest!
UNRESTRICTED BLESSINGS AHEAD
?And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.? Ezek 36:11 (KJV)
The year 2010 has come with a prophetic and unusual theme, ?Better Times for Advancement?. Advancement connotes, progress, expansion, increase, development, spread, recovering and the likes. The good Lord has promised us better times in the year. From the passage before us today, we can be sure that the promise of God to us is great. To crown it all, God said, ?I will do better unto you than at your beginnings ??
Brethren, if God who knew your beginnings said, ?I am not satisfied with your level now ? even though He gave you a good beginning ? and that I want to lift you and do better than the beginnings?, then you and I are in for a great year ahead.
But there will be forces contending that ? forces within and forces without, even forces inside of you. Of all these forces, the forces inside of you are most tricky. If the enemy within does not kill your vision, the enemy without has no power. But there is a third enemy ? the enemy inside of you ? this is the most dangerous enemy you must deal with. The forces inside of you are enumerated in the Epistles to the Galatians as adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envying, murders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like: and in Ephesians as anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication, Lying one to another. Jesus Christ says ?But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies?: Matt 15:18-19 (KJV)
While I appreciate that any child of God that indulges in some of these is not fit to be called Christian, I also want to say that we can deal with all these enemies inside of us if we allow the Spirit of God to rule over our flesh. For all these are the works of the flesh. The scriptures say, ?Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants  to  obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?? Romans 6:16 (KJV)
However, whatever the enemy might say, we should not be frightened because He who has promised is bigger, wiser, higher and mightier than all the foes put together. We would however do ourselves good by adhering to instructions from the One who has promised than loosing our blessings due to our inaction or outright disobedience. What are these instructions?
Brethren, in this year we must render Loyal Services to this God. Let us remember that we are of God, our total allegiance must be towards Him as Apostle John says in John 15: 16, ?Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you?.  He chose us and we must be loyal to Him for Him to release to us our desired blessings. While Christ was here bodily He said, ?My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work?.John 4:34 (KJV)
God worked with the disciples, that the early followers of Christ lacked nothing. Have you asked yourself why that was possible? The answer is found in Acts 2: 42-47, they continued in the Apostles doctrines.
Secondly, there is need for us to render Total Obedience unto God if we must enjoy the unrestricted blessings He promised in the year.
We must serve Him with sincerity of heart and purpose. We must be totally devoted to Him. Our obedience must be fervent as Apostle Paul enjoined us in Romans 12: 11 ?Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;? King Solomon was careful in admonishing us in Proverbs 22: 29, he said ?Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not  stand before mean men. (KJV) Nobody moves with the King and remain poor in life. This year your obedience to the Master must be fervent, give no occasion for laziness or indolence. No idle time, never be careless with your service unto the Lord. Many of us served God as if we are being forced to render services. This year let our obedience to His command be done freely and of course cheerfully if we need the bounty of God for ourselves, our family, our church, our community and our nation. Of course the year has 52 weeks, we must not relax for a week our obedience must be continuous throughout the year. Hear that song writer, ?Christian seek not yet repose, hear thy guardian angel sing, thou art in the midst of foes, watch and pray?. We need not rest a while, let our obedience be continuous and in fact be constant.  Partial obedience amounts to no-obedience. Remember how king Saul lost the throne forever? 1 Sam. 15: 22-23
Thirdly, let me quickly remind you of another song writer, Beloved L. H. Edmonds, he wrote, ?My faith has found a resting place, Not in device or creed; I trust the Ever-living One ???. Where is your faith anchored this year? In your uncle; Your wife; your husband; your certificate; your bank account or what? All these will fail as the economic melt down is still very much with us. Have an Unalloyed Faith in God. He alone has promised and He alone can fulfill. Let your economy be controlled from His seat above. Hear Prophet Isaiah, ?Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind isstayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever:? Isaiah 26:3-4 (KJV) Keep faith in the Lord, He will bless you and make your now better than your beginning. Remembered Job? Remembered Jabez? Isaac in a strange land prospered in the time of great famine, because he chose to obey God. ?Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: ? And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: Gen 26:12-14 (KJV). You are connected to Isaac, you too can obey God and be great in the year of Better Times for Advancement.
It is well with you; let us meet again at the next edition. Till then, Keep on flying the flag and remain rapturable.
Yours, because He lives, your Pastor,
-         Johnson A. Noiki
ENEMIES OF FRUITFULNESS
???But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.?   Matt 13:19-23 (KJV)
So far this year, we had looked at ?prospering in the times of Plenty and Lack?, we also considered ?the fruitfulness of the body? as pronounced by God to His first human creatures. I will be looking at some enemies of fruitfulness in this edition. Brethren, every good thing God made or is making will always be counterfeited by our enemy. While Jesus came that we will have abundant life, the enemy Satan came to steal, to kill and to destroy ? John 10: 10. The devil has no good thing to offer; therefore you need not be in his camp.
Our Lord?s parable in Matthew 13 about the sower indicates we have three categories of enemies, ye four, contending our fruitfulness. These are: the wicked one; tribulation or persecution and then the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches – Matt. 13: 19-22. These are the enemies we need to fight, for us to be fruitful and thereby receive the commendation of the Master.
Are you living a life of fruitlessness? Are you worried why your life is not satisfying to God and even to your very self? Have you come to a cross road and you want to call it off? “It doesn?t work, why should I continue? Let me go and try the other side of life!” NO brother, don?t quit! Sister, listen to this message. Many have come to a cross road and they had regretted running down the ladder. Don?t go back to Egypt, stay in your ?Gerar?. This message is written for you. ?And ye shall  know the  truth, and thetruth shall make you free.? Jn. 8:32 (KJV)
What are these enemies and how can we overcome? Four of them according to this parable of the sower: The wicked one is the devil. From the beginning he never wanted anything good for you. Satan brings confusion to you. He always has an alternative to how you can be blessed. In the Garden of Eden, he presented to Eve an alternative to fruitfulness. Disobey God and you can do it yourself. Remember, the devil only come to steal, kill and to destroy. ?John 10: 10. He has not changed his tactics. He is subtle and very clever that is why he is called the wicked one. Don?t fall a victim, there is no other way to get blessed and not be burnt. ?The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.? Prov. 10:22 (KJV). Do your part by believing and wait on God to bless you.
Tribulation or persecution will come. Tribulation or persecutions are supposed to help you grow more unto maturity because He who has saved you said, ?These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world?. John 16:33 (KJV) You are only to believe the report of the Lord. If God had not spoken inJohn 16: 33, it would have been a different matter. But He gave us His word, ?be of good cheer, I have overcome ??. The devil will make you believe you are alone. He will do all things possible to make sure the word you are hearing has no root in you. He will make you to be busy wasting the precious time at the expense of reading and meditating on the word of God or attending fellowships that will make you grow. He will allow you to be running after prophets and prayer houses, instead of focusing and praying to your God. He will give you thousands reasons why God allowed you to be?tempted?. And since you do not have the word of God in you, when the slightest persecution comes, you are frustrated and you are easily flushed out of His way. Brethren, your enemy has been on these tricks long before you were born. Learn and don?t be caught in his web.
What about the cares of this world? Many children of God, those called by His name are too easily carried away by the frivolities of this world. We place more emphasis on things ephemeral. We so much care about the latest fashion; whatever is in vogue. We will run after these things as if our life is dependant on them. The Saviour said, ?a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” - Luke 12:15 (KJV). Jesus Christ says, “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” ? Matt. 6:25-33 (KJV)
Riches can be so deceitful. Riches are supposed to be our inheritance, because, Abraham blessings are ours. You are blessed all round just by virtue of being born into a new life. But many of us had made a shipwreck of our faith because of our pursuit for wealth. Wealth at all cost? No, wealth according to God?s blessings; ?The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.? Prov 10:22 (KJV).  What do you have that has not been given to you? King Solomon with all his wealth summed up life this way, ?vanity upon vanities all is vanity? ? Eccl. 1: 2. Hear king David, ?They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. This their way istheir folly: yet their posterity approves their sayings. Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. Psalms 49:6-14 (KJV). May our great God grant us understanding beyond these letters inJesus name.
Brethren, don?t allow the peanuts in your bank account deceive you, God?s intents to give you the entire ?purse of heaven? to manage for Him.
It is well with you; let us meet again at the next edition. Till then, Keep on flying the flag and remain rapturable.
Yours because He lives, Your Pastor,
- Johnson A. Noiki
UNTO MUCH FRUITFULNESS! (PART 1)
?Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself ? I am the vine, ye are the branches: ??  Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. John 15:4-8 (KJV)
THIS is our year of ?Ever-Increasing Fruitfulness?. The year 2008 has gone into history. The year with its God?s given theme of ?Divine Joyful Restoration? has left us with many heart-lifting testimonies and outstanding landmarks. Our El-shaddai God really backed up His word in the lives of His church and our people. By God?s grace, I am one of the chief recipients of the fulfillment of His wonderful promises and this theme during that year. God has been so gracious and merciful unto us all. Praise the Lord.
Brethren, I am not unaware of the fact that there are some who counted losses in the year 2008. In everything God has taught us to say thank you!
Joseph had a dream when he was seventeen years old but the same dream was fulfilled after thirteen years of hard laboring. How many years have you been waiting for that dream of yours to be fulfilled? God waited for His Son to be 30 years old before His earthly ministry begun! How many years have you waited? The promises of God are yea and amen. Though it may tarry, we have been counseled to wait for it.
You might be thinking year 2008 has not given you what you prayed for or that your dream did not come through to fulfillment. God has a program for you that may be different from the one you had in mind. God said, ?For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of  peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.? Jer 29:11. (KJV)
Joseph became second in command in a strange land and his dream came to pass. For Joseph, it was from a slave boy to a prisoner and from prison to the throne. The Bible says, ?The steps of the righteous are ordered by God?, (Ps.37: 23). If you are righteous, if you are following the Lord faithfully, if you are keeping his commandments, if you are seeking the Kingdom and all his righteousness ? (Matt. 6: 33), He will surely order your footsteps. The word of God must come to fulfillment.
Brethren, the year 2009 is our year of fruitfulness. Before we entered the year, the world economic situation we were told may not recover until the year 2011 or much later. Some have painted real gloomy situation. Nations currencies are sliding everyday. The purchasing powers are diminishing by the day. BUT I have good news for you. Our own economy is not controlled by this world system. Our economy is controlled by the heavenly system. God can never be broke. God is not a poor man. He owns the cattle upon the thousand hills. God can never be hungry. If He can take care of the entire universe, there is nothing He can lack. He can take care of you as His child.
Prospering in Times of Plenty and of Lack? Yes! The story as recorded in Gen. 26: 1-5, 11-14 about Isaac was true. Isaac sowed in the land where famine ravaged but in the midst of this terrible famine, Isaac was buoyant. The people of Gerar were counting loses but Isaac in the same land was smiling to the ?bank?. As you enter 2009 take the secret of Isaac with you and it shall be well with you.
Financial crises have come and gone, but God?s people who truly trust the Lord have prospered both in times of plenty and in times of lack!
In fact, according to God?s Word, His hand is always revealed in times of lack. For example, as recorded in Genesis 26, Isaac prospered supernaturally and miraculously, while King Abimelech and the Philistines all around suffered great loss and famine. Isaac was not affected, not even for one minute: ?For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him? (Genesis 26:14).
That happened after Isaac sowed seed during famine, an unnatural thing to do, yet he received a hundredfold harvest within months! And King Abimelech and the Philistines experienced financial disaster daily. They were so envious of Isaac’s success and prosperity that finally the king had to come and ask Isaac to leave the city.
God?s desire for you is to be fruitful. His first pronouncement when He blessed man at the beginning was, ?Be Fruitful?, – Gen 1: 28. You therefore must be fruitful. He is also saying that, He is glorified when we bear much fruit. Bearing much fruit is a must for every one of us. We all want much fruit. To be fruitful we need to do two things. Obey God and sow even in time of famine. Isaac obeyed God by staying in Gerar even when all the odds were against this decision. He sowed also because He obeyed God. The result was bountiful harvest.
You too can smile during famine. In these troubled times God?s Word assures us in Job 5: 19-24. ?He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword?.  The righteous laugh in the face of famine!
The Bible declares that God will satisfy us financially and physically, even in times of famine and financial chaos. Again in Psalm 37: 18-19 God says ?The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied?.
Brethren, what God has done, He still does. What God has done, He will continue to do. This is not the time to fear! This is the time to trust and rejoice in the Lord, for His promises are ?yea and amen??they cannot fail.
Yours, because He lives, your Pastor,
- Johnson A. Noiki