June 2020

RCCG JUNE 2020 HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE “LET THERE BE LIGHT 6”

TOPIC: LET THERE BE LIGHT 6
TEXT: 2 KINGS 4:38-41

SONG
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb
That was slain
Glory, Hallelujah
Glory, Hallelujah
Glory, Hallelujah
Praise the Lord

Lord Jesus; we really want to thank You once again for what You did for us at Calvary; thank You for the crown of thorns, thank You for the stripes, thank You for the blood that You shed and thank You for everything You purchased for us at Calvary, Father, please, accept our thanks in Jesus’ name. Tonight again Lord, we are gather together to dine with You; thank You for the privilege, thank You because we know through this sacred meal mighty miracles can occur and we are praying that tonight, in the lives of all those who will be participating, everything that can be ours through the Holy Communion, please, release to us in the name of Jesus. Thank You Almighty God, in Jesus' mighty name we have prayed.

THE MESSAGE
TEXT- 2 KINGS CHAPTER 4
38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and see the pottage for the sons of the prophets.
39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating off the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
41 But he said, Then bring a meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

The story supports the saying - a man is what he eats. Food can kill if it's poisonous. An antidote can neutralise a poison. In this story we found that sons of the prophets were about to eat and somebody accidentally added poison and when the people tasted the food, they said there's death in the pot. As you partake of the Holy Communion tonight, any form of poison that have been introduced into your system, whether physically or spiritually, things you ate that you shouldn’t have eaten whether during the day or in a dream, i pray in the name that's above every other name that everyone of them will be neutralised today.

THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST IS THE BEST ANTIDOTE.
The body of Jesus Christ is the best antidote 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 when He took the bread and broke it, He said this my body broken; my body turned to pieces for you so that as you eat it, whatever is not of God in you can be neutralised.

1 Peter 2:24 By His stripes we were healed. The stripes that broke His body to pieces to bring healing. He Himself said take this bread, it represents my body broken for you.

Matthew 15:13 Every plant my Father has not planted shall be rooted up; as you partake of the Holy Communion; as you take His body, the body will go to the root of your sickness and disease, it will go into your system and find anything that was not put there by God and root it up.

When God created man, He didn't create sickness with man. Genesis 1:25-31, as God was creating things He kept on saying it was good. When He created man He said it was very good; He saw a perfect creation. David said in Psalm 139:14 I'm fearfully and wonderfully made.
There’s nothing wonderful in sickness and disease.

When you eat the bread, by faith you are eating an antidote for everything that was not in you when God created you. Such things are the plants that my Father didn't plant, they shall be rooted out tonight in Jesus’ name.

There are some sicknesses and diseases that are purely demonic. All sickness and disease come from the devil, there's no sickness or disease in heaven. In Matthew 12:22 they brought a man to Jesus who was demonised and he was blind and dumb, as soon as Jesus Christ cast out the demon, the blind and dump man began to speak and see suddenly.

When some people go to the hospital and they carry out tests, everything seems to be normal because demons don't appear on X-ray because they are spirit, they have no blood and bone.
You can’t detect them with ultrasound.

In Revelation 12:10-11, the Bible says they overcame the devil by the blood of the Lamb.
When you eat the bread, if the sickness or disease is biological in nature, you have taken the antidote and the sickness will be uprooted.
If the sickness is demonic in nature, the blood will finish the job.

TESTIMONY
A woman was sick; all manner of things were crawling inside her body and they have tried everything but nothing works. After taking Holy Communion she sat in her car and several dead soldier ants came out of her body.
Every demonic force in any of you shall be pushed out as you partake of the Holy Communion .

THE SECOND TESTIMONY.
This happened during one of the Conventions in America.
The lady came to the Convention and said there was a demon in her that speaks like a man. She will be saying blasphemous things, she came to the Convention, when it's time for the Holy Communion she heard me saying, God inspired me to say the wine represents the blood of Jesus Christ is poison to demons. She said the moment she heard that, the demon in her told her not to drink the wine, she was filled with joy because she knew her victory had come. She ate the bread and drank the wine and she never heard from the demon again.

If there is any demon speaking to you, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, as you drink the wine tonight, you will never hear from that demon again.

The Holy Communion is such a sacred meal that we need to know how and when to take it.
1 Corinthians 11:27-30 You must eat it worthily; If you eat it worthily it will be wonderful, if you eat it unworthily, it can become poison.

WHEN ARE WE SUPPOSED TO EAT THE HOLY COMMUNION?
It’s the Lord’s supper not breakfast or lunch and supper is eaten at night, best after sundown.
You can trace its root to what happened in Egypt, Exodus 12:11-12 It was taken at night that is why it was called the passover meal.
John 13:1-30 Behold, It was night.

HOW IS IT TO BE TAKEN?
Worthily. 1 Corinthians 11:33 wait for others, if you are hungry, eat at home.
You must not come to the Holy Communion so hungry that you will eat before others. Everything in the Bible is for information not for decoration, if you follow the information correctly you will get the result that you are supposed to get.

1 Corinthians 11:29 Some people eat these things unworthily not discerning the body of Christ; you must eat the Holy Communion only with the members of Christ. Ephesian 1:22-23.
The body of Christ is the church of God.
Anyone who’s not born again, washed in the blood of the Lamb, a member of the church of God not denomination, don't partake the Holy Communion with them, because if someone is claiming to be in Christ and is not born again, not a brand new creature and could be a member of the secret society; drinking the cup of satan and coming to drink the cup of God.
This is not a question of being holier than someone else, we are saying;
 are you part of the body of Christ?
are washed in the blood?
have you surrendered your life to Jesus Christ?
have you said “I do” to Jesus?
have you made up your mind to serve Jesus alone?

If the answer to any of these questions is no, then you are not allowed to come to the table of the Lord. If you decide to come, those who are born again are free to abstain because of you; if i can't stop you then i won't eat with you.

The Holy Communion is a covenant meat; a meal eaten by those who have surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ 100%, thay have no other god other than Jesus.
If you are listening to me tonight and you have been taking Holy Communion unworthily, pray that the Almighty God will forgive you.

IF YOU ARE NOT BORN AGAIN, if you surrender to Jesus, He will wash you with His blood, give you a brand new beginning, then you will be free to come to the table of the Lord.

PRAYER FOR SALVATION.
If you are listening and you want to become born again, bow your head and cry to Almighty Jesus:
Lord, I surrender my life to You, I want to be part of the body of Christ.
I want to be one of Your brides.
Please, Lord, save my soul.
Let Your blood wash me clean.

Let’s intercede for these people who are surrendering to Jesus Christ now, pray that God will give them genuine salvation, forgive them of every sin they have ever committed in the past.
Let’s pray that the Almighty God will give them a brand new beginning, pray that they will become parts of the bride of Jesus Christ.
My Father and my God, once again I want to thank You for Your word, I want to thank You for those who are genuinely surrendering their lives to You today, please, receive them.
Let Your blood wash away their sins.
Write their names in the book of life.
Please, today, let them become part of your bride.
From now on, when they cry to You, You will answer them.
Thank You my Father and my God.
In Jesus’ mighty name we have prayed.
Amen.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE ALREADY CHILDREN OF GOD.
Please take note that the Bible says you must discern the body of Christ; you are part of Christ and there must be no bitterness of any type between you and another member of the body Christ. You must forgive from the bottom of your heart any member of Christ that has offended you and as soon as we finish, call the fellow on phone and tell the fellow i have forgiven you otherwise the Holy Communion might work contrary to your well being.

My Father and my God, i'm using the element here as a point of contact for all the elements that will be used tonight all over the word, i pray that Your special anointing will come into this element so that as we partake, the miracles that are supposed to follow will follow immediately, so that at the end of the Holy Communion tonight there will be miraculous healing, and deliverance so that Your name will be glorified, in Jesus' mighty name we have prayed.

The Lord Jesus the very night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: do in remembrance of me.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
WHEN YOU TAKE THE BREAD, PRAY -
Every plant that my Father has not planted in my system, be uprooted immediately.

After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is my blood of the new testament shed for you, do this, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
WHEN YOU DRINK THE WINE, PRAY -
By the blood of the Lamb, anything demonic that may be in my system, be wiped out tonight.

My Father and my God, i want to thank You once again for counting us worthy to dine with You, thank You for the blood that bought us, thank You for the stripes that brought us healing, thank You for the power in the blood to overcome satan, please, accept our thanks in Jesus’ name.
I’m in total agreement with all Your children all over the world today that every plant You have not planted in any of them be rooted up in Jesus’ name.
Every germ, virus and whatever may be their name Lord Almighty, I decree that they be rooted out now.
Father, I'm praying that if there's anything of demonic nature hidden or hibernating in any of their systems, I decree that they all be thrown out this very day.
I decree total healing for Your children.
I decree millions of testimonies so that the world will hear and know that You are the Almighty God.
Once again we Your children are in one accord, thanking You for the miracle that You have already wrought in our midst since this plague called coronavirus started; we are grateful Lord, thank You for preservation.
We are crying to You for the rest of the world; we are asking Lord that in judgement, please, remember mercy; have mercy on the whole world and put an end to this plaque, do it very soon Daddy.
In Jesus' mighty name we have prayed.
Amen.
Praise the Lord.
HALLELUJAH!


RCCG JUNE 2020 DIVINE ENCOUNTER “LET THERE BE LIGHT 6”
TOPIC: LET THERE BE LIGHT 6
TEXT: EXODUS 15:22-26

OPENING PRAYER
SONG
🎻Emmanuel!
Emmanuel!
Emmanuel!
My Lord Emmanuel!

Amen

Emmanuel!
Emmanuel!
Emmanuel!
My Lord Emmanuel!

Father Almighty; we want to bless Your holy name; we want to thank You that thus far You have helped us. Great provider, the All Sufficient God; we magnify Your holy name, please, accept our worship in Jesus’ name. Father, in this new month, Your children are crying to You for a great Divine Encounter, please Lord, like never before, visit Your children in Jesus’ name. Do something so special in our lives that we will never lack again. Send Your light Lord and put an end  to poverty in our lives, in Jesus’ mighty name we have prayed.

THE MESSAGE
TEXT - Exodus 15:22-26
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

Like Marah, the ground on its own is bitter because the ground was cursed by God.
Genesis 3:17-19, the Almighty God pronounced a curse on the ground because of the sin of Adam, He said the ground will produce thorns and thistles. That is why you discover that when the ground is left on its own, uncultivated, it will only produce thorns and thistles.

For example in 2 Kings 4:38-41, you will see a story, Elisha wanted to feed the sons of the prophets and said they should prepare food and someone went out and saw a vine that grew on its own and took the fruit, brought it home, added it to the food, they discovered that they were eating poison while eating. Anything that grows on its own, uncultivated will result in something dangerous because of the curse.

To break the curse; to sweeten your Marah financially, sow. When the children of Israel got to Marah, God showed Moses a tree, until the tree was cast to the pool of water the water was bitter.

In Genesis 8:20-22, Noah offered a burnt offering to God, He smelled a sweet savour and in His pleasure, He made an arrangement to deal with the curse that He pronounced in Genesis 3, He said i won't curse the ground anymore for anyone's sake, from now on, seed and harvest time will never cease. In other words, He's saying, from this moment onward, if you plant a seed you will have a harvest. That is why the more seed you plant the more harvest you will get because your seed will sweeten your ground.

In 2 Corinthians 9:6, if you sow sparingly, you will reap sparingly; add a little seed to your bitter ground, a little bit of the ground will be sweeten. If you sow bountifully; put more seed to the ground, more of the ground will be sweetened and your harvest will be greater.

No matter how anointed you are, if you clear a lot of land; cut the weeds, thorns and thistles and you fast for thirty days and nights, pray on the ground and decree; it’s written, i will decree a thing and it shall be established unto me, ground produce rice, after thirty days, get ready to clear thorns and thistles again.

The only cure to a bitter ground is seed. There are categories of soil; Matthew 13:3-9, a sower went to sow seed;
some of the seed fell by the wayside; there will always be a wayside soil.
some fell on stony ground; there will always be stony ground.
some fell among thorns, there will be thorning ground.
Thank God some fell on good ground, there will always be good ground.

LET THERE BE LIGHT could be God show me the good grounds so i don't waste my seeds; so i don't just sow for the fun of sowing.
In Genesis 26:1-14, there was famine in the land and Isaac was thinking of relocating, God told him to stay. There were plenty of lands in that nation but God guided Isaac to a good one; the good soil.
He got a hundredfold return within a year and the Philistines began to envy him
I’m decreeing today to someone, very soon, your breakthrough will be such that people will come and ask how are you doing it.

In Genesis 6, the king of the Philistine told Isaac to go away because of his greatness.
When you have the backing of the Lord; when He begins to shine His light on you, your effort will be such that others will ask you to move away, because success is exposing their failure.

One good soil produced 30 folds.
Another good soil produced 60 folds.
Another good soil produced100 folds.
WHAT EXACTLY IS GOD SAYING HERE?
WHICH SOIL SHOULD I SOW INTO TO EXPECT AT LEAST 30 FOLDS RETURNS?

According to Bible scholars, the 30 fold returns comes when you sow into the lives of people who are of the household of faith.

THIRTYFOLD SOIL.
Galatians 6:10.
You are guaranteed 30 fold returns when you take care of members of the household of God; children of God, born again and doing the will of God.

SIXTYFOLD SOIL.
When you sow to the ministers of God;
1 Corinthians 9:7-11, those who minister to your spiritual things, you should minister to them material things. When you are taking care of your pastors, deacons, deaconesses, Sunday School teachers and House fellowship leaders, you are guaranteed 60 fold returns.

HUNDREDFOLD SOIL.
Sowing in the house of God.
John 6:5-13, the story of the boy who gave his lunch to Jesus Christ.
The boy who met the need of Jesus Christ, after everybody had been fed, the leftover filled 12 baskets. The boy sowed his lunch and got a hundredfold return.

2 Kings 4:8-17, when a great woman insisted that Elisha should come to her house to eat and build an apartment for him, she got a harvest of something that money could not buy.

When light shone on a particular tree, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A PARTICULAR SEED THAT I CAN SOW TO GET A BIG BREAKTHROUGH THAT WILL LAST FOREVER?
There's a seed that will test your faith, 1 Kings 17:8-16, the widow of Zarephath was asked by the high priest - Elijah, give me your last meal, she did and she was never hungry again.
SHE GOT MORE THAN FOOD.
When death came to the house, it was chased out.

THE BLESSINGS OF SOWING.
I became the General Overseer when the Redeemed Christian Church of God was ‘very rich’, after paying the 39 staff there was nothing left for the General Overseer. I got my gratuity and it was a lot of money and I was glad and I asked God what to do with it, I thought He would say pay your tithe and put the rest in the bank. He said divide it into three; give one-third to this ministry, give the second-third to another ministry and the remaining one-third to another ministry and promised to be my source. Some see the glory but they don't know the story.
 Occasionally He will shine a light on a seed that He wants you to sow what will shake your faith. I give Him glory because He's a faithful God, till today I never beg, things were tough initially but by His grace they started getting easier. In the name that's above other names, till I see Him in glory, I won't borrow and I won't beg and the same will be true of you.

THE LAW OF HARVEST.
The law of harvest work for everyone;
It works for God, John 3:16, He gave His only begotten son and results in Romans 8:29, the seed became the first born of many brethren. The seed that God sowed at Calvary is still producing results today. Children of God are coming in all over the world.

The law of harvest will work for you even if you are a sinner. Some sinners have discovered the secret and they just keep on giving money, they are not born again but keep on distributing money, they are using you to make more money because they know the law of harvest will work.

However, Proverbs 1:32, gives you reason why you must be a child of God, the prosperity of fools will destroy them. A prosperous sinner is like a ram for the slaughter.

PRAYER FOR SALVATION.
If there's anyone listening to me and is not on the side of the Lord, bow your head and cry to God to save your soul.
The rest of us, let’s intercede for our brothers and sisters that the Almighty God will look down in mercy and save their souls.
My Father and my God, i want to say thank You; thank You for Your word, thank You especially for those who are deciding for You now, wherever they may be all over the world, Father, receive them, save their souls, have mercy on them, let Your blood wash away their sins, write their names in the book of life, take them into the family of God, from now on, anytime they cry unto You, please, answer them by fire.

Lord God Almighty, in a moment Your children will be crying unto You; asking You to shine Your light, let Your light shine on that particular seed that will become the particular tree that will put an end to poverty in their lives
Shine Your light Oh Lord.
When You have shone the light, give them grace to respond.
Please Lord, very soon, let me begin to hear unbelievable testimonies of mighty breakthroughs.
In Jesus' mighty name we have prayed.
AMEN!
Praise the Lord.
HALLELUJAH!

PRAY TO GOD.
Cry to the Almighty God on your own, ask Him to shine His light.
Spend quality time in prayer and be ready to hear from Him; be willing to listen, so that if He shines His light, you will go ahead and do whatever He says.
Remember the seed remains single until it's sown.
From the moment the seed enters into the soil the journey to harvest begins.


RCCG JUNE 2020 HOLY GHOST SERVICE
THEME: LET THERE BE LIGHT 6
TEXT: EXODUS 15:22-26

Blessed be your name/3x Oh Lord
Blessed be your name/3x Oh Lord..

Holy is your name/3x Oh Lord...
Jesus is your name/3x Oh Lord...

#TEXT: Exodus 15:22-26
[22]So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
[23]And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
[24]And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
[25]And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
[26]And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

#MESSAGE:
#Decree
An end will come to bitter waters and sorrow in your life today in Jesus Name.

The Holy Ghost Service for tonight will be one that  you will not forget in a hurry.

Lessons To Learn From Exodus 15:22-26
Long before the children of Israel got to Mara, the tree had already been planted there. The implication of this is, before your problem started, God has provided a solution.
In Genesis 1, God had been there long before the problem of darkness started.
Psalm 90:1-2: Even before the mountains were brought forth, God has been and still is.
According to Jeremiah 1:4-5, Before we were formed, God knew us.
John 1:1-3: It will interest you to know that before Goliath came to terrorise Israel, the rock to kill him was already at the river. 1 Samuel 17:38-51

Scientists have it that everything about a child is settled 72 hours after conception.
2 Kings 5:1-14. It will interest you that River Jordan has been flowing long before Naaman was born. Isaiah 38:1-21.
 
#Prayer
I pray for someone tonight, That the way you will walk through to your destiny will be revealed to you in Jesus name.
 
1 Peter 2:24: For anyone sick, the day Jesus was crucified, He was so beaten.
Those stripes he took over 2000 years ago settled all the healing you may need.
Isaiah 38: 1-21: The figs that God used to heal Hezekiah had been there before his illness.

#Prayer: I pray for any of you who might have any kind of sorrow or bitter waters in your life, an end will come to them today in Jesus Name.

It will interest you that long before the problem started, God already provided a solution.
 
Long before your problem started, God already provided a solution. Psalm 90:1-2.

You need God to send His light so that you may know exactly what to do to receive your healing.
It could be an act of restitution that is needed, like Pharaoh did to Abraham.
Genesis 12:14-20, 20:1-18

#Decree: Anything whatsoever that is standing between you and total wholeness,  may the Almighty God reveal to you today.

#Prayer: I pray for someone here today, the way you will walk through to your destiny will be revealed to you tonight in Jesus Name.

Your Healing has been settled 2000 years ago. So whatever sickness you might have, you have been healed by His stripes a long time ago.
It has been written in 3 John 1:2 that you will prosper and be in good health.

Luke 6:38, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Matthew 13:3-9.
Some of us understand the principles of sowing in the texts above and have been sowing for long. 2 Kings 4:1-7
However, some of you are looking for how to move from ‘not enough’ to ‘more than enough.’

#Decree: I decree, all of you in debt will be out of debt soon.

#Prophecy: The Lord said I should tell someone who is agitated that you should relax, He is the Almighty God and He will take care of you

You may need to make a sacrifice like the widow of Zarephath in I Kings 17:8-16 or like Abraham in Genesis 22:1-18.

In Genesis 26:1-14, there was famine in the land; the land was barren.
Due to God's promise to Abraham: (Genesis 22), Isaac enjoyed harvest amidst all that was happening.

#Prayer:
**I pray for you today that, That God of Abraham will bless you today.
**I pray for you today that before the end of this year you will get a hundred percent in Jesus name.

1 Corinthians 3:6-7: It doesn't matter on what soil you sow, because it is God who gives increase.
If God withholds increase, regardless of what you do, there will be no yield.

To have your financial breakthrough, just ask God to show you what to give so that your breakthroughs will come.
Tell Him to teach you what to do and how to do what He asks you to do.

What does God want you to do so that your breakthrough comes?
How and what does He want you to pray for to get an all-round breakthrough?
Genesis 1:28
What is it that is hindering your breakthrough?

Hannah had been attending Shiloh for years without result until she promised her unconceived child (Samuel) to God. 1 Samuel 1:9-20.

#Prophecy
Daddy wants me to tell someone that you will come out of this lock down up and running.

2 Chronicles 1:6-15: God visited Solomon and Solomon asked for the right thing - He asked God for wisdom.
1 Kings 4:24: God blessed him with all that he needed, even beyond what he asked.

#Prayer
I pray the light of God will shine into your life that you will ask Him for the right thing this night in Jesus name.

- Solomon prayed the right prayer.
- Elisha asked for the right thing. 2 Kings 2:9-15, 13:14-21. He became a father to kings and left the legacy of power.

#Prayer: I will like someone to ask God to make him a tree tonight. Because in Psalm 92:13, Psalms 1:1-3

The tree Moses used as the solution to a national problem can be likened to a person.
In the scriptures, a tree is symbolic to a man. Psalms 1:1-3, 92:12-14

Pray to the Almighty God that you will be the tree.

Let this be your prayer tonight:
God let Your light shine on me and turn me to the one that will put an end to sorrow, tears and bitterness in the life of people.

#Prophecy
The Lord asked me to tell someone that the wind blowing this period all over the world will blow for someone for good in Jesus Mighty name.

#Decree
I'm issuing a decree to all of you who happen to be my children, "You will not lack".

I'm emphasizing on all these because I believe that before the sun rises, some of you will be solutions to the world in Jesus’ name.
You can be someone who would issue a decree and it will be established by God. (1 Kings 17:8-16)
You can be the link between someone and their miracles. 2 Kings 5:1-14
It was an ordinary maid that led Naaman to his healing. You can be the link between somebody and the one who can solve their problems.

Pray That God will shine your light on you so that you can become the tree.
The boy who gave his five loaves of bread and two fishes became the solution to the hunger of 5,000 men. You can be that boy too.
Acts 3:1-8: It was Peter God used to turn the tide for that man who was born lame.
God can use you to turn the tide for someone else.

#Prophecy
Daddy says, I should tell someone that everything seems locked right, left and center, He said,
“Don’t worry, I'll open a bigger door for you.”

That tree is not an ordinary tree. It was a tree of destiny. It grew specifically so that it can change the bitter water to sweet. But that tree would not have fulfilled its destiny if God had not shone His light on it.

The biggest prayer you would pray tonight is that God will show you to the one who can help fulfill your destiny.

Genesis 37:5-11
Joseph knew he wasn't an ordinary boy, but he revealed his destiny to the wrong people. Genesis 37:15-20.

1 Kings 19:15-21
God revealed to Elijah that Elisha would take over from him; he became the one that helped Elisha's destiny. He wanted it to be well with him. 2 Kings 2:9-15

#Prayer
“Father, shine on me, reveal me to the one who will help me fulfil my destiny.”

To be blessed is good, to be a blessing is better. To be healed is good, but it is better to be the one to lay hands on the sick.
Mark 16:17-18, Acts 20:35, Hebrews 7:7

2 kings 2:9-15: Elisha asked for double portion of Elijah's power.

To be blessed is good, to be a blessing is better. To be healed is good, but it is better to be the one to lay hands on the sick.

#CONCLUSION:
God is angry every day with the wicked. If you are a sinner, you cannot expect God to bless you, but if you come to Jesus today and surrender your life to Him, His blood will wash away your sins and you will then qualify for the blessings.
And if you are here and you are yet to give your life to Jesus, is better to do so now.
If you surrender to Jesus today, He'll not only bless you but also make you a blessing: just like that tree that sweetened the river of Marah.
What are you waiting for? Surrender your life to Jesus.

 I want to encourage to pray tonight that if you don't want to come to this world without any impact, pray;

#PRAYER POINTS:
1. Praise God, the Father of Light that it has pleased Him to let this type of message get to you.
2. Father, if there is anything blocking my healing, please reveal it to me tonight and help me restitute my ways.
3. Father, anything standing between me and my financial breakthrough, send Your light so I may know it and deal with it!
4. Father, Send Your light so that whatever I have to do, to turn the tide in my favour, so that I can have an all round breakthrough, will be revealed to me.
5. Father, please teach me to pray the right prayers tonight.
6. Father, Please turn me to a blessing to the whole world, to my generation and even generations yet unborn.
7. Father shine Your light upon me, Point me out to the One who will help me fulfill my destiny.
8. Your personal requests.
9. Your first assignment as a blessing: Pray for the whole world that the Almighty God will stop this plague in Jesus' name.
Prayer Points
10. Pray for Pastor E. A Adeboye

June 2020 Thanksgiving Service

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Worship
We give you all the glory
We give you honour
We give you all the glory
We give you honour

Text: Isaiah 40:28-31

Not too long ago I spoke to you about 7 ways of dealing with a mountain and I told you you can turn back when you see a mountain, you could walk round the mountain, you can climb the mountain, you can bore through the mountain, dig a tunnel through it, you could blow or blast the mountain, you can sit or build an accommodation on the mountain and you can fly over it which is the best of all.

Today we will be talking about FLYING OVER THE MOUNTAIN

All you have to do when you want to fly over the mountain, is to WAIT UPON THE LORD. The one who waits is called a waiter.
The job of a waiter is as follows
1. They sit the guest
2. They bring you water to drink or anything you want
3. They provide you with food
4. They stand by to receive your instructions on what you want, they wait on you until you are fully satisfied

When you wait on the Lord,
Psalm 132:7-8,
1. You worship Him and invite in on His seat.
2. You give Him water to drink, John 19:28
3. Present God with the food of His choice, John 4:23-24 (Worship Him in spirit and truth)
Stay by Him waiting for further instructions
4. You must treat Him with Honour, Psalm 50:23 (Offer Him praise)
5. Make sure He is fully satisfied Revelation 4:8-11 (Worship Him)

Abraham as an Example, the father of faith, Genesis 18:1-14

Everything about waiting on the Lord is praising and worshipping Him and not bombarding Him with requests.

When a waiter has satisfied a customer, the customer will not leave without giving a tip. The greater the guest, the bigger the tip.
A tip from the most high God to a waiter after you have satisfied Him means you can fly over several mountains;
1. You can fly over mountains of failures, Luke 5:1-11
2. You want to fly over the mountain of poverty, wait on the Lord, 1 King 17:8-16.
3. You wait on the Lord correctly, you will fly over barrenness, 2 Kings 4:8-17
4. You wait on the Lord correctly, you will fly over the mountain of physical lockdown, Acts 16:16-34.
5. You worship the Almighty God appropriately, you wait upon Him appropriately, you will fly over spiritual lockdown, Mark 5:2-20.
6. Are you in bondage and you have a problem that cannot be explained, you wait on the Lord correctly, you will fly over the mountain of death,
7. When the Lord returns, those of us still alive will fly to see the Lord in the air, Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17.

Wait on Him, sing His praise, Thank Him for what He has done, Praise Him for who He is and you will see yourself flying over mountains.

In conclusion
If you have not surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, don't bother yourself praising Him, Proverbs 16:8. You can't praise God with your wicked heart. In your own interest, surrender your life to Jesus, let His blood wash you clean, then and only then you can praise Him and He will accept your praise. Call on Him now to accept you and include you in the family of God that will praise Him acceptably in spirit and in truth. Surrender your life to him today.


RCCG SPECIAL SUNDAY SERVICE WITH
TOPIC: FROM LOCKDOWN TO LEAPING UP 1
TEXT: ACTS 3:1-8
DATE: 14/6/20

OPENING PRAYER
Let’s pray

SONG
Worthy! worthy! is the Lamb,
Worthy! worthy! is the Lamb;
Worthy! worthy! is the Lamb
That was slain
Glory, hallelujah!
Glory, hallelujah!
Glory, hallelujah!
Praise the Lord

Jesus! Jesus! is the Lamb,
Jesus! Jesus! is the Lamb;
Jesus! Jesus! is the Lamb
That was slain
Glory, hallelujah!
Glory, hallelujah!
Glory, hallelujah!
Praise the Lord

Father Almighty; we want to bless Your name once again for the salvation of our souls, we want to give You all glory and honour for everything you've done for us in the past, we want to thank You because You are the Almighty God, You are the Lord of hosts and You never lost a war, we give You glory and honour because we know that You have never been defeated so You will not be defeated, please, accept our worship in Jesus’ name. We thank You for health, strength, wisdom and every blessing. We thank You because we know as long as You are on Your throne all will be well, Father, accept our thanks in Jesus’ name. Today, as Your word is going forth, we pray that the power in Your word will bring healings to all those who are sick and deliverance to those in captivity. We pray that everyone of Your children listening to us today will receive a very special divine touch in Jesus’ name. Thank You Almighty God, in Jesus’ mighty name we have prayed.

THE MESSAGE
TEXT- ACTS CHAPTER 3: 1-8
1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked the alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have given I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

My prayer for everyone listening to us today is that very soon, you will move from lockdown to leaping up in Jesus’ name.
According to a philosopher, man is born free but he's everywhere in chains. Every man has a free hunger for freedom. One of the biggest punishments you can give to a criminal is to lock him down in prison.

ADAM AS AN EXAMPLE
He was a very strong man.
Genesis 2:7-15 He was very strong intellectually.
He was given the assignment of dressing the garden of Eden.
Genesis 2:19-20 He named all animals and birds.
When he sinned, he was locked down mentally and became a vagabond.

THE PROBLEMS WITH MENTAL LOCKDOWN
How do we know that something is wrong mentally?
1.The fellow will begin to regard routine as normal, the routine might be far from the best.
In Acts 3:2-3, the lame man regarded begging for alms as the best thing that could ever happen to him.

AN EXAMPLE OF MENTAL LOCKDOWN.
A girl was asked what she would like to become and she said house help because her mother and grandmother were house helps. The normal she could hope for is to become a househelp.

BEWARE OF MENTAL ENEMIES.
Certain enemies could lock you down mentally.
Many people are satisfied with being average.
1 To be average is the enemy of being clever.
2 Chronicles 1:6-12

STATEMENTS FROM MY TEACHER.
He who doesn't know but knows that he doesn't know will soon be a wise man.
He who doesn't know and does not know that he does not know will die a fool.

Even if Solomon wasn't wise, he realised that he wasn't wise that is why he got his way to wisdom and ended up becoming one of the wisest people who ever lived.
Many people are satisfied with common sense but there is something far better than ordinary common sense.

2. Good enough.
Good enough is the greatest enemy of greatness.
When you think things are okay and you don't want to go higher.
If you accept good enough you may never become great.
1 Kings 19:19-21 Elisha was the son of a wealthy farmer, if he had settled for that he would never become a great prophet.
2 Kings 13:14-21 the former son of a farmer raised the dead with his bone.

ARE YOU SAYING THINGS ARE GOOD ENOUGH AND YOU DON'T WANT TO GO HIGHER?
Please, change your mind immediately.

AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD ENOUGH.
My headmaster was a certificated teacher in 1952 that means he had been to St Andrew College.
In 1977, i got a letter from him, when i was a lecturer at the University of Lagos, he wrote to me to gain admission for him in the University of Lagos for an associative diploma in education.
The world left him behind because things were good enough in 1952. Don't let good enough rub you of greatness.
The greatest enemy of all is to think you are already great and you don’t need anything.

GREAT IS THE ENEMY OF COMPLETE, YOU CAN BE GREAT BUT INCOMPLETE.
2 Kings 4:8-17 The great woman of Shunem, she was great but barren. Great but incomplete.
During this period, the almighty God will reveal to you everything you need to be complete and give you grace to reach out for it.

FROM LOCKDOWN TO LEAPING UP.
The journey upward begins:
1.When you sense that what you are calling normal is not good enough.
Luke 11:1 The disciples of Jesus came to Him to teach them how to pray.
2.When you are aware that things can become better maybe you have known better days.
Mark 8:22-24 A blind man was brought to Jesus, when Jesus had spit on his eyes and touched him, he asked him what do you see and he said I see men like trees, that means before he became blind he had seen trees before.
When you begin to talk of the good old days, you need to leap up.

You shouldn't be talking of good old days, you should be thinking of new and better good new days.
When you are aware that God reserves the best till the last, then your journey upward begins.
John 2:1-11 the wedding in Cana of Galilee, they ran out of wine and Jesus turned water to wine.
That's God’s pattern, he reserves the best till the last.

LEVELS OF GREATNESS.
Genesis 24:34-35 Abraham was great.
Genesis 26:12-14 Issac was very great.
Those of you my children listening to me are going to be greater than me.
Genesis 30:27-43 Jacob was exceedingly great.
Joseph was greater than all of them rolled together.

I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW MY EXAMPLE.
People say we have arrived and I say we haven't started, that should be the principle guiding your life. Don't get mentally locked down. We are expanding because I refused to be tied down mentally.

YOUR PRAYER.
The Almighty God will enlarge your coasts and sharpen your vision.
From lockdown to leaping up.
The journey to the top begins on your knees.
As soon as I close, go on your knees and cry to the Almighty God, tell Him you want to go up and not satisfied with being down.

THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE YET TO SURRENDER TO JESUS.
Go on your knees and cry unto Him for the salvation of your soul.
You have to kneel at the foot of the cross before your upward journey can begin.

LET’S PRAY.
Those of you who haven't surrender to Jesus'sChrist:
Cry to Him for the salvation of your souls.
Those of us who are sure of our salvation:
Intercede for those who are yet to be born again that the Almighty God who saved your soul will save theirs also, wash away their sins and give them a brand new beginning.
My Father and my God; I want to bless Your holy name for Your word and I want to thank You for those who are surrendering their lives to You right now, please, receive everyone of them.
Forgive them and save their souls.
Let Your blood wash away their sins.
Receive them into the family of God.
Give them a brand new beginning.

CLOSING PRAYER.
Lord God Almighty, as many of Your children that will cry unto You today, saying we don't want to stay in the valley, we want to move higher, Lord God Almighty, grant their request, in Jesus’ mighty name we have prayed.
AMEN!
Praise the Lord.
HALLELUJAH!

RCCG SUNDAY SERVICE
TOPIC: FROM LOCKDOWN TO LEAPING UP 2
TEXT: ACTS ACTS 3:1-8
DATE: 21/6/2020

OPENING PRAYER
Let’s pray.

SONG
🎸There is none Holy as the Lord
There is none beside Him
Neither is there any rock like our God
There is none Holy as the Lord

Eternal Rock of Ages; we worship You, there is none like You; You are the Almighty God,all power in heaven and on earth belongs to You. You can do and undo; You have the power to heal, raise the dead, to say just a word and the storm will cease, Father, accept our thanks in Jesus’ name. We You children are in one accord Lord, we say let the storm that’s going round the world cease right now. We are praying that very soon, the world will be shouting praise the Lord again, thank You Almighty God, as Your word will be going forth, we pray that You will lay Your mighty healing hands on the sick and heal them. Please, comfort those who are in sorrow. In the life of everyone who will be listening today, let there be no more sorrow, in Jesus’ mighty name we have prayed.
Let someone shout Hallelujah.
HALLELUJAH!

THE MESSAGE

TEXT- ACTS CHAPTER 3
1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

MEANING OF A LEAP.
A leap from the text is a sudden upward move. It can be caused by a pushup; something forces you upward. For example, if you seat on a hot heater by an accident, the way you will go up will not be gradual

2 Kings 4:1-7 When the creditor came to the window to take her children for her debt, her journey to the house of Elijah was not gradual, she moved fast.
A leap could also be a violent pull upward by a strong hand.

Joshua 1:1-8 when Joshua was told that he was going from being a servant to a head of state within a day, that upward movement was not a gradual one, it was sudden and almost violent movement upward.
Whichever method God chooses to lift you, my prayer is that before this day is out, you would have leapt up.

A leap upward could be a matter of now or never.
Matthew 14:23-32 The disciples were in a boat, there was a storm, Peter saw Him, he jumped out of the boat and was walking on the water towards Him, he cried for help when he was sinking and the Lord lifted him up. The moment he cried for help, help came that lifted him up above the waves.

There might be one or two people that might be in critical situations right now,before I finish speaking, in the name that is above every other name your leaping up will come in Jesus’ name.

In verse 7, Peter took him by the hand and lifted him up; an upward lift brought about by a lifting. The Bible says immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength and he leaping up stood.
Most of the time, a lifting up begins with a standing.
 Psalm 40:1-3 He brought me out of the miry clay and set my feet on the rock to stay.
When you stand, it means you won't go back down.
Mark 2:1-12 When they brought in the man that was carried in by force, the Lord said to him, stand, take up your bed and go home.
From that moment, the man ceased to be a burden.

I’m decreeing in the name of the One who called me, because of the leaping up that’s going to happen in your life today, you will never be a burden to anyone again
John 5:2-9 When Lord came to the man who had been lying down at the pool of Bethesda for 38 years, the moment he said stand and go home, that man was never again at the pool of Bethesda lying down, God moved him to a higher level.

As the Lord lives, many of you who are children of God and those that will become children of God today, you are going to a higher level
When the man stood, the next thing according to verse 8,he did was that he walked.
When the Almighty God is pulling you up, you start by standing and then walk.
Walking means making progress steadily.
Walking is the best exercise in the world according to the scientists.

Genesis 26:12-14 the Bible said concerning Issac, the man wax great went forward, and grew until he became very great
I'm believing the Almighty God for my children, next time I hear concerning you, you will have moved from where you are, not only to a higher level but steadily forward.

DAVID AS AN EXAMPLE OF WALKING AFTER LEAPING UP.
1 Samuel 16:11-13 He became a king among his brethren. (family)
2 Samuel 2:1-4 He became the king of Judah. (tribe)
2 Samuel 5:1-5 He became the king of Israel.(country)
He stood, walked, entering with disciples into the temple, walking and leaping.

IF THE ALMIGHTY GOD IS INVOLVED WITH YOUR LEAPING UP:
1.You will stand.
2.You will begin to walk.
3.There will be leapings.
1 Kings 1:5-53 It was a crisis that brought Solomon to the throne.
2 Chronicles 1:6-15 He began to walk with God and became wealthy.
The Almighty God is going to lift you out of poverty.
He gave God a thousand burnt offerings.
By the time God finished with him, he made gold and silver like ordinary stone.
2 Chronicles 7:5 He gave 22 000 oxen and 120 000 sheep offering that led to the second divine visitation.
2 Chronicles 7:11-18 The Almighty God said I have heard your prayers and I have granted your request, stay with me and there will always be somebody on your line sitting on the throne.

A leap up could be a push up, it will start with standing, followed by walking and the other leapings
verse 8 a life of continuous praise.
Psalm 34:1-3 David said I will bless the Lord at all times and His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 89:1 David I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known His faithfulness to all generations.
If the Almighty looks at you and see that you are eager to sing His praise and testify, He will break all the rules to reach you and pull you up
Mark 1:40-45 A leper came to Jesus and worshipped Him. Even though it is contrary to the law to touch a leper, Jesus touched him.
There’s someone listening to me, nobody will beg you to witness from now on.
Nobody will ask you to praise God from now on, they will tell you to take it easy.
Psalm 30:11-12 God is able to turn your mourning to dancing, provided you will praise Him at the end of it.
God is able to turn your lockdown to leaping up, provided you will spend the rest of your life praising Him.

By the unction of the Holy Spirit, by the unction of the one who called me, even if are at the gate of death, today, I decree that you will leap up.
Even if you are in penury I decree that you will leap up.
Even if death or hell is already waiting, I decree that hell will lose its hold on you.
The almighty God is willing to help you if you will surrender to Him

PRAYER FOR SALVATION.
Lift your hands to the Almighty God and pray; talk to the Almighty God and ask Him to save your soul.
Brethren, intercede for them; pray that the Almighty God that saved our souls will save them.
My Father and my God; i want to bless Your name once again for Your word, i want to thank You for all those who are surrendering their lives to You now, You can see them Lord, as many of them that are genuinely determined to follow You, reach out to them, save their souls, forgive their sins, receive them into the family of God. Very soon, we will be hearing songs of praise from their mouths.

CLOSING PRAYERS.
Father, in a moment, You children will be crying to You Lord, saying Father, one way or the other, either by pushing me up, or by lifting me up, this very day, let me leap up,let me begin to stand, walk, leap higher and praise you for the rest of my life.
Grant their requests as they call on You, let this day be a day they will never forget, thank You my Father and my God, in Jesus’ mighty name we have prayed.
Let someone shout Hallelujah.
HALLELUJAH!
If you give your life to Jesus Christ, contact me so that I can be praying for you.
Cry to the Almighty God that this day will mark the beginning of your leaping up, standing, walking and leaping higher.
The day of praising Him like never before.
May God grant your request in Jesus’ name.
AMEN!


RCCG Sunday Service
TOPIC: FROM KNOCK DOWN TO LEAPING UP PART 3
TEXT: ACT. 3: 1-8
DATE: 28/6/20

Worship
You are worthy to be praised
You are worthy to be praised
My Redeemer,
You are worthy to be praised

We are continuing with our series;
This is a continuation of our series on from lock down to leaping up, in the particular section that is of interest is where Peter in verse 4 fastening his eyes upon this Beggar man with John saying, look on us.
Look on us means, look up man. Apparently, the man was so busy with begging, concentrating more on the container with the money that will be given to him but Peter told him, it's time to lift up his eyes.

When you look up, you will link up with the Almighty God. Why? John 12:32, Jesus said and if I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto myself.

- You look up to Jesus Christ, Ephesians 1:18-23, He will draw you high, why? Because He is the promoter, Psalm 75:6-7, lift up your eyes to the promoter.

- Lift up your eyes who can promote you without limit.1 Samuel 2:8
You don't have to die where you are, there is someone who can promote you until you begin to dine with princes.

- When He lifts you, He can make sure that your promotion will be permanent, Deuteronomy 28:13, it is within the power of the most high God to promote you permanently. If it is man promoting you, the man promoting you can get you down but if it is God promoting you, because His arms are everlasting arms, He will keep on promoting you forever.

- Why must you look up? Because help comes above, Psalm 121:1-2, psalm 123:1--2. Look up, help is coming from above, look up the mercy is coming from above. It is the mercy of God that preserves you till now,  Lamentation 3:22-23, He is the help of the helpless, it is of the mercies of the Lord that we are consumed. No matter how some treat prayers, there is still God in heavens who answer prayers. Look up, because mercy comes from above.

It is that mercy that can help you achieve great heights.Mark 9:17-27, If only you can believe, you can achieve great heights. You want to be the greatest in your career? If only you can believe. You want to be the number one person in the whole wide world, if you can believe.
Am I sure my faith will be able to cope, Mark 9:24. If you can believe. Out of mercy, the Lord still granted the request of the man even though he said his faith is small.
Ephesians 2:4-6 - He is rich in mercy. He raises us up together with Jesus Christ.

If you get linked with Him by looking up unto him, you linked up with the one who is unlimited, unlimited in power, Mark 10:27. What looks impossible to Man is easy and possible to God.
He is so unlimited in power, He can even resurrect your dreams, the dreams that had died. Ezekiel 37:1-10, God can still make dead bones live again. When God linked with Moses, he considered himself a failure forever, God knew his dream, he told Moses to look up and link unto him.

If you link up with God by looking unto Him, you will know, He is unlimited in generosity. Psalm 78:41. Don't limit Him, dream big. 2 Kings 4:1-7. Don't dream small. Don't limit the Holy one of Israel. Don't dream small, dream big.

How do you know your dream is from God? You will know it is from God when you all your friends and they begin to laugh at you. When they think you are crazy and something must be wrong with you then you know that this dream must be from God.

That kind of dream that will make the world laugh, so that finally she. God has done it, you will say he who laughs last laughs best, when may God give you that kind of dream in Jesus' name. Amen.

Dream big. Consider someone like the shepherd boy David, nobody ever taught he can be king not even his father. 1Chronicles 22:14, he single handedly made provisions for the greatest temple ever built. That's not bad for somebody who used to be a shepherd boy.

Ephesians 3:20. He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all you can ask or think. No matter how big what you are thinking of becoming is, it is still too small in the hands of God. Think bigger. You can never ask Him for too much. It is impossible. There is no prayer that is too hard for God to answer, it may be hard for man but not for God. 2 Kings 2:9-15. God can do much more than what you can ever ask for or think. Don't be comfortable where you are. Continue thinking big.

In conclusion
Linking up with Him when you lift up your eyes automatically means, taking off his yoke upon you, Matthew 11:28-30. You must come under a new management if you want to be great. You want to go up, you must surrender your dream to your senior partner, the management of the Almighty God. Surrender your dreams to Him because He is the only one that can bring it to pass. You must hand over everything to Him and let Him prove to be more than sufficient.

For those who are yet to give their lives to Christ, you must be willing to surrender your life to Him who has all the power to lift you up. He can link you to your dreams no matter how big they are but you have to surrender your life to Him and be under His management.


RCCG SUNDAY SERVICE
TOPIC: FROM LOCKDOWN TO LEAPING UP 3
TEXT: ACTS 3:1-8
DATE: 28/6/20

OPENING PRAYER
Let’s pray.

SONG
You’re worthy to be praised
You’re worthy to be praised
My Redeemer
You’re worthy to be praised

Father Almighty God; You are worthy to be praised. Ancient of Days; we worship You, Unchangeable Changer; we bow before You, lease, accept our worship in Jesus’ name. Father; we are praying that the power that’s in Your word will go forth throughout the whole world and bring healing to the whole world even as we pray in Jesus’ name. Father,  in Your great mercy, put an end to this scourge, In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
Let someone shout Hallelujah.
HALLELUJAH!

THE MESSAGE
TEXT - ACTS  CHAPTER 3
1Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked the alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

In verse 4,  And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them.
“Look on us” means look up man, apparently the man was so busy with begging alms, probably was concentrating more on the container into which they drop the money that they will give him, He has settled into that routine but Peter said it's time to lift up your eyes.
I'm calling on everyone of you who are my children, the time to lift up your eyes has come because when you look up, you will link up, you will link up with the Almighty God.

WHY
Because in John 12:32 Jesus said if i be lifted up, i will draw all men unto myself
Ephesians 1:18-23 He’s seated far above principalities and powers.
If you lift up your eyes to Him, He will draw you high because He’s a promoter.

LIFT UP YOUR EYES TO THE PROMOTER.
Psalm 75:6-7 Promotion comes not from the East, not from the West, not from the South but God is the promoter. Lift up your eyes to the promoter.
Lift up your eyes to the one who can promote you without limit.
1 Samuel 2:8 He can pick up a beggar from the dunghill and lift him to sit with princes.
Lift up your eyes, you don't have to die where you are, there’s someone who can promote you until you begin to dine with princes.

When He lifts you up, He can make sure that your promotion will be permanent because in Deuteronomy 28:13 He says, you will be above only and not beneath.
It's within the power of the Most high God to promote you permanently. If it's a man, the man who promoted you can bring you down.
God can keep on promoting you forever because His arms are everlasting arms

WHY MUST YOU LOOK UP?
The Bible says clearly, help comes from above.
Psalm chapter 121
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
Psalm 123:1-2 I will lift my eyes unto You who dwell in the heavens until you send mercy to me.
Look up, help and mercy are coming from above.
It's the mercy of God that preserves you till now.
Lamentation 3:22-23 It's of the mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed.
No matter how tightly some people may want to treat prayer, there’s God in heaven who answers prayer.
Look up, for mercy comes from above, it's that mercy that can help you reach greater height.
Mark 9:17-27
Verse 23 if you can believe, all things are possible to him that believes.
You want to be the greatest in your career, if only you can believe.
You want to be the number one person in the world, if only you can believe.

AM I SURE MY FAITH WILL BE ABLE TO COPE?
Mark 9:24 I believe, help my unbelief.
The Lord granted his request out of mercy.
Ephesians 2:4-6 God's rich in mercy.
Because He’s rich in mercy, He raises us up together with Jesus Christ.
If you get linked up with Jesus Christ, then, you become linked up to the one who’s unlimited in power.
Mark 10:27 What’s impossible with man, is possible with God.
He’s so unlimited in power that He can even resurrect your dreams.
Ezekiel 37:1-10 There's still a God who can make dead bones live again.
When you link up with Him, you link up with someone who is unlimited in generosity.
Psalm 78:41 it's a dangerous thing to limit the Holy One of Israel
Don't limit Him, dream big.
2 Kings 4:1-7
Some of you are probably heavily in debt and you say if only I can be debt free, maybe I will be able to dream again. My God is able to pay the debt and give extra. Dont dream small, dream big.

IS YOUR DREAM FROM GOD?
I was invited to speak with some great men and women of God all over the world about dreaming, maybe because they know that I'm a dreamer. I told them, HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR DREAM IS FROM GOD? You will know it’s from God when you tell your friend and they begin to laugh.

 I want to decree to those of you who are my children, that kind of dream that will make the world laugh, so that finally when God has done it you will be able to say he who laughs last, laughs best, may God give you that dream today in Jesus’ name. Dream big

Consider somebody like David.
 He was a shepherd boy that nobody ever thought would become a king, not even his father.
1 Chronicles 22: 14 He single handedly made provision for the greatest temple ever built.
My children will know I have arrived when I begin to build an auditorium the size of Ibadan, what I haven't told you is that one of you listening to me right now will tell me not to ask for an offering and say, I will build it.
Ephesians 3:20 He’s able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all you can ask or think.
No matter how big what you are thinking to become is, it's still too small in the hand of God, think bigger, you can never ask Him for too much.
There’s no prayer that you can pray that God will consider too hard, it may be hard for man.
2 Kings 2:9-15 Elijah said to Elisha what do you want and he asked for double portion of his spirit.
Some of you will be satisfied if you can call fire down, that is still little, God can do much more than that.

Consider Joshua
Have you considered Joshua, he told the sun to standstill, it obeyed him, have you reached that stage?
Linking up with Him when you lift up your eyes automatically means taking His yoke upon you.
Matthew 11:28-30 He said come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest but you to take my yoke upon you.
 You have taken His yoke upon you, you have to link with Him.

IF YOU WANT TO BE AS GREAT AS GREAT CAN BE, YOU MUST COME UNDER A NEW MANAGEMENT - THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD.
As you begin your journey upward, remember you are no longer your own, you must obey your senior partner, you must surrender your dream to Him because He’s the only one that can bring them to pass. You must handover everything to Him and let Him prove Himself to be more than sufficient
Those of you who are not born again, he’s willing to save your souls provided you are willing to come under His management. He will not only be your Saviour, He must be Your Lord also.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO SURRENDER TO JESUS, PRAY THIS PRAYER.
Lord, take over my life absolutely and I will serve you for the rest of my life.
Those of us who have already linked up to Jesus Christ, the One who can answer by fire, please, pray for those who are surrendering their lives to Him now, ask that He will pick them up, receive them into the family of God, wipe away all their sins and give them a new beginning so that their lives also will become meaningful.

CLOSING PRAYER
My Father and my God; I want to say thank You, I want to give You all glory, honour and adoration for everything that you have already done for us in the past. I thank You for Your word and i'm thanking You for all those who are surrendering their lives to You today, Father, please, receive them, have mercy on them, save their souls, i pray that Your blood will wash away their sins and You will receive them into the family of God, as they have decided to take Your yoke upon them, please, begin to draw them upward.
All Your children who have been looking up to You; link them up to You like never before, draw each and everyone of us upward, thank You my Father, in Jesus’ mighty name we have prayed.
AMEN!
Praise the Lord.
HALLELUJAH!

Those of us who have given our lives to Jesus, please don't forget to get in contact with me so i can continue to pray for you
SPEND QUALITY TIME CRYING TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD TO LINK YOU; TO LINK YOU TO THE HEIGHT THAT YOU CAN NEVER DREAM POSSIBLE THAT YOU CAN EVER REACH.
God bless you all.
AMEN!