SOW – WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE?

It always amazes me each time I stumble upon that verse of the scripture that says “many are called, few are chosen”. Brings to mind the reality that everyone is and can never be on the same pedestal in life and it always keeps the mind busy trying to figure out why. What actually makes the difference?

Life could throw opportunities of same magnitude to people, yet it is viewed from various perspectives. So, where some could see hope, others see a dead-end, all based on individual interpretation. Some people know what they want but how to get it is what they are oblivious about.

“Where is she heading to?” you might be tempted to ask, I’ll tell. But, first I will remind you of a story once told by the best story teller ever heard of – The story of the TEN VIRGINS.

All 10 were virgins; all had the same opportunity to make it to the waiting spot; all had a lamp; all actually waited patiently for the groom; but not all eventually made it to the real celebration, not all got their reward for waiting. That stirred up questions in my heart – What actually made the difference? Why didn’t all make it?

We were eventually told that half of them carried something that the other half failed to carry – THE EXTRA OIL. Perhaps they taught it very irrelevant or it could be they just didn’t know that such a thing existed. However, still in my thoughts I refused to remain at ease that it was just some oil. There had to be something more to it than just some greasy shining substance that keeps a lamp burning. Am I stirring up thoughts within you also?

Well, that’s a trip I’m going to be taking you on in the next few weeks – Discovering the mystery behind the extra oil. And application to our everyday life, you’ll finally get to understand why some people ends up with the trophy while others remain at the viewing slot. And as you learn, I pray you don’t forget to PAUSE… THINK… and CONNECT!!!

PauseThinkConnect

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PAUSE… THINK… CONNECT!!!

It takes great sensitivity and discretion to discern and understand everything that goes on in our life. And for a world of this kind that we live in, situations come up every now and then. Some come to fulfill what has already been said; to correct wrongs already done; to avert intending danger or even create more danger; to teach and make us better persons. But always realize that no situation is above you. Rising above them is what seems almost impossible for us.

However, understanding  the situation at hand for more discrete decisions to be taken requires great patience and sensitivity. Sometimes, mistakes are often made thus lounging one into worse state than one already is which further leads to shame, feelings of inadequacy, regrets and even more pain and confusion. So, pause and then think.

As Christians we should always understand that nothing happens outside the knowledge of God and that he permits something to happen, is not without reasons – that makes Him supreme. His reasons are sure without doubts and ultimate. So, being spiritually connected keeps you at peace first with God, yourself and the situation at hand. This connection helps us to know what to do and how to about what to do. The end results always bring joy. So, it takes spiritual connectivity to be sensitive and obedience.

Pause to understand the situation at hand; Think to know the lessons to learn from them; Connect to know exactly what to do and how to do what to do. There is no need rushing into rash and hasty conclusions. Learn to be rational, yet, yielding both to issues and God most importantly.

Matt 1:19-21; Joseph, her fiance, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, ” do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

EXCERPTS OF LAST SOI, Topic: MISTAKES in LOVE, Sunday, 8TH February 2015.

This is straight up truth!

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In the spirit and season of love, red and beauty School of Impact had an outflow of all; with its red carpet graced by the beautifully dressed and excited team members, smiling faces of attendees taking photos before being ushered into a yet more relaxing and lovable ambience.

The hall was filled up in no time with excited and expectant attendees preparing themselves to receive divine counseling on relationships and
marriages. It commenced with a worship session to celebrate the greatest lover of all time, with prayers and prophetic declarations as Pastor Segun walked
in to deliver to all- Six mistakes we often make in relationships; the effects of such, and how to avoid or correct them.

Pastor Segun started by stating that God planned this meeting to protect a lot of visions against risks of bad relationships. (If you’re reading this, you can as well benefit such, by God’s…

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WWF-BREAD AND WINE CONCEPT

WWF3.jpgI believe God is preparing His people for the tasks ahead. And we must take to as many instructions He gives us as possible, because He knows better why He gives us these things, even though sometimes we may think, what’s the need for all these?

I believe God is wanting us to take Holy Communion more serious than ever before. We should take this from time to time, and not only in church but also in our respective families and with our loved ones, and even by ourselves.

1 Corinthians 11:26 says, “For as often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord’s death till He come.”

Now according to what the Lord made me understand, bread is basically for strength. This is beyond just the physical strength, maybe for our health. This strength is more connected to the faith needed to carry out God’s works. The wine is for the refreshing of our memory. It helps us think into God’s mind, think heavenly to have faith in God for our life.

Note this, very important and never to be forgotten: Anytime you are taking the bread and wine, you must see Jesus Christ as the One serving you, irrespective of who is physically serving you, even if you are the one serving yourself. Remember that our walk with the Lord is a walk of faith. The first ever bread and wine served was done in Genesis 13:17-24, when Melchizedek king of Salem (who is a figure of Jesus, Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 7:1-24) met with Abram and gave him as he returned from the battle.

Points to hold onto:
-Abram received bread and wine, and he was thoughtful enough to escape the temptation with the king of Sodom (Genesis 14:21-24). He was also strengthened to have faith in God for the promised child, Genesis 15:1-6.
-Jesus Christ Himself, being in the fashion of man, ate bread and wine with His disciples just before He died for us. This strengthened Him for the task before Him. It helped Him think right that not His own personal will, but the Father’s be done, (Matthew 26:26-46). The bread and wine helped Him overcome the final temptation as He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane.

In a nutshell, taking holy communion
-Also helps us overcome temptations of life.
-It prepares us for tasks before us, to give us a glorious end. And the tasks can be an interview, an exam, etc. We will be able to think right and be strengthened to take the right step.

I pray the blessing of this word shared be evident in us. We are blessed with the blessing of the Lord. Amen.

 

God bless
Adebayo Funmi
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Excerpts From The Last SOI. Topic: The GOD Factor, Jan. 25 2015.

oh boy this is way too explosive

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Pastor Segun started the session by drawing to our notice the prevalence of
abandoned visions and dreams all around us. He made us to understand that what makes a vision, dream or project manifest
itself fully and never stop advancing is not how great or novel the idea is; its not how strategic your blueprint is, neither is it about how qualified you are.

Beyond all of these, is something that sets you apart from all the others. That thing is the God Factor. He stated that there is no ambition that cannot fail. Psalm 34:10 proves that; even the young lion which is at the peak of its strength and is unbeatable, can suffer hunger.

Pastor Segun went on to explain that lot of times our visions and establishments run through ‘smoothly’ because they are
submissive to Babylon’s principles, but when a man rises up with a new
perspective…

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WHEN THIS TEST WORLD IS OVER (THE CONCLUSION)

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Whilst maintaining our University education illustration, we should very much understand the things that will be, as prophesied in the Scripture of truth. Now we all know that celebration is so certain after the graduation, even before being launched into a business world. So also a special celebration awaits us that will be faithful to the end in following Jesus. We are going to have a dinner with the Lord. He Himself will come and take us for a dinner, which is called, THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB, according to the Scriptures. Revelation 19:5-9. Note that this will only be for those that are taken up during the rapture and those that died in Christ before rapture. Luke 12:35-38, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17.

According to the scripture, those that died in Christ are not really dead but are asleep and at the sound of the rapture trump they will arise. To illustrate, they are in a kind of lobby in a heavenly hotel, resting and waiting for the rapture day. (Just as hell is a waiting room/lobby for the lake of fire.Revelation 20:14 says, ‘And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.’)

This means that, it is at the rapture moment we will all be caught up together to meet with the Lord in the clouds and be with Him forever, according to 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17. Then the Lord will take us for the said dinner. And while this celebration is on, many that are left behind on earth will be undergoing the great tribulation time. Jesus said in Matthew 24:20-21, “But pray ye that your flight (the rapture moment) be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day (when you are cold spiritually): For then (after the rapture) shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” The truth is, so many will still make it to heaven at last through great tribulation. (Because by the time rapture takes place, many more people will eventually believe in the Holy Bible, and follow it.) But they will not partake of the supper. And also they will have to pay with their own lives, because the grace will not really be there again. Revelation 7:9-14. This shall not be our portion in Jesus’ Name. Amen. Going to heaven should not just be your prayer and earnest desire, but going to heaven with the flight (rapture).

Also just before this test, timed world will be finally over, every knee shall bow to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. This will be after the great tribulation, when the Lord Jesus Christ and all His saints, those with the rapture and those through the great tribulation will come back into the earth and reign over everyone that succumbed to the deception of the devil and rejected Jesus Christ’ testimony. This will be for a period of a thousand years, at the which time the devil will be bound in prison throughout those years. Then these scriptures will be fulfilled, Isaiah 45:22-23, Revelation 2:25-27 and 20:1-6.

And just before the millennia reign commences, the Lamb and His armies on their arrival in the earth will first battle with the beast, the Antichrist, and his armies. This is the battle of Armageddon. The beast shall lose and be thrown into the lake of fire alongside his false prophet, being the first to enter there. His remaining armies shall be slain by the Lamb, because He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Then the procession into the millennia reign comes in. Revelation 16:12-14 & 16, 17:14, 19:11-21.

Note this, the devil’s present most useful tool against us the followers of Jesus Christ is that of distraction, so that we may go off track and eventually miss our flight (rapture). The devil uses all the many activities of this world, including church activities sometimes to steal away the most important thing, which is our “personal” relationship with the Word (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. Luke 21:33-36, 12:35-40. Know this also that once saved is not saved forever; if you do not use your salvation rightly it can be taken away from you. Luke 19:20-26, Matthew 25:24-30, Philippians 2:13.

After the 1000 years of rule are expired, there shall be the final battle. When the devil shall be loosed from the prison, and shall deceive his followers one more time and lastly to come and fight with the Lamb and His armies (Gog and Magog Battle). The devil loses again and finally of course and he is cast into the lake of fire. Following this, all of God’s enemies are sentenced to judgement in the lake of fire. Then will come the end of this test world. All the world will be brought before the judgement throne. And though we will all be judged according to our works in this test world, what will decide if we make it into the better side of the next, untimed world, is if one’s name is found written in the BOOK OF LIFE. It is these ones that will constitute the family of God in the world to come. Revelation 20:7-15, 21:1-7. John 5:28-29

These truths may sound strange, but the Bible provides proofs to their authenticity and anyone can understand them, if we can practice maintaining a quiet spirit in the place of prayer to the One and only true living God, the God of the Bible. Such that God Himself brings us into His presence, where we study, maximizing the use of His words and ultimately just loving God for His Person.

In conclusion,
God created a time-zone world in between eternity, why? To get who will genuinely be of His family members and those who will not be, by reason of their choices, will be condemned into eternal damnation.

Revelations 1:8 perfectly sums this up:
“I am Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and The Ending, saith the Lord, which is (eternity), and which was (test timed-world), and which is to come (eternity), the Almighty.”

God bless
Adebayo Funmi
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WWF-WHEN THIS TEST WORLD IS OVER PART 2

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Let us consider the earthly educational system for a moment. In an ideal situation parents raise their child to be well educated, hence such a child has to go through many educational centres with each phase having a specific time-frame. The higher one goes up the educational ladder, the more distinct the decisions to be made. Different people choose different courses of study especially at the peak of this ladder which is usually at the Tertiary educational phase. It is never possible that everyone studies the same course, because the beauty of life will be lost and there will be no order. The beauty and right order of life is in different people with different expertises, each person carrying out their role properly in a society.

This is the reason why we have different courses available in the tertiary institutions. And because we study different courses, we therefore go through different learning conditions, write different tests and exams, and also sometimes graduate at different times, depending on our course requirements and oftentimes the school involved too.
Now for a particular graduation year, Continue reading

Excerpts: THE POWER TO PRODUCE –SCHOOL OF IMPACT, 11TH January 2015.

Find out how to enjoy the best of God.

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The Teaching session began with Pastor Segun stating that man’s natural desire to procastinate because the environment doesn’t resemble or seem connected to his goal in any way makes sense, but it doesn’t ‘make spirit’.

He took us to Hebrews 11:3 where it says; we have been made to understand
that it was through faith on the word from God’s mouth was the world
framed. That the things we see now were not made from the things which earlier
appeared.

He explained the in the above verse that men of faith grabbed their time and framed it. You don’t wait till an era resembles your vision for you to
act. All you need is the word from God to take any era and stand. If you
are going to shape things, you will need to follow the one who makes the framing. You need to watch, listen and follow his…

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