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EXCERPTS OF THE TEACHING: ORIGINALITY… Understanding the Mystery of Difference AT SCHOOL OF IMPACT, 9TH NOVEMBER 2014.
ok i aint kidding! you better read this. like seriously!
Pastor Segun began the message on Originality with the scripture Luke 2:21-33, explaining that there is someone you are that you don’t know and that people around you don’t know. The God that put you in the womb knows you better than the mother that carried you in the womb.
The problem is, as humans begin to grow, we are constantly under the influence of those who never knew us; so our lives are being lived daily under the influence of
those who are unaware of what we really are. There is someone
you are that even the people closest to you don’t have an idea of, but unfortunately, we are most influenced by those closest to us;
better said, we are most influenced by those who don’t even know who we are.
He further went on to explain the difference between Influence
and Obedience. He explained that Obedience is…
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WWF: Exploring The Mind Of Christ (Part II)
Let me begin by saying our spirit (heart) is constantly exposed to God’s Spirit, because at new-birth experience, it becomes one with the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:17 says, “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.” Our spirit is our innermost being. Our spirit is quickened in the Holy Ghost when we sincerely give our life to Jesus Christ.
Whereas our mind still continues to have contact with this present wicked world. No matter how repented we have been and how holy our heart has become, our mind will still continue to have romance with this world, through our physical senses (tasting, smelling, touching, seeing and hearing), which have direct contact with the physical world.
This is the reason why we must take the renewal of our mind very very serious. We must give it all it takes, as long as we remain in this mortal body, even by the help of the Holy Spirit. For without the Holy Spirit we can do nothing.
Now if we give up renewing our mind every time, we stand the danger of falling into our old sinful way and life, even with our regenerated heart (the new spirit given us).
Here is even the main danger: if we don’t still get our mind renewed, we will come into a place, where sin will begin to serve as cancer, spreading from our mind to our heart, which has become new in Christ Jesus. And as this continues, there may or will come a time when our heart will become so bad, that we will begin to make expensive wrong choices again. And since God always respects every man’s choice, we may happen to make a wrong choice that will cost us eternal life with God, and not repent or even get a chance to, turn back from it until death catches up with us. (God forbid we end up in hell.)
And since God is called the “I AM THAT I AM,” meaning, He is the God of now, and not of the past, nor future. He doesn’t have past, nor future, but only now. Then it means, it is the present choice, which we have made, that we will be judged upon. Then shall Ezekiel 33:13 and 18 be fulfilled, which says,
“When I (God) shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousness shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.”
“When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, he shall even die thereby.”
Ephesians 5:5-6 says,
“For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.”
This is why it is possible for somebody that is saved today to wind up in hell tomorrow. In 1 Corinthians 9:27, Apostle Paul says, ” But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast away.”
And that is why Jesus Christ said, we have to deny ourselves, carry our cross and then daily follow Him, Luke 9:23.
And how do we follow Jesus? We follow Him by following His mind that we have received in us. 1 Corinthians 2:16 says, “… But we have the mind of Christ.” And this mind of Christ can only be properly effective when we have the Word of God abiding in us. “Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee,” Psalms 119:11.
Prayer:
O God, help me remain in You to the very end. Let the Mind of Jesus overrule in me always. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
God bless
Adebayo Funmi
08060172855
the REAL deal
ANGER
Slowly creeping in
To sit upon the throne of your heart
To be highly exalted above all things else
Gently soothing the nerves of your conscience
Creating holes that seems almost impossible to fill
With my pointed arrow, I pierce hard
Into the fibre of your mind
Leaving no place for forgiveness to reside.
You may begin to wonder,
Wonder why everything that is right is right
Yet you sit on the fence of your defence
Beating your chest in agreement that your heart is at rest,
Little do you know that,
Like a terminal disease
I have taken over your whole system
Owning your own very being.
Here i come not alone,
But with my relatives and whole kindred
From anger, it turns into rage,
Rage if not controlled invites malice,
Malice decides not to be alone
Thus causing hatred to sprout out in conquest of your soul,
Laughing and scoffing at your faith
Treating you like one with no root nor base
Yet you rejoice in your own folly
Folly of self- righteousness
Pampering your actions
Like a babe basking in the euphoria of mothers warmth,
Making them not to count.
Watch out for me because,
Like a bandit in the night will i come upon you
As a snare i lie in wait for you,
To destroy the very reason for your course here on earth
I will label you a murderer
Because that is exactly what you have become.
With me exalted in you life,
Righteousness is far from you,
Because you keep fanning the flames of my existence,
What out for my sting
My inflicted pains knows no end
My misery is extreme
Except you give me no chance to rule
Nor pay me no attention.
End note: James 1:20; For man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. (NIV).
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THE BRANCH
It could not stand on its own,
Accepting advices from friends and foe,
Not refusing deceit,
Allowing the little foxes,
Not hurting the Vine alone,but He that dresses it
It used an axe on itself
how can a branch cut from the Vine that made it? But it did
Mrs Winter came mocking,causing it to be stuck and immobile.
And it got confused.
Trying to be wise.
What a fool it was.
Mr Cankerworm in it was working,
This time not just sapping the branch’s daily bread
But blocking its passage of nutrients to it.
He stung it,Mr Guilt
A spoilt branch cannot stay in the Vine.
Even though the Vine held it so tight
With Mr Guilt’s help
It removes itself out of shame
Being ungrafted by the Vine dresser,
Yet still so was His plan.
It could not save itself
Just like cleaning a stained garment with dirty hands,
It could not redeem itself.
The results came,and Mr Guilty was its name.
With wet pillows it sought the Vine
Like Nicodemus,always at night
And broken was the heart of He who made it.
Taken up to be grafted back in the Vine.
It feels like a stranger seeing new branches stronger than it.
It fears they will estrange it.
But with much food from the Vine,it learns not to compare.
Now boldy it declares,”I was made for a purpose. To help set free those like my former self.
Even though Mr Guilt gave it reasons to be with him.
It now knows where it truly belong.
Though it may be at the crossroads
The Vine will guide it through all things.
For He is the delight of the Vinedresser.
Azubuike Hannah
BUILT Up!
In Matthew 16:18, Jesus says I (all by Himself) will build my church and the gates of hell shan’t prevail against it. Psalm 127:1 says, Except the Lord build the house, they labor but in vain that build, and if He doesn’t watch over the city, the watchman keeps vigil in vain.
So, I say to you this day, let Jesus build that house of victory over whatsoever addiction and all kinds of challenges, then the gates of hell shan’t ever prevail against it.
Remember that each of us represent church. So, Jesus is referring to you and me, and everything that is connected to us. We are His building the Bible makes us understand.
Until you let Him be a sole Builder of whatever aspect of your life you desire a glorious change and manifestation, which should include all about you anyways, the gates of hell shall always prevail somehow.
Receive and respond to this revelation today and see things changing gloriously always.
You just say, “Lord Jesus come build this ‘so and so’ aspect of my life according to Your Word, that the gates of hell may not prevail against it.” And say further, “I am built up of You, my Lord Jesus and I am established forever. Now the gates of hell shan’t ever prevail against me. Glory!
Amen.
God bless us all.
Adebayo Funmi
08060172855
