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1 Corinthians 12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Enoch Adeboye One of the humblest ministers of God, pastor Emmanuel Adeboye, has, for the first time, narrated how God delivered him from starting his own ministry. Perhaps this is one of the secret to his success in the ministry, obedience to God after hearing his voice. He told his massive congregation during the weekend how he nursed the ambition of planting his own ministry way back in 1977. Indeed, not all pastors are called to plant ministries, but many today think that the completion of a bible school is an automatic licence to start a ministry of their own.We live in a world where if you are a pastor without being a founder, you are a mediocre in the call of God; the cleric disabused the mind of many this last week. Many junior ministers allude that the ambition to start their own ministry is owing to too many church doctrines and lack of a free hand in going out and doing wh...

Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. While many Christians living in some countries will never attend church, that is not fitted with spilt air-conditioners and guarded car parks to against careless parking, others deem it compulsory to always pray to be like the richest deacon in the church. That is where their prayers ends. A cacophony of voices raging against heaven for more financial breakthroughs. spurred on by messages fixated on the benefit of being wealthy by the pastors, they fire on every Sundays the only time they attend church service. The only time they tell you they are filled with faith is that one day God will answer their prayers for stupendous wealth. That to them is faith that move mountain; not the faith that can pray for those in bondage to be released, not the faith that can bang on the door of heaven for communist countries to become free for christian to p...

Revelation 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. I welcome the news about death not because i desire the death of anyone, but it gives me hope that the word of God is ever true; for he has said Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: The day man will proffer a solution to aging and death that day, I will renounce my faith in God and all that his son Jesus has done for me. That is hoping for the impossible, for no man has a solution or the antidote for death. For the past few months i have heard of the passing of people; some I admire because of their contribution they made to the society, some because of their wealth and some because of their infamy and others because of the vanity they displayed whilst they lived like they will never die. News of death, though it shocks and shakes th...

1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. Acts 8:30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? The above verses are a ‘super verse,’ from the little insight I have been able to gain from the words of God; for who Can I Say I know it all. God’s word is ‘new” every day, and the revelation keeps expanding as we give time to meditation and assimilation. The church today faces a danger due to lack of knowledge of the Divinity of christ and his purpose in our life and the world. Many now take the bible analyse it and interpret it in a way that suits them; they forget the bible is the logos and the Rhema. Without the Rhema you can not be blessed or get anything meaningful from it. You do not intellectualise the bible otherwise you can not...

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: All who become part of this Holy nation comes in as babies whether you are physically 100 years or just 16 years of age. These are a people whose sins have been forgiven and cleanse from all unrighteousness. We call this GRACE. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Christians are those who has believe, accept and confess Jesus christ as their personal lord and saviour. Acts 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Those who have believed this report, go on to confess Jesus christ as God, who came in the flesh to save humankind, become spiritually separated from the world. Jesus says in the book in John 15:19, If ye were of the world, ...

James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. An excellent definition of faith must include work, but the work acts as a compliment, not a supplement; we place faith ahead of the work. The book of james put it this way: What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? James 2:14 When a Brother called out of darkness, and ordained of God to preach, tell those who are still in ignorance of this wonderful grace, and miss the mark at some point and the reason for his calling, it takes another man of God to correct him; not angels or celestial bodies. Truth tellers should not be afraid of a backlash as long as they are in the will of their master. An excellent servant is he who does the will of his master without adding, removing, or embellishing the message . Prayer is not asking God to make your other team lose Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly lo...

Matthew 25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. As heirs of God, we have claim to peace here on earth and eternal life after our sojourn on Earth. Becoming a millionaire is not part of the deal. What happens what we see today is a congregation who wants those that will tell them their millions is on the way if only they will dare to have a big faith by releasing what they have. The bible says: 2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; Those christian who have deep root and personal experience of being born again know that God does not have a bank in heaven and that nothing made by man can find its way int...