CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

Your Story, God's Story
Luke 1

Why is Christmas such a magical time of year? I think its because everyone is expecting a miracle at Christmas. Consider all the popular movies. Each one has a miracle as it's central plot. Whether it's a boy hoping his parents get back together, a shop-owner hoping he can keep his business running, or a town who needs a new hero to help "save Christmas."

You might be reading this and wishing for your own miracle this Christmas. It's probably much smaller than what makes a holiday movie. But it no less important to you.
Maybe you're hoping our prodigal comes home. Maybe you're wishing for a job. Some are yearning for a special someone to sit next to you by the fire.
2,000 years ago, there was a couple who hoped for their own miracle. But like many, they had long given up on this dream. Zacharias and Elisabeth prayed for a child, but year after year, that prayer went unfulfilled. So, they gave up on the dream.
But this couple didn't give up on God. They stayed faithful.

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP

All things are possible to them that believe, so says the Bible.What you are today is not the end of your story. The following people's story is a proof that when there's life there's hope if you don't give up. Read them and meditate on them, they will encourage you.

Prophecy

Prophecy

Your Supernatural Wealth Transfer Is Coming

Your Supernatural Wealth Transfer Is Coming

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

Jeremiah 29:11, Psalms 50:10.

I woke up this morning and this word flashed back to my heart (WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO). Picking up my jotter I searched for the teaching taught by my lovely wife on the subject some years back. I want you to meditate on this word with me this morning and the God of direction will guide you through the way in Jesus name.

I want to bring to your notice again even if you have known it before that God has a DUAL plan for everyone He created in His own image. In our text above,

LET GO AND LET GOD

Matt. 18:21
 

Peter asked the Lord how often he should forgive his brother. The Lord’s answer to him was simple: Up to 70 times seven times. (Matthew 18:22) In other words, all the time!

“Well, Pastor, he does not deserve my forgiveness.”

Neither did you deserve God’s forgiveness.

There is not a single person alive or dead who did not

THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM

Gal.3:13-14; Rom 4:16, 18-21.

Looking At the scripture, the word of God, one will discover that if we must get Abraham’s blessing and get the result he got, we must be ready to do what he did. He was a man who depended solely on the word God gave him. He refused to consider the situations around him; rather he considered the word of God more superior than

THE MYSTERY OF HOLY COMMUNION

1 Corinthians 11:26

In the Old Testament, whenever the children of Israel sacrificed a lamb for a burnt offering as they faced a strong enemy, victory was theirs. For example, in 1 Samuel 7:7–11, when the Philistines were coming against them, the prophet Samuel offered a lamb as a burnt offering. As it was being offered, the Lord came like a loud thunder on the Philistine army, confusing them. This led to victory for the Israelites.

Every time something bad happened to the children of Israel, by offering a lamb sacrifice,

GOD'S COVENANT: ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD

GOD'S COVENANT: ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD: Romans 8:31 Whenever the devil throws something at us, we need not lose hope. In fact, we can be sure that God will turn i...

ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD

Romans 8:31

Whenever the devil throws something at us, we need not lose hope. In fact, we can be sure that God will turn it around for our greater blessing because He is for us.

When God first made man, He gave man dominion over everything on earth. (Genesis 1:26)

21 WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE WEEK

Ø Instead of giving up on a person, give that person to God.

Ø The more Christ’s love grows in us, the more His love flows from us.

Ø God speaks to those who take time to listen.

Ø Our troubles seem smaller when we remember the Greatness of the Lord.

Ø It is easier to build a boy than to mend a man.

Ø 7 days without studying Bible makes one weak.

Ø God doesn’t comfort us just to make us comfortable but to make us comforters.

Ø Don’t take tomorrow to bed with you.

Ø You start going down when you stop looking up.

Ø  Trials test Trust.

Ø  Those who do not learn from mistakes tend to repeat them.

Ø  When troubles call on you, call on God

FIX YOUR HEART ON HIM

HEBREWS 3:1

Five times in Scriptures the word 'fix' is used by God to give us direction. God gives us a clear direction to keep our focus fixed upon His will; for us to permanently maintain our focus, our center of attention, firmly on God.

1. Deuteronomy 11:18 (NIV) Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds.

Here, we are admonishes to keep our hearts and minds, our intellect and the very fiber of our being, always feasting on the word of God, constantly meditating on His word and doing His will.

2 .Proverbs 4:24-31 (NIV). Fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

This verse cautions us to keep our direction on the right path, to follow only His ways, to not be side-tracked by distractions, but to stay on the firm path of the King’s highway.

21 WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE WEEK.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding (Prov.4:7). There are 21 words for your meditation this week. Pick three each day and digest them until they become parts of you.

·       1. Nobody is a total failure if he dares to try again. So you are not a failure if you understand that success is a failure-turned-inside out.

·        2.If you are lonely it’s because you built walls around yourself instead of bridges.

·         3.So much has been given to me, so I have no time to ponder over that which I have been denied.

·        4. Wait for what you know and convinced that will not wait for you.

·        5. You will never get a busy signal on the prayer line to God. So call Him at all times.

CAUSES OF DELAY

John 5:1-9.

            Why our miracles are seemed delayed today? God who specializes in miracle is a God of the now. Miracles are real today as in olden days. Where this man in our text spent good 38 years, there were people who must have come in a day, got what they wanted and left. It was not God’s making for him to spend such years; it was definitely his own making. We can ascertain this truth from the statement he made when Jesus met him. Delay is dangerous and it’s Satan’s trick to give us false hopes in God. God can do now what He can do in 5 years from now. The appointed time for your miracle is now. Jesus is not coming to die again; the full price for your miracles has been paid. If the price of a good is paid in full on your behalf, then, the delivery of the good is depended on you and not the person that paid. Our miracles have been fully paid for. You must be ready to take the delivery of your own now. If it delays God is not responsible for it but you.

WHOSE REPORT WILL YOU BELIEVE?

Gen. 3:9-11; Isaiah 53:1.

A lot of lives are run on the basis of the lies of the devil. Satan specializes in lies. The bible says he is a liar and the father of it (John 8:44). Whose report will you believe?  Will you believe the report of the Lord or the report of the devil? His report says you are healed (Isaiah 53:5) but the report of the devil through Doctors and your feeling says you are sick. The report of the Lord says you are rich and not poor. But the devil tells you that you are poor.  Your riches are not determined by your pocket or bank account but determined by God’s word (2 Cor. 8:9). So I put it to you today that you are rich and not poor, blessed and not cursed a winner and not a loser, a victor and not a victim in the name of Jesus.

Looking at the statement of God to Adam, one will understand

PROPHETIC HELPING-HAND

Hosea 12:13.

Every man that longs and craves for a profit needs a prophet. There is a supernatural force that is set in motion at every encounter you have with a prophet. You recall the encounter that Saul had with Prophet Samuel, it changed the order of things in his life (1Sam 10).

The prophetic force is stronger than any political office. You must understand that to receive a push to destiny, you need a prophetic helping hand. Every one has his/her own Prophet and until you locate him, things may not move as expected.

Kings are made and anointed by a Prophet. The stories of King Saul and King David with every other King in the Bible attest this truth. The prophetic ministry is one of the dearest and nearest ministry to the heart of God. The prophetic ministry reveals

ANGELIC VISITATION

Luke 1:26-35; Heb. 1:6-14.

As I sat down yesterday, after the service, a word kept dropped in my heart and that is what I want us to look at this morning. I heard the Holy Ghost says “ANGELIC VISITATION” It suddenly done on me that God’s time to visit you is now.

The above scriptures tell us of the story of an angel visiting a woman named Mary in the city of Galilee. God is still visiting His people by sending His angels today. You recall the story of Apostle Peter when he was arrested and kept in detention in Acts of the Apostles chapter 12 waiting to be executed. As the church prayed, God sent His angel to free Peter at midnight. What about Daniel in Lions’ den, he said to the King: My God has sent His angel, and has shut the Lions’ mouth, that they have not hurt me… (Daniel 6:22). Angels are sent by God to carry out specific assignment. They could be sent to carry blessings or judgments. But I heard God saying

MY PRAYER FOR YOU

Psalms 20:1-8.

            May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble in the name of Jesus; no trouble is permitted to swallow you up this year, the name of the God of Jacob shall defend you in the name of Jesus;

            May He send you help from the sanctuary (where you least expected) in the name of our Lord Jesus, for our help is in the name of the Lord. He will strengthen you out of Zion in the name of Jesus;

            May He remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. Your labour in life shall not be in vain, in the name of Jesus.

            May He grant you according to your heart’s desire in the name of Jesus; He will fulfill all your purpose in life in the name of Jesus.

            We will rejoice in your salvation (healing, breakthrough, success, deliverance) in the name of Jesus,

YOU HAVE A FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU

Gen.37:1-28.

    You have a future before you. Whether you accept it or you reject it doesn’t change this fact. You have a great glory ahead of you. The truth is; people may not see it. But you have to consciously see it. Until you see it, you may not live it. Your future is your life. If you don’t live it, no one will live it for you. So you’ve got to see it so as to live it.

“For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope” (Jer.29:11).

       God’s responsibility is to plan for you while your responsibility is to discover that plan and consciously live it. You’ve got to believe there’s a better tomorrow for you. Circumstances of life may not be able to give correct picture of your future

THE MYSTERY OF FAVOUR

Luke 1:26-35, 2:52.

We have been talking about the empowerment of the Holy Ghost for prosperity. Meaning, without Power, there cannot be consistent prosperity. Power is good, but there are things that enhance Power to deliver. What will enhance the Power you carry to deliver is our focus today. Power as good as it is, does not completely guarantee your prosperity. How do I mean,

3 GIFTS OF GOD FOR PROSPERITY (Cont.)

2 Timothy 1:6-7.

We said yesterday that many are shying away from speaking about prosperity. I believe in prosperity and I believe you do. It is in God’s agenda for the Church of the end time to prosper. The reason is because, through prosperity shall the kingdom of God be preached (Zach. 1:17). We should not be tired of speaking about it, because what you speak always is a product of what you believe in, isn’t it? The Bible says

3 GIFTS OF GOD FOR PROSPERITY

2 Timothy 1:6-7.

Many Christians are shying away from speaking about prosperity. I believe in prosperity. It is God’s in God’s agenda that the Church of the end time should prosper. The reason is because, through prosperity shall the kingdom of God be preached (Zach. 1:17). We should not be tired of speaking about it. What you speak always is a product of what you believe in. The Bible says we should hold fast our profession (confession) without wavering (Hebrews 10:23). And what you say is what you become.

Prosperity is not a natural phenomenon. It is a product of the

A MUST READ STORY

Rev.22:12.

Read this please and share it with others. Even though it happened 5years ago:

 In the public hospital of Itaguaí (RJ) in UK one day was born a girl with hands joined together, like one who's praying. The doctors told the parents that they would operate the hands of that girl and that they would give her antistatic.

The operation was easy because it seemed like the hands were

WALK WITH GOD

 GEN. 5:22-24; 17:1-3.

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him – Gen.5:22-24.

You must learn to walk with God. God told Abram to walk before Him and be perfect (Gen.17:1-3). This means that perfection is a product of your walk with God. And this must be your “motto” all the time if you desire to receive an answer to your prayers. Abram received what he desired after a long of waiting. He received it because God told him the secret:

10 CURES FOR DISCOURAGEMENT

Numbers 21:4-5.

Knowing that discouragement kills, there must be a way out of this deadly disease. The way out or rather, the cure for this disease will be our focus today. We shall be looking at the 10 ways of handling it.

·         SOAK YOURSELF IN GOD’S WORD. The more of the word of God

DISCOURAGEMENT AND THE CURE

Numbers 21: 4-5.

Discouragement is a tool in the hand of the devil, to bring down the children of God. The root cause of every suicide today is the enemy called Discouragement. Discouragement has no respect for title, name, or position. Discouragement, if not managed or handled well, graduates

ACCESSING THE TREASURES IN GOD'S WORD(Cont.)

John 6:63; Joshua 1:8; Prov. 25:2.

The word of God is the authentic source of power. The more of the word of God you have, the more of the power you possess. The reason is because; God’s power is present in His word. His word is the carrier of His power. Accessing this power contained in His word is our focus. I want to bring to the notice of everyone reading this that,

ACCESSING THE TREASURES IN GOD'S WORD

JOSHUA 1:8; PROV. 25:2.

There are treasures in the word of God. Just as you cannot enjoy the full benefits of an electronic you bought until you go through the manual, so also  the fullness of life cannot not be enjoyed if you fail to go through the Bible, the word of God.

Going through the bible daily has a lot of benefits. It takes a diligent and careful search of a miner to discover the resources hidden in the ground. It takes your diligent and careful

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS(Conclusion)

Gen. 39:1-6; Prov. 11:3; Eccl. 9:11.

We want to bring this subject matter into a close today. We have been able to establish the fact that success is not in what you have or what you have achieved, but success is in whom you have. The durability and strength of any building is determined by its foundation. Better still, the strength of any foundation is also determined by the materials used. The raw materials needed to lay a solid and long-lasting success has been our focus for the past few days and we shall be looking at the concluding part of the lesson.

So far, the raw materials discussed are: Your relationship with God, developing a reading habit, having a godly mentor. The next points I want to mention are:

 ·        RIGHT ASSOCIATION -  2Cor. 6:14-18; Prov.13:20. Your association will determine what will associate with you. Associate

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS 2(Cont.)

Gen. 39:1-6; Eccl. 9:11; Psalms 11:3.

Success is not in what you have as in who you have. We started in our last lesson the materials needed to lay a good foundation for a long-lasting success. One of them as mentioned in the previous lesson is “Your relationship with God” Now let’s continue from point number 2.

·        DEVELOP A READING HABIT. Deut. 17:19.

We must know that a reader today is a leader tomorrow. We are told by educationists that 6-10% of what we hear

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS 2

Gen. 39:1-6; Eccl. 9:11; Psalms 3:11.

 

The journey to success in life also begins with the right understanding of what success is. Many have the wrong definition of success. Purse and ask yourself this question “What do I understand by the word Success?” If you are sincere to yourself you will discover that

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS 1

Psalms 11:3; John 13:17.

The journey to success in life begins with the right foundation. If the foundation is not properly laid, the building collapsed. The problem most of us face today that makes success seems impossible is because the foundation for it is not properly laid. The strength of any building is determined by its foundation. So also the strength of any success is determined by its foundation. No building is

ANOINTING FOR SUCCESS 4

ACTS 1:8; LUKE 4:18.

Success is not a product of hard work, skill or experience, though they are good qualities. Success is basically the product of the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon a man. There are many that are skillful, hard working and yet not successful. As we journey together on this subject matter, we shall be looking at what success is. God’s way of measuring success is different

ANOINTING FOR SUCCESS 3

LUKE 4:1, 14-22; ACTS 1:8.

Fulfillment of divine purpose is not a function strength, hard work, skills, experience, connection, though they are good, but it is basically the function of the anointing. Joseph in Egypt was a slave. He had no experience, no skill, no connection, no educational background. Yet he succeeded in a difficult situation. One thing is common in his story “AND GOD WAS WITH JOSEPH……” Gen 39:1-2.

God gave an assignment to  Zerubbabel to build His house, He added

ANOINTING FOR SUCCESS 2

LUKE 4:1, 14; ACTS 10:38.

Success is not attainable by strength, skills, hard work, but success is a product of the anointing. To be above only, it takes the anointing. Psalms 45:7 “Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows”.

Daniel and his three friends were above even in a strange land because

WORD FOR THE DAY:ANOINTING FOR SUCCESS

 

LUKE 4:1, 14-22; ACTS 10:38.

The place of anointing is fast fading away in the body of Christ. We have little understanding of what anointing is. And until you have the understanding of what it is and what it does, we cannot take delivery of its benefits.

Preachers are busy telling us to get occupied with the activities for the furtherance of the kingdom of God. But few tell us what it takes to get the work done. A life without the anointing

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WORD FOR THE DAY: YOU ARE NOT CURSED BUT BLESSED

NUMBERS 22, 23, 24:1-25.

Are you a Christian and you have been told that you are under a curse? I have good news for you. No child of God is permitted to be under any curse. And I declare to you today that you are not cursed but blessed. Many are suffering from the curse of the law due to their ignorance. Have you not read in the Scripture that” CHRIST HATH REDEEMED US FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW, BEEN MADE A CURSE FOR US: FOR IT IS WRITTEN, CURSED IS EVERY ONE THAT HANGETH ON A TREE”. Gal. 3:13.

Mind you, no one can curse whom God has blessed. Verse 11 of Numbers 22 tells us

WORD FOR THE DAY: TIME OF CHANGE

Esther 4:15-17.

The only constant thing in life is”change”. Everyone desires change in one area or the other. e.g. “change of story, change of status, change of job, and change in financial status.e.t.c. Do you believe for a change in one area or the other and up till now that desired change has not come? It left a question in your mind, “when will my change come?

WORD FOR THE DAY

GOD KNOWS YOU.

Jer.1:4-5, Eph 1:11.

I want you to know that you are not in this world by accident. You are not a product of chance, but you were carefully planned for by God. Your parents might not know the reason why you are here, but God knew you before you were conceived from your mother’s womb. God’s plan for you was already decided before you came into the world.

You have been chosen by God for a PURPOSE. God has invested so much in you that He won’t

WORD FOR THE DAY: PRAISE IS THE KEY

ACTS 16:24-25.

Are you knocked down by circumstances of life? Have you been kept in prison/bondage by Satan? Then this word will help you.

Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! - Acts 16:25-26.

Praise opens the door of any prison. Praise can break

WORD ROR THE DAY:YOUR GENERATION AWAITS YOU

God never goes to the lazy or the idle when he needs men for His service. When God wants a worker he calls a worker. When he has work to be done, he goes to those who are already at work. When God wants a great servant he calls a busy man. You can be a valuable tool in the Hand of the Almighty in your generation. Be faithful and committed to

WORD FOR THE DAY:PATIENTLY WAIT

“… so be patient, brethren, (as you wait) till the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits expectantly for the precious harvest from the land. (See how) he keeps up his patient (vigil) over it until it receives the early and late rain. (James 5: 7) (Amp).

Impatience is the fruit of pride. A proud person cannot seem to wait for anything with the proper attitude. The scripture above doesn’t say “be patient if you wait” it says “be patient as you wait”. Waiting is part of life. Many of us

FOOD FOR THOUGHTS

   QUOTABLE QUOTES

v  Your heavenly connection is a guarantee of your earthly collection.

v  What we allow in ourselves will be pleasing to us in others.

v  We cannot discern in another that which we have not let the Holy Ghost discern in us.

v  To the measure we allow nature to remain in any point, to that measure we are unable to deal with in another.

v  Don’t aspire to collect from above until you are above yourself. – Col 3: 1-3.

v  God’s best is available to all but accessible to only a few

WORD FOR TODAY:PRAYER THAT GOD ANSWERS

PSALMS 63:1-3; JEREMIAH 29:13.

God is a God of power. It takes a heart-communication with God for you to encounter this power.

Elijah was a man who encountered this power always when He prayed. (Jam 5:16-17). The Bible says he prayed “earnestly” and not “loudly”. The Amplified Version of the Bible renders verse 16b this way “The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available-dynamic in its working”. Power is released when you talk to God from your heart.

Prayer that God answers is

COVENANT NITE OF BREAKTHRU

Covenant nite of breakthru is a bi-monthly online program in which every participant calls the phone numbers provided between the hour of 12am and 3am. I will want you to take advantage of forth coming one by August this year. God will be waiting to meet you at the point of your need in Jesus Name. AMEN

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