tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44020457959897727652024-03-13T04:20:21.907-07:00The Dreamers blog!The dreamers blog is my 'space' where I share my thoughts, perceptions, views, insights, dreams and understanding with the known world.
It's title is derived from who I am. I AM A DREAM THAT DESCENDED FROM HIS DREAM. I am a dream that is part of a bigger dream that came out of Him the bigger dreamer.
It's my joy to share my blog with you and I hope you find it interesting, informative and enlightning.Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-740274793067598972021-04-24T02:21:00.002-07:002021-04-24T02:21:48.881-07:00AFTER THE LOCKDOWN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EBGSZFMZo6w/YIPZgp83sYI/AAAAAAAADXo/0iPCtea39MIhxV0kdtXYwuFCKvLhBVzcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1018/churchflyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EBGSZFMZo6w/YIPZgp83sYI/AAAAAAAADXo/0iPCtea39MIhxV0kdtXYwuFCKvLhBVzcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/churchflyer.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been a tough and tumultuous time for the world and the pandemic has played no small part.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As a responsible citizen in the world, like every right thinking person, I have been concerned about the state of the world we live in, how Covid-19 has changed the way we live, how we are forced to distance and change the way we relate with one another, and the world we are creating for our children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Without trying to be a prophet of doom, it goes without saying that the world is in tough times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My reasons for thinking so is not far fetched.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's a high level of poverty in many parts of the world, there's still insecurity in some countries, there's a lot of political tension in quite a number of nations, climate change is an issue in the world, divorce is on the increase, leadership challenges are still prevalent in many countries, rebellious youths abound, worthwhile values that worked for those of previous generations seems almost lost and there's a high level of moral decadence and spiritual deception.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have you had enough, can I go on?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I'm a die hard optimist and perhaps one of the few who remains positive in negative times, I can't help but observe the direction of humanity and the state of the human race.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If it is not clear to people that human beings don't always know what is best for them and don't always make the best decisions for their lives and world, then I don't know when people will come to terms with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Humanity needs help!</b></div>Serious spiritual help for that matter.<p></p><p> God is our help!</p><p><b>After the lock down, and through the lock down, God is our hope!</b></p><p>Now the lockdown is lifted/lifting we are available for meetings within our hall.</p><p>As one of God's servants in the earth I will be honored to Pastor you, teach you, and guide you in your spiritual walk and service.</p><p><b>If you are in the London UK axis join us for service every Sunday for continuous encouragement, edification, prayer and inspired thoughts!</b></p><p>You will be glad you did!</p><p><u>Venue:</u></p><p><b>THE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST ASSEMBLY</b></p><p>Barking Road Community Center, 627-633 Barking Road,</p><p>(We are in the Nelson Mandela hall)</p><p>Plaistow, London E13 9EZ</p><p>1pm -3pm</p><p>Be there, to encounter light for these dark times!</p>Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-90299277618235675062018-10-29T09:24:00.003-07:002021-04-24T02:37:06.821-07:00Partners In Ministry (PIM)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Partners in ministry</b> (PIM) is the partnership arm of <b>The Light Of Jesus Christ Assembly</b>.<br />
A vision birthed by Pastor <b>Olutosin Ogunkolade</b> to help the mandate and global vision of the church ministry become a speedy reality, P.I.M is intended to enhance the church ministry through<b> prayer</b> (intercessors), <b>outreach</b> (promoters) and finances (financiers) who believe in the mandate and global vision of the church.<br />
Partnerships are needed by every man and organisation with a vision for the fulfillment of the vision and project expansion.<br />
Ours is no different as a kingdom and divine project of the Lord.<br />
We need and want all hands on deck.<br />
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So we are calling out to all men and women with a heart and burden for the kingdom of God at this time to be part of Partners In Ministry.<br />
Prayer warriors are needed, 'foot' soldiers are needed for outreach, and financiers who have been touched by the Lord are needed for the spear heading of God's kingdom message as we teach God's Word and spread God's light.<br />
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Call to find out more.<br />
Call, sms or WhattsApp Pastor 'Tosin to find out more on<b> 07305544781</b><br />
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<b>BE BLESSED!</b>Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-68849486014974810702018-07-22T17:54:00.000-07:002018-07-22T17:54:42.071-07:00Don't Cheat YourselfJoshua 24:15<br />
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When we think about being cheated we don't often think about ourselves being the one to cheat ourself.<br />
We readily think about the devil who is the chief cheat.<br />
We also think about others cheating us without looking inwards.<br />
It is possible to cheat yourself.<br />
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The devil and other human beings are not the only ones who cheat people.<br />
You can also cheat yourself.<br />
Your choices will determine whether you're cheating yourself or not.<br />
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<u>How can you cheat yourself</u>?<br />
When you do not accept what God has provided for you.<br />
Luke 19:41-44<br />
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When you do not know who you are.<br />
Luke 9:55<br />
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When you do not discern what God has given you.<br />
Genesis 21:19<br />
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When you operate or live in fear.<br />
1 John 4:18<br />
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When you do not plug into God's grace regularly.<br />
Romans 6:14<br />
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When you withhold kindness or benevolence from the poor.<br />
Proverbs 19:17<br />
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To cheat yourself is a great tragedy of life.<br />
It's better someone else cheats you than you cheating yourself.<br />
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<u>Daily, there are people cheating themselves in different ways</u>:<br />
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*When you steal you're cheating yourself because you are opening the door for bigger losses in your life.<br />
Exodus 20:15<br />
*A woman or man cheating on his or her spouse is cheating himself/herself because such a person is opening the door for Satan to come into that marriage to torment it.<br />
Proverbs 6:23-29<br />
*When you refuse God's call upon your life you are cheating yourself.<br />
Ephesians 4:11,12<br />
*When you don't us the gifts and talents God has given to you, you're cheating yourself.<br />
Matthew 25:14-30<br />
*Each time you reject God's salvation, you're cheating yourself. By doing so you're allowing the enemy to remain in dominion over you.<br />
2 Thessalonians 1:8<br />
*When you refuse to support God's kingdom work and move here on earth you're cheating yourself.<br />
Matthew 6:33<br />
*When you don't use your finances the way God would have you use it you're chating yourself.<br />
Proverbs 3:9<br />
*When you don't use your God given authority as a child of God, you're cheating yourself.<br />
Luke 10:19<br />
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Olutosin Ogunkolade shares this message!Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-37290532373091942492018-06-03T06:13:00.001-07:002018-06-03T06:44:36.028-07:00Life & Boxing<br />
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I like boxing, especially heavy weight boxing.<br />
When I came
across the picture above I liked it immediately and felt it is right for
this article because the quote is just apt for this topic I thought to
write on.<br />
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Life is like boxing in many ways, more so when you consider what life is about from a philosophical and spiritual perspective.<br />
In life, you don't automatically get what you deserve. You get what you fight for.<br />
Life gives to you what you negotiate for.<br />
In life you negotiate by 'fighting' for what you want.<br />
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is a fight, it is a fight of two contenders who are contesting for the
same glory, the same honor, the same position, the same belt!<br />
The aim of each boxer is to emerge victorious, to out box, out shine, or be preferred over his opponent.<br />
In life we go for job interviews.<br />
When
we go for job interviews our aim is to be victorious at the interview,
to outshine, do better or hopefully be preferred or favored over other
candidates who want the same job.<br />
When we liken each interview
candidate to boxing gladiators we see that they are in a 'fight' too but
the way they fight is just different.<br />
While boxers fight with
their fists by throwing punches in a ring, interview candidates 'fight'
by highlighting their skills, experience and qualifications.<br />
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Individuals and organizations 'fight' or compete for for the same contracts in the area of commerce and business.<br />
From every type of sport, to games, quiz shows and even politics we see a 'fight' to win and be dominant across the board.<br />
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There is competition in life.<br />
There is a place for being competitive in life particularly if it's healthy competition.<br />
The moment we loose our healthy competitive nature or spirit we have lost our zest for life.<br />
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With
the sport of boxing there can be casualties, there have been boxers who
who went into comas after a fight or a punch. There have been boxers
who went into the ring with confidence and a certain pride but were
taken out of the ring on stretchers.<br />
Life can also be like that.<br />
There have been individuals who unfortunately ended up casualties of life.<br />
They
started out great in life with great prospects and opportunities, but
one 'blow' on life's journey and everything changed negatively for them.<br />
In boxing, one blow or punch can change the dynamics of a game.<br />
In life one wrong decision, one wrong advice or mistake can change the direction and dynamic of life for anyone. <br />
In boxing every boxer has a game plan until they get into the boxing ring.<br />
In
life, many people feel they have it all planned out and know what they
will do to end they way they want until they realize life's journey is
not exactly ABC.<br />
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Scripturally, life is likened to a contest.<br />
The contest that best describes life is boxing.<br />
In Isaiah 49:25 God says He will contend with those who contend with you and spare your children.<br />
This is like God saying I will give your enemies the knock out punch while I protect your children!<br />
God can box. He will contend with your enemies.<br />
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The scripture also talks about the cloud of witnesses.<br />
The cloud of witnesses are saints who have gone to be with the Lord. They watch from the grand stands of heaven as the saints of God here on earth run the race and fight in the contest of life.<br />
It's kind of like the 90,000 audience in the stadium who watched the Anthony Joshua and Vladimir Klitchko fight as well as the huge crowds from other boxing matches.<br />
With boxing, each person in the audience has a boxer he supports and hopes will win the fight.<br />
Spiritually we have our 'fans' to, our supporters group from the spirit realm in the form of angels and people of God's household who have gone to be with the Lord.<br />
As we fight the fight of faith here on earth we have fans who are cheering us on from the grand stands of heaven. Our heavenly audience!<br />
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In boxing, it helps the boxer when he has great punching power.<br />
In the spirit realm our faith is our punching power!<br />
In life faith will take you far.<br />
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In
Psalm 118:34 and Psalm 144:1, scripture talks about God training hands
for war, fingers for battle and arms to bend a bow of bronze. The arm,
clenched fingers and hands are the major tools of boxing!<br />
God is the one who gives strength and victory just as a champion boxer gets the victory over his opponent.<br />
<br />Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-38111452196516848742018-05-24T03:34:00.001-07:002018-05-24T03:34:24.383-07:00Do Aliens Exist?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the last thirty years or so, there has been an increase of interest in finding out whether extra terrestrial creatures exist.<br />
This interest and field of research has captured the minds of my generation.<br />
My reasons for believing this is not far fetched. There are many films about aliens or extraterrestrial creatures out there - Star Wars, Men In Black, Aliens, Predator, Cowboys and Aliens, E.T, Independence Day, Alien Abduction, The Alien Factor to name a few.<br />
Some of our children's cartoons are full of 'aliens' and alien like creatures, and many of our comic superheroes are aliens from another planet.<br />
We also have people who have dedicated their lives to researching and observing the phenomenon of Unidentified Flying Objects (U.F.O)'s.<br />
U.F.O's are believed to be aliens who come to earth from out of space with space ships or "flying saucers". There are people who've claimed to see U.F.O's and there are others who claim to have been abducted by them and brought back. They have stories to tell.<br />
It is believed they are studying us (the human race) and perhaps taking DNA from those who were abducted.<br />
In many circles it is believed that aliens walk among us in human form.<br />
Such aliens must be shape shifters.<br />
They live among us, marry, tend to be very intelligent and take up high flying jobs among us.<br />
I recently watched a video clip about a man talking about a woman he knows in the United States. The husband of the woman in his story is an alien according to the wife. When her husband is upset he shape shifts around his face and when he is aroused he morphs.<br />
The man telling the story claims to have been abducted by aliens a number of times himself.<br />
He is free from such experiences right now and seems very knowledgeable about this matter.<br />
These happenings bring about the question - <b>do aliens exist?</b><br />
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The story of the days of Noah comes to mind, when fallen angels (Nephilims) came to earth and married women because they found them attractive.<br />
I believe these Nephilim's didn't appear on earth with any kind of angelic or celestial countenance when they won the women of the earth over.<br />
They were most likely shape shifters who took on the form of human men. Handsome, charming, human men.<br />
Angels are not created to marry human women.<br />
Jesus Christ who is Lord over angels told us angels neither marry or are given in marriage.<br />
What those angels did was illegal and it attracted God's rebuke, God's judgement!<br />
God punished them by putting them in a compartment beneath the earth called Tartarus where they are held down by chains.<br />
We find from this story of the days of Noah in Genesis 6 that angels can take on human forms, live on the earth, find women attractive, and marry.<br />
A fallen angel that comes to earth to live or marry is an alien.<br />
The earth has not been given to angels but to men. Earth is the home of humanity.<br />
Some sects of Christianity believe in the notion of spirit wives or spirit husbands. It's a school of thought that holds to the view that a spirit entity can have children with a human woman or man.<br />
While there is some truth to this, I do not accept the spirit wive or husband doctrine but believe unclean spirits attach themselves to people and seek to function in our lives in illegal ways.<br />
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There are different schools of thought with regards to aliens.<br />
There are people who believe aliens are a figment of the imagination, at best they are fiction.<br />
There are other people who believe aliens are watchmen over human beings, the guardians and protector of man.<br />
Some other people believe aliens are not 'friends' of humanity but enemies who will one day wipe out the human race and take over our earth.<br />
There are loads of conspiracy theories out there and it's worth knowing the truth.<br />
I'm a Christian, a follower of Jesus the Christ.<br />
I hold to the scriptural view.<br />
I believe aliens exist.<br />
I do not believe they are creatures living in other planets who study humanity.<br />
I believe they taken on forms and they are the fallen ones God's people are up against spiritually.<br />
I believe they are fallen angels, sinister spirits who do the bidding of their master - the devil.<br />
They make themselves seen occasionally as we are in times where there is a strategy in place to sensitize us to their presence.Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-47354675447749282452018-05-06T14:00:00.000-07:002018-05-06T14:00:00.344-07:00Prince Harry & The Royal Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's another royal wedding coming up. Nice!<br />
It is an exciting time for the royal family.<br />
Prince Charles has been made the head of the common wealth, there's a new royal baby and Prince Harry is getting married to Ms Meghan Markle.<br />
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It's almost seven years ago I wrote an article on this blog about Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, they got married in April of the year 2011.<br />
It's nice to see the royal couple have become parents of three children in the last seven years. While they celebrated a seventh year anniversary in April of this year 2018, they also welcomed the birth of a new baby boy into the World.<br />
A congratulations is really in order.<br />
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Weddings are usually exciting for the couples involved and guests that are present.<br />
So it's an exciting time for Prince Harry and his bride.<br />
At this point I am wishing them the best for the future and a successful wedding day, it's my prayer and hope that their marriage will be a greater and bigger success than their wedding.<br />
This wedding is an event the entire nation is happy about and rightly so.<br />
I'm happy for Prince Harry and his bride, they come across as an authentic and nice couple. <br />
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A unique wedding it will be in some respects, perhaps because of the uniqueness of the individuals getting married.<br />
As the eyes of the world and the United Kingdom will be on the event and royal couple on Saturday the 19th March 2018, I look forward to relaxing, making myself comfortable with family, following it on television and enjoying day.<br />
Blessed be the day!Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-89401887072115537392018-05-04T06:07:00.001-07:002018-05-04T06:15:30.734-07:00The Fine Art Of Boxing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For those of us who are boxing enthusiasts the Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder unification showdown which will determine which boxer is the undisputed world heavy weight champion is the match to look out for this year 2018.<br />
It's our hope the boxing match will be this year and that the Joshua and Wilder camps will come to a contractual agreement soon, it will be a real show down!<br />
May the better man win, may the 'true king lion of the jungle' emerge.<br />
I'm an Anthony Joshua fan.<br />
He is young, well built, tough, has knock out punches and has proved himself even at Olympic level.<br />
He has quite a clean image, he has kept a level head since he took on boxing, and he relates well with his fans and admirers.<br />
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The heavy weight division has been interesting lately and Tyson Fury's recent come back after a compulsory break of over two years makes it all the more so.<br />
Tyson Fury is tall, hilarious, has a strong presence, and a unique ability to dominate fights. He is also quite well liked and remains undefeated, he has been at the game of boxing since he was a kid.<br />
He remains lineal heavy weight champion and he has a hunger to get his belts back. A big guy with a long reach, he can be hard to hit when confronted in the boxing ring since he knows how to use his hands well and dodge punches.<br />
He calls this the fine art of boxing or the sweet science of boxing.<br />
The fine art of boxing or the sweet science of boxing is the skill that involves hitting and not getting hit, punishing your opponent and not getting punished or hurting your opponent and not getting hurt yourself.<br />
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The fine art of boxing is a skill Floyd Mayweather knows all too well.<br />
It is the secret to his 50-0 victory in a boxing career that brought him fame, financial fortune and boxing longevity.<br />
It's this skill coupled with experience Tyson Fury is banking on to defeat other boxing heavy weights particularly Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua.<br />
Whether he will achieve this feat is yet to be seen.<br />
Deontay Wilder is a hard hitter who has 'heart' and doesn't give up easily and has amassed a 40-0 victory in a career that has spanned over twelve years with 39 knock outs.<br />
Anthony Joshua we all know is no push over, he has so far been a herculean task for other boxers to defeat.<br />
Whether Anthony Joshua will defeat Deontay Wilder, I do not know. It is extremely hard to predict.<br />
But it's my hope Anthony Joshua defeats Deontay Wilder and I do not doubt he has what it takes to do so.<br />
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Amir Khan is back, Saul Alvarez Canelo is back soon , Dillian White is back on track in the heavy weight division, Luiz Ortiz is a rugged fighter who has picked himself up after his loss to Deontay Wilder.<br />
There is a lot to see and expect in the boxing world.<br />
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I watch eagerly but patiently to see the direction boxing particularly the heavy weight division will go.<br />
But whatever is ahead, it is looking exciting!<br />
<br />Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-65764866426298742922018-04-26T11:50:00.002-07:002018-04-26T12:12:47.672-07:00Subtle Infiltrations Into Children's Programs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Growing up I was the type of kid who liked his entertainment.<br />
Though I was reserved I liked my television programs.<br />
As a grown man I still do.<br />
I'll settle for an interesting movie at home any day, or go to the cinema if I have good company to go with. It's my major way of relaxing.<br />
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I remember watching children's cartoons like Jayce and the wheeled warriors, Mask, Transformers, Esteban and the city of Gold, Judo boy, and Belle and Sebastian.<br />
My siblings and I also used to watch Masters Of The Universe. We found the characters interesting, the macho looking male heroes, the fights, the story lines and the adventures were captivating for our young minds. Not to mention the strength of He-Man, "the strongest man in the universe"<br />
How no one knows in that cartoon world that the lazy prince Adams is He-man despite their resemblance and the similarity of their tigers baffled me.<br />
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There were many children's programs and cartoons that were informative, educative and entertaining in what seemed to be more innocent times with children programs.<br />
Years have passed by, I have grown and I have since developed spiritually.<br />
I have come to realize the enemy is after souls and he even devices ways to infiltrate the souls of humanity even from a young age.<br />
Looking back I realize a few programs are not as innocent as they seemed and they had subtle bits and representations of witchcraft in them.<br />
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Consider Masters Of The Universe for instance.<br />
He-Man gets his transformational powers from a castle- castle gray skull.<br />
The skull is not a positive representation but an evil one which is a popular symbol of the occult and dark side.<br />
Castle gray skull is a mysterious looking, dark, isolated castle with something of a baboon or gorilla looking entrance with its mouth wide open revealing fangs.<br />
You have to walk through such a front entrance to get into her.<br />
This is kind of symbolic of walking into evil, into darkness or death!<br />
To think that toys of castle gray skull where made, parents bought them for their children and kept them in their homes.<br />
Within castle gray skull lives a beautiful woman known as the sorcerer who sits on a throne and has an outfit on that has feathers, kind of like a bird.<br />
She has the power to turn into an eagle or hawk.<br />
She's He-Man's god/goddess and the one He-Man calls out to for empowerment and transformation.<br />
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In other words, He-Man is empowered by a witch!<br />
It is a subtle way of saying witchcraft is the strongest power in the universe because that's the source of the main heroes character who is regarded as the strongest man in the universe.<br />
Masters Of The Universe promotes a lot of magic, witchcraft, and new age beliefs.<br />
This was in the 80's.<br />
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Fast forward to the 2000's.<br />
There are many spiritual teachings and spiritual gurus about with their new age teachings, selling books and making a name for themselves.<br />
Some of them are probably witches, wizards and warlocks.<br />
<b>Their emphasis is usually on the universe, not on God the creator, the person.</b><br />
While I believe God created the universe and sets laws in place that control the universe we should not acknowledge the universe as the giver over God the person.<br />
While there is truth that the universe can deliver to us because the universe is created for man and not man for the universe we should not worship the universe because the universe is God's creation.<br />
The cosmic laws in the universe is put in place to serve man.<br />
It's man's responsibility to discover those laws and make them work for him for it is to the glory of God to conceal a matter but to the honor of kings to search them out.<br />
Universal laws and cosmic laws which many new age teachers are not giving God the creator credit for is not known or being used by the church. We should, it is an aspect of our dominion!<br />
Unfortunately, the powers/laws of the universe are being manipulated and used by the children of this world who are wiser than the children of light in their own generation.<br />
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Truly, those with witchcraft powers have set themselves up deceitfully and falsely to be the masters of the universe. <br />
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Many children's programs are not as innocent as they used to be.<br />
Even a number of Disney programs for children are darker than they used to be to the observant eye.<br />
Parents have a great responsibility to be there for their children, guide their children, be discerning and spiritual.<br />
Keep an eye on what your children watch.<br />
Peace be. <br />
<br />Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-21318933745727126312018-02-26T11:07:00.000-08:002018-04-26T09:46:12.606-07:00In Honour Of Evangelist Billy Graham<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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God bless the evangelist Billy Graham for making himself available as a 'tool' for God to use.<br />
The far reaching impact of his ministry will only be fully seen in eternity.<br />
Any man who has been at his post for over six decades should be commended, particularly when he runs a huge evangelistic organization like Billy Graham's.<br />
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I grew up getting to know about Billy Graham and his evangelistic efforts as a young chap when I'd watch Christian television stations like CBN and shows like 700 Club back in the days.<br />
I remember finding his charisma, good looks and passion impressive and rather different compared to many ministers of the gospel at the time.<br />
Seeing those huge crowds all over the world who showed up at his crusades and the responses to his 'altar calls' was something special.<br />
Truly, he was a chosen evangelist!<br />
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Our well wishes, prayers and condolence goes to the Billy Graham Family.<br />
His was a life well lived.<br />
A foremost evangelist, a prince of the kingdom and a productive human being who set the standard for global evangelism.<br />
May his soul be at peace in paradise!<br />
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Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-17811286199381904782018-01-07T12:58:00.002-08:002018-01-07T13:01:23.270-08:00STAND YOUR GROUND2 Samuel 23:8-12<br />
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You are a warrior in the army of God's kingdom if you have made Jesus Christ your Lord and saviour.<br />
2 Timothy 2:3-5<br />
The mighty men of David we read about in the text passage above are a classic example of what warriors should be like.<br />
There are many things we can learn from them.<br />
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1) They were loyal to their king - king David.<br />
Just as we should be loyal to our king - Jesus Christ.<br />
Luke 9:62<br />
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2) They were powerful, valiant and courageous warriors who killed giants, defeated Philistine armies and went all out for their nation/kingdom.<br />
In the same manner we should be powerful, valiant, and courageous sons and daughters of God who go all out for the kingdom of God.<br />
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Like Jesus let's go about God's kingdom.<br />
Matthew 9:35<br />
David was a prosperous king, a master warrior himself and he had a great army.<br />
Among David's army 37 warriors stood out.<br />
And among these 37 warriors, 3 stood out.<br />
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3) What we see with these 3 outstanding warriors of David is that they <u>stood their ground</u>.<br />
Their names were Josheb-Basshebeth, Eleazar, and Shammah.<br />
If you are going to be outstanding this year you have to stand your ground for God.<br />
Ephesians 6:13<br />
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<u>Which areas are we supposed to stand our ground</u>?<br />
a. <strong>Stand your ground for Jesus Christ</strong> - for His teachings, your love for Him, and His promises.<br />
b. <strong>Stand your ground for God's kingdom</strong> - for your belief in God's kingdom, your place and reward in God's kingdom and the values of the kingdom.<br />
c. <strong>Stand your ground for what God has given you - </strong>your health, your gifts and talents, your children, your spouse, your money, your business, job, career, academics and your life.<br />
d. <strong>Stand your ground against the kingdom of darkness - </strong>fallen angels, demons, unclean spirits, familiar spirits, wizards and witches.<br />
e. <strong>Stand your ground against the works of Satan - </strong>voodoo, witchcraft, sorcery, health afflictions, financial loss, manipulation and oppression.<br />
f. <strong>Stand your ground against your flesh - </strong>our flesh is the biggest hindrance to our serving God. Our flesh is the realm where the devil is able to reach many of us.<br />
Our flesh is the major cause of many of our sins.<br />
Our flesh is usually our weakest link.<br />
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<u>How do we stand our ground</u>?<br />
BY GOD'S SPIRIT: Isaiah 59:19, Romans 8:13<br />
RESIST THE DEVIL: James 4:7, Luke 10:19<br />
USE THE WORD OF GOD: Ephesians 6:17, Matthew 4:1-11<br />
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Teacher-Pastor <strong>Olutosin Ogunkolade</strong> shared this message.Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-79961035674611537082018-01-02T08:46:00.002-08:002018-01-02T08:47:18.206-08:00Happy New Year 2018.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Glory to God, it is a new year!<br />
Glory to God you are alive to see and experience this new year.<br />
How I pray you make the most of this beautiful year.<br />
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Join us at <strong>The Light Of Jesus Christ Assembly </strong>for service twice a week for spiritual edification, life encouragement and an understanding of God's kingdom.<br />
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In 2018 let's get deeper into God's scriptures, deeper into God's Word, pray more and focus on Jesus the Christ.<br />
This is what we will be doing in our church.<br />
Be part of this journey.<br />
There will be speed this year, there will be rising and there will be light and brightness.<br />
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Do not miss out!<br />
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Sunday: 4:30pm - 6:30pm (Worship & Word service)<br />
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Wednesday: 7pm - 9pm (Mid week Prayer Service)<br />
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Venue: Ascot Community Centre, opposite the Hub, off Star Lane, Hermit Road, Canningtown E16 4PL<br />
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2018 - Our Year Of Brightness.Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-69042218310796709402017-12-04T05:31:00.002-08:002017-12-04T05:31:19.717-08:00Season's Greetings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is that time of the year again.<br />
We are in the last Month of the year 2017 - December!<br />
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I am a Pastor, and 'angel' of a church.<br />
We wish you well at <strong>The Light Of Jesus Christ Ministries</strong>.<br />
This kingdom minded, Jesus focused, teaching ministry has declared December 2017 a glorious Month.<br />
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December - the glorious Month.<br />
Have a glorious Christmas and a wonder filled 2018.<br />
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Join us for one of our services this Month.<br />
<strong>Venue</strong>: <strong>Ascot Community Hall, Hermit Road, Canningtown, E16 4PL</strong>Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-80422716296673997422017-10-03T12:06:00.002-07:002017-10-03T12:06:53.482-07:00The Esau Syndrome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Esau the twin brother of Jacob was a man who turned out a loser according to the scriptures.<br />
Right before Esau and Jacob were born the scriptures show God's heart towards each of these individuals who could not be more different in appearance, personality and character though they were twins.<br />
"Jacob I have loved, Esau I have hated" is what God said about them.<br />
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Though Jacob who became Israel is more of the focus of the Bible, Esau is my focus for this article.<br />
There are many things we can learn from Esau.<br />
Esau is the character well known in scriptures for selling his birth right to his younger brother for a pot of porridge.<br />
There are also many things I discovered about Esau which is worth noting, communicating and sharing with people so that they don't make the same mistake Esau made and become victims of life.<br />
Unfortunately there are many Esau's about in todays World.<br />
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<strong>Like Esau there are people about in our day who are daily selling their birth rights</strong>.<br />
Your birth right is anything God has given you that is valuable, that gives your life a meaning, a purpose and honour.<br />
Your birth right can be your children. They are your right to be called a father or mother.<br />
They will continue your generation after you leave this earth.<br />
Your birth right may be the good spouse the Lord has given you.<br />
That spouse gives you the social respect and dignity that comes with marriage.<br />
Your birth right can also be spiritual. It can be both spiritual and material things.<br />
Your birth right is also your spiritual inheritance.<br />
Esau's birth right was his right to be the first born of Isaac between Isaac's twin children.<br />
Esau gave it up because he didn't know the value of his birth right.<br />
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<strong>Many people have what I call the Esau syndrome</strong>.<br />
The Esau syndrome is an anomaly found in todays age.<br />
Esau was so carried away by his 'hunger' for food which is temporary, and sacrificed his life long right as the first born child of the family.<br />
Many men by the day are rejecting and turning down what would be their spiritual inheritance for the "porridge" of this World.<br />
Daily, many people are rejecting their God given opportunities and settling for less due to the need for instant gratification.<br />
There are men and women who have rejected their God given spouses because of the occasional perfume, clothes, food and whatever form of gift.<br />
Daily from one part of the World to the other, there are men failing their children (their birth right) by their examples, lifestyles and choices.<br />
Like Eve of old in the garden of Eden, there are many women still being seduced away from what is theirs.<br />
Eve had a great home, vibrant health, God's glory, a perfect husband, animal companions and God's blessing upon her life. These gifts from God were her birth right.<br />
Like Esau, because of what some people see as benefits, they have given up their birth right.<br />
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<strong>Esau showed prospects</strong>.<br />
Esau showed a lot of potential, Esau showed a lot of prospects, Esau had a lot going for him.<br />
But Esau didn't appreciate what he had as the first child.<br />
In those Bible days of old, first born male children were favoured by their fathers as their heirs.<br />
Esau was well positioned to receive his fathers blessing. Esau had his father Isaac's love.<br />
Esau showed proved himself to be a man who had it all together.<br />
In addition, Esau was a skilled hunter, a good cook who knew how to cook his father's favourite meal - venison, in the way his father likes it cooked.<br />
His father probably saw him a real man, an achiever, a man of the field who knew how to make a living, a worthy heir who deserved his blessing.<br />
Many people today who are losing their birth right, their God given privileges, and opportunities like Esau did, have prospects. They have a future, and could be better and go further, but like Esau they don't know, see, or understand the value of what they have been given.<br />
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<strong>Esau wept</strong>.<br />
Esau wept about the loss of his birth right when he realized his foolishness.<br />
Like demands wisdom from us.<br />
Esau wasn't wise.<br />
It is a sad thing for the Esau's among us.<br />
Esau's eventually weep.<br />
Esau's realise their foolishness.<br />
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<strong>It was too late for Esau</strong>.<br />
It's usually too late for an Esau if wisdom is not acquired in time.<br />
"Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done."<br />
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I can only pray and hope that everyone reading this article will not be an Esau.Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-37045025373626719792017-09-05T09:35:00.002-07:002017-09-06T07:33:10.582-07:00WEALTH TRANSFER AT THE CROSS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Pastor 'Tosin</b> and <b>The Light Of Jesus Christ Assembly</b> invites you to this beautiful service God has inspired themed WEALTH TRANSFER AT THE CROSS.<br />
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Make it a date with us, it will be a phenomenal 3 hours of prayer, declarations, Worship, and direct ministration that is sure to bless you and impact you and yours positively.<br />
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<b>Prophet Mark and Charlotte Yow</b>, all the way from North Carolina, U.S.A will be around to minister to us.<br />
<b>Mariette Davina</b> will be coming around from Bristol UK to lead us in worship<br />
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<u>Venue</u>:<br />
THE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST ASSEMBLY<br />
Ascot Community Centre<br />
Hermit Road<br />
(Opposite The Hub)<br />
Canningtown,<br />
London E16 4PL<br />
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<u>Date</u>: 15th October2017<br />
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<u>Time</u>: 4:30pm to 7:30pm<br />
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God bless you as you come with friends an family!Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-63384529341322768562017-09-05T09:04:00.002-07:002017-09-06T14:41:19.336-07:00Every Wind Of Doctrine.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is a lot going on in the body of Christ World wide.<br />
There are so many sects, denominations,views, opinions, doctrines and mindsets.<br />
Perhaps this is the reason why we don't have as much unity as we should in the body.<br />
These differences have brought about misunderstandings, impatience towards those of different views, criticisms, arguments, quarrels, pride and a lack of power in the body of Christ.<br />
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We often fail to see that God is a God of variety.<br />
There are different ministries, different callings, different ways of being called and no one has a monopoly on the wisdom of God.<br />
We are only provided insights into God's wisdom and ways but God is not limited to our understanding.<br />
Each man's understanding of God is only an aspect of God they have heard about, seen or experienced.<br />
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There are different levels of understanding and experiences of God in the body of Christ.<br />
There are ministers who do not have a good understanding of spiritual matters, and there are those who do.<br />
There are those who have a very good understanding of spiritual matters but have become distracted or are not fully functioning in their ministry office because their sights are set on the wrong thing or person.<br />
As a result, the enemy has some of them wrapped round his finger.<br />
There are ministers out there who are not called, but went to Bible schools, so they think they are qualified to teach or criticize.<br />
It is not surprising we are informed in the scriptures that not everyone should be a teacher.<br />
That passage in the third chapter of the book of James and verse one is referring to spiritual teachers.<br />
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There are people who have started churches and shouldn't have done so.<br />
There are those who should start churches but are not doing so.<br />
There are those under the leadership of established ministries who should not be there.<br />
And there are those running their own ministries who should be Pastors under larger, established ministries.<br />
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It is important to know the ministry office you have been called to function in.<br />
Stay where you have been given the grace to function.<br />
Some have reduced the work of the ministry and the call of God to their own human experience.<br />
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There are those whose faith is in what they saw on a deliverance ground and not the Word of God.<br />
There are many Christians who have carved out their own doctrine as a result of what they heard a demon or unclean spirit say during a prayer session or personal whisper to them.<br />
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In the body of Christ there are Christians who don't believe in the trinity because they feel this goes against their belief in the idea of the oneness of God, there are those who believe in the trinity - which is the belief that there is one God who can appear or manifest as three distinct personalities, and there are denominations that emphasize water baptism over any other Christian responsibility.<br />
Some even emphasize water baptism over salvation.<br />
Which type of baptism and which age a person should be baptized is another matter with different views for many Christians.<br />
We see from the scriptures that Jesus was a grown man of thirty years old when he was baptized, which means he had reached an age of accountability and responsibility, and knew what he was doing when he was being baptized.<br />
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A very popular and influential denomination believes in calling upon Mary the Earthly mother of Jesus when praying to God as they believe Mary has direct access to Jesus Christ (God) and can influence Jesus on our behalf when we pray.<br />
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We also have Christians who believe in the traditional religions of their fore fathers and for some reason see reason and light in the Christian faith.<br />
So they automatically combine the traditional religion of the part of the World they are from with the Christian faith.<br />
Years ago, on television I remember watching an interview of a gentleman in the entertainment industry in the part of the World he is from say he is what you call a "Chris-Mus".<br />
It is a coining of the word Christian and Muslim to form a religion that makes an individual part Christian and part Muslim.<br />
His view, is that Christians say they are closer to God, while Muslims will argue they are the ones closer to God. So he chose to combine the two to be closest to God!<br />
Such people will be seen in the mosque today and church another day because they are being blown about by every wind of doctrine.<br />
Our minds have to be steadfast and our wills strong in what we truly believe.<br />
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Many Christians trust their Pastors or prophets more than they trust the Master - Jesus Christ.<br />
Many can quote their ministers better than they can quote their scriptures.<br />
Many people have read the books of their favourite speakers, teachers, and ministers many times more than they have read their Bibles, that's if they read the Bible at all.<br />
It is not surprising there are a lot of anomalies in the body of Christ today.<br />
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But God is able. He knows how to straighten out that which is crooked and cleanse His church!<br />
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There are also many people who are new in the faith.<br />
Some of those in this group have a zeal for God but the maturity that's needed may not be there.<br />
This group of people often mean well but make a lot of mistakes without realizing it.<br />
You will find many of them on social media.<br />
They often have the audacity to tear apart, criticize, and mock people who are like 'fathers' to them in the faith just because they have memorized some passages of scriptures.<br />
They can be quick to find fault with others, and just like the teenager who thinks he knows it all and thinks he is a full grown adult they can be difficult to correct.<br />
They think memorizing scriptures equates to "rightly dividing the word of truth"<br />
Let's pray for such people.<br />
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There are also synagogues of Satan pretending to be churches.<br />
There are false prophets pretending to be called and using questionable sources to deceive people.<br />
There are also genuinely called ministers who have departed from the truth either because they were enticed by the deceitfulness of riches and the pull of the World system.<br />
There are ministers out there who take great pride in acquiring spiritual sons and daughters, not because they want to nurture them and care for them, but because they they want respect, homage and tithes and offering from many different sources, angles and ministries.<br />
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There is the issues of legalism.<br />
There is the issues of watered down grace.<br />
There is the ignorance of not understanding how much grace God has lavished upon us.<br />
There is also the issue of many Christians and even Christian leaders not fully understanding what Jesus Christ has done for us.<br />
There are extremes in the body of Christ.<br />
And there are topics like the cross and the sacrifice of Jesus that we do not hear enough about these days.<br />
The desire to teach about prosperity, success and wealth seems to eclipse the primary teaching of Jesus when He was here in human form - the Kingdom!<br />
Within God's Kingdom is all the prosperity, success and wealth we will ever desire!<br />
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There are those who dismiss the old testament as if it's not part of the scriptures.<br />
There are also those who don't seem to understand what's applicable from the old testament and what's not.<br />
Many don't know where to draw the line.<br />
There are Christians in the body of Christ who have never heard the true gospel since they gave their lives to Christ.<br />
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There is also the issue of name changing.<br />
Some argue certain names should be changed when you come to Christ and they give scriptural examples.<br />
They forget to tell you those who changed their names in the scriptures are people God told to do so specifically, they forget to tell you if God tells you to change your name He will tell you the new name to take on.<br />
A common issue I find with many Christians is that many of us don't know the difference between individual instructions for specific people and general instructions for the body of Christ.<br />
It is often mixed up.<br />
There is a need to call out to God for spiritual wisdom and discernment.<br />
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A common occurrence in the body of Christ today is most followers swallowing everything their spiritual leaders teach without going to the scriptures under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to check if it is truth or error.<br />
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Who is hearing God and how God speaks always seems to be an issue in the body of Christ.<br />
Some believe since we have the Holy Spirit we have who we need for us to be properly guided.<br />
This is true, however it's worth knowing that the Holy Spirit also speaks through people.<br />
Having the Holy Spirit doesn't make the five fold ministry offices irrelevant.<br />
This is a call for spiritual sensitivity.<br />
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There are things God's Spirit will tell us in person.<br />
And there are things He chooses to tell us through other people, particularly His five fold ministry gifts.<br />
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There are also people who have a spiritual gift that's meant to be used to serve the Lord in Christ's vineyard, but because they were not properly guided they were led astray and their gifts are being used wrongly.<br />
There are those who should be in schools of prophets because of the depth and intricate nature of the prophetic gift they have, but are attending Bible schools instead.<br />
There is a great need to be properly guided in life.<br />
I'm of the view there is a need for more equipped and properly funded schools of prophets.<br />
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God guides, prepares and trains His own.<br />
People who are truly called for the work of the ministry may not need a Bible school.<br />
When we delve into the scriptures properly, we see many of those God used were commissioned or instructed by God directly.<br />
They are not products of Bible schools.<br />
The reason is, God has His own school.<br />
This is why all things work together for the good of the true son or daughter of God.<br />
Endure hardness.<br />
All those challenges, set backs, tribulation, trials, and difficulties have a purpose!<br />
God has a 'school of life' He takes you through in preparation for your call and assignment.<br />
He equips you with gifts, and talent that will help you function and be who you should be.<br />
He equips you with a great mind, the mind of Christ and keeps working with you as you grow in that mind.<br />
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There are Bible Schools that should not exist because they were not started by God's instruction.<br />
Many Bible schools have been set up to propagate the doctrine of the individual or religious organisation that set them up.<br />
I look in the scriptures and can't find Bible schools there, though I believe there are some Bible schools that exist today by God's direction and leading.<br />
In everything we do, the leading of God's Spirit is key!<br />
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Unfortunately, many Pastors who set up churches bring their own private interpretation and experience into the doctrine/teaching of the church they lead.<br />
Personal views, opinions, negative mindsets and superstitions can flow into the doctrine of a church if a Pastors mind is not renewed.<br />
We should always renew our minds in God's Word by the help of God's Spirit.<br />
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A school of prophets is different from a Bible school.<br />
Men like Prophet Samuel, Elijah and Elisha headed the school of Prophets in Ramah.<br />
It was a unique school for those with the prophetic gift and call on their lives.<br />
It kind of reminds me of the X-Men movies and comics books.<br />
The gifted and mentally powerful professor Xavier has a school for 'special' people, people the society did not understand whose gifts can be a blessing to the society if properly channeled and well trained. He started a school for mutants, the X-men.<br />
Well trained, they become superheroes!<br />
In a sense, I liken schools of prophets to that.<br />
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Spiritual warfare is real and exists!<br />
I'm a Pastor and I teach on this topic.<br />
But I find some sects of Christianity have made this doctrine almost all there is about the Christian faith.<br />
There is a certain imbalance this view brings to the life of those who do not know any better, those who do not rightly divide the word of truth.<br />
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Some Christians don't enjoy nature anymore because of this form of teaching.<br />
Some of them won't visit the beach or any aquatic region because they are afraid of marine powers.<br />
Some pray for their young children before taking them to nursery/primary school, only to spend a large part of the day worrying about their child being spiritually initiated in school.<br />
You'll have to wonder if they had any faith in their own prayer and God they prayed to in the first place!<br />
I don't believe we are created to see demons in everything.<br />
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Some Christians even forget sleeping well is a gift from God.<br />
Psalm One hundred and twenty seven verses one and two proves this.<br />
Some erroneously think and have been taught that the more the stay up at night fighting the powers of darkness the more spiritually powerful they are becoming.<br />
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The prophets of Baal were up crying out to Baal for so long to the point that they started cutting themselves later on, hoping their false god Baal will answer them.<br />
Aren't some Christians behaving like the prophets of Baal in this age?<br />
It gets dangerous the moment we think we have to do certain things to attract God's favor and make Him answer us outside of the cross and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.<br />
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Some Christians think they are better, tougher or more effective than others because they fast or can fast more than their brothers and sisters in the Lord.<br />
This is a deception that has produced pride in many people.<br />
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It is not surprising many are not refreshed overnight and are not functioning properly during the day.<br />
They then wonder why they haven't been promoted at work.<br />
They stressed themselves out throughout the night praying, only to wake up to the responsibility of work and family during the day, in a World where you have to relate with human beings who observe your energy and notice your appearance.<br />
If you're tired and worn out, how do you put your best foot forward in all you do, particularly at work where a boss is keeping an eye on you?<br />
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I am not against fasting but I believe in fasting being Spirit directed.<br />
It does not have to be a daily thing or a routine, but when we fast when and as the Spirit directs, we are more humble for it and we get blessed.<br />
This way, we are also more sensitive to God's Spirit.<br />
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Some have meditated on and based their lives on these imbalanced warfare doctrines spearheaded largely by deliverance ministries.<br />
Unfortunately, it has produced negative mindsets in some emotionally weak Christians.<br />
While I believe in deliverance, it's not every deliverance ministry's method and message I accept whole heartedly.<br />
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While we should be proactive in attacking the gates of hell, I do not believe God wants us spending every single second, minute, and hour of our lives thinking about demons and worrying about how the devil is somehow gaining grounds over us.<br />
Personally, I am of the view there are invented doctrines out there designed by clever men to keep people coming to their churches/ministries by using the tactic of fear.<br />
The fear of Satan should not be the reason we serve God, pray, go to a church, are loyal to a minister, or seek God.<br />
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The true gospel of Jesus Christ will speak to your hopes not your fears.<br />
God desires that we love Him.<br />
If we love Him, we will obey Him.<br />
The fear of hell fire and wanting to escape it is not often a good enough reason to continue in the Christian race especially as it seems Jesus has tarried.<br />
Such believers can be very irrational and sometimes out of order.<br />
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Love is the strongest and greatest attribute, feeling and virtue.<br />
A love for God should be the reason we come to the Lord.<br />
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The true gospel of Jesus Christ will make you appreciate the Savior more and not indirectly create a morbid fear of Satan within you.<br />
Christians bound by the fear of Satan because of teachings that emphasize demonology are not free, and we should begin to wonder if they are in Jesus Christ at all.<br />
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Such people need prayer!<br />
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After reading this article, say a prayer for me to!<br />
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<br />Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-16372102447727314682017-06-29T00:05:00.002-07:002017-08-19T19:01:17.073-07:00Prayer: The Way MakerThe God we serve is a God who can make a way for His people where there seems to be no way.<br />
Isaiah 43:19<br />
Prayer is a major way we connect and communicate with God.<br />
God responds to the prayers of His saints. Psalm 145:18<br />
Since God responds to our prayers, prayers can make a way for us.<br />
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If you are stuck in any area of life, you need to pray. Exodus 14:10-16<br />
If you feel cornered in any area of life, you need to pray. 2 Chronicles 14:8-12<br />
If you feel limited, incapable, and fearful to go forward in life you need to take your prayer life seriously. 2 Chronicles 14:8-12<br />
If you have been losing life's battles you need to pray. 1 Chronicles 4:9,10<br />
If you are being dug by failure in everything you do, you need to pray well. 1 Chronicles 4:9,10<br />
If your life is following a pattern you're not happy about, you need to pray. 1 Chronicles 4:9<br />
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Prayer can change things, make a way and bring an open door when we pray well and God is pleased with our prayer. 1 Kings 3:10<br />
We have every reason to be encouraged to pray.<br />
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<u>We should pray because</u>:<br />
Your life and eternity requires you pray.<br />
Your children need your prayer.<br />
Your loved ones need your prayer.<br />
To fulfill your calling, prayer is required.<br />
Your church & the body of Christ needs your prayers.<br />
Your nation needs your prayer<br />
Every unbeliever you know needs your prayer.<br />
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God has a plan to compensate you for every challenge. setback, difficulty, and suffering you've ever faced.<br />
Life can be tough at times and it's not God's will that we don't reap or receive any rewards in life.<br />
It is not God's plan that our life should be a continuous journey of suffering, sorrow or pain.<br />
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It is God's will that life goes well for you. Proverbs 4:18<br />
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Compensations are important because we will get weary and faint without them. Galatians 6:9<br />
Compensations encourage us and keep us going.<br />
Knowing you will be compensated inspires you to obey the Lord and stay in God's will even when it's not easy or popular. Hebrews 12:2<br />
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Your compensation is the reward or benefit you get for doing what is expected of you very well.<br />
Companies, individuals, governments, parents compensate when staff, friends, citizens, family or children do the right thing.<br />
How much more God? Hebrews 11:6<br />
If human beings are wise enough to compensate one another, how much more the all wise God.<br />
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Jeremiah 29:11 informs us that God has a plan for His people, He has a plan for you!<br />
There is an eternal plan God has in place to compensate you for your service in His Kingdom and there is a present day plan God has in place to compensate you.<br />
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<u>So your compensation is divided into two</u>:<br />
* Your present day compensation. Matthew 19:29<br />
* Your future compensation. Matthew 5:12<br />
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<u>How do we receive our compensation</u>?<br />
It is to our benefit to obey God. God will compensate the obedient.<br />
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1. Seeking God diligently. Hebrews 11:6<br />
2. Obeying God fully. Deuteronomy 28:1-13<br />
3. Fighting the Lord's battles. 1 Samuel 17:26,27, 1 Timothy 6:12<br />
4. Stay in your purpose and assignment. Proverbs 19:21<br />
5. Ask God. Matthew 21:22<br />
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You have glory that God has given you.<br />
You have a 'star', a heavenly manifestation of your God given glory.<br />
You star reveals the glory you are supposed to manifest on the earth. Romans 8:19<br />
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The wise men could see that the star of Jesus which appeared is the star of a king, the star of a man who is not ordinary.<br />
They could see the fulfillment of prophecy in the star of Jesus, they could tell the Messiah has been born.<br />
They rose up, traveled a long journey and came to worship the man whose star has been seen.<br />
May your star be seen by the right people!<br />
The right people are those who rejoice when they see see your glory.<br />
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Prayer affects the earthly, heavenly and spiritual realms. James 5:17<br />
Prayer can protect and help the shinning of your star.<br />
Prophets and inspired men had been praying about the coming of Jesus Christ for hundreds of years.<br />
Prayer can defeat and dislodge evil forces against your glory.<br />
Prayer is part of your spiritual armour and weaponry. Ephesians 6:18<br />
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There are evil spirits in heavenly places that manipulate, destroy or attack people's lives.<br />
Prayer is a spiritual weapon with which we defeat them.<br />
The evil done against us by tampering with our 'star' can be reversed in the place of prayer.<br />
Prayer is one of the spiritual weapons a believer has that tears down strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4<br />
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God is the giver of glory.<br />
God is a glorious God.<br />
He created man in His image and likeness, so man has been created with glory attached to his life just like His creator.<br />
Psalm 84:11<br />
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Prayer helps us connect to the glorious God and helps maintain our relationship with Him.<br />
An aspect of the glory we have been given is divine presence.<br />
God's presence is glory in itself.<br />
Prayer helps us stay sensitive to God,and helps us to be aware of divine presence.<br />
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People have different views about hearing God.<br />
Some believe God exists but doesn't speak to anyone.<br />
Some believe God speaks to only a select few, those He chooses to speak to.<br />
Some believe God doesn't exist and therefore there's no point trying to hear a God who is not real.<br />
And some believe like I do that God is a speaking God and He talks to people.<br />
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Irrespective of the different views out there, what the Holy scriptures inform is what is the truth.<br />
The voice of God is meant to be heard by His sons and daughters. John 10:3-4.<br />
The voice of God is one of the greatest asset of a believer.<br />
God's voice directs, helps, inspires, brings confidence and helps to prevent mistake. John10:5<br />
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Hearing God's voice can protect and preserve your life.<br />
Hearing God's voice can change your life forever.<br />
Isaiah 9:8<br />
God is a speaking God.<br />
He is a Father who communicates with His children.<br />
There will be days and times God speaks audibly.<br />
There will be other times He communicates with us in ways we can understand.<br />
God's voice can come to you audibly and also in a still small voice.<br />
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<u>The scriptures teach us some things about the voice of God</u>:<br />
1) God's voice can come to you when you seek His guidance. 1 Samuel 30:8<br />
2) God's voice will come to you when God sees you're ready to obey. John15:14,15<br />
3) God's voice is not often loud. 1 Kings 19:11-13<br />
4) God's voice can come to help you or declare judgement. Revelation 1:16<br />
5) God's voice is powerful. Psalm 68:33<br />
6) God's voice will come to the spiritually mature. Luke 1:80<br />
7) God's voice will be heard by the humble. James 4:6<br />
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The voice of God is important<br />
Our spiritual ears must be opened to hear.<br />
Having physical ears doesn't mean you hear God's voice.<br />
Having physical ears doesn't mean your spiritual ears are opened. Mark 8:18<br />
When our spiritual ears are opened we will hear God's voice when He speaks to us.<br />
We should aim for spiritual maturity, as we mature in God and get to know Him better through the process of a renewed mind we will become more sensitive to God and our spiritual ears become opened to hear God. Romans 12:2<br />
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We need to hear God to enter His purpose for our lives. Jeremiah 33:3<br />
You don't automatically know your purpose.<br />
God has to tell you or reveal your purpose to you. God's voice will lead you to your purpose.<br />
We need God's voice and Word when we are confused, afraid and discouraged. Isaiah 43:1<br />
We need to hear God's voice to cooperate with God and walk with Him. Amos 3:3<br />
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Since God's voice come most times as a still small voice, it helps when we practice 'stillness' and meditation to discern and receive the voice of God.<br />
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It's God's will that we are fruitful.<br />
To be fruitful we have to be productive.<br />
Being fruitful means you are producing.<br />
You have to be productive to be fruitful.<br />
Fruitfulness refers to your results.<br />
Our fruitfulness as God's people is connected to our connection to Jesus Christ.<br />
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Prayer helps us stay connected to God.<br />
John 15:5<br />
That connection brings fruitfulness and results.<br />
Fruitfulness is part of God's blessing.<br />
Genesis 1:28<br />
Part of the purpose of prayer is to bring results.<br />
If we don't believe God will answer our prayers we won't pray.<br />
When God gives you what you asked for in prayer you can say that prayer brought results.<br />
John 14:13<br />
So prayer brings fruitfulness.<br />
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Prayer brings spiritual, material, moral and even career and financial results.<br />
Daniel was a man given to prayer and purity.<br />
Morally he was fruitful. Daniel 6:4<br />
Materially he was fruitful. Daniel 2:48<br />
Spiritually he was fruitful. Daniel 1:17<br />
His career and finances also had results/fruit. Daniel 5:29<br />
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The results or fruitfulness of Daniel's life was linked to his prayer life. Daniel 6:11<br />
Daniel's promotion, Daniel's wisdom, Daniel's deliverance and the skill and favour he enjoyed was all linked to his relationship with God. Daniel 6:4-11<br />
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Daniel's relationship with God is the result of a consistent, persistent and regular time with God. Daniel 6:10<br />
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We need strength to survive in this world, which means we have to be strong!<br />
God wants us to be strong in Him.<br />
This means we should be confident in God, trusting always in Him irrespective of what things look like around us. 1 Chronicles 16:11<br />
To be strong is to be like Abraham.<br />
Abraham was a man who hoped against hope when there was no physical reason to hope.<br />
Romans 4:18<br />
That is strength! This is an example of being strong.<br />
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Being consistent in prayer, praying in season and out of is a form of strength. Ephesians 6:18<br />
You need to be strong to prevail against the enemy and what the world will throw at you.<br />
The major type of strength you will require is spiritual strength. Ephesians 3:16<br />
The Apostle Paul talks about strength in our inner man.<br />
Strength in the inner man is strength that is spiritual.<br />
It is God given spiritual strength.<br />
It is spiritual strength that's been built up as a result of spiritual growth.<br />
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Many things are similar about the physical and spiritual dimensions.<br />
God wants us strong spiritually. As you grow spiritually you develop spiritual strength.<br />
Your physical strength is important and it matters to God and should matter to you. But it's your spiritual strength that will benefit you more. 1 Timothy 4:8<br />
Godliness brings spiritual strength.<br />
Holiness brings spiritual strength.<br />
There is a grace for spiritual strength. 2 Corinthians 12:9<br />
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You need spiritual strength to take on the enemy. Mark 3:27<br />
God wants you to be a 'spiritual strong man'.<br />
You should be a 'spiritual strong man' who is depopulating the Kingdom of darkness and taking back what the enemy has stolen.<br />
This doesn't happen without a fight.<br />
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Satan is a skilled fighter who has many more experiences in warfare above human beings.<br />
You will need spiritual strength to face him, stand toe to toe with him and defeat him.<br />
You can defeat the enemy.<br />
The greater one lives within you. 1 John 4:4<br />
You need spiritual strength to withstand the storms of life.<br />
Endurance is an aspect of spiritual strength. 2 Timothy 2:3<br />
We win by endurance.<br />
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God had a great inheritance for Abraham but Abraham had to see it first.<br />
God has more for you than what you have right now.<br />
In God there is always more. 2 Kings 6:16<br />
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There is more of His anointing, His power, His grace, His faith, His strength,, His dreams and revelations available to His children.<br />
In 2017, there is more for you in God so don't settle for less.<br />
You also have a responsibility to to do certain things to receive your 'more' from the Lord.<br />
John 2:5<br />
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One of the things we need to know and do to receive our 'more' from the Lord is to<u> see better</u>.<br />
Our ability to see better goes a long way.<br />
Sight matters.<br />
What you don't see, you cannot benefit from.<br />
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By sight I am not referring purely to physical sight but our vision, our imagination and the eyes of our understanding. Ephesians 1:18<br />
What we see is what we get.<br />
You need to see more to get more.<br />
What you cannot see you may never have.<br />
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As God had more for Abraham, He has more for you.<br />
God had more in store for Joseph than his past and present experience of being in Potiphar's house.<br />
God had the palace in mind for Joseph, God had rulership in store for Joseph. Genesis 41:14-40<br />
God has more in store for you and He wants you to see it!<br />
God had more in store for David than being a shepherd boy. 2 Samuel 7:8<br />
God had more in store for Peter, and Andrew than being fisher men. Matthew 4:19<br />
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God in His faithfulness helps you to see what He has for you.<br />
It is a spiritual law that you have to see it before you possess it.<br />
God helped Abraham to 'see' by showing Him the stars. Genesis 15:5<br />
God helped Joseph to 'see' by giving him dreams that are prophetic and apply to his destiny.<br />
Genesis 37:2-11<br />
God helped Jacob build his own business by giving him a dream that revealed the strategy to build his own business while he was working with his uncle Laban.<br />
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It is not everyone who has eyes that see right.<br />
God is willing to reveal to you what you must know.<br />
God is willing to show you what you need to see.<br />
What you hear you will meditate and imagine upon.<br />
What you hear also matters this is why God speaks to us.<br />
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<u>How does God help us see right</u>?<br />
1) <b>By His Word</b>: Gods Word is likened to light. Light helps us see right. Psalm 119:105<br />
God's Word shows us who we are and what we can have.<br />
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2) <b>By His Holy Spirit: </b>God's<b> </b>Spirit helps us 'see' spiritually.<br />
John 16:15<br />
Gods Spirit speaks to us, reveals to us, and shows us things!<br />
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3) <b>By Dreams and Visions</b>: Dreams and visions are part of the language of the Holy Spirit.<br />
God can give you visions and dreams about who you are and what you can have.<br />
Genesis 46:2<br />
Isaiah 6:1-8<br />
Ezekiel 1:4-14<br />
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4) <b>By opening the eyes of our understanding</b>: Ephesians 1:18<br />
God is the one who makes us understand what we need to understand.<br />
When the eyes of our understanding is opened, we 'see' well and know what we need to know.<br />
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5) <b>The use of our imagination</b>: Colossians 3:2<br />
Your imagination is from your mind.<br />
Our imaginations are powerful!<br />
The purpose of our imagination is not for thinking up evil pictures in our minds or plotting evil.<br />
Our imagination has been given to us for our good.<br />
Thinking pictures of good and blessing.<br />
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<br />Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-14031157340939229692017-01-06T03:22:00.001-08:002017-01-06T03:27:05.030-08:00Prayer: A Key to Overcoming Wickedness.1 John 5:19<br />
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There is no denying it, wickedness exists.<br />
The Bible shows us wicked spirits are real and wicked human beings are on earth.<br />
It is Satan who puts a wicked nature in people.<br />
There are wicked people who have sold out deliberately to the devil. We have wicked people who don't like God's anointed or anything that has to do with the move or things of God.<br />
Psalm 2:1-4<br />
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The chief architect of wickedness is Satan. Ephesians 6:16<br />
Satan has a team of wicked spirits which are demons and fallen angels who work with him as a team. Ephesians 6:12<br />
They work in unity to achieve Satan's mandate of stealing, killing and destroying. John 10:10<br />
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In today's world the effects of Satan and his team can be seen all around us.<br />
Voodoo, Satan worship, false religion, deceptive teachings, family hatred, uncontrolled anger, evil schemes, false prophets and teachers, dream attacks, nightmares are all works of the enemy.<br />
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Despite the wickedness in this world and Satan's control, God makes a way of escape for His own.<br />
1 Corinthians 10:13<br />
In spite of the evil in this world God has given power and authority to His children to live above it and overcome it. Luke 10:19<br />
That power is the power of the Holy Spirit with you.<br />
The power and the Spirit comes through prayer. Acts 2:1,2<br />
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<u>Your 6 advantages over Satan</u>:<br />
1) The name of Jesus Christ. Philippians 2:10<br />
2) The blood of Jesus Christ. Revelation 12:11<br />
3) The Word of God. Matthew 4:4,7,10<br />
4) The grace of God. 2 Corinthians 12:9<br />
5) Your salvation. Romans 10:9,10<br />
6) Your confession. Psalm 81:10<br />
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Olutosin Ogunkolade, Teacher-Pastor shared this message.Olutosin Ogunkoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904260973128456399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402045795989772765.post-56659036078736388652016-12-18T14:56:00.000-08:002016-12-18T14:56:00.376-08:00Christmas Miracle Service.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Join us from 7pm for a great time in God's presence.</div>
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Don't miss your appointed time with God.</div>
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Come one, come all for your miracles, healing and touch from Master Jesus!</div>
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