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Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 9:45pm On Jun 28, 2018
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Why The End-time Church Lacks Power

Texts Romans_15:19 John 4:48

Romans 15:19
19 Through mighty signs and wonders[/u]by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, [u]I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

John 4:48
48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

Introduction
In Part 1 of this teaching, a story was told of two young preachers who went at different times to preach the Gospel to the people of their Islamic native town. The difference between the different degrees of success acquired by each of them was based on the amount of the Power of The Holy Ghost each was able to display.

The body of the message was divided into three segments. They are the followings.

-1. The significance of power in a Christian race.

-2. Why the end-time church should carry the greatest power.

-3. And the last segment was ‘Why the end-time church lacks power’.

The first and second segments have been treated in the part one of this teaching. Please, read carefully and you will discover the reason of the powerlessness of this end-time church and what you should do if you want the Power of God in your life.

Power Belongs To God
There are so many things the scripture says about the Power of God. They are all worthy to note, but I will mention just two of them because they are especially related to this topic. The two things are mentioned below.

-1. Power belongs to God.
Psalm 62:11
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

All power belongs to God. All power that ever existed and are still in existence are from God and will ever be in existence. His power is the absolute power.

-2. God gives Power to whoever He wants.
Romans 13:1
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

This scripture also reiterates the first point mentioned above that Power belongs to God. However, it goes a step further to say that all those ‘whoever have powers’ have their powers given to them from God – including satan and all the forces of darkness.

It is however important to stress that, though satan’s power were also given him from God, his powers and those of his agents have now become corrupt and not useful for any good purpose again, but for evil because they have turned away from and rebelled against God, from all good things come from, who gave them the powers.

James 1:17
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Since satan has been cut off from God, the Giver of power, the One who sustains every good and perfect gifts, the power that satan had already received prior to his casting down then became automatically corrupt and evil. If you took away light, what you will have is darkness. Satan’s lights have now become darkness.

-3. The enemy submits to greater power, ONLY.
Psalm 66:3
3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Unless and until a greater power is encountered, the smaller power will not submit. This is the principle of deliverance. A demon that possess a person will not leave him until he encounters the greater power of God. A person that is hardened in sin will not stop until he encounters the greater power of salvation and so on.

Why God Gives Power.
The only reason why God gives power to His servants is just to back up His Word or to just fulfill His purpose. Let us look at some examples from the bible.

-1. God gave power to Moses to back up the Word He gave to him.
Exodus 3:14
14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

In the scripture above, God asked Moses to go and tell the elders of Israel and by extension, Pharaoh, that Pharaoh should let God’s people go. In exodus 4:1-3, Moses complained to God that the people will not believe that God hath sent Him and because God wanted people to believe that He sent Moses, He gave power to Moses. Let us read a little of the scripture.

Exodus 4:1-7
1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dryland: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

The summary of the two scriptures above was that God appeared to Moses and gave His Word to Moses to deliver God’s people from Pharaoh. Moses feared that his own people would not believe him and because of that, God gave Moses three categories of power to make them believe.

-2. God gave Elijah power to call down fire to back up His Word.
1 kings 18:36-39
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

Through the witchcraft of Jezebel, Israelites had gone after baal and God had given His Word to Elijah to go and turn them back to God. However, the Israelites would not believe that God had told Elijah to do so unless Elijah defeated the prophets of baal. However, God wanted the Israelites to believe all the things Elijah had said were the Words of God, and so He gave Elijah power to call down fire.

Can you see the trend again? Because God wanted to defend His Word, He gave power to Elijah to call down fire.

-3. The Lord gave power to the disciples to do signs and wonders just to back up the gospel.
Mark 16:15, 20
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
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20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
When the Lord, Jesus Christ was departing, He gave the disciples a commandment to go and preach the Gospel (His Word) to every creature. The disciple went forth and preached everywhere and the Lord was with them to confirm the Word (the gospel) with signs.

Can you see the trend again? Because the Lord wanted the people to believe His Word, the gospel that the disciples preached, He gave them power to do signs and wonders.

-4. Phillip was tele-transported because of the Word of God.
Acts 8:39-40
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

Phillip the evangelist just preached the Word of God to the Ethiopian eunuch. He believed the Gospel and was baptized. Immediately, the baptism was concluded, the Spirit of the Lord carried Phillip from Gaza to Azotus, a distance of about 50km, to go and preach to another people in waiting.

Can you see the trend again? The Spirit of God physically carried Phillip from Gaza to Azotus because of the Word of God that Phillip needed to preach.

-5. Power will be given to The Two witnesses to prophesy the Word of God.
Acts 11:3-73
3 I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

7 And they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

In the scripture above, God was talking of how He will give power to his two witnesses. To do what exactly? He gives them power to prophesy the Word of God and to testify of God. Remember, after the rapture, the antichrist will have made a decree to outlaw all the preaching of the Word of God, yet, God will still want His two witnesses to preach, prophesy and testify of His Word, and so He will give them power to be able to operate till they finish their assignments. God gives His two witnesses to declare His Word against antichrist’s decree.

Can you spot the trend, still? By now, it should be obvious.

Summary
This is the summary. Because the Word of God is at stake, God releases power to His servants to back up His Word. God will not give power for any other purpose. God is not a magician! He will not demonstrate His powers unless His Word or His Purpose is at stake. Only magicians demonstrate their magics to entertain people.

Remember! The Lord, Jesus Christ did not turn the stone to bread to eat when satan tempted Him to do so because the power was not for showmanship. It was for a purpose. However, when the multitude that came to hear the Word from were hungry, He multiplied the bread and the fish for them. The difference here was that the WORD of God was at stake.

In part 3 of this teaching, we will continue to unravel the secret of the powerlessness of this end-time church. Watch out for it or book a copy, in advance.

Actions
Are you an elect of Christ? Are you truly saved? Are you on the narrow road? Do you want to make the rapture/heaven? If your answers are yes, then,
• Make all efforts to heed the warnings of Jesus Christ.

• Be watchful. Pay attention to what is happening around the World and see whether they match what the scriptures say.

• Be filled with the Holy Spirit and be in the Spirit all the time.

• Fast, consecrate yourself, run away from sin and worldliness.

If your answers are NO, then you can repent today. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Kindly sincerely and faithfully pray the prayer of repentance below and make a determination never to commit sin again.

Prayer Of Repentance
Lord, Jesus Christ, I am sorry for all my sins. I confess them with my mouth and I ask for mercy. Please forgive me and wash me in your blood. I accept you as my personal Lord and Saviour. Write my name in the book of life. Give me power over sins and fill me with your Spirit and Joy of Salvation. When rapture trumpet sounds, let me make it. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus name, I pray.

Begin to read bible. Begin with the book of John. Pray always. Fast regularly (you can begin with once in a week). Look for a bible believing church where they teach repentance, holiness, salvation and fellowship with them. Pray before you go. Always run away from SINS.

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Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 4:53am On Jun 29, 2018
Powerlessness is a disease.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by Edu3Again: 6:20am On Jun 29, 2018
The reason church lack power is Becos most churches are led by men of the occult.

In Nigeria I don't know any church led by a Christian.
May be the Anglican Church, maybe.

As for ur Pentecostal, all the popular ones have occult members as their leaders.

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Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:10am On Jun 29, 2018
Edu3Again:
The reason church lack power is Becos most churches are led by men of the occult.

In Nigeria I don't know any church led by a Christian.
May be the Anglican Church, maybe.

As for ur Pentecostal, all the popular ones have occult members as their leaders.

Not all of them Sir. We still have genuine ones, though few, in my opinion.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by Edu3Again: 1:39pm On Jun 29, 2018
annyplenty:


Not all of them Sir. We still have genuine ones, though few, in my opinion.
Name one genuine one please let's see

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Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by Holyede: 5:59pm On Jul 01, 2018
Edu3Again:

Name one genuine one please let's see
no need to name, you are not genuine. could you start the first 'genuine' church for instance?
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by Holyede: 6:02pm On Jul 01, 2018
Edu3Again:

Name one genuine one please let's see
feel free to start the first 'genuine' church
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:20am On Aug 05, 2018
-28. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for doing carnivals in the church.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 4:56pm On Oct 29, 2018
Power of the Holy Ghost is the real power!
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:06am On Jan 23, 2019
Power has been given to the church. Let the church operate in power.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 5:56pm On Apr 05, 2019
The Power given to the church is the difference between the church and the other religions. Let the church operate in power.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:49am On May 08, 2019
The maximum power of the Holy Ghost is reserved for the end-time. Ask God for that power.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:18pm On Jun 10, 2019
The church that must wrought power of God must be ready to preach the raw gospel of salvation, and also be ready to face persecution. Go back to the message of the blood and cross of Jesus.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 5:01pm On Aug 09, 2019
The church has traded it's power for a morsel of food. Let us return to the Lord and preach the true gospel again.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:26pm On Oct 08, 2019
The church needs to repent.

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Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 2:52pm On Nov 08, 2019
WHO 'BEWITCHED' THE CHURCH?

The church in Nigeria, the church in Africa, the church in Europe,
the church in America, the church in Asia, WHO HAS BEWITCHED YOU?
Why have you suddenly taken the footsteps of your senior brothers,
the church in Ephesus, the church in Smyrna, the church in Pergamos,
the church in Thyatira, the church in Sardis, the church in Laodicea, (rev 2 &3).

Why have you suddenly become careless to make your lamps run out of oil
like the 5 foolish virgins? (mathew 25: 1-13).

How did you suddenly fall into deep slumber when you should stay awake watching?
What, could you not watch with the LORD for one hour? (mathew 26:36-40)

WHO HAS BEWITCHED YOU?
How come you can discern the face of the sky and predict the weather correctly
but you cannot discern the signs of the coming of Messiah? (luke 12:54-56)
Why have you continued with 'business as usual'?
Why have you forgotten it would not be any 'business as usual' anymore,
should HE leave you behind when HE comes to rapture His true church?

WHO BEWITCHED YOU not to remember that If you were left behind you would have to fulfill
the prophecy in revelation 20:4 to save your soul.

Repent, Lest He comes quickly at you and you will not know when HE comes. (rev 3:3). shalom.

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Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 8:26pm On Dec 26, 2019
The power lies in preaching the true gospel. You cannot preach lies and expect God to back it up with power.

Jesus is coming. Stay ready in repentance, righteousness and holiness.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 6:10am On Feb 07, 2020
The power of the church lies in the messages she preach. Preach the blood and the cross of Jesus Christ

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Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 9:33pm On Mar 17, 2020
Corona virus should not be a threat to human race if the church is standing right before the Lord.

But the church is fast falling away.

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Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 9:22pm On Apr 28, 2020
We are the ones running the final lap of the Christian race, we are supposed to wrought greater power and be better than those who have run before us, if we understand our position in the race and are running according to the criteria of the race.

JESUS is coming. Stay readyin absolute repentance, watchfulness and holiness.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:42pm On Jun 11, 2020
We are the ones running the anchor leg of the Christian race. We are supposed to be better than those that ran the first, second and third legs. But why are we performing below expectations.

Let us do a self appraisal
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:53pm On Nov 05, 2020
Time is running out very fast!

Jesus is coming. Stay ready in absolute repentance, watchfulness and holiness.
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 6:07pm On Oct 23, 2021
A gun that has no bullets will soon be converted to a walking stick. A Christian that has no power of the Holy Ghost will soon be ridiculed by the enemies.

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Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by chuks5552: 7:22am On Oct 24, 2021
Please contact me on my email address chukszee.cy@gmail.com, I really want to live a holy life, but I am finding it difficult to stop sin please, I really need your help, save a soul
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by chuks5552: 7:25am On Oct 24, 2021
annyplenty:
A gun that has no bullets will soon be converted to a walking stick. A Christian that has no power of the Holy Ghost will soon be ridiculed by the enemies.

Please contact me on my email address chukszee.cy@gmail.com, I really want to live a holy life, but I am finding it difficult to stop sin please, I really need your help, save a soul
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by Adsexpert: 9:20am On Oct 24, 2021
annyplenty:
Important Information
There is an On-going Repentance For The Church of Christ in Nigeria. Please, Click here To be part of it
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Why The End-time Church Lacks Power

Texts Romans_15:19 John 4:48

Romans 15:19
19 Through mighty signs and wonders[/u]by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, [u]I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

John 4:48
48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

Introduction
In Part 1 of this teaching, a story was told of two young preachers who went at different times to preach the Gospel to the people of their Islamic native town. The difference between the different degrees of success acquired by each of them was based on the amount of the Power of The Holy Ghost each was able to display.

The body of the message was divided into three segments. They are the followings.

-1. The significance of power in a Christian race.

-2. Why the end-time church should carry the greatest power.

-3. And the last segment was ‘Why the end-time church lacks power’.

The first and second segments have been treated in the part one of this teaching. Please, read carefully and you will discover the reason of the powerlessness of this end-time church and what you should do if you want the Power of God in your life.

Power Belongs To God
There are so many things the scripture says about the Power of God. They are all worthy to note, but I will mention just two of them because they are especially related to this topic. The two things are mentioned below.

-1. Power belongs to God.
Psalm 62:11
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

All power belongs to God. All power that ever existed and are still in existence are from God and will ever be in existence. His power is the absolute power.

-2. God gives Power to whoever He wants.
Romans 13:1
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

This scripture also reiterates the first point mentioned above that Power belongs to God. However, it goes a step further to say that all those ‘whoever have powers’ have their powers given to them from God – including satan and all the forces of darkness.

It is however important to stress that, though satan’s power were also given him from God, his powers and those of his agents have now become corrupt and not useful for any good purpose again, but for evil because they have turned away from and rebelled against God, from all good things come from, who gave them the powers.

James 1:17
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Since satan has been cut off from God, the Giver of power, the One who sustains every good and perfect gifts, the power that satan had already received prior to his casting down then became automatically corrupt and evil. If you took away light, what you will have is darkness. Satan’s lights have now become darkness.

-3. The enemy submits to greater power, ONLY.
Psalm 66:3
3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Unless and until a greater power is encountered, the smaller power will not submit. This is the principle of deliverance. A demon that possess a person will not leave him until he encounters the greater power of God. A person that is hardened in sin will not stop until he encounters the greater power of salvation and so on.

Why God Gives Power.
The only reason why God gives power to His servants is just to back up His Word or to just fulfill His purpose. Let us look at some examples from the bible.

-1. God gave power to Moses to back up the Word He gave to him.
Exodus 3:14
14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

In the scripture above, God asked Moses to go and tell the elders of Israel and by extension, Pharaoh, that Pharaoh should let God’s people go. In exodus 4:1-3, Moses complained to God that the people will not believe that God hath sent Him and because God wanted people to believe that He sent Moses, He gave power to Moses. Let us read a little of the scripture.

Exodus 4:1-7
1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dryland: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

The summary of the two scriptures above was that God appeared to Moses and gave His Word to Moses to deliver God’s people from Pharaoh. Moses feared that his own people would not believe him and because of that, God gave Moses three categories of power to make them believe.

-2. God gave Elijah power to call down fire to back up His Word.
1 kings 18:36-39
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

Through the witchcraft of Jezebel, Israelites had gone after baal and God had given His Word to Elijah to go and turn them back to God. However, the Israelites would not believe that God had told Elijah to do so unless Elijah defeated the prophets of baal. However, God wanted the Israelites to believe all the things Elijah had said were the Words of God, and so He gave Elijah power to call down fire.

Can you see the trend again? Because God wanted to defend His Word, He gave power to Elijah to call down fire.

-3. The Lord gave power to the disciples to do signs and wonders just to back up the gospel.
Mark 16:15, 20
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
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20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
When the Lord, Jesus Christ was departing, He gave the disciples a commandment to go and preach the Gospel (His Word) to every creature. The disciple went forth and preached everywhere and the Lord was with them to confirm the Word (the gospel) with signs.

Can you see the trend again? Because the Lord wanted the people to believe His Word, the gospel that the disciples preached, He gave them power to do signs and wonders.

-4. Phillip was tele-transported because of the Word of God.
Acts 8:39-40
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

Phillip the evangelist just preached the Word of God to the Ethiopian eunuch. He believed the Gospel and was baptized. Immediately, the baptism was concluded, the Spirit of the Lord carried Phillip from Gaza to Azotus, a distance of about 50km, to go and preach to another people in waiting.

Can you see the trend again? The Spirit of God physically carried Phillip from Gaza to Azotus because of the Word of God that Phillip needed to preach.

-5. Power will be given to The Two witnesses to prophesy the Word of God.
Acts 11:3-73
3 I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

7 And they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

In the scripture above, God was talking of how He will give power to his two witnesses. To do what exactly? He gives them power to prophesy the Word of God and to testify of God. Remember, after the rapture, the antichrist will have made a decree to outlaw all the preaching of the Word of God, yet, God will still want His two witnesses to preach, prophesy and testify of His Word, and so He will give them power to be able to operate till they finish their assignments. God gives His two witnesses to declare His Word against antichrist’s decree.

Can you spot the trend, still? By now, it should be obvious.

Summary
This is the summary. Because the Word of God is at stake, God releases power to His servants to back up His Word. God will not give power for any other purpose. God is not a magician! He will not demonstrate His powers unless His Word or His Purpose is at stake. Only magicians demonstrate their magics to entertain people.

Remember! The Lord, Jesus Christ did not turn the stone to bread to eat when satan tempted Him to do so because the power was not for showmanship. It was for a purpose. However, when the multitude that came to hear the Word from were hungry, He multiplied the bread and the fish for them. The difference here was that the WORD of God was at stake.

In part 3 of this teaching, we will continue to unravel the secret of the powerlessness of this end-time church. Watch out for it or book a copy, in advance.

Actions
Are you an elect of Christ? Are you truly saved? Are you on the narrow road? Do you want to make the rapture/heaven? If your answers are yes, then,
• Make all efforts to heed the warnings of Jesus Christ.

• Be watchful. Pay attention to what is happening around the World and see whether they match what the scriptures say.

• Be filled with the Holy Spirit and be in the Spirit all the time.

• Fast, consecrate yourself, run away from sin and worldliness.

If your answers are NO, then you can repent today. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Kindly sincerely and faithfully pray the prayer of repentance below and make a determination never to commit sin again.

Prayer Of Repentance
Lord, Jesus Christ, I am sorry for all my sins. I confess them with my mouth and I ask for mercy. Please forgive me and wash me in your blood. I accept you as my personal Lord and Saviour. Write my name in the book of life. Give me power over sins and fill me with your Spirit and Joy of Salvation. When rapture trumpet sounds, let me make it. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus name, I pray.

Begin to read bible. Begin with the book of John. Pray always. Fast regularly (you can begin with once in a week). Look for a bible believing church where they teach repentance, holiness, salvation and fellowship with them. Pray before you go. Always run away from SINS.

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Shalom.

To Make Rapture:
Confess your sins to JESUS CHRIST and ask Him to save you.
Repent of your sins constantly on daily basis and run away from sins.
Be filled with the Holy Spirit
Live in Holiness and Righteousness
Do all Restitutions
Cut off all worldliness.
Forgive all people.
Pray and fast.
Consecrate and study the bible.
Watch.

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They lack power because they don't fully know how powerful human is as a spirit being living in a physical body and they lack beliefs in the power they can release
Re: Why The End-time Church Lacks Power, Part 2. by annyplenty(m): 7:38pm On Oct 24, 2021
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They lack power because they don't fully know how powerful human is as a spirit being living in a physical body and they lack beliefs in the power they can release

True to the letters. God bless you.

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