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The Victorious Life - Monday, September 14th .

Pastor Chris

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28).

Being born again, you're born into a spiritual kingdom. This spiritual kingdom is greater than the physical world; it actually rules the physical world. For instance, if you were asking God for a job or a child, promotion, etc., He'll make it available to you in the spirit-realm. If you can take a hold of it in the realm of the spirit, nothing can stop it from manifesting physically. However, many don't know how to get things done in the realm of the spirit.

The Bible tells us to walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). How do you walk in the Spirit? It's by walking in the Word. Jesus said in John 6:63, "...the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." Thus, living the victorious life is living in the Word. This doesn't mean there'll be no crises, or that you won't face any trouble in life; rather, when they come, they'll be "bread" for you: you'll walk on in glory. Halleluiah! When you realize this and function accordingly, the victorious life won't be a mystery but a day-to-day experience for you.

There's more to life than what your physical eyes can see. 1 Corinthians 2:12 says, "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God." As you give attention to God's Word, the Holy Spirit unveils to your spirit the realities of the victorious life in Christ. This is God's desire for you. He said through the Apostle John: "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth" (3 John 1:2). Living victoriously every day is as simple as saying "Yes" to God's Word, and acting accordingly.

Prayer...
Dear Father, I thank you for my victorious life in Christ. I make full proof of what Christ did for me, living triumphantly every day, in His Name, and for your glory. I can never be disadvantaged because I live in God's Word, which produces in, and for me, the result of what it says, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study:
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Psalm 16:5-6 TLB
The Lord himself is my inheritance, my prize. He is my food and drink, my highest joy! He guards all that is mine. 6 He sees that I am given pleasant brooks and meadows as my share![a] What a wonderful inheritance!

2 Peter 1:2-4
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: 2 Corinthians 13:1-14, Ecclesiastes 6-8

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 22:54-62, 2 Samuel 2

Goshen360:
In addition to the OP, Christians (especially in Nigeria) should stop praying to God to do what He already did. You're praying to God asking Him to do what he already did instead of get in the word and see how you get what's already available to you as your inheritance. Such prayers are exercise in futility. May the Lord help His Church!

Nice one bro!

winetapper:
Nice one but don't say if you pray the wrong way your prayers wount be answered
He who sings prays twice

The Bible taught us how to pray... It's for a reason. People perish because they know not... That's why we've got to tell the whole world this gospel, the way it is.

mekonglobal:
A typical of a Christ embassy member giving us a half baked sermon...ok hv u not in d bible were d Lord Jesus said" anytin u shall ask in my name shall be granted" ehn?? Oh u even quote d place ursef....

Jesus said ask the Father anything in my name. Stop reading the Bible upside down. You can't ask Jesus anything in His name... It doesn't make sense sef

Go back sir, and read the first verse in red letters carefully. Thanks

Don Bubu on the beat

And they said we should not wail!


If twas GEJ's time, you'd see Falana, Oby, El Rufai, etc forming social activists.

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Simple... Give yourself wholly to the Word.

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you (John 16:23).

Some folks don't understand why they're praying and there seems to be no answers. They're so used to praying without answers that they now lack the confidence to pray.

You can pray a whole lifetime without praying the right way, but that's not what God wants for you. You should have results every time you pray. He asked us to pray because He wants to answer our prayers; but we must pray correctly.

In the New Testament, we pray in the Name of Jesus. We don't ask Jesus for anything; we don't pray to Him. You can tell Him how much you love Him, and give thanks to the Father, in His Name, but we don't pray to Jesus, in the Name of Jesus; that'll be wrong.

When we pray, we stand in the place of the Master; we're taking His place. So, we can't be praying to Him in His Name, or while standing in His stead; that won't make any spiritual sense.

Furthermore, in the New Testament, we pray the prayer of the righteous; we pray knowing who we are in Christ —the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. James 5:16 (AMP) says, "...The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]." So, you see, prayer in the New Testament isn't a religious monologue; it's geared towards effecting changes.

We're not at all helpless or stymied in a corner when we face challenges. We can make power available in prayer —power for change! We can be definite enough to effect definite changes in the realm of the spirit through prayer, to our advantage. That's why Jesus said, "...men ought always to pray and not to faint" (Luke 18:1). That means pray always, and don't give up, because when you pray, you make power available for the works of righteousness.

Prayer: The New Testament Way - Sunday, September 13th .

Pastor Chris

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you (John 16:23).

Some folks don't understand why they're praying and there seems to be no answers. They're so used to praying without answers that they now lack the confidence to pray. You can pray a whole lifetime without praying the right way, but that's not what God wants for you. You should have results every time you pray. He asked us to pray because He wants to answer our prayers; but we must pray correctly.

In the New Testament, we pray in the Name of Jesus. We don't ask Jesus for anything; we don't pray to Him. You can tell Him how much you love Him, and give thanks to the Father, in His Name, but we don't pray to Jesus, in the Name of Jesus; that'll be wrong. When we pray, we stand in the place of the Master; we're taking His place. So, we can't be praying to Him in His Name, or while standing in His stead; that won't make any spiritual sense.

Furthermore, in the New Testament, we pray the prayer of the righteous; we pray knowing who we are in Christ —the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. James 5:16 (AMP) says, "...The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]." So, you see, prayer in the New Testament isn't a religious monologue; it's geared towards effecting changes.

We're not at all helpless or stymied in a corner when we face challenges. We can make power available in prayer —power for change! We can be definite enough to effect definite changes in the realm of the spirit through prayer, to our advantage. That's why Jesus said, "...men ought always to pray and not to faint" (Luke 18:1). That means pray always, and don't give up, because when you pray, you make power available for the works of righteousness.

Prayer...
Dear Father, I thank you for the privilege and opportunity of prayer. Thank you for the power of attorney to use the Name of Jesus, and experience extraordinary results every day. I live triumphantly today by the power of your Word, and ability of the Spirit, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study:
John 16:24
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Mark 9:23
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: 2 Corinthians 12:1-21, Ecclesiastes 3-5

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 22:44-53, 2 Samuel 1

Heheheh...

Don Bubu on the beats

Obj will visit all Senate members soon, and aso villa. Then he'd start writing letters.

I hope he does not interfere....as I hope he'd not interfere with Amaechi's probe. Amen

Funny enough...

TheDauraMallam:
Wishful thinking.

Thinking wishfully!

keenn:
If the promise of afterlife is a certainty, why would we be arguing ?. No one argues about the rising of the sun tomorrow, and nobody argues about the effect of gravity...these are certainty and there level of occurrence are equanimous. Afterlife doesn't fall in this category!

That's why it's called AFTER life... Are you so sure of seeing tomorrow's sunlight?


Not to worry, you'd soon know soon enough, whether there is one or not.

Mynd44:
Oh cut it out...

I'd rather wait for a reason before joining your crying festival

Do o...

Come and join us wail.

Mynd44:
I will need to see why they were fired before I support or oppose.

I am leaning towards opposing right now though

And they said we should not wail...


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Don Bubu on the beat..


What about that custom guy that retired? When will he be probed?

And they said we should not wail...

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Psylas:
the end of your life right?

Quit being like a Zombie

Source biko!


The OP is laced with lies sha...

... Their end is near... God bless Nigeria.

Meanwhile... The mods in Nairaland love posting topics portraying the SE folks as criminals... The Folks up north are busy recruiting, and Lord Bubu keeps making family and friends office holders.

What of those ones West of the Niger?... Most of them on nairaland need professional help (even Dr Phil can't help them)

Yes.. I'm wailing


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See them...

Agbacha oso a gwuo mile - Abraham Lincoln (1852)


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INTROVERT:
sauce

Amala chips with red oil!

midolian:
...And on another thread, you cry about being marginalized

Ewu nwuru n'oba ji abughi agu gburu ya.
Lit: A goat that dies in a barn was not killed by hunger.


Ngwa, buru nzuzu gi si ebaa puo!

O na-abu a si nwata wuba ahu, o saba afo ya.

Lit: Tell a child to wash his body, he washes his stomach.


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People will just wake up, and start writing what they think in a generalised form.


The OP, Is by far the worse I've seen in recent times.

... All I can say is

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... Really?

Commended To The Word - Saturday, September 12th .

Pastor Chris

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified (Acts 20:32).

The Apostle Paul couldn't think of a better way to bless the brethren at Ephesus than to commend them to the Word of God. As Christians, we're born of the Word (1 Peter 1:23); the Word gave birth to us; therefore, our lives can only be built and sustained by the Word.

From the moment you made Jesus the Lord of your life, the building process began; the Word builds you spiritually, mentally, physically, financially, and in all areas of life.
Furthermore, the Word is able to "give" you an inheritance among all those that are sanctified. This is quite an interesting thought. The Spirit of God, through the Apostle Paul, wrote this to the Church. Why would He say this to Christians who already have an inheritance in Christ Jesus? First, understand that He wasn't talking about the ownership of the inheritance; rather, he was talking about the inheritance being delivered into your hands.

For example, you might be the rightful owner of an inheritance, e.g., a landed property, and never be able to get into it, perhaps because of litigations due to difficult individuals claiming ownership of the same property. In the same way, though all things are legally yours in Christ Jesus, there're rebel holders of authority —Satan and his cohorts— who often try to sway God's people from enjoying their inheritance. The Word of God is able to literally deliver your inheritance into your hands, to enjoy, irrespective of the activities of the adversary.

If you'd constantly meditate on the Word, not only will you be built for success, excellence and the victorious life, the Word will also deliver into your hands, that which is rightfully yours in Christ. So, open up your appetite for the Word. Bombard your mind with Scriptures until you're completely inundated, and you're configured to think from the Word's perspective only.

Prayer...
Dear Father, with faith, meekness, and gladness, I receive your engrafted Word, which is able to build me up and deliver unto me what rightfully belongs to me in Christ. Your Word is effectual in me today, producing in me what it talks about, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study:
James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

1 Timothy 4:15-16
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, Ecclesiastes 1-2

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 22:35-43, 1 Samuel 31

... This should be in jokes section na... Hilarious though!

... APC should forget Port Harcourt... E no just possible for them to win anyhow there, even if I need is run by APC broom carrying member.


Anyways...
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... Them wan show Boko Haram how it's done?

May he be found soon o... Amen


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