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MaxInDHouse:
By their FRUITS you will know ~ Jesus of Nazareth!

You can't have the fruit of love if you don’t have Jesus living in you. Do you have Jesus living in you? Have you received eternal life?

The Church needs love revival. Most Pastors and Ministers don't teach or preach because they don't live it.

If you are saved or born again, you can make heaven without the virtue of faith. You can make heaven even if you don’t have much knowledge. But you can't make heaven without walking in love, especially towards the brethren. - 1 John 4:7&8.

[Excerpt from my Book, Basic Bible Course]

1. Human Love Fails, but This Kind of Love Does Not Fail. – 1st Corinthians 13
2. Your Prayer Life Depends on It - Mark 11:24-25, John 14:14-15, (1 John 3:22-23, Isaiah 58:3-11, 1 Peter 3:7
3. Your Faith Life Depends on It - Galatians 5:6, Matthew 5:23-24
4. It Affects Your Health. 1st Corinthians 11:20-30, James 5:16
5. Your Salvation Is Linked with It - Matthew 25:31-46
6. It Is the Secret of Happiness, Peace of Mind, and The Root Virtue from Which Other Virtues Ensues - Galatians 5:22-23
7. It Destroys Selfishness - Philippians 2:3-4, Romans 12:10
8. It Is One Sure Secret of Church Growth - Acts 2:44-47, Ephesians 4:16
9. It Brings Unity Which in Turn Translates into Productivity - Romans 12:16, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Philippians 2:2, Philippians 3:16, 1 Peter 3:8
10. Right Atmosphere for The Holy Spirit to Operate - 1 Corinthians 12:31 –1 Corinthians 13
11. It Protects the Church from Evil Works of Darkness Such As Gossips, Strife, Envy And Malice - Philippians 1:15-18, 1 Corinthians 3:3, James 3:16
12. It Prolongs Life - Psalms 41:1-3, Acts 9:36-41
13. You Enjoy Divine Protection - 1st John 4:16, John 14:23.
14. It Attracts God’s Presence and His Presence Guarantees Success - John 14:21-24, Exodus 33:15.
15. It Destroys Fear - 1 John 4:18.
16. It Covers the Multitude of Sins - 1 Peter 4:8, Matthew 18:22
17. It Is the Greatest Gift – 1st Corinthian 13:13
18. It Teaches Us to Be Sensitive to The Need of Others - 1 Thessalonians 4:9, Galatians 2:10, Galatians 6:2, 1 John 3:17
19. It Fulfils the Law - Romans 13:9-10, Galatians 5:22-23.
20. It Builds Lasting Relationship - Ephesians 4:31-32, Colossians 3:12-13, 1 Corinthians 13:8.
21. Love Is the Christian Virtue That Enables You to Endure Difficult People and Still Be Kind to Them - Romans 12:17-21

[quote author=Kriklande post=135055164][/quote]How much do you sell $50:
1. Payoneer fund
2. PayPal fund.

VeeVeeMyLuv:
Between 2011 to 2015 during the Ebele Goodluck administration, Nigerian-Paypal was making and RECEIVING payments. Its about meeting financial regulatory standards. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala ensured this during her tenure as finance and coordinating minister.

Also note that Paypal started working for the first time in Nigeria under Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The fund receipt function in Nigerian-paypal was disabled the same year if not month, APC Buhari regime took over.

CHANGE you voted for.

They want to restrict the prosperity of youths in the south. Over 90% of youths engaged in Internet businesses are from the southern part of Nigeria. This is my opinion.

mrvitalis:
Finally I have been vindicated... I have been saying it here that national grid power is expensive and any industry depending on it is not serious

Nigerians are too poor for constant national grid electricity

Electricity is not top 10 problem of the manufacturing sector because we have access to electricity in Nigeria


Nigerians mistake access to electricity to 24/7 national grid electricity

NEPA is just being dubious and greedy. They are still highly inefficient with all these bills. In most cases, bills they charge is not what is on record.

Agaba comes to mind. I liked the way he was flogged by Nigeria nollywood actor, Zubby Michael that landed him in the hospital. Most of these contents are very stupid. I just wish a bill is passed to regulate content creation.

State police is the way to go. FG is biting more than it can chew. Nigeria is too big to be effectively secured from the centre.

LordReed:
This is one issue with not knowing how books of the Bible came about.

The chapters in Isaiah speaking of Cyrus were written AFTER the fact. Same with the book of Daniel. How can something written AFTER be any kind of prophecy?

Nowhere in the Bible does it mention Russia.

Why is the god incapaable of providing any DETAILED prophecy today?

What about Nebuchadnezzar dream in Daniel 2 that unveiled the successive kingdoms after Babylonia kingdom?

achorladey:
They will give an account anyway in the final analysis.

Sure. But for those who deliberately fight their fellow ministers and attempt to frustrate their ministries, they will not make heaven. Such act is a product of envy and hatred. And whosoever hates his brother is a murderer. And no murderer will be granted access to heaven.

achorladey:
Looool! The establishment need to be protected by all means even if it means running it like a cult.

These sets of G O will certainly miss heaven. God is no respecter of persons.

Pastor Abel Damina has made more terrible mistakes in his recent teachings.

Mbanda:
Who be this one and what is he saying?

Oga, tell us where you from come.

So, you are not aware of killings going on unchecked in some states and the threat of reprisal attack in Edo state? A very big attack is coming against the Christian community and countless thousands of lives will be lost if nothing is done to stop it right now

TheGiftedOne:
Crooks on sheep covering... All the so-called men of god are in reality fraudsters.

Using church accounts as Conduit for looting, swindle for Yahoo boys and even using mind games to fleece people of their hard earned money.

Babylon the great will soon meet it's waterloo.

Please, don't say All. There are still genuine servants of God

With the ongoing killings in some parts of Nigeria, I strongly suggest that a state of emergency should declared in the affected states to avoid further escalation which could lead to religious and tribal war

Firebox123:
sportybet can't run away with your funds

Ok

Firebox123:
money wey dey suppose use for 2 odds on sportybet

What's the difference between Ponzi schemes and sportybet? They are both games of chances.

Good for lazy Nigeria youths who want fast money. Another one will come and they will still fall for it.

Sand2022:
It is worrisome. GOs, we can remember are humans as well. So we need not get discouraged or stop following Christ because of their human imperfections.

It is possible that it doesn't happen only in Nigeria.

I agree with you. But it's worse here. Dr Paul Yongi Cho of blessed memory empowered two of his Pastors with 5,000 members each and supported them with 4 million dollars each several years ago to start their own ministry. It's difficult to get such gesture in Nigeria. Rather, they will use and dump you. If you try to start your own work, they will fight you and even try to kill you. They run the church like a cult. There are of course good hearted Pastors but they are relatively few.

May God save the church from this evil trend in the mighty name of Jesus

Dhon11:
You see what I'm saying. You guys know the begining and the end of the world. Na only JV knows how the angels look like. How heaven looks like. How garden of haden looks like. Even hell. Meanwhile no one has been there. Una even get mind do story book about am. Well thanks all the way. We all have that insight. Kudos to you . We plenty wey go swim inside the lake. Make u cha no drown

Jonah was there. Jesus was there. The rich man who ignored Lazarus plight is there. And countless hundreds in our generations have been there, came back to life and told their story but doubting Thomas like you won't believe until you get there.

Dhon11:
Go and preach in oja oba. Or sabo. Stop wasting your md on here. Today is Sunday

I am permitted to preach everywhere and on any forum. To play light on the subject of salvation. If you reject the free gift of salvation, you go to hell fire after which you will be cast into the Lake of fire on the final judgment day.

Dhon11:
Tales by moonlight. We shall see who's gonna be judged that day . I'm not a church goer. But I know the damn rules

Are you born again? It is the starting point.

John 3:3-7
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN, HE CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN

Chapter 15 - Set a Good Standard

You must have a standard as a ministry. It will determine the kind of crowd you want to gather and the level of excellence you want to achieve. It also has a way of affecting your growth. There is a common adage which says ‘the way you lay your bed is the way you will lay’. If you start your ministry and decide to use a wooden bench as chairs, there are some people that will never come for your meeting.

A lot of ministers of God have a misconception on the quality of life a Christian should live. To some, we are not supposed to aspire to enjoy any kind of luxury, calling it worldliness. So, they build unpainted church buildings, yet they live in painted apartments. They use hard wooden chairs as seats in the house of God but have cozy furniture in their homes. I think we need to do a re-thinking in this area. Yes, it is true that the building itself is not the church but don’t you think that where God’s children are gathered should have a befitting look? When the President of Nations and the Governors of states meet, they meet in the best place. We are Kings and Priests and should even be the ones that should have the best place of meeting. When Jesus was about to die, He chose one of the best meeting place in town belonging to a wealthy man and even demanded that it should be decorated before use:

Matthew 26:17-19
17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we PREPARE FOR THEE to eat the passover?
18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

Our Lord Jesus made His choice. He didn’t just go for dinner anywhere. And the place had to be prepared or decorated ahead of his coming. What standard do you want to attain? Strive for the best and show the world that we are not a group of frustrated people. It's no surprise that some have been nicknamed 'as poor as a church rat.
Different Areas That You Need To Set a Good Standard In Your Church Or Ministry

1. The Church Building and Its Environment
The church building should be an enviable place of worship. If you have to fully air condition your worship auditorium, go ahead and do it. Even if you are using a canopy as a temporary place for worship, give it a good decoration.
The entrance to your place of worship matters. It gives the visitors a first impression. Give it the best look you can possibly give it. This in itself will attract some souls to come and worship in your church which translates to church growth.

2. Altar Decoration
Give your altar the best decoration. Grow above the level of using nylon carpet for the floor. You can do much better than that. You may not be able to have the entire standard established at the beginning but keep the picture in your heart. You will at least know the direction that you are headed for. The altar decoration should progress from glory to glory.

3. The Quality of Sound and Worship
You can also set a standard in the quality of your worship. That would determine the level of your investment in musical equipment. You don’t have to necessarily buy the most expensive equipment but there is a minimum acceptable standard.
Try as much as possible to have the best of sound. If you don’t have the right personnel to fix your sound and give you a good quality, get a good sound engineer.
It matters who leads your worship and praise. The psalmist said; “Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.” (Psalms 66:2). It is also essential to have skilled instrumentalists who can perform with expertise. Hence, the scripture says; “Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.” (Psalms 33:3).

4. The Dress Code of Ushers and Choristers
How are your ushers dressed? The ushers are the first people visitors encounter when they come to church. Their appearance matters. They should be corporately dressed. And more importantly, they should be decently dressed. There is nothing as offensive as visitors seeing your ushers dress in an offensive manner. It can put them off and discourage them from coming back to your church.
The choristers should also be properly dressed. It is an embarrassment to the Kingdom of God to see Choristers dressed in a very shabby way to minister. So, ensure your choristers should be decently dressed.

5. The Outfit of the Pastors
It is an understatement to say that the Pastors should be decently dressed beginning from the most senior Pastor to every other pastor in the ministry. The pastor or prophet is the focus of everyone when he mounts the pulpit. When you preach prosperity, they want to see it in your appearance. The dress you put on doesn’t have to be the most expensive but it should look glorious. This is what the Lord commanded the children of Israel to do concerning the dress of the Priests:

Exodus 28:2
2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother FOR GLORY AND FOR BEAUTY.


The same command was given for the dress of Aaron’s son:


Exodus 28:40
40 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, FOR GLORY AND FOR BEAUTY.

6. The Kind of Chairs Members Sit On
It matters the kind of chairs you use in your church. The least expected kind of chairs you should use for members to sit on are plastic chairs. But after a while, it should be upgraded to conference chairs. Never remain at the same level of glory for a long period of time. There are people that may never attend your church meeting until you attain a particular standard. And it will get to a point in your ministry, where you will begin to have multiplied growth because of the standard you have attained.

So the bottom line is maintaining a good standard in every aspect of your ministry and keep progressing from glory to glory. The God of glory who called you will supply the resources and the right people you need to take your church or ministry to enviable heights as time progresses.

GiftofGod77:
It is true. I also have the same experience although in a different setting. I had taught many people fx trading before and some of them are in money now living well off due to my training but I hit the rocks and things have not been very good on my side. That not withstanding I have never been angry or bothering them nor do I count anything against them, for me they paid me my fees to be trained and God has blessed them.. So there is really no need to be angry when the people we train eventually breakout into success. Everyone has a destiny from God.

You are right. We should do away with envy and help one another to succeed.

butterfly777:
To make serious allegations like this, you have to at least substantiate them by citing examples, otherwise, your assertiins are baseless and just empty mudslinging.

I await your proofs so that I may take you seriously.

It's not important. Those involved know themselves. Some victims already did that on YouTube. Do your search. But I won't do it.

pimplucious:
Bible wielding, ship sailing, slave taking European bandits brought Christianity to you in the western part while Camel riding, desert gliding, land conquering marauding Arabian slave takers brought Islam in the north and told you your culture is evil but their is what God recognize and you think they want your best interest?

Sit down and think about this.

Are you the one who will stop the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords? Not even the host of darkness could stop him from rising from the dead. How much more now that he is glorified and seated on the right hand of His Majesty.

This was how Noah was mocked in his days when he was building the ark. The flood eventually came and they all died.

Except you repent, you will likewise perish.

Chapter 14 – Strategize

Having set goals, you must plan how to achieve them. In other words, you must strategize. This involves a detailed plan on how you want to achieve these goals. How do you intend to crystalize your dreams into a living reality? For instance, if you want to double your attendance within the year, your Strategies Could Include:

Planning a more effective monitoring for the cell system. Each cell is supposed to carry out monthly outreach programmes independent of the church programmes. If this is monitored properly; a good percentage of the new souls should come through the cells.

Organizing training programmes more frequently for the leaders so they can be more effective in the discharge of their duties.

Working on the length of time you spend during service. Sometimes people might be discouraged to come to church because of the length of time spent.

Planning outreach programmes at specific periods during the year.

Improve on the delivery of your message by indulging in deeper study of God’s word.

Planning periodic one on one soul winning campaigns. You can plan for the entire church to go out for soul winning one of the Sundays each month.

Ensuring a more effective follow up on the new souls that come into church.

Planning incentives for soul winners on a monthly basis to motivate them to win souls.

Planning an empowerment programme for the jobless in the community where your church is situated. This will definitely attract some new souls to your church.

Printing and distributing newsletters which includes testimonies of what God is doing in the ministry.

Planning a prayer programme such as an all night prayer meeting which could be scheduled weekly or monthly. It could also include prayer and fasting and early morning prayer.

Carrying our early morning cry and using the opportunity to invite people to your church.

Planning a ‘love feast’ programme where good meals or snacks will be served to attract sinners to come.

Ensuring that good refreshments are available for the first timers. The way you treat your visitors will determine whether they are willing to stay or not. If they receive a very good treatment, some of them might even bring their friends and family members to the next major service.

Using social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to share testimonies of what God is doing in your church or ministry.

Investing in the publicity of the church. Publicity makes your church loud. Don’t run a church without a sign board at the venue of your meeting. And if the church is off a major road, place other directional sign boards at the junctions that lead to your church.

The list of things you can do to meet your set numerical goal is endless. Just sit down and think about what you can do to achieve your set goals. And ideas will be given to you. And whichever strategy you choose to adopt, they must be clearly written down and a check list prepared to monitor the implementation and the level of progress.

Church growth does not happen by chance. You make it happen by the strategies you put in place. Most people are too lazy to sit down and think out a way forward even in their ministry work. Our minds have the capacity to give us winning ideas. There is no success without strategy. There are those who just think that God is the one that will bring about an increase. Yes, there is an element of grace in church growth but you have to do your part first. This why Apostle Paul wrote:

1 Corinthians 3:6
6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

You can see from this verse that Apostle Paul and Apollos did something before God gave the increase.

The most important part of your time that will translate into church growth is the period you spend engaging your mind for workable ideas. And your mind will naturally respond. It’s just that most of the time; we don’t think deep and give our minds time to give us useful suggestions.

Most importantly, learn to listen to your heart also and the voice of the Holy Spirit. God has given us the Holy Spirit as our Senior Partner in all that we do. You may have a good idea but not a God idea. So, you must get the final endorsement from the Holy Spirit before you conclude on the final line of action you desire to take to actualize your goals.

Chapter 13 - Set Goals

There can be no meaningful achievement without goal setting. Goal setting is a statement that indicates clear cut objectives of the ministry. It becomes a map you must follow in order to get to your destination. Goals are in two categories; long term goal and short-term goal. An example of a long-term goal could be to move to a new location in 5 years’ time. Short term goals could be to take the Church from its present numerical strength to twice that value in a quarter.

Goals must be written down. Just as the scripture says:

Habakkuk 2:2-3
2 …Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Don’t just keep your goals in your mind; write them down and review them daily to maintain a clear vision of what you want to achieve. Additionally, reading them regularly will motivate you to take action.

Steps in Goal Setting

1. Categorize the goals. Put your goals in categories. Examples of goal categorizations are:
Numerical Goals.
Financial Goals.
Staff Strength.
Training Programmes.
Outreaches or New Churches to Be Planted.
Facilities to be Procured
Seed You Plan to Sow to Other Ministries.
Support for Orphanage or Widows.
Crusades to Be Carried Out.
New Organization Structure.
Programmes You Want to Air on TV.

2. Specify Your Goals
Attach specific figures to your goals. For instance, in numerical goals, state how many members you want your church to be after a specific period of time. The same goes for financial goals.

3. Prioritize Your Goals
Goals must be stated in order of priority. For example, if you don't have a suitable venue for your church meeting, it should be a top priority.

4. Attach a Time Frame
Usually, the goals are set on a long term and broken down into smaller periods. State the specific period of time you want that goal achieved. Is it after a quarter or a one-year target period?

5. Set Achievable but Stretching Goals
The goals set must be achievable but with a little stretch. In other words, it must neither be too difficult to achieve nor too easy. You must strike a balance. For example, growing a church from 100 members to 110 members in a year is an easily achievable goal. And growing it from 100 members to 2,000 members might be too difficult to achieve, but it's not impossible.

6. Strategize
You must put down the different methods you want to adopt to achieve the goals. We will talk more on this in the next chapter.

7. Determine What You Need to Accomplish Your Set Goals. This talks about the human and material resources needed to accomplish the goals.

8. Put the Goals Down in Writing
Success motivation speakers tell us that goals written down are half achieved. How true that statement really is and it actually has a scriptural backing. (Habakkuk. 2:2). According to John Maxwell, a study of a Yale University graduating class showed that the small percentage of graduating students who had written down their goals accomplished more than all the other graduates combined.

9. Read out Your Goals
Repetition is the law of deep and lasting impression. What you say constantly becomes part of your inner consciousness and will prompt you to action. This also determines that you must have easy access to your written goals. It is even recommended that you place them on a notice board in front of your office desk or where eye contact can be made easily. Reading out your goals on a daily basis will definitely motivate you to action. Just as it is written, “Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it” (Habakkuk 2:3).

10. Monitor Your Goals and Take Corrective Actions when you are Off Target
It is important you periodically monitor your set goals. This should be done weekly and monthly depending on the timeline attached to it. And when you find out that you are well off target, take corrective actions to get back on track.

MaxInDHouse:
What is the name of your own local assembly?

Why do you want to know?