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dare2think:
@ Iniedi
There is no such thing as luck?
Really?
I wonder the amount of preparation lottery winners do before winning the lottery? SO, they are not lucky?

I wonder who invented the word "luck", if there is no such thing as luck.

Why don t you try winning the lottery without luck. Or getting a contract without luck.

Why dont you try crossing a busy highway without luck----

There is nothing as luck whether good or bad for a xtian
but for the world there are a lot of luck

EarsWide:
@Joagbaje

You want us to accept that a pastor buying a plane(s) in the midst of poverty in his own congregation is a mere difference of understanding of the scripture - it is NOT, it is downright fraud and wickedness.
You want us to keep quiet Benny Hinn, T B Joshua, Oyaks etc are faking miracles ? Why ? Who is going to speak up for the vulnerable ?
You want us to keep quiet when Ashimolowo says we should give him dollars in Ghana ? We should keep quiet when he says we should sow a seed for a 24 hours miracle ?

so what if oyedepo bought planes, what if ashimolowo told to give in dollars, so what if TB Joshua and Pastor Chris do miracles
so what if,
how does it affect you
you have being on this your parade for God knows how long and yet things get better for them
Instead of you to go and think about your life and how to get better and more productive, you sit on the net to try to preach what you don't know
if you like shut up, if you like don't but you will wear out one day soon

well said joagbaje
nice thread

A pastor is first a christian before being a pastor or anything else
A pastor will have a continous wealth if he also works with the principle of exchange(according to the poster)
simple!
He does not need the congregation to get him wealthy
whether they give him or not, he prospers based on the principle of giving

Zikkyy:
The belief now is that wealth can only be acquired through the pastor.

Wealth can be gotten by giving to the right places ie your pastor, your offerings, tithes seeds, helps e.t.c

A christian prospers at the level of his giving, if he gives little, he recieves little and vice-versa

 ¶ One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. (RSV)
¶ A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered ( proverbs 11:24-25)

adaybayor:
this is bull crap

what is bull crap inside it
is it that you don't believe the news or what!!?

Joagbaje:
Would you rather put a child in front of cartoon network or a teaching of Gods word.

No, i'm sure they would prefer their children to go about dancing lady gaga or using violent words obviously gotten from channel O
They rig so much of pretence

Noted,
it's possible to carry on with life and it's activities while your flames are burning out

Blaze Through The Barriers – Wednesday June 1, 2011 – Pastor Chris

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19).
Someone once asked me if it was possible for satan to place a hindrance on the path of someone who’s born again and filled with the Holy Spirit. Emphatically yes, but that doesn’t mean anything! As a matter of fact, the easiest challenge to handle as a Christian is that which is masterminded by satan.

In 1 Thessalonians 2:18, Paul revealed how he and his team encountered hindrance from satan: “Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again: but Satan hindered us.” Now, Paul was full of the Holy Ghost, and had the Word of God dwelling in him richly, and he discerned that it wasn’t just some natural form of hindrance, but one caused by satan. But that didn’t in any way impact negatively on his ministry. He still did all that God called him to do and fulfilled his God-given destiny.
Understand that the more effective you are for the Lord and in your faith-walk, the more satan seeks to stir adversities against you. But you need not worry about him; he not a factor at all! He and demons are intelligent beings, and they understand and respond to spiritual authority. When you come against them in the Name of Jesus, they’ve got no option but to flee. So, you can blaze through every opposition; not only are you protected from the assault of the enemy, you have the power to cast him out.

Jesus made it clear that we would face tribulations, but He assures us of victory all the way (John 16:33). So it makes no difference the hindrances or obstacles satan tries to place on your path, you’re to blaze through them and walk in victory.
Satan knows you have authority over him; he’s aware Jesus has given you all authority: “Behold I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you” (Luke 10:19AMP). As long as you know the power you wield in the spirit and use it boldly, giving no place to fear, you’ll always be victorious in life and nothing can hinder you!

Prayer

Dear Father, I thank you or giving me authority and power over all the ability of the enemy, and for your mighty hand of protection that’s upon me! I take advantage of my authority in Christ today, and declare that no work of the enemy shall dominate in and around me, in the Name of Jesus. Amen.

Further Study

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

Mark 16:17 MSG

These are some of the signs that will accompany believers: They will throw out demons in my name, they will speak in new tongues, they will take snakes in their hands, they will drink poison and not be hurt, they will lay hands on the sick and make them well."

Daily Scripture Reading

1 Year Bible John 16:17-33

Reading plan 1 Chronicles 7-8



2 Year Bible Mark 14:32-42

Reading Plan Numbers 35



Rhapsody of Realities Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

nuclearboy:
Only answer the empty headed ogoamaka wants is support. He is a pastor who hasn't made money yet and we are spoiling business for him since soon, there'll be no tithe-payers.
His case is particularly pathetic as he has no skills or intelligence to do honest work. He is obviously very lazy too

Na wa o!
is everybody that speaks the truth a pastor
ol boi, i wonder at your mentality

so what nif the babies were hers?

i love this thread

Your Divine Destiny Starts In Christ! – Tuesday May 31, 2011 – Pastor Chris

But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee (Acts 26:16).

The account in Acts chapter 9 shows us how Paul, who was hitherto a notorious persecutor of the Church of Jesus Christ, received salvation on his way to Damascus. His encounter with the Lord changed him forever. Not only did the Lord save him from sin, He also brought him into His divine destiny in God, giving him the responsibility of taking the Gospel to the Gentiles: “…He is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake” (Acts 9:15-16).

No one in the Scriptures ever began to journey in their divine destiny until they first had as encounter with the Lord. Paul lived as a blasphemer, and a persecutor, injurious to the Church until he met with Jesus. Prior to his conversion, he was out of God’s divine destiny for his life. But immediately after his glorious encounter with the Lord his life became structured in line with divine destiny. Paul testified of this in 1 Timothy 1:12-13 when he said, “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.”

Now, 2 Corinthians 5:17 says “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Until a man submits to the Lordship of Jesus, he isn’t in God’s divine will and his life is out of course. Your divine destiny begins at the point you receive Jesus as Lord of your life. That’s when you’re set on God’s preordained pathway of glory and success, which He prepared for you before the foundation of the world.

So, if you’re born again, happy are you; for it means you have a destiny in God which you must fulfill. But if you’re yet to give your heart to Christ, you must do that right away by confessing Jesus to be the Lord of your life, and that He died on account of your sins, and was raised back to life for your justification. Then and then alone are you awakened to the fatherhood of God and ushered into your divine destiny in Him!



Confession
I’m set on the path of success, glory, victory and divine destiny! I’m walking in preordained pathways, for predestination is at work in me! The course of events in my life has been structured by God to bring Him glory, having established me to fulfil my destiny of Him!



Further Study

Ephesians 2:10 AMP
For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].

Colossians 4:17
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.



Daily Scripture Reading

1 Year Bible John 15:18-16:16

Reading plan 1 Chronicles 5-6



2 Year Bible Mark 14:22-31

Reading Plan Numbers 34

dare2think:
@ chukwudi
Please sensible folks, does the world look less oppressed?
Who seem to have benefitted from this "call"?

Even micheal jackson knew the world needed to be healed

@Poster,
pls reply o
newmi knows what his Nuc sorry[b] bonboi [/b] is capable of saying and asking

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent (John 17:3).

Your perception or revelation of God will determine the way you relate with Him and the kind of life you’ll live. Many have their perception of God tainted by religion, rather than the truth the scriptures reveal to us about Him. I once visited a certain church and noticed a board on which some kids had attempted to answer the question “Who is God?” The question had been posed to by their Sunday school teacher; and one of the kids, in his answer, wrote, “God is a terminator; He can destroy anything and anyone He wants to.”

How unfortunate! That young mind already had the wrong opinion of God, from the impression given by the older generation. Through the years, men have misrepresented God, and this has affected their relationship with Him, and denied them the experience of wholesome fellowship with Him. In their ignorance, many have attributed unpleasant and tragic incidents to God. They believe God ordained both good and evil. Thus, when for example someone passes on, they’ll say “The Lord gives, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the Name of the Lord!” What a wrong perception of God!

Some even think God took time to select certain people for wealth and some for poverty; some for sickness and others for good health. They believe whatever happens in their lives, good or bad is the will of God. They’ve misunderstood the nature of God, and perceived Him wrongly.

God is good and only does good things: “Every good gift and every perfect gift of from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17). Let this be your perception of Him. The Bible lets us know that He is Love. His ultimate display of love was to save you while you were still a sinner (Romans 5:. It was His deliberate choice to save you and He did it because of His love nature. He chose to give you all of Himself and everything that belonged to Him because He loves you. This is the perception of Him that you ought to have.

EarsWide:
@newmi
Oyaks is a criminal who should be in prison - the only thing I can think of comparing him and other charlatans to - is the sticky goo I sometimes find stuck to the under of my shoes.

oya put him in prison now, em, that is if your power reach

well what can we say

you have come again o
being a catholic is not the criteria for being born again
praying through mary cannot save you as well
you need to embrace jesus

i can't wait for another opportunity to be a part of this

well she asked if you are born again and not if you are devoted to being a catholic
there are two different things
anybody can be devoted to any religon or church e.t.c
but a man that is born again has accepted the love of christ, has accepted him as Lord over his life and he then has the eternal life of God in him
it's different from just going to church and being in a department

Love – A Way Of Life – Monday May 30, 2011 – Pastor Chris

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth hath fulfilled the law (Romans 13:.

As hard as the children of Israel tried to obey the Old Testament Law, they couldn’t. Worse still was the fact that if they broke just one commandment, they had broken the entire Law: “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” (James 2:10).


God saw their helpless situation and came to their rescue by sending Jesus. The Bible says. “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to the cross” (Colossians 2:13-14). Jesus abolished the Law and brought us all into His love.

How exciting and comforting to know that you don’t need to strive to fulfill the Ten Commandments, let alone the entire Law! When you walk in love, you have fulfilled the law: “Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law” (Romans 13:10). The Old Testament folks couldn’t function in love as a way of life. But as a new creation, love is intrinsic in your nature; you don’t need to be commanded to love for love has become your way of life.

The Bible says in Romans 5:5 that the love of God is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. That love is what compels you to do the will of the Father and live for Him: "For the love of Christ constraneth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again" (2 Corinthians 5:14-15).

So, if you’re born again, walking in love doesn’t have to be a struggle because you’re not trying to obey commandments. You were born with the nature of love; therefore, you can love God and love people naturally for you have in you the love-nature of your heavenly Father!



Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for giving me your nature of love and for granting me an understanding of your great love, that I may experience it in all its fullness and express same to everyone in my world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.



Further Study
1 Timothy 1:8-9

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for

sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

Romans 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Daily Scripture Reading

1 Year Bible John 15:1-17

Reading plan 1 Chronicles 3-4

2 Year Bible Mark 14:12-21

Reading Plan Numbers 33



Rhapsody of Realities Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

we are in a worldd that has principles and we can't deny its existence, there's what is called the princilple of exchange
where you give and you recieve
As christians, we have the word of God and this word of God will make us do certain things
we must give back to where we have being blessed

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Gal 6:6-10

So if our pastors, bishops, evangelists, apostles e, t.c have being a blessing to us, so why not
we should give back as well

nuclearboy:
^^^ I keep telling you people that you are animals. Friendly thread asking where reasonable people are and you of all maggots in the toilet show up.

1st, newmi admits he depends on Okadas to move around
Then, Azibubu says she preaches to okada riders daily on her way around
Finally, Jo himself admits that he drives a danfo without air-conditioning around
Yet, all of you go around throwing words like "poverty" around! Isn't it rather obvious the only reason you're so obsessed with the concept and idea of poverty is because you live inside hope of prosperity one days when the big guys (oyaks dem) get around to allowing the crumbs fall to you dogs?
Go stand on allen avenue, woman - na where you belong be dat since you prefer not to work!

you must be one of their customers for you to sound so familiar with their system
for your information, i work and work well
you know, seriously speaking, you need to grow up and get a grip on life
when your teacher was teaching you in high school, he thought you whe was impacting knowledge into someone with a great future
but you still have hope though, all you need to do is accept the way you are and then from there search for how to change

nuclearboy:
^^ I've been fine, thank you and I didn't go too far - showing up once in a while to beat some sense into the prosperity touts.

sounds like a poverty stricken mentality here

it is well

@poster
what do you mean by devoted first

light and darkness has no connection,
so there's no need
it will only breed trouble

Azibalua:
Depends on the leading of the spirit,and also how mature you are as a christian

maybe you should explain "mature" so people will not misunderstand u o