I have had alot of people ask me where Night of Bliss is being held, and how you can attend.

It is being held in the ExCel Centre in London, and for registration and more details, please go to www.loveworldchristiannetwork.org or www.loveworld.tv and you can find out everything you need.

God bless you all mightily, and I hope that you will be there with me in the spirit.

I was reading a discussion on another site, to which I answered (although I wasn’t exactly invited to comment ;-p)  The biggest issue they were discussing was ‘Is a born-again Christian a sinner? Or a saint and without sin?  The reference scripture was Rom 8:10: “And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life bcause of righteousness”

Well…

 The body (flesh) is dead because of the original sin of Adam and therefore our inherited sin. When you are born again, you receive a new divine nature.  The Word of God says in 2 Pet 1:4:

 ”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.”

2 Cor 5:17 tells us that “… if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”  When you are born again (in Christ), you become a new creature (creation).

Gal 6:15 says “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.”  Being that new creation is the only thing that holds any weight, the only thing that can excercise any force… the only thing that will prevail (availeth ~ ischuō in Greek: From G2479; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively): – be able, avail, can do ([-not]), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.

We now have the nature of God in us which is incorruptible (1 Pet 1:4, 23) and is housed in flesh with the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19).  Your body is what gves you the right to function here on earth, and is a gift from God.  It is a ‘temple’ but not the real you that God deals with.  You will need to differentiate between the three parts of each of us; the body, soul and spirit (1 Thess 5:23).  That ‘inner man’ (spirit) that Paul speaks about (Eph 3:16) is the one God deals with because He is Spirit (John 4:24).

To lay it all on the line, I feel the best way to show it to you is through Romans 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Love and mighty blessing to you all…

Today there was such a great entry in the Rhapsody of Realities… “Put Your Fath To Work” written by Pastor Anita Oyakhilome.

The opening scripture is Hebrews 11:1 which is “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”.  The Amplified says : “NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].“

I just love that!  My faith is my proof, my evidence… my assurance.  People wonder how we can believe in something we may not neccessarily see ~ but we have proof, and our faith is that very evidence.  Notice in the amplified how it says the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].  Our faith perceives things that our five senses cannot, our faith perceives facts our physical senses are not sensitive enough to ‘tune into’.  Our faith connects us to the realities of the realm of the spirit (where all creation begins).

So if our faith is our ‘Title Deed’, there is no need to be passive any longer.  If you have something then acting passively and as though you do not seems foolish in a way.  Pastor Anita uses the example of James 2:17 which says “…faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone“.

So “… we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” (2 Cor 4:18).  We keep our focus and attention on the eternal  things of the spirit, because that is more real that what we can see with our eyes.  We live in the spirit and function in (walk by) faith… we are the children of God (Who is Spirit ~ John 4:24).

So if your faith is your evidence, proof, perception as real fact, confimation and title deed… how do we put our faith to work?

Pastor Anita puts it this way : “…if you truly believe God’s Word – that He is who He says He is, has done what He says He has done, and that you have what He says you have, then you must talk, act (behave) and live that way.” (parentheses mine).

We need to live the reality that what we receive by faith is more real than what we have in our hands.  We’re not pretending when we behave this way, we’re not trying to ‘attract’ something, we’re not trying to bluff ourselves in believing something by restrictng our actions, we’re not trying to convince ourselves… we’re simply walking in a higher reality, looking with the eyes of our spirits and walking by faith.

Put your faith to work… don’t stagger at the Word of God.  Your faith is the victory that overcomes the world (1 John 5:4).

Take care, God bless you mightily!

There was an entry in December’s “Rhapsody of Realities” (Wednesday Dec 26th entry) that really struck me, and I have continued to meditate on it ~ and I just wanted to share with you all a few things…

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome wrote an entry called “What You Need For A Miracle Is In Your Hands”, and it just spoke to my spirit.  

We read from Exodus 4:2 ~ “And the Lord said unto him, What is in thine hand?  And he said, A rod”.  This portion of scripture is actually showing just after Moses was given the charge to liberate the Israelites (about six million of them!) from Pharaoh, Moses asked the Lord “What happens if they don’t believe that you sent me?”.  God asks him what was in his hand and he wisely answered “A rod”.

 Why do I say “wisely”?  Well, Moses could have quite easily answered “nothing” because a rod might not be viewed by a man as being significant… and we can see that it didn’t have much of a natural connection with the ‘conversation’ they were having.

I studied what it meant in the original Hebrew “… in thine hand”, and it is yad.  This is a primitive word that distinctively means open hand.  It is used many ways, and among some of the meanings it implies are:

“Power, means, direction, custody, dominion, enough, ministry, with (him, me, you), and service”

Really think about what the Lord is asking… He is also asking you; what is at at your disposal?  What is within you power and means to do?  What direction can you take?  What is already in your custody, what do you have enough of?  What needs can you attend to right now, what is with you in this instant?  What service can you perform?

This shows us that there is always something we have and can do, no matter what.  Born again Christians shouldn’t lack.  Why not?  Because all things are yours (1 Cor 3:21), and you shall not want for any good thing (Psalm 34:10).  We can see that Moses acknowledged the good he had, the positive things he had, and what he could do!  Like we said before, Moses could have replied to the Lord ‘nothing’ and missed out on the miracles meant for him.   But through recognising what he HAD, great things then came from that rod.

So what does that mean to us as Christians?  If you feel in need or lack, firstly acknowledge every good thing (Philemon 1:6).  The Lord is asking you to give what is in your means and power. 

In the words of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome “Don’t be surprised when you think you’re in need and yet the Lord is asking you to give what you have.  At such times, be smart to recognize that a miracle is about to happen for you, for He’ll bless and multiply back to you whatever you present to Him.  It might be the last bit of money you have in your account; it might be your skill or talent; whatever it is, remember that its not the size or the worth of the thing that matters, but the quality of your faith. 

Whatever you have is God point of contact to bless you; learn to present what you have to Him in faith, and He’ll multiply it back to you“

Read Mark 6:37-44, where we see the multiplication and supernatural increase from such a small amount.  Acknowledge every good thing in your life, use your faith and present who you are, what you have and what you can do, to the Most High… because He causes you to increase in every area, and when you are seeking Him, you shall not lack ANY GOOD THING.

 Every thing you need for that miracle is in you hands… set a time for your miracle and present what you have to God in faith… you will not be disappointed!

Take care, God bless you all mightily ~ until next time

Outreaches/evangelism events are just so exciting… to have so many people to preach to, the stories, prayers and ministrations that will take place… the souls that will be birthed into the Kingdom at one time. The fruits of your labour (prayers, planning, giving of your substance etc) pay off there and then. These events are awesome, and essential to the Christian individual and church as ways of preaching the Gospel to all nations.

However, I believe that we need to cultivate a culture of evangelism. We need to continue to train ourselves to minister to those we encounter on a daily basis; an every day effort as well as large planned efforts.

* Be an example ~ be the Message! The Word says to let your light SO SHINE (Matt 5:16), and your are a city that is set upon a hill that cannot be hid (Matt 5:14). Use your influence and be a light to your world, showing them the ways of the Master.

* Find a need and fill it! Read Acts chapter 8, how Philip approached the eunuch asking if he could help him understand the scripture he was reading. The same way you can express your abundance in Christ to those around you, which will (as an added bonus) build trust and an opening to tell them the Good News.

* Actively display your Christianity, and be approachable to others. Some people have never heard of Jesus, and others want to know more about Him, but don’t know who to talk to. Inspire others to find out what that ’something special’ is about you.
This is why I have started designing clothes, cups, bags etc, with short comments, which you can purchase at www.cafepress.com/christ_in_you1 These can help inspire questions from unbelievers (opening doors to minister), and spread the word that Jesus is the same ~ yesterday, today and forever!

Make it a priority every day to tell someone what Jesus did for them. Renew your committment to your individual evangelism, because it is not just the Pastor’s responsibility to bring other’s to Christ ~ and approach your church and find out what programs are running to reach out to the unbelievers in your area that you can participate in. You make a difference, and no-one can do things the way you can!

**BTW, I would love to hear about your personal and group evangelism efforts and outreaches! Testify and share what worked for you, inspire your brethren, and help them achieve as intensly as you have! Just leave it in a comment here…**

Many people think they know what ’sin’ is.  One might answer that sin is going against the Ten Commandments, or ‘fornication’, perhaps ‘envy’… the thing is that these are examples of sin, but they don’t define what the root of sin is.   The thing is, man has a definition of what sin is, ‘religious’ folks have one and the Most High God has His.

My Pastor preached a message on this, called “The Concept of Sin”, and I would like to share with you part of the definition he gave.

Reading from Rom 14:22 (KJV) says:
22Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
23And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

The sames verses in the CEV are:
22What you believe about these things should be kept between you and God. You are fortunate, if your actions don’t make you have doubts.
23But if you do have doubts about what you eat, you are going against your beliefs. And you know that is wrong, because anything you do against your beliefs is sin.

So anything you do, that is not of faith (which works by love ~ Gal 5:6) is sin. Sin is going against what you believe to be alright and true. That is the root of sin, from the bible. We can say that fornication is a sin, envy is a sin, etc etc, but one should understand why it is a sin.  We can read examples and analogies that describe it, but I believe this is the clearest definition.

But halelujah, there is now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus!

God bless you all mightily…

We know that as Chrisitians, we have been charged with winning souls for God, as directed by Jesus: “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15)

However, what is the best way to fulfil the calling God placed on our life?  Some believe evangelism should be totally led by the Spirit of God, other’s think that plans and strategies are the only way to go.  First  let’s look at these two different avenues in place…

1. Led by the Spirit:  One sees a man down at the convenience store.  The Holy Spirit guides the person to approach this man, strike up a conversation and lead it to the Gospel.  He is/is not receptive to what the evangelist has to say, either way they part ways.

This evangelist does not target any person, catergory or type of people, but approach only as they feel led to.

2. Plans, plans, plans:  The soulwinner has a strict strategy on who they will approach, what demographic, status or area they will target, and how they will do it.  They have a spiel prepared, and know how they will counter any comments or complaints.

** Please note that these are only brief generalisations, and are not intended to say that the scope is contained within those short paragraphs**

The call to preach to all nations is not just for the leaders and Pastors, but for EVERY believer.  Are both of these methods extremely effective by themselves?  I don’t believe so.  Both groups are evangelizing (to be commended), but on the other hand, both groups are missing out on preaching to ALL nations (peoples). 

So, my thoughts?? I guess that’s why you’re here~!

A combination of both a well thought out plan, and heeding the guidance of the Holy Spirit in both preparing your plan(s) and executing them, is what I feel we are meant to do.

We read in Acts 5:42 that “… daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ”.  They preached the Gospel in EVERY house; not some, or a few (or even ‘many’) but EVERY house.  Daily they taught in the temple.

So we can see they had a plan; go from house to house, reach every one they could possibly reach, regardless of any status, appearance etc.   They knew what they had been guided to do would be effective, and they carried it out.   We can also read in the Word, that their preaching efforts bore fruit in Acts 6:7 “And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.”

Does this mean we disregard the leading of the Holy Ghost?  Defintely not.  We need to yield ourselves to the Spirit in every plan we are making, in the carrying out of every plan and task, and the changes we may need to make by His direction.  Prayer should be a pre-requisite for any big decisions, and should always continue ferverently and effectually.

So here is something for every Christian to consider that they can extend themselves in the area of winning souls.  The Word says “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; he that winneth souls is wise.” (Prov 11:30).  Pray (and fast) for your evangelistic efforts, meditate, fellowship with the Spirit.  Ask for clear direction and strategies, and then use that plan to fulfil God’s call of evangelism on your life.  Remeber that He is your Wonderful Cousellor, and can reveal to you anything you need to know.

I would love to hear any strategies you’ve received for preaching, as well as your results and testimonies.  I’d love to hear from you all!

Take care, God bless you MIGHTILY!

Sunday service, our chapter leader Pastor Carol was ministering to us some of the teachings and revelations from Christ Embassy’s International Pastor’s and Partner’s Conference (Lagos, Nigeria).

Our brother Peter shared a testimony from this awesome conference, that he learned “The more of yourself you give, the more of God you get”.  Now, I really thought about that one… the more I give of myself, my time, my finances, my mind, my life… the more of God I get… the more of His blessings, His grace, His life.  What more could I want in life, than to know God more and more each day??  What more could I want, but to become more like Jesus each and every day??  Some think that by letting go of ‘yourself’ to God, you lose your joy, you lose the enjoyment in life… but that is so far from the truth.

When you accept the Word as Truth, when the Holy Spirit is living in you and He is your Counsellor, your Advocate, your Stand-by… when you live your life by the leading of the Greater One, you experience blessings of peace and joy.  Psalms 16:11 says “Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence there is fullness of joy, at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more”.  So we know that our joy and ‘pleasures’ are in the presence of the Almighty!

 Have you heard of the Mimshach (Mimshak) anointing?  It is the anointing for increase, growth and expansion, from God that works in your life.  It causes you to increase in everything you do, your school, business, job and every area of your life.  We were admonished to walk in the light of the Mimshach anointing that has been released on our lives… and I am taking that word personally!

Another point to think about, is the authority you have as a believer when preaching the Gospel.  If you read in Matt 4:18, we see Jesus tell Simon Peter and Andrew to come and follow Him.  Notice that neither fellow questioned the master, never asked ‘who do you think you are, and why should we follow you?’… the authority that Jesus had, caused them to just ‘up & go’ without hesitation!  Do you know that you have the same authority in your ministry, because we have Christ in us?

Brethren, the time is over for apologies!  This is not an apologetic Gospel, it is not an apologetic message!  There is such urgency in the realm of the Spirit, we need to be at work for the Kingdom, we need to be preaching the Gospel to ALL nations!  We need to manifest the presence of the Spirit of God, we need to take charge of our families, friends and all others in our ’sphere of contact’ through prayer and ministration.  People all around you will perish through the lack of knowledge of what Christ did for them, and we need to give them that knowledge. 

 Some Christians feel that they lack in their lives ‘and if they just had ______ then they could preach effectively’, or ‘they don’t have enough time’…
Well, the Word says that “… they that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing” (Psalms 34:10), so don’t see with your physical eyes, see with the eyes of your spirit… see the abundance in your life, and use it to further the preaching of the Gospel.

Some feel as though they have no-one to preach to, or not enough time.  If you talk any person, you have an opportunity to tell them the Good News.  No matter how small a window of time you have, be conscious that you can make an impact in their life.  Why not distribute a few copies of our devotional “Rhapsody of Realities” written by Pastors Chris and Anita Oyakhilome?  Pastor Chris is the president and founder of our ministry, and this devotional is CHANGING LIVES!  Visit www.rhapsodyofrealities.org for more information (you’ll be glad you did!)

If you hear someone complain, why not use that as a window to tell them the Gospel?  Tell them the truth; that God does not glory in anyone’s suffering.  Tell them the reality that Christ died so we would be free of sin and suffering that comes with it.  Tell them that when they accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour, they are born of incorruptible seed, and are made more than a victor in every circumstance in their life.

Just tell someone the Good News today: Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever!