NO TO CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS

The reason why I do not participate in most Christian associations in Nigeria today is because they are politically inclined than pursuing the great commission!

When you study the reasons for starting some of them, you will realize they were meant to combat political issues affecting Christians than to address the true unity of the body of Christ in the nation.

Some of the issues one can quickly point at are pilgrimage, political appointments, contracts, support of church projects etc. These were intended to represent the views and demands of the church before the world government!

You may say, 'what is wrong with all these?' A close look at it will assure you of what the whole thing had turned into; suspicions, fights, selfish interests etc...

Let me be categorical about this assertion; if the players were to follow the rules their game "according to the will of God" the church would have won the day in the face of heathen influences...

Someone may like to continue from here...

EMPHASIS ON THE HOLY GHOST

Article from "The Spirit’s Voice" by brother Adams  (c) 2014

Coinciding with the reprint of the Book "Everyday with the Holy Spirit" 

The greatest need of the church today is not money as many had been made to believe. Striving to make money as a great prospect in ministry is nothing but a bash misplacement of spiritual priority. When you have money, they claim, you can purchase sophisticated musical or sound equipments; you can also hire the best or most qualified workers; with money you can still erect a pleasing to the eye cathedral, Schools, hospitals, universities and other edifices; with adequate finances, one can travel far and wide; you can organize programs like crusades, seminars, conventions…

But critically speaking, it does not mean much nor a big deal to succeed by ordinary natural methods, because all these do not first and foremost make a ministry with divine backing or approval. Without God’s back up, all one can do is to only imitate others or take after worldly fashions and give the ministry a superficial outlook and name. What a tragedy of ministry with so much earthly initiatives, focus and abundance; but deficient of God’s power!

That is why our Lord Jesus ensured a clear direction to successful service in God’s kingdom only in Spirit and Truth (Jn 6:24). And in His discourse to the disciples before His ascension, He also made it clear that they only need to depend on the power of the Holy Ghost as they journeyed into ministry without His physical presence.

Acts 1:6-8

"Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”  And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” NKJV

Here the first apostles received assurance of the fulfillment of an enduring and everlasting promise of the Father; the Holy Spirit. He had intimated them about it in John 16:6-11

THE DECADE OF NEW THINGS

Hundreds of Moslems trooping to the Crusade ground to be blessed by Jesus Christ... February 2017

This is a write up from the Ministry's magazine "The Spirit's Voice" the first edition of 2011. I referred to it as the confirmation of what the Lord Jesus Christ had been doing in the ministry. Glory be to God Almighty forever.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” (Rev. 2:11) kjv

We are God’s agents of His kingdom’s advancement. We are not only praying and fasting for God to move mysteriously, but we have such bountiful bold assurance that God’s word as the Spirit and Life is very actively involved in our personal and co-operate ministries! This is what we refer to as an emergence of the decade of New Things!

“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.” (Is.66:22) kjv Also read: Is. 42:9; 43:19; 48:6;
64:4; 1Cor.2:9.

In our previous edition of the ‘Spirit’sVoice,’ this column carried this conclusion: ‘Christianity is not all about the church activities and self-gratifying programs we crave for; it is not all about the good music in church every Sunday morning; it is not all about the powerful worship services that take place in our so called sophisticated cathedrals we are boastful of them…’

In continuation to this, of course, Christianity is not only in our best choir performances; it is neither in a wonderful church committee or board of trustees or elders/deacons etc; it is never in the best creativity in youth, women, and children programs. 

Many church organizations are seriously engaged in business ventures in order to uphold relevance in society. There are many of such divergences which so many ministries have turned to in the bid to make impact in society. But none of these can take the place of the power of God by His Spirit.

EVERYDAY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

Stepping Out into the Supernatural Ministry than Before

This Book will be Dedicated on Sunday 5, 2017 on the celebration mood of my 67th Birthday... this Book must transform your Spiritual Life no matter what the devil had done in Jesus Name... prepare for your copy!

Taste of the first Chapter of the Book...


The Holy Spirit in the Bible – GENESIS

GENESIS 1:2 “The earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep, And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”

 This was the way creation took place. God Himself had to acknowledge the role of the Holy Spirit to pave the way for His creation pronouncements. God acknowledged Him, permitted Him to play His role and things worked out well. So we too must do!

Genesis 6:3 “And the Lord said, my Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years”

It was by His Spirit that God had to overlook the wickedness of man (vs. 5 -7). Mercy followed when Noah was identified as “found grace in the eyes of the Lord” (v.8) therefore God's contention between His Spirit and man had to be settled. We should also pray that no matter what our spiritual set back “let the Holy Spirit not strive with me in Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

Genesis 41:38 “And Pharaoh said to his servants, can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is in the Spirit of God?”     

This heathen king acknowledged that the potential abilities of Joseph were not unconnected with the indwelling performance of the Holy Spirit. And because of the irrevocable genuineness of the anointed result oriented ministry of Joseph, Pharaoh voluntarily relinquished his kingly position to him. (vv 38-41).

We must reign by the Holy Spirit’s indwelling presence in every facet of our lives in the Name of Jesus Christ.

BOOK DEDICATION

EVERYDAY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

Friends all over the world, you are invited personally or pray along...
By the special grace of God, my Book "Everyday With the Holy Spirit" will be dedicated during my Sixty Seventh Birthday occasion Thursday, 2nd Feb. 2017 @ the Boiling Point Gospel Centre, Jos when other blessed activities will follow till Sunday 5th, '17 9am.  

Here is an abstract of a Chapter of the Book...

"The Holy Spirit in the Bible – JOEL

Joel 2:28-29 “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also on My men servants on My maidservants I will pour out my Spirit in those days.”

The promise of the Holy Spirit’s out pour is already fulfilled. We are enjoying His flowing gifts, diversities of activities, ministry gifts, fruit bearing and inexhaustible blessings. But ignorance and rebellion have deprived many from these kingdom rights (1Cor 12). My mustard seed faith answered prayer is that as you read these verses, you will be miraculously exempted from such depravity in Jesus Name. Amen!"

CIVILIZATION THREATS

Plastic products a threat?

Just wondering what title to give to this post; seeing clearly what the Western Civilization had done to mankind; it could be called danger, backfire, shame and disgrace etc!

This could amount to many years of research and volumes of paper work! But in a layman's approach, let's do it this way...

There was an argument between Jesus Christ and His Jewish religious critics. They asked Him whether they were blind; the Lord's response was straight to the point but only the wise in the Spirit would understand it... Jn 9:39-41

This is the same analogy that could correspond with the position of those who would still consider civilization as an achievement to mankind!

Western civilization is an outcome of the claim of human ability in the area of various inventions! And as a critical look is given to each; there will be no conclusion but to agree that human ability without God's guidance is destructive to the entire creation.

I just want to allow my readers to contribute to this brief discourse... Just pick any area of Western civilization and someone who is saying the truth will tell the threat it had brought to God's creation! You are welcomed and blessed in Jesus Name...

THE PRESENT KINGDOM MESSAGE

Let us be in Agreement in Jesus Name!

On this special day, as I was praying on my hilltop Closet; these three point message was revealed to me:

1. The focal message of the Christian calling is Soul Winning and Making Disciples of all Nations. Nothing mater much to God in the church as this. The call for an urgent spiritual adjustment is very necessary.

Specifically, there is an assurance... Everything God in us is for SOUL WINNING AND MAKING DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS = Heaven on Earth God's Government Reality Reign!

2. There is an urgent spiritual need for the mind renewal. Minds had suffered so much carnal, religious, world system etc contaminants that hardly can faith in God, Christ and Holy Ghost issues be freely accommodated!

3. There is established assurance in scripture by the Lord Jesus; "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." (John 12:32). With Him in us, we are to draw the people into His Kingdom here and beyond!

THE AFTERMATH OF SELFISHNESS

 Many people had disappointed God and their fellow humans for misappropriating ample opportunities to be a blessing! And there is an urgent necessity to correct these misdeeds.

Until one’s personal commitment is right with God, it will be impossible to get it well done with the brethren. Many had refused to submit to the self denial injunction. Self in control is denying God His place and subsequent selfishness towards fellow humans!

When the opportunity to please God and help people is over; and a second chance is nowhere to be found; regrets and depression follow. The Bible says the wages of sin is death,,,(Rom 6:23) These irresponsible behaviors had drawn many into deadly afflictions.

From this time henceforth, everyone must work out their salvation with fear and trembling to do what God wants or what will please Him. It requires an intense self denial. It demands for a sacrificial prayer commitment and submission to serving God in soul winning and making disciples of all nations.

This is the kind of transformation that will bring sanity to our spiritual and physical environments. No cooperate intercession is necessary for now; individual faith expression or declaration of and obedience to the Word of God will remain the only solution to the present global calamities!

BROODING AGENTS OF POWER

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The Lord God Almighty in His usual manner of ministering revelations to me delayed my routine of walking out of the house. I knew this was for a purpose. So I resolved into a meditative mood; prayed, listened and waited for His revelation.

It did not take long when I heard Him say, “You are brooding agents of the Holy Spirit.” This message is confirmed by the creation story in Gen 1:1-3 “…The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light;’ and there was light.’” NKJV

I wondered for awhile, but the Lord quickly clarified the revelation to me as follows; When God had a concept of His creation, within Him was a clear picture by His kind of Faith of what He wanted. But the brooding of His Spirit was necessary before His utterance would bring into being His plan.  

So also, His children, born of His Spirit can bring into being whatever is necessary for the enforcement of His Kingdom on earth. Our intimate relationship with God brings about His will concept within our spirit beings and we can brood or hover upon the concept or intention which can be followed with a declaration of faith and the results will be instantly made manifest!  

 Our constant relationship with God makes us a brooding spot for hatching new breeds. This is where we can bring about transformation in every situation that needs change. We can command new life to people who had been dragged into the valley of death and decay! So let all believers resort into the position of brooders in the realm of God’s faith in Jesus’ Name…  

THE CHURCH BANKRUPTCY (2)

The revival travails are very crucial and necessary for the church today. God is eagerly expectant of committed trust in the power of the Holy Ghost among His people!

Ministers become blind shepherds leading the sheep astray and scattering them into the wilderness of sin, because they lack the Holy Ghost authority to minister the truth (Jer. 23:1-6). They starve the flock and drive profit from their commitment.

Ministers of the gospel strive for titles like, Rev/Dr/Bishop/Most/Right/Eminence etc. forgetting the ministry gifts of the Holy Ghost, (Eph. 4:11-12, Eph. 2:20-22).

Ministry subjects the church workers to their intimidating opinion or views, thereby making them to grow with inferiority complex rather than being set at liberty to discover more about the call of God upon their lives. So church workers also become their personal house stewards, errand boys, body guards, personal assistants and secretaries etc. (Mark 10:43-44, Matt. 23:11-12).

Ministers have made the merchandise of the olive oil attaching false supernatural importance to its use. (Mark 6:13).
Ministers and believers in general have ungodly intentions in the work of God, trying to build empires around them, thereby creating divisions, tensions and confusion in the church of Jesus Christ. (1 Cor.1:10-16, Gal.1:6-9).

Because the Holy Spirit is not in control, crafty and worldly ideas are promoted to implement the programmes of the church, e.g. entertainment (music), amusement, fashion parade, fund raising and gambling (Jn. 2:13-17).

THE CHURCH'S BANKRUPTCY (1)

We are in serious need of a mighty revival for the body of Christ to function as the Kingdom administrators on earth. This can never happen without the power of God’s Spirit.  These are the characteristics or state of the church without the Holy Ghost.

1.    Apostasy, Heresy, Falsehood and Counterfeit signs and wonders in the church. (Matt. 24:11).

2.    Strive and unhealthy competition for fame and popularity; thereby the struggle for high number of membership, wrong pursuit for prosperity or material possessions. (Matt. 23:5-7).

3.    Christianity becomes a religion without genuine accompanied power, thereby, making ministers to seek for powers from the devil. (1 Tim. 4:1-5, Acts 8:17-20).

4.    Human intellect begins to dominate the administration in the church. Incompetence, inadequacy and suspicion become very pronounced. (Ecc. 1:17-18, Prov. 3:5-6).

5.    Trying to apply human efforts, methods and approaches to combat sinfulness in the society. That is why we have church constitutions, rules and regulations used instead of the Bible e.g. on marriage issues, land disputes, caring for the needy: widows, orphans and the destitute.

6.    Ministers become blind shepherds leading the sheep astray and scattering them into the wilderness of sin, because they lack the Holy Ghost authority and direction to minister the truth (Jer. 23:1-6). They starve the flock and drive profit from their commitment.