THIRST FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT IN MANIFESTING THE GLORY OF GOD

By Min Olomo Adewale Joseph - 

Our father in the lord and General Overseer of  Reconciliation Centre Worldwide  gave us the theme for this month of June" The Glory of God"

 This topic had been treated in so many ways by various preachers & also portrayed more by our parish pastor as well Pastor John Sunday.

Having aware what "The Glory of God" entails and its significance to our well being as a true child of God. We will now be looking at what we need to Sustain the path of God's glory during and after this covid-19 pandemic era

Firstly, let's look at our Bible text: John 15 verse 5.
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Now let us take our -
BIBLE READING: 2 Kings 6:1-7.

And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

Illustrations

Revival comes through total obedience to the word of God. This is why the Bible admonishes us to preach the word and spread the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ as a matter of urgency.

However, Christians should wait to be sent forth and must never go alone, that is, without the Holy Spirit. Luke 24:49 says: 
“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.”

Romans 10:17 says “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” at the hearing of the word of God, the corrupt and sinful mind immediately begins to do a self-analysis, followed by personal conviction and repentance. Romans 10:14 says “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” however, all these will not yield the desired result unless the work is accomplished by) the power of the Holy Spirit. 
Acts 1:8 says:
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

As we strive to populate the Church building, we must remember our greater duty to prepare the people of God for heaven through the correct and unbiased teaching of the word of God. As you make up your mind to live in obedience to His word and take every opportunity to share the Gospel with at least one person daily, do not go without the Holy Spirit. Every Christian needs the help of the Holy Spirit to fulfil the will of God for his/her life. As you earnestly seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit, your prayers will be answered, in the mighty name of Jesus.

In conclusion people of God, either the Lockdown is totally lifted or not, either the churches resumes physically or not, one thing is certain and that is that we as a child of God must all be prepared to (See the Glory of God) when the trumpet shall sound

If you are hearing me or reading this message today and you are yet to be born again, kindly repent today and give your life to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ today because tomorrow might be too late.

I pray you and I will not perish when the trumpet shall sound in Jesus mighty name. Amen 

Shall we pray....

100% APPRECIATION PRAYER DAY 3. MON.24.JUNE

BY PASTOR O.O.ABEL

 ATTENTION PLEASE!
Do not ask for anything in your prayers today, either in the morning afternoon or night. For example,a sick person  will say " Lord i thank you for the healing "

Instruction :  This is do it yourself prayer ,and you are going to place all your problems before God but in appreciate and thanksgiving in advance..

Isaiah  54:15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

Are you presently fighting  any battle?

1. From your father's house 

2. Mother's house . Psalm 11:3 “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

3. From  your in-laws

4.Among friends  . Zechariah 13:6" If someone asks, 'What are these wounds on your body?' they will answer, 'The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.'"

5.In your locality

6.In your place of work

7. In your marriage.

8. The battle you created for yourself by yourself.

mention those battles one after the other and start thanking God over those battles because you are now a winner. 

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100% APPRECIATION PRAYER DAY 2. TUE.23.JUNE

BY PASTOR O.O.ABEL

 ATTENTION PLEASE!
Do not ask for anything in your prayers today, either in the morning afternoon or night. For example,a sick person  will say " Lord i thank you for the healing "

Instruction :  This is do it yourself prayer ,and you are going to place all your problems before God but in appreciate and thanksgiving in advance..

THE PRAYER POINTS

 SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO THESE SEVEN.

SUPPLICATION WITH THANKSGIVING

General bible text :Philippians  4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.





1. Thank God for challenges  in your business ,job and finances for there over.

2.Thank God for the problems in your marriage for they are over.

3. Thank God for problems with your health for they are over .

4. Thank God for those who has made themselves your enemies  for you have overcome  them.

5. Thank God over those evil dreams for they are cancelled.

6. Thank God over the spirit of death threatening you, because you will surely live.

7. Think of other challenges  and thank God over it all.

SORROW OF A BACKSLIDER – Part 3

By Pastor John 

RECONCILIATION CENTRE BIBLE STUDY ONLINE ON 23rd JUNE, 2020. 7-8pm

INTRODUCTION: In the second part of this series, we discovered that backsliding is not merely ceasing to follow Jesus Christ. Changing a Christian decision, condoning sin, remembering old glories, resting on oars, being retrogressive, loss of enthusiasm and failure to make disciples are all cases of backsliding. We also discovered that curses of backsliding include disappointment by Christian’s elders, satanic deceit, pride of achievement, evil association, and comfort arising from worldly success, wrong spiritual leadership and severe trials. In this study, we want to consider the sorrow of backslider, how to cure backsliding and how to prevent it. May the Lord quicken our understanding as we study at His feet in Jesus name. Amen.    


THE LESSON OUTLINES:
1. THE SORROWS OF A BACKSLIDER ARE MANY AND VARIED
2. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE



1.THE SORROWS OF A BACKSLIDER ARE MANY AND VARIED
A backslider has many problems to contend with. Some of this problem are 
(a) a deep feeling of emptiness 
(b) Severe loneliness 
(c) Misery
 (d) Anxiety
 (e) Poverty spiritual as well as physical
 (f) Sickness (g) Inability to approach God
 (h) inability to witness the due to guilty conscience. 
This is because when a backslider loses the only genuine friend in the world, he will quickly realize that there is no substitute for Christ anywhere.

Ps.22:1,146:4, 51:8, 11-15, Isa.59:1-2,8, Luk.15:16, Pro.14:15, Rom.2:9, Amos.8:11, Jer.5:4, Deut.28:15-58   


2.  PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE

If you are a backslider and you want full restoration, you must first of all allocate where you went wrong, repent and restitute your ways. Then you can stall all over again. But surely it better never to backslide even once. To prevent backsliding, you must be willing to lose your life in order to find it.

 The step you are to take constantly includes 
(i) Mortification of the flesh
 (ii) crucifixion of affections
 (iii) consecration of all you consider as gain
 (iv) separation from earthly ties and 
(v) living a life of absolute surrender. 

Eze.18:31, Rev.2:5, Jn.3:30, 12:24, Matt.10:38, 11Cor.4:11, Gal.2:20, Rom.8:13, 12:1, Phil.3:7-8, Luk.14:26, Act.1:8 
                                                                                      

100% APPRECIATION PRAYER DAY 1. MON.22.JUNE

BY PASTOR O.O.ABEL

 ATTENTION PLEASE!
Do not ask for anything in your prayers today, either in the morning afternoon or night. For example, a person with no Job will say " Lord i thank you for the new Job your have just given to me".

Instruction :read the bible passage that comes before each prayer point.

THE PRAYER POINTS

 SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO THESE SEVEN.

Psalms  150:1" Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power"

1. For you God to have requested for appreciation from me, it means you love me. Father thank you for your love for me.



Exodus  3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

2. God I thank you for being my I am that I am



Hebrews  8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

3. Thank you Lord for forgiving me my sins.



Isaiah  8:18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

4. Father thank you for the children you have given me and the one you will still give me.



 Jeremiah  30:17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

5. O lord my God I appreciate you for the healing and sound health have enjoyed so far.



 Matthew  6:14  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

6. Our everlasting father, thanks for giving me the grace to forgive those that offends me.




7. Think of other things you need to thank God for, go on and thank Him

PUTTING GOD’S GLORY ON DISPLAY

BY: PASTOR JOHN S.

TEXTUAL: 1Cor.10:38, Ps.19:1-10

First of all and for most, I give glory to Almighty God for His grace over me and I appreciate our Father in the Lord Daddy G. O. for the privilege. Also I appreciate all the ministers and all the members that stay connected for today’s service. I pray God will decorate our lives with His glory in Jesus name. Amen. I want to quickly discuss with us on the above topic that says “Putting Gods Glory on Display”.

INTRODUCTION: What is putting God’s glory on display? Before I explain that, let me quickly explain the meaning of the word “glory”. The word Glory {from the Latin word Gloria, meaning “fame, renown”} it is used to describe the manifestation of the presence of God in human perspective through Abrahamic religion. Now the meaning of the word “God’s glory”, though our father in the Lord Daddy G.O. had explained much about this last two Sundays ago. Even though there is no amount of explanation can rightly describe the glory of God. But just to fill in the gap, permit me to put it this way. The glory of God is the infinite beauty and greatness of God’s manifold perfections. God is in a class by Himself. He has infinite perfections, infinite greatness and infinite worth. This is because He has the Holiness that none has. (Exo.15:11, 1Sam.2:2, Deut.3:24) Now, “putting it on display” simply means to make it manifest, seen and known in every area of our lives and in everything we do. {1Cor.10:31}.

HOW TO PUT THE GLORY OF GOD ON DISPLAY

 (i)  Step out of your comfort zone. In other words, get out of your pleasurable life of sin. (Pro. 14:34) says “Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people”. None reveals the glory of God while living in sin but only in righteousness that his glory can be made manifested. (Matt.5:16)

(ii) Dare to do the impossible. This is going extra miles to do what others considered to too difficult to do. i.e. 

(a) Praise Him the way others can not. {Davidic praise}

 (b) Praying the way others can not. { Hanna, Jabez, Hezikaih’s type of prayer} 

(c) Live a holy life the way others can not. { Zachariah and Elizabeth still considered righteous and blameless at their old age, despite their life challenges Luk.1:6}. 

(d) Sacrificing what others can not. [Solomon’s sacrifice and Abraham’s sacrificing his only son, despite his hopeless situation Gen.9}. Etc. 

(iii) Your faith must be at work. To make the glory of God reveal or manifest in your life you need an action faith. In fact, without faith nothing works in Christendom. {Heb.11:6-8, Matt.17:20, 8:26}

(iv) put your trust in Him, especially in the time of trials. Jesus said “if we believe we shall see the glory of God” {Jn.11:40}. {Ps.34:5} “They look unto Him, and were lightered: and their faces were not ashamed”.

(v) Promote unity, love, and peace. {Heb.12:14} “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”. For the glory of God to be revealed in your life, you need to forgive as many that have offended you and live in peace, love and unity with every one.

CONCLUSION: We must be a carrier of the presence of God, if His glory must be displayed in our life. And for us to be the carrier of His presence, we must strictly live by the above steps. I pray the grace and power to live by them, God will grant unto us and His glory shall be revealed in every area of our life in Jesus name. Amen. Stay safe and stay bless.

MAKING YOUR LIFE COUNT

By Sister Ayeni Temitope




Bible Text: 1 Timothy 4 vs 12-16

We are all born naked but not empty. From the bible passage verse 12 say
 “DON’TLET ANYONE LOOK DOWN ON YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE YOUNG BUT SET AN EXAMPLE FOR
THE BELIEVERS IN SPEECH, IN CONDUCT, IN LOVE, IN FAITH AND IN PURITY.

We all have something to give either young or old, make your life count.
As a youth, what example are you setting, are you leaving a responsible life, Make your
Life count. 

Are you allowing the Holy Spirit to stimulate your soul?
How do you leave your life as a youth, be careful how you live Ephesian 5:15. 
Involve Christ and your life will grace for accountability.

WHAT TO DO

1: Get connected and stay connected

“If you have God the father, you don’t need godfathers for your life to count, 
You have to stay connected to him. Joshua 24 vs 15.
God standard cannot change because of what you believe today .Wherever that is
Happening around you or in the world cannot change God. We can use this pandemics
as case study .
Don‘t celebrate what people say over what God has said. 
The bible say “Nevertheless, the foundation of God stand sure “Standard”


2: Be courageous

How is your life counting to other, are you courageous? Do you encourage others?
Act 4 vs 36 Are you a Barnabas or otherwise.
 Encourage others to do more and draw People to Christ.


3: Faithful Service


What are you found doing in the house of the God, the works of your hands is
Part of life purpose. Manual labour in is vine yard. Faithful service whole heartedly not
With eye service.
The bible say, therefore if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creation .The old has passed:
Behold, the new has come. 
Brethren, your old life does not matter, surrender all to Him today, 
it is not too late to start afresh, life is a chapter, make every chapter of your life
Count today.

Prayer: Father, make my life count.

SORROW OF A BACKSLIDER – Part 1

BY PASTOR JOHN

RECONCILIATION CENTRE BIBLE STUDY ONLINE

 ON 9th JUNE, 2020. 7-8pm

INTRODUCTION: The African has a proverb: until a woman has tried two husbands, she would not know that one is preferable to the other. Until man has tried two lives: one without Christ and the other in Christ, he would not know the difference. But what a sorrow it would be to have lived in the glorious liberty that is Christ’s and then go back into the world. May it never happen to you in Jesus name. Amen. This series of studies is to know the sorrow-s of such a backslider.  


THE LESSON OUTLINES:

1.THE LIFE OF SINNER IS A WRETCHED ONE: DON’T GO BACK TO IT

2.THE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST IS A GLORIOUS ONE: PLEASE JOIN US AND STAY WITH US


1. THE LIFE OF SINNER IS A WRETCHED ONE: DON’T GO BACK TO IT

The life of a sinner is wretched and terrible one. The bible gives a graphic description of the life of a sinner and it is quite unenviable. It is a life 
(i) without peace, 
(ii) without rest 
(iii) full of pains 
(iv) full of affliction 
(v) full of hardship
 (vi) full of tribulation
 (vii) full of anguish 
(viii) full of misery 
(ix) full of destruction 
(x) full of sorrows, etc.
 Besides, there is the constant dread that he will end up in hell where he will be tormented forever. 
If you are a sinner, you must get out of such life immediately. If a saved soul, do not go back to such a wretched life.
Isa.57:20-21, 28:15, 21:4, 23:12, Job.15:20, 7:3, Ps.107:17, 38:8, Rev.14:11, Rom.3:16, 2:9, James.5:1 Ecc.2:23, Deut.28:67, Jud.2:15   


2. THE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST IS A GLORIOUS ONE: PLEASE JOIN US AND STAY WITH US

Contrary to the life of a sinner, the life in Christ offers you
 (i) joy
 (ii) peace
 (iii) hope 
(iv) victory 
(v) comfort
 (vi) power 
(vii) royalty 
(viii) spiritual blessings 
(ix) glory etc. 
If you have not tested it, join us today.
 If you are already in it, stay with us, don’t go back to sorrow.
John.15:11, 16:24, 14:27, 14:19, 16:33, 14:18, 14:1-3, Rom.15:13, Isa.3:10, 1Jn.4:4, Ps.23:1, 34:10, Phil.4:19, 4:13, matt.16:19, 1Peter.2:9, Eph.1:3, Col.1:27.
                                                                                    

MANIFESTATION OF GOD'S GLORY

BY  PASTOR O.O ABEL

TEXT:  PSALM 19 VS 1 -10

                                                                                                     (AUDIO 1)

An action, display, demonstration, showing, exhibition, presentation, indication, illustration, declaration, expression, profession. All these are manifestation.
You might have heard a man possessed of evil spirit manifesting or demonstrating.
A very good example is in the book of

 Mark 5 verse 1-5
1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Now you have a clear picture of what manifestation is.
This is a message that will transform your life, you can be rest assured that your life will never remain the same.

WHAT IS GLORY?

With many other doctrines in Scripture, we typically run to a couple of default passages that describe the issue at hand, and we feel as if we're able to walk away with some general understanding of that topic. But that strategy doesn't work with the doctrine of God's glory, because God's glory lives above and beyond any type of description or definition.

The glory of God isn’t just a feeling, an event or an Old Testament experience—it’s a spiritual tsunami of everything contained in the character of God. The word glory is literally translated “heavy weight,” meaning the heaviest, biggest, grandest thing about someone.


You can say for sure that God is glorious – our Bible declares that he is – but you cannot accurately and fully describe in words the glory that Scripture declares. Perhaps the only workable path into some understanding of the grandeur of the glory of God is to read the entire Bible from cover to cover over and over again, looking for divine glory. Why? Because the glory of God isn't defined in his Word; no, his glory is so grand that it splashes across every page of his book.


That being said, there are places where Scripture attempts to define the hugeness of the glory of God with the smallness of human language so we can get a glimpse of what it's like. For example: the prophet Isaiah, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, stretches human language to its furthest point of elasticity in order to give us a little glimpse of God's glory. He writes, "Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand?" (Isaiah 40:12).


So, when the Bible speaks of God's glory, what is it talking about? The doctrine of God's glory encompasses the greatness, beauty, and perfection of all that he is.

MANIFESTATION OF GOD’S GLORY ( AUDIO 2)

If we aren’t expecting to see the glory of God, we probably won’t. Just like anything in the kingdom of God, it takes faith to see a manifestation.
The glory of God is a visible power. In the Old Testament, the glory appeared as a cloud, smoke or fire. This visible power is also known as Shekinah glory, which is the Hebrew name given to the presence of God dwelling on the earth.
The nation of Israel saw the glory when God came down to meet them on Mount Sinai. Exodus 24:17 (KJV) says, “The sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount.”

The prophet Habakkuk got a glimpse of that fiery glory, too. He described it as like the sun, blazing in the sky: “His brightness was as the light; he had horns [or shafts] coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power” (Habakkuk 3:4, KJV).

The same glory that raised Jesus from the dead was manifested as fire by night and a cloud by day in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21). 
This same glory separated Israel and the land of Goshen from the rest of Egypt when there was light in the land of Goshen, but not in Egypt (Exodus 10:23). What was that light? The glory. The glory of God’s presence.

PRAY FOR THE GLORY

“For I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” –Romans 8:18, NKJV


How do you pray for the glory of God? First, pray that the glory will be revealed to you and in you. You can see and experience the glory of God, but you must diligently ask and seek for it to be revealed. When we pray the glory into the earth, miracles, signs and wonders will occur in the Church and in our own personal lives.

When Moses saw the glory of God, he asked, saying, “Please, show me Your glory” (Exodus 33:18, NKJV). When believers gathered together in a spirit of unity, seeking the Lord, the glory appeared in the upper room on the Day of Pentecost, and sat on the head of each person there (Acts 2:1-4).

WALK IN THE GLORY  (AUDIO 3)

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” –2 Corinthians 3:18, NKJV



The glory of God looks for a dwelling place. The original house for the glory of God was the tabernacle. But under the New Covenant, the Holy Spirit builds a temple in every believer. First Corinthians 3:16 says, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (NKJV).  We are God’s house—His temple. Only, this temple is no longer in a fixed location. This house can walk and talk and preach the gospel!


Now, it’s one thing to have the glory, but it’s another to know how to walk in it. The good news? You have everything you need inside you to do so.



WARNING ! ONLY YOU CAN STOP THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD’S GLORY IN YOUR LIFE

Mark 5:8 says “For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.”
This shows that evil spirit manifestation can be stopped by God,
But nobody can stop the manifestation of God’s glory upon your life except you yourself.

Romans 3:23 says “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

As good as God’s glory is, your sin is a taboo to its manifestation. Re –trace your ways and keep enjoying the manifestation of His glory.