The SCOAN Sunday service of April 26, 2015 witnessed as usual,
the untamed expression of divine love, favour and power in the Word.
Excited and spurred on by their faith, the congregants cherished every
moment in profound praise and worship joining the choristers in their
soul-lifting renditions that enjoyed instrumental harmony.
The lyrical content of every song delivered captured the depth and power in the Word of God upon which the entire congregation based their faith in expectation of a windfall of blessings.
The lyrical content of every song delivered captured the depth and power in the Word of God upon which the entire congregation based their faith in expectation of a windfall of blessings.
Prepared to further boost their faith with the Word, its essence and
dynamics, the man of God, Prophet T.B. Joshua illuminated the concept of
resurrection and how it elevates the true Christian to enviable heights
in the salvation and redemption of his/her life: “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1).
The man of God spoke of the need to embrace the Word of God and act upon it. He stated: “Faith
is of man’s heart, man’s spirit. Your spirit can only be renewed by
studying and acting upon the Word of Christ. You may read the Bible for
so many years; if you do not act it, you are not a doer and the mind is
not renewed. Many bible students are deceiving themselves saying that
they are studying the Bible, because they are not acting, living and
doing the Word. The Word is God speaking to you. God and His Word are
one. The Word of God is always now”.
Our relationship with God, the man of God posited, has to be in the now at all times. “Because
your relationship with God is not now, that is why you are facing ups
and downs in life. The Word is always now – I receive now, I confess
now, I believe now, I act now. If Daniel’s relationship with God was not
now, the lion would have consumed him. If Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego’s relationship with God was not now, they would have been
consumed. If David’s relationship with God was not now, history would
have taken over him. The Word of God I am talking about is not in the
book, not in the written pages but on the lips of believers”.
Admonishing Christians to desist from the vain act of focusing their
attention on transitory challenges, Prophet T.B Joshua urged them to
focus on God. He also advised them to realise that there is no crown
without a cross. In other words, there must be challenges to be faced
before breakthrough: “People are always conscious of their
problems not God. If you now begin to be conscious of God, you can never
be conscious of your problem. Your problem and satan go together. They
are synonymous. Indirectly you are confessing satan when you are
conscious of your problem and this nullifies your confession of God.
Achiever needs to pass through the valley of the shadow of death before
he can be an achiever”.
Concluding, the man of God provided the roadmap through which Christians can attain victory through the Word in Christ Jesus: “The
battle starts from your heart. If you don’t start that battle from your
heart, when trouble comes and you begin to fight that battle, you can’t
win that battle. If you can fight it from your heart, you will
overcome”.CLICK HERE FOR TESTMONIES