The power of the Holy Spirit was massively felt within The SCOAN auditorium as congregants united with their various supplications to the eternal throne of grace. The thoughts of their hearts found expressions in their energetic involvement in the praise and worship sessions led by the choir. The testimonies that greeted the day were infinitely reflective of God’s everlasting supremacy over the hosts of darkness.
Prophet T.B. Joshua’s message triggered a series of spiritual reactions. It reawakened the comatose spiritual understanding of many who had allowed the mundane strictures of a materialistic world to blindfold them from deep Scriptural realities. Titled – TALK ON FAITH, the message encapsulated the modus operandi of the true Christian faith. “Many of us believers today do not know how to believe and express our faith”, he lamented.
“Faith is expressed through work; by work, faith is perfected.” The man of God analysed the nature of faith, adding that it requires total dependence on God. He also argued that faith does not thrive on contradictions or doubt just as he made an analogy with the rain. “If I say I believe that it will not rain and at the same time, carry along an umbrella, this puts a question mark and nullifies my faith”, he said.
He also reiterated the fact that faith would never survive in a heart troubled by worries. “When our heart is uneasy and worried, this shows we have not yet had faith”, he observed. Furthermore, the man of God reminded Christians of how they can nurture their faith, “For you to have faith, you must know how much you need God.” Concluding, the man of God declared that “Our God is God of nature. For operations to be successful, God makes it successful. Doctors treat; God heals. He opens the eyes of doctors to give you appropriate and rightful treatment. If not, they will not know how to go about it. Tablets and medication are nature and God is God of nature. If you cannot trust in God with your medicine, you cannot trust in Him without your medicine.”
Earlier in his message titled – SET YOUR EYES HEAVENWARDS, Evangelist Edward called on Christians to jettison the material pursuits of life and see the bigger picture of an eternal life in 
Christ full of glory and everlasting peace. He warned that the earth remains a transitory plane that every man must leave someday, no matter how long we live. “No matter how long you live here, one day, you will leave here”, he said.
He however called for more spiritual enlightenment as an antidote to sin, “The only antidote to the poison of sin is to walk in the Spirit, in Christ Jesus.” God’s Word and His Spirit are the same. Therefore, Evangelist Edward advised that the true Christian should allow God’s Word dominate his heart. “If you allow God’s Word to dominate your heart, you will become a channel of love where there is hatred”, he added.
Making illustrations with Biblical heroes whom he referred to as Pillars of Faith, he emphasised that in the face of danger, sorrow and hopelessness, they looked Heavenwards and became victorious over their different circumstances. “If there is no war, there is no victory”, he said.
He summed up his message with the following counsel, “You should not allow where you are and what you are doing to stop you from getting to your destination.”
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