On Sunday, The SCOAN Choir continued marking the 13th anniversary of Emmanuel TV. On stage, and in the eyes of high-definition cameras, their yellow Emmanuel TV shirts glowed like a golden sun on the horizon. They sang many songs composed by Prophet T.B. Joshua to thank God for His favour upon the congregation as well as The SCOAN ministry and all workers in the Lord’s vineyard.
As he again glorified God for the vision which brought about Emmanuel TV, ‘the Good Reporter’, the man of God, Prophet T.B. Joshua reiterated the need for all to be faithful, principled team members who do only things that will advance God’s Kingdom as well as their own human organisations. He stressed the need for believers to report untoward behaviour first to God and then to hierarchy. After reading from Psalm 12:2: “Everyone lies to their neighbour; they flatter with their lips but harbour deception in their hearts”, Prophet T.B. Joshua spent time noting that being a good reporter will lead to “being conscious of whatever you say and whatever you do” as others would certainly ‘beam a satellite on you’. To succeed as a Christian and to fulfil destiny, the man of God stressed the fact that if Christians have a friend who is weak where they are weak, it is not a productive relationship – it is not a godly relationship. Ending his message, Prophet T.B. Joshua advised all to be ready to relate with people who can report them since we all need good people to help us build our careers and realise our divine destiny.
Chris titled his message ‘WELCOME THE HOLY SPIRIT’, drawing his references from 1 Corinthians 2:12-15, Ephesians 4:30-32, Romans 8:5-6 and 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. The kernel of the message was that the Holy Spirit can only inhabit a Christian who truly opens their heart to God by avoiding every form of spiritual pollutant, such as bitterness, pain of the past, as well as envy and jealousy. Expanding on the message, Chris discussed four ways in which Christians grieve the Holy Spirit: by displaying pride, by holding a grudge, by ignoring the Holy Spirit and by forcing Him to see and hear what is opposed to His will. Chris said that the benefit of making the Holy Spirit a permanent occupant of our heart is peace of heart which surpasses any material blessing.
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