PREACHED BY APOSTLE LUKE OJIAKOR AT THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD ONITSHA ON SUNDAY 9TH DECEMBER, 2018.
HOWEVER UNDERLINE ONE FACTOR; HE IS A SPECIAL PERSON, NOT AN ORDINARY MAN. HE MAY BE YOUR OWN BROTHER OF THE SAME FATHER AND MOTHER. HE MAY EQUALLY BE A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. PLEASE TAKE OFF YOUR EYES FROM THAT RELATIONSHIP. THIS SPECIAL MESSENGER FROM GOD MAY BE YOUR HUSBAND OR HE MAY BE YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER. IF YOU DO NOT TAKE YOUR EYES OFF COMPLETELY FROM HIS FLESHLY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, YOU WILL END IT IN HAVING YOUR TESTMONY, HE IS MY BROTHER, A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FROM MY TOWN. HE IS MY TOWNSMAN. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL END AND THAT WILL BE YOUR OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH IS CONTRARY TO THE REVEALED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
***** No Deception Is of the Truth Vol.1 Preached 28th Jan.2001 Pg 69 Verses 6; 9
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SHINE YOUR EYES
1. Brethren, can we give a clap offering unto Almighty God? Is it not wonderful? Is it not great?
2. SOM: IT IS NOT KNOWING HIM THAT GIVES YOU SALVATION. IT IS WORSHIPPING HIM ACCORDING TO HIS WILL.
3. It is not knowing him that gives you salvation. It is worshipping Him according to His will and in the morning, we heard it that what He is now doing is to consolidate our Faith, our Salvation and our Assurance. So, do not ever overlook it.
4. Then Brethren, if God is still saying that many do not know Him, think about it. I ask this question, “From history, the much you have known, the much you have researched, has there been a time God came down and said, “I AM GOD” as an unseen Being, not seen by human beings?” Check Scriptures. Check the Qur’an.
5. In the Garden of Eden, He was having Fellowship with His son Adam. How was He having Fellowship with him? As a human being. He made Adam in His own image, after His likeness and we have a Message, THE IMAGE OF GOD.
6. But along the line, something happened and the man fell away and that Fellowship, that Worship was broken. Hence something went forth; God made a promise. The man that caused the fall, God made a decree on him, that the Seed of the woman will crush his head, while he himself will bruise the heel of the Son of the woman. The Seed of the woman.
7. You see; No wonder, ever since then God has been hiding. This is because, since it was a woman he came to, it must take God coming through a woman as well to fight him and to deal with him and that war has been on.
8. In short, I just imagined the scenario. It is a kind of an orchestration, a kind of drama. God is doing it and finally He will destroy him and He said, “I deal with you from My human side so that you do not melt.”
9. This is because Israel melted. When He asked Moses to call the Elders of Israel and the Israelites to come to the foot of the mountain, and that He will come down on top of the mountain and then, will speak to Moses, then the people of Israel will hear His Voice.
10. And immediately He came upon the mountain, what happened? It was filled with thick smoke, thundering, earthquake and a loud voice. Israel quaked and said, “Moses, No! We do not want. Do not ever bring us to hear from Him. Hear from Him, come and tell us, whatever you tell us, we will do.”
11. So, Moses then told them, “okay. God has come to prove you, that you obey him. He will raise a Prophet like unto Me, of your own kindred. You must obey Him.” God hiding all through. Look at the Book of Enoch. Where we just finished reading, it said in verse 16 on Page 27.
12. “This is the Son of Man who has righteousness and with whom righteousness dwells. He will reveal all the treasures of that which is secret.” (Enoch, p. 126, 3)
13. John 14:26 But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. …
Song: “The comforter has come, the comforter has come! The Holy Ghost from Heaven, the Father’s promise giv‘n; Oh, spread the tidings round wherever man is found, The Comforter has come!”
14. This Book of Enoch said “…is the Son of Man who has righteousness and with whom righteousness dwells. He will reveal all the treasures of that which is secret.””
15. And Jesus the Christ said, “The Holy Ghost.” And when this Ministry started, from the same Vessel, He said, “HOLY GHOST AND THE NECESSITY FOR HOLY GHOST BAPTISM. Holy Ghost is a man, He has mouth, He speaks, He has ears, He can hear And He hears”
16. And He has kept on saying, “Shine your eyes”. “Open your eyes.” For God has revealed Himself. Gather and grab the much you can. You hold Him tight.
17. Which God are you expecting to come again? That is why I ask this question.
18. SOM: Arise! You must open your eyes.Jacob said, “I will never let you go, unless you bless Me.” The woman told her husband, “This man of God that is passing here, we will make a space for Him, we have rooms upstairs. Let us give Him one room there.” If you receive the Son of Man, honour Him as the Son of Man and worship Him as the Mahdi, as Isa, you will receive the attendant blessings. If you worship Him as a mere man, you receive a mere man’s blessing. Yes!
19. Apostle Luke Ojiakor: Amen.
20. Brethren, even all these stories and testimonies are to help us. If you still feel He is an ordinary man, are these things artistic impressions? (Pointing at the supernatural photographs).
21. SOM: The Power of Covenant, Sunday 14th June, 2015. pg. 89 vs. 31 – 32: “ARE YOU SURE THAT THE CHRISTIANS OF TODAY WILL NOT BEG THE MUSLIMS TO ASK GOD TO SHOW THEM MERCY…” That is The Hidden Revealer, The Mahdi. This was the One who told Israel to reverence Him. (Peace be unto Him).
22. ARE YOU SURE THAT THE CHRISTIANS OF TODAY WILL NOT BEG THE MUSLIMS TO ASK GOD TO SHOW THEM MERCY FOR SCANDALIZING THEM AND BASTARDIZING THEM? BECAUSE NO GROUP OF PEOPLE BASTARDIZED ISLAM MORE THAN CHRISTIANS.
23. IT IS ONLY THE SON OF MAN… Alleluia! IT IS ONLY THE SON OF MAN THAT KNOWS WHAT ISLAM IS ALL ABOUT. LET ME HOLD MY PEACE.
24. The Message is THE POWER OF COVENANT. The Power that is in Covenant. You see why God said, “Mark them that have entered into a Covenant with you by a sacrifice.” Do you go into a Covenant empty-handedly? There is power in it. THE COVENANT MAKING GOD. There is power in it.
25. Look at the Truth revealed there. 2015! Why I have been telling you, “I know Who I am. I know My descent.” That I transcended from the pedigree of the likes of so, so and so. And I kept quiet. I said, “Do not worry. It is not My Message for now. Relax your mind. Let’s go! In the end, you will know who I am.”
26. And I told you, “I can never use a statement or a Message to introduce Myself. It is a gradual process.” Step by step. A little here, a little there.
27. ARE YOU SURE THAT THE CHRISTIANS OF TODAY WILL NOT BEG THE MUSLIMS TO ASK GOD TO SHOW THEM MERCY FOR SCANDALIZING THEM AND BASTARDIZING THEM? BECAUSE NO GROUP OF PEOPLE BASTARDIZED ISLAM MORE THAN CHRISTIANS.
28. IT IS ONLY THE SON OF MAN THAT KNOWS WHAT ISLAM IS ALL ABOUT. Why? He is the prophesied Mahdi who is always in the bosom of the Almighty God, protected by His power, surrounded by His Host of Angels. Hence, in spite of all attempts, He has remained unharmed, unruffled.
29. A dangerously hunted lamb yet He grazes undauntedly. The wind that cannot be captured with a trap. The yam that developed plumule even after it was roasted. Why? The power of the Almighty is solidly behind Him. If you murmur in your heart, He will tell you what you have muttered in your heart. The Silent Listener to every secret conversation.
30. IT IS ONLY THE SON OF MAN THAT KNOWS WHAT ISLAM IS ALL ABOUT. LET ME HOLD MY PEACE. What? As it has always been His manner. LET ME HOLD MY PEACE. IF I CALL YOU MUSLIMS NOW, EVERYBODY WILL RUN OUT. What? If I call you… MUSLIMS… If I call you… MUSLIMS…In other words, I knew I was going to raise a special blend. A special blend! They will be Christians. They will be Muslims. They will be Judaists. They will be Shinto. They will be Buddhists. THEY WILL BE EVERYTHING, BUT UNITED BY ONE MAN, ALL IN ME.
31. Brethren, do you know that those prophetic utterances by Prophet Mohammad confirmed by The Son of Man said, “The Mahdi will come to correct errors in Islam….”
32. SOM Correct Christianity, correct Judaism and bring them together. A Special Blend. Remove the differences and bring out the Reality in the three major religions, fusing them together. Who is adequate to undertake this task. Only men like ourselves, trusted by God to do this work. It is not for making money, but for delivering souls from hellfire.
33. Every day, I lay My life down for your sakes, that you might be saved. But often times, I say, “Could it be I stretched My hand to save a people that do not know the meaning of salvation, who are always misunderstanding My mission.”
34. Well, you see why the Bible said, “If you sin against the Father, you will be forgiven. You sin against the Son, you will be forgiven. But when HE, the Spirit of truth shall come, The Holy Ghost, if you sin against Him, you will never be forgiven in this world nor in the world to come.” And Prophet Mohammad prophesied, “When Mahdi will be on the scene, The Son of Man, whoever that speaks against Him MUST be punished; MUST be judged. And each time I come here, I tell you, “I am not telling you this Truth to build a hedge around Myself. God forbid.”
35. CRITICIZE ME IF YOU CAN. IT IS YOUR RIGHT. BUT I AM WARNING YOU. BE VERY CAREFUL. DO YOU KNOW THOSE THAT SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL? IF ANYTIME YOU COME WITH ME OR YOU ARE HAVING DEALINGS WITH ME IN ANY FORM OR SHAPE AND I ASK YOU WHETHER YOU KNOW ME OR WHETHER YOU KNOW THE PERSONALITY YOU ARE HAVING DEALINGS WITH, IT THEN MEANS I AM QUERYING MANY THINGS IN YOU.
36. But to those who are in the right relationship, I can jump on the roof and tell them to jump and I will be watching them to see if they will make any attempt, any little attempt, My hand will come down and pick them. I am known for that.
37. There is nobody here that knows the condition by which God will save him or her. There is nobody here who knows what he will display before the Almighty God and it becomes his righteousness.
38. IT IS ONLY THE SON OF MAN THAT KNOWS WHAT ISLAM IS ALL ABOUT. LET ME HOLD MY PEACE. IF I CALL YOU MUSLIMS NOW, EVERYBODY WILL RUN OUT. I CALL YOU CHRISTIANS, YOU WILL SAY NO. LET ME CLOSE MY MOUTH. LET US FACE REALITY
39. You mean to tell Me that this Man who made this statement does not know His mission? He does not know why He is here? He does not know what he is doing? I told you, “I signed My life in.” So, I am not only cautious, I am also meticulous because My life is involved. My family is involved, with innumerable faces that are My beloved and I am the Pilot.
40. You see why I gave you that illustration. A professional pilot who was piloting a plane in the midair announced that the plane was having a problem in the midair.
41. A lady who was in the same plane with the daughter of the pilot noticed that her friend who is the pilot’s daughter was sleeping when the announcement was made.
42. The announcement instructed that everybody should be praying because there was a problem in the aeroplane that was in midair.
43. That lady woke her friend up, who happened to be the pilot’s daughter. The girl sprang up from her sleep. She called her, “Mary!” She replied, “Yes yes what is the problem?” Her friend said, “Wake up, let us pray. The pilot announced that there is danger in the air and that we are likely to crash-land.” Mary said, “Okay. Is my daddy still in the cockpit?” The friend replied, “Yes! Very much in the cockpit.” She (Mary) gently slept. She gently slept.
44. And I have noticed this. I normally ask My children this especially My wife. Why do you feel secured whenever I am driving you in the vehicle? Even some Brethren who are conversant with Me here. I am the most reckless driver you can think of. I am not as good as you think. My son calls Me Careful-Reckless-Driver. That is what Enyinna calls Me. Daddy is a Careful-Reckless-Driver. Yet, I drive accident-free. Careful and Reckless, but My children will feel secured. My wife will even be sleeping in front.
45. Why do you feel so comfortable? Even when I say there is danger, they will be chatting and eating their groundnuts and biscuits. They do not feel they will die. Even if the vehicle will spoil, while I will be struggling to repair the vehicle, they will be busy buying some things and be eating, believing they are going home.
46. Let Me tell you, that is exactly what it should be. If you are travelling with your father and you are constantly afraid, that person is not your father. If He is your father, your protection is his priority. He cannot joke with it. Is that not true. I AM A PILOT THAT SIGNS MY LIFE IN. If there is any crash, will my life be saved? I am involved.
47. That is why I keep on telling you, “Do not ever think that I am saying all these things for saying sake.” REMEMBER, I AM THE LEADER THAT LIKES TO STAY IN FRONT. I DO NOT STAY AT THE REAR TO GIVE COMMANDS. I TAKE THE LEAD. SO I AM USED AS A MEASURING INSTRUMENT TO MEAESURE THE DEPTH OF EVERY SEA AND EVERY VALLEY, THE HEIGHT OF EVERY MOUNTAIN. I AM THE ONE.
48. SO, IF I CLIMB, FOLLOW ME. IF I DESCEND, FOLLOW ME. IF I ENTER TAXI, FOLLOW ME. THAT’S ALL AND I AM SURE MY BOAT WILL REMAIN AFLOAT UNTIL I TAKE YOU TO SAFE LANDING.
49. Archeological parchments said that one thing with followers of the Lord is that each time they are with Him, they have that air of security, that nothing in this life will harm them and it was so. In short, I am sorry for this interruption. Look at it. THE POWER OF COVENANT.
THE WORST DEATH IS SPIRITUAL DEATH, FOR THE MOMENT YOU WALK CONTRARY TO THE TRUTH, YOU DIE SPIRITUALLY. YOU ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD. YOU ARE NO MORE WALKING IN THE LIGHT THEREFORE GOD IS NO LONGER WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE NO LONGER WITH GOD. YOU HAVE BECOME GOD’S PERPETUAL ENEMY, FOR YOU ARE CAUSING THE NAME OF GOD TO BE BLASPHEMED, EVEN BY HIS ENEMIES.
Christ is the Mystery of God revealed Vol. 1 Preached 13th May , 2018 pg 24 vs 33-34.
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DOES GOD KNOW YOU ARE FOLLOWING HIM?
1. Let me just pick a few things. WHAT IS GOD TO YOU? Preached in the year 2004, Pg. 32 vs. 22.
2. SOM: Is it WHAT IS GOD TO YOU or WHO IS GOD TO YOU? It should be WHO IS GOD TO YOU? Who is God to you?
3. The God in our midst said, “My duty here and the duty of every other man of God is to espouse the people of God to their God and not to the Bible, not to any other thing. When you do that, leave them alone. That settles the matter.” And that is what he is doing. He said it even this morning.
4. Pg. 37 vs. 34 – 35. It is when you lose the revelation of He that is speaking to you and the essence of His mission that you run unto error. Sure! That is why the Word is not effective in your life… Pure Truth! …because you do not have the revelation of the Personality that is speaking in the Bride. That is why many of you today behave as if you want to renew the Bible.
5. You cannot renew the Bible. You cannot renew or bring it into effect again. Whether we like it or not, it is expired and we heard it from the Message that if the Apostle of our Day who is the Voice of God for the day tells us that the Bible has expired, surely, it has expired and we have enough reasons. Even the Bible itself lays credence to the fact that the contents have expired.
6. SOM: The Devil has deceived anybody that did not come here today. We were speaking so highly about last week’s Message. Today’s Message has surpassed that of last week.
7. Apostle Luke Ojiakor: I am saying that we have to understand, recognize He that is in our midst. Brethren, honestly with Islam, Judaism, Christianity even nature, all of them are just lifting up the Son of Man. All speaking about this same Son of Man. What reason does anybody have now to keep on doubting?
8. SOM: The Bride is holding the power that is shaking the hour. And that power is from the presence of the Almighty, embedded in the Son of Man, using you as instrument.
9. Apostle Luke Ojiakor: This Voice had been going forth right from the beginning that it is not following the Son of Man that matters. It is not following God that matters. What matters is, “Does God know you are following Him?”
10. SOM: That is the talk of the hour. Does God know that you are following Him? Are you numbered among those He has counted as His disciples?
11. Apostle Luke Ojiakor: This is a weighty statement.
12. John 16:12 – 13.
13. I have still many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them or to take them upon you or to grasp them now.
14. But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future]. Amen.
15. Any doubt again? Is it not very clear? He is the Spirit of Truth. And He said it here in the morning.
16. SOM: Any doubt as to whether the Son of Man has the power to save us from this awkward generation? If he does not have the power, who else has it? Tell Me the group that is here on earth you cannot stand up and talk about them.
17. Is it Roman Catholic? Is it Anglican? Is it Cherubim and Seraphim? Assemblies of God? What about the Pentecostals? Tell Me. If you say that you have come across a group like this, you are the greatest liar. Where did you come across it? Who is the man behind it? It does not exist.
18. You see why you are a group away from all. A special blend of people. A peculiar people. God’s own purchased possession. Children of the Kingdom. That is why when I gathered you, the Voice said, “Fear not little flock, it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you His Kingdom”. Do not fear. Amen.
19. Is the Revealed Christ Apostle Peter Odoemena Revealed to Your Heart? Pg. 49 vs. 3: In every age, He has a Name and He keeps His children together in His Name. That is why His name has always been a secret. You do not use that Name anyhow. Did we hear the warning today? Do not use it to compose songs. Do not use it except in emergency.
20. ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE REALLY BELIEVED IN THE NAME OF THE REVEALED CHRIST IN THE MIDST OF THE BRIDE? FOR THAT IS YOUR SALVATION NAME. WHAT GOD IS TRYING TO DO IS TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF FULLY TO SEE WHETHER HE CAN ATTRACT YOUR WORSHIP AT LEAST FOR ONE DAY.
21. SOM: No way!
22. God is doing everything to see whether you and I can give Him due worship. He said, “It is not just believing that He is the One but do you give Him the honour, the worship due Him, the reverence, the exaltation, the service”. This is the question.
“RICHES CAN HINDER ONE FROM KEEPING THE FAITH TO THE END. I AM SAYING THAT WEALTH AND RICHES; YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOUSES, YOUR NUMEROUS CHILDREN, EVEN THE WAY YOU BEAUTIFY YOUR HOUSES CAN CAUSE YOU NOT TO WORSHIP GOD AS YOU WERE WORSHIPPING GOD BEFORE. IT CAN MAKE YOU NOT TO BE FAITHFUL TO THE END. DO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF ONE FACT: THESE THINGS ARE TEMPORAL. THESE THINGS ARE MATERIAL. THESE THINGS HAVE NO LASTING VALUE. THEY CAN NEVER OFFER YOU ETERNAL LIFE. EVEN IF YOU OWN THIS WHOLE WORLD, ETERNAL LIFE IS NOT ATTACHED TO IT. REMEMBER THAT WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL. GOD EARLIER WARNED, SCRIPTURES BEARING WITNESS, “THAT WHICH WE ESTEEM HIGHLY IS AN ABOMINATION TO GOD.” THAT IS WHY GOD EARLIER NOTICED IT WHEN GOD SPOKE TO US CONCERNING THE HOUR, HE TOLD US AND REMINDED US THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL THE WAY WE GO ABOUT PURSUING MATERIAL POSSESSIONS”.
**** God is against them that do His Work Deceitfully vol.1 Preached 30th March, 1997 pg 21 vs 26 pp 1 & 27. And Bridal Watch Vol.6 preached 25th June, 2017 chapter 4 vs 4 -5; 14
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HINDRANCES
23. SOM: I met Dr. Onubogu of Christ Mission Ugwunabamkpa, where I went to repair My vehicle, you need to see how his members honour their GS. I was now asking, “What is in this man?” As he came down from his vehicle, over 200 elders have lined up to welcome him alongside the women with a red rug laid out for him to walk on for a distance of almost half a kilometer. As he moves, they folded the rug he had passed and laid more in front of him.
24. And I was looking at the young man, Onubogu, who was teaching Mathematics at the Inland Girls’ Secondary School. He committed crime and he was posted to Nkwelle Girls’ where he committed whoredom. He is not yet married, but he has over 200 concubines.
25. That was the man that clashed with Charles Nwobiara whose case were directed to Inland town Police, where I featured live and then humiliated him and his members. From that day, he noted Me; I saw him and I said, “No, life is useless.”
26. Go to Nkwelle and see what he is doing there. The senior brother owns too many estates at Enugu. “Onubogu”. What is he holding? Only sell of handkerchiefs, headgears, shoes, sandals and polo, everything is for sale.
27. Watch Grace of God. Watch Deeper Life. Watch all of them. Because of money, Kumuyi allowed his wife to die. Because he had not collected tithe and offering. Signal came to him through his members that Abiodun was lying half dead. He said they should take care of her and continued ministering in order to collect money. Madness! At the end, they are preparing themselves and their people for hellfire.
28. THIS IS THE STRAIT WAY, WALK YE IN IT. IT IS VERY NARROW AND IT IS THE SHORTEST CUT TO PARADISE. EVERY APIAM WAY YOU WANT TO FOLLOW MAKES YOUR JOURNEY LONGER AND YOU CAN NEVER GET THERE. I AM THE WAY. I AM THE TRUTH. I AM THE LIFE. I DO NOT SAY IT FROM A HIDEOUT.
29. BUT ONE THING IS THIS: I PERSONALLY DECIDED TO SHELVE MY PRIDE, WHICH IS MY POWER TO IDENTIFY WITH YOU IN HUMAN WEAKNESS. NO MORE. NO LESS. THE CLOUD WILL REMAIN HERE
30. Apostle Luke Ojiakor: THE REVELATION OF LATENT POWERS VOLUME 1, Preached on 17th December 2006, Pg. 98 vs. 6 – 7
31. All these years, starting from your religion to your Bible, from everything you know, things you didn’t know,… Have you heard it?
32. I have been aiming at introducing myself! Aiming at introducing myself to your hearts so that you will begin to appreciate the Personality that is talking to you.
33. Brethren, why not put your hands together. When their eyes were opened and they knew him, they worshipped him. Then those who were not following him with all their hearts departed from him.
34. I have told you that you are living in a dispensation that will terminate abruptly. I am a pilgrim. I am a stranger. One day, I will go home.What is ahead of you will never allow you to remember you have children.
35. That which hindered you from worshipping God rightly will hinder you also from getting to Paradise. If you do not handle things you see in this world as a tenant handles a house he hired, knowing that he is packing away, definitely. It will hinder you from smelling Paradise. For you can never live in pleasure and then expect to live in Paradise.
Song: This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through; My treasures are laid up, Somewhere beyond the blue; The Angels beckon me, From Heaven’s open door; and I can’t feel at home.
O Lord you know, I have no friend like you; if heaven is not my home, then Lord what will I do? The angels beckon me, from heaven’s open door; and I can’t feel at home, in this world anymore.
36. How I wish you are really acquainted with the Son of Man.
YOU MAY HAVE YOUR OWN IDEA, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. THAT IS WHY HE WARNED THAT NOBODY SHOULD POLITICIZE THESE PROMISES OF GOD BECAUSE THEY ARE REAL. I SAY THEY ARE REAL. FOR YOU TO REALIZE THE PROMISES, THE WILLINGNESS FOR YOU TO OBEY EVERY INSTRUCTION MUST BE THERE EVEN IF THE INSTRUCTION IS COUNTER TO YOUR LIFESTYLE. YOUR ABILITY TO OBEY HIM MAKES YOU A FAITHFUL STEWARD.YOUR INABILITY TO OBEY EVERY INSTRUCTION MARKS YOU OUT OF GOD’S PROMISES.YOU ARE UNRELIABLE;YOU ARE UNFAITHFUL.
**** The Seven Steps to Realizing the Promises of god preached 6th jan.2008 pg 104 vs 13. 4
STUBBORNNESS EXPLAINED
1. Brethren, we thank God for His leadership. The Almighty God started this Message February this year with “FLEE FROM IDOLS”. So the Message “FLEE FROM IDOLS” started in February and along the line, God handled Part 1, Volume 1. Volume 2, Part 1; defining idol “as that thing you are giving your allegiance to in place of Almighty God”. That thing is an idol.
2. We have physical idols. We have family gods. Then we came here, He actually bundled all of us together, flogged all of us and gave us what we merited. He showed us our true colours. COVETOUSNESS; WHICH IS IDOLATRY. He kept on moving.
3. Let me tell you. WE HAVE THAT TEACHING PRIEST. He started making everything clearer, while the Message on covetousness came to us, we were shouting and testifying that God had really cured us. He then went into some other things to consolidate our faith in him, letting us know that He is the Point of Unity for Islam, Christianity, Judaism.
4. All of a sudden, He told us here last Sunday that the Voice woke Him up and told Him that He should make haste to see if some might be saved and He asked for some more time. Last Sunday he told us that by that Sunday, He had not received any answer. We all heard it.
5. To me, it was like a big scale fell off my eyes. Stubbornness! Stubbornness which is Idolatry, and all of us are guilty of it and he said it was the last.
6. SOM: When you hear the Word of God and refuse to obey it, what do you call it? Stubbornness. If you have a better idea than God, what do you call it? Stubbornness. You find it difficult to descend to men of low estate, what do you call it? Stubbornness. When you are incorrigible, you are stubborn. You murmur and you complain, what do you call it? Stubbornness. Your refusal to change is what? Stubbornness.
7. Apostle Luke Ojiakor: I went into the Webster’s Dictionary and it says as I read how it is put down there. STUBBORN, (adjective): Refusing to change your ideas or to stop doing something. Difficult to deal with. Difficult to remove etc.
8. Unreasonably or perversely unyielding. Justifiably unyielding, resolute (suggestive or typical of a strong stubborn nature)
9. Performed or carried on in an unyielding, obstinate or persistent manner (stubborn effort)
10. Difficult to handle, difficult to manage and difficult to treat (a stubborn cold).
11. Lasting.
12. SOM: So, have you seen what idolatry means?
13. WORDS SIMILAR TO STUBBORNNESS/STUBBORN: Obstinate, adamant, adamantine, unyielding, bull-headed, dogged, hard, hardened, Unmanageable, hard-headed, Hard to deal with, hard-nosed, Head-strong, immovable, stiff-necked, Implacable, hard-hearted, implacable, Inconvincible, Unreasonable, Inflexible, which is inconsiderate, Intransigent, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ossified, pertinacious, and so on and so forth.
14. SOM: Who is free? You need Amazing Grace. It takes only God. Did I not tell you? This is the root of all evil. Whatever that will stop a man from entering Paradise is traceable to this. Now, look at My own translation. THE FEAR OF GOD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM.
15. Ecclesiastes 12:13 AMP; I want to show you the root of all bad characters. All has been heard;… Since morning, we have heard it all. Our ears have heard it all. This is the summary of all that we have been shouting here.
16. All has been heard; the end of the matter is: Fear God… Do what? He has revealed who He is. Have reverential fear of Him because that is the beginning of your wisdom, but stubborn people despise counsel.
17. Fear God [revere and worship Him,… Do what? REVERE AND DO WHAT? WORSHIP HIM. When you get home, look for the dictionary meaning of WORSHIP and REVERENCE. The Bible said in the Book of Psalms, “Holy and reverend is His Name.” [Psalms 111:9]
18. That is the Name of the Person we are having dealings with. HOLY and REVEREND. He cannot be Righteous without being Holy and without being reverenced.
19. You MUST know the meaning of worship and then check it with what you are doing.
20. You cannot say He is still hiding. Al-Mahdi is not hiding. The Son of Man was hiding, but He is no longer hiding. You can never say you do not know who He is now. Everything about human is testifying about this same man. Even Prophet Enoch testified about Him 2000 years ago.
21. All has been heard; the end of the matter is: Fear God [revere and worship Him, knowing who He is]… He is not abstract anymore. He is now real. We have seen the Reality. Nobody should be pursuing the shadow again. The Reality is Christ who has manifested Himself.
22. You cannot say He is figurative or He is this and that, or metaphor. We are talking about the Real Human Being in Whom He dwells and we have seen the picture of the man wearing the white raiment, dwelling in Him. You have seen the Godhead. You have seen the Cloud. The indisputable attributes of the Deity since the world began.
23. …and keep His commandments,… That is why the Bible said, “Obey the commandments of us, the Apostles of Christ. Apostles of Christ came and had their commandments.”
24. And the Prophet Mohammad of blessed memory said, “You cannot put new wine inside an old bottle.” You cannot expect to be going the way you were going before, thinking the way you were thinking before, behaving the way you were behaving. That is the highest form of stubbornness.
25. Refusing to change. Refusing to be flexible, to adjust to a new era. A stubborn person has no room for inflow of new knowledge. Rigid in everything. That is stubbornness. Immovable.
26. …and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man [the full, original purpose of his creation,… The Roman Catholic Catechism said, “God created us that we may know Him, love Him, worship Him and live with Him in the eternal joy in Paradise.”
27. The original purpose of God for creating man is that man should love God with all his heart, all his strength, all that is in him, love his neighbour the same way and then, worship Him [God] alone with all His heart and all that is in him so that he can dwell with God eternally.
28. You cannot love Me and be stubborn to Me. Can it be possible. Once you love Me, you obey My Word. As long as you are not obeying, you want to have your way, you are stubborn. Is it not true? That has been the guilt of man, claiming he is obeying when he is in disobedience.
29. …and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man [the full, original purpose of his creation, the object of God’s providence, and THE ROOT OF CHARACTER,… Underline it. THE ROOT OF CHARACTER. THAT IS, CHARATCTER FORMATION EMANATES FROM THE FEAR OF GOD. AND THE FEAR OF GOD BEGINS BY KNOWING WHO HE IS.
30. That is why, for you to obey me you must know who I am so as to know where the instruction is coming from. THIS IS THE ROOT OF CHARACTER. Because the fear of God is not in you, the fear of destruction is not also in you, you have nothing to do with eternal life. You are just a mocker. A joker.
31. You are just coming here for sight-seeing, hearing the Word for hearing sake, fulfilling the Bible that said, “In the last days, such people will be here. They will go to church. They will listen, but they will never obey anything they are taught, for they are stubborn, who will always like to work their own ways. They have nothing to do with God’s plans. They prefer making money to obeying God.”
32. At the end of the day, they are going to regret. They must regret at last. I told you, “Whosoever that follows Me, doubting nothing, in the end, you will confess that, ‘Surely, the Elohim dwelleth in the Son of Man.’” Has it come to pass?
33. Even prophecies I foretold ahead of time, see all of them lining up. You fulfill prophecies ignorantly, because you are fitting to God’s plans. EVERYTHING A SEED OF GOD DOES, IF HE IS IN A HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD HIS MAKER, IS FITTING TO GOD’S PLAN. IT CAN NEVER RUN CONTRARY BECAUSE NO MAN THAT HAS THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS ACCURSED. BECAUSE THERE IS NO UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IN GOD, HOW CAN HIS ACTIONS BE EVIL?
34. IS IT POSSIBLE? IT IS EVIL BECAUSE IT DID NOT SINK WELL WITH YOU DUE TO YOUR STUBBORNNESS AND UNBELIEF. UNBELIEF IS A SIGN OF STUBBORNNESS. THAT YOU DO NOT BELIEVE MEANS THAT YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA. THIS IS THE ROOT OF CHARACTER.
35. SO, YOU CAN NEVER FORM CHARACTER THAT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD WHEN THE FEAR OF GOD IS NOT IN YOU AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO GOD IS. YOU DO NOT EVEN KNOW HIS CAPABILITIES. HOW CAN CHARACTER BE FORMED? AT ANY POINT IN TIME, CHARACTER IS FORMED BY THE FEAR OF GOD OR THE DEVIL IS BEHIND IT.
36. AND ANYONE YOU YIELD YOURSELF TO AUTOMATICALLY IS THE ONE THAT WILL GOVERN YOU, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. THAT IS WHY THERE ARE TOO MANY HEATHENS HERE. PAGANS SITTING DOWN HERE, CLAPPING HANDS.
37. EACH TIME GOD MAKES A STATEMENT THAT STRIKES THEM, YOU SEE THEM CLAPPING HANDS, REJOICING FOR SALVATION THEY DO NOT HAVE, HELPING OTHERS TO WORSHIP THEIR GOD. WHAT A SHAMEFUL THING.
38. IS IT NOT DISASTROUS? THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU WILL HEAR, “MY FRIEND, PLEASE, GIVE WAY, OF COURSE YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT CROSS.” BEFORE EVER YOU STARTED COMING, YOU WERE JUST COMING LIMPING BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS, OOZING DOUBT.
39. BUT YOU SEE SOME THAT WILL COURAGEOUSLY, WHETHER WITH THE FRONT SIDE OR THE BACK SIDE HE HAS ENTERED AND SUCH PEOPLE WILL BE CROSSING EFFORTLESSLY.
40. It is not based on wearing suits. It will not also come to you based on your ability to tie wrappers. It is equally not based on smartness, because there must be a day of reckoning.
41. No matter the way you stay in your school, you must pass out. Will you remain there till eternity? There are number of years you will stay, you will voluntarily carry your belongings and go away.
42. Bro Ojiakor, one more statement before I call it a day.
43. Apostle Luke Ojiakor: DO NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF A STRANGER, FOR THAT IS THE ROOT OF IDOLATRY. DO NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF A STRANGER.
44. SOM: A stranger is one who is operating outside the Spirit of Christ, but still in our midst and these are the people that stir up rebellion against the Truth and God said, “They MUST be utterly destroyed.” Strangers make inciting statements and hide their faces between their legs. Yes!
45. Apostle Luke Ojiakor: reading “Blame Yourself and not God / Do not Follow the Voice Of A Stranger”, Preached on 30th September 2007 by The Almighty God, The Son of Man. Pg. 96 vs. 6 – 7
46. WHO IS A STRANGER? A stranger is a temporary resident in a Family, who has nothing but his own interest to protect. That’s why we keep on saying, “As selfish as a stranger.” Nobody is as selfish as a stranger. Pure truth!
47. Nobody is as stingy as a stranger. For a stranger does everything to make profit. Pure truth!
48. If he respects you, bows down before you, it is to receive something from you.
49. A stranger works for his belly, to satisfy his wants only. As long as he is a temporary resident, he knows that one day he will leave. So, he will try to amass as much benefits as he can within the period he is allowed to stay.
50. Remain blessed sir! That’s a stranger. Amen.
51. A stranger is one that does not obey the Word of God. A stranger is not an unbeliever. He will believe but he will not obey. Sure! So, he is like the Devil that believes God and trembles instead of obeying God.
52. He will believe but he will not obey. For if he says he does not believe, he will be identified immediately.
53. If you watch your maid-servants, they can hardly obey you. Talk to them but immediately you leave the house, they will say waka to you… If you come back and ask her why she didn’t do what you told her to do, she will say that she forgot, “I am sorry” She knows what she is doing.
54. …They will do that which they purposed to do. No maid will stand before the mistress to say, “I will not do it!” She will only be waiting until you go out. After all; after giving instructions, you will still go out. Do you know what will happen in the house when you are away? She may even carry your soup and pour it into the gutter. I am telling you the truth.
55. Watch a stranger; he is a believer once the Message is going on, he makes a lot of noise confirming the Message but he does not mean it with his heart. That’s a stranger.
56. What is his voice? He is the one that injects poison into the minds of Brethren. He is the one that discourages others not only from paying attention but also from practicing the Message. That’s a stranger. … That’s what? A stranger.
57. On this note, we draw the curtain for today’s service. Wherever you are going, may the good LORD who met you today lead you home safely, for His Name’s sake. GIVE YOURSELF A NAME.