Exclusive to the Great Family of the Son of Man: –“Abraham’s Family” Preached During the Night Altar of Monday 18th May 2020 @ The Bridal Lodge, Nsugbe Anambra State, Nigeria By APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA The Son of Man THE FATHER OF ALL SPIRITS
I AM THE DOOR. As many as will come in through me will find rest. We that have believed have already entered into our rest and that rest is such that whoever that has entered will stop from works. When you enter into the promised rest, your works will stop. God will now take over. The spirit now takes over. Finish! You are now at rest. God is with us. That is a sure sign that the imaginary God has been born as a
human being. He is now with us and the Scriptures said that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Alpha and the Omega. Is it true? Amen.
I AM THE DOOR; Preached on Sunday 12th February 2012 at the Household of God, Onitsha; Pg. 78 vs. 60– 61
1
HOW CAN GOD FORSAKE HIS ELECT? [1]
Now, temptation comes in different forms. Let us look at this man, Saint Paul, in his own day. Let us look at the way his own temptation came to him.
2. Galatians chapter 4 verse 14. King James version first. [14]And my temptation which was in my flesh…Did it say, “In my spirit?”…ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.KJV Amen.
3. Do you know the temptation that was in his flesh? A time came when Saint Paul became almost blind. His eyes became a problem to him, to the point that he could not read and he could not walk about.
4. What did he do? He went into prayers. The Lord said,“Paul, I have heard your prayers. MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU. Did you hear the reply? MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT.
5. God did not say, “Receive your sight.” He did not say, “Touch your eyes, and you will see.”Rather, He said, “Saint Paul, I have heard your plea. I allowed it to be there. There is no man of God without one infirmity or the other.”
6. The Lord will allow it to be there so that he [the man of God] will know that he has not attained immortality. Did you get the Message?
7. If God will remove all infirmities from a man of God, he will not remember he is mortal again.
8. AS LONG AS YOU ARE HERE EATING MORTAL FOOD YOU ARE A MORTAL MAN. AS LONG AS YOU ARE WEARING MORTAL DRESS YOU ARE A MORTAL MAN. Am I making sense?
9. You are having all the troubles other mortal men are having. You are living in the same world with them and passing through the same experience. But one thing is different. You are a peculiar fellow. You are a peculiar fellow.
10. That is why, in all situations, we are never the worst hit, for God regards all we are passing through here as our own testing.
11. He said, “Do not expect that you will be pursued from one place to another.” Whatever you are passing through now is your own persecution. Your own is called SPIRITUAL SQUEEZE. Amen.
12. Galatians 4:14, King James version. [14]And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. KJV. Even as who? Christ Jesus. Even as who? Christ Jesus.
13. In spite of that bodily infirmity, they did not say, “I think he said he is apostle. I think he is healing the sick. I think he is commanding things to happen. Why is he always complaining of sickness? Why is he having this? Why is he having that?”
14. Maybe you do not know that Jesus was once sick. Maybe you do not know that Jesus was once weak, and he was once hungry.
15. It was hunger that made him to buy bread.He was eating bread and fish even along the street. He was eating it by the sea shore.
16. Luke 24:41 – 43 ” [41]And while [since] they still could not believe it for sheer joy and marveled, He said to them, Have you anything here to eat?[42]They gave Him a piece of broiled fish, [43]And He took [it] and ate [it] before them.KJV
17. John 21:9 – 12“[9]When they got out on land (the beach), they saw a fire of coals there and fish lying on it [cooking], and bread. [10] Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish which you have just caught. [11]So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, 153 of them; and [though] there were so many of them, the net was not torn.
18. [12] Jesus said to them, Come [and] have breakfast. But none of the disciples ventured or dared to ask Him, Who are You? because they [well] knew that it was the Lord. AMP
19. He walked and became weak. Then, He entered a boat and slept off.
At a time, He was too hungry and he entered a corn field. He went in and plucked corn, heaped fire and began to roast corn.
20. [Mark 2:23 – 28] ”[23]One Sabbath He was going along beside the fields of standing grain, and as they made their way, His disciples began to pick off the grains. [24]And the Pharisees said to Him, Look! Why are they doing what is not permitted or lawful on the Sabbath? [25]And He said to them, Have you never [even] read what David did when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were accompanying him?— [26]How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was the high priest, and ate the sacred loaves set forth [before God], which it is not permitted or lawful for any but the priests to eat, and [how he] also gave [them] to those who were with him?[27]And Jesus said to them, The Sabbath was made on account and for the sake of man, not man for the Sabbath; [28]So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”KJV
21. At a time, it was too much that he beckoned on Phillip, “Phillip do you have any little fish or bread? Do you have any with you there?”
22. Mark 6:37 – 38 “[37] But He replied to them, Give them something to eat yourselves. And they said to Him, Shall we go and buy 200 denarii [about forty dollars] worth of bread and give it to them to eat? [38]And He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they [had looked and] knew, they said, Five [loaves] and two fish. [Matthew 14:16 – 20;Luke 9:13-17] KJV
23. At a time, He was in penury. He had not even a kobo, to the point that he could not even pay his own foreigner’s tax to enable him enter for preaching.
He called Peter and said,“Peter, since there is no money, go to that big fish.”
24. [Matthew 17:24 – 27]”[24] When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the half shekel [the temple tax] went up to Peter and said, Does not your Teacher pay the half shekel? [25] He answered, Yes. And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him [about it] first, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly rulers collect duties or tribute—from their own sons or from others not of their own family?
25. [26]And when Peter said, From other people not of their own family, Jesus said to him, Then the sons are exempt. [27]However, in order not to give offense and cause them to stumble [that is, to cause them to judge unfavorably and unjustly] go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find there a shekel. Take it and give it to them to pay the temple tax for Me and for yourself.” KJV
26. That big fish is a human being. A big fish does not mean any other thing. Peter never entered any river. He said, “Go there. Open his mouth and get some money.”
27. To show you that he [Jesus] is a human being, he lacked something he will use for movement. Yet, He is the Almighty.
He went to beg for a colt from a poor man. He said, “Peter go! Tell the man that the Master has need of it.” The Master has need of it.
28. [Matthew 21:1 – 3] ”[1]AND WHEN they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead, [2]Saying to them, Go into the village that is opposite you, and at once you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie [them] and bring [them] to Me. [3]If anyone says anything to you, you shall reply, The Lord needs them, and he will let them go without delay.” KJV
29. Oh! God can have need. God can have need. There is no man of God that does not have need.
30. Look at this man. The temptation that was in the flesh. The flesh was troubling him so much. That was why he said, “I am longing for the day I will leave this flesh, this pest house. Away from this house I will be at home with my immortal body that will not die again, which is the completeness of our salvation.”
31. 2 Corinthians 5:1 – 4”[1] FOR WE know that if the tent which is our earthly home is destroyed (dissolved), we have from God a building, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. [2]Here indeed, in this [present abode, body], we sigh and groan inwardly, because we yearn to be clothed over [we yearn to put on our celestial body like a garment, to be fitted out] with our heavenly dwelling,
32. [3] So that by putting it on we may not be found naked (without a body). [4]For while we are still in this tent, we groan under the burden and sigh deeply (weighed down, depressed, oppressed)—not that we want to put off the body (the clothing of the spirit), but rather that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal (our dying body) may be swallowed up by life [ after the resurrection]. AMP
33. Although he was doing everything he was taking his time to make sure that he will not be a castaway, after helping others into the kingdom of heaven. Yet, he [Paul] was Christ revealed in that day. The Angel Messenger of that day. Amen.
34. What am I saying? THERE IS NO MAN OF GOD THAT IS IMMUNE FROM TROUBLE. All the prophets were God. Yet, human beings were pursuing them about. Was it not human beings that killed Jesus Christ?The difference was that he resurrected.
35. What can you say about Paul? Human beings beheaded him. Human beings beheaded Peter, beheaded even saint Stephen and all of them. Some were fed to lions. Amen.
36. HEAR ME VERY WELL. AS LONG AS WE ARE STILL IN THIS WORLD DEATH RULES OVER THE FLESH. Am I making sense?
37. That is why William Braham died. When his time was over, he died in a motor accident like others. Am I making sense at all? That became the trial of his faith. Amen. Good! I am coming to something.
38. Galatians chapter 4 verse 14.[14]And [yet] although my physical condition was [such] a trial to you, you did not regard it with contempt,…
39. You did not regard my physical condition with contempt. You did not ridicule me. You did not cajole me. You did not sneer at me. You did not say, “I think he is God. Let him save himself.”
40. When they hanged Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary, they said, “Now, saviour, save yourself.”
41. Luke 23:36 – 39”[36]The soldiers also ridiculed and made sport of Him, coming up and offering Him vinegar (a sour wine mixed with water) [37]And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, save (rescue) Yourself [ from death]. [38]For there was also an inscription above Him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew: This is the King of the Jews. [39]One of the criminals who was suspended kept up a railing at Him, saying, Are You not the Christ (the Messiah)? Rescue Yourself and us [ from death]!Amen. AMP
42. They thought the Lord had forsaken him. HOW CAN GOD FORSAKE HIS ELECT? Before their eyes, He rose.HE IS RISEN AGAIN. Amen.
43. Pay attention! When they begin to wag their mouths, do not give them any ear. Are you getting what I am saying? You know who you are. You know where you are heading to. You know whose shoes you are wearing. You know the man you are lining behind. Amen.
44. THE JUST MUST BE VINDICATED. THE JUST MUST BE VINDICATED.
45. [14]And [yet] although my physical condition was [such] a trial to you, you did not regard it with contempt, or scorn and loathe and reject me; but you received me as an angel of God, [even] as Christ Jesus [Himself]!AMP Amen.
46. Remember whathe [Paul] said to the Thessalonians church. When they heard the Word of God from Saint Paul and others, they never received the Word as the words of mere men, but as the Words of God, which indeed was what the Word was all about. And it worked effectually[effectively] in them that received the Word as the Word of God and not the words of mere men.
47. 1 Thessalonians 2:13”And we also [especially] thank God continually for this, that when you received the message of God [which you heard] from us, you welcomed it not as the word of [mere] men, but as it truly is, the Word of God, which is effectually at work in you who believe [ exercising its superhuman power in those who adhere to and trust in and rely on it]. AMP
48. THE WAY YOU RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF WHOEVER HE SENDS DETERMINES THE WAY IT WILL WORK IN YOU. IF IT IS THE WORD OF A MERE MAN, A MERE MAN WILL DO NOTHING MORE THAN A MERE MAN. AMEN.
49. THE POWER OF GOD IS IN HIS WORD. THE POWER OF GOD IS EMBEDDED IN HIS WORD. GOD CAN BYPASS EVERYTHING, BUT NOT HIS WORD. HE CAN BYPASS YOUR PRAYER, BUT HE CANNOT BYPASS HIS WORD.
50. GOD WILL ANSWER YOUR PRAYER IF HE WANTS TO ANSWER. IF HE DOES NOT WANT TO ANSWER, WILL YOU KILL HIM? HE ANSWERS WHEN HE WANTS TO ANSWER. AMEN.
51. SONG: [I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY. I will never be tired. Will you continue to pray? I will never be wearied. I WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH. I will never be tired. I will continue to watch. I will never be wearied. I WILL CONTINUE TO WAIT. I will never be tired. I will continue to wait. I will never be wearied.]
52. ALLELUIA! We are continuing. I hope you are still with Me. No sleep. I say, No sleep Amen.
53. Galatians 4:14. [14]But even though my sickness was revolting to you, you didn’t reject me and turn me away. …
54. You can imagine the level of sickness in the man of God, the Angel Messenger of their age. Although my sickness lasted long, and was a crisis, yet, you never forsook me.
55. Some were praying that he should die, but there were those attached to him, those that were strongly attached to him, dedicated to him, devoted to him and committed to him.
56. They rallied round. They said, “How art the mighty fallen? It will never happen.” Some were even wishing that they could exchange their own lives for Saint Paul.
57. THE SAME THING IS EVEN HAPPENING IN THIS MINISTRY. I KNOW THEM. AND I KNOW THEY KNOW THAT I KNOW EVERYTHING. AND THEIR LABOUR OF LOVE IN CHRIST CAN NEVER GO UNREWARDED.
58. THAT IS WHY THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THIS FAMILY. THEY WILL REMAIN MEMBERS OF THIS FAMILY. ALTHOUGH AWAY FROM HERE, BUT AT HOME WITH US, FOR MY EYES SEE THEM EVERY MINUTE. TILL ETERNITY, NOBODY FROM THEIR FAMILY WILL GET LOST, FOR I WILL REMEMBER THEIR LABOUR. AMEN. ALLELUIA!
59. I told you that a day is coming, when if I keep on waiting and waiting and nobody is repenting; nobody is changing, I will take My Family and go home, and reveal the mystery.
60. Knowing that I have prepared them, I will finish the work with them. The same thing with my family’s annex. I will wrap the whole thing up and go away.
61. If you want to drag Me to court, drag Noah to court. Am I making sense? Drag Noah to court. Drag Lot to court. Drag Rahab to court. I do not care. Amen.
62. Am I the onethat dressed a frog in coat? Am I the cause of the long mouth of the shrew?
63. What I am saying is that, of my own, I can do nothing. It is all by the Grace of God. I am being upheld by the Grace of God.
64. I can now see why you did not record it in the morning. You did not want to take half bread. Amen. Be seated.
65. INCLUDE TO THIS FAMILY IMMEDIATELY. INCLUDE THESE TWO NAMESHERE: [1] PASTOR THOMAS EZE AND THE FAMILY [2] DEACON CHIBUKO EGWUATU AND THE FAMILY.
66. Let us continue. Watch the temptation. The other one said temptation that was upon Paul.
67. I SAID TEMPTATION COMES IN DIFFERENT FORMS. IT CAN COME IN FROM OF HARDSHIP. IT CAN COME IN FORM OF SICKNESS. THEY ARE ALL TESTINGS. THEY ARE ALL TRIALS SO THAT YOU WILL LEARN TO BE PATIENT DURING TRIALS AND STAND UP DURING TEMPTATIONS.
68. WHEN IT BECOMES TOO STRONG, YOU DO WHAT? STAND UP! YOU LIFT UP YOUR HOLY HANDS AND YOU BEGIN TO PRAY. INVOKE THE POWERS CONFERRED ON YOU BY THE ALMIGHTY GOD AS A CHILD OF GOD FOR WHEN HE COMMISSIONED YOU, HE SAID, “LO I GIVE YOU AUTHORITY.” AM I MAKING SENSE?
THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF ALL THINGS, WHO IS THE ONE? HE THAT IS ARRIVING WITH THE CLOUD AROUND HIM. OH NO! THE A AND Z, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF EVERYTHING, THE GATE, THE DOOR, THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA. THE GREATEST GIFT GOD HAS GIVEN TO THIS GENERATION IS THE SON OF MAN.
I AM THE DOOR; PREACHED ON SUNDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2012 AT THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD, ONITSHA; PG. 81 VS. 2
2
HOW CAN GOD FORSAKE HIS ELECT? [2]
Let us go to Mark chapter 16 verse 16 through 19. King James version. Bring it![16]He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
2. [17]And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;… In My name shall they do what? …cast out devils;they shall speak with new tongues;
3. [18]They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
4. [19]So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.KJV
5. Who withdrew this authority? Lo I give you authority. Immediately He finished giving them the authority he vanished into air.
6. Living Bible. [16]Those who believe and are baptized will be saved. But those who refuse to believe will be condemned.
7. [17] “And those who believe shall use my authority… They use what? MY AUTHORITY.…to cast out demons, and they shall speak new languages.
8. Have you now believed? After explaining the whole thing, He asked them a question, “Do you now believe?” They said, “LORD, I believe.”
9. SONG:[LORD I believe. LORD I believe. All things are possible. LORD I believe. God is a Man. God is a Man. All things are possible. God is a Man. God is a Man. The LORD is here. The LORD is here. All things are possible. The LORD is here.]
10. [18]They will be able even to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them; and they will be able to place their hands on the sick and heal them.”
11. [19]When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at God’s right hand.
12. Amen. The Resurrected Body. Lift up your eyes and see whether you can behold the Elect One. One that is always sitting at the Right hand of Majesty
13. Galatians 4:14. [14]But even though my sickness was revolting to you, you didn’t reject me and turn me away. It was repulsive. Maybe it came to a point where he was even stinking. Yet, all his adherents rallied round him.
14. SONG:[In life or in death He will still be my God. In life or in death He will still be my God. Whosoever the LORD loves, He will love him forever. In life or in death He will still be my God.]
15. … No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an Angel from God or even Jesus Christ himself. LB
16. Look at Job when he was facing his own trial and testing with putrefying sores. His friends ran away. His wife ran away. They became blasphemers. They started accusing him, saying that he was suffering because he was a sinner.
17. He maintained his ground,“I am not a sinner. I am wrapped in His righteousness. I am wrapped in His holiness. I can stand to that and attest to that.”
18. “Though worms eat up my flesh, one thing is sure to me. In the end, I will live and my eyes will see the Holy One standing upon this earth, judging the world.
19. Job 19:25 – 27”[25]For I know that my Redeemer and Vindicator lives, and at last He [the Last One] will stand upon the earth. [26]And after my skin, even this body, has been destroyed, then from my flesh or without it I shall see God, [27]Whom I, even I, shall see for myself and on my side! And my eyes shall behold Him, and not as a stranger! My heart pines away and is consumed within me. AMP
20. SO THERE IS NO MAN OF GOD THAT IS INSULATED FROM ALL THESE TYPE OF THINGS. TRIALS IN THE FLESH.
21. Look at Saint Paul, “If He is God, why is he suffering? He is God. Yet, he is even suffering wants, complaining of food and complaining of shelter. If he is God’s messenger, why is he living in a rented apartment, paying rent? God paying rent.”
22. THIS IS BECAUSE IGNORANCE IS A DELIBERATE INJURY, A CALCULATED MISFORTUNE AND A SELF-INFLICTED INJURY. ONCE YOU HARDEN YOUR HEART THAT YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE, YOU WILL REMAIN IGNORANT.
23. That is why Saint Paul told them and said, “If anyone be ignorant of the truth, let him remain ignorant.”If you want to remain ignorant, it is because you want to be ignorant. Period!
24. BUT AS FOR US, WE HAVE NO CUSTOM, NO OTHER GOD AND NO OTHER TRADITION THAN WHAT I AM LAYING DOWN HERE.
25. Galatians 4:14. [14]But even though my sickness was revolting to you, you didn’t reject me and turn me away. No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an Angel from God or even Jesus Christ himself. LB
26. [14]And even though my illness was a trial to you…What?And even though my illness was a trial to you…
27. Begin to estimate the level of illness. It was not a light one, he was near unto death. He said it. And I will show you that one.
28. …you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself. NIV
29. Alleluia! They did not run away. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
30. [14]But even though my physical condition was a great trial to you… Alleluia! …you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you received me as you would an angel from heaven; you received me as you would Christ Jesus. GNBAlleluia!
31. You can see what trial is; and what temptation is. When you see temptation,begin to see it from the point of testing your faith, testing your ground to know whether you will lose your ground or lose your conviction like the wife of Job who came and said, “Curse God and die.”
32. And he [Job] said, “You are talking like one of these silly women. How do you accuse me of being a sinner because of this minor sickness? Will I take good things from the Lord and this type of torment comes and I will not take it? No! After receiving the goodness of the Lord and this one comes, I will receive it also, for the Lord God Almighty knows why He permitted it to come to me.”
33. Job 2:9 – 10 “[9]Then his wife said to him, Do you still hold fast your blameless uprightness? Renounce God and die! [10]But he said to her, You speak as one of the impious and foolish women would speak. What? Shall we accept [only] good at the hand of God and shall we not accept [also] misfortune and what is of a bad nature? In [spite of] all this, Job did not sin with his lips. AMP
34. Little did they know that God was the one that permitted the devil [Satan] to go and test Job. The same way, God was the one that tested Saint Paul. The Bible recorded that God sent angel of death to come and test me so he was near unto death.
35. Job 2:6 – 7 “[6]And the Lord said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life. [7]So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with loathsome and painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. AMP
36. Yet, Saint Paul never blasphemed God, he was constantly giving God the glory.
I AM HE
37. Apostle Ojiakor came here, risking his life and that of his children twice for my sake. The first day, he saw something that astonished him. When he heard My Voice, he taught it was all over.
38. So, he came and the Lord wanted to blind him more, for he trusted in his knowledge as a medical doctor of repute. He also trusted in his equipment.
39. Now, this time around, first testing he saw the whole thing: 122/82mmHg [of blood pressure measurement]. He shouted, “Praise the Lord.” My wife was jubilating. I was also happy. But I laughed.
40. I remember I told him last time when he filled one foolscap sheet. He wrote many things that I should test. I handed it over to Wisdom. I bent low and I said, “Bro Ojiakor, I HOPE YOU HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN WHO I AM. That was before his son Joe, a medical student.
41. When he tested my heart, it was stable and normal. He tested my pulse, and it was stable and normal. The whole thing disproved the blood pressure.
42. He was surprised, going by the blood pressure and with the way it was rising. And whenever the blood pressure sees them, the thing will rise continuously [nonstop] until they will run away.
43. The blood pressure will be increasing continuously, moving up and up until they will run away, even when I am calm. Then they ran away the first day.
44. On the second day, they came. First testing, 122/82mmHg. And they rejoiced. I said, “Try it again.” He tried it and was surprised to get 130/90. I said, “No! Try it the third time.” He tried it the third time and got a bigger surprise. 140/100!
45. My wife knelt down. He was looking with amazement. I said, “No no no! Try it the fourth time, maybe you made a mistake. He said Ok.
46. He tried it the fourth time. What was in Me pulled the thing to the extent that the battery [of the sphygmomanometer] died and the light went off. The thing wasted the life in the batteries. Six batteries died at the same time.
47. I said, “Ok, try the other one.” He brought another one, and that one became worse. I then said, “Ok, go and eat. Maybe, by the time you finish eating, when you will be going, you will try it again.”
48. He accepted it, nodding his head, shaking, kneeling down, begging Me, and suggesting many more tests when I have not even done one. He was explaining the need for Me to undergo those tests. I said, “Ok. I have heard you sir. Go and eat first.”
49. At the end of the day, he came back again before they will go. And I said, “Try it again.” He tried it again and tried not to express his surprise, he said, “Anyway, no problem.” I then said, “Sir, you can go. You have tried. It will calm down. It will calm down.”
50. Then he presented his in-law’s case. I said, “Ok, I have heard you. You know what I told you and your wife? Relax your mind. I do not want it to bring quarrel between you and your wife, for no man can do it but God.
51. I told you where the thing is. Your father in-law forgot it. Your mother in-law knew it not, none of the children knows exactly what is happening. And I said ahead of time that you must beg for God to stop this man.
52. Look at what happened. The mother did it. Look at the reason. I made it public. Now, it is trying to bring trouble between you and your family, go home. Do not go there. And do not even listen to your wife. God will hear your prayers. Go!
53. He left on Saturday. On Sunday, the burden was lifted. His father in-law slept. Did you hear what is happening?
54. Then, when I called Sister, I reminded her of the case of Pastor Dan’s father and the case of Deacon Mike Emmanuel’s mother. Those people that initiated themselves into that nonsense. And all the native doctors ran away. Whoever that tries will run away. Some even died.
55. The matters came to Me. And the Lord just told them to go, “Bro Mike, nobody should enter that room until it is 4pm. Once it is 4pm just open the door.” They opened the door, and the hand fell. That’s all.
56. To Pastor Dan Nwadike, I said, “Pastor Dan, go and tell your people. Let them take whatever they want to take and consult your elders. Somebody must come with three gunshots on that day. At the last gunshot, your father will give up.”
57. They did as I said. They went there. First gunshot, second, third, he slept. THAT THEY MIGHT BELIEVE THAT I AM HE. Amen. THE FINAL DECIDER.
58. YET, I AM THE MOST COMPASSIONATE, THE MOST LOVING, THE MOST UNDERSTANDING AND THE MOST TOLERANT. Are you with me? Do I ride on? Ok.
YOU ARE THE FOUNDATION OF PARADISE. I AM TELLING YOU GOD’S TRUTH. FOR YOU SAKE THE ALMIGHTY CAME DOWN. HE THAT HAS REMAINED INVISIBLE BECAME VISIBLE, EVEN IN YOUR MIDST, TAKING YOUR FORM. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT WISE AT THIS CLOSEST HOUR WILL DOUBT IT. WHAT IS MY GREATEST JOY? EVERY MAN MUST GO THE WAY HE IS ORDAINED.
GOD OVERHAULING FAMILIES VOL. 2; PREACHED ON SUNDAY 21ST JULY 2013 AT THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD, ONITSHA; PG. 68 VS. 53
3
TIME FOR FINAL SELECTION [1]
We have seen that those who believed in saint Paul strongly were committed to him as Christ, as Angel Messenger. In spite of the horrifying sickness, they never ran away.
2. There, they manifested the real love for their Guide, Instructor and Saviour, for he was the one that was sent to open their eyes, turn them from darkness to light, from idols to the living God that their sins might be forgiven and that they might have the hope of eternal life.
3. Is this man not too important? Is he not a highly cherished man? Who will cherish him? Only the Elect of God in his day, for we are having two different odours.
4. WE HAVE THE AROMA OF DEATH TO ANYBODY WHO IS BOUND TO PERISH. WE HAVE THE AROMA OF LIFE TO ONE WHO IS DESTINED TO ETERNAL LIFE.
5. IF YOU ARE DESTINED TO ETERNAL LIFE, IN LIFE OR IN DEATH YOU WILL EMBRACE THE SON OF MAN. IN SICKNESS, EVEN IF HE IS SMELLING, YOU WILL PREFER TO SMELL WITH HIM.
6. BUT IF YOU ARE DESTINED TO HELL, WHEN THE GOING IS GOOD YOU ARE WITH HIM, BUT WHEN THE GOING BECOMES ROUGH YOU RUN AWAY. TRUE OR FALSE?
7. IF HE ENTERS INTO CALAMITY YOU WILL BE REJOICING. YOU WILL HAVE YOUR SPECIAL NUMBERS AND YOU WILL DANCE AS NEVER BEFORE. BUT WHEN GOD GIVES HIM VICTORY, YOU WILL RECOIL.
8. WHEN GOD BLESSES HIM WITH ANYTHING GOOD, YOU CAN HARDLY HEAR CONGRATULATIONS. BUT IF SORROWS WILL COME, YOU WILL BE NUMBER ONE TO COME AND KNOW, JUST TO CONFIRM THAT IT IS TRUE.
9. They do not come for any other thing, but to confirm whether it is true,“So this thing can happen to Him at last? That is what he deserves.”
10. BUT THE REAL FOLLOWERS, ARDENT BELIEVERS WHO VOWED THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO HIM ARE IMMOVABLE. AND I KNOW THEM.
11. You see, if I forget everything, I would not forget the role Pastor Thomas played when I had trouble at Mbaise. And the role he played again when My wife had a serious motor accident.
12. Pastor Thomas stood behind Me with this our Brother Chika from the beginning to the end. Even till today, Pastor Thomas is still there without complaining. I hope I am making sense?
13. And I go out with him from time to time. And Brethren doff their hats for him. You can hardly believe that he is a married man with children when we go out. And he does not complain. He does not murmur. Always encouraging.
14. I remember when the vehicle spoiled and he wanted to carry the load on his head. I said, “Do not do it.” I touched the vehicle and it started again. We continued.
15. There are too many others I am grafting into this Family. Notable among them is Deacon David, together with all these boys that are helping this Ministry. I hope I am making sense.
16. You know them at post office. All of them there, starting from Pastor Chizoba, Agabus and that boy, Chibuenyi. They are there. I hope you are following Me.
17. I know those that are in distant places. Prominent among them is Pastor Obinna of Port Harcourt. One-man riot squad. A man who is not tired by day or by night, readily accepting instructions, always doing it as THUS SAITH THE LORD, ready to fight everybody that will hinder him from doing it, because Daddy has said. Amen!!!
18. THIS IS THE TIME FOR FINAL SELECTION. I SAID MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT COMPEL ME TO BE SELECTIVE, FOR IT HAS BEEN MY PLAN TO CARRY ALL OF YOU ALONG, BUT SEEING THE WAY YOU ARE GOING, YOU WILL COMPEL ME TO BE SELECTIVE. AMEN.
19. WHAT AM I DOING? I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING. I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING. LAST SUNDAY YOU SAW THE PHOTOGRAPH.
20. I AM THE SUPREME INTELLIGENCE. I AM THE PRESIDING SUPREME JUDGE STANDING IN THE STEAD OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD, CONFERRED WITH ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH, BLESSING ANYBODY I WANT TO AND SENDING AWAY ANYBODY I DO NOT WANT. NO MAN CAN IMPOSE ANYBODY ON ME. AMEN.
21. Do not forget the topic: TEMPTATION(TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH) 1st Timothy chapter 6 verse 9. [9]But people who long to be rich soon begin to do all kinds of wrong things to get money, things that hurt them and make them evil-minded and finally send them to hell itself.LB
22. Repeat![9]But people who long to be rich soon begin to do all kinds of wrong things to get money…
23. Now, when they said that thosethat want to be rich will enter into temptation, who is tempting them? Their desire to become rich. The crave for materialism will compel them to do anything. Whether wrong, they do not care. They will stop at nothing.
24. [9]But people who long to be rich soon begin to do all kinds of wrong things to get money,things that hurt them and make them evil-minded and finally send them to hell… Finally do what?… Send them to hell itself. LB
25. See the destination of such people who are all out to carry out all their wishful desires, who said they will stop at nothing until they become millionaires. Look at where they are ending it.
26. So be very careful about the desire. Watch your desires. In the morning, I told you to be careful about the D’s: DESIRE, DESIRE, DESIRE, DECEIT, DESIRE, DECEIT.
27. DESIRE WILL DRAW YOU AWAY. DESIRE WILL PULL YOU AWAY. WHERE IS IT LEADING YOU TO? DESTRUCTION. WRONG DESIRE.
28. [9]But those who crave to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish (useless, godless) and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction and miserable perishing.AMP
29. Amen. That is the much I will take from there. Pay attention. Are you tired of listening to Me? Amen. We are in our home. I say, we are in our home.
30. Now, all that passed through those trials, what energized them? What was their strength? We will go to something.
31. Let us go the Book of Hebrews chapter 12 verse 2 through 11. Living Bible and Amplified only.
32. [2]Keep your eyes on Jesus, our leader and instructor. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his…
33. You see the reason for patience. The reason for patience. Pay attention! He was willing to die because of the joy that was set before him. The coveted Crown.
34. …he was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterwards; and now he sits in the place of honour by the throne of God.
35. [3]If you want to keep from becoming fainthearted and weary,think about his patience as sinful men did such terrible things to him. …
36. He endured all trial of His faith. Testing! You can call it persecution in your own day. You can call it temptation. Something that will cause you to deny your Faith in Christ.
37. Let him be your example, when people will begin to buffet you about and begin to do terrible things to you. Unimaginable things! More especially, your friends who go to the same Fellowship with you. You call them Brethren. You say, “Remain blessed” to them.
38. WHEN THEY BEGIN TO MANIFEST THOSE HURTFUL FEELINGS THEY ARE HAVING AGAINST YOU, BEAR ALL OF THEM WITH JOY BECAUSE OF WHAT AWAITS YOU. IN GOOD FAITH, SET ALL OF THEM AT NAUGHT AND CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY.
39. YOU KNOW THAT THE AIM IS TO GET YOU DEFILED AND TO DISTRACT YOUR ATTENTION. A DIVERSIONARY ACTION YOU ARE NOT READY TO TOLERATE.
40. CONTINUE YOUR WAY. DO NOT HATE THEM. LOVE THEM THE MORE, KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE KNOWN THEIR FATE, BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW THEIR FATE.
41. Is there any need firing a gunshot on somebody that is already condemned to death? Leave him! Somebody that is already sentenced to hell. Is there any need answering back? You know where he is heading to. Period!
42. AND YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE HEADING TO. THE AIM IS TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION SO THAT YOU WILL NOW FOLLOW HIM OR HER AND PERISH TOGETHER.
43. ANYBODY THAT IS GOING TO HELL KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT IS HEADING TO HEAVEN. THE DEVIL KNOWS WHO A REAL CHILD OF GOD IS. I AM TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
44. [4]After all, you have never yet struggled against sin and temptation until you sweat great drops of blood.
45. [5]And have you quite forgotten the encouraging Words GOD SPOKE TO YOU HIS CHILD? He said, “My son, don’t be angry when the Lord punishes you.Sure!!! Don’t be discouraged when he has to show you where you are wrong.
46. WHEN HE IS SHOWING YOU WHERE YOU ARE WRONG, DO NOT BE ANGRY. DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED.
47. [6]For when he punishes you, it proves that he loves you. When he whips you, it proves that you are really his child.
48. WHEN HE WHIPS YOU; WHEN HE FLOGS YOU, IT GOES TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE REALLY HIS CHILD. HE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO CONTINUE IN ERROR.
49. [7]Let God train you… Let who? Let God train you… Let who? Let God train you… Let who? Let God train you…
50. You see, that is why He said, “Come, and I will show you the right way. COME UNTO ME ALL OF YOU THAT ARE SEEKING ETERNAL LIFE, FOR I AM HE. Come, let God train you.”
51. YOU MUST HAVE GOD AS YOUR TRAINER, AS YOUR TEACHER, AS YOUR INSTRUCTOR, AS YOUR GUIDE, AS YOUR SUPERVISOR AND AS YOUR MONITOR.
52. [7]LET GOD TRAIN YOU, for he is doing what any loving father does for his children. Whoever heard of a son who was never corrected?
53. [8]If God does not punish you when you need it, as other fathers punish their sons, then it means that you aren’t really God’s son at all – that you do not really belong in his family.
54. [9]Since we respect our fathers here on earth, though they punish us, should we not all the more cheerfully submit to God’s training so that we can begin really to live?
55. [10]Our earthly fathers trained us for a few brief years, doing the best for us that they knew how, BUT GOD’S CORRECTION IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND FOR OUR BEST GOOD… GOD’S CORRECTION IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND FOR OUR OWN GOOD.
56. …BUTGOD’S CORRECTION IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND FOR OUR BEST GOOD THAT WE MAY SHARE HIS HOLINESS.
57. That we may do what? …share his holiness. WHEN WE SHARE WITH HIS HOLINESS WE SHARE WITH HIS INHERITANCE.
58. [11]Being punished isn’t enjoyable while it is happening – it hurts! But afterwards we can see the result, A QUIET GROWTH IN GRACE AND CHARACTER.LB
ANY MOMENT FROM NOW, THE SON OF MAN SHALL BE GLORIFIED AGAIN FOR THE LAST TIME. WHEN HE SHALL BE GLORIFIED, YOU SHALL BE GLORIFIED WITH HIM. HE SHALL BE GLORIFIED IN THE MIDST OF THE SAINTS. HE SHALL NOT BE GLORIFIED IN THE WORLD. HE SHALL BE GLORIFIED IN THE MIDST OF THE SAINTS. WHEN YOU EXALT THE SON OF MAN, HE WILL DRAW MANY SOULS UNTO HIMSELF. THE GREATEST WEDDING IS ABOUT TO UNFOLD. ANYBODY THAT IS NOT A PART OF THE WEDDING MUST REGRET THE DAY HE OR SHE WAS BORN ON THIS EARTH, FOR NO BEING CAN BEAR THE TROUBLE OF THAT DAY.
AS WE WAIT AT THE GATE OF PARADISE VOL. 2; PREACHED ON SUNDAY, 3RD APRIL, 2011 PG. 5
4
TIME FOR FINAL SELECTION [2]
Hebrews 12:2 – 11. Amplified version. [2]Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader…
2. LOOKING AWAY FROM ALL THAT WILL DISTRACT YOU. FOCUS YOUR EYES ON THE MASTER, CHRIST REVEALED IN OUR DAY. THE RESURRECTED BODY.
3. SAY NO TO ALL DISTRACTIONS. LET YOUR AFFECTIONS BE ON HIM WHOM THE LORD HAS SENT IN YOUR DAY FOR THAT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN HAVE THAT ETERNAL LIFE, FOR IN HIM IS THAT ETERNAL LIFE. IS IT NOT TRUE? BELIEVE IN HIM, YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
4. Will anybody who wants Noah to save him find fault with Noah? Can you find fault with Rahab and be accommodated under her roof? What will happen when you find fault with Lot or find fault with Abraham?
5. WHEN YOU FIND FAULT WITH CHRIST WHO IS YOUR SAVIOUR THEN? WHO SAVES YOU? IT THEN MEANS YOU ARE ETERNALLY LOST.
6. Can you find fault with somebody who is born righteous? Righteousness can never forsake Him till eternity. If anyone will be righteous, he will be righteous through Him, by believing him.
7. John 6:29”Jesus replied, This is the work (service) that God asks of you: that you believe in the One Whom He has sent [that you cleave to, trust, rely on, and have faith in His Messenger]”.AMP [Ethiopic Book of Enoch Chapter 71:14]
8. But where you say you will not believe him will you be righteous?
9. Romans 10:10”For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation“ KJV
10. IF ANYBODY IS FINDING FAULT WITH APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA’S FAMILY, WILL THIS FAMILY ACCOMMODATE THAT PERSON? CAN THIS FAMILY BE THE ARK OF SALVATION FOR THAT PERSON?
11. Some have even vowed within themselves, “Instead of this Family, let me go to hell.” And already, they are in hell. While some vowed, “Nothing will separate me from this Family.” And some are doing everything within their power to gain admittance into this Family.
12. No university begs you for admission. You seek admission into any university. The university reserves the right to admit you or to reject you, cut-off mark notwithstanding.The university can dismiss you, but you can never dismiss the university. True or false? Amen.
13. If you trouble Noah in the Ark, he will cast you into the sea. True or false? But can you cast Noah into the sea? Amen.
14. SONG:[OH, NOW’S THE TIME TO GET ON BOARD, WHILE SHE IS PASSING BY; But if you stand and wait too long, You shall forever die; THE FARE IS PAID FOR ONE AND ALL, The CAPTAIN BIDS YOU COME, AND GET ON BOARD THE LIFEBOAT, She’ll carry you safely home.
15. Then cheer, my brother, cheer, Our trials will soon be o’er, Our loved ones we shall meet, shall meet, Upon the golden shore. We’re pilgrims and we’re strangers here, We’re seeking a city to come, The lifeboat soon is coming, To gather the Jewels home.]
16. SONG:[How precious the thought that we all may recline, Like John, the beloved and blest, ON SAVIOUR’S STRONG ARM, WHERE NO TEMPEST CAN HARM. Secure in the “Haven of Rest!”
17. I’ve anchored my soul in the haven of rest, I’ll sail the wild seas no more; The tempest may sweep o’er the wild, stormy deep, IN CHRIST I’M SAFE EVERMORE.] We are heading on.
18. Hebrews 12:2–11. Amplified version. [2]Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also it’s Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection].
19. HE, FOR THE JOY [OF OBTAINING THE PRIZE]… Note! For the joy of doing what?… obtaining the prize]… obtaining the prize]WE ARE GOING THERE VERY SOON.
20. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize]that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
21. [3]Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such grievous opposition…
22. What did he endure from sinners? GRIEVOUS OPPOSITION. Will they oppose? Yes!
23. [3]Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such grievous opposition and bitter hostility… And what? BITTER HOSTILITIES.
24. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BE FRIENDLY TO EVERYBODY, FOR IT IS NOT POSSIBLE. NO MATTER THE LEVEL OF LOVE YOU SHOW THEM, THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE. YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE.
25. KNOWING THESE TRUTHS AHEAD OF TIME WILL SAVE YOU FROM FALLING WHENEVER TRIALS BEGIN TO COME. YOU CALL THEM TEMPTATIONS.
26. THEY ARE TESTINGS, TESTING YOUR MATURITY IN CHRIST, TESTING YOUR LEVEL OF FAITH, YOUR LEVEL OF LOVE, YOUR LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING, YOUR LEVEL OF TOLERANCE, YOUR LEVEL OF FORBEARANCE AND YOUR LEVEL OF FORGIVENESS.
27. Can you imagine all that crucified Jesus? He turned around and said “Father,do not bring it to the charge against them.”
28. Luke 23:34 “Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they parted His raiment and cast lots” KJV
29. Saint Stephen while dying, said, “Lord, do not use their actions against them, for they know not what they are doing.”
30. Acts 7:60“And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, charge not this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep”.KJV
31. They do not know what they are doing. Jesus said, “Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. Did you get it?
32. If they had known Him to be the Messiah, the last hope, the Almighty who transcended from above and became a human being for their sake, that they might be saved, do you think they would have set their hands on him, spat on his face, flogged him, ridiculed him, brought him to open shame, confronted him, opposed him or buffeted him about? And in all, the Bible said, “He openeth not His mouth.”
33. Isaiah 53:7”He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not his mouth; He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth. KJV
34. Why did He close His mouth? He knows where they are ending their journeys. He knows that they are coming before Him in judgment.
35. Since I know that all mankind will come before THE SON OF MAN, is there any need quarrelling with anybody or wrestling with mere flesh?
36. I place them where they belong to. Knowing that all of them are answerable to Me that, at the end, what counts is not what they are doing. What will count is what THE SON OF MAN will say. True or false?
37. That is why He [THE SON OF MAN] said, “In the end, I will not remember the opposition of my enemies, but will always remember the silence of My friends who never took side with Me during those gruesome trials. They pretended they knew Me not. Even during my sickness which was becoming horrible, they feigned ignorance.”
38. But look at Saint Paul. He loved all who rallied round him as they rallied round the Lord Jesus, even unto death and unto resurrection. True or false?
39. I told you that from time to time, God will allow one thing or the other to happen to a Messenger He has sent, so as to prove the faith of those who say they are followers.
40. While they think He is dying, His heart will be normal, and everything normal. But God will allow that one that will always put fear in them to be there for a while to know their reactions.
41. THAT IS WHY, THERE IS NOTHING THAT HAPPENS TO A MAN OF GOD WHICH GOD NEVER PERMITTED FOR A PURPOSE KNOWN TO HIM. AND WHEN THE PURPOSE IS ACHIEVED, GOD WILL WITHDRAW IT. DID YOU GET IT?
42. Some were thinking that THE SON OF MAN has come to the end. Maybe, He will be parcelled into the mortuary, so that they will go about spreading false rumour, “He died of COVID-19.” I am telling you the whole truth.
43. Some were expecting to hear something like that, but to their surprise, they are receiving My Voice from the platform every day. I remain ministering.
44. And they began to wonder, “This man is now immortal.” And when they look at his countenance, no change. They look at his body appearance, He appears to be even much more handsome and more refreshed than before. Some do not even believe that He is sick.
45. HE MIGHT BE SICK FOR ONE YEAR, BUT HIS RECOVERY TAKES ONLY BUT A DAY; A SECOND. AND HE CHANGES THE WHOLE RECORDS. Amen.
46. Only those that are fully acquainted with him will know. That is why when it comes to that extent, they have something behind them, “We know that God knows what His Servant is passing through. We know He is benched by His Master for a purpose.”
47. If I show you what I outlined for the Bride, you will marvel. I outlined teachings that will last until you are clothed with immortality, intending to be releasing the last mysteries, like I am releasing it tonight here first. You will hear it first because unto you he first appeared. Am I making sense? Amen.
48. [3]Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such grievous opposition and bitter hostility against Himself [reckon up and consider it all in comparison with your trials], so that you may not grow wearyor exhausted…
49. Reckon it in comparison to all you are passing through. Normal! You are going the way of the Master, for a slave can never be greater than the Master.
50. IF MY EXPERIENCES ARE COMPARING FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE WHO RAN THIS RACE BEFORE ME, AM I NOT AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNT? NO SHAKING. I SAY, “NO SHAKING.” ALLELUIA!
51. … [Reckon up and consider it all in comparison with your trials], so that you may not grow weary or exhausted, losing heart and relaxing and fainting in your minds.
52. [4]You have not yet struggled and fought agonizingly against sin, nor have you yet resisted and withstood to the point of pouring out your [own] blood. Never!AMP
…I AM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE HARDEST THEOLOGIAN ON EARTH TO SEDUCE ON OUT OF MY HAND. I SAY I AM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE. YOU SEE, THAT IS WHY, WHEN THEY ACCUSE YOU THAT YOU ARE BEING CHARMED, I SAY YES! I AM CHARMING YOU BY THE WORD AND THAT SHOULD BE THE RIGHT WORD – “CHARM.” YOU ARE FULLY ADDICTED. I HAVE MADE YOU DRUNK WITH THE WORD OF GOD. SO, THERE IS NO WAY SOMEBODY WILL GET YOU OUT OF MY HAND. HE MUST FLUSH YOU, AND IT IS NOT EASY TO FLUSH YOU. I SAY IT IS NOT EASY. I AM THE GREATEST.
GOD IN DESPISED PLACES; PREACHED IN THE YEAR 2000 AT THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD ONITSHA; PG. 44 VS. 25 – 26
5
I AM HE
I am encouraging you before I come to the last Scripture there. Hebrews chapter 2 from verse 1 through 5. New International Version of the Bible. Let us be very careful.
2. [1]WE MUST PAY THE MOST CAREFUL ATTENTION, THEREFORE, TO WHAT WE HAVE HEARD, SO THAT WE DO NOT DRIFT AWAY.
3. [2]For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,
4. [3]How shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? No way of escape, if we ignore so great a salvation. This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.[4]GOD ALSO TESTIFIED TO IT…
5. God also bearing witness, vindicating, confirming that it is true, dependable and reliable.
6. [4]God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles and by deeds of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
7. [5]It is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.NIV
8. [1]That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truth we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.
9. [2]The Message given to our ancestors by the angels was shown to be true, and those who did not follow it or obey it received the punishment they deserved.
10. [3]How, then, shall we escape if we pay no attention to such a great salvation? THE LORD HIMSELF FIRST ANNOUNCED THIS SALVATION…
11. Who? THE LORD HIMSELF.Cometo Me, for I am God. I am the Saviour. Besides Me, there is no other. Look unto Me, O ye ends of the earth, all inhabitants of the world, that you might be saved, for I am the only Saviour. Besides Me, there is no other.
12. …The Lord Himself first announced this salvation, and those who heard him proved to us that it is true. Those that heard Him did not disprove Him o. Rather, they confirmed that it is true.
13. [4]At the same time God added his witness to theirs… God did what? Added His own [God’s] witness to their own witness.
14. Jesus said and I quote, “I bear witness of Myself, but there is One who beareth the greater witness for Me. And that is My Father Who sent Me.”
15. John 5:36 – 37 ”[36]But I have greater witness than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given Me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of Me that the Father hath sent Me. [37]And the Father Himself, who hath sent Me, hath borne witness of Me. Ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His shape.” KJV
16. If I tell you that I am THE SON OF MAN, that the Father dwelleth in Me, I am the Saviour sent in your day to complete your salvation, your sins have been paid for but you are yet to be redeemed, I have come for full and complete salvation, not to everybody, but to those He died for. And I know them.
17. He died for His own, and not for the world. He atoned for the sins of his own, and not for the sins of world. Before He left, He said, “I am praying for the sins of My own and not for the world.” I will read it now so that you will see and believe it. Did you get the message?
18. Although they are in the world, they are not a part of this world. These are the people for which cause he came the second time. Their sins have been paid for, but they have not been redeemed. They have not been clothed with immortality.
19. For that reason, I have come. I manifested IMMORTALITY by showing you the immortal body. I manifested the GODHEAD. I manifested the ORIGINAL BODY. I manifested the CLOUD. I manifested ALL HIS ATTRIBUTES.
20. Is God not the one bearing the greater witness that I am THE SON OF MAN? Is God not the one bearing the greater witness that I am not an impersonator?
21. What is more? I have given you the incorruptible Word of God that is able to save your soul. The more sure Word of prophecy, wherein you now stand and have the hope of eternal life.
22. I am here with heavenly witness and with heavenly vindication, for I am not an earthly messenger. I remain a Heavenly Messenger with Heavenly Message. Anybody that is earthly cannot understand, andcannot comprehend my teaching.
23. ONCE YOU ARE EARTHLY, YOUR MESSAGE WILL BE EARTHLY MESSAGE, FOR YOU WILL NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HEAVENLY MESSAGE.
24. What is wrong? And so what? Stay where you are. Let Me not hear any noise because of electricity. I have something that is greater than electricity.
25. I deliberately allowed the generator. The one that I will control, and not the one they will control. That one will jeopardize My Message, for when they will take it, they would not give Me notice.
26. But this one will not go off until I am through. It can stay there till morning. Are you sharing this premises with any stranger? Possess your possession. Amen.
27. Are you disturbing the peace of anybody? Can anybody drag us to court for noisemaking? We are not making any noise. Moreso, we are in the wilderness. We are in a remote place.
28. Some people around us normally observe their night vigil. Do we complain? This is your turn to shine. It is your turn to shine.
29. SONG:[The LORD reigneth let the earth tremble. The LORD reigneth let the earth tremble.]
30. Hebrews chapter 2 verse 1 through 5. [1]SINCE ALL this is true, we ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard… We ought to do what? PAY MUCH CLOSER ATTENTION THAN EVER.
31. IF YOU HAVE BEEN PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION BEFORE, PUT MORE EFFORTS. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WELL BEFORE, PUT IN MORE EFFORTS. I WANT YOU TO COME FIRST. LET OTHERS FOLLOW. THIS IS FIRST FAMILY.
32. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYBODY TRAILING BEHIND, FOR I AM PRESENTING YOU AS FIRST FRUITS THAT WILL BE IN GOD’S OWN HOLY FAMILY IN PARADISE. THEN OTHERS WILL BE COMING IN. AMEN.
33. [1]SINCE ALL this is true, we ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard, lest in any way we drift past [them] and slip away.
34. [2]For if the message given through angels [the Law spoken by them to Moses] was authentic and proved sure, and every violation and disobedience received an appropriate (just and adequate) penalty,
35. [3]How shall we escape [appropriate retribution] if we neglect and refuse to pay attention to such a great salvation [as is now offered to us, letting it drift past us forever]?
36. FOR IT WAS DECLARED AT FIRST BY THE LORD [HIMSELF], and it was confirmed to us and proved to be real and genuine by those who personally heard [Him speak].
37. [4][Besides this evidence] it was also established and plainly endorsed by God… IT WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED AND PLAINLY ENDORSED BY GOD TO BE TRUE AND FAITHFUL.
38. [4][Besides this evidence] it was also established and plainly endorsed by God, Who showed His approval of it by signs and wonders…
39. Who showed what? …His approval of it by signs and wonders…Yes sir!
40. Have we not seen the vindications as approval, as a confirmation, vindication that we are not deceived?
41. Do not listen to mockers and scoffers. Their judgment has long ago been predicted. They know where they are heading to. They are laughing at you now, but in the end, you will laugh them to scorn. He that laughs last laughs best.
42. That is why I told everybody that I am waiting for everybody at the end. Up till now, many do not believe that I AM HE. Many do not believe that I AM HE. They do not believe that I AM HE that was promised to be called the Almighty, and Who has the power to do all things.
43. [4][Besides this evidence] it was also established and plainly endorsed by God, Who showed His approval of it by signs and wonders and various miraculous manifestations of [His] power and by IMPARTING THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT [TO THE BELIEVERS] ACCORDING TO HIS OWN WILL.
44. [5]For it was not to angels that God subjected the habitable world of the future, of which we are speaking.AMP
45. That is to say, it was committed into the hand of THE SON OF MAN.
46. Hebrews 2:1 – 9. Living Bible. [1]So we must listen very carefully to the truths we have heard…Listen very carefully to the truth we are hearing;…or we may drift away from them.
47. [2]For since the messages from angels have always proved true and people have always been punished for disobeying them,
48. [3]what makes us think that we can escape if we are indifferent to this great salvation announced by the Lord Jesus himself and passed unto us by those who heard him speak?
49. [4]God always has shown us that these messages are true by signs and wonders and various miracles and by giving certain special abilities from the Holy Spirit to those who believe; yes, God has assigned such gifts to each of us.
50. [5]And the future world we are talking about will not be controlled by angels.
51. And will be controlled by who?
52. [6]No, in the Book of Psalms David said to God, “What is mere man that you are so concerned about him. And who is this SON OF MAN you honour so highly.
53. [7]For though you have made Him lower than the angels for a little while, now you have crowned him with glory and honour.
54. [8]And you have put him in complete charge of everything there is. Nothing is left out.”Alleluia! We have not yet seen all of these take place,
55. [9]but we do see Jesus – who for a while was a little lower than the angels – crowned now by God with glory and honour because he suffered death from us. … LB
56. Hebrews chapter 2 verse 6 through 8, Amplified version of the Bible. [6]It has been solemnly and earnestly said in a certain place, What is man that You are mindful of him, or THE SON OF MAN that You graciously and helpfully care for and visit and look after him?
57. [7]For some little time You have ranked him lower than and inferior to the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honour and set him over the works of Your hands,
58. [8]For You have put everything in subjection under his feet. Now in putting everything in subjection to man, He left nothing outside [of man’s] control. But at present we do not yet see all things subjected to him [man]. AMP
59. Hebrews chapter 2 verse 6 through 8, King James version of the Bible. [6]But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or THE SON OF MAN, that thou visitest him?
60. [7]Thou madest him a little lower than the angels;thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
61. [8]thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put underhim.KJV
62. I told you that He is completely in charge, true or false? Have you seen the vindication? Are we not here with Him?
63. Are you not a privileged people that God has hidden Himself away from human view, and He is living here? Everyday you say, “Good morning Daddy”, “Good morning sir.” Little will they know that that is their Saviour.
64. That is why Pastor Obinna of Port Harcourt told us that his colleague in the office, who is one of the managers in their hospital, a pharmacist who attended his wedding said that at least, for one thing, God blessed him during the wedding, in that it enabled him to see the One Man that is troubling the whole world. The man that is behind what is happening now.
65. He told them that he saw Him with his eyes, and that through His preaching, which contained nothing but the truth, all that attended the wedding knew that that is the Man. And He is threatening more upon the earth.
66. The Pharmacist then said, “Gentlemen in this office, we better change our minds towards Bro Obinna. Bro Obinna is no longer a cultist o. He believes in God and his God, I have seen. I am considering myself as a member. Yes!”
67. The man did not believe because Bro Obinna said. He now believed because he has come, he has seen, he has heard, and he has believed.
EVEN IF YOU PASS THROUGH FIRE, I AM THERE. YOU PASS THROUGH WATERS I AM THERE. NO MATTER THE TROUBLE, I AM THERE. WILL GOD PERMIT YOU TO BE TRIED? YES! I SAY YES! YOU MUST BE TRIED. IT IS WHEN YOU ARE TRIED AND TESTED THAT YOU CAN BE CALLED FAITHFUL’S. YOU CANNOT ANSWER FAITHFUL WHEN YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED AND TRIED. AND A TRIAL OF A CHILD OF GOD IS ALWAYS A FIERY TRIAL.
LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS VOL. 2; PREACHED ON 30TH APRIL 2000 AT THE HOUSEHOLD ONITSHA; PG. 113 VS. 40
6
STAND UP UNDER TEMPTATION
Now we are going to the concluding side of the Scriptures. And I vowed a vow that if I see you sleeping, I will send you away, no matter who you are.
2. Sleeping is a dangerous spirit. If you feel asleep you stand up immediately and begin to walk about. There is no sympathy for anybody here.
3. Now let us go the Book of James. Remember the topic: TEMPTATION (TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH). TEMPTATION.
4. The Book of James chapter 1 verse 12 through 18 [12]Happy is the man who doesn’t give in and do wrong when he is tempted, for afterwards he will get as his reward the crown of life that God has promised those who love him.
5. [13]And remember, when someone wants to do wrong it is never God who is tempting him,… When somebody has decided to do wrong, it is not God that is tempting you to do wrong.…for God never wants to do wrong and never tempts anyone else to do it.
6. [14]TEMPTATION IS THE PULL OF MAN’S OWN EVIL THOUGHTS AND WISHES.What? [14]TEMPTATION IS THE PULL OF MAN’S OWN EVIL THOUGHTS AND WISHES.True or false? Good!
7. Where have you seen the devil? You are the one devising everything. You are the one sowing, supporting and implementing everything. So do not say, “Daddy, I do not know what is happening to me.”
8. I want you to see what is happening to you. You must be drawn away by your desires, be enticed by your desires and then get trapped in the trap you set for yourself.
9. [14]Temptation is the pull of man’s own evil thoughts and wishes. [15]These evil thoughts lead to evil actions and afterwards to the death penalty from God.
10. [16]So don’t be misled, dear brothers.[17]But whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God, the Creator of all light, and he shines forever without change or shadow.
11. [18]And it was a happy day for him when he gave us our new lives through the truth of his Word, and we became, as it were, the first children in his new family.LB
12. James 1:12 – 18. Amplified version of the Bible.[12]Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial and STANDS UP UNDER TEMPTATION,… STAND UP UNDER TEMPTATION. DO NOT THROW IN THE TOWEL. DO NOT SAY IT IS ALL OVER.RISE UP TO THE CHALLENGE.
13. …STANDS UP UNDER TEMPTATION,for when he has stood the test and been approved, he will receive [the victor’s] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him.
14. He will receive what? The victor’s crown of life which is Eternal Life, for which cause we are struggling everyday, making sure nobody takes away our own crown and making sure we do not labour in vain, knowing that what we are believing is the truth from Almighty God. Those who were initially with him heard it, confirmed it to be truth, with God bearing witness even in our day.
15. [13]Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one.
16. [14]But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions).
17. [15]Then the evil desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully matured, brings forth death.Sure!!!
18. [16]Do not be misled, my beloved brethren. [17]Every good gift and every perfect ( free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].
19. [18]And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth [as sons]… He gave us what?…birth [as sons]… He gave us what?…birth [as sons]… He gave birth to us.
20. As you call yourself a child of God, it goes to show that God delivered you [gave birth to you]. He gave birth to us. He gave us birth.
21. [18]And it was of His own [free] will that HE GAVE US BIRTH [AS SONS] BY [HIS] WORD OF TRUTH…By what? …BY [HIS] WORD OF TRUTH…
22. We have been born again, not by corruptible seed, but by incorruptible which liveth and abideth forever; Our new birth because we are now in Him,to be delivered in Paradise. Is it not true?
23. [18]And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth [as sons] by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures [A SAMPLE OF WHAT HE CREATED TO BE CONSECRATED TO HIMSELF].
24. A sample of what? A sample of what He created to be consecrated to himself, set apart for himself. A sample. That is what it is basically talking about. Did you get it?
25. Abraham was a sample in his day. True or false? Noah was a sample in his day. Lot was a sample in his day. Rahab was a sample in her day.
26. Whether by covenant or by promise or by vow or by obedience, the only thing is that she was a favoured family. A sample and a reference point in her generation as one that recognised the messengers of God, welcomed them, entertained them and helped them to escape death. And that was her reward. True or false?
27. Now, a sample. A reference point as the only family that feared and honoured God and avoided evil. A righteous family.
28. You know what a sample is? Go to main market and ask for the sample of a cloth. That is the original. Is it not what we are reading here?
29. Created and consecrated for Himself so that we shall be first fruits in God’s own new Family. Is it not Scripture? That no one will go in before us. Is it a lie Brethren? We will remain in front, while others will be following,if there will be others. If there will be others.
30. Let us continue. Remember we are Gentiles. Is it not true? I have the number that will be saved in the Gentile world. It is My secret. Though they be like sands in the ocean shore, only but a few shall be saved.Romans 9:27 “And Isaiah calls out (solemnly cries aloud) over Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only the remnant (a small part of them) will be saved [ from perdition, condemnation, judgment]!AMP
31. God never said He is saving all. All these years, I have been preaching to see whether I can save some, for it is not easy to save a human being. To cause a human being to believe God has been the greatest task.
32. When the Almighty could not convince human beings to believe in him, who else could do it? It takes only those who were predestinated for salvation to come in.
33. That is why they are not coming in by their own power and might. They are coming in by the power and might of the Almighty. Grace will be extended to them.
34. They are coming in, not because they laboured for it. It is unmerited favour. He has decided to make them holy in His own eyes, for he has been dwelling with them.
35. No matter your human weaknesses and imperfections, He is of the opinion that He can manage them, for the devil He is acquainted with is better preferred to the angel He knows not. True or false?
36. I know whom I have chosen. I know whom I have chosen. You have not chosen Me. I am the One that chose you. Amen.
37. [12]Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
38. [13]When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; [14]but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
39. [15]Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.[16]Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.
40. [17]Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
41. [18]He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.NIV
| I have blown the trumpet in Zion. I have told you that time is finished. However, something remaineth in the Bride. I am putting finishing touches on the Building, because I am the Master Builder. I do not want My work to be destroyed by fire. I want My building to stand the test of the fire. Thus, do not think I am crazy. I am not crazy. GOD’S NATURE IS OUR TICKET TO PARADISE; Preached on Sunday 9th January 2011 at the Household of God, Onitsha; Pg. 97 vs. 1 |
7
I WILL KEEP THEE FROM THE HOUR OF TEMPTATION
Finally and finally, before we go, before we pray, let us turn to Revelation chapter 3 verse 10
2. [10]“Because you have patiently obeyed me despite the persecution, therefore I WILL PROTECT YOU FROM THE TIME OF GREAT TRIBULATION AND TEMPTATION, which will come upon the world to test everyone alive. LB
3. [10]Because you have guarded and kept My Word of patient endurance [have held fast the lesson of My patience with the expectant endurance that I give you], I ALSO WILL ALSO KEEP YOU [SAFE] FROM THE HOUR OF TRIAL (TESTING) which is coming on the whole world to try those who dwell upon the earth. AMP
4. [10]Because you have kept my command to endure, I WILL ALSO KEEP YOU SAFE FROM THE TIME OF TROUBLE which is coming upon the world to test all the people on earth. GNB
5. [10]Because thou hast kept the Word of my patience, I ALSO WILL KEEP THEE FROM THE HOUR OF TEMPTATION, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. KJV
6. [10]Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I WILL ALSO KEEP YOU FROM THE HOUR OF TRIAL that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. NIV
7. Before we pray [our prayers], let us repeat the Book of Isaiah chapter 45 verse 22
8. [22]Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other. LB
9. [22]Look to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. AMP
10. [22]Turn to me now and be saved people all over the world for I am the only God there is.GNB
11. [22]Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. KJV
12. [22] “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.NIV
13. On this note I say thank you for your patience[your patient endurance]. If I have dragged the teaching for too long, it is for your own good. If I have denied you your wonderful sleep, it is for your own good.
14. But I believe I have left a treasure that cannot be exhausted in your hearts and in your minds.
15. Believing this truth insulates you from all kinds of temptations and trials. You are immunized completely.
16. REMEMBER, WE ARE ENJOINED TO ESTABLISH REGULAR PRAYERS. STUDY, WATCH AND PRAY. STUDY, WATCH AND PRAY.
PRAYER
17. On his note, I say, have a very quiet, wonderful night with wonderful and gracious dreams from the Throne of Grace.
18. May the Almighty God protect us while we sleep, give charge to His guardian angels to keep watch over all our dwelling places.
19. Also including our distant families, we have mentioned their names in this Message and there are some others, O God, we did not mention, Father we include them in our prayers.
20. Help them to repent. Help them to change their minds. Help them to continue to work towards attaining the standard you have set for them.
21. As many as that accepted, O God, that THE SON OF MAN is the standard for judgement for all men, have believed in it and are struggling to attain it, give them a helping hand.
22. Those that have accepted that His wife is the standard for all women, Father, give them, O God, the enabling courage to attain it. The same should be applicable to our youths and to our infants.
23. Any day salvation shall be made complete, whenever this race shall be over, Father, May we embrace all ourselves as we know ourselves Father, in Paradise.
24. Save us to the utmost, not ignoring those that are struggling Father, to meet the requirements.
25. To your Most Holy Name LORD, we give the Glory, the Honour, the Praise, the Thanksgiving, the Adoration and Majesty.
26. Even for restoring the health of THE SON OF MAN, be thou glorified forever. Continue to make Him strong.
27. Remember He is your right hand, so that he will help us to worship you rightly and lead us into Paradise safely, for if you will take him away now, we shall appear confused.
28. We will scatter as sheep without a shepherd. Father help us that He will abide with us unto the end.
29. Thank you for hearing our prayers for your name’s sake we pray, Amen.