Isaiah chapter 48 verse 17…
And please don’t ever come to the Holy Ghost service without your Bible, you need the word of God; you must come with your Bible.
If you are here with your Bible, wave it let me see.
Okay! That is not bad.
Wave it, so that you will make the Devil mad – wave your Bible – that is the sword of the Spirit; glory be to God. Alright
Isaiah 48 verse 17.
And while you are opening your Bible to Isaiah 48, I want to thank God for my son who spoke before me. As usual, he did an excellent job.
I give glory to God for all these wonderful boys.
Isaiah 48 verse 17: “thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leaded thee by the way that thou shouldest go”.
To profit, not to losses!
The word ‘Loss’ is a horrible word.
If you engage in a competition, say football match and you are defeated – what is the word they use? They say you have lost.
If you fight a war and the enemy overcame you – they say you lost.
If you travel and you cannot locate you way back home – they say you are lost.
If somebody precious to you should die –they say you have suffer a loss.
In the Name that is above every other name, the word “lost” will get out of your dictionary today.
God says I teach you to profit, not to loss.
I am going to look at the topic briefly tonight because we have another meeting, so I will be brief.
And the first point I want to make tonight is that your lips can determine your future.
Numbers 14 verse 28, God said whatever He hears from you will determine whatever I will do to you.
You know the story…
Moses send some spies to spy the promise land – twelve of them – they returned; the ten of them said, even though the land is good – is land flowing with milk and honey – they said but we cannot go in, it cannot be ours.
The two of them: Joshua and Caleb, said, haa! They are meat for us, we can make it.
And the Almighty God spoke to Moses and said, those who said they cannot make it will not make it; those who said we can make it, shall make it.
Tell somebody, my tomorrow will be alright.
Mark 11 verse 23 says, if you say to the mountain, be thou remove and be thou cast into the sea, if you don’t doubt, just say to the mountain, the mountain will obey.
In order words, when you are praying and you believe, then, you will have whatsoever you say.
Proverbs chapter 13 verse 2, He said, a man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth.
Proverbs chapter 18 verse 20 says a man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth…; that is interesting.
He did not say the fruit of his hands, He said, the fruit of his mouth.
Proverbs 18 verse 21 says, death and life are in the power of the tongue…
Whether you live or die is to be determined by your tongue.
In 2Kings chapter 7 from verse 1 to the end…, a man of God said, in less than twenty four hours there will be abundance.
A counselor of the king, a learned man, a great academician, said, even if God were to open windows in heaven, can this thing be?
The man of God said, fine; you will see it but you won’t eat of it.
And the Bible tells us that when the abundance came and people were rushing to take their share, they trampled the man to death – he saw it, but he never eat out of it, because he said this things cannot be.
In 2King chapter 4 verse 18 to 37; the Shunammite woman, I am sure you know her very well, who chose to entertain a man of God, built a house for him, the man of God prophesy into her life, and she had a son, and suddenly the son died; and the woman said, death - you are joking.
She took the child, lay it on the bed of the man of God.
She told her husband I am going to see the man of God, the husband said it is not the end of the month that you will say you want to pay your tithe, they are not having a convention…
Why are you going there?
She said all will be well.
The man of God saw her coming. Woman, how are you? She said all will be well.
How is your husband? She said all will be well.
How is your son? She said all is well!
She brought her child back from death by what she said.
You will remember the testimony of my daughter, Pastor Tosin Macaulay.
She had a horrible accident in Zambia – head collision, car total write-off, her head broken in several places, several other bones broken, several injury; they took her to the hospital, and they phoned me: Daddy we are sorry to tell you, you daughter had an accident there is no way she will survive it…, you remember the testimony…
What was my reply?
I said na lie.
Haa! Daddy, we came out of the hospital to phone you, we are not even sure she is still breathing, I said na lie.
When they phone later, she is in a comma, the Doctors have said even if she comes out of it, she will be a jelly for the rest of her life, I said na lie.
Stand on your feet.
Lift your voice to the Almighty God and say Father, hear me loud and clear, I hereby decree, my tomorrow shall be alright.
Common! Open your mouth and cry to the Almighty God.
Hear me loud and clear, my tomorrow shall be alright O Lord God Almighty; whether the Devil likes it or not, my tomorrow will be alright; my tomorrow will be alright; I am not going to fail; I am not going to fall; my tomorrow will be alright Lord – I declare it loud and clear, hear me O Lord, hear me; I am saying it now, I want the heavens to hear, I want hell to hear, I want my friends to hear , I want my enemies to hear – my tomorrow will be alright; my tomorrow will be alright, my tomorrow will be alright, my tomorrow will be alright; O yes! My tomorrow will be alright; whether the enemies like it or not, my tomorrow will be alright. Thank You Father, thank You Almighty God, I decree loud and clear my tomorrow will be alright, my tomorrow will be alright; thank You Jesus
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
Lift your voice to the Almighty God and say, Father, I hereby declare, this will be the best year so far in my life.
Go ahead, talk to the Almighty God, let Him hear you, let Him hear you
Tell Him – I hereby decree this is going to be the best year thus far in my life; I don’t care what the newspaper may say, I am not interested in what the economist may say, I don’t care what any Prophet may prophesy, I declare this year is going to be my best year thus far. This is going to be my best year thus far, I declare loud and clear let the Heavens hear me, let the Devil hear, this is going to be my best year thus far. I am going to succeed this year like never before; I am going to greater height in the mighty name of Jesus, this is going to be my best year thus far; this is going to be my best year thus far. Thank You Father, glory be to God
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
And so shall it be in Jesus name.
God bless you, you may be seated.
You started very well; I like the way you prayed.
Your mouth can determine your future.
I told you those days when things were very hard for me and my wife and pomo was our favorite meat; and the two of us used to struggle…, you know one pomo can be thicker than another, and when we see a thick one, we will say, this one is too big, don’t eat alone, let us cut into two.
And I will look at her then and say, my dear, we are not going to die like this, our tomorrow is going to be alright.
Say it one more time, my tomorrow will be alright.
Number two. There is power in agreement.
Ecclesiastes chapter 4 verse 9 to 12, the Bible says, two are better than one, and that threefold cord is not easily broken.
Mathew 18 verse 19, Jesus Christ said, if two of you shall agree as touching anything you ask on earth, it shall be done for you by our Father in heaven – anything!
As a Mathematician, I was trained to look for certain words when I am about to solve a problem – word as: all, nothing, anything – they determine the solution to the problem.
Here, the Almighty Jesus said, if two of you shall agree, as touching anything you ask on earth, it will done by My Father in heaven; and He gave the reason why.
In Mathew chapter 18 verse 20, He said because were two or three are gathered together in My name, I Am there in their mist.
That is why I pity those who sat down at home, so lazy they cannot come to the Holy Ghost service; they want to seat down at home, some of them want to watch it on television so that while we are praying they are sipping tea – God have mercy!
Oh! Why did you put the thing on television, why did you put it on internet…; is for those who are far away.
They are watching us now in Australia, they watching us in Papua New Guinea – those people, there is no way they could come, so we need to go to them.
But for you to live in Lagos, live in Ogun, live in Oyo, live in Ondo, and say you cannot come…, I just pity you.
A tragedy occurs towards the end of last year that caused my heart to bleed as a father.
The Congress was on; the fire of God was coming down like nobody’s business, demons were running out, and do you that a family sat down in their home (in the camp!) watching the program on television…
The fire of God was burning here and when death came knocking at their door they were at home.
I beg you as a father, that kind of comfort that won’t allow you to be in the presence of the Almighty God, that won’t allow you to be where the fire of God is burning, that kind of comfort should get away from you.
Where two or three are gathered together and look at us – we are not two, we are not three, where not two hundred, we are not two thousand, at the very least we are hundreds of thousands.
So, I am not asking you to come because there is no crowd: no, no, no – it is for your own good.
Where two or three are gathered in my name, He said that I will be there; because there is something called corporate anointing. (Anointing: when there is plenty of wood in the fire, the fire get hotter)
When people gather together and they are in agreement.., Oh!
When I go round the world and I was asked to speak to Ministers in various nations, and I want to challenge them to be united, I always tell them that, in Mathematics we have, certain numbers that have similar properties – don’t be afraid, I am not here to teach you Mathematics – I will put them together in what we called set.
For example, every number that can be divided by two; what do we call it?
At least you know a lot of Mathematics…
When a number is divisible by two, you called it even number – so we have a set of even numbers.
I said in the spiritual realms, there is what we call the set of the Almighty, and there are only three people in that set:
· God Himself - Psalm 91 verse 1; he that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
What is the meaning of Almighty? The one who can do anything
· The second person in that set is the man of faith. – Mark chapter 9 verse 23 says, if you believe all are possible to him that believe. If you are a man of faith – you can do anything.
· The third groups of people in that set are people who are united. – Genesis 11 verse 6 says, God looked down from heaven, when human being want to build the Tower of Babel, God looked down from heaven and said, Hey! These people are of one language, there are of one mind. There is nothing they want to do that they won’t be able to do.
God said when people are united; even God Himself cannot stop them.
When we come to the Holy Ghost service and we pray in agreement, no devil, no demon, no witch, no wizard, can hinder such a prayer, when we are united.
Prayer of agreement
2Kings 7 verse 1 to 11 - Four lepers were in agreement, four lepers they were in agreement: let us go to the camp of the Syrian and because they were agreed, they lifted the siege on their nation.
Mark chapter 2 verse 1 to 11 – four people in agreement, brought a man who was paralyzed from neck downward to Jesus Christ and the man got his healing. They were united; otherwise, when they got to the place and there was no room at the door, one of them could have said I am no more interest - no, no; the four of them were determined – we will get this fellow to Jesus; they did, the man got his healing.
Prayer of agreement
We are going to pray a prayer of agreement in a moment.
I just want to remind you the power that is in agreement.
I am going to tell you stories you have heard before, so, I am not making them up.
A daughter of mine came to me and said daddy I am pregnant; I said congratulation because she was married.
She said that is not while I am here.
Okay! Why are you here?
The pregnancy is three month, I said yes, and I want the baby to be a girl.
Haa! Laughing…
My dear, the little science I know, something I read in some of the Bulletins of Medical journal, says, everything a child is going to be is determined in 72hours of conception – 72hours; whether he is going to be tall, short, dark, colour, light colour, brown eye, blue eye – 72hours everything is complete.
And now you have been pregnant three months, you want me to change the sex of the child.
She said, are you not the one who told us that if two of us shall agree…, I say, haha, hey…, she say daddy, I am not asking that you will be the one to do it, all I am asking for is agree with me.
Haa! Okay! Okay!
In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, I agreed with my girl that the baby will be a girl.
Of course, you know the rest of the story; the baby came and it was a girl, and I am sure you will say Oh! May be she was a girl all along.
So then, somebody here the testimony, a Medical Doctor, pregnant for eight months came and said I heard the testimony of that lady.
I am married in a house, I already got four girls and the relatives of my husband said if I don’t get a boy the next time, they are going to kick me out of the house.
I want you to agree with me that it will be boy; we have already checked and it is a girl.
Haa! I said you are medical Doctor…, that of three months, let just believe is a miracle but it is most likely an accident.
She said no, I don’t want to hear that – agree with me, the baby in my womb, even though it has been there for eight month and we have checked and is a girl, I want it to come out as a boy.
Okay ma! I agreed.
A month later the baby came and he is a boy.
Stand on your feet; join hands with your neighbour and lift your voice to the Almighty God and say Father, we agree tonight, that, every prayer that we shall pray this year shall be answered by fire.
Common! Talk to the Almighty God
We agreed tonight, every prayer we shall pray this year shall be answered by fire. We are in agreement, all of us, we are in total agreement, that, every prayer that we shall pray this year shall be answered by fire. Every prayer, every prayer that you shall pray this year shall be answered by fire. O yes Lord, we are in total agreement – myself and all your children here, that, every prayer that we shall pray this year will be answered by fire. Immediate answer Lord, that is our agreement, that is our agreement; we are in agreement tonight all of us we are in agreement, every one of us here, we agree Lord, every prayer will shall pray this year will be answered by fire; instant answers to prayer, that is our agreement, that is our agreement O Lord, that is our agreement. This year no delay, to the answer to our prayer, all our prayers shall be answered by fire, we agree; we are in total agreement Lord, every one of us – our prayer will be answer by fire. Thank You Father
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
Let us take it a step further and say, Father, we agree that before the end of this month we will all be singing new songs.
Go ahead talk to the Almighty God.
Keep your hands joined together.
Father we are in agreement, before the end of this month, we will all be singing a new song – a new song of joy, a new song of victory, a new song of triumph, of success, of power, of great anointing, Almighty God, we are in agreement, Lord before the end of this month O Lord, we want to be sing a new song. Thank You Father, thank You Father
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
And so shall it be in Jesus name.
Let your amen be in agreement.
Amen.
Please be seated.
That brings me to point number three.
Thank You Father.
Daddy says of the children who will be born this year, at least one thousands of them will be significant.
That is wonderful. How I wish my wife is still young.
Glory be to God.
Point number three - God is a business man; He is ultimate business man.
He is always talking about increase; He is always talking about multiplication.
Genesis chapter 1 verse 28; the Bible says God created man in His own image and then He blessed them, and said, be fruitful and multiply.
After the flood, in Genesis chapter 9 verse 1, when God was blessing Noah; again, He said be fruitful and multiply.
In Genesis 17 verses I and 2, when He was introducing Himself to Abraham as Jehovah El-Shaddai - the God who is more than a enough; again, He spoke about being fruitful and multiply.
In Genesis 22 verse 15 to 18, when He was blessing Abraham and Isaac after Abraham obeyed Him and was will to sacrifice his son before God stopped him.
He said, I swear, Abraham, I swear, in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying, I will multiply your seed.
He is always talking about multiplication.
God is never satisfied with you the way you are – never.
He does not matter how great you are, you can be much much greater.
You cut your own destiny short if you seat down and say I cannot be better.
No no, God want to keep on multiplying you.
He wants you to be much bigger than you are at the moment.
I still remember when we built the first auditorium when we are at the express way, 100meteres by 50meters
Oh! That was the biggest auditorium in Africa at that time.
My children came to me and say Sir, now we got the biggest, let us build a wall round it.
I said haa! Where God taking us, we won’t build walls
When will this place be full?
I said, don’t worry yourself!
Two years later, we had to extend; three years later, another extension; four year later, another extension, until we could not extend any longer and we moved to the second auditorium.
By the time we move to the second auditorium - ehen! This is where we are going, we have arrived.
I said, haa! We have not started.
Then we moved to the auditorium.
Haa! This is it.
I said we have not started.
And very soon now we will be moving to the new auditorium; and we have not started.
How will you when we have started?
I mean the elders who are there then will remember what I am saying; I told you I saw an auditorium, the size of Ibadan – I told them, they didn’t believe me then, like many of them still not believe me now.
I told them I saw an auditorium it is buses that will be bringing people to the altar – I told them.
How many of you believe we have not started at all?
You better say it with your mouth, I have not yet started.
Now, when you read the story of the talent in Mathew 25 verse 14 to 30 – He gives on fellow five, He gives to another two, He give one fellow one.
When He came back, He asked them to come and give record.
The one with five said, it has increase to ten (it has multiply by two) - He said well done.
The one with two said my own now is four – He said that is alright, that is another multiply by two.
Hello the one who got one; he said I hid it.
You did what?
He said I hid it.
Haa! He said at least, you could have put it in the bank, so that when I return I will get an interest.
Why did you hide it?
God is business man - let that one sink in today.
And I am telling you, you can never have a better partner – you cannot have a better business partner than God.
Look at Mathew 13 verse 3 to 9, He said, if you partner with Him, the minimum interest you can get is 30 percent – 30 percent, 60 percent, 100 percent that is what He promised.
That is while I always tell my Pastors; don’t waste time when you want to take an offering, you don’t need to beg people; if they love themselves, they will know, no better business partner than God.
In 1King chapter 17 verse 8 to 16, a Widow of Zarephath had only one meal left, God said partner with me; give me that one and let me show you what I can do – 1King chapter17 verse 8 to 16.
She gave one meal, and she ate with her family for more than two and half years from the supply of God.
In Luke chapter 5 verse 1 to 7; it is a passage you know very well – Luke 5 verse 1 to 7.
Peter partnered with God, he became a partner of Jesus Christ; the man who had worked all and caught nothing through his single net; and caught so much fish – two boats began to overflow: God of multiplication.
Hebrews 11 verse 6, the Bible says, God is a reward of those who diligently seek Him – you work with Him, He will reward you diligently; as you diligently seek Him, He will reward you diligently.
But there is one thing about This great God, This great business man, if He makes and investment and the investment is not producing profit, He cancels the investment – God is a business.
Luke 13 verse 6 to 9, He planted a tree in the vineyard.
First year He came, no fruits, Haa! Okay!
Second year, no fruits
Third year, no fruits
He told the gardener, cut it down.
What kind of investment is this?
First year, no dividend; second year, no dividend; third year, no dividend – He said I want to withdraw my investment.
I tell you two stories, both of them, some of you have heard before.
I had just become General Overseer and I was visiting our parishes, we were very many then.
I went to this particular parish finish ministering; and I came and I stood outside, there was this young man coming towards me, he was prostrating and getting up, prostrating and getting up until he got to where I was, he dropped something in the pocket of my jacket, and he began to run.
Because of the way he was behaving when he was coming, I quickly want to check what he had dropped in my pocket, and it was a fifty kobo note – it was those days when fifty kobo were a lot of money. Those days will come back in Jesus name; don’t you agree with me?
I know some of you may think it is impossible, just don’t claim it.
I said those days will come back again.
So, I called him back.
What is the problem?
He said, I had that our father in the Lord is coming and I want to give you a gift, this is all I have.
How do you give fifty kobo to the General Overseer?
I said, Haa! My son I promise you I will spend this money myself, so that I can bless you from the bottom of my heart – I said ‘my God will bless you’; and he went away rejoicing.
I think either a year or two later, I was back to the same church, and I saw the boy smiling, coming towards me - This time now radiant.
Daddy I have a testimony. Last time you are here, I gave you fifty kobo because that was all I had.
But since then, God has done marvelous things in my life; now I have a whole school to myself.
I said you have what?
He said when you are here I had no job, so what I was doing was, I was coaching children after school. But then after you say ‘God bless you’, every child in my coaching class came first in class; and parent began to hear about it and began to bring their children, so many children that I had to be employing teachers.
I want to say to somebody on credit - God Bless You.
That is one story, because we are going to pray in a moment.
The second one is sad one; we have heard it before.
A friend of my came carrying his wife (his wife was in a comma), the Doctors have said there is no hope for her she is going to die.
So, he brought her, when I saw her, I said, haa O Lord, this family, they are a family friend, You must heal this girl, heal this woman, and immediately the Almighty God spoke to me: son, don’t waste your energy, she is going to die.
Haa! No, no. hey! Father,You are a merciful God, Your mercy endureth forever; You don’t want the death of sinners, You want them to repent; I began to quote the Bible to the One who wrote it.
I lay my hands on her head and I fell the anointing flowing like warm oil down my hands to the palm of my hands, as soon as it touched her head, it flowed back.
I ran to the altar, it was the first auditorium then, fell on my face, please God, have mercy, God said, she is not profitable, she is of no use, please…
I ran back, I lay my hand on her the second time, now the same process – the oil flowed, hit her head, it reversed.
I ran back to the altar the third time, by the time I came back the third time, she was dead.
Stand on your feet, lift your voice to the Almighty God, and say Father, I promise to be profitable, please don’t cut me off.
Go ahead talk to the Almighty God.
I promise to be profitable, don’t cut me off, don’t cut me off Lord. I promise You Lord I will be profitable, I will be profitable, please don’t cut me off. O Lord, please, I promise I will be profitable, I will be profitable in every way, don’t cut me of Lord, don’t cut me off, I promise You Lord I will be profitable, I will be profitable, don’t cut me off Lord. Please don’t cut me off, don’t cut me off, don’t cut me off Lord, I will be profitable. From now on, I will be profitable, I will win souls for you; on a daily basis, I will be profitable. I will cease to be without profit, I will be profitable; Lord God Almighty, I will be profitable, I will be profitable; I promise You my Father and my God, I will be profitable, don’t cut me off, don’t cut me off; please Lord don’t cut me off, I will be profitable; I will be profitable. Thank You Jesus
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
Now, lift your voice to Him and say Father, let Your work prosper by my hands.
Go ahead talk to the Almighty God.
Please Lord let Your work prosper by my hands, let Your work prosper by my hands, let Your work prosper by my hands; I beg You Lord, here are my hands, I surrender them to You; let Your work prosper by my hands. Thank You Jesus
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
So shall it be in Jesus’ name.
Please be seated.
That brings me to point number four: Divine involvement put an end to losses.
In John chapter 5…
Thank You Father
The Lord says there is a woman here that the pain in your womb is like fire, He asked me to tell that the fire is gone out.
Thank You Father
Haa! This is good.
Daddy says there is someone here tonight, He said those who are trying to hinder your progress will watch helplessly as your draw nearer and nearer your goal – they will just be watching, and they will not be able to stop you; they will just be watching helplessly as you draw nearer and nearer your goal.
Congratulations.
In John chapter 5 verse 2 to 9, it is a story of man at the pool of Bethesda.
This man has lost thirty eight years of his life – thirty eight years of his life – until Jesus Christ came in and the loss ended – thirty eighty years!
I still remember several years ago, when I went to visit one of our prison, and they introduces a man to me who had been imprisoned, sentenced to death and have been in prison for thirty years.
When he told the story, my heart bled.
He said Sir; they execute those they are going to execute early in the morning, usually between 3 and 4 am, if I remember correctly.
He said, so, all these years I have not sleep at night until after 4am.
If I don’t hear footsteps coming towards my cell by 4, I know they are not going to kill me: for thirty years.
I came out of the place; I cried to all the people I can cry to; by the special grace of God, they released him.
All the years that you have wasted, shall be fully restore to you in Jesus name.
In mark chapter 10 verse 46 to 52, is the story of Bartimaeus, he had lost forty years of his life in total darkness; forty years as a beggar, until Jesus came in and all of a sudden, light came.
In Luke chapter 7 verse 11 to 15, the Bible tells of about the story of the widow of Nain, who had an only son and that son died.
In her family, it had been one death after another: her husband died, now the son is dead – loss of husband, now loss of son, until Jesus came in and the tide turned.
When one man came to us several years ago, he said Daddy, I am approaching forty years of age; I said, congratulations.
He said that is not while I am here.
He said, I am the oldest man in my family – nobody in my family ever went beyond forty years, they just kept on dying whenever they are approaching forty.
I said, in the name of the One who made heaven and earth your own will be different, that is more than twenty years ago, he still alive and well.
In the family of somebody here tonight, no more death
In 2Kings chapter 6 verse 1 to 7 tell us the story of the sons of the prophet who came to Elisha and said sir, where we are is too tight for us, give us permission to go to Jordan, get some wood and build a bigger tent.
He said, fine, go.
And they said to him, come along with us.
He said okay, I will come.
The Bible says, as they were cutting down trees, the axe head fell into the river; and one of the sons of Prophet said, alas master! We borrowed it.
They borrowed the axe and now, it is in the bottom of river Jordan and they couldn’t swim.
Then the man of God said, show me where it fell, and they showed him.
He cut a piece of wood, threw it into the river, because of the anointing in the hand of the man of God, the wood that supposed to float, sank into the bottom of the river; and began to look to the iron head, when it found the iron head, it transfer the anointing to the iron head and the iron head jumped up and began to swim on the face of the river.
When God intervenes in your situation, He can reverse the irreversible. That will be your testimony before the end of the month.
Some of you will remember the story of one of our sisters – I can’t remember whether she gave it here or in the other auditorium – she was sacked illegally in her place of work, so, she took them to court and because they are very big company, they began to maneuver through their Lawyer and they kept on postponing the case – adjourning the case – for seventeen years.
The poor woman sat down at home while the Lawyers were playing their games.
Then, one day, she came to the Holy Ghost service like this, and God spoke – God mentioned her case…, may God speak to your case tonight in Jesus’ name.
Thank You Daddy; He is speaking to the case of someone.
God said your business shall come out of the comma.
God spoke to her case and said, ‘there is some here, you have a court case, next week, the case will be decided in your favour’ and she jumped.
The following week, they got to court, the Lawyers began their maneuver again and the Judge said…, thank God that there is a Judge that is the Judge of the universe; the Chief Judge of heaven spoke on Friday night, the following week, the Judge said, no more adjournment, I am giving my ruling now.
You sacked this woman illegally; I hereby rule that you pay her for the seventeen years that she had been at home together with interest.
Stand on your feet; join your hands together.
Lift your voice to the Almighty God and say Father, step into my case, reverse the irreversible.
Go ahead.
We all agree, Father, step into our cases, reverse the irreversible, reverse the irreversible, reverse the irreversible Lord, reverse the irreversible; Step into my case, reverse the irreversible tonight, reverse the irreversible Lord, reverse the irreversible tonight; my Father and my God, reverse the irreversible; thank You Father, thank You Father
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
And please join hands together still and pray this one with all your heart, and say Father, we agree, no more losses.
Go ahead talk to the Almighty God.
No more losses, Father, no more losses. We agree, we are total agreement, we are in one accord, Fahter, no more losses, no more losses. No more losses, we are saying it loud and clear Lord, hear us, no more losses, no more losses Lord, no more losses… thank You Father.
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
And so shall it be in Jesus’ name.
Please be seated.
Maybe before I continue, maybe you should tell your neighbour – no more losses – say it as if you believe it.
That brings us to point number five…
O thank You Father.
The Lord says there is someone here; He said your vision that was becoming blurred shall begin to clear steadily.
Haa! Thank You Daddy
The Lord says this fellow will understand, He asked me to tell you, the itching is gone forever.
Thank You my Daddy
Daddy says there is someone here tonight, last year, you are facing three mountains; He said, one is gone, and the other two will follow quickly.
Point number five – because God is the Ultimate business man and when He gets involved, losses end.
The Bible that He gave is a book of profits; in the text that I read – Isaiah 48 verse 17 – He said, I Am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit.
The Bible is a book of profits.
2Timothy chapter 3 verse 15, says all scripture were given by God and is profitable… Bible is a book of profits.
Ecclesiastes chapter 5 verse 9 says the profit of the earth is for all.
So the question then is - how are some people suffering losses?
How come some people are prospering from the profit of the earth and some people are suffering losses.
Ecclesiastes chapter 10 verse 10 – from the book of profit; Ecclesiastes chapter 10 verse 10 says wisdom is profitable to direct.
Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verse 11, He said wisdom is good with an inheritance by it there is profit to them that are under the sun.
In order words, the difference between those who are profiting and those who are losing is wisdom.
And what is wisdom?
Apart from being the fear of God – Psalm 111 verse 10 – the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
What is wisdom?
Wisdom is the correct application of knowledge.
Thank You Lord.
The Lord asked me to tell you a story; the story is particularly for one fellow; it is a story you have heard and heard again.
Few years ago, I was visiting our in Ilorin and as I was about to leave they came to call me from the maternity Centre that there was a woman in labour and she had told them that in the day of delivery she will die.
I said to her, is it true that you want to die on your day of delivery?
She did not answer.
Okay. If you want to die go to the hospital, don’t come and die in the church.
She said she is not going anywhere.
Okay.
So, I prayed, and I left.
Three days later, people came from Ilorin; Daddy, the woman you prayed for after you left she gave birth to a baby but we checked we find that there is still another baby inside her and we had been praying for the second baby to come since then, the second baby has refused to come.
We told her to go to the hospital she refused, that is why we are here.
And fear griped my heart. I don’t mind confessing to you.
As I put off the bold face, after all, I am supposed to be General Overseer;
Is that why you are here? Who told the God in Lagos is different from the God in Ilorin, go back now; before you get home the second baby would have come.
I gave them a bottle of coke each and send them back.
After they left I ran up stair to my bed room, I fell on my face – Almighty God, this is the day of trouble; You said if I call on You in the day of trouble You will answer me. (laugh)
And God said, you did not even believe what you said.
I said, haha, I believe, but I send away so that I can come back and talk to You.
God said if you believe go and eat; and it was a Saturday and I was fasting in preparation for the Sunday service.
I said Lord, You know is Saturday and I am fasting, He said go and eat.
Well! I ate. Like I have always told you, whether the food went through my mouth or through my nose I cannot remember because I was frightened sick.
But by the evening, the phone came from Kwara state to say that, by the time they got home, not only had the second come, the third had come also; and the three of them are doing well.
Wonder children; I think by now they must have been thirty something years of age.
The reason why God asked me to tell the story is for one person here.
The Lord asked me to tell you that your covenant to die at child birth is gone.
What is wisdom?
Wisdom is the fear of God, but it also the correct application of knowledge.
1Timothy chapter 4 verse 15 He said you must meditate on the word of God and give yourself wholly to them; that profiting may appear to all.
Meditate on the word of God, give yourself completely to the word of God, that is, believe it completely, practice what the word of God says, then your profiting will appear to all.
In Joshua chapter 1 verse 8, the Bible says, God said to Joshua, this book of the law shall not depart out of their mouth, but you must meditate in it day and night; He said then you will make your ways prosper, you will make your way successful and then you will see good.
James chapter 1 verse 22 to 25, tell us that the people who will profit are not those who just hear but who are doers of the word.
If fearing of the word of God alone can make one successful, everybody by now should be more than successful.
But we hear it; do will practice it?
Failure to practice the word of God is what is causing losses.
Like I told those who came to the Holy Communion service yesterday; and I tell you, get that tape; if God will only open your eyes to see the losses you suffer because you would not do His will, your life will change.
Some of you know the story I am about to tell you, some of you even know the brother concerned.
Daddy pray for me that I will have a breakthrough – pray
And I kept praying.
One day he came, haa! Daddy, God has answered my prayer – this one is big.
I said good.
He said a man in Lagos called him and said I have these block of flats (13 flats), and I want to sell it and I am giving it for you to sell, bring me so much; it doesn’t matter how much you sell it – just bring me so much.
He came to me rejoicing.
Hey! Thirteen flats! And I have already found buyers.
I said wonderful.
I said that means you will give one flat to God.
He said why?
Haha! I said the tithe of thirteen is actually 1.3 but since there is no 0.3 of a flat, that is why.
He said that is the problem with you Pastors, I just got a miracle and the first thing you think about is tithe.
He just got angry and left my office.
I said please forgive me, I am sorry sir, I am very sorry.
The following day, he went to the man: yes Sir, I am ready to pay the money you asked me to bring for the house.
The man said which house?
Haha! Your house at number so so so; the one you said I should sell at any price, I should bring you so much.
The man said me?
I told you to sell my house and bring me so much?
He said the one who did the germ for you has failed.
Me! Told you! If you don’t get out of here, I will get you arrested.
So he ran back to me, Daddy, daddy…, I said, ehen ehen; leave me out of it oh.
Go and meet God, not me.
Stand on your feet my brother; stand on your feet my sister;
Lift your voice to the Almighty God and say, Father, the hearing ear and the doing heart, give to me O Lord. I don’t want to be just a hearer and I want to be a doer.
The hearing ear and the doing heart give to me O Lord, give to me O Lord, give to me O Lord. I don’t want to be just a hearer, I want to be a doer, not just a hearer but a doer of Your word, a doer of Your word; not just hearer – I want to hear and I want to do, that my profit may be evident to all, no more losses, I want to begin to profit from now on, give me a hearing ear and a doing heart; a doing heart, not just hearer but a doer. Thank You my Father, glory be to Your name
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
So shall it be in Jesus’ name.
Let us be seated, I want to round up.
So, what am I to do, so that I will never suffer a loss?
1Timothy chapter 4 verse 8 says godliness is profitable unto all things having promise of the life now is, and of that which is to come.
Number one: Godliness – stay away from sin; live godly.
One brother came and said Sir, any time I am on the verge of a breakthroughs, it slips out of my hands.
I said let us pray.
As I closed my eyes to pray, God said ask him; what does he do, whenever there is breakthrough coming?
I said tell me; don’t let us pray the prayer, because I don’t pray the prayer that will answer.
Go asked me to ask you, what do you do, anytime a breakthrough is knocking at the door?
And he bowed his head.
He said before any miracle is complete, I commit adultery.
Ha ha!
Godliness is profitable unto all things – when I ask to be holy, is for your own good, so you stop suffering losses.
1Samuel 15 verse 22 says to obey is better than sacrifice.
Obey God! In all things obey God.
Deuteronomy 28 verse 1 to 2, He said if you will harken diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, to observe and do all that He commands you; He said, blessings will pursue you and over take you- Blessings, not Losses
Obey Him. Stop robbing Him.
Malachi chapter 3 verse 8 to 11; many of you don’t like it, it is too bad. I have said it, if you don’t like Malachi chapter 3, tear it off from your Bible; it will still be in millions of Bibles.
You cannot live under the curse of God and expect to make profits – it is not going to happen.
So, when an ordinary human being places a curse on you it is to destroy you not to talk of the curse of God.
Whereas, the blessings of the Lord maketh rich and added no sorrow; Honour Him, it is for your own profits.
In 1Samuel chapter 2 verse 30 said I honour those who know; I will honour those who honour me.
I have told you, the teaching of Jesus Christ is ‘nothing goes for nothing’
You honour Me, I will honour you.
You love Me, I will love you.
You draw near Me, I will draw near you.
You will obey Me, I will be your friend.
So, when He said in Proverb chapter 3 verse 9 to 10, when He says honour the Lord with your first fruit…, he did not stop there; if you do that, I will make sure you have so much blessing you won’t even be able to contain it.
He said it. You know is one of the prophecies for individual this year is that a chosen few would receive such a blessing from God they won’t even know how to handle it.
…Chosen few; how many of you will be among the chosen few?
So shall it be in Jesus’ name.
You know what to do.
Luke 6:38, He says, give and it shall be giving.
You don’t give, nobody is going to give you, God will see to it.
2Corithians 9 verse 6 that my son mentioned earlier on, you sow sparingly you will reap sparingly, you sow bountifully you will reap bountifully; we all know it, we have heard it again and again…
The trouble is, are we applying it? Are we?
And I have told you before.
Years ago, when the biggest naira note was hundred, I was in a meeting and God said to me son, what kind of Pastor do you want to be?
I said Lord, because I am a Mathematician, I don’t answer a question…, before I answered it; I don’t understand that question…
He said what kind of Pastor do you want to be?
Will you like to be the richest?
Will you like to be the best?
Will you like to be the greatest?
Richest or poorest? Best or worst? Greatest or least?
Haa! There is no choice in that.
Richest or poorest? If God ask you to choose; which one will you chose?
Best or worst? Which one will you choose?
Greatest or least? Which one will you choose?
So, I chose like you, and He kept quiet.
After sometimes, there was another meeting, He said…, it was offering time; He said son, how about giving the largest denomination in your pocket?
Haa! I almost said get thee behind me Satan, because hundred naira note in those days, at that time the naira is more powerful than the dollar - so you understand, but I said yes Lord.
Not too long after that time I was in another meeting, He asked the same question: what kind of Pastor?
Now I know the question, I gave the answer.
He said, how about we doubling what you have started to give? I said yes Lord; Even though ‘the yes Lord’ wasn’t very loud.
Not long after that, He said how about us tripling it?
And all of a sudden, He open the floodgates; and people will just come and looked at me and say we want to give you something.
Thank you very much
A woman came in October and said I like to give you something, I said what for?
She said for Christmas.
Haa! This is still October!
Well, I just want to give you.
You give, you shall be giving - God will see to it.
The reason why many of us are dying financially is because we are too stingy.
The Bible is given to make you profit.
Galatian 6 verse 7 says God is not deceived, God is not mocked, whatsoever a man sows that shall he also reap.
Is there - we have been reading all this while, only that we would begin to apply it from tonight, and there will be no more losses.
I did not hear your amen.
What you sow that is what you will reap.
You sow money, you will reap money. I can guarantee you that.
I have told you this story before, when we started the Holy Ghost service on this camp; I was the only laying hands on everybody because we are few; then we began to increase in number, and I decided to apply the wisdom of God.
So, I choose seven elders to begin to join me in ministry and I gave each one of them a tie that I had worn when ministering.
I told them this tie is soaked in anointing; you wear it, as you minister to the people and the same anointing we continue to work.
And lo and behold, they began to minister…, and in those days, before I understood how to control the flow, when we lay hands on people, they all fell on the ground; can you imagine all of you falling on the ground; where are we going to keep you?
All of a sudden, I discover whenever people travel whether to London, to America, even to South Africa, when they are returning, they brought me ties.
So, after some time I said to God, ha ha, can these people find anything else?
And God said to me, you sow ties, you are reaping ties.
Oh! I said good.
So, I look for Pastors who had the same shoe size like myself and I gave them shoes.
Laugh… I waited one month, no shoe; two month, no shoe; three month, no shoe…
I said, where are my shoes?
Thank God, He is my friend.
How many friends of God are here?
This year is going to be glorious for you in Jesus’ name.
Daddy, where are my shoes?
He said, son, how soon you have a harvest, is determine by the quality of the seed you sow.
When you plant maize, you will reap it in three month.
If you plant cocoa, you have to wait at least three years.
Shoes are more expensive than tie; you have to wait.
And then shoes began to arrive: black shoes, white shoes, red shoes,…
Whatever you shoe that is what you are going to reap - it is the word of God.
Win souls and your prayers will be answered.
Why?
John 15 verse 16 says clearly that you have not chosen Me, I have chosen you, that you go and make fruit and that your fruits abide, and whatsoever you ask the Father in My name shall be answer.
You know what that one mean? Work for God and God will work for you. Simple
Work for God and God will work for you.
Be addicted to soul winning, you will have testimony that we baffled the world.
I will just share one testimony with you and then we can just close, at least I moved out of your way.
I got my P.hD at the University of Lagos way back in 1974.
At that time, all Universities were Universities, I mean there is no kabukabu University then; and I am telling you University of Lagos is a great University; I am sure those of you from that University can agree with me – very great university.
I wrote my Thesis…
Thank You Father.
I want to say amen to this one.
The Lord says there is somebody here tonight He said throughout this year all light are green – everything is just go, go, all light is green.
Now I think it is my turn now, because the Almighty God said there is someone here tonight, He said this year your sun shall shine very very very bright.
Amen and amen.
This one is difficult to believe, but if He says He will do it, and I know He is talking to me anyway.
He said there is someone here tonight, He said, before the end of the year I will double your fortune.
So I wrote my Thesis and submitted, and when I submitted, I went to Ilesha with my Father in the Lord to hold a crusade – crusade in Ilesha, crusade in Ife-wara; we were busy going from one place to the other, holding crusades.
Unknown to me, my Head of Department have taken my Thesis to my external examiner.
External examiner is someone from another University who is a specialist in the field where you are, who will go through your Thesis and determine whether is okay or not.
And usually he takes his own time, you give him the Thesis and you will go away and he write if he likes he can write six month, one year later; you cannot hurry him, he is a specialist.
Within three days of getting my Thesis, he has already finish reading it, and he told my Professor and in case you want to know who was my Professor - he was the Late Professor Chike Obi, he is not an ordinary Professor, he is Professor know throughout the whole world - very very tough, very very strict, highly intelligent…
This man told Professor Obi, go and give this boy his degree.
Professor Obi said what about the oral exam?
He said there is no oral.
Ha ha!
That is not done, there must be an oral – if anybody must have P.hD, there must be an oral, it is part and parcel of the whole process.
This man said, I said, I have no question to ask this man go and give him his degree.
Professor Chike Obi came back took the matter to the Dean, from the Dean to the VC, they all said the same thing: there must be an oral.
Sit this boy down; if you like just ask him two questions: what is your name? Are you the one who wrote this? Ehen, after that one you can say give him his degree; but there must an oral.
The man said who is the specialist in this field?
They said you.
He said I have no questions for this boy go and give him his degree.
Stand on your feet; lift your voice to the Almighty God and say, Father, I will mind Your business please mind my own business.
Open your mouth and talk to the Almighty God.
I will mind Your business from now on. Anytime they talk about Your business, Lord, I will mind Your business, please mind my own business, I will do Your will; anything You will say, anything that is in Your word I will do it. I will win souls, I will go out for evangelism, I will follow up, I will mind Your business, I will build for You, please mind my own business, mind my own business, mind my own business. Almighty God I promise You, I will mind Your own business, please mind my own business, so that my profit may appear to all; Almighty God give me the grace, while You mind my business. I will mind Your business from now on Lord God Almighty, now that I know the secret, I will mind Your business, so You can mind my business, in that way, there will never be losses for me again. Thank You Father
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
And so shall it be in Jesus’ name.
Please be seated.
Finally, place your times in His hands.
Psalm 31 verse 15, David said my times are in Your hands.
Just handover everything to Him – handover everything to Him!
He knows what do; He knows how you can profit like in the case of Peter, He knows where the fish are; labouring without Him is fruitless efforts, you we just be suffering losses.
If you don’t profit, leave everything for Him, place your times in His hands.
So, if you are here, you have not even surrendered your life to Jesus Christ – that is the first thing you should do.
Surrender your life to Him; let Him take it from there and let us begin to see what will follow.
So, if you are here and you have not yet surrender your life to Jesus and you want to do so, come quickly.
I know some of you are far very very far away, so, I am going to count from one to fifteen.
So begin to come as I begin to count, and come and surrender your life to Jesus Christ – come and surrender your life to Him, that is the only way you can profit – you cannot profit without Him, you need to surrender to Him.
I am counting now.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine…, and counselors should be drawing near please …ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen…
Now, those of you who are already in front and those of you who are coming, talk to Jesus Christ, tell Him I have come to surrender my life to You, takeover my life completely, save my soul, forgive all my sins; from now I will serve You; be my Lord, be my Saviour, I will surrender my life to You completely. Forgive all my sins, and just takeover, takeover, takeover completely…
Talk to the Almighty God
And the rest of us, stretch your hands towards these people and intercede for them.
Pray that God would save their souls; that the One who saved your soul will save their own souls also.
Please pray for them, pray for them, intercede for every one of them – that the Almighty Saviour will save the soul of every one of them.
Those of you who are still on the way, hurry up because I want to pray for your salvation now.
Thank You Jesus
Talk to the Almighty God – Lord have mercy on me, forgive my soul, forgive all my sins, I am surrendering my life to You today, complete surrender, just takeover my life and I will serve You for the rest of my life; just forgive my sins, be my Lord, be my Saviour, step into my life and just takeover…
Thank You Jesus, thank You Lord
If you are on the way, don’t stop; make sure you get before I finish praying because I must pray now.
Thank You Lord
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
Saviour we bless Your name, we thank You for Your word. We thank You especially for these people who have come forward to surrender their life to You. Please remember Your promise that whosoever will come unto You, You will in no wise cast out, they have come now please receive them in Jesus’ name, have mercy on them in Jesus’ name, let Your blood wash away their sins in Jesus’ name, save their souls, write their names in the Book of Life. And please Lord, from now on anytime they call on You answer them by fire, don’t let them ever backslide.
In Jesus might name we have prayed.
Amen.
I can see some of you still on the way keep coming, you are not late yet.
Those of you who are in front I congratulate you, beginning from now by the grace of God I will be praying for you, and so, I am going to need your names, your address and your prayer request. The counselors will give you some cards which you should fill very quickly and then return it to the counselors and go back to your sits and I promise I will be praying for you.
If you are still on the way, just make sure you still keep coming; you are not too late yet.
Now, while these people are busy filling their forms, why don’t we talk to God on our own
You just say Father, takeover, takeover my life, takeover my business, takeover my marriage, takeover my everything, I don’t want to suffer any loss any more, just takeover from now on, give me the grace to surrender all to You, to do only those things that are pleasing to You; Father, just step in today and takeover so that I will never again suffer a loss.
Go ahead just talk to God for few minutes while the counselors are attending to these people.
Thank You Counselors – God bless you.
We are going to pray one more prayer before we take testimony if there are any.
Is a prayer that is in form of a seed; what you sow, you will reap.
You will please stand on your feet, join hands together, and this time you pray for your neighbour and say, Father, this Your child I am holding don’t let him ever suffer a loss again.
Go ahead, pray for your neighbour.
This child of Yours don’t let him ever suffer a loss again, never again, don’t let him/don’t let her suffer a loss again: physical, material, spiritual, marital, material wise, no more losses Father, no more losses. Thank You Father.
And so shall it be in Jesus’ name.
I join my faith with yours and I say in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, you will never suffer a loss again. In every facet of your life, you will never suffer a loss again. I declare it loud and clear, so that heaven can hear me, even hell can hear, in the life of every one of you, no more losses.
So shall it be in Jesus’ name
Thank You my Father and my God
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
Amen.
Let us put our hands together for the Almighty.
Pastor E. A. Adeboye
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