Taste and see that the Lord is good;

Topic:

GOLIATH MUST DIE

Praise and Worship

Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 17

Confession: ¹ I will love You, O Lord, my strength. ² The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My God, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. ³ I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies” ²⁸ “For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. ²⁹ for by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall. ³⁴ “He teaches my hands to make war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze” ³⁷ “I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them, neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. ³⁸ I have wounded them, so that they could not rise. ³⁹ for You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued under me those who rose up against me. 40 You have also given me the necks of my enemies so that I trust those who hated me”. (Psalms 18:1,2, 3, 28,29,34,37,39,40 NKJV)

Prayer Points

1. Father, I thank You for the victories, in the name of Jesus.
2. I take authority over this month, in the name of Jesus.
3. I cover myself under the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
4. I challenge every Goliath in my environment with the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
5. Thou generational Goliath of my generation, my life is not your candidate, die, in the name of Jesus.
6. Every anti-marriage Goliath in my family, die, in the name of Jesus.
7. I break myself loose from the bondage of financial Goliath, in the name of Jesus.
8. Any Goliath in my office, denying me my promotion, fall down and die, in the name of Jesus.
9. Any Goliath in my business environment, that refused to let my business grow, fall down and die, in the name of Jesus.
10. Every Goliath of poverty ruling my life, fall down and die, in the name of Jesus.
11. Any voice of fear, discouraging me not to fight Goliath, be silenced forever, in the name of Jesus.
12. Those that says ‘I will not overcome Goliath, will see my victories over Goliath’, in the name of Jesus.
13. The curse of Goliath over my life will not stand, in the name of Jesus.
14. Let every Goliath in my life, be shaken into the fire, in the name of Jesus.
15. I crush to pieces any Goliath, that defeated my ancestors, in the name of Jesus.
16. Any Goliath that succeeded in defeating my ancestors and now has vowed to deal with me, die, in the name of Jesus.
17. O Lord, expose the head of Goliath to me, in the name of Jesus.
18. Let the stronghold of Goliath in my life, be destroyed, in the name of Jesus.
19. Thou man of valor of my life, arise and defeat your Goliath, in the name of Jesus.
20. I receive divine strength to overcome my enemies, in the name of Jesus.
21. Thank You Lord for answering my prayers, in the name of Jesus.

Pray as the Spirit of the Lord gives you utterances

DIVINE PERFECTION

Blessed be the Lord our God, who daily loads us with His benefits. “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him” (Nahum 1:7 NKJV).

“THE LORD WILL PERFECT THAT WHICH CONCERNS ME; Your mercy, O Lord endures forever; do not forsake the works of your hands”. (Psalm 138:8 NKJV)

Last year was our year of OVERFLOWING ANOINTING. We are all living testimonies how God did wonders in our lives and families.  The impossible became possible even our students performed very well. There were great increase in our businesses and works. The little among us became very great army. The feeble ones became strong nations. The weak hearted received divine boldness, and many testimonies, all because of the anointing of God. In the anointing; there is power to do great things. We thank God for everything because He is faithful! Praise the Lord!!!

Beloved, this is our year of DIVINE PERFECTION. For this year to be as the Lord has declared; let us dig deep into the word of God and I would love us to read this bulletin carefully and prayerfully. May God bless us, in the name of Jesus. Amen!

First of all, I would like to start by looking at some of the meaning of perfection.  Perfection means completion. By the grace of God, the Lord will complete His works which He has committed into our hands. Perfection means to finish. Jesus said on the cross “It is finished” (John 19:30), It is a concluded or finished work. It also means wholeness or accomplishment. On the cross of Calvary, our redemption, healing, salvation, restoration, victories, deliverance, sanctification was finished. So, we are to enjoy the beautiful and wonderful works of the Lord in the land of the living.

As children of God; God has divinely positioned us in our families, marriages, jobs, environments and nations to perfect all which concerns us. He has given us a mandate to rule in the midst of our enemies, (Ps 110:2). He has declared it to us “we are priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek (Ps 110:4). God wants the best for us as we are on this earth just as we are going to be with Him when He will come to take us home (heaven) (3 John 1:2).

The problem/s which we are going through now; is not to overcome us. Disappoint which we experiencing many years now is not to overpower us. Our spiritual lives which we have been struggling to stand right are not going to be the same again in this year of perfection. In the year of perfection, it is a year where impossibilities become possible (Lk 1:37). The barren women give birth to their children (Ps.113:9). The scattered homes unite by the power of God (Ps. 133:1) It is a year where we have a great expectation and the bible says “our expectations will not be cut off” (Prov. 23:18). It is a year where God leads and we follow. It is also a year where we let go of our fears, pains, anxiety, worry, disgrace, rejection, etc. it is a year where you go back and  conquer that problem/s in your life e.g. education, business, or any project which we abandoned. It is a year of great faith. It is a year of unspeakable and unlimited power of God in action. It is a year of fruitfulness. It is a year of great glory. It is a year of remembrance.

We must expect the blessings of God in greater manifestation.

Perfection is Very Important to Our Daily Lives Because:

• “When God created all things; He saw that it is good” including you and I. (Gen 1:31)
• “He created us in His own image”, (his mindset and his strong will, ability and capability of God, Gen 1:27)
• “He gave us power, mandate, authority and dominion to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth” (Gen 1:26-28)
• “We must be perfect just as our Father in heaven is perfect” (Matt. 5:48)
• “He is God who had made everything beautiful in His  time” (Eccl. 3:11)
• “God’s works are perfect, all His ways are just” (Deut. 32:4)
• “The word of the Lord is perfect” (Ps. 19:7)
• “Whatever God has done shall be forever and no one can add anything on it. God does these so that men should fear before Him” (Eccl. 3:14)
• “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day”(Deut. 8:18)
• “He has wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was written against us which was contrary to us” (Gal 3:13-14)

These few scriptures are to open our eyes on what God has said in our lives.

How We Are Going To Be Perfected

In the book of Genesis 17:1-2, God spoke to Abraham saying “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless (perfect) and I will make my covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly” (greatly, mightily, exceptionally, extraordinarily, remarkably, extremely).

Beloved, our perfection is from God. Remember no one is righteous or can do anything very well if God did not strengthen or done it. “It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. OUR QUALIFICATION COMES FROM GOD” (2 Cor. 3:5 NLT). It is not about our past or where we are coming from. What matters is God who has qualified us to inherit the riches of the kingdom. It’s God who heals all our diseases. It’s God who will perfect all which concerns us.

Our lives will only be perfect when we:-

• are in Christ Jesus-(John. 3:3-21, John 15:1-8)
• know what the Lord has said concerning our lives, i.e. His promises, what God likes and does not like (Jer. 29:11)
• are holding unto God’s word- (Isa. 55:11)
• are walking in the wisdom of God-“Wisdom is better than strength”(Eccl. 9:16a NKJV) “Wisdom is better than weapons of war”(Eccl. 9:18a NKJV)
• we know that we are in partnership with God (Eph. 2:10)
• purpose in our heart like Daniel and his friends not to defile ourselves (Dan. 1:8)
• Knowing the Power in the Word of God. “The word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow and is a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb. 4:12). THE WORD OF GOD WHICH WE CALLED THE BIBLE IS A WORD WITH A VISION ON A MISSION TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IS SENT FORTH. Behind every scripture is power. It comes with divine power of God which perfects all that concerns us.  It  is powerful and strong and it has different features:
• ü Resurrection Power: This is the power that is in charge of bringing back what was dead in our lives. Just like Jesus called Lazarus out of the grave and he came out alive (John 11:40-44) So, whatsoever, that looks dead in our lives must come back to life, in the name of Jesus! Ezekiel prophesied to the dried and dead bones as the Lord commanded and they came back to life. They became very great army (Ezek. 37). We should not look for who will prophesy into our lives. This is not the time to run around looking for prophesy but we should prophesy (speak, declare, decree) as the Spirit of the Lord gives us utterance. Whatsoever situation or area of our lives which was dried must receive life in the name of Jesus!

Prayer Points

1. I decree this year to be a year of my divine perfection, in the name of Jesus.
2. I cover my life with the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
3. I challenge my foundation with the fire of the Holy Ghost and the blood of Jesus.
4. I challenge my father’s house with the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
5. I challenge my mother’s house with the blood of Jesus, in the name of          Jesus.
6. I called my life out of every form of bondage, in the name of Jesus.
7. My life, you will not go according to the pattern of my family, in the name of Jesus.
8. I refused to follow the voice of laziness and procrastination, in the name of Jesus.

Pray as the Spirit of the Lord gives you utterance

GOOD FOR THOUGHTS

Think on the Word.

Speak the Word.

Walk in the Word

Great wonders follow those who believe, walk and abide in the word of God!!!

continued from March Part two

Blessed be the Lord our God, who daily loads us with His benefits. “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him” (Nahum 1:7 NKJV).

“THE LORD WILL PERFECT THAT WHICH CONCERNS ME; Your mercy, O Lord endures forever; do not forsake the works of your hands”. (Psalm 138:8 NKJV)

We thank God for this month of April. This is our month of Great Dawn. In this month, our path shall shine like the shining sun, and it will shines ever brighter unto the perfection of the day in our marriages, health, studies, works and spiritual lives, in the name of Jesus! (Prov. 4:18)

Last month we started this topic our divine perfection. We are now in this sub topic “Knowing the Power in the Word of God”. “The word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow and is a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb. 4:12). THE WORD OF GOD WHICH WE CALLED THE BIBLE IS A WORD WITH A VISION ON A MISSION TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IS SENT FORTH (Isa 55:11). Behind every scripture is power. It comes with divine power of God which perfects all that concerns us.  It is powerful, strong and it has different features:

• ü Restoration Power: In God’s restoration power, He has promised our captives will be set (Jer. 33:1-18). Our damage lives will be restored to its former glory. It does not matter what the devil has done or stolen from us. All the things we have lost in the past will be restored in the name of Jesus! “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten. The crawling locust the consuming locust and the chewing locust, my great army which I sent among you” (Joel 2:25 NKJV).
• ü Creative Power: Our God called things out of nothing and they appear as if they were there. “(As it is written) “I have made you a father of many nations) in the presence of Him whom he believed-God, WHO GIVES LIFE TO THE DEAD AND CALL THOSE THINGS WHICH DO NOT EXIST AS THEY DID” (Rom. 4:17 NKJV). “By faith, we understand that the world was framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible” (Heb. 11:3NKJV). In God’s creative power, we must call things out of nothing. Open your mouth and begin to call (mention them) greatness out of little things. Fruitfulness out of barrenness. Sanctification out of uncleanness. Strength out of weakness. Joy out of sorrow. Glory out of shame. Honour out of dishonor. Beauty out of ashes.  Healing out of sickness. Prosperity out of poverty. Progress out of delay, in the name of Jesus! Praise the Lord. Your God created the world by His spoken word. CREATE YOUR OWN WORLD FROM THE WORD OF HIM (BIBLE) WHO CREATED THE WORLD JUST BY SPEAKING. His name is Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last, the Lord of Hosts, the Ancient of the Days, Everlasting God, Haleluijah!
• ü Sustaining Power: This is the power which sustains us. It sustains our health, marriage, education, spiritual life, Christian journey, etc. “No more shall an infant from there live but a few days (years) nor a man who has not fulfilled his days…” (Isa. 65:20 NKJV). It prolongs our lives and every area of our lives. May the mighty sustaining power of God, sustain us, in the name of Jesus!
• ü Saving Power: This is the power in the word of God which delivers us from sins and troubles. “Now I know that the LORD SAVES His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the SAVING STRENGTH OF HIS RIGHT HAND” (Ps.20:6 NKJV). May God’s saving power, save us from all kinds of danger and destructions, in the mighty name of Jesus! Whenever evil is happening at the back, we shall be at the front in the name of Jesus! If it is happening at the front, we shall be at the back, in the name of Jesus! We are not candidate of destructions, in the name of Jesus!
• ü Watering Power, ¹“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly… ² but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law he meditates day and night. ³ He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper”(Ps.1:1-3 NKJV). This is the power in the word of God which waters our lives. Once we received the word of God, start meditating on it and applying in our lives, then our lives will be watered in the area/s we apply the word of God. This is how some areas of our lives are giving fruits of hundred folds, sixty folds and thirty folds while some areas of our lives have little or no fruit to show forth. ¹⁸“therefore hear the parable of a sower: ¹⁹ when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. “²⁰ But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives with joy……..²³“But he who received seed on the ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty”(Matt 13:18-23). I command your lives to receive the word of God and apply it, in the name of Jesus! Let every area of our lives receive life, in the name of Jesus! Receive understanding in the name of Jesus! Let the rain of heaven water our lives, in the name of Jesus!

In God’s perfection; He gave His son Jesus Christ who died on the cross of Calvary for us. In everything we are doing, God has a role to play. All we need is to know which part God has to play and the part we have to play.   Frustration, confusion and discouragement in what we are doing is caused by our lack of knowledge, not knowing  in our lives which part we have to play and which part God has to play. Sometimes, we try to do what God supposed to do and we abandon what we supposed to do. Therefore, in everything we are doing; let’s ask God the wisdom to know the things we need to do and let Him do whatever He need to do. As a pastor; my work is to preach and teach the word of God. The works of Holy Spirit is to convict and transform the lives of the people of God. We may ask God to convict, transform the hearers of the word, but He is the doer of all things. We need to be patient with God. You may pray for the sick but it’s the Lord who heals.

I Would Like Us To Memorize The Following Words Of Wisdom About God And Us

1. Prov. 16:1 “The preparation of the heart belongs to a man” (our) that means we are have the right to plan and set goals for ourselves “but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord”.

Prayer Point: O Lord give me answer to the questions of life, in the name of Jesus.

2. Prov. 16:9: “a man’s heart plans his way. But the Lord directs his steps”. We are free to plan whatever we desire to do. But it’s God who has the responsibilities to direct and order our steps into perfection.
3. Prov. 19:21: “There are many plans in a (our) heart, nevertheless, the Lord’s counsel will stand”.  Many things we are intending to do can only come to pass and remain forever when we allow and follow God’s instructions for our lives.
4. Psalm 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds a house, they labour in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early. To sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep”. This scripture is not encouraging us to be lazy but it is teaching us that in our early rising by seeking and doing whatever we need to do; let us rise with the Lord and work or build with the Lord. To be continued…

Prayer Points

1. I receive the anointing of diligent in whatever I am doing, in the name of Jesus.
2. O God of divine perfection perfects all that concerns me, in the name of Jesus.
3. I overcome every cloud of discouragement, in the name of Jesus.
4. I take authority over my emotions and I subdue it under the obedience of Christ Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
5. I wash my mind from my past pains with the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
6. Healing and restoration power of God, heal and restore my life to the fullest, in the name of Jesus.
7. I recover my mind from every mind controlling demons, in the name of Jesus.
8. This year is prosperous to me, in the name of Jesus.
9. Thank You for answering my prayers, in the name of Jesus.

Pray as the Spirit of the Lord gives you utterance!

Food for thoughts

Believers hold on the word of God,

while

unbelievers hold on the lies of the devil.

Daily Personal Prophet Declaration

Scripture Confession: Job 22:28, Prov. 18:21, Matt. 18:19, Luke 21:15, Rev.12:11

1. I am who God has created me to be, in the name of Jesus.
2. I am covered with glory, in the name of Jesus.
3. I refused to surrender to my enemies; my enemies will surrender to me, in the name of Jesus.
4. I will be honoured where others are being humiliated, in the name of Jesus.
5. Humiliation will honour me, in the name of Jesus.
6. What has made others to be humiliated will bow before me, in the name of Jesus.
7. I will be appointed where others are being disappointed, in the name of Jesus.
8. I will succeed where others are failing, in the name of Jesus.
9. I will overcome what has overcomed others, in the name of Jesus.
10. I refused to be down; I am up, in the name of Jesus.
11. I will not answer the name which the enemy is calling me, in the name of Jesus.
12. I will not follow the words and advices of my enemies, in the name of Jesus.
13. I will not sell my birth-right like Esau, in the name of Jesus.
14. I will be above and not beneath, in the name of Jesus.
15. I am above every situation, in the name of Jesus.
16. I am sitting in heavenly places with Christ Jesus the Rock, in the name of Jesus.
17. I am far above principalities and powers, in the name of Jesus.
18. I stand to conquer my enemies, in the name of Jesus.
19. I will not fall by the sword of my enemies, in the name of Jesus.
20. The power that is manipulating my generation will not succeed over my life, in the name of Jesus.
21. The power that destroys families will not succeed over my family, in the name of Jesus.
22. I am a candidate of heaven, in the name of Jesus.
23. I live in divine health, in the name of Jesus.
24. I have divine prosperity, in the name of Jesus.
25. I have divine protection, in the name of Jesus.
26. I have the life of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
27. I arise above frustrations (shame, disgrace, poverty, delay, destruction, confusion, untimely death, etc.), in the name of Jesus.
28. I have the keys of victory in my hands, in the name of Jesus.
29. I refused to be led by evil spirits, in the name of Jesus.
30. I will not wear my parent’s shoes, in the name of Jesus.
31. I refused to live unrighteous life, in the name of Jesus.
32. My life will not be a mockery to the name of the Lord, in the name of Jesus.
33. I refused to fail, in the name of Jesus.
34. I refused to be destroyed, in the name of Jesus.
35. I refuse to be a beggar, in the name of Jesus.
36. I will not fish in fishless water, in the name of Jesus.
37. I refuse to bear the name which the enemy is calling me, in the name of Jesus.
38. My feet will not take me into trouble, in the name of Jesus.
39. My tongue will not destroy me, in the name of Jesus.

(Declare as the Spirit of the Lord gives you utterances)