GET IMMERSED

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Scripture: And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me (Exodus 8:28).

God had a promised land ready for his people but Pharaoh would not want them to get there. By telling them not to go far away, he wanted to make sure that he could always have access to them. Our destiny is divine life and we can only access it by the knowledge of God. 2 Peter 1:4 says Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. You are I are programmed to live the very life that God lives. Our words and deeds are programmed by God to depict divinity but that can only come through the knowledge and application of the word of God; through sailing out in search for God and his way of thinking and doing things. This way you stay far away from the enemy.

But you know what? The enemy would do everything to convince us that we should pray when our busy schedule permits; that we should study the word when we have time to spare. Friend, do you breathe when you have some time to spare? Moses while speaking to the Israelites told them that the Word; the study with practice of the Word is their life (Deuteronomy 30:20).  In other words, if you do not apply it to your day to day walk, you are as good as dead. Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish (Psalms 49:20). Did you read that? The enemy will do everything to keep people at the fringes of God’s kind of life so that they will not enjoy the fullness of the divine life already available to them. Listen to this, you and I are not supposed to live and die like mere men. If we know who we are and do what we are supposed to do, the things that happen to men would not happen to us. True! Our being is God (Acts 17:28, Psalms 82:5-7). Eternal life is accessible through the knowledge of God. Stop staying at the fringes: get immersed.

‘Don’t go far away in God’, the enemy will say.’ Go to church when it’s convenient’. ‘Instead of going for a prayer meeting, go and visit a friend’. ‘Spend as must time as possible to watch television instead of spending time in the word of God’. ‘Don’t keep yourself pure, God understands’. These are suggestions of the enemy to keep us away from God’s blessings. ‘Keep your tithe’, the enemy will say. ‘The Pastor just wants to use your money to buy a new car or a new shoe’. ‘Discuss your Pastor and your fellow Christians’. ‘When you get to church, judge every single thing that is done’. ‘You are comfortable; those people that are always in church are those that have needs’. ‘Even if the Bible says it, this is not what you have practiced since you were born’. All these are the enemy’s ploy to negotiate away your dominion.

God’s eye is going to and fro the earth to show himself strong in the life of those whose hearts are perfect towards him (2 Chronicle 16:9). Friend, you will find God when you seek him with all your heart. You might not have a need now but you need God to keep that which you have. Get immersed.

Hear what Jesus said And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him (John 8:29). God was always the focus of Jesus Christ. To get the kind of result that Jesus had, we have to focus on God the way he did. This is what Jesus advised: If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him (John 14:23). Using another set of words, ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13).

Get immersed in God. Think, talk and do his word. Get immersed in God and watch to see how your life will be completely transformed. Do not negotiate away your divine position.
Godwin

The enemy is a negotiator. He always has alternative plan that tries to convince the believer that you can serve God half-way. ‘You can be a Christian but you do not have to be filled with the Holy Spirit’ or ‘you can be a Christian without being a fanatic’. Let me paint this picture to you: can a fish live in a bucket of water or bath tub? There is water in the bath tub but the bath tub can never be a river and the river is the natural habitat for the fish. Unless the fish abides in the river, it will suffer and eventually die. You and I do not want God. We need God and no half way would do.

BIBLE JOURNEY OF THE WEEK.

Monday: Acts 21
Tuesday: Acts 22

Wednesday: Acts 23

Thursday: Acts 24

Friday: Acts 25

 

God wants to talk to you everyday through his word.

 

Create time for him by studying prayerfully the word of God.

 

God bless you.

 

Shalom

THE TOP CHILDREN SING FOR THE PASTOR.

BIBLE JOURNEY FOR THE WEEK

Let us continue with our Bible journey through the book of Acts.

Monday: Acts 11
Tuesday: Acts 12

Wednesday: Acts 13

Thursday: Acts 14

Friday: Acts 15

We need the word of God in our lives everyday. Let us desire his voice by studying his word and see how he changes our lives. The more you study the word prayerfully, the more like him you become.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PASTOR SAM

We are so proud to have you as our Pastor.

May God continue to bless you and grant all your heart desires.

Amen.

SCRIPTURES FOR THIS WEEK'S FASTING

Prayer Point: Lord Let your word increase in the Temple of Praise Geneva, and let it be backed up with infallible proofs as it was in the days of the Apostles.

Scriptres for Each day:

Monday - Acts 6
Tuesday - Acts 7
Wednesday - Acts 8
Thursday - Acts 9
Friday - Acts 10

On Friday, we meet at No 87, Rue de Chateline to pray together between 6:30 and 7:30pm.

May God bless you and cause your eyes to be opened to his revelation during this time you have set apart to pray in Jesus name. Amen

Shalom

PUT TO REMEMBRANC​E

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Theme scripture: Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits (Psalms 103:2).

I welcome you to the month of August 2011. No matter what has not happened before now, my God will make it up for you. You may have believed, and it appears that you have not received it. You know what, once your request is covered in the WILL called the Bible, that is the only evidence that God has granted your petition (1 John 5:14-15). Look at this; I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass (Isaiah 48:3). Are you expecting this manifestation? Listen, your miracle is going to be sudden in the name of Jesus Christ. AmenThe theme scripture says we should not forget God’s benefits. A lot of times we tend to think that salvation is only of the soul so that we can go to heaven. Yes, going to heaven is a major aspect of salvation but there are other components also.

When Adam sinned, he was separated from God and because of it, sickness, lack, sufferings and every evil work followed him. The scripture says that the redemption that Christ brought was much more than the effect of Adam’s sin.  But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many (Romans 5:15). You know what?   He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). So the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ destroyed the works of the devil. See these: For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich (2Corinthians 8:9). Also who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed (1 Peter 2:24). Friend, Jesus blotted the evil hand writings against us and triumphed over the enemy. Please note that Jesus Christ is not going to make us free. No! He had already made us free. We have been delivered from the power of darkness (Colossians 1:13).

So what are we doing with what we have been delivered from? It is not smart at all. The Bible calls it frustrating the grace of God (Galatians 2:21; 2 Corinthians 6:1)We have seen God as the ones that forgives all our iniquities, we need to wake to the fact that he also heals all our diseases,  redeems our lives from destruction, crowns us with lovingkindness and tender mercies and satisfies thy mouth with good things (Psalms 103:1-5). You need to believe him as such, and receive prosperity, deliverance and healing the same way you received Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior (Colossians  2:6). You know what, David had to remind himself. This is the same principle confirmed by Jesus and recounted in so many places in the new testament; the principle of putting to remembrance. Jesus said that one of the roles of the Holy Spirit is to bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you (John 14:26). In fact he (Jesus) instituted the communion and said this do in remembrance of me (Luke 22:19). Paul, Peter and Jude constantly put the church in remembrance (Hebrew 2:1; 1Timothy 4:6; Jude 5). So we need to constantly remind ourselves that we have not just been forgiven, we have been healed, made prosperous and crowned (or given authority). Hallelujah!We need to understand why we need to remember. Interestingly, even God said we should put him in remembrance (Isaiah 43:26), so putting to remembrance has something to do with our taking delivery of our covenant rights. Paul asked Timothy to stop crying and instead stir up the gift of God in him (2 Timothy 1:6). Peter told us how that is done. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance (2 Peter 1:13). Putting the scriptures together, we stir God up by putting him in remembrance (this is what praises and confessions do) and we stir up his power in us when we are put in remembrance either by others or ourselves.  You put to remembrance by speaking. Thus we are enjoined to speak to ourselves in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:18-19).

This is an important point: the same death of Jesus that took care of our sins also took care of our lack, brokenness and sicknesses. He did a complete job. He gave us a total package. Do not be satisfied with only part of it.Your miracle will appear suddenly in the name of Jesus ChristGodwin

THE PRAYER FESTIVAL HAS STARTED

The Prayer Festival as instructed  by God and organised by the Temple of Praise Ministries, Geneva started on the 1st of August 2011.

Let us set  this time out to pray and see God bring a mighty change through our lives.

It will last till the 14th of August, 2011.

Mode of Fasting:
The fast involves foregoing your breakfast and lunch daily. The fast can be broken earliest at 3 or 4pm daily. Please set out some time to pray daily as you do this fast.

Scriptures.:
Monday - Acts 1
Tuesday - Acts 2
Wednesday - Acts 3
Thursday - Acts 4
Friday - Acts 5

On Friday, we meet at No 87, Rue de Chateline to pray together between 6:30 and 7:30pm.

May God bless and cause your eyes to be opened to his revelation during this time you have set apart to pray in Jesus name. Amen

Shalom

WORTHY OF ETERNAL LIFE

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Main Scripture: Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles (Acts 13:46WEB).

I want to give praise to our Father for keeping us during the past seven months of 2011. He keeps covenant, and can be depended on. I will encourage us to take time out to praise him in this new month in line with Psalms 81:3-5 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. This is an instruction with benefits. Do you desire to have a testimony in August 2011? God ordained praise as the sickle of harvest.

Our Father is not a man that lies. If God has any issue, it is with our faith in his ability. He has no issue with the devil because that has been permanently defeated. God has no issue with our challenges because he has made all the provision we need to be on top of them. It is our faith that is the question. Here what God said inPsalms 81:13-16 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.  The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured forever.  He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.The same thing was said in Isaiah 48:18-19. So the issue is how much we pay attention to God and what He said; how much we live the Word of God.

Did you notice our main scripture? Those people considered themselves unworthy of eternal life? Now you need to put off your religious cloak to receive this. You and I need to consider ourselves worthy of eternal life. Worthy means “to have worth or merit or value”. It means “meriting respect”. This means we need to consider ourselves as meriting eternal life: God’s kind of life. This means you merit to stay healthy and healed; you as a child of God merit to be prosperous; you merit to be free from any molestation of the enemy; you merit to live the way God lives. This means we do not beg. Now I did not say this. The Bible did. If you understand the mystery of identity with Jesus Christ, then it will not be difficult to accept. As Christians, we were crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20); we died with Christ (Romans 6:8, Colossians 2:20); we are risen with Christ (Colossians 3:1) and we are quickened (made alive) with Christ (Ephesians 2:5). So whatever Jesus Christ did, we were there. But we need to reckon or identify with it (Romans 6:11).

Another concept that relates to this is the Christian as the righteousness of God. Jesus became sin so that we may become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21). Righteousness means right standing with God. This means we have rights in the kingdom of God. We have the right to be healed. We have the right to be delivered. We have the right to prosper spirit soul and body. We have the right to be free. We have the right to carry and manifest God’s presence.  The right was procured by the price Jesus paid. When you know you have a right, you should consider yourself worthy. What are you waiting for? Insist on your right until you can handle it. We boldly go to the throne and demand for our rights (Hebrews 4:16).

I will encourage you to check the scriptures in this write up and take time to meditate on them.

Friend, consider that you merit eternal life (God’s kind of life) because the price was fully paid.

 Your set time of favour has come.

KEEP PRESSING UNTIL IT OPENS

By Brother Godwin

Beloved,

Main scripture: The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it (Luke 16:16)

I wish to bring a Word from God to someone today “keep pressing until you get your desire”; “keep pressing until what is provided in the covenant for you is in your hands”. You may have fallen once. Get up and keep moving forward. You may have been disappointed once. That can never be the reason to give up. You are the only person that has the authority to close your case. Once your eyes are fixed on the victory never mind any apparent disappointment. Jesus despised shame for the glory ahead. Listen to this; God always causes us to triumph (2 Corinthians 2:14). If God never fails, then you cannot fail. For you to fail God would have to fail and God cannot fail.

Champions are never made in the living room. Champions are products of battles. That challenges come your ways does not mean you have sinned. It also does not mean yu have failed already. From the scriptures we understand that Jesus defeated the enemy (Revelation 1:18) but you and I need to stand our ground and take possession of what have been given to us (1 Timothy 6:12). It is called the good fight of faith. God told the Israelites Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle (Deuteronomy 2:24). Did you notice that? God gave them the land, but they still needed to take possession. To ensure that they understood what God said, he told them plainly  to contend in battle. Friend, it is not the time to give up. It is time to contend in battles using the weapons that are available to us (2 Corinthians 10:3). Use the blood of Jesus; use the Word of faith; add the name of Jesus; speak to the mountains and keep speaking. Fight the good fight of faith.

Let us see the mentality of over comers in 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. First understand that your challenge is not special. The Bible says that every challenge is common. So do not specialize yours. Stop going around telling stories of woes in order to get sympathy. People are limited in the extent that they can help you. Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of (Isaiah 2:22)? Secondly know that God is faithful. He means what he says. If God up holds all things by the word of his power, your life and my life are too small to be beyond him (Hebrews 1:2-3). He is able and willing. The question that needs to be answered is this: shall God find faith in you (Luke 18:8). Thirdly, you need to understand that whenever any challenge shows up, it had already been established by heaven that it is not beyond you. I mean you have the ability to overcome it because God will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able to deal with. Let me tell you this: you can handle that challenge. Yes, you can! Finally, note that there is a way to overcome what you are facing today. What we need to do is to look for the way in the Word of God. No second hand information would do. So wake up and take your liberty. Do not give up. You know what? Every challenge has an expiration date because weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning (Proverbs 30:5). joy always comes. Hallelujah!

There was something that God opened my eyes to sometime ago. Many times Christians believe God for a breakthrough or an answer. But before the answer comes, they have already made up their mind on how to explain it if it fails or on an alternative. I have done that before, and there is a good chance that you have done it. You hear things like, it was not the will of God or God thought me something from the failure. If, it was not the will of God, why did you waste your time praying? There is only one place I know we are thought from; and that is the scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16). These are simply tactics motivated by the deceiver to keep us from focusing on the fight of faith and taking responsibility. The point is this, stop preparing for failure because it makes you double minded. The Bibles says that the double minded should not think that he/she should receive anything from God (James 1:6-8).

So keep pressing until you get it. If you could not find the key in Genesis, go to Mark or Matthew or James. Do not convince yourself that you have done enough. No; you have not.  You know what, when thou have found it (the key) there shall be a reward and thy expectations shall not be cut off (Proverbs 24:13-14). Find the key in the Word and apply it. When the answer is not at hand, it is not the devil or that God does not want you to have it. In fact everything in the covenant had been given to us (2 Peters 1:3-4). It simply means that you have not found the key. It is not time to be discouraged. Neither is it time to explain why it has not happened. It is time to keep looking and keep pressing.

You know what? Surely there is an end to your wait and your expectation shall not be cut off (Proverbs 23:18).