OH THAT MEN WOULD PRAISE THE LORD

Oh that men would praise the lord, for His goodness

 And for His wonderful works, He created the heaven,

 The earth, the sea, the dry Land, He causes His sun to

 Rise on evil and the good, and sends His rain both on

 Righteous and the unrighteous, He shows no partiality

 To princes and does not favour the rich Over the poor,

For He is a just God that loves all His children

 Equally, Praise be to the name of our God forever.

Oh that men would praise the lord, for he is our

Present help in times of trouble, He promised never

To leave nor forsake us, even in our unfaithfulness,

He remains faithful, While we were still sinners He

 Gave His only begotten son to die for us on the cross

 Of Calvary, He that spared not His own son, but delivered

 Him Up for us all, is this not evidence that He will not

Withhold any good things from us? Let everything

That has breath praise Him for His loving kindness.

Oh that men should praise the lord, for He is the

Great and mighty God, the mighty man in battle,

By His mighty hands He drowned Pharaoh and

His chariots, He is always at alert to fight the battle

Of His children, He says “I will contend with those

That are contending against you.” For our battle is His,

Hear His comforting word “Be still and know that I am God.”

Let the entire earth offer unto our God the sacrifice of praise!

 By -Bolatito

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ADONAI BY BOLATITO C. PETER

MY REWARD IS WITH ME

Behold I am coming soon!

My reward is with me, and

I will give to everyone according

To what he has done, whatever you plant

You shall reap says the lord of host,

The bride groom will come like a thief in the night,

To judge everyone accordingly,

He who has an ear let him hear what

The spirit says to the churches.

To him who overcome and does my

 Will to the end, I will give some of the

Hidden manna, I will also give him a white stone,

With a new name on it, known to him alone,

I am He who searches hearts and minds,

And I will repay each of you according to

Your deeds, he who has an ear let him

Hear what the spirit says to the churches.

Behold the son of man is coming soon,

He will put the sheep on His right and

The goats on His left, the sheep on the right,

Will take their inheritance in God’s kingdom,

Then He will say to the goats on the left,

“Depart from me into eternal fire prepared

For the devil and his angels ruling with him,

To him who overcomes, I will give the right

To sit with me on my throne, he who has an

Ear let him hear what the spirit says to the churches.

The cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers,

The sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts,

The idolaters, and all liars will have their place in the

Fiery lake of burning sulphur, this is the second death,

They will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous

To eternal life, he who has an ear let him hear what the

Spirit says to the churches; do not harden your heart today

He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death. 

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IN YOU OH LORD I AM COMPLETE

In you oh lord I am complete,

In you I live, move, and have my being,

Without you my life is meaningless,

I was never complete until the day I met with you,

And I accepted you as my personal lord and Saviour,

You took my sin away, and gave me your everlasting peace,

I will praise you oh lord with all my heart.

In you oh lord I am complete,

In you I dwell in safety and live in abundance,

Who am I that you are mindful of me?

And said to me, “you are my son, today

 I have become your father.”

You crowned me with glory and honour,

I will tell of your wonders oh lord.

In you oh lord I am complete,

You have made known to me the Path of life,

 You brought me out into a spacious place,

You rescued me because you delighted in me,

You turn my darkness into light and you keep

My light burning, and become a shield for me,

Oh lord my God how majestic is your name.

In you oh lord I am complete,

You have made me the head of nations,

People I did not know are subject to me,

You granted me the desires of my heart,

You welcomed me with rich blessings,

And placed a crown of pure gold on my head,

I will proclaim your praise forever,

For in you oh lord I am complete

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DON’T OPPRESS THE POOR

TEXT: EZEKIEL 34: 17-21

God does not delight in the rich oppressing the poor or the less privileged. God wants the rich to help the needy with their money; your wealth is not only for you and your family alone. If you are a genuine child of God, you should be happy when you are able to meet people’s need and be of help to them, rather than being a threat to them. In the scripture; anytime Jesus come across people in need of one thing or the other, he does not withhold his help. He helped and meets their needs generously.

The apostle of old did the same thing, when Jesus instructed them to go and make disciple of all nation, the scripture says “All believers were together and had everything in common, selling their possessions and goods; they gave to ANYONE as he had need.” (Acts 2: 44-45) They preached the gospel and they share food, clothing, and all they have together in love. As God’s children we should preach the love of God and demonstrate it to people around us.

Some rich believers love to be worshipped and adored; they want the needy around them to turn them to their “gods”. Oppressing the poor can cause God to be angry with you, because it is God that created both the rich and the poor. “Anyone one who oppresses the poor is insulting God who made them, to help the poor is to honour God.” (Proverbs 14:31)

Do not withhold your help from the poor, the more you help them the more blessing you will get from God. “ Tell them to use their money to do good they should be rich in good works and should give happily to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. By doing this, they will be storing up real treasures for themselves in Heaven- It is the only safe investment for eternity! And they will be living a fruitful Christian life down here as well.” (1 Timothy 6:18-19)

Whatever you do to the people around you, you are doing it to God, be it good or bad. (Matthew 25:35-45)

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STRATEGIES FOR MAKING A SUCCESSFUL CONGREGATION

Having a large number of people in your congregation is not as difficult as retaining them. Many churches experience upward and downward slope in the statistics of their church members. This minute the church is full the next minute people are out of the church.

It is not because they are not ready to serve God anymore, neither is it because they are too busy to come to church. Their absence from church may not be because somebody in the church fought with them, but because they have not seen what they are looking for. (a convenient place of worship).

The motive of going to church is to meet with our maker and fellowship with Him, people need some physical things to keep them in the church; to have personal encounter with the Lord. (As we all know that it is not everybody in the church that is genuinely saved). They need to have the revelation of who God is; they need to develop genuine love and interest in God. This can be done by fellowshipping with fellow believers. For them to continue fellowshipping without pulling out; they need to be motivated in the following ways:

·        A convenient and conducive environment- Make the church auditorium convenient for people to worship.

·        Create a friendly atmosphere for everybody, both old and new members: there should be a warm welcome to everybody that finds their way into the church so that they would feel welcomed and want to come back.

·        Inspiring and Spirit filled praise and worship session- Many people attend church because of the worship session, praise and worship connects people to God. It is crucial to make the church worship session to worth its while.

·        Impactful and soul lifting sermon- It is very important that the church leader should seek the face of  God for inspiration on sermons that will inspire and touch the lives of the members of the congregation. Sermon is the food for the soul, as food is important to the body, so also is sermon to our spirit man.

·        Follow up and visitation of both old and new members- The church may decide to have a group that will be in charge of follow up (Checking on the new members/ converts) this can be done by texting, calling them on phone and visiting.

·        The pastor should be approachable and have listening ears, not to gossips but to people’s area of need.( Prayers, advice, intercession, and material needs)

·        The pastor should not be angry when his attention is been drawn to something that needs to be corrected.

·        The pastor should not expect a “perfect” congregation (church is a spiritual hospital where all manner of spiritual sicknesses are being healed). Jesus said it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick... (John 5: 31). Many people are in the church for God to transform them.

• The church should not be run as the extension of the pastor's home, therefore Issues should be treated with curtsey and respect.

·        Let you service and church activities involve all ages (that is create something for all ages, do not leave anybody out, let everybody be involved). For example, quiz and debate, outreaches, camps and other Godly gathering will help the congregation to grow.

·        Active and result oriented evangelism team- The team should be evangelising constantly, an open day event can be planned for people in the locality to attend. After the open day event, some new members would join the church.

• the impact of the church should be felt in the community, be part of what the community is doing, look at the need of the community and try all your best to do what you can to help the community.

·        Prayer- above it all, you need to pray without ceasing, Jesus Christ said “no one can come unto the father who sent me, unless the father draws him.” Don’t underestimate the power of prayer, pray, pray and pray without ceasing, for He has promised to build His church and the gate of hell will not prevail.

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AND THE OIL STOPPED FLOWING

TEXT: 2 KINGS 4: 2- 6

When the widow came to the prophet to ask him for help, she did that because she knew she could not help herself, she believed that going to ask for help from a higher authority would empower her to get solution to her problem. She explained her problem to the man of God and the man of God told her what to do.(To borrow empty vessels from neighbours, and start pouring the bottle of oil in all available vessels.) she kept pouring this bottle of oil in the empty and available vessel, when all the vessel were filled up, the oil stopped flowing. (2 Kings 4:6)

We are spiritual vessels and we need a higher authority (God) to empower us to fulfil destiny. The Almighty God is ready to keep pouring His “oil” into us, so that we will be relevant and equipped for every good work. As long as present yourself “ empty” and “available” to God, He will continue to fill you with His holy Spirit and power, so that you can be strong and do exploit in His kingdom.

Nobody can pour anything inside a full vessel; it can only retain its content without any room for an additional substance. This is why we should always come to the presence of God as empty vessels ready to receive and retain all He wants to put in us. We should not be arrogant because that level you are is not where God wants you to be, He want to take you higher, He want to keep pouring His ceaseless oil in you, for you to mount high like an Eagle. There are a lot of ideas He hasn't revealed to you, present yourself empty so that you can retain more of His power. Pride has made the anointing in some people’s life to cease; they have become full with pride that is no more space in them for more oil! When all the vessels in the widow’s house were full, the oil ceased flowing, so also as spiritual vessels if we allow pride, selfishness, bitterness and other works of flesh to fill us, we may not have space left for God to pour His oil. This can make us to be spiritually stagnant. May the oil of God upon us never cease in Jesus name. (Amen.)

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