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[0:45] Father, thank you for the entrance of your word gives light and brings understanding to the simple. Let your word come to us in such a fresh way to change situations and conditions in our lives.

[1:02] We thank you that his sicknesses are being healed. We thank you that demons are leaving people. We thank you that conditions are being changed.

[1:15] We thank you that situations are being turned around by the power of the Holy Ghost. Lord, Spirit of God, reveal yourself to us.

[1:27] In Jesus' name, amen. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. He who made me well told me, pick up your mat, pick up your bed, and walk.

[1:47] This man had been, Bible calls him, invalid for so many years to the extent that he couldn't even move himself to help himself.

[2:04] When the angel comes to stay at the water, by the time he was ready to step in, someone had already taken the opportunity and gone. And he stayed in one situation for so long until he met a man.

[2:19] Now, when Lazarus died in John chapter 4, message, when he was sick, a message was sent to Jesus that Lazarus, your friend, is sick.

[2:32] And Bible says, Jesus stayed where he was for two more days. After two days, he told his disciples, let's go to where Lazarus, Bethany, for Lazarus is sleeping.

[2:50] I'm going to wake him. The disciples said, when people sleep, they don't need someone to wake them. You don't have to travel from London to Birmingham or from London to Scotland to go and wake someone up who is sleeping.

[3:03] So the disciples said that, I don't think it's worth traveling. In the first place, you are a wanted man. They want to kill you. Are you going back there? The guys want to kill you over there. So you don't have to risk to go.

[3:14] And then he tells them, I'm going to wake him up. Why do you have to risk your life to go and wake someone up who is sleeping? And he said, okay, he's dead. For your information, he's dead.

[3:26] And I'm going to get him back to life. And then when he got there, Bible says that when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she rose up and ran towards where Jesus was coming from.

[3:41] So went on the road and went and met Jesus by the way. And when she met Jesus, she said, Master, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died.

[3:54] And Jesus said, don't worry, he will rise up. And then she said, Martha was a good student. She was a good, normal student.

[4:06] She said, I know what you're saying. In the last day at the resurrection, he will come back. Jesus said, I am the resurrection.

[4:17] She didn't know. She didn't know. She didn't have revelation. She had the letter.

[4:27] She had the information. But the revelation that brings the results, she didn't have it. So, she went into theology and said that, yes, resurrection is coming.

[4:39] Everybody will resurrect. I mean, people will resurrect. So that's fine. That's fine. And guess what? The very person who ran to go and meet him, when Jesus got there, oh, I think we should go there.

[4:50] This is not part of my text, but someone is being blessed. Let's go to John chapter 11. The word is still not leaving me from John chapter 5 verse 11.

[5:02] We said, the man answered and said, he that made me well said to me, pick up your bed, pick up your mind, walk.

[5:15] obedience to the end. He that made me well, he that made me well said to me.

[5:26] Let's all say that together. He that made me well said to me. Say it again. He that made me well said to me. He didn't just, this is, he didn't do anything exceptional.

[5:37] When you read the text, he told the man, do you want to be healed? Then the man said, I don't have any money. You see, most of the time, we get distracted with what we know. Revelation is the most expensive and most valuable thing you can have in your life.

[5:53] Say revelation. Revelation. Your revelation is what would, what would determine the kind of manifestations you enjoy. Your revelation. Your revelation is what determines your speed in life.

[6:07] Most of the time, I mention Bishop Oedipo. The man has revelation and most of, virtually everything about his life is revelation based. His results is based on revelation.

[6:21] Your insight will determine your download. Revelation. He said, Jesus told the man that, would you be well?

[6:32] Do you want to be well? He said, yeah, I've been here. But when the angels thirst the water, I don't have any, I have no man to put me in. He's talking about the normal systems everyone uses.

[6:44] But when you have an encounter with Jesus, expect the abnormals a different system. I see someone, God is about to bless you outside the system. I said, God is about to tell someone's story outside the system.

[7:00] Outside the system. Outside the system. In the name of Jesus. God is about to heal you supernaturally.

[7:13] Outside the normal medications people take. God is about to heal you. God is about to guarantee the health of your marriage outside the system.

[7:27] Outside the system. You may not have to go and consult some specialists and sit down. It's good. Those things are good. It's not everyone who is making it in life who has a master's degree.

[7:46] It's good to have it. That's the normal system. But if you are going to abandon it, abandon the passage of that, then make sure you have a revelation.

[7:57] Other than that, you'll be a casualty in life. Hello? Why? When the Pope was going to ministry full time, he was advised, you have to prepare and think about it.

[8:08] But because he has caught a revelation, he could say that I don't need these things. It's your revelation that defines your rating.

[8:21] It's not your sports, your dressing. It's not your dressing. It's not what you have now. Because what you possess now is subject to change.

[8:38] How long can you keep a car? All right. Let's go to Luke. John chapter 11. God is changing someone's status.

[8:50] Yes. I said God is changing someone's status. Yes. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

[9:04] It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore, the sisters sent to him saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.

[9:16] When Jesus said that, he said, this sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of Man may be glorified. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

[9:28] So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days. Now, can you imagine the statement there? He said, Jesus loved them, so when they were sick, he stayed longer. Can you imagine?

[9:43] It's very, like, ironic. How can you say you love? No matter what you love, as soon as you hear anything, you stop everything and you are there. But it's interesting.

[9:56] All right. God doesn't work within the normal systems. That is why, that's why, if you want to work with God, you have to know how to connect yourself to him by revelation.

[10:09] Verse five. Now, Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, because of that, when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was.

[10:21] Then after, after this, he said to his disciples, let us go to Judea again. Then the disciples said to him, Rabbi, let you, let you sort to stone you and are you going there again?

[10:35] Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, but he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles because the light is not in him.

[10:49] This is interesting. That tells you when you are walking by revelation and based on your purpose, you just cannot be a victim in life. That's what Jesus said. The guys want to kill you, are you going there? No, she said, Jesus was trying to tell them that I operate under divine instructions.

[11:04] I operate with purpose. I'm walking with purpose. Now, before then, Jesus went to say something when he said that I am. All right, when he said I am, I and the Father, I want it all.

[11:16] The Bible said they pick up stones, they wanted to stone him and he walked in their midst. We just, we just then, he walked away. They were there, he walked away. So, he, death was never a threat to Jesus.

[11:31] He said, I can lay my life down and take it back myself. So, when they told him, that are you going back? He was talking about light. There are 12 hours, there are 12 hours where you can walk by the daylight.

[11:44] That's what he was trying to say. Now, verse 9 again, are there not 12 hours in a day? If anyone walks in a day, he does not stumble. So, people stumble because of lack of light.

[11:58] People, I like what Bishop said, what Papa said. He said, um, it is not, life is not based on lack.

[12:10] It's not your luck, lack, okay? It's your light that shows how far you can go. It's your light. The light, the intensity of the light you have.

[12:23] Hallelujah. I see someone receiving new light. I see someone receiving new light in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. And, Papa said, that's the original I was going to say.

[12:37] Papa said, right work does not burn people out. You don't get burnt out doing the right work.

[12:52] Oh, you burn out, you burn out. It's because of the wrong work. You don't burn out doing the right work. It's wrong work that burns people out. Hard work cannot kill you.

[13:08] Especially if you are working hard on the right work. If you work hard on the wrong work, you will break down somewhere along the line.

[13:20] And you work too much. one of the illustrations I normally give is a nursing mother who are just giving birth to a baby. Sometimes maybe twins or by secession.

[13:35] And it's one week, the children are one week old or the baby is one week old. She'll be able to wake up okay, feed the baby. Sometimes they live by themselves in the United Kingdom and they'll be okay.

[13:47] It's hard, but it doesn't break them down. The reason why people become vulnerable and victim in life is because they find themselves in the wrong places. Talking to the wrong people.

[14:01] Doing the wrong thing. Check. Satan can only have advantage over you when you are in the wrong place. With the wrong people listening to the wrong things. It doesn't matter how tough you think you are.

[14:13] If you expose yourself to the wrong environment, you are going down. down. It doesn't matter how weak you are. If you keep yourself in the right environment, you can't go down.

[14:25] Oh, someone didn't get what I mean. There are tough, tough, strong commandos who are dying in certain places. And there are weak, weak, weak, weak guys, boys and girls working in town on the streets of London, protected.

[14:41] So it's not your strength, it's where you are. They are strong guys, strong, powerful, intelligent guys who found themselves maybe in the wrong flight.

[14:56] It's their location, not their physical ability. Jesus said they are 12 hours in a day. Don't be talking about me being a victim.

[15:07] I am in the place of God. Tell someone I'm in the place of God. Say I'm in the place of God. Hallelujah. Alright, let me finish the text I'm reading.

[15:21] So Jesus said, verse 11, I like this. When I'm reading the Bible, these are the things I like. John 11, 11. Those are the things that move my heart.

[15:32] The 11, 11, 7, 7, 5, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1. I like John 1, 1, Genesis 1, 1. I like those ones. It's easy to remember. So John 11, 11 says, John 11, 11 says that these things he said, and after that he said to them, our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.

[15:57] Alright, then they said, the disciples said, Lord, if he sleeps, he will get well. However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that he was speaking about taking a rest in a sleep.

[16:15] Now, when you're going to walk with God, all of us read the Bible, but not all of us hear what God is saying. Because the same language, the same terminologies, but a different decoding.

[16:31] it takes a revelation. Say revelation. That's why I'm going this evening. Revelation. Jesus said one thing and they were missing him. Said one thing and they were missing him.

[16:45] Say revelation. So, then Jesus said to them plainly, say plainly. He said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead and I'm glad for your sakes that I was not there.

[17:01] that you may believe. Nevertheless, let's go to him. Let's go to him. So, it goes on, it goes on, it goes on. Now, Martha, as soon as he heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him, but Mary was still sitting in the house.

[17:15] Now, Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died, but even now I know that whatever you ask God, he will give you. What does she mean by that?

[17:28] All right. Then Jesus said to her, your brother will arise again. Martha said, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

[17:39] She was talking the normal terms, the normal language, normal human language, normal human behavior, but the people of faith operate differently.

[17:53] You could tell from the answer, Jesus said, the man is sleeping. He heard he was sick, he stayed longer, yet he loved them. How can you marry the two together?

[18:07] But Jesus was not operating from the realm of man. He wasn't operating from where ordinary human beings operate. He was operating from the realm of revelation and what God had in stock.

[18:18] I see God has some amazing things in stock for somebody here. I said, I see God has some amazing things in stock for you. Praise the Lord. All right, so, where am I now?

[18:32] Verse 20, I read verse 20 and he said, all right, verse 24, Martha said, I know that he will rise again. Verse 25, Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life.

[18:45] The resurrection you are talking about one day, one future coming. I'm here. I am here. Say, I'm here. I'm here. God is here to change someone's story.

[18:57] Don't wait for next year. Next year is too far. Bible says in Hebrews chapter 11, verse 1, now, faith is. Faith deals with the now.

[19:08] It is a faith was or faith will be. Faith is. Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

[19:20] So, what Martha was talking about in tomorrow, in the last day. Can you hear what she said? I know he will resurrect, he will rise in the last day. Jesus said, I am already here.

[19:34] I want to profess that I want to what people call the last days are rather here for you. What people have postponed to some days ahead, God has brought it forward for you in the name of Jesus.

[19:48] Lift up your right hand and say, I believe these are the days of destiny. My days of destiny are not tomorrow. They are here now because of the power of the Holy Ghost.

[20:01] I believe they are here now. Days of destiny are here.

[20:13] Once you are in God's timing and God's programming, you are going to experience it. Hallelujah. there are 13 people in our midst. There's one particular person, but next year, God will use you to do some strange miracles.

[20:29] It's starting now. See, in our lifetime, we will hear a testimony here. Someone prayed for the dead to be resurrected. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

[20:42] He raised the dead. He did after he resurrected and also when Peter did it. Peter raised Dorcas back to life. I think Acts chapter 9. Paul also Acts chapter 17 was preaching long, long preaching, but it's the common characteristic of people with revelation, they preach long.

[21:10] Let's move up to verse 38. Then Jesus, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

[21:23] Jesus said, take away the stone. Jesus said what? Take away the stone. Jesus said what? Take away the stone. Do you see that?

[21:38] Take away the stone. Something is blocking your miracle. Remove it. There are some wrong information. revelation. Reverend Jesus said something.

[21:49] Sometimes people are sitting in church with all kinds of polluted mindsets because of things they have heard. It blocks the flow of revelation into their super spirits. Take away the stone.

[22:00] stone. But my problem is not the stone. Martha. Martha. Say Martha. Jesus said Martha to sit.

[22:12] Look at it. Put it on the screen. Jesus said, take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, the sister rather of him who was dead, said to him, Lord, by this time my brother stinks.

[22:30] Remember that? Yeah. Behold, he stinketh. Behold, he stinketh. Lord, by this time there is a stench for he has been dead for four days.

[22:47] He stinketh. So when the man came from the grave, you know what? He stinketh. But he was no more a dead man. He stinketh. Like the messenger. You remember justification by faith?

[22:59] Some of us, you are here. You stinketh. You're listening to me. You know you stinketh. Yes, you are born again.

[23:12] All right. But it says that Lord is four days. Martha. Martha. Martha. Martha the theologian.

[23:25] Martha the one who understood the way things work. She was the one. When Jesus was teaching, when Jesus visited their home and was teaching, she was busy preparing food in the kitchen, serving everybody.

[23:37] So Mary loved the world so much so she came and sat in front of Jesus and left domestic things and attended to. Martha came to Jesus. Jesus, let Mary come and help in the kitchen.

[23:49] Jesus said, no, Martha, there are so many things that bother you. There are good things. But Mary has taken some, he has chosen the right thing and he cannot be taken away from her. He didn't say what Martha was doing was wrong but he said, I can't take what Mary, in the grand scope of things, what Mary was hooking on to.

[24:05] He was connecting, she was connecting herself to the word, the word, the word, the word. And Martha was so busy because at least he knew everything. He was cool. So when Jesus was about to do a miracle, Martha said, don't, don't.

[24:20] He's been there for too long, he's thinking. But the reason why I brought us to this text is because, is what Jesus said in the verse 40. Let's look at the verse 40.

[24:33] Jesus said to her, did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God? Amen. Amen. Amen. Who defines or who determines who sees the glory of God?

[24:50] You do. If you want to see the glory of God, you have to determine. So Jesus said, if, Jesus said, did I not say to you that if you would believe, you see the glory of God?

[25:05] This faith seminar, after this faith seminar, I see someone's faith coming up. Amen. And because of that, I see someone is about to see the glory of God in your finances, the glory of God in your ministry, the glory of God in your family, the glory of God in your marriage, the glory of God in your health, the glory of God in your status, the glory of God in your career, the glory of God in your profession, the glory of God in your house!

[25:35] Someone is about to see the glory of God! Shout, I believe! Jesus said did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God tell someone I believe it says did God say Jesus said did I not tell you someone get it get it get it did God really say the devil said has God really said did God really say Jesus said did I not tell you the devil said did he say Jesus said I told you who is the common father here you Jesus will tell you the devil will also try and tell you what Jesus has not said or what he is telling you something else to try and question your belief so you become the battleground so in life there are so many youths and not all the youths get to where Jesus see the glory of God some youths see the manifestation of Satan because you definitely are going forward you are moving forward but as to which direction you are going it is defined by what you believe did I not tell you that if you believe you see the glory of God did God say faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen for by it the elders

[27:16] Hebrews chapter 11 verse 2 for by it the elders obtained a good report verse 3 talks about by faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God the world the world was framed by the word of God the world was framed by the word of God so when a word comes to you God is trying to frame something in your life God is trying to frame something put something in shape as I told you yesterday how does God make things he makes things by saying so Jesus said did I not tell you did I not tell you because when I tell you now you have to believe so that you can see did I not tell you brother Felix that if you believe you will see the kingdom the glory of God did I not tell you so God makes by speaking let's all say that together say it again please let's take this very serious because sometimes we've heard these things over and over again so it becomes so normal to us and we don't realize what we are missing

[28:40] God makes Bible said and God said and God said and God said and God said what he had made what had he made what he was saying so whilst he's saying he's making whilst he's saying he's making whilst he's saying we're making whilst he's saying we're making how do you know what God is saying how do you get what God is saying that's why we are here tonight whilst he's saying he's making now in the first place before you go how remember there are a few things I want you to notice about how powerful what God says Hebrews chapter 4 verse 12 it said the word of God is sharp powerful Hebrews chapter 4 let's read it out loud from the screen let's read it from just the first statement let's go one more time I believe some of us we can join the reading let's all read together louder so what is living what is powerful the word of God is living it's not something written there is just like ink it's not just ink it's not ink it's just being captured on paper but as soon as you get to it it doesn't it's not paper and ink it's living it's living it's living it's living the word of God is living

[30:03] Jesus said the words that I speak to you John chapter 6 verse 63 the words that I speak to you they are life and spirit or they are spirit and life alright so the God's word is living the word of God is living and not just living it is powerful it's powerful it's powerful there is nothing that needs to be done on earth which just a word from God can't take care of it oh the text we just read Jesus Jesus stood at the tomb of Lazarus and with a word just a word say just a word just a word I think I was reading my Bible yesterday when I was reading my Bible I stumbled across a text I committed to memory but he said the disciples were surprised they said what man of man is that the storm and the wind obey by his word he commands the storms and the wind just by a word a word he speaks a word and the storms obey because it's that word that made the storms or that made everything the constituent component element the constituent of the storm when it came into existence by a word so that word can change everything the word can send it forward the word can reverse it the word can lift it up bring it up the word say the word the word remember yesterday

[31:29] Hebrews chapter 1 verse 3 said he sustains all things by the word of his power can you imagine that he sustains Hebrews 1 3 Hebrews 1 3 he sustains all things by the word of his power upholding all things I think the King James used the word sustained upholding all things by the word everything is upheld it keeps it going it keeps it intact by the word of his power not by human hands by the word of his power the word of God does that make sense when he says that for the word of God is living and powerful so please stop just hearing preaching get God's word when we come to church it's not someone we come to listen to we are coming for that says the Lord so when the devil appeared to Jesus Jesus said these are other ways to discover what is

[32:31] God's word it's either called God's word or God said that says the Lord it is written usually means the same thing the devil showed up Jesus said it is written the devil showed up Jesus said it is written the devil showed up Jesus said it is written the Bible said and Satan leave your team alone because the word of God is powerful do you understand why does that make sense why the major battle in your Christian life is the battle to study the word it's not better to pray you know we know a lot of people pray more people pray than more people study the word of God because anybody I talk and pray even Muslims pray you didn't get it anybody I talk when we come to church please can I sometime come and pray come on anybody I talk prayer prayer to put it this way is a way of expressing desire so when anybody is in trouble

[33:35] God please please I know I shouldn't have stolen this money from the company but God don't let me go to prison don't people pray like that people who have done wrong things pray God I know I shouldn't we pray someone is praying when you finish you go and continue so it's easy to pray so the devil actually doesn't like you praying see he can't he doesn't mind you praying as long as you don't have the word pray more hey hey come hey hey hello hey hey pray say pray pray more hey that's why I remember during this when we started this 92 days God spoke to me and he said that bury your head in the word that is what gives your prayer validity your word the word content of your prayer is what gives the prayer the potency Bible says that God Acts chapter 14 3 God working with them giving witness to the word which they preach he gave witness so Bible says in Jeremiah chapter 1 verse 12 he said

[34:44] I watch over my word to perform it Jeremiah I want to he said I hasten he says that you have seen well for I am ready to perform my word King James said I hasten to perform it so all he's looking for is his word not your problem not your troubles it's okay Jesus when he got to the tomb he said didn't I tell you he had to give her a word before he got to the tomb for him to be able to do what he was going to do and when he got there the woman was still bringing all kinds of natural mundane limited realities those realities are not complete they are not comprehensive it's only God's word which is comprehensive Jesus said your word is true sanctify them by your word John chapter chapter 17 sanctify them by your verse 17 sanctify them by your word for your word your word is true so the word of God is the only comprehensive stuff you can think of sanctify them by the word your word let's say your word is true your word is true so the word is the only authentic source or thing you can ever think of it's comprehensively authentic in every aspect of it so if God wants to help you he'll give you a word he'll give you a and what do you do with the word you have received you believe it now so then whether God can help you or not that is not dependent on his power but it's dependent on your condition of your the state of your heart whether you believe or not do you understand why he said that the just shall live by faith then because that he said the just shall live by the power of God so that the devil will do anything possible that even in an environment like this when the word is being taught to make sure you'll be sleeping or you'll be looking at your nails looking at email

[36:45] I find it very very critical for someone in an atmosphere like this what God's word is being taught and you're reading your email or you're on Facebook checking Facebook messages just checking messages seeing who will tell you something else apart from God's word the devil is a liar there's there's a man he died because when Paul was preaching he was sleeping he didn't die because of the preaching but he died because when he slept so much he fell down and died angels couldn't help him because the angel Bible says that they do the bidings of God's word so as soon as you move yourself away from the word you disengage the angels is anyone sleeping over here yes that I was going to say this text but I didn't get it I didn't say it

[37:48] Luke 7 7 you know I told you I like those kind of scriptures right now I've quoted two already John 11 11 John 17 17 now Luke 7 7 Luke 7 7 is about the centurion who went to Jesus to heal his son or servant and then Jesus said okay I'm going to come home therefore therefore the man told Jesus I do not think of myself worthy to come to you so but say the word and my servant shall be healed the same thing that's what I was trying to get to yesterday it's interesting the same text is in Matthew 8 8 isn't it interesting look at Matthew 8 8 the same text Matthew 8 I like the way Matthew 8 8 words it he said the centurion answered and said Lord I am not worthy that you should come under my roof but only speak the word only speak the word only speak the word the word is enough because your word is truth the word is enough because your word is living the word is enough because your word is powerful only speak the word only speak the word only speak the word only speak the word and my servant shall be made home for your information another one another nice one there are so many of them in the bible 2 2 3 3 4 4 you know what I'm talking 5 5 6 6 10 10 11 11 12 12 and stuff like that but in

[39:26] Matthew 4 4 he says man must not live by bread alone by every word of the mouth Matthew 4 4 the same thing is in Luke 4 4 it's interesting isn't it Matthew 4 4 Luke 4 4 they say the same thing so now this sanctuion said you don't need to come to my house your word is enough that is demonstration of faith I told you yesterday that faith is acting or moving based on God's word or what God has said that's faith and so but why should you move act or move based on what God has said because the word is powerful do you understand that the word is living and that's how God works God works through his word God works through his word when God is at work don't try and look for signs things just look for bend your ears find out what he is saying he's working we have actually experienced it in this church so many times where several people said pastor declared and I connected myself and it happened

[40:37] God works by word he works by his word he works by his word yesterday we saw in Acts chapter 14 verse 8 9 and 10 that Paul was teaching in Lystra and there's this man in Lystra who has been without strength in his legs from his mother's room he has never walked and what happened was that verse 9 verse 9 says that and this man heard Paul speaking Paul observing him intently seeing that he had faith to be healed what happened in verse 10 see 8 watch this this is a very interesting said with a loud voice stand up on your feet start up straight on your feet and he lived and walked he acted on the word the preacher who was preaching the gospel when he saw faith was in place gave a word and he connected and it was so I see someone getting married

[41:37] I see someone getting a job I see someone receiving a miracle right now I see someone receiving a healing right now I see someone receiving a major miracle a major testimony right now in the name of Jesus so shall it be so shall it be not by might not by power but by my spirit say the Lord receive it now receive it now receive it now when the word is spoken things begin to move God is making God is God makes that's how God works he works by his word so when the word is delivered God starts to work when he stops in your life he only will work when he finds his word because I told you yesterday in John chapter 1 verse 1 that there's no way you can separate God from his word in the beginning was the word the word was

[42:39] God and the word was God okay the word was God hallelujah now there are these guys they are professionals some serious professionals they've been doing the work from their youth I believe it's a family business when you are dealing with people who are doing a family business and you are going to advise them you have to be careful especially if you are not a master on that subject and these particular guys I'm talking about are fishermen because they have been working with their father yes Jonah and Sons fishing company Jonah and Sons Simon back Jonah and one they know when to catch fish they know when to do business oh yes because some people daytime afternoon they are watching television watching television remote in their hand tea on the side and biscuits and animals they are watching sports tennis sky different and then discovery hey this lion can catch animals wow wow hey this lion if I were if I were an antelope if I were an antelope daytime daytime daytime no wonder you keep stumbling because you are walking in darkness without revelation what

[44:44] Bishwabio said it was a blessing and I never thought about it like that but I don't think I will ever forget it he said if you watch television for one hour you have allowed someone programmer to program the way you will be thinking for that hour someone who doesn't know you sitting on his program so when they are putting the movie together it's not everything they will show you sometimes they will show you someone watching something maybe they will show too much so all that they have determined what you can think and see for one hour and you give them your brain for one hour so those of you who have been watching for a lot of time you can imagine and when you come you are hearing message on faith you say oh God someone is being blessed I said someone is being blessed this professional fisherman they went to do business at the most suitable time Jonah and associates and sons they went to do business and they told and told all night which was the best time for them to catch to have the best catch all night and guess what they didn't catch anything then in the morning there comes the master rabbi rabbi or master of what it should be the bible or religious rabbi rabbi what do you know about and at least when you talk about profession you are carpenter carpentry and fishing are two completely different stuff the only thing is the carpenter may make the boat so you are a boat maker but you can't tell us where we should catch the fish carpenter comes first of all he was preaching and the people were pressing on him to hear God's word and then he realized that he needed some puppets but he didn't have a puppet he said he was called but he didn't have a puppet so he decided the guys who have been toiling and didn't have anything to catch he said can I have your boat to preach because that boat couldn't get you anything that night just let me have it because that money in the account is not able to pay there you might as well give it to someone said if what is in your hand is not enough to be your harvest then make it a seed one of our members will share a testimony very soon she believes in sewing recently she bought a house without a penny where

[47:34] UK we are talking about a house that is expensive a house I mean house not maybe 20 thousand pounds house even that you can't get it not anymore it doesn't exist 100 with 50 200 300 not those kind of houses a proper house proper house without he said pastor when you used to say that I couldn't imagine that this can happen to me and I've been connecting my faith pastor now we've signed it they've bought a house without any money I see your own coming I said I see your own coming I see your own coming I see your own coming in the mighty name of Jesus so shall he be shall he ask they said Lord my boat is supposed to be for you can't even open your house for K group you can't open your house for cell meeting because you are looking for a tenant to come and occupy the third bedroom that small one and no one is coming because when they come they wear the condition of the place they are not taking it open your house and see what God will do so the guys open their house for

[49:01] K group and Jesus used their boats for K group now when he finished I'm reading from Luke chapter 5 okay when he finished when he finished he told them that now launch into the deep and cast your net excuse me this morning this hour we've finished our job already we have closed business hours have ended Jesus said launch into the deep and cast your net launch into the Jesus said to them launch out into the deep and let down let down your nets for a catch for a catch carpenter but listen look watch this what did they say look at that's where I've been going remember the text what are we going to read now Luke what Luke what that's where I've been willing to go all along okay

[50:01] Luke 5 5 Luke 5 5 but Simon answered and said to him master let's all say master that address that title is important he didn't say carpenter he said your bro oh bro a mate master master I recognize the angle from which you are coming there's something you know I may not know there's a height you may be operating from which is different from what I'm familiar with that is why it's very important when you are dealing with a pastor deal with him like a pastor you may know him maybe he's your brother he's your sister when Paul was preaching and someone was sleeping now guess what happened when I grew up I realized why it's good sometimes to keep the clergyman in a certain way away from people for the people's own health and safety because sometimes they can be over familiar with the clergyman at their own expense because

[51:16] I issued most of the I issued decrees declarations but it's not everybody who receives it because I've heard too many things about some other pastors or some churches and some of them they know too much bible like martyr they know too much bible so when you say okay normally you say it anyway that's how they always say it when Jesus addressed spoke to them Simon said master he didn't say bro master he recognized who was talking to him and so he shifted to the man's authority so he said okay I know you are operating from an angle of power and an angle of authority that's where you come here so if anyone let's say standing here or Ebenezer or any of the pastors stand here they are standing here under the authority my anointing so when they issue something it doesn't matter how well you know them drop that and receive that in the name of someone authorized this is how things work and that's the realm of faith how it works the realm of faith only considers the word that being spoken and all other things that is not the word the word

[52:30] Bible says that in 1st Timothy 5 verse 17 he says that let those who the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor but he didn't end it there 1st Timothy 5 verse 17 he didn't end it do you know what he said as well he said that especially especially those who labor in the word and doctrine so when you labor in the word and doctrine it boosts your rating before heaven the value of a man of God has a lot to do with the word the word the word the word in his spirit the word of God not his suit not his tie not her shoes not her hairstyle those things anyone at all can do it but as for the word it must be given to you you go for it labor in it and let God speak through you so when you listen to a man of God what you are looking for is the word in his mouth you go and say God put your word in his mouth for me that's why when you come to church you say

[53:35] God give me a word today through your servant speak through your servant to me and then when the servant of God begins to speak you are ready because you are looking for a word because God can't help you answer the word and it takes the word for your faith to rise Bible says that faith comes by hearing and hearing now watch this when these guys look five five Peter said master we have told all night and caught nothing I like what he added to he said nevertheless at your way at your way at your way did God say if he said that it's enough run with it if God said that it's enough run with it whatever God has said in spite of what contrary situations you have seen once God has said it that settles it run with it run with it we have thought all night there are negative consciences but because you have spoken nevertheless at your word at your word at your word at your word oh this situation looks so bad

[54:43] I don't think there's any hope for me the way my marriage is going or the way my age and no marriage yet or no child yet and no job yet and I don't have a certificate I don't have a tracylicate I don't have a you know I don't have I don't have I don't have I don't have there's something you always not have there's something you always not have definitely because human beings are restricted and limited but go for his word when you have the word Bible says that his grace is sufficient his word is enough hallelujah quickly how do you receive the word let me take the next let me do this in five minutes is that okay quickly number one so how do you tap into a word that will change your story a word that will raise your faith level a word that will strengthen your faith number one ask the

[55:52] Holy Spirit for a revelation you always have to ask you have to inquire Holy Spirit I need a word from you I need a word from you I need to hear from you and Jesus said I have a lot of things to tell you but you can't take it but when the Holy Spirit comes he revealed these things to you so don't don't don't first of all don't be going for looking for a man or a human being to say something to you look for the Holy ask the Holy Spirit to speak through his servants to you oh there have been so many times several times God has given me a word for certain people I've called them out and I'm going to speak to them and I tell them things that some of them sometimes they begin to cry or sometimes they begin to say yes yes I'm telling them things which I just know I'm receiving from above but I don't know a clue I don't understand what I'm telling them I'm saying I don't understand what I'm telling them recently one of the assistants God gave me a word for her and I was telling her

[56:54] ABC ABC then when we closed the door he came and told me I said what was going he said pastor I said really wow I didn't have a clue God in fact very interesting one of the brothers interesting he's not here today told me he was going to be in church last just during I think Thursday or so I called him out and told him that he's a professional he's doing a good job but I told him that I see him going to do well in real estates see him in real estates and God is going to bless him through real estates and he was shaking his head I didn't know that's what God was saying so I didn't know what deliberations or conversations or prayers he's made you know conversations had with God I didn't know one thing I know he said and I say it so when we close later I'm having a chat with him he said pastor what you said is serious because I've started saving because I am not happy the job is good but I feel this is not what

[57:55] I'm supposed to be doing and I'm moving my plan is to move into real estate and I've started saving a lot of money towards that I said really how would I have known that you understand so when you ask God give me a word he'll give you a word which you what I'm saying now the message I'm preaching now some people understand it better than some others because some people it's one of the messages they call it sermon a sermon in church faith sermon sermon for faith seminar we have to come and listen to if you don't come someone will ask you why didn't you come where were you just enough of that let me just sit down just say oh yeah yeah speak speak I'm listening but they have come to hear I was addressed to yesterday someone sent me a message I think this morning I said pastor I think the person said I think if I'm not wrong this was my best faith seminar message yesterday now I know the person is right but that was not the best faith seminar message because it depends on where you are and what you are hearing at that time meanwhile maybe the previous one was so good for her or so good for him but this one has taken because of where you stand it's really you see when God speaks to you when you are ready for him and he tells you take a step a you take the step a it makes it easier but step b to even make more sense to you or instruction b you know so we are all hearing what I'm saying but not all of us are getting it at the same level some people it may take five years of the same thing some people it will take five months others they got it too much some people you know you can preach a message as a man of

[59:48] God and someone will get the message more than even what you are saying it's holy ghost so how do you receive someone say help me lord say holy spirit I want to receive the attitude the attitude every time we are about to listen to the word we come to praise God I need a word from you I need a word from you you must desire it and ask the holy spirit in first corinthians chapter 2 verse 13 it says that verse 12 13 yeah 11 12 13 yeah yeah talks about the deep things of God we the holy spirit reveals these things to us given to us by the holy spirit the wisdom of god given to us this wisdom we speak in this word we speak in wisdom not the world's wisdom but these things we speak not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the holy good teaches comparing spiritual things but when you read from verse 11 it talks about how the holy spirit is the chief agent to communicate to transfer the things of god the deep things of god to us for no man knows the things of a man except the spirit of a man which is in him even so no one knows the things of god except the spirit of god verse 12 it says that now we have received not the spirit of the world but the spirit of god that we might know the things that have been freely given to us when

[61:10] Peter told Jesus in Matthew chapter another one is coming Matthew chapter 16 verse 16 isn't interesting when Peter told Jesus in Matthew 16 16 he says that you are the Christ the son of the living God Jesus said flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but by my father who is in heaven so it's spiritually received hallelujah so if you sit here like Martha based on what she knows yeah this is one of the things I know I'm hearing I'm hearing I'm hearing you may miss it and you tell the master we have taught all night and we have caught nothing show us something else I want something new this is why I've done it to I want something new there's nothing new under the sun someone shout hallelujah and then number two so number one ask the holy spirit number two I like that hear hear and keep hearing hear and keep hearing let's all say hear and keep hearing

[62:12] Romans 10 17 faith comes by hearing and hearing okay so Romans 10 17 it says that let's all read it out from the screen let's read let's go and hear him by the way all right so not one hearing you have to keep hearing keep hearing in in in chapter 14 verse verse 8 and 9 when Paul was preaching and in this man this man verse 9 said this man heard Paul speaking it's what you hear that defines the kind of faith that comes in your heart so you have to keep hearing now watch this there's a strong thing I discovered when I was studying my Bible in this text did you realize that Bible said you know that's why I showed you in verse 7 what were they preaching they were preaching the gospel the good news alright so they went to Lystra and they were preaching the gospel they were preaching what the gospel the basic minimum or understanding of the gospel

[63:15] Christ died for us he was resurrected and Christ died for our sins he was buried and resurrected when we believe in that's the basic so the normal I'm going somewhere with this and I'll end with that he wasn't preaching on prosperity he wasn't preaching on marriage he wasn't preaching on healing he was preaching the basic gospel but the man had faith to be healed get it he was preaching the pure word once the word is preached whatever you are looking for you don't need to hear preaching on marriage you don't need to hear I'm not saying it's unnecessary we may be preaching on investment we may be preaching on fasting and yet you will receive a revelation and a miracle faith for marriage in it we may be preaching and teaching on fasting and you will receive a miracle or revelation and faith to receive to become for your financial status for millionaire status to come to reality he was just preaching and the man had faith to be healed when he was hearing the preaching so just the word of God is enough to bring the faith required for what you need the word of

[64:32] God because the word of God is all inclusive it's comprehensive and it's holistic any scripture in the Bible can point it always points to Christ and so every other thing in Christ that you need in Christ one scripture can release it did someone get what I'm saying so important when I saw it I said wow just a few days when I was studying I said wow so Paul was just preaching and the man hearing God preach had faith to be healed he had faith to be healed but it wasn't Bible to say he was preaching on healing the gospel someone is receiving your miracle you have faith to do things have faith for a new job have faith for your business have faith for your financial state to change have faith for your health for your healing have faith for your marital breakthrough your family peace have faith for ministry have faith for gifts have faith for supernatural strength have faith for everything that you need to do in life faith faith faith faith for the

[65:39] Holy Ghost to come upon you receive it now in the name of Jesus and so faith comes by hearing and hearing so number two hear and hear keep hearing amen number one ask the Holy Spirit it's very important number two hear please let me end on this I'll leave the rest because this is enough one thing you hear can change so many things you don't need to hear everything at once only speak your word just a word in my servant to be here don't come to my house just speak a word in John chapter John chapter 4 verse 40 downwards particularly I think verse 50 something yeah 48 towards 50 the man whose son was sick at home and came to Jesus Christ and Jesus the noble man he said go your son and he believed the word he took the word he took the word he took the word like that and went and by the time he found out the same hour when he said and he believed nothing happened only a word is enough for you only a word from God have faith in God faith comes let me in conclusion let me say this listen how do you embrace a word the word of God that the powerful word of God that will change your story number one as I said ask the Holy

[67:09] Spirit number two word hear and keep hearing don't say I finish hearing the message when you go home keep playing it nowadays I've discovered there are some wise people they come to church they use their phones for things like that once the message starts they start recording when they are going home they are playing it every time before it gets ready on iTunes or all the other platforms they keep hearing they keep hearing I told you brothers and sisters I'm not joking there's never a time you come around me and you hear something playing it's my lifestyle because I have to keep hearing because life is grim and life can be very dark so you need to hear the word keep hearing the word to show you the light and for light to dawn you flat light and you moving fast is someone getting something saturate your house the TV he can play some good preaching some of it if you can't have good preaching nowadays the computer you can go to a place it's

[68:12] Bible on tape it's reading Bible so me if it's not Bible in my car right now you only get Bible Bible will be playing it will bash you if you sit in my car Bible you hear Bible because faith comes by hearing and hearing and hearing I see someone's story changing I see someone's story changing if you are such a one lift up your hand and shout hallelujah hallelujah did you receive something hallelujah come on let's rise to our feet thank you for listening for more resources please visit charis.org or call us on 0207 740 9960 God bless you God bless you you God bless you God bless you God bless you God bless you God bless you God bless you God bless you

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