How Great is our God - ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING

ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING

God is self sufficient and yet He Seeks those who will worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. (John 4:23) 


And that's why we are taking out some time out of the distracting busyness of life on the 8th July 2011 to offer Him our worship and our time. 


Please join us as LARA GEORGE (Ijoba Orun); NATHANIEL BASSEY (Someone's Knocking at the door); TOPE ALABI (E gbe ga); KIKE ADESINA (Because of you); PASTOR TUNDE GIDEON (Eternal Praise); lead us in worship as we cast our crowns before Our King and offer Him a true sacrifice from our hearts. (Click on the picture for more info) 

JAPAN ON OUR HEARTS

The stories and video clips are heart rending to say the least. Japan went to bed one night as comfortable citizens and woke up the next, with death staring them in the face and on their heels as they fled. So utterly terrifying! And the terror has not let up yet – aftershocks; nuclear leaks; lack of food, water and fuel follows.

The hopelessness and the sadness the people must be feeling now is unimaginable. Research shows that less than 2% of the population is Christian. And that statistic makes the burden even heavier.

Catastrophes, tribulations and challenges of varying degrees occur from time to time. There are many who when faced with such trying times have God as an anchor; a burden bearer, a comforter. They are able to turn to him and find hope and comfort that passes understanding.

But how does a person who doesn’t know God cope through all this? How do you catch some sleep when your heart is intensely heavy beyond compare? How do you cope when you can’t think beyond the now?

Today not Tomorrow - Time To Preach the gospel

Have you ever felt the nudging of the Holy Spirit to witness to someone He brings across your path, but then you respond with a soft but sure – I’ll do it; tomorrow.


There are some tomorrow excuses that are just too dangerous and which should be done away with. Especially after you consider the testimony below from a colleague in my office.


It’s quite important to me that I keep my nails in tip top shape all the time. So I have a manicure / pedicure done mostly once a month. In recent months I’ve had it done in a salon by one Alhaja (name withheld). In November I noticed she had restless leg and I had to ask her what was wrong. She responded that she had an accident a few weeks back which affected her leg.


I felt moved to pray for her. So I lay my hands on her knee and asked God to heal her. That’s when I heard the Holy Spirit whisper in me. “Is that all? Aren’t you going to share the love of Jesus with her?”


I don’t have a doubt that I have a special calling to evangelise and bring people to Jesus. But I really hadn’t just thought of that, so I was grateful for the Holy Ghost’s prompting.


I spoke with her and was pleasantly surprised when she accepted Jesus as her personal Lord and Saviour. She confessed however that she wouldn’t be able to go to church because of her husband. I then directed her to attend a Christian house fellowship close by.

God Still Saves From The Lion's Den

A couple of Sunday's back, a woman in her late thirties gave a testimony in church.  

On a particular public holiday, she decided to take her eight year old son to her shop in Lagos to enable her spend some quality time with him. She shared the day between fellowshipping with him and attending to her clients. Sometime in the afternoon however, she looked up and realised he wasn't in the shop. No cause for alarm, he was probably in one of the other shops closeby. 

But he wasn't. She searched and searched and by the end of the day had to go home without him. For the next three days, she almost became mad with worry and intense fear. He was her only child, how could she lose him. Visits to the hospital, police stations, relatives produced no results. 

On her way to the border to follow up on a lead, she received a call - her son had been kidnapped and would only be released on payment of a massive ransom. She felt as if her life was over. And so it seemed because after that there was no follow up call for the next 24 hours. 

TOO NOBLE TO WORK?

God is a builder. He’s building His kingdom, he builds homes, hearts, His church. He builds our lives and makes us what he wants us to be. He is the master builder but graciously calls us His co-labourers.

There is a lot to build but most of the work that has to be done will not be done directly by God himself: he will use you and I.

Amongst many other projects, God decided to rebuild Jerusalem during the 20^th year of Artaxerxes (Nehemiah 2:1). The Israelites had just been released from slavery and their country was in ruins. So God put a burden in the heart of Nehemiah to lead the charge for change and granted him the favour of the king who provided all the materials he needed.

The work progressed very well with several groups of people working with him and strengthening his hands. The bible talks about the Goldsmiths, the priests, the merchants and the families who all put their best into doing God’s work.

However in Nehemiah 3:5, the bible says, “Next to them the Tekonites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord.”

Everyone contributed their quota except the Nobles...

RCCG 2011 Fasting - Prayer Points

It is the time of the year again for the Annual 28-day time of prayer and fasting for - The Redeemed Christian Church of God. Let's be a part of this as we wait on the Lord and by our prayers move His hand to do great things in our lives, family, church and nation. Here are the prayer points and bible passages to guide you. But by no means restrict yourselves to these. 


Let's take time to read the daily bible passages, pray and see God move on our behalf. With God on your side - IT is well!!

PRAYER POINTS 

1. DAY 1 Ps 100:-end.        Prayers of thanksgiving for G O, RCCG and you.

2. DAY 2 John 12:24           Pray that you will die to flesh. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Ghost.

3.DAY 3 John 15:1-5          Pray for Fruitfulness and Continual progress

The Story of Kendy

KENDY  was a 28 year old, successful jolly good fellow who loved life and lived it to the full. He was already a full Manager at International Bank of Nigeria and his monthly salary of N550,000 supported quite a comfortable lifestyle.

He was a dedicated worker and his boss would often tell him, how the sky was the limit, if he continued to work hard.

On a typical day, he got to the office by 7.30. After a challenging morning, he would take a lunch break with his equally successful colleagues, at one of the quick service restaurants on the Lagos Island. One of the things he couldn’t compromise was good food. He often remembered his mother saying, “A bird can only fly with what it has eaten.”

After work, he would stop over, most days, at the Equitorial club, where he loved to mingle with fellow young upwardly mobile professionals and the cream of society. Everybody loved him and thought he was a perfect gentleman.

In a way, Kendy was a perfectionist. He wore the best clothes, designer perfumes and the furnishing in his home would make the pages of an international home magazine any day.

After years of using a second hand, Mercedes Benz 200 saloon, he was very glad that last month, he had finally been able to buy a brand new Navy blue Toyota Camry with alloy wheels. How he loved to cruise that car!


The only problem he had was with women. He had two steady girl friends, one in Lagos and one in the U.S.A. He also had about 4 other casual girlfriends. That was enough for any young man to handle, but more kept coming on to him. And he found it very difficult to resist them. Maybe if he got married they would leave him alone. Yes! That could be a good idea.