GOD'S DIVINE SUPPLY IS YOURS NOW

Throughout the Old and New Testaments, the Lord instructs us as His children to worship Him through our giving. Jesus Christ said, “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again” (Luke 6:38).

 He also warns us, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:19-21).

 THE MEASURE OF YOUR SEED Paul the apostle tells us that we receive in proportion to our giving: He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. (2 Corinthians 9:6-8)

 We reap what we sow. If we sow a small handful of corn or wheat in a field, we can expect only a small harvest. On the other hand, if we sow several large barrels of seed, we will reap an abundant harvest. Your harvest depends on the amount of seed you sow at seedtime! Paul also says that when we give to the Lord liberally, when we give according to God's plan and purpose, we can expect to receive an abundant harvest from Him.

There is no doubt about that fact. It's an eternal fact and an unfailing law—you can never lose when you give to God in expectation of the harvest. You can count on it! When I say, according to the proportion that you sow, I mean that you will receive according to the measure that you use when you give. Look back at the last portion of Luke 6:38, “For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” Mete in this verse means “measure,” so the Lord Jesus was saying that with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you. If you give liberally to the Lord, He will bless you and prosper you abundantly. You will receive abundance in return. If you give little, you will receive little. You cannot expect much if you sow little.

PLANTING CHEERFULLY
After Paul reminded the church in Corinth of the law of the spiritual harvest, he told them that God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9). Sadly, some Christians today give when they feel pressured or guilted by gimmickry. That is not what the Word of God teaches. The Bible says that only when we give from our hearts will God respond! The Lord encourages us to test him by giving our tithes and offerings cheerfully, freely, and willingly, and then see the glorious results (Malachi 3:10). God wants us to give from our hearts, not from our heads. If you faithfully and willingly give to God, if you plant seed according to His Word and will, then God's promises of blessing and prosperity belong to you!

A FULL, DIVINE, CONTINUAL SUPPLY!
There is no question—you will reap an abundant harvest when you give freely! In fact, the Lord promises that all sufficiency will be given to you: “God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8). Notice the word all. You will have all sufficiency in all things! The word sufficiency is translated from the Greek word autarkeia. It actually means “full supply for all your needs.” Think about it! God wants to give you a full supply to meet every need in your life. All-sufficiency! A full supply in all things!

The Amplified Version of that passage reads: God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation]. (2 Corinthians 9:8) In this verse Paul the apostle not only refers to spiritual blessings but also to financial blessings!

 As you give to God, He promises to pour out His blessings into your life in such an abundant way that you will lack nothing. That is a promise of divine sufficiency in your life! That is a promise of a continual flow of God's blessing in your life to meet every need you will ever face! So today, regardless of the financial needs you may be up against right now, God's promise to you is divine and total sufficiency. He will meet your needs.

 Do not allow the devil, the enemy of your soul, to intimidate you and fill your mind with worry and doubt. Keep planting your seeds. Keep giving to God. Keep believing and expecting Him to fulfill His divine promise. Sow your seed and begin to walk in His divine sufficiency! For we know it is “not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6)... Preaching the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ, teaching the unchanging Word of God, and expecting the mighty and miraculous power of the Holy Spirit is what I am expecting God to do as we reached the unreached.

BISHOP FRANK OGAGBA PRAYS BLESSINGS OVER YOU

Receive the Blessings in Jesus name, amen.

I pray for you today, you shall not be caught in any satanic web, modern or old set to destroy and mar the life of people!
You and your household shall not be victims of the cults and secrete societies!
The power of the occult are broken and rendered ineffective in your life by the power that is in the Blood of Jesus!
The use of modern gadgets and electronic inventions shall not lead you and every member of your houshold into Satanic bondage!
They shall work to serve you and your God given destiny!
These gadgets shall not work against you and your destiny!
You and your household shall not be victims of ritual murders and satanic gang ups from the pit of hell!
You shall maximise the use of your God given power over every power of darkness!
No power of the enemy shall overcome, harm or hurt you!
You and your household shall not be prey to rapist, pornograpy, sexual pervertions or any other sexual sins prevailing around you!
The Lord will keep you, He will keep your household!
The Lord will keep you and deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence!
You shall not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day!
You shall not be afraid for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday!
Their modern equivalents will not master and over power you!
You shall fulfil purpose!
You shall fulfil destiny!
You will finish strong and gloriously well in the name of Jesus, Amen.

TITHING - THE GATEWAY TO SUPERNATURAL BLESSINGS

THIS IS THE GATEWAY TO SUPERNATURAL BLESSINGS Genesis 14:20 (NKJV) And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tithe of all. Genesis 28:22 (NKJV) And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You. 2 Chronicles 31:5 (NKJV) As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything. Proverbs 3:9-10 (NKJV) Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; [10] So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. Malachi 3:6-12 (NKJV) "For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob. [7] Yet from the days of your fathers You have gone away from My ordinances And have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you," Says the LORD of hosts. "But you said, 'In what way shall we return?' [8] "Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. [9] You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. [10] Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this," Says the LORD of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. [11] "And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field," Says the LORD of hosts; [12] And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land," Says the LORD of hosts. JESUS VALIDATED TITHING! Matthew 23:23 (NKJV) "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. Luke 11:42 (NKJV) "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. Luke 18:12 (NKJV) I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' Hebrews 7:5 (NKJV) And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham; Hebrews 7:6 (NKJV) but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. Hebrews 7:8 (NKJV) Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. Hebrews 7:9 (NKJV) Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, GIVE SO THAT THERE WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH Luke 6:38 (NKJV) Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." HOW TO GIVE THE TITHE? Deuteronomy 26:1-13 (NKJV) [1] "And it shall be, when you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, [2] that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground, which you shall bring from your land that the LORD your God is giving you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the LORD your God chooses to make His name abide. [3] And you shall go to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, 'I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come to the country which the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.' [4] "Then the priest shall take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the altar of the LORD your God. [5] And you shall answer and say before the LORD your God: 'My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. [6] But the Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us. [7] Then we cried out to the LORD God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression. [8] So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders. [9] He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, "a land flowing with milk and honey"; [10] and now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which you, O LORD, have given me.' "Then you shall set it before the LORD your God, and worship before the LORD your God. [11] So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you. [12] "When you have finished laying aside all the tithe of your increase in the third year-the year of tithing-and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled, [13] then you shall say before the LORD your God: 'I have removed the holy tithe from my house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, nor have I forgotten them.

CLOSING DOOR AGAINST DIVORCE IN MARRIAGE

It sounds absurd. But in reality, this is how many people feel about their marriages if they leave doors to divorce open. “I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel, “... so guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith,” (Malachi 2:16 NIV). The Bible is clear: God hates divorce. It’s important to note that the Bible does not teach that divorce is always wrong or that it’s never an option under any circumstances. THE DOOR OF INDEPENDENCE Close the Door With: Partnership Individuality is healthy in relationships, but independence puts stress on a marriage. It’s not about permission, but partnership. Marriage is not 50/50 or 60/40 ... it’s 100/100 where both people have chosen to commit their lives together. Amos 3:3 says, “Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?” Partnership is a choice—and it takes both people to make it work. THE DOOR OF PAST WOUNDS Close the Door With: Wellness Whatever is in you is what you bring into your relationships. A healthy relationship is a product of healthy individuals. If you’re angry, lack trust or filled with strife, you’ll bring those wounds into your relationship. There’s nothing you can give your spouse that’s better than a healthy you. By getting stronger emotionally and dealing with a wounded past, you can strengthen your relationship. THE DOOR OF SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS Close the Door With: Vision It can be easy for couples to get short-sighted in marriage—they can get caught up in day-to-day TEN DOORS OF DIVORCE The reality is that doors to divorce are available for every relationship. The only way to avoid going through the doors to divorce is to close them. Following is a list of ten common doors to divorce... and ways to keep them closed forever. But Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (King James Version). This verse applies to marriage just as much as it does to business, church or countries. When it comes to relationships, vision helps us rise above smallness and pettiness. Sometimes your spouse may have a vision to grow personally, but your thoughts and attitudes toward him might be his greatest source of adversity. If he’s trying to help more around the house, refrain from criticizing how he isn’t quite the vacuuming superstar or five-star chef you’ve dreamed of. Cheer on your spouse! Support his or her vision for personal change and growth—along with the vision you share for your relationship. THE DOOR OF BAD CHOICES Close the Door With: Wisdom You can’t build a strong marriage making foolish choices— and foolish choices come where there’s a lack of wisdom and understanding. “By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established,” (PROVERBS 24:3, NIV). Pray for wisdom—and continually seek it in God’s Word, Christian friends and mentors, and books. Instead of making bad choices simply because they’re easy or popular, choose wisdom. The rewards of wise choices will benefit your marriage and your life. THE DOOR OF SILENCE Close the Door With: Communication Silence can breed insecurity, stubbornness and resentment, but communication is the key to conflict resolution. In Proverbs 13:10, the Bible says, “Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord, but wise men and women listen to each other’s counsel,” (MSG). To be effective, communication should be: • Clear—Your spouse should not be required to know how you feel, what you like or what you want ... without you telling them. • Controlled—When emotions escalate out of control, they hinder beneficial communication. • Constructive—Encourage your spouse instead of focusing on negative qualities. THE DOOR OF APATHY Close the Door With: Passion Often, apathy doesn’t enter a marriage until the newness wears off or children come along. When apathy sets up residence in a marriage, the magic has faded and the loving feeling is lost. She feels unloved and unappreciated, longing for affection and emotional connection. He feels neglected. He craves a woman who wants, desires and admires him. They stop romancing each other...and fuel each other’s apathy! Passion closes the door to apathy. It’s important to express your love for your spouse in a way that he or she likes to feel loved—perhaps through planning a surprise date, writing an encouraging note or purchasing a “just because” gift. And for all married couples, sex is important: “It’s good for a man to have a wife, and for a woman to have a husband, Sexual drives are strong, but marriage is strong enough to contain them and provide for a balanced and fulfilling sexual life in a world of sexual disorder. The marriage bed must be a place of mutuality—the husband seeking to satisfy his wife, the wife seeking to satisfy her husband. Marriage is not a place to ‘stand up for your rights.’ Marriage is a decision to serve the other, whether in bed or out. Abstaining from sex is permissible for a period of time if you both agree to it, and if it’s for the purposes of prayer and fasting—but only for such times. Then come back together again. Satan has an ingenious way of tempting us when we least expect it. I’m not, under- stand, commanding these periods of abstinence— only providing my best counsel if you should choose them,” (1 Corinthians 7:2-7 MSG). Passion is really all about showing how much you care for the other person in a way that honors them and brings unity to your relationship. THE DOOR OF DISTRUST Close the Door With: Trustworthiness In relationships plagued by distrust, the smallest incidents—like not calling when you plan to work late— can raise doubts.To get rid of distrust, be trustworthy. Often people who aren’t trusted by their spouses haven’t been trustworthy. Live completely honest and transparent with your spouse. Commit to: • No white lies or deception • Not saying one thing and doing another • No secret habits. THE DOOR OF CONFLICT Close the Door With: Resolution Conflict is inevitable in every marriage—but it is how it is handled that has a greater effect on your relationship. It can bring resolution, clarity and closeness or inflict confusion, hurt and doubt. Unresolved issues give way to personal attacks and escalate to a full-fledged attack on the relationship. This dangerous progression is devastating and causes the one or both persons to wonder, “Maybe we’re just not meant to be together.” To resolve conflict effectively, focus on the issue, not on your spouse. THE DOOR OF BOREDOM Close the Door With: Fun Boring life happens to boring people. If you’re not careful, boredom could take over your relationship. In a culture in constant search of the next best thing and convinced that the grass must be greener on the other side, boredom is a serious threat to relationships. The truth is, your relationships are as fun or boring as you make them. We come up with all kinds of reasons why our relationships can’t be more fun. In reality, it’s not about what you do or how much you spend, but the spirit in which you do it.. Make fun your objective—just as you did when you began your relationship. It may take effort, but stoking the fires of fun is worth it! THE DOOR OF BAD COMPANY Close the Door With: Good Company When this door to divorce is open, it’s usually because couples have no discretion on the kind of people they spend time with. Bad company can corrupt the good character of your marriage or of any relationship. Who we look to as mentors, advisors and friends impacts our relationships. Don’t spend time with people who create strife or confusion in your marriage or whose advice contradicts God’s Word. “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’” (I Cor 15:33, NIV) Instead, find good company. Look for those who make you and your relationship better. Spend time with people whose words and attitudes move you toward your spouse, not away from your spouse. Learn from people who want to build great relationships—they will inspire you. YOU HOLD THE KEYS The doors of divorce loom open in every relationship, regardless of age or marital status. From new friendships to marriages celebrating golden anniversaries, no person is immune from the threat of failure in relationships. But, you don’t have to be just another statistic. Before you step over the threshold of a life of regret, commit to closing the doors on divorce.

SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN - ANNE GIRDHARIE

"Jesus Said To Him, 'I Do Not Say To You, Up To Seven Times, But Up To Seventy Times Seven.'" (Matt. 18:22 NASB)

Peter Had Asked Jesus The Interesting Question Of How Many Times Must I Forgive The Same Person For Doing The Same Bad Things To Me? Peter Then Had Suggested Maybe Up To Seven Times. But Jesus Answered, "No, Not Seven Times, But Seventy Times Seven." That's 490 Times. And That's All In One Day, Because God's Mercies Are New Every Morning. The Message Bible Says: "Jesus Replied, 'Seven! Hardly. Try Seventy Times Seven.'"

Why Would Jesus Expect This Of Us?
It Seems Impossible To Do. But Jesus Wasn't Just Talking About Us. He Was Teaching Us About God's Ability And Willingness To Forgive. He Would Never Tell Us To Do Anything That He Wouldn't Do Himself. If We Sin Against God Seventy Times Seven And Ask Him To Forgive Us, He Will. We Think God Would Tire Of Us And Refuse To Let Us Try Again. But God Is Awesome And Will Do It. Now He Is Saying That Because We Are So Forgiven, We Are To Forgive Others In The Same Way.

Thought To Take With You:
God Will Forgive Me Unconditionally. I Now Will Forgive Everyone Else The Same Way I Have Been Forgiven In Jesus Name, Amen.

Scriptural Text:
Psalm 32:1; 130:4; Matthew 6:12-15; 18:21-35; 26:27-28; Ephesians 4:32; 1 John 1:9

MINISTER ANNE GIRDHARIE
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CHOOSE LIFE - BISHOP FRANK OGAGBA

"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live" (Deut. 30:19).

A number of years ago I heard a certain minister say, "The person who shuts his spirit away cripples himself in life and becomes an easy prey to selfish and designing people. But the individual who learns to be led by the Spirit of God will rise to the top in life." Something rose up on the inside of me when I heard that, and I thought, "Well, now I know it's my choice!"

You see, God doesn't just choose who will be successful in life. He is no respecter of persons. He doesn't have favorites. He doesn't pick some to receive His blessings and others to miss out. He isn't in a good mood on some days and in a bad mood on other days. He doesn't look at one person and say, "I like you. You get everything I've got" and then look at someone else and say, "I don't know what it is about you. You just bug me. You just rub my fur backwards. You don't get anything."

No! God has no favorites. He loves everyone equally. It is up to us whether or not we rise to the top in life. We are free moral agents. We can live mediocre lives, scraping the bottom of the barrel, or we can rise to the top. Through His death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus purchased for us "all things that pertain unto life and godliness" (2 Peter 1:3).

The work is already done; it's already purchased and paid for. The benefits belong to us, but we have to choose to partake of them.

Will you walk in the blessings of God?

The choice is yours.

So follow God's counsel in Deuteronomy 30:19: "Therefore choose life."

Confession: I choose life, blessing, healing, and health.

I choose to believe the Word of God and rise to the top in life!

THE BOLDNESS OF THE SPIRIT - BISHOP FRANK OGAGBA

MY FRIENDS GLOBALLY, BOLDNESS OF THE SPIRIT CAME ON PETER HE PREACHED THE GOSPEL WITHOUT FEAR OF ANY MAN OR AUTHORITY OF HIS TIME BUT BEFORE NOW HE COULD LIE OR RUN BEFORE A DAMSEL BY DENYING THAT HE DID NOT KNOW JESUS ANYMORE.

THE BOLDNESS THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD GIVES IS AWESOME AND WONDERFUL.



SAMSON IN THE OLD TESTAMENT WILL TELL YOU MORE, HOW ONE CAN BE BOLD TO FACE LION BY BARE HANDS AND WIN BY KILLING THE KILLER WITH JAW OF A BONE.


DANIEL IN THE LIONS DEN, PLACE THERE BY HIS ENEMY AND YOU SAW THE WONDERS OF GOD IN PROTECTING AN INNOCENT VICTIM WHILE HIS ENEMIES DIES IN HIS PLACE IS WHAT GOD DOES FOR THE RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE EARTH.


THE RIGHTEOUS ARE AS BOLD AS A LION - BECAUSE THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH JESUS HIMSELF LIVES PERMANENTLY IN YOU, HE MAKES YOU MORE THAN A CONQUEROR IN THIS LIFE AND IN THE ONE TO COME.




WHEN GOD'S BOLDNESS ENTERS YOU LIKE STEPHEN, EVEN BEING STONED FOR TRUTH CAN NOT SHAKE YOUR FOUNDATION OR FAITH FOR GOD.


THE WAYS OF RECEIVING THIS BOLDNESS ARE THE FOLLOWING WAYS:


1. BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A SINNER - ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF GOD'S GLORY.

2. BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN NOT SAVE YOURSELF.

3. BELIEVE IN GOD'S PROVISION OF SALVATION.

4. ACCEPT GOD SALVATION THROUGH HIS SON - JESUS CHRIST (JOHN 1:11-12)

5. PRAY IN HIS NAME AS YOU TALK TO GOD.

6. LIVE THE LIFE OF FAITH. (ROMANS 1:17)

7. LIVE A HOLY LIVE.
8. BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT WITH THE EVIDENCE OF SPEAKING IN OTHER TONGUES. (ACTS 2:1-4)

9. PRAY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT DAILY. (1 CORINTHIANS 14:2, 4, 14; JUDE 20)



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