Pastor Kunle Areogun @ Sunday First Service
As a child of God who is walking in Spirit, you need not be afraid of any situation or circumstance because the good will of God, your Father, is to bless you abundantly—beyond your imagination. Once God is your anchor, you cannot be defeated. These were the words of Pastor Kunle Areogun at the July 16 Sunday first service as he admonished the congregation on God’s unusual ways of blessing His children. “God always wants to meet your needs in an unusual manner,” he said.
Speaking from Revelation 3:7-8 and using the account of Peter’s encounter with Jesus (recorded in Luke 5:1-11) as an illustration, he said that anyone who is a born-again child of God should no longer live like ordinary human being but an extraordinary person whose life should progress in an unusual way. This, according to Pastor Areogun, can be achieved by the knowledge and understanding of one’s identity in Christ. “The covenant knowledge of who you are in Christ will give you the confidence and boldness in every situation or circumstance,” he stated.
He said that there are no seasons for a child of God, or limit as to how far he or she can achieve success, if he or she can partner with Him and make provision for Him in his or her life. “Once Jesus is in your boat, all seasons are yours,” he said.
THE BURDEN OF TRUTH
Pastor Kunle Soriyan @ Sunday Second Service
Pastor Kunle Soriyan has admonished the body of Christ to understand and take seriously her position in the world, which is to build the family and the nation through peaceful, wise and intellectual communication of the integrity of the grace of God she carries. He said this during his message at the second service of the July 16 Sunday service.
According to Pastor Soriyan, having the knowledge of God will be more meaningful if it is articulated peacefully to others in winning their souls to Christ. This is because knowledge is accepted or rejected based on the lips presenting it. “The kingdom of God is a big concept that cannot just be presented or appreciated in its raw form; it has to be broken into a recognizable and receivable format,” he said.
He read from Isaiah 2:2-3, James 4:1-3, Galatians 4:1, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, and 1 Peter 3:15 to show that this feat can be achieved through total surrender and submission to the tutelage of the Holy Spirit. “The world now lives in an era of post-truth where feelings have been elevated over logical reasoning. So the truth which is the embodiment of what Christ represents has been under attack by facts which the devil uses; but wisdom and understanding are the stability of our unstable times. It is therefore so important that we are able to articulate our beliefs,” he stated.
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THE LOVE OF THE FATHER
Pastor Blessing Awosika @ Thursday Showers
Reading from Psalm 135, 1 Corinthians 13:8, Romans 8:35-39, 2 Corinthians 14:5, Galatians 2:20, Hebrews 12:6, Proverbs 3:12, Jude 1:21, and Zephaniah 3:17, Pastor Blessing Awosika at the July 13 Thursday Showers said that the love of God for His children is everlasting, inseparable, peaceful and guides them away from destruction. “He loves every minute of every moment you were created; He has a love for you that is not negotiable,” she said.
According to her, irrespective of one’s situation or how much rejection one has experienced from men, God’s love is always available to them. “You are a perfect product of a perfect Master; He will love you till the end of your days. His love has nothing to do with your length of days but about His purpose in your days,” she stated.
She stressed the importance of brotherly love among God’s children. In her words, “The more we understand the love of God, the more we will love others.”
